InterestingEventsintheCatholicWorld
TheLastDitcher. liedughimselfillandhedughauselt out, Andhedugtillhecouldn'tdiglonger. Andhedugallthedaytillhefound outatlast. Thatdiggingwasn'tsnakinghim stronger. Hestayedinhisditchandhewould notcomeout Toseewhattheworldwasa-doing, Andnowitisplainatthisverylate day. Thatthatisjustwhatheisrueing.
Thefellowwho.aickstothemudin theditch, Issolikeahoginhiswallow, Thathedoesn'ttakestockinhis blindedcareer Ofwhatismostlikelytofollow. Helollsandherollsinhismuddy estate Tilltheworldgoesalongandforgets him. 'Ifthelikeishistaste,"allhisneighbornwillsay, 'Andhe'llbea'lastditcher,'why,let him."
Agrovelinghogmakesaverypoor dish, Whenporkersandhogsareintraining. Theirhabitsandwaysareastench inournose, Andneedawholelotofexplaining. Thewiseoneswinfavourbyfighting itout, Jes'fightingitoutintheopen, There'sonlyafewintheirditchestoday. AndFreedomiscoming-here'shop. in'! -Dr.JamesHenderson,intheCatholicBulletin.
FrenchRecallNuns. Themunicipalityofthelittletown ofViviers.inArdeche.hasrecalledthe sisterstothehospitalfromwhichthey weresentawayatthetimeofthesecularisation.Severalothermunicipalities,amongothersthatofCalais.had alreadydecidedduringthelastfew months,toagainentrusttothenuns therareoftheirhospitals.
HeroicPriestHonoured. IntheheartofParis,inthecourtof thebarracksofLaPopiniere,thepassers-byrecentlynoticedamostunusual sight.Detachmentsofsoldiersand marinesformedasquaresurrounding apriestinhiscassock.Thenanadmiralappeared,gavetheordertopresentarms,andgivingtheofficial"ac. colade"tothepriest,pinnedonhis cassocktherosetteofofficerofthe LegionofHonor.Thepriestwas theAbbe'LeHellaco,professorofhistoryinacollegeatReimersandform. erchaplainoftheMediterfaneanfleet TheAdmiralwasAdmiralCharlier. thecommanderofthatfleet.Abbe LeHellocofirstwenttothefrontwith thefamousmarineswhocoveredthemselveswithgloryin1914ontheYser. andwasseriouslywoundedatDixmude.wherehewonthecrossof knightoftheLegionofHonorToo seriouslyhurttireturntothetrenches,heobtainedpermissiontoembarkononeoftheshipspatrollingthe Mediterranean.Alargecrowdhad assembledinfrontofthegatesofthe barracks.andwhenthepriestleftall headswerebaredwhenitbecame knownthathewasthe"chaplainof Dixmucle."
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bornsharingthe fatefulyearofWaterloo,'andwas5 yearsoldwhenNapoleondied.Philippe,theBourbonKing,whocalls. afterNapoleon,visitedMrs.Fuss's nativetown.andshewasthedower girlwhopaidhomagetohismajesty. Thecelebrationofhersinehundredth anniversarywasanimportantsocial functioninSt.Louisnearlysixyears ago.Therewereguestspresentfrom alloverthecountry.Mrs.Fusswas activeatthatfunction,anddelivered anaddresstoherfriends.Onlywithinthelastyeardidshebecomefeeble physically,andhermindwasclearalmosttotheend.Sheattributedher longlifetoearlyrising,hardwork, andthevirtueofself-denial.Shehad alwaysbeenverybard:dile.andhad beenadevoutCatholic.neverhaving missedMassdailyinnearly100years.
