The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-01
toration of the national language to

toration of the national language to
Ireland.
A Catholic Commander.-To the long
list of Catholics who have distinguish
ed themselves in the war is to be add
ed the name of General Sir Martin
Currie, who commands the Canadian
forces in France, and who was edu- |
Gated in Holy Trinity Catholic School.
Newcastle-under-Lym Staffordshire, |
England. After serving twelve years |
in the British army he emigrated to
Canada, where he enlisted as private |
two years ago.
Archbishop cerretti. = Archbishop
Cerretti, until recently Apostolic Dele
gate to Australia, has arrived in Rome
from that far off commonwealth, via
New York, Havana and Barcelona.
Though long, his voyage was unevent-
full While passing through the Unit
ed States he visited many of his per-
sonal friends there. On August 3 he
had long audience with Cardinal Gas
parri, Papal Secretary of State. He
was received in private audience by
the Pope, who was delighted with his
report regarding the progress OF Cath
olicity in Australia and the public en-
thusiasm aroused by the Inauguration
of an Apostolic Delegation there.
centrist Leader Not Candidate for
Re-eIection.-Is the Catholic Centrlst
party receding from it's attitude taken
in respect to parliamentary reforms in,
the course of the recent cabinet crisis?
This query has been suggested by the
decision of DR.. Peter SPAIN, leader OF
the party in the Reichstag, not to seek
reelection to the Reichstag, from
which he had been forced since his
election as Minister of Justice. In a
section of the press and in his own
party it was taken for granted he
| would continue as party leader in the
| Reichstag, as his reelection was posi-
lively assured. Germania, organ of
the Centrist party, is now authorized
to announce that Dr.. SPAIN will not be
| a candidate.
| Won Kissing Was Not Catholic
| In a recent volume, entitled Cardinal
| Mercier's Per Crucem ad Lucem, Pas
toral Letters, Discourses, Allocutions,
ETC. on page 289, it is stated that
when Won Kissing took the place OF
Won der Goltz, he had himself intro
| duced to Cardinal MERCER, by let
| ter of Cardinal Won Hartmann, saying
| textually: Il know for a long time
| General Won Kissing. He is loyal,
practical Protestant, and DESTROYS OF
assuaging the sores of Belgium :"
| This should settle the matter. The
generals son, an officer OF the Teuton
army, has published a volume on this
war, in which there is any amount OF
bigotry.
The Irish Mission to China.-Rev.
John Blowick and Rev. F. Calvin,
who recently went to Rome to ar
range with the Holy See matters con-
| corning the Irish Mission to China,
left for Ireland on July "a. They
were given a hearty send-off at the
railway station by their fellow coun-
trymen in the city. Both priests mad
audiences with the Holy Father, Cardi-
nal Serafini, Project OF the Sacred
Congregation of Propaganda, and Mgr.
laurent, Secretary of the same IN
stitution At his audience with them
/ the Pope spoke of Ireland and May
/ nooth, and the work they are en-
gagged in. st u.s." he said, "a great
/! and holy work worthy of the highest
4 praise" Cardinal Serafini said ne re-
| joiced in the undertaking on the part
of Ireland-"g Ireland, the nome
of martyrs and missionaries.
Heroic Jersey Priest Decorated
An interesting ceremony took place
in the Island of Jersey last week.
After assisting at Military Mass, the
Ilieutenant-g the military and
/ civil functionaries of the island and
the garrison assembled in the public
square surrounded by thousands OF
spectators. The occasion was the
decoration of Rev Louis de Gulser
with the Military Cross. Father
Guiser is a brigadier of artillery who
has been attached to the British
troops as interpreter and observer,
and after taking part in many famous
affairs of the present war has unhap-
PLY lost both his legs by being struck
i with a she'll
Catholic Schools Menaced in Eng
land.-As to the new secondary-school
regulations, which ostracise Catholic
schools, one head-master thinks the
only remedy is to build secondary
schools of our own all over the coun-
try Unfortunately the Catholic COM
munity is not rich one, and it has
already been well drained to keep the
existing elementary schools in
proper state of efficiency. So that
remedy seems out of the question.
Bishop Butt has declared, in reply
to criticisms leveled at the hierarchy,
that they have the problem well in
view.
There is no happy life; there are
| only happy days.. Theuriet.