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A Weekly Newspaper and Review. t t 'M V O I I S G K A I I L A M U R , ANIM OS ETIAM ADDIM U S U T IN INCCEPTIS V F S T R IS CONSTAN TER MANE AT IS. From the B r ie f of H is Holiness P iu s IX . to The Taei.et, June 4, l i j o . Vol. 108. No. 3, A ; London, November 3, 1906. P r ice 3d., by P o st 5% d. R eg iste r ed a t th e G e n e r a l P ost O f f ic e a s a N ew spaper. C hronicle of th e W e e k : Imperial Parliament : The Peers ^nd the Education Bill — Real Facilities— A Good Beginning : Compulsory Religious I n s t r u c tion — Irish Evicted Tenants— Clause 1 Agreed To— Compulsory Taking^Over c f Voluntary Schools —A Big Majority—Daring Outrage in St. Petersburg : .¿66,000 Stolen— A Business Training for Army Officers—The Hen Competition— Dogs Act, 1906 . . . . 677 T opics of th e D a y : The Peers and the Bill . . . . 63x The Limits o f the “ Higher Criticism” . . . . . . 682 T opics (Continued) : The Holy House of Loretto University Notes . . N o t e s ......................................... R eview s : CONTENTS. Page . . 683 . . 685 685 C orrespondence : Page Rome :— (From Our Own Corre­ spondent) ....................................... 693 News from Ireland........................... 694 News from France «• . . „ 695 L e t ter s to th e E ditor : The Suprr macy of Jesus Christ . . 686 Introduction to the Oid Testament 687 The Last of the Royal Stuarts . . 687 A Dictionary o f Philosophy . . 688 The Old Testament in Greek . . 688 ALife Superlative . . . . .. 688 In the Land of Menelik . . . . 689 Requiescat in Pace........................... 689 Literary Notes.......................................689 Books of the Week . . . . . . 690 O b itu ary ....................................... 690 The New Decree in Favour of the English Martyrs........................... 696 Lord Acton’s Letters . . . . 696 Peripatetics “ Au Vaudeville ” . . 698 A Religious Order for Laymen . . 698 The Winchester Church Building Fund . . . . . . . . 699 The Feast of St. Winifred . . 699 An Interesting Prayerbook . . 699 The Vaults of St. Paneras’ Church 699 E t Cætera . . . . . . . . 700 Page The Education B i l l ............................701 Our Colleges and Schools . . . . 701 N ews from th e D ioceses s Westminster.. . . ... . . 701 S o u th w a r k ....................................... 702 Birmingham.. . . . . . . 702 Middlesbrough . . . . . . 703 Nottingham.. . . . . 704 Shrewsbury . . . . . . . . 704 St. Thomas’ Priory, Hawkesyard, Rugeley . . . . . . . . 704 The Edmundian Association . . 706 Social an d P o l it ic a l . . . . 706 SU PPLEM ENT. Educational N o t e s ............................709 Catholic Action ............................709 Doings of Local Authorities.. . . 715 Rejected M S. cannot be re tu rn ed unless accompanied w ith address an d postage. NOTANDA. ---- ■ ♦ --------“ The Limits of the Higher Criticism an article suggested by a paper entitled “ For Truth or for L ife ” in the new number of The Dublin Review (p. 682). “ Lord Acton and his Circle ”— letters from Abbot Gasquet, Mgr. Croke Robinson, and others (p. 696). Canon Gunning explains why the proposed new church in Winchester has not been begun (p. 699). The late Lord Arundell of Wardour— an appreciation of his life and career (p. 690). The new Decree in favour of the English Martyrs—-what it signifies (p. 696). The Fiiars Preachers in England— the opening of the new “ House of Formal Studies ” at Hawkesyard (p. 704). How bogus Associations for Worship are being formed in France (p. 695). The fight against the Education Bill in the country— splendid protests at Liverpool and Cobridge. Warnings to the Government from the Bishop of Liverpool, the Bishop ■ of Birmingham, and the Archbishop (pp. 709 sqq.). CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK. 3MTERIAL PARLIAMENT THE TEERS AND THE EDUCATION BILL. T HE Lords have resumed their consideration of the Education Bill, and they very wisely took advantage of the opportunity •offered by the motion to go into Committee, to have a general discussion which, by its correspondence to a Second Reading debate, placed the question at issue freshly before N ew Series. Vol. LXXVI. No. 2,£68. the House. Lord Stanmore wanted to leave the Committee Stage till after judgment had been delivered in the appeal against the West Riding decision, but withdrew his motion. Lord Goschen then rose, and pointed out that they wished to consider the Bill from the point of view of education generally, and not merely as a question between Church and Dissent. And from that point of view there wras much need for amendment. First came the administrative effects of Clause 1, which required that all public elementary schools should be provided schools. He was afraid that this would end in bureaucratic rather than real public control, by the abolition of the local managers. Incorporation or extinction was to be the order of the day, and the schools would be administered by men out of touch with them. Then there was the danger of extinction from the unwillingness of local authorities to take over voluntary schools. A similar line was taken by the Archbishop of Canterbury who, in an impressive speech, declared that the danger of bureaucracy was real and grave, especially in London. If the Bill became law as it stood he was quite sure that the officials of the authorities would have to come forward for changes to make it workable. Besides, a great part of the Bill had never been explained. They were still in the dark as to what was to be done with the promised million, as to many points connected with Clause 4, especially as to how suitable teachers were to be obtained, and how the facilities promised w^ere to be secured ; for as the Bill stood there was nothing to make the granting of them compulsory. The Government had made promises and statements, and amendments should be passed to make the Bill tally with those statements. The changes he and his episcopal brethren would bring forward formed part of a coherent scheme formaking effective theprincipleswhich they believed to be at the root of the matter; they were in no way intended to be mischievous or wrecking amendments. Something must be done to give effect to the declaration that the Bill was intended not to have a secularising character. Then they felt that the giving of religious education in our schools must, wherever possible, be by teachers qualified and trained for that purpose. They had no sort of wish to re-impose what could be described as denominational tests upon civil servants as such. He was one of those who were most eager that the conscientious men who shrank (to their honour, be it said) from any action which might seem contrary to their belief should be protected. He protested against the muzzling of the teachers in voluntary schools.

