The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-16
Catholic Nntas.


Cardinal Domenico Agostjni, Patriarch
Of Venice. died December 3lst
French Roman Catholic missions are said
TO meet with much success in Africa.
A plan has been adopted for a national
Roman Catholic congress during the Chi
cago fair The main feature will be discus
sion of the social and ecouom icBl questions
embraced in the recent eucycical OF the
Pope. a Roman Catholic educational ex-
hibit will also be made.
The Rome cUrresp ondent of the London
Daily Telegraph says that he visited the
Vatican ON the night OF December 3lst ana
the Pope sent him a message saving that he
bestowed his blessings upon all mankind ,
au1 that he would pray for cOntinu ed peace
and good will among men.
The community Of Franciscan Sisters,
who some two years ago were outraged usly
treated at Bell Prairie. Mum, their convent
being burnt to the ground, the sisters barely
escaping with their lives, settled shortly
aiterward at Little Falls, town five miles
from their previous habltatlOn. Nothing at
all had they, but a Number of citizens, SYM
pathizing with them IN their misfortune.
aided them. Major MOTrel, Protestant
gentleman, gave Them land whereon to
build a convent. They worked hard. and
in June last Nicar-Geueral Bauer laid the
cornerstone Of their convent.
On the 10Th inst. TWO Sisters OF Mercy
made their final vows in Nc bile, Ala. Right
Rev. Bishop O'SulliYan officiating. This is
the first instance OF profession OF Sisters
Of Mercy occurring in the State Of Alabama
or the diocese of Mobile.
An altar Of polished butternut highly
gilGed, has been placed in ST. Mary's
Church at Waverly, MINI.
religious event of much interest will
take place at IOrresdale, near Philadelphia
early next month. when twelve young wo-
men will receive the first rites rs members
Of the order of Sisters Of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. headed by Mother Katherine Drexel.
The imposing ceremony of receiving the
habit Will be conducted by Archbishop Ryan.
Mother Katherine and her siSterhood are
now at St. MichaePS, which was her fathers
country place. She has under her care
about thirty nOVices, few of whom are
shortly TO take their final VOWS Twelve of
them went with her when she left Mercy
Convent. and the others are women who
have been moved TO choose religious life
by her example. She will remain at ST.
MichaePs until the completion Of her con-
vent at Andalusia next summer. The ne
grOes and Indians, TO whom she is deYoting
her life, are already realizing the benefit OF
her great wealth and charitable designs
An asylum for negro children is being built
at Andalusia, and will be finished before the
convent.
Several prominent Boston Catholic ladies
of means have formed project 10 furnish
situations to girls out of employment and
to afford to such Of them as have no home.
when not employed. temporary dwelling
place The plan has been maturing for
some time. and is now about TO be nut into
practical operation. 1t is proposed TO es-
tablsh the charity on non-sectarian lines
the only requisites necessary on the part of
those applying being the lack of situation
or home, and the possession of satisfactory
vouchers as to their merits and character.
The Gar has after two years delay con-
scented to allow his Catholic subjects east
of Poland TO receive a Metropolitan. The
see of Mohilef, which embraces nearly the
whole of Russia, and extends to the shores
of the Pacific Ocean, has been vacant since
the death, in 1889, Of the last Archbishop.
1t is TO be filled by the present Bishop of
Zytomir, in Russian Poland. By way of com
pen sation the Russian Governors of prov
nces have closed several Catholic churches
and left the people without any provision
for their spiritual wants.s