The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21

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OLD WORLD NEWS
Superior GeneraI.-Brotner Hennes
| sy, newly-appointed Superior General
Of the Irish Christian Brothers, is we'll
| known in America.
Apology Is Made.-The press asso
citation, which carried stories to the
effect that there had been sniping
| from the tower of the RedemptOrist
I Monastery in Belfast, has apologiZed
| unreSerVedly to Rev. John Kelly, the
rector, for its false charge The mon
astery was the center of vicious at
| tack of Orangemen in recent outrages
on Catholic quarters, and Brother Mi
chael Morgan was killed.
A Mine Chapel.-One Of the most
remarkable places Of worship in the
world is the chapel in a coal mine
near Swansea, Wales, where for more
than half a century the miners are
said to have assembled daily for
prayer. The chapel is situated close
| to the bottom OF the deep shaft, and
! here during meal times the oldest
miner is generally to be found adj
| dressing an earnest and attentive con-
| gregation.
Belgian Art Returned.-The Ger
mans have returned to Brussels the
six wings of the Van Eyek triptych,
THE Alteration of the Lamb which
were removed during the German oc-
cupatiOn and placed in the Kaiser
Friedrich Museum in Berlin. The re
turn Of these art works was in &C
cordance with Article 247 of the
Treaty of Versailles. There have also
been returned the six wings of the
triptych of: THE Last Supper" by
Derrick Bouts, and which were for
merly in the Church of St. Peter in
LouVain. 1t is intended to hold an
exhibition Of the works of these two
painters this month.
Priest Located Big Gun.-Recogni-
ton OF priests genius in inventing
a device that located the big gun
which bombarded Paris and wrecked
the Church of St. GervaiS in the
spring Of 1918, is given in bill grant
| ing a credit of 10000 francs to pro-
mote his further labors. The priest in
question is Able ROusselOt, professor
OF physics at the College de France in
Paris. Father Rousselot's invention
which locates sound, enabled the
French army to find the exact spot
from which a gigantic German cannon
was firing on Paris at a distance of
100 kilometers. The bill voting the
credit was proposed by Father Wet
terle, deputy of Alsace, and the
Chamber has passed it.
School Conditions in Siesia.-A
very unsatisfactory condition has
been brought about regarding the
schools in Silesia, by the interference
of the National School Council of ST.
lesia, which has decided that the fees
formerly paid to the Catholic priests
for imparting religious instruction in
the schools shall be paid all at one
time, and at only one fixed time. Ap-
parently the priests who give instruc-
tons are to wait until the end of the
year before they get the fees for
which they have given service. This
! action on the part of the school .coun-
Gil is strongly resented, and a protest
against the decision has been entered
Forum for Catholic Workmen.-
France is the battle-ground of forces
that are taking every advantage of
the adverse conditions that confront
the nation after the colossal struggle
OF war. Social unrest exists to such
an extent as to be dangerous. Evil
dence OF that existed in abundance
when the newspapers were obliged in
a crisis to unite for the issuing of a
general daily for the Capital. In or
der to give Catholics chance for free
discussion of problems affecting so.
clal welfare advantage has been taken
by one of the priests Of community
house founded by the National Catho-
lie War Council. Meetings are held
there twice month and the workmen
exchange views on all sorts of cues
TONS affecting their status and well
rare as well as upon the general prin-
cipes guiding society.
! Pope Praises catechetical Congress.
The Holy Father has addressed an
important letter to Cardinal Pompili.
his Vicar General, in which he ex-
presses his satisfaction with the first
Diocesan Catechetical Congress held
in Rome. What pleases His Holiness
chiefly is the care with which the re-
ligious instruction Of the increased
population of Rome has been provided