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New Zealand Tablet, 17 November 1910, Page 1885

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Th„ '» r ,?? lth ? M(, f sn ojr Press, Colombo, we have received The Buddhist and Catholic Positions, by the Very Rev. J. FathSTofen 0 \i T lth rS? induction by the Very Rev. of li+i, \\ ° ML ,T he matter consists of a series or letters which appeared in the Catholic Messenger. That the able arid talented author is thoroughly conversant with native S°P T be f tWd J™™, the fact that he £ a r ll %t L 7 lon ' and a member of the ancient and proud lv T , ?,?! ya " S + 'i T d °° mes °f a we »-known Buddhist famof the link? K- •! hecam Vf the influence of the Sisters pi the Holy family, by whom he was educated. Later on he proceeded to Jaffna, and studied for the priesthood. He I now one of the brightest ornaments of the Church in twf ' t f T - ai,t lor of u . severa l ™rks in Sinhalese. To those interested in the subject of Buddhism, and especially to those who have a passing acquaintance with some o ts precepts and practices the learned and able work of Father i aiiaxnunay, in which he shows how mythical, doubtful and unreliable are .f he chronicles of Buddhism and how detective is its philosophy, will prove a revelation. In Ceylon and India, where the Buddhists are very numeroi the publication of such a work cannot fail to"have a 182 p P t f ° r god - C ° lombo: Xewnoer Press, e pp a

Rev J 1 C at w t ,T ork dealing with Socialism is that by the ; T - AA elch and published by Sands and Co., London. Carh 'V. )r . K > which -is entitled Socialism, Individualism and Catholicism , consists of a series of lectures delivered bv the author, ro!ri er V elch sets out by stating that the Catholic dest nv "SS Ti? U ? a ?Pi rit , lla i being with an immortal (testinj whilst the Socialist looks upon him as merely a-creature of flesh and blood, whose hope and happiness are confined to the limits of this mortal life. The author fircJlv? 0 !! ° n to V° nsider Socialism from two points of view—fiistlj, as an upon economic liberalism, or the competitive system of industry; secondly, by comparing its doctrine on certain prominent social facts with Catholic views. Ihe author contends that competition, unregulated by the mora law, is the destruction of all the rights S SS; r ? admits - that many of the contentions of the oocialists, such as the right of every worker to a living Ivftlf thp UC ,pn Wlll ff abl ° him to supply himself and family «ith the leasonable requirements of civilised life cannot be disputed The author, whilst not going so far Is the Socialistic t.ieonsts, readily admits that there is much room for improvement in the condition of the worker The pamphlet D well worth the study of thoughtful peon who ST tho “ f-ni has ita S h ts and capital its P duties. net 3 ' Louis G.lle and Co.; P a P° r i PP- 62; price, 8d

From Messrs. Kegan Paul, French, Triibner, and Co London we have received volume IX. of the History of the Pttpes from the cl„ of the Middle Ages, drawn from {he seciet archives of the Vatican and other original sources {he Re 7 ST; 1 Dr - h"‘ Uril * P stor - and edited by ti e Rev. Ralph Frances Kerr, of the London Oratory Leo I r n®! !° h T e p cov y s the period from the death of (1527) m 2 to the fourth year of the reign of Clement VII. liiKl An ■ Y l -.P as t° r s reputation as a painstaking and reable historian is well known, and in the volume before subWt q eVld f nC +i 01 - T— y , P ae that he deals with his Jhe n V®r fectly Juclicial style. The time covered by the present history was a period of considerable unrest in Europe, and rulers who could not bind the Pole to thei? Vicar o?Cbrit T S o t° USlng P hysical force against the vicar of Cimst when he opposed or condemned their ambitious designs. Ihe author throws considerable light* oh the character I Adrian VI., who, according to the Pro ol the ChaR e |f E pbL a 1j ‘ WaS A° ne of the noblest occupants who wished only to' promote Ch^ The chapters devoted to the early years of the reiS nf Rome by Cliarlps y. "' A s an appendil to thoySume fhere Koine by Charles A As an appendix to the volume tiiere is a list of unpublished documents and extracts from th« secret archives of the Vatican, with an Index of namli 01 price 0 ’x2s Fre “ Ch Trtl >” w - “ d Co.; pp. dt;