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Show OUR. LITERARY TABLE An article in the Dominicana (San Francisco) brings a longing to roll back the years and live in the times of the zealous missionaries of the faith who planted the cross in California. That must be a holy spot in Spain old Catalonia which furnished so many children chil-dren of the Holy Ghost for the conversion of the tribes of the Pacific coast, in Mexico and California. Catalonia was thy; birthplace and is the last resting placfe of the sainted Archbishop Alemany, who was succeeded by the present Archbishop Riordan. The Dominicana, Introducing a sketch of "El Padre Santo," as he was affectionately called, says: "On Nov. 30, 1830, a missionary died at the Indian mission of Santa Clara, California, of whom things so won derful were reported that even Rome was constrained to take notice of them.. The venerable priest was Father - Magin Catala of the Order of S. Francis; whom the Indians and other inhabitants of California affectionately called "Padre Santo'' ("Holy Father"). The regulation fifty years having passed, the Holy-See Holy-See ordered an examination into the life and virtues of Father Catala as a preliminary step towards the beatification of this servant of God. The investigation was conducted by the Reverends Aloysius Masnata, S. J.; Vincent Vinyes, O. P.; D. E. Governo, and Andrew An-drew Gdrriga, tinder the supervision of the Most Reverend Rev-erend Josepti Sadoc Alemany, O. r., Archbishop of San Francisco. - "Thi3 commission went to work in the summer of 1884. After visiting Santa Clara, San Jose, Monterey, Watsonville, Santa Cruz and other places, and having taken the sworn testimony of forty trustworthy persons per-sons who had known the deceased, and of tvrentj-others tvrentj-others who declared that they had received information informa-tion from reliable witnesses, the Franciscan archives i were i searched for further evidence. Unfortunately, nothing could be obtained from the great missionarv college of San Fernando, Mexico, whence Father Catala Cata-la had been sent to California, because the papers re-ferringr re-ferringr to the California missions had been publicly-burnt publicly-burnt by.thG anti-religious government of Mexico. Yet. considerable testimony was collected and forwarded to Rome. From this report, which Father Andrew Garriga, the secretary of the commission drew up, and from other sources, we have endeavored to make a sketch of Father Catala's life for the benefit of the readers' of Dominicana. The Holy See has not pronounced pro-nounced judgment concerning the famous missionary of Santa Clara; but, what Rome farther desires is a stronger proof that Father Magin practiced the theological theo-logical and cardinal virtues in a heroic degree; this shows that the Catholic church is in no hurry to' 'create' 'cre-ate' -saints. Eminent sanctity must be proved beyond the shadow of a doubt." David Goldstein, one of the editors of the Wage Worker, Boston, and a young man of honest and earnest purpose, has compiled a volume of nearly 4C0 pages, entitled "Socialism: The Nation of Fatherless Children," published by the Union Xcws league of Boston. The authors object is one of reparation and warning. warn-ing. Having learned from association with its mem- , bers, and from study of its authorized books, that in-ternational. in-ternational. socialism, properly understood, is not onlv tzZ f " , C?Ua1' bUt SCekS the 'ruction of th" family, the abolition of marriage, the overthrow of government and the repudiation of all moral law, C Goldstein has written an eloquent expose of this archenemy arch-enemy of . law and order, religion and virtue, ml J clame .la .repleft with -facts as well as argument, lie has presented undeniable proof of bli cha,ge therefore, he has made a good book. ' A profile likeness of Very Rev. George Deshon late superior general of the Paulists, appears on the pt! Oppose the one in the Catholic World reviewing Ws conversion and religious labors. It ,8 a character study, one can never 'forget such a face 'Herbert Spencer," by Rev. James J. Fox D D wi. delight readers of philosophic inclination. The reviewer and essayist treats of The Unknowable. Re-hgton Re-hgton and. Morality ln the Synthetic Philosophy, and The idea of Development. The idea of development and organic