The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, 8 November 1906, Page 31

The Catholic World

ENGLAND— A Rumor , . T , . A Rome correspondent -slates that fres-h Teportsr "- claiming. the highest credit .as to the ; - early- elevation to the Cardinalate of the Archbishop of Westminster ,- are current in the -Eternal City. '■ " >-.". -" "~ " Buckfast Abbey ; .; The Ilev. E'abher Anschar, Professor of Philosophy at St.' Anselm's College, Kome, who accompanied":, the - late Abbot Boniface .Matter -as_ a passenger on -the illfated ' Sirio,' has been nominated Abbot of- Buckfast ' by the Benedictine Community. -The" election is to be I confirmed by the Abbot-General. Father Anschar t was - born in Germany in 1575, and is said to be probably the youngest Abbot -in the world.The Society of Jesus and the Healing ArtIt is pleasant to note (says the • Catholic -T.iiues,') that whilst the daily papers treat Catholic affairs;:- an din . particular anything concerning the "Jesuits, in" k< manner from which it might be" inferred that-- tne 7 ;f e"ad---ers are ready to accept the silliest ' sensations ,- ;Vos : , ' sible, the ' Lancet ' displays the judicial temperament" " : in dealing with the work of the Jesuits. In an article which, it published under the headins, ' The Society of Jesus and the Healing Art,' some of the influence exercised by Jesuits as . discoverers and explor- " ers for the betterment of the human race is traced. The Jesuits, the writer reminds us, have made their" mark in nearly every department of nature-study, as well as in mathematics, pure and applied. The Gallery of the Geographical Maps at the Vatican pror claims >the sagacity of the missionaries who framed ' them. ' Jesuits' Bark ' has long been indispensable t 0 the physician's armoury, and has been, developed into - the salt which is to the European sojoiirner in the - tropics what the Davy lamp is to the miner. The Jesuit traditions as scientists were welt upheld by Padre Secchi, famed for his ' Solar Physics ' ; by Padre Denza, his successor at the Vatican Observatory, who, besides his work- in seismology, will always be remembered for his, demonstration of the origin of - that scourge of the Mediterranean" seaboard, the wind known as the ' sirocco ' ; and by Padre Massaia, who owed to his nature-study and his command of the healing art in the Galla country -the success of the enterprise, which broutrht- him- the gratitude of the Pope and the title of .Cardinal. The- work of the Jesuits in connection with the healing art alone, the ' Lancet ' observes, made them the progenitors, so to say, of Livingstone and Bishop Pattison, and' 1 Dr.- Stewart, of Lovedale, and entitles the Society to admiration and sympathy. ir FRANCE— The Present Position The Bishops have held- their meeting and separated for their respective . dioceses (says the ' Catholic. Tames"). Time" will- tell the outcome of their deliberations. Apparently- they are lesolved to await the action of the Government," when the 12th of December, the last day for - forming- the Worship Associations, has arrived. What will that action be? The Ministers on their side discussed the matter at a Cabinet Council at Kambouillet, and, according to M. Cleinenceau, - after considering.it from every point of view, ' they have decided that the law. must take ' its course, bnpuld that be- so, it is impossible to hope for'peace between the- Church and -the -State.- Regrettable incidents are sure to occur, and the shedding of blood will arouse ■ angry passions. Perhaps, however," -'there * S ,L a ° nance of niorc . peaceable counsels prevailing. The Government must % wish to avoid the perils of an open conflict, and the Bishops will doubtless -he" only too pleased to discover- some loophole of escape from the terrible, evils of ;_ civil disturbances. • Unfortunately, the more violent anti-clerical politicians are - already up in arms against -; all ideas of compromise, ana it does. not. require a Vvery intimate knowledge of the springs of;- French poll tics, to understand how loth the Government - will be to offend any powerful- section °L I- su PP° rters - Meanwhile the Pope remains, firm ahd his firmness is probably / as unpleasant^-for'.-' the statesmen who still talk of- ignoring hinr, as it is encouraging for- the- faithful have! accented his gUid-^ Q E RM AN Y— Catholic Representatives thirty-five years ago" Catholicism in Germany was more threatened than it is in France to-day Churches were- closed, prisons were full of priests/Bishops and Archbishops; and Bismarck swore he would riever go to Canossa, but he did go. In 1871 there were

