Evening star., 1932-03-22
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Thirty were persons of religious occu-
patton. all but one being Christian; "a
were students; 81 were exempt from
the provisions of the immigration or
dlnance, and 2l0. persons were in Pal
! estlne without permission and allowed
to remain permanently In the country
by the September amnesty order.
sixteen prospective immigrants were
refused admission.
OF the 172 who left the country "a
We're Palestinians and 1856 were NOT
Palestine citizens The number in
ciuded ST Jews. 90 Christians and %
Moslems.
Spanish Bishop
Urges Support Of Church.
A. B. C. Msdrid.-The Bishon n,
Madrid-Alcala has directed to the faith.
luI an exhortation relative to the moral
and economic help which all owe te
the church. In an eloquent and i'm
paSsioned argument, ne urges that
those composing the councils of the
government forget not that without the
true practice Of religion there can be
no enduring state, and that all the
preiates and priests, whether metro
politan or parochial, while not promuI-
eating an active resistance to the anti
clerical edicts Of the political councils,
should encourage the people to stand
nrm In the divine principles and ideals
OF their creed, remembering that while
the dominion Of man endures for but
space, they are secure forever II they
adnere TO the divine injunctions regard
less OF what the temporal power may
threaten or demand.
Above all, the right to worship in
our ancient churches must not be de-
MED. This Is the supreme satisfaction
10 struggling human souls for which no
transient benefits and privileges Of pro-
zane or rular freedom can compen-
safe. ThCre are none more enslaved
than tn e who know no restraints of
religion or Of the moral standards es-
tablished the doctrines Of the Holy
See In its visible organizations. For
those who seek a larger liberty soon
find that they become the bondmen.
not of good things. and of wise and
heavenly jurisdiction which confer life
long happiness and comfort, but rather
OF their own lusts and appetites which
chain them with links Of steel to banes
and vices from which often neither di-
vine nor human power can free them.
The only bulwark against the slavery
of temptation and sin is the Holy
Church. If its power is weakened or
annulled men forthwith become far
more surrendered to the domination Of
evil than they were ever restrained by
their voluntary obedience to the COM
forting commandments of the church.
The Bishop of Madrid -Alcala does
not advocate militant churchhood,
except in the spiritual sense. The
people are not to resist the temporal
authorities, even when they transcend
the bounds of civil Jurisdiction, and
seek to invade the realms of the soul.
But yet the temporal power can ex-
ercise no proper authority in these re-
ligious matters The faithful must still
remain obedient to the truths taught
them in their cradles. They may pre-
serve this loyalty unobtrusively and
their Heaven will remain when this
earth has passed away.
The Bishop of Madrid -Alcala trusts
that the civil authorities will not re-
sort to any action more unprecedented
than the nominal separation OF the
church and state. and that they will
not interfere with the free worship OF
all believers, in which multitude. for
the most part, they themselves are in
cluded and that they will not seek
to defect to the public those generous
and pious offerings which the bulk OF
the people are disposed to make to pro-
mote in Spain the benefactions OF the
mother church.