growth, which has proved so dynamic in the modern study of history, biology and sociology, since its introduction into theology by Cardinal Newman New-man and his disciples, has received much attention In the dominion of theology, however, the author urges it to be applied with prudent reserve, as recent events declare, as it; ust " respect the line of de- ' marcation which divides' the human, changeable and relative from the immutable and Divine One of - the best features of the Catholic World ! magazine i.s found in its bok reviews. Thr r. -VioV-j takes tip. John .Mitchell's r-eiit boot; on 'rtrnnizf.i 1 j Labor. He does not deny that Mr. Mi-cheii's U.nriii i futilities as a leader, shewn during- Lr. Mrik-, h-.,, won fr.r him unqualified rdmiratiou and tho ir1-..r,t...i; sympathy, but his literary work is disappointiiig in certain way. The phases of organized la !. on : accurate information was wanted, fealuros on v. i,j.-ri public judgment of unions will ultimately r?;. ,!;r not receive the thorough or strong treatment th u would have made Mr., Mitchell's work most h-ir.;.(t. Such matters are, for cxtnvtpi". restriction of out,.... the apprentice question, lowen d efficiency, retatio. to non-unionists fnd to law, incorporation or' union?:, moral influence of unions, actual p:;ici--- iuiet!- r -curaged or tolerate.!. A-j regards such cltlost i.u-.s. knowledge Of facts is mu.-h desired, rather than that of principle. Tho whoi.-sai.. charge s mad-? by ;t ho, tile press, occasionally by i our is and by employ,-r. j against the unions, ar-' r-ipidly shnpins: public . mr-j mr-j ion. The interests of organized labor can bo prof,.;-! j Los: by making known th-- tacts in th- cas x,, ,,t.,. .. course will win the cont'.u- uce of t he public TV.-? ! chapters in -Mr. Mitchell's book, whi!. honest. nr- -,-j strong or exhaustive. Tiny lo;:ve tho problem vh- . it was. ! The book as tt whole is hoaost ; it ? full of u.-:-i;; j information: but, judged by tho ur.u-ual niuipm j of the author and the receptive attitude in which !!. i public mind held itself, it scenic to have fi.ilcl to a -. I complish the great goo-J that one mijht h:.v- -.x-: pected. ! The unions have a difficult task. They st.-n..-! f.,r j principles which arc far in advance of our lepra! c, ;. j stitution: they contend by methods which r,r r..-. j culiarly liable to abuse, for rights which the tco.i:.-j tco.i:.-j is slow to admit and employers, as a rule, win r,,.- i I allow. Hence tho temptations .which beset unions '. 1 many and strong. Conscience, good will, loyal: y, r dustry. are first diss union assets as well as are r-werve r-werve funds or great numbers. Th? public is sccptk-a' about unions; they aro not usually credited with these nobler assets. Tho stu'iy of unionism now mc'. no.Hied is one showing policy, mo-hods, actual aims, spirit, manner of reconciling their seemingly inconsistent incon-sistent principle?; in a word, tho facts and temper of their life. Only a strong man. who L; in and of 'h -movement, can do this woil. Th- work that Mr. Mitchell did is in itself well dot.-, but it is not v. :oi' he could have best done, nor is it what is m-it r.coc!.-'. in the interest of organized labor. "A Children's Prayer Eook" is the compilation of several priests who have felt the need of a prayer-book prayer-book to fit the capacity or' young minds. It is a han.ly littlo volume of ninety-two pages, tastefully gotten up. and the contents arc comprehensive onona-h t suit all the purposes for which it is intended. Morning Morn-ing and evening prayers: a method for hearing Mass; devotions for Confession and Communion, and prayers for various occasions have been wisely selected a;:,! arranged, and through it all the main idea of simplicity sim-plicity has been well carried out. A number of hymns-are hymns-are included which make the little book of value tr choral purposes in Sunday schools and churches. . The Catholic Library association, Xew York. Pri-.o 20 cents. An error appeared last week in our review of "Th Training of the Teacher." The little book is the production pro-duction of Very Rev. James A. Burns, c. s. ('.. prudent pru-dent of Holy Cross college, Washington, D. C. not superintendent of the parish schools, Philadelphia, as it appeared in print. From the latter, however, copi- j may be had on application. 4- |