CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES IN BURMAH.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 21, 24 May 1900, Page 10

CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES IN BURMAH.

In a recent number of the well-known French periodical, Revue dcx Dvux-Mondes, there appeared an article on Burmah from the pen of Mme. Massieu. from which we take the following passages :—: — 'In Burmah there are three Catholic episcopal sees. Two belong to the Society for Foreign Missions — viz., Southern Burmah, see — Rangoon ; Northern Burmah, see — Mandalay. Eastern Burmah is in charge of an Italian mission. The great personality of Mgr. Bigandet has rendered the See of Rangoon illustrious ; and our missionary compatriots and their works are highly appreciated by the English Government. Their schools receive the same treatment as those of Protesant creeds, and their native pupils are more sought at'tr and inspire greater confidence. The Government, besides giving the land, pays half the cost of building ; and the schools of our missionaries and nuns enjoy the patronage of the Europeans in preference to the Protestant schools. The Lieutenant-Governor of Burmah, a thorough Protestant, said to me, when speaking of the zeal and devotedness of our missionaries : " Although they do not belong to our religion, we all of us have the greatest admiration and respect for them. If England possessed such apostles the whole world would be hers ! Our missionaries do not know what devotedness is. They do not sacrifice themselves. They do not forget their temporal interests. But they prepare the way for us just as our traders do " A new hospital for lepers — an interesting undertaking of the Catholic mission — attracts the sick and is well supported, in spite of a similar institute founded by the Wesleyang. Leprosy in Burmah assumes the most cruel and repugnant form. A hundred and six men and 54 women are aided and consoled by Father Wehinger and Father Martin. There are but few Catholics amongst them, but all are touched by the care and devotion lavished upon them at all hours, and by the kindliness of heart that comes from on high. They are led to know that there is a God greater than the one they have known, and Who alone can inspire such selfdenial The calm, gentleness, and tranquility of the earlier arrivals strik* new-comers, and without anything being said to them, they ask to know a religion which makes men so kindly. 1

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