New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
Tb. First Three Volumes of THE
Catholic Encyclopedia.

air Church tSCltec hT 1narieS " f1ereeG-
Gam o,e Edward A Pace Conde E. Pallen.
Thomas J shahan and John J. Wynne. as
.eInn1es vols /. II and III 4to pp. se. se4.
-os The Robert Appleton Company.
.,.bo7,rh twelve volumes Of The Catholic
-,-zcIopedia' are still TO come, the three now
-,,,ed suffice 10 show the scope OF the project
- n forecast the value Of the undertaking as
-bole The aim Of the Encyclopedia is to
--,,Sde FUN and authoritative information on
.hs entire cycle of Catholic interests Among
-. thousand scholars under commission con-
,,,n,,rors some thirty nationalties are repre-
-.,+ed. nevertheless this is pre-eminently an
,-,s-,csn work The initiative and financial
u,,r4ng have been furnished in the United
s-z.ss and the publishing firm, the Robert Ap-
,,,,+o1 Company, of this city. was incorporated
= .ba express purpose OF launching the En-
,o,s5ss Dr. Charles @. Herbermann and
-. Colleagues on the editorial board, and by far
-. greater number OF contributing writers, are
.,.ricsrs Already IL is apparent that in this
,,,hication q remarkably useful service is being
so,s for Catholics Of the English speaking
,-o-ls- and indeed. Cor all students OF religion
---,o-+ant material hitherto obtainabis only
..+.- -ouch tribulation IN ransacking libraries
= -, nut within reach IN usabe shape In
80 voTur7es if anywhere, may view the
-.o-,s under the aspect OF Catholic faith.
7,,a+ matters having no relation TO the con-
,z of The Church are not within the scope or
s--.s Catholic Encyclopedia" does not at all mar
= -be outlook 10 q survey of purely ecclesi-
ss-3csl and theological interests for Wna1eVer IN
=. ace ~ men the Church has had to deal with
a, deserving Of consideration If only for the rea-
= .1s+ the attitude OF the Church should be
..-ss-s+ood. In the scientific realm, for ex-
,s .. is Of Importance TO show that, while
- &C. m specihcaIly Catholic mathematics
: ,,,-,ie1-z there is nothing in Catholic prin-
-. - warfare with the scientific spirit The
actions for the Encyclopedia may, there
= he said TO include not only what the
-.b has taught or encouraged in formal
.s-,+ions and what 1t has achieved in Its IN
--.-,-ional life but also what its children nave
.,.r insnired 10 do for human advancement IN
,bs arts sciences and philanthroples- sucn
- -F7e programme to which with no nlg-
-.-5lv 5isrosition the editors OF The Cathohc
--.,,.1ore7fs" have set themselves. we are pre-
- - find as q kind Of first fruits set OF
.;.lee IN Italian sculpture and painting IN
.h.se the double purpose is served OF showing
- r,eri+slftv the Church has offered TO art
- that gifts TO civilization the Church has
a ., the genius Of her sons In the present
,,,,,,-nes Fra Angelica, Michael Angelo bo''l-
LII a,d the Caracci are among the aruss
ro-lrf Is outlined 2I1Q liiUSAIdttO-
= the method adopted IN relation TO the
sciences may be seen in the essays on aetio
- and biology In the latter a brief ex-
.,,..-,on Is followed by account OF the de-
.,,,--e,+ IF the science. Attention is drawn
x.-- that nearly all the pioneers in biol
~ IN ire sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
= ss,,o+e5 Catholics and that the Church
- hammered these men long as they pro-
= 49, zrsv Of exact demonstration and kept
-. .hss- own rrovince. Tracing the later
- -.e .ar4 is noted that Linnseus was the
Protestant minister, and that down 10
r.s-sr- ro+ = few giants in the natural sciences
s-s model Catholics. or at least falth1ul C1rls-
,.srs The article on astronomy pauses 10 SpeaA
of cone-nicus as an active ana exemplary e.
,,ssias-ic and 10 mention the 'lnPruoen1 ul'e'
,nces- Of Calico II ends ny saying oI 1Ae
-, u-,-55 that suggestive hints Of its IN
-...r,. and e,-anescence help US 10 reailze
=. .,.-.,e are in very truth, the chang
~ ,-sst,,re IF Him whose years cannot IAN
-. - the a-bitrariness Of the alphaoe'
rocis1 questions have not yet come 10
oz-n IN the Encyclopedia Under AsraI ldiils.N
the s1orv of land reform is sy1npat athe'lcalis 10
loursd from the DAYS Of Hebrew prophe'ieiii -
the creation Of Rentenguter in Germany Ci
-.rol,,riorarr side agrarianisn is compared WIN
-. -. .,e- ere declared to be alike
ro1lnr
n onnos-jo, 70 the uniform teaching ano IRA
s..a, - +ra Catholic Church Anarchy is
60 s,s'vzed that extreme philosophlcaI lndI-
,56uslier, * distinguished from nihllism- Inc
-oo+ ~ -l-e evil Of anarchy is TO be 1ouho III
.,or+.ev from Christianity and in atlelsln' vi
vrbirh anarchy is the logical consequence hne
npr-r IN France which has Suppressed tii
r7,n-cb ara anarchists. Socialism is the anrlP-
odes Of anarchy. Yet, adds the "rlle''
socialism processes atheism II is alreaoS
srch,-~ Charity in its history H1oIiNe9 ~
-,etbo5s gets eleven pages Of fine e1poslIlon
Charity workers are urged 10 cooperate WIN
The tendency every day becorning stronsei :"
the circles of organized relief 10 attack 'iie
social causes Of distress.
A.. 5,,,-,,-.-ir7p class Of articles is that oe-
voted 70 the present extent and a''lVilies u
cs-holic Church among the established NATIONS
an = -,i.-iors-v regions Mr.. Ad- r Bande-
liar writes On America with especial reIelenC'
=, ,h-i--,e7 conditions and the various coloni-
zr+,ons This * supplemented by articles on
4s several states Of the Union, descrlDlhe
eh~sics1 of,.-sr-srix+ics resources ana HISTORY
and closing with an account Of CatnohclsHi III
= given state The treatment OF nnlssiohaiS
endeavors merits especial attention lor l"S -
plsteness and vivacity- Africa as
fed is given ten pages. These might saie'S %
commended 70 the reading Of any person Lo-
whom missionary literature usually
piquancy. The text and the map OF Ca'noilo
Africa give distinct impression OF the raHs
u ecclesiastical influence. while onerlns aiiiP'7
knowledge Of the work Of Protestant i'iS9i'i'
aries
The present volumes are especlaIlE wen 'iI
minor Biographical sketches e1'ehoiiis -
ST Anne through long line Of saints ana
csnfesso-s and converts down to Ferdinand
Brunefjere A beautiful appreciation OF Bossuet
arr..-. - II ra--.nn+tere's own contributlon