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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
ROMAN COLLEGES
ENGLISH AND BEDA COLLEGES
SEPARATE.

The separation of the Beda from the
English College has been one of the
surprises of the Roman week. Both
colleges are under the same roof.
They are ruled by one Rector, the Rt.
Rev. John Mcintyre, Titular Bishop
of Lamos, an Irishman by the way, as
is his second In command in the Beda,
the Right Rev. Mgr. George, d. ID. AS
the Beda College was founded for
English converts of more advanced
age who aspired to the priesthood,
their course of studies and their mode
of discipline differ from those of the
English College. However both
bodies dined together.
The College for converts was found
ed by Plus TX in the old PalaZzo de
Convertandi near S. Peters (the very
house in which Raphael died) in 1920,
and it was known by the name of the
'Collegio Pio." But Leo XIII trans.
ferred it to it's present site putting the
students under the jurisdiction of the
Rector of the English College
Though Leo XIII opened it for convert
clergymen, convert laymen and some
who were Catholics born are on its
roll of students.
Cardinal Gasquet is Protector oi
both Colleges.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
PRESIDENT OF CHINA
is NOT A CATHOLIC, WRITES A
FORMER CINCINNATI PRIEST.

From an interesting letter of Rever-
end Sylvester Espelage, o. F. NJ, Gin
cinnati boy, dated from Wuchang,
China, January %, the following is
culled, as of interest in view of the
statement which has appeared in vari-
GUS Catholic papers, that the Presi-
dent of China is a Catholic. Father
Sylvester is personally acquainted
with President Ii Yuan Hung, and
he writes:
Iii Yuan Hung is neither Catholic
nor Protestant. He is a good, frank,
modest, unambitious man and very
tolerant towards all religious in
China. If it depended on him, the
question of State religion, frequent
ly debated in the Chinese Parliament
at Pekin since October, 1916, and be-
fore, under Yuan Shi Kai's regime,
would be settled in favor of no State
religion, but absolute religious liberty.
$50 far we have had two Constitu-
tions in China since the Revolution,
one in 1912, the Republican Constitu.
tuition, and now Parliament is at work
on the third Constitution of the Repub-
lie. The question of inserting an arti-
Gle in the Constitution, making Con-
fucianism the state religion, while
guaranteeing religious liberty, "a con-
tradiction), was twice brought to a
vote, the last time about 266 votes
being against and 255 votes in favor
of state religion. 1t will no doubt
come up for discussion again and who
knows but that Confucius may yet win
the day? Thirteen thousand tele-
grams were sent from all parts of the
country protesting against a state re-
ligion, as leading to the return of the
monarchy, and for other reasons.
Catholics as well as Protestants are
up in arms against this article, and
demand absolute religious liberty"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
On Congressional Record
SPEECH DELIVERED BY REPRE-.
SENTATIVE O'SHAUNESSY BE
FORE BALTIMORE KNIGHTS
RECORDED.

The Congressional Record of Febru
ary % contains the patriotic address
delivered on February % by the Hon
George F. O'Shaunessy, of Rhode Is
land, before the Knights of Columbus
in Baltimore, Md. He began it with
these words:
''As an immigrant son Of an immi
grant, conscious of the responsibilities
of American citizenship, and gloryine
in the great opportunities this Repub
lie affords, / bring tidings of good
cheer from Rhode Island, the land oi
Roger Williams, to Maryland, the land
of Lord Baltimore. Surely there is q
welcoming echo from one State to the
other. as each rings out in joyous
song tbs acgaai3n- to their founders
so conspicuous in the fight for civil
and religious liberty"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
JUSTICE In ITALY
lNFlDELS' SPlTE-CASE AGAINST A
PRIEST Is DISMISSED WITH
A REBUKE.

The Venetian court has acquitted
priest of the district accused of
anti-patriotism, spreading stories an
tagonistic to the country, etc. There
are very few of such cases nowadays
and this would not be worth record
ing but for the speech of the presid-
ing magistrate, who inquired into the
case minutely and, having sifted the
evidence, came to the conclusion that
the reason for the accusation was
pure personal spite against the priest
on the part of some rabid 'anti-
clericals." And having found that,
he spoke his mind. The loyalty of
the priests to their country-and in
many cases more than mere loyalty
and the fairness and justice of the
Italian courts, are the two things
that have come most prominently out
of this and similar accusations and
inquiries. And both these are good.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
BROUGHT TO JUSTICE
ESkIMOS WHO MURDERED TWO
CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES ARE
ARRESTED.

