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Vaughan (BERNARD an English Roman)

BERNARD, an English Roman Catholic clergyman, born in 1847, a brother of Cardinal Vaughan.

He was educated at Stonyhurst, and became a member of the Society of Jesus. As such, he took an active and conspicuous part in the religious and civic life of Manchester for eighteen years. In 1901 he moved to London, where he became well known as a worker among the poor, as well as a preacher. After traveling in the United States and Canada, where he lectured with great success, he also lectured at various times in Japan, China, Italy and France. Besides very numerous articles and pamphlets dealing with religious and social topics, many of his sermons have been published. He also wrote "The Sins of Society" Society" (1906) ; "Socialism" (1910) "Socialism from the Christian Standpoint" (1913); "What of To-day?" (1914); "The Menace of the Empty Cradle" (1917); "The Workers' Right to Live" (1918); etc.