The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11
OLD WORLD NEWS.

Mill Hill ColIege.-The cornerstone
of st. Joseph Missionary College at
Mill Hill, England, was laid forty-six
years ago. The growth of the institu-
ton has been most satisfactory, and
English missionaries, known as the
Mill Hill Fathers, are now found in the
remotest parts of the pagan world.
famous Swiss Abbey.-The Abbey
of Maria Einsiedeln covers a spacelof
$50 by SIG feet. The church is prob
ably the finest church in Switzerland
375 feet long by 141 feet wide, with
three aisles, and colossal columns
supporting the vaulted roof. In 915
the monastery was visited by the
Bishop of Bale; in 955 by the Emperor
Ohio the Great and ST. Adelheid; in
900 by SIS. Ulrich, Wolfgang and
Gerold; in 1856 by st. Elizabeth of
Hungary; in 1853 by King Charles w;
in 1442 by Emperor Frederick III; in
1876 by ST. Charles Borromeo; in 1922
by King Louis XIII of France; in
1875 by st. Benedict Joseph Labre; in
1913 by King Louis | of Bavaria; in
IT'S by Goethe.
Catholics in Mongolia.-Father Bot
ty, formerly President of the Belgian
Seminary for Foreign Missions OF
Brussels, and at present missionary in
Mongolia writes that during the past
decade the number of Christians has
increased six-fold in that vast mis-.
sion. This seems to be the realiza.
ton of the prayer Of the late Bishop
Hamer, put to death by the Boxers fif-
teen years ago, who on the eve of his
martyrdom said: Once, have been
received by my Lord and Saviour,
shall draw this whole province to the
Faith" @
Denounce Regime Of Hatred.-A
campaign against Ernest Liseauer' S
song expressing hatred for England
has been started by the Cologne
Volkszeitung, Catholic organ, which
demands the exclusion of the song
from books intended for the young
The paper declares it would be a
portentous condition if at a time OF
international bitterness even the
youth of a nation were taught to
cherish hatred. The Berliner Tage
blatt and other influential newspapers
have Endorsed the demand voiced by
the Volkszeitung.
A franciscan centenary.-Tn the
year 1916 will occur the Seventh
Centenary of the granting of the Por
tiuncula Indulgence, and the Francis
can Fathers, custodians of the vener
able shrine of the PortiuncuIa, are
anxious to commemorate this jubilee
by raising a memorial in honor of st
Francis of Assist. With the approval
of the Holy Father and his blessing
and that of the Father General of the
franciscan Order it is their earnest
wish to finish the facade of the
Patriarchal Basilica and Papal Chapel
of st. Mary of the Angels which en-
closes the memorable little chapel
where Father st. Francis received
from the lips of Our Lord the Great
Indulgence of the Fortiuncula. The ex
pensess of the completion of this
facade (Which has been greatly dam
aged and partly destroyed by earth
quakes) are estimated at about $500,
600. To all that will contribute by
their offerings towards this noble work
the Holy Father has granted his
Apostolic Blessing. 500 Masses will
be said in the Portiuncula for their in
tentions. They will also share during
life and death in more than 10000
Requiem Masses and Offices that will
be offered every year for the bene
factors.
Jesuits In the French Army.-The
latest statistics about the Jesuits in
the French Army give the figures al
the last day of July, the Feast of st
Ignatius Loyola: The total number Of
the members of the Society in the
Army is 615. Of these 109 are hors dc
combat, AZ killed, Is prisoners,
missing, 81 wounded or under treat
ment. At the front there are PSI; 81
chaplains, 20 ambulance chaplains, "a
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