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

Rev. William Forrest Honored.-
Father William Forrest, c. F., has been
invested by the King at Windsor
Castle with the insignia of the Order
of the Companionship of S. Michael
and George.
.Anatomist Became Bishop.-The
celebrated anatomist, Stenson, in the
sixteenth century, who demonstrated
that the heart was a muscle, after
wards became convert and a Catho-
lie Bishop.
Catholic Daily in china.-China has
daily Catholic paper. 1t is the vi
Shin Pao, published at Tientsin. In
this particular the Church in China is
better off than the Church in our
country.
University College, cork.-That
Catholic parents are now availing
themselves of the opportunities offered
by University College, Ireland, for the
training of their children, may be gath
cred from the fact that of the total of
422 students 39S are Catholics.
New Vicariate in China.-A new
vicariate has been created in China.
1t is called East Ho-nan, and COM
prises the civil procedures of Kon-te-
| fou, Shen-cheou-fou and Kaifong-fou.
| The vicariate has been confided to the
Foreign Mission Society Of Milan.
| Marist Fathers.-The Marist Fathers
/ who recently celebrated the centenary
of the founding of their Society num-
Der ten Bishops and over one thousand
priests in their ranks.
/ Lord Brampton's Confession.-On
his death bed, Lord Brampton, the
famous English jurist, through his
wife, sent the following message to a
fellow convert: 'In the Catholic
Church I have perfect conviction for
my intellect and peace for my heart.
l believe all that the Church teaches,
and reject all that she rejects. In
her communion trust to live and die. y
Don Perosi's New Operation Per
osi, the celebrated composer-priest, is
residing in villa in Florence engaged
in finishing his new Oratorio "On the
Day of the Church's Circulation" The
Oratorio is an elegy on the sad days
of the war, and is dedicated to, Pope
Benedict XIV.
Athens PreIate Has Audience With
Pope.-The Holy Father recently re-
Iceived in audience Mgr Louis Petit,
Latin Archbishop of Athens and Apos-
Itolic Delegate to Greece, who eX-
lpressed the opinion that in spite of
the efforts of King Constantine to
maintain neutrality Greece would soon
be forced to take part in the war.
French Priest Archaeologist Dead
) Able Henri Thedenat, archaeologist, it
dead. Henri Thedenat was cleric
and antiquarian and native of La
| Rochelle, France, where he was born
: October 8, 1874. He studied at the
) Carmelite School. He was connected
! with many learned societies, pro
J Ifessor and inspector of studies in the
{ College of de JULY and in the
Massillon School He was an officer
of public instruction and member Of
D 1.-THE French Institute.
II Recent Events in Ethiopia.-Tht
: Holy See has followed closely the
3 recent events in Ethiopia. The ruler
whose deposition has been announced
D has shown exceeding Difference to the
> Holy See and favor to Catholics. Il
is only quite recently that mission
lWa8sent to Rome from Ligg Jasu, anG
more recently still Father Basilio wa:
i in Africa carrying to him and to Ra:
v Michel gracious messages and decora
/ Itions from the Holy Father Tafari
eylto whom the government is now en-
S TRUSTED, was brought up in the Catholic
t mission at Harrar.
J. Kaiser Respects ReIigion.-What
e lever else may be said about him, re
f marks the San Francisco Monitor, i
Icannot be denied that the Kaiser re
aspects religion. 1t is taught in thu
9 public schools of Germany where tn,
g priests are teachers of religion in tn,
3 government schools. The ministers o
e religion are not forced to carry riff
e but are assigned to offices of nero.
e behind the firing lines. In the cor
r lquered territory of Northern Franc
e Catholic chaplains have been appointe
s, inspectors of schools, and the crucifi
e. banished by the French infideI COY
IS eminent has been replaced on tn
n walls of the school rooms.
Buried in Leper cemetery.-The lat
= Father Bertrand, P F. NJ, for man
l., years superior of the leper asylum 9
is Gotembia, Japan, requested shol
lie time before he died that he might b
ty buried in the lepef cemetery anon
ty the afflicted ones to whom he ha
IN given such loving care The Arcl
lg bishop not only consented to this, bt
S honored the funeral of this faithfl
I'll apostle by his presence. After til
Mass the lepers, with tears streamin
down their pallid cheeks, bore tn
ne coffin to the cemetery near the chap.
a. and the lepers' friend was laid to re:
of lnear the scene of his labors.
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e. Valuable Manuscript Found