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AndFate.scrollingthedeedsand doomofmen, Whatofthytale?Mensaythatall istold; IsthisthyBook.closedbyitsclasps ofgold? Godinthesky!theend!-Laydown thypen!.-PaulV.O'Carroll.Glasgow.
AGreatFranciscanNthl. R MotherLucyMaguirediedsuddenlyattheFranciscanConvent,Glasgow.recently.MotherLucywas known:indhonouredasthegreatest educationalistofhertime.Shewas amemberofoneofthemostdistinguishedGlasgowCatholicfarniFesof recenttimes.Herbrotherwasthe .ateArchbishopMaguire,ofGlasgow. meithreeofhersisterswereFranciscan Nuns.-R.I.P. t*tt 'MimicStatue. AnimmensemanurnentofChristopherColumbus,carvedoatofCarrara marbleinasingleblockbyArnaldo /Sicced,hasbeenpresentedtoBuenos AiresbythelocalItaliancolony.It requiredelevenyearstocompletethe workonthemonument,whichrises uponanenormouspilaster,atthebase uswhicharefoureras-reliefsrepresentingColumbusexpiaminghisprojectat tnecourtofSpam.hisdepartureiron. Palos,hisdiscoveryofAmericaand hisfirstreturntoSpain.Theblock weighssixty-twotons,andeachofthe bas-reliefsweighs50tons.Itiscalcuiatedthatthewholestatue,which stands bytheforcecifitsown weight,weighsabout1,400tons.Itis oneoftheworld'slargestmonuments.
ArchbishoponWageBoard.
TheMostReverendEdwardJ. Heinle,ArchbishopofSanFrancisco, hasbeennamedasamemberofthe newwageboardtoadjustwagesin thebuildingtradesindustryinSan Francisco.Theappointmentwas madebythe'industrialAssociation whichhadbeenappealedtobymembersoftheBuilders'Exchangeand .epres.ntativesofthelabourunions.
ArchbishopHannawasamemberof thewageboarddisolvedlastspring, whenthelabourunionsrefusedtoacceptadecisiontemporarilyreducing wagesinseventeencraftssevenand one-halfpercent,andistheonlymemberoftheoldboardofferedanappointmentonthenewboard.The newboardwillendeavourtostabilise wagesandmakeforpermanentgoodwillbetweenemployersandemployees.
NoReligiousIssueinIrishPolitics. Raw.iii. :Wen,au.i.nnerl canhanactainansscewf,1111110.yesLine Listhenun-car.nouespeakersworking fortheat,touu,ouusecouuexuana,loan fortneirisnRepaunc,ueiurealarge audienceatBrooklyn,inanswertoins ownquestion,'isir.snanuependencea RomanLatnolicMovement:saw:"1 ueemitimpossibletoaeceiveanAmericanofanycreedintobelievingtreat anyreligiousmotiveisbackorIreland'scause.'IncAmericanrevolutionarywarwasnotaCatholicrising, theBoerwar,therebellionsinIndia, Egypt,andPersiawereneverincited byRomanCatholics.Thereisless evidencetoshowthat'IrishindependenceisaRomanCatholicconspiracy againstEngland,becausenearlyevery armedrebellionwasplannedandwoe cutedbytheProtestants. "TheIrishcauseisthisoneprinciple:Thestrugglefor250yearsof IrishnationalismagainstBritishnaval imperialism.AccusingIrelandofplottingsecessionfromtheBritishEmpirehasnostandingincourt,because IrelandneverbecameapartofEnglandbyherownfreewill.England hasnorightinIreland.Therightof conquestisEngland'sbarbarictitleto crushtheCelticrace.% PolishLibraryforRome. SixthousandvolumesofPolishhis. toryhavebeengivenbyCountJoseph MichalowskiIfPolandtotheinstitute ofSt.Stanislaus,Rome,forthebenefitofstudentsandinvestigatorswho eishtomakeresearchesintothehistoricalrecordsofhiscountrycontained intheVaticanLibrary.TheAcademyofSciencesofCracowwillhave chargeofthisvaluablecollection. CountMichalowski'sgiftwasprompted bythefactthatcertainPolishstudents senttoRomebytheAcademyof SciencesofCracowfoundtheirtaskof investigationintheVaticanLibrary hamperedbywantofsupplementary worksanddocumentstowhichthey couldreferwhileconsultingthePapal archives.
101Years'Young. Forthefirsttimeinhistory,aman aged101hasappliedforandreceived insurance.PatrickMurphy.Colorado, U.S.A.,pioneer,whohaslivedinthe Statesinceagenerationbeforeitre.
