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THE O'DONNELL TRIAL THE GREAT
THEME.
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of India Hooted--France and China
Qutet--The Nowry Troubles--Rlsts
Feared.
ITALY.
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Special Cablegram to the Globe.
ROM, Dec. 2.---The sehemata or cate
chism drawn up by the cardinals of the
congregation of the propaganda, embraces
about forty points connected with Catho-
lilo educational legislation in the United
States. What they exactly are is pro-
found secret, but they refer chiefly to gem
eral administration. The relations of the
bishops to the priests, the priests to the
bishops and the bishops to both priests
and people. Among the chief points dealt
with are, the tenure of ecclesiastic property,
the irremovability of pastors, the erection
of diocesan courts, the education of the
clergy and the keeping of clerical banks.
which iu consequence of the recent Cincin-
natl scandal are to be strictly prohibited.
Your correspondent can give authorita-
tive contradiction to the report
that Irish Or Irish American matters
figure among the subjects under discus
sion. There was some intention of intro
ducing them, but at the earnest request of
the bishops, especially Archbishop Wit
liams, who pointed out the unwisdom of
touching such burning topics, it was
agreed that they be left in allegiance till a
more convenient moment. The Published
statement that the DEGREES or resolutions
of the provincial council were included in
the statement is also mistake. The
convocation of bishops had nothing to do
with these resolutions. Once passed they
are merely submitted to the propaganda,
which approves or disapproves them, and
then returns them. The bishops meet
privately at the American college one or
two mornings every week, between9 and
10 o'clock, for preliminary discussion.
Having agreed upon the general line to be
taken on particular subjects, they are
ready for the full congress at
the palace of the propaganda
which assemblies every other day.
Here they are Joined by pontifcal COM
mittes composed of Cardinal Simeoni,
Cardinal Angelo, Cardinal Jacobini and
Cardinal Franzeiina, 1.-THE latter Jesuit,)
Archbishop Domenco, Monsignor Jacobini,
secretary of the propaganda, and Mon
signor Sephiaci, an Augustinian bishop,
who keeps the minutes of the proceedings
and represents the holy Office. You may
know much more of Monsignor
Sephiaci soon, as he is to 90 out
to America to preside at
the National council to be held
next year as delegate of the holy see.
he will be accompanied by quite a little
court of councillors, and will virtually,
though not nominally, hold the rank of
papal delegate. This explains the rumor
that nuncio will shortly be appointed to
the United States. The idea was unani-
mously opposed by the bishops h re, and
has not yet been even formally mooted.
Monslgneur Sephiaci is short, poffy,
red checked man, forty-four or forty five
years, keen eyed and quick in his move
ments. His appearance is altogether
rather coarse. He is, however, clever and
erudite, speaking English little, and is
said to have liking for America. He is
great favorite of the pope. Although
both the pontifcal council and the bish-
ops sincerely desire the good of the Cath
Ole church, several meetings
of the congress have been stormy,
the cardinals finding it hard
to persuade the bishops to accept certain
measures of general order, and the
bishops finding is equally hard to make
the cardinals understand the peculiar Cir
cuHstances of Americas necessitates spe-
cial rules. On some points the Americans
have yielded; on others, depending upon
local laws and customs, Rome has bowed
to the judgment of the bishops to whose
collective wisdom the cardinals show
every Difference. Archbishop Williams
seems to be the leading spirit
of the congress. He is looked
up to by his American colleagues as their
Nestor and has already won the respect of
the vatican. The holy father will shortly
invite the bishops to pass whole morning
with him collectively to talk over the work
of the congress.i