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A Weekly Newspaper and Review.

t t 'M V O I I S G K A I I L A M U R , ANIM OS ETIAM ADDIM U S U T IN INCCEPTIS V F S T R IS CONSTAN TER MANE AT IS.

From the B r ie f of H is Holiness P iu s IX . to The Taei.et, June 4, l i j o .

Vol. 108. No. 3, A ; London, November 3, 1906. P r ice 3d., by P o st 5% d.

R eg iste r ed a t th e G e n e r a l P ost O f f ic e a s a N ew spaper.

C hronicle of th e W e e k :

Imperial Parliament : The Peers ^nd the Education Bill — Real Facilities— A Good Beginning : Compulsory Religious I n s t r u c tion — Irish Evicted Tenants— Clause 1 Agreed To— Compulsory Taking^Over c f Voluntary Schools —A Big Majority—Daring Outrage in St. Petersburg : .¿66,000 Stolen— A Business Training for Army Officers—The Hen Competition— Dogs Act, 1906 . . . . 677 T opics of th e D a y :

The Peers and the Bill . . . . 63x The Limits o f the “ Higher

Criticism” . . . . . . 682

T opics (Continued) :

The Holy House of Loretto University Notes . . N o t e s ......................................... R eview s :

CONTENTS.

Page . . 683 . . 685

685

C orrespondence :

Page

Rome :— (From Our Own Corre­

spondent) ....................................... 693 News from Ireland........................... 694 News from France «• . . „ 695 L e t ter s to th e E ditor :

The Suprr macy of Jesus Christ . . 686 Introduction to the Oid Testament 687 The Last of the Royal Stuarts . . 687 A Dictionary o f Philosophy . . 688 The Old Testament in Greek . . 688 ALife Superlative . . . . .. 688 In the Land of Menelik . . . . 689 Requiescat in Pace........................... 689 Literary Notes.......................................689 Books of the Week . . . . . . 690 O b itu ary ....................................... 690

The New Decree in Favour of the

English Martyrs........................... 696 Lord Acton’s Letters . . . . 696 Peripatetics “ Au Vaudeville ” . . 698 A Religious Order for Laymen . . 698 The Winchester Church Building

