The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-09

until her death OF good family and
blessed with means, she expended all
in the hope of saving his soul. She
sought no comfort and asked no SYM
pathy After her death the worthless
husband reformed his life When
raised to the affairs she will become,
without doubt, the patron of Catholic
souls who suffer in family life.
Churches Damaged not Catholic
The churches recently reported dam
aged in the bombardment of Scar
borough and Whitby on the English
coast by German cruisers are not
Catholic churches. The historic Alb
hey at Whitby long since passed out of
Catholic hands. The Catholic church
there now is ST. Hilda's. At Scar
borough ST. Martins church was re-
ported damaged. The only Catholic
church there is st. Peters.
Diplomatic Privileges to Bishop
A Vatican communication announces
that the Austria-Hungarian, British
and Canadian Governments, in re-
Spouse to request made by the Pope
through Cardinal Gasparri, have
granted to all their subject Catholic
Bishops full diplomatic privileges in
/ respect of their private correspond
ence with the Holy See including free
postage and the right to use cipher
kilograms.
Cardinal o'Connell's Church Dam
/ aged.-A small bomb exploded recent
/ ly in the court yard of the basilica
of San Clemente, which is the titular
church in Rome of Cardinal O'Con'
nell of Boston Another bomb which
j had failed to explode was found
i Windows of the church were broken
but no other damage was done.
4 Venerable Irish Pastor Dead.-Very
Z. Rev. James Dumphy, pastor OF ArkloW
/ County Wicklow, Ireland, died recent
ly at a patriarchal age. Father Dun
ply was one of the best known and
loved priests of the archdiocese OF
Dublin. He was one of seven
brothers, all of whom became priests
Rev. l.. A. Dunphy of Sutton, Neb.
is a relative of the deceased priest
Appointed Parish Priest.-Very Rev
James Flavin, Adm, Pro- Cathedral
Dublin, has been appointed parish
priest of Arklow He is relative
! of Monsignor Flavin of Des Moines
Iowa.
French Sister Honored.-M. Poin
care, the French President, has con
ferred the Legion of Honor upon Sis
ter Julie, the Superior Of the hos
pital at Gerbervillers. She had al
ready been mentioned in an Arm.
r Order for having by her presence 0
: mind and courage defended and savet
' the hospital, and for. securing foo
: for the wounded occupants during tn
: bombardment. ~
Y Venerable Nun a Refugee.-Recent
;, ly there arrived at Victoria Station
: London, England, pathetic grouT
e It was whole convent of Nuns froT
fl Ypres. They surrounded their age
/ Mother. Superioress, fast nearing he
n ininetieth year This venerable siste
S had never been outside the precinct
: of her peaceful convent for sixty-fiv
a years, from the day she entered it.
i was only when she found that her RI
t fusal to go would endanger the live
of all her Nuns. that she tore herse
away from the peaceful cloister, afte
. the bombardment had destroyed
: portion of the convent. The moder
: world astonished her. She journeye
l. in a train for the first time in he
J. life, and had never before seen
g motor car.
If Catholic Nephew of Renan KiIIet
s If Renan left to the world a bla
d phemous legacy in his anti-Christia
it writings, he has some atonement mad
for him by his nephew, Ernest Ps
chart, who has been killed in battl
SOlh OI ICu ny q DOulIAASuh pIlCo
young Psichari-he was only thirty
has acted as a kind of missionaf
by reason of his holy life in Franc
n for years. He was tertiary of til
r Dominican order and had decided
IT study for the priesthood until tn
y war called him to the front. Ha
n Providence chosen to spare his lif
g the young thinker and literateur coul
have without doubt done much to III
do the injury wrought to religion /
'e his uncle-for whom, 1t is said, i
IN entertained little respect from an
'e point of view.
lie
Belgian Musician Honored. {
Greet, the famous pianist and prime
NJ pal Of Brussels ConserYatoire, WI
is honoured at Cheltenhanl England, r
e Gently by an official Mayoral rece
st ton, given as a welcome to Chelte
IS ham and as a tribute to his bray
lie little country. The gathering was he
at the Town Hall, Central Spa. The
was good gathering of townspe
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