The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-19
BISMARCK On THE CHURCH.



IN mt rl hOrof 'a Of the COM. T.. .tiun Prince
liI-ullr'k r'...uly had at Ki-sinsen with SOME
l'ti"-, ui rGNnru from Nlrt,mh"re uion
,..n. p astiu sutIc H., the LciIisic journal
p1lrnl 1lh - a- with 70 fun and complete re-
port Tn clerical q utlcm'n having frankly
uNuwnd q t, thrir mott" III coming to kis.in-
gen wis g. 49,. tllr Pm g.. thr lattnr. after few
court. na rruHrk-. turned thu conversation
ufun ,cal, ffDnl AFFAIRS. On" of the clergy
men, in answer e. the Princes inquiry, re-
inWk ii That outwurdly az least y" Catholic
thurrN We ~ pnT WIN th. .Nutt'uMrg
" AMI vet YOU have the same cccosin teal
leg station 90. Htuseir. r. WOri'mN"rg then.
th" Catholic church calmly urdui"secs in what
j. dca .uuccd aS Wuo'll unn-ccp tablr in l'rus-
Ia Iu~ dil't ne ~ thc lni OF thr lalml
$50 rs stiu moro r'wurkahl" wh u We come to
cons der that in Prussia too. v" lNgd ut peace
with the NTicJn tn 1870, tlnul,ii under m-titu-
lions similar To- YOUR uW. There " ere corilin-
lv collisions from time tn time. vet on the whole
the lopr was on friendly terms with the King.
Onioru4 ,t".v. ,hrngc -gpct,cn.d during T."
reign oi u a late NhiHeiy frclerick W Ham ".
Daily gaining ground. the Catholic Church nj
a,-i occupied more dominant ieS.tionin fftS-
Pulr era ,uulN became 80 I'M ndWtpl' tAat
IT his Holm - had s'nt Nur'io 10
lord It over us W should, comgot"tTTly,
relations tween Chuf IA ana ~tl,,w i'd then.
at any rate. have been perfectly civ.r ~ IL
WIS. the Cdhoii p'pnrtmcri Nhirh lHi hccn
csiahl shed To- r,lr. s,lt tlc kln- 10 our dcu!-
iuGe with the Pope. ut length actually NIL
.i,trd N" Interests of the lup, against the
kiug. The aims aud unlc T. ol she Jltluuou-
tuur agitation. common I'd under ,ov'r"l these
Institutions soon began 10 snow ia ui-rlN'N III
r.nuliii.s I'm pIs.n West Prussia Ac whole
C.,iW.u districts wcr, Ioioullo i 10y III, pri, sis
~ i- W. -,,., ~ NJ. nh1ht,',.," v''r,' ,'nt n
from mo q crman language pr,s-. and culture,
thcy became | tran ntunr and were converted
into pHs ..I tools iy tA' rlnl.N.
Iur Ohurrh thus iuterl ring Win NATIONAL
and political affairs. u ,yolNcd upon me tu'uNr
n.ir'of what wis going on INST applied tea
.If. f y n IItf NIf ff "A
II vn- niluluf.Iy necessary to Ice = Pole. or
,,h ,n.r f., h., a German ,y.. ineoutl.ihlc with
IN min IA this rnV.rrud rrrAtr the ArchopiS-
r.pIl So II rosrn: but the Oflrr WAS declined
1u .niiN became Archbishop 90. L, son. ht,in,
To- IN trough MP IN Rome. did rot understand
a word ,i Pol III either: Tut he learnt 10 suisse
u,,ut.y. N.nnwh,lc ihe 'lolnn1it.om' oi the
Grri.an e, '-ir,-t- IN Dur.srui POLISH provinces
WIS vigorously continued. until al lnst ! oh
j,r'c4 To that sort OF inlus. ana caused the
l.t..,i. Dr,Nlrtnrut 10 Ice dome away with
TI.A. .nluuu'iuA o. a d,culytiou Of war. raised
CIRCLES f,.rv mort wns made To- add to the
numbers oi he U.tramoutanc party IN rar,iH-
Under S.-lctarirs of state. Sc. dbl not -crup.c
1, -c.,ni tllc rffurt~ oi the clerical Opposition.
The eon'l;c, tgs assan.ed more 80 nsiN9
g haNe rceour-o To- the LEGISLATURE. The
May laws were enat'd cannot say that
| aIVrovr every item Enacted u this" laws
tout D.ntonG that upon the whole they mn.
swcr the purpose. and are q strong wall
II defence ia thus inevitable conflict with the
lna..V liy Nirtu" Of these llws W. HAY. rccoN-
or''i the .sitiOu We gave up in $50. We Lave
,akcn ha * what was uur own al, to that date.
", can now afford a. stand upon IA, defensive.
ana - wait Tor what is 10 be-.
~ To- the ENungciicui church Il has never
thrown any difficulties ia The wy II the stat"
Ii has on tn. contrary. supported and strength
ono. ihr state n, uc,. iu- May laws cannot
have i,eu meant to control the freedom ot the
lr,t ,staut cl.r.y. yet. 49, W. hal NO altcruatlyc
butte enact tn same laws Tor both establish
mtuis. pr0tc-tunii-ni had io b. placed on Ia"
-anr fooin- wih the psc-ts I ,'srt that N
consequence ~ IN" sweeping measures NM lad
10 i.' tak n. apprrh, usiOn~ have teen raised ia
many quarters. ! am allUdinS here chiefly To-
civil marriage which tho attitude pi the priest
hood had mad" II indispensable 20 introduce.
| conf - that AT first was lar from apron lng
the measure. II ;. tfuc eva marrin-r j. not
opposed to tho Christian o.t4ne. You are
~ 'l'.' N,n"' ,'"'. ~ -. - Il ~ n,,
tfrfrllugNf 10 religion. \ 1T I tld mol NkN To