Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 30, 24 July 1902, Page 24

Catholic World

ENGLAND.— Presented. Tho Very Rev. I'rior Thomas R. Laws, O 1' , had tho honor of being presented to their ltoynl Highnesses the Pi nice and Princess of Yvales at tho reception on Monday, June 2, at Marlborough House Catholic Association. At a meeting of the Catholic Association, held on June 3, the Very Key J. P liannin, IS .M., was reelected chairman of the committee for tho ensuing year , Mr. G. H. White was elected deputy chairman, and Mr. J . Woulfe hon. assistant secretary. Brought to Book. Father Bernard Vaughan has got a verdict fon £300 (.bays the 'Catholic Times ') m the action for libel, which he=brought against tho 'Rock.' We are not of those who rejoice m punishments of any k<nd and( natm rally wo have a special dishko for tho punishment of journalists. But we feel that the penalty mllicted on the editor of the ' Rock ' was a necessity. The vituperation and violence with which it has been carrying on a campaign against the Jesuits ha,\e far exceeded the bounds of legitimate controversy. The Jesuits, it appears to us, have been much too patient. They have gone on with the works of their ministry diligently, without troubling themselves about what their adversaries havo been saying — have been at tho bedsides of tho hick comfoi ting, them, ha\ c been instructing and guiding penitents, ba\o been training, youth, ha\ o been giving missions anil retreats, m a word, ha\e been occupied w ith taskH powerfully tending not only to the spiritual welfare of the- people, but also to their social enlightenment and happiness "What then- enemies luvse been doing for humanity cannot be called honest work '1 ho\ have sunpK been indulging m a taste; foi ivc\ihng otheis It is tune tho \ihiication was chocked, and the tesult of the action taken by Father Bernard Vaughan will, we fed sure, ha\e a wholesome eflect It will teach Catholic priests that when they ai c unjustly attacked they may tr.ust a British jury's sense of fair play in claiming damages, and to tho Protestant religious press it will gi\e the lesson that in contrcnersy greater restraint must bo exercised for the future The Kensington Pro -Cathedral. Tho Church of Our Lady of Victories, Kensington, mone widely and l ftUinluuly known among Catholics as tho l'ro-Cathedral, has now lost that title, which it had borne since 18(5°, when Aichbishop Manning] transferred fnom old St. Mary's Moovfield, the archiepiscopal thiono to thu newly-built church m High street, Kensington Cardinal Vaughan has now icino\cd the throne to tho Chapter Hall of his own house, now doing duty as a temporary chapel until tho new uithedial is made- ready and Jit for public ser- \ ice Canon Fanning, who has for moio than 120 years administered tho church as the metropolitan church of ih«i ai cluliocose, lias been appointed niissiomuy iectoi\ ,\.n appointment which coincides wiili Ihe cekv bi lit ion of tho 125 th ainmei snry of Ins ordiinit ion The New Cathedral. His Eminence Caidmal Wuighan has issued a Constitution fon tho government of tho new cathedral, providing a College of Prebendaries

