The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-11-21


Bavarlan Ambassador to Pope
Baron Won Ritter is the Bavarian Am
bassador to the Holy See. He belongs
to Baronial family, whose ancestry
dates back almost to the days of the
Caesars.
Mass Begins University Term.--The
Catholic Senators, Governors and the
students of University College, Dub
lin, began their year by attending
Solemn High Mass in State. The
Archbishop of Dublin, who is the
Chancellor of the University, presid-
ed, and the Archbishop of Cashel
preached. Newman's beautiful church
was filled by a congregation that
would have gladdened the heart of it's
founder.
Catholics in Warning Nations.--Here
are the numbers of Catholics of the
nations on opposite sides in the pres
ent European war, according to the
figures of Gustav Sundbarg, of the
q
in Germany, 20,S00,000; Austria-Hun-
gary, 35,9OO,O00. Total, $4,000, 1000.
Catholics in France, 5S,1O0,OOO; Brit
ish Isles, 100000; Belgium, $500, 900;
Russia, 12,100,000. Total, 62,5OO,0O0.,
The same statisticians place 39,7OO,-
900 Professionals on the German side
and 100000 on the side of the allies.
"John Ayscough" at the Front
Among those whose names appear in
Field Marshal Sir John French's des-
patches for special mention for serv-
ices in the field is the Right Reverend
Mgr. Bickerstaffe-Drew better known
in Catholic literary circles as John
Ayscough."
German Missionary society.-The
German Society of the Divine Word,
which has attained such wonderful
development within the last forty
years, states that two hundred and
twenty of its members, priests or
brothers, and many students are on
the battlefield or in the hospitals.
Liege Church Uniniured.-The
splendid Gothic Church of st. Jacob,
in Liege, Belgium, is uninjured; it's
stained glass windows, among the fin
est in the world, have been preserved.
4 The same is the case with all the
other churches, and notable buildings
and collections.
| Japanese Catholics In Army.-Bish-
op Berlioz, of Hakodate, Japan, writes:
"The Japanese army, which has been
sent to Kiachau, has been recruited
mostly in our mission. There is not
several of it's members in the expedi-
ton ,}a.
Faithful Catholics OF Japan.-In
Japan, Catholics have decided never
to take part in ceremonies concerning
the divine origin of the Mikado and
other national heroes. In doing so,
they have deprived themselves of the
privilege of obtaining Government
; positions
Protector Of Friars Mlnor.-Cardinal
Giustini has been appointed protector
of the Friarsd Minor Leonine Union
| This is change from the practice OF
the preceding Pontificate, Pope Plus
{ X retaining this protectorship in his
| own hands, like that of the Benedic.
tines and the Dominicans.
Irish Leader and Priests.-Replying
} to a resolution of confidence in Mr.
r John Redmond and the Irish Party
r passed at a conference of the priests
{ of the diocese of Achonry, under the
. presidency of the Most Rev. DIR. Nor
+ risroe, Mr.. John Dillon writes:-"We
are now about to enter upon a wholly
new chapter in the history of ireland
; and the Irish race And for my part
earnestly hope that the cry of nc
priest in politics may never be sue
cessfully raised in ireland, and that
the long tradition of patriot priests
which has done so much to make the
religious spirit of the Irish race
throughout the world what it Is to
day, may be maintained unbroken in
the years to come-years, as we al
: hope, of freedom and prosperity, in
the course of which the spiritual ma
ture and religious faith of the Irish
people will be subjected to temptations
and trials of nature wholly different
: to those over which they have tri
: umphed In the past"
Missionary Institutions Seized fol
War.-All of the Apostolic schools
: colleges and seminaries, etc., in Bel
: GUM, France, Germany and Austria
: have been turned into barracks OF
: wave the flag Of the red cross, while
the students have been enrolled In
the army.
Trappist Monastery In Japan.--At
Hokkaido, Japan, is the largest Trap
= pist monastery In the Orient. The
l monks of this austere congregation
have made the desert bloom like the
rose, though when they first went to
the island Empire they were coldly
received by the natives. In the past
twelve years ten young japanese
have been enrolled in the community,
and seven at present are waiting for
nrofosSian There is a1an a oonvont