The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-16


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Scotch Catholics are preparing
whole-heartedly for their great DEM
onstration of faith next July. It will
be the first time that Scotland has
shown to the outside world how far
she has progressed on her return
journey towards that faith which in
spired her brayest and noblest knight
in the days of legend and ballad, and
it is likely that the said world will
open it's eyes at the sight. The pro-
City at that time, he will go to his
posed demonstration takes the form
of pilgrimage to Lourdes. Several
of the Bishops will take part therein
and all have given their patronage
and support, the Archbishop of Edin-
burgh sending a subscription to the
fund raised to pay the expenses of
poor pilgrims, and requesting to be
admitted an associate. In each par
ish committee has been formed to
receive the subscriptions of those
who find it easier to meet the ex-
pense by instalments, and to make
full arrangements for the various
deputations which will go under their
own banners. 1t is hoped not only
to represent every Diocese, but also
every Scottish clan, and many will
wear a scarf or plaid of their partic-
ular tartan. Of course, the pipers
will go, and the wild music of the
Scottish hills will echo through the
Pyrenees and wake sympathetic
echoes in the hearts of the mountain
people who have kept their faith un-
sullied in infidel France. The pill
grimage will take a large contingent
of the sick for whom special provision
is being made, and guild of help
ers will devote themselves to the
care and service of these poor inva-
lids.
Liberty OF Conscience in Scotland.
Despite the increase of conversions
in Scotland, or perhaps because of it,
Presbyterian bigotry is very much to
the fore just now. A lady teacher at
the public schools of Motherwell has
recently been converted to the Cath
olic Church, and this fact coming to
the knowledge of the Board, she has
been the victim of a persecution
which has for it's aim her expulsion
from the school. The first move was
to prohibit her from giving the usual
simple Bible instruction to the in
fant class of which she is in charge.
After this she was summoned before
the Board and asked whether, as
she was unable to fulfill all the duties
assigned to her, she was prepared
to tender her resignation. The
young lady refused to do SO and in
a spirited speech denied that she was
unfit 10 teach the Bible to children
because she had joined the Catholic
Church. Moreover, she informed the
Board that should they attempt to
dismiss her she would carry the case
to the Education Council, since the
only lawful grounds of dismissal are
insubordination or failure to meet
the standard of knowledge demanded
by the authorities. The members
of the Board by their anxious queries
whether 1t was settled thing that
she had renounced Professionalism,
made very clear that their only obiec-
tion to the teacher was her faith,
and when they heard her decision
that she would not resign there were
certain members who hinted darkly
that pressure could be brought to
bear, which would make the girls life
so intolerable at the school that she
would be glad to go. This is liberty
of conscience with q vengeance.
Lenten Pastoral on the Mass.
The pastoral letter of the Bishop
cerned entirely with the adorable
Sacrifice of the Mass. While other
Bishops have chosen some evil of the
day to warn their people against, or
some need of the hour, such as tenn
perature, education, the care of those
who have left school, or the increase
of aims for Church building, DIR.
Chisholm has passed over all these
perils and necessities to that which
can confound our enemies and sup
ply our needs. He urges on the peo-
pie a greater love for the Mass, and
a more frequent attendance at the
Holy Sacrifice, which all can under.
stand without book or letters or
words and in which all can join, and
he asks prayers that those whose eyes
eyes are blinded to the efficacy of
this central act of the worlds wor-
ship shall come to see with MS, and