PRIEST OR POLITICIAN
One of the most beautiful figures in the piesent-day political life of France is •■unquestionably the Abbe Lemire, who by his honesty, amiability, and friendliness reminds one of Victor Hugo's Bishop Myriel. Vl'])en the abbe joined the Radical party he was given by' his superiors the choice of lesi'gning his seat in Parliament or abandoning his priestly office; and as he refuted to do either he was forbidden to officiate in the .parish church. During the recent General Election he was again nominated as deputy for Hazebrouck. The Clericals, knowing that his election was certain, took desperate means to prevent it Whenever the abbe went to a village the streets immediately became deserted, because the inhabitants knew that every token of sympathy shown to the pnest would be reported to clerical headuartew. No adherents of the Church were allowed to take part in his meetings or to let committee rooms to him, while workers were warned against assisting to bring out his paper. 'Cri de Flanders.'
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Evening Star, Issue 15514, 9 June 1914, Page 5
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169PRIEST OR POLITICIAN Evening Star, Issue 15514, 9 June 1914, Page 5
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