The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 46, 14 November 1907, Page 31

The Catholic World

ENGLAND— A Protest ; " ■ A strong Catholic protest was made recently to the Sheffield Education Committee against the inclusion of Charles Reade's novel, ' The Cloister and the Hearth,' in the syllabus for evening school literary classes. Dean Dolan said that the book, was the worki of a bitter " Protestant, and made a violent attack on the Catholic Church. The Rev. T. W. Holmes, Congregational minis- - ter, supported him. The -connrdttee, however, decided that the work, included for its -literary and historical qualities, should remain .on the list. Departure of Missionaries • Fourteen priests, who had concluded their studies at St. Joseph's Missionary College, Mill Hill, received a '. formal' farewell on September -23 before their departure \ - for various fields of missionary labor, including-.Uganda, Borneo, and the Philippine Islands. The farewell . dis"course was pronounced*", by the Right Rev. Dr. Casar■telli, Bishop of Salford. The departing missionaries "were Fathers' O'Brien, Fink, Ebos, Daly, Kamp, Pieck, Pyk, Boonnen, and Key, who are going to the Philip- - pines ; Fathers Dines and Unterb'ergen, who are going .to Borneo ; and Fathers Schoenmaker, Toner, and Hurkmans, who are going to Uganda. Westminster Cathedral The Catholic Cathedral, at Westminster- (writes a London correspondent) is a, favorite resort for visitors to London. A considerable number of Protestants also attend the ceremonial services. The principal attraction for those not of the Faith is, no doubt, the magnificent music heard at all . the services. The conductor of the choir, Mr. Richard R. Terry, is one of the finest directors of ecclesiastical music in England, and is a composer of very" great distinction. Mr. Terry came to Westminster from the Catholic choir at Downside, which he had conducted for many years with pre-eirinent ability. Southwark Cathedral Many Catholics not only in London but in various parts of the country will rejoice to learn that the Bishop of Southwark will commemorate the diamond jubilee of St. George's Cathedral, Southwark, ' which occurs in July next, by completing, the tower and spiral of the building. These formed parts of Pugin's plans, but the work was. allowed to remain in. abeyance, as the ecclesiastical authorities deemed it best to use the money which might have been devoted to it, in the erection of churches where they were urgently required by the spiritual, needs of the Catholics of South London. These needs (remarks the ' Catholic Times ') having been satisfied, the idea of the great Gothic revivalist- for a tower and spiral will now be carried out, though the execution of the entire designs as originally drawn, which were set aside by the committee on account of the cost, is of course out of the question. There are few Catholic churches in London which recall more noteAvorthy historical- incidents than St. George's. Upon its site in 1780 Lord George Gor- ~ don assembled his fanatical followers to protest against any concessions being made to Catholics, and in that . night, it is said, six-and-twenty fires might be seen blazing from London Bridge. "When services commenced in the church on July 4, 1848,- the Protestant Association was so greatly excited by the event that it issued a special tract on 'The Opening of the' New Popish Mass House.' The Mass House has since that day been instrumental in gaining spiritual blessings for immense multitudes, and we leel sure that many who have shared them will join with the Bishop-- in befittingly finishing the exterior of the edifice, which, with the exception of Westminster Cathedral, is the largest Catholic Church raised in this country since the ' Reformation.' . ' FRANCE— Seeking the aid of Religious News has reached the Vatican that the French authorities in their Indo-Chinese colony have requested the members of the Catholic religious institutions established there to give help in the nursing of lepers, since "it "is impossible to find lay attendants -willing to undertake the task. Whilst the French Government is persecuting- priests and Sisters of Charity at home and robbing them of their property, it has to have recourse to their help in the colonies. The Irish College The ' entente cordiale ' (says the ' Catholic Times') has uses other than political. Its influence has stayed and, we trust, will entirely prevent the threatened

