The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-10

than the alleged efforts OF the Jesuits to
regain their old asCendancy in the Cath
Olic Church, and thus mould and control
its policy in the matter Of education. We
presume that Bishop Kain will not re-
ceiyC the London Hour Us authority, any
more than Worcester's dictionary, in re-
gard to the Jesuits; but what can he say
in regard to the learned and renowned DIR.
Dollingcr, who stands at the head Of the
Old Catholics in Germany. No body, 80
far us we know ever impeached his all.
thority as a sound Catholic theologian
until the declaration OF the dogma Of in
fallibility, which he opposed then, and
ever since, as mischievOus heresy.
He is to preside at the conference Of Old
Catholics, Anglo Catholics and members
Of the Eastern Church, that meets at
Bonn this month. He has recently writ
ten II letter to contradict the report that
he had abandoned the Old Catholic
movement, and in it he makes an earnest
appeal to the Catholic clergy to
throw of the yoke Of the Vati-
can, "There is," he says, "but one
motive force in that whole pope-com.
munlon-bOth in or outside Of Italy-in
relation to which all else are but as pas.
sive dupes, whether it be the episcopate,
cardinals, religious orders, schools, etc,
etc; and that force is the order Of Jesus.
1t is the soul, the ruling power Of the en-
tire Romish church and all It's affairs,
Most probably it will not be any different
under the next pope, as the order Is now
indispensable; an order which can have
no existence II not to rule, or determined
to exert all its strength in that direction
The Jesuits are superstition
incarnatc, combined with despotism. To
rule over men by means Of the pope, who
has been rendered subserVient to them,
Is their task, their object and aim, their
profession and most mastery practice.
Consequently their efforts to mechanic
religion, the sacrifice OF the intellect
which they so much extol-their soul.
training, to break II in to absolute, blind
obedience"
Apropos 10 this subject, and rs proper
sequence TO the above extract from DR.,
DoIlingers letter, we notice communi.
cation signed "Catholicns" in the Chicago
Tribune, from which we make the follow.
Ing extracti
"This Jesuit element, with its old.time
and Old-world policy, Is doing its ut.
most To control and restrict the secular
education Of Catholic children. Instead
Of trying to build up an intelligent mem.
bership, IN other churches do, by foster.
ing general education, the entire force
and Influence Of this un.American branch
Of the priesthood Is directed toward the
suppression Of intelligence among the
people. The Catholic people must be
Short.sightcd II they do not see that this
policy, In country which Of all others
fosters tolerNtion and education, Is the
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will either destroy their church or reduce
It to the lowest grade among the churches.
Let MI intelligent and good Catho-
lies who desire the highest welfare and
prosperity Of the Church beware how far
and how implicitly they follow the un.
American branch Of the priesthood in
their effort to destroy American public
schools. More than once has that mar.
row, plotting society imperiled the pros.
pcrity Of the Church, and, on one occa.
sion, the Pope found II necessary to ban.
ish them from Rome. Left to their own
devices, the order would overturn any
Church or State. It is the only real foe
Of the Catholic Church, and the only re-
ligious body whose avowed policy antag-
onizes the government which protects Il.
A friend Of the Catholic Church, | lie.
sire that II may fulGll It's high mission as
a necessary and prominent torce In the
world, and rise above the baneful and
pernicious faction in the priesthood who,
by their attempts to destroy our public
schools, enslnve the Church itself.