The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-11-24

draw attention to the virtues of the
Roman Catholics, and she declares
that the late Mr.. Dickens avowed to
her his intention never to allow any
thing, however true, that could benefit
the reputation of the Roman Catholics
to appear in his journal. We must
say we should have supposed that to
he the policy not only of the past age,
but of a laundering editor, unless, in
deed, the journal in which such a, pol
icy was adopted had circulated chiefly
amongst the ignorant and vulgar"
1t is not out of the way surprising
to find the name of Dickens among the
roll of Rome's recruits. Take the
names most familiar and sonorous to
English ears. Nelson is the nearest
still to the heart of the nation. and
three of the present Earl Nelson's
sons are among recent converts. Will
berforce is a word to conjure by: it
stands for unseltish devotion to the
public good, and three sons of the
Parliamentary Apostle Of the Eman-
cipator of the slaves became Catholics,
throughout life following in all UNI
worldliness the example of father
who refused Pitts offer of an earl
dom. Even Samuel Wilberforce (son
OF the great NAM, whom an Anglican
Bishopric detained, contributed a
daughter and Il son-in-law to the
Church. A granddaughter of the
Rev. John Wesley became Il Catho-
lie. and so did a daughter of the Rev.
John Owen. the founder of the Bible
Society. Sir Walter Scott's descend
ants are Catholics, his daughters
daughter having joined the old church.
The present occupant of the old fam
lily seat at 4Abbotsford is devout
Catholic. In daughter of whom he
was not worthy (Lady Anne Blunt
Lord Byron has his representative in
the Church. Mr.. Arkwright, of Sutton
Scarsdale. England, is direct de-
scendant of the inventor of the world
famed spinning-jenny.
One cannot touch the subject Of
English converts without naming Car
dinal Newman. With his secession
from the Church of England in 1916
the recruiting sergeant practically
commenced his work of forming a
new army of the Pope in England.
Frederick Faber, like Newman, Joined
the army as humble private in 1915.
Six years later what we may call the
big boom in conversions set in, Car
dinal Manning leading brilliant fol
lowing into the fold.
One by one there dropped into the
ranks such men as the Marquis Of
Ripon, who has ruled as Viceroy in
India and who is still active in every
Catholic movement in England; Lord
Bury, who gave such good service as
ly. postmaster general; Lord. Lyons,
the best British Ambassador of mod
ern times; the late Marquis of Butte,
scholar. author and princely philan-
thropist; the Earl Of Ashburnham and
Lord Braye. These may all be classed
as public men Of the first class. Other
names which occur are the late Earls
Of Gainsborough and Of Dunraven, the
present Earl of Denbigh, who accom-
panied Her Majesty on her recent visit
to Ireland; Lord Henry Kerr, whose
Catholic namesake is now second in
authority in the British admiralty;
Lord North, Lord Charles lynne, Sir
Paul Wordsworth, Sir John Croker
Barrow, Sir Richard Hungerford Pol
len, Sir William Percival Heathcote,
Sir We're de We're, Sir Philip Rose, Sir
John Simeon. the Hon. Colin Lindsay
"a former president Of the English
Church Uniom and Sir Henry Haw-
kins (the famous judge, now on the
list of the Peerage).
Literary men and artists would pre-
fer to make up their list of Rome's re-
cruits from such names as Aubrey de
We're, Adelaide Proctor, Coventry Pat
more Sir Richard Burton (he most IA
nous of Oriental travellers and writ
ers). Fred Burnand editor of London
''Punch'), Lady Georgiana Fullerton,
Lady Herbert of Lea, Lady Gertrude
Douglass, "Arthur Sketchley" (Alr.
Rose), Frederick Lucas (founder of the
London "Tablet'D, Clement Scott (the
eminent dramatic critic, Lady Butler
elizabeth Thompson). the painter of
''The Roll CALI ''The Scots Greys,"
and other popular battle pieces; Pugin,
the giant among modern architects;
Sir Charles Halle, the pianist and con-
ductor; Charles Santley, the singer;
the brilliant DR.. w. G. Ward, and
Burns & Oates. the big publishers.
Church Music.