The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-11

ried off in forty-eight hours by the
deadly malady. He Is described by his
superiors as the flower Of the Cuban
gui-Chari prefecture.
Home Rule Conference Lord Lone
burn, ex-Liberai Lord Chancellor and
a lifelong Home Ruler, has written a
| long letter to the London Times pro-
! posing a conference, representative
of all parties, for the settlement of
the Home Rule question by consent.
Abjures Freemasonry.-Na has
been deeply stirred by the reconcilia-
ton to the Church of Professor
Joachim Prinzi, clever and well
known man who apostatized thirty
five years ago and became Free
mason, rising to high Office in the
craft. The Italian Freemasons are
furious at this detection from their
ranks.
Augustinian Chapter-At the Gen
eral Chapter of the Augustinian Or
der, just held in Rome, Prior-General
Rodriguez was reelected for the third
term. He has already occupied that
high and responsible position for
eighteen years. Father Canice O'Gor-
man, Prior of the Novitiate of the
Order at Orlagh, near Rathfarnham,
County Dublin, Ireland, has been ap-
pointed Fourth Assistant to the Prior
General. The American members of
the Order present at the chapter were
Rev. Fathers Geraghty, Hickey and
Fahey.
Tuberculosis in Rome.-It is an
nounced that the Holy Father is
directing strict measures against the
spread of consumption in the converts
and seminaries at Rome Henceforth
all those who show signs of the
disease will be sent to the new sana.
forum which His Holiness has just
established The Pope also recon-
mends the Bishops and congregations
to build sanatoria for the treatment
of persons suffering from the disease
For Aid of Rural Parishes.-Amone
the numberless organizations of lay
men in France for Catholic objects
there is an association for the Assist
ance of Country Missions" 1t has its
center at Paris, and the report re
Gently issued by its secretary, Count
Jean de Nicolai, shows what it has
done in twelve months to help the
cures of poorer provincial parishes
Besides gifts of altar vessels and the
like to the value of $4,000 francs, il
has made money grants amounting to
over $4,000 francs. 1t has provided
over $4,000 francs for parish schools
founded a large number of circulating
Libraries of Catholic books, and pro
vided for the preaching of no less
than 2,400 missions in country par.
ishes.
Social Service of Nuns in China
Under the direction of the Nuns at
Sengmou-yeu, China, is a novitiate,
catechumenate for women, girls
school for Christians (20O), one for
n-Christians (128), a school for
deaf-mutes (14), girls orphanage OF
1873 children, five workshops in which
about 500 women and girls find EN-.
ployment, and dispensary at which
34,495 cases were treated gratuitously
last year.
la SaIIette Superior InstaIIed.-The
Very Reverend Father Pajot was on
September 10, formally indicted into
the office of superior general of the
Order of the Missionaries of La Sa.
lette, to which Office he recently was
elected. Rev. Father Paiot was the
founder of the college of the Order
of the Missionaries of La Salette at
Hartford, Conn. Father Vignon, who
assisted Father Pajot in founding the
Connecticut institution, died at Lyons
in 1912.
Cause Of Friar Minor.-The Cause
of the Friar Minor, Father Giovanni
da Borgondia is before the s. Congre-
cation of Rites.
Pope Favored Athletes.-The Holy
Father with paternal kindness reduced
the Jubilee visits for the athletes in