The Catholic World.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 25, 21 June 1900, Page 24

The Catholic World.

ENGLAND— The Bishop of P<)rtsmouth^n'iEngiish exchange of May 5 states that the conditioxtf'Of utfre.- Bishop- of Portsmouth is very critical, and medical aid can f ifc^is.feared, do but little for the distinguished sufferer. • " - •..- ■ at- tii>y '■ n.' New Canon at Nottingham-— -i is'a^rioiinber^that the Rev. Father M'Carthy, M.R., of Sb. Philomeha's, 1 llkeitptl, . DerhyBhire, has been chosen as the new canon to fillthe 'vacancy in the chapter caused by the death of the late lamented "Canon Douglas, i. -s<- i- i- .• ,- Death of a Popular Priest— No funeral ?of recent years in Hull had approached anything likVthe "dimensions of that which followed to their rest the remains of- the late Canon Sullivan. From end to end it extended over quite a-jaile, and embraced "every section of the Catholic community.'. As indicative of the great respect in which the Canon was held, over- 40 priests from all parts of Yorkshire attended. Representatives of public bodies in Hull were also present in considerable numbers, and the inhabitants generally manifested their respeot by liniDg the entire .length of the route. It was altogether a striking tribute to personal worth. Trouble about St- Patrick-— The popularity of everything Irish just now could hardly be better illustrated (says the London Tablet) than by the attempt to enrol St. Patrick as an Anglican Saint. At the recent meeting of the Convocation of York. Canon Lister moved a resolution that the name of St. Patrick should be inserted in the calendar of the Prayer Book. In support of thia suggestion he mentioned the interesting fact that the Archdeacon of Northumberland had once preached a sermon in honor of St. Patrick in Durham Cathedral. The Canon urged that in thia oase quite a short Bill would do — in fact, a Bill of one line would be enough. Canon Tristram objected primarily because in the Anglican Church they are not accustomed to add saints to the calendar; Moreover, it would involve an interference with the Prayer Book of ' their fathers. Finally, he regarded St. Patrick as an apocryphal or mythological saint. The house, however, was determined to have St. Patrick, and if a Bill can do it the Patron Saint of Ireland will soon figure in the calendar of the Church of England. The Westminster Cathedral —Exclusive of the chapel of St. Peter, in the crypt of the new Westminster Cathedral, there will be 12 others, of which five have been provided for in whole or in part by benefactors. Every effort is now bein? made on the part of those responsible for the erection of the Cathi dral to ensure the completion of two or more of these chapels, as regards their internal decoration, in time for the opening. That marbles and mosaics should be relied on, for the main part of the adornment and enrichment both of the cathedral and its chapels, follows as a natural consequence upon the choice of the Byzantine, style of architecture. Much of the more preci r.s marbles have^been obtained from the ancient classical quarries one in Thessaly, and the other in Euboea. It may be doubted it: the former has ever been worked since the workmen of Justinian carved out the vcrdQ antico monoliths which are to be seen by the traveller under the dome of St. Sophia. As regards the mosaic work it will probably be given, or a very considerable portion of it, to the most distinguished master of the new school which has, within the latt 40 years, sprung up in Rome, Professor Seitz. His father was a well -known artist and representative of the Overbcck echoed. The son has won fame throughout Italy. Leo XIII. has been his constant patron. The chapels wholly or partially provided for are — (1) That of the Blessed Sacrament, subscriptions towards which are being collected by the Rev. Kenelm Vaughan, brother of Cardinal Vaughan, in Spain, and Spanish America ; (2) the Lady Chapel, for the building and decoration of which the late Baroness Weld bequeathed

