The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-01

IOI Iu0 unbiased manner III WHICH IL
is governed America is now reaping
the fruits of wise policy of tolera-
ton in religious matters
Genealogy of Holy Father-A Pied
montese genealogist has traced back
the Holy Fathers descent to a stock
which gave both it's dukes to Brabant
and its emperors to Austria, as well
as to the Anglo-Saxons, King ST. Rich
ard, father of three saints-Willibald
Wunnibald and Walburga.
A Pious Death.-The late Monsignor
De Waal, the famous Roman archaeol-
ogist, whose knowledge of Christian
Rome was unsurpassed and who spent
fifty years there, died there in Feb
ruary, 1917, at the age of eighty years.
He was found dead kneeling aside,
of his bed, his Rosary clasped in his
fingers. -,
Irish Chaplain kiIed.-Rev John
mcdonnell, G. NJ, c. F., was killed
in action on April 9. A native of
County Cork, Father mcdonnell re-
ceived his early education at Clon-
gowes and at ST. Vincent's College,
Castleknock, and was ordained priest
at the Vincentian Congregation in
1904 He labored at the Vincentian
missions at Sheffield and Lanark be-
fore joining the army in November,
1916
Cardinal Mercier-The Royal Span
ish Academy Of Moral and Political
Sciences has elected Cardinal Mer-
cier an honorary member. 1t is a spe-
cial honor, in as much as, although
the statutes allow of the election of
ten such members, this is the first
time that such a distinction has been
conferred upon any one. The news
| has caused great pleasure here, as
the action of the academy is evidently
meant to be a tribute of admiration
and esteem of the Cardinal on account
of his devoted championship of the
Church, priests and people of Bel
GUM.
The Irish Hierarchy.-Denial that
the Irish Episcopate is influenced by
the Vatican in opposing conscription
was made in a speech at Thurles by
| the Most Rev. John Harry, Archbishop
OF Cashel. All talk about any action
| by the Pope, he said, arose in the
imagination of some English bigots
who had attempted by a cry of INC
POpery" to intimidate the Irish bish
ops.
Catholic Casualty List. English
Catholics have suffered very severely
in the recent casualty lists. Anoth
er Chaplain, Father Mcdonnell of Ian
ark is reported killed, and Fathe
DAILY, a well-known Southwark priest
is missing, but believed to be a pris
Oner in German hands. Among tn
laity, Maj Gen. Bellingham, brother 0
Sir Henry Bellingham, is missing
Lady de Freyne has heard of the dealt
of her fourth son, Lieut.. Col. Eardle
|
Church in 1915, is killed, and man
9 other well-known Catholic names fig
j, ure in the casualty lists. There is
fresh call for chaplainS on the west
ern front, as many were lost with tn
military units in the advance dressin
stations. Father Burns of Haddine
ton, Scotland, receives the militar
, cross for great gallantry displaye
during the removal of the wounde
along a shell-swept road
! Death of Jesuit Bishop.-The deaf
, has been announced of very hol
bishop, Mgr. John Baptist Cayet, S. J
=, Vicar Apostolic of Central Madagascar
He had attained the great age of 81
When this jealous ecclesiastic set foe
in Madagascar in 1864 the Missio
was in difficult circumstances. 1t nov
contains four vicariates, with abou
; 275,000 Catholics, so Mgr. Cayet's IL
, bors in the vineyard of the Lord wer
, fertile. He was indefatigable in hi
. zeal and was likewise a man of grea
prayer and endowed with spirit c
q intense confidence in Cod He wa
! consecrated a bishop in 1885.
Catholic Nurse Honored. Mis-
Edith McCafferty of st. John, N. B
! now matron of a Canadian officers
q hospital at Derby, England, has bee
, decorated by King George with tn
Royal Red Cross, first class. The il
vestiture took place at Buckingham
Palace on April 6. Miss McCaffert
is a graduate of st. John Hospita
Lowell, Mass. King George pinne
the insignia on Miss McCafferty's I'm
form and later she and other nurse
l. similarly honored were received at tie
: by Queen Mother Alexandra at Mar
;. borough House.
Trappst Monks Under Fire.-Th
Mont des Cats, one of the little hill
looking out over Ypres, is the seen
e Of some of the fiercest fighting of tn
German offensive. And under fire sti
= stands the monastery of the Trappis
> Monks, who still maintain their lif
of prayer and labor, undisturbed b
the bombardments and machine gu
fire. At the beginning of the war tn
German armies occupied the mona!