The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
ployees generally, the household of
the Pope and Pope Plus himself.

ployees generally, the household of
the Pope and Pope Plus himself.
New Code of Canon Law.-Cardinal
Gasparri has now completed the first
draft of the new Code of Canon Law
in three volumes dealing with: Per-
sons, Things, Judgments He is at
present engaged in collating and study
ing the observations of the bishops of
the whole Catholic world on the ma
terial which had been submitted to
them. The work of codification was
begun March 10, 1904, and it was then
estimated that it would be completed
in about five years.
i Example Impresses Japanese. = In
Japan, the Trappist monastery near
Hakodate, is doing much for the con-
version of that Empire. Some time
ago an entire Japanese Protestant
} family embraced the faith after brief
; stay at the monastery. The Reformed
Cistercians, by their example, greatly
impress the Japanese.
Christianity in Bengal
: to the latest Government census fig
ures there are 129,746 Christians in
Bengal Presidency, India, an increase
of % per cent during the last ten
years. The Hindus and the Mahom-
medans have increased by 80 and 10.4
respectively. Out of the 129,746, In
\ +h0
, lies leading with 1885. Of the Euro
| pean Christians (25,451) two-thirds are
, members of the Anglican communion
and one-fifth are Catholics. Among
, the Anglo-Indians, however, So per
, cent are Catholics while 80 per cent
, belong to the Church of England.
Florentine Statue stoIen.-A bronze
statue of great value has been stolen
from the Monastery of San Settigano
Florence, where it had been constant,
ly guarded by monks for 300 years. A
marble worker who had recently been
employed making repairs in the mon.
astery is suspected.
Mohammedans Edited by Priests
| Forgiveness.-At Tripoli, in Syria, re,
Gently a young bandit assassinated
the near relative of a priest. The
murderer was captured, tried and con.
demned. When he was about to be
executed, the priest whose relative had
been murdered, begged for the Grim.
inaPs life. The request was granted
and the young man now declares that
: if he regains his freedom he will de-
: vote his life to religious work in the
: Catholic Church. The whole event
J has won the admiration of large num-
bers of Mussulmen.
Catholic Teachers of EnqIand.-The
seventh annual Conference of the
Catholic Teachers Federation of Eng.
land was held in Leeds on January
End. Bishop Cowgirl held reception
of delegates in the Metropole Hotel
on New Years Day, and concert
organised, by the Leeds Teachers AS
ISOLATION, followed.
Anglicans Use Catholic Prayerbook
There is distinctly Catholic prayer
book largely used in the Anglican
community, advocating prayers to the
Blessed Virgin and the Saints, also
2 having prayers for the mass and con.
: fession. The Anglican National Church
, League has forwarded copies of this
work to all the Bishops, demanding
it's instant suppression as a grave dan
:, ger to faith and morals.
German Artisans in London.-The
Young Artisans Club of the German
Catholic Church, Whitechapel, cele
brated the centenary of Rev. Adolf
Kolping, it's founder, in the church
hall, recently Father Schnitzler told
how, before Rev. Kolping became a
priest he was a cobbler. In his trips
up and down the country he saw the
dangers to which the young artisans
were exposed, and after his ordination
he founded clubs for them wherever
he went.
New Author CathoIic.-Miss Emily
Hickey, author of new volume oil
: poems, is a well-known parishioner OF
, ST. Thomas Wandsworth, London
and has just been appointed Prefect
: of the recognized Guild of the
. Blessed Sacrament for Women.
, Irish Legal Doctor.-Dr. j.. ]. Scan
Ian, who has just recently published
= through the Scientific Press, ''The
Mutilated Hand and the Workmen's
Compensation Act" is an Irish doctor
J. in London who devotes himself eX
g clusively to medico-legal work. A ma
n tive of Cork, DR.. Seaman has had {
: varied experience. He served in the
e South African war as Surgeon-C Captain
d Imperial Yeomanry, and has special
lied in the Workmen's Compensation
Act since it's coming into force.
e Invite D. Merry Del Val.-Mr. D
# Merry Del Val, brother of Cardina
= Merry Del VAL Secretary of State t.
e the Pope, is to be invited to accep
S the craftsmanship of the New Interna
d tional Catholic Club at the Salisbur!
l. Hotel, Salisbury Square. Among thu
e other members of the committee ar
s Sir Bertram Windle, Count Plunkett
/ Moio~ Moior WcOO.Dr0cco or