Two Eskimos, charged with murder
ing Reverend Jean Baptiste Rouviere
and Reverend Guillaume LerouX, Cath
olic missionaries, in the Bear Lake
region, east of Fort Norman, in the
winter of 1913-1914, are prisoners at
Herschel Island and will be brought
to Fort Mcpherson later, according
to a dispatch from Dawson, in the
Yukon.
News Of the murder was brought to
Herschel Island two years ago by a
big game hunter who found band of
Eskimos wearing the gowns, cruci-
fixes and vestments of Catholic
priests. On investigation it was found
that the missionaries were missing.
The priests were natives of France
and about 35 years old.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24

the novices received the congratula-
tions of their friends.
The following are the names and
addresses of the young women who re-
ceived the habit and the names by
which they will henceforth be known
in religion:
Miss Katherine Wilwerding, Free
port, Minn., Sister Mary Charity; Miss
Anna Thibodeau, Hamel, Mimi, Sis
ter Mary Georgina; Miss Lillian Con-
nell, Chippewa Falls, Wis, Sister Mary
Leontia; Miss Rose Wurm, Northfield,
Mimi, Sister Mary Gertrudis; Miss
Agnes Kneip, st. Paul, Mimi, Sister
Marguerite Marie; Miss Laura Far-
rington, jamestown, N. D., Sister Mary
inertia; Miss Helena Cannon, Cass
Lake, Mimi, Sister Mary Dorina; Miss
Grace Devereaux, Kellys Cross, P. E.
l., Can, Sister Mary Rosanna; Miss
Agatha Gillis, st. Louis, P. E. l., Can,
Sister Mary Dionysia; Miss Bertha Gil
lis, Richmond, P. E. l., Can, Sister Mary
Donata; Miss Mary DeVereaux, Kel-
leys Cross, P. E. l., Can, Sister Mary
Cecil; Miss Faustina Gallant, Newton,
P. E. L., Can, Sister Frances Marie;
Miss Emily Mc1ver, Newton, P. f. l.,
Can, Sister Mary st. Hugh; Miss Paul
inc Foley, Alberton, p. E. l., Can, Sis.
ter Mary Clarilla; Miss Margaret
Neaton, Watertown, Mimi, Sister
Mary Brigida; Miss Isabel Hughes,
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sister Mary Petra;
Miss Anna Bettinger, Pennington,
Mimi, Sister Bernard Joseph; Miss
Elizabeth Bettinger, Pennington,
Mimi, Sister Margaret Cortona; Miss
Rose Reinartz, Rose Creek, Mimi, Sis
ter Mary Philip; Miss Bertha Forst-
ner, New Ulm, Mimi, Sister Mary
Olive; Miss Margaret Malone, Quidi
Vidi, Newfoundland, Sister Mary Cy-
rinus; Miss Mary Johnson, Northern
Bay, Newfoundland, Sister Mary Ar
temia; Miss Katherine Sinnott, Ste
phen, Mimi, Sister Mary Stephen;
Miss Margaret Mevissen, Burns, Mimi,
Sister Mary Germana; Miss Florence
Riley, Minneapolis, Mimi, Sister Mary
Mona; Miss GeneVieve Ryan, st. Paul,
A'AiiiAA'' oAoICl hui y IlCSIlld, MlSSN
Agnes Prendergast, Minneapolis,
Mimi, Sister Mary Edmund; Miss Eliz-
abeth Langanki, Annandale, Mimi, Sis
ter Mary Dolorosa; Miss Lucy Sean
Ian, Minneapolis. Minn., Sister ST.
Mary; Miss Anna Caouette, Delano,
Mimi, Sister Mary Fidelia; Miss Mary
Doonan, Superior, Wis, Sister Mary
Kathleen; Miss Helen Heslin, st. Paul,
Mimi, Sister Mary Patricia; Miss Car.
mena Lee, Kellogg, Mimi. Sister
Agnes Aurelia.
The following are the names of the
novices who took part in the cere-
mony:
Sister Anne Rita Foley, Bartlett,
N. D.; Sister Mary Mida Glover.
Spring Valley, P. E. l., Can; Sister
Joseph Eugene Kelly, Fort Augustus,
P. E. l., Can; Sister ST. Hilaire GIFTS,
Marshall, Mimi; Sister Mary Vera
Patterson, st. Paul, Mimi; Sister Mary
Movana Roche, Chicago, ILL.,; Sister
Rose Catherine Mclaughlin, ST. Paul.
Mimi; Sister Mary Eustachia Dough-
erty, Ardock, N. D.; Sister Mary JUL.
enne Foley, Bartlett, N. D.; Sister
Elizabeth Marie Martens, ST. Paul,
MINI.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN CHILE

