The Washington herald., 1911-04-16
Catholic Congress and Layman's
League.

The Catholic Eucharist Congress.
meeting last September in Montreal, is
to meet this year. June "a TO %. in
Madrid. There will be some Americans
in attendance, but the number will be
lessened because of the attitude of the
Vatican this year is discouraging Catholic
leaders of prominence from visiting
Rome just now. The cardinal legate at
Madrid will take the place filled at
Montreal by Cardinal Vannutelli. En-
cursons are planned to Toledo and to
the Escurial. but the special features of
the congress. apart from its religious
significance, will be an exhibition of pic
lures in the Museo del Prado (the ma
tional art gallery which treat of
Eucharistc subjects, grouped in series
of galleries so they can be readily
viewed, and an exhibition of altar YES
sells. pyxes, and chalices. loaned by the
houses Of Spain. During the sixteenth
century the riches of America flowed
into the Golfers and on the affairs of
the churches of the Iberian peninsula.
The finest artists the world has known
devoted their genius to the designing of
Spanish church plate. Much of this art
has been stolen or has persisted, but il
is held that, even now, Spain can make
an exhibition unequaled in any other
country. In the procession of the con-
gress either King Alfonso or his repre-
sentative will have place.
The Catholic Laymens League has
just been formed in New York, with the
aims both of developing Catholic men
along certain lines, and of preparing
these men for service in all Catholic
dioceses of the country. A board OF
twenty-five men, partly priests and
To- nil rOT1 fro he Ia
and the particular work will be the train
ing of men for social service and for
educational work among the Catholic
public along social lines. Recently there
was started among Catholic laymen
of New York, Connecticut, and New Jer
sey, a series of retreats for the deepen
ing of the spiritual life. Lines of these
retreats are the same as those long held
for clergy. with periods somewhat
shorter. The retreats have proven won
derfully popular. These are to be in
creased in number under. the new league.
Systematic study of social questions
with classes under direction of the
league. will also be undertaken. A part
of the work will be the preparation of
lectures. which lectures will be issued in
printed form. The New York laymen
hope to make the league, and especially
its social aim, general throughout the !
church.
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan recently pre-
sented to the Catholic University library |
a copy of Mr.. Herman C. Hoskier's work |
on the Golden Latin Gospels" SPLEEN
did ninth century manuscript which |
forms one of the chief treasures of Mr.. |
Morgan's library. This work is a criti-
cal reproduction of the Gospels texts,
as found in the manuscript, and several
full-size pages are given, showing the |
beautiful gold script on purple parch-
ment.
The Aloysius Truth Society, which is
pledged to use every available means"
in opposing everything that is sub
versive of Christian morality" has I'M
der consideration plans for a campaign
against indecent theatrical performances
In Washington. The society will have
the support of several strong religious
bodies of this city.