Show ci CHURCH I U I AND AXI Ni STATE I IN N mA tANCE Cg New Now York Sun According to a tele- tele gm g- g gr m from Puh Paris the Catholic bishops bishops bish bish- ops ups of or France at a secret meeting hel held lost last in pursuance of im instructions from Crom the time Vatican vaLcan decided by hy a majority major major- fly ity Iy of or 22 out of oC a total of or 71 7 I 1 votes voles to Co t advise th the Pope lope to 0 accept time the new neuv law for fOI or time the separation of or Church and amid State Stale If I Plus Pius X shall shaH act In conformity con con- with the vl views of or much mich the larger pat part I of or the French episcopate thE there will wi be he a temporary cessation of the thelong long struggle between the tue civil power and Roman Catholicism In 10 We Ve Vey e say y temporary because the he truce ma may last only until time the burden bur bus Ion den of if supporting new bishops and priests Illes presses eH severely upon laymen e n ii I To appreciate the time Importance of or the time decision reached we should bear henr In III mind that thai hitherto none mione of the concessions con con- cessions which were ivere Intended to mitIgate mitigate mit mit- ml- ml the time harshness of the time Separation tion Uon law and amid avert that complete confiscation of or Church property which the lie socialists ts desired has been accepted by ly French ecclesiastics The rho law provided pro ilO vided that church property In lii every overy diocese and in iii every parish should be he made mantle over to lay hay associations after these had hind applied l for fOI and obtained government authorization Such devolution de do- te- te of oC church property to lo laymen laymen lay lay- men could not hot be carried out without the time sanction of or the he Pope and Ibis timis la has hitherto been Nor NOI without with with- out time the permission of or their ecclesiastical cal cl superiors could commit the lie Catholic clergy accept the lie stipends which under the Separation law may under certain conditions be lie paid fall to bishops already consecrated and to priests cathy already ordained only theli thel successors being compelled to lo look 1001 to lo time the Catholic laity lally laly for support A definite eUnic luau plan pIau of or action would have been formed no doubt many months month ago limit hut for time the hope widely entertained enter enter- In Catholic circles that limit the time 10 r- edit general election electon might cause the tho overthrow o of or the time bloc or em coalition coalton o of factions which is with wilh time Iho tw abolition of or the time Concordat Time The event has imas shown that thai this hope horle wa was foundation A Although hough entirely the aggregate of time the votes vote polled poled was considerably larger largel than limn that ca cast casl t at any ammy time line since sluice time the Boulanger campaign cam cain of oC almost two tivo decades ago time the thE bloc gained rather than thau lost by appearance ance of former fonner abstainers ah at time Iho ballot box hox and anel Its Is majority in lie tha chamber of deputies deputes is decidedly larger larger lar has g ger r than il it I ever was A large laige ma inn of the time French bishops then here tore more have made muncIe up imp their theil minds that thai II It Ith I I ij h useless to lo kick against the time pricks The rhe members of the time uncompromising minority ma may be expected to presa ires their ideas upon Ullon the lie Vatican where they have sonic some champions but bul il it i Is generally believed that Plus ilus X N. will recognize time the necessity of oC making the time best of an mimi unwelcome predicament predicament- lie le knows that hint time the properly of th the church chuich churchIn In France Will 1 soon soomi be unless he allows lay associations a to tobe tobe tobe be formed onnel for Cor the time purpose of or acquiring ing title thereto anti and he lie must also be he moved mo by 13 tIme the knowledge thal many French prIests are art in iii grievous ous owing to the lie til refusal refus-al of oC their bishops to lo let them accept the time government pay According to an ami announcement latt lately ly made matle by lie French Ministry l of oC Worship out of ot priests and amid nHI bishops entitled d to stipends s under time the Separation lau no fewer than have sent applications |