Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-24

~ ARTS, April l6.-"Joan Of Arc.
- pray for us,"
The Invocation fingers in
thousands of minds I'm France
today-Fmnce, where for a time an
prayer babe fair 20 cease. Llngers in
minds, since none has yet the right %
shape the words; but a spirit going
abroad and waxing ever stronger.
proves how deep S. the sentiment. how
eager the expectation. Professor Tha-
lamas of the Sorbonne IS Kissed by his
students whenever he tries TO speak
because forsooth. once In a lecture he
assailed JOan's life and morals; the
windows Of a boulevard tailor have
been smashed because he dared 10 eN-
hlbit "a caricature of the Pucelle as an
advertisement: two Englshmen were
mobbed recently In Rouen for getting
up "a hoax that they were cousins of
Joan's and came 10 search her dun
ReOn for precious papers concealed In
the walls. These events and many
more or the same nature may be taken
as isolated Incidents bereft OF real sig
niflcance. but what cannot be mimi
mixed rs the importance Of the mass
meetings organized an over France for
April rs the day fixed for the beatih-
cation of the Maid OF orleans, and
such tide Of popular enthusiasm has
made itself felt i'm advance that the
French government. which has done its
utmost TO stamp out religion and which
sees that II has failed, experiences Sc
rlous qualms for the maintenance Of
order. and there Is talk of calling out
the troops 10 prevent demonstrations
in favor of Joan and Christianity.
THE BIRTH OF JOAN
Legend relates that wonderful and
iueXpiiCable sense Of peace over
whelmed every peasant in tie village
OF Domrcmy on the feast of the Epi-
phany Jan. g. li12, when a baby, mo-
more interesting lu appearance than
amy other. was born in the cottage of
worthy Jacques dare 10 remains TO
Doe seen what modern form of miracle
the twentieth century win bring. when
poor little Joan receives her bolated
reward for the priceless services which
her own generation repaid tO her In
the coin of suspicion betrayal persccu-
ton and final martyrdom.
Doubtless these public meetings ON
the coil which owed its liberty 10 her
firm faith and her white banner mean
am tho more 90 France since FOR a while
at least her worship must remain
strictly national For. although The
word cauonIzation has been mentioned
m connection with the ceremony inn
pending ln Rome b is really the pre-
iimInarv stage of boatihcatlon which is
90 be- gone through, establishing the
uu8Iity of boatus. on blessed. and al
lowing invocation in specially author
lied localities. but not comforting the
uue 0f saint n tho world at large AS
n tho process of canonization, which
win follow in due course.
HAS PASSED ALL TRIALS
Joaus cause bias PASSED through the
various steps required for heutiNDa-
uou. and only the impressive ceremony
0f determination 1t the vatican ls
needed to crown the honor of which sine
has been declared worthy in cvery PEE
spoct THE searchlight of historical
investigation. OF minute examination of
muarfIal Judgment, has been turned
upon every acc cor work of outward
rirn Dol her private lie and public
career. and not the least interesting
mart of the trial. which iu its religious
aspect might bo considered 90 affect
aomun Catholics alone, ls tho new cfl-
drnce produced about hor. the fresh DEE
ductIons drawn from certain of her
actions Increasing her human import
anrc She bad to bo Judged as woman
and as warrior before being passed
upon as spirit and aa saint and Am who
tako an Interest. however proiane, lu
ou, of che most wonderful epics n the
history of civilization should be CRATE
ful to the Roman See Tor the historical
work d0ue in claiming Tor Joan her
riehtful Fank
Tho facts of her life as definitely
established Win bo set forth Boo tho
uaral brief stll unWr'ttcn which Win
bo read at st Peters on April la. and
win Dee made known n sem greater
richness of detail at me ceremony of
canonIzition. which is fXpee ted in time
f0r the l0Dth anniversary of her birth,
ihe Feast of the Epiphany Jan. g. lslt
but already very noteworthy one
may he singled Qua
nd was SHOWN that whom Joan FIRST