The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-03-21

4 II, 1914.
down through Mines and the little
towns and villages of Provence. De-
tails of the incidents of his passage
have been handed down as a tradition
amongst the people, and the centenary
of his homeward journey has been
celebrated with much solemnity in
the land of the sun"
French. Catholics, Organizing.-At
the meeting of French Catholics which
was held in Paris February % under
the presidency of Colonel Keller, a
resolution was unanimously passed
affirming the necessity Of unity, or
ganization, and action on the part of
the Catholics of France, on the broad
basis of religion and irrespective of
political parties or groups. The prin-
cipal objects in view, it was stated,
are the resumption of diplomatic rela-
lions with the Holy See, the legal
recognition of the rights of the Church
in France, the restitution of the patri-
mony of the Church, the return of the
expelled religious orders, the restora-
ton of nursing Sisters to the hos
pitfalls, the recognition of the rights
of Catholic schools, and the abolition.
of divorce. An organizing committee
of fifteen was established.
Martyrs of French RevoIution.-At
Tours an exhibition has lately been
held of documents and objects relat-
ing to "the non Jurors of that district,
and at it's close the organizers re-
solved themselves into permanent
committee whose business it is to-
keep alive the memory of the mar
tyred priests and laymen who died
for the faith in that terrible crisis
Moreover the committee will gather
all information about them, publish
the same, and contribute to the ex-
penses Of the processes of Qualification
which the ecclesiastical authorities are,
about to open. 1t is interesting to
know that almost half the committee
is composed of relatives of those exc
cuted.
Catholic Prize WTnners.-The Edu-
cation Department at Wellington, New
Zealand, has awarded both Seldom
medals-one for English and the other
for arithmetic-to pupils of Catholic
schools in the Grey district. The
medals are won in competitive exam
nations, open to all schools of the
West Coast, and the test appointed
was the same as that in the Junior
National Scholarship examinations in
English and arithmetic. One of the
medals was won by Norman Knell of
the Marist Brothers School, Grey
mouth, the other by Mary Clare Moore
of the Greymouth Convent School. The
Junior National Scholarship for the
Grey District was also won by Mary
Glare Moore.
A French Counts ZeaI.-Count
Gaitisola, of Bordeaux, recently re-
stored wayside cross that had lain
neglected for century near the vii
lage Of st. Hilaire, Mayenne. In one
of his rides through the country, he
noticed a pyramid of stones, those on
top being of peculiar shape; and closer
examination showed that they were
fragments of cross. The INDECENT
and hard-worked priest of the district
accepted with gratitude and joy Count
!; Gaitisola's offer to re-erect the cross
which had been torn down in the
Revolution of 1789 The new cross, a
handsome one of blue granite, has
been solemnly blessed by the Bishop
, of Laval in the presence of large
, concourse Of the faithful.
, In the Pope's "NobIe Guard."-The
, Noble Guard, which was formed by
Pope Plus VII a hundred years ago,
has hitherto been reserved exclusive
ly for Roman mobiles, and the nobility
| of the Papal States. Pope Plus x,
while adhering strictly to the rule
that it is to consist of only those who
are of noble descent, has now extend
ed to foreigners of noble family the
VI JOIuAlA0 GhC wi po' 1C
, first chosen for this distinguished hon.
or is a young Irishman, Mr.. Luke
feeling, son Of Captain Bartle feeling,
private chamberlain to his Holiness,
member of an old Irish family, de-
scended from Hay feeling "Albi, "
Lord of Sydan, who in the twelfth and
thirteenth centuries gave large grants
to the Church in Ireland, and whose
ancestor, Sir Nicholas feeling, was
killed at the battle of Thomond, in
: 1887. According to documents in the
Vatican archives Sir William feeling,
Lord of the Manor of Sydan, married
niece of Queen Ellen of Scotland.
Governor Honors Though
eighty-three years of age, Mgr Pace,
Archbishop of Rhodes, and Bishop of
Malta, who recently celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his trans
lation to the See of Malta, is remark
ably active. The Governor proclaimed
the day of his silver jubilee general
holiday.
capuchin chapter-The Capuchins
will hold General Chapter this year
on the 18th and 10Th of May in Rome.
Priest Amonu Bandits Victims