The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 48, 28 November 1907, Page 31

The Catholic World

ENGLAND— A Distinguished Priest

- . The Very Rev. Dr. Dudley Ryder, late Father, Superior 'of the of St. Philip, Edgbaston, died on October 7.- The late Father Ryder was a grandson of " Dr. Henry Ryder, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry: His father, the Rev. George Dudley Ryder, was also originally in Anglican Orders. Father Ryder -was nine years Jof age when his father became a convert to the Catholic Faith. His early education was ' at t-he Oratory, and he became a student at the Catholic University of Dublin under Dr. Newman, the first rector. Thence he went to the English College at Rome, and while there was received into the Catholic Church by Cardinal Franzoni. On returning to England he was or- . dained priest by the late Bishop Ullathorne. He was ■ for many years Catholic chaplain at the gaol and ' workhouse, and did duty subsequently as parish priest of the Oratory district. In November, 1890, Father Ryder was "elected. Father' Superior of the-- Oratoi'y in succession to Cardinal Newman, but retir'&d from- this position in consequence pi ill-health early in the year •' 1905. During the period of his superiorship the scheme of the rebuilding of the Oxa-tory Church as a mem- ■ orial to Cardinal Newman was inaugurated, and the foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Norfolk in 1904/ The late .Father Dudley Ryder took a 'distinguished part in theological controversy on behalf of the Church .of his adoption, contributing numerous philoso- ; • phical papers of lucidity and power to the ' Dublin ! Review ' and other magazines. PRANCE— Anti-militarism The French Premier (says the ' Catholic Times ')* is :. not a great statesman, but he has a profound knowledge of his countrymen, and is capable of turning it to ~ profit. Before his advent to power his speeches were full of attacks upon the practices of the' authorities and the conventional official usages. The Socialists ; were amongst his admirers and aided him in his efforts to attain a dominating position. After he had become Prime' Minister he found their friendship for him on • various occasions anything but convenient. So long, however, as they did not take sides aga-inst him heallowed them to pursue their course freely. Accordingly their struggle against militarism went on merrily throughout the country. They brought out - anti-mili-tarist pamphlets and circulated them, presenting copies not only to members of the army," but to conscripts to join the regiments. Anti-militarist placards showing in bold characters the words, ' Down wit?h the Army ' or ' Down with the Fatherland,' were posted up in many of the towns. M. Herve and M. Jaures carried on without let or hindrance their work' of "spreading sedition of this kind amongst the soldiers.- But" they avowed their anti-militarist sentiments at the recent Socialist Congresses only to discover" that the heads of the German Socialist movement repudiated them. M. Clemenceau's opportunity arrived. Being . aware that the fear of playing • into the hands of Germany lies deep in the hearts of Frenchmen, he has now firmly and publicly denounced the anti-militarist propa- ?• has also * P r omlsed an anti-clerical Bducaf+iT l - n shape of a. measure for the abrogation of the Loi Falloux. , In this way he hopes to give fresh life to a Ministry which, had been threatening to totDriving out the Religious „ B^\ if the « Bloc ] ■ (writes a Paris correspondent under date October 1) are unable to carry out the foreign policy of the nation with effect, in the persecution of . the .nuns they., are brave and gallant. The present body of Deputies are, perhaps, the most ignorant and uncultured -of any that ever formed a Parliament any- •• where ; but they are clever enough to Wattle with -cloistered ladies. On September 18, they expelled 45 Ursulines from their convent at Blois. To , effect this they had to bring, at five o'clock: in the morning, two companies of the 113 th Infantry Regiirent and many of Gendarmerie. The Sappers forced the doors. , un the 19th, they drove out the Carmelite Nuns from tneir convent at Roubaix, havine also forced the doors. And on Sunday last, the TJrsuline Nuns at Gravelines, 1^ were turned out. . -At an early hour the appioached to -the -convent were barred by troops The , • summons made by the officials not being replied to '• thP 7 T«rtf« °v ?tt the , do o is > and -rouighly turned out - ployed t» ° r French ' tro °P s to be cmL

