Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

tuteiage Of the propaganda, were delivered
to them free OF charge.
Under the reforms Instituted by Pius x
no priest in future will be made vicar gem
eral Of a diocese or defender Of the mar
rage tie unless he has obtained by ex-
animation the degree of doctor Of canon
law. THIS qualification will also be con-
sidered in the choice OF candidates for
vacant bishoprics.
Another Important change that the new
code OF Plus x will make is that the age at
which priests will be ordained with be 81
years. At present the canonical age Is "a,
and by dispensation ordination can take
place at the age Of % years and 6 months.
The change Is made to secure more sta
bility Of character as we'll as the Increase
OF scientific and theological learning that
the advanced ideals of the present age re-
quire. Subdeacons and deacons, as In the
early ages. will be employed for some years
in their own special ministry before re-
ceiving final orders.
Candidates for Vacancies.
with regard to the candidates for the
present vacancies several tangles have to
be Strengthened out. The most prominent
OF these is the accusation OF modernism
to the published writings of the Rev. DR..
Edward J. Hanna. at Rochester. N. Y, who
is the choice of Archbishop Riordan of San
Francisco, for the coadJutorship OF that
see. The present visit of Archbishop Far
ley and Cardinal Gibbons to Rome will, 1t
is believed, aid DIR. Hanna's selection. He
is defended as soundly orthodox by his
friends, among whom is the most influ-
entail member of the Roman curis, Car
dinal Satolli, an assistant at whose lee
lures DIR. Hanna was during his theo-
logical course in Rome The cardinal has
| always held him in special affection as
one OF his most talented and promising
pupils.
In the diocese Of Cleveland there is one
Of those amazing blending of races that are
the wonder of the Investigating political
economist. Besides parishes and churches
for English speaking Catholics, there are
now priests and separate churches for
Germans. Italians, French, Poles, Slovaks
Bohemisns, Syrians. Magyars, Slovenes,
Lathuanjans. Roumsnians, Croatians,
United Greek Slovaks. United Greek Mag
vars and Maronites. In addition to the
difficulty Of providing for this polygiot
combination there has been long standing
friction between the Irish-American and
the German elements among the clergy in
regard to the choice for bishop. In view
OF this, as usually happens When sucn
complications Grey up, the new bishop will
probably be selected by Rome from some
other diocese, so that he will not be ham
pered by local affiliations.
Another Incident OF the selection is the
creation from the present territory OF
| Cleveland OF the new diocese OF Toledo. the
exact limits oe which have not yet been
formally defiaed. but which will include
those counties Of the state of which the
see city of Toledo is the center, 1t is an
ticipated that one OF the local priests may
be the choice for bishop here.
For the coadjutor at Syracuse, N. Y,
local expectation points to the Rt. Rev.
Mgr. ]. 5. NJ. Lynch, rector OF 81. Johns
church. Utica. In Detroit the popular
choice Is Rev. F. ]. Van Antwerp, though
the name OF Mgr. Farelly. one OF the fac
ulty OF the American college at Rome. Is
also mentioned.
The a~rchbishopric OF Santa Fe is an oner-
Gus burden Of hard work among a poor,
unprogressive territory OF mining camps
and Indian missions that has not many at.
fractions except the rank and honor OF the
title. The late ordinary MgT. Bourjads
spent thirty-odd years there as a mission.
airy. It must be remembered, however, that
Mgr. Chapelle went from this see in 1sS,
as apostolic delegate to the Philippines and
later became metropolitan al New Orleans
Tit rector Of the Catholic university