We learn that the Holy Father has sent a letter of commendation to the writer of “Italian Confiscation Laws” in The Catholic World for Oct., 1873, and ordered a translation of the article.
The Catholic World. Vol. XX., No. 116.—November, 1874.
Church Chant Versus Church Music.
An interesting colloquy took place in our mind as we finished the perusal of the paper entitled “Church Music” which appeared in the August and September numbers of The Catholic World. We transcribe it as faithfully as our memory serves us.
Scene—The cloister of a Benedictine monastery. Time, Anno Domini 1000. A number of monks rehearsing for a festival.