The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-10

Catholics. l.0o-,1to, piNe'o, -,
churches. |. 1894. In Scotland there arc
sS6. 6iS Catholics, of whom nearly TWO,
thirds 900 900, are in the archdiocese 1l
GLASGOW: 304 churches, 34S priests DIV
schools, and seminar:es. Ill,
The account of the work in Austraha
tolls that in 1898 two Irish priests went
,bere IA missionaries, but they soon IT,
armed TO their native land because
thcv were prohibited TO exercise tneii
religion there. Father Flynn ano'ne'
irish priest. had similar experience III
Australia NJ the beginningof this centu-
nv but shortly after the government OF,
dered that Catholic missionaries shouiu
he tolerated. The figures gwen oy ,he
pronaganda's report show that out on
over . 400. 900 inhabitants IN Austiaila
and Tasmania 40, 26O are Cathollcs'
There are 1897 churches and chapeis'
5ol PRIESTS. 707 schools. I4,734 scholars
ond q seminaries. OF Occanica's popu-
Ia,ion of 4 Os5. 600. 1914 100 are members
of the Church Of Rome. They nave 900
clutches and chapels, 2l3 priests, IL ca
ncational institutions, ana II charilaoIe
institutions. British America SHOWS
up we'll in the statistics. with 2'V'O'Ool
Catholics. 2.155 churches and chapels'
!. 36l priests, 4. $40 educational inslItu-
lions. 112 charitable institutions. and ~
seminaries. The Catholics OF Corea ana
Japan number 1880, the churches are
IA. and the statiOns-that Is. churches
without resident pastors 49O. Inc
Chinese empire has $40 246 Catholics
!. SSS churches and chapels. Cos Euro
mean missionaries. 342 native prles' 5,
, 5la schools, 1854 scholars. and IS
seminaries. which have 900 students
Catechumens. or those IN preparation
for admission into the Catholic Chulch,
are not included in these figures. The
number of Catholics IN the East Indies
is $50, 252; primary stations o44'
churches and chapels. 2,s9l; educa-
tional institutions, ,2S2. attended by
/ "a POO pupils; Is semlnarios. with 900
students; 635 European missionaries
235 native priests, and 10 orphan asy-
lums.
An interesting story is that OF the
missionary work in the recently dis
covered parts OF Africa. The mission
of Cimbebasia was established 10y de
cree Of July 8, 1879. The Rev. Father
Schaller and the Rev. Thomas FCgarty.
priests of the Congregation Of the Holy
Ghost and Sacred Heart of Mary, are
the prefect aud vicC-prefeCt respec-
lively. -Four years ago the French
Congo mission was established. 1t has
ONLY 500 Catholics. but the report says
there are no heretics. The Fathers OF
the Immaculate Heart Of Mary direct
the Belgian Congo mission, which was
founded by decree of MAY ,. 1855.
There are but sixty native Catholics.
The Nicomte- Apostolic Of Upper Congo,
which is served by the Algerian mis-
sionaries. was established ten years ago:
but that OF the Lower Congo dates
from June %. 1910. All of Africa that
is dependent ON the Propaganda has
81 400 Catholics. pa stations, 100
churches and chapels. 1l3 priests, $50
educational institutions. and rs chart
table institutions.
A special department of the report
tells how the world is supplied with
missionaries. There are numerous col
leges especially for this purpose. ST..
Peter and Paul s, established in Rome
IN 1867. has three students in the semi
nary and eighteen in the missions, the
English College, twenty four the
Scots College. twenty four: the Irish
College, thirty-six the American Col
lege, sixty-fve: the Canadian College.
eighteen. OF the colleges outside of
Rome the Lyons Seminary for African
missions has .siXty-eight students the
Milan Seminary for foreign missions,
seventeen the Verona Seminary, thir-
teen; the Albanese College. twenty
seven the American College. Louyain.
sixty-fve students in the seminary and
bishops and the I'ish College, PaiIs.
100. There are many other colleges. of
little interest TO Americans. which
send missionaries to all lands.