The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-03-21

Catholics are thoroughly loyal to the
Pope and the Bishops, it is impossible
for the party to be UNCONVENTIONAL
one; that, in order to carry on effec-
lively its important work, it must re-
main purely political organization,
always opposing anti-religious meas.
ures.
To Prepare Laborers' Demonstra-
tion.-The recent conference of the
Catholic Workers leaders at Dussel-
dorf was occupied with consideration
of the various stumbling blocks in the
way of the Christian workers move
ment in Germany. 1t was decided to
organize a huge demonstration during
the coming summer, bringing together
the Catholic workers for the whole of
Western Germany.
Request to Galloway Diocese.- Miss
Annie MacLachlan, Glasgow, who has
left an estate to the value of about
$4,000, has, after making provision
for certain life-rents, bequeathed the
residue to the Catholic Bishop of Gal
loway, to be applied by him for the
promotion of such charitable and re-
ligious purposes in the diocese as he
may think desirable.
A Charitable Actress.-Mrs. Moles-
worth Blow, the actress, who has al
ready done so much to forward work
done by the Sisters of the Sacred
Hearts of Jesus and Mary at st. Pc
lagia's Rescue Home for Girls, 27
Bickerton Road, Highgate, London, N,
has just started a benefcent scheme
Mrs. Blow has suggested. that "The
Mothers Cot" she herself is founding
should be the first of a series in the
home to be endowed by mothers in
memory of some loved child they have
lost, or in Thanksgiving for children
they are still blessed with, the names
of such children to be placed under
the tabernacle in the convent chapel,
where the donors will always be pray
ed for by the grateful Sisters.
Monsignor Benson.-Right Rev.
Monsignor Robert Fl. Benson of Eng
land, who is now preaching course
of sermons at the Church of Our Lady
of Lourdes in New York, is the fourth
son of the late Anglican Archbishop
of Canterbury He was born in 1871,
and after receiving the degree of M.
A. at Elton and Trinity, he took orders
in the Anglican Church, serving as
curate in London's East End. In 1903
he entered the Catholic Church at
Woodchester Priory and in 1904 was
ordained a priest at Rome. His time
has since been spent in preaching and
writing.
Tavern Now Temperance Center.
"A large gathering of members of
the League of the Cross was held on a
recent Sunday afternoon in London,
to participate in the opening of a
memorial hall to the late Cardinal
Manning which has been provided for
Deptford. Curiously enough the build
ing now converted into memorial to
the great advocate of temperance, Car
dinal Manning, was formerly used as
a public house or tavern. The circum-
stance was certainly interesting, and
hopefully significant. The former sa-
loon has now been rented by Father
Hemans for temperance propaganda
purposes.
A PapaI Zouave's JubiIee.-The Mar.
list Fathers at the French Church in
Leichester Square, London, are about
to celebrate the golden jubilee of the
priesthood of one of their number
Father Charter, and at the same time
the silver jubilee of his work in that
parish. Father Charter was one OF
those gallant young men who served
in the Pontifical Zouaves of Plus TX
and had the honor of serving with
General Charretta in the dark days OF
1861, and was awarded the medal
"Bene merente" during that period
On leaving the Zouaves Father Cher
rier Joined the Marist Order, and, after
many years work in France, went to
Leicester Square.
Catholics in ScotIand.-In Scotland
the Catholics at present number about
$4,000 There are 252 missions, 424
churches, Is religious houses for men
and So for women, and 213 schools.
Large English Dioceses.-Liverpool
has larger Catholic population than
any other diocese in England, its fig
ure being 81 ,OO0 Stafford comes next
with $4,000. Then follow, Westmin
ster, 256,OOO; Hexham, 100000; South
wark, 10000; and Leeds, $4,000. II
will be noticed that, whilst the two
London dioceses, Westminster and
Southwark, combined, exceed Liver
pool by $4,000, Liverpool and Stafford
combined exceed them by 100000
Liverpool Province, comprising six
counties, divided into five dioceses
contains 1,O38,OOO Catholics; Birming
ham Province with six dioceses, PSI,
600, and Westminster Province, with
five dioceses, 100000.
PiIqrimaqes From EngIand.-The
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Butt, Auxiliary BishoI
of Westminster, is leading the pill
grimage to Bruges, under the aus
pfces of the Catholic Association, OF
Saturday, May A. The Rt. Rev. Mgr