The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 17, 23 April 1903, Page 24

The Catholic World

CEYLON.— A Catholic Centenarian According to the Jaffna ' Guardian ' (Ceylon), an old Catholic at Kandy has attained to the age of 104 yeais, having been born in 1799. This interesting old man, whose unique experience it is to have seen three centuries, recently sent the following message to our Holy Father Tope Leo XIII. :— ' Holy Father, I am now 104 years of age, and I wish you a happy jubilee. Lewis Appu.' He enclosed a photograph of himself and of his family, consisting of a daughter, a grand-daugh-ter, a great-grandson, and a great-great-grand-daughter, repiescnting fi\e generations altogether. ENGLAND.— Death of the Bishop Salford The Right Rev. John Bilsborrow, Bishop of Salford, died at Babbacombe on March 5. The deceased prelate, who had been in failing health for the last two years, was born at Singleton Lodge, near Kirkham, Lancashire, on March So, 18S6, and after receiving- his early education at a local commercial school he went to Ushaw fh 1851 and remained there until 1865, when he was ordained priest by Bishop CJoss, who appointed him to the arduous task of establishing a new mission at Barrow-in-Fuiniss Later on he was sent to Newsham, near Proston, and in 1883 was appointed Vice-President of the new diocesan seminary at Upholland, near Wigan, succeeding to the Rectorship two years later. In 1892 he succeeded Cardinal Vaughan as' Bishop of Salford.' Exiled Nuns Some forty Nuns of the Sacred Heart from Montmartre, Paris, who are being expelled under the association laws, have arrived in London. Commodious premises have been arranged for their reception at Hyde Park Place, where a chapel for their use is being got ready. As many of the nuns as can speak English will take up work amongst the poor at Marylebone and the neighborhood around the Marble Arch. Hi a Eminence Cardinal Vaughan has given thezn a cordial welcome. Congratulating the Holy Father The Catholic Association, of which the Earl of Denbigh is president, sent the following telegram to the Pope upon the attainment of his Pontifical Jubilee :—: — The Catholic Association, under whose auspices two thoustind English pilgrims have journeyed to Rome, renews its expression of homage and veneration to your Holiness upon the completion of the twenty-fifth year of your gloi ions Pontificate. The following reply has been received from Cardinal Rampolla, Secretary of State: — His Holiness accepts the gratelul congratulation and exr pressions of homage and \eneration of the Catholic Association, and sends his apostolic blessing. The Natural Result In the I ondon ' Pailv Chronicle' a correspondent, who signs his letter ' Common sense,' says that the collapse of the ' Revolt from Rome ' leads him, as an old-fashioned Protestant' to question whether the sympathy of Protestants with ex-Roman priests is not misplaced. ' 1 he^o gentlemen,' he says, ' can generally be classed under one of two headings : (1) Persons who afterwards become a credit to no one ; and (2) persons who return sooner or later to the Roman obedience.' The correspondent adds : ' 1 may mention that the recent return of the well-known Count Campello within the pale

of the Roman Church has been the direct cause of a relative of my own seeking instruction in the tenets of the Roman Catholic religion.' Benedictines in Wales The invasion of Wales by the Benedictine monks expelled from Brittany by the French Government furnishes a fresh development. Jn addition to the community, which will be located at Pembrey, another party of Breton monks are settling- at Kidwelly, and Glyn Abbey, a fine old mansion with many acres of ground and agricultural land attached, has been acquired for their accommodation from the executors of the late Mr. Astley Thomson, a former High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire. It is reported that several other expelled monastic communities have acquired settlements in North Wales. Westminster Cathedral The total number of founders of the new Westminster Cathedral — that is, those who have given or promised £1000— since May, 1894, is now 89. The list includes the Pope, £1000 ; Cardinal Vaughan, £5000 ; the Duke of Norfolk, £10,000 ; Lord and Lady Brampton, £5100 Of which £3000 was to defray the cost of the erection and decoration of the chapel of Saints Augustine and Gregory. Other founders are the late Marquis of Bute the Marquis of Kipon, Viscount Llandaff, the Earl of Ashburnham, the Dowager Duchess of Newcastle, and the Lady Herbert of Lea. The total expenditure up to date is about £175,000. which includes payments for the chapter hall and for the cloisters connecting the cathedral with the hall and with the new Archbishop's house. No part of the cost of the house has been borno by the Cathedral Fund. The Late Bishop of Plymouth It has been decided to erect a memorial to the late Bishop Vaughan in the Catholic cathedral at Plymouth. The memorial will include a large stained glass window in the southern transept, and, if possible, a new altar in the Blessed Sacrament chapel, where it was hoped the Bishop^s remains would be buried. Other parts of the memorial will be a tomb over the late Bishop's grave and a large brass tablet in Plymouth Cathedral. Dr. Vaughan presided over the spiritual interests of Catholics in the west of England for nearly fifty years. FRANCE.— Protecting Catholic Interests Following hot foot upon the expulsion of the nuns from the schools of the parish of St. Roch, a group of French parents have founded an ' Alliance Catholique,' with the object of establishing between Catholic families in France a bond that will enable them to extend to one another mutual aid in the protection of their religious, moral, and material interests. INDlA.— Catholic School Successes _ From the results of the last High School Pass examination in Bengal (says the ' Indian Daily News ') our readers will be struck by the phenomenal success of the Catholic institutions. Out of a total of 69 successful candidates they have supplied no less than 43. A pupil of St. Fiancis Xavier's College tops the list in the honors for candidates under 17 years of age, a pupil of St. Joseph's College, Darjoehng, being second. But more significant still is the fact that out of a total of 15 first-class passes, the Catholic schools claim no less than 12, or exactly 80 per cent. In the honors list of candidates over 17 years of age the community takes the foremost place. Nothing, we think, can better prove the educational efficiency of Catholic methods We are glad to note that our old friends— the Irish Christian Brothers— have gained 19 passes, which is nearly half the whole list. ROME.— Peter's Pence Monsignor Murphy, Rector of the Irish College, (writes the Rome correspondent of tho London ' Tablet '), presented to the Holy Father, on February 25, Peter's Pence from the following dioceses :— Ossory, £400 ; Clogher, £477 2s 8d ; Dromore, £545 ; Dunedin (New Zealand), £206. Reception of Cardinals On Sunday, March 1, the Holy Father received the members of the Sacred College in private audience in his library. Forty-two Cardinals were present. Cardinal Oreglia, doyen of the Sacred College, presented an offering to his Holiness, who, replying to the good wishes of the Cardinals, would have wished to prolong the interview, but was obliged to offer excuses, remarking : 'Wo are told we must be careful.' The reception lasted 35 minutes. His Holiness appeared in good health. SCOTLAND.— IIIness of a Canon When the last mail left Scotland tho Very Rev. Canon McCay, Coatbridge, was lying seriously ill at his residence in Rothesay. Pilgrimage to Rome In all the Catholic churches in Edinburgh on the last Sunday in February the following circular from, his Grace Archbishop Smith was read : — ' Please announce to your congregation that the arrangements for the national pilgrimage to Rome, intimation of which has already been made to you, are now all but completed. Full particulars will be circulated by the organising committee as soon as possible, and it is earnestly requested that all who purpose joining the pilgrimage "will, therelore, give in their names at their earliest convenience. I hone to be associated with several other members of our hierarchy in personally offering our homage and congratulations to the Sovereign Pontiff on the

