The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-03-25

place distinct from the burial of the
body is for me absolutely abolished.
| rely upon the support of those per-
sons who were attached to me by
bonds of charity and trust that some
day we will be rejoined in God"
Census Of Jesuits The Society of
Jesus comprises 1880 members
throughout the world. OF this number
1855 are priests, 1857 scholastics and
1897 brothers. The order is divided
into six large branches, the Italian
with five provinces and 1,462 mem
bers; the German, which includes also
the Fathers in Belgium, Holland, Pc.
land and the territory which formerly
constituted the Austro- Hungarian EN-
pire. with eight provinces and 4,428
members; the French with four prov
inces and 2,S0S members; the Span
ish with seven provinces and 1921
members; the English with three prov
inces and 1858 members, and the
North American with four provinces
and 1928 members.
Trappists in Japan.-The Cistercian
monastery at Tobetsu, in the diocese
of Hakodate, has celebrated its silver
jubilee. At the celebration held to
commemorate the anniversary, the
principal event was the unwilling of
monument near the church, which
was the gift of the grateful Christians
to the Trappists who had done so
much for them. In the procession
that marched from the monastery to
the monument, there were as many
pagans as Christians and everyone
carried the national japanese flag,
Showing clearly their unprecedented
feeling toward Catholicity. The only
trouble the Trappists seem to have
now is their difficulty in finding quar-.
ters for those who wish to adopt the
severe life of La Trappe.
Students Reported in Want.-Inves-
| LEGATIONS into the condition of stu
dents at the German universities dis
close that hundreds of these young
men and young women are either
without sufficient means or utterly
destitute. In Freiburg, in Baden, 687
students-about % per cent of the en-
rollment-are dependent for support
on relief organization. OF this num-
Der, some per cent have no parents
or other relatives and are compelled
to earn meager livelihood in mental
occupations. More than half the stu
dents at Freiburg have hardly the bare
necessaries of life. Dr. Schwering,
in speech in the Reichstag, declared
that 5000 of the 10000 'matriculated
| students of the University of Berlin
are forced to turn to humble jobs to
earn their daily bread.
Catholic University for Holland
A question which is agitat1ng the
Catholics of Holland at the present
time concerns the erection of Cath
Ollie university, the need of which is
felt all over the country. In Holland,
since the year 1905, the question of
scholastic liberty has been freely dis
cussed and with happy auguries. A
degree promulgated about this time
gives the right to any body erected in
the interests of morality and civic bet
terment to conduct it's own superior in.
situations of learning. The idea of
the new university is attracting much
interest, and it is felt that the time is
particularly ripe for such an enter
prise. 1t is also felt that the classics
should not be allowed to suffer be-
cause of the scarcity of such institu
tions. but should flourish in their full
lvigor.
Mass for Fishermen.-The annual
religious services that accompany the
departure of fishing fleets for the
Newfoundland and Icelandic fishing
grounds We're witnessed recently by
Rev. Brother r. Arson, o. S. B., or.
ganizing secretary of the Apostleship
of the Sea, who has been making a
tour Of French ports to promote in.
Iterest in the welfare of Catholic sea.
men of the merchant service. Fecamp
was the scene of this picturesque GER
emory, and 1t was gaily decorated for
the occasion. The "Fete des Marins''
was opened with the celebration of
High Mass in the Church of Notre
Dame de Salut, and it was crowded
with fishermen and members of their
families. Children who had made
their first Communion that morning
sang the hymn of the fishermen, and
the refrain was sung by the congrega-
ton. An impressive feature of the
exercises came when, at the Offertory
of the Mass, the men of the congrega.
ton came to the sanctuary to receive
the kiss of peace.
Czech Catholics Face Persecution
Protestant money, much of it from
America, is being spent by millions in
a propaganda against the Catholic
Church in Czecho-Slovakia, with the
Ioren boast on the part of her enemies
THAT NOW is the time to, snatch this
child from its mother" There is plen
lty of evidence that the persecution oil
catholics, heretofore secretly abetted
by the government, is about to be un
ldertaken in the open and with greater
vigor. The anti-Christian and the
protestant forces are combining tc
Idespoil the Church of her property an6
to deprive her Of her liberty. AS the
preface Of this policy, the government
has betrayed the Catholic members
Iof the ministry and has begun mach
nations against the Church. To in
Il sure itself parliamentary majority