The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 48, 1 December 1904, Page 24

The Catholic World

ENGLAND.— A Contradiction

An authoritative contradiction has been given to the statement, made by an Knglish contemporary, that the Ilig|ht Rev. Dr. Brindle, D.5.0., has resigned the Seel of Nottingham. Church Attendance

Mansignor Canon Moyes, the Administrator of Ihe Catholic Cathedral at "Westminster, caused a co,unt to be made ol the numbers of men and women present in the Cathedral on Sunday, September 25, from the time of its opening at fj am. to the hour of its closing at !)..$(). The total recorded was 5281, of whom 2827 were women and 2154 men. A Double Jubilee

The sacerdotal jubilee of the Rev. Patrick Maguire, rector of St. .Joseph's, Salford, took place on July 26, and on Monday, September 26, the rev. gentleman compleied the 25th year of his connection with St. Joseph's palish. The event was celebrated by the parishioners with great rejoicings. Father Maguire is a native of Knocklong, wihere he was born 48 years ago. He was educated at St John's College, Waterford. He has been presented with an address and a purse of £170. An Appointment

It is stated tiiat the stucee&'sor to the late Monsignor Allen as Hector of the Knghsh College, Valladolid, Spain, is the Hey. William Wookey, secretary to the Bishop of Sal ford. Praise for Catholic Schools

A glowing tribute has been paid to the Catholic schools of Southwark by Mr. A. P. Graves, one of his Majesty's Head Inspectors of Schools. Mr. Alfred Percnal (frave.s is the sion of the late Protestant Bishop of Limerick, and author of the well-known ballad 1 Wither O'Klvnn.' On being transferred from the Southwark division to another part of London, Mr. A. P. Graves was presented with an illuminated address by the. managers and teachers of the Oath/olic schools of the division as a mark ol their gratit,ude for tine uniform kindness and consideration which he haAi always extended towards them m the performance of his duties. In thanking them for the gift, Mr. Graves said that, though not a Catholic, his experience as an Inspector soon made him appreciate the great efforts that were bjpuig, made in the Catholic {schools. HeAvasglad to

say that,, despite the competition of public elementary schools, Catholic schools had held their own. With regard to tjhe future, his work brought him frequently into contact with the London County Council inspectors, all of whom so far had declared themselves »s agreeably surprised with the efficiency of Catholic sohools. One of his colleagues had ventured too ask a Council Inspector why they were surprised. Was it because tihey doubted the formal rep,otts of the Board of Education inspectors who had always said that these schools were elhcient ? However, he 'had found honest admiration for tfte work of the schools amongst the Council's Inspectors^ and tins he Lliew wo-ukl mean honesit siupp,o,i'it. The Bede Memorial

Many Catholics were present in spirit, and some in person (says the ' Catholic Times '), at the ceremony of unveiling the Bede Memorial at Monkwearmouth. We caanot, of course, understand why all tin: folk who met to honor the memory of ' the father of English learning ' should not be of t|he same creed that he professed. They ca.nn.ot, at any rate, deny that the noblest rehgipus pioneers and leaders oi which England can boast were Catholics. Whilst we regret their refusal to accept old principles, we cannot but rejoice to see them paying tributes to the* lives and of those who gloried in Wie old creed. This action must bring them nearer to us a-nd make for greater social harmony. The monuments they raise preach our doctrines. The memorial to St. Bede which has just been unveiled is a magnificent cross. We fitid it called an Anglican cross in the daily papeis. We arc glad that. Anglicans are displaying increased \eneration for the cross, to which sx> many of them han-e from time to time ottered insult , but the lesson the cross cannot fail to teach us is that of self-sacrifice for C nnst's sake, and esteem for the Catholic Ohurch that has ever pointed to it as its .standard. Rising aloft on ground which was once the territory of the twin monasteries of Monkwearniouui and J arrow, this memorial cross will continually remind the people not only of what Catholics did for learning in England in pa^t ages, bjut also of the community of religious ideas between them and tne CauioHcs of to-day. FRANCE. -Pensions Granted

The ' Gaulois ' states that the Holy Father has come to the decision that the Bishops of Laval an'<l Dijon slhall each receive a pension of eight thousand francs, 'but neither will be allowed to 'hold any episcopal title. Attachment to the Holy See

Pope Pius X. has addressed an extremely cordial autograph letter to the editor of 'La Croix,' Pans, thanking him 'with afloctionate gratitude' for having called forth in the form of letters to his Holiness ' a magnificent testimony of attachment to the Holy See' His, Holiness adds : 'We seize the occasion to pay a tribute of admiration to the de\otion you are showing in promoting the circulation of the Catholic press, W|hose action at the present time is so powerful for the defence and propagation of the Faitih. Church and State

