The Irish standard., 1888-08-18
CATHOLIC NEWS.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

is dead.
The Rev. Augustine Wirth, 0. s. B.,
has been made Prior of st. Mary's Alb
hey, Newark.
Mgr. Persisco is likely to leave directly
for Rome after tie Scotch Bishops Con-
ference at Blair's College, where he is
now.
number OF volunteer Sisters OF Char
ity from Syracuse N. T., will soon go to
the Island Of Molokai, to take charge of
the female lepers.
Very Rev. Vincent Vinyes, O. P, of
Benicia. California, has been appointed
Vicar OF the Dominican Order in Cali
fornia, by the General OF the Order at
Rome.
The Rev. Charles Peborde, D. D.,
Professor Of theology at St. Viateur's
College near Kankakee, ILL.,, died after
several weeks illness at st. Joseph's
Hospital, Lafayette, Ind.
Evansville, Ind, has five large Cath
ollc churches, but the rapid growth Of
the Catholic population necessitates the
erection of another which will be known
as St. Anthony's.
On August 7th Bishop Spalding, of
Peoria, ILL.,, ordained Thomas Mckinney
and William Murtagh to the priesthood.
The former has been assigned to Bloom
ington and the latter TO Pontiac.
An outbreal Of typhoid fever has oc-
cured in the Carmelite convent at
Hochelega, Canada. All the postulants
were sent home to their parents, One
Of the novices has died since and four
others have been prostrated.
A dispatch last week from Toronto,
Ontario, says that it is probable that
Bishop Farrell, of Trenton, N. j., is
looked upon as the successor to the late
Archbishop Lynch in the event OF Bishop
Walsh. of London, Ontario, declining.
The health OF the Pope has improved
of late. The zaineral-water regimen has
been abandoned and tonics resorted to.
There are::lopes OF a complete restoration
at an early day. His Holiness takes ex-
ercise in the gardens Of the Vatican daily
The fruit OF Lecordaire's genius is the
heritage Of Christendom. All Catholics
will, therefore, be glad to learn that en-
the 23rd Of next month marble statue
Of the illust,ious Dominican will be in
augurated on the "Court of Honor of
the College Of Sjorreze, 1,arn.
Christian schools should be III no re-
pact Interior to others. Parents who
I'VE them the preference on moral and
religious grounds should not have coca
sion TO regret that their children do not
find therein all other educational ad-
7anta Blessed John Baptlste de la
Sale.
Father Trjncal, writing from the
Madura mission, India, to the illustrated
Catholic Missions, says: <'From the end
of June last year to the end of January
this year I baptized 452 converts and
founded four entirely new Christian
Congregations. hare at present in
hand some 500 catechrmens 10 instruct.
The district in Alaska where Arch
bishop Seghers was murdered and where
Rev. Fathers Robaut and Tosi, S. J.,
are now laboring, is inhabited by $1,000
Pagans. The villages III which they
live are closely situated to one another,
and the missionaries design to establish
three or four stations so that easy COM
munication may be had with them.
Abbe J. A. Boyle, the ol.2est priest on
the Continent Of America, died at Mon
treal, on July II. He was born in France
in 1901, and in 1926 became professor
OF Montreal College and was connected
with it until 1881. Henum bered among
his pupils Archbishop Williams, of Bos-
ton, Mgrs, Robbins, Spalding and other
Bishops. For twenty years he was
Superior of the Sulpician Order in Mon
treal.
The chapter Of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus, province Of the order Of the Fran
ciscan monks, was held at st. Anthony's
Church, St. Louis. during the last week
of July, the Rev, Hieronymus Kilgen.
stein, 0. S. F., presiding. The election
resulted as follows: Minister provincials,
Rev. Fred Bergmeyer of Santa Barbara,
Cal; custos custodian, Rev. Anselmus
Muller; de6nitores provinciae, Rev. F.
Albers, Rey. Innocent,ous Wapelhorst,
Rev. Nicholaus Leonard and Rev. Paulus
Teroerde.
The Jewish Messenger does not agree
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