The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-05-06
OLD WORLD NEWS

Prominent Priest Des.-Archdea-
con Massey, a priest prominently as
ISOLATED with the Irish cause, and who
took the place of Frank P. Walsh at
the peace conference when Walsh re-
turned to America, has died in Coun-
ty Limerick, Ireland.
.Emperors Last Words.-"O God,
Thy will be done Into Thy hands l
commit my soul and the care of my
wife and children. l offer Thee my
life as sacrifice for my people" Thus
spoke former Emperor Charles of
Austria-Hungary, serene and calm, at
the moment of his death.
Poitiers Honors Prelate-The mu-
ed to give the name of Mgr. Augouard
to the street on which that prelate
resided during his sojourns in France,
and on which he recently died. Mgr.
Augouard was for many years Vicar
Apostolic of French Congo
Spain's Press Charlottesville sum
of 152,529.46 pesetas was raised in
Spain for the Catholic Press This
amount was collected on Catholic
Press Night" which was celebrated in
all the dioceses of Spain, and is the
largest that has been raised for this
purpose in five years, approximating
100000.
Great War Ruin.-The Cathedral of
Arras, formerly famed for it's splendor,
is one of the most significant and
striking ruins left today The cathe-
dral was one of the largest in France.
1t was 102 meters long, rs meters in
breadth and 80 meters high. During
the first bombardments of 1914, this
cathedral was a target for the enemy
who reduced it from gigantic mass
of stone to ruin by an avalanche of
bombs. 1t is the most striking pic
ture Of destruction wrought by the
war;
New Oratory SchooI.-The Fathers
of the London Oratory have taken an
important step towards giving effect
to their recent decision to remove this
famous school at Edgbaston into more
rural surroundings. They have &C
CURED the Caversham Park estate in
OXfordshire for this purpose, and
thither the school will be transferred
The house-a spacious mansion mile
or so distant from Reading-stands on
high ground overlooking the Thames
Valley, and in the midst of some fiji.
ty acres of park land.
French Concession to Catholics
There is reason to hope that Catho
| lie education in France will soon be
authorized to send representatives to
the Supreme Official Council of Pub
lie Instruction. Mgr. Baudrillart, rec
tor of the 'Institut Catalogue" pre-
sented a request ON this subject to M
Leon Berard, minister of public in
struction. M. Leon Berard replied
that for the present the composition
OF the council was fixed by law and
that he could not modify it. However
he has introduced bill which would
permit the enlargement of the coun
Gil, thus making it possible to satisfy
the claims of Catholic education.
Bishops Stop Sunday Racing in Ire
land.-As rule, horse races are not
held in Ireland on Sunday. On a few
occasions, however, departure from
this salutary rule has been attempted
A race meeting fixed for a Sunday in
lTemplemore, County Tipperary, had
been announced. Archbishop Harty
issued remonstrance stating that
| such gatherings on Sundays were de
Veloping into commercial enterprises
| rather than disinterested sport. In
difference to the Archbishop's wishes
| the Sunday feature was abandoned
| AS the result of similar action b,
Bishops in other dioceses, the organ
ization of race meetings for Sunday.
has practically ceased throughout thu
country.
Pioneer Bishop Dies.--After an epis
copate of 80 years, spent in eastern
Oceania, Mgr. Verdier, the grand oil,
man of the South Sea Missions an,
Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti, has died il
harness at the age of 81 years Thi
venerable prelate entered the Frenc]
Congregation of the Picpus Fathers
and made his religious profession
some fifty years ago. In 1883, he wa
consecrated to the episcopate as titu
lar Bishop of Megara at Quito, in Ecu
ador, and Immediately afterwards pre
ceeded. to take over the administrs
tion of the vastest missionary dioces
in the whole world. Under his iuris
| diction were seven archipelagos, a
well as number of islands separate
from each other by vast distances.
II Resents STOPPING of the Anuelusl