Fund . . . . . . . . 699 The Feast of St. Winifred . . 699 An Interesting Prayerbook . . 699 The Vaults of St. Paneras’ Church 699 E t Cætera . . . . . . . . 700

Page

The Education B i l l ............................701 Our Colleges and Schools . . . . 701 N ews from th e D ioceses s Westminster.. . . ... . . 701

S o u th w a r k ....................................... 702 Birmingham.. . . . . . . 702 Middlesbrough . . . . . . 703 Nottingham.. . . . . 704 Shrewsbury . . . . . . . . 704 St. Thomas’ Priory, Hawkesyard,

Rugeley . . . . . . . . 704 The Edmundian Association . . 706 Social an d P o l it ic a l . . . . 706

SU PPLEM ENT. Educational N o t e s ............................709 Catholic Action ............................709 Doings of Local Authorities.. . . 715

Rejected M S. cannot be re tu rn ed unless accompanied w ith address an d postage.

NOTANDA. ---- ■ ♦ --------“ The Limits of the Higher Criticism an article suggested by a paper entitled “ For Truth or for L ife ” in the new number of The Dublin Review (p. 682).

“ Lord Acton and his Circle ”— letters from Abbot Gasquet, Mgr. Croke Robinson, and others (p. 696).

Canon Gunning explains why the proposed new church in Winchester has not been begun (p. 699).

The late Lord Arundell of Wardour— an appreciation of his life and career (p. 690).

The new Decree in favour of the English Martyrs—-what it signifies (p. 696).

The Fiiars Preachers in England— the opening of the new “ House of Formal Studies ” at Hawkesyard (p. 704).

How bogus Associations for Worship are being formed in France (p. 695).

The fight against the Education Bill in the country— splendid protests at Liverpool and Cobridge. Warnings to the Government from the Bishop of Liverpool, the Bishop ■ of Birmingham, and the Archbishop (pp. 709 sqq.).

CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

3MTERIAL PARLIAMENT

THE TEERS AND THE EDUCATION BILL. T HE Lords have resumed their consideration of the Education Bill, and they very wisely took advantage of the opportunity

•offered by the motion to go into Committee, to have a general discussion which, by its correspondence to a Second Reading debate, placed the question at issue freshly before

N ew Series. Vol. LXXVI. No. 2,£68.

the House. Lord Stanmore wanted to leave the Committee Stage till after judgment had been delivered in the appeal against the West Riding decision, but withdrew his motion. Lord Goschen then rose, and pointed out that they wished to consider the Bill from the point of view of education generally, and not merely as a question between Church and Dissent. And from that point of view there wras much need for amendment. First came the administrative effects of Clause 1, which required that all public elementary schools should be provided schools. He was afraid that this would end in bureaucratic rather than real public control, by the abolition of the local managers. Incorporation or extinction was to be the order of the day, and the schools would be administered by men out of touch with them. Then there was the danger of extinction from the unwillingness of local authorities to take over voluntary schools. A similar line was taken by the Archbishop of Canterbury who, in an impressive speech, declared that the danger of bureaucracy was real and grave, especially in London. If the Bill became law as it stood he was quite sure that the officials of the authorities would have to come forward for changes to make it workable. Besides, a great part of the Bill had never been explained. They were still in the dark as to what was to be done with the promised million, as to many points connected with Clause 4, especially as to how suitable teachers were to be obtained, and how the facilities promised w^ere to be secured ; for as the Bill stood there was nothing to make the granting of them compulsory. The Government had made promises and statements, and amendments should be passed to make the Bill tally with those statements. The changes he and his episcopal brethren would bring forward formed part of a coherent scheme formaking effective theprincipleswhich they believed to be at the root of the matter; they were in no way intended to be mischievous or wrecking amendments. Something must be done to give effect to the declaration that the Bill was intended not to have a secularising character. Then they felt that the giving of religious education in our schools must, wherever possible, be by teachers qualified and trained for that purpose. They had no sort of wish to re-impose what could be described as denominational tests upon civil servants as such. He was one of those who were most eager that the conscientious men who shrank (to their honour, be it said) from any action which might seem contrary to their belief should be protected. He protested against the muzzling of the teachers in voluntary schools.

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