The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-13
EUROPEAN NEWS.

EUROPEAN NEWS.
The Eucharistic Congress. - Not
only will the ecclesiastical festivities
of the next Eucharistic Congress be
held in the great Cathedral of Vienna,
but also the general meetings and
sessions. The cruciform Gothic Cathe-
dral built from 1900 to 1900, is 355
feet long, SO feet high in its nave,
and it's magnificent spire is 453 feet.
Its colossal bell was cast out of 1870
Turkish cannon.
Count Pecci Resigns.-Count Ca
milo Pecci has resigned his Office of
Commandant of the Pontifical Pala-
tine Guard in consequence of the pain
full incident which took place recently
in Rome. That was a foregone con-
clusion, for the Holy See has always
shown a just rigor towards duelling
and duellists, and although the Count,
in obedience to the command of the
Secretary of State, and to spare the
Holy Father pain, withdrew his chal-
lenge Prince Altieri, his position
as head of one of the Papal corps had
become impossible. Commander Di
Pietro, Major of the Palatin Guard,
has been placed in temporary COM
mand.
German Young Mems Association
The Gesellenwerein (League of Young
Artisans), founded by the late Rev.
Adolf Kolping, is one of the chief
Catholic associations of Germany, and
corresponds to the Young Mems Chris
tan Association of this country. At
present it counts over 800 fully equip
ped club houses in different cities of
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Holland
and Belgium, with an actual member
ship of $4,000 Catholic young men.
Father Kopling in his youth had
learned the trade of shoemaker, and
realized the many dangers to which
a young artisan was exposed away
from home, so that he devoted his life
to solving problem of providing a
club-the next best place-for them.
He was encouraged by his superiors,
and opened his first club house in
Cologne. 1t supplied comfortable
quarters and all popular amusements.
Sobriety, good behavior and regular
attendance to religious duties (confes.
sion and communion) were necessary
conditions of membership.
There is similar organization of
German Catholic laborers (Arbeiter-
verein) which numbers some hundreds
of thousands. 1t will easily be seen
what powerful bulwark these social
unions alone form against socialism
and anarchy-to say nothing of the
numerous sodalities, confraternities,
and other pious associations connected
with them.
Heroic Sister Drowned at Sea.-De-
tails of the death of Sister Marie
Ephrem, who was a passenger aboard
the steamer Tathra, which foundered
between Ambryn and Api in the New
Hebrides Archipelago, have been re-
ceived. She was stationed at Melissa
on Pentecost Island, and was on her
was to Mont Matre with four native
girls for the school and one infant for
the orphanage there. While the
steamer was sinking one of the pas
sengers woke Sister Marie, and took
her on deck. Though the boats were
about to leave the doomed vessel, the
nun refused to go without the children
for whom she went back. By the time
she regained the deck the boats had
gone, and the brave nun, who was in
= the flower of womanhood, being not
more than 80 years of age, went down
into the sea with her charges. She
was French, and came from the De-
partment of Savoy. Her religious life
extended over ten years.
Sisters in Charge of Lepers.-The
Sisters of Charity, at Tilburg, Holland,
have charge of the Leper Institute
Gerardus Majella, in Paramaribo, in
the Dutch East Indies.
Roman Architect Honoured by Pope.
His Holiness has honoured the Rom
an architect, Asistide Leonardo, by ap-
pointing him Commentators of st.
Sylvester, and his brother by making
him Chevalier Of the same Order.
Diocese of Southwark This Eng
lish dioceses comprises 5SS secular and
regular clergy and population of
100000 Catholics. The clergy list
shows an increase of II on last years
figures. The churches and chapels
number 1853, and of converts (includ-
ing converts of exiles) there are 142.
There are 1873 schools attended by
1881 children. The charitable estab-
lishments of the diocese number 38.
Why the Pope Changes His Name.
THE custom of the PoDe's changing