The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18

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Lady Aberdeen has performed notable
feats both Of diplomacy and of hard
work. Her wide grasp of world in,
terests and her truly charitable out.
look have won the appreciation of
more than one Sovereign Pontiff
Splendid Work of Two Laymen.-At
a crowded meeting in the Lauriston
Hall, Edinburg, Scotland, His Lord
ship Bishop H. G. Graham, who pre-
sided, was presented with a check for
$4,000, collected in Scotland by two
Catholic working men, Mr.. Bernard
Flanagan and Mr. William Higgins,
for the Poor Clares at Liberton Edin-
burg. This was to enable the good Sis
tiers to pay off the debt of $4,000 which
has encountered the convent during
the last twenty-five years.
Why Father Griffin Was Killed.
A very significant sidelight is thrown
on the death of Father Griffin of Gal
way by the New York Nation. Here
was man." says our contemporary,
"assassinated, not as. reprisal for
murder done or planned, but because
of his Sim Fein sympathies and per-
haps to prevent his answering sum.
mons to the The Nations Commission
in Washington. Father Griffin was
kidnapped from his home just as he
was preparing for the trip; now he is
found dead in ditch with bullet
hole in his forehead" Still British
Ambassador Geddes insists that no OBJ
stacle is being placed in the way Of
Irishmen whom the Nations Commits
sion has summoned as witnesses.
Irish Don't Shoot Priests.-Declar-
ing that he and several of his priests
have been notified that they will share
the fate of Father Griffin, whom he
asserts was shot by British govern
ment forces, Bishop O'Dea, of Galway,
addressed a statement to the British
chief secretary Of Ireland, in which he
points out that the Irish people do not
shoot their priests, and that the MUIR
der of Father Griffin indicates the be-
ginning of an attack on the Church
and on religion. Bishop O'Dea gives
details of outrages already suffered
by the priesthood of his diocese, and
concludes by declaring that, while he
and his priests are not afraid to die
for their ministry, the British govern
ment will be responsible if they are
murdered
Blessed divers Grave.-Now that
Blessed Oliver Plunket has been raised
to the position of honor in the Church
possessed by those who have won the
title Blessed" the place of the mar
tyrs first interment naturally attracts
much attention among Catholics of
London and England in general who
honor the memory of Blessed Oliver.
The place where his body was first
buried is in the churchyard of St.
Giles -in-the-Ffelds. The exact spot
in st. Giles churchyard where the mar
tyred Primate of Ireland was buried
is not at present definitely known 1t
is declared, however, that the martyrs
body was in London for some two
years. The Primate secured permits
sion to be buried with the five Jesuits
Father Whitbread and his four com:
panions-Who had suffered death at
Tyburn for the faith two years prev-
ously. 1t is said that this spot was
under the north wall in the church
yard of ST. Giles, and that the body
rested there for some two years. The
ground was especially dear to Catho-
tyrs had been buried there and also
because it had been in the hands of
Catholics as early as the time of Queen
Matilda. She made a grant of eight
acres of land to found leper hospi-
tai in about the year I'LL.
The Cologne cathedraI.-The report
that repairs are in prospect for Co
logne Cathedral. calls attention to a
great Medieval church which was
completed in very recent times. 1t is
the greatest Gothic Cathedral in Ger
many, and one of the most imposing
in the world. Vastness and height are
outstanding characteristics of this Ca
thedral. Both in the exterior and in
the interior the eye of the beholder is
carried up and yet farther to tremen-
dous heights, yet the general proper
tons of the great pile are in keeping
with it's loftiness. The nave Of the
Cathedral is AS feet in length, and
has five isles. The transept is 282
feet wide, and has three aisles. The
height of the nave is about 202 feet,
and that of the two great towers,
which are such an imposing feature of
the building, SIS feet. The corner
stone of Cologne Cathedral was laid
by Archbishop Conrad of Hostaden in
1913. The sanctuary choir was dedi-
Gated in 1922. The nave was prepared
for religious services in 1888. The
southern tower was constructed, to a
height of about 1870 feet, in 1447.
Building work was interrupted for
long time after this. Then, in the
nineteenth century, construction was
resumed. Restoration was commenced
in 1923. Work on the interior was
completed in 1863 and it was opened