The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 16, 18 April 1907, Page 31

The Catholic World

CANADA— Death of a Distinguished Catholic The city of Montreal was thrown into profound grief on the morning of February 19 when the announcement .was made that fair William Hingston," the.distinguished 1 physician and Catholic philanthropist, had passed '/ away. iSir Wilftam Hingston was Mayor of Montreal" in 1875 and 1576,' at a time when grave " troubles menaced the " welfare of the community. For the coolness and calm judgment exhibited during,, these trying times, he received the most hearty "thanks of Lord"" Dufierin, who was, at that time Govern or- General of" Canada. Sir William Kingston, who was the son oTthe late Lieut.Col. Kingston, formerly in his Majesty's 100 th Regiment, was in his 79 th year. Dr. Hingston occupied for "many years in Montreal a prominent position as the leading member of the medical' profession, and was especiallynoted as a surgeon. He was knighted in 1895 for " distinguished medical services. Speaking immediately after Sir WilKam Kingston's death, Archbishop Bruchesi of Montreal said j:— ' It is only a few days ago that" I saw him and spoke with him, and he seemed tci be in good health- and 1 spirits. - 1 s never was more shocked than to bear of his death, -j It means to me theloss of a dear personal friend whom I had known almost from my childhood. To the Church in ' this city it. means the loss of one of J;he most devoted of her children ; and the whole population of Montreal have to regret the death- of a leading - citizen, ,a brilliant and successful worker in his chosen profession, and a. man of sim- " ply boundless charity. ENGLAND— Sympathy with the Holy Father A demonstration of- Catholics of the diocese of Salford held in the Free-Trade Hall, Manchester, to express sympathy with Pope Pius X. and with -the clergy- .and - laity of the Church in France in their present troubles, was a magnificent success. .The A rchbishop ' of Westminster, the Bishop of'Salford, and Father Bernard' Vaughan were the chief, speakers. Resolutions- were adopted embodying sentiments of affection and veneration, for the -Pope, and of admiration for the attitude of the Bishops of France. A Memorial to Cardinal Manning • The authorities of Westminster Cathedral -are appealing for assistance in order- to -erect a memorial to Cardinal Manning. Monsignor Howlett says-:—' At present - the authorities of the Cathedral (in the crypt of which Cardinal Manning's remains have now been interred) are without means to erect any suitable memo-ial. We shall be grateful for any subscriptions sent towards the cost of putting a proper monument upon his tomb and decorating the crypt in' whioh it lies. 1 The Apostle of India and Japan By permission of the Jesuit community the beautiful picture of St. Francis Xavier, which is the. commanding feature in the reredos of the altar dedicated to the saint in Farm Street Church, has been copied W Miss Gamardella for a public library in Tokio. The request was ma.de through an -agent commissioned by the Japanese Government to- choose and purchase works of art, together u>ith 40,000 European books for the same norary- A Chinese magnate who admired the work has °' bta i. ned Me privilege' of having another copy pain- - If- b * I* 0 **■*? artist. The original is the work of ' • \J Go ] die . and represents the death scene of the saint Sore late isUnd ° f Sanl>o «. in sight of the Chinese' FRANCE— The~ Archbishop's Reply o Ata , m ®f t i n go, f Ministers on February -25 M. Briand announced that following upon the previous week's debate in the Chamber, he had instructed thtf Prefect of - tpJmf^f J? repl7 t0 the Arc h*>ishop of Paris, .that the wi£ unL^f P r °Posal regarding the form of contract SS « un , satl ?actory. Any fresh proposals of the Arch5? PhJSr 1 u P° n J he Minister's recent declarations in «£.+ Ch - a ™ ber .' would have the- consideration of the PreSade attL m A^ lollcwSn«l ollcwSn « communication^ the Dress • ? A-rcAbishop ''s house to a representative of Seine P this iJSin tbrough ' the Pretecfc of £of PubJfc Wnf c^ ? Government's reply. The -Minis- - text of contract S P *£*?*, to . submit * furtherJer Wp r!n led °\ hls -teclarations in the Cham-

