The Catholic World.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 45, 8 November 1900, Page 27

The Catholic World.

ENGLAND --A Stonyhurst Astronomer-— The Rev. A. L. Cortie. hJ , ot sto-iyhurst Observatory, read an interesting but necessarily t«-chnieal paper on ' Typies e>f Sun-«pot Disturbancebefore the physical section of the British Association at Hraiford re<:eutly. Father Coitie a object is to simplify the work of the recorde r and the student Ho stated that the recoids at htonvburst incK:i, ■'■■>'rx:.i^ cf run pot, and a „t.:^ .ft!.., shows that in rise, progress, and ultimate decay they all conform to a >.^!1 dv I'iui.J. ty c ui^aiiii \v hi^li \.hu li r w List " o r spots un^ht be classed by a few iigures and letters without lonj: descriptions.

Laying the Foundation-stone of a New Church —On Saturday, beptember ir>. the Iti<jht Rev Dr. Brindle laid the foundation stone of the new Catholic Church of St. Mary, at Lntield. The new structure will be the first of the kind built in the district since the Reformation, and the Rector, the Rev. Father O (Jorman — a West of Ireland priest, who had ree'ently arrived in Inland from Western Australia— invited the Protestant inhabitants, as well as the Catholic communi'y, to witness the rereino'iy. The Enfield tenvn band rendered appropriate music, and the choia 1 service opened with the sinpin<r ot ' The faith of our fathers.' I'.ishop Brindle, in the course of hi" addm--. dwelt upon the n< i d of a permanent place of worship for the rapidly-increasing number of Catholic working people settling in this district. Entield was once a country parish, but the estabhshmi nt there of numerous manufactories had completely transformed the ( haracter of the neighborhood, and something better than a mh ill mis ionjroom was ne< e--ary to accommodate those who we're' rightly concerned about their spiritual welfare. The new chinch will hold over dOO poisons.

Death Of a Bishop in India — The sad news has reached Mill 1 11 ill. London, that the.llitrht Rev. Theophilus Mayer, D.1)., Auxiliary-Uishop of M.idra.s. 1- d( ,ul. l>r Mayer formerly belong el to St. Joseph's, Foreign Minion iry College, Mill Hill, London, >«'.\\ T .

Death of a Distinguished Jesuit.— The Catholics of this country and the Je-uits particularly (.ays the Catholn- '/ nm tof September 11) have -ufl'crid a deeukd lei-s by the death of Father Clarke, S.J. An Oxford toincn, he> e'lstinyuis-hed hims» If m various ways at the l'iii»'er-it „ rowing in the » ijrht a».iiiisr, Cambridge on the memoiable ocen-inii win n the boat was swamped, ai.d beiiifr made a fellow and tutur ot Sr John's Collf^e and an examiner of the Um\er<-ity. Alt r having been received into the Catholic Church in InI"; he d.ud-'d to j )in the Jesuits, an 1 as a member of that society be Iris d< ne much valuable work. In !er his oditoi-hip the hur.u> < m'> lli'm-e (if the Month was maintained nt its Inquest 1< \ 1 1. r J he ( I'.a.ieti r dt the man to through iln .irtich s which r w ibd a sml sympathetic, full of swLtiins-, and l';lu. 11 is \ie»- w i 111 1 broad, his culture main - Pidi d, and 1/1 de ahii^ r v, iii 1. hfjio is jik ]i n,< he w.i-i able to appieciate in a special w;iy the poiiit ot \i -w o( tho^e who difl'trtd tio.u him. lor this reason few mere ni^uulivp articles ht\e ap.inted in modern times than those whii !i he published on \n^liean ih'liculties. Nis management u f the.i.suit Hail at O\loi,d pn-v. d -issuccessful a« his editorship of the mapfa/mc, two of the students taking a first clasa in clas-sies and mathematics respectively last term. His demise on Sunday Hst at 3lickh'^ate Ba.r Convent, where he had just cone'ueted a retrutt. wan sudden and une\peeti d, but we -ray assume that the srood priest was ready for tho end , Ins whole life was a preparation ior death.

FRANCE-— The Church and the Republic— Tho An.hbiuhop of Bourses spoke very plainly to the French oleri'y wlmi, tn the number of nearly a thousand, met revently in his Cathcdi.il city. Ho told them that it was the special wNh of the Holy Father to .see Frpnc-h Catholic rally to the support of the existing G-o\ern-raent ot the country, and he ur^ed hn bean rs to piove by wuid and rltul tliat France had no truer or more patriotic sons than she could find in the ranks of her clergy. As they loved thiir heave'iih. <-o mu-t they lose Ihtir earthly fatherland. Sulim (jttenr spca^eii pointed out with admiration the strong patriotic ppnit which i.i^tirpruished Li^lish. 0-erinan, or American priests and urped their confreres to imitate their example ami rally to the Republic;. 'J his (^ays the Cat holy I mi, -■") is excellent advice, and in m.my quart i r^ ih much needed. The Republic is by no means an ideal Government, but it is the only d< in, to owe. Ibo bt-t thm^ 10 do is to follow the Pope's advice — acct pt it, strengthen it, and make it better. As it is, with all it-- iaulb-, ir in not miu-h wors-c if it be at all worse, than many ot the djn.istic regimes thai piecede 1 it. It represents, howe\tr inadt quattly, the will of the people, pud the people will do themselves a service by amending iii lna-iy killings

and faults. Mend it, not end it, should be the watchword of Catholics m France in all their relations to the established Government.

