The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-13

Cal. and later. in appreciation of his devoted ser
vices was appointed pastor of the Centrevilt
parish Father Governo has built churches a
F Centreville Newark and Alvarado. Notwithstand
ing his multitudinous parochal cares he has founc
time to minister to the Portuguese of California
and even of the Hawaiian Islands.
dispatch dated Shanghai July a. says: The
Belgian consul at Hankau telegrapEs that the
Roman Catholic Bishop Nerhaeghen and his
brother belonging to the. Belgian mission in Hupee
province, small town inland north of Ichang, and
FIR Robberecht, of the same mission. were killed
last Tuesday Chennan. 1t is not stated
whether the outrage was committed by rioters or
bandits. Verhaeghcn as only SO years of age and
had earned the esteem of Europeans and Chinese
alike bv his distinguished scholarship and sympa-
thetic personality By reason of Frances ecclesi-
astical protectorate the investigation and settle
ment of the matter devolves upon the French
authorities.
The Rev j. F. Schofed, of St. Michacls Episco-
palian church. Hill square, Edinburgh, has joined
the church. It was on Sunday evening, July II,
that he announced his intention of Withdrawing
from the Episcopal church From outside the choir
stalls Mr. Scolfeld attifed in cassock only, stated
that he felt in Justice to the Bishop of Edinburgh
the congregation and himself, that he could not
conduct service any longer in that church. God
had called him and he could not disobey the call,
but there was no reason why they should not sing
a few hymns and say some prayers together. This
was accordingly done.
The latest notable converts to the Catholic faith
in England are Harold E. I. Gibbs, an authority on
church music. and Melton Boyce, son fsthe vicar
of Ecchinswell. Both have been received into the
church at Nottingham and confirmed by Bishop
Brindle.
In last weeks issue of the Catholic Standard
and Times appeared account of man in care of
English Little Sisters of the Poor who is 107 years
old. Now appears the obituary of Michael Mooney,
of Phadephia's Home for the Aged, in charge of
the Little Sisters, to whom he marvel of
vitality since his entrance in 1893 when 101 years
of age, already centenarian. His death, which oc
Cured on Monday, was a happy one and he re-
ceived the last rites from Rev. Joseph P Carney
S. J., who also celebrated the Requiem Mass at the
funeral on Tuesday
Richard Brinsley Marley, D. L., Protestant
gentleman of Belvidere, Mulingar, Ireland has pre-
scented the Most Rev. Dr. Gafney bishop of Meath,
with a Florentine sacred picture of the sixteenth
century for his new cathedral. Dr. Gafney, in
nouncing the gift to the congregations reminded
them that Mr. Marlav had already given generous
donation to the cathedral. The bishop said he
knew Mr.. Marley forty years ago, and he was just
the same high-soued, high haractered man now
that he was then. Then he had around him
a very contented people, and gave abundant en-
ployment, making no distinction between Protestant
and Catholic
The Very Rev. Dean Lightheart, superior of the
Maori mission, writes recently from Rotorua, New
Zealand describing the solemn opening and bless
ing of a new church among the Catholic natives.
"The church," he says, "a substantial and artist
cay finished structure, was planned and built by
one of our Jealous missionaries, the Rev. Father
Bressers. Every board joined, every nail driven
by the patient HAND of this energetic priest, and
am proud to say that few country churches can |
eoua1 +bic Ht+la va cOidtJy oil
gance of finish
The Rev. Charles Warren Currier, pastor of St. |
Marys Catholic church and state chaplain of the
Knights of Columbus for the District of Columbia
recently appointed one of the representatives of the
United States by Secretary of State Hay to the
International Congress of Americansts at Stuff
CART, Germany, sailed for Stuttgart, Saturday,
July 20, on the steamer Finland The International
Congress of Americanists is body Of scholars who
meet every two years in city the other either
in Europe or America. It's object is to bring to-
gether scholars interested in the New World. its
ethnology, religion, phology and his
tory. Papers upon these various subjects are read
and discussed
Father Edward Cocktails letter to the press re-
futing the charge of bigotry made against the
Belgian Catholics BY Pastor Anet, of Brussels, at
he Pan-Presbyterian Synod in Liverpool and point
ing out that in Belgium an overwhelmingly
he state, that Belgium did not require its king to
allure Professionalism, and that its first King Leo
bold [ was a Protestant, has been reproduced by the
Brussels "Patriote" under the heading, "Bigotry
n which England may envy us"
Soon after Mass had been celebrated in" the
Italian Catholic Mission chapel of Our Lady of
eace, Brooklyn, Sunday, July 81, the building was
iscovered to be on fire inside. An alarm was
aised and III few minutes a thousand Italians
ere surgng about the entrance trying to force the
oors. They wanted to the sacred vessels and !
vo life size statues which stood within the sanctu-
ry one of the Blessed Virgin and the other of ST..
Deco. They made of papicr mache. The police,
no had tecn informed of the fire. had to drive the
eoplc back to prevent them from entering the t
lrnng building O
Quietly venerable and beloved Bishop, Right Y
ev. DR.. Phelan, celebrated on Tuesday the nine a
enth anniversary of his episcopal copsccra-
on The occasion rendered all the
ore joyous for both the priests and the laty of
lie diocese by the announcement that Bishop
helans health has considerably improved of late
hey unite i'll the ferventy praycrful hope that he
ay be spared to celebrate many more of these
Pittsburg Observer
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