The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-17

TIN, FEBRUARY ~, 1912.
petuated by thousands of the daugh-
tiers Of Ireland, would seem to be by
Divine Providence in order to keep her
memory alive among the people.
The Last Lay Cardinal.-It seems
the custom of elevating lay Cardinals
to the Sacred College is now thing
of the past, though only dozen years
have gone by since the death Of the
last of them. This was Cardinal Mer-
tell who though layman, was created
Cardinal by Plus TX. by reason Of his
eminence as a jurist. Cardinal Mertell
subsequently became grand chancel-
lor of the Church, took deacon's orders
and died at the age of 80. Another
example of this was Cardinal Befanl,
great jurist and layman, who took
minor orders after his elevation to
the Sacred College, and died at the
age of Sc.
The Church in ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
and the Church there, are recovering
from the catastrophes of very recent
times. In Beirut the Jesuits conduct
the Medical Faculty. They are now
erecting a new building. The Presi-
dent of the Medical Faculty, Father
Cattin, was decorated by the French
Government through the Admiral of
one of it's battleships and through the
Consul, with the. Cross of the Legion
of Honour, few weeks ago.
Catholic Novelist Pensioned.-Jos-
eph Conrad, whose new novel of Rus
sian life, Under Western Eyes," has
lust been published, was granted not
long ago a pension of $500 out of the
British civil list. Though a Pole by
birth, Mr.. Conrad is master of the
British merchant service, and has con-
seuuently won the right to the aid
which foreign governments frequently
extend to writer's. In Under Western
Eyes," the Russian of today, with all
it's myriad tendencies, is shown on
canvas of large scale.
Catholic Activity in Paris.-The
Diocesan Committee of Paris have
just presented their report for the year
to Monsignor Annette. 1t shows a
great activity in all good works. Per-
haps one of the most necessary of the
smaller works is the campaign started
by the ladies of the Catholic Women's
League against immodest and unseen
ly fashions, which debar harem skirts
from use at church, and enormous
hats from obscuring the view of the
worshippers at Mass. The clergy have
arranged each year to take day with
in the octave of the Feast of the
Sacred Heart to consider ways and
means. of assisting and inspiring reli-
gious vocations. The laymen have
banded themselves together under the
Fathers of Families association to
supervise the literature of the young,
and endeavor to stamp out evil books
and papers by examining the shelves
of municipal libraries and the text
books tolerated in the schools.
New Buildings for University Col
J iege, Dublin.-The Governing Body of
University College, Dublin, has decid-
ed to proceed at once with the erection
of the new buildings for the College.
University College is, as is generally
: known, one of the three constituent
, colleges of the National University,
the others being Cork and Galway.
The site for the new collegiate build
ing, which is to be of a very handsome
| character, will include the site of the
old Royal University, Earlsfort Ter
, race, and the site of the buildings and
grounds lately generously granted to
} University College, Dublin, by Lord
, Iveagh. An interesting circumstance
. in connection with the piece of
| ground came to light when the deeds
were being examined by his lordship's
solicitors. They found that there was
= a special proviso in the transfer from
the Hely-Hutchinson family to the
} Guinness family that this particular
{ plot should never be used for the cree
; ton Of college. However, the repre-
sentatives Of the Hely-Hutchinson
: family, on compensation being given
, to them by Lord Iveagh, agreed to
{ waive the prohibition
Seminary for Foreign Missions
The prosecution of the Church in
l France lessened for while the mum.
: Der of vocations to the priesthood,
and many bishops refused their eccle.
Y siastical students the permission to
2 enter the Seminary for Foreign Mis-.
> sions, because of their need of priests
; at home. Lately the Rector of the
Y Catholic University of Paris, Mgr
/ Baudrillard, announced at the annual
1 meeting of the Bishops that the sem.
: inaries of France are again becoming
populated. Within few years, the
Seminary of Foreign Missions will