The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 26, 30 June 1904, Page 27

The Catholic World

CANADA. — Death of a Convert Judge Wurtele, who died the other day m Montiral, was for many years one of the most sinking figUTes oni the bench of the province. Many famous criminal trials had been held before him. He became a Catholic twenty years ago and was attended dining his illness by Archbishop Bruchesi. ENGLAND.— The Education Act Mr. John Redmond has givan to the South London Catholic League the assurance that any attempt in Parliament to impair or in any way injure the character of the Education Act in respect to the Catholic schools -v\ ill be njost strenuously and persistently resisted by t/he Irish members. Ordination of Converts A Koine correspondent, leains t ljo t tic Kc\ Mr Evans, who until his late conversion was rector of the Anglican church at Shored; tch, and the Rev Mr Henson, also a recent and very distinguished convert, will receive the priesthood at Rome during the early summer.

FRANCE — A Change of Front Apropos of the French Republic, there are some tlh ings which are more or less convenient to forget, and M. liuisson, one of the Chamber of Deputies, who has been most zealous in bringing forward the iniquitous lawb against the religious in France, would probably pictcr tnat the following extract from a speech which he made some years ago at a distribution of prizes should oreruam vi oblivion. Then M. Buisfeon spoke in tilie name of Government in his capacity as Director(ieneral oE Primary Instruction : 'We certainly shall never forget Ulie Daughters of St. V inc€tot de Paul, the Soih of 'St John Baptist of Salle, religious of every name aad habit , we slhall never forget that for two or three hundred years you alone occupied yourselves with tine children of our people , and we do Not wolader that they iciiicmber it and love you for it. We are not and ne^ei will be ungrateful.' What has become now of tne gratitude of the French nation towards tihosc who have done so much for them ? ITALY. — A Reminiscence Tombola, m the Italian province of Venetia, where a niwnume/rit has just been set up in honor of Pius X., possesses an interesting relic of his earlier day's. He wa.s\ in fact, the Vicar of Tombola from 1858 to 1867, during which period he was a pillar of strength to the patriotic, or anti-Austrian, party. The electoral urn in which the votes were cast when tlie union witfa Italy was in question, in 1866, is still preserved at Tombola, and beat-> an inscription in the handwriting of the Abbe Sarto .' We desire union with the kingdom of Italy, and \ictor Kmmanuel our constitutional Sovereign' It is one of the ironies of history that the Au'staians quite nuoluntarily no doubt, should t/hirty years later have had Ihe foremost part in placing the Pontifical tiara upon the brow of the writer of that inscription. ROME.— A Private Audience Dm ing tlheu recent visit to Rome Mr. and Mrs. John Dillon were received in private audience by the Holy Father. The Pope and the Workers Caidinal Merry Del Val, says the Rome correspondent of the ' Tablet,' has addiessed m tfie Htily Father's name a very important letter to the President of the international Ltnon for the Legislative Protection of the Working Classes. His Eminence s-ays : ' His Holiness repeats, witth Leo XIII., tnat he will always accord his stupppit to all effoTts making for tihe alleviation of the evils which afflict the working classes, for the equable distribution of labor in proportion t,o the strength age, and sex of the workers, for the' Sunday rest, and in general for the protection of the worker against the abuses winch take no effective account of his dignity as man and of his social and family life. The Holy Father hopes' that the efforts of the International Union, which aim.s at 'bettering the condition of tjie working classes by peaceful means, will be crowttied with success* and will meet witth sympathy and support from all Governments. For his own part his Holiness will esteem himself to contnbute to the success of &o noble a movement.' The Codification of Canon Law The Holy Father (says a Rome co-respondent) has received in collective audience the members of the new Commission for the Codification of Canon Law. A most rigid oath of secrecy has been imposed on all the eminent tod learned canonists, atad as a weil will thus be closely drawn over their deliberations for the next four or live years, the views of an ecclesiastic who has been made a member of the Commission will be interesting He declared that the tondelncy of the new code will be to promote decentralisation, as opposed to the tendency which has been active since the Council of Trout to centralise tine work of the Phureh at Rome. The new code will consist of comparatively new laws, as compared with the wilderness of enactments w<hich at present exist, but fhey will be made to apply as utu\ersally and as uniformly as pos&ible. It is not unlikely that apostolic delegates will be appointed in countries where the Holy See is not directly represented with a special mission to see to the observance of the new code. Cardinal Moran was persuaded that the Holy Father would appoint primates, but the ecclesiastic I am quoting holds that the nominaitietti of delegates-apos-tolic is more likely, at least as far as regards tfho immediate future Among the legislation whicfo is to be greatly modified is tfliat concerned with the celebration of matrimony. Probably the presence of a priest will be made necessary for the valid marriage of Catholics in all countries. Finally tlie nmn'ber of Hirimcht impediments will be reduced, and the net resiilt of the new legislation will be to render ,tihe valid celebration of marriage practically the same everywhere. Uniformity will also be introduced as to the time and conditions for fulfilling the Easter precept. Fasts alnd feasts of obli-

gation will be made fixed and universal. Very important will be the new provisions regarding the election of bishops Precise rules will he laid down for the holding of diocesan synods and provincial 'councils The importance of diocesan and p;ro\incial legislation, instead ot being diminished, will l*e strengthened hy the new code ' SCOTLAND. — Death of a P»ssionist The PassiomsL Order has sustained a severe loss m the death of Very Re\. Father \nthony Carroll. CP. Superior of St Mungo's, Glasgow, after an illness of several weeks' duration Father Anthony, known in the world as .John Henry Carroll, was born in Rathmines September 2, 18-15 His labors were not confined to local or parochial efforts Gifted with powers as a preacher, he was selected to give several missions and Retreats throughout Ireland, in the course oi which he did wondrous work for the salvatron of souls InlK,!)l. on the invitation of the Provincial of the Passionists fn America, he, m company with the Very Rev Father Wilfrid O'Hagan, CP , Rector of Mount Argus, gave a course of Missions throughout the United States, where their eflorts were eminently successful in not only increasing the fervor of the immense congregations that thronged to hear these indefatigable missionaries, but many thereby were brought to a knowledge oi truth and a new and better mode of life . Silver Jubilee The silver lubilee of a wort/hy priest was befittingly observed at L ddingston recently, when the congregation ofi St John the Baptist presented their beloved pastor, Father Beyaert, with an illuminated address and a purse ot sovereigns During his twenty-five years admirable service in the sacred priesthood Father Beyaert has accomplished work of an endunng character at Paisley, Parkhead, and I'ddingston. UNITED STATES- A Presentation A purse of $10,000 was presented to the Right Rev Thomas F. Cusack, Auxrhary Bishop, at a dinner gi\en in his honor by the Rev Charlies R Cm ley at the rectory of the Church of the Immaculate Cbliccption, Yonkers The purse was the consecration gift of the priests of New York diocese t)o their new Auxiliary Bishop The presentation was made by Father Corlev. , who wa,s the Bishop's pastor while he w a.s curate at the Immaculate Conception Church.