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SU CATALOG FOR OTHKR STYLtS CARRIED IN STO 
 
 THE B. C. ORPHAN FRIEND. 
 
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 THE STORY W 
 
 (A Letter.) 
 
 My dear X : It is with some cumpunc':uu 
 
 of licnrt that I send yoii my brief articles in »he 
 "Orpliaii Friend," containing as they do stric- 
 liircs upon the faitli to whioli you are giving the 
 heHt cITortH of your life, but 1 continue to do so 
 because I feel you would rather see then: than 
 not. 
 
 Now, my dear X , you must not believe that 
 
 it was the dictates of an irresponsible sclflshnoss 
 that bronglit mu into the ('atholic Church, or 
 that my conversion was in any way a triumph for 
 my own private judgment, rather than a defeat 
 at the hands of an authoritative Faith. No, in- 
 ileed, it was not an exaggerated sense of the im- 
 portance of my own views that made me what I 
 now am, hut rather a (.'-oater realization of the 
 beauty and dignity and truth of views to whi 
 the prejudice of past years had blinded me. 
 now T am no longer blind. I sec clearly, 
 six months after my conversi(Ui I can wj))f^witb 
 all conviction that the obedient surrender of 
 myself to the See and religion of St. I'eter is the 
 greatest thing I ever did in my life. 
 
 Hut here perhaps you will object and suggest 
 to yourself doubts whether St. Peter held the 
 same faith that Catholics hold to-day. Well, I 
 will not argue the point with you to-day, but 1 
 give you this as my (irni couvictiim, thai what- 
 ever doctrines nuiy have been promulgated by the 
 Holy See since St. Peter's day, they are only 
 adjustments or re-stutemenis or necessary devel- 
 opments—whether of inspiration, of revelation 
 or of natural growth— of the same old truths, and 
 that the animating .spirit of Catholicism is, as I 
 believe, in every esKential the ianie spirit that 
 inspired, moulded, fortified and cheered the Chris- 
 tians of the first century. 
 
 Kut this is a side issue. 
 
 I a.ssert again that my conversion was not a 
 triumph ,but a defeat ; not a planting of my own 
 private standard upon some surprised and cap- 
 tured battlement of Tlinught, but a bowing down 
 of my neck beneath the heel of a conqueror. 
 
 Nor again— to enlarge upon the first point- 
 was my conversion a mere (excursion of selfish- 
 ness. God f<u-bid. It was for other reasons, 
 reasons poles asunder from self-interest, reasons 
 based rather upon altruism and the love I have 
 for you, for all my relatives and frien<ls, and 
 Ibnuigh them, for all mankind. For 1 entered 
 into the heart of hunmnity, and I read its sorrows, 
 its passions, its perplexities, its questionings, its 
 rebellions, its ciuiceits, its pride, its wretched- 
 ness. 
 
 I passed in review the fugitive but bitter woes 
 of childhood, the helplcssn'ss and eagerness of 
 youth face to face with all the unexplained enig- 
 nms of life aiul iuit\ire, the struggles of manhood, 
 the regret, the discontent and ;)oevishness of age. 
 
 I took count of the sorrows of each individual 
 heart as in the course of a brief, but not utmb- 
 servant life, they have been made known to me; 
 the upward groping through the night of spiritual 
 darkness; the vacillation of the templed be- 
 tween good and evil, the long, long patience of 
 the burdened years, the disappointment, the self- 
 reproach, the grief of bereavement, the remorse, 
 the home-coming from afar with empty hands. 
 
 And 1 asked myself: What remedy is there 
 for all thisT wiiat relief? What guidance T 
 What power of healing T Where shall man find 
 bis bread of suslenaiu'c, his staff of support, hi^ 
 kiss of peace, his harbor of refuge T Is thei^ 
 none to help whore so many arc in needt 
 
 And my answer is this: that whatever the indi- 
 vidual merits of other Christian denominations. 
 
 it is the Catholic Church — I make my stand 
 this — that is best able to meet all the varied sp 
 tual needs of our mar''')ld nature. None is 
 fitted to supervise the early steps of childhood 
 extend to youth the right hand of a gencr 
 assistance, equip manhood with vigor and illi 
 illation, or guide the fiagging steps of age i 
 the quiet paths of Happiness and Peace; i 
 none acomplislies these tasks with such wisdi 
 such care or such tender solicitude. Finally, n 
 better than she can hand down the purity of 
 Faith and the beauty of Virtue, or bind toget 
 an errant society in all the sweetness and digr 
 of true religion. 
 
