The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-09
prelates, the Bishop of Lismore, Right
Rev. DR.. Carroll, and the Bishop of
Auckland, Right Rev. DIR. Cleary.

Auckland, Right Rev. Dr. Cleary.
st. sJoan's statue.-The beautiful
equestrian statue of st. Joan of Arc
was removed during the war from its
place in the center of the square in
front of the Rheims Cathedral by or
der of the military authorities, in or.
der to save it from the shells which
had mutilated the basilica and destroy
ed the houses surrounding it. The
statue will be restored to it's old place
on July Is, anniversary of the victori-
GUS entrance of the Maid of Orleans
on July IS, 1929, when she came to
have Charles VII consecrated King of
France. Great festivities are being
planned for the occasion, and solemn
Mass will be sung on the square in
front of the Cathedral A historical
pageant is also to be given, reconsti-
tuting the scene of the entrance of the
Maid into Rheims
English Catholics Fight Divorce
BilI.-The introduction Of new Di.
vorce Bill into the House of Lords by
Lord Gorrell, has aroused the West
minister Catholic Federation to take
early action to defeat this measure
The manner of introduction of this
Bill was not, to say the least, all that
it might have been. 1t was introduced
in dummy" form; that is to say, its
provisions were only briefly summa.
rized, and the complete text of the
proposed measure was printed only
some three or four weeks after the
project was first brought up. The pur.
pose of the Bill is apparently to car.
ry on the work of Lord Buckmaster's
Bill, which was thrown out at the
last session. It's main purpose Is to
extend the facilities for divorce, and
it has already met with strong Cath
Ollie opposition on that ground alone
quite apart from the Catholic attitude
to the several clauses of the Bill. To
bring about united Catholic action in
opposing the new measure, the West
minister Catholic Federation has sent
out a circular letter to each one OF
the Catholic peers.
st. Patrick Novena.-Cardinal Logue
has ordered a Novena to st. Patrick
appealing to Almighty God for re
turn of peace to Ireland. In a letter
to his clergy he says he was reminded
by a young undergraduate at Cam
bridge-not Catholic-that the Feas
of st. Patrick offered an opportune oc
casion for such an appeal. The youns
gentleman in question, hoping little
from the devices of politicians an(
militarists, relied upon prayer, espe
cially on the Feast of st. Patrick, tt
obtain relief from the present terrible
trials, and His Eminence thorough!
agrees with him. st. Patrick brough
| the peace of the Gospel to Ireland ant
he left Ireland in profound peace
What reproach it would be to us,
writes His Eminence, "did we dim b.
crime the luster of this glorious inner
| itance. Though still, thank God, thu
great body of our people are true
children of st. Patrick, staunch in the
Faith. diligent in the discharge o
their religious duties, guided by prin
ciples of Christian teaching, owing, NJ
doubt, to circumstances which are, be
yond our control, the Ireland of to
day presents a sad contrast to thu
Ireland of st. Patrick
! No Congress at Graz.-The an
nouncement that there is to be an in
ternational Catholic Congress in Graz
Austria, in August, 1921, and that dele
gates from twenty countries, including
the United States, were to attend, i.
news to most people in Graz, although
it seems to have been published il
American papers. In view of this
want of information regarding thi!
Catholic undertaking, the following
statement of the facts is sent: Tht
meeting scheduled for Graz may b,
a congress of Esperantists, but thu
committee on preparations is withou
authority to speak for Austrian Cath
olics. DR.. -Metzger, who as secretar.
signed the call for the convention, ha
! acted without the knowledge and ar
prevail of the Austrian Episcopate ant
the organizations affected. The Or
binary at Graz declines a share in Dr.
Metzger's enterprise and the Catholi
body of Syria, without exception, ha
determined to abstain from attending
the proposed congress- This informa
ton is given that Americans who hav
contemplated attending the congress
may not be disappointed. The objee
tons urged against the gathering d
not. extend to an international meet
ing of Catholic Esperantists, but it az
pears that the project has acquired
larger scope and significance tina
that.
Irish Catholic Boards.-The loca
boards in Ireland, which are name
mostly by Catholics, are giving an e,
cellent example in the practice of tina
lrigid economy which is so necessar
under present world conditions. RI
Gently the Cork Board of Guardian.
composed entirely of Catholics, mad
an entirely new departure by the al
pointment of three of their number
at fixed salary, to run the institl
ton on business lines. The three al
pointees Immediately instituted
searching inquiry into the details c
the administration, with the resul
; that they have been able to recon
: mend economies which will mean tn
saving of thousands of dollars pc
year. This singularly business-lik