The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19
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is painting a huge picture of the pro-
mitigation of the codex of canon law.
The picture of Benedict XIV seated on
throne, receiving from his co-work-
err, Cardinal Gasparri, the volumes
containing the newly codified canon
law, represents So figures, all por-
traits of the ecclesiastic and lay court
of the Pontiff.
Pound for Pound.-The British gov
eminent has paid out sum of $1,000
to the Pope's Fund for the Relief of
War Sufferers in Central Europe and
the Near East, in redemption of its
promise to augment all money raised
for this fund by British Catholics by a
like amount. The money will be paid
by the Western Catholic Federation,
which SO far has received a sum of
6 9OOS collected by the New Zealand
Catholic Federation, and a sum of
ESQ collected by the Catholic Fedora
ton of Trinidad. The total amount
placed at the disposal of the admins
traitors of the fund in Switzerland
who are cooperating with the Papal
/ Nuncio, will be $3.50. The British
treasury pays one pound for every
pound rased for this fund within the
British Empire.
In czecho-SIovakia.-L teachers
in the national schools are an evil
from which Christians, and especially
Catholics, are suffering. The major
ity of these neutral instructors are
radicals and atheists of virulent
type. They are a menace to the
whole nation. Their influence upon
the children is of the worst sort. In
their fight against religion-and espe-
cially against the Catholic Church
these teachers are inspired, cham
pioned and protected by the liberal"
parties. Wherever an attempt is
made to establish the new National
| Church." one of these lay teachers is
to be found behind the undertaking.
They are not prompted in this by any
love for the new church or by any
wish to foster religion. They are ag-
nostics, freethinkers, radicals and in
fidels who see in the new church an
agency for destroying the Catholic
faith. 1t will be God-send when
the Catholics have their own schools.
Masaryk SURPRISES Edition Of
Catholic Paper.-Owners of the
Czech, the Prague daily which repre-
sents the Catholic Peoples Party, are
contemplating a suit to recover dam
ages they suffered by the suppression
of the Christmas number of the jour
nal. This was special edition and
| it is believed that the government
sought to prevent it's influence on
present conditions and controversies
by the bold device of denying it circu-
lation. The explanation of the sup
preston thus far obtainable is that
in two respects the contents of this
special edition of the Czech were dan
gerous to the state. One article to
which objection was taken was writ
| ten by DR.. Mazanec. This article had
for it's subject the performance of
Jewish influence in the present gov
eminent.
| Pope Benedict Received Missioners.
His Holiness Pope Benedict recent
ly gave audiences to the Rev. Edward
J. Mccarthy, superior of the Chinese
Mission Society of Omaha, Nebraska,
and to the Right Rev. Salvador Wal
Lesser, Apostolic Vicar Of the Marianne
and Caroline Islands, whose mission
aries were evicted from their missions
by the Japanese. Father Mccarthy
was accompanied by the Rev. John
Blowick, superior of the Irish Society
for Missions in China, who reported
with him on the development of the
missions, the funds required and the
number of pupils under instruction.
His Holiness questioned Bishop Wal.
Lesser concerning the conditions of the
missions in the colonies taken from
Germany as well as the working of
the agreements concluded at the Paris
Peace Conference on the subject of
the Protection of properties belong.
ing to German orders.
Countess Jumps from campaniIe.-
An appalling tragedy occurred at
Westminster, London, several weeks
ago, when Portuguese Catholic lady,
the Countess da Ribeira Grande, cast
herself down from the top of the high
campanile Of Westminster Cathedral
falling on one of the balconies imme.
diately above the street level, the dis.
lance from the top to the balcony be.
ing some ITO feet. An inquest on
the body Of this unfortunate lady pro-
duced evidence that she was singu-
larry devout Catholic, but that she
suffered acutely from neurasthenia,
for which she had been undergoing
treatment in a private hospital. 1t
appears that the Countess eluded, for
a moment, the guard of her nurse,
who accompanied her up the Caths-
dral tower, and by climbing over the
guard rail that runs around the top
of the campanile. managed to throw
herself from the summit of the tower.
The coroner's jury, in giving their
verdict, agreed that the top of the
campanile is adequately protected
against accidents, and that the Count
ess, who was not responsible for her
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