The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-11
PontificaI eendarmes Keep Annlver.

Pontifical Gendarmes Keep Anniver-
sary.-on October %, the Pontifical
gendarmes celebrated the anniversary |
of their establishment under Pope |
Plus VII. After attending a Solemn |
High Mass and s'Te Deum'' in the |
Pauline chapel and giving a band con-
cert in the Court of San Damasco |
the whole corps was received in spe- |
cial audience by the Holy Father, who
| addressed them in congratulatory |
terms and presented each member
with a medal specially struck for the
occasion.
Confirmation at Rheims. - At
Rheims, France, Cardinal Lucon adj
ministered confirmation and first
Communion in huge cellars of a large
chateau outside of the town, on &C
count of the bombardment.
| Miracles of Ven. Cottolengo.-TheJ
Holy See has given it's appreciation
to two miracles which have been
wrought through the intercessiOn of
| the Venerable Joseph Benedict Cotto-
lengo, Canon Priest and Founder of a
Refuge for Down and Outs
Unusual Insurance Policy.-Freak
insurance is not at all uncommon with
Lloyd, but what is considered as one
of the most curious policies ever writ
| ten by that London agency was one
covering bishop, IL priests and IL
nuns who were bound from London
to Perth in western Australia. The
policy was for $4,000 divided thus;
Bishop, $4,000; II priests, $4,000; IL
nuns, $500. They all reached their
destination safely.
Death of Lord kerr.-Amongst re-
cent deaths none will be missed more
; by Catholic charities and in Catholic
public life in Scotland than Lord
Ralph Kerr, who was found dead in
bed last week at his Dalkeith seat.
The deceased gentleman was in his
80th year He is succeeded by Mr..
Philip Kerr. who is a London editor.
Lady Ralph Kerr is sister of the
Duke of Norfolk and the family con-
sists of four daughters in addition to
the literary son. LNrd Ralph Kerr
was a convert in his 18th year, fol-
lowing the example of his mother, the
Warehouses of Lothian, who after be-
ing received into the True Fold built
the beautiful church in honor of st.
David at Dalkeith, at which the obse-
quies of her son took place.
Catholic Irish Soldiers.-Tables of
figures produced by Sir Matthew
Nathan at the Royal Commission on
the Rebellion showed that of $50, 1873
Irish N. C. O.'s and men serving with
{ the military forces on April 18th last
89,7O6 were Catholics and 60,064
3 Protestants, and that of the recruits
t who joined between the outbreak OF
the war and that date 30,161 were
National Volunteers and 29,617 Ulster
f Volunteers.-Liv Catholic Times.
2 Condition of Spanish Priests.-At
: the opening of the Spanish Cortes an
i important speech was made and pro
!. posals put forward on behalf of the
D parish priests of Spain by the arch
9 bishops and bishops of Saragossa in
an address which was presented on
the financial estimates. The Spanish
: priests receive from the government
e a stipend which was fixed at the time
n of the Concordat with the Holy See in
ell 1856, and even at that date speedy
S revision and increase were promised
e Since then the value of money has
:. changed enormously, living is much
i dearer and in addition to this the gov
f eminent has levied imposts amount
ing to 20 per cent of the miserable
stipends allotted to the clergy, and
a despite the fact that taxes were ex
O pressly excluded in the Corcordat
y That the priests are not asking very
s much is shown by their modest de
8 mands, which are that the financial
e estimates for the year should be in
creased to permit yearly stipend oil
t a thousand pesetas-$ 200-being paid
T. as a minimum to each priest. The
r bishops give details of hardships en-
!. dured, which show that the priests
especially in the rural districts, are
E living on the very edge of existence
; and have not the common necessaries
e Of life.
oil Friend Of Negroes.-The City Of
l. Liverpool, Protestant though it be
b says the Standard and Times, has q
l. statue of O'Connell depicting him ir
e the act of striking the letters off 9
oil Negro slave and bidding him arise ant
n go forth freeman. This is historic
ol ally true-for the Liberator of IRELAND
ri was no less Liberator of the en-
n shaved races than was Wilberforce
e He hated slavery and he loved no
a. shareholders. When t, @ city of New
Orleans sent over a donation of {
thousand pounds toward the Repea
t. fund, O'Connell directed that it be re
it turned to the donors because it wal
IS largely the product of enforced labor
L &ho& Lh R0 tho n;