The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-04
OLD WORLD NEWS.

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Priest Twice Hereafter having
won the Cross of the Legion of Honor
on the battlefield in 1870 Father Ma
laurie lived a peaceful life as chap
lain at a hospital in Algiers. The war
came and although over seventy he
felt he was still vigorous and full of
courage and SO volunteered as a
stretcher bearer. There were three
chaplains in the army to which he
was attached and two were killed
Father Malaurie escaped and has been
named in the order of the day:
Military Chaplain Malaurie (Jean), of
the group of stretcher bearers of the
Thirty-fourth Division of Infantry,
combatant in 1870, wounded at Sedan,
has not hesitated to face the fatigues
of war despite his II years, and has
given to all during the hard fighting
around Ypres the finest example of
GOODNESS and courage in bestOWing
care on the wounded under an intense
| fire." Father Malaurie has been pro-
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Honor from knight to officer.
An Interesting Discovery.-An in
teresting crucifix has come into the
possession of a non-Catholic at Exeter,
| England, who drew the attention of a
Catholic press representative to it.
On releasing some screws, in the hol-
low of it were found medals wrapped
up in a piece of paper, which was in
scribed: "To Father M A. Rookie.
| These medals were blessed by the
Blessed Virgin during an ecstasy of
Pere de Bray, June %, 1872, between
/ five and six in the evening"" Inside
also were two small pieces of rock,
wrapped up in separate pieces of pa
per, which we're respectively in
scribed: Rock from st. Pilton, where
st. Magdalen was carried by angels,
dalen slept
Re-stock Louvain Library.-Ameri
can book collectors are to replenish
the famous old library at Louvain
Belgium, which was destroyed when
the Germans captured the city. j. P
Morgan is reported to be at the head
of the movement Theyyw will contribute
hundreds of volumes in order to re
stock the library.
Jesuit Alumni in Wharf.-The follow
Toc11it inctifTfiopc uo oh q
the front: Stonyhurst has 435 alumni
actively engaged in the war and many
are waiting for commissions; Beau
mont College has nearly 800 ex-stu
dents serving in the army or navy
st. Francis Xavier, Liverpool, is repre-
scented by LOG in the army; Mt. st
Mary's has $50 with the colors
Wimbledon, 252; Stamford Hill, 80
Glasgow, 100; Preston, 68; Leeds, 81
and the Jesuit College Of Riverview
Australia, has sent 100 former students
to the front
Head of st. v. de p. Society-Tht
new President-General of the st. Vim
cent de Paul Society is M. dHende
court, of Paris, France.
| PapaI Appointment.-Mgr. Marini
Secretary of the Tribunal of the Apos
tolic Segnatura has been appointed tt
the Office of Uditore of the Pope.
New Australian Abbot.-Rev. An
se1m Catalan, o. S. B., has been ap
pointed Abbot of New Mursia, Austria
liza. He is also administrator of tn
Drysdale River mission, in Kimberley
New Indian Bishop.-Rev. Ang
Marie Perez, o. G. D., has been ap
pointed coadiutor to the Archbishop o
Verapoly, India.
|, Sister-Nurse Dead.--A telegram t.
the Paris "Matin" announces thu
death of Sister Suzanne, Superior 0
the Order of the Sacred Heart a