The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-25

900 Catholics.
Centre Against DueIIing.-The Gen.
tire Party, guided by their own good
sense and by the attitude of the
Church, which communicates all
who engage in duels, have fought earn
estly for the suppression of the prac-
tice. Recently a duel between two
army men ended fatally, Lieutenant
Haage losing his life, and later the
question was raised by the party in
the Reichstag Herr Grober criticised
the inaction of the authorities and
intimated that the House would soon
be asked to adopt resolution to the
effect that the officer who provoked a
duel by dishonorable or INSCRIPTIONS
conduct should be punished, not with
confinement in fortress, which does
not involve disgrace, but with impris-
onment.
German Catholic Congress.-This
years German Catholic Congress will
be held in Muenster, Westphalia.
Growth of Church in East.-In 1900
there were in teeming India 475,000
Catholics governed by two Archbish-
ops, two Bishops, and two Wears
Apostolic. Today there are 100000
Catholics, ~ Archbishops and Bishops,
and 1886 priests. China had then but
202, 900 Catholics. Today there are in
China 100000 Catholics, with 1,450
missionaries, and over 700 native
priests, 1886 nuns, and 5000 cate
chists AS against $4,000 Catholics in
Northern Africa and few scattered
settlements on the east coast, Africa
today can show 1881 missionaries and
1,003,667 Catholics.
Italians Rejoice at Protest.-Great
satisfaction is felt in Rome at the
news that the executive committee of
the American Federation of Catholic
| Societies, at it's recent meeting in
Chicago, and also a mass meeting OF
the Catholics of San Francisco, passed
unanimously a resolution protesting
vigorously against the appointment OF
ex-Mayor Nathan as Italian commits.
sioner at the Panama Exposition
which is to be held next year in the
City of the Golden Gate. 1t is also
noted with qualification that the com
ments of the American Catholic press
upon these protests show that they
voice the sentiments of the sixteen
millions of Catholics in the United
States.
Plea for French Churches.-M
Maurice Barras has again pleaded the
cause of the historic churches o.
France before the Institute of His
torical Antiquities in Paris. He ha:
pointed out that Of the 5000 churche:
which should be classed as historical
monuments, only 1000 have been 81
classed, and many of the commune
churches are falling to decay from thu
sheer neglect of the local authorities
who are opposed to religion ant
criminally Indifferent to the preserva
ton of these great national monu
ments.
A Beloved Pastor Dead.-The Pari
correspondent of the London Times il
writing of the death of Mgr. Gardey
Vicar-General Of Paris and cure o
Sainte-C lotilde, the parish church o
the aristocratic Saint German quartz
of Paris, says that more than once h
refused episcopal 'office, because i
would have removed him from tn
parish to which he devoted nearly al
his years as priest. His parishioners
who included many members of tn
old nobility, disobeyed his meek coun
sells of submission during the troubles
which attended the separation o
Church and State, and offered physica
opposition to the taking of an inven
tory of his church. Barbados were
erected and M. Lepine, then Prefec
of Police, and a detachment o
"Pompiers" had to intervene before
the authorities entrusted with the
drawing up of the inventory could
execute their mission.
Thousands Baptized in China.-The
latest letter received from BishoI
Fatiguet, of North Kiang 81, China
gives most encouraging reports of the
spiritual progress Of his diocese. He
says: "In spite of the obstacles
caused by the civil war we succeeded
in preparing for baptism 1,547 catech-
umens and in baptizing 1921 children
| in danoor 0P death
IreIand's Temperance Congress.-At
the last meeting of the Central Or
ganizing Committee of the forthcom
ing National Catholic Total Alb
stinence Congress which was held al
the Office in Middle Abbey Street, Dub
lin, the Very Rev. Canon Langan, D
D., P. P, Moate, presided. 1t was
stated that the formation of diocesan
committees is now practically com
plete, and satisfaction was expressed
at the many evidences apparent Of
earnest and enthusiastic cooperation
throughout the country, in securing
that the Congress be a great and
memorable event.
English Cadet corps.-The move
ment initiated under the auspices o.
the six Catholic parishes of the city o.
Cardiff in the Diocese of Newport
Eng, for the formation of Catholic
Cadet Corps, has been successfully