 Oh, sacred Heart of Jesus, bring within Th 
 ancient fold all those that read these words, i 
 make it the place of their resting, that Thou 
 us and we \\i Thee, we all may be one, evert 
 Tho><^rUOne with the Father and One with 
 irit ill the sacred Unity of the (lodhoa( 
 H. K. OOltNALL, M.A. (Cantab) 
 
 HISTORICAL NOTES OF VICTORIA 
 CEMETERY. 
 
 I.— Quadra Street. 
 
 By Father Brabant. 
 
 The Catholic community of Victoria and 
 surroundings is to be ccmgnitiilated upon the 
 qiiisition of a piece of property destini-d 
 cemetery purposes. Long and often have C( 
 plaints been made in the country, that we ('at 
 lies had no cemetery of our own, where.i?, 
 communities of smaller importance and siliia 
 in less favorable circiim.staiices, the members 
 the Church have their own graveyard, blesse-d 
 consecrated by the prayers of the Ritual, 
 that respect the Jowi:di couimuuity of Victo 
 has set an example, for since pioneer tiriies 
 has a cemetery where the members of its r 
 persuasion, having worshipped toaethor, are i 
 buried together in a common burial-ground. 
 
 This addition to our Catholic institutions 
 minds ns of happenings of the past which 
 early pioneers will remember, and which the la 
 generation of Biitish Columbians will learn 
 with interest. 
 
 Hight in the centre of the city of VictfTia 
 Quadra street, is the old cemetery. Tt was 
 out as such in early days, and was at thnt 
 well out of town. Tt was considered to be a 
 spot for a cemetery, easy of approach, level 
 free of boulders, rocks and other iindesir 
 obstructions. , 
 
 The Quadra street cemetery was laid <ni 
 plots; and eacl. of the principal religious Iio 
 then represented in the city had its own 
 reserved for itn own adherents: the Angli< 
 had theii-s, and so had the Presbyterians, 
 Methodists, and the Catholics. Besides 
 plots, a large portion of the gi'oiinds was for 
 use of people of denominations having no pi 
 of worship in the city, and for the publii 
 general. 
 
 The Catholic plot was on the south-east cor 
 and access to it was had by the side gate, w 
 opened from the road between the cemetery i 
 and the Anglican Bishop's garden. 
 
 Tn ISOO the representatives of the Churoli 
 England sent out a Bishop to take charge of 
 interests, spiritual and temporal, of their det 
 ination in British Columbia. The new iiicuml 
 this being at that time an English colony, Io( 
 upon his promotion and subsequent position 
 light that others could not see— an English co 
 \% not England itself; and he soon felt very i 
 disappointed; to add to his chagrin, he had ' 
 ten certain letters to England about things 
 people in the colony, which appeared in i 
 
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 X 
 
STYLES CARRIIO IN STOCK 
 
 C. ORPHAN FRIEND. 
 
 ic Clmrch — I make my stand on 
 
 I iible to meet nil the viirietl spiri- 
 
 iir mm ''»1(1 iiiiliirc. None is so 
 
 sc llu' enrly steps of cliildliood, to 
 
 I lie rittlit liand of a generous 
 
 |) riiiinhood with vigor and illum- 
 
 le the Hugging titeps of age into 
 
 of Happiness and I'eace; and 
 
 s these tasks with such wisdom, 
 
 li tender solicitude. Finally, none 
 
 can hand down (he purity of the 
 
 ipauty of Virtue, or bind together 
 
 y in all the sweetness and dignity 
 
 eart of JcHiia, bring within Thine 
 those that read these words, and 
 
 lec of their resting, that Thou in 
 
 'lice, we all may be one, eveitsas 
 ith the Father and One with tk\ 
 
 lie sacred Unity of the Oodhcad. 
 
 K. GORNALli, M.A. (Cantab). 
 
 L NOTES OF VICTORIA 
 OEMETERT. 
 
 I.— Quadra Street. 
 
 ?y Father Brabant. 
 
 community of Victoria ai'd Us 
 
 to bo cimgniliilated upon the ac- 
 piccc of property destiv'td for 
 )ses. I,ong and often have coni- 
 ide ill the country, that we (.'atho- 
 nclery of our own, wheren?, in 
 
 smaller importance and situated 
 lie circum.stancfcs, the members of 
 'e their own graveyard, blessed or 
 
 the prayers of the Riliml. In 
 le Jowi.'sli ooaimuuity of Victoria 
 imple, for since pioneer tiriie.s ,it 
 y where the members of its own 
 i'infj worsliippcd together, are also 
 r in a common burial-ground, 
 n to our Catliolic institutions re- 
 apppnings of the past which the 
 ivill remember, and which the latest 
 Bi'itish Columbians will learn of 
 
 centre of the city of Victoria, on 
 
 is the old cemetery. Tt was laid 
 
 early days, and was at that, timo 
 
 fn. It was considered to be a Hne 
 
 etcry, easy of approach, level and 
 
 srs, rocks and other undesirable 
 
 street cemetery was laid out in 
 I; of the principal religious bodies 
 >'d in the city had its own plot, 
 tn own adherents: the Anglicans 
 d so had the Presbyterians, the 
 id the Catholics. Besides these 
 lortion of the gi-onnda was for the 
 :>f denominations having no places 
 
 the city, and for the public in 
 
 plot was on the south-east corner, 
 it was had by the side gate, which 
 le road between the cemetery itself 
 Ban Bishop's garden. 
 
