nd
write. It must be noted that, in 1800, the adult population had greatly
diminished, and that the infantine population had largely increased.
France, moreover, is enlarged by 12 departments (Belgium, Savoy, Comtat,
Nice), where the old schools had equally perished.--If all the old
schools had been kept up, it is probable that the children who would
have had primary instruction would have numbered nearly 1,400,000.]

[Footnote 3177: Saint Thomas, "Summa theologica," pars III., questio 60
usque ad 85: "Sacramenta efficiunt quod figurant.... Sant necessaria ad
salutem hominum.... Ab ipso verbo incarnata efficaciam habent. Ex sua
institutione habent quod conferant gratiam.... Sacramentum est causa
gratiae, causa agens, principalis et instrumentalis."]

[Footnote 3178: Except priests ordained by a bishop of the Greek
church.]

[Footnote 3179: "The Revolution," I. 161.--Archives nationales. (Reports
of the Directory commissioners from the cantons and departments.--There
are hundreds of these reports, of which the following are
specimens.)--F7, 7108. (Canton of Passavent, Doubs, Ventose 7, year IV.)
"The sway of religious opinions is much more extensive here than
before the revolution, because the mass of the people did not concern
themselves about them, while nowadays they form among the generality
the subject of conversation and complaint."--F7, 7127. (Canton of Goux,
Doubs, Pluviose 13, year IV.) "The hunting down of unsworn priests,
coupled with the dilapidation and destruction of the temples, displeased
the people, who want a religion and a cult; the government became
hateful to them."--Ibid. (Dordogne, canton of Livrac, Ventose 13,
year IV.) "The demolition of altars, the closing of the churches,
had rendered the people furious under the Tyranny."--F7, 7129.
(Seine-Inferieure, canton of Canteleu, Pluviose 12, year IV.) "I knew
enlightened men who, in the ancient regime, never went near a church,
and yet who harbored refractory priests."--Archives nationales, cartons
3144-3145, No. 1004. (Missions of the councillors of state in the year
IX.) At this date, worship was everywhere established and spontaneously.
(Report by Lacuee.) In Eure-et-Loire, "nearly every village has its
church and minister; the temples are open in the towns and are well
attended."--In Seine-et-Oise, "the Roman Catholic cult prevails in all
the communes of the department."--In Oise, "worship is carried on in all
the communes of the department."-I