The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

OF the council.
Italian Boy Scouts.-On Sunday,
May q, the Italian Catholic Boy
Scouts, of Rome, celebrated the feast
of their patron, St George, in the his
toric little old Church of San Georgia
in Velatro, and were joined in their
celebration by detachment from the
other Boy Scout squadrons of Rome,
not classed as Catholic Unhappi-
ly, the two organizations are distinct.
War Office Bigotry.-Mr. Hazleton,
one of the Irish Catholic members of
the British parliament, dealing with
War Office methods in Ireland, few
days ago, said they found that the
mischievous spirit of bigotry and pref
stantly cropping up in Ireland, and
the War Office did not take the proper
steps to suppress it.
Priest in an Aeroplane.-Rev. Faith
er Murphy of Doom, Ayrshire, Scotland,
while in an aeroplane near that place,
recently dropped a message of greet
ing to his uncle, Mr.. Marion, merchant,
Newry, with request to the finder
that it should be posted. 1t duly
reached Mr.. Marion.
A Good Suegestion.-During the
French Revolution new religion was
invented by one of the many protag-
onists of freak novelties which all
such tumultuous periods produce. The
powers that were, favored the new
theology; but it did not catch on. It's
founder complained to Talleyrand: Il
cannot get men to accept this religion.
Is there anything you could suggest?'
why, yes" said Talleyrand, you
might be crucified and rise again on
the third day."
A Peace Movement.-The official &C.
clesiastical journal of Munich, the
German Kirchenzeitung,' on last
Sunday said: 1.-THE Catholic Clergy
of the German Empire have inaugu
rated a peace movement on large
scale to prosecute peace under the
banner of the Holy Eucharist. The
! Munich Ecclesiastical Journal further
said: "The world league, which is
taking form already, enjoys the seri
Gus support of authoritative ecclesias
teal circles. Even members OF the
Episcopate of enemy countries have
signifed their approval and indicated
| that they will support the movement.
Notre Dame de la Garde.-The de
plorable state of the Hill of Notrt
Dame de Ia Garde at Marseilles
France, has now reached climax
For half a century the quarry mel
have made it a general workshop. ant
now not only is the beauty of the hill
compromised but the magnificent has
ilica is in danger. At last the cit
council of Marseilles and the ''con
mittee of the sites of the Bouches de
Rhones" have, by unanimous vote
classed this, site as amongst histori
monuments, and the report of TIL
commission on the same being favor
able, Notre Dame de la Garde will b
preserved for future generations an
the Mediterranean will not lose on
of it's most beautiful landmarks.
Cathedral in Danger.-Anxiety fo
the safety of the famous Cathedral {
Laon, France, is protested by Germa
correspondents, commenting on til
fact that French shells are now reacl
ing sections of the city. They poir
out that the Cathedral is now unde
repair and is surrounded by scaffolt
ing which a single shell might Sc
afire as in the case of the Cathedr;
of Rheims. The Diocese of Laon, Ola
ing from st. Remi in 49, is now mer;
ed into that of scissors in the pro
ince of Rheims. The Cathedral rank
with the finest in the world.
, Catholic Brittany.-Than M. Botre
J Bard of Brittany, the French resident
/ in Rome have had no more welcon
, | visitor for months, writes a corr
| spondent His recitals of his Chri
J tian and patriotic poetry to the sem
narists of the French College have b
; come quite a feature of the Roma
week. Of his audience with the Hol
Father the Breton bard retains dee
impressions; nothing could be MOI
: charming, he States, than the Pope
t conversation with him On France, Q
Breton poetry, and on the Profound
, Catholic life of the Bretons.
: Who Died for Ireland.-At an Al
niversary Mass offered up in Killee-
an, Ireland, for the repose of the SOU
of the men who fought and died
Easter Week, 1916, large Republica
flag was displayed in the churc
grounds, with the inscription, "Pra
for the Souls of''-then followed
complete obituary list. Almost th
entire congregation of young men an