The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-07-20

Provincial Administrative Council OF
Venice, in response to an appeal of
Rev. Andrew Pavolin, whom the little
Socialist group domineering in the
commune had attempted to tax. "It is
repugnant to conscience" says the
Giunta in it's decision, ito consider
professional one who, dedicated to the
priestly ministry, exercises an Office
much more elevated than profession
in which lucre prevails as an end.
This cannot be said of the priest, who,
although he has material rights &C.
cording to canon law, tends in the
various acts of his ministry towards
other deeds than those belonging to
the exercise of a profession. The min
istry of the priest has for it's object
ends which are exclusively spiritual"
The Jesuit Martyrs Of Ethiopia.-In
the presence of Cardinal Frisco, Arch
bishop of Naples, the Diocesan process
relative to the martyrdom, in or
about 1880, of eight members of the
Company of Jesus in Ethiopia, was
finished recently. The names of these
heroes of the Faith are Abraham De
Georgiis, Brunone Bruni, Apollinare De
Almeida, Luigi Cardeiva, Giovanni
Pereira, Giscinto Franceschi, Gaspare
Paez and francesca Rodriguez, all of
whom suffered death in Ethiopia after
having evangelical large number of
the natives. On the seal of the Car
dinalArchbishop being affixed to the
documents, the packet was conveyed
to the Cardinal Project of the Sacred
Congregation of Rites, Rome, which
body now has charge of the case.
Garden of Eden to Be Reclaimed
A thirty million dollar scheme for the
reclamation of the supposed site of the
Biblical Garden of Eden at the delta of
the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, was
considered this week by the Royal
Geographical Society, London:
Six Thousand Converts a Year.-A
leading British newspaper, which has
no love for Catholics, has just inform
ed it's readers that the average an
nual number of converts to Rome dur
ing the past ten years has been some
where like 5000 persons.
A Leper RepubIic.-The first presi-
dent of the first leper republic in the
world is an American citizen named
Michael Whalen, the only American
leper on the island of Culion in the
Philippines, who was recently elected
chief executive of the republic, which
the Philippine government has organ
lied to manage the affairs of the leper
colony.
Carries Host in London Street.
In London several Corpus Christi
professions ventured into the streets,
the most striking example being that
at St. Georges Cathedral, South
wark. when the Bishop of Southwark
bore the Blessed Sacrament. He is
probably the first Bishop to carry the
Blessed Sacrament publicly in the
street OIL L1u1CS.
Catholic Girls Protection Associa-
ton-Recently there took place at
Turin, the International Congress OF
the Catholic Girls Protection Asso-
ciation Delegates were present from
all over the world. This Association
is established in many places in the
world. It cares for 100000 girls every
year. 1t owns $50 Homes for servant
girls out Of employment or travelling.
In Is years it has sheltered 100000
girls and secured places for 100000.
It's Turin institution was founded
only 10 years ago.
Socialists Champion Sisters of Char
ity.-Recently in the town of Roanne,
Department of Loire, France, an asy-
lum was built to shelter old INDECENT
people. After an unsuccessful trial
under lay management, the mayor,
not knowing what else to do, request
ed the members of the administra-
tive commission to give him the bene-
fit of their opinion as to the future
personnel of the establishment. DR..
Carrie, a Radical, who replied first,
pronounced in favor of Sisters of
Charity. After him the Socialist citi-
zen, Lauxcrois, declared. eve can do
no better than to take the Sisters, and
every one must know we vote I'M
animously for that measure"
An Important Discovery.-The Rev.
Charles Warren Currier who has been
abroad as representative of the United
States at the international Congress
of Americantsts, held in London
in May, returned recently. He
said that the most important events
of the Congress was the announce
ment by Mrs. Zulia Nuttall of the
discovery in the National Library at