The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 42, 20 October 1904, Page 27

The Catholic World

BELGIUM.— A Prosperous Country In spite of its small extent of surface and the 'densest population in Europe, Belgium, as a writer in. the ' American Oathphc Quarterly ' points out, is able practically to feed its people from the fruits of its welltillad soil. Only a small number of Belgians find it. desirable tof leave t*hetr country for the purpose of making a living elsewhere. Though Belgium has a population of seven millions, tdiera are not more than thirty thousand Belgians settled in the United States." The fifty millions of Germans have sent two millions across the Atlantic, and the proportion from Ireland is still greater. The emigration from the Kaiser's empire is just ten times that from the Belgian kiiig4om.\ N Low taxation, little military conscription, equitable ~, laws fairly carried out, and an intelligent and honest-aslrflin-istration of the public funds are matters upon Belgiom can invite comparison with" any other 1 nation. Belgium, in a word, is an exceptionally Vellsgov^rned country, and that is the, secret of the lownels-; o£ its emigration. - •• j- - T CANADA. — Praises Jesuit Missionaries " ' In his centenary sermon iii the Protest<anjfc (r Cathedral of Quebec, Dr. Davidson, Archbishop oT Canterbury, gave ai glowing description of the devotion/* ?£e&l/,"J! 4od self-sacrifice of the French Jesuit missionaries who planted the seeds of Christianity in, C&mada, undismayed by sufferings and martyrdom: ENGLANf>.-Catholic Memorial at Ald«rshV)ti ;V The Duke of Connaught, I/he Prince and £ri|nsess Alexander of Teck, General anti Lady Frefecn 1 , "are pprons of a ba7aar for the purpose of rai&rsg' strife £12,(M)0 for the erectiqn, of a qbjujqch at Al<Jershot K as .^a national memorial to the Cat'hr6li£ soldier's who dieU jn the South African war. < >i-7 *'■ A TB&S A Successful Catholic Student ; J t. xni'Jt&pp The first place in , the recent Oxford; I^ccal Wamination Preliminary, among 4229 J cawdidatefe, "wfe 'gametrwy a Catholic boy. Clement "Ooofre, eleven years qW. — He obtained no fewer than five 'distinctions, (rs&& Religious Knowledge, first in I/atin/ akd' first in GrieTk^ and was trained' at St. Winef tide's, Rihyl,- biyuJMr^SW^JA.. Coloke, M.A., Oxon, formerly a Church! ofi England vi|car. His brotilier, Aubrey, at the same a^e and with thesame) training obtained" a scholarship'"^ I Mirtl%io^otfgti College and afterwards at Stony hjLirst.' ' -'/"iv

