mber of Deputies, 1816.) "In his re-composition of the Church of
France the usurper established 12,000 vicars dependent on alms, and it
will not surprise you that, instead of 12,000, there were only 5000
who were courageous enough to die of starvation or implore public
charity.... Thus are 4000 country churches without worship or
minister."]

[Footnote 5197: Thibaudeau, p. 166, and article of Brumaire 30, in the
Moniteur.]

[Footnote 5198: Roederer, III., p. 479 et seq. (Report on the
Senatorerie of Caen.) The priests everywhere feel that they are watched
and set aside. "Most of those I encounter exclaim, Poor cure, an
unfortunate cure. The functionaries are devoted to the Emperor as
their sole support against the nobles, whom they dread, and against the
priests, whom they slightly esteem.... The military, the judges, the
administrators when alluding to the priests or to religion merely smile;
the priests, on the other hand, express very little confidence in the
functionaries."]

[Footnote 5199: Decree of Sept. 30, 1804 (with allotment of 800
scholarships and 1600 demi-scholarships to each diocesan seminary).
These will be allowed us on being presented by the bishops.]

[Footnote 51100: D'Haussonville, II., p. 227.]

[Footnote 51101: Idem. IV. Order of arrest of M. d'Avian, archbishop of
Bordeaux, as one of the opponents of the Council (July 11, 1811). Savary
himself, Minister of Justice, raises objections. "Sire, do nothing with
M. d'Avian. He is a saint and we shall have everybody against us."]

[Footnote 51102: Idem., IV. p. 58. Address of the ecclesiastical
commission enumerating the favors granted to religion, "the legion
of Honor, conferred on many prelates, the titles of baron and count
assigned to bishops and archbishops of the Empire, the admission of
several of these to the legislative assembly and senate."]

[Footnote 51103: D'Haussonville, IV.,p. 366. (Last session of the
national council, August 5, 1811.)]

[Footnote 51104: Reading this, as Lenin must have done, could he help
but dream of the day, when he could become head of a state, head of a
foreign service, of a secret police force and hence be able to subvert
the entire world including the religious organizations, the political
parties, diplomatic services not to speak of international organizations
in New York or Brussels. (SR.)]

[Footnote 51105: Idem., I., pp. 203-205.]

[Footnote 51106: Idem., p. 228. Cf. the "Almanach imperial de
1806