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Show f I TOE (JSIilK WORLD. ArchbishoD Riordan of San Francisco has arrived in New York from Rome. The future King- of Bavaria is thoroughly thor-oughly Bavarian and thoroughly Catholic, Catho-lic, and is much beloved by his Catholio subjects. BishoD McFaul of Trenton, at the banquet ban-quet of the Knights of Columus the other oth-er day said: "1 do not hesitate to say that the support given to the Catholic press ts a disgrace to the Catholics Oi America." Cardinal Ledowcbowski is in feeble health and has obtained leave to absent himself temporarily from Propaganda, lie lms left Rome lor Chiasso. in Northern Italy, on his wav to Switzerland, where he was benefited a few years ago by a stay of some weeks. On his return, it Ms health be restored, he will resume Jus wrk at the Propaganda. He Is 73 years old. Brother AustineTof the Order of the Nazareth Brothers, a little band of religious re-ligious workers, who are the only monks of the Protestant faith in America, has been received in the Catholic church by the Rev. Father Hughes of the Paulist Fathers. Brother Anthonv. also a member mem-ber of the Order of Nazareth, is now said to be under instruction and will soon follow fol-low Brotner Augustine into the Catholic church. Public bequests amounting to over $5,-000,000 $5,-000,000 were made by the late Baron Adolphe de Rothschild in hi3 will. In all cases no distinction is to be made on account ac-count of religion. The interest of 500,000 francs shall be applied to aiding needy "priests, rabbis and ministers o the religions re-ligions existing: in France. I repeat. Catholics, Israelites and Protestants; and I hope that this example of tolerrnce and religious liberty will be imitated by my family." This ciause is dated in ISjO. and was left unaltered, although Baron do Rothschild kept making changes to his will shortly before his death. The other day fire' broke out In the cathedral ca-thedral of San Martino at Lucca in Italy. a veritable treasure house of art. The splendid altar pitce by Ghllardi was ruined, ruin-ed, and other paintings were destroyed, and the high altar was seriously injured. The fire was overcome, however, before : the building sustained much damage. According to the Mi.wionarv. the Re-demptorists Re-demptorists have not been without their own tneed of success in converting. In the Mission church in Boston, since their establishment there, thev have received more than 1,100 converts into the church. In Baltimore durii-e the past winter, under un-der Father Sigl, they gave a mission to non-Catholics, and found the results most satisfactory. The archdiocese of New York will celebrate cele-brate on July 39 the golden jubilee of its existence as an archdiocese. During the fifty years of the existence of the arcn-diocese arcn-diocese of New York it has seen bat three rulers Archbishop Hughes, Cardinal Mc-Closkey Mc-Closkey and Archbishop Corrigan. The event will be oa of the gera-test importance. import-ance. The archbishop will return from Europe in time for the ceremonies. The Pittsburg Observer savs the first teacher of Harvard niversity Uwas Nathaniel Na-thaniel Eaton, and he was a graduate of a jesuit college. If he were living today. President Eliot would not only not let him teach there, but would not let him study there, except under vexatious discriminations, dis-criminations, because he got his college training in a Jesuit school. But when Eliot is forgotten and his wild electlvism has been cast out of Harvard. Eaton will be remembered with pride. Monks from La Trappe Monastery. Tra-cadia. Tra-cadia. N. S.. have taken possession of their new house in Cumberland, R. I. They have a farm there of about 500 acres. The other members now at Traca-dia Traca-dia will arrive at Cumberland within the next two weeks, when the old monastery, where the monks of the order have lived for over 100 years, will be abandoned. Archbishop Ireland has been appointed a member of the advisory council of the National Civic Federation, an organization organiza-tion for the study of questions of national nation-al importance, politically and industrially. industrial-ly. The council is composed of prominent prom-inent representatives of all classes in industry in-dustry and business. By th-; will of the Rev. Richard Barrv, late pastor of the St. Cecelia church, Boston, he cancels and remits all obligations obli-gations or debts due htm from St. Cecelia's. Ce-celia's. He provides that his estate No. 13 Hudson street, shall be held by the Revs. Henry A. Barry, John J. Downey and John J. O'Keefe in trust, to pay the income to his sister, Catherine E. Barry, during her life, and that upon her death one-half of the same or the proceeds of it shall be turned over to the ordinary of the archdiocese for the benefit of St. Cecelia's Ce-celia's church. He disposes of about $6,-000 $6,-000 in personal bequests, gives the Chil-drens Chil-drens hospital on Huntington avenue $500 and disposes of the rest of his estate to the Home for Destitute Catholic Children. Chil-dren. The New York apostolate report the reception re-ception of seventy-three converts. Father Xavier Sutton baptized twenty-eight at his mission in Philadelphia, Father You-nan, You-nan, C. S. P., actually received twenty-two twenty-two at Providence, R. I., leavinir