Evening star., 1927-04-18

willing to consider the hypothesis), who
should attempt to rule in matters civil
and political, to Influence the citizen
beyond the range of their own orbit of
jurisdiction that are the things of
God, the answer is quickly made;
Back to your own sphere Of rights
and duties, back to TO the things of
God"
Bishop England, referring to our
Constitution, said: Let the Pope and
the cardinals and all the powers of
the Catholic world united make the
least encroachment on hat Constitu-
ton, we will protect it with our lives
Summon a general council--let that
council interfere in the mode OF our
electing but an assistant to a turn
key of a prison--we deny the right,
we reject the usurpation.
"Our Supreme Court has marked out
the sphere of influence of church ana
state in a case from which you quote
copiously, Watson VS.. Jones, IL wan
729; but you refrain from quoting this
statement:
1.-The right to organize voluntary
religious associations, to assist In the
expression and dissemination of any
religious doctrine. and to create trlbu-
nails for the decision of controVerted
questions Of faith within the assocla-
ton, and for the ecclesiastical govern
ment of all of the individual members,
the congregation and officers within
the general association, is unques-
toned.
Decision Binding Within Church.
"It is of the essence of these re-
ligious unions and of their right to es-
tablish tribunals for the decision OF
questions arising among themselves
that those decisions could be binding
in all cases of ecclesiastical cogniZance,
subject only to such appeal as the
organism itself provides for
"That is the states attitude toward
the church. Archbishop Ireland thus
puts the church's attitude toward the
state:
ITO the Catholic obedience to law
is a religious obligation, binding in
Gods name the conscience OF the
citizen. Both Americanism and
Catholicism bow to the sway of per-
sonal conscience.
'rUder our system of govern
ment." the governor wrote, "the cleo
torate intrusts to it's officers of every
faith the solemn duty of action ac-
cording to the dictates of his own
conscience. / may fairly refer once
more to my own record to support
these truths. No man, cleric or lay.
has ever directly or indirectly at
tempted to exercise church influence
on my administration OF any office /
have ever held, nor asked me to show
special favor to Catholics or exercise
discrimination against non-Catholics.
"It is we'll known fact that have
made all of my appointments to public
zA ci n
| never asked any man about his re
| ligious belief. In the first month OF
| this year there gathered in the capitol
at Albany the first governors cabinet
| that ever sat in this State. 1t was
| composed under my appointment, OF
| 2 Catholics, 13 Protestants and l Jew
Assistant Is Protestant.
"The man closest to me in the ad
ministration of the government is he
who bears the title of assistant to the
| governor. He has been connected
with the governors office for 80 years
| in subordinate capacities, until ] pro
NOTED him to the position which
makes him the sharer with me of my
| every fought and hope and ambition
| in the administration of the State. He
| is a Protestant, a Republican and q
| thirty-second degree Mason.
| I'm my public life l have exem
| plified that complete separation OF
| church from state which is the faith
of American Catholics today.
~ next come to education. You ad
| NIT that the Supreme Court guaranteed
to Catholics the right to maintain
| their parochial schools; and you ask
me whether they would have so ruled
| if it had been shown that children in
| parochial schools were taught that the
state should show discrimination be
tween religions. that Protestants
should be recognized only as a matter
of favor, that they should be intol
Grant to non-Catholics and that the
| laws of the State could be f1outed or
| the ground of the imaginary conflict
My summary answer is: I and all my
children went to parochial school.
never heard of any such stuff being
| taught or of anybody who claimed
that it was. That any group of Cath
olics would teach it is unthinkable.
Answers AnnuIment Charge.
| "You next challenge the action oil
the rota in annuling the Marlborough
marriage. You suggest that the rota
in annulling the marriage (where the
civil courts recognized it. but granted