The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 52, 29 December 1904, Page 27

The Catholic World

ENGLAND. — A Jesuit Astronomer The Rew. Walter Sidgreaves, of the Stonyhurst Gollage ObsearViatory, has been awarded a gold medal by the astronomical section of the St. Louis Exposition for his investigations in stellar spoctroscoipy. The Apostolic Delegate to the Philippines Prior t)D 'his- departure from England the Most Rev. Dr. Ajgius, Ap(qstk>lic Delegate to the Philirp^ihe IsUanris, visited Diownalsde Abbey, and was entertained to diinner on the occasion by the Abbot and eommwaiity, a iwmbe»r of guests being present. Pn proposing the health of t/he AposftjoliiC Delegate the Abbot congratulated the community thJat a member of their Order sholuld have been selected flor so high and responsible a position, adding tjhat he Ueliflved this was tihe first time an Englishman hart bean so "honored. In speaking of Malta, the birthplace of tihe Archbishop, he referred to the unique •privilege of fhe Oatheidral of St. Johfr in the island, as being the dnly Ca.th.olic chfurcih in wihulh the Kiing of EjiglaAul bi*d a throne. In his reply, the Archbishop bajlo farewell tb his mtahy friends in tine commfiinity, saying thiat his work in the Philippines was to be the work of tJhe restf; of his life.

Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School It is announced that St. Charles' College, Bayswate*,, hap been purchased by the Nuns of the Sapretd Heart,, wHj|o will use it as their training college lor teachers, Hn place of the present establishment at Wandswort/h. Tihe Oblate Fathers, when, as a preliminary to tihe sla-le, ttfiey laid before the Holy See all the facts relatinig to the financial position and the liabilities of St. Chaxles' Qolilclge, al^o t.pnt a very Pull statement as to the Ihibtory of, tihe foundation of the College and of the gifts whi(|i had been made to it. In reply, the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda, after carefully considering all the facts of the case, gave permission to realise uhe property, anid, at the same time left it to the unfettered discretion of the Oblate Fathers to allocate in •any way they tho;ugiht best whatever siurplus miftht remain after all li/abilities had been dischangqd. Tihis discretion tihey have exercised in a most generous manner for educational and religious purposes, as the Fathers have, thrcftigh their Superior, Father Wyndfham, made a gift of £10,00*) to the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School to be built at Westmihsiter. In connection with this gift the ' Tablet ' states that £20,000 has been subscribed ih all towards the Memorial Fund so far. This amount, it is statdd, ensures the accomplishment ,of the scheme, and it is believqd that now Uhat the goal is practically within reach t)he f)unds still necessary to its' completion will ba readily ohtiaihed. The contributors so far n/umber only 300 persons, but of these the Archbislhoip of Westminster, t|he Duke of Norfolk, ajnd the Marquis of Ripon have each siubscribed £1000, while there are several otjhairs of £500. FRANCE.— Leaving the Country

So mamy of the Catholic peasantry of Brittany are laaMng that o.duntry on account of the persecution to whittti tihe reliiguoius OardeTs there arc subjected, that the (jjQver,nment h\as beqome alarmed at rhe exodus and the Minister of the Interior has sept circulars to all tihe communes of that department, urging the officials to t?<ke steps to keep the people at homie. The Bretons are pious Catholics, amd what is needed to keep them home is for the Government t° cease its persecutions. The Separation of Church and State

