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Show In the new Cuban congress there are five priests. Wc cannot say whether this is a blessing or hot until we learn what sort of priests they are.-rWestern Watchman. Watch-man. ,. ,, Rhode Island having .discouraged alien divorces by' raising the residence from one year to two, will New Jersey, which has grown fat' on watered corporations, see another opportunity to feed on the proceeds pro-ceeds of iniquity, and pass a broader divorce law? Republic. Commenting on,the invitation extended by King Edward to the Catholic bishop of Nottingham to consecrate the colors which his majesty Intends to present to the First battalion of Irish guards, our nelghobr, the Commercial pertitnently observes: . , . When the king conferred this, deserved honor on' so brave a soldier-priest and patriot, how his royal cheeks must have tingled upon recalling the absurd declaration declara-tion of faith he is compelled to make insulting in-sulting every Roman Catholic in his kingdom. king-dom. And how insufferably mean for those poor British "lodlators" to continue to lick the hand that thus insults them. Catholic Union and Times. A recent article on the "Church and the Bible," by Maurice Francis Egan, has attracted much attention. Tn it he states that the study of the Bible has been stimulated, especially ' among voung people, peo-ple, by the study . of 1 Dante and Milton. Both poets are closely bound to the sacred scriptures and the inspiration of their most glowing and splendid lines is not far to seek. No one of taste can deny the literary charm of the sacred writings; the beauty of some of the passages has often been commented on. Cardinal Newman's tribute is well known. Even Voltaire, who wrote on everything well, said that at least "God wrote good poetry, though the encyclopedists seemed willing to deny him all his other attributes." attri-butes." This at least 1s encouraging in the face of the "higher criticism" which has so deeply affected the thought of men outside the Catholic church. It is becoming increasingly evident that the old "orthodox" view of the Bible is fast evaporating among non-Catholics. They go to It for consolation, as they would seek a bit of high literature, such as Omar Khayyam or Matthew Arnold. The church has, in fact, become the sole protector pro-tector and conservator of the Inspired writings. New Century. It strikes us that many of those who minister to the sick are unduly exercised over the services of the doctor. Have the doctor by all means, but have the priest too, and In time. And do not let the doctor done the sick person with drugs. It may be. that he is in paid, but it better that he should suffer and be able to make a confession than to have him half-dazed when the priest ' arrives. American Herald. |