educational suffered a setback: and
due to the stressful times which fol-
lowed, it was not until about 1880
that education in Chile began to
emerge from the smoke of battle, and
to take definite shape.
Chile, the most Catholic of coun-
tries, was not merely the first South
American state land for long time
the only South American state) that
had established a peaceful govern
ment, that has always scrupulously
paid its debts, and that demonstrated
the ability of the so-called Latin
Americans" to govern themselves
maturely. 1t was also the first to
give education systematic and broad
start; and to this end employed
famous Europeans to aid in the up
building. Gay, Phillip, de Mora,
Gorbea, Domeyko, Pissis, Moesta,
Jariez, Saziee, Courcelle, Seneuil.
Vendel-heyl, Lobek, and finally Andres
Bello-are all names we'll known to
persons acquainted with one or more
branches of intellectual activity.
An academy, founded in 1923, be-
came the University of Chile in 1899,
which was inaugurated in 1843. This
institution has prespered and has
been notable for it's original research
work, particularly in historical fields.
Church Party the Conservative Force
In Chile. .E~arsj
It should be borne in mind all along
that the Church has always been a
powerful force in the country; and
that the old Conservative party was
until very recent, times and due to
political changes of natural evolution
and growth, such as new alignments.
the only governing party. Even today.
with six political groups in the field.
this faction still carries the traditional
stamp that makes it admittedly recOg-
nized as the party that enabled Chile
to have the remarkable wellgoverned
lexistence which it has had, and to
hold the unique position which it pos
sesses among South American coun.
tries. And the Conservative party was,
Continued on page 81
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
HOLY NAME SOCIETIES
THEY ARE WARMLY COMMENDED
BY POPE BENEDICT FOR
THEIR GOOD WORK.

In a letter addressed to the mem
bers of the Hierarchy of the United
States Pope Benedict XIV warmly
commends the work of the Holy
Name Societies in this republic, in
glorifying Gods Name and upholding
the faith and morals of it's members;
urges the societies to keep up their
efforts to promote the spiritual well
fare of youth under the guidance of
the Church amidst the dangers that
are so rife in the world at the present
time; and concludes by bestowing his
apostolic blessing upon the bishops,
the moderator, Rev. John McNicholas,
and all the members.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
REV. PETER GADIENT AND REV
Plus SCHMID DIED LAST
WEEK..

On Saturday afternoon, March II
Rev. Peter Gadient, of Minneapolis
died almost suddenly. He was attend
ing a sick call, when he became i'll
Rev. Robert Fitzgerald was summon
ed in time TO administer the last
sacraments, and Father Gadient died
within q half hour.
The funeral was held from the
Church of st. Clement, Minneapolis
Tuesday morning, March 20, at ten
O'Clock. A solemn Mass of Requiem
was sung by Rev. Walter Daily;
deacon, Rev. Thomas Keane; sub
deacon, Rev. M. McRaith; acolytes,
Rev. Edward Casey, and Rev. Francis
Nolan; masters of ceremonies, Rev.
Louis Ziskovsky and Rev. John Cul-
linan. The priests choir was directed
by Rev. Francis Bajec.
The Most Reverend Archbishop and
a large number of clergymen were
were taken TO Belle Creek for inter
ment. A Solemn Mass of Requiem
was sung in Belle Creek on Wednes-
day morning by Rev. Thomas Keane.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
James Gaughan.
Reverend John Peter w. Gadient
was born in Goodhue, Minnesota, on
December II, 1884. He made his
classical studies in st. Thomas Col
lege, ST. Paul, and completed his
courses in philosophy and theology
in the st. Paul Seminary. He was
ordained to the priesthood on June 10,
1913. After his ordination he was as
signed as assistant in the parish of
st. Clement, Minneapolis, where he
had remained ever since. FIR. Gadient
was known for his simple piety and
his intense devotion to duty. His zeal
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
Freedom of Religion.

Every man will have the liberty to
profess the religious belief of his de-
sire and to practice the ceremonies
and devotions of that religion in the
churches or in his private house and
this shall not be considered a mis-
demeanor punishable by law All pub
tic religious observances shall be cele-
brated within the churches which al
ways shall be under the vigilance of
the authorities.
Marriage is to be regarded as a
civil contract. The simple promise
to speak the truth and assume the
obligations is sufficient to constitute
marriage. The law will not recognize
the personality of any sect. Minis
ters will be considered as professional
men. The state legislatures, accord
ing to local needs, will regulate the
| maximum number of ministers of each
cult within their states. Ministers in
public reunion or formal private meet
| ing or in the acts of the cult or ir
religious propaganda shall not criti
cfze the fundamental laws of the
| country, the authorities in particular
or the government in general They
shall not have the right to vote or tt
| be voted for nor the right to asso
ciate themselves in political affairs.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
OLDEST U. S. OFFICER
MAJOR GEORGE MCLAUGHLIN
DIES AT AGE OF 90 YEARS.

