The News from Abroad.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 34, 22 August 1901, Page 28

The News from Abroad.

" It is about 10 years ago," says Mrs. Gray, "that I beoame acquainted with Seigel's Syrup — a time when I greatly needed something having healing virtue in it. " A cousin of mine in the old country (near London) had for years been a perfect martyr to indigestion. His trouble was principally a violent colic, trom torpid stomach and liver. <( After years of almost hopeless suffering he finally discovered in Seigel's Syrup a perfect remedy. I presume he first came to know of it through reading some kind of advertisements. It does not matter. " As I always keep up a regular correspondence with my relatives they were aware of the dreadful condition I was in with indigestion. "Naturally they lost no time in letting me know of my cousin'a marvellous recovery— after he had vainly expended a deal of money in feeing doctors and so forth. "They said Mother Seigel's Syrup alone had restored his health, and strongly urged me to try it. " You may hardly believe it, but I was so opposed to all advertised medicines that I used them with great reluctance and entire want, of confidence. Nevertheless I had already tried such of them as I, or my friends, could think of, without any tangible or permanent benefit. " I suffered from violent pains across my stomach and under the shoulder-blades, a bitter and disgusting taste in the mouth, want of sleep, languor and weariness, and all the evils and ailments, bodily and mental, which seem part and parcel of that common and abominable malady. "Finally, under the strong importunity of a friend, I was induced to try a dose of Seigel's Syrup. I wish to state emphatically that even so small a quantity gave me immediate relief, and after I had used it for a time, regularly and according to the directions, I waß gradually and surely restored to my usual good health. I now believe in this famous remedy for the best of reasons — my experience of its merits. I never cease praising it to my friends, and always keep it in. the house against the time when it may be needed. " I feel grateful for what Mother Seigel has done for me ; and if you desire to publish my statement for the good of others you have my free permission so to do." Jane M. M. Gray, Aye Maria Cottage, Auburn Sydney, N.S.W., October 4th, 1899.

An Old Jesuit Mission. The Jesuits have had a mission in Worcester since 1580. The Baptismal Register preserved at St. George's, Worcester, dates from 1685. It was in the old Catholic chapel o" this mission that James 11. heard Mass, on the feast of St. Bartholomew, 1687 ; and it was on the same day that at dinner in the Protestant Bishop's palace when his Lordship Bishop Thomas offered to say grace the King declared ' he would spare him that trouble, for that he had a chaplain of hie own,' and the Jesuit present, Father Henry Humbereton, aocordinsrlv said qrra c. Two of the rectore of this mission were martyred for th<> f»ith — father Oldcorne, b.J., 1606, aud FulLer Anthony Turner. S J.. 1674. Home for Destitute Girls. At a cost of about £10,000 a Catholic home for destitute girls has iust been completed at Tudhoe, Durham, with subscriptions collected from the Catholics of Hexhatn and diocese. The new building Is of brick and consists of three stories. Besides classrooms replete with the latent patterns of fittings, there are alßo dormitories and a neat little chapel. An Important Social Work. What bids fair to be one of the most important social works in connection with the Church in South London was inaugurated at Bishop's House, Southwark, recently. It' is needless to emphasise the vast importance of establishing a home for Catholic working girl« in the great industrial districts south of the Thames. Numbers of thene girl- are living absolutely alone in London, without f riend*, without recreation, and only too frequently without religion. A home where they might, for the payment of a small sum, enjoy the advantages of Catholic influence and companionship, and of comforts and innocent ana usements, such as they could not possibly afford to obtain elsewhere, would be a real boon to these girls. The Hon. Mrs. Tredcroft, of Guild ford, is the moving spirit in the scheme, and she deserves all encouragement and assistince in her noble work. The Church during the late Queen's Reign. Mr. Auritin Oates, K.S.G., writes to La Revue Qciie'rale an article or the progress of Catholicism in the British Empire during the period synchronous with the reign of Queen Victoria. He ably reviews the position of Catholics in England since 1837 and brings out effectively the wonderful contrast oetween. their condition at that time and their status at present. Probably in no part of the world has m tfreat a change occurred as that which h»s taken nlace durinjr the century with regard to CaihohcH in Great Britain. Nowadays'it is unthinkable tSat the King at a rec ption t-hould nay of a pro ninent C itholio, simply in conwq ience <>f hit religion ' VVno d.ir«'d to hring this mtui into mv presence ?' V t -m-h was the l*ngivure of George IV. towards O'Cmnell. Wh ,ire now living man entirely <hrlm>nt atuio-phere Horn that of Geor^o IV. 's day. Catholic Education. Cm on K.- .tinge •< report on the schools in the diocese of Pouthw.irk *b<j\vn <m increase of nine departments and of 570 children on trie books As an important sign of Citholic activity iv education .1 uia't«rs it is of interest to note th.it the Catholic schools have received an im rease of graut amounting to nearly £3000 for the year, whereas the rest of the voluntary schools have received less by £(i 2 000. Are we nearing the time when, to use the Canon's wordn, ' the only denominational schools that will bs found surviving in England will b 3 the little handful of Catholic schools ' ! The Catholic Union. . . The thirtieth annual general meeting of the Catholic Union ot Enpland was held oq June 27, in London, under the presidency of tbeDukeof Norfolk. After the adoption "of the annual report, which gave a sitisfactory account of the condition of the union, it was resolved, upon the motion of the Duke of Norfolk, seconded by Sir John Aus'-in, M.P., ' That the Catholic Union of Great Britain, assembled ia general meeting, desires to express its satisfaction at

the measures which are being taken for removing the outrage offered to his Majesty's Catholic subjects by the Declaration required of the Sovereign under the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement.' It was further resolved, upon the motion of Admiral Whyte, seconded by Mr W. S. Lilly, ' That the President of the Catholic Union be requested to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Chairman of the committee of the House of Lords appointed to consider the question of the Declaration. 1 Golden Jubilee of a Diocese. July 25 was the fiftieth anniversary of the consecration of the Right Key. Dr. Turner, nret Bishop of Salford, who died 29 years ago. Strictly speaking, of course (says a writer in the Harvest) the See of Snltord is a year older than its line of Bishop*. When Pope Pius IX., on September 29, 1850, by his Apostolio Letter restore 1 the English Hierarchy, he created the Metropolitan See of Westminster, with 12 Suffragan Sees, one of which was entitled Salford, which was to contain ' the hundreds of Salford, Blaokburn, and Leyland ' (the last named was afterwards detached and added to Liverpool). But at first no Bishop of Salford was appointed ; the first Bishop of Liverpool, Dr. George Brown, formerly VioarApostolio of Lancashire district, being temporarily nominated ' Administrator Apostolic 'of the diocese. This arrangement, however, did not last many months, for on June 16 of the following year, Dr. William Turner, who for many years had been VioarGeneral to Bishop Brown, was, by a Decree of Propaganda, appointed first Bishop of Salford. His consecration took place in St. John's, Salford, as above-stated on July 25, at the hands of Cardinal Wiseman.