UNDER the above heading, "France and the Vatican," the Christian Cynosure for January has the following to say: "All that the French Government demands of the Catholics, it demands of every other church organization. Of the eighty Catholic bishops in France, fifty-nine who were present at a meeting to consider the demands of the government, agreed to its terms and proposed to carry them out. The Catholics were thunderstruck by receiving an order from the pope not to obey the law of their country. "French law requires each worshiping congregation to make out an inventory of the property of that particular congregation and apply for a charter, just as churches do in this country, and to elect a board of trustees for its management. French law differs from the law of this country in that it claims all church property not used by a congregation of believers. This prevents the church property being held by the pope, or Catholic Church in Rome, or by any other centralized body. The church belongs to the people who worship in it, and these will not be molested in any way. If it ceases to be used by them, it reverts to the State. "Another cause of excitement was the demand that monks and nuns engaged in commercial enterprises in the name of the church should list their property and take out corporation papers and pay taxes, as do other corporations. All those who refused simply lost their legal rights, and the church property, under French law, became the property of the State. The movement in France seems to be a wise one, tho it is made possible by the cooperation of free-thinkers, Freemasons, and anti-clericals. What do our readers think of the pope in Rome commanding the French Catholics to disobey the laws of France? To whom do you suppose the Catholics in our country owe civil allegiance?"