The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

bet0lan Monks in Enqland.--The
Scheut Missionary Society, the Belgian
Mill Hill Society Of Missionary Fa-
Tiers, like SO many another Belgian
congregation has found a refuge in
England. The Cenacle Convent, Siam
ford Hill, London, is their present
novitiate where the jubilee of their
foundation 1864-1914, will be celebrat-
ed, under uniquely tragic conditions.
Catholic Birthrate.- birthrate
per 1000 of the Catholic population
in the Welsh dioceses of Newport and
Menevia is So and 1872, as compared
with "a, the general birth rate of Eng
land and Wales.
Catholic Growth in Eeypt.-Accord-
ing to- Right Reverend Bishop Bier
mans, Bishop of Gargara and Vicar
Apostolic of Upper Egypt, the Catholic
religion has made great progress in
his diocese More than seventy-five
thousand have been converted during
the past fifteen years. The Mother
House of the Fathers of Saint Joseph,
who have been laboring in Upper
Egypt, is at Mill Hill, London.
Royal Palace a HospitaI.-The
Queen Of the Belgians placed the
the Royal Palace at Brussels at the
disposal of the military authorities as
a hospital for the wounded. The first
and second floors were utilized for
that purpose. Stripped of their fur
niture, the great rooms were turned
into wards, operating rooms, ETC.,
thus accommodating three hundred pa
tents. - s.
Retreats of SoIdiers.-In Westpha-
liza, Germany, the franciscan Fathers
give yearly retreats for the soldiers.
At the last retreat LOO soldiers at
tended.
Wife of Founder of Paper.-There
died recently in the Palazzo- Tayerna,
Rome, the Marchesa di Baviera, at the
age Of eighty-six. Three years before
their marriage in 1857, her husband,
the Marquis Augusta di Bayiera, found
ed the "Osseryatore Romano"
Archbishop of Genoa.-M onsignor
Louis Gavotti, Bishop of Casale Mon
teferEato,, has been appointed Arch
Fbfshops;of Genoa The see of Genoa
has BEEN without q resident Archbish-
op since 1912, when Archbishop Caron
was APPOINTED to the see. Some time
ago the. Italian Government gave him
permission to take possession of his
see; but, owing to failing health, lie
Resigned and Will live in Rome.
Oblates in lndia.---The five Oblate
Fathers of the Cathedral parish, Co
lombO, India, have 1861 souls in their
charge, and are kept busy. The con
fessiops heard amount to an aver
age of 200 a day, Holy Communions
administered 400 day. Another mis-
sion in the same Archdiocese has
1917 Christians with three priests
another has 300 Christians, with one
priest. ~
/ Nun Dies in sAfrica.-Mother NJ
| Teresa Cowley, foundress. of st. 10
seph's Mercy Convent, Mafeking, Soutl
4 Africa, died on 4A osemher 20. The de
ceased nun was born in 1862 in the
/ County Meath, Ireland, and entered
the convent of the. Sisters of Mercy
lat. Strabane in the year 1877. Fol
1tWenty long years she laboreC
lamongst the poor, the aged and the
Eorphaned, and at the expiration oi
that period she volunteered for. serv
lice in South Africa.
j Af1ttCatholic Lecturer Sentenced
One of, the most notorious anti-Cath
lie lecturers in England, the pet oil
1.-the Protestant Alliance, known al
rex Monk WeddoWes," has been sen
fenced to FIVE years penal seryitude
flor immortality. He was never monk
Las lie Claimed to be, but was one 81
lmany imposters who make a living by
catering to anti-Catholic prejudice.
Irish Catholic Soldiers Speaking
recently of recruiting in Ireland, JohI
e. Redmond gave from government
return figures to show that there were
10000 Irish Catholics out of tota
enlistment of approximately 100000.
| Catholicity in GlasgoW.-The West
ern Catholic Calendar for the Arch
diocese OF Glasgow, which has just
been issued, contains much informa
ton of interest regarding the condi
| ton of Catholicity in the Archdiocese
There are 120 schools in the Archdio
cesG with accommodation for $780,
pupils: the III, nberS on the rolls tota
76,455, and tie average attendance
6S,202. The total number of the teach
ling staff is ,i53. Five religious Or
ders for men and ten for women arc
represented in the Archdiocese. The
total number of secular priests is 24S
Irregular, .4G There are SO missions
1874 churches, chapels and stations
and II charitable institutions. The
estimated Catholic population of the
Archdiocese is about 100000.
Belgian Monks Settle in Ireland
The Benedictine monks of the Abbey
| i'll Belgium. who were diSpoSSeSSed oil