 representatives of the Church of 
 )ut a Bishop to take charge of the 
 :ual and temporal, of their denom- 
 ish Columbia. The new incumbent, 
 lat time an English colony, looked 
 Dli(m and subsequent po.sition in a 
 •s could not see— an Rnglish colony 
 
 itself; and he soon felt very much 
 to add to his chagrin, he had writ- 
 ten) to Kngland about things and 
 
 colony, which appeared in some 
 
 English papers, copies of which were before long 
 received in town and read by some promiiu'iit 
 members of his own communion — the people he 
 had written about — and it hurt their feelings 
 very much. Through this and other causes, the 
 new P^piscopal Bishop became very unpopular. 
 Still his greatest adversaries would allow that 
 he was a real gentleman, tiiat he was zealous and 
 dignified, and in every respect worthy of the trust 
 his ehiinh had jilaced in him. His own people 
 used to .say that "ho was too big for the place"; 
 and through an idea which he had of his own 
 importance, ho nuide mistakes which sometimes 
 cost liini afterwards sorry feelings of confusion 
 and humiliation. 
 
 Thus on one occasion, without consulting any 
 of the men then in power or authority, he made 
 up his mind tha^ ho would enlarge his already 
 extensive garden f;rounds and take in and annex 
 Jo them the road which separated his garden from 
 y>€ cemetery ; in other words, the road used by 
 tiie Catholics to go to their own part of the grave- 
 yard. And so ho got some workmen to run a 
 fence according to his plans and calculations; and 
 a very good and sidid fence it was, a credit to 
 the workmen, and some people even said, a great 
 improvement to the looks of the surroundings. 
 
 But lo! what should happen t There wore at 
 that time in Victoria quite n number of Cariboo 
 miners — fine, good-hearted young fellows, but 
 like others of their ela.ss, not adverse to having a 
 little fun, and incidentally perhaps being up to a 
 bit of mischief. Quite a few of them were mem- 
 bers of the church, and like all sons of Erin were 
 in love with their clergy, for whose sakes and 
 rights they were ready to peel off their coats at 
 any timo. It soon camo to thoir ears that a fence 
 had been put up; that the way to their portion 
 of the gruveyard was now blocked ip. Did the 
 Fathers, did the Bishop know of itT No one 
 could tell; it made no diffore'ice. "Boys," said 
 one of them, "we are going to stand no non- 
 sense. That fence is going to come down. ' ' And, 
 indeed, before nightfall came, a dozen or more 
 men were prepared for the work. Thoy later met 
 on Quadra street, and when daylight came, the 
 road of the Catholics to the cemetery was open 
 again. And not a post of the obnoxious fence was 
 left standing. 
 
 It seems that when the work of destruction had 
 been completed, one of the indignant miners had 
 proposed, and the proposition was endorsed by all 
 present, to make a gift to their own Bishop, the 
 Catholic Bishop, of the tools which they had used 
 in what they considered the protection of their 
 rights. "It will make him feel good," a^^ the 
 speaker remarked. 
 
 But when in Uie morning tho good Bishop founci 
 in his shed a dozen or more brand-now axes, and 
 heard of what had been done, it did not "make 
 him feel good" at all. On the contrary, it made 
 him feel very bad and it upset his nerves com- 
 pletely. Was not the presence of the axes on his 
 |)remiscs going to be used as a proof that he had 
 instigated the mischief T However, I never heard 
 of such accusations being made or oven suspicions 
 entertained; and very properly so. For Bishop 
 Demers was eminently a man of peace, and he 
 would have been the very lost man in the colony 
 to have recourse to force in order to carry a point 
 which the courts could and would settle. 
 
 I may here also remark that the Anglican pre- 
 late had all along acted in good faith. The man 
 was under the impression that he hod a right to 
 the land taken in by the road, and that it actu- 
 ally belonged to his Church. IIow was the diffi- 
 culty settled t The matter was taken before a 
 court of competent judges, as it should have 
 been before an attempt was made to put up a 
 fence, in spite of timely protestations, and that 
 
THE B. C. ORPHA> 
 
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 cciiirl (Icridcil lliat the roiul wiis tii iciiiain open 
 us ii IiikI liccn ii|i Ici that time; ami, as t'viM-yhiMly 
 ran si-c t'l.r hiiiist'lf, it is still (ipcii lii-day, hut it 
 is pi'iihahly the least t'rei|ii(>iit<'(t anil the inii< t 
 dcsiilate liiokin); rimil within the city limits. 
 
