The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-27
Catholic Church
because He Had Failed
10 II lltNT I3NIOrl Z
RELIGIOUS Procession

The parish and the clergy generally
were filled with Indignation. The sta
tue, unQuestiOnably work OF art.
stood within the very shadow OF their
church door: their children could moi
attend divine service without being
contaminated by it: no stranger,
whether pilgrim or tourist. could enter
the church without first noticing the
monument and having his mind pois-
Oncd by the words thereon. They an
pcaled to the law. of course in vain.
for the thing could never have bccn
placed there without the EXPRESS. Snp-
ellie permission OF the government. IN
deed. its erection was a government
act. the expenses OF which were de-
1rayed by Il private society. The par
ishionerS posted placards. protesting
against the deed. declaring that the
Inscription Oh the monument WAS
without foundation in fact, and that
the Chevalier La Barre had been con-
demned and executed by a criminal
court OF justice. But the placards
were torn down within a week, while
the monument is designed to cnure fn-
centuries. Words cannot describe the
bitter. bitter strife engendcred by this
and similar proceedings. Paris has
scores OF monuments. most of which
have been erected within the past ten
or fifteen years, dedicated to the mem
DRY OF men whom the inscriptions say
were martyriZed by the church. That
OF Tienne Dolet. on the Place Maui
bert. not far from NOtre Dame. is one
OF the best known examples A cir
cumstance. OF the same genre. was the
'empanthconiZatiOn" Of Emile Iola
The Panihc on, it will be remembered
was built by the architect SoufcIot,
during the reign Of Louis Nv, and was
destined to rculacc the ancient church
Of the Abbey OF st. Gcncvievc: build-
cd, then. on sacred ground. it was con-
secratcd to the Worship OF God and to
the memory of the patron saint of
f'arlS, ana its dome is still Surmuunt-
cd by cross. The rcvOlutiOniStS de-
cldcd that the Pantheon should be de-
dlrated to the great citizens Of Franco,
and traced upon its facade this in
scription, AUX Grand Hommes LA
Partic Reconnaissance" When the re-
mains OF Rousseau and Voltaire were
transported TO the Pantheon, the
clergy felt that holy shrine had
been dcfilcl. and when these two
tombs were violated during the Res
toratlOn. the churchmcn regarded it as
a Judgment from on high. Their first
Indignation. however. was nothing as
compared to that which they felt when
Io!a's body was placed in the crypt.
Catholic journals. which have as vet
by no means ceased to lift their voices
in protest. charge that the deed was
sole intent OF insulting religion and
morality. The family Of President
Sadi tarnot has demanded that the
administration restore to them the
body of their kinsman. which was
placed in the Pantheon prior to that
OF Iola. The administration. on the
other hand maintains that all this
protest is but another example of Ca
tholic "bigotry and intolerance" This
last phrase tempts me to interpolate
word or two regarding a trining de-
tail which may bear on the same
question: In Partisan argot, or slang.
any aged lady. Of dcvout habits and
pronounced Christian faith, is called a
"bigottc.' The expression has passed
into such common usage that the
words original meaning has been lost.
Anti-adninistration newspapers at