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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 9

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; iUnless'some Junfbreseen -delax-occurs, l the : .iJishpps .of -'. rtbeiwHole Catholic world 'will.; ire-.;: ceiye;.:ear]y.:in< !^ of •;the:.first : part of.-the.-new.: Code of : Canoav Law, upon which .a.specialjPontificali'Gpmj''j. mission,;under.the direction:of Cardinal;Gas-f;-parri,(.has been labouring! for years (says''Ahe .English; "Tablet. , !).' V;« The' secondhand third parts-,will follow; in quick; succession, .for,, the '''.whole'" work', \ we_;urider- ; peripa'"willi'be. allowed to the. Bishops "to'-ex> ; amine .the.draft'and;make suchi-comment;oa" rt.oas)'tt^/myvliink'"'"'fit:'''.tlien7.all : 'tlie';.bj»" ,; .. serrations-will be carefully;studie<i;here" ia; .Bornei by A a special of before.the:Cqdeis cast;iiito 1 its dennite;shage'- : and •.promulgated. The : work, of : .revisibh,'/ it - ;is : «tinia^/-wiU:"ial^' ; frbin/tn;o' , a half .years.!..To several pf:.the. Bishops: re-' : cehtly \ receiyed.by in;' private ''.audience).'. the'.Holy_;Pather.has:warffly.:recommende4 : to..i give^their^^i.best- attention-tb thji'study-of .'tift'y sent^for^amination.;.-';.;^:^;:,;;;'^^^^::?;'-'^-;;

.; ..Congregational'i.busiri.es's.i.niari, living, ilt; Sydney;.: New. ; SouW.JWales; .Cwrite's-to .'.the ;''Christian ;;Wpr^ visit■.from, avleading.'minist-er—he:.mentions Dri- Hortori Silvester'Hornerrwpuldi" give. an immense inspii'ation.-.and; impetus'to i religious')and-Church"Jife:in- the, Australian; colonies. , : value' and; importance of such; -visits- from,'< timeit6'"time^says;- : the-; ''Christian. World"). .Dr. •Dale's Vvisit'twentyJyears ago.didj greati : gooa.; 'i-Dr.. Horton;;we believe;-.has. recently = decliied;- a. pressing, hi!vitatibn>'tdgo: onsuch!: , a; : inissMiivt6"ATistralia'.-;.n--'.K6;Co'uld ; ' j be; , perr.' suaded to;.reconsider- his "decision; add' one of '■ the greatest of his;many, great;; services to the ; Church nriiversal;■ and to ■ Cotti; gregationalism.^in .-'■ particular. v-WHeth'er.Mr.-? Horrie could so easily-andl'so'safely leave fo*B ; so long his-. own special; work at'.VAVhitefield'B 1 we'do npt.linow,. but.th'ere-isy.iio.-.doubt.thai-if .he; : went out ; "-to;Australia ie would have;a- ; more; rousing : esperienne.-'.tlian even he ;Ma ever,-yet met with: ; . i Wpi. : enthusiastic. ials'.aro.the.mostcnthusiastic;;people.on;the;face of; the^earthi 1 .'At ',ariv : rate, we; thinksome inspiring i-oligious. leader should respond! to:this call from.the:Far:South.; : S'^ ''ft'-; : >Martin's,'selection''as;.: joint foreign, secretary of ..the; Miidon;,.Missionary .Society- looks at first sight JikeTaii.: experiment, ; says^the-.;\vriter of a>: pbrtralO": sketeh in : "The Sunday: School Times."c';A' : scholar. .is-ihere^:myited : . to;.relinquish:.'New; .Testament-;exegetic's;te-'beconie}:. officials responsible for : the ■adminirtration'ol" a great.Vmissibuary- society with-an-experidi«: iure: of' : about';£l6o,ooo-a:year.;;r, T But-Pr(V(: fessor Martin, has:been , ;a;■ professor :for onlj, fiye:bf;his eighteen lyearsiof ministerial lifej-; and -in his pastoral charges' he proved hii. business'.capacity up to the hilt..;' Hβ! is'a;' Scot,-born. fort-.TTthree' 'years .ago.-.and /is 'a ;• keen.;Cprigregationalist— ; he; helped, to found.-ther-iCnrigfegational : .: Historical , ." 'writer of : many; articles, 'a.studeritdf; hymhology:■■ and; botany,; and, a-. thorpugli;.outdoor.; ;man.: He isan excellent preacher; a ready!: and;forceful;speaker; and a man ; of tact; good ; temper : and;driving power.' ~../;:;; ; J ;;.;;T"C ■ At the_ beginning;, of -Adventide the ,'BeV.Z Dr.: William,,Beed:Huntington completed -,i'■ quarter-century of- service as H«ctor of Grace-'• : Church;: New.; York, .arid : .as 'he had a■.few'; months ■ before. attained; the .'age /of /three- .' score years and .ten he intimated /to '■: the:parish. and //its vestry:, that /the time/had' come ,, when he,should resign l his charge,/'.To;;, this : the;reply;came'that; arresignation/would.' riot ;be • allowepV -and,'on.:Sfc"•• Andrew's Day/ he, found a .cheque; for .£Booo,by ; hiß-plate-ali; the breakfast-table; -the:;p;ift of his parish-" .ionersi- /He;has. aclniowledged■'•'■ this in r a :■ xharac'teristip; .letter,/.declaring .that ;• he'will;/ .use;;the.;incpme-of/:the' : gift. for;,himself only wlieri and-as long as/he shall he.the , retired,/ rector of the; parish'";'.that -iuntil- that/time - : : it shall .be a pa'rt <if/ the. discretionary alms which/he ;niay;- : apply./as?from/ his/ people; ; and' that after-he:ceases;-to/need it, it' snail -.' be/applied for,thei "support'of former' clergy-■''■' men pf.the':parish or of .their families. -~,..;■/ / The Oxford/House Council have , appointed the" Rev.S-Efr R; L./Sheppard. 6f /Trinity ■- Hall, 'Cambridge; son of; Canon 'Eogar/Shop-. pard; to the-Headship/ of the House, inr the place pf the/Rev. H. Si.Wpplcombe; whosei : resignation.- will -.take place at Easter. . : Mri Sheppard; though ■; ft graduate "of: Cambridge. / :has been closel.v'/iderrtified/with"the work ,or ; '. the-Oxford/House for. :-Bfe/has^shoTO : .be>/sp:-th6r6ugbly-.capable- of .fdlfilliriK ;tha:J/ /duties of th/e'.Headship that-the are/ , '.saiißfied/thati./in.'this :case^-they*are; acting: ; :wiscly;.m,departmg'frdm;:the/usuarprecederit/--in< -.appointing- /of /the' •sister/.IHi.'.V .versity'/to the''contTol=of an' Oxford'Settk-; ; ;rnent.;://;,'7;,";/;/^T/S;>v.-/?-;-//f^;':./.^/ ; :vv : :: :!*-