The Irish standard., 1911-01-07
Many Notable Persons Among Those
Who Have Entered the Church
During the Year.
England Holds Record for Number
of Distinguished Converts
Made in 1910.
In Philadelphia More Than 800 CoD-
verts Were Confirmed in the
Month of May.

The past year was fairly good one
In the way OF conversions. I don't
remember year in which We have
had such large confirmation classes
of converts, says Scannell O'Neill in
the Catholic Columbian Record.
For instance, in the archdiocese Of
Philadelphia, which seems to be a
haven for converts, in the month Of
May. more than 500 converts were
confirmed. This is indeed a wonder
ful record for one diocese, and speaks
eloquently for the zeal of the clergy
there. OF course the other diocesss
OF the country can show nothing ap-
preaching this record for one month.
but from what have learned, /
should be disposed to place the num-
Der of persons confirmed last year at
5000. think it would be very good
idea to have given in every instance
the exact number Of converts con-
firmed. Such a custom, If faithfully
followed, would add greatly to the
value of our statistics.
The Record In England.
England seems to have left us in
the lurch this year as regards distin.
guished onverts,-consequent on the
reception Of the two Brighton Wears,
their clergy, and a portion of their
focks. These devoted men have had
to bear the brunt Of the usual attacks
made upon men who leave the Angli-
can Church in obedience to con-
science. At such time your ad-
vanced Anglican is not a bit above
making common cause with the most
rabid Exeter Hall ranter, in presence
of their common foe-Rome. In this
connection 1t is painful to see man
like FIR. MAXWELL o. s. J. e., preach
ing in St. BartAolomew's church a
sermon which he must have known
was most unfair to the former clergy
and the Catholic Church. This ex-
hibition only goes to show to what
lengths religious rancor will drive
even good and earnest mon.
From the letters Of an English
friend, learn that about one hun.
dred communicates OF the Brighton
churches have been received into the
Church. Some of the converts were
received from that other nursing.
mother of converts, st. Paul's.
The Mother Superior and seven Of
her nuns, of an Anglican community
of London, England, have arrived at
Graymoor, Garrison, N. Y, to b. re-
ceived into the Church and to Join
the Society Of the Atonement.
Among converts ordained during
the year may be mentioned Father
Paul, superior of the Society Of the
Atonement; Father Fay, Of the Cath
olic University; Father Paul Shaffel,
a Jewish convert. of the archdiocese
of Milwaukee, Father Mills, OF the
Church of the Holy Comforter, Wash
ington, D. c.; DR.. McGarvey, Father
McFetrich, Rev. William E: Henkell
and Rev. Maurice Cowl, Of the arch
diocese of Philadelphia.
Anglican Converts.
The names of the convert Angli-
can clergy for the year follow: II
The Rev. J. A. M. Richey, rector
of the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Quincy, ILL.,. founder and late editor
of the american Catholic" graduate
of Nashotah, and a son of the late
Very Rev. Canon Richsy, Of Fond du-
Lac Cathedral. 5..I
The Rev. James Ross Cormack,
graduate of Edinburgh University;
late curate of st. Clements church;
Aberdeen, Scotland.
The Rev. Philip Arnold Grogan, ,.
A., Jesus College, Cambridge, curats
at Hackney, London. N NJ,
graduate OF Salisbury Divinity Col
iege, and London University: success.
sively curate at st. Clement, East Dull
wich, London, and Cowley st. John,i
Oxford. His brother is a Domiuiessn,l
priest. .:Msls, K ,se !, E$ SssSs Ssss
The Rev. 81 p, =. speoner, n, ~.