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,,ovutistatehood,celebratedhisWho.. Larthuityrecentlybybeinginitiated intotheknightsuiCuluinuusatColoradoSprings.Murphyisinsound licaith,althoughhesmokesregularly, andisn'taversetogoodliquorwhen availabie.Hishieexpectancyhas beenscientificallycomputedat20years. judgingfromhispresentphysicalcondition,andheisallowedinsuranceat specialrates.OnreadingthatMarshalFochenteredtheK.ofC.atthe ageof70.Murphydecidedtodolikewise. "Iwanttojoinayoungman's organisation,"hesaid.
GaelicinPriests'Course. FifteenoftheIrishBishopshave madearulethatnostudentsshallbe ordainedfortheirdiocesesuntilthey areabletopreachandperformother ieligiousfunctionsinIrish.Someof thereligious'ordershaveinthismatterfollowedtheleadgivenbythe Bishops.TheRev.FatherAlbert, 0S.F.C.,speakinginDublin.madean earnestappealtothosewhoknewIrish touseitonallpossibleocasions,and tobeproudtoheabletospeakit.He addedthattherewouldhenorealprogressuntiltheIrishlanguageheldits rightfulplaceinthechurches.
PrinceWhoBecameaDominican. CharlesofLoewenstein,whojoined theDominicanOrderattheage(di seventy,andwhoafewyearslater wasordainedtothepriesthood,died atthemonastery.inCologne.Hewas 87yearsold.ThePrinceinrecent yearshadbeenknownasratherRay intindus.Beforeleavingtheworldfor theseclusionofthemonasticlife, PrinceLoewensteinwasaleaderofthe Catholicforces.HehadbeencommissioneroftheCatholicassembliesin Germanysince1872.Withothershe helpedtofoundtheCentristpartyin 1871.Hewasbornin1834. Inas, cordancewithdirectionsgivenbythe Prince,hisremainswereburiedlike thoseofasimplemonk,andnotwith theceremonyprescribedfortheinternmentofanobleman.Insteadof thecrownwhichhehadrenounced, therewereplacedonthebodythe chalice.thestole,andthebirettaofa selielitueesssue,eceicilbytheMost Rev.JohnJ.Ulennon,Archbishopof tt.Louis.inaneloquentsermonde..veredinthatcityonthecceasionof thevisitofGtneraiLiazoftheItalian army,whoattendedMassintheCaliedraI. ArchbisnopGlennoncalled attentiontothestatueofthe"Christ oftheAndes,"whichstandsbetween ChileandArgentineasasymbolof peaceandlastingaunty.slknownot whatthoughtstheirsbewhositinthe safetyoftheconferencehall,"saidthe Archbishop,"butthosewholedtovictorywouldgladlyyieldthehonourof theirvictorytothevictoriousChrist."
IrishWhiteCross. HisEminenceCardinalLogue,writingtotheLordMayorofDublin,says: "MostRev.Dr.Keane,Archbishopof Dubuque,senttothePope21.446dolBrunswickJunction'sNewChurch
the iequestforareply.Shecastornow printstheGeneral'sextraordinary answer:"Whenacertainsectionoftne tressannouncedthat1hadgoneover totheenemyIletthestatementpass; whenitpublishedthereportthat hadbeenshotmadenoprotest;when itclaimedthathadaforceof500,001 bayonetsatSalonica1offerednocontradiction;whenIwasdraggedinthe mudfordoingnothingintheEastI heldmytongue,etc.etc.Youwillnot then,besurprisedthatIstillrefusetodaytoengageincontroversyofany kindinordertogivefoodfortalesand calumnies."Itdoesnotseemtobea particularlymanlyformofanswer, saysacommentatuoespeciallywhenhe iscalledtoaccountforanoccasion whenliecertainlydidnotholdhistongue,butappearstohaveindulgedin agrosslyseditiousformoflanguage, wherehehadnovestigeofpersonalconcern,againstabodyofmen,nowcitizensofthesameRepublic,buthaving themisfortunetoadheretoareligious beliefwhichdoesnotfindfavourwith GeneralSarrail.(Note:GeneralSarrailisananti-Clerical.)
APareatrlimgOVea.maigh,authorof"A Soldier'sSong,"wasamongstthose whohavebeenreleasedonparolefrom BallykinlarInternmentCamp.Peadar's songhasbeentherallyinghymnofthe IrishRevolution,andhasbeenoneof thestimulatingforcesoftheIrishFight firFreedom.
