The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-07-01
London, June 20, 1911.

London, June 20, 1911.
Even Heavens mercy is wasted on
some people. From his sick bed
where he was placed by the aeroplane
accident which sent his confrere to
the Great Beyond, M. Monis, Minister
of the Interior, is fulfilling the anti
clerical promises of which he has
made such a number. Though he is
the only person who does not consider
that he narrowly escaped the ven-
geance of Heaven the other day, he
has compiled, during his hours of con-
sciousness, and sent out to the Off
cials list of 499 congregational es-
tablishments and schools which are to
be closed before January, 1913.
All this activity in evil-doing is due
to the fact that, despite all their ma
chinations, the Church in France is
enjoying period of rejuvenation, as
it were, in which the cold and callous
are waking up once more to sense
Of their religious duties. Priests and
people are becoming deeply united
by their common trials, and the heads
of families are banding themselves
together to resist further molestation.
In the midst of this, persecution goes
on with unabated vigour, proving once
more how truly divine is the Catholic
Church Last week M. PAbbe Jac-
guard, Cure Of st. Sigismund, and
Monsignor Campistron appeared be-
fore the correctional tribunal of Bon
neville, Haute Savoie, to answer a
charge of an infraction of Article 35
of the Law of 1905. The Monsignor
was cited as an accomplice of the
Able who had promulgated with COM
mentaries the ordinance of the Bishop
of .Annacy with regard to the first
Communion of children. When the
three Judges took their seats they
were somewhat surprised to see the
accused enter the Court escorted by
fifty priests from all the surrounding
parishes who had marched beside
them through the streets of Bonne-
vile. Two brilliant lawyers defended
the accused, and after Monsignor
Campistron had made very eloquent
speech in defense of the action taken
by the priest, the judges intimated
that they would reserve their deci-
sion. The accused left the court
amidst loud cheers from the towns
folk.
There is quite an excitement in
Paris over the very just refusal of
Monsignor Annette to concede chris
tian burial to M. Rouvier, the ex-Min-
lister and enemy of the Church of
God, who recently went to his judg-
ment. This man spent his powers
while in office in doing all he could
to injure the Church and destroy her
influence 1t was during his Ministry
that the iniquitous Associations Law
was passed. He died as he had lived,
communicated, and yet after all was
over his unfortunate friends and rel
atives petitioned to have him buried
as though he had been loyal and
devoted son of the Church. This has
been very properly refused by the
Archbishop of Paris.
Armed Expulsion of Nuns.
Even in Brittany, that most Loyalty
Catholic portion of France, the ene-
mics of the Church pursue their work.
Special commissioners, accompanied
by three brigades of gendarmes, Wis
tied Quimper last week to eject the
Nuns of Plonevex Prozay from their
convent and schools. The Mayor of
the town and the townsfolk resisted
to the last the introduction of lay
teachers in place of the Sisters, but
moral and physical suasion was all OF
no avail When the gendarmes ar
rived, the Church bell gave the people
notice and they assembled round the
convent to defend the Sisters. After
a severe encounter the armed forces
of the commissioners had their way
and with roughness the Sisters were
requested to quit their building, which
they did without further protest
Monsignor Duparc, Bishop of Quimper
has issued pastoral letter to his
flock protesting against the illega
seizure of church property and its
sale, and has ordered this protest tc
be read in all the churches anG
chapels of the Diocese on Sunday
next.
Where the Money Went.
Talking about the seizure of Churcl
property the trial of the LiQuidatori