The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

NEW YORK. July Si.-The special
eIisbass% sent by the sultan Of Turkey
ID. announce his accession 10 the throne
10 Fiux Y consisted OF his eNcellency
6fa1ib Pashaw. grand master OF cere-
Inoffies of bis imperial ma iesty, and his
eNeeilency Emfn Bey. They We're re-
-Seix ed 1x the holy father with the Gus.
tomafy honors. and ceremonial In pre-
senting the sultans autograph letter TO
Plus " Gaiib PaShaw declared:
This mission is all the more agree
able To me from the fact that IL Is TO
the sovereign pontih, the spiritual head
Of q part of the Ottoman population
always known for its fidelity and de-
votedness to the empire, and for It's
lust appreciation Of the kindly and
paternal sentiments OF its august SOW
ereigns.'
The fact that heretofore it has been
customary to send netice Of change
Of sovereigns in Turkey 10 the Natlcan
through the French ambassador at Con-
stantinople lends special significance 10
this new departure; and in many quar-
tiers il is taken TO signify the end Of
the French protectorate IN the east
Turkey desired. some years ago, TO es-
tablish direct diplomatic relations with
tie holy see: hut Leo XIII then yielded
TO the solicitations Of France and left
the matter in statu quo.
There seems to be. however. no indi-
cation Of what the Intentions OF the
holy see may be in the matter. Mean
while, Catholics enjoy protection and
4 freedom OF worship in Constantinople
under their mahometan rulers. which
is denied them in Paris. under the pres
ent French parliamentary autocracy.
n1isealled republic"
The crisis seems to be rapidly ap-
f-s IA g,--Sr
France. The government appears to be
abandoning its cautious SEIZURE of one
point OF vantage after another in its
attacks upon the church. and TO be
determined to force the issue now in
one grand. final conflict with the HER
aroby Of France.
Within a few months six bishops have
been prosecuted under the so called
separation. law. =. The bishop of Ca
hors was fined s. for forbidding his
flock 10 send their children 10 anti
religious schools. The archbishop of
AUch and SIX OF his priests were fined
SO eacl for the. same reason. They
have refused to pay, and will prob
ably go to prison. The bishop of Bay
.o,o,ne was. fined 500 for declaring ex-
communicated the. purchasers of con-
hseatee church property.
The council of state has given judg-
hent in the case of the great votive
Z basilica of Montmartre: in Paris. 1t
( declares that the church forms part of
the archiepiseopal mensa; and it is TO
+ be eonhscated by the government
Father Kelly of the Extension society
+ truly writes:
!. The dying in the hospitals asking
for religious consolation are refused it,
Robbed and scourged By a dishonest
government are the clergy of France;
forbidden TO do anything for the glory
of God and the honor of their country;
yet. too often, we in America, who
ought TO. know better. turn TO them
+ with blame upon our lips
NO greater service could be done
today" he continues: a." in the cause of
justice than to have the American peo-
pie know-because they ARE a fair
minded people when they do know-just
what is the situation in France
And the editor of Rome says:
Other prosecutions are in sight: and
It is quite clear that the church in
I France is entering into the last stage
of the conflict which will mean death or
victory for all All over the country
petty acts of tyranny and persecution
are being perpetrated, which rarely get
into the papers Only the Other day,
for instance, at lie Mans, a NUMBER Oh
citizens were summoned on charge OF
exposing the papal standard from their
windows on the occasion of a celebra-
ton in honor Of Joan Of Are
The recent letter firm Plus Y to Colo
mel Keller has been falsely heralded by
! the anti-clericals as a condemnation OF
/ republicanism in general, and OF the
/ French republic in particular Need
less to say. no such Interpretation can
with anv Justice be placed upon it: nor
was it so intended by the holy see.
On their side the French hierarchy
I are lining up for the conflict The
4 great central figure is Cardinal An
drieI. About him are gathered all his
fellow bishops. Eighty-five of them
have written to him letters of con-
graduation and of adherence TO the
stand he has taken. We have already
+ in a previous issue, quoted from his
splendid address in court
The bishop of Bayonne. summoned
in his turn. before the civil court, also
made a splendid declaration Of prin-
: ciples-
There are some who believe he
said. that in this world there is but
+ one power-the civil power. In truth
there are two. To the civil power God
has intrusted the temporal order; fol-
the matters relating to the religious
order he has constituted spiritual
sovereignty Entrusted TO his church
/ These two powers have each their
proper and distinct domain: they are
+ therefore. independent. The church has
1 the right of opposing the intrusion OF
the state in its domain. as the state
can repel the incursions of the church
/ in purely civil affairs
4 Again he says:
The Caesars. made uneasy and
i jealous by this rival power which pro-
claimed its dominion over mems souls
tried 10 obtain possession of il for
/ their own purposes. or TO destroy it,
They command the apostles TO be
silent: tire apostles refuse TO obey and
! are cast into prison and put TO death.
And once more:
7 have said that there are laws
which IL is duty to dfsobey.' And
I have said that to lay IL down as a
principle that the law is to be blindly
obeyed in all that IL commands or pro-
hibits is absurd and monstrous. II
would mean the glorihcation of servi-
tude and tyranny. When a law is in
/ opposition with the divine law. or
when it violates the. rights of con-
i science Il is. No longer = law =