The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21

ST. Patrick's Day In Rome.-The St.
Patrick's Day sermon, this year in
st. Patrick's Church, Rome, will be
preached by Father McGinnis, Car
melite.
Continued Fight for Clean Reading.
The Dublin Vigilance Committee,
which last year began a campaign
against filthy literature in Ireland, is
this year following up their successes
by proposing to the men and women
of Ireland this solemn pledge: "O
Not to buy or read any newspaper,
periodical, book, or postcard of an
immoral character; and (2) Not to
purchase anything or even
good though it may be-in any book
shop or other place in which democrat
izing publications, whether exposed to
view or not, are known to be on
sale."
Judge Pigot's Bequests.-The late
Mr.. J. o. Pigot, of Dublin, a former
Judge of the High Court at Calcutta,
left personal estate valued at $161,7O0.
He bequeathed: To the Superioress
of the Community of the Visitation,
Chambery, his copy of Tissot's "Vic de
Jesus Christ" the "Livre D'Heures,"
said to be of the fifteenth century,
which he bought from the Hoepe of
Milan toiV 40l
and $4,000, and several smaller be-
quests to charity.
Gaelic Schools in Ireland.-There
are now six colleges for the teaching
of Irish. Irish is taught in BOAT of
the 1888 public primary schools in
Ireland, and of the 1882 students who
follow the various courses under
the secondary schools system, 6,O85
pursue Irish as one of their subjects.
In the Irish National University, Irish
has been made compulsory both for
naturalization and graduation. In
1913 the number of Gaelic summer
colleges had increased to fourteen. A
new Gaelic college was opened at
Dublin last year.
Dutch Scholars Honored.-Father
Sloct, a Dutch savant, has been award
ed the doctorate 'honoris causa" by
the theological faculty of Louvain Uni
versity. He is president of the Apollo
getic Union of Holland, has written
and collaborated in many great apollo
getic works. Another Dutch Catholic
honored is Mynheer Aalberse, depu-
ty and founder of the Catholic Social
Action, upon whom Pope Plus x has
conferred the Cross of a Chevalier of
the Order of st. Gregory. The Catho-
lie Social Action is union of all the
social and charitable works that Cath
olics have founded in the country.
Politics are vigorously excluded Every
diocese has it's Federation and the
five Federations form the national or
ganization.
Emperor to Aid MemoriaI.-The
Austrian Emperor has promised ten
thousand crowns out of the Maria
Theresa fund for the Andreas- Hofer
memorial concentrating the cente-
nary of the reunion of Austria and
Tyrol.
New Franciscan Order Approved
Fifty years ago Margaret Flesch, a
poor woman of Trier, Germany, made
the beginning of religious Order,
whose members devote themselves to
corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
Today, her Order, "The Franciscan
Sisters of Mary of the Angels" has
eighty-two houses and over 1,20O Sis
tiers, and has recently received the
full appreciation of the Holy See.
Bishops Freedom Vindicated.-It
will be remembered that some time ago
the Bishop of Luxembourg was sued
by the "Luxemburger Zeitung" for
statements he had made in pastoral
letter against the paper, forbidding it
to his people. The Bishop pleaded
privilege and justification. The suit
has just been decided in favor of the
Bishop Before a court crowded with
barristers the civil judge concluded
that the Bishop has the right, in look
ing after the spiritual welfare of his
people, to utter the words complained
of and to counsel them as he thought
fit.
Photographic Archives.-A special
apparatus called photographic Arc
hives" has been devised to preserve
the speeches and utterances of the
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and
other ruling princes.
Denmark's Growing CathoIicity.-
Denmark, like Holland, is growing in
Catholicity. Of it's population Of
2,842,264, eleven thousand, not includ-
ing it's Polish immigrants, are Catho-
lie. They have as many as fourteen
Catholic hospitals alone.
Negro Ordinations in Uganda.-1n
the Negro Theological Seminary in
Uganda, Africa, the first ordination
to the priesthood took place last year.
The two Negro priests ordained are
Rev. Victor Womeraka and Rev. Basil
Bumu.