The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-23
ENGLISH BLOOD OIL
THRONE Of SPAIN
Protestant Princess Could Have
Raised Bitter War 400
Years Ago.
KING ALF0NS0'S LOVE
AFFAIR MUCH DISCUSSED
Catholics and PrOteStantS Alike
Protest Against Princess
Ena Becoming a Queen.

PARIS Feb .2-The expected has happened
and all Interested In The Spanish Marriage -
as it ia now called. discussing the re-
ligious features OF tho case
-Four hundred years oso n Spanish Kins
might even hayo gone To war to keep n Prot
estant Princess OF the throne OF Spain or he
might have gone To war insisting all the
while that ho should be allowed TO marry
whom he pleased.
or England would havo gone to war with
any nation which dared TO protest agnInst the
niece OF her King being kept or tho throne
OF Spain.
or England might have gone TO war with
anybody who would Aght n, homo or abroad
for daring to suggest that the niece OF the
King OF England should ever be obliged for
reasons OF state to renouncc her Protestant
1aIth and turn Catholic.
World and It's Religion.
At first IL was thought that the world had
10 point where the religious phases OF this
spanish Marriage would not arouse a
serious protest II was supposed that II there
was 10 Dc any serious protest IL would come
from Madrid. wherc the people might object
TO Protestant educated Queen. even mnking
uue allowance for the Scnuincncss OF her con
NSiSon Suca objections as have beon raised
within the Spanish borders have grown out
, OK questions , OF etiquette and rank. the nIgu-
nent being advanced that the Princess Ena
iot Hattenbcrg was hardly OF royal rank SUI
ncient 10 warrant her selection TO n place so
But when IL camo to discussion by repeating
Nhet NJ Theirs declared in France under the
Monarchy when the eldest son OF Louis Phil
ippc married a Protestant Princess IAN tho
better: that proves our respect for liberty OF
conscience"
Renounces Faith of Her Fathers.
/ But the non-confomist conscience OF the av-
thing. Rev. Robert Bolton Ennsford n cier.
kSmh1 or the Church OF England. appears TO
nav, nave been tho ilrst TO lead the Protestant
nouncing The faith OF her fathers to become
Queen OF Spain.
Lord Hylton suggested that the Rev Mr.
Ransford must have completely lost his mental
squii6rium. This latter suggestion apparent
equilibrium and he has been carrying on n
campaign ever since, which is attracting at
tention not only in England but on the con-
'unent Ieplylng to Lord Hylton he said.
Whether or not havo lost my mental equiI-
ibrium / had better leave 10 othors TO deter
apt to think all others mad But / still think
the proposed conversion deeply irrcIgious
proceeding A devout Catholic told me only
iho other day that such worldly conversion
was a sacrilcge' of the most shameful kind
and 1 must say that agree with him
Baptized Conditionally.
The ecclesiastical ENHANCEMENT must be OF
very serious nature The First SYNOD Of
Westminster (Romnn CnthoIic) held In lS5s I'm |
its decree on baptism enacted that since tho |
reasons which induced the Wears Apostolic |
all pereons born after the year l7TJ baptized |
by Protestante ehould their conversion TO |
the faith be baptized condItionally, arc even |
now stronger, We renew absolutely and com
Iuand thet all converts from Professionalism be |
baptized conditionaly unless IL be most surely |
nscertalned. from evidence beyond all doubt
that all that regards the matter and form OF |
tho sacrament was duly performed
Tho no1t section goes on TO provide that |
conditional baptism must not be administered |
publicly, but altogether privately. with holy |
water and without ceremonies, SacramcntaI |
f"nfeesion Is likewise In all to be re-
quired-
Calls 1t Sacrilegious.
II venture 10 retain my conviction thnt II is |
my business clergyman OF tho Church of |
England. continues Rev. Mr. Ransford Ito
resent and oppose such sacrllcsious repetition |
Of tho ono baptism and such dishonor 10 the |
church OF which Princess Ena Is still a mem
Der. as VIII be involved In her So-caled con-
version
The point being mndc that Princess Ena is
after oil not an English Princess. Rev Mt.
Ransford rstorts:
She IL the daughter Of our Kings sister
and II Is not improbable that the crown of