The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-06


our children getting the benefit Of
religious instruction, but the result
of public examinations show that
they obtain twice, and in some cases,
three times the success i'm secular sub
jects earned by the State Department
A Knight of God."-Tn the current
number OF La Vita Pensiero,' a
high class bi-monthly founded and
edited by Father Gemelli, o. r. NJ, in
Milan, Italy, a touching account of the
late M. Godfrey Kurth, professor of
history in Belgium, is given. The writ
err tells us OF the Knight OF God, as
this fervent Catholic layman was
called; of his many books and PAM
phlets written in the cause OF the
Church and of his lifelong devotion
to his profession as teacher. No
wonder, then, that his old friend, Car
dinal MERCER, hurried 10 M. Kurth's
bedside shortly before the end came.
Marist Brothers in Japan.-Very
notable progress has been made by
the Marist Brothers in Japan. Their
primary school and lyceum at Toxic
count $50 pupils; Osaka has 700 pu-
pills, of whom 625 are following the
catechetical instructions. There are
seven japanese lay teachers engaged
at this institution, all of them con-
verts and deeply interested in the
work for souls. Native Catholic teach
ers, graduated by the Japanese Gov
eminent, have the confidence of the
pupils and enjoy greater influence
among them, it is said, than Euro
bpeans. At the Nagasaki School the
number of boys has increased from
100 to ESQ since it's transformation
from a commercial school into lyce-
um. Urakania has some sixty boys
destined for the Church; st. Joseph's
College at Yokohama has likewise be-
gun the new school year with salts
factory prospects.
Cause of Martyr Dscussed.-At the
preparatory session of the Sacred Con.
gregation of Rites held in the Vati.
can Palace on March %, this body
discussed and voted on the doubt
raised as to the virtues exercised in
the heroic degree by the Venerable
Servant of God, Michael Garicoits
| priest and founder of the Congrega
ton of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus.
Russian Minister to Holy See.-The
Russian Government, on receiving the
beneplacet of Pope Benedict XIV to his
nomination, appointed His EXcellency
NJ. Already Nicolaevitch Bronewsky
| Minister to the Holy See. This nomi
nation was made on the transfer Of
| the late Russian Minister to the Vati
can to represent Russia at the Belgian
| Court
Memorial to Father Gwynn-A
statue has been erected at ST. Igna
thus Church, Galway, Ireland, to the
memory of the late Father Gwynn
S. ].
Former Convert Ordained.-Rev. F
J. Mel. Day, for some years curate o
st. Andrews Anglican Church, Taun
ton, was recently ordained deacon q
st. Johns Seminary, Wonersh, Guild
ford, England. Mr.. Day left the Angli
can Church two years ago.
Irish Priests and the War.--Rev
Father OMeehan, O. +. NJ, Galway
Ireland, lately an army chaplain OF
the Western front, has sailed for TIL
Leyant. Rev. f. Clarke, 0. F. NJ, lat
of Cork, Ireland, has joined the lates
Australian contingent as chaplain, AM
Rev. b. Coffey, O. r. NJ, Rome, ha
joined the Italian forces as chaplain
Rev. Father O'Neill, O. f. NJ, Galway
Ireland, is serving as British nava
chaplain. Among Connaught priest
who have acted, or are acting, as arm,
chaplains are: Rev M. J. Owens
C. c., Aran Islands; Rev. Father Nc
Hugh, G. c., Ballinasloe; and Rev
Father Kearney, C. c., Headfort.
: Aged Poor Clare Dead.-One of tn
, oldest members of the Community 0
Poor Clares, Liberton, Edinburgh, pass
ed peacefully away recently in tn
person of Mother Clare Greene. Sh
was eighty-two years of age, and spen
siXty-three of these as Poor Clare
One of the original members of tn
Liberton community, she came Their
with the Mother Abbess from Bad
. desley.
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