The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-02

Priests Notice to Thieves.-The fol
lowing notice is posted over the aims
box in the Church of the English mar
tyrs, Urmston, Lancashire, England:
ITO the burglar: No money in box.
Cleared this morning. Please don't
break the paddock. Put a penny in for
new church. Kneel down and say an
Our Father and Hail Mary. Yours
truly, the Rector P. S.-Dont take
this card.
Austrans Remove Bodies.-A Wen
ma telegram says that the Austrians
have removed the collins containing
the bodies of Charles x of France, the
Duke of Angonleme and his wife, a
| daughter of Louis XVI, and the Comte
| de Chambord and his wife, the Prin-
cess Theresa of Modena, all of which
were lodged in the franciscan monas-
terry at Castagnevizza, near Gorilla,
| for reburial in the Carmelite monas-
| terry in that city.
A Day of Prayer.-Cardinal Annette,
| Archbishop of Paris, in announcing
that the French Bishops decided to
er for France and her Allies, says
| Having no longer to fight Russia,
which has abandoned Us in violation
of all the treaties, our enemies threat
en- to bring against us all their re-
naming forces. Our brave armies are
ready to face them, and determined TO
repulse them, but they have greater
need than ever of the help of Al
mighty God"
More Church Bells Seized.-A sec
ond requisition of church bells has
taken place in Austria to the sorrow
of the Catholic population of that
country, according to advices received
in Copenhagen. A limited number of
bells had been spared, thanks to the
vigorous representation of the Church
authorities.
House st. Peter Visited.-The house
in Joppa, Palestine, where st. Peter
stayed with Simon the Tanner, is to
be secured by the church army as a
center for the care of British troops
fighting in Palestine. Church army
centers are located in isolated North
Sea bases, in all important camps in
the United Kingdom, France, Italy
Egypt and Flanders, at Malta
Saloniki, Bagdad, Kut, along the
, banks of the Tigris and the Euphrates
and in East Africa.
Shakespeare's Teacher.-The Lon
don Tablet prints the interesting news
that, although the JesIits did not give
to the great Shakespeare his com
!, plete training, they had, however, the
honor to count among their member:
the teacher who gave his first literar.
. training to the prince of English let
. tiers. The thus far unknown 'Mr
Hunt" who according to the archives
of the Municipal Council of Stratford
on-Avon, was the schoolmaster durin!
+ the years in which Shakespeare FIRE
f quented that school, later on appear
f in the stormy history of the Church il
England as Father Samuel Hunt, 9.
Such is the conclusion arrived at, il
: an article of the eminent historian
FIR. Pollen, contributed to the Month,
after a careful study of the episcopa
: archives of Worcester and the ANIMAL
t and archives of the Oxford University
n BeIated Vindication.-In the Italia
Chamber Signor Orlando, the Premier
declared-amidst applause-that h
}, deplored the accusations against tn
l. clergy and the Catholic Party as ur
= justly offensive to the suprem
It spiritual authority, and to the grea
S mass of those who were able to re
= concile the teachings of their faitl
r. with their duty to the country. III
t asked the Socialists to define thei
war attitude, which Socialist deputie
had alleged caused the defeat, and h
j referred to offending Socialists a
/ members of criminal society. Thi
: declaration betokens a wholesom
e awakening of common-sense and tn
o offering of PREPARATION where it wa
e undoubtedly due.
a lrish-chinese Mission.-The presen
Irish missionary movement in Chin
promises to achieve much for tn
e Church. A seminary will soon b
S opened there for the education o
o young men whose life work will be tn
/ conversion of the Chinese. Alread
7 fifty Irish priests, 200 Sisters an,
t over 200 students have dedicated thei
J, lives to this sublime purpose. Whel
: one reflects that nearly one-third o
n the population of the earth lives il
that Oriental republic, the magnitud
and difficulties of the work will b
Il Iapparent. A native priesthood i
z today a pressing demand in China
S Close contact with the native popula
t ton and an intimate knowledge of it
: traditions and superstitions vii
n enable future Chinese priests to gail
innumerable souls to Christ. Thes
will be possessed by those who ar
e privileged through Irish zeal to pre-
e pare themselves for the priesthood.
dI Scene of EeneIonis I abors--Th