The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-10
y Our literary Cable 9

The Catholic World for October starts off ..., 49,
editorial review of DR.. Briggs now famous .-,f.l
on the Catholic church. His reviewer appreheu,+ thar
the learned doctor will discover that many Protest
ants, who patiently heard him when he only opposed
| one branch of Professionalism against another uiu f
restless and irritable when he their ,lasd
Grafton of his argument against all Protesaufr-rl and
in favor of the Catholic church.
Christian Unty-The Means of Obtaining Itr bv
missionary, is the beginning of series Of exuaDs
lions of Catholic doctrine which might be applied NJ
the vexations of the times. Christian unity is ,7
discussed present because the need of it is vgf5
! felt Some of the underlying the felt need
| are: The evident waste of and means in tho
overlapping sects the powerIessness of other forces
| to soften the antagonsms of industrial system
the decline of sectarian organizations relatively +o +b
growth of organizations in the world of business and
politics, the decay of faith resulting from the dsuufo
and antagonisms of those who assume to sueaJ, +,
the name of Christ, and the obstacles which dsunfoD
and discord found to place in the way of mis-
sions to the heather world. The author incIiues IN
the opinion that the seventeenth chapter St Johns
Gospel is widely studied today than it ever wa.
before and he proceeds to eucidate its principJa
under the various subheadings in the interesting
paper.
The literary features of the October number retain
their accustomed excellence.
The leading number in the Rosary Magazine is
review of the educational missionary work Of ta
Dominicans in the United States. One is surprg5
at the scope of their endeavor and the results they
have achieved in this comparatively new country Not
few of the most distinguished in the hierarchy are
members of the order. fine illustration Of the new
Dominican house of studies Washington is pre-
sented Perhaps few people are aware that in its.
first aspect the esta blishment carries the mind back
to three sterling preates of just century ago-BaOD
John Carroll of Baltimore Father Luke Concanep O
p afterwards first Bishop of New York and Father
Edward Dominic Fenwick o. P founder of St To-
sephs Province of the Dominican order the United
States, and afterwards first Bishop of Cincinnati
1.-THE Endless Conflict Between Labor and C,apitq1v
is a timely paper from the William Ellison and
he presents the true remedy for it's solution" the
merit of which may be discussed later on Rev John
Mulaney, LID, describes beautiful Florence and
Venice the gem of the sea- in his paper THE Old
World Seen Through American Eyes The other con-
trbutions are fully up TO the standard the Rosary
Magazine has well established.
The October number of Donahoe's Magazine has an
interesting list of contents opening with review OF
'Brownsons Quest for Truth in his gradual tram
siton from Congregation&Ist to Catholic Another
article paying tribute a centennial celebration is
One Hundred Years Ago-And Today" by George w.
Joyce who describes the progress of the church in
Boston in its phenomenal expansion from a member
ship of 100 to $4,000
very interesting paper giving hitherto unpub-
hshed information the Conclave depicts the
scene in the Sacred college when Austrian cardinal
introduced the empeTor's veto
Among the other notable features are: .'Tbe Sum-
mer of the Passing, the Concave and the Coming"
by Marie Donegan Walsh; ''MacGahan Iiberator Of
Bulgaria" by May Lowe; Society Women of France"
by Anna Seaton Schmidt; The Catholic Actor" bv
John Talbot Smith; Plus X and the Gregoran
Chant" by P. F. Delgado: The Greek scbisrn, bv
M1IIo1
katherine lyman and Florence NJ Wilson are
among the contributors to the fiction OF the num-
Der.
Benzger's Magazine keeps in the lead as the mag
azizne for the family, its contents diversified so as to
attract various minds in search of knowledge The
illustrations with the descriptive matter are excellent
specimens of art Short stories continue TO lead
Catholic Home Annual for 1904 is just cut. and is
another bright publication from the press of the Ben
]ger Bros Every day in the year has it's saint day
noted along with the moons phases fasting days and
days oil abstinence All the information one usually
obtains in a wel-arranged almanac is here Tho re+
Oh the book is filed with we'll selected stories Incl
dents OF travel, etc. The PRICE is % cents.
Annals of the Propagation of the Faith for Sep
Lember-october" is at hand. The letter of Rev
Father Angelil S. j., recites the MANY and ,arous
among the Christian population of Syria The
improves Oh the silk mills the objects of much
Jealous attention Father Thevenet describes the two
andu missions in charge of the Fathers of St Francis
'e oaies Oh Annecy The diocese of Nagpore in India
IDS o'VVo Catholic natives. The chapter devoted TO
MISSIONS in Africa describes the eper colony at Ftr-
'angana, South Madagascar. The zeal of mission
ries along the upper Niger and in French Congo is
apparent IN other letters Upon our own continent
ttenuon is paid to Vancouver Island British Column
IA.
Ihe Dominieana, published at San Francisco
tearing the close of its fourth volume! 1t has local
oior1ng and sound and therefore do we rejoice at
rogress- Some day in TIE future we hope to see it
tain wider circulation to justify the expense
more pages and broader scope of literature. Single
opies 10 cents.
Ihel Catholic Truth society has published two of
cries OF snort Catholic stories. The first is from
en- OIL the author of My New Curate" Rev P. A.
heehan and is entitled Rita the Street Singer" 1t
charming story and model of good writing The
econd contains two stories: How the Angel Became