GreatFprChildren. InanendeavourtogainnewsupportersforGodlesseducation.theSocialistsrecentlyconducteda"Red
punctuatedbysomevociferousfemaleswhoshouted"NuPopery"atinThechancellorappearstobe ainanofsmalldetermination.ashe allowedtheOrangeintrudertocontinuehisspeechifying,andwhilehe threatenedtn,clearthecourthedid nothing,and"theinterruptionswere renewed."Intheendhegavenodecision-moreanglicaha-butappealed tothecontendingpartiesto"puttheir headstogether."Theyhadhitherto beenmorebywayofknockingeach other'sheadsoff.Theridiculouscompromise.wasthereuponarrivedatthat thevicar'andwardensshouldnotinsistonthecandlesticks,andthatthe Puritanoppositionshouldtoleratethe cross.AndChancellorDowdallgave judgmentaccardinglynodoubtfeelingthathehadsamewhatcleverlyextricatedhimselffromatighthole. Coots'sEclipse. Mr.Wm.Cools,whoinrecentyears has"advaaced"fromacomparatively humblepositionasaruralchop-keep-
RightRev.Meletius,Bishopofthe SchismaticGreekChurch.thelatter, inthecourseofanaddresstotheassemblyofEpiscopalclergymenand laymenandseveralbishops,oforiental bodies,declaredthat"sinceour heartsbeatalreadyinsuchoneness.I amsurethattheclayisnotfaroff whenweshallbeonefoldwithone shepherd."Theservicehadforits purposethepropagationofchurch unity.RightRev.WilliamTManning,BishopofNewYork.andRight Rev.'ThomasF.Gailor,chairmanof theHouseofBishopsoftheEpiscopal Church,congratulatedtheirreligious fellowsonthepresenceofBishopMeetiosamongthem.Asaspecialmark ofdeferencetotheschismaticvisitors, BishopManningworethepalliurnpresentedtohimbytheRussianArchbishop.BishopManningisoneofthe hewEpiscopalBishopswhopossessor Willwearapalliumfromanysource. liywayofafurthercomplimentto theschismaticdignitaries,theNicene Creedwas-recitedinsteadoftheApostles'(-reed.RightRev.Meletiosis sismtosailforConstantinopletobe enthronedasEcumenicalPatriarchof theEasternOrthodoxChurch. Ireland'sVitalStatistics. Thevitalstatisticsissuedbythe Registrar-GeneralinIrelandfor1920 show,thatthemarriageratewashigh, thebirth-ratewasthehighestsince 1914;thedeath-ratewasthelowest everrecordedinIreland,andthere wasanincreaseor23.000inthepopu- lationascomparedwith1919.. the populationisnowroughly4imillions, andisgreaterthanatanytimesince 1599. Priest-HillerOfficiatesasParson. ASt.Paul.Minn.,exchangehasthe following:Verystrangenewscomes fromBirmingham.Alabama:TheRev EdwinR.Steahenson,Methodistminister.whowasrecentlyacquittedof thechargeof
by rememberingthegreatdeclineinthe birthrate.Inthe'eightiesand'ninetiesofthelastcenturymorethana millionchildrenwereborninEngland eachyear,andthoughtherateofinfantmortalitywasmuchhigher,still thesurvivorsattheageoffifteen must'havebeenconsiderablymore numerousthancanhethecasenow whenthetotalbirthsstandnormally atwellunder90f)(100
RequiemMassforCondemned. Inaccordancewithatradition400 yearsold,aRequiemMasswassung onarecentSundayatMarseilles.in thechapelofBonJesus,forthereposeofthesoulsofthosecondemned todeath.TheMasswasorganisedby theArcheonfraternityoftheBlack Penitents.foundedin1521 bythe KnightsofMalta,forthepurposeof insuringtheChristiandeathandburial ofpeoplecondemnedtobeexecuted. AstheendoftheMass,absolution wasgivenoverthebierwhichserved foralongtimefortheburialofthe condemned.Inthefrontrowsofthe crowdwerethemembersofthearchconfraternity.wearingthecuriouscostumeofthepenitents.the"cagoule," asortofblackbagwhichentirely coversthebead,andinwhichtwo holesarecutfortheeyes.Intheir handstheycarriedthe"falot,"the lanternwhichtheyearrytotheburial 'ifthecriminals.Confraternitiesof penitentswerefairlynumerousin Europeinthesixteenthcentury,but notallweredevoted,liketheBlack Penitents.totheassistanceofcriminalsintheirlastmoments.Atthe presentday,therearestillafewconfraternitiesofpenitentsintheSouth ofFrance,inDale.andinBelgium
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EILEENCASTLESANDTHELATEENRICOCARUSOONTOUR. SchoolWeek"inNeu-Koelin.Berlin, andfaturedtheundertakingbymeetings,addresses,andaparadeofsome 1.500littlechildren.ThismanifestationagainsttheChristenschoolswas inkeepingwtihthatmadebytheSocialistsofAustria.Addressingthe assemblyofChristianparentsand children,Dr.Loewenstein,aSocialist memberoftheMunicipalCouncilof Berlin,declaredthat"thefightforthe secularschoolisapoliticalfight,"and that"Godisnothingbuttheproduct ofsocialdevelopment,nothingmore thanacapitalistworldcontinuedinto infinity" "Thesecularschool,thatis, theschoolwithoutreligionorreligiousteachingisproclaimedthemost importantobjectiveofthepresentbattle."Dr.Loewensteinsaid.After theprocessiontherewasabiggatheringwhichwasaddressedbyawoman. "Religiousinstructionmusthebanishedfromtheschools."saidthiswoman. "Thechildrenshouldenlightenand educatetheirparents.Parentswho abjecttothisshouldbecompelledby theirchildrentowithdrawthelatter fromreligiousteaching.Shouldthe parentsrefuseconsent.thechildred oughttoattendthesecularschools withoutthepermissionoffathersand mothere."