seizure of the Irish College, Paris, by the French Government. An official statement just issued by the authorities of the college is to- the effect that the institution has been reopened after the holidays, and that . there is~ ground- to believe the status quo may be maintained for some time. We trust the French Government has, on further consideration, decided to" abandon "its intention of sending the . students, and the college staff adrift. The Irish College is one of the cherished associations by which kindly relations were kept up between "France and Ireland. When France in past centuries was glud to get foreign" soldiers to aid her own arnry in" fighting - her battles, large numbers of Irish- military men placed their knowledge and their arms at her service, and not a few of. them earned distinction by the bravery - they displayed in her cause on hard-contested fields. The rulers of France, on the other hand, were sympathetic and generous towards the Irish, and were "ever ready to assist the Irish scholar who went "abroad when he was forbidden to ■■acquire learning ,at home. IV is pleasant to be informed that the French authorities are giving up the thought of breaking the tradition of this friendly, relationship. INDlA— Silver Jubilee His Grace Archbishop Colgah; of Madras, on the celebration of the silver jubilee of his episcopate, - re- * ceived forty telegrams and thirty letters of congratulation. He was presented with Sn- address by -his .suffragans and the clergy and laity of the archdiocese. : GERMANY— An Affecting Scene In these columns, quite' recently we" (' Michigan Catholic ') reported that Rrince Charles of Lowenstein, Germany's wealthiest and most prominent Catholic noblenran,- at -the age of 72 years, had decided to re- ■ tire from the world in order to -become, a humble Dominican; lay brother in a convent "in Holland. We now learn ' that on August 23 the prince left his' ancestral castle Kleinheubach, for Holland. At the~ station, to bid their aged father farewell, were his eldest son, who succeeds to his titles and estates, Prince Alois, with his consort and children, and his second son, - Prince John. The final separation -was affecting in the extreme. The last service of his faithful body-servant was the placing in the prince's hand of his simple luggage. Then the train bore to a strange country not a prince whose name and fame and woi'ldly possessions were Catholic . household words in the German Empire, but an humble Dominican postulant. ROME— The Holy Father's Jubilee Cardinal Vannutelli celebrated in the Basilica of St. Peter's on Sunday, September 22^ a Mass which inaugurated the Pope's sacerdotal jubilee, having been celebrated to implore the blessings of Heaven on the works that shall" be performed during the jubilee year. , UNITED STATES The late Archbishop of Boston Floral tributes at funerals are discouraged by the Church, but at "the funeral of Archbishop Williams, of Boston, place -was made for- the offering of the 1 Chinese Catholics of that city, all of whom are - converts. ; The wreath sent, by the FreeaHome for- Consumptives had the distinction of being placed in .the. crypt over the coffin. "This charity was especially dear to the Archbishop, The Widow's Mite Preaching in his cathedral in Denver,' Colorado, lately, Bishop Matz referred to Messrs. Carnegie and Rockefeller, and said the widow's mite; given- in the right spirit, was more acceptable in the sight of God than the princely endowments of colleges which millionaires were praised for giving." l , GENERAL * The Ruler of Ethiopia Father -Mary Bernard, Envoy Extraordinary of the Holy See to the Court of Ethiopia",'" lias been received with all honors by the Negus Menelik. The rev.-'gentle-man brought a letter and gifts from", the -Pope. - The Brothers of Charity Rev. Father Amadeus, Superior General of the Bro- : thers of Charity, " which " Order is honorably known throughout England in connection with its wofk at Rochdale (says the 'Catholic Weekly') is -one of the most -'decorated' individuals in the world' outside the ranks of royalty. The King of the Belgians has conferred upon him the much-coveted honor of the Civic Cross of the first "class, as chevalier of the Order of Leopold. The King of Portugal has bestowed on him the title of " Chevalier of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Villa-Viciosa. The King of Denmark has honored him with a decoration. Pope Leo XIII. gave him the honorary title Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. The

present French Government has anade him, an officer of the French Academy. He also holds a decoration front the Sultan of Turkey." The Order whose has * been thus honored celebrated .the first centenary of its foundation this year. Its founder was a Belgian priest, Father Pierre Joseph Triest, often called ' the St. Vincent de Paul of Belgium.' - Starting in 1807 at Byloke Asylum, Ghent, with three Brothers, the congregation is now represented irj^diSerent parts of Belgium, England, Ireland, the~Ei"o"w Countries, Canada, and the United States. It numbers forty-four large establishments,,, which are served by nearly one thousand religious. It cares for 6000 insane people, 800 old men and incurables, instructs and educates 9000 children, 440 deaf mutes and blind, 450 wayward children, and about 1000 feebleminded children. " . The See of Jamaica The Rev. John J. Collins, S.J., former rector of Fordham_ University, has been appointed by the Holy Father xitular Bishop of Antipolis and Vicar- Apostolic of Jamaica, W.I. Father Collins was born in — aysville, Ky., in 1857, of .Irish parentage. He entered the Society of Jesus as a novice in 1876. In 1902 he became a» member of the Jesuit Mission .oand, and on April 4, 1904, became president of St. John's Fordham.