The Catholic World

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 36, 5 September 1907, Page 31

The Catholic World

AUSTRIA — Protest against Duelling A protest against dueliing signed by four hundred Austrian ladies and gentlemen, has just been published in Vienna. Amongst the signatories are nineteen princesses, five of them' of blood royal. . . ENGLAND— Death of Lord Arundell With very, deep regret we (' Catholic Weekly '•) have to record the death of Lord Arundell of 'Wardour, which occurred on Thursday night, July 11, at Bournemouth. His lordship . was a piiest, and he was appointed eight years ago to assist in the Catholic church in that town. For some years past he had charge of the chapel at Westbourne,' and regularly said the ten o'clock Mass at Bournemouth. He was saying Mass when he was taken seriously ill on Sunday, June 30. He continued the service to the end, bait with great difficulty, batiling against physical weakness, and was found to be suffering from congestion of the lungs, from which he subsequently rallied. Finally he succumbed to heart failure: His lordship .would have been seventy-three on September, 6. PRANCE— Alleged Congregational Goods The property of a Catholic Workingmen's Society in Boulevard Montparnasse, Paris, which the Brothers of St. Vincent de Paul founded fifty years ago, has been seized and sold by the Government for 298,000 francs' as ' congregational goods.' . , GERMANY— Prince enters Religious Order From Germany (says' an American exchange) comes the edifying and- deeply interesting intelligence that Prince Loewenstein-Wertheim, the foremost and wealthiest Catholic nobleman of that empire, at the advanced age of seventy-three years, has just entered the Dominican Order at Benlo, Holland, as a novice. This step of the Prince has occasioned no little surprise, not only in Germany, but in all Europe. For several decades, and more especially in the troublous days of the KulEurkampf, he bad been a leader in everything Catholic. There was no- notable or national gathering of Catholics that he did nos foster or personally preside over. He lent impulse to and presided over a number of German Catholic congresses, and in recent years was the distinguished president of the Antiduelling League. The. Prince was twice married. His fust marriage with \ Adelheid, Princess of Isenburg, who died in -1861, was childless. His second, with Sophia, Princess of Lichtenstein, who died in 1899, bore him seven children. The oldest daughter, Princess Francesca, is .'a religious of the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis ; another daughter 'is a Benedictine of the Abbey of St. Cecilia, in Cowes, Island of Wight. We may best illustrate the high character of this Catholic prince from our own personal experience with him. One summer afternoon ; thirty-two years ago, we were walking to and fro alongside a village church near the Rhine, and well known for its treasures of ecclesiastical art. A plain carriage drove up the deserted street to the church door, and an equally. not severely, plain-looking gentleman and lady alighted from. it. Seeing' us, they courteously inquired the name of the church. On learning 'from us that it was St. Michael's, they entered, remaining therein about half an hour. On coming out, and again seeing us, they further inquired the name and residence of 1 pastor, to which we conducted them. Being ushered into His presence, they introduced themselves, much to the surprise and embarrassment of the humble pastor, as the Prince of Loewenstein and his consort, the Princess of Lichtenstein. The good pastor entertained them as befitted their rank and their honored Catholic name. On taking their departure the Prince quietly slipped into the hanas of the pastor a generous purse with which he was to place in his- church a fine, artistic memorial window. Such was the unostentatious Prince Loewenstein of more r than thirty-two years ago and when the revenues from his estates were said to amount to fully three thousand marks a day. HOLLAND— Workingmen's Retreats The Jesuit Fathers in Holland are' starting a house for workingmen's retreats. The building for this purpose at Venjo (Limburg) is nearly finished. There is sufficient room for eighty workingmen, who during the retreat receive board and lodging in the house itself. Seven such foundations are already existing in

.Belgium, in which thousands Of men. : make retreats every year. ...... ■ INDIA— The Archdiocese of Bombay

Father Jurgens, S.J., a native of TMun'ster, in Westphalia, who was recently appointed Archbishop of Bombay, was consecrated on Sunday, July 14: He-has been Vicar-General of the diocese. MEXICO— A Religious Custom

