The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-27
CHURCH AND STATE Nv FRANCE
An OnciaI Warning 60 the Clergy that they
Must Respect the Law.

PARIS, April 26.-The demand for the pros
ecution Of Monsignor FORBADE. Archbishop OF
AK. for Issuing pastoral attacking NJ. Jules
Ferry's Education bill. ls the first overt act in
what promises to be n vcrabe culture con-
test" 1t was foreshadowed 10y NJ. Lppere. Min
istor OF the Interior. Mt dinner at Auxerre two
days ngo when he said that he would mako the
Concordat respected by all the clergy OF what
ever rank that II priest instead OF simply
giving religious teaching from the pulpit. at
tackled the institutions Of the country or insuted
state functionaries or private individuals. his
deviations must be repressed. NJ. Jules Ferry
likewise. speaking at Epinal on Wednesday,
declared II to be the resolution Of the Cabinet
not only to press the University bill. but to en-
force respect for the law both on the lrrec )ncil-
ables OF the Left and tho irreconciablcs OF tho
Right
Tho Archbshop's pastoral begins by describ-
Ing as q bitter war, Of which parents nre the
first victims. the attack upon ecclesiastical
teachers and tho onslaught on the Catholic col
leges and universities. After condemning this
as unjustiiable, and insisting on the patriotism,
superiority, and cheapness Of ecclesiastical
education. the Archbishop quotes the Pope's re-
cent letter on tho design OF the anti Catholics to
win over tho rising generation. and declares
thM the object OF the war against Christian
the world. md win over youth to tho cause Of
impiety. To prevent this. hc exhorts his flock
to prayer and to every legal measure of resist
ance. Are we not" h. snys as much French
ciizcns IA no matter whom among our ussail-
autsf Are We not rather more 50 than certain
ndiiUdlises OF yesterdny-if they are natural
lzed-whom we SEQ figure 80 proudly at the
head OF their lines" This has reference to
The English extraction Of NJ. Waddlngton the
French Premicrl
The charge preferred against tho Archbishop
is what is called an 0buS-thAt is an act exceed
ing his proper functions, n form OF procedure
applicable only 10 State functionarics. Tho
Government, II is semi-oillrlally stated. has
placed no obstacle in the way OF the protest
which the British thought proper TO publish in
the shape of petitions or pamphlets. hut It Is
quite resolved to prevent these controversies
from arising under the form Of pastprals des-
tined TO be read from the pulpit. and 20 intro
duco politics into the exercise Of religious wor-
ship
LoNpoN April 26.-Brusscls newspapers say
that the h ing Of Belgium wrote to tho Pope. re-
GREETING the impending dissrnsions in Belgium
IN consequence otapurchensions Oftho clcrgyas
To the effect of the proposed revision of the cdu-
cational law The Pope replied that he regret
ted the necessity of any change in the law. hut
did not consider that the proposed hill seriously
attacked the rights Of the Church. He disnvOwod
the action Of the Belgian Bishops in opposing
the law. and said Catholics would DO permitted
l. conform 10 thut measure.
ROME. April 26.-It Is said that tho Pope will
shortly publish a document inviting all the
Europcan Governments TO unto in purging
society Of the evils which at present hcsct t.
and Join in an endeHvor To- stamp ont socialism,
The OsSrTnfOre ROudHd positively denies
that letters have passed between the Pope and
the King OF the Belgians.