 Bt'fiire ('(infciliTatioii, the rhiirch reffistcrs 
 were the lejfnl rejtislers; all funerals and niar- 
 riapes were ftii he entered therein; ami lav.'yers 
 and cithers of the lejjal imifcssion expeeted nf 
 the heads of the eliurehes In he allowed aeeess to 
 llieir honks and lake eopies of the "aets" therein 
 ronlnined. 
 
 Since Con federal ion, the lask of keepins; the 
 h'Ral reffislers has heen taken over hy the (iovern- 
 iiienl, at whose ollici all deeds and aets must he 
 entered. Vel llie <dd system worked very satis- 
 farlorily. I can recall only one occasion when 
 I he enleriiif; of an act of a funeral pive occasion 
 to eonsiderahle unpleasantness. 
 
 Opposite the Bishop's old residencf- on Collin- 
 Koii street, stood what was called the French 
 hospital. It had and kept that name, althoir^Ii 
 there were more non-Krench members lh:iM 
 natives of France. The inscription above the 
 door deceived many French scholars: it rrail, 
 '•.Maison de Saute Francaise," which inscri,)lion 
 many look lo mean — a French insane asylum. 
 However, il was an hospital; hut cuily subscribers 
 lo Ihe "French Hospital Society" were admill"d, 
 A ilo/en or more years ago the Frcncti hospital 
 (■eased to exist. The board of directors offered 
 lo the Sisters of St. Ann lo lake charge of il. 
 but (liey nnide such conditions that the good Sis- 
 ters could nol accept the olTer; il was then after- 
 wards amalgamated will) Ihe Jubilee hospital. 
 
 Late in Ihe si.xties, whilst the French hospit.il 
 was enjoying its most prosperous times, one of 
 its directors was taken sick and bnuighl iii for 
 treatment. He was a Frenchman, as all Ihe 
 directors were, had been bapli/.ed, and of course 
 was sup))osed to bo a Catholic. The priests of Tie 
 liishop's house, hearing that the nnm Wiis very 
 bad and in fad, aeeordiug to the statement of 
 Ihe doctors, was not likely lo recover, went lo visit 
 him time and again; but the sick man protested 
 at any and every time, when the subject was 
 broached to him, that he would not accept llie 
 ministrations of the Clnireh; that he had lived out 
 of the Church and would die out of it. 
 
 One day, just as the priests sat down to din- 
 ner ,n messcn,"?r came running down from th.; 
 hospital. "Quick! Quick! Mr. (he named the 
 sick Frenchnn\n) wants to see a priest." One of 
 the priests jumped up, ran lo Ihe bed of the sick 
 man ami found him — dead. 
 
 The man was dead before Ihe messenger was 
 sent, but his friends made use of this dodge to 
 secure for him "ecclesiastical sepulture." The 
 Hishop and his priests at once detected the im- 
 positiiui, and guided by the dictates of their con- 
 science and the laws of the Church, they refused 
 lo bury Ihe impenitent infidel. He was, however, 
 buried in Ihe Catholic plot of the Quadra street 
 cemetery. The Bishop, having heard of the prep- 
 arations that were being nuide on our exclusive 
 ground, was in a quandary. We could not and 
 wouhl not allow the .sacred rites over the grave 
 of a man who had refused Ihem as long as he 
 was alive. Some people would have called it an 
 act of kindness; but in reality it would have 
 been an oulrage, and an act of cowardice, to 
 avail himself of Ihe lielplessness in death of the 
 impenitent man and to force, as il were, upon his 
 remains sacred ceremonies against which he had 
 protested, to whicii he had objected to the very 
 last, and to wliicli be was therefore supposed still 
 to object. 
 
 What then did he dot Afraid that fault might 
 be fiuind with him, if he did not entir the act of 
 