and Cathedral Chaplains who will sing the Office. Some time ago Offico and High Mass were celebrated in the Chapter Hall, which has been fitted up on the model of a Papal chapel. They will continue to be sung there every day. The full choral servico will, it is hoped, be perfected by the date of the opening of the cathedral. A Scholarship. The Baron and Baroness Anatole von Hugel have founded a new scholarship at Cambridge, to be known as tho ' Hlugel Froude ' Scholarship. It is tenablo by an ecclesiastical student or priest, who, with the sanction of his Bishop aod in accordance! with tho regulations of tho Congrergation de Propaganda Fide (June, 1896), intends to begin residence in St. Edmund's House in October, 1903. This scholarship will be of the annual value of £50 and will be tenablo for three years. It may bo held by a student from any diocese of England and Wales (except the diocese of Westminster) who takes up his residence as a member of the university and reads for honors. Preference will be given to a student under 25 years of ago. The Holy Father's Jubilee. The celebration of the Holy Father's silver jubilee will be marked by special gifts from the Catholics of England. Besides a tiara, a description of which appeared in our! columns a few weeks ago, richly embellished witli precious stones, hia Holiness will be presented with ai substantial sum of Peter's Penco. .Should tho Holy Father livo until 1903, he will celebrate his diamond jubilee as a bishop, hia golden jubileo ag a Cardinal, and his silver jubilee as Pope, a unique record m tho history of the occupants of tho Papal throne. A Ritualist's Appeal. Tho ' Staffordshire Sentinel ' reports that tho Rev. W. S. Brmdley, preaching the other day at Shelton parish church, said • 'It was very haid indeed to work up to the ideal of Catholic faith and Catholic worship in tho midst of so much, cold and heartless Protestantism, which ran so rampant in the England of to-day But ho had no doubt it was wonth tho struggle. Stand up,' saijdilw, ' for Christ's 1 Holy Catholia Church in this land, go and fight for her faith, u&e devoutly her sacrament, Confession, Communion, and the others us need be ' The rev. gentleman in his peroration urged his hearers to ' light against the op-< in ions, the fads, and fancies of Protestantism.' FRANCE.— A Bishop consecrated In the basilica of Fourvievo on Sunday, June 1, the Cardinal-Anch-Bishop of Lyons consecrated as Bishop the Rev Edward Clark (in iveligion Father Bernardino Thomas, OSF C). a native of London, nominated Vicar-Apostolic of Adeu and Arabia Tho assisting consecrating prelates were his predecessor, the retired Bishop Lassenre, and his former ordinary, I)r Hudrisier, Bishop of Port Victoria, Seychelles, in whoso diocese Father Clark has worked for the last 18 years. GERMANY.— The See of Cologne Cologne, whoso Archbishop died rcri'iilK, is one of the most ancient gest, with close upon two and a half million Catholics) in the wholq Church H had a bishop in 312, and from the sixth century its list of bishops is almost unbroken. ITALY.— Collapse af a Campanile. The Campanile of St. Mark's Cathedial, Venice, collapsed last week. Ewdently the fall was expected as tho piazza had been cleared of peo-> pie, and consequently no fatalities) occurred The collapse was attributed to an earthquake which was experienced a short time before. Tho

Campanile or bell tower, which stood at the west of the church, was founded in 900 by Doge Pietro Tribuno, and finished in 1181, or soon after. It was a very massive square tower of brick, 825 ft high by 42ft square, 'on a stone base, simply decorated with slight pilasters. The ascent tq the top was made by a series of inclined planes instead of stairs. The upper part was added in the sixteenth century ; on the apex was a fine colossal statue of an angel, formed of plates of gilt bronze on a wooden cone — a work of the end of the fifteenth century. ROMB. — Congratulations. Hia Holiness Leo XIII telegraphed to King Edward congratulating hia Majesty in touching terms upon the restoration of peace. When Archbishop Stonor told the Holy Father that the war was at an end, his Holiness said : ' God be blessed ! Pray communicate to the British Government my full content.' The American Mission. The members of the American Misrsion, sent here by President Roosevelt (says a Borne conrespondent) in order to arrive at a definite and muw tually satisfactory arrangement with the Holy See concerning various questions of a religious character still pending in the Philippines, foremost amongst them that of the dispossessed religious Orders, has arrived. The head of the Mission is Mr. Tait, Civil Governor of the Philippines, who is accompanied by an ecclesiastical adviser in the person of Mgr. O'Gorman, Bishop of Sioux Falls, and by a diplomatic adviser, Mr Hugh Smith. The Holy Father will grant a special audience to the American Mission. The Sovereign Pontiff received Cardinal MartinelliJ most cordially immediately on the latter's return to Rome, and paid his Eminence a handsome and well-deser-ved tribute of praise, adding that it would give him great pleasure to personally confer the hat upon him on the occasion of the forthcoming, Consistory. Honoring a Journalist. A well-deserved honor, the Cross ' Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice,' has been conferred by the Holy Father on Rev. P. O'Kelly, D. D., who, besides being a Professor at the Roman Seminary and teaching in various other religious colleges, may bo regarded as one of the leading Catholic cornespondents in Rome. The numerous Catholics, especially in America, who read and admire the br.llha.llt articles ol ■' Vox Urbia ' (Father O' Kelly's pen-name) will, doubtless, rejoice to hear that Father O'Kelly's merits as a Catholic and as a journalist have received official recognition in the highest possible quar.ter. Maltese Pilgrims. Mgr. Pace. Archbishop of Malta, accompanied by a small but very representative group of pilgrims, was received in special audience by tho Holy Father on May 29. His Graco presented the Pontiff with the ' Obolo di San Pietro ' collected in hia archdiocese, and amounting to £200,

