Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-02
ANTI-CATuOLIC AGITATION.


Tho trouble between Spain and inc
atican seems to center around the
elieious orders. as was the case IN
rance. Moved. possibly, by the agi-
! alton IN the neighboring country the
Dung King Of Spain has paid con
iderable attention to that question
Ike many other prominent Catholics
! has become convinced that the re-
r,ous orders i'm Spain are heavy
urden upon the people, because they
vc on the people, though producing
cry little Of any moral, esthetlc' or
conomic value. and so. some time ago
promulgated certain rules that were
: lined az those orders.
+. Among tn ,se rules are the following
IN religious order shah be established
ithout the authorization OF Parlia-
: ,ent; the state shall support any mem
or desiring to ronounce the VOWS
AIKEN; the minister OF Justice may WIN
raw the authorization Of any order
{ ,nnd 10 be inimcal 20 morality or
uhlic tranquility, the cabinet shall
txarnino authorizations already grant
III. and withdraw those who are Illegal
ollgtous orders whose members are
= sreisncrs on whose directors reside
broad shall be dissolved Other rules
Teal with the right Of orders to hold
I roperty. receive donations, resistra-
on, etc.
' Il Is clear from these rules that the
Etato claims the right to authorize reg
Int. or dissolve religious orders In
main. independent Of the church
|. Hitherto spain has been the stronghold
K such orders But now the agitation
usinst them Is so violent that while
ne government is legislating against
l,,ern. mobs are burning converts and
I unncrics.
\ IL is a fact that there is greater toll
llration in this country of Roman re-
\ gious orders, than there is In either
1. rance. Spain. or Italy, AT the present
|. me. Tho stories told in Catholic coun-
( ies about such institutions have born
uit II Is not without interest. thcrc-
ore. to notice that in this country, too,
b may witness an anti-Catholic agita-
on that may or may not, grow to
considerable proportions.
We have before US a pamphlet on Ro-
nan Catholic Monastic Institutions in
I'VE Twentieth Century By Rev r. F.
yeLcng. of Fremont, Indiala, In which
set forth the story of one Mabel
ellington. ~ Detroit. Mich. who -
lid q have been invomntarily con-
:usd 20 n House OF the Good shep-
'erd"
In brief, the story Is that the eirl was
,red into a convent and was kept ther,
slavery" Tor seven years and four
onths, Her relatives mourned her as
lrad. while confined in tho convent
20 Inherited large sum OF money but
her whereabouts were unknown. the
1urt declared her legally dead. hence
pa lost the inheritance. The pamphlet
written by an Catholic. but IL con-
ists chiefly Of the court record in the
lse. II contains the girls charge
<ainst the convent her testimony the
stimonies Of other girls who had been
An1atcs there, tho testimony of the
other superior. tho attorneys plea.
be judges charge to the jury and the
hry's decision The court gave the girl
100 damages
Are We mistaken In supposing that a
ihlication Of this, and similar stories
ay start an agitation in this country
the same order as that In SPAIN
Protestant publications are reviewing II
~ I'd recommending II to their readers.
ne Christian Statesman says "it Is the
~ that will open Rome's converts in
Il ir country"
d We do not believe I'm any kind Of agil
4 ton directed against any church
; hatever. We believe IN the utmos,
! ecdom of faith and practice. under
+ lre law. II church Is In error. let the
= = ylt 81 truth be the remedy: II II is
! pe victim OF superstition. let reason be
.ard. But We refer to this case be-