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

Rome to four; two to st. John Lat
Grams and two to st. Peters.
Date Of Italian Elections. On Octo-
Der 18th, the elections will take place
in Italy.
Pre-christian Relics Found.-At
Mahdia, on the coast of Tunis, valu-
able relics we're removed from a
sunken ship of the middle fourth CEN
fury before Christ. The vessel was
freighted with splendid marble col
umns, bronzes, great blocks of marble,
furniture, tiles, lamps and statues. 1t
is about 100 feet in length and lies
100 feet deep.
Priests Eucharistic League.
Italian Congress of the Priests Eu-
charistic League, met in Rome, in
September. There were five cardinals
among those scheduled to address the
1000 members.
Congregations of Mary.-The Ma
rian congregations in Germany are
growing. Last year 492 new sodali-
ties were established.
Capuchins in Nurenberg.-It may
be remembered that some short time
ago the municipality of Nuremberg, in
Bavaria, refused permission to the
Capuchins to open monastery there,
despite the fact that one-third of the
population is Catholic The Govern
ment has now taken matters into its
own hands, and in view of the desires
expressed by the Catholics has
granted the Capuchins leave to settle
in Nuremberg The monastery that is
to be was inaugurated by eight friars
and four lay-brothers.
Loss in German Church.-Dr. Cliff
ford as president of the Baptist Eu-
ropean Congress, has been specially
engaged in examining European Chris
tianity during the last six or seven
years and has found that in Germany
there is a great exodus from the Gov
, eminent Church. In Berlin it is pro-
ceeding with such rapidity that last
year it amounted to a hundred thou
sand, and this year it will be more
than double that number. The exodus
DR.. Clifford considers a triumph for
free Christianity" but very large
proportion of the losses of the Gov
eminent Church is due to religious
Indifference and absolute unbelief!
VoIksverein Flourishes.-Last year
the Catholic Volksverein of Germany
according to the annual report of the
association showed an increase of
close on fifty thousand members, and
the total number of members is now
nearly eight hundred thousand. The
increase is all the more encouraging
because it compares so well with the
increase of the Social Democrats,
which was scarcely twelve thousand.
In Bavaria the Social Democrats had
a decrease of eight hundred and sixty
nine members, whereas the Catholic
Volksverein increased in that State
during the first six months Of the pres
ent year by over eleven thousand
members. The Volksverein teaches
the people that it's object is to spread
enlightenment on economic and in
dustrial questions and thus to enable
the people to help themselves.
Anglican for Union with Rome
Two remarkable sermons, under the
titles of 'Naboth's Vineyard in Pawn"
and "The Church of England in the
Past, in the Present, and in the Flu
ture," were preached recently under
the auspices of the Society of IS.
Peter and Paul, at the Anglican
Church of ST. James the Less, Ply
mouth, by the Rev. Ronald Arbuth-
mott Hilary Knox, Chaplain Fellow of
Trinity College, Oxford He earnestly
advocated reunion with the Roman
See. To that end he invoked the help
of the Blessed Virgin on behalf of
''her children" who have run away
from their schoolmaster, and unlearnt
their lessons, and are trying to find
their way home again, humbled and
terrified in the darkness" For such
sentiments we can have nothing but
sympathy.