J l W eekly Newspaper and R ev iew,

DDM VOBIS GRATOLAMOR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMOS ÜT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEAT1S.

From, the B r ie f oj H is Holiness P iu s IX . to The Tablet, June 4, 1870.

V ol. 88. No. 2943.

L o n d o n , O c t o b e r 3, 1896.

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The Home Secretary on Voluntary Schools—Armenians Turned Back from the United States — The Armenian Question— Lord Rosebery on the Influence o f Burns— The Transvaal Budget — Mr. Bryan’s Chances—The Amnesty Movement—The Struggle in Cuba — The Housing o f the Poor in Manchester—Another Encyclical on the Rosary—The Anti-Masonic Congress—Lord Londonderry and School Board Work . . . . 5x7 L eaders :

Leo X I I I . and the Reunion of

Christendom .........................521 The Catholic Conference at

H a n l e y .................................... 525

CONTENTS.

L eaders (Continued} :

September Twentieth as a Civil

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H o l i d a y .................................... 526 Notes .. .. ... ... .. 527 R eview s :

Studies in Dante .. . . . . 579 Devil Worship in France . . . . 529 The Heart of Princess Osra . . 530 Books of the W eek.. . . . . 530 Anglican Orders .........................531 The Late Mgr. Edward Canon

Goldie. . . ......................... 531 C orrespondence :

Rome :— (From Our Own Corre­

spondent) . . . . ~ 533 L e t t e r s to t h e E d itor :

“ Mr. Lacey’s New Theory ” . . 534 Anti-Masonic Works . . . . 535 Masonry at Montreal . . . . 525 Dr. Bataille and Freemasonry . . 535

L e t t e r s t o t h e E d it or (Con­

Page tinued : Our Friendless Youths . . . . 536 Reunion Under Queen Mary .. 536 “ The Month” and St. Gregory’s

Mass Book . . . . . . 537 Books on Jansenism . . . . 537 An Appeal from Homerton . . 537 Father Croskell’s “ Stabat Mater ” 537 Diana Vaughan’s Memoirs . . 538 Cardinal Vaughan in Birmingham 541 The Press on Anglican Orders . . 542 Lord Halifax and the Papal Bull . . 544 N ew s from t h e D ioceses :

Westminster .........................544 Salford . . . . . . . . 544 St. Andrews and Edinburgh .. 545 Glasgow . . . . . . . . 546

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Social a n d P o l it i c a l . . . . 545

SUPPLEMENT. Conference of the Catholic Truth

Society: The Church and Nonconformity 549 Nonconformists and Catholic Doc­

trine and Practice . . . . 551 A Brief Survey of Modern Dis­

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I don Harmel and his Work . . 554 Temperance . . . . .. . . 557 The Work of the Catholic Truth

Society and Our Duties Towards It . . . . . . . . 558 The Work o f Branches of the

Catholic Truth Society.. _ . . 538 Modern Science and Ancient

Faith . . . . . . . . 54c

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voluntary schools.

SPEAKING at the fifth day’s opening of the bazaar in connection with the schools of St. Walburge’s, Preston, Sir Matthew

White Ridley made a speech strongly in favour of the claims of Voluntary schools. In spite of all the anticipations to the contrary that had been expressed at the time of the establishment of the School Board and its schools, the greatest efforts had been made in favour of Voluntary schools throughout the country, and nowhere more energetically or more successfully than in Lancashire. This was only at the expense of great labour and much self-sacrifice, and especially in Lancashire, where the fees paid by the parents were as a rule much higher than in other parts of the country. The history of the past few years showed conclusively that a very large part of the population of the country at any rate desired a more definite religious education for their children than what was supplied in the Board schools. The demands made upon the schools were ever increasing, and so it came about that the Voluntary schools, crippled by want of means as compared with those schools which could practically draw at will on the public purse, were in grave danger of falling behind. Without touching upon political questions, Sir Matthew White Ridley thought that he might at any rate point out that education, especially in connection with the future of Voluntary schools, was in the air. A Government was in power that was, to say the least, not indisposed to see that a better chance should be given to the Voluntary schools of the country. This, he explained, was owing to the general demand which there was amongst a considerable portion of the population to have that more definite religious instruction of which he had spoken. He concluded his speech with the following pertinent remarks : “ Let him venture to suggest that it would be prudent on the part of all desirous to see help given to Voluntary schools in the first place to be not too unreasonable in their demands upon the Government and upon the public purse. He thought that would be admitted to be a reasonable proposition. In the

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second place, when they pressed the Government of the country, who were not unwilling to do what they could for that end, let them try to be agreed on a common course of action. A great deal had been lost in the remote past from the fact that those who were equally desirous for the advancement of Voluntary education had not altogether been able to agree as to the means. He was convinced that if an agreement could be brought about, and if their demands were reasonable, there was a general sentiment amongst the constituencies of the country, and in Parliament itself, to grant those legitimate and prudent demands.” This plea for agreement among the friends of Voluntary schools is much to the point. A growing section among Anglicans are now joining the Catholic Bishops in their solid and united demand for rate-aid. It is hoped that the words of the Home Secretary will give waverers a push in the same direction, so that when Parliament reassembles it may again open the discussion of education on a firm basis of an agreed policy among the friends of religious schools.

A curious illustration of the value of

A r m e n ia n s t u r n e d neWspaper sympathy is afforded by the t h e u n i t e d "s t a t e s . fatc which has befallen two Armenians,

Farah-Ilname and Ilyaoun by name,

who were among the earlier refugees who escaped from Constantinople to Marseilles. They were soon given to understand that they were not wanted in the French Republic, and it was proposed to ship them off to the United States. The captain of the steamer which was to take them across the Atlantic asked them if they could produce the 25 dollars necessary to secure admission to the United States. We regret to say that the distressed Armenians thought to get over the difficulty by a falsehood, and replied that they had the necessary funds. On landing in New York, they found the officials less confiding than the captain had been, and they were requested to produce the money. As they had no money to produce, they were immediately put back on board the steamer, and were brought back at the expense of the Company to Marseilles. After their peep at the New World the distressed and now travelled Armenians made their way to Paris. Here they were soon arrested by the police, because, being distressed, they had no means of livelihood. Brought before a magistrate they have now been sent back to Marseilles, and arrangements have been made to ship them to Armenia. Meanwhile they will have leisure to reflect upon the practical sympathy of Europe and America with the persecuted children of Armenia.