The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-14

Earned Four MedaIs.-Miss Kath-
leen Burke, great-grand-niece of the
famous Edmund Burke, is a London
girl whose great success in. Red Cross
relief work has won for her in Eng
land the singularly fitting title of af-
lection, Knight of Tenderness and
Pity Every one of her four medals
| has been nobly earned by splendid
| performance. She is the first alien
woman to receive from Russia the
| decoration of the Slavonic Red Cross.
German Jesuits.-The German Pro
vincial of the Jesuits, Rev. Ludwig
Rosters, has published the following
in the German Catholic Press: ION
the occasion of the repeal of the So
called Jesuit Law the German Pro-
| vince of the Society of Jesus remem-
bers the numberless proofs of faithful
attachment and powerful help afford
ed it, during it's forty-four years BAN
ishment, by the Catholic people, their
leaders and representatives, and the
Catholic Press, and the unceasing ef-
forts they have made to abolish this
severe, exceptional law'
Many More Converts.-Several con-
verts have been received into the
Church of England, within the last
few weeks-eleven in one parish alone.
| Amongst the more prominent are
three ex-Anglican clergymen, the Rev.
Sidney A. Cuthbert, recently rector of
| Wordsworth, Huntingdonshire, the
| Rev. Roland A. Williams, curate of ST.
! Johns, ClevedOn, and Rev. Charles
Cox, clergyman who is known for
his historical attachments and writ
| ings. He has been received into the
| Church at the age of IA years. Yet
another distinguished convert is Mrs.
Betram Milford, wife of General Nit
ford, who is at present on active
| service
| Noted Convert.-Mr. James Britten,
widely known in England through his
work for the Church, celebrated re-
Gently the fiftieth anniversary of his
conversion. He became a convert in
1867 when twenty-one years of age.
| He was one of the founders of the
Catholic Truth Society, London, and
| from it's inception to the present time
| it's able lay secretary. Mr.. Britten
was Senior Botanical Assistant at the
British Museum until he retired in
| 1909. He has written much in defense
of the faith.
| A False Report.-The "Osservatore
Romano" officially denies the report
that the Sacred Congregation of the
Holy Office is considering the case of
! Mgr. Gerlach with the view of infiict-
ing ecclesiastical penalties upon him.
1t is generally thought that depriva-
ton of prelatical dignity must follow
| the recent revelations of his conduct
while an official of the Vatican This,
however, is matter for the indi-
vidual judgment and action of the
Pope himself. The Sacred Congrega-
ton of the Holy Office concerns itself
solely with questions relating to faith
| and morals
Heroism of French Priests.-Mr
William d. Guthrie, Professor of Con-
stitutional Law at Columbia Univer-
sity, in an address at Fordham COM
mencement, gave some convincing
| figures in regard to the heroism of
/ the French priest. He said: Twenty
| five thousand priests have been serv-
ing in the French army as officers or
enlisted men. Twenty-Five hundred
have been killed in battle, and 1900
who served as chaplains, stretcher
bearers, hospital attendants, etc., also
have been killed by the enemy, among
total of over 1000 priests who have
died for France in this war.
Death of Famous Irish Priest.-A
great Irish priest has passed away
by the death of Archdeacon Hutch,
which occurred in the Mercy hospital,
Cork, Ireland. He was in his seventy
third year and would have celebrated
his golden jubilee as priest this year
had he lived. He was pastor of
Middleton for twenty-three years, and
was president of the Diocesan Col
lege, Frermoy, for which he did great
| things. Born at Buteevant in 1874 he
was an alumnus of the Irish College,
Rome, where he made brilliant
studies. He was man with strong
influence over those with whom he
came in contact, and was National
list of. great force and spirit, being
| devoted to the patriotic cause, for
which he did a great deal in the
course of his long life. There was a
great funeral procession from Cork,
and all the shops in the town were
closed till after the Requiem Mass.
Catholic Military chapIains Honor
ed.-Catholic military chaplains and
soldier-priests carry on their heroic
traditions. Two Paris "vicaires'
have lately been officially mentioned
for their courage and devotedness:
another. M DavOucf "uioaira, ~ e.