Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
EXPRESSES SYMPATHY
IN INTEREST OF
FRENCH CATHOLICS.

Washington Council No. "a, Catholic
Benevolent Legion, has adopted resolutions
OF sympathy with the Catholics of France
in line with the movement which is to Gull
inmate In a mass meeting at Carroll Hall
next Sunday afternoon. The resolutions re-
cite that I'VE sympathize with our brethren
OF the Catholic faith in France, in their
present struggle and persecution. Having
IN mind the valuable services rendered by
FRENCH catholic missionaries, and the time
ly and successful aid given by their Cath
Ole ancestors in achieving the independ-
ence Of the United States, we strongly conn
mend the consideration Of the French gov
eminent and the people of France to a
careful study of the Constitution of the
United States. based as it is upon true
Christian principles, and which protects
every person in his rights of life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, and guar
anteeng to every person civil and religious
liberty.
1--WE commend the noble stand taken by
Capt. Magnfez, a true and faithful soldier,
who declared at Lille, France: I am a
Christian, and I prefer to be shot rather
than commit a sacrilege. No one has the
right to make me renounce the vows
took at my first communion.
If the people of France will elect such
men as their representatives to make the
laws and enforce them, they will have as
beneficent government as our own, which
Is administered for the good of the people,
protects the rights of all, and is republic
in fact as well as in name. We offer our
heartfelt sympathy and filial affection to
our Holy Father. Pope Plus x.
I'VE have pope, worthy successor of
St. Peter, whose divine commission to
teach all nations imposes upon him the
duty Of teaching spiritually all things
that are essential,-as taught by our Lord
and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and confirmed
by the Holy Ghost, SO that the prayer of
our Lord for unity may prevail now, as
in the beginning, and for all time.
Cabinets Action. Denounced.
Eve denounce the action Of the anti
Christian cabinet temporarily in power in
France for driving out a large number of
their best people and confiscating their
property, for undertaking, by what they
call separation of church and state, to
gain greater control of religious worship,
by which they would introduce secular
politics and even anarchy, into the church
instead Of brotherly love and the worship
of God In spirit and in truth as taught by
the Divine founder of the church.
And for declining to accept such a
chanse the pope's representative was
driven out of France and his house forci-
bly, entered and spoliated and the papers
objection against the confiscation of the
church's and other religious and chart
table property of the people. Whether 1t b
right in the sight of God to hearksn unto
you more than unto Goa, Judge ye.'-Acts
iv:19.
If the citizens of France have been in
fiuenced. as publicly stated, to vote for the
anti-religious government now in power
because of the false representation that
II they failed to do so the interest on the
government bonds by such citizens would
not be paid let them take heed.
Men who would prosecute their brethren
and violently appropriate millions of prop
erty donated by the faithful in trust for
religious and charitable purposes would
not hesitate to repudiate the honest debt
of the nation whenever 1t might serve
their sinister purpose to do So"
Officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows: President, w. H. Desnis;
vice president, C. F. Eckoff; orator, w.
J. Frizzell; secretary, E. J. Smith, col
lector, John O. Mccarthy; treasurer, Giles
G. c.. simms; marshall c. A. Green; inside
guard, J; j: Tracy; outside guard, NJ K
J: OCallaghan; trustees. ]. F. Green, P.
F. Mcmahon, and T. ]. King