The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-07-03

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the Tokelaus. It is over sixty years
since the last conservation of bishop
took place in Samoa. Present at the
ceremony were Archbishop O'Shea, of
Wellington, New Zealand, officiating
Bishop Nicholas of Fiji, Bishop Blanc
of Tonga, and a large number of
priests, nuns and brothers from east
ern and western Samoa.
Non-Church-Goers Listen to Priest.
The Accrington (England) Discus
sion Glass, composed largely of non
church-going workmen, a self-improve-
ment club meeting for debates and
lectures, recently heard a lecture by
Father Woodlock, S. j., of Stonyhurst,
who spoke on ''The Problems of HUI
man Suffering in the Late War It
was the first time that clergyman
had proposed a subject of debate for
the members. He was given a cor
Novena of Masses for lreIand.-An
interesting manifestation of interest
in the welfare of Ireland was recently
seen in England. A novena of Masses
was offered at st. Francis Maidstone,
for the restoration of peace in Ire
land. The parish includes Pennenden
Heath, where Rev. James O'COigley
was executed after the Irish troubles
| in 1898. At the expense of the United
| Irish League a mural brass to Father
lO'Coigley was erected in the church
some years ago.
Honor Oliver Plunket. - Cardinal
| Logue took part in the Oliver Plunket
| celebration in London on June IT,
when all English and Welsh Bishops
assisted at Pontifical Mass celebrated
by the Bishop of Plymouth; the relics
of the martyr were venerated.
| BoIshevists Massacre Nuns.-The
Polish bureau of information in New
York announces the receipt of a cable
dated Warsaw, June 10, stating that
BOlshevist troops, which cut the COM
munication with Kiev between Berdyc-
zow and Zytomierz, signalized their
entrance into the latter town by burn
! ing a military hospital and killing 600
wounded soldiers. They also murdered
all the doctors and sisters of charity
who remained behind to care for the
wounded, the cable said.
Servian Outrages.-In PEGS, a city
of southern Hungary, the Servian
| forces of occupation, which were to
have evacuated the city before this &C
cording to the Treaty of Versailles,
have levied a war contribution of 49,
900 crowns on Bishop julius Won
Itchy. The Servian authorities also
expelled the Catholic Sisters from
| Werschetz, where they had conducted
elementary and higher schools for de-
cades with great success.
Press Association in EngIand.-The
advisa bility of forming Catholic
Press Association for England and
Wales is being considered. In connec-
| ton with a meeting of the Catholic
| Confederation of England and Wales
a resolution was passed, urging the
permanent committee of the National
Catholic Congress to arrange section
at the Liverpool congress consisting
of editors and managers of Catholic
publications, to consider the advis-
ability of forming Catholic Press AS
sociation for England and Wales, and
to invite Hilaire Belloc to submit a
scheme to the section.
Honor Martyrs of Tyburn.-Some
! 1000 Catholics in England recently
participated in the annual walk from
| Newgate to Tyburn in honor of the
| Tyburn martyrs. For most of the way
| it followed the road along which the
martyrs were dragged on the hurdles.
The walk was organized by the Guild
of Our Lady of Ransom, and was head
ed by Rev. Philip Fletcher and Rev.
J. H. Filmer. The walk ended at the
| y UuIu COIlfcul, I1yuc dl idCC,
where Benediction was given from the
balcony to the kneeling crowd below.
| Paris Honors Chinese.-Imposing
ceremonies in NOtre Dame Cathedral,
Paris, on June 10, hOnored the mem
DRY of Paul Tchen, young Chinese SEM
marian, who gave his life for his faith.
Cardinal Annette presided. There were
present a thousand children, members
of the Holy Childhood Society, and a
deputation of Chinese Catholic stu
dents Paul Tchen was abandoned by
his parents and became a ward of the
Holy Childhood Society. Later he en-
tered a seminary. He was long tor
tured and finally beheaded for his
faith. Mgr. Reynand, vicar apostolic
of Tohkiang, China since 1884, deliv-
cred sermon at Notre Dame, taking
for his subject the work of the Holy
Childhood Society.
A Belgian CounciI.-A historic pro-
vincial council was recently held at