The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-02-25
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Rev. Stephen Van de Burgt. o. F
NJ, eX-provincial of the province o
Holland, died recently at the age o
Cardinal Gibbons left Cincinnati 70
New Orleans, where his eminence vii
visit his brother as he does each win
ter.
The college of the Jesuit Fathers a
Cienfuegos, Cuba, has been. destroyed
by fire. The loss is $4,000. There was
no insurance.
Socialism has another grievance
against The church. The pope's organ
Cbservatore Romano, condemns the
present revolutionary movement il
s.
st. Aloysius conference of the st
Vincent de Paul society, Glasgow. has
this. year secured the services of Faith
er Michael Maher, S. J., professor OF
mental philosophy at StOnyhu'st. to
deliver the annuel sermon in aid of the
poor.
The Catholic societies of Indianap-
oils are discussing the feasibility of
erecting building to be known as the
Catholic hall, for general meeting
place. meeting of delegates from
the various societies will be held on
Sunday, Feb. 49, when the matter will
be taken up in its various phases.
Mother Marry of the Passion (for-
merly Helen Mary Philippine de Chap
potin de Neuville). whose death is an
14,1
! stitute of the Missionaries of Mary, or
Franciscan nuns, who number at pres
ent more than three thousand religions
/ and have ninety houses in various
countries, including England and Ire
land
Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan, wife of the
n ulti-millionaire of New York. has just
given a fine farm to the Good Sama1'i-
tan hospital at Suffern, n. Y. Mrs.
Ryan founded the hospital several
years ago and contributes largely to its
support She also built the handsome
church at Suffern and in other ways
scattered benefits on the town where
her summer home is located
BY general consent says the Mont
tor of San Francisco, the effigy of Friar
Junipero Sierra will be one of the two
historical figures representing Califor-
MIA in the group of American immortals
in Statuary hall at the national cap
itol. No other selection is nationally
POSSIBLE at first choice. For the second
there is a wide range of claims to pick
from
Cardinal Gibbons and a delegation
representing the Knights of Columbus
l,eI 40 n inc
the financial difficulties of the Cath
oils University as result of the fail
IRE of Thomas E. Waggaman. AS an
outcome of the conference, the Knights
of Columbus will contribute to liquidate
the debt of the university,
-
Returns from the annual collections
ordered by the archbishops for the
Catholic university are coming in. and
there is every reason to believe that the
amount will swell to $4,000. About
$4,000 has been received during the
past week. OF this $7,732 comes from
more than $1,000 above the amount
given last year. The Cleveland do
cese sends $1,9SS.
Sir John Nutting, a Dublin Unionist
who obtained baronetcy some time
ago as a reward for a generous contri- !
button of 100000 for Unionist party |
purposes, has made an offer to provide
$4,000 to endow scholarships for Cath |
Ollie students of Trinity college. The !
Catholic bishops wrote rejecting the |
which is declared to be a |
mere. political device. Trinity col |
lege is no place for Catholics say
the bishops.
The Rev. Paschal Robinson, o. s. F.,
Of st. Francis church, New York City, !
who returned to that city lasht week,
from Genoa. Italy( on the Prinz Oscar, |
Of the Hamburg American line had I
the unique experience of being practice |
ally the only cabin passenger on board.
1t was truly a case of splendid isalo-
ton. Father Robinson is a son of the
ate Nugent Robinson, who in his day
was a popular story-writer, and has
eft much work of abiding value.
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Msgr. Adalbert Anter. provost and
1arish priest, of Lauban, in the diocese
# Breslau, Germany, will celebrate this
year the seventeen anniversary of his
When 10 years ago he cele-
grated the siXtieth anniversary, the |.
pope made him prothOnotary apostle
ic and the emperor decorated him. At
he age of "a the venerable man is hale
md hearty, and well able to administer
lis large parish.
1t is stated that among recent con-
'erts in Germany, in addition to the
princess dowager. of Hesse, aunt of the
Emperor William II. who has already
)een mentioned. are WilheImne Won
1illern, the novelist, who has been liv-
ng for years at Oberammergau: the
Iramatic poet, Martin Unterweger. and
lis wife, the we'll known authoress,
Rosa Stole; and DR.. Ludwig Seidel.
ormerly a Protestant preacher. and
until a short time ago professor in the
of Breslau.
Ri. Rev, Edward Fitzgerald. bishop
f Little Rock, Ark. celebrated the
y-eighth anniversary of his conse-
ration this month, He has been a
bishop longer than any other Ameri-
an prelate except Archbishop Williams
+ Boston. Bishop Fitzgerald was sta
toned for ten years at st. Patricks