The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
The Loyson Church.

hOme ana started pr1Vate cDurcH Ol his own, based upon glorious doctrine that 1t is the right and duty of priests to marry fascinating American widows. The new church grew slowly. At first, the fact that NJ. Loyson had broken hls solemn vows placed him high in the es- timation of violent Protestants, but at is was soon found that he did not abuse the Pope, but made point of speaking of him in sweet, sad patronizing way
 his violent Protestant admirers deserted
 him. Sober Protestants prudently waited to see if Nj. Loyson's creed differed from that of Roman Catholic Church except in the one article of marriage, and find ing that it did not, they declined to adopt him as second Luther. M. Loy- son thereupon removed to Geneva, where there were number of Old Cath olics, and it was generally supposed that he intended to unite his private church with the church which Mir. Dol finger was the acknowledged leader, but it was soon evident that the Old Catho- lies would have nothing to do with him.
 He managed to keep his church in oper- ati )n for some time, and quite number of English and American tourists, when
 passing through Geneva, occasionally
 patronized his establishment. and came away greatly disgusted at hls sermons on the sacred physiology of marriage, and his failure to renounce any of the errors of Rome except the rule which
 forbids priests to marry. Thus M. Roy
 sons church continued to consist solely of himself and Mime. Loyson, and failed to obtain a recognition by any body of Christians.
 Geneva having proved to be be an un- congenial soil, M. Loyson moved his church back to Paris. Here he made a convert, M. Paul Bichery, who became
 his curate. Encouraged by finding that his church had thus increased thirty three per cent. in numbers, M. Loyson applied to the Government for share of the funds which the State provides for the support of the Roman Catholic and Protestants rites. The Government de- clined to give M. Loyson any money, on the ground that he was neithera Roman Catholic nor Protestant, and that, if the State recognized the right of every Frenchman and his wife to set up new church, and to receive share of the State fund, it would be setting prece- dent which would convert ninety-nine per cent of all Frenchmen into State paupers. In these circumstances M. Loyson fortunately made an arrange
 ment with the Angelican Archbishop of Edinburgh whereby the latter assumed a sort of protectorate over the Loyson Church. Whether M. Loyson has unre- servidlv assigned, transferred, and set over his private chuIc to the Angelican communion, or whether he still pre- serves his ecclesiastical autonomy, we are not informed 1t is, however, evil dent that the Archbishop of Edinburgh has obtained certain proprietary inter- est in the Loyson Church, and it is to be hoped that he will find it worth the prize. dal
 Having thus reached the climax of prosperity, the Loyson Church suddenly began to show signs of decadence. One third of its of it's members, consisting of M. Paul Bichery, has left it and is open schism. M. Bischery is not only indig- nant that an Angelican Archbishop should have dominion over the Loyson Catholic Church, but he clamors for the money which he claims that the church owes him, and for which he has an &C., ton at law He complains that not only does M. Loyson owe him part of his salary as curate, put that there is also due him large sum of money which he claims which he has paid out for eccles. | iastical hire. Also, he charges the
 Loyson Church with having added q new and in his opinion, clearly heretic- al artical to its faith, in the shape of a rule that curate must carry up Mime. Loyson's coals. In reply, M. Loyson
 pleads in general terms that M. Bichery
 is q wicked man. and that, instead of owing him anything, M. Bichery owes the Loyson Church quantity of money
 which he has illegally taken from the collection box. .eq 4ds4. rs.y
 Whatever may be the result of this schism, it can not fail to injure M. Loy- son's Chureh. People who have put | money in M. Loyson's collection. bo x | with the understanding that it was to be devoted to the spread of religion may | be annoyed to find that, in M. Loyson's | opinion, religion can be most effectively | spread with the aid of cabs, but they | will have no good reason to accuse the Loyson Church authorities of breach of trust, since it was never stipulated that | the money should not be spent in cab hire. far more serious matter is in M. Loyson's conduct in secretly adding to the faith the dogma that curates must carry up Mime. Loyson's coal. This is a wide departure from the doctrines of every other church, and next to M. Loy- sons dogma on the subject of American widows, is the most important dogma of | the church. Why has he kept it sec ret2 It may be said that M. Loyson, Mime. Loyson and M. Bichery had q right to adopt the new coal doctrine, if they choose so to do; but did not honest l ly require that the doctrine should be
 proclaimed in the face of the corrupt churches which ignore all ecclesiastic | duties in relation. to coal2 Suppose M
 Loyson had made fourth convert, and
 after having duly ordained him as an additional curate, had suddenly inform
 ed him that he, must carry up Mime.
 Loyson's coal Would not tke young
 curate have claimed that he had been
 converted on false pretenses, and that il
 was not fair to suddenly spring secret
 dogmas upon him. rs1a
 In case the Archbishop of Edinburgh
 repents of his barging and refuses to
 have anything to do with NJ. Loyson
 we have "bishop" here who would | gladly welcome the entire Loyson l Church. Bishop McNamara has mol
 the culture of M. Loyson, but he nal
 twice hls enterprise. He could ge
 plenty of money out of Protestant pock
 cts by eursing the Pope. M. LoysoI could attract to the united McNamara I Loyson Church an occasional decent anC
 intelligent person. The two men ant
 their respective churches ought to unite
 Loyson could possibly make McNamra
 little more decent than he has been eve
 since he confnunded relipion with mat