The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 44, 3 November 1904, Page 27

The Catholic World

ENGLAND.— MiII Hill College The Very Rev. C. Aherne has been appointed Rector of St. Joseph's Foreign Missionary College, Mill Hill, London, N.W , as successor of Father Henry, who wao elected Superior-General of the Society at the recent General Chapter. Father Aherne has been a professor a t the college since ISS9. New Church at Walworth The church recently erected in Walworth was opene I on September 11 by Bishop Amigo. Father WcMgate has been appointed Rector An anonymous donor has borne the entire cost of the building, £6000. This is the fifth new church opened in South London during the past twelve months. An Old Church On the Bth of .-September (says the ' Catholic Times') Captain and Mrs. Bartlc Teehng celebrated then sil\cr jubilee. His Holiness Pope Pius X. sent them a spccml blessing on the occasion in recognition of Mrs. Teehng -, services to Catholic literature during a quarter of a century. Among those who sent presents or congra tulations- were his Grace the Archbishop of Trcbuoni, the Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoisc, Mr. John G. Kenyon, Knight of St. Gregory and Private ( hamleilain to the Pope, Dom Gilbert Dolan, 0.5.8., an 1 others. Their marriage on the Bth of September, 1879, was the first celebrated since the Reformation in the historic Church of St. Kthelfreda, uhich was built m the year 1297, and is the only church in London at present in the possession ot Catholics whuh dates from prc-Reformation times. St. Patrick's Day jn London On St. Patrick's Day a great Jiish service will lie held in Westminster Cathedral at which a sermon m Irish will be preached, most likely by the Most Rev Dr. O'Donnell, Bishop of Raphoe. His Grace the Archbishop of Westminster has announced his intention of presiding, and another Irish prelate, the Most Rev. Dr. Fenton, Bishop of Amycla, will be the celebrant. So far as the rubrics will permit the hymns will be m Irish, and it is stated that in addition to the members of the Irish Parliamentary Party, who will attend in full force, a number of Irish gentlemen, headed by the Hon. William Gibson, son of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, will wear ancient Irish costume. Notable Iruhmen from abroad have already signified their intention of being present. Vfeit Postponed - ,^ .*thc Rev. Father Hays, of Market Rasen,. the wellJftiown leader of the Catholic Temperance Crusade, and ,v nephew of th^Right Rev. Mgr. Nugent, of Liverpool, fjvmo Was expected to be present at the Catholic Con•Vgi'ess, found it was impossible for him to come to this year, as the large amount of work devolving upon him in the United Kingdom demands his presence there. In answer to a query by a press representative regarding the orobable departure of the great

Lemper ance advocate for the Antipodes the. secretary of the 1 eraperance Utrusiade said: ."-'For ten years father mys nas nut had a holiday, and health and strength show signs of -tfear and tear, and we feel that such a voyage would build up his strength and enable him to do even greater things here on his return. . Jn fact the doctors have ordered him to do- less .-work "and to take a holiday rest.' ' Would not the combination of these facts induce the Father to visit Australia ?;> 'I cannot «ay.' Jn icply to a further -inquiry', IJie 'Secretary of the Crusade stated that Father Hays hadgivjen a definite promise to visit Australia and New Zealand next year In 11)00 Pope Leo XIII. spoke, of Father Hays as ' a truo apostle,' whilst the present Pope, Pius X., in November, 1903, showed his personal esteem and regard for Father Hays by bestowing upon him his highest commendation and Apostolic Benediction, and in a Brief from Home said he took ' the deepest interest i n his noble work.' FRANCE.— The See of Laval In a letter addressed to Monsignor Geay, the cxBishop of Laval, accepting his resignation, Cardinal Merry del Val dwells on the spontaneous character of tlio prelate's act, thanks him on behalf of the Pope for its generosity, and informs him that the Holy Father will accord him an episcopal title, and'- will have no difficulty in granting the other desires -expressed in his letter. .' „ The Separation of Church and State „'<< Cardinal Lecot, Archbishop of Bordeaux*' has sent to the ' Figaro ' a letter in which he states that he considers the only possible solution of the preseiht crisis -is the separation of Church and State. He considers that the separation is bound to come sooner or later, and that it is unwise to rely upon temporary postponement. BoUi the clergy and the laity should be prepared for the worst, and should be ready to meet the crisis when it arises. He expresses very much the same views as the Comte d'Haussonville, m the letter published a few weeks bad;. French Interests in the East The ' Osservatore Romano ' contradicts the statement going the round of the European press to the efiect, that the Holy See contemplates transferring the protectorate of Christians in the East from France to Austria or any other Power. 'By the very r force of circumstances,' remarks the Vatican organ, ' £he traditional French protectorate in the Orient will necessarily grow weaker and weaker until it falls altogether, owing entirely to the policy of the Government, and without any responsibility on the part of the Holy See. And in a century which may well be called the epoch of the world-embracing policy, and in which nations are struggling to extend their influence throughout the globe, France will have sacrificed one of her ,most glorious and potent means ot expansion, prestige, and moral influence to the insatiable claims of a disastrous anti-cleri-cal policy.' Inconsistency of Anti-clericals The American ' Messenger ' points out some instances of inconsistency on the part of ieadmg French anticlericals : ' The Minister of War (Andre) decorated ttow o nuns for their heroism, and M. Delcasse demands reparation lor the killing of Catholic Belgian,, missionaries. M. Jaurcs, dictator of the Chamber, expressed his " entire thanks " to two Dominican nuns who cured his mother , Waldeck-Rousaeau and Bourgeois had similarly employed the services of nuns w.horn they declared to be laving in open violation of the laws of nature and of France. President Lou bet's son was recently^ confirmed, and the leading Radical gentlemen who support and administer the Government have attended thfe'Catholic funeral.-, of their most intimate relatives. The 'Gaulois' reports that some one recently saw two kneeling benches beneath a crucifix in the bed-chamber of M. Andre and his spouse.' <~i Vacant Sees The .^position of ecclesiastical affairs in the two French dioceses of Dijon and Laval is peculiar 5 , and it will prove difficult to provide a ' modus viyendi ' without arousing fresh conflict with M. UombeS? Government. The ' Temps,' usually well informed, 1 discusses the question, and concludes that the Qoyejn^ment will continue to recognise Monsignor le Nordez ami Monsignor Geay a-> the legitimate occupants'. oL-thd'-fvacant sees. For it is under no obligation to accept the resignation of a Bishop, and in these instances may coptent itself with considering the Bishops as temporally* Sabsent— a policy which need not be changed for ,any. length of time. Only in the event of the Holy See regarding these dioceses as vacant, and proceeding to appoint new Bishops, would the State be compelled, to , intervene, with the sure result that a sharp conflict between the temporal and spiritual power would at once arise. Nor

would the nomination of a Vicar-Apostolic be peimitted to check the Government , the civil law would step in. UNITED STATES.— Thanks the Pope The Western JSiegio Press Association in session al Guthrie, Ouia., adopted resolutions ihanking Pope Pius \. tor his expiession of sympathy in lesponse to the letter sent by the Press Association m 190 J. Jn closing, the resolutions state thai ' Miice the t athoiic. Church has taken such a bold and helptul stand against the outrages perputrateii against our lace, we respectfully request Protestant bodies of this country to take similar action '