The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-12

has been venerated. In the 18th
century the image was carried on the
high seas to guard voyagers.
Five Hundredth Anniversary of ST.
Andrews University.-The Holy Fa-
Their has appointed the Right Rev.
Monsignor Fraser, Rector of the
Scots College. Rome, to be his repre-
sentative at the celebrations in honor
of the 5OOth anniversary of the found
ing of st. Andrews University, Scot
land. The celebration takes place
from September IL to Is. 1t it still
uncertain whether the King will be
able to go to st. Andrews for it. In
addition to distinguished scholars and
men of science from all parts of the
world, there will be present the Prime
Minister, the American Ambassador,
the Duke of Argyll, Lord Strathcona,
Lord Ninian, Crichton-Stuart, Lord
Haddo, Mr. Balfour, and Mr.. Carnegie.
Choir Master Honored by Freiburg.
The Faculty of Philosophy in the
University af Freiburg has conferred
upon the Cathedral Choir Master, J.
G.. Shehle, the Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy on account of his extra
ordinary service on behalf of eccle-
siastical music.
Catholic Home for Training Nurses.
The Queen has received from the
Dowager Lady O'Hagan the offer of
the freehold of her house, "a, Rutland
square, to be devoted to any purpose
her majesty may select The house
is to become the permanent head
quarters of the st. Lawrence's Cath
Ollie Home for training district nurses,
in affiliation with the Queen Victoria
Jubilee Institute.
China To Keep sunday.-An inn
perial edict has just been issued from
Pekin by the Chinese government re-
quiring a general observance of the
Christian Sunday throughout the vast
empire. This announcement is the
most remarkable and impressive tes-
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ments of Christian missionary labors
among the Chinese and Orientals gen
orally which the world has ever had
Pilgrimage in Honor of Blessed
Thomas More.-At Chelsea, England,
pilgrimage took place some weeks
ago to the convent of the Alteration
Reparatrice in honor of Blessed
Thomas More. The convent occupies
the site of his home.
Newcastle, Historic Catholic City.
Newcastle, the city in which the
English Catholic Congress will be held
in few days, is of Roman origin.
It's churches of All Saints, ST. Mich
olas and st. Andrew, date from 1850
It's chantries once numbered six-Our
Lady's, st. Johns, st. GATHERINGS, ST.
streets are a standing rebuke to "The
Reformation" Like in other countries
of Europe they bear the names of
Augustinian, Carmelite, Franciscan,
Dominican, Trinitarian, etc.
Holy Fathers SoIicitude for Brazil.
The Holy Father has addressed to
the Hierarchy of Brazil letter in
which he dwells on the necessity of a
better organization of the seminaries
and of making provision for the
priests who go from Europe to look
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grants.
Death Of Norwegian convert-Ja-
cob Woom-Muller, the Norwegian
journalist and author, who died last
month, was a convert to Catholicity.
early life he became Freethinker,
and in 1882 he refused to be confirmed
in the Lutheran church-an almost
unheard-of thing in Norway-and de.
clared himself an atheist. He wrote
many articles about religion and the
Catholic faith, which were not correct
One day Catholic priest visited him
and pointed out his errors to him. The
result of this visit was that on July
%, 1907, he was received into the
Catholic Church.
/ A Spanish Centenarian Priest.-The
senior parish priest of Spain is Father
Saturnino Garcia y Gonzalez of the
Diocese of Burgos. This year he viii
pass the century milestone in his life
/ In Honor Of st. Francis of Assist
There was a great gathering recent.
in Assist, Italy, to commemorate tn.
seventh centenary of the Great Pact,
by which ST. Francis in 1910 mad,
peace between the mobiles and thei
serfs in Central Italy. It was ATTENDED
by Catholics, Protestants, and ever
anti-clericals, and the utmost harmon,
prevailed throughout the proceeding
which consisted in the unwilling an,
blessing of statue of the saint, tn
reading of poem illustrating tn
Ii Il. r.