The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-31

2@S DO1A1A 44N9 JAN ~ AL
claims the right to adopt in his
church the practices and doctrines of
the Catholic Church, is being severely
attacked by his fellow Anglicans, but
is standing boldly to his guns. He is
one of the very few in his community
who regard the Sacrament of Penance
as "a normal part of the Christian
life;" he wishes to see the Blessed
Sacrament reserved as the usual thing
in Anglican churches; and he teaches
and practices the invocation of Our
Lady and the saints.
Cork Welcomes Hamburg-American.
The Hamburg-American Steamship
Co. now has it's splendid liners call
ing at Queenstown. The Cork Cor
poration with the Lord Mayor of
of Queenstown welcomed officially the
first liner that visited the port.
Noted Gaelic Scholar Dead.-Dr.
Patrick Weston Joyce, the Irish scho-
lar and authority on Irish history,
died in Dublin on Dec. 27 in his
eighty-seventh year. DR.. Joyce's pub
lished works include THE Origin and
History of Irish Names of Places"
Ancient Irish Music "Old Celtic
Romances," a collection of thirteen
Irish stories translated from the Gae-
lie; "a Short History of Ireland to
1608," "a Child's History of Ireland"
and Social History of Ancient Ire
land"
Catholics in Ulster and BeIfast.-Mr.
Erskine Childers puts the position for
the Unionists of Ulster in a few lines
at the end of a letter in reply to one
of Lord Grey in the Times. Belfast
excluded, he writes, the number of
Catholics and Professionals in Ulster is
almost precisely equal, 597,573 and
597,176-a neat balance. There are
1000 Catholic in Belfast.
New Bishop for Home RuIe.-The
Archbishop-Elect of Cashel delivered
at the Cathedral Thurles, his first
address as the head of the diocese,
Sunday, Jan. 4, and in speaking of
the predecessors to whose careers he
looks for light and leading, he referred
in terms of enthusiastic admiration to
DR.. Croke, who in his day was tower
of strength to the Home Rule cause.
DR.. Harry firmly holds that the con-
cession of autonomy will be good for
all Ireland and for all Irishmen, what
ever their creed.
BuIgarians Thank Nuns.-The Bull.
garian prisoners at Ismidt, Anatoli
have addressed grateful letter to
the Mother Superioress of the Oblate
nuns of the Assumption thanking them
| for their efforts in alternating their
miseries and sufferings.
Veteran Nuns Honored.-Two Sis.
| tiers of the hospital of Beaune, France,
recently received from the Minister OF
the Interior medals of honor for long
service in the care of the sick. The
town of Beaune has never, be it re,
marked, "laicized' it's hospital.
Nuns Diamond JubiIee.-Mothe1
Mary Gertrude de Sales Byrne, of the
| Convert of Mercy, Perth, Western
Australia, has celebrated the diamond
jubilee Of her religious profession
| She is a native of Dublin, Ireland
and with other postulants arrived in
Perth in 1851.
Carmen sylvia" Queen.-"Carmen
| SYLVIA" the poetess, is Queen Eliza
beth of Rumania. She has just cele
brated her 10th birthday. All Ger
many and Austria is filled with praise
of her, not only as poet, but of he1
virtues and services. The Emperor
of Austria presented her with the
| Great Cross Of the Order Of Elizabeth
Two Gifted Spaniards.-Spain re
| Gently, and in brief interval, lost two
brothers who were among her most
illustrious men The one was Dor
Alejando; the other was his brother
the Marquis of Pidal. Both were mer
of commanding influence in Church
and State, and of great intellectual
endowments. The Marquis bore the
Grand Cross of Plus X: and the Tois
son dor The King ordered public
prayers for him in all the churches
of Spain.
PreIate Asks United Action.-Mgr
| Dubourg, Archbishop of Rennes, has
issued a Pastoral Letter, in which he
recommends united action to the
Catholics of his diocese in the inter
ests of religion.
Poisoning Sources Of History.-M
Aulard, an historian of anti-clerica
and revolutionary tendencies and al
official whose historical manuals are
published at the expense of the
French government, has been accused
of tampering with the public archive!
to which he has access. The charge
is made by NJ d'Hauterine and M
Augustine Cochin that this official ha'
marked thousands of documents il
the archives and altered names anC
dates" An official inquiry has beer
started.