New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


rcIdcred him unfit for practical work, and
that be was DESTROYS Of completing t8c full
course of his studies. The Bishop refused
and tn" priest Immediately appealed 70 the
DHtgi1. Attcr herring his lOrdsiiu', side of
the question, the Sacred Congregation concur
red m the decision given, refusing Us the Bis
hop had done 10 accept Che prolicred cs!gna-
ton. Not discouraged, the priest carried the ease
direct 10 the Holy Father, and asked that either
his resignation should be accepted or bis case
be examined before the Sacred Congregation
OF the Council. The latter va, graclOusy
permitted To resign a beuehce, and much
more "a parish, a just and canunlcal cause D.
required, and the resignation must also be ac-
ceptcd by the Bishop. " hen tins case, how
ever, was brought before the sacred (OnGre-
CATION. it WAS shown that the only just ana
canOalcal reason alleged was the plea OF bad
health. and on tins point, strange To- say, lht
weight OF evidence was against the parish
priest. His Ili-hrIlth was proved 90 tie more
Imaginary chan real The other two reasons
were equally futile. As regards the tull
course Of his studies that WAS surely com
pcte enough, since ne had taken the Doctor
ate both IN Canon Law and Theology; ana
as to the poverty OF his mission and NEON
yenlenCes complained of in the discharge OF
his parOchla duties, those were only such ~
are inherent III the life OF Amos every parish
priest, and especially of those of his own do
ccsc. 1t was therefore decided in a general
meeting OF the sacred Congregation, held
turned TO the petition should be LectUm or
negative
The following is given by The London Echo ::
% The determination of the French clergy to
be = in at the death whenever the dying person
has been an eminent autI-tlcucallSt, was
curously illustrated az the decoase OF the great
phIOogISt, LittTe. This pursuit of the ccle-
brated foes OF : tie CAWCh j. little too par
tia for il a man has been a mere inditerentlst
during his lifetime, no similar anxiety = shown
about she safety Of his -Oul M the last moment.
The gain Of a conspicuous penltcnt l. no doubt
a valuable piece OF CONTROVERSIAL capital. II
tells "A, an argument with 20 certain elias, Of per-
sons. The French papers state that death
bed assault of this character was sIngulaH.y
rcpul>cd 10y VI Charles Blame, the celebrated
art critic, whose death was announced a few
days ago. He haC been III for some weeks and
his death had been expected day after day. ito
rallied. however with the pctImaclty OF 4
Nvc.Iife, and kept his pro-crtlZlns friends az
arms length, much as the OH parish priest o.
LurtcrWOrth kept OF the monks who tried 10
wiring from him ~ hls physical HCa5nc,, con-
fr~>.ou OF spiritual repentance. ON tine last
day of the Old ear, However, q Jealous prizes.
managed in the absence OF VI. Blanc friends
and klustOlk, 10 tnd ms way 10 the sick HJu
bedside. The priest Represented, Ike tIc coA-
fes-Or who waited upon Ll.tir, that the pa
titut's wife had cutrrdt.l HIM To 20 aud see htr
dying husband. 4 legend Ul th" conversion of
the critic to the Holy Roman Church might
have zone abroad. and found ready belief. bat
Tor one WU"hy i1Ct. " Alc tuc priest WAS
inst beginning to talk to VI. Blanc, Madame
Blanc came home, aud, II D. reported, compelled
the visitor to hurry out OF tLe nou>c'
DR.. James Freeman Clarke, in his new vo-
hume Ot "EpocA~ In Religion, History has 3
cbautor Oh Luther and the determinations ia
which he gives tHc following estimate oil tAe
character of the German RctCImer: lie
character OF Luther had q mountainous grand
eur. When near Mont Blanc You perceive
the ragged prcciplceS auJ shaptess ruYlres
which deiom 1t but a. You rccede from II
into the distance II appears 10 tower higher
and HIGHER above It's ueIgubOTlUg SUBMITS, 81,
features are sottcned by tUc intervening a.
mo-Du,Tc and melted into strange tnt> and
beautiful shadows, and ii stand, the object oil
reverence and WUnQcr--Uuc OF the most sub
creations OF God. 80 stands Luther growing
more and more the mark of reverence through
succeeding CcntuuaS-Jnc real author OF mo-
drru hbcrty OF thought and action, the giant
founder of modern CIVILIZATION, pure religion,
and more widespread virtue than those
which earlier age, were capable OF producing.
A strange performance took place recently al
Rous Leuch, village III " orcc,t:r~hJ.c. Ing
land. The rector, Mr. Chaty, having visited
ODER AmmcTgau, conceived the idea OF Illus
trdtIug Bible history IN a series OF tdblcauN
VIVantS, he himself from time TO time COM
mrutIng on the meaning OF the successive
tabcaus. Fifty persons took part IN the repre-
sensations, the pcrs0uator OF Anna the
prophecies being an Old woman OF ei-Aty-twO,
and that of another character being but four
Yeas Ul age. Among THESE ttpicauN Nlyant>
/, ere the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise.
OF them consisted of SCENES IN Che childhood
and youth Of Jesus. No labor aId expense hal
been spared in the prcpla. ION Ut the scenery
and dresses, and lu training The performers, aii