The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-26
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OLD WORLD NEWS

Stolen Rembrandt Found.-In the
residence at Stuttgart of Anna Bias
check, one of Germany's foremost
Spiritists, has been found Rembrandt's
painting, Paul in Prison." which was
stolen early in June from the Stutt-
CART galleries. Other art objects stol-
en- at the time have been recovered,
and half dozen implicated persons
have been arrested The Rembrandt
picture, contrary to earlier reports,
was not stolen in Frankfurt with 9TH
er art objects brought into Germany
from Brussels.
Armagh Convent Fired On.-The
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Bess-
brook, County Armagh, was subjected
to fusillade of rife fire during cur
were obliged to leave their beds for
safety. Bullets lodged in a dormitory
where little girl of thirteen years of
age was sleeping. A few days earlier,
Very Rev. Canon Quinn called at the
local police barracks and asked for
protection for the convent. Notwith-
standing his representations, the in
stitution was attacked. Near Stra-
bane an attempt was made to burn
the house of a Catholic lady, Miss
Bridget McShane, who lived alone.
Having gained access through win
dow, the incendiaries sprinkled the
place with petroleum. Miss McShane
was asleep and narrowly escaped be-
ing burned to death.
Honor Blessed PIunket.-Wide in
terest was taken throughout Ireland
this year in the observance Of Blessed
Oliver Plunket's Day. The Day, so
fertile in inspiration for Catholic Irish
people, was impressively celebrated in
all parts of the country, especially,
perhaps, in the North. Of special in
terest among the many celebrations
of the Day was that at Ballybarrack,
which is rich in associations with the
martyr. The town possesses little
wayside shrine which is a center of
| interest in connection with the Bless
ed Oliver, and this was visited by
thousands of persons during the day.
Cardinal Threatens Parish.-Ac-
cording to an announcement made by
the Rev. James McKeone, Of the Pri-
mates parish at Dundalk, Cardinal
Logue has threatened to excommuni-
cate the entire parish il the grave dis
orders which have occurred during
the past fortnight did not end. Faith
er McKeone is reported to have made
this announcement at all the Masses
at the Dundalk church on Sunday.
Pope Sends Greeting-Archbishop
Fumasoni-B iondi, Secretary of the
Sacred Congregation of Propaganda,
has been staying on a visit with
| Mgr. Hewlett, Administrator of West
minister Cathedral, both having been
students together in Rome. His Grace,
accompanied by Canon Francis Ross,
Director of the British branch of the
Propagation Of the Faith, and Father
Reany, of Westminster Cathedral, paid
a visit to the Convent of the Cenacle,
Stamford Hill, where, it will be recall.
ed, the Holy Father stayed when he
visited London some years ago. The
Pope sent through Archbishop Fuma
nuns, with his blessing and fine
bronze medal, in memory of the hos
pitality he received at the convent.
| Mission Appointments.-The new
Prefecture Of Lake Albert, in Central
Africa, has been created, with Monsig.
nor Joseph Mathijssen as it's Project
Apostolic. The Vicariate of the
French Congo will henceforth be
known as the Vicariate of Brazzaville
Monsignor Maurice Despatures, P. F
NJ, has been named Bishop of My.
sore, India.
Sisters Escape Death.-Three Cath.
Ollie Sisters from the Ursuline Convent
at Swallow, narrowly escaped drown
ing in the tidal wave and typhoon
which swept over that port, resulting
in the death of 10000 persons. Ac
cording to reports received from Bish
OPP Adolpho Rayssac, in charge of the
mission, the three sisters were caught
by the flood when the wall of the mis-
sion compound gave way. One OF
them was carried to security on a
floating roof which had been torn
from nearby building, another chung
to the churchyard gate which support
ed her; while the third, the mother
superior, Sister Marie Rosary, floated
on drifting bed until rescued at day
break by two Chinese Christians. Ac
cording to Bishop Rayssac the church
and the Mission building weathered
the storm, but the roof was torn of
of the Ursuline Convent and the wal
around the compound collapsed. AL
of the church vestments, school equip
ment, and the personal belongings OF
the inhabitants of the mission were
carried away. No word has been re
ceived concerning the fate of the Cath
Ollie missions at Chaochowfu and
Kityang.
For Conversion Of Jews.-The yea
of English Catholics in behalf of the
conversion of the Jews to the Catho
lie religion is no mere empty phrase
as the annual novena promoted by the
Catholic Guild of Israel shows. The
sole object of this society is to pro
cure, by means of earnest prayer, the
conversion Of the Jews. The late
Pope was enthusiastic in promoting
the objects of the Guild, offering Mass
during the novena, and the present
POntif has shown his interest by cele