The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-02-08

See, which has signified its approval
of the diplomat who has been chosen
for the important post. The position
has been vacant since August, 1910,
when Senior Ojeda, then Spanish am
bassador to the Vatican, hurriedly left
Rome for Madrid.
Roman Chruch on Historic Spot
The Holy Father is building new
Church, st. Croix. on the site of Con-
stantines victory in Rome which is
now one of the "slums." The euca-
| lyptus tree is being planted there by
the Sisters who have charge of the
poor people, to stay the effects of ma
| laria
Sobriety League in Germany.-The
Catholic Sobriety League" in Ger
many, is growing and extending rap
| idly. 1t is national temperance or
ganizatiOn. One branch of it is the
Guardian Angel League, which alone
now numbers 100000 members. The
Sobriety League gives lectures against
alcohol establishes sanatoriums, etc.
| New Irish Bishop.-Very Rev. Canon
Bernard Coyle v. G., parish priest of
Boyle, in the diocese of Elphin, Ire
land. has been appointed Bishop of
that see, in succession to the late
Right Rev. John Clancy.
Well Known Passionists Dead
Irish papers announce the deaths of
two distinguished Passionists, Rev.
Wilfred O'Hagan, Highgate, London,
and Rev, Basil Moubert, Belfast.
New Abbot in Wales.-Right Rever-
end Athanasius Avignon, o. S. B., has
been elected abbot of Caermaria,
Wales, and will be invested at an early
date.
Scotland's Medical Missionaries
1t may be of interest to know that in
Edinburgh, Scotland, there is Cath
olic missionary society devoted to the
sending out of medical missionaries
to India. The idea originated in Amer
lea and Catholic doctor from the
United States brought it to Edinburgh
sixty years ago. 1t was at once
adopted and has spread all over Great
Britain and Ireland and even to the
Continent. There are now three hun
dred and fifty medical women mission
aries, and even larger number of men
and some thousands of trained nurses.
Gift to English Army Chaplain
Rev E. Morgan, Senior Catholic Chap
lain of the English Forces, has been
presented at Aldershot, with mar
BILE and gold clock, on his retire
ment after thirty-two years chaplain
cy. The gift was from his parishion-
ers of the Aldershot command
Australian Priest Naval Chaplain.
Rev. P. J. Gibbons, of St. Patrick s
Cathedral, Melbourne, has been ap-
pointed by the, naval authorities Sc
Nor Catholic chaplain to the Royal
Australian Navy
Memorial to Stonyhurst Teacher
An endeavor is being made to raise
a memorial to the late Reverend John
Gerard, S. j., in commemoration of
his long and distinguished educational
connection with Stonyhurst College.
This it is thought might best take the
shape of scholarship, preferably in
the natural sciences, to be held at
Stonyhurst A provisional committee
has been formed.
Travelling Domestic Science Schools.
"A travelling school of domestic sci
ence has been instituted in the de-
partment of Yonne, France. The
school will make a stay of three
months in any commune where an at.
tendance of fifteen is guaranteed
Similar itinerant schools for domestic
science exist in Ireland
| Charity of Austrian Princess.-The
Grand Duchess immaculate, daughter
of Grand Duke Leopold of Austria, ha6
beautiful way of commemorating hel
twentieth birthday. She might have
expended vast sum in giving party
but that would have been trite. What
she did was to distribute sum equiva
lent to $4,000 among the poor o.
Vienna.
}. Religious in Uganda.-Tn the king
dom of Uganda, Africa, there are 1877,
319 Catholics, 1882 Professionals
46,106 Mahommedans and 294,74G
heathens out of a total population O
675,O12, according to the latest censu:
conducted by the British Government
Church in Chinese Province.-PagaI
!, Siam has over 100000 inhabitants
of which $4,000 are Catholics. Under
the Paris Foreign Mission Society the
!, Church is making Roadway there. 1
has 20 churches, SO chapels, 1912
school children and a number of orph
ans and dispensaries.
Retreats for English Laity.-Re
, treats for lay people are becoming
more popular in England. The Sisters
of the Cenacle whose object is to en-
courage such retreats now has foul
foundations in England, one at STAN
ford Hill, one at Alexandra Park, Man
chester, one at Liverpool, and one a
, New Brighton These are for women