The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-08-25
GERMANY.

st9n!UcdHf The Posener Zeitano. which
Is the organ of the Government for ~
province Of Posen, announces that, in con.
sequence of the decision of the late 0lS
Catholic Syned that clergymen can mav,e va'
Bishop Reinkens has authorised the nm,
sofsanate Snszesypsk; to exercise clerical
functions Of all descriptions in the Proyines
of East Prussia. In obedience to the Nav
Lave this authorization of the Old Cstbo.
lie Bishop was communicated to the Gov
ernor OF the Province. and by him confirm
ed. The Posener Zeitung recognises in
this action of the Government that sit re.
CARDS the settlement of the ceiibacy oueS
tion by the Synod of Bonn as q purely in.
ternaf affair of the Catholic Church. And
yet this same Government refuses TO look
upon the authorization of a genuine Cstho.
lie priest to hear confession as q purely in.
ternal affair of the Church. Meantime one
must compassionate the poor parishioneri
OF Mogiino, who have this married apostate
Suszezynski for their "parish priest.n
Fortunately they never see his face, for be
and his wife live at konigsberg, upon the
revenues of the parish.
diocese Of Fienna The spiritual direc.
tor of the Archiepiscopal seminary at
Vienna has just been installed Canon Of
st. Stephens, (the Catbedral.) In connec.
tion with this the HaterIdnd remarks, that
only one priest out of the whole clergy Of
the archdiocese has joined the Old -Cstho.
lies. This is in itself source of satisfac
tion for the clergy, and an evidence of the
excellent training which they receive in
the seminary.
a Specimem.-The Municipality of Erfart
in Prnssian Saxony have announced the
necessity of establishing some provision
for bringing up poor orphans aud deserted
children, lnasmuch as the institutions
where they have been hitherto received
have not sufficient accommodations. It
was worth remembering that some months
ago there was in Erfurt an essablishmeuf
OF franciscan Nuns of the Third Order.
they nursed the sick, they gave food to
the hungry poor, and they managed an in.
stitution for orphan girls of school aga
Suddenly, in December, they were inform
ed that their establishment must be closei
on January 2nd. The whole town wa
thrown intocommotion. A remonstrsncs
10 the Government prepared, which +
received a 00n signatures in two days.
1t stated that during the last eight years
the Sisters had gratuitOnsly nursed 242
Protestant patients and l 353 Catholics;
that during the sama period they had given
liz 532 to poor Gath olics; ten Sisters we're
devoted to tending the sick. An /
answer came from Berlin within five daye. (
The nursing Sisters might remain, but the {
orpbansge must be closed. The parish 8
priest efered to continue it, putting it in
the charge of specially qualified ladies, bu. f.
this was refused. There was heartrend
ing scene when the Sisters were forced to
separate themselves from the orphans, who
were then placed under the care of sons
ordinary women. The place soon becsns
8 failure. and there was every ground fox
fearing that the girls would coon 60 thi
road t" moral ruin. And now the munie
pality asks the citizens to redress .h
errors of the Government, the evils Of The