This is what these Jacobins understand by combating the Church. A _coup de liberté_ by dint of liberty! They speak of giving _droit commun_, common right. But they never do so. The Church is excluded from the right of forming _Associations d’utilité publique_ conferred by the law of 1901, though placed under this law since December 28th, 1906. The new law is only a makeshift. M. Briand said (21st December, p. 3398, _Journal Officiel_): “Evidently this legislation is not definitive. Turn the pages of history up to the Revolution; you will see that the Convention had the same difficulties as we to-day. See the number of laws voted in the year 1795 alone” (there were eleven Laws of Separation). Just so. France stands where she did in 1795. PAGE 228 RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN CATHOLIC MARYLAND Confirmed by the Lord Proprietary by an instrument under his hand & seale. PHILLIP CALVERT. 26th August 1650. Enacted & made at a Geñall Session held 1 & 20 day of Aprill Anno Dm͠ 1649 as followeth viz. An act concerning Religion. fforasmuch as in a well governed & Xpian Com͠on Wealth matters concerning Religion and the honor of God ought in the first place to bee taken into serious consideracon & endeavoured to bee settled. Be it therefore ordered and enacted by the Right Hoble Cecilius Lord Baron of Baltemore absolute Lord Proprietary of this Province with the advice & consent of this Generall Assembly. That whatsoever ‘pson or ‘psons within this province & the Islands thereunto belonging shall from henceforth blaspheme God that is curse him or deny our Saviour Jesus Christ to be the sonne of God, or shall deny the holy Trinity or the unity of the Godhead, or shall use or utter any reproachfull speeches concerning the said Holy Trinity shal be punished with death & confiscation to the lord Proprietary and his heirs....