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to which Piux x. has written a reply
with his own hand, which is under
stood to have an Importance of its
own as a fresh warning by the Pom
tiff against the errors of the day. He
says:
Dear Sons, Your collective letter
presented by our venerable brother,
Emile, has given us lively satisfac-
ton. We find in you the disposition
we would wish in all Seminarists. You
keep guard, not only against all the
perverse doctrines, which-the pride of
the spirit aiding-are responsible,
alas, for the loss of SO many members
of the young Clergy, but you have
at heart the desire to be more devoted
to the Apostolic See, and to obey 1t
in order to preserve the integrity of
Then follow words of praise for the
Bishop of Arras and for Cardinal Bill
lot from whom many of the students
received instruction in the past, and
finally an expression Of the Pontiff's
affectionate regard, conveyed by the
bestowal of the Apostolic Benediction.
French Masonic Activity.
The French Freemasons are carry
ing their hatred of the Church and
Christianity to lengths which are in
compatible with human decency. An
engineer living in Paris, died last year
at Toulouse, and the family, widow
and several children, buried him at
Domessergues, their home, with full
religious ceremonies. A Masonic
friend of the deceased has now pro-
duced a will, dated several years back,
in which the engineer expressed a
desire for civil funeral, and to be
cremated. AS the dispositions of the
dead man changed in later life, this
will, of which nothing was known, is
considered by the relatives, if genu-
inc, to have been superseded by later
events. However, in any case the poor
man is dead and buried and there
you would think the matter ended.
But no! The Freemasons demand the
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be incinerated, and profane rite
performed over it. The widow and
relatives naturally refuse such a re-
quest. Therefore the Masons, not to
be banked, have taken the affair to
the tribunal of the Seine, the verdict
Of which is awaited with great in
terest and some anxiety. For if the
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will and insists on their execution, no
repentant Mason who has ever been
connected with this sect, will be free
from their port-mortem violence.
Catholic Judge Assaulted.
The town of Regoa, in Portugal.
and the whole adjacent district has
been reused to great excitement by
an outrage perpetrated by Carbon
arios ON Judge Pinto Lambraca, one
of the most eminent and Christian
figures of the Portuguese Magistracy.
At the corner of street in the town
the Judge was set upon by fifteen
Carbonarios amongst whom he recog-
nized Senator Carvolhos, Vice Presi-
i dent of the Municipal Council, the
Mayor of the town and the Judge
Substitute, Mirandella. After NAL
treating and severely injuring the
Judge, these braves endeavoured to
force from him declaration that he
would quit the town and district in
twenty-four hours, and that he would
renounce all his judicial functions in
the district of Regoa. At length, they
were disturbed in their work and left
him. The reason for this conduct on
the part of this powerful society, was
that Judge Lambraca had refused to
sacrifice justice in dealing with one
of the Carbonarios, for which he was
threatened in terrific language by the
Republican factions. A further reason
is that through all the troubles of the
revolution the Judge has remained a
good and practicing Catholic.
II St. Patrick's Day.
The devotions which herald and
accompany the celebration of the feast
of st. Patrick, have commenced early
this year, in view of the great hopes
winch ireland is entertaining at the
present time. In several Churches in
Great Britain, and also in the Ma
tional Irish Church in Rome solemn
novena will be made, consisting of
Masses and prayers in which the Irish
throughout the world may join In
spirit. Preparations for the fitting
celebration of the social side of the
feast are also well advanced. The
, parliamentary banquet will be held
as usual in London, with Mr. John
Redmond in the chair. Several of the
r biggest halls in the Metropolis will
. be given over to the singing OF Irish
ballads and dancing exhibitions, one
r of the most prominent of these being
a that arranged by the Gaelic League
7 at Queens Hall. At the Irish Church