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CHURCHOFTHEASSUMPTIONOFOURBLESSEDLADY,BLESSED ANDOPENEDBYARCHBISHOPCLUNE.ONSUNDAY, 12thFEBRUARYLAST priestNotwithstandingthesimplicityoftheceremony,theburialofthe PrinceandPriestdrewfromallparts ofGermanymanypersonsofthehighestrank.APrinceoftheProtestant lineofLoemenstein-Wertheina-Freudenberg,whowascaptainofcavlaryduringtheWorldWar,andwhoisnowa Franciscan,wasMassofficerattheRequieminthechapeloftheCastleof Kleinhenbach. MonsignorPacelli, PapalNuncio,sentaletterofcondolence.
GermanCatholicWomen. IncorganisationtitGermanLathuhc womenhascometoLietnemustpowerfulpouticalandsocialgroupinLimo many.ithasnearlytwomillionmembers,andlocalunionsin130cities, towns,andvillages.Initsmembershiparetobefoundwomenofnoble rankandgreatwealth,buttheywort-, sidebysidewiththewivesoftoilers andgirlsofthefactories.Everysocialelementisrepresentedinitsdirectorateandonitscommittees.Miss iledwigDransfeld,ofBerlin,President oftheUnion,isfirstvice-presidentof theCentristParty,andamemberof theReichstag.Fiveothermembers oftheUnionareinthe.Reichstag.dry everylegislativebodyinGermany- fromtheReichstagdowntothemunicipalcouncils-womenoftheCatholic Unionaresittingasmembers.
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will makeitimpossibleforahusbandan.' wifetoseperate.Hecalleduponhis listenersforsupportofmovementsthat wouldplacemarriagebackonits
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fortheremoyal ofalldivorcelawsfromthestatute books. ABeautifulSuggestion. Constructionofahugestatueof Christ,thePrinceofPeace,tobe mouldedfromscrappedcannonand UlClItAleSSmileianu.111, suminane546,18Uatauauore. so inistileLunyraiser,witnassusual nueranty,grachausiyauccu22,254lire, oraoout3.40,tocrakecueroundsum illa0UslutiItalianlire.//ussum,at tnepresentrateetexchange,90ereto tnepouncesnouldmakeauout navejustreceiveatrimCardinalGasparr,CardinalSecretary.01Mate, wank.orderion500,000are,whichI sentontoyoufurtheIrishWhite Gross.'AchequeforX6,095hasalso beenreceivedfromtheMostRev.Dr. Byrne,beingtheproceedsillthecollectionmadeintheArchchoceseofDubin. WealthyJewsGivesPectoralCrossto CatumicBishop. Uueofthewitsreceivedbythenewly-consecratedBishop-AuxiliaryofNew York,theRightRev.JohnJ.Dunn,followingtheconsecrationservice,wasa pectoralcrossfromAaronNaumberg,a wealthyNewYorkJew.TheadmixationofthedonorfortheBishophas foundexpressiononfrequentoccasionsinthemakingofcontributionsby Mr.Naumbergtothecausewhichhas beenoneoftheprincipalinterestsof thereligiouslifeoftheBishop-the foreignmissions. Europe'sPoliticiansUnveiled. InhisnewbouleMoreThatMust BeTold,"SirOniepGibbs,thewellknownCatholicjournalist,paintsadismalpictureofthemenrepresenting EuropeattheWasningtouConference. Thisiswhathesays:-"Lookingback atthethreeyearsofhistoryafterthe armistice-threeyearsofblundering, moraldegradationendreactiontothe lowesttraditionsofnationalpoliticsthemosttolerantofmindsexamining intothecausesofthatevil.tunemust formulateagraveindictmentagainst onecompanyofmen.Arraignedbeforeanhonestjuryofpublicosanion, theyareafairlysmallgangofnotoriouspersons,pokticilyofdoubtfulcharacterandshadyantecedents.They aretheleadersofEurope-theold gang,stillforthemostpartincommendofthemachineryofgovernment.ThesemeninEngland,France, andItalyarethosewhowereplaying thegameofpoliticsbeforethewar, fightingforplaceandpower.taking theirturn,nowin,nowout,but whetherinorout,belongingtothe innercircleofthatsystemwhich, underthefairnameof'representative government,'arrangesthefateofpeopleswithouttheirknowledgeorconsent,andbyartfulappealstopopular passionandignoranrekeepsthemobs obedienttotheirdirectingwills,even thoughtheyareledtotheshambles." Thepictureisnotaflatteringone,but thatthereismuchtruthinitcannotbe gainsaid,saysacontemporary.Letus hopethat.drawnsoplainly,itwill opentheeyesofthepeoples. WillNotAnswer. GeneralSarrail,