The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-27

TO accent with candid. mind,and gently
heart the abundant graces that Ngo IorIn
from the humble Grip Il .tnai t enirif
all classes. from the millionaire in MS
marble palace to the poorest peasant u
his log cabin. Bethlehem is center
round which the world should cireie,
child of the church should be. focussed.
let each of us then promptly respond 70
the call of love divine, and thus our
better able to bear the burden imposed
by the stern necessity of an eXacting life.
WILLIAM X. DIVER.
The parochiaI schools of Butte closed
Yesterday for the holidays. ST. Joseph's at
East Park street held exercises yester-
day, and st. Patrick's school will give
its Christmas programme Monday at :
The exercises at st. Patricks promise
to be of unusual interest as it is by far
the largest of the parochial schools and
its pupils are furuIer advanced in their
studies.
The programme will open with a cho-
rus by the whole school, entitled, "Oh,
Lovely STAR Following this the kim
dergarten and first grade pupils present
short comedy entitled. How we
St Patricks orchestra. of which the
school can feel justly proud, will render
a selection. after which there will be a
song and dance by number of the sec
erford will recite Holy Night after
which Nellie. Walker, Maria Scott,
Charles Lavelle and John Mediation, the
instrumental quartette, will render The
Sleigh Ride
Pupils ir the upper grades will debate
Unions Promote the Welfare of the
Workingman." boys chorus will sing
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a concert of boys and girls, will recite
The Christmas STAR Richard Baker
W. sing out Where the Billows Roll
BY, and st. Patrick orchestra will play
the Dance of the Ttxies. The eXer-
cises will close with a comedy farce en-
titled. -, anted-A Man Cook
The Sisters at the schools report a
pleasing increase in attendance this year
At St Joseph's school more than S0J
pupils are enrolled and two extra teach
ers have been added to the corps. The
Sacred Heart school has 2G0 pupils and
St. Patriek's 700.
This. is a. good increase over last year
in all three Institutions. and the interest
of the pupils is shown by their pune
tuality and attendance.
Rev. Father Healy, pastor of the parish
Of Effingham, III, arrived. in the city on
Sunday to lend all the assistance possible
to his brother, Thomas Healy, whose ill
ness he was made acquainted with a few
days previously. The deep grief of the
priest may be imagined to find upon his
arrival that his beloved brother was ly-
ing cold in deaths embrace. The end
came last Friday night Three days pre-
vious to his death Father Callahan adj
miniStered TO the spiritual wants of the
young man. and the bereaved parents
and brother can be cOnsoled in the
thought that their son and brother was
fully and thoroughly we'll prepared to
meet his Maker.
Father Healy and his brother were
dn ri to oil, al
men had to bow their heads and turn
away at the sight of the deep grief by
which the good man was overcome when
he beheld the lifeless form of him whom
he had hoped to find alive. Rev Father
Healy left for the parental home Sunday
night with the remains via the Burling-
ton route. interment will be in Avoca.
Pa Before the departure services were
held at the home of Mrs. Boylan and
were very impressive.
Father Healy officiated at the last sad
rites and was assisted by Father Gala
han and Father English.
Father Callahan delivered a short but
beautiful sermon taking for his text
what appeared to him as being the most
appropriate. Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord"
Friends of the deceased sent beautiful
floral tributes and though the young
man was destined to leave the family
hearth. he was not without sincere
friends to mourn his loss.
Mr.. Healy was 81 years old and was
generally beloved for his splendid manly
qualities.
The conference of Catholic priests at
the residence of the bishop has come
to an end. All the out-of-town priests
who attended have returned to their
homes.
The Helena Elks have. decided to give
the usual Christmas tree for the chill
dren of Helena Christmas eve. The
entertainment given last year was a
particularly successful one.
Mrs. NJ. E. Knowles, wife of the state
veterinarian, received a telegram yes
terday from her husband at Clinton
Ind, that his father had suffered a re-
dapse. His condition is critical.
The work of the Redemptorist faith
ers, who are conducting the mission at
st. Lawrence church in Genterville. has
met with gratifying success. The mis-
sion has been conducted for less than
a week and will not end until Sunday,
Dec. IA. A grand service will mark
its close and for the occasion a great
siXteen-foot cross has been ordered.
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Next week the mission services will
be held for women only. The reverend
fathers, Niernan, Thomas Sagan and
Charles Maddox have full charge of the
mission work.
Mr.. William E. Currah was called to
Helena last Saturday by the serious
illness of his mother. Mrs. Currah is
one of the pioneers of Helena. having
lived there since 1874.
D. F. Murphy left for Hot Springs,
Ark. where he expects to spend the
winter. He will stop for while en-
route at West Baden springs.
j. 4. Carroll left for New York City
where he will remain for about three
weeks.
Joseph A. Coram, who has been in the
city for two weeks on business con-
nected with the Davis estate litigation,
left for the east.
Attorney w. B. Rodgers, w. B. Allen
and Doctor Macdonald of Anaconda,
were in the city this week.
A very pretty party was given on
Monday by baby Irene Marie Smith in
honor of her fourth birthday at the
home of her parents $685. Granite
street. A number of little friends at
tended and participated in the numer-
Gus pastimes customary to little peo-
pie, the donkey game" being the prin-
cipal feature. The first prize was pre-
sented to Katherine Foley and the sec
ond to Marguerite Dennis.
At O'Clock refreshments were served.
Little Irene is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith5and niece
of Miss Lottie Smith.
George Fitschen, an old-time resident
of Butte has returned from a lengthy
visit in Europe. His trip extended over
several months and he visited all the