occasion of his jubilee,, and I am glad to learn that already there is reason 'to hope that we shall be accompanied by a goodly number both of the clergy and laity flO?1 ?° Otl f nd early in Low Week, we shall [♦• J£°T 11? ii tin J? to > Participate fn the special solemn r ities which will attend the Holy Father's attainment of the traditional years of Peter. On March 4th, 1878 the very day after his coronation, his Holiness restored' the ?f^r »S hlerarc f y- To commemorate the jubilee of this (for us) momentous event there will be a common celebration in which our whole Episcopate will take part ks well as special celebrations in the several dioceses It Cn i ar^H" g K d t° hold the J° int Unction in the Cathedral, Edinburgh, on Thursday, March sth.' A Memorial c!t^n m »«H° r^ 11 i I Wind^ W , tO u Archbisho P s Macdonald and Strain and Bishop Gilhs has just been placed in the sanctuary of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. The idea of the central light has been taken from, a great painting formerly in the Trinity Church of Scotlind^s capital before the Reformation, and which is now in the picture gallery of Holyrood Palace. St. Andrew is represented in the painting as blessing Kings James 111 and IV., father and boy. Instead of the Icings, a very faithful portrait of Archbishop Macdonald is given and beneath is the Scottish lion rampant. The other' two lights represent respectively St. Peter with the keys and St. Paul with the sword. Archbishop Macdonald was Archbishop of St. Andrew's and Edinburgh and Metropolitan of Scotland from the 7th July, 1892 until the 29th April 1900-the date of his death Archbishop Strain ruled over the same diocese from the 15th March (shortly alter the restoration of the Scottish hierarchy) until his death on the 2nd July, 1883, and Bishop Gillis was Vicar-Apostolic of the Eastern District of Scotland from July 22nd, 1838, until February 24th, 1864. UNITED STATES.— An Orphan Asylum The diocese of Marquette is about to build a 50 000 dollars orphan asylum, and 40 acres for the site have been bought in the northern part of the city by Bishop Volunteer Catholic Teachers Classes in Christian doctrine and in English are taught every evening by volunteer Catholic teachers at the Syrian church on Washington street, New York. The Catholic University The Catholic University of Washington has recently been placed under the Congregation of Studies, having passed from the jurisdiction of Propaganda. Only three other universities enjoy this privilege, namely, the Gregorian University in Rome, the University qf Innsbruck in the Austrian Tyrol, and the University of Louvain in Belgium. A Generous Benefactor Mr. Adrian Iselin, the banker, whose family has spent 750,000 dollars in building Catholic churches and schools in New Rochelle, N.Y., on February 28 made a contract with George Galgano to build a 30,000 dollar church and parish house for the Italians in that city. The church is to be completed without any expense to the Italian colony. Mr. Iselin will also furnish the rectory and supply the priest with vestments and everything, necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the parish. The gift was made because Miss Georgina Iselin has taken such a liking to the Italian children of the town, whom she met at the Sunday school of St. Gabriel's Church, which 'the banker built a few years ago as a memorial to his wife. GENERAL. The Church and Relics Some time ago (says the ' Casket ') we referred to the scientific proofs offered by a French savant that the Holy Shroud of Turin was really the winding sheet in which, our Lord was wrapped. 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