The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, 11 October 1906, Page 31

The Catholic World

ENGLAND— The Late Mrs. Craig ie When the room ( of Mrs. Craigie, the eminent-wri-ter, was' entered on the morning after her death, the | 4 Daily ' Chronicle ' says, ' ' a, Rosary was found in her . lifeless fingers, and on her cold -breast lay a Crucifix.' ' In , this connection the writer recalls a passage in ' Robert Orange ' : 4 Uninterrupted contentment , was 1 , never yet found in any calling or state ; the saints were haggard with combats ; sleep, 'the most reposeful state we know, has its pursuing uncertainties.' -' Death of a Liverpool Catholic The' death is announced of Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick, a well known Liverpool Catholic ahd educationalist, Mr. Fitzpatrick was in his sixty-eighth year. He was a nativp of Westmeath, and sprang from an old and honored Irish stock. ' With a brother who died recently he carried on a large coal business in ' Liverpool. He took a very deep interest in all'matters pertaining to the work of the Church in Liverpool. He was a member of St. Mary's Young Men's Society for "fifty years, and president 'for thirty. He was hardly ever absent .from council, sub-committee, or weeMy meetings. His personality dominated the whole society, the membership of which went up from 4000 to over 17,000. A cherished desire of Ms life was to educate public opinion on the desires, needs, aims, and objects of the Church in Great > Britain. He was a member, a very energetic and highly-respected member, of the Liverpool- School Board for eighteen years. FRANCE— AppeaI for Unity The Comte de Mun, one of the leaders of the Catholic party in France, appeals to all Catholics for union and for obedience to the papal instructions. He asserts that the law will not be carried into execu- - tion, because the Pope- does not permit it. In order to restore religious peace, real statesmen will have to make up their minds to return to Rome to seek' there the 'bases of a satisfactory arrangement. " ' Angry Legislators The momentous decision given by the Pope (says the ' Catholic Times ') that the public worship associations are incompatible with the canonical jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical authorities, and so unacceptable to Catholics, has 'been received by the Faithful in France with the obedience it deserves. But the Ministry have received it with ill-disguised anger.,. Having ignored the Holy Sec during the legislative discussion ' they now find that the Pope . is a power to be reckoned with, awd that his spiritual -authority -in France .is very great: They are resorting to threats of'punishment on the recalcitrant clergy who ' obey the Pope and disregard the -Separation Law. The measures ofhostility of which they speak must, if adopted, precipitate the crisis in one direction or another. That France will .be deeply stirred there can be no doubt, but it is less certain whether the population will side with the Church. As matters stand at the moment Catholics, can only look on at the difficulties to be met by their French ".brethren and pray that from evil good may come. . ROME— The Irish College The ' Seven Hills Magazine,' the quarterly which has been issued from the Irish College (writes a Rome correspondent), attained a remarkable success .on its first issue. The next issue is ' far on in course of pre r paration. Among the writers of articles for- it are the-Recto-r of the College (whose initials will be recognised under, the book notes in each number) ; the Right Rev. Dr. Kelly, Bishop of Ross ; ' E. 8."; Dr. William J. D. Croke ; Rev. Fathers O' Byrne, of Dublin, and Molloy, of the diocese of Raphoe ; and the . Rev. M., . Toner,— M.A. The contribution of the Bishop of Rossis a splendid paper on the economic evolution Irer, land which -he read at the college some ' time ago, and which was exceedingly admired. The editors of the ' Seven Hills Magazine ' are s doing a distinct service to the public by publishing the text of this paper, which, because" of its length and detail, could not receive due treatment in rriere press reports. SCOTLAND— Charitable Bequests Mr. John Sweeney, of Ella Grove Place, Clepingington. Road, Dundee, who died on May 4, left personal,, estate in the United Kingdom valued at £4346. By his will, dated November 1, 1886, with two-codi-cils, the testator left his estate in trust for his wife

