The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-03-05

THE CATH
individual Americans, and was great
ly interested in Mr.. Schwab's views of
the situation in the United States.
Archbishop Mannix Visiting Scot
iand.-An attempt to exclude Arch
bishop Mannix from Edinburgh was
met last week with a spirited protest
in the Edinburgh city council by
Councillor Donlevy. The archbishop
shas gone to Scotland, where he will
fulfill speaking engagements in Edin.
burgh and Leith. An open air demon
stration has been arranged in his
honor; and during the week clergy
and laity will entertain him at pub
lie reception. Archbishop Mannix will
visit the chief Scottish centers dur
ing his stay His trip disposes OF
press rumors that he had given up his
attempts to aid Ireland and had left
for Rome
Aids Poor Catholic Scholars.-A
project brought before the municipal
council of Constance, Switzerland, for
the relief of poor scholars in the free
schools, was passed by majority of
the council. The significant part of
this incident is that the project was
moved by Catholic councillor, Mr..
Alesandri, and that 1T was put through
by the hearty support of the Jewish
members of the council, who, as one
of the leading Catholic papers here
says, "are hardly likely to be suspect
ed of leanings toward clericalism."
However, it was the Jewish votes that
helped to bring relief to poor Catho-
lie scholars.
Last Supper Room.-The disposal of
the supper room at Jerusalem which
was the scene of the Last Supper of
| Christ and His Disciples has recently
been the subject of considerable dis
pute. 1t has been Stated that the Sui
| tan of Turkey has presented it as a
personal gift to the King of Italy The
view of the Greek Orthodox Church
is that, since the room is sacred one
and is, in fact, the most ancient sane.
tuary in Christendom, it's disposition
should be left, not to Mohammedan
Power, but to the British High Com.
missioner for Palestine, Sir Herbert
Samuel; and it is urged that, as a
Hebrew, and therefore strictly neu-
trail in religion, Sir Herbert is best
able to consider the rival claims of
the Greek, Roman and English
churches.
Priest Elected Spanish Aeademician.
The Spanish Royal Academy OF His.
tory at it's last session has elected, by
% votes, Padre Guillermo Antolin to
membership in that body. The ses.
sion, which was held under the presi.
dency of the Director of the Academy
the Marquis de Laurencin, gave a
unanimous vote and the new Acad.
emician was at once declared elected
and proclaimed. Padre Antolin, who
is a member of the Augustinian Or
| der, is Librarian to the Royal Monas.
terry of the Escorial. Among his pub
lished works are four volumes of the
Latin Goddess and a volume of the
Goddess of the Visigoths. The new
Academician has also considerable
fame as an orator, and collection oil
funeral Grafton dedicated to Philip II
has been published as one of the most
prominent works of rhetoric in con
temporary Spanish literature.
Plans lin Salesian Order.-The Sale
sian Fathers from Burwash, Sussex
have taken up residence in Oxford
and are starting their work there
Important plans are on foot in this
Congregation of Venerable Don Bosce
Good results are expected from The
change to Oxford, and it is hoped
that many conversions may be made
The Salesian community at Oxford in
cludes four priests and some student:
and novices. In August there is tt
be an increase in the number of nov
ices, young men who are now pre-
paring for the novitiate. Hopes arr
entertained that it will soon be pos
sible to increase the staff in the Sale
sian schools, and to open new house!
in Ireland and in the North, and pro
vide some missionaries for India
China, South Africa, South Americs
and Malta.
Growth of Orders in Germany.-Ac
cording to statistics published by tn,
. semi-official ''Deutsche Allgemeinel
, Zeitung," since the revocation of Thu
Weimar Constitution, the number o
establishments of mems religious or
ders in Germany has increased by 46
with 4S9 members. The Jesuits hav,
IL houses, with 118 members, the Lag
artists 5 houses with IS members
Germany as whole has 6,112 relig
ious establishments with 67,SO1 mem
bers and Prussia alone has 2,906 es
Establishments with 37.809 members.
Scottish Catholic Order Growing
The Scottish Catholic fraternal order
the Knights of ST. COLUMBIA, which il
many ways bears a striking resem
, blance to the American and Canadian
Knights of Columbus, is making re
markable strides in membership. A
an initiation held in Glasgow unde
the direction of Deputy Supreme
knight Edward Henry, over two hun