New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-09
THE FRENCH NoM-cATHoLIc CLERGY.

II e often overlooked outside Of France that heE
Protestant and Jewish clergy VIII suhef hlaho'Siiy
as much as her Roman Catholic priests II the sep
grafton Of church from state is voted by the Cham-
her in its approaching session According TO the
Conoordat the ofhciais Of every church recognized
by the state receive a stipend the amount OF
which was given In the journal olhclel Oh eaoH
wear as making q special chapter In the oudget'
where Catholic archbishops as well as high PTotes-
tant ministers and grand rabbis figured Tor thou-
sands Of dollars each. while the state salary OF
parish priests was low as $50 year. II the
Concordat stlpends are cut of the officials OF
Catholicism Professionalism and Of the Hebrew falth
will have TO depend entirely upon the benehcence
of their parshioners The Catholics. being very nu-
merous will easily provide for the necessities OF
the worship and OF their priests AS to the Protes-
tants. NJ Cordier, pastor OF Lontoise' near Paris
town intimately connected with Protestant history
said recently to a reporter from lie Matin.'' Of
Paris:
We are at heart with the republican government.
which is a government OF liberty. as our chHrch IS
possibility OF a cessation Of our relations; Little
by little We PREPARED ouTSs'eS 10 or51n me in or
der to centralize the funds: and we know that the
Moreover we are already pretty rich. For in
stance our evangelical missions alone possess
bered that in all France there are hardly 6ooVO
Protestantsl Nevertheless and In spite Of our
state would not occur without bothering US little,
sbouid end bv getting along without the assistance
az The Government There will be. perhaps some
Dosts 10 suppress. others 10 be combined. The
rupture would occasion certainly a new organiza-
ton But what OF il. since we have resources and
a great future?
Pastor Yigier director Of the Protestant establish
unent for the deaf and dumb IN Paris expressed
similar sentiments those OF Pastor Cerisier.
In the absence OF NJ Dreyfus. grand rabbi OF
Paris, Mt. Hartz che OF the principal members of
the synagogue OF the Rue de Ia Victoire said In
part:
I think the separation would have disagreeable
consequences for the Ta5bs. First their authority
would be diminished for the prestige they enjoy
row as funcIionaTies would exist no longer. Then
there the material question At Paris that cues
ton would not be in acute form because for
community Of 60,0O0 people there are only nve
rabbis Their living would be easily secured. But
II will not be in the provinces. In large com
rnunities, Ike Lyons. MaTseilles, Nancy. Bor-
deaux etc the rabbs would be able 70 live, though
under difficulties. But in other cities, like i2pnal,
where there are hardly 200 Israelites; at Fesoul.
Toul. Pau and Nantes their material situation
would become impossible. Still. may remember
that the TaImud cites rabbiss who we're shoemak-
ers blacks1nths, boilermakers etc. The rabbis
would follow these examples.
These Views are similar to those expressed about
the separation by an influential Catholic dignitary
In the presence Of his fold and OF his clerical as
Bistants. who approved his declarations