only 58 Catholics in the Reichstag, representing 720,000 electors ; now there are more than 100, representing1,800,000 electors. They are really the -ruling- majority 'iif the country. Society of Jesus .-,- - , r ... _ • "-.". . An, Italian Cath6lic"news"gaper-giyes^-the ; follow i ingas : .-;the- -Rating -for- the new "General of "irtie". Jesuits:— First . c scrutiny ? :. Father. Wernz,. 26 -votes .; Father ' Ffeddi, 16 ; - 1.3.-. -J ,- .Second: scrutiny. ;. Father "Wernz, "35 ;, Father-. Fred'di, 22';-Fat'herrlsedo"cTiowski,ri3. •Third scrutiny : Talher- Wernz, :42 ;* Father Freddi,T26 ; Ledochowski, '6. ."Father WeinzT'is'-.the-vJsecond' who, has"' been elected General, "of-- the' Jesuits. The' first "was Father Goswin./Niekel, who was rbonf' at -'Julich on May f, '158-a.. -Father- JameJ i-H^yes^ Jlias - been -appointed one' of the "five -Assistants -"to^Hlie -General of- the -Jesuits..' He.- representsVtlic C English/speaking countries. The other Assistants*.: -ace -^Father -Italy-; Father .Ferie, France, Father^ Lcdo'Cliow- . "ski,* Germany ; a-nd ;Falher Abad/ Spain-. ;..^'~ :*ViSCOTLANQ— The T«^^«ce;C«iß^-*' r 2vr : ( r3 : * - : :■ 'Archbishop "Maguire presided JTn^-the : early' "rl par tV: 'of September - over -a magnificent -\Oatho"lic.'tempeianed-idp-monstration-undei^-the-auspices of .the League^ o't-- the Cross in\; the ' St."- Andrew's -Rails,", Glasgow,/ -Taij-^whlch .fully '4000 .from r an^parts.;ofc.tße^?W§sr of-^cot-land attended. His Grace said ,he felt- proud as he stotfd on the platform"-- there and" saw around him such a splendid array of members of the League of the . Cross. He ; ~Jhad- reason c-for -legitimate -pride (says -the "Catholic Times '). The meeting, which w a s so well' attended by, clergy and laity, made, it plain. to-all pre- ■ sent that the League- of the Cross is a vigorous' orgamsation in his diocese. It is to be hoped ' that in other parts of the country, where the organisationhas not retained its strength, the - examples set^ by ..-Glasgow- will have the effect of- bringing^bo-ut-a-'re- _ vival,.- The Arohbishpp^is^. right ,in urging that- persuasion, not force,, should/Jie used , in making 'recruits • but we shall -do welKt<r"=remember that it is a duty to attract supporters of" the good cause by organisation, sympathy, and comradeship. Nor- should we forget that intemperance is a fruitful source of crime which brings disgrace not only^ on the individuals who • indulge in it but on the creed they profess. The League of the Cross has: received blessings from- the ' Holy Father, has been favored by the Bishops, and has been aided by the labors- of many self-sacrificinc priests. How is it that the-. Catholic laity do not take a deeper interest in its "work. - , Church Progress Preaching recently in St. Aloysius' Church, -Spring* burn, m honor of the golden jubilee of the mission, m the celebration of— which a large number ' of the priests of the Glasgow archdiocese -assisted the esteemed pastor, the Rev. J. L. Murphy,- the -Archbishop of Glasgow, the Most Rev. Dr. Maguire^'spoke in hopeful tones of Catholicism in Scotland. J Tri looking .over remarked his Grace, the history .of . that- mission, some were there . still who would" remember the. great difficulties thrown in .the way of Catholics "of fifty' years ago an .the district". In - building their "church they were looked upon not as doing good, but- rather' as do- ; ing harm in founding an ignorant and' superstitious . Church. In spite of all obstacles, however-, -■> those pioneers persevered in their labors, until now^ the Catholics were quite a respected portion of the community. And so Catholicism was increasing. "Who would . have ■ thought one hundred years ago that the ' present condition of the Catholic Church would have "been-pos-sible. _ Let_ them think of even fifty years ago,- when that mission ' was - formed, . .and "they uiusjb marvel >• at the -great rposition- lo> which -their Church had attained .They- could not ' doubt \thair the true Faith might cope again to '-^his\ beloved? -.country of theirs. It was returning, .and' entering "iuto'-'fhe national "life 'of- the .country. 1 They found 'one . body after another; r unconsciously it ; might-, be, " had annexed some of their rites and observances^. Many of them, when- they,- thought -° f ~ th at Commission that had been sifting on the Ohurch of England, which found that ' Catholic ' v prin-ciples-were, .all over it, could not help having hopes - Catholic doctrines even had begun to be taken notice of. ,hy , ot,he.rs, ; and Catholicity had now. .got the hold that'.^Calvinism:- had when it held its .sway in ' Scot--Mfiw- There^was Mio doubt that in religion, "as well as r -inly other things, -the other denomiuat-ions" were losing their--- hold on the country. They found : now that .socialism and' materialism had taken the place of that; religion that once flourished here. _ The old. controversy between Catholics and Protestants -was dead- ahd buried, and the trend of times before long, wo.uld see that the struggle was between Catholicity and. the other two forces names. This had already "begun on -the Continent of Europe, and they- might take it for

granted it would result in the same thing here. The bcottish people were instinctively religious, .. and too. clear-sighted to take anything to do with materialism* or atheism before religion— even if thai religion meant Uatnolicism, - SOUTH AFRICA— The Trappists t A i? "Resting piece of "testimony to the healthiness of the strictly vegetarian legimen.of the - Trappistmonks is given by Dr. N. A. Butterfield (district surgeon Ijnderberg, Folela » Natal), who writes in the British Medical Journal L:— l have had two ' years' ~ close experience and .connection with -the Trappists . both as medical attendant and as being a Catholic in - creed myself 1- . have studied - them - and investigated." their life, habits, and. diet, and, though .l should be very ~ backward in adopting it myself, as not suited -to me individually, the great bulk of them are in' absolutely ideal health and strength, seldom ailing, capable of vast work, mental and physical 1 . ■ Their life is very simple and very regular. A healthier, body of men and ' women,, with pence*., 'eauanimity'of temper— this Ijftter 1 v I lay great stress on— it would be . difficult to find Health beams m their eyes and countenances* and -actions. Onljr in sickness or prolonged journeys are they alcohof an 7nS foods - meats * e SS s » etc -> ■or any; UNITED STATES-A Chinese-Speaking Priest «»m?Sc re r« leaVin #%- Rome '^dibishop Farley made arrangements foi a Chmese-speakmg priest to be sent to New York- at once to look after the spiritual welfare of several Catholic Chinese families -in that city. Destruction of a Cathedral * The' Cathedral which v " the Catholics were erecting at iSK&d* a ? 'SfoSE 8 beCn *»*«****•. Theloii.