The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-03-25
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Recently a large class of converts,
tWenty-tour persons, were confirmed
oy Blshop Conaty in Los Angeles. This
is the second class of converts con-
frmed by the bishop in four months.
f.
The following extract from an issue
of the Peoria 0ll) Transcript will be
read with pleasure:
Bishop Spalding has so far recov-
cred from his recent seizure that he is
able to sit up and converse freely with
mis- intimate friends. He is gaining
daily, and as soon as the weather set
ties he will go to Hot Springs, Ark. So
lar as he is concerned he is in a con-
dltlon to travel, and it is simply mat
ter of weather. When it holds fair he
VIII go south. He is really in a much
better condition than the public has
been aware of, and his complete recov-
cry is only a question of a few weeks.
How warmly the sovereign pontiff
cherishes the devotion of his American
children who come SO far to see him is
OFTEN evidenced. Among the best
known of the latest visitors were Rev
John Biden, rector of st. Joseph's
cathedral, Buffalo; Very Rev. William
I. Wilber, rector of st. Josephs, Ba-
tavia, n. Y, and Rev. T. H. Barrett.
His holiness impaired to them and
tfeir absent friends the apostolic ben
ediction. and graciously granted each
of them special spiritual favors-Rome
Corr. Standard and, Times.
Pope Plus absolutely denies a report
that had gained currency in Rome to
the effect that he would pass the COM
ing spring at Castle Gandlfo. In con-
versation with Signor Sala. the Pope
said that he would deviate in no way
from the usages of his predecessors
and would not quit the Vatican.
s.
Belgian Catholic missionaries are
building brick churches all over the
Congo Free State thaS will hold con-
gregations numbering hundreds, and
in some instances thousands of per-
sons. The cathedral they have just
completed at Baudionville. on Lake
Tanganyika. more than 1000 miles in
land from the mouth of the Congo. is
one of the largest churches in Africa
The advance the Catholic Church is
making among learned men and women
has been noted by observant persons.
In truth the bulk of our converts are
the we'll educated. Among the notable
ones received into the Church in Ger
many lately are Wilhelmina yon Hi
lelrn. novelist of international repu-
tation: the dramatic poet. Martin Tn
terweger and his wife. better known
as Rosa Stole; Dr. Ludwig Seidel. for
merly Protestant preacher and pro-
fne- to-, ~ ,or.s,,
In this connection it might be interest
ing to know that no less than 3.1OO
Catholic authors are now writing in
the German tongue.-Catholic News.
Convert Catholic America? I'm
possible: too vast a nation, too OBJ
stinate an error. But we answer that
America is no vaster than the ancient
heather world, which yielded to the
teaching of Christ by the primitive
Church. AS to obstinate error we an
sewer that many of our converts were
the most bitter Protestants. What has
been done once can be done again.
whether for men or nations. Let US
study the arguments that have made
these men and women converts, and
the influences that have
moved them toward the Church. ex-
tending and systematizing our efforts
in every nart of the country. enlisting
all the priests and all the laity in this
divine work. and we shall convert
America. And in our private lives let
US offer many n~avers and sacrifices
and sufferines that God may extend
His graces of conversion everywhere.
Many a non-Catholic has a Catholic
conscience: let us try to awaken it
re Inn Ix-inl nf
divorce. the Geed cf confession. the
need of the divine union of the Eu-
charist, the urgent need of Church
for obtaining religious con-
viction-instant. essential. indispensa-
BILE need of Catholic faith; these are
some of the truths that awaken Prot
estants to consciousness of error: and
then move them to earnest inquiry.
How powerful indeed is that mission
lecture or that private conversation
which arouses in the hearers very con-
science q. divinely effective ally.-From
the Missionary.
At the meeting of the executive board
Of the Catholic Federation at New Or
leans last week it was decided to hold
the next general convention in that
city Oct 10 of this year.
timely resolution was that con-
5emning the meddling of unauthorized
action in certain matters af-
fecting Catholic interests-especially as
to Indian affairs-and ex-
satisfaction on the defeat in
the lower house of the Bard amend
ment
The suggestion OF Cardinal Gibbons
to the Congo Free State
question was carefully considered and
2. committee. composed of Rishop Nc
Faul. Rev. John Wynne, S. J.. and Mr..
Walter George Smith. was appointed
to take the subject in hand. The board
highly commended the work undertake
en- by Father Wynne and his associates
in the publication of Catholic Ency-
,lopaedia. Several changes were rec
to be made in the constitu-
ton. Regarding the Filipino students
in this country, the following resolution
was adoated:
"Tbe executive board of the Ameri- !
can Federation of Cahtlic Societies. !!
while commencing the wise directions
Of the secretary of war to the bureau
Of insular affairs providing for the re-
igious education of the Filipino stu |
1ents who are sent to this country by |
he insular government. earnestly urges |
.he members of the Federated Societies |
n the neighborhood Of the schools in