The Catholic World.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 9, 28 February 1901, Page 24

The Catholic World.

CANADA— Appreciation of the Work of a Chaplain-— The Daughters of the Empire of Montreal, who some time ago decided to present the Rev. Father O'Leary, Catholic chaplain of the first contingent, with a handsome chalice and paten as a mark of their appreciation of the splendid services he rendered to the Protestant wounded and dying in South Africa, have also decided not to limit the subscriptions to the Protestant section of the community. ENGLAND.— Honor for a Jesuit— The Rev. Father Michael Maher, S.J., Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at Stony hurst, has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Literature by special vote of the Senate of the University of London. What makes Father Maher's success a matter of special gratification is that he gains it by presenting his new work on psychology as the necessary essay required as a qualification. The normal course for obtaining this degree is by a stiff examination following on the attainment of the M. A. degree, but in the present case the University Examiners have recommended the Senate to free the candidate from this further examination on the ground that his book ' is of such Bpecial excellence as to justify exemption of the author from farther test.' As this degree has so far been conferred on not more than 10 men since the foundation of the University, and only on one during the last 10 years, the testimony rendered to the new book is of high value, the more so as it comes from a University whioh for many years pant has thrown the whole weight of its influence into the Bcale on behalf of the material and empirical philosophy of the school of Bain and Sully. It should be an encouragement to Catholic students to know on such authority that they possess a text-book not merely in complete harmony with the scholastic philosophy which the Church has so often stamped with her approval, but also thoroughly op to date and abreast of the most recent psychological thought. Death of Lord Dormer —The death is reported of Lord Dormer. The Bishop of Birmingham, in his touching remarks at the interment, said his hearers would have the consolation of knowing that when the summons came Lord Dormer's instinct led him to prayer. He was found with the rosary in his hand, and during his life his intimate friends knew of the piety he maintained, that after the company had retired, if he was in a place where the Blessed Sacrament was reserved, it was his delight to go and spend some time in prayer before it. This instinct was cherished from his earliest years and through life. Lord Dormer received his early education at Oscott College, where so many of the sons of the English Catholic nobility and gentry have been trained. He had an active early life. Joining the Royal Horse Guards, he afterwards transferred to the Grenadier Guards, and then to the 74th Highlanders. While in the Guards he served in the Crimea in 1854-5, and later he served seven years in India. It was probably during this time that he acquired that taste for Oriental lands and customs which he held till the day of his death. The new Lord Dormer, who is the 13th in succession, is Mr. Roland Dormer, nephew of the late peer. At Cairo he is well known as sub-director of the Ministry of Finance. He is the eldest son of the late General tSir James Dormer, and is 38 years of age. He was married a year or two age to a lady of Spanish descent, who is said to be one of the most charming figures in Cairo society. Like his predecessor, the new Lord Dormer was educated at Oscott College. The New Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds.— After having spent 17 years as Prior at Douai, Father O'Neill, 0.5.8., has said farewell to the students. He has been the recipient of touching proofs of the esteem and affection in which it is held. Prior O'Neill is to become Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds.^ Death of an Oratorian. — The funeral took place on January 4, at Sydenham, of Father Richard Stanton, of B romp ton Oratory who died on New Year's Day, at the age of 81 years. Father Stanton had the distinction of journeying to Rome with the late Cardinal Newman just before the founding of the Order of Oratorians, and upon his return was actually the first to wear its habit in England. Up till the time of his death he retained the full power of his faculties, although be had been in failing health for some years. His death removes the last of the original members of the Order founded by Cardinal Newman. Fifty-five years ago he joined the Catholic Church in company with his friend, Frederick William Faber, the popular hymn-writer. Jubilee of the Vicar-General of Liverpool.— T^ clergy of the diocese of Liverpool celebrated the jubilee of Mgr. Carr, V.G.,