The ' Gaulois ' prints a statement made to one of its representatives hy Abbe Odelin, Vicar-General of Paris, wtvo recently presented the FreneJi pilgrims to the Pope. In the course of his remarks the Abbe says that whereas those who ga\e themsehes out to he the faithful interpreters of the views of Leo XIII. represent him as claiming from French Catholics their unreserved adhesion to the Republican regime, Pius X. does not hokl quite the same opinion. It was true that he had said to the Bishops of Arras- and Bayeux that 'since France is a Republic, let the French Catholics be Republican.' At the same time, the AW* guaranteed at, all events the sense of the following words, which had been addressed to himself by his Holiness :— ' You who are Royalists remain Royalists You who are Imperialists remain Imperialists. You who are Republicans remain Republicans. But Royalists, Imperialists, or Republicans, if you are Catholics unite for the defence of the Church.' In a word, the Abbe believes that the Pope is regardless of the political opinions of the French Ciatholics. Of the sio-c ailed doctrine of concentration he retains only the traditional and theological part, by whioh the Church has always tauglht obedience to the civil laws in so far as they have nothing contrary to the law of God. The eventual denunciation of the Concordat does not, according to the Abbe, sufficiently affect the Pope's serenity to induce him to make concessions which he believes to be incompatible with the dignity of the Holy See an!d the nonor of the Church. It was therefore certain that he wowld lemiain immovable on the question of the Bishops. INDIA.— The Fourth Centenary The present year completes the fourth century of the existence of the oldest Christian ohmrch in India,

that of St. Francis,, in Codhim, on the Malabar coast. It was erected by the Franciscan monks who accompanied Vasco da Gama to India, four years after the Portuguese had obtained permission of the Rajah of do eh m to live m that town. ROME.— Death of a Prelate

A Rome Correspondent reports the death of Archbishop Henry O'Callaghau, ex-Rector of the English College and former Bisilvop of Hexham, near Newcastle, who passed away at the Home of the faJnglisih Sisters of Uhe LilUe Company of Mary, at Feisiole. Forthcoming: Marian Exposition

The Marian Exposition whiph is to be held in the Lateral Palace, Rome, bids fair to be one of the most interesting features of the Jubilee of the Immaculate Conception. France, Germany, Spain, and Belgium will be especially well represented. Vilna has already sent a reproduction of the celebrated Madonna which stands on the walls ot the city, and Innsbruck has forwarded an excellent copy of the wooden images of the thirteenth century. Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelh and Monsig,nor de' Waal have both promised to lend many interesting pictures and objects of Marian devotion. In Rome lbseli a 'Special collection oi pictures, statues, and various works of art is being gathered together from churches and private owners. The Holy Father and the Boy

O,i ic of those touching incidents which show the kind-heartedness of Pope Pius X. has ju6t been recorded by the Italian press. A .boy of some ten year's, the son of Francesco Laviosa, Technical Inspector of Navigation in i^ago di Garda, conceived the idea of writing to the Holy Father, without the knowledge of his father, a, request for an audience. The boy's father in due course received a letter from the Pope. It was couched in genial terms. His Holiness stated that he was dehgjhied with the boy's letter, that he blessed the writer with all his heart, that the blessing was to extend to all the family, and that he would be happy to receive them in audience. When they presented themselves his Holiness chatted with them for half an hour, questioning the boy as to his education, tendering to him' a splendid medal, and imparting the Apostolic Benediction to him and all his relatives. The father was then shown through the principal apartments of the Vatican. »viien he reiturtied home he assured all whom he met tihat ' nobody e\cr met such a kind man as Pope Pius X.' The incident is; an interesting reflection of the Pope's regard for the young and for folk in the humblest ranks of htc. SCOTLAND.— An Anniversary

The fourth anniversary of the death of Lord Bute was observed at the family seat, Mountstuart, Isle of Bute A Kequiem High Mass was celebrated in the Shoie chapel (where lie the remains of the deceased nobleman in a niche on the east side of tlhe building) Ly Bishop Turner, of Galloway. Among a distinguished company of mourners were Lady Bute, Lady Margaret Cnchtom-Stuart, Lord Bute, and Lord Colum Edmund .Stuart. Ordination *t Fort Augustus

The BisMiop of Argyll and the Isles, delegated hy the Bishop of Aberdeen, who was incapacitated by ill-Jhealth, celebrated Pontifical Mass in the Abbey Church, Fort Augustus, and conferred the priesthood recently upon Bom Lmke Cary-lilwes, and the sub-deacohate upon Dom Beinedict Steuart. Besides the Bishop and the Abbot ol St. Benedict's, about sixtee/n priests took par I, in the impressive cerem'oßy. Rev. Dudley Cary-Elwes (his cousin) acted as assistant to the newlyoidamned priest, whose parents (Captain and Mus. Windsor Cary-Ehves*) togpUier 'with Mr. land i Mrs. CWarles Cary-Elwes, Mrs. Edward Chisholm .and family, Miss Edith Cary-Elwes, and Major-General v . E. Law, were present at the ceremony. Temperance Revival

The Catholics of the archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh (writes a correspondent) are to be congratulated on the splendid success which recently attended their eftorts in their great temperance revival. The occasion was the first visit of the Rev. Father Hays, and following on the excellent inaugural meeting, in the Broxburh Town Hall, Edinburgh, an important demonstration w,as held in the People's Palace Theatre, Midlothian — so often the scene of Mr. Gladstone's memorable gatherings. Here all creeds joined in a most enthusiastic meeting, at the close of which 220 persons took the pledge. At Falkirk the Town Hall was packed by an audience of over 2000 persons, and at the close of Father Hays' speech he administered the pledge to 300 persons-,, and on the following morning to an additional 260 children in the Catholic schools. At Bannockburn there was another large addition to the temperance ra.nks, land the tour throughout was eminently successful. The St. Andrew's Catholic Total Abstinence So-

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ciety anjd the League of the Cross will, with the hearty encouragement of his Grace the Archbisihop, continue the goad work in winch tdiey haive received a stinmlus to renewed etlprts. The Pope to Arbitrate

The Governments of Brazil and Bolivia ha\ c agreed to reler tiheir frontier 'dispute to the arintnation ot tut* Pope. His Holiness has entrusted the preliminary euq,uines to the Nuncio at Kio de Janeiro.