, 1881-02-20

pTGSent-Ir0nl new l ORR, anu 1T. LtuliE He!i
having removed. the Rev. Edward Ritchie
was elected Secretary. Announcement was
made of q retreat. to be conducted BY Mr.
Courtney at the Cathedral, on the Monday
and Tuesday before Lent: Holy Communion
$50, and $50; the latter to be omitted on the
second day. Clergy from abroad are invited
The next meeting of the Deanery is to be
held at Evanston, on the last Monday III
April: Sermon by the Rev. j. II. Knowles,
on Monday evening; Holy Communion,
Kinney, at the business meeting. 4 resolu~
ton was passed inviting the. TT. Rev. the
Bishop TO repeat in Chicago the lectures he
is now delivering in New York.
PARISHES WITHOUT PRIESTS.
Pau Mall Gazette, Jun. 70.
Herr WindthOrst yesterday made his usual
attack upon tile May laws i'll the PrusSlan
Chamber of Deputies. Although the debate
was adjourned, the motion is sure to meet
with its usual defeat. The facts which Herr
ling. One result Ut the eight years Of war
fare between tile State and the Catholic
Church is that TO priestly posts are vacant,
and no less Than COT parishes are entirely DE-.
yoid Of spiritual lninistration.. This state Of
things must needs cause painful thoughts to
a Government which values religion II TOR
no other reason Oh account Of its supposed
power to restrain disloyal and revolutionary
doctrines. But to all the arguments which
the clerical leader urged with his we'll
known cleverncss and rivacity, the Govern-
ment and its supporters, whether Liberal Or
Conservative, have their old answer-It is
your own fault. The first falk laws, the
fons Ct origo l.uli, merely gave the State
power to see that the men appointed to liz
ings iii the Catholic Established Church had
received liberal education. and to restrain
tile clergy from Imposing temporal penalties
for purely spiritual Otfenses. 1t is to the un-
compromising opposition Ut the Church 10
these measures tilat the subsequent harsh
ness Of the State, the deposition and lmprls-
onlnent Of Bishops, and the vacancy Of cures
titude is lnaintained,, the Government can
not, if it would, desist from asserting the
paramount authority Of the State.
COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AT CHURCH.
Boston comes naturally by its virtues, for
in the olden time every one Of its ancestors
was compelled to 20 to church The fol-
lowing is Il copy Of !. writ. the original Of
which is III possession Of the Rev. DR., Clark.
served upon the Sheriff in the Town of Bos-
ton something more than l4s years ago !:
"Whereas the grand Inquest for the body OF
the County of Suffolk have upon their mathis
in the County Of Suffolk, y1ctualler, hath
wilfully absentcu himself from the pnblick
worship of God for the space Of five weeks
last past, not having at such time any law
full cause for 50 doing contrary to the law,
etc. 2. That Benjamin Leverage, OF sd Bos-
ton, laborer, hath abscntcd himself from the
publick worship of God for five weeks
last past contrary to law. etc. 3. That Han
nah, the wife Of Edward Sauler, of sd BoS-
ton. rppemaker, hath wilfully absented
six weeks last past contrary to law, etc
These are therefore in his Majesty's name to
will and require you to attach the bodies Of
the said GamaIiel Rogers, BENJAMIN Love