One of the prettiest religious customs in all the world (says an American exchange) prevails .in Mexico.; No matter what may be the station or wealth of individual members- of a parish, all are dressed alike when they attend church. Women may, and do, possess Parisian gowns, but they are not for vulgar display in : the house of God. All- women must 'dress for church in plain black gowns, with black mantillas for the head. Thus do the priests of Mexico impress on their people that notwithstanding earthly disparity, all are equal in the sight of God. ROME— The Rector of the Irish College

A Rome correspondent writing under date, July 15, says : — The Right Rev. Mgr. O'Riordan, Rector of the Irish- College, may foe said to be ' alnvost restored to health ; he is likely to be quite restored within a short time. ■ ' > '■■■■•• ■' • ■■■■.■■ ■■;

Won their hearts

The 'Catholic Standard and Times' quotes the following from a letter in the '.Monthly Messenger,' Edinburgh, by the Rev. J. W. Dunbar, in which he described his visit to Italy : — ' During our stay in the metropolis (Rome) we encountered a temptation. It sb happened tfia't I had • a letter of introduction and strong recommendation to an official in high standing in Catholic circles. Through the kind efforts; of this influential personage there came to me from the Vatican an invitation for myself and family to a reception by the Pope. On such an occasion a certain form of etiquette is required. My friend was careful to explain That it was a mere ceremony, "not regarded on their side as implying any acknowledgment by us, or compromising us in any way. For awhile Mrs. Dunbar and I were inclined to. accept the invitation, btot in the end we could not see our way to do so. There did not seem to be any reason, however, why the young people should not go, and so our daughters, having robed themselves in the necessary black and with black lace veils on their heads, went to. the Vatican. They were charmed the whole affair, and found the Pope an old gentleman so entirely delightful that they could have kissed, not only his ring, but himself— a daring breach of the etiqwette. of., the Panal Court which would most certainly have upset his Holiness very considerably. I have thus thrown away my opportunity of an interview with the Pope, but I did my best to be civil.' . "■■ RUSSIA— The Czar's Appreciation

The Czar of Russia has sent to Monsignor Popiel, Archbishop of Warsaw, an autograph letter informing him that he has conferred upon him the Order of > . Alexander Newsky. His Majesty says he wishes' to reCognise- the good and loyal service rendered by the Archbishop to religion 'and his country. Monsignor Erdman, Canon of Mohilow, has received from his Majesty a precious- ring and his picture with autor graph* signature. ■' SCOTLAND— SiIver Jubilee

The Right Rev. Mgr. Fraser, Rector of the Scots' College, Rome, celebrated the silver jubilee of his priesthood in Scotland last month with college companions who were ordained at the same time. . ~ Argyll and the Isles

In order to bring the diocese of Argyll and the Isles into line with the other diocesan organisations, by the erection of a Cathedral Chapter, a list of clerical names was submitted to the Holy See. .His Holiness has sanctioned the following appointments to . the new Chapter • Provost, Very Rev. Donald Mackintosh, Our Lady of -the Angels, Mingarry, in Moidart ; , Canons^ Very Rev. Alexander Mackintosh, the Immaculate Conception Church, Fort William ; Very Rev. Donald McDougall, St. Mareraret's; Roy-Bridge; Very Rev; James Chisholm, St. Mary's, Arisaig'; Very Rev. John Macdonald, St. "Kieran's, Campbeltown. . UNITED STATES— The Redemptorlsts

The Redemptorist Fathers intend to build a new college in New York to be known as the College of St. Alphonsus-on-the-Hudson. i■ ■ .

Catholic Publications According to a carefully corrected " table prepared by the ' Catholic Citizen,' there are 288 Catholic publications in the United States, of which 200 -are in . English and 88 in foreign tongues. Of ,the 88 publications in foreign tongues, 45 are in German, 15 " in French, f2 in Polish, and 16 in other _ languages, including Bohemian, Slavonic, Dutch,' Italian, Spanish, andi Indian. At least a third of the publications 'in foreign tongues (a dozen of which are dailies, although here classified as weeklies), are national rather than strictly Catholic papers.