The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-09-28
THE CATHOLIC CHUHCH IN SWIZZEH-
Lam
The Church and the civil Authorities Get.
linY Recouciied.
Prom the london Daily Neps.

The religious animosities which have for
Q" long ranked and occasionally broken ont
into open violence in the c',nions OF Bale and
Iesaan Sc0iu now II. u lar way y. being stiiied
by th. convention Just entered int, between
the Federal Council Of switzerland and the
moss the Pope. witli>tandins that the era
Ct the r.i1rmrr IwingIy saw Protestantism
proved itssii TOO strong to be- crushed ont IL" Ss
lis ca,mS. however. have for long period
never heen Recognized. for switzerland is es-
ssntially Protestant nj the present day. and
her various Governments have strenuousiy en-
root and branch In this. however. they have
s,gn4,.y JAILED. ana some months ago when Ger
persecution mt tho hands ri the nhn6i,nnts it
becnme evident to the authorities at Rome .hat
ssnmeti.inG more than mere written pr2testa-
eminent Cardinal was sent from Rome TO
Bsrns. and SO successful hns hs been thar it is
safe to predic, that the Church 81 Rome will
ONCE more beco,ne II power in switzerland.
by the convrn ion just concluded ;he cpisco-
bai seat OF Bn" y TO b. RESTORED. mud new
stalled, AS soon rs this is DOM the Bishop
will proceed 70 ,ne cnmstitM;ion Of \ chnrtero
vi oi tho canton Of the same name. II one OF
te oldest a. ihn. sr OF he AlGo. win the sN.
Of tho Anre about twenty-ei.ht miles from
Berne. ~ IA, hsen tne real'!once Of the
BISHOPS Of Dale from TING !mmemprln' and
Protestant t"nd"ncies. for out of II population
OF about 1900 NOT mere ,r .nnn an ciEH.l OF that
:, che Carh-tr'. OF 81, ursus was built between
H.. Years ia63L73 ma Is tal 10 stand upon tho
s si% Of s.ersd elte thnt was Sr"G1"d ~ tho
markablr f"r two fountain. Mt tho entrance.
onn OF which Is adorned with II statue OF NOSES
wrInginG the dew from the sl"npskin. sp"urs
also boasts %! nm extraordinary clock tower,
Is. c. thrars th. following inscription; "in
Celtis nihil eat doohnrn an,ilnns; mnis IN cX.
srntts Tyrt The
number ut mechanical figures similar 10 those
IN connection with the ceinb!nted Bernie clock.
In the yenr 1881.
As .er.ras Tn canton q Tessn ha, b.:
Church (; tor though politically it is in Switu.r.
land, II 10 geographically part OF Italy. This
nss.r,e arc essentially Italian both in Their
canton has three caritas. the chint Of which is
HsillngonA II was fora long time considered
Germany and during lie NJ tilr As", II was
powerfully iorlih"l. These forts w"i' -ubsc-
nmsntiE Allowed to iaii mt" disuss nnt lnT
The canton was noted at one time for
10, ns,r 1Iumerop S.. monassries bI, the,n have
Xiihin ths pals q tho Rs," Torn d. chur,h.
s may bS Ss uls"a 'hS o hSs f"" ss h"T'y
!s:tsast Ey 10 ~ NV As eeny.as!i isi I viii ).
tor Apostolic OF the Canton OF TessLn." The
much yexed question. therefore. which has
gwen rise TO 30 much bitterness and heart
bloodshed. Is now. It 10 TO be hoped. definitely
settled. and both Baie and Tessin will onco
IRON which IN spirit they have never been de-
tsened, although by arbitrary laws they have
hes been conceived in . spirit OF isirness and
Tolerance. has yet to DO ratified BY the cantons,
puc II 10 foregone conclusion thai II WAN
become law within the rext three ncatLs.