The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 33, 18 August 1904, Page 29

The Catholic World

ENGLAND.— Memorial to Cardinal Wiseman A memorial window to Caid>n\l Wiseman was unveiled recently 111 St. Geoig; s ( a.hohc Cathedral, houitiwaiK. Ihe window, vv In. Ll, in., of n\ c lights is placed in t/he south aisle, and is the gilt ot Canon Koatinge, who has just resigned v.c- adnanibtiatoibhiu of the Cathedral. Beneath is t lit- inscription— ' Pray for the soul of Nicholas, Cardinal Wiseman, born in 1802, died 1865, RIP.' Canon Keatinge preached his last sermon as a member ol ti'ie Chapter, taking as his subject t lie connection 01 ("animal Wiseman ' with St. (ieot^e's Cathedral. Street-preaching

The Catholic clercry of Rolton (Lancaslnie) have expressed I'hcir emphatic disapproval of the stiect pieadimg method's practised by some Catholics of lioltou under the name of the Bolton Catholic Defence Association. The Protestant Association pieacheis assemble on the Town Hall steps o n every Saturday night, and deliver no-Popery addresses, and with a misdirected >eal in defence of the Faith the Catholics have formed an association, whose members meet on the Town Hall steps on Sunday evening and proceed to discuss and dis.piove the speeches ot the previous evening As might be expected, Mho lcsult has been the fostering of a bitter spirit, which has lo<i to distui nances The elcigy unhesitatingly condemned the system of Catholic si 1 eel pleaching, and declare it will ultimately do moic haim than good A Treat for the East End

Many a West End music lover must have envied the East Knd the wonderful musical treat provided letently at the People's Palace On behalf of Father Hemaid Vaughan's Kast End work, a concert had been ariangcd, at which Madame Albani, Miss Maiy Andeison (Madame de Navarro). and Mr Sa.ntley kindly piofleie-d then ->ci\ices. 'Ihe laige hall at the" People's Palace w a s packed from door to ceiling, and at Madame Albam's entrance the whole audience him 1 and cheered Her songs delighted the audience Miss Maiv At-dciMui both sang and lecited Pll tic ulai iy tlu-. lining was hei lendemi; of Tsthaikowsk\'s 'None but the w eat y heait,' with 'cello obhgatd by Mr llambleton, while m the H'coml pait of the piogiammo she thiillcd the .nidieine with hei lecitation of the muidei scene ti^m ' Macbeth ' Temperance and Education

Tcmpeiance and educ.il ion aio 1w o watchwoids that his (Ji.ice t lie AicJiliisho,) vi Westminster desius li s people to l-'eep e\er piescnl They ai c leally the most essential cuiditions of pio^icss In a si'imon at St. James. Spanish Plate, he spoke with \ nror .md directness on both points- r I he inteiestmg annorn ement that he has hnnscll lomed the luiiks of the toial abstaineis is a meet indication ol the then online -.s with which lie desires to conduct the Unijeia.He moxemcnt in Ins diocese, and the pai 1 which London Catholics took in the 11} do Pail, demonsl ial u<n aii.unst the Lieen ing Bill is a c k tL r prool that thcie i-. ro lack of \eteians or recruits icady to follow his leadership Ills nnpiessiw wolds en the need ol Catholic cneigy in the y\ oniot ion of seioniaiy eiiiicdtion will, it is to Le liojkml, c\ oke a filling response At be A the outlook is discouiacm^ His (irace is manfully rndea\oiiJii; to make it bnirhtei and to saiee;uai(i the Faith ioi fomiiMi, s;( lift at ions It l:cl ovcs tho'-c who value th.it pm kjms pill of Faith to rally round him and provide liim with the means of leahsmg his intentions. FRANCE.- Interesting Evidence The ewdente of I\l. Pu-hal, Deputy of the Depaitnient of Tlseie, liefoie the Chart reut.e Inquuv Commission was .spetiaHy interesting" owina, to t he letter. he had iecei\ed iiom Peie !\luhel, l'noi of La Ciiande Chartreuse, date<l from Monte Ohveto, June 10, I'MH, for the express put pose of enlightening Hie Commission Pere Michel said that in March, lild.f, he had reecned the visit ol a certain gentleman, w"ho, acting in agreement with a jiersonage the Prior had not seen, s^vol-e to him of the possibilily of obtaining the authorisation of the Order toi 300,(100 francs down' and 2,000,000 francs to bo paid alter the \ote in the Chamher The Pnoi's answer wa-. emphatic As long as he lived the money of the Carthusians- s-hould never be employed lor such purposes. After that he heard nothing further 'If it were possible, ' the letter added, 'to io\cal names, T would do so willingly But I ha\e no wiitten prool, and my statement would be denied. I have said what I have to say, and henceforth I shall keep silenre ' Later on a letter was read from the General of the Car-

