The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

against misuse of funds contributed
from this country for the relief of the
victims of the recent earthquake in
Italy.
1t seems that a national committee
has been organized to care for all the
orphans whose parents or guardians
were killed in the earthquake ernest
Nathan. mayor OF Rome, himself
Jewish Free Mason and bitter anti
Catholic, is the president. Three women
"a Free Mason socialist, Waldenslan
Protestant and a Jewess-are given
complete control of the orphans py the
Italian government. A Neapolitan COM
mittee, composed of prominent ltallan
Catholics, was ordered to discontinue
it's work and to turn its orphans over
to the national committee. The latter
will not allow Pope Plus x TO provide
for these Catholic children as he was
planning to do, but declare their inten-
tion to bring them up in an atheistlc
and anti-Catholic atmosphere exclusive
". We quote a portion of the fedora
Ntion's protest, as follows:
From the above it appears that part
of the money contributed by our lei
low citizens, irrespective OF creed anu
nationality. is being used by missionary
Some of our Catholic fellow cltizens
feared that such would likely be the
case; but they nevertheless contributed
literally. thinking that, in such CRISIS
and such distress, haste was necessary'
and bigotry would not be allowed TO
have mart If it turns out
that the statements are true. the Red
Cross society-though splendid In It's
aims-will never be trusted again by
- fhnIipS of this COun-
try nor by the 270,0000O0 Cathollcs
the world over
your organization is no doubt aware
that all civilized countries now ac-
knowledge the right Of the child TO pc
educated in the religion of its parents, !,
and. though the Red cross society VI
America may not have anything TO 40
with the education of these chlldren
without religion, it has the right ana
dutv TO protest against funds sent from
America being used in such a way as
to outrage justice.
I've address this open letter to your
society and expect that you VIII give
the matter referred to therein imme.
diate investigation and Consideration
Rev. Thomas NJ. Schwertner, O. r.
writing in Rome. pays a remarkable
tribute to the two sisters OF the tate
Ignatius Donnelly, who passed peace-
fully TO their eternal reward last feo-
ruary at st. Benedict's convent, WASH
ington, D. c., where they were ac-
customed 10 spend their winters OIL
late years. He declares that Wherever
the English tongue is spoken by Catho-
lies. these women deserve pubic recos-
milton for their efforts in supplying US
with sound, domestic literature.
Miss Philomena Donnelly. he con-
tinues will long be remembered Dy
the Catholics of Philadelphia for the
charms of her mellow voice and the
witchery of her perfect musical inter
probation. During the leisure hours or
an affiuent life, she busted hersel1 IN
translating from modern foreign Ian
guages the best devotional books. Only
her. most intimate friends know the
number and names OF Catholic works,
now in general use and favor, which
she nut within the reach of the read
ing public.
Miss Sarah Donnelly. long afling.
followed her sister to another world
three days later Father Schwertner
tells us that TO her friends she was
best known as "the theologian," and
that she we'll merited the enviable
title. AS II by magic, her cathedra
was almost constantly besieged by
priests and doctors of divinity; by
professors, of theology and superiors OF
religious communicated coming to
this Julienne Morell for light in per-
pIexity, practical guidance in doubt,
and courage in difficulties. Not only
this She was an unknown. unofficial
censor deputatus'' of series of trans
lations of theological works that are
much used by English preachers to-
day. Entering a church one day, she
listened with childlike docility to
sermon familiar in its every word from
her own translation. Under an anony-
nous title she managed to conceal the
identity of capable translator OF not
few spiritual books
'There is more than one priest In
America today" exclaims the writer.
a'who owes his optimism, idealism and
confidence in human-nature to this
modern Dodona There is more than
one young man who has learned from
her sister that nothing succeeds like
honesty and fearless exhibition OF
practical Catholicity. There is more
than one convert in the city of brother
ly love who will recall with pleasure
and prayerful tenderness those even
ing meetings OF The Converts GuildL
rivals in very truth of Nine. SWEET
chimes soirees held in the Donnelly
home. where the first named softened
hearts by the sweet waters of music,
and the other poured over them the
balm of consolation and the invigo-
rating balsam exuding from each
dogma Of the faith
The beatification this month OF Joan
of Arc who was burned alive at Rouen
nearly five centuries ago, has brought
out some curious phases Of public
opinion on opposite sides of the Eng
lIish channel. Thus, while some of her
own countrymen are trying to belittle
her achievements, many English Prot
estants are coming nobly to her de-
fense. in spite of the fact that it was
the English who were her executioners.
For instance: M. Anatole France, be-
sides depreciating the magnitude Of her
work. declares that her voices" came
only from her own heart: just as if
that explained their origin. On the
other hand, so stanch an exponent of
Protestant public opinion in England
as the London Times asserts that:
EVEN those who deny or deride the
claims of Rome to pronounce on such
matters at all will allow that few more
noble figures have been held up to the
veneration of their fellows. In the
whole history of the middle ages there
is no story more simple and more
splendid, no tragedy more mournful
than that of the poor little shep-
herdess,' the 'paupercula bergerata'
who, by her passionate faith, raised
her country from the depths of degra-
datfou TO die the most shameful and