The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-09-05
Letter from Paris.
London Register Correspondence, August Ilth.l
.r THE FIRST CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.

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Isfrr THE FIRST CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
The Bishops and clergy in the North have
been the fret to put in motion the powers
which the new law on Higher Education has
conferredHfor the opening of Free Universities,
committee was formed in the two ecclesiasti-
cal provinces of Rheims and CambrBy for the
purpose of at once deriving practical fruits
from the provisions of the new enactment, and
I am happy to he able TO inform you that the
opening of the coming winter will see Catholic
University inaugurated there. Mgr. Monnier,
Bishop Of Lydda, aT pGrtbas, Auxiliary to
sided, being supported by the representatives
of the Archbishop of Rheims, and of the Bishops
OF AFras and Soissons. The delegate of the
Bishop of Amiens was unable to be present OF
this important meeting, which was largely
attended by clergymen and Influential lay % en-
from the various dioceses of Northern France.
The committee, after long elaboration adopted
the following resolutions, which win be sub
mitted for approval to Ghe Archbishops of
CSmbfHy and Rheims aud to their Suffra gaos
list, That Faculty of Law, comprisiDgA three
years course. shall DO opened at Lille in No
vember mex :" Dad. That first years course
of Medrc,ue shall also ba ihsugurated in the
sane town at the same period" I need Tot
dwell on the Importance of these resolutions
and yon will rejoice with me at the evidence
they afford of the determination of the clergy
in chi country to sieZo 1t once and to the full
all the benefits conferred on Catholics by
recent legislation. The energy exhibited is
good augury for the success of this most i'm
portSnt movement.
THE NEW BISHOP OF NIsMEs.
The Able Besson, who has just been ap
pointed to. this See. vacant by the death of
Mgr. Planter, was born ct Baume-les Danes
(Dopbs), on the 5th of October, 1921. he studied
theology at the Bessncon trAining school for
priests. In 1874 She Academy of that place
awarded him gold medal for his work en-
titled, "Recherches sur PAbbaye de Baume-
les-Dames." Ordained q priest on the 7th of
oCtober. 1s45, he was sent as Chaplain xaud
he was Superior of the College of Saint
Francois Xavier, at BesanCon, from 1850 to
1879 In 1871 he was proposed as . candidate
for . seat IN the National Assembly, but was
not returned.
NUNS HoRoIsM REWARDED.
Among q long list of nominations to the
Legion of Honor, accorded for devoted conduct
during the recent inundRtiOns at Toulouse
which appeared in the Journal 06tciel of Mon
day, appears the name of Sister PENN, Mother
Superior of the Hospital de la Grave She has,
says the decree, "displayed proofs of the
rarest devosedness." The Cross of Chevalier is
good authority which cannot resist sending
you, When. Marshal detA8acMahon visited the
hospital for the, express Porpose Of thanking
half OF the sufferers, It Was NECESSARY, so great
Is her modesty, to have resort to stratagem
i'm order to ipdaee Sister PENN to allow herself
e sS e tSs ssSsPs The Moment
recognized bers t'Why, Sister," he said ,s''this
IL not the FIRST time we have met. 1t was you
who expended such valiant devotedness in
caring for the soldief-patients at tho military
hospital Of. Gros GALLON during the epidemic Of
la55P, Sister PENN blughed and bowed. It
was, indeed, tho good MOther-Sqperior who
then showed the same couraRa,ab on the late
OCCASION. b035 2s2 ~" 49,
- The Able, oOrtes, formerly vioaE-GeneraI Of
the Diocese, has been appointed BishoP, Of
TroySs, in succeai ION to EOnsignor RRVinet,
resigned. % atf ,2.t5 -t5-- 70 l3s t79"
Cardinal Guibert has addressed long pas
toraI to his clergy on the appointment of
Monsignor Richard Is Coadj1tor Archbishop of
iPaFie. y - Z. " .''a 2 10 d t19 :" ~ rs ia
The foundation-etOue of now Jesuit college
MonsignoF Dupanloup has, it is announced,
issued an order directing the establishment
of the Roman Liturgy in the Diocese Of
Orleans. ~. ss al
God reserves ss the understanding oi t6s