The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-16

me list mas been prepared by the
parish clergy and published in the
parish magazine.
Catholic Motor Chapel for BeIgians.
For those of the Belgian refugees
who are not within easy distance of a
Catholic churc'i or a private chapel or
convent, the Catholic Motor Mission
of England is arranging a series of
services which will be given in it's
travelling chapel.
Academy Honors Priest.--The
French Academy has awarded sum
of one hundred dollars to the work of
Rev. FIR. Hoang, which is being con-
tinued by Rev. ]. Tobar. S. j., and
H. Gautier, S. j., missionaries at
Kiangnan. The title of this profound
work is: Catalogue of Earthquakes
Occurring in China from 1867 B. c.,
TO 1896 A. D."
French Bishop Dead.-Mgr Willard,
Bishop of Autun, is dead at the age
of sixty. The Bishop was related to
the family of the famous Dominican,
Pere Lacordaire. He was an ardent
patriot, and made promise to have a
Mass celebrated annually in the Ca
thedral of Autun every day of the
month OF May for France, and espe-
cially for the eternal repose of the
French soldiers killed in the war.
Venerable Bishop Dies.-European
exchanges chronicle the death OF
Archbishop Laspro, of Solerno, 'the
doyen of the Bishops of the world.
Born in 1927 and consecrated Bishop
in 1859, the aged prelate was the last
to be nominated by the kings, OF
Naples. He never ceased active labor
until the last year or so. In fact, his
activity was q marvel to Italy.
Mass at Night in Wood.-The fol
lowing is an extract from a private
letter written from the front by ar
officer to his mother: "A padre
turned up yesterday and ct night
was not safe to begin earlier-we heit
a service at which a great many o
our men attended and afterward there
was large attendance at Holy Com
munion. A strange sight. 1t was il
a wood: in black darkness, save fol
two candles burning on packing
case which served as an altar; TIT
chalice was tin mug. The soldiers
grimed with battle, each with his rifle
lInelt in a circle round the light"
Dominicans in Jerusalem Prosecuted
News has come to the Dominican
in Rome of persecution of their mem
bers at the Biblical School in Jerusa
lem. Full details have not yet beel
received, but it is known that the
have been summarily turned out O
their home, which the Turks hav
taken possession of as well as al
their belongings, including the frui
of all their work in and around Jeru
salem, and the fathers themselve
are herded in confined space in cor
ditions of terrible discomfort, thong
it is hoped not Of danger. The nun
too are suffering similarly.
/ Mass in Cellar.-Midnight Mass wa
celebrated in Rheims on Christina!
not in the ruined Cathedral, but in on
of the vast underground cellars i
which for three months the bon
barded population have lived and su
fered. Cardinal Lucon, Archbishop {
4 Rheims, officiated. In the daytim
the Archbishop had visited the poe
of the city, going on foot among tn
German shells on a mission of CHART
and consolation.
], Franciscan Dies in Germany.-Wor
was received at Rutherford, n. Y
recently of the death from paralys
in Siegler, Germany, of the Rev. Can
millus Mondorf, o. F. NJ, who We
rector of st. Joseph's Church /;
Rutherford for twenty-eight year
, Father Mondorf was seventy years o.
and was born in Cologne, German
He joined the Franciscan order in Be
t GUM in 1869. He came to Americ
in 1876 and was ordained priest /
: Bishop Wadhams of Ogdensburg, n.
He became Superior at ST., Stephen
5 Monastery, Croghan, N. Y. In 1875
he took charge of st. Joseph's paris
and he remained there until 191
when he went to Germany for h
health.
School of Sacred Music.-The Pc
tifical School of Sacred Music
Rome is beginning its annual cours
but it has fallen on trouble on a
count of an explosion of gas followe
by fire in the house near the Palazz
Farnese, where the temporary prer
ises of the school are. : A great de-
of damage was done to the organ
harmoniums, pictures, furniture an
music. The Holy Father had granite
! for the future use of the school large
and more convenient premises in ii
Apollinare Palace, the home of tt
Roman Seminary, now gone up to
) John Lateran, but the necessary a
! terations have not yet been cor
! pleted
Bishop Commends italian Paper
The following item occurs in a di
cesar organ of Italy regarding tn
"Corriere D'Italia" Of Rome, one {
the FIVE Italian dailies which can