The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-05-14

Usher of "The Rock" and was pres1-
dent of several local societies.
Noted Scotch Jesuit.-The death of
Very Rev. Archibald Campbell, s. j.,
which took place in Glasgow nursing
home recently, closes the career OF
great Highland priest. For over
generation he was tower of strength
to the Catholic church and pioneer
of spiritual progress in every center
where he labored or gave missions on
behalf of the order of which he was
SO distinguished member for over
SO years.
Eupen and MaImedy.-The Holy See
has solved the question of the dist
tricts of Eupen and Malmedy, which
by a plebiscite provided for by the
Treaty of Versailles have been taken
from Germany and annexed to Bel
GUM. These two districts will form
a separate diocese, which will. how
ever, be united to that of Liege, with
the Bishop of the latter as its Dioces,
an The Bull relating to this has not
yet been published, but will be issued
shortly.
EncyeIicaI Praises Dante's Chris
tianity.-Pope Benedict XIV has issued
an encyclical letter in commemoration
of the sexcentenary of Dante Alig-
hieri's death, praising him as the
greatest Christian poet and unfolding
him as an example of faith to the
present generation. This action of the
Vatican is declared today to be an
unprecedented compliment for poet
who had criticised some popes in his
| writings.
Celebration of st. LudmiIa.-The
millennial anniversary of the death
of it's first martyr, Saint Ludmila, the
grandmother of the sanity Bohemian
king, Saint Wenceslaus, who also was
| martyred, will be celebrated by
| Czecho-Slovakia on September Is.
Saint Ludmila was choked to death
by murderers hired for the deed by
her daughter-in-law, Drahomira, at the
castle of Tetin. The Czecho-Slovak
Catholic Council is preparing worthy
festive and commemorative program
throughout the country. This will in
clude, besides the church services,
large pilgrimages from all parts OF
Czecho-S lovakia to places connected
with the life of the martyred Saint
Ludmila. The occasion will serve to
show how Christianity was sown and
spread in Czecho-Slovakia over a
thousand years ago, and the Czecho-
Slovaks had their saints and martyrs
long before Christianity was intro.
duced to other large civilized nations
of Europe.
Protestant Minister In Monastery
Congregationalists and Unitarians OF
Boston are greatly exercised at the
action of the Rev. w. E. Orchard, a
Congregationalist minister of London
who, after spending a week in a Bene
dictine monastery in Devonshire, re
turned to his pastoral duties with the
!, announcement that the twentieth cen
: fury would see the "Catholicizing OF
: the dissenting (Protestant) churches
} France Acts Against immoral Spec
I tacIes.-M. de Lamarzelle, senator
9 from Brittany and professor Of law a
I the Institut Catholique of Paris, has
! again appealed to the government con
I, corning the insufficient repression Of
$ immoral spectacles. M. Bonnevay
Minister of Justice, answered: IN
e de Lamarzelle is right. There are toe
9 many people seeking to build up {
: fortune on the ruins of morality. L
is the most shameful of speculations
: l intend to pursue the trafickers il
i obscenity with the utmost energy.
s. In immediate fulfllment of his prom
$ Use, the minister obtained the sigma
Q ture of the President of the Republic
e. to bill which will increase the sever
n ity of the penalties on organizers o
e indecent theatricals, etc. In thu
v course of the debate, the minister re
: vealed the fact that the police have
J, just discovered a clandestine librar.
o of neomalthusian propaganda Th'
g responsible parties are being sough
Y for, and will be punished in accord
0 ance with the recent law, which i'm
d poses heavier penalties on birth-con
n troll propaganda.
: French Students Turn to Religion
q l-A report published by Canon Audol
. lent, vicar general of Paris and direct
or of educational activities, give
!, proof of the increased interest in tn
!, development of religious instruction
;. which is being shown by the student
. of the highest government literar
! and scientific schools in France. Il
9 Paris 200 engineer students of tn
Polytechnique school, $50 enginee
students of the Central School of Art
and Manufactures, and more than 4
L students of the Normal Superio
. School of the Faculty of Letters reg
- ularly attend, in distinct groups, a Sc
ries Of weekly religious lectures TO
8 lowed by debates. The institution Q
= these courses was demanded by tn
students themselves. Commenting uI
= on these facts, the Chronique Sociale
= a Catholic review, writes as follows
: "This is social event of the highes
= Importance. The intellectual elit
. wants to possess firm faith. The
have repudiated the old error that re
= ligion is good for the people but tina
scholars and the more fortunat
= classes should respect it as somethin
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