Show SOMETHING STRANGE fob FOR many years revolution alon ulon has his b been een the chronic condition of aex xex mexico and for bloody revolutions large or small if she has not nott surpassed old spain she has proved herself a worthy relative of that revolution distracted country but now strange to say mexico has effected a peaceful revolution and an important one too it was recently stated that the jesuits had bad been ordered to leave the country and liow ilow the president of mexico has issued a decree concerning concertin c the recent amendments to the constitution I 1 commanding all functionaries function annes aries and government employees to affirm without reservation the reform and to guard and cause to be guarded the additions to the constitution under penalty of a forfeiture of their positions these amendments and additions provide that church and state shall be separate that no laws shall be made establishing or prohibiting any religion thus inaugurating inauguration 0 ia ie legious equa equality fity ity before the law that marriage is to be a civil contract no religion in it before the law that religious institutions cannot possess property thus making them as such inferior to secular institutions before the law and placing the former under ban in material mat matters orin other words regarding them at best as but civil institutions th that atthe the religious oath is abolished and a simple affirmation or promise to speak the truth complying with the obligation contracted with penalties in case of violation or for false testimony is substituted that nobody shall bp dobli obliged 0 ed to serve another without just compensation which abolishes peonage and all forms of civil slavery that the laws do not recognize monastic orders nor permit their establishment ment by by apy any denomination or under any predence pretence pre tence that no contract shall be allowed to be made among per sons consenting to their hwn proscription crip tion or banishment that no DO contract shall be permitted which aims alms at a sacrifice pf af the liberty of man 1 in the matters matier of work e education and religious vows these are fa pan far reaching changes and are v very e ry largely aimed almed at af the dom domination of the roman catholic church As a el consequence th priests of tia that church are highly 1 I 1 indignant over them and some so M e of Q f the sit priesthood estwood are opposing them b by y ali all mea means n 8 in n their power chief of or which is 13 excommunication of all members who defend these changes in thep thip th constitution n of the country it remain remains s to ifo be seen whether the priests havo hayo or 11 have ayn not nob sufficient inn influence M to make the changes affecting them practically faly void i |