The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-27

than 100000 Catholics in the Urated States to
day. instead of 100000. There is hardly Pro-
testant family in the country that has not had one
of its ancestors convert from the Catholic
Church.
Alsace and Lorraine arc still French provinces
enthusiastically as the bishops there subject to
the French hierarchy. The Holy Father has de-
cided to end the anomaly An archiepiscopa sec
will be erected in Strasburg and suffragan sec at
Camar Catholics of the lost provinces" welcome
the change.
Madame Anne de Meeus. the venerated found
ress of the Sisters of the Perpetual Alteration and
of the Work for Poor Churches charitable or
ganization which is better known i'll this country
as the Tabernacle society. died recently at Water
mael. Boitsford, Belgium.
The Holy Father has sent a special blessing
through Cardinal Merry del Val TO Mrs Lindsay
Blake formerly Mrs. Dudley BaXter), and Mrs.
Stafford ]. Baxter upon the recent occasion of
their confirmation by Most Rev Archbishop Bourne
at Kelvedon, Essex, England. Both ladies are re-
cent converts to the Catholic faith. The members
of this Baxter family are descendants lof Richard
Baxter, the famous English writer of Queen Eliza
beth's time. The male members of the family. who
are also converts, are among the foremost writers
on the Catholic press of England and America.
L
is doing notably good work The members now
contemplate the erection of building. Said
President Muiry to a Sun reporter the other day:
We have lust sent $50 children off to our air home
at Spring Valley, Rockland county \. \. We have
been sending $50 boys and girls up there every two
weeks and will try to reach all the deserving poor
In the fall we are going to erect building, which
will cost at least $1,000 to be ready for next
spring, at the fresh air home. This building Will
be used for delicate mothers and shop girls who
convalescing from illness"
At Notre Dame Ind, Aug. Is. twenty-nine
young souls entered upon the religious life. and
nine novices having passed the fve-year probation,
made final vows as Sisters of the Holy Cross. The
occasion marked the close of the annual retreat.
and there was sense of iubiiance,. perfect hap
piness not to be found in the most splendid
pageants of the world.
Very Rev. Dean Richard Laloro Burtsell of
Rondout, n. Y. is one of the three American
priests living who present IN Rome fifty
years ago when the dogma of the Immaculate Con
ception promulgated Dr. Burtsell expects to
be in Rome on Dec g. when the golden jubilee of
the PRONUNCIATION of the doctrine will be celebrated.
Arrangements for a campaign to increase the
membership of the Catholic Order of Foresters and
a uniform initiation fee were discussed at a JOINT
meeting of committees representing the several
St. Johns parish school. The officers were author
lied to make the necessary arrangements for mass
meeting of all the courts of the county on Sunday.
Nov 6, at which time it is expected between 800 and
900 candidates will be ready for initiation
The Feast of the Assumption was solemnized
at Holy Hill, Wis, with greater concourse of pill
grims than in any preceding year. About 1,5OO
pilgrims received the sacraments. Seven priests
attended to the spiritual wants of Saturday, Sun
day and Monday.
Declaring that he can and Will fight fires with
the best of the local iremen. Rev. Edward 4. Hol-
ran assistant rector of the Sacred Heart church.
Bayside, n. Y, has become a member of the yolun-
teer fire company. The members of the company
are rejoicing at this addition and reception is
being planned in his honor. Father Horan says
be intends to turn out when the alarm rings and
assist in dragging the hose wagon to the scene of
the fire, and that he will then demonstrate his abi
iy as a fire fighter
Rev. ]. F. Prm, pastor Of Mater Doorosa
church, New Orleans, and editor Of the Morning
Star, has received from William H.. emperor of
Germany, the Order of the Crown. This imperial
decoration has been awarded to Father Prim as q
recognition of his work done in behalf of the spir-
itual welfare of the Catholic sailors OH board the
German men-of-war visiting the port of New Or
leans
Rev Michael IIealey, pastor of St. Maty's
church of Tiffn, O.. found unconscious last
Sunday on the concrete walk between the church
and the parsonage of ST. Columbia's church
Youngstown. where he was visiting. His skull was
fractured. DR.. Heaey, who is 81 years Old was
guest at the parsonage and fell from a second
story window some time III the night.
Weather Nanes.
Drains, bitches, etc, are always more offensive
prior to rain.
If a corn shoots and throbs wet weather may be
expected
When those suffering with rheumatism COM
plain of more than ordinary pain in the joints, wet
weather will shortly come
When the bubbles of coffee or tea collect in the