The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-08-08

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been awarded the Saintour Prize by
the Academy of Bellies Lettres in
Paris for his essay on martyrs.
Bavarian Abbess Inducted.-The
Bishop of Eichstaett, Bavaria, Mgr.
Won Mergel, o. S. B., recently blessed
and indicted into Office the newly
elected Abbess of St. Walburg, Caro-
line Kroiss, o. S. B. The Monastery
dates from about the year $50.
BaVarian Shrine of Our Lady.-One
of the most important shrines of Our
Blessed Lady in Bavaria is located at
Affecting, near Munich. The town
itself is of ancient origin, and Charlie
magne sometimes held his court
there. The miraculous statue of Our
Lady was brought to Affecting by ST..
Rupert in the sixth century. Many
favors are attributed to Our Lady of
Affecting. Many crowned heads
have visited the Shrine, including the
present Royal family, who make an
annual visit to the Shrine in honor of
Our Lady.
Mauser was Faithful CathoIic.-In
the person of Paul Mauser there
passed away recently one of the best
known inventors of modern times.
According to Mr. Erzberger, mem
Der of the German parliament, Maui
ser was noble and modest person
atty, a self-made man, who rose from
simple conditions to the highest rung
on the ladder of fame. In spite of
many disappointments and reverses
the presevering Suabian inventor pa.
tiently improved his gun inventions
until success crowned his efforts, and
the Mauser rifle was introduced in
most armies of the world But sue
cess did not make him proud. Though
his biography is history of modern
industry in Germany, Mauser remained
the modest, light-hearted son of the
Black Forest. For over sixty years he
belonged to the choir in his native
parish, contributing in various ways
to the progress of Church music after
the heart of Pope Plus X.
, Belgian JubiIarians. = Monsignol
Stillmans, Bishop of Client, Belgium
recently celebrated his episcopal sill
yer jubilee. The fetes began with
the reception of the Catholic char
r liable and social societies of the city
r of flowers; they were followed by
:, representative of the religious orders
3 members of Parliament and officials
! The ancient and famous Cathedra
was beautifully decorated for the
Mass of thanksgiving, which, owing
to infrmities, Monsignor Stillman:
: was unable to celebrate himself. II
e the choir were Ministers of State
v Senators, Members of the Academy
= and Clergy, secular and regular. A
+ the close of the Mass the Bishop who
s is greatly beloved throughout Bel
J. GUM gave his blessing to the kneel
t ing crowd. Another jubilarian wa:
/ Brother Cyril, the venerable Apostle o
e the deaf mutes, who is Brother O
t. Charity of the Institute at Wolmel
n now in his eightieth year. Amids
n signs of admiration and affection HI
|. celebrated his diamond jubilee as /;
member of the congregation, sixt!
e years dedicated utterly to the allevia
e ton of this sad afffiction. Commenc
y ing at Scarbeck he established Home
e at VOLUME in 1878, and a workman
Il hotel and another Institute for dea
mutes at Charleroi in 1898. He i!
loved by the afflicted as their fathe,
n and is great authority on the sub
c ject of deaf mute education.
t Gendarmes Expel French Sisters
s AT Broons, Department of ST. Brieuc
n France, so Gendarmes violently ex
: PEELED the Sisters whose work is thu
S care of the sick. The dastardly &C
of the authorities was aggravated b.
the circumstances that the poor Sis
i tiers were at the time kneeling arount
5 the bier of dead Sister. The Bishol
t entered protest against French
S brutality.
e Martyrs of the French Revolution
s The Diocesan tribunal of Cambria ha!
# just closed the canonical process will
which the Ordinary was charged, con
corning the servants of God, priests Of
e religious, condemned and executed il
p hatred for the faith at Valencienne:
d and other places in the archdiocese
G of Cambria at the time of the grea
Y French revolution. The decision o
r the tribunal is that there is ground tt
r ask Rome to institute the Apostolic
; Process for the Qualification and can
onisation of these servants of God.
Z. English Modernist Suspended
e sensation has been caused on Londo1
e by the publication of the news tina
Bishop Amigo of Southwark has with
8 drawn all faculties from the Rev. DR.
$ EG. S. Hitchcock, well known for hi
y theological writings and in particula
his dispositions on the Holy Scrip
lures. DIR. Hitchcock who took hi
: Doctorate four years ago in Rome, il
Ell not permitted to say Mass. He hai