 burial in his register the regisi 
 lie plot he sent two of his pri '^ 
 oiil of sight on the unimnds. v 
 witness from a distance Ihat tin- 
 ally taken place, anil then enlci 
 register. But, luiforliMuitely, I 
 been noticed from Iheir place 
 of the mourners; and the Frei 
 forgave Ihe Ifisho)) Ibis act of, 
 intrusion. It was, however, an 
 this was not llie main cause of i 
 bni'ial itself something hail happ< 
 wards gave occasion lo a grc: 
 aniunil lown, if not of very s; 
 Il seems thai when the corpse 
 Ihe hearse and placed alongsi> 
 several of the mo.;! intimate frii 
 man made up Iheir minds lb: 
 Bishop and his priests had refus 
 Ihey would have religious cere 
 But not one of Ihe mouiiiers had 
 an orilimiiy prayer book, anil all 
 llii'ni commenced Ihe reeilation 
 prayei', Ihey all. one after Ihe 
 before reaching Ihe end thereof 
 Il has often struck me: how 
 how unrcasoinible. Ihat people 
 clergy, hale Ihe Church, and spi 
 inliilcls or atheists, nhcn dealll 
 friends, men of Ihe same class, 
 alioiil securing for Ihem an ccch 
 with the ceremonies of Ihe Chur 
 be admitted thai wcll-meauin; 
 souielimes found who do not sc 
 Iheir ecclesiaslical superiors whc 
 church are refused over Ihe rem. 
 applicants. They eviilenlly ih 
 Ihe posilion of the clergy, ami I 
 the motives of Iheir conduct u 
 stances. When a judge is on 
 passes, on an nnforlnnale crinii 
 of ilealh, does it mean Ihat this , 
 sin-e in doing so t Do we not hei 
 breaking down tuid si.bbing at l 
 meni of passing Ihe senlenee of 
 il is with bishops and priests: i 
 full of grief thai they refuse tin 
 leges of a Catholic funeral; but 
 Ihe bench Ihey nnist do Iheir di 
 in their case as clergymen, is 
 Canons and laws of the Churcl 
 that priests and ev>:, bishops, h 
 displeasure of the people and losi 
 for refusing the rites of the Chi 
 sion of funerals. But Ihey hav 
 solalion, and that consolation is 
 ing Ihe laws of the (liurch. Ihej 
 duly lo (iod. and Iherefore Ihey i 
 found faidt with, they can rejoi( 
 that "Bles.sed are they that 8 
 for justice's sake, for theirs is 
 Heaven. ' ' 
 
 II.— Boss Bay. 
 
 We now take leave of the Qm 
 tery, while breathing, from tin 
 heart, a prayer for the eterTuil 
 pants, and pass lo the, compar 
 new graveyard at Koss Bay. 
 
 In the lale seventies, plans Wi 
 acquisition of a new cemetery, 
 at Koss Bay were secured. liike 
 tery of Quadra street, Ihe grout 
 and pnitilioned in lots, and a 
 each of the religious denomi 
 same time a cemetery board wt 
 member appointed of each and « 
 lo represent its adherents and 
 interests. 
 
 Mr. Patrick McTiernan, a g 
 
 i'a^i^i^i 
 
THE B. C. ORPHAN PRIEND. 
 
 mini In liJK r('|.'iNt<'r -the i'i>)(iKtci' nf lliu Cullio- 
 <■ plot lit- N«<iit Cwi) lit' liiH pi'i.-stH, wliii, iiltli<iii);li 
 III lit' si^ht nil till' iri'iiiiliilK, UiMilil III* itlilu to 
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 •jrixtt'i". Hilt, iiiit'iirti'iiatcly. tlu'sr piieHts hail 
 i-rii iiiitircil tViiiii llit'ir pluco of liiilinj.' by soiiiu 
 t' till' iiiiinnii'iH; iiiid tlii' Kifiicli pi'oplc iinvfr 
 ii'tjavii till' HiHJKip lliis act nt', wliat tlu'y called, 
 itnisiiiii. It was, Iihwi'Vit, an opi-ii Kci'mt that 
 lis was mil l!ii> main caiisi' nl' tiirir ire. At the 
 iirial ilsi'ir soiiu'lliintr hail liapprni'il wliiuh at'ttir- 
 ai'ils ^'av(' iiccasion to a ^'icat ileal of K*'>*>i>P 
 iiiiiiiil liiwii, it' nut lit' very sarraslic remarks. 
 
 I seems thai when the I'liipse was taken out of 
 le hearse anil plaeeil aloiii:si(le of the (jrave, 
 i'veral of the mo..; inlimale I'rieiuls of the ileail 
 will maile up their iiiimls that alllioii^:h the 
 lishnp ami his priests hail refused their services, 
 lev would have relijfions eeremonies anyhow, 
 lilt not one of the mourners had even as iinieli ns 
 
 II ordinary prayer hook, and aithiiii({li several of 
 !iem eoinmeneed the reeitatioii of the hold's 
 rayer, Ihey all, one after the oilier, liroke down 
 el'i.ie reaeliinjr llie eiiil thereof. 
 
