The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25
VISIONS OF JOAN OF ARC
REV. J. p. CARROLL DELIVERS IN
TERESTING LECTURE
Argues That Theory of the Heroine
Hearing Angelic Voices Is Not Pre-
Posterous-Carer of Remarkable
Historical Character LueidIy Out
lined.

Joan of Arc" was the subject upon
which the Rev. J. p. Carroll lectured
at last evenings session Of the Catho-
lie summer school. The speaker open
ed with a description of the heroines
character. He said that she was not a
dreamy, weird or mystical girl, but
healthy, happy, simple child, and not
at all one of the sort to fancy her
vague imaginings the voices of angels.
She played in the village with the
other girls Of her own age, and she
worked and helped her mother as they
did, though perhaps a little more. He
argued that if the theory of voices
speaking to her be rejected, if her own
testimony concerning these things be
rejected, then why not reject the testi-
mony OF st. Luke, who also says in his
gospel that angelic voices spoke to
him.
If the one were received, the testi-
mony of the other should be received.
He said that Joan of Arc had not yet
been canonized, the church had not as
yet put her seal upon her statements,
but they were matters of history. He
told also Of the dream of her father
and of his efforts, so vainly made, to
prevent her departure from her native
village, of her arrival at court, of her
Identification of Charles VII, though
surrounded by his courtiers, and of her
private conversation with him, in
which she told him a secret sorrow,
known to himself alone, the king
thought.
Career at Siege of Orleans.
The lecturer traced her career
through the siege of Orleans, the cor
Onation at Rheims. He declared that
despite the assertions of historians to
the contrary, he did not believe that
her mission had ended with the coro-
nation, nor did he think that Joan her
self so believed, though she expressed
natural wish that it were possible
for her to return once more to her
family and simple life. She had said
many times that her mission was to
drive the English out of France, and
until she accomplished this her mission
was not fulfilled. And this was her
own view of the matter, which is
borne out and witnessed by the fact
that the voices still spoke to her. Why
she did not proceed was because she
was betrayed, betrayed most treach-
erously in the house of her friends, and
by the treacherous advisers of the
king. She herself knew this and fore
told it to her friends, and also the fact
that her death was near. Continuing,
the lecturer sketched her life to it's
last sad close sr
The lecture was well attended, and
Denounees American Interference.
At yesterdays afternoons session
Miss Kathleen Nicholson, of Hur-
ley, Wis, was the first speak
er. She denounced the intesfer-
ence of the United States in
the affairs of Cuba, and declared that
both Cuba and the Philippines were
taken for the cash gain to be obtained
Prof. j. C. Monaghan. of the Wis
consin university, in addressing the
school, criticised some recent literary
works which had disseminated false
views of the church. A reception at
st. Joseph's academy followed the aft
ernOon session.
AT the meeting Of the school reading
club the following officers were
elected Very Rev. P. J. McGrath,
Charles City, Iowa, president; vice
presidents, Miss Mary O'Leary, Joliet,
ILL.,; Miss Maria Angela Mathews, Du-
buque, Iowa; Miss Minnie Kelliher,
Green Bay, Wis; Miss Mary A. Cogan,
Chapman, Kan: Miss Louisa Harriet
Rowe, st. Paul; Miss Mary Agnes
Fitzpatrick, Dayton, Ohio; secretary,
Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald, st. Paul;
treasurer, Miss Mary Burns, st. Paul.