The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-03-14

Irish Writer Represents Argentine.
Mrs. Marion Mulhall, the Irish
authoress, has been appointed, with
the sanction of ecclesiastical authority,
by the members of the Womens
National League, of Argentine, South
America, as their representative on
the National Councils of Women in
Europe and America
J cause" of Duns Scotus.-Of the
800 or 400 Irish servants of God, whose
causes for Qualification and canoniza-
ton lie before the Sacred Congrega-
| ton of Rites, one calls for particular
: attention, that of Duns Scotus, the
} sturdy champion of Our Lady's I'm
maculate Conception. Recently two
old paintings by the Flemish artist
Heck have been discovered in Venice
and these indicate that Duns Scotus
was regarded as saint in the seven
teenth century.
: Another Galley Convert.-Mr. Ray
mond Weekes has been received into
the Catholic Church. Mr.. Weekes was
for some time an Oblate at Galley,
and at the time of the reception Of the
Community left with the other mem
: bers who remained in the Established
Church. He was one of the loyal
remnant who set up the tabernacle
of Anglican Benedictinism at Pershore,
and the fact that one of their number
has embraced the Catholic religion is
significant. Mr.. Weekes is a graduate
of Kings College, Cambridge.
Earl's Secretary Convert.-Among
recent converts to the Catholic Church
in England is Mr.. Stanley Browne, who
was received into the Church at
Streatham a short time ago. Mr..
Browne was formerly secretary to the
Earl of Shaftesbury.
Sixty-five Years a Priest.-Monsig-
nor Motler, for many years Vicar-Gen-
eral of the diocese of Leeds, Eng,
celebrated last month the fiftieth ami
versary of his appointment to the Do
cesar Chapter. Now in his ninetieth
year, he lays the credit of his longevity
to the hardworking Spartan life he
lived as young man. Ninety years
of life, sixty-five years in the priest
hood, fifty years as a Canon, and
twenty years on the Papal honours list
is now Provost Motler's record.
Second Drama by CathoIic.-Mr.
James Sexton, whose play, "The Riot
Act" was mentioned last week as
having won great success in Liver
pool, has completed another drama
which deals with the lighter side of
the labor movement. 1t is entitled
"The Commune" and includes an cleo
ton, Labor candidate, Labor Rep
resentation Committee and the tribu-
lations of a would-be Labor M. P, who
has to contend against critical com
rades.'
Charlemagne Honored.-The fetes
which marked the eleven century OF
the death of Charlemagne were cele.
brated at Aachen last month with
great solemnity. His tomb was opened
at the command of Kaiser Wilhelm
: Danes Honor Their Vicar.-Catholic
: Danes have been honoring Monsigno1
Won Euch, Vicar Apostolic of Denmark,
who has just celebrated his eightieth
; birthday at Copenhagen surrounded by
: evidences of the success of his long
life and the love of his people. The
: Apostle of modern Denmark is a native
: of Hanover, being born in Meppen. He
) is one of the spiritual sons of Bishop
' Won Ketteler, who, in the seminary of
Mainz exercised so great an influence
: on many priests of the Fatherland.
Religion in Prussian SchooIs.-In the
: Prussian Diet discussion has taken
place regarding certain government
, schools for boys, in the curriculum of
which religious teaching is not in
Guided The Conservative Deputy Pop
penheim took the occasion to bring
forward a proposition that the gov
; eminent should include religious teach
ing in the course of studies for these
schools, when asked to do so by the
parish in which the school was stu
ated After long and heated discus
sion the proposition of Poppenheim
was voted with large majority.
The Won ketteIer of Spain.-Juan
Jose Laguarda Fenolera, late Bishop
of Barcelona, who died recently at the
age of forty-seven years, was regard
ed as the Won Ketteler of Spain. His
death is being lamented by all Spanish
social reformers regardless of political
Affiliations. The Bishop of Barcelona
was popularity known as the Peoples
Bishop"
University for French GirIs.-The
Cardinal Archbishop of Paris has sol
EMMY blessed the new university for
: young girls that has been founded at
: Neuilly, in the house that once be-
longed to the English Augustinian
: nuns. The new university is under
the control of Madame Danielon,
whose excellent work at the girls col
J 1ege of the Rue Oudinot has stamped
her as eminently fitted for the post.
) Pope Accepts Engraving.-A steel
; engraving of the Holy Father has just
, been finished by the well-known artist,
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