 It has often struck me: how slraiiire il is and 
 ow iiiireasoiialile, that pi.ople who despise the 
 liMsrv, liate tile Cluireji, and spi.iid llieir lives as 
 ilideis or allieisis, ivheii death overt ukes llieir 
 riends, men of the same class, are .so parlicnlar 
 lioiit secnrinn for llieiii an ecclesiastical funeral 
 illi the cerenionies of Ilie ('lunch. And it must 
 e admitted that well-iiieanin;: Catholics are 
 iiinelimcs found who do not scruple to criticise 
 lieir ecclesiastical superiors when the rites of the 
 linrcli are refused over the remaii-s of nnworlhy 
 pplicants. They evidently do not understand 
 he position of the cler,;y, and they iiiisinlerprct 
 he motives of their coiuliiet under the circiini- 
 taiices. When a .jndjje is on th,' heiieli and 
 lasses, on an nnfortiinate criminal, (he sentence 
 f death, does il nienn lliat this .jud^'c takes plea- 
 nre in doini; so f Do we not hear of macislrates 
 reakinj; down imil si.bhiiiH' at that lerrihle mo- 
 lent of passiii<; the sentence of death f And so 
 
 is with hishops and priests: it is with a heart 
 nil of frrief that they refuse the rites and privi- 
 '^es of a Catholic funeral; hiit like a jiidfre on 
 le heiicli they iiiiist do llieir duly: which duty, 
 I their case as cleiKyiiien, is defined hy the 
 iiiions and laws of the Clinrch. We all know 
 lial priests and evtii bishops, have incurred the 
 ispleasnre of the people and lost their popularity 
 iir refiisiiif; the rites (if the Church on the occa- 
 ioii of fiineials. But they have one };reat con- 
 olalion, and that consolation is, that hy observ- 
 1^' the laws of the Church, they have done their 
 illy to (iod, and llierefore they are criticised and 
 oniid fault with, they can rejoice in the tliiiu}.dit 
 hat "Blessed are they that siilTer persecution 
 or justice's sake, for theirs is the KinM:dom of 
 lea von. " 
 
 II.— RosB Bay. 
 
 We now take leave of the Quadra Street cenie- 
 ery, while breathing', from the bottoin of our 
 eart, a prayer for the eternal rest of its oocii- 
 aiits, and pass to the, comparatively speakinp, 
 ew irraveyard at Koss Bay. 
 
 In the late seventies, plans were made for the 
 c(|iiisition of a new cemetery, and the grounds 
 1 Uo.ss Hay were secured. Like at the old ceine- 
 I'l-y of Quadra street, the {rrnunds were laid out 
 ml partitioned in lots, and a lot set apart for 
 ach of the relijfioiis denominations. At the 
 anic time a cemetery hoard was formed, and a 
 icmber appointed of each and every eomniiinioii, 
 I represent its adherents and attend to their 
 iterest.s. 
 
 Mr. Patrick McTiernan, a gentleman with a 
 
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 clear head, foil of eommoii sense, and esleemed hy 
 everybody, whether helonjriiiK to the faith or not, 
 was appniiiled for ami worthily represented his 
 fellow Catholics on the Hoard until the Doniinion 
 (oiveriinieiil asked him to acept the position of 
 Indian .\yeiil at New Westminster. 
 
 At one of tile lirsl iMcclinu's of llic Hoard, on 
 the sufffrcslioii of Bishop Scfrbers, Mr. McCiernaii 
 proposed the i|nestiiiii: "Who is to jiiiluc or to 
 delermiiie whether a iiiaii or a woman died in the 
 Catholic conimniiion or not?" After some dis- 
 cussion, the iiienibers of the Hoard made their 
 answer nnaniinoiis, and it was to the i ITecl : that 
 the Hisliop, or the parish pi iest appointed by h'lii, 
 was to delerniine and decide the matter. And, 
 lieinjr pressed to do so, the Board fja^'e their an- 
 swer ill wriliii).', which Mr. McTierinin afterwards 
 delivered to the liislmp. This was a very valu- 
 able aci|uisitioii and, hefnre many months had 
 elapsed, it was practically and sncccssfnlly made 
 use of. 
 
 A Frenchman died in Seattle; he had lived 
 many years in Victoria. Iiavinp been in business 
 there, and he was well and favorably known by 
 the people in jreneral. His family had the body 
 broiifrlit to Victoria for interment, anil made ap- 
 plication 111 have it buried in the Catholic plot 
 of the Ifoss Hay cemeleiy. Hut he was a Calholic 
 only in name, never set foot in the cliiircli, and 
 besides he was a free-mason. The Bishop, there- 
 fore, in virtue of the power which he had re- 
 ceived from the Cemetery Board, refused permis- 
 sion to have the body buried in our |iortioii of 
 the cemetery. The family of the deceased ex- 
 pected that much and took the decision grace- 
 fiilly. But not so some of the dead man's friends; 
 and we soon were informed that trouble was 
 brewing; thai a petition was bein^ circulated, and 
 very numerously sipned, to have the cemetery 
 thrown open to all applicants, and to have the 
 separation and privileges ftraiiled to the ditTerent 
 relifjions denominations abol' .ed: all of wliieh 
 would have the eiTeel of the recent "unpleasant- 
 ness" not beiiifr repeated. 
 
