THE CATIIOLIC WORLD.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 22, 25 September 1896, Page 27

THE CATIIOLIC WORLD.

(From Contemporaries.) AUSTRALIA —The Australasian Hibernians ani Sir Charles Gavin Duffy.— The H.A.C.B. Society forwarded the following letter U> Sir C. G. Duffy on the attainment of his eightie h birthday : — Hiberr.i in Australasiao Catholic Benefit Society, Executive Dm dory Ctia.i b is, 9 Montague street, South Melbourne, Victoiia, April 2oth 189G The Honourable Sir Charles Gavau Duffy, Nice, Fiance. Deal sir, It is with fe j elings of inexpressible pleasure th it we are called upon to convey to you the following resolution, which was carried wi h enthusi stic unanimity ht the annual meeting of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic B'nefit Society, held in Melbourne during the month, comprising representatives from all the Australian colonies, Tasmauia, and New Zealand : "That the officers of the Executive Directory convey to the Hon Sir Charles Gavan Duffy our warmest congratulations upon the attainm<nt of his eightie'h birthday, In the performance of this most p e-Biog duty permit us to fadd that though there are millions of our kiLdred in Ire'and «nd America who hold your honourab'e name in well-deserved affectionate remembranch, your friendß and admirers in Australia yield to none in heartfelt gratitude for the benefr conferred upou them by your prudent administration rs a Minis'er of the Crown during your honourable career in thiscouotry. In conclusion, we trust the app'o ching Buoset of your blameless life may be agreeably illuminated by the recollections of the many sacrifices made by you on beha f of dear old Ireland, and in the hope that you will be spired to witness the restoration of ber National Parliament." On behalf of the society, we remain, your faithful servants, A. J. Serong, chief president ; James Mullally, deputy etiief president; Thomas F. R-ardon, pa>t chief president ; M. Whelan, chief treasurer; T. W. O'Sbea, correeponding secretary. AMELiK'A. —Dr MeG ynn's narrow escape. — The Rev Dr Edward McGlynn, formerly pastor of St Stephens Church, New York city, but now of St Mary's Church, Newburgh, recently ha i a Barrow CFcape from serious injury. Dr McGlynn was about to l' j ave town on his vacation in Vermont. He had planned to pass a few days with his old friend, Dr Burtsell of Kingston. H e started for

