The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
Egyptian Catholics: In Egypt there
are about 10000 Catholics.

Patron, st. George.-St. George, Mar
| tyr, is the patron of the Russian
| army.
Catholics in GIasgow.-The popula-
| ton of Glasgow, Scotland, was, five
| years ago, $4,000. In the Catholic
Diocese of Glasgow there were 4OO,-
600.
Belgian Deportees.-Cardina Mer-
cier in letter to Cardinal Annette, of
Paris, says that the Belgian deportees
number at least $4,000. The Belgians,
he declares, have unshakable faith in
the future.
| Humble Cardinal. - Cardinal F'al-
COMO was an humble Franciscan. After
| his death his body was clothed in the
lowly garb of st. Francis, which, even
as Bishop, Apostolic Delegate and Car
dinal, he always wore in private. 1t
now rests in the Campo Santo in
Rome.
Lithuanian Sufferings.-Rev Father
Olsewski, who has been in Rome rep
resenting Monsignor Karevic, Bishop
of Samogizia- central see of Lith-
uania-has had an opportunity Of tell
ing the Holy Father of the terrible suf-
ferings of the people of Lithuania
through the war.
PaschaI Duty in Rome.-The Holy
Father celebrated Mass in the Chapel
gave Holy Communion to the lay dig
nitaries of the Roman Court in fulfil
ment of the Paschal precept. This
class includes the Corps of the Noble
Guards.
Jesuit observation-disclosures has been
received at the Vatican confirming the
report that the Federal Council of Ger
many has abrogated the laws placing
restrictions upon members of the Jes-
uit order in the Empire.
Bishop O'Dwyer.-Bishop ODwyer
| has written to the Limerick Ureland)
| Press" protesting against Sunday
concert, and saying that people have
six days in the week for things of this
kind, and ought to leave to Gods serv-
ice the one day that is consecrated to
| it."
1860 Churches Ruined-The Echo
de Paris" has received a telegram
from Rome stating that, according to
statistics obtained from an authentic
source, the number of churches de-
strOyed by the Germans and their al
lies since the commencement of the
present war was 1850. The greater
number of these churches have been
! abandoned.
Catholic HospitaIs.-Fabiola estab-
| lished the first hospital in Rome and
| the West, says st. Jerome. In the fiji
teenth century Rome had 80 hospitals.
| The Hospital of the Holy Ghost, in
| Rome, built about the year 1900, had
a room or ward 400 feet by 40 feet
wide. The Grand Hospital of Milan
| was opened in 1856 and is still used,
| caring for more than 1000 patients.
It's ceilings are from 80 to 40 feet
high; it's wards were spacious CORR
doris. When Scotland was Catholic be-
fore the Reformation, she had n
hospitals.
Decline in Irish Emigration.-Ac-
cording to emigration statistics the
exodus from Ireland shows steady
decline. Official returns for 1916 just
made public are: 1860 in 1915, 20
134 in 1914 and 3O,967 in 1913. Only
4,207 went to the United States, or
3,474 less than the previous year.
Formerly prepaid passages made up
the bulk of emigration to this country.
Last year they numbered only 511.
The emigration from Ulster is still the
highest of the four provinces and
amounted to 2,733 in 1916.
Miss Beecham, Convert.-Miss Emily
Beecham, the eldest daughter of Lady
Josephine Beecham (Widow of the late
Sir Joseph Beecham, originator of the
Aoli1ouo plll0, clhu IllS SluS0L SlOGSl VI
Sir Thomas Beecham, the well known
conductor), was received into the
Catholic Church on the 18th of Febru
Carmelite Church, Kensington, Eng
land, the Rev. John Lambkin, o. d. c.,
receiving the convert. Miss Beecham,
prior to her conversion, was an Ang-
lican.
Noted Author Dead.-The death
took place at Bray, Ireland, on April
II of Miss Jane Barlow, whose Irish
character stories, sketches, and poems
for many years delighted Irish read
ers, as well as those of other coun-
tries. Her first appearance in the field
OF literature was made as far back as
1882, and among her publications since
that day may be included "Bogland
Studies" and Irish Idylls," "Kerri-
gan's Quality "The End of Elfin-
town" "Maureen's Fairing," "Strang-
ers at Lisconnel," Mrs. Martins Com
pany,' "a Creel of Irish Stories,'
From the Land of the Shamrock"
"Ghost-Bereft,' and "The Founding of
Fortunes"
Easter at the Front.-A young Irish
othcer, writing home from Some