The Catholic World.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 11, 14 March 1901, Page 24

The Catholic World.

BELGIUM.-— Helping Poor ChurcheS'—During the past 50 yean the Associates of the Antwerp branch of the Association of the Perpetual Adoration and the Work for Poor Churches subscribed upwards of £45,000, of which sum £35,000 have been applied to the needs of poor churches, and £10,000 in aid of foreign missions. CAN AD A.— Death of the Oldest Priest in the Dominion—The Rev. Domiuio dv Banquet, S.J., who died in December on Manitoulin Island, was the oldest priest in Canada, and was aged nearly 89. He and four of his brothers became priests and Jesuits, and their father also joined the Society. For nearly half a oentury Father Dominic had given himself to work among the Indians in the far Northwest. ENGLAND.— Death of a Catholic Officer in Sonth Africa.— Second- Lieutenant A. J. L. Cary, Second Devons, succumbed on the 2nd of January to an attaok of enteric at Standerton, South Africa. He was son and heir to Colonel Cary, Lord of the Manor of St. Marychuroh, a well-known Catholio, and had the largest leasehold interest in Torquay. Plain Speaking at the 'Brompton Oratory.— Preaching at Brompton Oratory on Sunday morning, January 13, Rev. Kenelm Digby Best delivered a remarkable diaooorse on the lost Papal possessions, in the course of which he said :— History repeats itself, and with striking coincidences. Rome is now a city where two kings are to be found— one the rightful owner and the other one whoae predecessor was a thief and a robber, who entered not ' by the door.' but by a breach in the city's walls. When our pilgrims arrive, they seek only the presonoe of the Pontiff -King, and address him in words which are as true as the Gospel, behold, the world of the usurper is filled with dismay and anger, and is disturbed, as wu the whole city in which Herod held his court. False and malignant statements are diepatohed in every direction, and an extra* ordinary hostility is evoked against the noble spokesman of our pilgrims ; yet all that was said was but a repetition of what all the children of the Church have been Baying in meetings, in writing!, in pulpits ever since the sinister events of 1870. A Prießt's Estate— The will of the Rev. Dr. James Lennon, late Rector of the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, St.l Anne's (and formerly president of Ushaw College, Durham), who died on November 16 last, ha? been proved by the sole executrix, his sister, Mrs. Catherine Warburton, of Greeaheyt, Manchester, and the whole of the testator's estate has been valued at £50. Annual Dinner of the Oatholic Association.— The annual dinner of the Catholic Association, held in the Hoi born Restaurant on January 17, under the presidency of the Rig-tit Hon. the Earl of Denbigh, was, from the London Preas point of view, very much like the play of ' Hamlet ' with the part of the noble Dane omitted. The Duke of Norfolk was expected to be present and to make an important pronouncement reaffirming- the views expressed by him at Rome on behalf of the English Catholic pi.'grima with regard to the restoration of the temporal power of the Pope. Muoh, however, to the regret of all present, especially the representatives of the great English organs which have already made co much capital out of the Duke's expression of faith, his grace was prevented through illness from attending. In spite of the Duke's absence, however, as well as that of their Lordships the Bishops of Emmauß and Hermopolis, the function was one of the most brilliant and representative that has ever been held under the auspioes of the Association. The speakers included the Very Rev. J. O. Bannin, P.S.M., chairman of committee and Rector of the Italian Church, Hatton Garden ; Very Rev. Dean Vere, Rector of St. Patrick's Soho ; Mr. D. M. Delaney, Mr. C. Snead Cox, Mr. 8. F. Chivers, Mr. Valentine Dunfrrd, K.S.G., secretary of the association, Rev. Dr. Gastaldi, Colonel Dunne, C.8., Mr. C. Cary Elvies, etc The Earl of Denbigh, proposing the tmst of the Catholio Association, said they regarded the recent violent attacks upon the Duke of Norfolk with feelings of indignation. Sensation-mongering pressmen had been responsible for the uproar, and to interpret the words complained of in an address to the Pope as an attaok on Italian unity was ludicrous in the extreme. The Temporal Power of the Pope— Delivering the address at the annual meeting of the Guild or Ransom, a Society for the Conversion of England, at the Westminster Town Hall, Monsignor John Vaughan (brother of the Cardinal) referred to the question of the temporal power. The words uttered by the Duke of Norfolk were, he said, only the echo of the natural feeling of Catholios, not only in England, but all over the world. They desired that the Pope should be independent. The Pope was the spiritual head of over 250 million eouls, and exercised a world-wide dominion. It was imperative, therefore, that he should have perfect liberty in the government of the Universal Church, and free access to his children — and they to him — without being subject to any Power or Government that might hinder him or put real or imaginary obstacles in his way. The particular conditions which might or might not be necessary to secure and safeguard the exercise of this jurisdiction constituted a question which allowed a greater laxity. The Holy Father was himeelf the best judge of the conditions necessary, and every loyal Catholic would accept bis often-repeated expressions of opinion on the point. A Present for the Pope-— His Holiness has been presented by Dr. Hicka, of London, with a complete collection of meteorological instruments, which were on view at the Paris Exhibition,

