■IThe1 The 1 2 r ?f st ,.' ®oceso "in the' "world is. the Koman Catholic archdiocese of Alohilew, which comprises all-Russia outsido of Poland and tho vast' .tMTiton; of Siberia. It lias, about a mi,lion Catholics,. fifty thousand of whom aro scattered over the thirty-five square million miles of Siberia. The Archbishop resides in St. Petersburg. Until recently Siberia has never had the benefit of a canonical visitation. It was, therefore, an important event when' the Auxihary Bishop of Mohilew set out to' visit tho ■ Catholics of Siberia. It means a journey across the continent of Asia. ' To invoke the,protection of the Almighty for the perilous undertaking a pontifical High Mass was celebrated, attended by the clergy and all ,tho prominent Catholics of the city. A larce crowd/assembled at the railroad station when the bishop, with his companions, boarded tlie tram. Tho Government put a parlour, car at his disposal for the wholo: trip. -For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Care, Is. 6d., 2s, 64. ■ - Advt
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 698, 24 December 1909, Page 10
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