The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-02


beautifully bound and arc of considerable ,.,lr-' '
Rev. J. +. Burke. rector of the negro ,i,~1
st. Benedict the Moor New York CITY ,.. vi
ceived in private audience by the Pope ON b.. ~,
The Pontif eyinced great interest I'm Fan,
Burke's account of his mission. and said. D...s.
our love and apostolic blessing 70 the colorod no
pie The Pope complmented Mgr Kcnuoa,- ou
the high standing OF the American SUDDEN
Two Wears general have iuse been apr,;r,.l
for the st. Louis diocese by Archbishop GIennor
the appointeeS being Rev. .. y. S. Hooa. irrcr,or
able rector Of St. Peters church. jefferson Gin,
and Rev. J. A. Connolly, pastor Of ST. Tor..a,
church, St. Louis.
Canon MeKenna. P. P. Bundoran. Ireland ,r5a
died the other affectionatelv known a, one
OF the church building Mckennas7 At Erui.LI
len, Aewbliss, Aughnamullen West, Bmdorsr and
Ballyshannon he has left handsome memorial. If
his life and work in magnificent churches. we'll
equipped converts and schools and commodiou,
parochial halls.
RI Rev Denis NJ Bradley. first bishop of Man.
chester n. H.. died last Sunday. He was - wear.
old and a native of Ireland. He had worn the p1r.
pie tor nineteen years and was popular and beloved
by his people
Joseph Meyer, so famous as the impersorat,,
OF Chrlstus IN the Passion Play of 1870 1880 and
1890, is dead at Oberammergau He was the choir
leader In the performance of 1900
The gold medal for oratory presented TO Notrc
Dame university by the Hon. W. P Breen of Fort
Wayne, and one of the most coveted prizes within
the reach of the students of the university was
won this year by Mr.. Maurice F. Griffin. 'O4. of To-
iedo, formerly student of Western Reserve The
award makes Mr.. Griffin the representative of Notre
Dam Of h. Trrl, III
test in February.
j. Charles AFTER Cleveland artist. who has
won distinction abroad by his portrait work, has
been honored by receiving commission to paint
the portrait of Pope Plus X. Mr.. After made tbo
acquaintance of the Pope while he was patriarch
OF Venice and last summer received bv him
at the Vatican Arrangements were then made Tor
sittings fora portrait next spring.
a special cable dispatch from Bogota. Colon.
bla. to the Chicago Record-Herald, says that Pope
Plus. according to the advces from the CoIop-
blan munster at the Vatican, has addressed note
to President Roosevelt Offering his good Offices i'm
behalf of Colombia to arrive at Just and equi-
table solution of the present troubles with Colon
bia.
The ceremony of blessing the flag Of the new
Panama republic performed in the open air on
the plaza fronting the barracks at Panama ON Sun
Jay Mass WIS celeDfdLed Dy the TPgl0lpQtdI chan
lam who blessed the flag. The soldiers surrounded
General Obarrlo, who made short speech to them.
after which the soldiers, policemen and fremen
swore fidelity to the flag and to the republic
According to a press cablegram the Pope has
ordered that all>the sacred vestmeus and ebalicos
accumulated IN the Vatican during the Pontifcate
OF Leo Kill which had been stored under the
charge of Mgr. Marzolini be distributed among the
poorer churches and priests of Italy, and has ap-
pointed commission of prelates to attend to the
distribution. Some of these articles will be given
through Propaganda to foreign missionaries in
those places tits difficult to obtain the peces-
sary furniture for the celebration of Mass and
this step of the Pope has excited universal ap-
rroval.
Very Rev. Daniel O'Connor. pastor of Iinmacu-
late Conception church, Clarksburg and vicar gen
eral OF the diocese of Wheeling W Va. died Dec
10, In Washington; from the effects of an opera
lon. Father OCOnnor had been priest of the
" heelng diocese for forty-six years and was the
oluest man IN the diocese In point of service He
was made vicar general in 1895 He was popul9r
among the clergy of the diocese ,and was q zeal
Gus and modest priest. The remains vere taken to
harrisburg for interment
1t is interesting to note that the largest Jesuit
college III the world is at Beyrout Syria II IS
known as the University of ST Joseph Recently
says the editor of the New World. it ha, made
a new departure. Yielding TO rather general de-
nand, 1t has established chair of Oriental studies
to which students from Europe will be- admitted
he briefest course of study win occupy three con
seeutIve years, and will require close attention TO
ne languages and literature of the east. A con
SIDERABLE part of the time viii be devoted to Arabic
which will IN the beginning serve as base for the
aaequlsltlon of the various Semitic languages.
curses M eastern history. geography and achac-
Dlogy will form a necassary na-t ~ tho instruc-
tom
y press dispatch from indianapolis says: "Bish
Dp Joseph NJ. Francis of the Indiana diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal church. in his sermon at st.
rauls church last night (Dec 49,. questioned the
Chrlstlanity of the members of the church in this
state because of the failure of the Weather class
TO ra1ss- children. He gave statistics to show thai
the number of baptisms of infants has decreased
oyer % per cent in fourteen years, while the mum
per OF adult COMMITMENTS has increased almost q
rapidly The Weather classes do not want chill
iren' ne said, claiming that they do not have the
Inc to devote to them. A woman cannot be
leader ~ Society and raise children Both demand
her attention and it is sad fact that many women
prefer society to children