The sun., 1910-05-12

'F"'i ulAA N ouunsfu u tuo creed thnf
honors the Virgin Mother OF God and the
divinity of Christ IN the blssssd Aacra-
ment
Catholics also quots apprOvingly the
utterances q british Protestant states
mon Who have tried % remove What the
late Lord salisbury described a. a stain
on the statute book. Lord salisbury do
eiaFed that apart from Tho declarasioa
heing most offensive % all Catholics,
the stanch loyalty of tho lsoversign's
Catholic subjects IN Canada. comprising
about ~ psr cent of the entire population
Of the Dominion. should exempt them from
any such offensive reference"
rHR PROSPECT.
The Governments has not yet taken any
overt step In the matter. and pending
some definite prunoancement nothing
can be said Of tho pruspsct Of revising the
declaration before King GeorFs l. 70
quiFed n make u. The Protestant cham
pions say with eEultant positiveness that
the King will certainly rsneat and sub-
scribe to u ~ Il stands When be meets
Parliament. whenever that may bs. The
question Is raised whether the declaration
can be deferred until another election
in-talls another Parliament. but the legal
Fisw W FAR aacer,alned seems 10 negative
a'lch an idea.
FATHER yAuUuAH sPKAKs.
Father Bernard Vaughan. the famous
preacher. brother of the late Cardinal
Vaughan. speaking At AberdAre. d.
scribed the accession declaration a. hav-
Ing been drawn up In . moment Of mad
frenzy. Il was insulting. be said. and
was intended to he 80 King Edward
repeated it with the utmost repugnAnc-
Father Vaughan prayed that King George
might he spared the pain which a repeti-
ton Of the blightinR words would inhict
upon his manly and truth loving character.
The subject was discussed az a meeting
of the Wexford ,lrelandl corporation
on the occasion n passing q resolution
NJ sympathy with Qusen Alexandra.
4 Roman Catholic Councillor protested
against the vile. basphsm0us oath
remaining on tho statute hook. Prot
tssiant cnlleaEue agreed that II ought
20 hs eliminated. hut he remarked that the
Queen ~ Spain before she vas snthFnned
had n make q worse declaration regarding
Professionalism. IN which faith she was
reared. The speaker pleaded for tolera-
ton al round.
MESSAGE 70 THE COMMONS
The House e Commons met this after
noon Ther- vas a large ATTENDANCE n .
msmbsrs ~ tho opening of the session !
Priwo Minister Asquith announced that /
the Houss would meet again IN May " T,
and would then adjourn until June = The !
Premier further announced that message {
had bcen received from King George /
TlIs Deputy Speaker. the Right Honorable I
Alfred FmmDtS. then read the ne,sage. !
which was A. follows.
Commons shares IN the profound and sud I
ten SORROW that has fallen upon his Mai ,
,sty by the death of his Majesty father. /
Inc late King. and that the House enter /
aims a true sense ~ the loss which hts
Ma iesty and the nation have sustained by .
his mOurnful event
King Edwards care for the welfare og
MS country and people. his unswerving
ievotion 20 public duty during an Illus
nous reign and his simple courage In
ain and danger will long he held In
ionor 10y his subjects at home and beyond
he seAs-
ADDREss o. sYNPArHT.
The Prime Minister thsn moved that
humble address he presented 10 his
Majesty 10 Hssurs his Majesty Of the
leartfelt sympathy Of this House in HE
,rievous aiiiction and hoss by the death
4 the late King. bic Maies'y's father. Of
,le-sed and glorious memory
we shall ever remember the address
ontinuez. with grateful affection the
cal and success with which our late