Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-19

o. ~ looA a Dsssabss, lo5l, Q ~
- pansd By IL Empire vhieh tAFsae-
suea nth iapeisso9set 1os . Pssiod
~ e1cesdinG too yeass any a ths
easegy Who, II The public exsrciss a
thsiP oGes or in Ne church, spoke a
political qssstioss II sach gay - 10
eedaaees the Pablic peace. A second
hv, daGed ths 54h q yaly, 1917. dis
solved allthe institutions Of the Jcsuits.
With TIE orders and frsAesnities asso-
oiated With them, within the German
Empire. forbade al sction or the part
Of the menbers. and expelled all for
eign Jesuits. A third lav, passrd ON
the 9Th Of Nay, 1874, threatens al cler-
gymen Who continue 10 exercise their
functions after lsing deprived OF their
oGIcs BY Judicial sentence With corns-
cation in certain districts or places, and
eventually With the loss Of German ma
tionality and banishmeut from Ger
naany. In the years from 1872 10 1876
Prussia passed . number Of laws the
object Of which Vas 20 protect the rights
Of the State against the churches-
especially the Roaish Church. The
scope Of them may be thus summed
up. The oversight Of all public and
private schools 10 accorded to the State
the institution Of clergymen, whether
permanent or temporary, can only he
made after notice has FIRST been given
70 the government, which has the right.
on legal grounds, to protest; clergymen
must possess the rights Of German cat
izenship. have attended German gym
nasium, studied theology Tor three
years at . German university, and
passed an examination in history and
German literature before q State COM
mission. All ecclesiastical semiparies
are to he under the oversight Of the
State. Otherwise they must he closed.
New schools for boys or for students
are not to be built, nor youths received
into those already existing. A clergy
man who is punished for any crime or
for which the peualty il
with hard labor in q
house OF correction, or with the loss of
rights or public Offices, is
not to be reinstituted. The same is to
be the case with the clergyman from
whose conduct it may be promised that
ne will oppose the laws and regulations
Of the State and ehdangerf the public
peace. Actual discipline is only to be
exercised by the German ecclesiastical
The accused must he
heard, an ordinary trial must be held, Q
written Judgment given, with the
grounds on which it rests. Corporal
are forbidden and fines
are not allowed to exceed 80 marks.
in Q d0mus dsmeyitorum
not to be for longer than three months,
and these institutions to be under gov.
surveillance; the appeal to be
made to the State when the sentence is
illegal. If sclergyman has 80 seriously
the laws OF the State relating
to the clerical Office and its functions
that his remaining in Office seems in
with public order, then on
the proposition Of the State authorities
he shall be dismissed from his Office.
No penalties are permitted except for
ecclesiastical offenses or those concern
ing religion. They cannot be inflicted
because political or civil rights are not
exercised, or TO enforce their. exeroiae
in Q particular way. The public an
performance, or procla-
nation Of them to the congregation in
an injurious way is punishable. A
royal court OF ecclesiastical affairs de-
cides concerning appeals. dismisses
from Office, and 90 forth. Bishoprics
which are unlawfully occupied, as we'll
10 other places, are to be administered
a. to their temporslities by State COM
mission. Revenues provided by the
State for the clergy Tor arising from
funds administered by the State) are
il the receivers do not de.
clare, either by word or deed, that they
submit to the laws. Benefces that
have been vacant longer than q year
may be Allied by the patron OF the COM
The property Of benefces is
under State laws, by
ste ward chosen by the community.
The State exercises an oversight Of the
of the diocesan property.
All orders and fraternities, except those
devoted to the care of the sick, are to
be dissolved at the latest by the 81 OF
June, 1879, and those which remain are
to be under the supervision of the
State. This summary will be sufficient
to show the great Importance OF these
laws.-Co"tenpora,y Reriew.
Rev. W. H. H. Murray takes leave of
Boston for one year, at the end of which
time he proposes returning ard build
ing 5000, 900 church, capable Of seat
ing 5000 persons. to have choir OF
900 voices, and aided by the highest
talent at tho organ; to have two preach
ers, one for the morning, and one for
the afternoon; to be run at an expense
of Sc, GOO annually, and to be held by
o Board OF Trustees. Of whom the Gov
ernor is to be er o6Scio, the chairman.
the church being composed of anybody
in New England who sends in his
name. The prospect for success does
not appear very encouraging in the face
of the kct that his congregation have
permitted the sale of piece Of ground
on which they had paid Sic, 900. 1t is
also asserted that the stockholders OF
his paper, the Golden Rule, have be-
come tied Of experimenting deficien-
cies and are Withdrawing.
Alfred Since, who accomplished SO
many valuable Discoveries in electro
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