for life, and, subject to another annuity, bequeathed £500 to St. Patrick's Church, ; £50i0 to S-t. Mary's Church, Dundee ; £500 to the Hospital of St. ; Vincent, Overgate, Dundee ; £400 to the St. Vincent de • Paul Society of, ; Dundee ; X3OO to the. Poor Mission ' Fund of the diocese of Dunkeld ; £200 to the Dundee ■ RoyaL Infirmary;" £50 to the Dundee Curr~ Night. Refuge ; and the ,residue of his, estate equally between the Welbairn Institution, Dundee, ' and St.. -Mary's - Church, Dundee. ' .„.,.'-•-. The King: and Queen of Spain : 4 . The King and Queen of Spain arrived hi /j/ j Crieff , Perthshire, on August 17, as the guests' rot. the. Earl and • Countess of Ancaster at' Drummond Castle. The route 'hy which their Majesties /drove through 1 ■ ,the town was decorated, anh large crowds gathered . .and' . greeted , the Royal -pair ■ most cordially. , Crieft was reached' in' the early forenoon, arid the Royal guests " were received' by. Major the- Hoik Charles Wiilo'ugh'by, , son of Lord Ancaster. The. Provost and ' his/ wife were introduced, the' latter handing to the Queen of Spain a bouquet of white heather bound in ribbons of the Spanish , colors. A. guard of honor was~ furnished by the Criefi . company of Volunteers, which ' is identified with the Black Watch.. The kilt forms part \ ■■of;- "tiieir uniform, and King Alfonso seemed to be- attracted by it: -As he passed along the line of Volunteers" he remarked ,to ;the officer in charge : ' A fine 'body of , men ; a splendid uniform.' , Nowhere in the Highlands had Queen Victoria a warmer welcome than, at.Clova House, the -beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Lumsden, members 'of one of the most distinguished • Catholic . families in the Highlands. Every one of the tenantry and employees turned out to see the beautiful young Queen. Progress of the Church In , the course of a sermon : at' the Golden Jubilee i celebrations in connection with St. Patrick's Church; South G-ray Close, Edinburgh, Bishop Chi&holm said : Fifty years ago Catholic Ireland had got a firm footJ ing in this country. In these short years* that footing i had 'become a possession. Fifty years ago there were four convents of religious women. There' was no house of what are called religious men. There were145 secular priests ,ministering in 114 churches and chapels. To-day there are 34 convents of religious -"women and 12 establishments of religious men, numbering close upon .100 ,' individuals, and 431 secular priests ministering in 3fi6 churches and chapels. When he (the preacher) was little more than a boy, some fifty years ago. there was one national college, as now, at Blairs, the number of f boys attending then being a little over 40. Last year the season opened with something over 100 studenis, and there was besides the diocesan colleges of St. Peter's in Glasgow,, with , over 30 students, all too few for the'ever-in-creasing and ever-growing population. SOUTH AFRICA— Death of a Religious Sister Mary Colman— <her family name was Nally— • whose , death is announced from Post Elizabeth, was born ,in Westmeath in 1 853, and "after her profession in the Congregation- of the Podi^SiSters' of Nazareth / worked in London- and s Aberdeen": McSherry and a large number of priests were ' present at the funeral. " v Catholic Conference ; . . A conference of the , Catholics of the -Transvaal— the "first of its' kind there— has been held at Johannesburg. Bishop Miller presided. - A number of practical questions^ were" discussed, and ' it, was' resolved -. that 'branches of the Catholic Association should be , formed, in all' towns and districts of the -vicariate It was also resolved that 'it is desirable that a. Federated Catholic Council of South Africa tie established as soon as it is possible, and the conference is prepared to co-operate with the Catholics in, the other - colonies for that purpose. 1 " - UNITED STATES— Progress in New York Within the next twelve months there will 'be dedicated in ~New York five churches and a chapel,'which- , when completed will be numbered, among the very . finest edifices of the arch-diocese. The new edifices are the 'Cathedra/1 Lady Chapel on Madison Avenue, adicinin-R the Cathedral ; St. Monica's, in East Seventy-ninth • street ; St. Raphael's, in West Forty-first street • St Thomas the Apostle's, on One Hundred aM Eighteenth street, near St. Nicholas ' Avenue ; St. Michael's on West Thirty-four street ; and St. Clare's, on West Thirty-sixth r street. With the exception of St Clare's which is much smaller than the others, but of a very handsome design of architecture,, all "the churches are completed as to the exterior, and workmen are now engaged on the interior decorations. Within a very

