The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-13
Diocese of Denver.
DENVER.

DENVER.
mo nuestion of changing the name
.bo church Episcopal to the Holy
o. .polic church has given rise to an
Ca'n1t of expression of opinion On the
alu9 If other religious sects. The idea
pSi,'.inp agitated throughout the Unit.
S+otes and was to have come up
Gu the episcopal state conference
pea iS in this city last week. Opinion
ner bowever. divided, and it was
Na .o5 TO postpone action in the matter
lVs.s,iteIv. A representative Epis-
Hal minister said: we will not be
III for such change for at least
~, Years" This question was pos
Uni .,i, responsible for the number of
.,,ous heard from the pulpits of the
c..boIir churches on last Sunday on
-. srbiect of the Divine Founding of
a. Roman Catholic church The Feast
trinity following so closely on
D.,tecos. called the birthday of the
,.reb was deemed an appropriate
.tna for the discussion of the attri-.
,.,,+os of the church. In Logan Avenue
.honal the sermon preached at the late
&c Inv Father John B. White was
I.nacia1Iv interesting and instructive.
- eyuIicit terms he told of the real
la.boIiritv Of the true church. proving
,ba- its teachings and regulations
,ora identical throughout the uni
,.orse Father White explained that
.bis uality belonged to the Catholic
.brrch alone. and that other sects
sonId not lay claim to it. Several
catholics have been closely ques- |
+iored since the question has arisen. |
and the sermon preached on Sunday
moved quite instructive and enabled |
tbose in ignorance of the real facts to |
controvert the statements being made |
In the other churches like subjects
rara dwelt upon, not with a view to |
-be promotion of controversy. but for
the education of such Catholics as do
mai in truth understand their posi- !
ton
The devotions in honor of the
Sacred Heart for the first Friday in |
lime we're unusually well attended. In
fact fully two-thirds of the adult
members of the cathedral congrega-
ron embraced the opportunity of COM
r1ying with their Easter duty on that |
occasion with the result that at the
three early masses the church was
tbronged with communicates. In the
evening the regular first Friday devo
tons were held as usual, but despite
the Indictment weather. the church
was crowded On Sunday. the final
day of the Easter season, the number
Of communicates was unprecedented.
The annual collection for the edu-
cation of theological students was
taken up in all the Catholic churches
of the diocese on Sunday last The en-
tire amount was transmitted to Bishop
Matz and will be of material assist
ance in carrying on the work. In the
cathedral parish alone $500 was sub
scrbed
1t is probable that at the Sunday
services announcement will be made I
Of a collection for the Kansas flood
sufferers. Two years ago, at the time
Of the Galveston disaster, the Denver
Catholics made a most magnanimous
response to the appeal and sent a sub
stantial sum to the stricken people
Bishop Matz will doubtless issue a
circular Immediately, asking for con
uibuuons
It was with feelings of sincere re-
gret that the news was received in
Denver early this week of the death
o. Sister Superior Augustine Beaver
ar East Las Vegas, New Mexico Sis
Ter Augustine was in charge Of a con-
vent at the latter city, and only a few
FeeEes ago was seized with an attack
OF pneumonia from which she raj
led for a short time. For years Sister
Augustine was stationed with the Sis
lers Of LorettO in Denver, and has a
vide circle Of friends here. who great
I mourn her untimely death. Mass
Of requiem was offered for the repose
q 1er soul in the Loretto chapel here. !
May she rest in peace. I
Next Sunday will be communion day
lor the Young Ladies' Sodality. This
VIII be the last meeting of the year,
ana SO goodly attendance is expect
ed
On Tuesday evening of next week
ne annual commencement exercises
vi me Immaculate Conception school I
VII be held. A pleasing musical and i
literary programme has been arrang-
gu Tor The occasion. Miss Madeira
7onham is the only graduate this year,
.U great hopes are entertained for
.-e class of '04. At present the junior
.'aaS is rather large, and it is expect I
~ lHaI next years graduating class s
s.- be one Of the largest the school {
mas ever known. Thus far the class ]
y. w holds the record. At the annual i
9TaAqoet To be held on June %, Miss
D q, viii be admitted to the
4 .,.lllina association. Father Callahan,
VII director of the school, is to be a guest