The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-28
Longevity of German Priests-Papai
Mission to imperial Wedding
Royalist Movement In Portugal
General de Charette and the Papal
zouaves-EneIish Sympathy for the
Turk-At st. Edwards Tomb.

zouaves-EneIish Sympathy for the
Turk-At St. Edwards Tomb.
The Diocese of Munster in Catholic
Germany is becoming quite celebrated
for the number of priests within 1t
who attain a great age. This week at
Dinklage there was great rejoicing
over the ninetieth birthday Of the Rev.
DR.. Bernard Netler, who has been a
priest for fifty-six years. The doyen
Of the priests of the Province is q
well known Biblical student and has
published several works ON the Sacred
Scriptures. Munster is very proud
of him for he is a native, and has
passed his long life within its limits,
being Vicar of the parish of Ostbeven
for thirty-eight years. DR.. Netler has
a brother who has just celebrated his
seventy-sixth birthday, and has been in
the sacred ministry for forty years.
During the last ten years the diocese
has beaten the record in patriarchal
priests, their ages ranging from ninety
to ninety-four years. There were actu-
ally three who reached the last age,
while six others arrived at their nine
tieth year and several passed away at
the age of eighty-nine. Opinion is di-
vided as to whether it is the good air
of the province, or the peaceful lives
of the priests which contributes to this
longevity An English priest with
whom was discussing the fact was
inclined to put 1t down to the German
plan of administration which relieves
the parish priest of all money troubles,
the temporalities of the mission being
administered by a committee OF lay
men who are pledged to find all neces-
sary expenses This has the effect of
removing a great anxiety from the
priests mind and leaving him entirely
free for spiritual things. OF course,
such plan might easily become OBJ
jectionable in some countries, but the
Germans when they are Catholics are
such devout ones with such a true
sense of the fitness of things, that
there is no fear in their case of the
priests feeling any derogation Of his
powers, or experiencing irreverent ten
dency to patronage or interference in
his house from the committee who ad-
minister the worldly affairs of his
parish. Many an English priest has
broken down under the financial bur
dens which he mas to bear alone In
this country, while the continual beg
ging by which so many Of our churches
are kept going is one of the greatest
penances that can be inflicted on some
priests whose temperament does not
lend itself easily to such work.
Mission to Imperial Wedding.
In Vienna preparations are now pro-
ceeding for the marriage Of the Arch
duke Charles Francis Joseph to Prin-
cess Zita de Bourbon of. Parma. The
marriage will take place at Schwarzau
and the Holy Father is sending q
special mission to be present at the
ceremony and convey his. blessing TO
the Imperial pair. The mission which
left Rome this week consists of Mon
signor Bisletti, the Major Domo to His
Holiness, who is so we'll known to all
residents and visitors to Rome, Mon.
signor de Rossi, auditor of the Nun
ciature of Vienna, and MOnsignor Re
spighi, Master of Pontiical cere.
monies. They are the bearers Of a
handsome present from His Holiness
to the bridal pair. It is known that in
choosing his Major Domo for the mis-.
sion, Pope Plus was Influenced by q
sympathetic desire to give Monsignor
Bisletti change of scene and atmos.
phere after the loss he has just sus.
tanned in the death of his brother, the
Marquise Bisletti, who passed away in
Veroli last week, fortified with all the
I rites of the Church and comforted by
the special blessing of the Holy Father
D RoyaIist Movement in Portugal.
There is very grave news to hand
from Portugal where the Royalists
have been making one of the most
gallant and unselfish attempts fol
Faith and fatherland, since Dom
Miguel de Braganza announced that
the present effort was for the restitu
ton of the monarchy which would pro
tect the peoples religion, but that both
royal families claiming the throne
we're uniting together and would leave
the choice of who should eventually
rule over the country to the people
themselves when the revolutionarie.
had been driven forth. Whether the
attempt is to be successful or not /.
still an undecided question. Captain
Conceira is. according to latest news
hemmed in in mountain fastnes'
close to the Spanish frontier, where b,
can hold his position because tn,
Portuguese administration does no
want battle so near Spain, but wher,
there is no possibility OF retreat ant
very little OF advance. The grave par
of the matter is, however, that NOR,
than seven thousand people are unde