sixteen already prepared for baptism and thirty-four thirty-four still in the inquiry class. The first effort in Boston left twenty under Instruction.. Instruc-tion.. Father Donahue of Dodge City, Kansas, had four converts ready for confirmation con-firmation as the bishop came around, and at Danbury. Conn., the pastor reported 132 new sittings as the result of a mission mis-sion to the non-Catholics. The Missionary. Mission-ary. The Catholic press has some strong advocates. ad-vocates. If their voices could find a hearing hear-ing among the clergy at large, the printing print-ing press would prove a handmaid rather than a menace to the propagation of our holy religion. Father Payne writes: An eminent English prelate declares unhesitatingly: unhesi-tatingly: "If St. Paul should come back to the world he would become a journalist." journal-ist." This is merely a strong plea for the apostolate of the Catholic press as a potent factor in the diffusion of truth and the championship thereof. To advance the cause of truth, to spread the light, to make the light of our faith, our glorious glor-ious Christian heritage, shine before men by publishing lar and wide its sacred teachings and chronicling events worthy of publication this is a mission commensurate commen-surate with our best energies and commanding com-manding the highest talent we nave. The New York correspondent of the Union Un-ion and Times writes: The summer tourist who postpones his return to New York until late in the fall will probably be surprised sur-prised to see the Paulist church supporting support-ing two tall towers. These towers have remained in their incomplete condition so long that the observers have come to think they were as the were intended to be. The plan, however, called for two tall towers surmounted by spires. When this work Is complete the church of St. Paul the Apostle will be one of the most striking edifices in New York. It is already al-ready the largest, barring tne cathedral. The stone of which the towers are being constructed comes from the old aqueduct in Bryant park, which is being torn down to make room for the free public library. MoUier Aloysius of the Ursuline convent con-vent in Havana writes: "Could I but tell you of some of the difficulties encountered encounter-ed by the young priests here in Cuba, who are sent Into the country to churches which have been desecrated by war and to people who have no interest in church work anw who render no assistance to the priest, you would not credit the condition of religious affairs on this poor isle did you not see for yourself or hear from .one who Is an eye witness? Thank God, we have a good bishop who will do all in his power for these poor people. What a sacrifice for him to be in such a place! We must all pray mtich for his successful mission and especially for the (repeal of the Brooke's) marriage, law which he is now working for. Through the papers you have no doubt heard of its injustice and disregard to all laws of our holy church." Advices from Florence relate that Most Rev. Archbishop Corrigan of New York was the guest of Mrs. Fisher In the capital capi-tal of Tuscany. He administered the sacrament sac-rament of baptism to several children belonging to the families of the Florentine Floren-tine aristocracy. The ceremony wa3 carried car-ried out In the baptistry at Florence, which Dante has made Conspicuous in European literature and rendered Immortal Immor-tal by his reference to it in the "Dlvin Commedia," where he speaks of It under the found title of "Mio Bel San Giovanni." Giovan-ni." All the children born in Florence are still baptized at that font, which was caOed to Dante's mind when he saw the holes in which sinners guilty of simony are punished: To me less ample seemed they not, nor greater Than those that In my beautiful Saint John Are fashioned for the place of the bap-tizers. bap-tizers. The Western Watchman makes mention of a circumstance connected f with the street car strike in St. Louts, that every Catholic will be proud of, In the subjoined paragraph: "It isj j greatly to their credit that the Cath- i olics who have been in the street car j service have abstained from acts of j violence and have displayed good sens I and patience during the strike. In their j efforts to better their condition and, secure more favorable terms from th f street car companies they have had j recourse only to lawful means: as a ; body they are total abstainers and ; exercised great moral influence anion:; J thHr fellow workmen, and thi.i j wholesome condition is due to their ! religion." ; The Samoa islands are in the spiritual spirit-ual charge of the Marist Fathers, un- J der BLshop Broyer. as vicar apostoii,-. ' The present state of the mission is ;n follows: The number of priests at work; in the group is 22. of lay-brothers S. and of nuns 30. Some of the priests, it is interesting to note, and of th-i Sisters, are natives; there "re. bpid, , 100 native catechists. The establishments establish-ments of the vicariate are: 17 "missi,-u stations. HO stone churches, a scho J for catechists, S girls' schools, taushn by the nuns, with 400 pupils: a No -i newly founded agricultural school, -n ! which onlv chiefs' '-ons are admitted, and which, at present, has tiftn pupils. The total number of Catholic , in the mission is 6.r.tic. |