The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04

The DOWager Duchess of New Castle
has presented the Cathedral of West
minister with four massive bronze
candle sticks for the monument of
Cardinal Vaughan, in the chapel Of
st. Thomas Of Canterbury.
Catholic Statistics Of ceylon.-In the
Island of Ceylon there are now 100000
Catholics, four dioceses and one arch
diocese, Colombo. Ceylon, has also
the Sisters of the Good Shepherd,
Sisters of the Holy Family, Francis
can Sisters, Little Sisters. of the Poor,
Missionaries Of Mary, Sisters of Char
ity of Jesus and Mary, and General
Theological seminary, with about 100
seminarians; it has also a Catholic
paper.
Duke of connaught Lays Foundation
Stone of Jesuit College in Africa
During his recent visit to South Africa
the Duke of Connaught, uncle of King
George V, laid the foundation stone of
a Jesuit college at Bulawayo, and in
an address said some very fiattering
things about the influence of the So
ciety of Jesus for civilization.
German mission Sodaiity of Cath
Ollie Women."-In Germany the Mis-
sion Sodality of Catholic Women" or
gained only about 10 years, for the
c.&p af x,aiccfnrc in Hoo+hrr
and in a number of dioceses at home,
exacting only a contribution of cents
a year, has grown from 1928 mem
bers in 1903 to 1881 members in
1910.
To Lessen Spanish Emigration
Spain is alarmed over the extent of
emigration. 1t is estimated that near
ly 100000 persons leave that country
annually for new homes in North and
South America. It is proposed to be.
gin large public works in order to
give employment to those who might
otherwise go abroad. The plans in.
clude irrigation, the construction OF
10000 miles of highways and branch
railroads and the colonization of sec
lions of Aragon and Catalonia now
neglected because inadequately wa
tered
Paris Society of Foreign Missions
The Parish Society of Foreign Mis-
sions reports the following work &C
complished in the 1872 Asiatic mis-
sions confided to it's care by the
Holy See. Baptism of adults, 32,342;
conversions of heretics, 451; baptisms
of pagan children, 137,252. There are
now in the mission of the Society IS
Bishops, 1,377 missionaries, 1888 ma
tive priests, 3,O46 catechists, A
seminaries, $50 Brothers, 3,179 Sis
tiers, and 24,537 children, these last
being supported by the Society of the
Holy Infancy.
Old Letter From Catholic Empress
of China.-In the Vatican Archives
was found a Chinese letter on yellow
silk, written in the Pontifcate of Lee
TX, 1513-1521, proving that the the1
Empress of China and her children
were converts and died Catholics. The
letter is addressed by her to Leo X.
Il Berlin University Services. = The
Dominican Fathers have inauguratel
Catholic services at the University o
Berlin. Attending this great Univer
sity are about 10000 students.
Mons. Duchesne's Reception Int
French Academy.-The reception o
Mgr. Duchesne, the director of tn,
} French school at Rome, who has beel
elected to fill the chair left vacant b,
) the death of Cardinal Matthew, tool
: place at the French Academy OF
} Thursday, January e. The address o
eulogy upon the new member was de
livered by NJ Etienne Lamy, the ed
tor of the Correspondent"
Emigrants From lreIand.-The re
port of the emigrant society, just is
sued, shows that 24,369 natives of Ire
land landed at the port of New Yorl
last year, an increase of 1888 over tn
previous twelve months.
The Irish immigrants brought wit
them $767,9s4. Nearly half of ther
were destined to points in New Yor
state and the majority either had en-
:, ployment when they came or obtaine
it within a short time after landing.
Of the arrivals from the Emeral
Isle, 1904 were male and 1885 wer
females. The labor bureau at tn
, barge Office found jobs for 1,456 Iris
immigrants. Ireland is sending yearl
a steadily increasing host to thi
country.
Pope Appoints Mgr. Debout, Bisho
: of Langres.-The Pope has appointe
: Mgr. Henri Debout to succeed Mg
: Herscher as Bishop of Langres. Mg
Dehol1f is famed as an historian Z