The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-05-01
OLD WORLD NEWS

OLD WORLD NEWS
Why Not, lndeed?-We read in a
paper contributed to Catholic maya
zine for South America by the Right
Rev Bishop Simon: ''Why should
these natives not become, first, good
Christians, and later on good priests.
We are one and the same human fam
| lily. | was delighted to meet a black
bishop at the last EuchariStic Con-
gress of Lourdes and to see how he
was reVered by all
University honors Priest.-Rev. T.
| J. Walshe, long chaplain of the Con-
vent of NOtre Dame, Liverpool, Eng
land, who recently left for California
in search of health, has been honored
by the University of Liverpool with
the honorary degree of NJ. A. Father
Walshe has attained eminence in sci
ence, and he has done much work for
| Christian apologetics. in which field a
work of his was published on the eve
of his departure.
Catholics in Madras-Catholic are
well represented in the public service
in the Madras presidency, according to
news from Bombay. The chief justice
of the high court is a Catholic: there
is Catholic chief engineer in one
of the services, and in the postoffice
the Postmaster General is a Catholic.
In the municipal, educational and 9th
er services there are number of
| Catholics. One of the reasons as
cribed for the success of Catholics in
these directions is the number and
efficiency of the Catholic schools.
SacrIe gious Thieves in ltaly.-A
very serious sacrilegious theft is re-
ported from the district of San Reno,
in Italy. Thieves broke into the
Church of the Santa Trinita at Tag
gia and carried off jewels and vOtive
offerings valued at 100000 lire.
Among the numerous sacred objects
taken are a golden monstrance and
chalice. most beautifully wrought,
which were given to the sanctuary
by Cardinal Nicolo Maria Lercari in
1875. The statue of the Madonna was
despoiled of all it's jewels and votive
offerings, many of which were also of
great value and beauty. So far no
trace of the thieves has been diScOv-
cred
Countess Condemns lmmodest
Dances.-The Marquise de Moustien,
who was recently delegated by Cardi-
nal Annette of Paris to prepare a re-
port on modern dances, has been re-
quested to submit the result of her
Investigations to a diocesan congress.
The Marquise condemned the tango,
the foX-trot as immodest, and spoke
in favor of return to the minuet,
pavane and maZurka. The hesitation
waltz, (which combines grace with
elegance" was made an exception to
the condemnation of modern dances
Church Built by Newspaper Fund.-
A Church built entirely by newspaper
subscriptions has just been opened at
Ribescourt, France, where the Bishop
Mgr. LIE Senne, blessed the tempo
rary wooden Church provided by read
ers of the Paris Figaro" to replace
that destroyed by the war. The edi
fee is entirely of wood, but elegantly
fitted for the services of the Church
and capable of accommodating four
hundred persons. 1t has fine bell
also which calls the people to the
sacred Offices. This is the first OF
these temporary Churches, but it will
not be the last given by subscription
to those parishes which have lost
their old and beautiful Churches in the
general ruin.
Seek Union with Germany.-The
German Catholics of the Free City Of
Danzig have made request to be al
lowed to come under the jurisdiction
of the Diocese of Ermland. The re
quest appears to be in effect protes
against Polish influences. The Pan
Germans have shown certain amoun
of favor to the request, which is re
, scented by the Catholics, who state
they have a much better chance O
, getting what they want if politica
meddlers leave them alone.
Reconstruct French Catholic Insti
tute.-The difficulties Of restoring tn,
ordered life of Catholic education II
France after the havoc wrought by tn,
war were illustrated recently in con
] nection with activity at the Catholi,
University of Paris, of which Rt. Rev
Mgr. Baudrillart Is the Rector. I'll,
, fnstitut Cathoiique was heavy SUI
, ferer through the war It requires
the activity and authority of its rec