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A Protest from American Bishops.-The Freeman's Journal, New York, for Sept. 20, has the following: "Rome, Sept. 13.It was announced at the Vatican to-day that protests had been received there from seventeen American bishops against Governor Taft's demands regarding the treatment of the friars in the Philippines."

New Archbishops and Bishops.-The Right Rev. John M. Farley, Auxiliary Bishop of New York, and, at present, administrator of the diocese, has been appointed archbishop, in succession to the late lamented Archbishop Corrigan. The archbishop-elect has held various positions of trust in the diocese. He was private secretary of Cardinal McCloskey for a number of years; was appointed vicargeneral of the diocese by Archbishop Corrigan, and on December 21, 1895, was consecrated bishop auxiliary of New York.

The Right Rev. George Montgomery, bishop of Los Angeles, California, has been appointed coadjutor, with the right of succession, to Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco. Bishop Montgomery was for some time chancellor of the latter diocese. He now returns to it, after a ripe experience of eight years in the Episcopate. He has always been active in furthering every Catholic interest in CaliforniaOther appointments are: The Rev. James J. Keane, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Minneapolis, Minn., bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, successor to the late Bishop Thomas MLenihan, and the Very Rev. J. N. Stariha, vicar general of the archdiocese of St. Paul, Minn., as first bishop of the newly erected See of Lead City, which is part of the diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The church in the Northwest has grown rapidly within the past thirteen years. On December 27, 1889, three new bishops were consecrated at St. Paul for the then new Sees of Duluth and Winona, Minn., and Jamestown, now known as the diocese of Fargo, North Dakota. On October 20 of the same year the first bishop of the See of St. Cloud, Minn., which was until then known as the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota, was consecrated in Switzerland. The Right Rev. Martin Marty, then vicar apostolic of Dakota, was named first bishop of Sioux Falls, which was also erected in the same year.

On July 25, the Rev. J. B. Pitaval, a priest of the diocese of Denver, Colorado, was consecrated auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Bourgade, of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The archbishop was consecrator. He was assisted by Bishop Matz, of Denver, and Bishop Granjon, of Tucson, Arizona.

Deaths of Distinguished Priests.-On August 12, Father Theophile Charaux, S. J., died at St. Mary's College, Montreal, Canada. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1852, and was ordained priest by Cardinal McCloskey, then Bishop of Albany, in 1856. Father Charaux taught for a number of years at St. John's College, Fordham, and at St. Francis Xavier's College, New York City. In 1874, he was made Superior General of the mission of Canada and New York, of the Society of Jesus, and when the latter place was united to the province of Maryland in 1881, he was appointed Instructor of the Fathers who make their third year of probation.

On Thursday, September 11, Father Thomas Scully died at Cambridgeport, Mass. He was held in high esteem by all classes, irrespective of religious belief. On the day of his funeral, St. Mary's Church, of which he had been Pastor, was thronged with representatives of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Boston, officials of the state, the city, the Grand Army of the Republic, and by some Protestant ministers. Father Scully was founder of the hospital for incurables on Cambridge Street, Cambridge. His parochial schools had an attendance, last year, of 828 boys, and 887 girls. He established St. Thomas Aquinas College for the boys of his own parish. Thirteen of its graduates have already become priests. The extent of his private benefactions was unknown even to his most intimate friends.

A Jubilee.-The Right Rev. Monsignor Bernard O'Reilly celebrated the diamond jubilee of his priesthood at St. Mary's Church, Yonkers, New York. A large gathering of priests and people assembled on this occasion, to do honor to the distinguished priest. He is the author of several excellent books. During the civil war the Monsignor was chaplain of the Sixty-ninth Regiment, New York. He was afterwards employed by President Lincoln in a diplomatic service in France.

Prominent Clergyman Changed. -The Very Rev. A. L. Magnien, S. S., D.D., for many years superior of St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Md., and a prominent figure in ecclesiastical circles throughout America, has been obliged to retire from office owing to ill health. Dr. Magnien possessed great administrative ability, and it was due to his efforts that St. Mary's Seminary is now one of the largest and best equipped institutions of its kind in the country. The Rev. Dr.

Dyer, of Dunwoodie Seminary, New York, has been appointed his successor. Rev. Dr. Driscoll will succeed the latter.

An Important Decision of a Court.-The Court of Civil Appeals of the State of Texas sustained an order issued by Branch 354 of the Catholic Knights of America, expelling one of their members, at Houston, Texas, for having joined the Knights of Pythias. The District Court of Harris County, of the same State, had rendered judgment against the Order. This decision was reversed by the Higher Court. Supreme President, Mr. P. J. O'Connor, in writing about the decision, says that a Wisconsin court had held that "the Catholic Knights of America, and other Catholic societies with similar laws, must conform to the rules and canons of the Catholic Church or else forfeit their membership and benefits in the Order."

A Loss to Catholic Journalism.-The retirement of Dr. Michael Walsh, of New York, from the field of Catholic journalism will certainly cause general regret among newspaper editors. His sound training in the alma mater of distinguished scholars, Maynooth, Ireland; his teaching career at St. Patrick's College, Carlow; and, after his arrival in America, his successful work along the same lines in the Latin school established by the late Dr. McGlynn, and his genuine Catholic spirit made him a most desirable editor of a Catholic newspaper.

The Apostolic Mission House.-A new institution will be opened this fall at the Catholic University. The object is, undoubtedly, most praiseworthy, and deserves the hearty support of Catholics. It will train its members for mission work among non-Catholics, in our own country, and supply priests for our recently-acquired possessions. Father Elliott, of the Paulist Fathers, has been appointed its first Rector. One of the Catholic newspapers states that fifteen priests have already applied for admission.

