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1t is said that the Bishop of Colum-
bus has not yet been appointed.
| The general election held in Belgium
resulted in the reduction of the Cath
Ollie majority from 102 10 80. Socialists
are the gamers by the change.
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The mission of the Jesuit fathers, Mil
waukee church, resulted in the baptism
of eighteen nOn-Catholics. There were
$3.50 holy comunions.
Most Rev. DR.. Gaffney, Lord Bishop
of Meath, has ordered prayers for
| peace to be offered up at all masses
in his diocese until the cessation of hos
tilities in South Africa.
The Catholic Mirror says with much
truth that home correspondents are
so busy comforting red hats upon GER
tain of the American hierarchy that
they are negIeCting to fill the vacant
sees Of the country.
The Marquis of Ripon has given $500
towards st. Bede's Catholic grammar
consented
become vice president.
The native nuns of South India are
doing excellent work as teachers in the
mission schools.
The Rev. Brother Leander Ramsay.
o. S. B. formerly an Anglican clergy
man and vice principal of Wells Theo-
logical college, was raised to the sub
d1aconate at St. Mary's. Newport, at
Trinity, by the Bishop of Newport.
Rev. John J, Sheahan. chancellor OF
the diocese of Buffalo, died suddenly
last Thursday from acute attack of
erystpelas. He was Sc years old and
was born in Buffalo. Father Sheahau
was an accomplished student and in
many respects a remarkable man.
AT Morelia. Mexico, last week the
monument in honor of Father Manuel
de Nayarette, who lived in the begin
ming of the century, was unveiled by
the governor of the state Father Man
uel was poet and patriot. and his
statue represents him holding a manu-
script in his hand.
The Jesuit fathers have withdrawn
from the care of st. JOseph's parish,
Troy, n. Y. 1t is the present policy Of
the order in America to give up purely
parochial work and confine themselves
to avocations special to their institute.
Not long ago they also gave up a large
parish in Providence, R l.
Mayor Hart has selected Stephen
OMeara, editor and publisher of the
Boston Journal. to deliver the Fourth
Of July Grafton that Boston annually
hears in Fanueil hall Stephen O'Meara
is brother of the late authoress of
that name, who has written so delight
fully on Catholic subjects.
Bishop Lenahan of Auckland, who has
Just passed through the United States
On his way home. after an official visit
to Rome and a tour of Europe, en-
tered the New Zealand missionary field
when "A years old. In 1896, on the
Heath of Bishop Luck, ne was conse-
Grated bishop. This is the first vaca-
ion he has had since entering the mis-
;ionary field.
The Paulists, it appears, are coming
o share with the Jesuits the hatred of
bigots. An infamous east
I'm ranter is now advising fanatics to
)ray that the country may be protect
ID from the Fathers of the Congrega-
ion of st. Paul. The great work these
Jealous missionaries are doing to dispeI
he clouds of ignorance and bigotry in
his country has evidently alarmed this
worthy.
DR.. S. Lowther, in his sermon at the
demorial NJ. E. church, White Plains.
n a recent Sunday evening spoke of
he duty of Christians to the poor, and
aid: The eulogy passed upon our
God brother CRev. Father Kelly, who
assed away recently, was that the
oor were always on his mind and that
e was ever looking after their welfare,
nd his flock therefore feel his loss
eenly.'
AT Syracuse the other day, according
o the Catholic Sun, the las. person to
resent herself for confirmation was
Iiss Mildred Lyman. who is a recent
onvert to the faith. She was baptized
n Saturday, made her confession that
Ven1ng, approached holy communion on
unday morning, received confirmation
unday afternoon and was married on
thursday noon to Dennis Mccarthy,
r, by the Rev. William F. DOugherty.
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The nuns are being employed as CEN
us enumerators in New York. They
rom which they come were unwilling
nat stranger should come in with
questions. The inStitu-
ons or societies which have thus ask
/ for an enumerator of their own for
lese districts are the Sisters of Char
y of Mt. st. Vincent on the Hudson.
lie Female Academy of the Sacred
cart and the Institute of Mercy, on
asst Eighty-1rst street.
The Catholics of Ceylon, one of the
ost progressive of all our foreign
visionary fields, are to be warmly con-
'atulated on two recent developments
great promise. The one is the OPEN
g of a new wing Quilt at a cost Of
100 rupees) of the most successful st.
'seph'S college, Colobo, whose growth
Id prosperity have been really re-
the other is the establish
ent of a Catholic club, also in the
pital The Oblate Fathers may well
proud of their missions and of their
'cks in spicy Ceylon.
The Pope is very much interested in
e Italian Catholic congress. In the
me of His Holiness, Cardinal Ram
lila has written the following letter
Count Paganuzzi, one of the chief
ganizers of the congress of last year:
lving received copies of the report
Terra last year, and of the account
the Catholic movement during that
ar, L FASTENED to lay them before
e Holy Father. His Holiness was
eatly pleased with them and has di-
cted me to thank you and to send
2 apostolic benediction to you, to the
mmittee, and to all who take part in
: work of the Catholic congresses and
mmittees. Allow me to thank you on
: own part for the copies of the re-
rt supplied to me and to assure you
my sincere esteem