The Catholic bulletin., 1914-11-28

ATHOLIC BULLETIN, NC
was impromptu, was full of tender
feeling for the little afflicted ones of
God. The Princess Antonietta Strozzi
was present, and the reference made
to her by the Holy Father as Mamma
del sordo-muti' was a source of pleas
ure to all, as it was a distinct ac-
acknowledgement of the magnificent work
done by this charitable lady.
The Irish at Ypres-Ypres, Belgium,
the center of much recent fighting, is
place of much Catholic interest. 1t
possesses a beautiful city hall. It was
the first city to adopt municipal relief
of the poor in a systematic plan and
was urged to do so by the teachings of
the Spanish theologian Wives. It's irish
Benedictine Abbey founded in 1865
was the only religious house in Bel
gium that remained standing during
the French Revolution. In the chapel
of the Abbey were preserved for many
years the standards taken from the
English by the Irish brigade in the
| service of France, at the battle of
Fontenoy in the year 1745. The battle
cry of the Irish exiles on that day
was, Remember Limerick and the
Faith of the Sassanach.'
African Missions Society.-The So
ciety for African Missions of Lyons
has elected as Superior General Bishop
Duret, Vicar Apostolic of the Egyptian
Delta, to replace Bishop Pellet, who
died last March. The election has
been confirmed by Pope Benedict XIV.
Irish Educators Jubilee.-The silver
sacerdotal jubilee of the Very Rever-
end H. M. G.. Evans, c.. S. Sp., SUI
perior, Rockwell College, Tipperary,
Ireland, was recently celebrated with
appropriate ceremonies. Father Muir
ply. C. S. Sp., Provincial was present
on behalf of the Order in Ireland, and
congratulated Father Evans on the
happy occasion. Addresses of congrat-
ulations were presented by the college
students and by the Scholastics, both
of which dwelt on the distinguished
services rendered by Father Evans and
his labors on behalf of religion and
education.
Priests Privilege in Scotch Court
The question of the priests privi
lege was recently raised in the Court
of Session, at Edinburgh, in an action
for affiliation and alimeht raised by a
| young woman and her father against
a young man. All the parties were
resident in the town of Kirkcudbright
. The case had been heard in the local
Sheriff Court, where judgment was
given for the pursuers by the Sheriff
( Substitute. The Sheriff Principal had
| reversed the decision, and the pursuers
then appealed to the Court of Session
; 1t was stated that Father McHardy
) of St. Cuthbert's, Kirkcudbright, was
, the parish priest of both parties. The
t father of the girl consulted him, and
t following on that the priest went tc
interview the boy and the boys father
He was called as a witness to state
what the boy had said to him at the
3 interview, but he declined and pleaded
: privilege. He said the statement was
: given in confidence to him as priest
: and that he was not bound to answer
even though the statement was moi
: made to him in the confessional as
! by a penitent to his priest. Counse
for the pursuer and appellant said thai
without the priests evidence he could
scarcely hope to succeed in the appeal
/ and moved the Court to ordain the
e priest to tell what had passed. The
f Court considered that it would be pref
Y erable to have the priest examined by
] one of the judges of the Division, ant
: accordingly ordained him to appear or
e day to be fixed to suit the the con
/ venience of parties,
Cologne CathedraI-The Cathedra
: of Cologne is the greatest monumen
4 Of Gothic architecture in Germany. /
r covers an area of 1870 square yards
0 it has nave 445 feet long, five aisles
: and transept 2S2 feet wide with thre,
n aisles; the height of the nave is abou
202 feet, that of the two towers 81
feet. The most famous works of ar
/. in the Cathedral are: the pictur,
2 (dombild) painted by Stephen Lochne
;. about 1850; the triptych over the higl
>, altar; the ninety-six choir seats o
!. the sanctuary; and the shrine in tn,
i treasury Of the sacristy, in which ar,
;. kept the relics of the Three Kings
!. The shrine of the Three Kings, /. e.
!. the Magi, who came to adorn the In
9 fant Savior, is considered the mos
remarkable example Of the work o
the medieval goldsmith's art. TIL
cornerstone of the Cathedral was lai'
h by Archbishop Conrad of Hostader
= August IA, 124S; the sanctuary wa
. dedicated in 1922; the nave was mad
. ready for religious services in 1888
;. the southern tower was built to
/ height of about $50 feet In 1447; thel
!. the work Of building was interrupte,
y for almost four hundred years. TIL
= French revolutionaries degraded tn
! cathedral to q hay-barn. The work o
;. building was resumed in the nine
. teenth century, and on the 18th Of Oc
\ tober in the year 1880 the completion