Official Visit to Cuba.-On Saturday, Sept. 6, Archbishop Chapelle left New Orleans for Havana. His visit to Cuba is in connection with his duties as Apostolic Delegate to the island. Just before leaving the Archbishop was in receipt of instructions from Cardinal Rampolla, to start for Rome as soon as he had inspected the condition of the Church in Cuba.

A New Abbot.-The Right Rev. Charles Mohr, O. S. B., Papal Prior of St. Leo's monastery, St. Leo, Pasco County, Florida, has been raised to the dignity of abbot. This will give the Benedictines twelve mitred abbots and two arch-abbots in the United States. According to the Catholic Directory for 1902 there are 516 priests of that Order in the country.

American Priests for the Philippines.-Two Augustinians, Father D. J. O'Mahoney, of Lawrence, Mass., and Father J. A. McErlain, of Villanova College, Phila., Pa., have been sent to the Philippines by the Rev. M. J. Geraghty, Provincial of the Order in America.

GERMANY.

The Catholic Congress, or "Catholic Day" (Katholikentag), was held this year from August 24-28 in Mannheim, the largest city in Baden and its commercial metropolis. These annual assemblies, begun in the midst of the upheavals of 1848-49, have been ever since one of the chief means of holding the Catholics of Germany together and of strengthening their courage and faith, and have grown from year to year in importance, imposing splendor and enthusiasm ; and this year's gathering, in the opinion of many, has surpassed all its predecessors. It is impossible for an outsider to realize, much less to describe the spirit of these meetings, the thrilling effect produced upon the vast multitudes by the presence and the kindling words of their devoted, able and eloquent leaders who hasten to the Congress from all parts of the Empire.

The city of Mannheim, in which the Protestants form the majority of the population, had put on its holiday garb, and all the streets were gaily decorated in honor of the Congress. The city had just completed the erection of a new public hall, the largest in Germany, holding 15,000 persons, which was inaugurated, or, as the Liberals invidiously expressed it, desecrated by the holding of the Catholic Congress. Dr. Cardanus, editor-in-chief of the Kölnische Volkszeitung, was chosen president. He accepted the honor as an acknowledgment of the services of Catholic journalism. He greeted the delegates from Alsace-Lorraine, from Austria and Switzerland, and added: "While we Catholics yield to none in loyalty and patriotism, we pray that God may preserve us from that idolatrous worship of 'nationalism' which is now-a-days the fashion." After a solemn service, held in honor of the Sacred Heart in the old Jesuit Church, the parade of the societies of workingmen took place. More than 20,000 men walked in this impressive procession, representing 170 societies from Baden, Bavaria, Hesse, Alsace-Lorraine, Württemberg and Prussia.

Immediately after the parade the working men were gathered in four different halls where they were addressed by popular speakers on the great social questions of our day. After this the congress itself was formally opened by President Cardanus with the time-honored Catholic greeting, Gelobt sei Jesus Christus (Praised be Jesus Christ), the reading of Cardinal Rampolla's letter conveying the Pope's bless

ing and his good wishes, and the blessing given to the congress by the Archbishop of Freiburg. The main work of the congress is always done in the committees, where resolutions are prepared, the new needs of the Catholic body considered, fresh enterprises planned and the improvement of existing works determined upon. The committees make their reports to the congress. In the public meetings the congress has the opportunity of hearing the famous Catholic orators. We will briefly mention a few of the speeches. "The Jubilee of Pope Leo XIII," was the subject of a discourse by a lawyer of Freiburg in Baden. He was so eloquent that he received quite an ovation at the end of his speech. Dr. Bachem, one of the parliamentary leaders, spoke on "the attacks on the Catholic Church in our days" by so-called Catholic "reformers," by the Protestant rationalists and by the Socialists. He reminded his hearers that "conflict and warfare has been the lot of the Church from the beginning, nay, it has become one of her elements of life; without it she would not be what she is, and without combat we cannot expect to reap the fruit of the seeds planted by our fathers. Without strife we cannot attain heavenly glory." Dr. Gassert, a physician of Freiburg, delivered a beautiful discourse received with great applause on "the value and importance of the religious orders" at the present time. Professor Braig, of the University of Freiburg, spoke on "the Catholic Church and scientific research" and paid his compliments to the Voraussetzungslosen. Professor Esser, of Bonn, had chosen for his subject "Religious and Political Catholicism." This is the hazy catch-word coined by the late Professor Kraus. According to him all the sufferings of the Church flow from the fact that Catholics are not satisfied with their religious life, but as Catholics enter upon politics. Dr. Esser proved from history, from ethical principles and theological doctrines confirmed by the teaching of Leo XIII, how utterly false Professor Kraus' high-sounding phrase is. This speech for beauty of diction and finish of literary form, for abundance of matter, closeness of reasoning and wealth of illustration, was a masterpiece. Dr. Endres, of Ratisbonne, spoke on "Catholicism and Art," Dr. Wacker, on "The Church and Authority," Dr. Antoni, Burgomaster of Fulda, on “The Anti-duelling Movement."

The many Catholic associations covering Germany with their network, held as usual their annual meetings in connection with and as part of the congress. We mention among them the Catholic teachers' federation, the merchants' guilds, the three federations of University students' clubs, the Holy Land Society, the Bonifatiusverein, which supports the Catholic missions in the Protestant diaspora. This later society builds churches, schools, and supports priests and

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