Major George Hogg Mclaughlin,
the oldest officer OF the United States
Army, veteran of the Indian and Civil
Wars and pioneer citizen of Birming-
ham, died at his residence on Maiden
Lane, Birmingham, Ala.
A guard of honor accompanied the
remains to Washington: The inter
ment was made in the officers Sec
tion of the Arlington National Gene
terry.
The career of Major Mclaughlin
reads like a romance, and his life of
92 years was crowded with stirring
incidents.
Born in Ireland in 1926, he came to
this country at the age of "a, and de-
cided to take the army as his career.
He saw hard service during the In
dian war in the ranks, and as an Off.
Ger in the Civil War served with gal.
lantry and won distinction on the
field of battle. He was in the thick
of the fighting at Fair Oaks, Malvern
Hill, Cold Harbor and Antietam, and
was wounded at the battle of Gettys-
burg. In his early service in the
Army he was a company mate OF
William T. Sherman, afterward ia.
nous as general. He also saw serv'
ice with Buffalo Bill during the In
dian war.
Major Mclaughlin was breveted
major for gallantry on the field on
Aug. 1, 1864, and was advanced to
the grade of major on the retired list
of the United States Army on April
23, 1904 From youth up he was q
loyal, devoted and practical Catholic
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
THE LAETARE MEDAL
REAR ADMIRAL BENSON AWARD
ED CATHOLIC MEDAL.

Rear Admiral William S. Benson,
United States navy, has been elected
as the recipient for the Laetare Medal
for 1917 by the faculty of the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame. The medal is
awarded annually to the Catholic lay
man who, in the opinion of the facul-
ty, has rendered the most distinguish
ed service during the year. 1t was
awarded to Chief Justice White of
the United States Supreme Court last
year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24

The Catholic Transcript gives us
the following digest of the new Con-
stitution of Mexico:
Mexico's new constitution, promul-
gated throughout the republic March
5, will give opportunity for the demon
stration of the actual working results
of many legislative ideas which have
not progressed beyond the theoretical
stage in many other countries.
The constitution, in general, fol-
lows along broad lines outlined by the
first chief, General Venustiano Car
rama, and submitted by him for con-
sideration at the opening of the con-
stitutional congress at Queretaro.
General CarranZa's project in turn
followed the broad lines of the
Juarez constitution of 1857. The
makers of the new constitution in
some cases, however, went some
what beyond the chiefs project in
dealing with certain phases of legis-
lation.
Two articles of the new constitu-
tion deal largely with the rights of
foreigners in Mexico. Article 33, as
finally passed, remains the same as
it was in the Juarez constitution of
1857. This article declares that all
foreigners possess the rights to the
individual guarantees granted to all
within the republic but the executive
of the union shall have the eXclu-
sive right to compel to leave the ma
tional territory Immediately and with.
out prior Judgment, any foreigner
whose presence shall be adjudged
troublesome Foreigners may not be
permitted to mix in any manner in the
political affairs of the country.
The other articles dealing with the
rights of foreigners provide that only
Mexicans by birth or naturalization
and Mexican companies have the
right to acquire possession Of lands
or waters or to obtain concessions tC
exploit mines, water rights or com
bustibles, but the state may concedt
the same right to foreigners who ap
pear before the secretary of foreign
relations and agree to be considered
as Mexicans in respect to the title!
involved and agree. not to invoke il
regard to the same, the protection
of their governments under penalty
if they violate this promise, of losin:
the titles which they have acquired
which pass to the nation.
Foreigners may not acquire direc
possession of lands or waters within
one hundred kilometers from the LAM
borders of Mexico nor within fift.
kilometers of the sea coast.
Free Schools.
Under the new constitution educa
ton is free but instruction will b
laical. In the official schools primar
education will be without cost. Cit
zens are obligated to have their son
or children under their control unde
fifteen attend school, for primary
elemental and military instruction
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
SEVEN NEW CHAPLAINS

In the distribution of theanew chap
Iaincies, created under the recent law
passed by Congress, the Catholic
Church has. been awarded seven, and
Rev. L. j. O'Hern, c. s. P, who rep
resents the Catholic Hierarchy in
these appointments. is engaged at
present in securing suitable candi-
dates for this important work.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24

