The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-08-12

has also three sons in the expedition
airy force, so that the Catholic mem
bers of the House have given an
example of loyalty and patriotism un-
equaled by any other denomination
represented in Parliament. The four
members mentioned are represented
by eleven sons, two of whom Cloth
Mr. Jennings) have lost their lives.
An Exiled "Parish."-There is
large colony of some $50 Belgian
fishermen at Brixham, England, who
hold some seventy fishing boats in
the Brixham harbor fleet. An old
bake-house has been converted into a
Belgian school, which is conducted by
Belgian schoolmaster and school
mistress, and attended by between
forty and fifty Belgian children. The
shed or dollhouse over the old bakery
has been converted into Temporary
chapel, and here Holy Mass is said
for the refugees on Sundays by Father
Derre, Belgian chaplain, who resides
at Torquay.
Miraculous MedaI.-The Congrega-
ton of Rites has discussed the validity
of the process for the canonization of
the Venerable Servant of God, Cath
crime Laboure, Sister of Charity of st.
Vincent de Paul. 1t was this nun who
in her Paris convent was favored by
Our Blessed Lady with the revelation
regarding the Miraculous Medal,
through the wearing of which so many
wonderful graces and favors in the
spiritual and temporal order have been
obtained. The Miraculous Medal has
received in a signal manner the seal
of approval of the Church. Pope Leo
XIII, on July %, 1894, after careful
examination of all the facts by the
Sacred Congregation of Rites, in
stituted feast, with Special Office
and Mass, of the Manifestation of the
Immaculate Virgin under the title OF
the Miraculous Medal. The feast is
celebrated on November e.
English Bieots Worsted.-Sir Will
liam Dunn, we'll known Londoner
who will one day be Catholic Lore
Mayor of London, has done a service
to his co-religionists by successfully
contesting a bigoted decision on the
part of well known charitable body
The BLUE Coat School," properly
styled Christ's Hospital-an old Cath
olic foundation, by the way-has {
governing body one member of which
the court of Aldermen of London have
the right to nominate. At the last
vacancy Sir William Dunn was
chosen, but the governors of the schoo
refused to accept the nomination or
the ground that Sir William is {
Catholic. The candidate Immediately
procured writ of mandamus to show
cause why his appointment should be
refused. The case was heard in the
High Court a few days ago before
three judges, who unanimously de
cided that the governors could no
penalize Sir William on religion:
grounds and that they must accep
him as one of their number.
Vatican School of Tapestries.-It il
a year since the Holy Father commits
stoned Professor Gentili to put once
more into working order the School o
Tapestries at the Vatican, and recent
ly he went down to see how it waI
getting on. The professor and his sol
received His Holiness, who made /;
minute examination, as is his way, o
the premises and the work accom-
plished there-work which pleased
him so that he asked that the pupils
twelve in number, should be present
ed personally, and congratulated ant
encouraged each one.