Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-31

 1 )jeion should be freely exercised l in France. but that the government should name the archbishops and bishops to be approved by the pope: l that only pastors acceptable to the civil government should be named by the bishops: that bishops ana pastors should take the oath Of l allegiance and that all churches, l residences and other ecclesiastical ! buildings, not already disposed of' should be handed over to the bishops: that neither the pope nor his successors should molest those who purchased confiscated church property; that the government should guarantee sufficient salary to all bishops and priests appoint ed as above: that French Catho- lies should be free to make foun- dations in favor of the church or works of charity and finally, that the bishops might erect and conduct seminaries, which, however, the government did not bind itself to support. This concordat was ratl- fled by the Corps Legislatif' April ,, 1902, and by the pope. The salary to be paid the Catholic clergy was recognized by the constitution of France as a part of the ma tional debt. The fact was recog- nized that such payment was merely a very low interest on the millions of dollars worth of church property which had been confiscated bv the government in previous years. It is also we'll to state the clergy of the protestant churchs and the rabbis of the Jews were paid at the same rate and from the ] same source.
 This concordat was the best that pope. as the representative of the church. accepted it and for a ham dred years it was faithfully ob- served by the church. It. will De observed that this agreement was in the nature of contract to which two parties were the makers. To break such a contract lawfully !e- quired the assent of both. parties, but the French government, acting I'd ,Jxy What our protestant churches would do if such a state of affairs was brought about in the United States and what they would say, if after such compromise of tbeir rights, they beheld the sudden de- struction of the very meagre threads of union that held them in bond to a government th4t lad lulled them into a false security and unstable methods of sagp9lI.. l will not take time to elaborate.
 In July 1901, law in reference to schools and teachers wa. passed which provided that no body Of men or women could open C. c',n'lNrt a school or engage ia aEs wofl, oE benefcence or charity without the Authorization of the government: To obtain this authorization the teachers were requ'rsf-t, exhibit a roster of their members, giving the family name of eaun, the rational ity. age. and place of birth They were atso rees,issne to. .lrrn.sh nec. ord, giving the :e:.4pts and eS- penditures of the cafrea; year. an inventory pfo.s property. movable and unmovabfe, sud of all monies which might S., rsceiar st :ty'sss4ft "or! otherwise. Sixty communities If men and wonnh applied for a'u- thorization and 6fty-four were re- fused. The government did not want teachers. ln 1892 Combes ordered l closed 3.no0 schools All these l teachers ,ra f1rLid len. Gnaci I peavy p"naltis to tea :n in France either as .Edi, i,!nals IF com ] munitec
 The b.ll of separation recently l p4ssed by;tiie French chamber con- fiscates all churches, residences of bishops and priests and all ecclesi- astical properties restored to the church by the terms of the con. cordat; also churches. colleges, school houses orphanages, hospitals. seminaries and other ecclesiastical establishments built by the aims of faithful Catholics the past one hum dred years. The only condition on which tbe church might be used for divine service was that two or more laymen should form cultural association and take ex- elusive charge. ignoring bishop and pastor They would receive and