The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-15

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Chaplain Killed While Giving Abso-
iution.-A cable from the British
Front in Belgium of August % tells
how Irish soldiers fought against
great odds in the recent offensive
northeast of Ypres Special men
ton was made of the Catholic chap
lain, who gave his life while working
among the men he loved. They tried
to keep him back, but he had been
with them in Ginchy and other Strug-
giles and he would not desert his boys
now, SO he continued to work on the
shell-torn, bullet-swept field, his kind
| ly face seen now beside some wound
ed man, now beside another who was
dying. 1t was while he was kneeling
to give absolution to some badly
wounded man that a German shell
| broke near him and he was killed
1t was great loss to the Irish troops
and his name was spoken with tears
by those left behind.
Converts From Non-CathoIic cIeri-
Scottish seaside resort recently, Mass
was celebrated in small cottage for
the Catholic visitors by priest who
was also on a visit to, the Island.
Only eleven persons were present at
the service. By a rather remarkable
coincidence, the celebrant was the
son of the local Episcopalian minister,
| of hn i'm mt nno-
bers of the congregation was the son
of a former local Presbyterian min
; lister. Two other members Of the
small congregation were daughters
of Protestant ministers. The gather
ing formed thus remarkable object
lesson in the attractiveness of the
Catholic Church for the more thought
full of those connected with non-Cath-
Ollie clerical circles.
Hero Priest of '98.-A memorial has
been recently unveiled at Crossabeg,
County Wexford, Ireland to Rev. Jas.
Dixon, a patriot priest of the penal
days. In 1899, though he had no con-
nection with the '9S rebellion in his
native county, and had conducted
Protestant refugees to Bristol, he was
betrayed, and condemned to death.
, Through the influence of some WeX-
, ford Protestants the sentence was
committed to transportation for life,
and he was shipped from Waterford
: as felon for Botany Bay. In 1902
he was given permission to say Mass,
but later the privilege was withdrawn
: He was the first Project Apostolic OF
Australia and in 1907, when his
, health broke down he was allowed to
return home. Some years later he was
reappointed Pastor of Crossabeg, and
died there in 1910. He was buried in
: the old church, and his remains were
removed to the grounds of the new
church in 1913 This year his god
son, Mr. George Barry, Slaney Lodge
had a beautiful Celtic cross erected
to his memory.
Prominent Japanese Becomes q
l CathoIc.-Bishop Combaz, of Maya
t saki, Japan, feels justly proud of a
: new conversion in his diocese. ''The
, great event of the year for this
! congregation" he says, was the hap
: tism of Mr.. Ono, professor of higher
mathematics in the upper lyceum OF
the city and the former collaboration
of Father Racquet in editing the
French-Japanese Dictionary. His fam
2 lily has long been Catholic, but he
2 although persuaded of the truth OF
our holy religion, was putting of
until later the reception of baptism
combining himself to a regular at
tendance at Mass. On feast days, at
the request of Father Cavaignac, he
used to entertain the Christians by
his agreeable talks, full of ingenious
ly deduced instruction Moreover, he
loved to explain to them the Gospel
which was his favorite book Thus
he presented the anomaly of pagan
who instructed Christians in the way
of salvation and who did not fol-
, low it himself, like a signpost, per-
petually fixed by the wayside. Final
ly grace overcame his resistance, and
J Father Racquet baptized him under
: the name of Paul. He will be a
pillar to the little congregation at
Kagoshima.'
Bigoted Ulster Officer Relieved of
His Commando scandalousN speci-
men Of Ulster. intolerance was expos
ed in the House of Commons last
Thursday, when questions were asked
regarding the conduct of Lieutenant
Col. Monteagle Brown, commanding
the Second MINISTER'S 1t was stated
that this officer had treated the Cath
olics under his command with great
bigotry and harshness Last winter
he refused permission to send for the
Catholic chaplain for a sergeant dying
from the effects of an air raid on the
section held by the regiment, and al
though the chaplain was only a quar-
ter of a mile away the soldier died
without the sacraments. In recent
advance a gallant officer, seeing an
Irish company left without any of it's
senior officers, dashed forward and
linking arms with the regimental
miner led the men t0 tho alta cIx 60