tbe West Shore station to take the Albany local, which leave* Newburgb at 9.35 a,m. As he had oot much time, Dr McGlynn sought to arrive there sooner by walking down the tracks from Ssuth street. He had come t> a poiut about 200 y rds from the station when the riH came al )ne. By this time it had acquire! a fast speed. As it paps d the d ctor, h« attempted to jump aboard, but being quite stout and handicapped with a large valise, he was thrown violently to ground, and th« wheels of the train passed close to him as he lay mm j Hr tlits tracks. One rf the trainmen saw the accident and the train was stopped. Dr McGlytm boarded it and went on. The new Apostolic Delegate to the United States.— The selection ot Father Sebastian Martinelli as Apostolic Delegate to the United States in succession to Cardinal Batolli is an appointment as unexpected as it is popular. A brother of Cardinal Martinelli, who died in 1888, he was bjrn «t Burgo S. Anna, near Luces, on August 20(h, 1848. Ha took the habit as a Hermit of 8t Augnstine in 1863 ; iwo years la er made his solemn profession ; and was ordained priest in 1871 Without having been Prior or Provincial.be was elected General of his Order in 1889, and as he held no effice and was not even [ resent at the Chapter, the announcement of his election was brought to him at the Irish College where he was then Btaying. At the Chapter of 1895 he was re-elected Prior-general for twelve years ; and it is understood that he will continue to hold this office, probably leaving in Rome as his representative Father Tcomas Rodriguez, the Procurator-funeral. He has acquired a perfect command of English, and is not unknown in the United Statts, having visited the various houses of he Ajgustiniin Order there twj ye%ra ago. When he learned the Holy Father's intention, he Bousht to escape the dignity of D j le,'atp-4ponfolic, but his Hjline« insisted on hia acceptance of the effhe, ar.d, like a dutiful religious he yielded to the desire of the Sovereign Pontiff. He is a man of learning, tact, and prudence, and ihere is no doubt that he will discharge with brilliant success the duties of the responsible position to which ha has been assigned. FBANCE.— Religious Instruction in Paris. — It is not to be questioned that the children who attend the municipal schools of Paris suffer greatly from the fa^t that they get no religious instruction there, but it would be erroneous to conclude that because they go to these schoo's their religious education is absolutely neglected. A c msiderable proportion follow the course of catechism in the parish churches. Moreover, examinations in religious knowledge for tha bemfitof these pupils of the city of Paris schools are held in the vauous p*ribhes and diplomas are given to those who reach a certain standard. In the beginning of August Cardinal Ric rd presided at a distributi -n of these diplomas at Notre Dame. Four thousand childrpn were assembled there. Tue clergy and the anti-clerical Pnss.— The experiment made not loDg since by ihe entire body of clergy belonging to tbe same ciioc.se of prosecuting collectively a paper that calumniated them has been repeated in various parts of France, and it has been aitendtd with a measure tf success that could hardly have been anticipa'ed at the outset eveu by the m:st sanguine, The Court of Appeal at Rom has pronourceda verdict that has caused much txa'-per.itinn in tbe rmike of the anti-clerical journalists. One hundred »md fif ten cuiej of the Cuuti*! Lad brought; a j >int action agnnst the Radical papt r, the Haute Auvcrgne, for slander. The cane caiie «n for trial at St Flour, and judgment went in favtur of the plaintiffs. The director of the paper appealed, and he has been again defeated. The fine and damages do not amount to qu-te £20, tut ihe lengthy judgment cf tbe court hus to be inserted as an advertiscmi nt in vantus papers, both in Pans and Auvergnr. This meam as> vere blow to a provincial j urn»l It is unlikely that tbe defendants will incur fresh ns-k by appeal. n,; to a higher court. GE -tMAifly.— Losses to the Church in Germany through mixed m Tiiag.s — The ( huich is suffering great losses in Germany on actoint of mixed marriages, sajs toe Ci cinatti Telegraph. In PruHSM, for instance, there were 434,154 children bom of mixed marriage in 1890. Of these only 195,288 are being brought up Catholics ; ibe others, 238,866, are bung reared Protestants. Likewise in Baden, of tbe male children, the issue of mixed marriages! ooly 39 per cent are beirg trained* as Catholic. The losses are greates l in cities. In Berlin, for irst»nce, where in 1890 ibe population wus 1,350,000 Protestan s, 1360 00 Catholics, and 80 000 Jews, there wtiv among the 130,000 Catholics more than 26,000 mixed miniates between Catholics and Pr testantp, and more than 100 between Oatbol.cs and Jews. But the offici il sentence shows that the number of children b< ing brought up aa Catholics does not correspond to the numb»r of C.itholics. Tnere were enumerated 195 790 Protestant*, 13 011 Catholics and 12,176 Jewish children. Mixed marrages are detestable 1 MA DAG SCAR —Horrible torture of a Jesuit missionary. The Evenement publishes the following details of the murder of Pere Beithieu, the Ji suit missionary, by t'.e Fahavalos. The Father was first bound to a tree and left theie without nourishment for twentyfour bnnis Tin- n<\ da-, aft^r he had been stripped of his clothes, the Fan iv iloa cut oil is ,i jne <ml t.io oars, both eyes being torn out by red-hot irons. TLeu followed a mutilation too horrible to

describe. The wretches then defiled before their victim, each one planting with careful skill an assegai in the quivering flesh. This dreadful scene was put an end to after two hours by Father Berthieu's native servant, who, on being forced by the Fahavalos to follow their example, took the opportunity it afforded him of putting an end to the dreadful bufferings of his heroic master by ii flictirg two wounds of a fatal character.