The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-18


of the right of representation. The
Osservatore Romano closes an article
on the matter with these words: eve
declare the painful incident closed
This palace was built in 1455 by the
Venetian Cardinal Barbo, later Pope
Paul II, and was presented. to the
Venetian republic by Pope Plus Nv. IT.
was seized by Austria, in 1897, on the
fall of Venice, and was retained by
her in 1866, after the cession of
Veuetia
In Memory Of the Brave.-The erec-
ton of street shrines in memory of
officers and soldiers who have given
their lives for their countrys cause is
becoming a general practice, says the
London Catholic Times. Soon there
will scarcely be one of our towns
where these shrines will not be found.
They afford consolation to the rela-
tives and friends of the departed. The
French Government has passed
through Parliament a measure under
which diploma of honor is sent to
the family Of every soldier who has
died for the fatherland. This diploma
bears words somewhat like those in
scribed on the Paris Pantheon: "AuX
morris de la grande guerre la patrie
reconnaissance 1t has been sug-
gested that the British Government
should adopt the idea. Certain it is
that the custom of honoring the dead
is observed more and more widely
and not only of honoring them, but
of offering up prayers for them.
Professionals of various denominations
are fervently appealing to God day
after day that their deceased may OBJ
tain eternal rest The Catholic doc
trine, which is so much in accord
with the instincts of the heart, is
spreading, and many opportunities of
making it more definitely known pre-
sent themselves to the faithful.
Emperor of Austria.-A Vienna
writer says the Catholic Emperor of
Austria is in the 87th year. HIS is still
astonishingly strong, mentally as well
as physically. He hears Mass daily.
"The Mckennas." Irish exchanges
chronicle the death at the parochial
house, Carrickmacross, of the Vener-
able Archdeacon McKenna. Born in
Truagh, "the home of the McKennas,"
in 1845, he was ordained in 1871 in
the Irish College in Paris.
| Missions in China.-In the mission
of Southern Su-Chuen, China, the
thirty priests there, in 1915, baptized
4 1890 pagan adults, $4,000 pagan chill
dren in danger of death, 1000 children
of Christians, gave $4,000 Com
munions, and heard 100000 confessions,
and instructed 500 catechumens. The
mission numbers $4,000 Christians.
President OF RocleweII Dead.-The
Rev. T. Stephens, G.. S. Sp., formerly
president of Rockwell College, is dead
in Ireland at the age of seventy eight
years. The deceased helped erect the
first chapel on Croagh Patrick. He
accompanied to Australia the present
Archbishop of Melbourne, and was
subsequently pastor of an important
parish there. After joining the Holy
Ghost Order he became president OF
Rockwell College, the beautiful chapel
of which is due to his efforts.
| Humane Efforts Of Pope.-The Cen
} ter Party leader, Matthias Erzberger
, evoked the general approval of the
Reichstag when he last week referred
to the humane efforts of the Holy
J Father in behalf of the prisoners OF
war. We wonder if the mention of the
similar acclaim in the French Cham
Der, the. English Parliament, or the
J Russian Douma.
: Church of st. HeIenas-The new
Church of st. Helena on the Via Cast
: lima outside of Porte Maggiore, Rome
, has been solemnly consecrated. This
is one of the two memorial churches
built for the Constantinian celebration
: of 1912; the other, that of Holy Cross
on the Via F1aminia, near the site Of
the battle of the Milvian Bridge, was
: finished and consecrated at the end o.
J that year.
} Asquith Refused Request.-Law
Irence Ginnell, Nationalist member O
J parliament for West Meath, asked
Premier Asquith, in the house of Com
! mons, recently, whether the British
81 government could accl lie to the de
] sires of the Irish people of all classes
< and allow the bodies CT men executed
: last May at the time of the Dublil
e revolt to be removed from the place
in which they now lie and be buried il
consecrated ground. Premier Asquitl
e said the government was unable t
y accede to the request,
t Japanese Minister to Visit Rome
e Yagoro Miura, Japanese minister t
g Switzerland, has been instructed t
d proceed to the Vatican at Rome to re
l. turn the visit made to the Japanes
It court early this year by Archbisho
Il PetreIli, special apostolic delegate
e who, conveyed to Emperor Yoshihit
g the coronation congratulations of Pop
e Benedict. Minister Miura will presen
4 to the Pope an autograph letter fror
It Emperor Yoshihito. There is no II
dication that Japan intends to il
augurate permanent diplomatic relf
ItiOns with the Vatican