The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-11


ed, and heNhas enlisted the services
of the Consist0rial Congregation in an
nexing site for church.
Chartres' Protest.-The authorities
of Charities, who recently sent form
al complaint to Rome regarding the
articles written and published by NM.
Leclercq and Cabrol, attacking the ven-
cradle traditions of their Cathedral
complaint in which the whole diocese
joined-have received ample satisfac-
ton. On behalf of the Sacred Consis-
torial Congregation, Cardinal de Lai
has promised that both author and
publisher shall be severely admonished
for hazarding such temerarious criti-
cisms as the result of scientific re-
searches. And following on this has
come most sympathetic letter from
Cardinal Merry del Val, conveying the
congratulations of the Pontiff on the
stand the Chartres Chapter has made,
as well as his Apostolic Blessing.
Pope Aids PaIestrina Monument
Hearing of the project on foot to estab-
fish in August next worthy monu-
ment to the great composer Giovanni
Palestrina, the Holy Father has sent
to Don Luigi Barberini, Prince of
Palestrina, a contribution of $500.
Indian Schools Burned.-The pride
of the mission at Cola, Bengal, India,
was the beautiful schools for girls and
boys which, together with the church,
were destroyed by fire on January IL.
The schools were the highest of their
class in the district and accommodated
161 girls and 145 boys. A native, to
satisfy his devotion, placed a lighted
candle near the crib in the church
and set fire to it. The wind carried
the flames to the adjoining schools
and the result was total loss.
requests to Limerick Charities
The late Mr. VIM. Lloyd, Old Church,
Limerick, left personal estate valued
at near 100000 OF this he left a
little more than $4,000 in charitable
requests. His will gives $4,000 to Most
Rev. DR.. O'Dwyer for the maintenance
of st. Johns Hospital, Limerick, and
| another $4,000 for the building and
furnishing for the proposed new Cath
Ollie Church of ST. Munchin. Besides
these he made nearly twenty smaller
requests to various charitable and re-
ligious purposes, amounting in all to
$7,250.
Income of Gaelic League.-Dr
Douglas Hyde asserts that the Gaelic
League has an annual income not ex-
cooperation among individuals and So
cieties whose objects are similar to
| those of the league.
English Saints centenary.-April
II, 1914, is the twelfth centenary of
the death of St. Guthlac, founder of
Crowland Abbey of Spalding, England.
He is also known as the ST. Anthony
of the West A pilgrimage has been
organized by the Catholics of Spalding,
which will visit Crowland Abbey to-
morrow.
A Convert officer.-Lieutenant
Ralph Fame Gladwin, of Seven Springs,
Cheltenham, England, has been re-
ceived into the Church by Father Sc.
bastian Bowden at the London Ora
tory. Mr. Gladwin is an officer in the
Scots Guards, and in 1911 was married
at Broughty Ferry to Isabel, second
daughter of Colonel Douglas Dick OF
Pitkerro Mr.. Gladwin's sister and
younger brother, Frank, are also con
verts, the latter taking the step only
a few weeks ago.
Doctors at Lourdes.-The following
indicates the scientific scrutiny tc
which the miracles at Lourdes are
submitted before being admitted
authentic by the Church. In 1896
twenty-seven doctors went to Lourdes
to investigate the cases. In 1900
there were ZIG doctors; in 1908, there
were 624; and in 1913, there were $40
DR.. Boisarrie, the president of the
Medical Bureau at Lourdes, waited
fourteen years before deciding in favor
of the miraculous character of a Ger
tain cure. The Medical Bureau never
uses the word miracle. 1t confines
itself to declaring that such cure
either by it's nature or manner, car
not be accounted for by purely natura
causes.
Commune Will Replace Tower.-The
French Chamber of Deputies has set
tied the question of the old church
tower of st. Paterne at Orleans, which
is about to be removed. The Minister
of the Interior has stated that, though
by the Law of 1905 congregations arr
bound to bear themselves the expense:
of a new edifice when an old one i:
secularized by the State, in this case
} the commune should contribute to
wards the erection Of new tower, i
being understood that the contribution
would be simply compensation and no
subsidy to the Church from thu
State.
English Catholic Libraries.-Ther'
are now Catholic Reading Guild libra
ries at ST. Teresa's, Irlam, Manches
ter, and at Derby. This brings thu
total in England up to twenty-five
and ARRANGEMENTS are now being mad
| to Mace libraries at St. Hugh's, Liver