The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-28
ChHrCh and STATE And a slaae Church

according 70 Tia Protestant ErsteD-t-H1y
nm absurd idea BHt, strange 70 say, thuu-
sandA, yss hundreds of fhDnAnnas Of Amsri
can CE1hDlirs-we may Esy millions Of
tbem-mRke the aAme estimate Of the mat
Ten, and Ere consequently EtAunct opponents
% any RniUn Whatever betwsen tue two III
no without heresy-
The Protestant State Church IL really =
qaser cODenrn- the State ssleCra and
adopts snme particular sscf rs its prUsege,
pays ia clergy, puts SOME Of thsln, par
hnpA, IN Ia Senate, AND In tbe ceremonial
of al grand puble displays gives II pro
miDHpt part Tins IL the Whole Of tine
uniGn. Il if L une-sidsf AFFAIR, where al
1bs PUwe: and al tbs cbpicf Kre with one
party The Church is selected "a tht cKI.-
rice of .hs State without EpE right II i1ssh
TO be selected and without huE equivalent
70 give fuT liz preference the State, Df
cpurse, by r;-tns ri its righI Of riuiae, e
serves tiIe -igtTI Of changing 5is SECT When
ever II msy ses Fl
THIS Ii really ID unipr whRssEs- L II
merelF 3 cnmpEninnstlip RI viii 4 res
nniGn Of Church and STATE pngtr 70 bt aT
least ns solemn And respsc-Ebis / thing II
marriage LIS continuance Ongnt mn Il
depend OF the caprice Of uns pa-tE- TnRI
uIliun fys1 Vser uar Enc wOmGr II WINCH
ths nEn cDnli PM RwEy ms nDnsUri n viii
Rnd TAKE Gupai1sr II hs- place, wpulG hard
J! ot diEuihsf viii ths uKmt Of wediprk.
Snch 81 attitude or Itts pE-t nt ths SsREs
suggests Ihf following dilemma Elche-
the Church seiestsi ny L If INF Irus Church
Of Christ, ~ II If not Il Il Is mt, the State
mad Ut light 30 unite witt II if II is, tbs
State hhs no right u repndiRte Il.
Bu1. sEys ypur Calvinistir brshwhAcks-
IL lieplngv, Ihf SEC; nf which ypu speak
pumet Within neithsr category; ypu CANNOT
SET Of II thai Il If Dr that II Is nut the f-ne
Church. II If pnly branch of the trus
Church and there are other branches Just r.
good.
Even then II makes merely s third
horn fnr errps 10 be eRught on. If there
Grt several branches equally good, the
State has DO right % select any one of them
fDr preference over tbs others in its display
of confidence, respect and fsvcritism-
snrh distinction would be arbitrary and
unjust,
This is the American horn. Your free
" ~ amateur theologian can't endure the
idea Of snch fAvoritisn, and zpoh the As-
sumption Of DO infEllibItty among the Eeetz.
be il right The State II such case hns
nothing 70 do but give them al = fair field
and make no invidious Determinations.
The American Catholic, TOO, is caught by
this Rlluring Theory OF fair plsy and az
tends ii little 30 rs 70 tkke IN not Only
the secrs hut even the Church. Hs BRys ::
Al We Esk is, EiFe on Church tEIr pay.
EI,d she VIII take care IF he-sslL
Tine Is L Theory I'd much tAe mU-t lAI
PernuE 1ifKt II Il DRsed OF B reEBUr WHICH 1t
perfectly truE. Give Ihs Catholic CuUrch
al open fed, relieve be- Of rht sscrlET
pover As 81 srsnv Epd T.ersscutuT, ieETt
bay Do opponents mi suct IF fEbt VIII
htsr OWL arms Of sp!rrtuu. End iu1sll+sC1uEl
warfare. Ind she ls EbSulU-e'r SURF 20
overcome a. opposition. csTtEsD
amount Of IuhoeiitE will ipdsed always -
main, Isn't thai rice Dsrer has any ho}c p
vi the MASSES WHIST We mean II thai
nothing IL the nature Of 4 r.lgtnu- SGT
can possibly exist FermEnertly il tht fact Of
the Catholic Ctnrrh, unless sustained there
by the pbyBicAl furce of civil EpEtsr1 Desu-.
Il IL Dot fpT berstzf, rbsr, nur fur Ley
pWr Success IhEf tbt Cbu<et Claims 3 priDI
with Lbe SsNse- Tut fu- siIs ssEs u sns STAT
isaeE and Of Ia mem ue-G- JuE- Ifff
Church If DpUnd 20 demand II tEs-E ind
rldpEl NEAL tiE1 hs rsrDCuEEs bsr II I'll II
E-ttuslHn u 6rrint origin sEnf Bu-nu-r-y- ST
she il ptIigs6 - dsmEnd 1us sHuFt -ssIIEIi5-
zipI ID Grey SEK1t.- Stis HsIsE. EHIarrIgt Al
srerF mKI ts. mIsRlUI ~ -IIt EsHsIssf "
truth, iscHust = It Irsg4ssE-- fT a. nIsI
ID EnpV zht --u=t. And INK suaAlE IT
rrsossaK-E IN; zi,,1IE-iuI H fu- -ns IId-VtlD-
4 therefore GUT niuS- sex IL 10 Issur-
uissf ig zif nE.luI u: S-at4 IL sIs Tsactstsr
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