The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-28
CATHOLIC OPINION.

The cable informed us a few days age
that the Holy Father had determined tC
make Archbishop Corrigan a cardinal il
petto, with the understanding that he
death of Cardinal Gibbons Considering
that the Pope is % and Cardinal Gibbons
66S, the kind provision of the Holy Father
is remarkable. When Parson Brownlow
! was very old and had to be carried into
the senate he always thanked the two
! coloTed boys who bore him in their arms
and, dismissing them, would sadly OBJ
serve that he did not know what he would
90 90 when those boys We're gone.-Western
! Watchman.
If the Presbyterian creed is not soon
gotten out of the hands of committees
| and subcommittee there will not be
| enough of 1t left to start prayer meet
! ing with. a tentative statement has been
| referred to a committee for textual re-
vision, which will report next February
to the new school of Presbytarianism
ress.
Rt. Hon. w. st. John Broderick. British
secretary of war. telegraphed the govern
ment congratulate lions to General Bruce
Hamilton on his brilliant victory last
week when he surprised a BOer laager,
Killing sixteen men and capturing sew
enty-slX. 1t does make Austerlitz and
gettysburg look rather small-Pilot.
- .
1t is estimated that there are not more
than 10000 wild elephants now in all the
world, and as five die for every one that
is born, the species must become extinct
IN a few years if the present slaughter Is
TO be kept up. Reckless "sportsmen''
nave exterminated the buffalo, and along
with the greedy purVeyOrS of fashion are
rapidly killing off the beautiful birds of
the world. Man is noble animal; but
Is the destruction of all grand and beau
tltul creatures compensated for by the
qualification of a hunters blood-thirsti-
ness or womans foolish vanity pilot
The rabid press, yellow and orange.
on either side of the ocean. is licking its
chops with gusto over the delicious head
line, king Edward Snubs the Pope"
This discovery relates to the fact that
no invitation has been sent to the Sover-
elgn Pontiff to attend the forthcoming
coronation mummery on the part of the
English monarch. Instead Of-this circum-
stance showing an inciv1lity, the very re-
verse is the case. 1t emphasizes the fact
that whatever the personal failings of
the English monarch may be, he is not
shed lustre on a ceremony whose main
function is to give utterance to a bias
phemous insult to the religion of which
ne Is the mundane head might be the sort
OF pollteness which yellow journalism un-
derstands as compatible with the Ian
guage OF the royal oath. But every lady
and gentleman will understand and APP
preclate the kings action.-Standard aud
Times.
q year and half ago the Methodists
or the country pledged themselves to raise |
Tor missionary purposes $20.000,0GO. They !
complete the stint. The figures sound |
fabulous, but they are not too fabulous |
Tor Methodist zeal. Already SJ5 UO0.1 $50 has |
D nee contributed and full year remains.
Tor the rounding out of the $2O,OO0 goo
Inc llberality of these sectaries is one of |
the phenomena of American life. They |
give so freely and reap so little in return /
An American is usually a little concerned
as to how his investments eventuate. But
In matters spiritual he let's not one hand
know what the other hand does with the
money that is placed in it. 1t is to be
hoped that so much liberality will be rec
ogniEed on high and that the best return
possible will come to those who give so
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