by entertaining him to a dinner at the Adelphi Hotel, and presenting him with an address and a purse containing 300 sovereigns. The Bishop, Right Rev. Dr. Whiteaide, presided. Death of a Leading Lancashire Catholic— Mr. George Chamberlain died at Southport recently at the age of 7.">, The ▼deceased, who was one of the best known figures in financial circles in Lancashire, taking part as a member of the Liverpool Stock Exchange in many large transactions, waa chairman of several public companies. Mr. Chamberlain, who was a Catholic, and waa educated uL AuiplefurLlx College, attract the o«*f"»m of with whom he came into contact, not only by hia eminent qualifications and straightforwardness a« a bUoiLCct, man, but by hi- 3 gopial personal characteristics and readiness to hold out a helping hand to those who sought his assistance. FRANCE— A Bishop on the Temperance Cause —The Bishop of Chalons, Mgr. Latty, believes that in France the drink evil is a national danger, and in combating it he has just taken very decisive action. He has founded a temperance society for the priests of his diocese, and enjoins abstinence from fermented liquors at all gatherings of priests and at any entertainments offered to them. He declares that priests have always been foremost in selfdenial and in meeting national dangers. In this case, he adds, the very morality, blood, and race of France have to be safeguarded. In France there is a good deal of tippling, but drunkenness is rare — bo rare that one may live in a large town and not see a man drunk in the oourse of 1 2 months. GERMANY— A Protest Against Duelling.— The brutal and cowardly practice of duelling prevalent in the German army appears too strong to be repressed even by the Kaiser. One occurrence shows the degree in which the military element is inoculated by the virus. At Cologne three young men had fully qualified as officers, and applied for their appointments. The body of officers, however, objected to them on account of their views as consistent Catholics on the subject of duelling. They were asked what their standpoint was in this question, and when they expressed the opinion that the duel should not be obligatory, they were blackballed. The War Minister cancelled the vote. A second ballot had the same issue. The affair will now be brought before Parliament. The Centre party should be able to compel the doing of justice. The discipline seems odd which tolerates the War Minister being rebuffed by regimental martinets. ROME.-The Holy Father's Charity —The sum of 367,:>75 lire was distributed in charities by his Holiness the Pope during the holy year. A Memento Of the Holy Year.— As a memento of the holy year the Queen-Regent of Spain has sent a beautiful gold cross to the Holy Father. The Pope and the Duke of Norfolk —His Hoiineeß Leo XIII, received the Duke of Norfolk in private audience on January

4. The Pontiff, who greeted the Duke most cordially, congratulated hia Grace on his work on behalf of Catholicism in England, and thanked him for having conducted the pilgrimage to Rome. The Liberals Indignant-— We are told that ' great indignation prevailed in Liberal circles in Rome ' at the protest of the Duke of Norfolk and the other English pilgrims against the wish expressed in their address for the temporal independence of the Holy iSee. The ' Liberal circles' knew pretty well before that on this point the sentiment of the English pilgrims is (says the Catholic TinwH) the sentiment ot the whole (Jathohc world. The Italian authorities ordered the police to seize all copies of the Otierratorr Jiomano and the \> oce delta I erita which reproduced the words of the address to his Holiness. UNITED STATES —Church Property in Cuba —Bishop Sbarretti hia won a decided victory in the celebrated Church property contest in the diocese of Havana. The commission, consisting of three judges of the Supreme Court, have decided that justice demands that this property now in the possession of the Cuban Government shall be restored to the Church, and that the Church Khali be compensated for its use since January 1, 1899, the date of the American occupation. With regard to the property alienated prior to that date the commission holds that the Church has no recourse, except against the Spanish Government. Successful Debaters— Holy Cross College, Worcester, U.S.A., is rejoicing over the victory won by three of its students in a public debate between a like number of Harvard students. The contest took place on December 12 in the presence of 1200 people. One of the Supreme Court judges of the States who was judge had little difficulty in awarding the place of honor to the Catholic boys. The result of the debating contest must be gratifying to the Jesuit Fathers. Moreover, as President Eliot, of Harvard Univeraty, some time before cast strictures on the preeent system of teaching. GENERAL. The Catholic Population of the United Kingdom-— The estimated Catholic population of the United Kingdom iB nearly s,soo,ooo— namely, England, 1,500,000; Scotland, 365,000 ; Ireland (according to the census of 1891), 3,549,956. Catholic Peers and Legislators in Great Britain and Ireland- — There are in the United Kingdom 41 Catholic peers ; 15 Catholic lords who are not peers ; 52 Catholic baronets ; 26 Catholic knights ; 17 Catholic members of the Privy Council ; four Catholic members of the House of Commons for England and 73 for Ireland.

Th^ enormous output of McCormick machines defies the mental grasp of man. If the machines they manufacture were to issue from the gate of their works (the largest in the world), the spectators would see throughout the working day a McCormick machine emerging at full gallop every thirty seconds. — *%