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Show IIIMlilllLSCUMIIllllNSIMl'llUri Tiih ailtllng condition of religion In nuros retentt a rather anomalout a i-earauct.. On ths mil IntL tho Kuil-erorof (Icrmany closed Ihs Land. lag, at Ihs iHspaU h sij s, "In a i harac-terlttlc harac-terlttlc maimer." Touching Uvu eo cletlasllcal affalra, lis nolsil with lliaturs that tho rialltutlon to ths (allelic church of ths clerical stipends ttoaM during ths Kullurkauif waa naultliig In tonsflti to both church and alats. llsiuadsrifeiencs to thu status uf ths lellgloua orders of He-demitorlsta He-demitorlsta and Jeaulta which ars not rmlttel domicile In tleimany. In Itararlalhs -rllanint hat Wen allied lo admit Ills ltedimihllltla, aud ths iurt.tlun has I -ecu aubmltlnl to a commission. I'ltlllont hats also larn tent to ths (Jernmti illauint tu admit Hie Jesuits. Tho total numbs r of signatures asking fur tho Mum of tlila oriler Is tnn.lmo, ths total against It liji.OUi). Tho Jesuit cider numbs rt HWlniimUn. hlls Oeriusiiy and her llmi-erur op. var In ths nils of defsndsr of Humanism, Human-ism, It It straugs that 1 laly and Franco ars rr.ardcd aa Ha mortal enemies. Ths Catholic riM of A merit a, aa well aa of Lureio characterize Italy and Kranro at anil Catholic. Thlt at-enii alrangs. Italy hasa Wilallou- ol about S), CK,iH). OftlussbS.OiMaro classeilat l'roli slants, and 3,0c at Jew. Ths men who vols against ths tenioral Kiwtr at elictlont and tho men wholioll uftlcu ars Catholic. Tho Parliament which restricted tho a)wir ofthsAairyaiidtulairdlnalrd It Ihs Church to ths HUto waa a Catholic I'arllameut. Utonlhs constitution ol Italy ssjs: llio Catholla aMtollo ami lloman religion It tho wis religion of ths Hlilo," Notwithstanding all this, lloman achoott wero suppressed and stvcrnlof ihsrellgliutordera vers either booibshelloil or rsslrlclsd In Ihrlrwotk by Itglslallon. Hut Ihs grotiKpienrMofthopliturs la In llio fact lhat Italy with iW.O-ai I'mtrslanls, andlM.UW Jew a la clatssrd ly Calh. olio n at a loh stant CHinlry. I- raiu-o has a ai ulatlon of kl.Oun.uiVI, Uf tin to V.OOO.IXH) ars baptlieil Cathu lies, l,WM,(l Hrutestaiitt and about .1CAHVHS) avowed Inlldelt. Vit In 1 'ran co tho Calhollo part any Hut Ihs rlisit ars driven from the hoola, thotlsteraof iharlly aro driven from ths hospitals, and ivsnths lllllo "ila. lert of ths poor aro leglslalod agal int. That may bs all true, but It It wrong hi chaigol'roluU.otlsm with restricting Ihojiowerot Ihs I Ionian Churili in these countries. Htallalks show lhat at a rellglout factor III bolh countries It It really luiljiilflmnt. It Is a purely (loioe.Ho iuarrel, and llio Catholic IJiower haa bevu rvstulusd by Calholiv lutlutuio, jgrasT3a&lC-ii -., t"taHM. Whlla viewing llio rellglout situation situa-tion of l'iiropp,lho condition of Ireland presents also a rather striking Icture AcmrdlngtothscenMiaof list Al-rll, Ihs Calliollm of that country hiinitvr il'ill'i allowing adtcriAsu of Itn r csnt.alnco l!41, TIib I'totittant 1 1 tss.ollan number I'SI.hio, show luga ilocri aim of 0 wr unit tines. 1611. Tho Hnthylsrlans number UWil, allowing a loss of S per cnt.lncei IMI. Tlis Wcalsyari Methodists numlrr lS, thowlng an Incrrassjof 12tr rent, sines 18)1. Hers ws hate Ihs Catholla religion In Ireltna thawing, In ten years, adecrva.sof IU wr cent., whllo among Milhodlsta, during llio sarnu tlriif,luers It anlncrensoof IL rccnt. ruilhrrmorr, ws II nd that Ihs Calhollo Calh-ollo majority lu Ireland over tho I'rotrtUnt Ma hat fallen l.y.W.nO') tlnco USI. Hhonld ths WesUynu Melhodlats continue lo Incrcato In ths futurs at I hey havo In Ihs t ten yuan, their religion would soon contest con-test ths domlnaucy with Itomnnlstii Aa rule, ths Melbodlst nilnltltra In Ireland ars mors national than any of tho recta, Horns Included. ibo result 1 that many Tiwniwhofrrl Intinssly on Ihs Irish question are allying Ihsnf trivet with that aecl. Hsllglon in I.urojai, at In thsUnlle.1 Hlatr, arw ! to bo In a lively slats of unrest. |