The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

sang "For He is ii Jolly Good Fellow"
and, passing the French embassy, to in
dictate their feelings, they maintained an
Ominous silence. 1t was weird process
sion for staid old England. The scenes
after the battle of Waterloo, as described
by the writer's of that day, We're as moth
ing compared with the scenes witnessed
this week
The Pope's attitude towards Great
Britain and the British Catholics atti-
tude towards the war were interestingly
exhibited at an influential meeting of the
british Catholic union this week, when
the president, the Duke of Norfolk, read
some correspondence exchanged between
himself and Cardinal Bampolla, the papal
secretary of state. The union had re-
quested the Duke Of Norfolk to interro-
gate the Holy See in relation to the anti
British tone taken by the Osservatore
Romano in commenting on the Boer war.
The paper is supposed to be the Pope's
official organ, receiving a financial sub
silly from him. The Duke of Norfolk
wrote:
ITO us it seems very grievous that any
opportunity should be given to anyone to
persuade the British people that the holy
see regards them with hostility or dislike
l cannot deny that an impression Of this
sort is creeping into the public mind
When it is remembered that Catholics
are in the minority i'll Great Britain it
will, we think, be admitted that in the
freedom of our religion, in the great cues
ton of education and in matters of relig-
ious ministrations to soldiers and sailors
we need not fear comparison with other
countries i'll which Catholics form the
great majority"
The Cardinals Repry.
To which Cardinal Rampolla cordially
replied that the Osservatore Romano
only printed one column which was off.
cial and this was devoted to religious
news, adding his refusal to accent re.
spOnsibilty for any political views it
might express and declaring that the
holy father always cherishes for Eng
land that lively special interest which he
has already found many occasions of dis
playing and that 'as the vicar of the
god Of peace he desires nothing more
| ernestly than a cessation of the actual
state of things which costs the English
| nation so many Victims
Lord Herries, discussing the CORE.
! spondence at a meeting of the union, de-
clared that in religious matters the Eng.
! fish Catholics implicitly obeyed the Pope
! but when it came to civil government
they took their places side by side with
| their fellow-countrymen.
! Tle Popc's Organ.
The Times, commenting upon the patri
otism of the many titled persons and 9th
ers who were present at the meeting
said: 1T is a pity that Cardinal Ram
polla did not speak out palmer, in view
of the fact that the subsidized Osserva
tore Romano all the world over is sup
posed to, represent the Pope's persona
| opinions"
+. w. Pringle of Chicago, who came
over this week, representing Rev. C. NJ
Sheldon, has arranged with the West
| minister Gazette to reproduce in Eng
land the edition of the Topeka Capital
which the author of I'm His Steps, be
gins March IL. Religious societies have
also warmly taken up the idea Thu
Sunday School Chronicle and Christian
Endeavor are arranging to publish thu
bulk Of Mr.. Sheldon's weeks work, il
order to show the English religious socie
ties how man God would control {
newspaper.