are:ISyoustand therealoneutthesunset?
"Surelyourskybox1, god,canbe naughttoyou,earthchildand earthmaster?
"SurelyyourthoughtsareofPan,or ofWotan.orDana?
"Vet,whygivethoughttothegods? hasPanledyourbruteswhere theystumble? "HaeDananumbedrtinofthechildbed,orWotanputhandstoyour plough?
"Whatmatteryourfoolishreply!0, man,standingluneandbowed earthward, "Yourtaskisadaysearitsclose. Givethankstothenight-giving God."
Slowlythedarknessfalls,thebrokenlandsblendwiththesavage; Thebrute-tamerstandsbythebrutes, ahead'sbreadthonlyabovethem.
Ahead'sbreadth?Ay,butthereinis hell'sdepth,andtheheightupto heaven. Andthethronesofthegodsandtheir halls,theirchariots,purplesand splendours. --PadraicColum.
TaxingReligion. Thereismuchdiscussioninliberal politicalcirclesconcerningtheproposedtaxonreligioninJugo-Slavia,Paragraph12oftheConstitutionclearly statesthat"TheStaterecognisesfreedomofreligionandfreedomofconscience,andthatnoonecanbeforced togiveexpressiontohisreligiousconvictions."Neverr.heless,theso-called politicalliberalsproposethatevery memberofeveryreligiousdenominationshouldpayataxtotheStateto beusedforreligiouspurposes.AccordingtoDr.JankoSimrak,theresultofthistaxvsauldbetomakethe peoplehatetheclergyandreligionin general,topromoteirreligionandplace theChurchentirelyinthehandsofthe State.
Passedagainstthelastholderofth, title,theItles,edAlart,aretPule,'CiatatessofSalisbury,andmotherof ReginaldPole,whosufferedfor theCahuh..religionunderHenry 1111.Thepointtolx'Fettledit whetherthe.ctofAttainder,passed against MargaretPole,diddepriveiiiiyherdescendantsofinheritingtheEarldomofSalisbury.Mgr. 3.liistyn,thepresentArchbishopofCaitlin.isnitthesideofhismaternal grandmother,adirectdescendantof theillustriousEnglishmartyr.
.saiiies,aiiiiii-rollsofei-200Catholics,whilemanyotherCatholicsgo toEdinburghandelsewhere.Thewritercomputesthataltogetherthereare lollyMUIrishCatholicyoungmenand wanitaiattendingtheseinstitutions withintrinsicandunquestionableclang:1.stotheirfaithandreligiouspractice.
CATHOLICSTERRORISED. (FromtheDublin"WeeklyIndependent,"April AlarmingincidentsoccurredinTrillicklastweek,andtheterrorismof Catholicstherewouldappeartobea graveprovocationwithintheknowledgeof"Northern"Governmentauthorities. Areignofterrorexistsin andCatholicresidentsarealmost afraidtoventureoutofdoors,while localOrangemenparadethestreets armedwithriflesandrevolvers.PracticallynobusinessisbeingAcnein thevillage,andmanyCatholicyoung menquittheirhomeseverynight,and gotoresideinotherdistricts.
KikuyuAoki. NearlyfourteenyearsagotheAnglicanbodywasstartled,andthemajorityofitsmembers(iftheycared enoughtohaveanopinion)dismayed bytheannouncementofa"unitedcommunionservice"ofvariousProtestant denominations,whichhadbeenheld atahithertounheardofspotcaned KikuyuinKenyaColony,Nowitis statedthatan"alliance"ofthevariousProtestantmissionariesinthecolonyhasbeenorganised,andconfeieneeshavebeenheldsincethenew yearwiththeviewofflaminga"unitedchurch."Itisproposedasa"decisivestep"thathenceforwardallministersshouldbeordainedbyrepresentativesofeachdenemination(accordingtowhatrite,wewonder),sothat thosemadeministersshouldbereceivedeverywhereinProtestantcirclesasdulyauthorised.Themissionaries,however,havethrowntheresponsibilityofacceptingordisallowingthe proposalontheshouldersofthehome authorities.Thefieldistherefore againopentoendlessdiscussionwhich cannotleadtoanythingdefiniteunlessatthepriceofAnglicandisruption.WemaybecertainthatArchbishopDavidson'sdiplomacywillbe equaltotheoccasion,andwillsucceed inmaintainingthestatusquo.CatholicswillrememberFatherBernard Vaughan'sdelightfulandmostaccurateforecastoftheCanterburyattitudewhenthelastKikuyucontroversy wasexcitingtheProtestantworld: "Mydearfriendsontheoneside,I mostheartilyhopeyouwillbeproved toberight-solongasyou,mydear friendsentheotherside,arenotprovedinthewrong,"-"CatholicHerald."
