Year: 1871

you how account for It. Tho Catholic Clergy are mimi
cal to proEtcss, Do change, to ihpfsveneut
Of any sort A change Ia not change In
the eyes Of priest or Jesuit; II s
o revolution The poorer populations arc under the
thumb Of the priests Az richer they cast OH
somew this bondage that In the poorer farmers,
who can least afford 1t. whose profits kept to GER
tain standard by me priests The Jesuts well know that
rise In the world and improve their position they
emapcpae themselves from bonds, which. rs poor men,
they bore meek The priests do not wish the peasant
farmers to improve their condition. for each one OF the
latter who becomes rich Is removed to more or lees do
gree, from the influence OF tho former. The priests use
all their influence to keep the farmer In the same old
grooves and actually preach the wckedness of show
ing themselves discontened with the station OF hfe In
which has pleased God to place them"


Baron lcbg spoke with considerable warmth Oh this
subject and returned to 1t several times II is imposs
bic for to repeat within the limits OF letter, all ne
said the subject Unjust cOntcnt myself with giving
some OF his most remarkable ttatements cit IL only
lately he said, that the world has discovered the ex
traordinary power, organization influence, discipline
and ubiqufty OF the Company OF Jesus There s not
this he said with marked emphass"a single village or
hamlet however small and unmportant, in this country
and in Catholic countries. in which there Is not
either member OF the Society or one OF its agents
Where there Jesuit brethren inhabant Of the
village appointed an agent Of the Society," and reports
every circumstance matter how trivial which taxes
place In the village. This organization gives the Society
an immense power which, unfortunately is not used for
the peoples good"


spoke Of the Old Catholic movement. and asked the
Baron whether lie did not expect 1t would eventually
lead to great schism and reformation in the Church
He did not appear very confident OF this result Inere
is certainly beginning made he said but even those
who have spoken out with most dlrecness against
the late dogma appear afraid to do anything but speak
Beside, the converts whatever you please to call
thcm-the Conservatives, you pease-have not gained
single Bishop to their sde None but poor parish
priests poor devils who perhaps hope to better their
condition. have up to the present moment joined the
| movement There 'men-of-war' men
who will fight for their opinions, resist to
| the utmost, through thick and thin there
are none these nowadays there were in Luthers
! days. Luther, now, was man-of-war. But DOngcr
who has compared TO him. afraid. He is too old
AS a young he might have played great part in


this movements but lie Is old and fearful There Is
not q priest in the Vatican who breads moro than DOL
linger does schism in the Church And whatever he
may cay write the schsm is actually
confirmed he will retire." remarked the strangencss
OF the circumstance that Bavaria, one Of the last
the eudge defense of the State against the encroach
Of the Church. Baron Lcbg said he hoped to
some good come of the resistance which Baron Lutz
was Offering the Infalist Bishops, and said Prussia
aud Austria would doubtless follow SUIT After
alton the Vienna Exhibition, for Which cannot
find room, withdrew.