The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-08-17

ent ten Cardinals, including the Arch
bishops of Westminster, Paris, Milan,
Cologne and Mechlin and the entire
Austro- Hungarian episcopate. The
point of assembly for the Anglo-Amer-
leans will be the Dominican Brother
hood Building. The venerable st.
Stephens Cathedral will be the center
of all the religious celebrations, from
which point also the grand procession
will start on September 18th to go
through the streets of the city with
the Host.
Laying of Cornerstone.- Most
Reverend Archbishop of Madras,
India, laid the cornerstone of the new
European School at Perambur, some
time ago. Ever since the st. Joseph's
European School was taken over by
the All Saints Convent, the number
of pupils increased so rapidly that it
was found necessary to build larger
one. Before the blessing the Arch
bishop gave a short address, tracing
the history of the Catholic institutions
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The building of the new school has
been undertaken by the Rev. Father
| OCarroll, who hopes to complete the
grand structure by December.
Irish Athletes at the oIympics.-
Americans won 1913 points in the
Olympiad honors at Stockholm.
Michael j. Murphy was the official
trainer of the American Olympic team.
Melvin Sheppard, the New York Irish
Athletic Club athlete, was among the
Americans to win the 1900 meter re-
lay. George w. Philbrook, of Notre
Dame, and James J. Donoghue, of Los
Angeles, were prominent in second
class honors in the decathlon and dis
Gus throwing contests. Matthew Nc
Grath, of New York, took the hammer
throw with the record breaking mark
of $50 feet inches. John Hayes,
hero of the victorious marathon at
London, is being congratulated on
every hand for his good work in train
ing the marathoners.
Catholic Judges in IreIand.-With
the recent appointment to the Master
ship of the Rolls, all the ex-oficiO
judges of the Court of Appeals in Ire
land profess Ireland's national faith:
the Lord Chancellor (Mr. Redmond
Barry, the Lord Chief Justice
(OBrien), the Master of Rolls (Mr.
Charles O'Connor), and the Lord Chief
Baron (Palles). In the lower courts,
however, the balance is very much the
other way, for of the ten judges of
first instances" only two-Mr. JUS
tice Kenny and Mr.. Justice Fitzgerald
| are Catholics.
Deaths Among Vincentian Mission
ares.-During the year 1911, the Con-
gregation of the Mission (Vincen-
tians) lost by death eight priests and
four missionary brothers. Of this
number one Father was eighty-four
years of age and had been ordained
sixty-f1ve years ago, and one brother
was eighty-six, with fifty-two years of
religious profession.
Joan of Arc on Stamps.-It seems
almost incredible, yet it is neverthe-
less true, that it is proposed to place
the likeness of Blessed Joan of Arc
as national emblem upon the French
postage stamps. It is stated that
there is much dissatisfaction with the
existing series, which has undergone
numerous changes since it's first issue
in 1900.
Relic of Cathoicity-Rev. Canon
Hawkins, Protestant Vicar of Lytham,
is engaged upon the restoration of an
ancient roadside cross, which formerly
stood near the church. It is one of
about 500 which were to be found in
, Lancashire prior to the Reformation
and all at present left of it is the base
stone The restoration has been en-.
trusted to an expert, who will have re-
course to those complete crosses
which still remain in other parts OF
the country.
: Cause of Irish Religious.-Steps are
now being taken to introduce the
Cause of Mother Mary Aikenhead, the
foundress of the Irish Sisters of Char
ity. She was born in Cork in 1877
and was the daughter of mixed mar
riage and baptized Protestant. At Il
years she became Catholic.
Roman Pronunciation of Latin.-I
: is stated that the Archbishop Of
Bourges has been instructed by the
l Holy See that hereafter the French
priests must use the Roman pronun
7 citation of Latin in services, instead Of
the French pronunciation, heretofore
customary.
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