New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-08
YOUNG DIR. TYING LECTURES.
rRANCE-RELlG1oUs AND SOCIAL.

MEN CATHOLICS ONCE YEAR-THE OUTLOOK
neutrality-suspicious. TO DIVORCE
An immense audience assembled in Holy Trinity
Church. at FOrtysecOnd-s st. and MadlS0n-aVe.' last
evening 10 listen TO q lecture by the Rev. Ut.
Stephen H. Tying ir. on society and religion IN
France DIR. Tying wore black gown over MS
ordinary walking dress. He looked little changed,
except that he was q tTifie stouteT. Az hrst nus
Voice scarcely audible, was broken with
emotion To stand once more in that place, ne SAID
surrounded with faces so familiar hlleu LID Win
what is the social condition Of FTanceT he
asked For a thousand years she has been strng.
Cling for liberty God has Deeh i baaT NJ
IN many terrible ways. Although Ihere
eeem SO many conflicting interests, yet q great un.
DERIVING fixed purpose may DO traced Inc PresehRC
IL full OF promise and energy Admit that French:
men are bound by prcludices, yet the elements OF
growth are increasing In art culture culture,
ment. Industrial France shows many
hopeful signs. In France as in America
When Louise Michel headed q mob CRYING No
breadp it was composed of fellows as sleek ana
we'll fed as yOu would see any where. Every "here
iSSV Wbat Of the moral condition of Francei
The Roman Catholic Church IS true 10
the Decalogue, preserves the authority ,J Oh
plrents and wages war against immortality NOT
are the Protestant communions one whit Dehind'
The sacred seclusIon of the home arises,
ppb binIhP' makes the child the heir of home.
The idea Of child saying anything deLosaUoIy ~
its parents would be secuted; such conuuct W s
bring infamy America may learn sOueihHs =; ii t
France in TINS The secret of the social ne Is tue
Jealous guardianship of marriage. have salu olteL
TO journalists who advocate divorce .SoGG
fSos h1 syatsm O to its utter destruction,
The certificates. which are everywhere Leguleo On
the part of the Government make HalIi$S9 tnT oS
protection against public and registered lnlamy' .s
"Ihe political parties are numerous anu as Gli-
ferent as colors in the nbow. The keacucnlsts
arenOt without purpose but ne SyS Scb gTou HUI
for hope. The Kingy gOVclnment was pa
ternal, especially IN the matter OF ,taXaIlon
The Republic spatern9 enough also ~ lnls ISspeCy
Asa rule 1t may 0e said that all political part are
indifferent TO the form of Government SO thaI the
traditional glory of France beupheld. IheTellgQHs
parties Of France may DC 5ilu 70 DC lou rotaefonts
and the Materias's Inc nrsb suppVIlC
the temporal power of the Pope. AN
unfrocked monk has said that the intellectual class
were nnbeleyers The uneducated indifferent while
the women were absorbed IN devotion 10 the virgin
Mary The lact Is that the men are praCIlcdlly
Roman Catholics only once year, aO0Qt Easter.
This is explained by the COncOrdat which Napoleon
/ arranged with Rome, granting TO the athohc
Church the pre-emlnenCe IN the State, put aSsuul-
ing absolute control OF us AFFAIRS III 4otOH Iva 49,"
annual subsidy. -..,,o
Faith of some kind is necessary TO every stable
government DespOtlSn may govern WltlOuJ laIIH'
but Liberty cannot. In France the battle is between
supersutiOn and athelStlc materlallsn. by super
sttlon mean nothing offensive but the suOOrdina-
4ion of fair 10 the Church Atheism was discussed IN
the Senate last session, and 1t was proposed 10 Ohlt
the name of God from Oaths and every othel puOilc
formula The crucltixes were pulled down in me
schools and other efforts weTd made to snow tiat
the spirit Of the Nation was aLnelstG; let
/ heard that Grafton of Pere LoySoh
ON the magnificent funeral OF GamOetta, III
which he said that though no religious ser
vice was employed it was the grande6t tribute
TO the immortality OF the soul WhcA FRANCE
had ever paid. Free MasOns are athclStiC' NO
Frenchulan can understand the difference between
religion and irreheion-a surgical operation would
DC necessary TO get 1t INTO hiln