The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-04-26

L1mOS0S 0uamSl CaZZa ana cover,
known as Mary Queen of Scots be-
trothal cup" The cup was presented
to the Scottish Queen by the Dauphin,
Francis II, shortly before his marriage
to her in 1858.
Generous Gifts to Southwark's Fund
The Duke of Norfolk has presented
$4,000 to the fund which is being
raised in the Diocese of Southwark to
commemorate the silver jubilee of the
Bishops ordination to the priesthood
Amongst the subscribers to the testi-
monial, which has now reached nearly
$1,000, are Lady Mary Howard, an
anonymous contributor who has sent
through Mgr. Brown, v. G., an offer.
ing of $1,000, Mr.. James Hope, M. P.
and many of the religious institutions
of the diocese. The fund when com
pleted will amount to 100000, and
it is to be devoted, in accordance with
the special desire of the Bishop, to-
wards the liquidation of diocesan
debts.
Cardinal Bourne Warns Catholics
Speaking recently on the future OF
education Cardinal Bourne warned the
English Catholics in these words: enc
one can tell, if a day may not come in
this country in which for period at
least the home instruction of children
in Christian doctrine may be the only
means of teaching them their relig
ion"
England's Ship to MaIta.-The Brit
ish Government sent the cruiser
Syracuse to carry Cardinal Ferrata
the Papal Legate, to the international
Eucharistic Congress.
Big Land Sale in GaIway.-One Of
the biggest deals under the Irish land
act was recently completed. This is
the sale of the famous Dering estate
in Galway to the tenants. Hitherto
the operations of the act have not
exceeded the acquisition and sale Of
grazing areas. In the case of the
Dering estate, a town of 5000 is in
volved. Dunmore has been for over a
quarter of a century the center and
scene of some Of the most stirring in
cidents in connection with the land
war. Eviction and emigration had re
duced it to condition of practical de
cay.
Ancient Abbey for SaIe.-The an
cient Benedictine Abbey of Lindores
in Scotland, which, before the Refor
nation had a line of twenty abbots and
was among the first abbeys to be de,
stroyed by the mob of Reformers in
1913, is offered for sale. 1t now be-
longs to Lord Colum Chrechton-Stuart
and was owned before him by son OF
the Marquis of Butte.
Prepared for Gaelic Examination
The Gaelic scholar, DR.. Douglas Hyde,
has one hundred and eighty pupils
prepared to undergo examination for
characterization in the National Uni
versity of Ireland.
Relic of ST. Patrick in Rome.-St
Marks Church in Rome contains a
part of the arm of st. Patrick.
African Missionary Honored-Fa-
Their P. Bauer, of the Order of the
Holy Ghost, in recognition of his
fifty years of missionary labor in Ger.
man-East Africa, 'As decorated with
the order of the Red Eagle of the
Third Class.
German Dioceses Altered. The
Holy Father has SO altered the boun.
daries of the Diocese of Flulda ard
Wurzburg that for the future the
Bishop of Fulda viii exercise jurisdtc-
ton over the whole Of the Grand
Duchy of Saxe-Weimer, and the Bishon
of Wurzburg over the Who'll Duchr 81
Saxe-Meiningen.
Kaiser Pardons prieats. -Four
priests of Alsace, reserve army chap
lains, who we're sentenced to siy
months imprisonment for Violation ~
the articles of wa by signing & joint
appeal to the coErmandart Of Their
district, have been pardoned BY tbe
Kaiser. The priests were ordered to
report for the annual training service.
They first sent indivfe lal requests to
the captain in command asking TO be
excused from duty These requests
were unavailing, and tie priests taen
sent the joint appeal for which they
were sentenced.
Pastoral of German Hierarchy.-The
German Episcopate have issued col
lective Pastoral on the Edict of Con-
stantine.
Remarkable organs.-A church on
the Island of Cortland, in the Baltic
sea, has the oldest pipe organ in the
world, an instrument dating from
1910. st. Michaers Church in Ham
burg, Germany, has an immense or
gan. It is over f1fty-seven feet high
and is divided into five stories, with
five different key boards.
Catholic Demonstration In Paris
Catholic life in France is undergoing
a steady re-energizing. Recently a
Diocesan Congress" was held in
Paris. closing with an enthusiastic