The Washington herald., 1906-12-17
TROOPS AT VATICAN
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sacristy. The persistent youths. however,
stood guard unarn1ed No attack was
made on them or the church.
Most OF the priests contented them
selves with reading the evangel and CON-
menting thereon.
At St. Ambrose's Mgr. Annette, coac-
jUtator archbishop Of Paris, Delivered an
eloquent sermon. He exhorted the faith
ful to conform to the Popes Instructions
and to remain calm, but energetic.
At Lesneven, department OF Finistere,
sixteen miles northeast OF Brest cont
missary presented himself at the church
after mass to learn the celebrants name.
The priest refused to reply 20 MS ques-
tons. The priest was Immediately sur
rounded by women, who seized chairs
and drove the commissary out or the
church. A crowd pursued him along the
street, hurting mud, stones, and other
missiles at him. One woman attacked
him with an open knife, which ne
knocked out Of her hand. Then he drew
his revolver and threatened to shoot the
first person touching him. This caused
the crowd to retire. The commissary
should have gone to a neighboring COM
mune but he returned to Brest dis
patch from Brest says that troops were
necessary t. execute the law there.
The Bishop Of ChslOns, who refused 70
leave his palace unless force was used,
was expelled without incident this morn
ing.
The Bishop Of St Brieuc was accom-
panied home after mass by crowd OF
/ 800 persons, who gave him an ovation
4 crowd also accompanied the Bishop
10
excited counter demonstration, and the
gendarues had 10 dis3erse the crowd.
Some were injured.
The radical municipal council at Dieppe
has decided TO make declaration TO en-
able the holding Of services in all the
churches OF the city.
Cardinal Leaves Palace To-day.
The Bishops Of Rouen and Rennes have
decided that there viii be no midnight
Christmas mass. except in community
houses, owing TO present circumstances.
! Cardinal Richards, archbishop of Paris,
/ has announced that he will leave his pal
ace al ! o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Many Catholics viii escort him when he
/ leaves.
/ Father Riviero. cure Of the Madeleine.
has issued circulars to his parishioners'
asking them to contribute $4,000 annual
/ ~ to support the lay and ecclesiastical
work Of the parish. He has distributed
/ cards to be signed pledging contributions
/ in such sums as can be afforded. He
1 says rather pointedly that he would like
/ TO establish parochiai association 70 re-
ceive these funds and 70 decide with
/ him as 70 their employment. He adds;
/ You are not ignorant that this is i'm
possible for me The weight Of my ordeal
/ is augmented By the solitude in which I
must live In this regard ] have only the
right 20 be one OF the poor and Isolated,
holding out 10 you my hand in behalf
/ OF what He loves and you love with Him
/ The Bishop of Tarantaise, however. has
I formed such an association Of layrnen and
clergy. as Father Riviero says IS not a.
/ lowed.
/ What Press Says About New Bill.
The Temps. discussing the new religious
/ bill, says that declarations might have
! been abolished or only exscted for the
/ opening Of new churches. but the new
4 bin will give the declarations a practical
/ utility which viii remove every objection
/ The Journal des Debates holds similar
views regarding the bill, and considers
/ ii a serious effort to regulate the exer-
/ else Of religion by legal provisions. and
at the same time to satisfy the claims of
/ Catholics and the Pope, who demanded a
law, not a circular. however, liberal as
/ the latter was. 1t says:
such a law they will now have. VIII
/ the church accept it2 for il cannot work
without the Papsey's assent. The effect
[ Of the separation has been 10 hand the
entire clergy. who formerly were bound
to the state. to the sole authority of the
/ Vatican. That it is 10 make the public
/ peace Of France depend on a word from
Rome. What is known of the Vatican
! encourages one TO think that it Is resolved
10 have common rights for the churches
1 guaranteed by Parliament"
/ The IIberte says that the bin will give
the church a legal existence and some
concessions, but not liberty. II says:
The government is now making d third
offer. Every time the government has
been forced 10 recognize its mistakes IL
| has cost the church dearly. VIII the
/ Vatican consider that the law gives legal
/ security TO its demands We hope so, as
good citizens who deplore these divisions
among Frenchmen."
Archbishop FarIey's Letter Read,
New York, Dec. IA letter on the
situation in France. which had been sent
to the pastor Of the archdiocese by Arch
bishop Farley, was read at all the masses
al St Patr,ck's Cathedral to-day The
letter says in part:
The present hour Of trial through
which our Holy Father. Plus Y. is pass
ing in the conflict with ruthless and re-
! lsntless persecution in France-the first
| persecution Of the church in the twenti-
/ eth century-calls for an ardent outpOur-
! ing Of our sympathy and affection for
him who constitutes the head OF the
church and the vicar OF Christ. Every
/ Catholic heart must be drawn by still
/ stronger ties of flial love TO the veneer
able person of the supreme pOntiff, with
out temporal or military ally calmly de-
Tending the divine rights Of the holy
| church against a mighty government
/ having at its service every engine Of
human ingenuity TO carry out its sacri-