FRANCE.— The Bishpp of kaval A Paris co-respondent writes l as follows : Momsignor Geay, Bishop ol Laval, has gone to Rome. From Turin he wrobe to the Minister of Worship t'hiat he 'had left his diocese m obedience to the instructions of the Holy See. M. Opmbes promptly suppressed his salary,, as he diU in tiho case of Mcfnsignor le Nordez, Bishop of Dijon. On arrivfepg at Rome. Monsignor Geay liad all audience of the Holy Father,, to whom he handed his resignation, sfj'bmitUng his Case to the judgment ot tlie Holy (Jthce GERMANY.— A New Oratorio r llie Rev. Father Hartmann, of the Frahciscan Order, has composed 'a new oratorio, called ' The Last Supper.' The German Emperor has graciously a.ci:e(pted the dedication of it' to him. ° A Alsace and Lorraine It is stated that the intention of the Holy Father !o separate the Church in Alsace and Lorraine from all connection with France, and to make Strasbturg an Archbishopric, will be put into act immediately. The Catholic Population The Catholic population of the G-erman emipireis over twenty-oine million souls. This is larger than the total population of the Catholic kingdom of Spain. Women in Choirs An American exchange informs its readers that ' the woman question ' in church choirs does not exist in the Ecclesiastical Province of Cologne. The great Provincial Council, held in Cologne in 18-60, enacted a law excluding women from church choirs, which law was at once carried into execution throughout the province. The Catholic Congress At the German Catholic Congress held towards the end of August at Ratisbon all ranks and sections of Catholics were represented. The Papal Nuncio at Munich the Bishop and Assistant Bishop of Ratisbon, the Archbishop ot Munich, the Right Rev, Dr. Donnelly, Assistant Bishop of Dublin, ard other Prelates we-re present as representatives of the Hierarchy. There was quite a large attendance of nobles, headed by the veteran Prmce Chailes zu Lowenstem and Count Dioste-Bischenng. Parliamentarians and public men of almost every type, including speakers of high ability such as Dr. Schadler, Dr. Porsch, and Dr. Esser, we c strongly in evidence. Students put in an appearance m their collegiate regalia, and of artisajns and peasants there were thousands Thus in promoting t\he welfare of the Churuh (says the ' Catholic Times ') prince and peasant, ecclesiastic and layman, were confirmed in unity of purpose and in the spirit of frate-nity. But perhaps the best feature of the German Catholic Congress was its directly practical work. Long since the Congress brought about uhat the American Catholics are striving tor— the tederation of Catholic societies. Catholic organisations ot all kinds join in the deliberations and als-o hold their own meetings dm ing ('engross week. At Ratishon the workeis made a demonstration, and no less than three hundred CaUiohc associations were repiescnted on the occasion The Catholic delegates specially interested in Catholic missions, met m Congress and exchanged \iews as to the requirements ajid prospects ot toreign missions. The Marian Association for the P-oteftion of Girls discussed the means oi finding employment for Catholic wometn who are in need of work. The Cecilian Association had under consideration the recent ' Motu Proprio " of the Pope and decided upon certain alterations in their o^n programme. The League of the Cross and the Priests' Total Abstinence Association took counsel together as to the furtherance of the total abstinence movement, the necessity, ot which has of late years been felt more and more by German reformers. In fact, the Germain Catholic Congress may fittingly be described as an expression ot Catholic activity in every department of public life. ROME.— The Holy Father and the Irish People A. Renter telegram from Rome announces the early publication of a letter from the Pope to the Irish people, thanking them for the magnificent reception given to his Eminence Cardinal Vannutelli. SCOTLAND.— A Memorial The Catholics of Alexandria, where the late Father Gallagher labored so long and lovingly, have resolved to show their affection and appreciation of their late devoted pastor by the erection of a stuitable tribute to his memory. Journalists' Institute For the > first time in the history of the Instatute oi <• Journalists (writes a Glasgow correspondent, under date August 29). this city has been selected as the place of meeting. lor the annual Conference of members'. Dur-

the current week g/botat 500 'delegates aatd ' Ihek friends, invaliding all the most "prominent nx&nibears tit the fession in Great Britain, will be resident in the city. It is interesting here to mention ttiat the president of the Institute, Mr. J. Nicol Djunn, now editor of the ' Morning Post,' was for some years, in the early eighties Scottish correspondent of the ' Catholic Times.' Last Sunday services of welcome were held in the* different churches of the city in honor of the advent of tlie knight* of the pen. At St. Andiew's Cathedral, Glasgow, where the Catholic visiting journalists foregatheicd with their hiends in large numbers, a sermon snitable to the occasion was preached by the Rev: Father Wolversfan, S.J. The rev. gentleman welcomed the Institute to Glas-gow, and paid a warm tribute 'to "tho power of the press, observing that it was an agency whicih operated in the main for the good of the 'community and the country, and merited the appreciation that was bestowed upon it. He referred to the responsibility of the journalists' profession and its importance to the general well-being, and urged upon the Catihohc journalist In particular the duty imposeii upon him was one of service to God, and the promotion of God's will m regard to his neighbor. Clerical Changes in Glasgow A num'bor of noteworthy clerical changes (writes 1 a Glasgow correspondent) have been announced in the ranks of the Jesuit Fathers here. The Very Rev. Father Gartlan, S.J., who has fulfilled the duties of Rector ot St. ALoyslns', Garnet Hill, for the p,ast ten yeajs, has been appointed Superior of the South African Jesuiit Missionaries. Fattier Ellision, S.J., is also leaving Glasgow, .where he taught with so muth success, to become Superior of St. John's Preparatory School at Beaumont, Old Windsor Father Kerr, S.J., takes his •placa at the Garnet Hill College. Father Kerr, formerly on the staff of St. Ignatius' College, London, is a native of Dumbarton, -where his family is well known and highly respected. The Re.v. James Donlevy, SJ., if, t iansferred to England The Rev. Faiher Ratchfle, S J., and the Rev. Father Flynn, S.J., have been appointed to the teaching s>tafl of the College, Garnet Hill. SPAlN.— Sunday Observance The Snanisli Government has entered on a strong Sunday-observance crusade. Newspapers are not to be sold, and even cafes mnisit obtam authorisation fox opening on the Sunday.