The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-19
FRANCE AND THE CHURCH.
Antl-Clerica aisna, daambetta and His Mar
wau


JRichard Whiting in New York World
Last Sunday strollod out to the little vii
Iape of putenux for change OF air and change
of ideas, and for q moment found the full
promise of them, Putenux was browning q
rosere of virtue. She was. certainly o good
which was put on her head with much cere-
monv before tho two thousand inhabitants Of
the hamlet and idIers from the city, who
formed the applauding crowd. But even here
clericalism, 1t was in fact flee-thought fes-
tival. There was no priest, but in lieu OF him
M. Edmond About, the most voracious
priost-cater OF the press, rs orator
thought not with the hest taste; in ftct, with
the worst on an occasion OF this kind and
ploriGed VoItaire. This Is going on, in one
way or another, all over Republican France.
Tho leaders have had n mot fOfdre: the cassOck
il to be thrown TO the lions, and the noble an
imals are being taught by skillfnllydevised
provocatiOns to groan with rage at the sight
of black cloth. On the very first day of the
sitting OF the Chamber the Minister OF Pub
lie Instruction laid on the table statistical
report on the religious congregations in
France. 1t was moved for by Republicans
and it is regarded by them as a numbering
of the cnemy's forces. 1t divided the reIi-
giOus body into authorized and non-author-
law and those, such as the Jesuits,
merely tolerated There are twenty-thrce
religious associations of men for education.
directing 1888 public and 7G8 private schools
52S associations Of women, directing 1851
public and 5527 private schools. Men and WO-
men together, the total number of those fol-
lowing the religious vocation in France Is
about 20O, 600, 1t will be pity It the Republi-
cans find nothing better to do with such q
force than to reduce it by prosecutions to q
suIlen despair. Yet Gambctta seemed to give
the word for that hard measure In his latest
speeches. 1t is moro than ever pity that he
cannot be 'clercalzed" to the point oftoer-
ance by some such happy event as his union
with Nine. Arnaud. His friends have long
talked OF this, but there Is nothing to show
that it has as yet boon mentioned between the
principals. 1t would be an ideal match IN re-
lady is Protestant, the widow of a Catholic
an ardent Republican. and withal more than
trinity a millionaire. Her Professionalism came
to her by BIRTH her tolerance for the old faith
through her first marriage with M. Arnaud
who protested it, together with Out-and-out
liberal principles, in the stormy days Of 40
She chose him because he was Republican
and loved him in spite of his being Catholic
Hnr fortune was inherited through hel
mother from one M. DubO2hct. trrSuS o.
Switzerland. She has everything but youth
and YOU have to consult the register to dis.
cover even that loss. Otherwise, you might
never guess that she is Gambctta's senior by
ten wears. It is q pity they do not make q
match of It, Her millions would be OF some
use to him in the prosecution OF his great
schemes but her mind, with Its treasure O
knowledge of the world, and her heart witt
its treasure Of charity, would be OF infinitely
more.