£12,000; (:j) the Chapel of St. Joseph, the gift of Mr. Charles Weld-Blundell ; (4) that of St. Gregory and St. Augustine, the offering of Lord Brampton ; and (5) the Chapel of the Holy Souls, the gift of Mrs. Robert Walmesley. The historical decoration-; of the nave of the cathedral will embrace no fewer than ;^ scene", each 15ft by 12ft, and some 70 or SO single figuies will be required. V CHINA. — A Catholic newspaper,— Mgr. Anzer, Vicarr Apostolio, has established in China a newspaper in the Chinese language, and has received from the Holy Father a Brief congratulating him on such l a happy inspiration." FRANCE,— Government hostility to Cardinal Richard — A Paris correspondent states that Cardinal Richard has been informed officially that the Government cannot allow him lo fuiiu.iliy open the Catholic Missions Building in the Exhibition. The Cardinal has applied to the Vatican for instructions as to the course of conduct he is to adopt. The hostile attitude of the Government towards Cardinal Richard has caused considerable surprise in ecclesiastical cire'es, the Archbishop of Paris having invariably displayed the utmost desire to maintain cordial relations with the Government of the Republic. The Government and the Church —whilst the Queen of England is honoring Catholic convents and colleges here in Ireland (says the Irish H n /,///) the rulers of the Republic are using with diabolical energy every effort to destroy religion in France. The liberty of a French citizen is taken from bishop* and priests by the recently proposed law forbidding them to criticise by writing or word of mouth any measure of the Government. The new educational law looming is even bigger with evil cn-equences. Only a few days ago by an official circular Jesuit". Dominicans, and other religious were forbidden to preach hencefort h in parish pulpits. The Government early on Friday morning notified to the admirals of the different squadrons stationed in the ports that the customary celebration of Good Friday by the fleet was not to take place. While French sailors were thu.s forbidden to celebrate the Crucifixion, as their fathers had done before them from time immemorial, parish churches were compelled to hoist the tricolor fiag a» bign of rejoicing at the opening of the Exhibition. GERMANY-— Protection of Catholic Missions— His Holiness the Pope has assured the Prussian Minister to the Holy See of his entire satisfaction at the measures taken for the protection of the German Mission in China. . ROME- — Received in Audience.— a Rome correspondent writing about the middle of April -ays • — Abbot Krug of Monte Cassino, Dr. Pastor, author of the Htxtoi y of tin- Pojn i. Bishop Yidal, Vicar-Apostolic of the Fiji islands, and M. de Laboulaye, formerly French ambassador at Constantinople, were amongst those whom the Holy Father received in audience during the past few days.' Thanksgiving Mass for the escape of the Prince of Wal6B" — Rome, where the Prince of Wales \a- always left behind him very pleasant memories, particularly in eccle-ia-tical circle* (the Dadij Chronicle says), has had its own way of celebrating his recent escape — a Mass of thankf-giving. The celebrant was the Archbishop of Trebizond — a name under which some people will fail to recognise the son of an English peer — Lord Cauioys — and a member of that Stonor family which has supplied the Princess of Wales as well as the <,>ueen with very popular members of their households. The Roman congregation in question included Lady Butler , who«e • Roll Call ' the Prince was one of the first to prai<-e . Lady Herbert of Lea, whose husband's statue, in front of the War Office, the Prince passes whenever he goes eastward from Marlborough House ; Lady Kenmare, the wife of a former Lord Chamberlain ; and, among non-Catholics, Lady Currie mid the Duchis-, of Abercorn. English Visitors Received by the Holy Father— on Monday, April 23, the Holy Father received in special audiences Lady Agnes Trafford, Lord Denbigh's daughter, and Colonel Vaughan, accompanied by his daughters. SCOTLAND.— The Vicar-Capitular of Edinburgh.— At a meeting of the Canons of the Archdiocese of Edinburgh, held immediately after Archbishop Macdonald's death, the Right Rev. Mgr. Grady was appointed Vicar-Capitular to carry on the admini--tration until a successor to Archbishop Macdonald is appointed. A BigOt Scandalised.— While [preaching in the Townhnl Church on a Sunday recently, the Rev. Jacob Primmer referred to the Queen's visit to Ireland. Her Majesty and her children, he said, had been visiting Popish hospitals and nunneries. Her Majesty expressed herself pleased and delighted with all she saw and was told. He did not blame the Queen as much as her advisers. Loyal Belfast was contemned while disloyal Dublin wahonored, and Popery in its most outrageous and anti-social form prai-od and whitewashed. This was an outrage on their boasted freedom. A Street Preacher Fined— We (<nax<joit lathohc He mid May 5) hear from time to time a great deal about the intolerance shown towards itinerant street preachers in Ireland. Newspapers on this side of the Channel can scarcely find words strong enough to use against those who protest against the conduct of ill-condi-tioned, ignorant men, who go to tteir very doors to insult them. What have these writers got to say in regard to a case which came -4jj|fore the Edinburgh magistrates on Wednesday last .' A preacher named Whytock was charged with ' having shouted and bawled in a loud voice, causing a large crowd to collect, and used offensive and abusive language towards members of tho crowd, whereby they became noisy and disorderly, and pushed and jostled against each other and against the accused. 1 A plea of guilty was tendered, and in consideration that accused would avoid causing any disturbance

a°:ain Bailie SI .an b,>un.l him over under caution of two pounds. Had this oc-urrei m In laid it would have been denounced as Catholic tyianny bn- m the capital of Scotland is simple justice. We recomint n i t. i the c n-id ration of Irish magistrates the action adopted h\ Bam. Moan. It an Edinburgh crowd can be instigated to acts ot violent by tho language ot a street preacher, can it be wondeied thar jMoplem Coik, Galway, or Sligo can remain calm, whilst they and their religion is being insulted .' Street preaching is a nuisance, and should be put a stop to. It has been the occasion of many disturbances in Ireland, and now in the city of Edinburgh it had been found in some cases to actually endanger the peace. UNITED STATES.-Deatli of the Superior of the Xaverian Order —Brother Alexius, Provincial of the Xaverian Brothers in the United States, died recently. Brother Alexius, known in thewoild as John Baptist Van der Wee, is said to have been the best financier in the Order. He was a man of strong intellectuality, consummate tact and rare business acumen. When Brotht r Alexius was appointed Provincial the Brothers owned no property in the United States. They now own about 40 acres at Mount St. Joseph- College, IK) acres at Danvers, Mass., valuable property in Louisville, Ky., and at Old Point Comfort. The Golden Jubilee of a Cathedral— The Cathedral of Newark, N J., fittingly commemorated the oOth anniversary of its foundation on .St. Patrick's Day. There were present Church dignitarus from the various parts of the country. Pontifical Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Corrigan, who was born in the cathedral pari-h and attended that church. In the sanctuary were the Right Rev. Bishops McQuaid (Rochester), McFaul, (Trenton), and McDonnell (Brooklyn).