or we shall find ourselves with the deepest- regret unable to continue negotiations which at one ' time tended • towards appeasement and religious peace.' The Irish College The Rector of the Irish College, Paris, Kas .received official notice that two Irish foundations, quite distinct from the- college property, but from which the students of the college receivied. annually £257 sterling,' have' been sequestrated. The least important of the two foundations was made by Rev. J,ames Burke, an -Irish priest of the diocese of Killaloe^ resident'~in France. "The second and— more important foundation was made by Very Rev., J. B. Walsh, D.D., formerly Rector of the litis-h -College in Taris. .By his "will; dated '1825, he bequeathed his property for the- ad vantage o£ Irish stu- - dents in -Holy Orders making their studies, in France. Though ' these foundations weie not college "property, the -fact of their sequestration is taken as a presage, of the greater sooliation of the college vvhdch is impending. The Conditions of the Contract M. Briand (says the ' Catholic Times ') has been glorified for' his conciliatory speech on the question of .the contracts, but the- details of the terms laid down by the Government have no\ been published in the British press. . The fact is, the Government" have been s endeavoring to impose conditions which would suggest that they have no genuine intention of coming- to an agreement. They are- demanding the sacrifice of the - members of the religious Orders, depriving, them- and all foreigners of the right of enteiing into "contracts. This is not 'merely a n inw'ction of punishment on the Orders, but- an- effort to get the ecclesiastical authorities tobecome parties to the boycott of men' who haveplayed a noble part in facing the heat and burden of- the fray. There are other conditions, such as the keeping of the churches in repair, which involve hardships for- the clergy, and which they would find it extremely!, difficult— -nayy impossible— to observe. If M. Clemenceau and M. Briand were -really" anxious for peace with the Church, they would not have interferred with the Mayors. Had these gentlemen, who are «Lv close 'touch with the peasantry, been allowed to use 'their discretion, all difficulties would h^e oeen quicUy removed. Many had signed the contracts, and, were Tl not for M. . Briands" circular, nearly all would have- done so, as no- objections were raised. c • _ - Peace or War ? s With practically a unanimous vote (says the 'Catholic Times ') the Chamber of Deputies has endorsed M. Briands declaration of policy, Sufficient for the day is the evil we have donu on it, says M. Briand in effect; now let us devote some litlle time to the work of • ingeminating -peace. But is -it peace? Is it not rather a mockery to call it peace ? For years past every fresh Ministry of the Republic has- been engaged in the congenial task of wreaMng all the harm' it could upon the Catholic- Church, 'lhe schools havie been, deprived of thttr religious teachers. The monks and nuns have been driven abroad. Chaplains have been removed from army and na\ y, from hospital and asylum. - The State has ruthlessly broken its Concordat -with the Church, has ignored the Papacy, has tried -to shackle the - hierarchy, has crippled the- -clergy, and has seized upon all the ecclesiastical property on which it. can lay its hands. And now M. Briand talks of peace ! " If he has " set his heart " on peace, why not propose proper conditions to secure it ? Certainly the- Bishops will do all they can ,to effect a working agreement. The storm has left the French Church so shattered that they, its ' leaders, must think first and foremost of building it. up again from its_ ruins. If only" an arrangement can be come to which will leave intact the vital principles of hierarchical jurisdiction, they will not be found to stand in the way of a' final settlement with M. Briand. Whoever may indulge in vain dreams about the future, - the-* Frenoh Bishops indiilce in none. They know tbat ttoe^ ' battle is against Christianity as such ; that religion itself is at stake in their country ; and that, whatever professions of peace might be made by therr enemies, war would break out again as soon as a favorable op- . portunity offered. ' There is no peace in France.-GERMANY-^-The Centre Party The leader of the German Centre intimated' in the Reichstag on February 25 that the party would introduce measures for the establishment of Labor Bureaux and the protection arid extension of the ; -ri°;ht of combination.-" The Imnerial Chancellor- assailed the Centre for having supported Socialist candidates, and isaid that without its help Focial Democracy would have been reduced to two or th-ee dozen seats. ' He said the Government distinguished between the Centre and the Catholic - religion, which they never 'intended to attack.

