The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-17
CATHOLIC PRELATE GIVES OUT
STATEMENT ON STATE AND
CHURCH CONTROVERSY.
DEMANDS or new LAW
Are in Effect That Church Should
Surrender Private Property to
Commission Appointed BY
State--Contiscation
-ARcH6lsHoP FARLEY.

New York Dec. l6,--Archbishol
John NJ. Earley of New York, toda,
gave out the following statement q
/ the church and state controversy /;
France
| Here in America where there is
no attempt made by the STATE to in
Iterfere with religious denominations
the people at lai sc are naturally dis
posed to condemn clergymen, who
by declining to comply with the be
hest. Of the government, expose
themselves to charge of rebellion
against the authorities OF the land.
But in order to understand the
refusal Of the Roman Catholic clergy
Of France To obey the new law of sep.
aration, II must be explained that the
provisions Of the statute in question
demand the consent of the church
and of it's minister's to the alienation
Of all property that has been be.
queathed and donated them for he.
! gions and philanthropic purposes.
u Is property which they do nos de
rive from 4he government but from
the nunificence Of the pious. and or.
which they are mereluy the trustees.
The situation created by the new
law, which Is The cause of the pres
ent crisis, is as if, for instance. the
Legislature Of New York wee to en-.
act laws compelling the tfus ees OIL
Trinity church corporation, under the
penalty Of conhs-ation, to give their
consent TO the alienation Of all it's
vast property to other uses than
those for which II was intended and
to transfer It's administration affssf
control to people who might either
belong to rival denominations, or
even profess atheism II : as If The !
legislature of New York were To en-
act a statute requiring the Catholic |
church under penalty of confscation. |
TO consent to the transfer of the man. |
agement and control OF its editices. |
rectories, hospitals, pro |
tectorles and other educational and |
charitable institution to associations |
n which, not merely avowed foes OF
catholicism among the Protestant de.
nominations but also aguostics and
icheming politicians, Indifferent to
my kind of religions belief, were in
he majority.
"Aristide BRAND, The minister of
in France, and the authorl
nd executor of this iniquitous law.
las solemnly declared that without
ne written consent OF the clergy to
he establishment Of these boards or
cultureless' and without ,
he transfer by the clergy OF the !
roperty of the church to these bodies I
here could not only be no public ex. !
rcises of divine wor hip. but there ,
'ould also follow the conf alton Of
he sacred edifices, rectones and
the ecclesiastical property by the
tate.
There Is no question of differ a.,
noes betw zen the various religious :
combinations Tie pope and the Ro-
nan Catholic church in France today
re fighting with far better jus ifca =
on and much greater moderation =
30 very war that Chalmers and the =
'her founders of The Free Kiki
aged in Scotland CD years ago for
le 'cron rights Of Christ Il
The clergy Of France. in one word =
re fighting the bat le Of Christen.
pm. They should have the sympathy
every Christian church. which
WIS property and endowments. for
vine worship. and the dispensation
charity, according 10 its own
,hts" y