Aid for the Chinese Missions — The special appeal for the missions in China made in reroute to Cardinal Vaughan's appeal in the churches of the Archdiocese of Westminster, has resulted in the sum of over £400 being collected. Thievery handsome amount has been contributed by practically all the churches in the Archdiocese. Among the largeat individual collections we notice The, Oratory. £3n sa; °panish Place. £2A ; Pro-Cathedral, £20 Ha; Haverstock Hill, £15 I.ls t'>d ; and Farm street, £,}'» 4s i)d. A New Catholic Cathedral for Leeds-— The Plans of a new Catholic Cathedral for Leeds have been deposited with t>i« city authorities". It is estimated that about two years will be required for its completion. The cost of the cathedral and pre«hytory is estimated at £33,000. Fashionable Wedding. — At St. James' Spanish Place, on January 19, Captain H. H. P. Deasy, late 10th Lancers, led to the altar Miss Dolores Hickie, daughter of Colonel Hickie, of Sievoyre, Tipperary. Captain Deasy is the only surviving son of the late Lord Justice Deafly, of Carysforh, Count? Dublin. The nuptial ceremony was performed by Very Rev. Canon Gildea, D D., rector of the mission. Opening of a Dominican Church. — A new Dominican church was opened at Pendleton, Manchester, on Sunday, January 20, before a large number of the members of the Dominican Order, and the clergy of the diocese. The Right Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan, Bishop of Cork, consecrated and opened the church. The preachers on the ocoasion were the Right Rev. Pr Allen, Bishop of Shrewsbury, and the Right Rev. Abbot Gasquet, 0.5.8. HOLLAND.— Progress of the Church— Iq isss Pope Pius IX. re-established the Hierarchy in Holland, Since then 400 churches have been built and consecrated. In the diocese of Haarlem no less than 48 new churches have been built within the last 12 years ; and at the Hague five new churches have been opened within the same period. FRANCE-— Death of the Superior-General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.— A Paris correspondent records the death of the Very Rev. Frere Joseph, Superior-General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, which took place recently at Montebourg, at the age of 01. Frere Joseph|was a man of unusual ability, and will be a serious loss to his Order. ROME— The Irish College— Mgr. Kelly, of the Irish College, Rome (writes a correspondent), signalled the advent of the new century by a pleasing innovation — a dinner in honor of his Eminence Cardinal Logne, Archbishop of Armagh, which was followed by a reception in the Kirby Memorial Hall of the College. The guests at the dinner included Cardinals Vinchenzo, Vannutelli, and Satolli, the Bishops of Clogher, Rochester, and Geraldton, the Vice-Rector, and several Professors of Maynooth. Count Moore and other Irish visitors, and the members of the Irish Colony. The reception followed immediately upon the dinner. The painting in oils of the Cardinal, which had been uncovered during the recent Irish pilgrimage, hung on the walls of the Memorial Hall, opposite to the bust of his Holiness, which was al^o unye'led then. Among the very many who were present at the reception were the Duke of Norfolk and the Hon. A. Wilmot, K.S G. Proposed Enlargement of the Vatican-— Future pilgrims to Rome will be interested to learn that alterations for their benefit are in prospect. Up to the present the Vatican enjoys the distinction of being the largest palace on earth. It contains 11,000 roomn. Before very long, however, it will receive another addition to its bulk, which will bring up the number of rooms to 12,000. The Pope has decided to erect three new buildings. One, containing 800 rooms, will be used to house the pilgrims coming to Rome while the other two, which will be much smaller, will be addul to the Vatican Museum. Id the last-mentioned building will be placed all the artistic offerings which Leo XIII. has received during bis Pontificate. They amouut to more than 3000 objects, ana will shortly be added to the artistic treasures of the Vatican.