The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-30


powerless. TIE immense snm of money
which is spent to entertain Court and pO-
lice seems a suPerfiuous expense, consider
ing the fact that they are not able to pro-
secute, much less to prevent fraud. So
cialism is, therefore, less. a production of
the Press than a conat quence of that mis-
cradle and expen sive patchwork-our mod
erp legislation.
THE HOPE OF OUR OPPONENTS.
The fercest champions of the Cultur-
kainpf" must avow that their victories
have not been great. Every attempt to
win the Catholic population of Prussia to
the modern spirit and to the purposes
of the State has failed every effort to es-
TRANCE them from their Church has proved
vain. Nevertheless, our opponents do not
despair, but, as an official paper said, they
put their whole trust in proper Organiza-
ten of the schools, which the State has,
unfortunately, for such long time neglect
ed, but which now, if properly managed +,
Will 'ureiy compensate US through future
generations for the little apparant defeat.
Insignificant as these words seem, they are
OF great Importance, for to expect from a
future generation that which cannot be
attained now means to educate the child
rem against the conviction of their parents !;
10 short, to deprive them of their religion.
The consequences of this iniqnitous plan
are trightful. To bring the children into
conflict with the religious views of their
parents must naturally estrange them from
the latter, and create q sort of contemp
tuous feeling that they are either stupid or
erroneous. The spiritual misery which
such a condition includes cannot be i'm
aglned. 1t must destroy the peace of fam
lies, the authority of parents, and conduce
to brutality and corruption. Only the
greatest enemy of the State, or daibolic
hatred against the Church, can have made
the plan to this new school system. DR..
a arr1ip M
religious instruction, which excludes every
ecclesiastical interference, unless it be COM
formable to the laws of the State. 1t fur
Their contains great many statutes and
rules, which we must decidedly oppose.
DEBATES ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
The 18th of this month proved rather a
hot day for the members of the House of
Delegates. The debates about the rights
of the Church asd the School Question
were animated on both sides, the one ex-
ceiling In snimos'ty against the Church.,
and the other energeticalIy defending
it. Delegate Wiudthorst said that the ex-
listing oppression which the State exercises
on schools aud families has become an un-
bearable tyranny. It is mockery to call
such a state of affAirs self-government.
Under these circumstances we are COMPEL
ed to demand an entire separation of
Church and State. DR.. Falk sarcastically
reminded the speaker not to over excite
himself, and prophesied that as long as
there is a German nation the clerics will
never get the schools into their possession
again. In order to illustrate their perni-
cious influence. / will only give you one
example. The Minister said-"On my way
through the Rhine provinces asked a lit
tie school boy whom he considered the
highest authority in the district. The
general-vicar,' he answered, because our
Bishop is in prison. On my asking why
he was in prison, tins child ssid because he
wanted to preserve us our faith, of which
the Government wishes to deprive u.s."
This narration created great laughter in
the Cenrre, which 30 much enraged Dr.. Falk
that he burst out: lyon eeem to be
amused, and admire, perhaps, the confused
ideas of this child bat l call them the
foul fruits OF a tree, to cut Oft the branches
of which will be my earnest eudeavor."
The session continued To be lively to it's
close, the Catholic delegates eloqueHtly
using their intellectual powers, courag-
eously condemned aud protested against
the Falk system, and prophesed ITS APP
preaching end in spite of all hia hostility
He might, indeed, draw a lesson from the
child's answer, which ia, that 80 long as he
cannot take from the children their Cath
Ollie parents, be cannot deprive them OF
their religious mind.
4" THE ALLIANCE OF CATHOLICS AND PROT.
EsTANTs IN THIS RELIGIOUS CONFLICT"
This is the title of q book which hat
just been published in Leipzig. The author
| being Protestant, is of opinion that, at
the religious conflict is simply war against
the belief in Divine Revelations, people
of both creeds should unite in opposing the
presumptuous preteusions of the State
He complains of the narrow mindednest
and blindness of his brethren in faith, OF
their having too much confidence in the
power of Switzerland, and Germany wH'
cited, and it was asked, q" Is Italy then, the
last of the na:iors Of Europef" The ques
ton has been already brought forward IL
the Chamber, but without success. What
renders the matter significant now is tina
there is Ministry of the Left in power a.
present, and agitation of this kind may bt
productive of more success than heretofore