short time work will be started on two other new churches, which will -be very large and very handsome; they are St. Paul's, on East One Hundred and Seventeenth street, and the Church of the Annunciation, adjoining the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Manhattanyille.. The Holy Father and Temperance

The terms of a the; Brief which the Holy Father addressed to' the Providence Convention' of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America prove - that his Holiness understands how deadly a foe alcoholic intemperance is to the Church and to society. He calls it a • public and destructive evil.' Like Jus predecessor, Pope Leo Xlll.- ' to whom there seemed to be no greater enemy of the teachings and commandsof Christ than the abuse of strong drink,' he heartily congratulates all who have engaged in the work of promoting total Abstinence. He grants favors in the shape of special indulgences to the Catholic Total Abstinence Union, and expresses the hope that' Bishops, priests, and members of religious Orders, as well as lay folk, will become members. ' ' -

GENERAL Catholic Congresses One of the most encouraging signs of the .times for Catholics is the growth of Catholic- societies. They are not only bringing Catholia ideas 'before the. peopleof the whole, -world; but asserting - and vinsldcating~Catliolic- principles and. Catholic morality. The total abstainers^ of the Unite* States have been -in" conventioir at Providence, Rhode, Island, and have received a Brief from the Holy Father. The American Federation of Catholic Societies has held its Fifth Convention at Buffalo and serot a special delegate to the German Catholic Congress at Essen. The Congress of the German Catholics has again shown the wonderful power and unity of the German Catholics, one of its striking features being a procession of forty-two thousand workingmen, At Tournai has taken place the Seventeenth International Eucharistic Congress, which was attended by Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli as Papal Delegate, and to which the Holy Father addressed a letter of approval ; and the Marian Congress at Elnsidein in Switzerland, has drawn together a large gathering of clients of Our Lady The encouragement (says the • Catholic Times ') given by the ecclesiastical authorities to these public expressions of Catholic sentiment, and the increasing desire for a system of federal unity amongst the Catholic societies will lead sooner or later to the establishment of - a grand world-wide league of Catholic defence

Earl Nelson, one of the oldest peers in the House of Lords, who was 83 last month, is only the third holder of his great-uncle's title. -He succeeded at the age of 12, so that he has been a peer for 7.1 years and took his seat in the House of Lords 61 years ago. '

The letters which come before the Land Board (says the Auckland ' Herald ') are usually "of a 1 dry and uninteresting character, but on Thursday one was read from a Maori that was amusing. It was as follows :— ' Mackenzie, Commissioner of the Lands ~of the Crown, Auckland.— Salutations. . Your letter whioh was written on July 24, has reached me. I know your words, and I agree that all your words arc right. Now, you write in your letter that I am to state definitely the time that I will live on the land My answer, is: If the house is finished during -the~ days of September, that will be the time, but if it is not- finished then it will be -during the days of October. The Government should be lenient towards me as I have a great number of children, and should not take this land from me until the words I have now written are found to be wrong.! This is all from your friend, Rapata Riiwhi. r The reading of the letter was received with laughter, and ft was decided fnnSV^+i. efa « lt !^' who has a section at Hokianga,'. "Jl 11 tJ ?e end of the da y s of October ' to comply with residence. w*«i«jr