The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-12

,D AY j "A N1J A /, 1906 ] q '|j'
are forbidi,dn IL come " the Pobe svlthVut
|the knowledge bf tho it,eht or eyell
Its write to hlin-4theS supreme e. thorlty
aid guardian Of AtholiesinJ wren l e NY o.
Roman congresatlons. which In the flsine
n lhe pore ana bythiS nuttority adiii1,.
llatarsli{ Ia eight and tile Knew Ice " !,
| sthe Whole world the Sffatrs Ut the UNI n
versa thurcli. are the objects OF pllllll1
,nsuits, when ielr acts are rejected ~ ~
when the aots of tile Pope lt,lselt arg e
scarcely SPARED Us a II, s9 ,i &; N.
Docs liberty exist Whei, open avoWI..l
| Id made TINT the weakening iof relislo !,
which Divine Proyld las faise O.. !. aup
fof tho church TO help her In tile fulflli
inont 81 her mission We cannot Il h''lk
~ tl,is recent ruin oI the feliglotis GO
,nunities without the ErenteAt anguish il.l
r,here NJ 4 But one reason for banishins
them from tlor native country they
wore too SUCCESSFUL III preserv nE Y e gu
religion amongst tho people, The memory
" the services rendered by them NOT az,
speak OF their Virtues. has been 20 Weri ess
to save them .Fys = y III S s,s3
d, @ 4 sTIiH sULP1cIANss ti5
S After adding that these measures are ~
followed by tho threats made against the
l5congregation Of STUNT s ulpice Els Holl-
| ness proceeds S5s ~ 81 \.
The Spriests OF this illustriots society,
which IL fully nutiorized BY law,yaro ne 1l ~
being Obliged to leave the seminarics WHOM
they have directed for 10 X ma \ Y q years ear
with the grentest profit to me sofdeil q
|Sthe priesthood Tho liberty promised g
religion hus therefore como q this y hat
1.-The bishops nre no longer free to PROV t'i
! for tho formation OF their young Clergy
lin tho manner they Jud ge to BIO best. t
N ,rtII1 NOM NATL ON o m BISHOP Is. 4&lE
More serious, however, than NIL the rest,
| Id the chain with which It fis soug Mt 70
hamper tho apostolic ministry % the Pope
himself. ii E a
canonlcal Institution can only bio grant
ed to subject who, by his character,
ability ana knowledge is$ worthy 1 OF 80
EhiKh a charge, II ence the supreme pontitf
cannot straightway promote to 4 e$ eplsoo-
Ijpate iii those named to him BY the gov
| erhmont 1Ie proceeds I o inform 5hirnsel
|cohrornrg them, y I hcil asks tho State 70
proceed with some and to replace no
IotherS cnndld dates by O. be ter cho Ices. s,in]l
for long time twas the paoif g 4usag Ssi
| n But now for some time past the govern
.ment refuses to q low tho ponti 70 the
Demands that the Pope shall welcome W
;discrimin all those ~ no Ii are non,ir-
i hated Iii persists In proven Ing him from
economically !nstitnting those apr owed BY
|$the church, 50 long as lis r fused tn ose
4 M & aro mot approved, 70 stretch the
r,Kh 81 81 no1nina ton to the destruction Of
| the natural and divine rig OF the church
| to a examine int / tho wort Illness q ne
candidates Is not to Interpret the lo on
cordat, but to do away with t5nltoRe th !,
TO, pretend thai no one u shall q receiiy
Observation-Disclosures SO long as - is re-
fused IA 8 others Its TO s. et ernlne that : Z
anal be Impossible i to make bishops III
The stujPpRsEsaro N B. Or CLERICAL,
R823 !st II SAIA1sI I0S, 8l
Fl X 2 tly.E as Il far 81 concerns that part
az tho convention by which provlsi on Us
. made for tho tecnnts MAR tenance OF the
clergy, does tho repub lie bserYe az Rnet
\ without hearing or, iudKm ellt asa !. INST
them. md It's own caprice, ~ !. deprlSea
hIshops s. and other sacred minister's q
/ their Observation-Disclosures? IN these cases u is
not n erelyE the law Of the treaty butAnf
Isiustice which Is $infringed. For; tho State
4 AZ 81 giving that amalntennnce cannot be
4 regarded as doing a wi ling favorst g the
church; but as lefrny Ing q small pol ION
OF its lust deb t.
@ THE PoPEs LoVp FOR FRANCO CD
we should have PREF erred to be silent
on this deep sorrow whic French 9 ffatrs
cause us had IT only been to spare many
4 devoted sons 81 the church IN France the
sadness which WILL & Of lict Y their: hearts
4 on hearing these complaints Of their Fat n
\ er, But the sacred rights Of The church
Il witch have been SO silnpudcntly Yiol lated,
] and Al q bove all, the dignity OF the a pos
tollc See. which has been at cked by II no
i Imputation OF a crime whic " has not
4 committed, certainly demanded q pubic
\ protest. d w d have uttered 1T wi hou t aliy
Il feeling of bitterness against ahyone. una
4 with the mos. fntherly affection for tho
i French people. In the love which we
il.bear iowa rdsS Ut We declare. and no ono
4 car, d oubt 1t. that We yield to none OF our
Il predecessors, " s a x iEss II s8i
We cannot hope that the course OF these
attacks against the church wi u have
a g speedy end. For during these very
days we have had only too certain proof
that those who govern the republic are
80 full OF hostility against the CATHOLIC
!. religion that we must npprchend Mt no
!, distant date the worst catastrophes. u 5
4 The public acts OF the Holy See nru-
!. claim aloud that in It's eyes tue pro.
I, fesslon OF Christianity can DO In perfect
!. accord with the republican form OF gov
eminent. One would say that these men
I, on the contrary, wish to firm mat thc
republic. as 1t exists In France, can have
6 nothing in common with the Christian
, reigion-a twofold calumny which wounds
Frenchlnan as Catholics and as citizens.
n l4yVell, let the worst come to the gworGt
Z It Will find us ready and without fear. In
:, the strength OF the words Of Christ the
I Lord V III they have prosecuted mo thcs
q will also persecute Eyoh" (John XVII IT
u tho world you shall have distreas; but
) have confidence r have overcome thu
& world, (John sxvi.33). ia
? Thanksgiving F loot Ball.
!. FditorBo The Times Dispatch: ii I'd
) slr,-Th (, decision of tho Advisory
i I Board Of tho University General Atheletit
4 Association To- play the Thanhsslylnt