The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06
OLD WORLD NEWS.

OLD WORLD NEWS.
Death of Priest-Author.-Rev Ste
phen Beissel, S. j., prolific writer on
art, philosophy and history, died at
Valkenburg, Holland, recently, at the
age of Is.
Principally of Monaco.-The dimin-
utive principality of Monaco has
fine early Romanesque Cathedral, a
Benedictine Abbey, and a good Jesuit
College.
Golden Jubilee of ColIege.-The
golden jubilee of the foundation of
st. MePs College, Longford, Ireland,
held recently, was the occasion of a
very impressive celebration in which
the clergy and representative laity
from every part of the Diocese of
Ardagh and Clonmacnoise partici-
pated.
Centenary of Cardinal Pie.-The
centenary of the birth of Cardinal Pie,
the famous Bishop Of Poitiers,
France, was observed recently. A
splendid eulogy of the Cardinal was
written for the occasion by Cardinal
Billot.
Archbishop of Lemberg.-It is re-
ported that the Archbishop of Lem
berg, who was seized, deported and
imprisoned by the Russians, was re-
leased by the Gear of Russia on the
personal appeal of President Wilson
to the Car through Ambassador
Marye. SIS
Recognition for Catholic Artist
A magnificent Sevres vase designed
by the famous French sculptor Dalou
has just been presented by the
French Ministry of Fine Arts to Mr.
Frank Brangwyn, A. R. A, the famous
Catholic artist. The gift is in. recog
milton of the presentation to the
French nation by Mr. Brangwyn of 6
complete set of his etchings.
Chinese ConVerts.-Father Drouet
a missionary in Tonking, Anam, gives
an account of his reception of four
teen convicts, condemned to deatl
for the killing of two superior officers
with a bomb. All received his min
istrations with the best disposition.
and died edifying deaths.
+ For African Missions.-The Irisl
Society for African Missions, whicl
has charge of Liberia, in Western
Africa, has at it's seminary at Blacl
Rock, Cork, between forty and fift!
students preparing for the priesthood
in connection with that work
1 Bishop Girson Escapes.-Mgr. Cir
son, Bishop of the Belgian Congo, VIII,
returned to Belgium after th
lLourdes Eucharistic Congress an,
has not been heard of since then, ha
just made his escape to return to hi
tdiocese.
Historic Service omitted.-In Inns
4 bruek, Tyrol, there has been cele
brated annually for 210 years, an his
toric religious service in ST. Jane
Church commemorating the deliver
of the town of Rovereto from tn
enemy. This year it had to b
omitted.
, Sisters Honored for. Bravery
Sister Blanche of the Sacred Hear
of Mary, superioress of the Conver
of st. Joseph, at Senlis, has bee
|. named in a French order of the da
for her courageous attitude on th
arrival of the German invader; Siste
Joseph of the Holy Rosary for he
courage and care of the wounded q
Senlis on the same occasion; and th
J late Sister Sainte Jeanne, of the an
bulance of the Holy Sacrament, g
Arras, who lavished attention on tn
i sick for eight months and was kille
/, during the bombardment of June 2;
!, Improving Vatican Gardens MOI
signor Gerlach, the Papal Chambe
lain, who is of Austrian nationaIit
and has been confined to the Vatica
since Italy and Austria went to wa
has betrayed the expenses of extel
: sive improvements in the vatica
/ gardens. The cost of the improY,
ments amounted to $4,000.
3 English Catholic GuiId.-On Oct,
: Der there took place at BIrmin.
: ham, England, very notable reuhio
3 of the Catholic Social Guild Th
: Archbishop of Birmingham, the Bisho
: of Northampton, the Duke of Norfol
r and Cecil Chesterton were anon
$ those who took active part in it.
E Masterpiece Destroyed.-An exam
. Iination Of the famous Scalzi churc
: in Venice, which suffered in the r,
! cent raid on the city by aircraf
d shows that the first bomb fell In til