The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-03-12

SADIE. Both responded generously.
Then he spoke to the open-hearted
people of st. Mary's parish, Herman.
They opened their pocketbooks to
him. Altogether, the sum for the sem
mary has reached nearly eight hun
dred dollars, which in German money
is small fortune.
Whipping Thieves of Catholic
church.-At Bromyard (Hereford-
shire) Police Court recently, according
to the Liverpool Catholic Times, two
men were jointly charged with enter
ing and stealing from st. Joseph's
Church, Bromyard, 6 los. from mon
ey boxes, the property Of the Rev.
Father Denys Matthew, o. S. B. Faith
er Matthew said he missed one box on
January 4, and then noticed that the
other boxes had been broken open and
the money taken, about 92 los. in all.
The police having given evidence,
Berry was sentenced to six strokes of
the birch and Courtney to- four.
Coincidence on Death of Cardinal
Members of the Italian parliament
added their condolences to the express
sions of sympathy of ecclesiastical dig
nitaries, following the death of Car
dinal Ferrari, archbishop of Milan, re-
Gently. The president of parliament
sent condolences, and two deputies,
Signor Mauri, Catholic, and Signor De-
capitani, Liberal member, spoke in
commemoration of Cardinal Ferrari.
The Holy Father had previously tele-
graphed words of sympathy. There is
universal mourning at the loss of the
great cardinal-archbishop. The fun
eral was a most solemn ceremony.
The body was buried in the Milan
Cathedral
Congress of Catholic Societies in
BerIin.-Before the war, the numer-
Gus Catholic societies of Berlin were
in the habit of holding congress each
year to review the work accomplished
and have a general exchange of views
| for the purpose of promoting more
| efficient action. The congress was
held again last month for the first
time since the war. Thousands OF
Catholics were present, although the
attendance, after such long interval
did not equal that of former years
| The congress was opened by the pres
ident of the Central Committee Of
Catholic Societies, Mr.. Linnarz, who
introduced Mgr. Deitmer, Episcopal
delegate for the Pargravate of Bran
denburg and Pomerania, who has
occupied this office few months. He
then made an address in which he sale
that at the present time Catholic:
should be true, strong and fearless
and that we need more faith in God
more. faith in the Holy See and more
faith in ourselves. He then explained
the necessity for organizing in ever!
parish committee composed of repre-
sentatives of the various Catholic SO
cieties, the purpose of which shoult
be to watch the activities of the ad
versary in order to be ready for coun
ter-attacks and defence. Another i'm
perative necessity is to create ant
propagate Catholic press.
Catholic Foreign Students.-Strik
ing evidence of the universally of tn,
Catholic Church is to be seen in tn,
new Catholic Foreign Students Com
mittee, of Paris. in whose membership
there are young men of three differen
races and sixteen different nationals
ties. These young men have just beel
entertained by the French student
: and the Catholic Committee at tn
Catholic Institute. In the Commute
there are Americans, Irish, Canadians
English, Danes, Poles, Russians, Cze
cho-Slovaks, Jugo-Slavs, Roumanians
Portuguese, Spaniards, Ecuadorians
Colombians, Egyptians and japanese
Several members of the Committee &C
dressed the gathering at the reception
Then groups of singers chorused thei
various national anthems. Canada
and Irish songs were particularly ne
ticeable. Canon Beaupin, secretary G
the Catholic Committee, addressed tn
students, pointing out that their asst
citation would help to bring about
better understanding among then
selves and their respective nation
and remove prejudices, and at tn
, same time serve their Faith by uni
ing all who protested it. Monsigno
Baudrillart also spoke.
Cardinal Stimulating Missionar
Work.-The formation of an organize
ton similar to- the Catholic Students
Mission Crusade of the United State
!, and the Priests Union of Italy to al
in the spread of the faith in foreig
/, lands, has been urged by Cardinal d.
2 bois, who has entrusted the organize
5 ton of the work to the Paris Sen
' mary. The Cardinal points out tina
;. the resources of these missions hav
: been greatly impaired by the war an
= urges a spread of the missionar
movement throughout France. TIL
;. Mission Catholique has just publishe
the death-roll of Catholic missionarie
!. for 1920, which includes six Bishop
t and 153 priests. France is still repre-
4 scented in a proportion of two to on
on this list of those who made heroi
4 sacrifices in order to bring the ligh
j of faith to the world. Four of tn
a Bishops were French, one Dutch an
9 one Syrian. Of the priests the lis
8 | incIuded. France 90. Relgillm ia