In conformity with the time-honored
| custom of the Sisters of st. Joseph,
the solemn and impressive ceremony
of religious reception and profession
was held at St. Joseph's Novitiate III
this city on Monday, March 10, the
Feast of st. Joseph, patron of the con-
gregation. Thirty-three young women
who had spent the customary period
of probation in the novitiate were
| clothed with the habit of the Sister
hood, and ten novices made their sim
pie VOWS and received the crucifix in
dicative of their admission to the
ranks of the Sisterhood.
The ceremony which began at 10
o'clock was attended by the Most Rev
erend Archbishop Ireland, forty priests
and large number of Sisters from the
different houses of the community in
ST. Paul, Minneapolis and neighboring
towns.
In preparation for this important
day the postulants and novices passed
ten days in retreat, under the direc-
tion of Father Bour, o. NJ. l., of AL
bertville, Mimi. At the hour set for
the ceremony, the postulants, dressed
in bridal robes, entered the chapel in
procession, followed by the novices.
Then came the Reverend clergy and
the Most Reverend Archbishop, at
tended by the Very Reverend ]. C.
Byrne, V. g., and the Very Reverend
f. ]. Schaefer, rector of st. Paul Sem
mary. When all were seated Mass
was celebrated by Reverend P. O'Neill
of st. Paul.
After Mass the Sisters Choir sang
| the ''Veni Creator" and the Most Rev
! erend Archbishop preached sermon
| in which he drew salutary lessons
from the career of ST. Joseph and
made application of them to the life
of religious.
The postulants then knelt at the
sanctuary rail, expressed a desire to
lay aside their worldly finery and put
on the habit of the Sisterhood of ST.
| Joseph, and received permission to
to do so from the Most Reverend offici-
ant. AS they withdrew to make the
change the novices took their places
before the altar, made the simple vows
of poverty, chastity and obedience and
each received a crucifiX, the outward
sign of full membership in the congre-
cation.
| When the newly-admitted novices
returned, wearing the habit of the Sis
terhood, they knelt for a moment be,
fore the tabernacle to give thanks for
the privilege accorded them and re-
ceived the blessing of the Most Rev.
erend Archbishop. At noon dinner
was served to the clergymen and after.
ward the newly-professed Sisters and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
THE ROMAN CLERGY
THEY DONATE TOWARDS THE
ITALIAN WAR FUND.

A dispatch says that the action Of
the Roman cardinals and clergymen
in contributing $4,000 to the civil
mobilization funds is generally view
ed as the clerical answer to the in
situations of lack of patriotism, seen
in the charges made in a parliament
ical party generally were withholding
contributions from the new war loan.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
Cause of Beatification

An ordinary congregation of the
Sacred Rites has been held to con-
slider the introduction of the cause of
beatification-tha is, the declaration
of martyrdom--of the, Servant of
God, Marguerite Rutan, of the
Daughters of Charity of st. Vincent
de Paul, alleged to have been killed
through hatred of the faith.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24

Rev. Plus Schmid died at Hampton
| Minnesota, on Sunday morning, March
IS. He had been i'll for some time,
and the end was not unexpected. The
funeral was held from the Church of
st. Matthias, in Hampton, on Wednes-
day morning, March 21, at 1890
o'clock.
Reverend Plus Schmid was born in
Bosen, Tyrol, Austria, on April %,
1848 He completed his classical and
philosophical studies in his native
town, and began his course in theol-
ogy at the University of Innsbruck,
Austria. He finished his theological
studies in the ST. Francis Seminary,
st. Francis, Wisconsin. He was or
dained on July y, 1871, at La Crosse,
Wisconsin, by Right Reverend Bishop
Heiss. He labOred in the La Crosse
diocese until 1879, when he came to
Minnesota. For four years he attend
ed the parish at Rollingstone, Mime
sofa, and adjoining missions, which
was then in the diocese of st. Paul,
but since then has become a part of
the Winona diocese. For two years
he had charge of the parish at Mics
vile and missions. From 1885 to
1889 he was in charge of the Church
at Belvidere and missions. Then until
1896 he labored in the parishes Of
Medina and Watkins, with the mis-
sions attached to each place. In the
latter year he was assigned to St
Henry, in lie Sueur County, where
he remained until 1902. His last
charge was st. Johns Church, in Ver-
million. In July, 1911, he retired from
active service on account of failing
health. Since then he has resided at
Hampton, Minnesota.