The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
OLD WORLD NEWS.

From Wales to War.-Among the
many French priests who have had to
rejoin the colors are Fathers Trebaol
and Merour, o. M. l., of the Cambro-
Breton missions of Llanrwst and
Pwllheli. It will not be easy for the
Bishop of Menevia to replace them, as
their special work, that of presenting
Catholic truth to the people of the
Welsh tongue, is one requiring un-
usual qualifications. The work of the
Oblate Fathers has already had its eff
feet in many conversions and in a
more general knowledge of what the
Catholic Church really teaches. The
good priests will have many prayers
for their safety, and their return be-
fore long to resume their missionary
task will be hopefully looked forward
to.
Wexford Pastor Dies.-Wexford
mourns the death of the Very Rev.
Canon Furlong, P. p, Taghmon, which
recently took place. The deceased,
at Ballygarra, Carna, County Wexford,
pursued his earlier studies at ST.
Peters College, Wexford, and subse-
quently at Maynooth, where he was
class-fellow of the present Bishop of
Waterford and Lismore, and one of
the most brilliant alumni of his period
there. Besides being eloquent and eff
fective in the pulpit, he was a power
full and convincing platform orator.
While curate of New Ross in the days
of the Land League he took a leading
part in the struggle which rooted the
farmers of Ireland in the soil, and all
through his lifetime the National
Cause had no more able and consistent
advocate.
Ulster and Germany.-The English
Outlook says: "a large proportion of
the guns supplied to the Ulster Volun-
teers came from Hamburg. They were
provided by a notorious gun-runner,
who has been in the habit, when per-
mitted, of despatching guns to any
afoot. He was carefully watched by
the German authorities, and in cases
like the Portuguese Revolution steps
were promptly taken to prevent him
from doing anything calculated to as
sist the rising. When the Irish situa-
ton became acute he received a hint
that the Governments blind eye would
be to the glass if he were anxious to
further the views of the Ulstermen.
Germany mistook Ireland as she mis-
took Belgium, and, such is Nemesis,
it is quite on the cards that the Ham
burg guns may be used against her
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First Procession in South Africa
The first public outdoor procession of
the Blessed Sacrament ever held in
South Africa took place recently in
Durham to mark the close of three
weeks mission conducted by the Very
Rev. Father Creagh and the Rev Fa-
Their Kirk at the Emmanuel Cathedral,
Durham. The procession, in which
over 5000 people participated, includ-
ing Indian men and women and South
African natives, was shown every
mark of respect by spectators of all
denominations who lined the route
through the principal streets of the
city. The Bishop of the Diocese car
ried the Sacred Host, which was sur
rounded by a guard of honor of male
representatives of the different par
ishes in the city.
ChapIains for the Front-The Cath
Ollie Times, Liverpool, England, under
stands that volunteer chaplains are
not expected to provide themselves
with kit, uniform, etc., until they re-
ceive further instructions. About 100
naval and military chaplains have sp-
piled to Cardinal Bourne, and as this
greatly exceeds the number asked for,
no further applications will be re-
quired. Four hundred French Jesuits,
including four provincials, are serving
with the French colors. Father Aus
tin Maccabe, of st. Mary's Redemp-
torist Church, Chaplain, London, has
been accepted as military chaplain,
together with twelve other Redemp-
florists. Father Francis Freeland of
the Salesian Church, Battersea, and
other Salesian Fathers, have been or
dered to hold themselves in readiness
for foreign service chaplaincies. Fa-
ther Alexander Poncet, S. NJ, of the
French Church, Leicester Square, Lon
don, has left for the front. Several
Brothers of the famous Nursing Or
der of st. Alexius, Twyford Abby, Lon
don, have also left for the front.
Foreign Priests in Manchester
Father Folton, the priest in charge of
st. Casimir's Church, Rochdale Road,
Manchester, where Polish and Lithuan-
ian Catholics congregate, was unable
to return to his country, although sum-
moned. Much anxiety is felt in st.
Mary's parish, Heaton Norris, as to
the whereabouts of Father Francis
Reichart, the esteemed rector of the
mission. Father Reichart, who is an
Austrian, was on a visit to his native
land when war was declared. The
Rev. Father Esser, c. r. p, of Corpus
Christi, Miles Plating, who is Dutch
man, returned to Holland as soon as
he was commanded. In the majority
of cases priests of German nationality
in Manchester are naturalized, but in
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