The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-27
THE PERSECUTION IN RUSSIA.

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psratively little is now said about the per
secutiop of Catholics in Germany, that the
government of that country Las ceased, to
some extent at least, to interfere in religious
matters. Thie, however, is not the case,
as the following list of Eereecutions, fines
and imprisonments Inflicted upon eccles-
tactics and others during portion of the
month of April last will show:
April 1, 1877, Sisters Of Charity forced to
leave their establishments in Malmedy,
CoDz (near Treves), Bitburg, Duren, Berlin,
Weeel, and Braunsberg.
April /, the school sisters expelle d from
tho school in Fiecbeln district of Dn-sei-
dorO.
April 4, Sisters of st. Ureula left Fritz
lar (diocese of Fulda).
April 5, Rev -kircher, DID, of Fulda,
fined 800. or five days. imprsonmene for
offences against the MAY Laws.
April 4, the furniture of the Bishop of
Ermlaud sold by auction.
April 8, the Rev. August Kuzel, of Pat
zig iWest Prussia), fined El0 for having
prepared children for Confirmation.
April 9, Rev. Ladislaus Gitzler, of Taro-
Gin, imprisoned.
April 9, Rev-Henke, parish priest in
Bomst, f29 1913. of his income sequeetered
for refusing to correspond with Herr Won
Msssenbath, whom the Government has
appointed ad administrator of the property of
the diocese of Gnesen. Posen.
April 9, Rev.-Bursig, of Alt Tarnowilz,
sentenced to 2 months in fortress, and (, in
addition, fned ELS, for having spoken in
sermon against the legislation Of the day.
April 10, Revs. -GIothe and Munster
mann, of Arnsberg; Revs. -Glsbn, of En-
khausen Adams, of Treimohl Berens,
of Rumbeck and - Schmidt, of Huston,
summoned to appear before the Judge OF
Inquiry in order TO declare whether they
had received instructions and orders from
the former " Bishop, DR.. Conrad Martin,
of Paderborn. Protesting against the usur-
patton of ecclesiastical jurisdiction, they
refused to answer. The process, on account
of having refused to give evidence, is now
going on.
fined So org days imprisonment for hayin &
said public prayer in the afternoon ln a
church that had been deprived Of its lawful
priest.
April 90, Mr.. H. Weimann, head school,
master of the Catholic school of Zrke
(Poseu), suspended and dismissed from his
Office for having Influenced the children
against the State priest Ger winsk.
April l6, Rev. - Butterbrodt, of Me
derntudorf, fined ELS for having offended
against the Falk Laws.
April %, the Bishop of Ermland fined
6 100 for not having appointed a priest to
the parish of Nossberg.
Rev. Simon, parish priest at Schwed-
nitz. months imprisonment for having
removed the Blessed Sacrament out oi
three churches of his district that are va
| cant by death.
April 81, Herr Johann Hohps, of Eek
| field diocese of Treves), was asked by O
friend to allow his daughter to stand spon
sor to a child that was going to be baptised
by the =" State priest" of Meerfeld. The
father gave leave under the condition that
the child should not he baptized by the
"pastor of Meerield, as he could not al
low his daughter to make her profession o
faith before estate priest" This state
meut was considered to he an insul
against the "pastor" of Meerfeld, and Her
Johann Hohps was fined 30.. OF 10 day
| imprisomeut.