The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-17

not Switzerland alone, but Austria and
all the German peoples"
Socialist Fails to Stop Church Bells.
The city of Grenoble has had a So
| cialist mayor ever since the last cleo
tons. This "anti-clerical' politician
recently signed a decree by. virtue of
| which the ringing of church bells is
authorized only at the time Of relig-
ious services, and for a period not to
exceed from three to five minutes
| The pastors of the Grenoble parishes
sent complaint to the Council OF
State, the highest administrative jul
risdiction of France, and the decree
| was annulled as illegal because it linn
its the ringing of bells to too short a
| period, and because it would result in
hindering or suppressings the ringing
of church bells for various Offices or
religious exercises and other occasions
according to previously established
custom" IS
Tribute to Priest-Very Rev. Joseph
Scanned of Liverpool, recently ap-
pointed provincial of the Oblates of
Mary Immaculate in Great Britain and
Ireland, was the recipient of a strik-
ing testimonial from Liverpool Cath
olics when presentation was made
by T. P. OConnor, member of parlia-
ment for liverpool, surrounded by a
large body of clergy and members of
municipal councils. Referring to Fa-
Their Scanners work as a priest and
an Irishman, Mr.. O'Connor said that
in the hard years following the famine,
and when Liverpool was suffering the
direst poverty, he came forward as a
friend of the Irish and protector of
their interests. Councillor Kavanagh
presented Father Scanned, on behalf OF
his old parishioners of Liverpool, with
a purse of one thousand pounds, which
the priest, in accepting, said he would
devote to educating young men for the
! priesthood. Father Scanned had great
influence in Liverpool recently when
outrages were attributed to the Sim
Fem His popularity was great fac
tor in keeping the peace between the
different elements likely to come In
conflict. @#
Good Shepherd Nuns Buy British
Home.-A very fine property has been
acquired by the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd, who have a large convent
in the Fulham Palace Road in London
in the suburban district of South
Woodford, which is on the borders OF
the ancient Epping Forest. For sum
of about $4,000, the Sisters have
bought the buildings of what was at
one time the Royal Merchant Seamens
Orphanage. The buildings stand in
large grounds and have accommoda
tions for 800 persons. The purchase
price includes land and buildings, and
the whole place would cost perhaps
four or five times the amount to erect
now.
English and Joan of Arc.-The
movement among the members of the
Anglican Church for placing a statue
of st. Joan of Arc in Winchester Ca
thedral, is frankly acknowledged by
its promoters as an act of reparation
The statue is to be placed close tc
the tomb of Cardinal Beaufort, Bishop
of Winchester, who was one of Joan's
judges and who kept the key of he1
prison at Orleans. I'm cruel age
says an appeal addressed to all Angli
can English hate and
English gold combined with French
treachery to burn at the stake the
Maid whose only fault was that she
devoted her life with it's marvellous
gifts to the love of God and the serv
ice of her country. -. Some
public tribute to her memory is surely
due from us today. - The
memorial has been entrusted to the
architect of Downside Abbey, and the
statue will be a copy of the famous
one of Rheims, which will stand under
canopy of tabernacle work in carved
stone.
: Received by Holy Father-The so
} IDENTITIES of First Holy Communion
! were observed recently in the Church
: of st. Lawrence, without the walls OF
, Rome. For two months previous t
the memorable day, the children ha6
been engaged in earnest preparation
, for the great occasion. The uftirins
: care and zeal of the good Fathers an6
: Sisters of the parish left nothing i'm
: done which might make this First
Holy Communion time of especia
grace and spiritual rejoicing. For {
week before the date set, a retreat was
held for the participants. AS con
, summation of the beautiful festival the
J children were taken to visit the HOLY
Father, who spoke to them in tender
!, and moving wordssof the love of Chris
for them, and embraced them in turf
with fatherly affection To the little
ones, the white figure moving so gen
tly in their midst with radiant face
, and gentle accents, appeared like the
| vision of an angel.
Fl Cured in st. Peter's.-The miracu
1ous cure of a war cripple, which has
} taken place within st. Peters in Rome
has aroused great interest and excite