 In due time this petition was presented to and 
 came before 'he House of I'arlianient, and a bill 
 called the "Kvaiis Cemelery Bill," was drawn 
 up, with the object, of course, of hnviin; it passed 
 and the eeir.etery thrown open promiscuously to 
 the ( iblic. A special committefe having been ap- 
 pointed, with the late Doctor Tolmic as chair- 
 man, a very civil letter was sent to Bishop 
 .Seghers, requesting his presence at the (fovern- 
 ment buildings, to meet the members of the 
 committee; which he did at the appointed place 
 
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 uikI liiiii'. Til'- I(isli(i|), iiltliiiii;;li not intDi'ini'd, 
 sirpiM-U'd wliiil wa.-i ciiiniiif;. hihI lie ii't't his ri'si- 
 dencc duly prepared for his riM-optioii. Dr. 
 Tiijinic, the i-lmirnmii of the cunmiittee, and 
 Hishup Sejiiicrs wr: • eld ne(|iiaiii(iiiiees, if not 
 .lid friends. The (hietur very eiinliously nnd dex- 
 terously liiliddueed llie suhjeel to he talked about, 
 and finished by askiufr the Hishop "in virtue ol 
 what po.ver he liad refused admit laiiee to the 
 eorpse of the {•"renehinau in the Catlndie seetion 
 id' the eeinetery?" The hishop answered politely 
 but poinleilly that lie had done so, in virtue of 
 the power wliieli had been fcrauted to him by the 
 Cemetery Hoard as Hishop of the dioeese. Of 
 eourse they all believed this stnlemeiit, but eould 
 he produce pi lofs that the Cemetery Hoard had 
 really friven liiin that power t 
 
 This was almost too inueli fiu' the yoiinj; Hishop, 
 but he nuina^ed to keep his feeliiifrs under eon- 
 trol. "Yes," said he, "I have proofs. I have 
 proofs in the shape of a letter from the Board, 
 wliieli I have liere iu my poeket." "Oh, indeed. 
 Would Viuir I,ordship i)le'>se let us have that let- 
 terf" "No, sir, I am not jroiuf; to part vith 
 tint letl"r. Hut while I hold it iu my -vn hind 
 I will ailo.v your seeretary to take a eii( y of it." 
 This was siibseipiently done, and the Bis. op took 
 his leave amidst the apologies and thanks of the 
 srentlemen appointed "to sit" on the f.mious 
 "Kvans Cemetery Rill." 
 
 I do not know what became of tiie "E\ftnK 
 Bill." But 1 know that the part which the \ ic- 
 toria Staiidaril, now defunct, but at that time the 
 (iovernment <u'san, took in the mater, cost the 
 editiu' of that paper the humiliation !o recant 
 publicly and make an abject apolofry, for inakiuf; 
 certain uncalled for and untruthful a.s.sertiona re- 
 llectiiit; on our'Bishop for the stand he had taken 
 in defencliiif; his positicui. And I should think 
 that the matter of the petition and of the Hill, 
 
 wiiieh was drawn up iu ciuiseciiu'iice, must I 
 been dropped; for the manadcment of the I 
 Hay cemetery lias remained the same, as it 
 from the betriniiiiiff, and it seems to coiiti 
 under the old or luifjinal plan, to le.ive to 
 fteneral public no room for complaints. 
 
 [n conclusion, it may mit be treuerally kn 
 that more than once, steps had been taken 
 the authorities of the ('hurch to secure };r"i 
 for a craveyard of our own. The late Very I 
 Mandart, beinj; Ailmiuistralor duriiif; the alisi 
 of the Hislii.p, at one lime, bouirht a piect 
 property wliieh w<uild have made an ideal gr 
 yard; but bcl'iu-e the barpiin was concludoc 
 became rumoured that the irrcMiud was wai 
 for that purpose, and the owner of the prop 
 backed out. and the deeds were refused. Aji 
 a score or more years airo, another parcel of 1 
 was l)oiij;lit, this time llirouf;h thi' services i 
 private party, so that no suspicious should 
 aroused that it was for cemetery purposes, 
 (di.jections, of a dilTerent nature, to the prop 
 heintr used as a jrraveyard were made, and a 
 the plans an 1 calculations of the authoritie 
 the (^liurch were frustrated. 
 
