The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-05

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| Dechelette started his ecclesiastical
studies at st. Sulpice, in Paris, where
! he was a student when the war of
| 1870 broke out The dark days or
La Commune came-the young Abbe
Dechelette was arrested by gang OF
rioters and taken to the famous prls-
on of Mazas. He was on his way
to the place of execution when the
Versailles troops approached PARIS,
and he thus providentially escaped
an atrocious death.
Jews and Christians. - British
authorities prohibited the convoca-
ton of the Jewish Executive AS
sembly, which was scheduled 10 De
held in Jerusalem Wednesday, May
| 26. according to information received
in dispatches from Palestine. The an
nouncement is being made the subject
of considerable discussion especially
in view of the present status OF the
Palestine situation, it being under
stood that the Vatican has requested
that Zionists be confined within just
limits, and that the British Govern
ment has given assurances that all
Catholic rights will be safeguarded.
The announcement is regarded as evil
dence of the determination of the civil
administration that no minority will
be allowed to control the majority
of the population possibility that
has been viewed with the greatest con-
Germ by both Christians and Arabs.
The Center Party.-A new Cath
olic party, now in process of for
nation in Rhensh Prussia. lndl-
Gates that the division long known
TO exist in the German Centrum Will
develop into a permanent schlsm. line
new party, which at the present mo-
ment has no distinguishing name. mas
as the main point of its programme
strong opposition to concessions OF
anv kind. 1t is, therefore, in strong
opposition to the compromises, from
the social as we'll as the rellglous
point of view, which have been agreed
TO bv the Centrum since it cOlaborat-
ed with the majority Socialists in the
government The actual significance
of this new group is that 1t means
the reputation, by far from unln-
f1uential group of notable German
Catholics, of the policy of Herr Erz-
berger and his association.
No Anti-Jewish Drive.-The cam
paign of propaganda mlsrepresen-
f tation which is evidently aimed
at discrediting the Christian Gov
| eminent of Hungary under the pre-
f text of anti-Semitism, is still going
, on. The attempt to prevent an influx
t of Jewish students, many OF them OF
f Radical or COmmunistic antecedents,
in the University of Budapest is be-
ing Haunted before the eyes OF the
rest of the world as a "Clerical and
White Magyar campaign against the
Jews. In support of their propaganda
the promoters pay great attention to
s a card that was hung up over the
j. gates of the university, bearing the
0 words: Neither Jews nor dogs adj
: mitted here The notice was the
S work of a mischievous student and
the university authorities and most
certainly the government are not re-
e sponsible.
Socialist Aids Belgian Clergy
A Socialist Deputy in the Belgian
Parliament has taken up the cause
of the Belgian clergy. Monsieur Van
dervelde who is Minister of Justice
e has introduced in the Chamber bill
S which proposes to increase the sal
h aries of the clergy. The bill, which
l. is confidently expected to pass, will
= practically double the salaries at
l. present received by the hierarchy and
e clergy The proposed revised scale
Il is as follows: Archbishops, 10000
). francs a year ($6,000): bishops, "a,
# 600 francs; cures of the first class
l. 4,20O francs: cures of the second
class, 5000, and for the curates 2,
400 francs. This scale will compare
= very favOrably indeed with the sal
$ aries received by the clergy in France
Il which, on the authority of French
S Bishop, are among the worst in the
? whole world.
- Absence of Crucifix in Homes
- The absence of the cruciiX in many
Catholic homes was deplored by the
:, Rev. Father Darmody in ST. Patrick's
Wolverhampton, England. Father
Darmody declared that he once gave
the last rites of the Church to a man
u and that the only picture in the rooms
. was that of a leading pugilist Of the
- day. On another occasion full
- framed protrait Of the local football
- team was the only decoration of the
death chamber. He further declared
!, that a well-to-do lady once said tC
:. him that she would not like to have a
y cruciix or painting of the crucifixiOn
, in her drawing room as it would be
offensive to her non-Catholic visitors
:, 1T is sad TRUTH he concluded
. that there are many Catholics still
- ashamed and afraid to exhibit Cath
= Ollie symbols lest they incur the ridi
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