The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 33, 13 August 1903, Page 24

The Catholic World

CANADA — A New See ,uriStion° C , CC ff S th Of Va " couver h ™ been taken from the archhiJhnnr- f archdlocese of .Oregon and raised to an archbishopric, forming a new Canadian ecclesiastical province having two Canadian bishoprics, with the Right Rev. Bertram Orth, D.D., as Archbishop. S ENGLAND. -Lying in State It is estimated that between 10,000 and 15 000 people £ ed }*™fl the Westminster Cathedral to witness The lying in state of the remains of the late Cardinal > mVlflliOLii, The King's Sympathy T? a rv?i iS Maj ' est ? ih u e Xln S an <* members of the Royal family conveyed through Father Bernard Vaughan their sense of regret at the death of his brother the Cardinal. A Remarkable Demonstration

As reported by cable at the time, a remarkable demonstration was witnessed at Charing Cross Terminus on the arrival in London of between 20 and 30 of the iiencdictinc monks who ha\e been expelled from France Hundreds of sympathisers with the expelled monks were present to receive the exiles, who were accompanied by bo of their pupils They were at once conducted to a room connected with the Charing Cross Hotel and here was assembled a distinguished gathering, which included their Lordship*, the Bishops of Southwark, Portsmouth and Newport Father Fletcher—formerly an Anglican clergyman— read an address, which was addressed to the Right Rev. Father Abbot, the Very Rev. Prior, the community and students of St Edmund's Abbey and College Douai expelled from France on June 18, 1903, by the French Government in hatred of the Catholic religion The address, which spoke for the Catholics of England' offered sympathy and deep appreciation of and gratitude lor the splendid fidelity • with which the Benedictines had carried on the glorious traditions of Douai-the Benedictines, who were looked upon ' as the last of the confessors of the Faith which Douai had sent forth to work and to suffer for Christ ' In his reply the Abbot humorously said that although they had been expelled from Prance they had had their innings— to use the schoolboys' pnrase That day was the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo— a remark which called forth applause and laughteL— and, added the Abbot, we have had a glorious innings, and if M. Combes had not been an underhand bowler we would ha\e done much better. FRANCE. — Persecution

On the expulsion of the Brotheis of St. Viateur at Camonil, Rode/, the Govcrnmont officials found in the convent an old man of 80 years and another religious who was dangerously ill The octogenarian and the in\ ahd were both forced to leave the premises, being removed to hospital in an ambulance waggon. A few days afterwards the man of 80, Brother Gayraid, died, being unable to bear up under his grief at being torn away from the lefuge in which he had hoped to end his days, surrounded by friends Deprived of the special attention which he required owing to his age and infirmities, he may be described as one of the victims of the policy of M. Combes. The other day at, Rouen nine Jesuits who have been secularised were fined 16 francs for having dined together. Organised Rioters

The Catholics (writes a Paris correspondent) seem to be waking up a little, at least the circular of the Prefect of Police prohibiting processions outside churches on Corpus Chnsti Sunday was disregarded in most places. At the Madeleine the procession took place as usual outside

the church, but within the enclosure, and an immense number of people had massed themselves all round the church, whilst various Catholic societies had sent contingenjts for the purpose of policing the crowd and taking charge of the side streets. Short work would have been made of interrupters or hostile demonstrators, and the valiant bands of M. Charbonnol prudently kept away. There was no hostile demonstration anywhere in Pans, but in the provinces there were serious riots, and at Nantes and Havre there was bloodshed, two men being killed and a number injured. It was no doubt an unfortunate accident, but it had a most depressing effect on the organised rioters, who have been accustomed so long to have things their own way that they could not imagine that the Catholics would do anything but weakly disperse and leave them masters of the situation. GERMANY.— The Centre Party

Regarding the German election, the ' Catholic Times' writes as follows :— The Socialists have achieved a triumph which must have ominous significance for Mr. Chamberlain, inasmuch as no small share of their success was due to the popular hostility to high tariffs and dear bread. The forces opposed to the Centre were unusually energetic. Bigotry and fanaticism were appealed to, and even journals of repute that do not accept Socialistic views, advised the electors to \ote for Socialists wherever the contest lay between them and members of the Centre. The Polish Radicals, too, in several constituencies, fought against the representatives of the Centre. Yet the party has practically maintained its strength. In places where the position of its members was precarious three seats were lost, but it gained two seats and the number of votes cast for its candidates at Wurtemburg and Bavaria showed a considerable increase. Of the first ballots the definite results are — 31 Conservatives, 88 members of the Centre, 14 Poles, six members of the Party of the Empire, 54 Socialists, four Independents, six Alsacians, five National Liberals, one Dane, one member of the Party of Reform, and three adherents of the Peasants' League. ITALY.— An Experiment

