The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-07-22
Finding his argu-


night by King Nicholas and had al
long interview, being afterwards en-
tertained at State banquet The
Archbishop Of Skutari, who recently
visited his Holiness, 1t will be re-
membered, is man of courage and
intelligence who would not undertake
lightly such a mission as he is now on,
and whose first care would be to Sc
cure sufficient safeguards for the peo-
pie who by his advice are to lay
down their arms, SO it is hoped that
after all something may come of
these negotiations, and the Balkan
war cloud may again pass over.
Need of Catholic Press News Agency.
Even in Turkey the universal craft
of the Mason is established, for it is
known that much of the horrors of
the last few months have been kept
from western ears and western eyes
by Masonic agents who have been
able to censor kilograms that have
passed through the hands of the
authorities of the Sublime Porte
When the day comes that an Interna-
tional- Catholic Press Agency with its
own secret code (for which your. cor
respondent is striving) has agents in
all parts of the world, the power of
the Catholic press to enlighten Eu-
rope and to aid the outposts of the
Faith in the earth's far places will be
incalculable. And in the present
packed" state of Europe's news
agencies the sooner it comes the bet
ter.
English Ministers Favor Cremation.
1t is interesting and amusing to note
how even the Protestant sects are
initiating the Catholic Church In their
organization and mode of procedure
In Germany local assembly has just
sat upon the case of a minister who,
it was considered, had overstepped
the limits set to Protestant belief
and has practically accommodated
him. He was accused of endeavoring
to break up the national church into
sects greater and more numerous than
those into which it has been smashed
| in Britain. Yet in England Anglican
clergymen assembled in Convocation
have with few dissentient voices
just advocated the recognition of Gre
| nation as a Christian form of burial
at which they are prepared to OFF,
ciate, and no Archbishop says them
nay. One clergyman did get up and
tell them they were, going back to
/ nd %olxinor Yayon%faoc
which the Christian Church had at
it's inception discarded with horror
but their line of argument in reply
seemed to be that cremation was be-
coming much more popular day by
day, that they considered it sanitary
and that if they did not become amen
able to the moods of the present PEG
pie would simply do without their
ministrations at the end, while-and
this was very tiny whisper-they
could not very well do without their
fees. So they are all prepared to &c
to the crematoria and read the usual
prayer book service over the coffin as
it is pushed into the flames, and
afterwards they will take charge oil
the ashes and commit them to the
earth!
Anent the Royal Visit to ireland.
Next week we hope to follow their
Majesties, the King and Queen OF
Great Britain, on their Irish visit
which began SO auspiciously with their
reception by Cardinal Logue ot
Armagh and Archbishop Walsh Of
Dublin at Maynooth on the second
day of their arrival. The number Of
distinguished visitors and oversee
tourists who have already arrived in
the Irish capital is tremendous, and in
consequence this should be a record
year for Ireland and her industries
The English papers have been en-
deavoring to make the most of the
breeze which occurred in the Town
Hall on Wednesday anent their Ma
jesties' coming, when the Mayor de
clared his intention of meeting them
at the city boundaries with the mace
and sword though the corporation had
previously decided not to present an
address. AS there was no quorum
present, however, nothing official
could be done, and though there was
some excitement in the streets after
wards, the accounts of fights and
stone throwing at the portraits of the
King are greatly exaggerated and
palpably intended to prevent the Sow.
ereign from seeing his Irish subjects
in their own home. But the King is not
that sort of man, and he and his
Consort will probably enjoy their visit
to Ireland as much or more than the
people will enjoy receiving them. An
Irish welcome is not easily a thing to
forget. It is spontaneous and real
otherwise, there would be no welcome
at all, and it will be all the more sc
for the King, who has reverence
and regard which he has clearly
shown for the religious beliefs which
are the dearest possession of these
i subjects of his.