Tihe President of the Council (says the ' Catholic Times ') has made his appearance before the Commission sitting iio consider the question of the separation of Clilirdh aiid State m France, and has given his view of t)he Government's proposals. Tfiey are more severe Hhan M. Briamd's even, and must result in enslaving the Chhrqh to tihe State in a way worse than did the Concordat. ll|o\ve\er, iM. Combes proceeds warily. For two years he will lot tihe Catholics ha>ve tlheir churches free .of cost, 'ajrrd for four years will cqinti'aue to pay the clergy their stipends. We may be s)ure he has not done tins o\it of ieehngs of ■gienerosity or of justice. But he has drofne it in ■order to gain time while his plan works out its oourse. And his plan is now clear : he wants to sjplit up the Churdh. He will permit associations iin a *diocose, but will not allow tthJose of different dioceses to federate or unite wUh one another ! Thus redujoes all the dioceses to units, isolated one from tihe other, and must thus render them an easier "prey of tihe Government. Processions will not be allowed, excepting flundrals ; and religions worship, though 'permittad in church, will he still ' (under tihe direction of the State.' "What more is needed to convince any man that, shoofld the Concordat be abrogated, the latter state of Uhe Ohurch in France will be v*ars>e thaji the former 9 Tender the Concordat she had a fewi liberties; under the new police rules she will h,ave none. HOLLAND.— A Church Destroyed A fixe bijoke o,ut on Ndvember 7in the Catholic Churqh of the Sacred Heart, near VQiideFpark, Amsterdam, owinjg to tihe overturning of a fire which a plumber was using while working on the roof of the ttuilding. The ohurch was burnt down. INDlA.— Pastoral Visitation During a recent pastoral journey Biyhop Allen, of Mjadras, Bn'dta, confirmeS 854 Qhristians, &09 of them being converts from paganism. POLAND.— Memorial to a Cardinal A movement is in progress at Pose<n Prussian Poland, to erect a monument to Cardinal Ledoch.owski wh,o shffereid much for the faith and for Polani, and died in exile in Rome. ROME.— lndefinite Rumors Rumors of a persistent bjti't indefinite character (writes a Rome correspondent) are afloat to the effect th)at a modification, practiqal or other, will be given to the Papal ' Motu Proprjo.' Anyhow, the old nilusic 1-ves on. Feast after feast and Sunday after Sunday sfliow, that, b,ut the Known tenacity of Pirn® X. j-ulstifies extreme cajutkm in the acceptance of sjuqh rumors.

A New Cantata Fipom Rome comes the announcement that Don Licrmw Perosi has written a cantata in hiofcuor of o>ur Lady. The new work is planned for four solo voices and c4ior,us, and will occupy abqut am h<oui in performance. A chcrtos of angels, accompanied by harps, is introduced. Choosing his tlheme from a wdrlc of the fifteenth ceartiury, the composer has employed various sacj^id chants. An English Address The illuminated Italian ad.dre.ss from the Catholic Re/ajiing ,GHuild of Englamd to tihe Holy Father was presented by the Archbishop of Tre bite and ki private aiudienee. His Holiness read it ' with great interest,' &nd gajve his Special blessing to both tine guild and all its memibers. Rev. Dr. Barry, Sir F. C. B,urrtan\d, airtd Miss R. H. Busik have consented to be ampng its vice-presi-dents, wtiiile Canon P. J. McCarthy (editor of ' The Dowry of Mary '), Surgeon-General Cuffe, C.8., and Mr. ArthJur W. a' Beckett have recently bepm elected to the Council. The Marian Congress Father Dajvid Flemimg, 0.F.M., was invited to act as 'General Viice-Presidelnt of the Marian (Jongresis wfliicfa. wag held i|n Rome from NovenVber 30 to December 4. SCOTLAND.— Death of a Religious The death of a much-loved sister of his Grace tihe Arohbishqpi of Glasgow, whioh occurred recetntly, leaves the Franciscan community in Scotland very rmuch the poorer. The distinguished religieuse, Rev. Mother Magdalen, was one of, if not the most ajccomlplisjhed and forilliapt mpm,b<>r of the Order in Scotland. For 35 years— during which time she was attached to the several houses of the Order in Scotland— she endeared (herself to all with whom she came in contact. Gifted to an extraordinary degree, she exerted a wonderful influence oiver the many pupils t(hat came under her tuition. Foir the past eigttit years she Was Superioress' of the Franciscan Convent, Crossfiiill, where her power of governing, together with all her many goad qualities a>iyi brilliiant gifts were seen and felt to much advantage by the Oatholios of the district. It ,s worthy of note that this is the third Sister of Glasgow's Archbishlop who gave their lives to God amd who have been called to tlheir reward. Oine Sister, who is also a member of the Franciscan Order, yet s'ufvives ; sine, tao, is a very gifted lady. SOUTH AFRICA.— A Nurssng Home At the request of Bishop McSherrv, the English Sisters of the Little Company of Mary have 'decided to qpcMi a Home fior n-ursing at Port Elizabeth. A rfusnbor of Si.vters fi+mi the hospital of tthe Order in Sydney have alioafly been ordercU to pro'eeed ti) Port Eli/.abeUi, and otheirs will be selut fr*om Rome later on.