The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-07
Diocese Of BeIena.
HELENA
Religious elligence-Tribute to
Utah's Home For Miners.
Especial Correspondence

Religious lligence-Tribute to
Utah's Home For Miners.
Especial Correspondence
Sunday the feast of the Immaculate
Conception, the Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin will receive holy communion in
body. The sodality is in a flourish
ing condition, and includes nearly all
the young Catholic girls of Helena.
The Sacred Heart devotions on the
first Friday of the month are always
well attended. The favors obtained
through this devotion to the Sacred
Heart are almost innumerable. Be
sides the great spiritual favors OBJ
tanned many temporal ones have also
been granted.
Among the visitors to Helena as the
guests of Bishop Brondel the past
week We're: Rev. Father Yer Mat,
Lewiston; Rev. Father Pauwelyn,
Great Falls; Rev. Father AIKEN, Phil
ipsburg. and Rev. Father O'Farrell,
Townsend.
Father O'FareIl is holding services
this winter in the new church at
Townsend 1t is a fine building, al
most completed The formal dedica-
tory services viii take place next
spring. Services had to be conducted
in large hall prior to the erection of
the new church,
Father Pauwelyn spent Thanksgiv-
ing in Helena, and celebrated high
mass at the cathedral at 1890 He
was assisted by Rev. Father Day.
deacon Rev. Father Sullivan, sub
deacon. A large crowd attended high
mass. Bishop BrOndel preached the
sermon and reminded the faithful Of
the many great blessings they had re-
ceived the past year for which thanks
giving could be truly made.
Rev. Father Barry spent several
days, including Thanksgiving, at Great
Falls with his old college mate, Rev.
Father Mccormick
Thanksgiving day was duly cele-
brated at the Orphans home. Father
Day celebrated mass in the morning
and the children had a good Thanks
giving dinner. Several days before
Thanksgiving one of the small boys
thought it would come on Friday this
year. He was very much relieved when
the sister told him it would be on
Thursday. and he could have his long
looked-fOr turkey.
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The miners of Montana can con-
graduate the miners of Utah on the
grand acknowledgment of their valua7
bile services by the noble and generous
gift given to the state by Mrs. Mary
Judge of Salt Lake, through Right Rev.
Bishop Seaman. The means to build
for them homeland hospitals
given in charity as a memorial to her
deceased husband. What miner in any
state Of the Union but would lay aside
his pick or drill for moment, as he
wipes the perspiration from his brow,
and in deep Thanksgiving from a warm
and honest heart repeat, God bless
such an act" I'VE viii toll more will
ingly and dig deeper into the heart of
The earth to extract the shining metal
10 assist in the furtherance of such a
worthy cause" Someone appreciates
our efforts and instead of spending our
declining years in a hermit's hut on
the mountain side far from friends and
shut off from the world we will en-
JOY the blessings of a good and COM
Portable home, freedom from care for
what is essential for life giving proper
ties, and a roof to shelter us in need y
Montana, with all her mineral re-
sources and boundless wealth, has not
advanced one step ttSvard preparing
hillside for her faithful sons who take
their lives in their hands when eX-
tracing the glittering gold from the
deep TeCeSSeS of the mountains. Dis
ability sometimes follows accidents in
The mines and what a cOnsOling
thought for the miner to know there
is within his reach a place he can call
home and be provided with skillful
doctors and necessary attention. Pro-
has spent his life in lettering in ma
terial way. thousands Of others and
surrounding them with the ease and
luxury the possession of wealth brings,
is only a recompense justly merited.
Very few have thought of the neces-
sitY of it. and how many have time to
even cast thought on those laboring
for others comfort. Utah is taking the
lead in providing for the homeless and
aged. IT is the ardent wish Of the
writer that many such noble acts of
true charity win be prompted by the
grand example shown by this generous
donor.
The fair for the benefit Of st. Johns
hospital viii open at the auditorium
on Wednesday evening, Dec. II. All
the committees in charge of the va
l'ious departments are working hard to
make the fair a success. An elegant
display Of handsome articles, many
hand made as well as many articles
of furniture and clothing, have been
specially made and donated. 4 fine
musical programme will be rendered
each evening by the very best talent
of the city. A number of the articles
donated are on exhibition at the vari-
GUS stores. The last meeting before the
fair commences will be held Sunday
evening at St Johns hospital after
evening services. An enthusiastic
meeting of those interested took place
last Sunday evening, and all seem to
ho getting right down to work.