"TheChurchofIreland." tyroiliui:othe'ChurchTittles," theChurchwhichGladstonedisestals fishedinasomewhatparlousstate. (fur(Oil4:1111warythusdescribesthe situatieno--"TheChurchofIrelandhas alreadyhadmorethanitsshareofthe Irishtroubles,andatainementwhen itmightdumuchfortheappeasement ofthecoUntry,itfindsitselffacedby newdifficulties.IntheSouthand Westagradual&ohneofChurchpopulationhasledtritheunionofparishes, withaconsequentsaleofglebehouses andlands.Theseoftenpass:toRontini Catholicownership,withtheresult thattheChurchisstillfurtherweakened.Insomepartsofthecountry theunionofbeneficeshasgonesofar thattheparochialsystemisindanger ofdisappearingaltogether.TheTrish Churchcannotnowmaintainthenumberofclergytowhichithasbeenaccustomer',anditseemslikelythatin thenearfutureitwillhavetowork largeareasfromcentres.bymeansof amobileministry.This,again,may leadtotheabsorptionofisolatedfamiliesintotheRomanCatholicChurch."AHungarianGreetingtoPiusXI. ThenewPope.('insXl.,isanhonorarymemberofthePhilologicalSocietyofBudapest,towhichhewas electedin1913whilsthewasincharge oftheAmbrosianLibraryatMilan. TheselectiontookplacewhileDr. Ratti-asHisHolinessthenwas-was engagedinresearchesintoHungarian history.TocommemoratehisaccessiontothePapalThrone,averyfine Latinaddresshasbeenpresentedto PiusXI.ti)thePhilologicalSociety, fromwhichtheopeningpassageis translated:"Amostunhappynation greetsHisHolinessthePope:anation whosemeritsreceivedrecognitionfrom thewholeworldduringtheTurkish War,butwhichhasnowbeensacrified totheEasternpeoples.ButtheHungariannation,thatmostunfortunate .peopleintheworld,hasnothistheart, andisconvincedthatonedaytheJusticeofGodwt11prevail.Itisthe hopeofthePhilologicalSociety,that virtueshallruletheeorldduringthe PontificateofPopePiusXI.,andthat thelaboursoftheHeadoftheCatholisChurchwillreboundtotheglory ofGod."
HillSixteenatChurch. FiveCatholicworkerswerekilled andelevenseriouslywoundedatGuadalajara,Mexico,whenReds,whowere paradinginthestreets,mettheCatholicsastheywerecomingoutofthe Cathedralandimmediatelyopenedfire onthemrecently.
ThePope'sEnglishVisit. ToEnglishmenitwillbeofinterest toknowthatthepresentPontiffhas morethanoncevisitedourcountry, knowsourlanguage,andcanspeakit slightly.Hehatwohkedamongthe manuscriptsoftheBritishMuseumat Oxfordandelsewhere.Thelasttime hecametoEnglandwasfurtheRoger BaconcelebrationattheUniversityof Oxfordin1914.Attheluncheonin MertonCollege,Mgr.Ratti(thePope) spokeinLatin,andhisthemewas completelytodisposeoftheideaprevalent(amongthelearned)thatFriar Bacon'sstudieshadbeenstopped,and hehimselfhadbeenimprisonedbyordersfromRomeasadangerousman. Infart,hequotedtheorderofthe PopegiventotheFranciscanGeneral thatBaconwastobeallowedpaper andink,andtowriteashewished.CardinalGasquet.
ReligiousOrdersRegainHousesin Germany. Manyreligiousordersofmetaand womenexcludedfromGermaryunder the-imperialregimearereturning,and someofthemarerecoveringmonasteriesandconventswhichweretaken fromtheirpredecessorscenturiesago.
