The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-13
Police Attend To Note Infract-
ions of Civil Law
Heavy Guards Posted to Prevent Free
Thinkers From Interrupting
Services.
CAUSE OF CHURCH AND STATE.

Paris, Dec. 1S-The clergy of
Paris issued special appeals last night
to their Pensioners to be present at
churches today at the first mass eel
ebrated outside the pale of the law.
These services were not to be broken
up. but policemen were in attendance
to note attractions OF law and cite
officiating priests or their assistants
before the nearest justice of peace. p
The chief danger of disorders IN
Paris was believed TO lie In the possi-
BILE invasion OF churches by rowdies
and free thinkers. iReserv OF gen.
darmes we're stationed at various
points throughout the city TO guard
against trouble of this sort.
Religious Crisis.
France is again on the eve OF a
crisis. and the application OF the
separation law may invite an inter
necine struggle more terrorizing than
the commune The vatican has made
it's decision and the hierarchy, clergy
and Catholics OF France will refuse
to form cultural associations in order
TO retain their churches and all the
property used by the church. which
under the laws Of France belong to
the government and morally belong
to the church.
BY refusing to make the required
declarations under the public meet
ing law OF 1881, public Catholic wor
ship except by schismatic organiza-
tons today becomes illegal and no
one can tell what the ultimate dlspo-
sition OF the church property will be.
France gave the interest on the
$500. 600 900 church property confis-
Gated to support the ministers Of the
church. The interest has been cut
of without payment of the principal
by the separation law. which means
Reputation Of agreement carried out
by the church and state for years.
Now the state withdraws its privileges
and still retains control Of the
church property.
state Claims Churches.
The churches and other ecclesias-
teal buildings are now said 10 be
long TO the state The people repre-
sentatives are to hdre the churches.
for terms not exceeding ten years.
for religious purposes or for anything
against the state laws he Is to be
fined and imprisoned. The state may
sell the churches whenever any lease
Is within three years OF expiration.
autA fa.f
mony may be held outside the church.
The city or county council Will ar
range as to funerals and will allow
or forbid the churchbells to ring at
any time and several other similar
restrictions.
II is for the above restrictions and
the attempt to compel the priests to
agree to form cultural associations
that the pope advises the abandon
ment OF the churches which will
mean. according to the law, that they
will be prosecuted for attempting to
hold services outside OF the state
buildings. Another phase OF the mat
ter Is still TO be discussed in the
French chamber.
II will refer to the recognition OF
associations formed already in a mum
Der of parishes by priests who have
had trouble with their superiors. and
will seek this method Of emancipa-
ton from the church's' discipline. III
Is thought that the government will
not recognize these ministers who
are not in good standing in the
church.