New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25

put him heartily i'm sympathy with measure
which will not So readily commend itself 10 his
English admirers. All day sunday the factory
in full blast of labor. \ condition OF finding
work within its walls that the workman
should take his weekly holiday. not on sunday
when he might go t. church, but on Monday
when he was sure 10 80 u the devil
The plain result Of this policy has been the eN-
tncton. not simply Of Roman Catholicism. bat
OF common Christianity and even OF all religious
sentiment among an important class or the
population. | believe that this has been ac-
companed 10y a corresponding loss oi what the
civilized world until NOW has understood py
morality. The Italian youth Is being SLOWLY
initiated 10 the use Of strong drink. once all
but unknown among these wonderfully temper
ate populations Officers of high standing IN the
Italian Army attribute the frghtful increase 81
suicide to this throwing on Of religious restraint
10y Unbalanced minds. | have been toId very
affecting instances from the military schools.
In Rome itself. elsewhere i'm revolutionary
Europe. the eyes and mind Of the young gener-
alton feed freely on the obscenity which is dis
played in every branch Of popular literature ana
art. | do not speak Of mere offences t. Puritan,
ism. but II things which the world oyer would
be called downright immortality.
In the country town ant-clercal clubs nave
been established. for ~ legitimate use that !
could see The deft-handed peasant whom |
had brought from his mountain home because OF
his simple trustworthinesS in my service was
APPROACH, 4 by one of these clubmen with an
offer OF money II he would not that year re-
ceive the communion At Easter THESE CLUBS
strange to say. seemed 10 have some backing
from central authority in Rome. In the cryp'
OF n large church there WAS an ill-lghted room
that had once been used as kind or once
for the parish records. The priest In charge
whose house had no comfort u spare, still found
1t less damp in the winter season and removed
the records To his own room. All churcn prop
erty is owned by the Government in present.
day Italy: and 10 the Government the anti
clerical club secretly applied Tor leave 10 occupy
this unused room II required an Intervention
of the Cardinal Vical of the Pope to induce
the Minister to withdraw the permission which
he had prematurely granted them. during NY
whole acquaintance with TINS clup II never mum
bered more than thirty members out or a popd-
lation OF 5000 souls. They were all the more
anxious that their faNorite hymn To satan
should be heard in the room which WAS under
Meath the baptistry where their sponsors nad
renowned, in their name, Satan and all his
works
Several instances Of priest-baiting came under
my observation, which | am forced 10 believe
were directed from the central authority IN
Rome | was accustomed To lounge away the
heated hours of the midsummer days IN con-
vent Of Capuchn friars, which. like all such
institutions. was freely open t. every maze
visitor. 1t mad long since been conhscated. on,
n few fr1ars were allowed To remain IN WHAT
had always been their own house-on payment
OF n yearly rent 10 the municipality. They We're
even allowed 10 walk in the adjoining wo9t
which their predecessors had planted Inc
buildings were worthless: but the wood was ~
some value, and the authorities ordered lhe
property 10 be put up for sale Roman nome.
whom | had known As an inVeteiate collector
of rare books but never suspected OF rehslon'
came 10 hear OF the trouble of the poor trlars.
At the public sale IT was found that MS agent
had received instructions to offer a higher price
than any Spectator would dream or me Sale
was stopped to prevent his giving back the prop,
erty To those who in every other country, Wpuiu
be considered already its lawful owners. but AT
least the friars should have only annoyance
and shame from the uncertain tenure which
was left them. The anti-clericdl municipality
not one member OF which was OF deserved prom,
hence I'm the town decreed that the iriarS must
no longer walk In the wood Moreover, care.
taker with his wife. should live In the convent
which the friars rightfully owned ana actuai'y
paid rent for. The latter were forced 10 acceP.
this infraction Of all cOnventual rule. ana -.
aside a few rooms of their house next the WON
for this purpose. The authorities then discoV
cred that the wood an cmlnently pIoPer
Mace for sghtscers There was undoubtedly
a gate leading into the wood from the p''nlc
street: but under the hospitable sway OF tte
friars male visitors had commonly gone lh'ouSn
the convent 10 reach II. The municipality Wouiu
| not he outdone. IIenceforh female Vist'''s
| should go the same way, into the clols'er, -.
the fIiars cells and wherever their fahcy Hhght
| lead them Even II one has no syihpathy WIN
| the outraged feelings OF the triars. ! appear 20
| every scholar acquainted with the tacts rs W
| whether a similar mode OF proceeding IN . tn.
| historic Camaldoli among the tuscan mis- nr 81
not been piece Of vandalism DESTRUCTIVE oi "a "a
that was interesting or venerable In letters I'LL"
| ort and history