GERMANY— A Notable Cathedral j „ Efforts are being made to. restore the great Cathedral at Aixrla-Cfaapelle, in which the remains of Charlemagne' are buried. The great Cathedral, winch -was originally built~ by Charlemagne himself at the end'of the eighth century, was restored by Otho 11. in 983, "'" ' and several times more in the course of centuries. It has now been; found that repairs are urgently needed -in order to' save what remains of the building. ITALY— The See of Bologna Monsignor della Chiesa has t been appointed ' to succeed .the, la£e Cardinal Svampa in the Archbishopric of Bologna. The new Archbishop has "been for some time assistant to the' Cardinal Secretary of State. He will probably be raised as soon v as possible to the purple. Removing: the Crucifix Last year (writes a Rome correspondent), when atheistic iconoclasts were- destroying, sacred images in Prance and removing the crucifixes from the public buildings, the communal administrators- of Alessandria, in Italy, mostly all Socialists, sought to emulate them. - They gave directions for' the removal of the crucifixes from the local elementary schools, and their orders were duly carried' out. The Provincial Council was not of the same anti-Christian stamp, • and at once interfered, enjoining the restoration of t-he crucifixes within a certain period, in accordance .with a law of December 27, 1906,, which makes obligatory upon Italian communes, payments for religious objects in. the. schools/ The representatives of the- Commune then had - recourse to the Government, claiming that its right to remove the' crucifixes should ' be ■ admitted. Again' it failed." The reply was a rejection of' its petition. The Communal Council, however, persisted in its efforts to laicise the schools and deprive them of every evidence of a religious character. . As a justification they urged the plea that a" regulation of -1895 with regard to the furnishing, of elementary schools entitled them to remove , sacred emblems. The Council of State, having- examined this plea, has just decided that the crucifix is to be retained in the schools. The victory which has been gained over the enemies of the Cross has heen cordially celebrated by the Catholics of the Commune, and the faithful throughout the whole of Italy may rejoice in it for it is a wholesome sign that a stern resistance will be offered to the inroads or the godless and irreligious spirit which has wrought so much iniury - in .France. , . Calumnies Refuted The two Salesian colleges at Varazze • which were closed by order. of the Italian Government in conseqoience of false reports have now been reopened. Organising their forces The Italian Catholics continue to organise their forces. A meeting of the Catholics of- Mantua was held on October 9 to consider what attitude should be adopted towards the political parties arid to take imea- , • sures for interesting the young in social questions. The Cardinal Secretary of State The definite .departure of the Cardinal Secretary of fctate from Castel Gandolfo for Rome was marked by a spontaneous demonstration of affection and sympathy on the part of the inhabitants of the town, .who received his Eminence with cheers and the waving of handkerchiefs asjie d,rove .through the square td the' station. Ihe Cardinal promised to return to Castel Gandolfo next* yceLir, ** * ROME — Promotion of Science His Holiness Pius X., it is said, intends to" form at once a special commission of Cardinals to study--' "the best means for the promotion of science,' duly secured from error, amongst Catholics. Cardinals Rattroolla, Mam, and Mercier, who were to have -been the. protectors of the institute of science, of which the new project is an extension, will be members, and other membfers wall be added— Cardinals Vives and Satblli-axnonkst them, it is reported. ■ & SCOTLAND— Legacies to Catholic Charities By the will of the late Mr. John M'Kinney,. of Glasgow, lar S? sums of -money have been left to Cftthoho churches and charities. The testator . directs his trustees to pay to -the Archbishop of Glasgow £3000 for the new Catholic church at Crosshill, and to the Very R«v. Canon Macluskey £200 for the new church to be erected in or -near Gorbals To the three principal - Glasgow Infirmaries Mr. M'Kinnev ' J . eaves £100 each, and £50 each to the following oharit f a £°w Mre £ S , Ref "B<\ Whitevale ; Dalbeth Convent ; •Lanark Hospital; Siryllum Orphanage, Lanark- the

Holy Cross branch of the St. Vincent de Paul Society; St. Elizabeth's Nur.sing Home, Glasgow ; Glasgow Samaritan Hospital ; Nazareth House, Halfway, Ibrox ; and" the Little Sisters of- the Poor. Deceased also makes provision for the payments qf £7000 to various relatives. He directs that the residue of his estate be divided amongst such Catholic charities in the archdiocese of Glasgow as his trustees may select, and also that his library be given to the Catholic Institute, . Crossliill. It is interesting to note that in life Mr. MiKinney was a generous" contributor to all Catholic charities. UNITED STATES— Catholic Indians Mr. Charles S. Woody, writing in the * American" ' Journal of Clinical Medicine ' of the present policy of the Indian Commissioner, says : ' I do not mean by this that the education of the savage is a failure ; I simply mean that the higher education of the Indian is not only a, failure— it is a crime. By all mealns educate the native. Educate him to be a self-sustarning citizen. Teach him the value of industry, economy, frugality, honesty.' Teach him that only ..those who labor shall eat,. and you have accomplished all that can reasonably be expected. The Catholic Church, with its faculty of getting at the root of things, long ago „ saw this, and in consequence the Catholic Indians are" naore self-sus-taining than any other of our Indians. This may -riot meet the approbation of certain Protestant missionary workers, but it remains a fact nevertheless.'