An important experiment (writes a Rome correspondent) is being made in a district of the Romagna to unite the interests of capital and labor in the cultivation of the soil. Under the auspices of the Christian Democratic Association, a co-operative society has been established by the initiative of a priest, the members of which are simple shareholders and laborers. The laborers have to purchase at least one share in the company, which they pay up by trifling instalments subtracted from each day's wage. No dividend will be paid for the first three years, during which time the profits will be used to pay ofi the mortgage on the land ; after that time the maximum dividend will be four per cent. The surplus interest, with the exception of a portion destined as a provision for old age pensions and the succor of the very poor, will be dnided between the reserve fund and the laborers, who will benefit in proportion to the work they have done The inducements to shareholders are not strong, but good Catholics have come forward who are ready to make a sacrifice to better the condition of the poor toilers, and to encourage peace and harmony between masters and men. ROME. — The New Cardinals

A secret Consistory (writes a Rome correspondent under date June 22) was held on Monday morning by his Holiness Leo XIII., and all the 23 Cardinals of the Curia were present. Seven new Cardinals were created — Monsignori Ajuti, Tahani, Katschthaler, Herrero y Espinosa, Fischer, Nocella, and Cavicchioni. This Consistory rkises the total number of members of the Sacred College to 64, of whom 36 are Italian Cardinals. The Holy Father also nominated Cardinal Agliardi to the post of Vice-Chancellor, vacant since the death of Cardinal Parocchi. Among other titles conferred were two Patriarchates and seven bishoprics. His Holiness made an allocution, in which he lamented the troubled times through which the Church was passing, without, however, making any direct reference to France. The Franciscans

Father David's retirement from the position of Franciscan General (says the ' Catholic Herald ') took place at the direct instance of the Pope, who sent a message to the General Chapter of the Franciscans announcing that he had reserved Father David for his own work in the Vatican, and that, therefore, he could not be a candidate for work which would require his attention outside. Had Father David not been retained by his Holiness for this special work, he would undoubtedly have been re-elected General. As it was, there was the strongest disposition in the Order to continue him as its head, and nothing but the express command of the Holy Father sufficed to induce the Franciscans to make another choice.

SCOTLAND.— A Catholic Quarterly The ' Athenaeum ' states that a Catholic quarterly review will appear in Scotland in the autumn. The aim of the promoters is to produce at the popular price of one shilling a periodical which shall compare favorably with the existing great quarterly reviews. Though the policy of the new review will be Catholic, it will not be in any sense an exclusively ecclesiastical organ. UNITED STATES.— The Philippines

At a recent meeting of the Catholic Society of the Philippines, held in that city, a vote of sympathy was extended to those Spanish and Filipino Catholics throughout the islands who are without priests. It was also decided to frame a memorial asking for the retention of the friars. It was stated during the discussion of the question, that to-day there were thousands of people in the islands asking in vain for the return of the friars, and that the priests were willing to go back to their peoples, even in the face of death at the hands of their arch enemies, through their love for duty. The committee appointed to frame this memorial is composed of Dr. Donaldson, chairman ; Dr. Torney, the Rev. D. J. O'Mahoney, OS. A., and Captain Blount. Dr. Donaldson is a native of Ireland, who has spent nearly all his life in the Philippines. Cardinal Gibbons Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, writing to the chairman of a meeting organised in that city for the purpose of protesting against the anti-Jewish outrages in Russia, says-— 1 I have no hesitation to express my deep abhorrence at the massacres that have carried to their graves grey hair and innocent childhood. Our sense of justice revolts at the thought of persecution for religion's sake, but when persecution is attended with murder and pillage the brain reels and the heart sickens and righteous indignation is aroused at the enormity of such crimes.' GENERAL The Carmelite Order At the Provincial Chapter of the Calced Carmelites, held in their convent, Dublin, recently, the following officials were elected : The Very Rev. Thomas Bartley, Provincial ; Very Rev. Thomas Davis, Prior, 56 Aungier street, Dublin ; the Very Rev. Thomas Kelly, Prior and President, Terenure, College, County Dublin ; the Very Re>v. N. A. Staples, Prior, Kildare ; the Very Rev. J. P. Wheately, Prior, Moate, County Westmeath ; the Very Rev. E. P. Southwell, Prior, New York, U.S. ; the Very Rev. P. Magennis, Prior, Melbourne, Australia ; the Very Rev. P. O'Dwyer, Prior, Adelaide, Australia.