ROME— Expressions of Sympathy V The Holy Father on February 23 received* a telegram - from 25,000 Catholics in. Philadelphia protesting against the. position in which' the Church in France has been placed, and ' expressing sympathy with his Holiness and their French brethren* • "' _ ■ " UNITED STATES— Death of a Bishop The tieath of Bishop Stan'g, "of Fall -River; Massachusetts, is announced. Bishop Stang was a native of the Black Forest. r After the ordinary classical studies," he entered* the American College, Lo'uvain, to prepare for missionary wiorlc in the United States. He was ordained priest in 1878, and some months later left for the diocese of Providence, in the United States, In the middle of the year 1900 he ,wa's appointed ViceRector of _tha American College, Louvain, and professor of moral and pastoral theqlogy at the UiAversity. Later he returned to America, and when in 1902 the new dio± cese of Fall River was created Dr. Stang was named Bishop. He : was a man of tireless activity 1 , and his early death is deeply deplored. He passed away on the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady. Amongst his writings is a work" on Socialism, the doctrines of which he vigorously combated. An Awkward Situation The death took place recently at New York of the Rev. Richard Kiely, who had been on the mission i n . New South Wales some years, ago. Mr. Peter A. Dunne of Five Dock, New South Wales, contributes the following interesting reminiscences of the deceased to the April number of ' The Australian Messenger ' :— ' At the time the Kelly Gang stuck up Jerilderie Father Kaely used to visit and celebrate Mass there in the Court House. The police station was on the opposite side of the street, and both were outside the busy part of the town. The Kellys stuck up the police on Saturday night, and kept them prisoners til] Monday. On Sunday, morning Dan Kelly accompanied Sergeant Devine's wife when she went to prepare the Court House for Mass, as was her custom. Dan watched to see she ' left no message for Father Kiely, and escorted her back. No one from the 1 police station attended Mass. It was customary for Father Kiely to visit Devine after Mass, but on this particular occasion he happened not to do so, and thus by accident evaded an awkward dilemma, because- it was hard to say what might have happened if he had paid his usual visit ' '- • . Father • Kiely went to x^merica, and I last heard of him being stationed at Salt Lal<e City. . . He was an accomplished violinist, and <a genial, good holy priest, who made friends everywhere.' The deceased priest was a personal friend of the Very Rev Mgr O'Leary (Lawrence), and of the Very Rev. Dean Burke (Invercargill). . - - An unpleasant incident occurred at the Easter Fair, Bendigo, owing to a sectarian display by the Protestant Alliance, which, for the first time, toolc part in the proceedings. The Hibernian Society, which has always taken an active interest in the 'fair, objected to the sectarian tableau of the Protestant Alliance, and on appealing to the secretary of, Ihe fair, it was decked to request the removal of 'the objectionable '"display. The Mayor, however,' over-ruled the action of the secretary and. as a result , the Hibernian Society and" the Orphanage Band withdrew from the p-ocession. The Protestant Alliance was not allowed to enter t»he grounds. MYERS & CO., Dentists, Octagon, corner of George Street. They guarantee tfie highest class of work at moderate fees. Their artificial teeth give general satisfaction, and the fact of them supplying a temporary denture while the gums are healing does away with the inconvenience of being months without teeth. They manufacture a single artificial tooth for Ten 'Shillings - and sets equally moderate. The administration of nitrous 4 oxide gas is also a great boon to those needing the .extraction of a tooth.^