together with a magnificent jewelled pectoral cross, the gift of the Maltese to their Archbishop on the occasion of his recent episcopal jubilee. In accepting this gift, the Pontiff was greatly touched and affectionately blessed Mgr. Pace and his flock. Cardinal Ferrata then separately introduced to the Holy Father a deputation of the Maltese ' Camera Pontificia' No allusion was made to tha Maltese language question in the course of the audience, which, wa" brought to a close by the Pontiff cordially bestowing Apostolic Blossing; on the pilgrims and on their families. Encyclical Letter. The Encyclical letter on the Holy Eucharist which has just been addressed to the Catholic Hierarchy of the world (says the ' Catholic Times ') is one of the most important documents published by the Holy Father in the course of his long Pontificate, and its profound treatment of a doctrine intimately connected) with spiritual and moral progress] will, we feel sure, be productive of innumerable blessings. His Holiness at the outset states that in laying] the Encyclical before the Bishopt, and their flocks he is endeavoring to follow, as duty prescribes, and as he will do till his last breath, the example of our Lord in His wonderful love for souls. In days when the truth is fiercely assailed, his Holiness, as intimated in his last Apostolic Letter, has left nothing undonq in his efforts to remove error and ne-> store Christian life. Of his acts there are two that afford him seasonable consolation amidst so many causesi of anxiety. One took place when ho gave his approval to the consecration of the human race to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord, and the other when he exhorted all Christians to unite themselves to Him Who is, in a Divine way, both for the individual and for society, ' the way, the truth! and the life.' He now desires Lo add to those two acts what may be regarded as their crown — to recommend the Holy Eucharist to Christians as that most Divine gift which came forth from the depths of the Heart of the Redeemer Who ' with desire hath desired ' this singular union with men— a gift made chiefly in order to multiply the salutary fruits of redemption. The Holy Father recalls how he has given lIISI approval to institutes and sodalities' engaged in tho promotion of perpetual adoration, has encouraged Eucharistic Congresses, and to all engaged in such work has assigned as heavenly protector St Paschal Bay^on, who was distinguished fon his devotion towards tho Mystery ofl the Eucharist. His Holiness then gives a beautiful exposition of tha benefits that follow from the adoration and recepl ion ot our Blessed Lord in the Holy Eucharist and points out that this devotion, which' he is happy to observe has been extending in recent years, ia tho sovereign remedy for the spiritual indifference and the other ewls 01 the age,

SCOTLAND -A Memorial. With a view to promoting a memorial of a substantial and enduring! character to the late Archbishop -kyre a meeting of delegates from the different par.ishes of the orchrdiocebo of Glasgow was, held recently in the St. Alphonsus i'arochial) Hall,. Glasgow, when, with his Lordship, liishop Maguino in the chair, it was resolved, on the motion of the Very; Rev. Canon Mackintosh, that the pi oposed meiuoi ml 'should take the form of an industrial school for little child* en at Bishopriggs, to be known as ' The Archbishop Eyre Memorial Industrial School.' A representative executive, clerical and lay, to carry out this project waa then appointed, with Very Rev. Canon Mackintosh as convener. Subscriptions to the extent of £1600 were intimated ere the meeting) closed. These included £1000 from the executors of the late prelate, £50 from his Lordship Bishop Magiure, and £25 each from Very Rev. Canons Mackintosh and J. B. Macluskey . UNITED STATES. The Right Rev. Philip J. Garrigan, D.D., Bishop-elect of the new diocese of Sioux City, lowa, waal consecrated on Sunday, May 25, by the Right Rev. Bishop Beaven. The Most Rev. Archbishop Keane, of Dubuquo, lowa, was the preacher. GENERAL. The Franciscans. The Very Rev. F. Alfred McLaugh.lin having been appointed Visitor) of the Inish Franciscan Province byi the Most Rev, F. David Fleming,, tha Very Rev. T. Francis Verhagen is delegated as Superior of the English Franciscans. The Soudan Missions. The Catholic missions in the Soudan have suffered a terrible blow by the sudden death of the young and zealous Vicar-Apostolic, Bishop Roveggio, who has fallen a martyr to duty at the early age of 36.