 Now that success lias crowned their etforts 
 Catholics of Vicliuia, as we sai<l at the ou 
 are to Ise coiifiraliilated upon cominy: in posse; 
 of an ideal s|)ot f'lM- a cemetery of their ow 
 Hoss Hay, adjacent to the public cemetery, w 
 so many of their friends and relatives are air 
 buried. I-et them see to it, that this new ac(| 
 tion may deserve to he looked upon as a cred 
 the Church and a becoininj; resting place oi 
 remains of tho chihlren of tlie Faith. 
 
 A. J. 
 
 We should never repulse the poor. If we 
 not Kive them anytliintr, we should pray to 
 to inspire others to do so. 
 
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 liiis I'l-iiiaiiicil llic siinic, as it was 
 lining', anil it scciiis In ccintiiuic, 
 I' iii'i^iiial plan, l<> Iimvc Id tlic 
 iHi riiiiiii t'lir ciiiiiplaiiils. 
 11, il may not be (ri'iii'iaily kiiovii 
 (iiicc, steps liail been taken liy 
 < 111' the dhiireli t(i seeiire f^roiiiuls 
 il' our ciwn. The late Very Hev. 
 K Ailiniiiislraliif during tlic aliseiiee 
 , at line lime, hiiii<;lit a pieee iil' 
 
 II wiiiilil Inivi' iiiaile an ideal jjrave- 
 iire I lie liar^iiin was coiicliideil, it 
 ireil tliat llie jrniiiiKl was waiiteil 
 ise, anil the owner ol' the pioperty 
 
 III the ileeils were refused. Again, 
 e years airn, iiimtlier paieel of land 
 his lime tiiroiiirli the services of a 
 , so that no siispieions should lie 
 it was for eemeteiy purposes. Hut 
 
 a ililTereiit nature, to the properly 
 a graveyard were made, and apain 
 I ealeiilatiiins of the aiilliorilies of 
 M-e frustrated. 
 
 u'ee.ss lins erownod tlieir elToits, tlie 
 Vieloria, as we said at the outset, 
 ralnlateil iipoM eumiiif; in possession 
 )iit for a eemetery of tlieir own at 
 aeeni to the puhlie eemetery, where 
 eir friends and relatives are already 
 hem see to it, that this new ai'i|iiisi- 
 rve to he looked upon as a credit to 
 id a hecomiiif; resting place of the 
 e cliililren of the Faith. 
 
 A. .1. M. 
 
 RELIGIOUS TOLERATION IN ENGLAND 
 AND IRELAND. 
 
 The KiiHJish Catholic Directory for llldS, just 
 issued, gives sliilislics slniwiug the Calhiilic popu- 
 lation of the lintish Hmpire to Ih> iiuw eslimatcil 
 IIS follows: III the I'liiled Kingdom, ,~i,.'iOI),(IIMI 
 (vi/.., (ireat Uritain, 2,1S0,00(1; Ireland, ll.ltlitl,- 
 IIOIM ; liihraltar. Malta, and Oo/.o, '^15,1)1111; Asia, 
 •_',l):i."i,(IIH); Africa, .I'ld/idO ; America, 2,Ml(l,llll(l; 
 Australasia, 1 .(1!»1>,.">00 (viz. Australia, i).Vi,.')l)(): 
 .New Zealand, JOT.OOO; Fiji and oilier Ishinils, 
 :tlMI(H)); total Catholics in the Knipire, rj,(),-,:i,- 
 IMMI. It is also stated that in the lirilisli Mouse 
 of Lords llicre arc thirty-four Catholics, and in 
 the House of Cnminons eight Catholics icpiescnl- 
 ing constiluencies in tireat Britain. 
 
 This iasl-nienlioneil fact docs not compare I'a- 
 vonralilv in tiie matter of religious tnleratioii 
 with the nninher of Protestants elected liy Catho- 
 lics in Catholic Ireland. Tlic total nninher of 
 Hrilisli ireiiihers of the House of Commons is 
 .■)()7, only I'iglit of whnni are Catholics, whereas 
 of the 8;i Nationalist inemheis elected in Ireland 
 (in districts overwhelmingly Catholie) ten are 
 I'lotcstants. Yet the English riiionist press en- 
 dorse tlie I'lster I'rotestant argument against 
 Home Knle that under an Irish Parliament, >\ith 
 a Catholic majority, Protestants would he per- 
 secuted because of their religion. 
 
 never repulse the poor. If we can 
 1 anything, we should pray to God 
 era to do so. 
 
 Crosses are, on the rond to heaven, like a line 
 stone bridge over a river. 
 
 We may almost say that we are fortunate in 
 having temptations. The period of their dura- 
 tion is, ill truth, the sea.soii of the spiritual 
 harvest, in which we are garnering stores. It is 
 like the harvest time, when men rise early nil 1 
 labor hard, hut make no complaint, because they 
 gather much. 
 
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