The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-12-13
FOREIGN CATHOLIC 1rrE111aExcE.

| CONVERSION OF THE Hon. Col LINDSAY
We regret to state that the Hon. Colonel Lind
say youngest son of the Earl of Crawford, has
seeded to the Catholic Church. Mr.. Lindsay
was for q long time president of the English
Church UniOn but recently resigned that post
I to the Hon. Charles Wood eldest son of Lord
/ Halifax We fear that Mr.. Lndsay's example
will exert great deal of influence on other
| waverers, and that we are on the eve of a Sc
| cession as important as that of 1S45 Mr.. Lind
| say ID in his 50th year.-Loadon Erening Stan
MORE CONVERSIONS IN ENGLAND.-We have
| to record the reception into the Church of a
Protestant community in Market Marlborough,
Leicestershire. Four pious ladies, devoting
| themselves to the education of a number of or
Phan girls, after having carefully examined
their religious difficulties, were received into
! the Church by the Rev. F. Buckler. o. p. The
| brother of one of these ladies, Mr.. Doulas, a
clergyman of the Church of England, hastened
| to demonstrate with them on the step they had
| taken but, upon further examination of their
motives, he ended by taking the step himself.
He has now entered the English College at
Bruges. The ladies offered to send home the
fourteen orphans under their charge; but
their guardians and relations declined to re-
celye them, expressing their perfect satisfaction
that they should be brought up in the faith of
their teachers. Nothing can be less desirable
than the circulation of doubtful reports but it
is right that weehould mention the most no.
table conversions which take place from time
to time, not in an unworthy spirit of triumph,
and Tar less in order to iuflict pain or annoy
ance on those who conscientiously reject the
Catholic religion We do SO for distinct
Purpose-as an example of disinterested adj
herence to the dictates of conscience, and as
an encouragement to those numerous persons
who are actually on the threshold of the Cath
olic Church. The domestic and social persecu-
items which many converts have to suffer, is
subject of constant sorrow and sympathy. We
gladly, however, render this justice to the
larger portion of the London Press, and to the
higher walks of public life, by saying that they
neither ostraeise nor brand men by their con
scientious convictiohs.-London Tablet.
In letter addressed to the Royal Commits
sion on the law of marriage, by the Roman
Catnoi,c Bishops and Archbishops of England,
to the much debated question of marrying
deceased wifes sister, with us the impediment
- detriment of marriage; but urgent cases will
arise when the ecclesiastical authorities find it
to remove the impeachment by dis |
And among the motives for such |
dlspensations are, the preventing of greater |
evils, the protection or reparation of charac-
Ter, the difficulty in forming another marriage
The consideration of children born, or that may
De born, etc. And although cases of this kind
IRE comparatively rare, we could wish to see
way OF remedying what may prove to be grave
matters of cOnscience."-EA foregoing is signed
~ twelve of the leading dignitaries of the Ro-
nan Catholic Church in England.
Rev. +. FoKN.-Many will be gratified to
lear that England is again affording an asy-
UNI to the learned Spanish theologian, Rev. +.
'orn, S. j. Some years ago he was Professor
# Theology at St. Bruno's, and attended the
bishop of Newport as theolog ian to the first
luently taught theology in the Collegio Rom
mo, and then became Professor and Rector of
he Jesuit College in Barcelona, which he late
y left.
Monsignor Stonor returned to Rome on the
"a ult to resume his duties as military chap
ain. He was accompanied by new recruit
OF the Pontifcal Zouaves, the Hon. Walter
iaxwell, the second son of the late Lord Her
les. |
tut the finishing touch to the indignation of
ectarian journalism, and the revolutionary
arty persist in seeing deep political purpose
ieneral Dumont, and it is certain that nothing
ouid have given q more positive contradiction
. the reports daily circulated by the enemies
the Holy See that the protection of France
about to be Withdrawn from Rome. 1t is
ertain that the effect of this visit has been ,
lost reassuring to the Catholic world, and has
roportionately disappointed the expectations
t the italian cabinet, who have put in action
very trick of diplomacy in order to arrive at
heir ends
ALL SAINTS AND ALL Souls DAY.-The
sual Capella was held in the Sixtine on All ]
aints and All Souls, the Pope assisting at both .
the churches of Rome were crowded with
evout persons engaged in that greatest of
orks of mercy-prayer for the dead. The ce- !
etery of San Lorenzo was gay with flowers !
hu WTeatnS lalu on the tOnDS, among which e
ere those of Emmanuel and Adeodat Dufour-
ell Julian Russell, Devortschech (Swiss), and
her martyrs of the late campaign. At Saint
pirito the graves of the victims of Serristori 1
nd of the numerous Zouaves who died of their
ounds in hospital, were marked by the offer i
lgs of their friends and fellow-soldiers and
le Adorable Sacrifice was offered up for their ,
'pose, although we may rather hope that they =
ave entered into their glorious rest and are {
with God for the final triumph of
lie glorious cause they laid down their lives
II. -
AN ENEMY's DESCRIPTION OF Pope P1us T
THE following sketch of the Holy Father Z
particularly precious, coming as it does from
a enemy of His Holiness, the Roman CORE O
'ondent of the Paris Tempe: "Rome has be- D
IN to have hopes of the goodwill of the Sub v
me Pope. Plus TX, who applies himself with 9
zeal to the extension of the church, i,
le erection of new bishoprics, the conversion q
EnU1and he ,offI aIra to