The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
Maeterlinck Joins Ranks Of
Great Writers Whose Books
Are Barred.
HUGO AND DUMAS THERE
Kant, Rousseau, Renan, Spinoza,
Voltaire and Tolstoy
Also on List.
SpectaI cor,espondenee to Tnn srx.

Special Coryespondencs to Tap suv.
LONDON, Feb 13.--The announcement
from Rome that all the works OF Maeter-
linck are to be placed on the Index Of
books forbidden TO Roman Catholics has
caused great stir among the many ad-
mirers OF the famous author and play
wright. Henceforth not only his books
but the popular "Blue Bird" the well
known opera "Pelleas ct Melisands." for
which Debussy wrote the music, and The
Death Of Tintaglies." recently played at
the Savoy Theatre here. will be taboo
to good Roman Catholics.
The Index Librorum Prohibltorum Ex.
purgandorum" was Instituted in the
troubled period following the Reformation.
when Europe was flooded with books con-
tanning many contradictory doctrines The
Council Of Trent appointed commission
to consider the matter and II drew - .
list OF books to be prohibited. But after
ward the Council. at its last session In
1863. relegated the whole matter to he
judgment OF the Pope.
A few years later Plus v. appointed ne
Sacred Congregation Of the Index. II con-
| sists OF a number of Cardinals, with .
secretary. taken from the Order Of Preach
ers. and a great number OF theological
and other professors called consultors.
| present Congregation. which consists Of
twenty Cardinals and thirty consultosA
Prohibitions and Censorship.
The Congregation deals frst with ne
prohibition. and secondly with the censor
| ship OF books, They forbid all books de-
| Tending heresy or schism or attacking the
foundations OF religion. and all books by
| on-Catholics treating expressly Of re-
| ttsrta trta Is rIr bat thaxy takx
nothing contrary to the Roman Catholic
! faith. Newspapers or periodicals which
! designedly attack religion or morality
Z are forbidden. and Roman Catholics must
not write in them without reasonable
cause. A book which has been placed on
| the Index" can be restored to circula-
tion among the members OF the Church -
the author removes the objectionable
passage and makes due amends to the
Pope.
The following are some of the most
notable books on the Index:
Addison--"Remarks on Several Parts q
| Italy" t172s)
Baizac-All his love stories. asa. isis.
| lS64J
biol.--with commentaries by Ensiish
| authors. French edition. Dec Is, Mart. l7,6.
Book O: Common Prayer--l5 Nav. i7l..
Sir Thomas Browne--"Reilrio Medioi."
| Comte--"Positivism" uss4D
| Gabrielle dAnnunzio-All love stories
dramatic works and selected prose. d9il)
Erasmus observation-disclosures or The Laws
OF Organic Life" Gsl7J
pefoe--"hstory tPollucaD o, III. Devil
| Descartes-Phiiosophica works
All Dumaa Love stories.
Dumas Father)-Ail love stories Gss:)
Dumas tson)-Aii love stories Iss3) and
lie Question du Divorce" Gsso,.
| Flaubert--"Madame BoVary" IsS<)
Gibbon--"The History OF the Decline and
Fall OF the Roman Empire" G7s3)
Goldsmith-"An Abridged History OF Eng
land from the Invasion Of Julius Cesar Il
the death OF George IL" Ns23D
Hallam-"The Constitutional History Of
I England from the Accession OF Henry VII
to the death OF George H." us3s) and
Views OF the state OF Europe During the
Middle Ages CIs39.
. Enthusiastically the whole Of his WORM
usS6 and is4D
Hobbes-An his works us4s, 1901. i7os)
Victor Huso--"Notre Dame de Parisr
Ns3p and Les Misersbles" ue6D.
hume-Ali his works. l7si and 1917
Kant-"Kritik OF Pure Reason" ls2D.
Andrew Lans-''Myth. Ritual and Re
lirion," 1sa6D
John Locke--"An Essay Concerning Hu
!, man Understandings u7sD and The Rea
y sonableness OF Christianity as Delivered 4,
the Scriptures u7aD.
John Stuart Mill--"Princip,es Of Poiitics
. | Economy" Is5sD
y SIR George Mivsrt--'Happiness IN Hell
, Iss3)
MontaiEne-Essaya IsTeD
Renan-Nineteen books. Nsss-iss<N
. Samuel Northumberland"
Rousseau-Books. u7s?-1s0o)
- Sainte- Beuve--"Port Royal" rsi5.1
: George SANDAL her low. stories
=. Observation-Disclosures works u5so)
Sterne-"Yorick."
= Swedenborg-"Principia I7Ss)
Thomas q Kempis--'Im,tat.on Of Christ
l7aSb
Tostoy-"La Catholicisms Roman q
y Russie." GS66l
Voltaire-Eight books. G752.isoi)
q Zoa-All his books