Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-11
new HURCHLAW
NOW in EFFECT
FRANCE WILL NO LONGER SUP.
PORT RELIGIOUS oRcAN.
izATtoNs.
NO TROUBLE EXPECTED
Country Takes Stand Of Founders Of
United States Government Reeoe.
MIXING No Form Of Worship.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE law Of as~ocis.
tons, providing for thu separation Ut
church aud state In France. formally
went into effect today. The eltmay
Of the long and bitter warfare be.
tween the republic and the Catholic
church has thus been reached. Con-
trary % what might be- expected. In.
d~feattons are not lacking that the
public disorders that have been pro-
voked by the strife between state
and church will nov suhside In q mea.
suTeable degree II such proves not
% be the case the 0nus will be plac.
I'D upon the church. AN tho govern, |
ment ~ Enthusiastically disposed TO leu
ieney In the enforcement Of the law.
The attitude OF the government Is
evidenced by the instruction issue
by NJ. BRAND. minister 0f education
and public worship. 10 the projects
I'M Ia their conduct In enforcing the
law. Assurance is given that the
government will not go to extreme
lengths by closing the churches to
public worship. II congregations de.
fault In the formation Of associations
religious services win come under
the law of 1881 as public meetings.
But az services differ In many points
from meetings the projects have been
instructed 10 adapt the law. where Il
IL necessary. In order 10 facilitate In
every way the carrying on Of services
and notably the clause of the law by
which previous notice Of an intended
meeting Ia exacted. u has been de
eided that one notice stating the
hours Of services shall suffice for
any period.
The congregations must establish
a bureau or body of men who will bs
responsible for the purpose and good
order Of meetings, Representatives
Of the government must be present
nj all meetings, but ran only dissolve
them II the bureau fails In liz duties
md disturbances ensue. Priests may
receive and dispose Of moneys taken
10 actual collections at such meet.
ings, but all other contributions and
incomes will belong 10 the state.
Cures will be merely occupants with
out legal title In the premises. The
churches and other Properties viii!
he handed over to associations II
they are formed within a year. II
taken then by the state they will still
retain their previous character until
a contrary decision In announced.
The going into effect Of the law OF
associations marks an epoch In the
history of the French republic. II
means. in effect. that M religion Is
now recognized by the state Up /"
January I Of this year the Roman Ca
thoiic church, the Reformed church.
the Augsburg Confession. and the
Jewish Religious Community were so
recognized.
The relations between the state
aud the Roman Catholic church were
determined by the ConCurda: of
1901 and the organic articles OF 1909
Tho relations between the state ana
the Professionals and Jews were deter,
mined by different laws and DEGREES
nf the same period. The ministers
If these creeds we're paid by the
state salaries and were in many re
spects dependent on the government
These relations are nov completely
covered.
According to the law promulgated
inst one year ago the churches are
separated from the state. the adher,
ents "f all creeds may form assocla
state. the departments and III" com,
munes are relieved from payment of
salaries.
As transitory measures. ecclesiast-
les over sixty years of z and owe
thirty years Of service remunerated
by the state are entitled TO a pension
equal to three-fourths Of their salary
proportionate allowances are made
for all other ecclesiastics. II the as
sociations comply with the provisions
Of the law they are to be allowed the
use Of the churches, dwellings,. sem
inaries and other property. No relig'
ions establishment Is to tc allowed
10 exist unless authorized by the
state. and no monastic as a"'iation
can BIO authorized without A special
Law In each particular case.