| Show THE TIlE TROUBLE IN Ul FRANCE The Tue Catholic tn In n France l deprived nf lit it the thu financial of the thu 1 mate elate HIll h fe t feels lH tha th Ih burden of ot the th lIl not nol quite littLe n Os ns enly an as w f I nt III first t In Inthe Inthe the wealthier pari th thu off ot of IC U fl few fel u IL r of ut the ho th Income dore doie nut the th H materially but bUI even nAil lit IteM parIah II a t tJ lal Ial difficulties of ut the t I hp ha of the monopoly if t funerals which ha has hitherto brn boOrn b in a 1 of revenues tar for lh churches church of ot Iu 1111 t The thus thua thusn earned coined n Ill by hy the eat CHI aI belle hollo churchill wa Wit never I la than t i year yar It II WIN Wl hull a II million franco Some Rom In ih Iho ho poorer quarter derived from 2010 to o francs frans It a fr trim im the r eni m mon fund of the receipts fr m funerals lInol they thoy haVe hll b boon ben n induced ed Ill to the rn mere r from lf hc rating II nil tho the churches for tor fUnerals t these pier par parishes have found It to 10 malt ends meet of or poorer IMru HII hu lit s have bv t under the necessity a of or cutting cUllin di e One OM of them stated staled to ho a r I porter that he hc Ii hud hail reduced the Ih num nunu number ber bl of at fingers In r unit and dismissed dl ml a beadle At the tho presbytery they had hod to colt oon CJ II with a servant For Kor the tho Master 1 or nl I ho he will no HI en 1 n fl famous preacher lIlli III In ito nf c i mh I h rn of lit retrenchment It will be bc to tn matte mako mitts meet Associations As are UIO brIng tir the tho purpose o of 11 IU II rl hy by voluntary I and attn otherwise ot lii r v it tho ho I ex et nf or the parishes h Church roter I e url held but hUl It Il Is I doubtful In Iii I I the tho minus of or som om that the tho efforts Will nl bo crowned with t fl don dett en cooperative bl establIshments for Catholic In various parishes na ns naUna ashue hue Una been lone done In foreign countries Tim Tho Th sItuation Illustrates very wIll well veItha Die ha oven evell II a strong church must encounter on all account of ot having havinga a n paid Paul ministry although lh wo we io belIeve thero there Is III much mitch loss Ion lei preaching for pay payIn payI In I n the Iho Catholic Cat boll e church cli than I ha n In III some so Protestant lit churched The Ideal min ministry laity Is li that thit which U I not a of at securing a it 1 livelihood The true trus IMer Mer In Is l ho Ito who gives his hl freely rite Tho money mone question when connected with preaching the tho baud Jo has tusa caused 11 more trouble In Itt religious world In nil all ages than Ihan any uny other question |
