The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-17

c9O00 to G10,C00, and subscriptions arc being
raised on the Continent and in England to meet
such cost.
The Monitor, Roman Catholic paper of
San francisco, says there are so Catholics
among the Chinese of that city, and that some of
them had been educated in the Catholic semi
naries of China and are well acquainted with
Latin and speak it with some fluency. A late
missionary mt Hong Kong has been appointed to
look after their spiritual wants.
"A circular from the Cardinal Prefect of the
Propaganda has been sent to the Bishops of the
Latin Rite, defining what yestments, ETC., they
are to take with them to Rome Mt the approach
ing Council. l. Episcopal vestments of the
form prescribed in the Roman ceremonial and
black biretta; :. cappa; 3. An amice and three
copes, white, red and violet, which, however
are not to be embroidered with gold or silver,
nor worked with needle; a. mitre of white
linen.
The English Bcnedictines have lately lost a
very useful and valuable member of their body
i'm the person of the Rev. f. Joseph Hewitt who
died ut his mission of Wooten on the 1lth of
March. He was a convert, and went to st.
Gregory's, DOwnside in the year 1889 mt the age
of 20, to enter the religious state and prepare for
the priesthood. He was profesoed in 1S41, ad-
mitted to the priesthood in September, 1876, and
soon after went upon the mission.
The Paris UptyeIS tells us that the Cardinal
Archbishop of Vienna, the Cardinal Archbishop
of Prague, the Archbishop of Saltzburg and Oh
mutt, the Bishops of Linz, Saint Polten. Brixon
ana StChill, 'lIc ION III lcnlll, nOlulln II con-
ference at the archiepiscopal palace as to the
course to be pursued with regard 10 certain acts
of the Government which affect the marriage
laws and schools
We learn from the Untd CaHoHca that n
supplcation has been addressed to the Holy
Father that he would deign, on the occasion of
his Solemn Jubilee, to open to the faithful the
treasure of lndulgences. A letter from his
Eminence Cardinal Joseph Bcrardi to that Jour
nal announces that his Holiness desrous to en-
mol an linii gf,t,
has ordered the publication of brief through
out the whole Catholic universe, in which the
successor of St. Peter grants to ali the faithful
plenary indulgence, on condition that they pray
on the day of the Jubilee for the conversion of
sinners. the propagation of the faith, and the
triumph of the Church 1t is unnecessary to
add that the indulgence can only be obtained by
those who approach the Sacrament on the same
| occasion. The Cardinal also announces that on
| the 11th of April the Sovereign PontiH will
| celebrate his Mass between and S--his usual
! hour being half-past 6-that all the faithful may
unite themselves in spirit with the intention OF
their common Father. The address to be pre-
| sented to his Holiness by the clergy of Great
Britain is rapidly filling up.-London Tablet
March 21.
The programme for the 18th of April seem
now to be settled. The Holy Father viii say
Low Mass at the High Altar Of Sc, Peters at al
early hour, and will afterwards assist from Ill
| apartments at review of the Pontifical troops
in the Piazza of st. Peters. A hymn will thel
| be sung under his windows by the youth O
| Rome, in the court of San Damaso. lllumina
tions on scale of extraordinary magnifcenc'
will take place in the evening, and the Pope vii
drive through the city to witness the JOY anC
festivity of his loyal people. The next day being
the anniversary of his preservation at st. Agnese
and of his return from Gaeta, he will go to the
above-named church without the walls in th
afternoon, where there will probably be anothe
great ovation on the Momentum way. Deputa
tons from every country in Europe are arrivin!
for the purpose of rendering the allegiance o
their respective countries to the Holy Father
and of offering their help and cooperation Il
| the present crisis of the Ecumenical Council
| Ibid.
| MORAVIAN.
| The statistics of the southern province c
the Moravian Church in America, compiled o
the 31st of December 1868, show the following