The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-19
Att.r the remova, Of the disabilities

AoCAeu 1uIO IHe CuuIOn IN SWSOoA.
Much of the old bitterness, too. was
removed during the lifetime of the two
Catholic Queens. Desiree and Jose.
phine. Marshal Bernadotte. founder
Of the present royal house Of Sweden,
gave up his birthright as a son Of the
Church for a mess OF golden pottage;
Desiree, daughter Of clary. the Irish
Frenchman, however, refused to give
up her religion. Her son also married
a Catholic-the. beautiful Queen jose
phine.
My friend, Count Liljenstalpe. has
told me the story Of the conversation
Of the celebrated Count Hamilton. de-
scendant of a member of the noble
Scotch house Of the same name, who
fought in the wars Of Eustarus, and
large estates-mostly monastic-in
Sweden, where he and his descendants
have since lived.
The convert Count Hamilton was
received many years ago. He was the
greatest landowner in Sweden, q
member of Parliament and the patron
Of thirty five livings in the Lutheran
Church. His conversion" says Count
Liljenstalpe. created a great noise,
but on account Of his wealth and in
fluence he was treated with more con-
MT -
other men and women who became
Catholics since them
No other convert Of note was re-
ceived in Sweden until late years,
when it had ceased to be q crime to
abandon the State religion. Baron
Wedell Jarlsberg was the first of his
race since the Reformation to become
Chamberlain to the Pope.
Father Klinkowstrom, S. j., was the
son Of two Swedish converts, Baron
Klinkowstrom, the painter, and his
wife.
Madam Lola de Rape, Father Carlen,
late Lutheran minister, now priest;
Madame Helena Nyblom, the poetess,
whose husband is a professor in the
Royal University of Upsala and the
translator into Swedish Of Thomas
Moore's poems; Baron Albert de Barn
kow, Of the Hussars; August Strind-
berg, author and dramatist, and Herr
Ola Hanson, the essayist, whose
works. with those Of his wife, have
been translated by the queer English
woman convert who writes such deca-
dent stuff under the name Of George
Egerton."
Little Norway has about 5000 Cath
olics out Of population Of over 4,00O,-
900; but our co-religionists over there
have lately shown enough spirit to Pc
tition the Norwegian government to
hand over to them the ancient Cattle
dral of Trondhjeim, where in former
times the Kings Of Norway were
crowned. OF late years the Church
has been growing in numbers, and
conversions from the peasantry are
growing more numerous all the time.
Some eight years ago we all read Of
the conversion Of 1.-The Newman Of the
North''-Rev. DR.. Krogh Tonning, the
most learned Protestant theologian in
the three countries.
DIR. Krogh- Tonning is now IS years
old. From his early manhood he had
been an eminent theologian. He began
as an orthodox Lutheran, but his de-
velopment went on in what in this
country is called ritualistic direc-
ton. With the lapse Of years DR..
Krogh- Tonning continued his studies.
and his reputation grew apace. He
would have become a Bishop had 1t
not been noticed that his views were
becoming more and more Catholic.
This may be very clearly seen in his
hve-volume book on dogma. the great
est book ever published in Norwegian.
AS the single volumes appeared, one
by one 1t became evident that he was
gradually drawing nearer and nearer
to the Church. There was great re-
joicing in the North when he was re-
ceived by the Jesuit Fathers In Co.
renhagen.
Mile. Helga Smith Hald. the pianist.
and composer, who spends most Of her
time in Paris, is a we'll known Nor
wegian convert. Her father was the
painter Of those marvellous Norwegian
marine pictures now so popular, and
her uncle. Hans Dahl, is also paint
err In spite Of the disapproval Of her
parents, Mile. Smith Hald not only
continued the practice Of her religion,
but she also converted her brother and
sister.
The late Minister Of Education, DR..
Syerdrup, Haitian Keiser, the author,