The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16

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the oalottes." Some hustling followed. but
there were no arrests.
At Rennes the police placed ladders
against the walls Of the seminary az s
O'Clock this morning and entered. They
ordered the Archbishop. who had spent the
night there. to aou the seminary.
He refused to do 90 except under force.
The commissary placed his hand upon
the Archbishop's shoulder, whereupon
the pupils and the clergy. including the
Archbishop, departed without incident.
A oommissary who too refuge at Bar
bentane on Friday was rescued by two
squsdrons Of hussars after they had de-
molished two barrioades. A lively shower
Of missiles was hurled at the soldiers as
they conducted the commissary away.
A Lieutenant and several soldiers were
wounded. An inquiry into the affair has
been opened.
The Project Of Bordeaux has notified
Cardinal Lecot to leave the archiepiscopal
palace within eight days. The Bishop Of
Arras was expelled from his palace last
evening after he had read a protest, in which
he declared that he yielded only to force.
After the departure Of the Bishop the
authorities began the expulsion Of the In
mates Of the great seminary Of Arras. They
were obliged TO demOlish the doors. which
had been barricaded with tree trunks,
benches and mattresses. Finally the semi
narists were expelled after they had made a
protest similar to that OF the Bishop.
Three provincial Mayors have resigned
rather than take action against the clerics.
The court at Lille fined a cleric so rancs
for performing a religious service of mar
rage before the civil one.
No further trouble In the provinces was
reported up to a late hour Saturday night.
1t remains to be seen IL the first Sunday
under the law proves equally quiet.
At the session OF the Chamber Of Deputies
tonight NJ. BRAND. Minister of Education
and Public Worship. read the draft of the
Governments new religious bill, which
agrees with the forecasts already cabled.
The preamble states that since the separa-
ton of Church and State had become an
accomplished fact the Government had
taken constant care to assure the applica-
ton of the law and to maintain public peace.
While the Church remained within the
bounds Of legality, rejecting only those
prescriptions OF the law which were not
obligatory and respected the rules neces-
sary to public order which had been softened
in consideration Of the Church's suscepti-
bilities, there was reason to hope forbear-
ance could be shown toward her; but when
without causes due to religious warrant, but
u instead to m injunction coming from
outside, the Church revolts against a law
which exacts a formality so simple as the
making Of a yearly declaration for holding
services, all weakness would be culpable,
and the Governments duty is to assure
calmly but firmly the supremacy of the civil
power and the execution Of all legal pre-
scriptions.
The preamble then throws all RESPONSE
bility for the need of further legislation on
the ChVrch's refusal to form associations
cuLtHeAes and mentions the fact that 5000
clergy receive grants which will be immedi-
ately withheld II the holders do not comply
with the laws.
1t Ia particularly noticeable that nohe of
the six clauses of the bill contains a refer
ence to the loss Of civil rights by clergy
who obey the orders of a foreigner, which
it had been reported would form part of the
bill.
The only reference TO the Pope is con-
tanned in the preamble. which technically
is not part Of the bill.
The budget of the city Of Paris, which
is already Overwhelmed, will lose at least
a million francs by the States policy toward
the Church. For many years vestries
when in need OF large sums for repairs
borrowed from the city, giving a lien on re-
ceipts from funerals. These nave now been
suppressed. leaving large sums unpaid
h Church OF st. Augustin, for instance,
owes s9s, 800, Sainte Eustache, S 5000.
The raofnr - papokN,fllaf kha ,,vnp,ar
abode Of the President, has not said mass
since Tuesday. The vicar agreed to con-
due a funeral but not with a mass.
The Liberts learns that two journalists
made declarations for Masonic meetings in
the Masonic temple OF the Grand Orient.
M. Lepine, Project Of Police, Ceclined to
grant the request and the journalists de-
cided to form an association cultuelle to
claim the management OF Masonic property
LONDON. Dec. 8.-The Observers Paris
correspondent says Cardinal Richard has
taken an important step In declaring in
what ia known as a Consultation" that the
Church does not object to parishioners max
ing the declarations required by law This
declaration coming from the venerable
head Of the Church in Paris is received with
varying comment by the press. Some
regard il as a sign of weakness, while others
consider IL a proper solution Of the situa-
ton. It appears at the present moment
that a great deal of danger has passed
over in consequence Of this new declara-
ton OF the Archbishop.
On the other hand, a Jews agency despatch
from Paris says Mgr. Annette, C~oadjutor
Bishop Of Paris, states that declarations
of meetings of worship in churches, when
made by lsymen, are directly opposed TO
the command Of tie Pope.
SPAIN WOULD NOT INTERFERE.