The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 46, 16 November 1905, Page 27

The Catholic World

CHlNA— Raised to the Priesthood Lately, in the convent of the White Fathers, at Ghent-les-Bruxelles, Belgium, the Rev. Philip Wang, a Chinaman," was ordained priest. He had made his studies at the college k of the Jesuits at Ho-Kien-Fou, China. ENGLAND— Catholic Truth Society The annual Conference of the Catholic Truth Society was opened on September 25 in Blackburn. The gathering was very numerously attended, and some of the principal ecclesiastics of the Catholic body in the kingdom participated in the proceedings. Amongst these were the Archbishop of Westminster, the Bishop of Salford, Bishop Hanlon of Uganda, the Bishop of Liverpool, the Rev. T. Jackson (formerly of Borneo), the Rev. Joseph Rickaby, the Rev. Dr. Pace, and many prominent lay members. In the evening the meeting was held in the Exchange Hall, one of the largest buildings in the town, when an address was delivered by the Archbishop of Westminster on ' The Catholic Attitude on the Education Question.' The hall was crowded with an enthusiastic audience, and many persons were unable to obtain admission. A message of filial homage was sent to his Holiness Pope Pius X. The Oldest Catholic Church The London County Council are making rapid progress with the demolition of thq property required for the formation of Kmgsway. Shortly ' housebreakers ' will be at work with pick and axe on the archway and the Catholic chapel dedicated to St. Anselm and St. Cecilia, Lincoln's Inn Fields. This chapel, commonlyi called the Sardinian Chapel, is the oldest Catholic church in London, and was butft in the same year as the archways. Its historical associations are interesting. Originally it formed the private chapel of t&e Sardinian Ambassador. During the later Tudor period, Catholics were forbidden to hear Mass in England or to have any chapel of their own for public worship:; hence they resorted in large numbers to the chapel of the foreign Ambassadors, where their attendance was permitted. The chapel was partly wreaked during the Gordon riots of 17 80, and after the suppression of the disturbances the chapel was rebuilt and enlarged. FRANCE— Death of a Catholic Journalist With the death of Eugene Vcuillot, Catholic France (says an English contemporary) loses a notable defender of her interests Since I^B3, when his brother Louis died, he has directed the policy of, and written numberless leading articles in, the ' Univers.' Throughout his long journalistic career he has been a faithful champion of the Catholic cause, .and, indeed, of every cause which tended to the welfare of men. Of his devotion to the Holy See it is needless to speak ; Rome was his polestar, and by the wishes of the Pope he set his course. Whether it was Leo XIII or Pius X., he did not fail to accept their ruling, and was indefatigable in carrying out the policy they adopted. His death makes a void in the ranks of Fiench Catholic journalists, and his sharp and often personal articles in the ' Univers ' will be deeply missed. The expressions of sympathy are innumerable, even in the columns of the hostile press, and everywhere his long and stubborn fight for Catholic principles is spoken of with admiration and lespect. ' ROME— Papal Audience The Holy Father on September 18 gave a private audience to Ilcrr Anton Lang, who takes the part of Christ in the Oberammergau Passion Play. Ilcrr Lang was accompanied by members of his family. After having conversed with the artist in the most friendly way, his Holiness piesentccl to him the cross ' Pro Ecclesia et Pontifiee.' UNITED STATES— A Chinese Missionary Archbishop Farley, of New York, has made application to Rome for a priest able to speak the Chinese language who will look after the spiritual welfare of the Catholic Chinese of the metropolis. His Clrace considers this mission field among the Mongolians an important one. It is but a year ago that five Chinese merchants of Chinatown were baptised on the same afternoon at the Paulists' church. They received their instructions in the teachings of the Church from the Paulists through an interpreter. There are many such waiting for an opportunity to become converts, and there is no doubt that the proposed mission will prove successful.

Success of Catholic Schools It is still too early (says the • New World ' of Chicago) to obtain complete returns, but it is safe to estimate that between 85,000 and 90,000 young people are this year attending the parochial schools of Chicago. Moreover, it is an undeniable fact that every Catholic college and academy in Chicago and vicinity has a strikingly increased attendance this year. They have never experienced anything like it in all their history. Several actually have had to reject students because of lack of accommodation. And why ? Simply because, in open competition with the public schools, it has been proved that Catholic schools really, educate. Catholic Schools in New York On Monday morning, September 11 (says the superintendent of parochial schools in New York), simultaneously with the reopening of our public schools, there were also reopened in the five boroughs of the city 140 free Catholic parish schools. Into these 140 schools ,more than 80,000 boys and giils, children of the citizens or New York, were received, and in these schools these children will get an elementary education up - to the requirements of the Board of Education of New York without a cent, of cost to the city. These 80,000 children will be taught by more "than 1700 teachers, lay and religious. Four of the schools are new and opened lor the first time. Inspired by the vigorous and magnetic influence of the Archbishop of New York, in ten years every parish church in the boroughs 'of Manhattan, Bronx, and Richmond will have its school, and then the Catholic school register of the city will count, not 80,000 ,but 150,000 names ! Since it costs the city of New York about 40 dollars a year to educate each boy and girl in our public schools, it follows that our Catholic schools to-day are saving Newi York City in education more than 3,000,000 dollars a year. To help the city save this 3,000,000 dollars annually, the Catholic cituen of New York is spending every year out of his own pocket about 1,250,000 hard-earned dollars in educating his own 80,000 children in his own schools ; and, in addition to this, he is cheerfully contributing his share of the stupendous annual school tax of more than 21,000,000 dollars for the maintenance of the Public School system in which the rest of the children are being educated. Add to these enormous figures the value of the 110 school buildings and the cost of the ground on which they stand, and the gigantic figure of saving and of profit to the city taxpayers by our Catholic schools leaps up into the tens of millions of dollars ! Shall it be said that the Catholics of New York do not love their city? Shall it be said that the Catholics ot New York do not love education and value its supreme importance in its fullest and best meaning ?

Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Company, Limited (says the Nelson ' Colonist '), have recently added to their extensive manufactory a new department, and are now placing on the market the '.X ' brand of pickles. It is a well known fact that the ' X ' brand on any article for the table is a synonym for ' excellence,' for the company has built up its enviable reputation by a strict adherence to the rule that all ' X ' manufactures shall be prepared from absolutely pure materials, and of the best quality only at that. So, in adding pickles to the list of their manufactures, Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Company have left nothing undone to produce an article that ranks as first-class in whatever company it competes. From a personal inspection of the process of manufacture, we are able to say that the absolute cleanliness which characterises the whole factory is observed in every detail, and the article, when ready to be supplied the retailer, in appearance and general get-up leaves nothing to be desired. The pickles ready for sending out comprise mixed pickles, cauliflower, walnuts, chow chow, piccalilli, etc., and we strongly advise consumers to give the local article a trial....