The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-31

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central section by his Eminence Cardi-
nal Vaughn.
Cardinal Vaughn has appointed Mon
signor Canon Moyes, D. D., to be his
vice rector of the chaplains resident
and nonresident of the new West
minister cathedral
st. Joseph's hospital at Reading Pa.
which is in charge of the Sisters of
st. Francis, was the scene of one OF
the most pleasing and inspiring Incl
dents of the holy season. 1t was the
occasion of the presentation to the nos
pital of twelve beds, tables and chairs,
for the equipment of two special fever
wards for typhoid fever patients, the
donor being Colonel George S. Beck,
nom Catholic.
Deep sympathy is felt at the Vatican
for the House of Lothringen-Tos
in the trouble which has come upon
it. It's relations with the Holy See
have always been cordial The news
as to the conduct of the crown princess
caused a shock to the Holy Father.
The newspapers contain many false re
ports at to intended action by His
Holiness. Needless to say information
is not given to the press in such mat
ters.
Mr.. Thomas f. Walsh of Washing
ton has provided fund for the study
of Irish history in Columbia university.
He will also award a gold medal for
excellence in this department yearly.
The death has occurred of Padre
Luigi Lupidi. ex-assistant general of
the Augustinians, "consultor" of the
congregation of Rites, and one of the
examiners of the Roman clergy.
The Catholic Charity association of
Rome has opened a free kitchen for
the benefit of the poor The tables,
which daily accommodate one hundred
persons. were blassed by Cardinal
Vanutelle.
A new seminary building at Guadala
jara was blessed by Archbishop ORTIZ
recently. The building. so far as COM
pleted, has cost $2SO,OOO.
An autograph letter of Carles Car
roll of Carrolton, is offered by New
York collector for So; one of Plus TX
for $5.
Reed Smoot (Mormon apostle and
Republican, did get into the United
States senate from Utah, despite Pres
ident Roosevelt's opposition and the
antagonism of Senator Kearns, his col
league.
st. Josephs cathedral at La Crosse
Wis, is to have an entire new set Of
windows to cost $500 each. The order
has been placed with a German firm
and it is claimed they will be the
handsomest in the city when in place.
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The dying Bishop Ropert of Homo
lulu was one of the frst to use the
new Pacific cable. His message was a
petition asking for the Pope's blessing
upon his agony. He died shortly aft
op of the Sandwich islands and we are
told that his sanity work and mis-
sionary ardor recall the days of St.
Francis Xavier.
The Very Rev. Michael A Cavanagh,
o. S. F.. eX-Provincial of the Francis
cans, died on Friday at Drogheda, his
native town, in which he ministered
for half century. Father Cavanagh
was greatly loved by the poor. After
Office and Requiem Mass on Monday,
of the church.
The archdiocese of Boston has $50, 900
Catholics seventy-five schools with A.
536 pupils, 442 diocesan priests, 103
priests belonging to religious orders,
162 parishes with resident priests, fifty
two missions with buildings. five hos
pitals with $1,000 outdoor patients
treated during the year, and 1900 in
mates.
The Pope signed brief last week by
which hereafter the Catholic Univer-
sity at Washington will be under the
jurisdiction of the Congregation of
Studies, presided over by Cardinal
Satolli. He also signed a brief ap-
pointing Monsignor Dennis O'Connell
rector
Right Rev. Bishop Spalding is the
recipient of a miniature altar carved
by one of the miners of the coal fields
of Pennsylvania from solid block of
anthracite. The work, which was done
with an ordinary jackknife, shows a
priest attended by Two acolytes, and
the pose of the figures is strikingly
natural. This little gift, coming from
an humble miner, shows, in pathetic
manner, the Christian love uniting the
lowly with those in higher places, and
will form an interesting memento of
the anthracite commission.
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On March 8, the twenty-ffth ami
versary of the pontificate of Leo XIII,
there will be produced at the Academy
of Music. Philadelphia. for the first
time in this country, Perosis beautiful
oratorio, "The Resurrection of Christ
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There is a rumor that the Arch
diocese of Cincinnati, which includes
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and south
ern Michigan, will be divided, with
Cleveland as the metropolitan see of
the new archdiocese. Should the di-
vision take place Bishop Horstmann,
for ten years past in charge of the
Cleveland diocese, would probably be
the first primate of the new archdio-
cese, which will embrace northern Ohio,
s"'lthern Michigan and will include in
archdiocese of Cleveland the suf-
Ean seeseof Grand Rapids and De-
t2oit. and new diocese established at
Toledo.
Rev. Eugene Mcdonald of Red
Bank, n. J., has been appointed by
President Roosevelt chaplain in the
United States navy. Father Mcdonald
was born in Jersey City and gradu-
ated from st. Peters college. He aft
erward entered Seton Hall college,
from which institution he also gradu-
ated. Subsequently he entered st.
Mary's seminary at Baltimore to pur-
sue his theological studies. In June,
1897, he was ordained to the priest
hood by Cardinal Gibbons. The young
priest was appointed to charge in
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