ROME-— Reception of Pilgrims-— The reception of nearly 21.0(1(1 pilgrims which took place the other day at St. Peter's (says a Lome correspondent writing about the middle of September), was oik- of tho most solemn and memorable of the Holy Year, both from a numerical point of view and owing to the enthusiasm displayed \ iJ»'iH'iife assemblage which crowded the Vatican Basilica. ■ " i^'i-i " J P" c - P-'gr;m*, tho moot cumeroua hailed from Mcily. I lorence, Piedmont, Malta, and the Southern Provinces, and ™p"yv.crc xtrcmcly coaspi.uou.-, uvving to their picturesque ooatmnes and rich standards. Another very satisfactory feature, which the Holy Father noticed with great pleasure, was the great number ot Catholic associations, which have been steadily increasing not only numerically but in efficiency, thus proving that the organisation of Catholics in the provinces is progressing in accordance with Leo A I II. a oft-repeated wish. When the Holy Father appeared on the fcedia Gestatoria he received the usual enthusiastic ovation, while the German students, who had come for the University Congress, began singing the ' Te Deum,' to which 20,000 voices responded lustily. The papal chair was surrounded by several Cardinals, including the aged Archbishop of Palermo, Cardinal Celeeia, who had not come to Rome for many years, and a number of bishops and archbishops, among whom I may mention Mgr. Mistrungelcx Archbishop of Florence, and Mgr. Pace, Archbishop of Malta. The Holy Father gave Benediction to the kneeling thouRaids from the papal altar, and after having received each of the directors of different groups, to all of whom he addressed a few cordial words ot fatherly benovelence, Leo XIII. ascended the Sedia Gestatoria and was carried back to his private apartments. Forthcoming Consistory.— The Holy Father (writes a Rome correspondent) has dee ided to hold a Consistory towards the end of >cjvember. or iv the first week of December, in order to fill many vacancies which have o 'curred in the episeopicy. Negotiations for the choice of the-e prelates are actively going on with the countries who have signed Cejucordats with the Holy See giving them a right ot veto in the nominations. It is more than probable that at least mx prelates will be raised to the purple, and some even think that the number of hats to be conferred will be nine, as there are now 1- vacancies m the Sacred College. Among the likely candidates to the purple rumor mentions two foreigners, one being the Archbishop of New \ork. two nuncios, an archbishop, and a well-known prelate di Curia, but as U -ual the-e reports— founded on possibility and plausibility— must be regarded as nothing more serious than ny-re conjecture. The Sacred College now comprises 38 members, all created by Leo XII f. with the exception of Cardinals Parroohi Ledochowski. and Oregha di Santo btefano, who received the purple irum Pius IX. r

Proposed Catholic Press Agency.— A very interesting arnoi-neement, and one which, it is to be hoped, will be speedily jiiv.'M c fleer to (* eys the tnffh-h Monitor), is made in political and diplomatic circles in Rome. A of French politicians and h'.ancicrs have undeslaken to ' float' a Vatican news agency for the I re-sot the whole world, il the >ecretary of State pi yes" his consent, Mipj ort an 1 promise ot co-operation. The idea is not a new one. bur 1- row believed to be- so backed aa to invite encouragement and favorable notice. SCOTLAND. -St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. - I'renchmrr m St. Mary's Cathe dral, Edinburgh, recently, the Very R«s Canon Donlevy said -'During the past ir> years extensive huiluings „nd aiteranons have been carried out in connection with tin- Lnthedral n.i- l( , n . Ai.sles, porch, baptistry, vestries, and handsome -anctuoiy have been added to the church ; a new and commouunis presl-ytery has been purchased: and extensive alterations an,, auditions have- beeTi made to our schools. This has been doneat an expen.-e of Lll.'r.M LN «d. To meet this the sum of £11, 0!)3 Is has been eolh cted from all sources. This lea\es us with a deficit of i.iC'.is Is (id. which in time will be reduced by a legacy of leaving a debt of £27!)8 Is 6d. I sincerely thank all who have aid^d in this great work, for by their generous bupport the work has been done. In appealing for the yearly collection, I would remind all of their pronnsesat the beginning of this work, and urge them to do their best. Heaven has bles-sed the times with abundance of work, and that work will be enhanced with the blessing of charity The above figures do not include other works, for which special efforts were made.'