The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14


ruler of state, if only because, in
fact, he is not an effective ruler, be-
ing only President-elect of Brazil
A ProvidentiaI Pope. God has
placed over His Church these dread
full days Pope trained to meet the
exigencies of the hour Pope Bene-
dict XIV was doctor of law before
even he began his theological studies.
For many years of his life he has
dealt with affairs of state. He was
secretary of the great Cardinal Ram
polla when the Cardinal was Nuncio
at Madrid, and later when Rampolla
became Papal Secretary of State. He
was engaged in the Roman Congre-
cations until he was made Cardinal
Archbishop of Bologna. His ecclesi-
astical career was diplomatic-all pro-
videntially preparing him to assume
the government of the Church.
London Layman knighted. - His
Holiness the Pope has conferred the
honor of knighthood of ST. Gregory
on Mr. John Patrick Tye. Mr.. Tye
has been a lifelong supporter of the
Catholic cause in London. He has
given literally of his time and money
in the promotion of Catholic charities
and in the advancement of religious
and educational interests, more espe-
cially where the well-being of his
Irish co-religionists in the poorer dis
| tricts of the East End was concerned.
Mr.. Tye is, and has been for many
years, one of the prominent workers
in the Nationalist movement in Lon
don. He is of Cork descent.
The Pope Praises League.-The
League of St. Andrew for the CONVEX
sion of Scotland recently celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of its
foundation. Approaching the excel
lent work of the league, Cardinal Gas
parri took occasion to express the
good will of the Holy See towards the
organization. His Eminence states:
"The benefits achieved for the Church
by this pious league during the diff
cult period of it's first twenty-five
years are so we'll known that the Holy
Father cannot allow the occasion to
pass without expressing his loving
congratulations to the Jealous direc
: tors and to all the numerous mem
: bers, clerlcs and laymen, of this much
: needed institution"
; Scottish Judge Honored.-The Hon
Lord Skerrington, who was raised by
the Holy Father to a knight of the
Order of ST. Gregory the Great, was
: recently made the recipient of a pub
lie honor in recognition of his work
on the Scottish Education Council
His lordship has not of late been il
good health, but Is gradually improv
| ing. Lord Skerrington has, like his
: father before him, taken an active in
5 terest in the promotion of Catholicity
7 AS senator of the Royal College Of
Justice he has worthily upheld his
reputation as a sound and painstak
ing judge Lord Skerrington was the
, Scottish bench since the Reformation
Nuns in China.-Two missionary
nuns recently passed through New
, York They were Mother Agnelle, F
NJ NJ, recently of Manchuria, China
: and Mother Colombo, F.. M. M, for
merly superior of the BiWasaki lepel
hospital, Japan. Mother Agnelle has
had the honor of founding not less
than thirty mission centers for hel
nuns in China alone, and has also la
, bored in the United States. The asy
, lum at Biwasaki cares for about forty
unfortunates, and letters from Mother
Colombo have frequently told pa
, thetic tales of it's inmates. Both nuns
, are on their way to Rome to attend {
: general chapter of their congregation
!. Father Raphael, o. F. M, the founder
! of the Franciscan Missionaries O.
: Mary, is still living and, although onl!
: forty years old, the congregation
: numbers 1000 members, scattered al
over the world.
: Knights of Columbus in Rome
Just a few interesting particular
about the club of the Knights of Co
= lumbus in Rome and their care fol
), the American soldiers passing through
7 the city. 1t is one of the brightes
D spots in Europe for the young Ameri
cans. When that motto first ap
peared, Everybody Welcome, Every
, thing Free it took some people quite
a while to realize that it meant liter
, ally all 1t said, that it meant neither
, more nor less. The American soldier
! thanks his stars such generous bene
, factors helped him to keep his pay, a
: least a great part of it, as poke
money. Every soldier is welcome t.
remain for period of eight days az
the guest of the knights in Rome
!, They give him a bed, the light Italian
breakfast, as much tobacco as he cal
smoke, and supply him with guide
!, to see the sights of the Eternal City
: They cannot supply him with dinne
: and supper, nor does he expect it; h
is right well pleased to find this mucl
generosity.
A Shocking Case.-There ha
reached here the account of tn
i shocking and barbarous treatment t
e which Father Nartnik, parish prizes