The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-29
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The Prussian government has intrueted
the chair of soci logy in the University
of Munster to Catholic priest, Father
Hitze. The new professor is recognized
authority on allqueetions of social science
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During the recent press Of business in
the British Parliament the speaker of
the House of Commons sat in his chair
from 8 o'clock one Thursday afternoon
until Friday morning, an unprece-
dented sitting.
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Mr.. Henry O'Meara, of Boston, who
was the poet at the recent dedication of
the .Farragut statue in that city, has
been invited to contribute hymn for
the parliament Of religions to be held at
the Worlds Fair.
Rev. Edwin Benjamin Russell, whose
work in the Episcopal church began in
1865, and who is known in Europe and
America as great divine and poet, he's
announced his conversion to Catholicism.
His conversion, he says, was entirely q
matter of conscience, which told him
that the true faith was Catholicism.
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Canada will never be peacefully an
nexed to this country as long as the
Canadians point with pride" to little
cannon on exhibition in Montreal, said
to have been captured from the Ameri-
cans at Bunker Hill. "Well," said
lady, you've got the cannon, but we've
got the hill" Yet that cannon must be
surrendered before we allow the Cana
dams to have any part of Bunker Hill.
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The proposed Justification of Colum-
bus is no new idea with the Vatican.
The discoveries cause was introduced at
Rome years ago, and many prelates in all
parts of this country, Spain and Italy
have petitioned in his behalf, Count
Rosselly de Lorgues, one Of Columbus
biographers, has long been very active.in
the matter, and if the Pope has been cor
rectly reported it now looks as if the
efforts for the admira's Identification
we're nearing success.
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Ex-Consul Alexander Russell Webb,
the American Mohammedan, says that
he has been securing estimates on land
in Georgia, Alabama and Florida for the,
formation of Mohammedan colonies, and
expects to know very soon with regard to
their definite establishment. Both Mr..
Webb and his guest, certain Abdurah-
man Effendl, of Egypt, are very enthusi-
astic about the project and seem to think
the lands in the South better adapted for
colonization purposes than those in any
other section of the world.
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A Trappiet monk, arrayed in the his
toric white cowl, recently preached in the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,
Portland, Ore. He is Father John Mary
Murphy, a monk of the monastery Of Our
Lady of the Lake of the Two Mountfirs.
He was for seventeen years commercial
traveller before he became monk. By
per mission of the Holy See, he Is allowed
to break the silence of his order, tho
monastery with which he is connected
being in pressing need of assistance. He
is ready speaker and was listened to
with great attention He has been a
member of the order for fifteen years,
and this is the first time he has seen the
outside world.
The warship Victoria had number Of
Catholic seamen on her books, and as
the vessel was originally commissioned
at Chatham many of them we're known
at the station. One Sunday recently
prayers were offered for the Catholic off
GERS and men who went down with the
Inflated ship, and the intention of the II
o'clock mass was also for the repose
of those brave souls. In connection with
the loss of the Victoria we notice, says
an exchange, chat Lord Dudley, who
was engaged to preside at hospital din
ner on the day that the news reached
England, announced that in gratitude o
God for the preservation of his brothers
life he would found free bed in the
hospital at a cost of G1,O00.
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When Lord Chief Justice Coleridge
visited this country he was generously:
entertained in all the leading cities:
After receiving the hospitalities OF the
Louisville bar he invited several mem
bers to breakfast or dine with him.
They accepted and had to foot the bills
His Lordship considered the honor he
conferred by his invitations more than
sufficient to offset the outlay The hui
initiating part of it was that number OF