Mgr. Richard, has passed away at the ripe old age of eighty-nine. For the lest few years he had been little more than the nominal head of his diocese, the hard work falling upon his coad~ joter, Mgr. Amette, who now becomes Archbishop of Paris in his stead. Mgr. Richard was a kindly, devout, old man, who rose every morning at five o'clock, winter and summer and was perfectly happy so long as he could rer wi in oratory or his library. His policy was always one of unquestioning obedience to the head of the Charch. His successor has begun well, by notifying Mgr Richard's death to the President of the Republic, who sent a polite message of condolence in reply. Herein was no great matter, perhaps, but Mgr. Awette's ect shows a conciliatory spirit and it will be good for all concerned if Church and State, now separated, can preserve at least an outward semblance of mutual respect: Mgr. Amette also asked once obtained, the Government's po mission for Cardinal's remains in the cathedral of Notre Dame, The new Archbishop, a mere youth of fifty-seven, has a. reputation for prudent management od industry rather than combativeness; but, as coadjutor, has necessarily kept his own view more or less in the background, an being the first Archbishop of Pai to enter upon his fanctions on the new basis of separation between Church and State, he may not prove quite so pliable as his predecessor. To judge by one outward and lo sign, adversity has been blessing in disguise for the Church, and has stimulate ed the zeal of the faithful. During the three days of ('ordinal Richard's lying in state many thousands of people waited long, weary hours in the afreet to see the dead Cardinal in his robes and mitre, his head leaning towards his right shoulder in a postage which was characteristic of him in life. Something more than mere curiosity must have led all these people to take so mach trouble. Many of them brought some small object, such as & prayer-book or rosary, with which they touched the dead hands, in the belief that some special benediction would accrue from the contact. was superstition, perhaps, bat France needs something of the kind to check her progress towards utter materialism.
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