The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-26

1T MAY COME If a BROAD-MINDED
MAN BE ELECTED POPE.
Death of Leo XIII Showed the Ten
the Holy Cross Congregation.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, July 23.-Extended inquiry
in those Protestant quarters most likely
to give voice to anti-Catholic sentiments
discovered little croaking because non
Catholics prayed for and paid verbal trib-
utes to the late Pope Leo. These croakings
are to the effect that the Pope is anti
Christ in fatal theological error, and, there
fore, not to be commended personally by
those who would be consistent. The quar-
tiers from which the croakings come, so far
as they can be discovered, few IN
number that it can be recorded that there
is genuine sympathy among the great body
of Protestants felt for the Roman Catholic
Church in its loss. There is also, 1t ap-
pears, genuine feeling of respect, each for
the other. such as has not existed before
since there were Protestants and Catholics
in the religious world. 1t is said that to the
late Pope much of this condition of progress
| is due; in other quarters it is said that the
feeling denotes a growing union of Chris
tendon. No such personal tributes were
paid in 1878, when Plus TX died. If a broad
Italian be chosen the next Pope the pre-
diction is made that, in America at least,
there will be higher mutual regard between
fore.
The congregation of the Holy Cross con-
templates establishing a Holy Cross college
at Poughkeepsie in order to reach the Hud-
son-river country and New England. The
congregation, which numbers 222 priests and
brothers. is in charge of the University of
Notre Dame, an institution which offers
thirteen full collegiate courses. The con-
gregation is an American one in idea and
in spirit, and not an importation from
abroad. For many years. and especially
since the Very Rev. John A. Zahm has
been its provincial. it has shown an enter
prise Enthusiastically American, and
Western at that. In consequence it has at
Ind, a splendid foundation. Not only so.
but in South Bend itself, in Charlottesville.
in Fort wayne, and almost all over north
ern Indiana, it has institutions of various
| kinds Near the Catholic University at
Brookland. d. c., IL has House OF Studies
exclusively for students who are to become
priests and members of the congregation
of the Holy Cross. There are Sisters of the
Holy Cross, with headquarters at Notre
Dame and academies in most OF the prin-
has repeatedly been recognized at Rome.
where it is looked upon as embodying in the
regulars the best Of American enterprise.
tension.
The founder of the Actors Church Alli-
ance, the Rev. Walter E. Bentley, will here
after devote his entire time to Alliance
| work. Heretofore he has been rector of an
| Episcopal parish in New York, he being an
| Episcopal priest. Free of other duties, 1t is
his purpose, he says, further to develop the
| Alliance, especially in the larger cities of
| the middle West, where 1t is still weak The
Alliance aims TO promote the best interests
| of the stage and of the church by seeking
| to produce on the part of each a just APP
probation of the responsibilities and oppor-
| tunities of the other. 1t is the opinion of
| it's founder that the Alliance has less need
for the church than the church for.it. or at
| any rate that the church can get more from
the stage than the stage from the church.
One plan of work is the providing of chap
lains in every city who shall assist stage
people in such matters as the clergy may
assist in, and eventually in the providing of
clubhouses for stage folk in all principal
an actor
Disciples of Christ are agitating the ques-
| ton of creating a national Sunday-school
| board, having bureau for the preparation
of lesson helps, and superintendent to di-
rect religious work among the children of
| the denomination. 1t is pointed out that
most religious bodies in America, having
such national bureau and oversight, have
Sunday school memberships exceeding the
| membership of their respective bodies
while Christians, among the most agrees
sive bodies in other matters. have Sunday
school enrolment 80 per cent. below the
| membership of the denomination. The mat
ter was helped on by the action Of the Mis-
souri, State Biple School convention in
| June. and Iowa and Indiana Christians will
| follow them, il is said.
Difference I'm Men.