The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-23

CnlS ana many Otner instances or that
stirring period.
Increase of English Catholic Schools.
In 1861 the number of Catholic |
schools in England was put down at
about 700, providing for some $4,000
children, while Catholic children of
school age were quite double that num-
Der. Considering the poverty of the
Catholic community, and the handicap
under which denominational education
has always been placed, even after
the 1902 Act, the growth in half a
century is encouraging. There are
now 1,169 Catholic primary schools
with over 343,472 scholars, and 387
Catholic secondary schools with 24,129
pupils.
Gift to Liverpool Mission.-Arch-
bishop Whiteside of Liverpool recent
ly received $4,000 to present to some
struggling mission as help to pay off
capital debt. He decided to allocate
it to st. Johns, Kirkdale, if the parish
toner's should raise an equal sum. The
amount raised during a four days
bazaar following this offer was $10,500.
This, with the Archbishop's gift,
amounted to $15,500.
Pope BIesses Women's League
Much qualification is felt by the mem
bers of the Catholic Women's League
in Rome at the cordial message sent
by the Holy Father, through the Car
dinal Vicar, to the president, Princess
Cristina Observation-Disclosures, express
ing his sovereign satisfaction" and
congratulations to the league on the
part recently taken by the leaders in
making such bold stand for religious
teaching in the schools of Rome, and
thus, in spite of many obstacles, eff
fectually maintaining the clearest
rights of the Christian family. The
Pontiff also sent special blessing to
the league in reorganization of it's Ia
bors in this regard.
SoIicitude for Emigrants.-The
spiritual interests of the Italian emf
grants are the subjects of a Motu
Proprio, "Jampridem ex Italia which
the Holy Father has recently issued,
and a decree, "Ethnografica Studio"
which has been promulgated by the
Consistorial Congregation. The Pope
! is establishing a special college in
Rome for the training of missionaries
for the emigrants. The Consistorial
Congregation lays down the conditions
under which priests who devote them
selves to this work can settle in
America or the Philippines.
Thousands Studying Catechisn.-In
the Vicariate of Southeastern Tcheuli
China, Father Anatole Ghestin, S. j..
announces that five important villages
near Monts'uenn are eagerly studying
the Christian doctrine, and he expects
soon to baptize about six thousand
catechumens.
Africans Honor st. Augustine
Celebrations in honor of st. Angus
tine were held last month at Hippo
On April 16 statue of the saint was
erected there, and pilgrims were pres
ent from Oran, Algiers, Tunis, and
Malta. Mgr Combes, Primate of Afri
ca, pontificated at the High Mass on
the occasion.
Voters in IreIand.-The number oil
voters in Ireland this year, 698,098, is
less by 1922 than the total of last
years registers. The decrease is in
the county constituencies, there being
an increase in the boroughs of sos
voters. The voters in East Belfast are
$50 more than last year, and in West
Belfast SOC more. The increases in
the register of voters in Dublin, Bel
fast, Derry and Galway are not out
weighed by reductions in the Other
boroughs. The voters in Trinity Col
lege are 6S1 less than last year. The
voters who are in occupation Of the
qualifying premises in Ireland consti
tute SO per cent of the electorate. Ii
England and Wales they are "a pei
cent and in Scotland rs per cent.
Centenary of Downside Benedictines
On the last day of April in 1871
the remnant of the Douai Communit!
of Benedictines settled in Downside
and with no more than seven boys al
pupils entered on the task of rebuild
ing those traditions which had made
of Douai, France, a famous educa
tional institution, and have made o
Downside one of the foremost public
schools in the Catholic world. A hun
dred peacefully prosperous years have
passed, and now the English Benedic
tine Congregation, especially those o
the House of st. Gregory, are com
memorating the centenary of Down
side. There will be notable gather
ing of Old Gregorians at Downside OF
May 81, with a general meeting of st
Gregorys Society A centenary Dime
in London on July 1 or thereabout'
will be held.
Lord keIvin's BeIief-The late Lore
Kelvin held throughout his life tina
science not only had never, but coult
never, upset or stultify the claims o
religion to voice the supernatural. HI
expressed his own certainty that ther'
is a creative mind, and that mine
belongs to God. Kelvin, who hat
perhaps the greatest scientific mind o
: the modern world, converted man,
oroof scientific matorio1iSfS To hi