The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-06-02


Vicar of Hensan, Yorkshire, England,
has been received into the Catholic
Church.
Sees of Dubuque, I.3rt Wayne and
Columbus have not yet been filed, all
reports to the contrary, nOtwithstand
ing.
The Rev Francis Marahetti, D. D.,
the new auditor of the Papal Legation,
in Washington, has arrived, and is at
present in charge of the legation.
Archbishop Martinelli and DR.. Rocker
being absent and in the west.
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A sister of T NJ. Healv, NJ p, re-
Gently made her profession at the Con-
vent of the Dominican Nuns, PETER
maritzburg, Natal The ceremony took
place in the private chapel of Bishop
Jolivet, o. NJ. l.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas Shahan of the
Catholic University. Washington, will
lecture at Windsor Hall. Montreal. on
June II. His subject will be: "A Cen
fury of Catholicism"
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The American Union"-bastard de-
scendant of the A, P. ,A.-wants the
Bible in the public schools What Bible?
Is it the Bible that the higher criti-
cism'' Of the Protestant sects has torn
to shreds, or the old-fashioned Bible of
the Catholic Church?
Ella May Clemmons, sister of Mrs.
Howard Gould of New York, at pres
ent at work among the Chinese lepers
of San Francisco, has offered her ser
vices as helper in Father Conrardy's
mission colony in China, and had them
accepted.
Among a class of $50 Indians recently
received into the faith of Bishop O'Gor-
man at the Rosebud agency, South Da
kota, was Two Strikes, a famous Sioux
chief now in his eightieth year.
According to the official record, 1,5O0
have been added to the
Church in Westminster diocese alone
during the past twelve months. These
figures show a slight increase on
those of the previous year.
The Priests of the Archdiocese of Gin
cinnati have voted to present the ven
cradle Archbishop Elder with an epis-
copal residence. His Grace is the dean
Of the American hierarchy, and de-
serves well of the jealous clergy under
his obedience.
The golden jubilee of the first con-
vent established in South Africa was
recently celebrated at Grahamstown. |
This convent was established by Sis
-ers of the Assumption from Paris. who |
opened a day school and boarding |
school for young ladies.
Reports from Manila state that some |
If the nonCatholic missionaries who |
TO +l,o fol Ion, viz
inns to the dangerous fever so common |
IN the islands, and are now being. ten
ierly nursed by the self-same Sisters
whom they were engaged in villify-
ng.
Madame Nevada is a fervent Catho-
ic. While she was singing in Paris in
844 she was baptized in the Church of
st. Michael, her godfather being Chas.
iounod, the celebrated musician. Since
hen she has always been, like Nodes
IA and Anderson, an exemplary Catho-
ic.
1t is practically settled that the Port
and (Ore.) University building and fif-
cen acres of ground surrounding it at
park will soon pass into the
possession of the Oregon City Arch
Iiocese, and that the railroad to St.
ohns Will be electrified and a spur
attended to the university grounds for
he great school to be established there.
The Midland Review says that con-
rary to expectation, most of our Cath
lie journals admit that Judge Don
hoes criticism of newspaper poetry
5 timely. just and TO the point. Judge
)onahoe is a Middleton Comm man,
nd the criticism referred to appeared
n recent number of Denahoe'S Re
lew.
Milton E. Smith of Branchville, Md,
writes to the Pittsburg Observer to
ay that he knows that Mrs. Dewey
as not abandoned the Catholic faith.
let us hope that the matter will now
rop. 1t is a question interesting only
0 the lady herself and to those who
ope to make political capital there
rom.
The late Richard Storrs Willis was
or a generation a leading Catholic of
Detroit, prominent in many useful
unctions of citizenship, ills brother.
nathaniel Parker Willis, whose Pen
ilings by the Waysile" was one of
ur early day successful literary works,
7as poet and essayist. Jennie
une" was his sister.
Four colored Sisters of the Holy
'amily. accompanied by Mother Aus
in and Sister Ann from New Orleans,
rrived at Siam Creek, in British Hon
urds, on Monday of Holy Week and
ere met by an anxious and enthusiast
c crowd. The Sisters went to Hon
uras at the invitation of Bishop Hop
ms and will teach in the Catholic pub
I- Of 10 Tnt
to send two, more Sisters, if
ossible, to help in the abundant har-
est to be gathered chiefly among the
arb population.
A commodious structure for the use
f the Sisters of Mercy, and to be
nown as St. GATHERINGS Home, is to
e erected at First street and North
arolina avenue southwest, Washing
IN, D. c. This property faces Prov
lence hospital. Ground was broken
gently without formal exercises. The
ew structure is to be of brick and
tone and three stories in height.
The first anniversary of the blessing
f the House of Cavalry, the hospital
Dr poor cancer patients, at No.
erry street, New York, will be cele-
rated on Tuesday, June r. In the
bsence of His Grace, Archbist Up Cor
gan. who officiated at the blessing
f the house one year ago, the Right |
.ev. Bishop Farley will attend the
eremony and give benediction of the
lessed Sacrament at p. m.
A Seventh Day Baptist organ COM
Iains that Archbishop Ireland wants
, have Sunday enforced upon all
eople in this country" While at the
anne time he knows, continues the
1mplainant, that Sunday rests on no
Their authority than that of his
hurch Very true. But what higher