Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-24
Conquers
Centuries After Her Death.
Weekly Correspondent of the News" Contains Interesting
fJoanD HOnored by All France Last Saturday

university and 90 parliament. this
tribunal met March 2S, 1929. and cone
unued Co sit for six weeks Joan dis
puted $50 wisely before the learned
doctors that they were amazed, and
while they questioned her inspiration
az the outset they vainly stroye 10
emharrasg her or 20 produce proofs
against her. She hanlcd them SO com
plctely in every argument her propha~
Cies We're SO remarkable her sincere
conviction so absolute. that the ecclesi-
astical court finally sent to the King
the verdict which caused Charles %
accept her mission and intrust 70 her
the relief party by which she was TO
save Orleans miaculously In the face
of overwhelming odds. Only tho con-
illusions of the verdict are oNtant the
details of the trial having been lost
but these conclusions are detailed
enough To establish that the only rogu-
larry constituted ecclesiastical tribunal
called 90 Judge Joan approved her
unreservedly and declared among 9TH
en- things
FOUND IN HER no EVIL.
THAT for six weeks the maid had
been examined iu public and In pri-
vate by wise men. priests captains,
mobiles and prudent ladies. that she
had received many people OF an con-
diuons who found Ia her no evil. but.
on the contrary. kindness. Virginity.
devotion honesty and simplicity; that
marvellous things were related OF her
birth and life that when asked for n
miracle i'm proof of her divine gifts
she has offered 10 deliver Orleans I'm
accordance with Gods WISH and that
She must Doe led with soldiers before
orleans. since 10 lack faith in her
or to abandon her would be 20 resist
the Holy Ghost and become unworthy
of fayurs from heaven"
These parchments exist with tho
others relating 90 her cause. and this
vital evidence has been left aside or
minmiZed while the other evidence OF
tho court organized bv enemies who had
bought her for $4,000 and had found
renegade priests TO condemn her. has
been emphasize So as IN eclipse every
thing else Doubtless English chroni-
clers OF the period sought 10 justify
Henry ~, for burning her and French
chroniClcrs sought go Justify Charles
VII for abandoning her 20 her fate;
and 500 tho first stem was taken ia
weakening The historical link; since
chem. some writer's who did not hap
pom 90 approve OF Roman methods
have helped on tho work OF Ohscurity.
while others have siuued from iguor-
anCc. But the twentieth century en-
lightened bv science and by thought
NNAI NlN NlN NNN lNAN IlNlfN NNNNEM 10 NN
Justice not only 20 Joan but 10 hes
Judges. too. quite irrespective of ma
tional or religious proludices.
TRIAL BEGAN rs 1894.
Joan of Arcs process or trial OF beau-
hcatiou began officially u 1894 when
Mouseigucur Touchet bishop 0f or
leans acting as postulat0r since he was
bishop of her diocese. referred 90 the
c0usrcga of rites In Rom0 the dOcu-
mcnts he had brought together in a
preliminary inquiry opened by him Co
/ establish IOan's WOrthinc 10 be
ranked as "a saint Hc had gathered
from the best available s0urcos al de-
tails of Joau.s lfo works. virtues ana
reputation for aaluuincss during ufa
after death. ana these were sont Iu
with "a report from him urging that her
cause offered aI the necessary Fulrlu-
! toes FOR boatnclt.on
1n ancient times public opinion
would have sufhced to make "a saint OF
| Joan. provided tho vatican had sauc-
| toned Tine worship. but boz 1884 Pope tr-
ban VIM established "a now and a|aho-
rate system now in vogue. and rDqu.r-
Ing minute investigation anna wise de-
mand of the postulator representing
public opinion iu "a Christian cOmmuul-
ty. recalls The old method of popular
concentrations. but. ln addition. evidence
I ls raduirod hN close examination uf Ifn
I and thoughts ana divine approval is
3 awaited hY means Df miracles operated
COB Che name of the proposed saint
LIKE TRIAL AT LAW
The process is trial iks ono before
an ordinary court of Justice since a.u-
fence cannot Boz passed until evidence
/ has haon produced and Wltnessas helrdt
| counsel must speak f0r ana against
| iho cause. tho reliability of Verbal aud