The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
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IN +h. Eternal city. He has hardy Feaeheu
his field before Pope Leo Alll. complains
1o the Roman Curia about the lntoiet-
an,e political conditions under which he
ives. Especially does he mention TO
the Curia the rapid growth of Protestant
tism in Rome, and asks il the Cardinal
can do nothing to check it.
yaidenslanS, the native Italian Protes-
tant body, is affiliated with Presbyterian
ism and is growing steadily. Inc
American Episcopal church and the
church. of England. have chapels in
Rome and Florence, but by far the most
important work in the Eternal City, out
side the Roman Catholic church, IS that
under Bishop Vincent.
Methodist hold property valued at
above $4,000 Their. church has a mem
bershup exceeding 200, and there are
Young Woman's Schools, Girls Home
School, a School for Boys, and Day
Nursery. Institutional church methods
have been generally adopted and they
are said to be attracting marked atten-
ton; an attention which Methodists here
think may have had someth .nS to do with
bringing out the papal appeal to the
Roman Curia.
Ne NEED FOR FEAR.
The Brothers of the Christian Schools,
one of the largest of the Roman Catholic
teaching organizations in this country,
had their fears ali for nought when they
declared that the eXpunging Of the cas-
s:cs from the curricula of their instltu-
tons meant their ruin. Their colleges and
secondary schools opened during the last
few days and without exception the num-
Der of pupils applying for admission is lar
ger than ever. This statement applies to
three of the four provinces the Baltimore,
New York and ST. Louis, the San Francis
co not having been heard from. The
Brothers have had in the past about 10000
pupils; they will have this year an IN
crease it is said of ten to twenty per
cent. and in a few institutions an even
larger number Christian Brokers con-
duct the parochial schools in many do
ceses, but they also maintained insti-
tons for higher education.
| Nearly two years ago a new Superior,
who is stationed in France, commanded
Brothers in this country no longer to
teach Latin and Greek. AT once the cry
arose that the great work Of the Brothers,
built up through a series Of yt7lrs, was
to be allowed to so to ruin In favor Of the
degree of the new Superior it was urged
that the Brothers were organized for a spe-
/ cific purpose, and that that purpose ought
! not to be lost sight of; that it was neeuful
) that uniformity obtain; and that other
orders existed for higher education, and
the Brothers should confine themselves to
their 1lelu. IHe mater was tiAeil ep
by the American Archbishop, who cham
pioned the position OF the Brothers in
America at their annual meeting held in
Washington. Ten leading Brothers led
the revolt and some of them started to
Rome without permission TO prosecute
their appeal.
THE CLASSICS BARRED.
After hearing from both sides Rome
upheld the decision of the French Superior
and the classics are barred from Christian
Brother schools in America elsewhere in
Europe. Not only so, but the ten leaders
were punished by beilg degraded from
their position Now, however, a few of
them are be.f,g permitted TO return to
America, though in only one or two cases
are they renstated in their old positions.
The others are still abroad, some of them
in India, one in Egypt and others studying
under restraint in France. All but four
are said to have been informed that va
rious dates in the future they are to be
permitted to come back to thetr work.
These four include two who were once
very prominent here. Brother Maurice,
; who was president of Rock Hill College,
Nd, and Brother Fabric!an. who was
president of ST. Johns College, Washing
I ton. Now the schools here open for the
| first year under the new curriculum, and
| have a larger number of scholars than
ever Spanish, French and German have
, been substituted for Latin and Greek.
| and emphasis is especially laid upon the
SpaniSh