Show A noon GOOD TIGHT the rt rebellion bellion of a roman catholic church a against its ila priest la in juring during the past week is 13 an occurrence by no means nicu exceptional those these conflict of the priests with their pari brithe pr ithe blice are becoming quite frequent and nd the fact is one of great significance even when there is if no open rebellion as in this c case age III c re Is often on the part of ibid individuals ivida als in the 0 church beech a resolute dif di Cancu iauco of the abit authority hority of the priest instances of this sort ort are daily coming to the knowledge of protestants in all our large jarge towns owns and ci ica not long ago a priest in a new england town summoned to his residence ono of his parishioners ishio ners and required of him slon in a certain matter mailer which the parishioner refined upi n this the priest collared the parishioner who proved to be much too muscular a christian tiao for his bis pagtor and the ghostly rather father was soon boon in in a posture that was the reverse of devotional springing up in rage he rushed again to the attack and was again floored and held down till he be promised fach faithfully to be peaceable this priest was less lc tyrannical and more popular with lis his people than many or of his brethren yet it I 1 t will be easily believed that when this squabble squab blu and its ignominious result were noised abroad in his parish the faith of his parishioners in his bia power not to say bis is kiev piety was considerably weakened sue such on collisions elisions between the roman cathella Cat holla s laity and their spiritual guides are all the while taking place and the people have leave found by measuring their power against that of the priest that r it is i safe and wholesome to set his bis authority aur thorit yat at naught i of discontent under the arbitrary rulo rule ol of tho the priests are everywhere heard threats of resistance are common and the actual defiance of the ecclesiastical authority is by no means infrequent when we recount with aarm the facts which how ebow the rapid growth ol of romanism in our land these them other frace which indicate an ominous weakening of the power of the priesthood must alio algo be taken alien into account we ve may expect to see this spirit of ol 01 independence increasing in the catholic lie churches it is is inevitable that the 4 light lit and freedom of our civilization should find its way into these organizations liberal catholicism lias has reckoned but few or of its hosts in america hitherto but the case cafe is destined henceforth to tobo bo bravely altered the great mass of the communicants in the catholic churches of this land today emigrated full grown front from their n native we countries characters that were formed under absolute governments will till not immediately take bike on the sulf atif reliance and the impatience of ty lauy which the native american of whatever creed yet even apon these adopted citizens the influx ence of our social life bus bits acted like a tonic and they are beginning to assume a n most lost encouraging attitude toward towar their spiritual rulers it was not to be expected however ithac that any in intelligent telli and determined resistance to the priestly domination would be ma made by b these emigrants but their r children chil dreo who are born in this country and educated in our common schools VIM nil never neter submit to tho the absolutism of the priesthood AV AT F I 1 independent |