thusians stating that he did not feel himself called upon to attend to give evidence. French Influence in the East According to a letter which has appeared in 'La Lroix, M. Constans, the French Ambassador at Constantinople, at a banquet on boaid one of the ships .j 5 £ lcnch sc l u adrori in the East, declared that as an old breemason he would not be .suspected of clericalism but ,s>nce he j,as been ,a the East he h^ gone to Mas®,, followed processions, and had members of the religious Orders at his table, and he had assured M Combes that without the religious Ortleis French influence m the East would be lost. ROME.— Ordinations at the Irish College On June 21 Holy Orders were conferred on many of the students studying in the lush College. In the Church of St. Apolhnane, which was tastefully decorated tor the solemn occasion, his ({race Archbishop Cepprtelli, Patriarch of Constantinople and Vicc-Uerent raised the following ,_t o Tonsure-F. Sexton (AUdaeh) and D O'Brien (Limenck). To Ostiarate and LectorI. Maloney (Cloyne), P. Doody (Ossory), and D. Cohalan (Coik). To Exorcist and Acolyte— M. Costella (Soutn Alnca), M. Fahy (Cialway), T. F. Fullen (Down and Connoi). D. O'Neill (Dunedin), K. Keohan and M Egan (Watcrford), M. O'Donohue (Kildnre) ,J O'Reilly (Meath), S Kmkeade (Limenck), T. Molloy (Raphoe) -1 Mai tin (Aiinagh), and M M'Swwney (Dublin) To Pnesihood-Rev 1) Laverty (Down and Connoi), and Kc\ M. MeCivcin (Dromoie). SPAIN.— The Government and Religious Orders The agreement, between .Spam and the Holy See as to the religious Orders shows a ngid spuit on the part of the Government. The ai tides state that the religious Congregations who on the iat Meat ion of the agreement have fulfilled the iormalities ot the Royal Ordinance- aic to be legally recognised, but will have no right to assistance fiom the budget. Canwnicaily the> will be subject to the sui\ei!lan<e of their own pieiates. Their lelations wi(!i the cnil power will depend on the geneial laws ol the kingdom. No new coiuent can be opened except by Royal Decree, which is to lie published, and eoinents containing less than a do. en persons will either be closed o r Hie inmates will be transferred to other Conoicgations, evcept where they aie de\olfd 1o works ot chant} or education or have thai go of a sanatorium \o lehgmus Order can for the iutuie be established m Spam without ;a previous pp'rement between the (lovenunent and the Pope sane-t'Mi-d by a Royal Decree Stiangeis cannot establish ichgious Oiders in Spam without being- naturalised, and loieign lehj.ious who preserve their nationality will .be Mi!>]ect to .ill the laws alieetine stiangeis l-MTED STATES. — A Vnluable Present Caidinal Satolh took with him to the I'mI 'in ted States as a gitt to the Catholic iniveisiU a chalice which he highly pii/es It is hn i il T d •"' Pi esented to Cardinal Satolh cm the completion of the twenty-fifth year ot his priesthood by the pupils ot this school of divinity at the I rban College of the Piopaganda July 17 I(S,S7.' ' ~ ' Death of nn Apostolic Delegate '1 ho untimely death o! Monsignor (luidi, Apostolic Delegate at -Manila (says the San Francisco ' Monitor ') followed qui. kly upon the practical completion of the mission wit), which he was entausted. All parties to the lontiowrsy over the disposal ot the friar estates winch Monsignor Ciuidi was j-ent from Rome to adjust aie a unit 111 piaismg the Delegate's tact and discretion' and laigciv to his skill and piiwienec in handling -natteis 1, ascribed the successful and speedy conclusipn of negotiations A Letter of Condolence

Archbishop Farley, of Sow York, was one of the hist to write a letter of condolence to Rev. M. Haas, pastor of SI Mark's Lutheian Church, which was. involved in the tragedy of the ill-stancd vessel, ' General SloL-uin ' The Archbishop, who enclosed a cheque £or UK) dollais, said . ' May the giver ot all strength comfort you and yours in this then dreadful hour of sorrow ' The Catholic Club also passed resolutions of s.unpathy ana expressed its willingness to co-operate in any plan ot imancial rehet.