The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-13
FIRST MASSES OUTSIDE
 TIE PALE OF THE LAW
THE CLERGY OF PARIS ISSUE SPECIAL APPEALS TO PA
 RISHIONERS TO ATTEND.

Government Proposes to Proceed Gent
 Iy-Services Not to be Broken Up--
 Police to Attend to Note Attractions
 of Law and Cite Officiating Priests
 Before Nearest Justice of the Peace-
 Chief Danger of Disorder is From
 Free Thinkers.
 Paris, Dec. 12.-The clergy of Paris issued special appeals tonight to their parishioners to be present at the churches tomorrow at the first mass celebrated outside the pale of the law. The government, however, purposes to proceed gently. These services will not be broken up, but policemen will be in attendance to note infractions of the law and cite officiating priests before the nearest justice of the peace. The chief danger of disorders in Paris lies in the possible invasion of churches by rowdies and free thinkers. Reserves of gendarmes will be stationed to-mor- row at various points throughout the city to guard against trouble on this score.
 The efforts made by certain members of the chamber of deputies and other disinterested persons to insure con tinuation of service in churches, in spite of the papal veto, by inducing Catholic laymen in each parish to make the forbidden declaration have not, So far as yet reported, met with much success. Up to late hour tonight the Church of St. John the Evangele was the only church where such legal ap- plication had been made, although it is impossible to foretell what the next few days will bring forth.
 The indications are against anything which might be dignified by the name of religious war, and the prompt eX- pulsion from France yesterday of Mgr Montagnini, secretary of the papal snunciature here since the recall of the nuncio, coupled with the threats to ex- pei recalcitrant clergymen from France has had a sobering influence.
 The militant Catholics are in hope less minority, and the masses are either indifferent or inclined to side with the government.
 Seven curates at Ternes, department of Cantal, have sent a letter to the To- cal comrnissary of police declaring they lwill resist with their lives any profana- tion of the church by free thinkers, using to this end every arm permissible for legitimate defense.
 There was a riotous demonstration at Nancy to-day while the bishop was moving out of his residence. Two thousand people accompanied the offi- gcials to the residence, hooting them constantly, The bishop will be prose- #cuted on the charge of assaulting a po- liceman, because he laid his hand upon ia policeman's shoulder while he was eaving his residence.
 Five thousand persons gathered to-
 jay in the cathedral at Rennes to listen
 D Archbishop Duburg's exhortatlon to
 sbedience to the pope. There was an \ enthusiastic demonstration.
 So far as church property is concern ed. the Episcopal mansions, the rec |4tories, the seminaries, etc, prelates of Fall rank are prepared to accept the no- tices served upon them to move out to- morrow, after protesting and refusing to sign documents of dispossession.
 It is reported tonight that dozens of cultural or diocesan societies are in the course of formation, at the last mo- ment in various departments.