The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-06
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Good Friday Collection collec-
ton in this country on Good frlday
of last year, for the holy places IN
Palestine, amounted to $33, 425. This
collection consisted mainly OF the OF
frrings of the Faithful 81 the Cross.
War Cross ReceiWed.-lieut, Col.
Matthew A. FINLEY of an infantry unit
of the Luneville sector, whose nome IS
in Council Bluffs, Ia, has been clted
for bravery in French divisional ana
army corps orders. The citation car
ries with il the French war cross.
a O. n. Heroes Honored.-Honor-
ing the 635 members who nave re-
spOnded 10 the country's call, the An
cient Order of Hibernians OF Phlla-
delnbia marked St Patrick's Day by
unfurling a service flag in front OF
The headouarters. 1t is estimated that
more than 10000 persons witnessed
the ceremonies.
NEGRO and Indian Missions.-The
Commission charged with Mission
work among the Negroes and INDIANS
Of this country, reports total receipts
last wear. 1917, as $286,425.O7 ana
total disbursements as $277, S80.3S in
its Negro Mission department; ana
in it's Indian department total recelpts
S218.329.55 with total disbursements
$216,82507.
Kentucky Trappists.-The Trappists
OF Reformed Cistercians, IN hentuchy'
date from the year 1903. Father
Stenhen Theodore Badin, the Proto
Priest or first ordained in the United
States. was chiefly instrumental IL
their settling in Kentucky. Gethse'
name Abbey, near Louisville, Ky" IS
one Of the largest and most important
Tronnist monasteries in the world.
Red and Rlack.-The Indian popuIa'
tion of the diocese of Corpus Chrlstl,
Texas. is $4,000; of Tucson, 10000.
The Corpus Christi Indians, ll9,Ooo
in number, are Catholics. The diocese
of Alexandria has a total Negro popu-
lation of 100000, of which 5000 are
Catholics Charleston, S. c., has
Negro population of $4,000, OF which
only 1900 are Catholics
PreIate Protests.-Archbishop Bru'
chest. of Montreal, has written to Slr
William Peterson, principal of McGlLl
University, complaining that the Cath
olics of Quebec had been insulted by
am address given by ]. A. Nicholson
registrar of McGill, who was reported
as having said that the dominion OF
tile Roman Catholic Church, the Volun
tary system of education, and paying
fees, were impediments in the educa
tional system Of the province.
Admiral Benson Speaks.-Among the
notable Army and Navy men who at
tended the raising of the service ftaE
at the Church of Our Lady of Per
petual Help, Brooklyn, N. Y, was Ad
miral VIM. S. Benson, U. S. N, Chic
of Naval operations, who delivered al
address upon the occasion. From
various accounts this parish has g1Vel
the largest quota of men to the service
in Brooklyn and Long Island. Som
473 men are now in the service.
viii Mine Under Church.-Notic
has been served on the pastor, AM
trustees of st. Johns Catholic Church
Scranton, Pa, that the coal compan
owning the land on which the churcI
is built will soon begin mining opera
lions under the edifice, and that If tn
congregation desires to purchase tn
pillars as a means of safeguarding til
property it should act Immediately
The parochial residence, convent an
school are also in the zone to be e.
fected the entire property bein
valued at $250,00O.
Death of Mexican Exiie.-On RI
cent Sunday afternoon Rev. Don Be
nito Aznar Santamaria, an eXiled Me2
lean priest, aged SO years, died a
the Providence Infirmary, Mobile, Ala
Father Aznar, who had been the CUES
of the faculty of Spring Hill Colleg
for some months past, enjoyed goo
health till within the last few weeks
The funeral took place Monday morn
ing from the Cathedral of the ImmacI
late Conception with solemn Requier
Mass by Bishop Allen, who paid
beautiful tribute to the decease
priest.
Malicious Report-Most Rev. job
Bonzano, Apostolic Delegate at Wasl
ington, characterized as "absolutel
false, and, what is worse, maliciou
in purpose and intent" a statemeT
by the Christian Science Monitor
Boston, to the effect that the name
of the nominees for bishoprics, whic
included many German-Americans, ha
been sent to the Vatican and theme
to Berlin so that the Kaiser migl
recommend as to the men named fC
advancing German propaganda
America.
Georgetown College. = Georgetow
College, on the Potomac, and S
Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, al
4uy;y cictorc At GaorUotoup n tbo