The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-12
Cardinals, Bishops and Priests
Ordered to Evacuate Their
Homes in Paris.
BOTH SIDES CAUTIOUS
THE CHURCH AND GOVERNMENT
AUTHORITIES BOTH COUNSEL
AGAINST USING EXTREME
MEASURES.
Publishers Press.I

Paris. Dec. 11.-Tuesday was a his
toric day for France. The struggle,
which began in 1880 with the Danish
ment of the Jesuits, ended with the
legal rupture of the bond which for
practically 1000 years uninterrupted
united church and state BY refusing
10 make the required declarations I'M
der the public meeting law of 1881,
public Catholic worship, except by
schismatic organizations, becomes IL
legal.
Scenes in some of the churches
were extremely touching. Not in years
was there such an attendance at mass.
The number of women was especially
large, and was noteworthy as indicat-
ing the religious Indifference of the
male population. Although seven
eighths of the inhabitants of this city
are nominally atholics, in no parts of
the city were the churches crowded
Even at Notre Dame athedral, where
q solemn high mass was celebrated,
the edifice was only half filled. The
officiating clergy read the regular Off
ces for the week as usual, without re-
ferIjug to their illegal status after
Tuesday. Nevertheless. the depres-
sion of the Catholics was manifest.
Many women emerged from the
cathedral with their eyes streaming
ment to discuss what to do when the
clergy are turned out of the churches.
Minister Of Public Worship BRAND
announces that the government 'can
not be driven into the trap Of closing
the churches" Cardinal Richard,
archbishop of Paris, strongly cen
sured the placarding of appeals to
clericals to make violent resistance to
the officers of the law. mo violence"
he says, but passive resistance to the
unjust law, after exhausting all pro-
tests at every STEP
This is the disposition so far as the
higher ecclesiastics are concerned,
but their followers evidently have MO
intention to submit and are preparing
to assume the roll of martyrs, aban-
don the churches, and organize pri-
waite worship.
Cardinal Richard and many of the
bishops have removed their private
effects from the episcopal mansions.
and the clergy are preparing to leave
their rectories and move into hired
lodgings. 1t is announced that the
parish priests have received many
offers of places in which to hold re-
ligious service, but there. is not the
slightest indication that they intend
I'd to take advantage of the sole re-
naming chance to retain their church
as. namely by making the declarations
called for by law.
The government presents calm
front. although the ministers realize
that additional legislative power will
be necessary if serious trouble occurs
Receivers have been appointed every
where to assume charge of the Sc
questered property and policemen
will be stationed at the doors OF
churches to report violations of the
law. After a meeting of the cabinet it
was announced that Dec. IA Premier
Clemenceau will ask parliament to
suppress pensions of the clergy 10
liauidate the public property of Cath
olics, and TO distribute the presby-
teries, seminaries, etc. 1t is also posi-
lively stated that the government de-
cided TO expel from France Monsignor
Montagnini.
Monsignor Montagnini. secretary of
the papal nunciature here since the
recall of the nuncio. was arrested on
an order expelling him from France
and will be conducted 10 the frontier.
The residence of Monsignor Montag-
mini was searched by the police.
Formal notice was served on Car
dinal Richard. archbishop of Paris,
and the bishops and parish priests o.
this department, that they must evac
uate their residences Wednesday. Sim
liar notices were served on the clergy
in the o-hc- dora~tmentS -ctifvi-,