The Irish standard., 1886-10-02
CATHOLIC NEWS.

Church.
q, Twelve teachers were found too few
for st. Joseph's parochial school, Low
eli, Mass. last year, and two more have
been added for this scholastic year.
!, Rt. Rev. William Delany' has beer
Bishop Of Cork for the past forty wears
Though long past four score he enjoys
excellent health, aud works as hard as
the youngest Of his clergy.
The American College in lonvian
which lately entered upon the thirtieth
year of its existence, has supplied The
Church in this country with two arch
bishops, six bishops, and 35s priests.
Over ST 300 was recently subscribed
by former students Of the Seminary OF
Our Lady of Angels, Niagara count,
n. Y, to complete the beautiful stone
chapel attached to that institution
The subscribers are resident priests OF
Brooklyn.
The negotiations between the Holy
See and Montenegro have ended in q
very satisfactory result. A definite
agreement regulating the situation OF
the Catholics of Montenegro will soon
be signed between the Vatican and the
representative of Montenegro.
Archbishop Fabre Of Montreal, Can
ada, has addressed q circular to the
clergy OF the diocese recommending
them to exhort the faithful not to at
tend the political meetings which are
being held on Sunday and holidays as
such days would be better observed in
prayer and works Of piety.
Brother Luke, who has been secre-
tary and otherwise connected with
Rock Hill College, Ellicott City, Md,
for the past 70 years, has been chosen
president Of the Christian Brothers
Parochial Schools in Philadelphia, Pa.
Brother Luke is we'll known as cont
poser OF music.
Cardinal Gibbons has written Arch
bishop Gross of Portland, Oregan, that
it will not be possible for him (the
CardinaN to visit Oregon the late spring
or early summer OF 1887. The Portland
Catholic Sentinel intimates that Arch
bishop Gross will defer the reception OF
the Paliium until the time specified by
the Cardinal.
Among the passengers Of a steamer
which left Bordeau for Brazil q few
weeks ago were eight Sisters Of Charity.
One, Mother Dubost, is the yisitress OF
the order for the provinces of Rio,
Bahia. This venerable nun is in her
Goth year, and has made fifty voyages
to South America since lS4S, when she
introduced the Sisters Of Charity into
Brazil.
Prominent Catholic ladies Of Wash
ington, D. c. are working zealously i'll
aid of the orphan asylum for colored
children, recently established in st.
.Augustine's parish by the Josephite
Fathers. The ladies have also formed
all organization similar to the Society
of st. Vincent de Paul, to look after the
needs Of the poor colored people of
that parish.
Father Sebastiana, s. j., lately re-
tnrnedsto Rome from his sixteen years
apostolate among the sayages Of Ecua-
dor in South America; Of whom, with
the aid of his fellow missionaries, he
has baptized some 10000. He brought
with him the manuscript of grammar
and Of q dictionary of their language
which is relic of that Of the ancient
Incas; both works will probably be pub
lished by the Propaganda Press.
Rome has adopted new plan,
Young ecclesiastics who are able and
talented will, with the consent of their
ordinaries, be kept there for year or
two, to be trained in the mode of carly
ing on business with the Roman con-
gragations, especially that Of the Pro-
paganda. The first with whom the ex-
pertinent is to be tried are the Rev.
Edward Hanna of Rochester, N. Y,
and the Rev. Edward Pace of Augusta,
Fla.
The I. G. B. U. convention took place
on Wednesday, September l, at Ian
caster, Pa. A very satisfactory session
resulted. The officers of the National
Union when this convention assembled,
were Hon. A. M. Kelley, president,who
was Oh his way to Egypt; in his ab-
sence the convention was presided over
by Maurice F. Wilhere, of Philadel-
phia: Martin I. J. Griffin, of Philadel-
.phia, secretary, and Rev. James Henry,
of st. Louis, Mo-, treasurer. Vice.
President Wilhere was named for
president, but he declined. Other NOM
nations made were Hon. M. Glennan,
Of Norfolk, Va, and Hon Dennis
Dwyer, of Dayton, o. Hon. Jud e
Dwyer, not being present at this COL
yention, a doubt was raised as to
whether he would accept if elected, but
his nomination was insisted on. The
vote taken was done by each reple-
tentative casting the ratio vote of the
membership of his society, the ration