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THE Catholic Encyciopedia,' Vol. VIII.
Robert Appleton Company OF New.
York. publishers
Vol. VIII. of This Catholic Encyclo-
pedia' continues the tale Of the reach
ing and action of the ca,holic
church. the story of the men and wo.
men whose lives 1t mas nodded. the
vioissitudes of the nations, whose
manners and customs it has influ-
enced, together with the infinite de-.
tail OF ceremonial and legislation
which bind Catholics throughout the
world.
The lives of the Popes include the
1 Innocents, Johns and Juliuses. and
pass In review various epochs in
church history, including the brilliant
pontificate of Innocent Ill, the events
iof the Fourth Crusade, and the Abb
gensian Heresy, as we'll as the trou-
blous times of julius l., when Atha-
, nasius stood against the world. and
of julius IL. when the Holy League
was formed against France.
Articles on scriptural topics deal
with questions of inspiration and in
PRODUCTION to Bible studp; and in their
| treatment OF places or things men
| toned in the Bible the writer's meet
| frankly and fully the most recent dis
covertes OF archaeology and exegesis.
The history of the Holy City of
| Jerusalem, the meeting place of all
history. of its vlcissitudes up to the
coming or the Romans, its fortunes
under the RyZantines, the Moslems and
the Crusaders as well as the topog-
raphy of the holy places, are sub
| jects of exhaustive articles by Father
| Meisterrnann. DR.. Fortescue and Pro-
| lessor Brehier.
The student Of church music, or, in
deed. the lover of seemly music in
! churches. can hardly fail to be in
| terested in the life OF Father Lambil-
/ lotte. the Jesuit, who did SO much for
| the restoration of the Gregorian Chant.
! He died in 1855. having inaugurated a
4 new era in ecclesiastical music. A
| scholarly and fascinating study OF that
| strange figure of the thirteenth CEN
fury. Jacopone da Todi, is from the
pen Of Livarius Oliger, the historian
The question of "investiture." as ap.
pearing in Volume VIII, does not
properly cover all the church and
state wrangliags OF eight centuries
but there or thereabouts the fight be.
gan. It's story is told by Herr Klemens
Loftler. Articles Of interest to the
general reader include those on Popess
Joan, on rngres, the painter, on know.
noth!ngism and on Lace. The most
unique feature Of the present volume
is a group of articles devoted to Ire.
land. by Father Dalton, the historian
4 Douglass Hyde, the Gaelic scholar, and
/ other writer's In touch with the sub.
1 jects OF which they treat,
An article. by Professor Names j
Walsh, on "Asylums and Care for the
Insane Is full Of curious interest. The
table of contents for volume VIII. also
includes an account of measures taker
to suppress heresy In the Western
/ Church during the Crusade. This
account is headed "Inquisition," an6
Is written by a German Jesuit called
Father Blotzer
The question Of a Judgment after
death, Involving the anciknt doctrine:
OF metenapsychosis or the tran smig ra'
tton OF souls, Is treated by the Rev
Professor McHugh, o. p, of Wash.
ington.
There has always been much less
dispute about the general Judgment
Its existence and its signs being clear
~ foretold in the Scriptures HAY
Ing given his Interpretation OF the
4 passages treating of the time, the
place, and the Judge, the writer o.
the article concludes: "All men. both
good and bad, according to the
Athanasian Greed, will appear IN the
Judgment to give al account OF thell
deeds, ... The judgment Wall en-
brace all works. good or bad, for
\ given as we'll as unforEiven SINS