HaveChildMinds, Dr.JamesWalsh.ofNewYork, givesaverypracticalreasonforthe successofanti-Catholiczealotswho findnotroubleinobtaininglarge financialreturns.Duringthewar,he saidinarecentlecture,1,750,000men wereexaminedforthearmy.Psychologistsdiscoveredthattheaverage .nentalageoftherecruitswasthirteen years.Thatistosay,thattheaverageman'smindwasintellectuallydevelopednomorethanthatofachild. "Nowonder,"saidthedoctor,"the bigotsfinditsoeasytogetthemoney whentheyaredealingwithchildren" AnglicanAmenities. TheLiverpoolConsistoryCourt(in whichsitsthechancelloroftheProtentantbishop)wasthesceneof whatthepaperscall"adisorderlydemonstration'recently,ontheoccasion ofanapplicationmadebyaLiverpool vicarandhischurchwardensforafacultytoerectasoundingboardover thepulpitandanoakreredos,andto placeacrossandcandlesticksonthe "retable"oraltarshelf.Itisquite unusual(saysthe"CatholicHerald") forAnglicanparsonstoapplyforsuch permission;whentheywantanything. fromakneeling-padtoamonstrance. theyjustgoandgetitandproceed touseit;andprobablytheRev.A.J. McDonaldandhiswardenshavebitterlyregrettedthattheydidnot
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tendance.'LiverpoolAnglicanismbe-inglargelyinfectedwiththeOrange virus;theapplicationwasopposedby analdermanconnectedwithSt.Luke's (thechurchinquestion).andtwo "sidesmen,"andanamelessOrangeman,who,nodoubt,enjoyedhimself immensely,thoughhewasruledto havenolocusstandi,addressedthe courtatlength.Hisremarkswere
etinacountrytowninUlstertothe dizzyetninencecfa"statesman"in theCraigParliamentinBelfast.has justsufferedasomewhatsignalrebuff atthehandsoftheBelfastOrange. men.Cooteposedasbeingtheextremestoftheextreme.Arecentoutburstifhis,quitedinaLondonTory aptstheetherday,indicateshis category.hereisaspeechofhisreportedwtDecember1. Having congratulatedthepeopleon"thewonderfulorganisationcfW,000Imperial Guards,"hedeclaredthat"theOrange Institutionhadbeenviedtodoall thespadeworkandthebeatingof drums;no,itmustcometothe frontandclear111theseblackguard SinnFeinersoutofBelfastcityand thesixcounties."Sirethisstatesmanlikeutterancewasdelivered,Coote becameacandidatefortheGrandMastershipoftheBelfastOrangemen.He hasbeenbeaten,thenewGrandMasterchosenbeingSirJosephDavison. HighSheriffofBelfast.Therlbsitior. ofGrandMasteroftheBelfastOrangemenislookeduponasbeingoneof themostimportantintheOrangeOrder,secondonlytotheImperialGrand Mastership. LawyerBecomesPriest. AlamerlawyerofWashington. whoseeyesarenowdirectedtowards themissionaryfieldsofChina.celebratedhisfirstMassinthatcityrecently.HeistheRev.JosephC.Stack, whowasordainedatthePassionist Monastery,Hoboken,NJ..inDecemberlast.TheyoungpriestisamemberoftheMaryKnollMissions.For anumberofyearshewasapractising attorneyinWashington.andwasvery successful.Whilstpursuinghislegal professionheheardthecalltothe priesthoodandansweredit. NotedComposerDead. CamilleSaint-Saens.thenoted Frenchcomposer.diedsuddenlyat Algiers.Africa,onDecember1%in hiseighty-seventhyear.Saint-Saens waseverywhereacknowledgedasone ofthegreatestmusiciansofhistime. BorninParisonOctober3,1836, SaintSaensdevelopedaprofoundinterestinmusicearlyinchildhood.He Issaidtohaveplayedthepianowith considerableabilityattheageoffive. Hisfirstsymphony-waswrittenand performedwhenhewasseventeen .cithsuccesebytheSocietedeSaint Cecilie.Hebecameorganistofthe ChurchofSt.Nlerriin1853,andorganistoftheMadeleinein1858. He didsometeachingalsoatthattime. hutgavemistofhistimetocompos. mg.Morethantenpage'sofsmall printarenecessarytocatalogueallof hismusicalcompositions.Inaddition,hehadoverahalfcenturyof ontinualtravel,renderinghisown works,conductini;andhelpingtopsi,. -ince.-thers.andgivingpianoandorganeinicerteallover.Europeandthe I'nitedStates. GreekAndEpiscopal. Atthecloseofaspecialservicein theEpiscopalCathedralofStJohn theDivine.NewYorktowelcome