The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-24

best people, including lawyers of high
standing and professional men of all
kinds, belong to them. The mere fact
OF their being obliged to be practical
Catholics has great influence. One
CT the arrangements in the cOnStitu-
ton of the society is that if at any time
the church should declare it unlawful
IL should ipso faCto' cease to exist.
The society is, no doubt, of great
advantage to the bishops and clergy?'
Certainly. The bishops and priests
find that they have in 1t the nucleus of
an organization that may be used for
any useful purpose. On two or three
occasions during my visit to the west,
the bishop merely said | was there
ard that it might be a good thing if 1
gave them a lecture. Thereupon the
Knights took the whole arrangements
into their hands and paid for every
! thing. The majority of the bishops
that l met think it a most excellent aid
| to the church. 1t is a Catholic organi-
cation, without distinction of party or
nationality. II in France, say, there
existed such an organization, we should
lot have the present state of affairs. 3"
Are the people generous in giving
for higher education?''
Exceedingly generous, both the
bishop Ireland's seminary was practi-
Ecally founded and established by nom
Catholic, James Hill, the well known
railway man. He married a Catholic,
and is reported to have said, when
asked why he had contributed to the
funds for Catholic seminary. that
any religion that produced a lady like
Mrs. Hill was worthy of all the support
he could give it,"
To supplement the excellent training
afforded in the home seminaries, the
Abbot said the archbishOps send
young men abroad to perfect their edu-
cation. Tine fact is he added I'VE
don't know here what education is
Questioned on the subject of univer-
s:ity education Abbott Gasquet spoke
in highly laudatory terms of the train
ing given at tie university of Notre
Dame. Indiana, which is most compre
hensive. including many faculties and
practical science in various depart
nents. He was also enthusiastic in
praise Of the educational work of the
Sisters of st. Mary's college. AT Wash
il:gton his admiration was excited by
the houses of the religious orders
grouped around the university and the
Missionary college, at the head of
which is Father Doyle. the Paulist. The
labOrS of the priests. who are set apart
to give missions to PTOtestants are,
he said. most fruitful. American as
semblages were ideal audiences. and
Catholic priest received fair and most
attentive hearing.
Augurs Well For Church in France.
Asked if, judging from what he saw
ana heard in America, he thought the
church would become more powerful
in France if separated from the state.
he replied that it certainly would be
more powerful in a few years. The
Catholics would, no doubt, have "a
bad quarter of All hour" but the gen
cral result would be to the advantage
of the church. In America everybody
recognized that the Catholic church
was a tremendous power.
Did you deliver many lectures in
the states?" asked the interviewer.
Il calculated on the Oceanic" said
the Abbot. that I gave about fifty. the
subjects being historical and religious.
| regret much that time compelled me
to confine myself to the Catholics, and
that 1 could not accept the many invi-
tations from non-Catholics. But" he
s.nilingly added. II may go again" He
Undoubtedly appeared to be pleased at
the prospect.