TheJesuitserepreparingtobuilda statelycollegeandalargechurchin Frankfurt,ardinHesseanancient monasteryhasbeenrestoredtoits originalowners,afterhavingbeenexpropriatedbythegovernmentfollowingtheActofSecularisationin1804. TheCistercianshaveregainedthecastleofBans,nearBamberg,andthe PreinonstratensiansSpeinshart,near Bayreuth-Weiden.Theoldbarracks atIngoldstadt,whereoncestoodthe JesuitCollege,foundedbySt.Peter Canisiusforhumanisticstudies,will reverttoitsformeruse.Itwashere thattheCounterReformationissaid tohavehaditsbeginning.ThefamousGeneralTilleydiedthere,and FatherChristopherScheinerwaslivingtherewhenhediscoveredthesolar spots.TheCarmelitesandtheRedemptoristsaretoopenhousesinMunich,wherebeforethewaronlythe Benedictines,Capuchins,andFranciscanshadmonasteries,TheJesuits haveacquiredtheiroldSt.Michael's ChurchinMunich.Thiswasbuiltfor thembyWilhelmV.Thelargerfreedomaccordedtoreligiousordersunder therepublic,haslessenedtheregretof Catholicsforthepassingoftheold Prussiansystemwhich,eveninBavaria.preventedtheirestablishment andgrowth..-C.NS DeathofMartyrRecalledbyPeerage Claim. ApeerageclaimhasbeenmadebeforetheCcmmitteeofPrivilegesofthe HouseofLords,whichinvolvesae'ose scrutinyofthedeathofoneofthe mostillustriousoftheEnglishmartyrs.Thisistheclaimmadebythe CountessofLoudoun,aCatholicpeeressinherownright,tothedormant EarldomofSalisbury.TheCountess ofCoudonnhasalready,withsuccess,
DangertoCatholicFaith. AnIrishparishpriest,writingonthe futureoftheCatholicFaithinIreland. drawsattentiontotheopendisregard oftheprinciplesandteachingsofthe Churchonthesubjectofreligiouseducation.Inregardtoprimaryeducationtheevilhasnotasyetmadeany progressowingtotheeffectiveconnectionoftheCatholicclergywiththe schools.Butinthedomainofuniversityeducationtheevilhas,inhis opinion,alreadyattainedalarmingdimensions.EachofthetwoProtestantuniversitiesofDublinandBelfast
TheReasonWhy. "Youareawarehowcircumstances preventedtheattendanceoftheAmericanCardinalsupontheelectionof PineXI.,saidCardinalDougherty,on hisrealmtoPhiladelphia.DayspassedbyafterPopelienedict'sdeathlieforeashipsailedfromthiscountryto Europe.Andthefirstboatsthatdid sailafterthateventwerenotofthe fastest.Lastly,theyweredelayedby aviolentstorm:otherwiseAmerica wouldhavebeenrepresentedinthe Conclave.TheCollegeofCardinals wereanxiousthatourcountryshould participateintheelection.'Theyeven debatedainongstznemselvesthepossibility,theacIvisgbility,ofdelaying theelectionuntilourarrive'.Butin spiteoftheirgoodwill,thelawwas tooplaintoadmitofabenigninterpretation,andtherewasnoalternative leftthembuttoproceedwiththeelection;otherwisetherecouldpossiblybe adoubtcastuponitsvalidity,forthe CollegeofCardinalscannotchangethe law.OnlythePopecandoso.You areawarethatthismodificationhas 110Wtakenplace,andthathereafter therewillbesufficienttimeforAmericanCardinalstoreachRomein timeforanyfutureelections.As soonasIenteredintotheaugustpresenceofPiusXI.,heexpressedhisregretattheinabilityoftheAmerican CerclinalstoreachRomeintimefor theelection:andatoncehemade knewnhisdeterminationsotomodify theConstitutionoftheChurchandits fundamentallawthatasufficientintervalwouldbegivenhereafterbetweenthedeathofthePopeandthe Conclave,inorderthatAmerica mightbesurelyrepresented;and,in fact,beforetheConclavewasover, thisdeterminationhadbeenreached andthelawwaspreparedatonce,and has.Iunderstand,nowbeenpromulgated. BuyingBackConfiscatedChurchProperty. Alegallyconstitutedlaysoe:etyhas boughtbacktheIsiahSeminaryof Angers.Thisimportantestal.lishmentwastakenfromthediocese 1906asaresultoftheLawofSeparation.ThemunicipalityofAngers, withtheauthorisationoftheGovernment,showedagreatspiritofjustice andliberalityinthenegotiationswhich