Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-11
An Ecclesiastical DeIiVerance.

| The New Haven Palladium calls in Ques
ton the propriety and perhaps the JUS
tice of the sentiments expressed by the
Ri. Rev. VIM. S. Perry, of the Protest
| ant Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese o.
Iowa, at recent meeting in which the
bishop was one. if not the only one of the
speakers of the occasion. That part OF
the good bishops speech which seemed
to be exceptionable, was that referring to
the rights of persons Of foreign birth to
form themselves into associations of any
kind savoring of the customs Or nation
ality of the country whence they may
have come.
This exclusiveness may, or may not,
have been an ingrained sentiment of this
church dignatary as many have been
heard to express themselves similarly
since the discovery of the association of
Italians in the city of New Orleans. But
should the existence of the Malta be prov
ell. beyond any dispute, even in that
event, there would be no just warrant to
inhibit all right minded and law abiding
foreign born citizens from associating
themselves together in convival form in
memory of times and scenes of their
former homes and nativity. If the senti-
ments of this bishop have been correctly
stated, we think they would operate to an
infraction of the rights of all citizens OF
foreign birth whether naturalized or not.
The statement the bishop is reported to
inc do in - inf
ment Germans, French, English, Irish,
&c, as well as Italians. Now, our Ma
tional Constitutional and all our State
Constitutions secure in so many eX-
press words, the largest personal liberty
to the citizen socially, religiously, and
in all other respects, when no violation
of Constitutional or established law of the
land is suffered to be done OF intended to
be committed.
The Rt. Rev. gentleman cannot be OBJ
liviOus of the fact that there are many as
sociations of Que kind or other in full op-
peration in most of the large cities of the
country to-day; some for religious, some
for benevolent and other purposes, but of
one nationality only. In all this we have
never known of anything inimical to the
State or society to grow out it.
We hardly think the bishop would
wish to be understood as committing
himself to position, which many per-
sons would consider wholly indefensible.
1t is some years ago since a bishop of the
English Church resented paper in the
House of Lords, looking to the suppress
sion of an association. or some curtail-
ment Of the freedom that they were sup
posed by this and other good men to be
abusing.
Instead of decreasing the rights of
by such legislation, or the |
formation of a public opinion against |
them, their charter of liberties have been |
= yearly charging until now Englishmen
lre, in many respects, enjoying larger |
liberties. than almost any other people. |
There is louded and more universal cry |
raised in this day, than at any former
epoch in human history, Notwithstanding
5he general prosperity of the natior
against the more privileged classes by the |
and dependents of all classes.
,t confidence on the part of the poor and
lard working men, and any seeming or
eal curtailment of what little liberty they
lave right to enjoy won't be surrender
d to either church or state No matter
What the pretence may be for its demand.