havejustbeensuccessfullycompleted. TheLittleSeroinleyofBeaupreau,in thesamediocese,hasalsobeenbought back.AtLyonstheLawofSepara, Lionawardedthefamouspropertyof theChartreux,thispropertywassold toalaysocietywhichturneditover tothereligious. NotedLiteraryWomanJoinsCarmelites. TheentranceofMissPriscillaCavag' nerointothecommunityofCarmelite NunsoftheSantaClaraMonastery, whereshehasformallybegunherterm ofprobationasaCarmelitenovice, wasaneventofnolittleimportance inCalifornialiterarycircles.Miss Cavagnero,whoistheauthorof"The Poet'sAnseer,"writtensrtheParcheneiaattheUniversityofCalifornia, hasachievedrticcessinseveralliterary ventures.HerPartheneiaplay,based onaconceptionofDante,hadthedistinctionofbeinggiventwice.,anhonournotpreviouslygrantedbytheuni. versitvtoayoungauthor.MissCavagnerospeaksFrench.Italianand Spanish,andhasafairknowledgeof Latin,GreekandSanskrit.ShegraduatedfromtheCollegeoftheHoly Name,inOakland,in1913,andfrom theUniversityofCaliforniain1917. PiusXI.-AManofDestiny. "OurnewHolyFather,"saysCardinalDoughtery,ArchbishopofPhiladelphia,isastrikingfigureofphysical andintellectualstrength,modest,calm, handsome,reflectivebyalonghabit ofstudy,eagertoseeeverypointofa question:athinker,scholar,linguist, diplomat.administrator.Heisregardedasamanofdestiny.Infact, ifyoulookatthelistofCardinalsyou willfindthathisnameisthevery last.Hehadbeenadmittedinto theSacredCollegejustintimetobecomeeligibleforthePapacy.AndI wasafterwardstoldbyCardinalGasparri,theSecretaryofState,thatfrom thecommencementoftheballotingin theConclaveonecouldseethehand ofProvidencepreparingthewayfor theelectionoftheCardinalArchbishop ofMilan. The"Kookaburras,"PerthTown Hall,Friday,May26,toaidClontarf 1)Peal. IlEm.
Allthelocalshopswerecompelled tocloseonTuesdayandWednesday, andonthelatterdayarmed"Specials"wentaroundthevillageand compelledCatholicstodrawdown theirblindswhilethefuneralofSamuelSand,a"13"Special,waspassing. Severalraidshavebeencarriedoutin thedistrict,andinsomeCatholic housesallthefurnitureanddelphwas smashed.Inonehouseasittingman, whowasstoppingwithhisuncle, madehisescapebyabackwindowin hisnightattire,whilethe!metekept parleyingwiththemenwhowereat thedoor.Theyouth;anadistance oftwomilestohisparents'house.In :anotherhouseanoldmanandhis daughter,Catholics,werebroughtout tothestreet,wheretheywereccen 'reliedtogodownontheirknees.After sometimeoneofthe"Specials"said, "heisnotworthshooting.'
ShootThem. TwoCatholicyoungmennamed IIenryMcGeeandFrancisCorr,ad atryingordeal.Corrcamehomefrom Glasgowtoburyhisfather,andhe andMcGee,whoisthesonofthe Postmaster,wereontheirway toEnniskillenwhentheyweretaken nutofthetrainby50armedGrangemenatliallinamallard.Theywere werethenplacedagainstawalland severalshotswerefiredovertheir heads,afterwhichtheywereputin amotorcar.Alargecrowdof womenandgirlswithUnionJacksassembled,andshouted"Shootthem."
AftersometimebothmenwereconveyedtothebordersofTrillick,where theywerereleasedwithoutReycharge beingmadeagainstthem.
OnFridaynight,McGeeshousewas raidedby"Specials"whosaidthey werelookingforCorr,whomthey wouldshootonsight,but,fortunately,hewasnottobehad. ATrainHold-Up. OnFridaynightpassengersonthe trainfromDublintoDerrywere searchedatTrillick,andsonieofthem wereratherroughlyhandled.
"REWARDFORMYLOYALTY."
Deathfromabulletwound,inflicted bysomepersonorpersonsunknown, wastheverdictofaCoroner'sjuryat Omagh,inthecaseofWm.Cassidy,s Catholic,aged24,whosebodyhadbeen foundinafieldatDrumharvey,near Irvinestcwn.whereheresided. wasabulletwoundthroughhiseight. earleadingtothebrain,andlood wasoozingfromhisraouih.Inhis pocketswerefoundRosarybeads,£6 innotes,cigarettes,keys,andapocketbook,andonhisrightarmtherewas awristletwatch.
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