The Irish standard., 1905-02-18

IL. Bingham and Mrs. l.. A. Bieber-
man, of this city, and Mrs. William
Hill, of Superior. Mr.. Krefs is the
general agent of an insurance COM
pany in Chicago.
Miss Minnie Vail returned last week
from Ely, where she spent a week Wis
iting friends.
Dr. Francis Norton Phelan, of 4O3
East Third street, died last Saturday
morning after brief illness from
pneumonia. Although only 40 years Of
age, he was one Of the best known
practitioners in the city. and in length
or service here was one of the Oldest,
having come to Duluth in 1884. DR.,
i'helan was born in Fond du Lac, Wis,
where he received his early education.
Later he attended Rush Medical Col
lege i'll Chicago and then the Cleveland
Medical school, where he graduated.
After graduation he practiced for
short time in Phillips, Wis. From
there he came to Duluth, where he
has been engaged in active practice for
over twenty years. During the last few
years he has been associated in prac-
tice with DR.. E. w. Fahey in the New
Jersey building. He is survived by a
son, daughter, and two brothers and a
sister. Mrs. Phelan died last July, and
the children are thus deprived of both
parents within six months. The daugh.
ter is Miss Cleo Phelan, and the son,
Evans, a boy ~ years of age. One
brother, Matthew, resides in Burling.
ton, Iowa, and the other brother.
James K, lives in Milwaukee. The
sister, Mrs. George L. Wells, also lives
in Milwaukee. DR.. Phelan was the
examining physician of Division No. 1,
A. o. H., since its organization, and
the funeral took place Monday morning
from the Cathedral under the auspices
of that organization. The body was
shipped to Burlington, Iowa, for inter-
ment.
Before an immense audience which
packed all available space in the new
building, the school and church of st,
Jean Baptiste at Twenty-fifth avenue
west and Third street, were dedicated
last Sunday afternoon by the Right
Rev. Archbishop Langevin of st. Boni.
face, Manitoba, with all the impressive
ceremonies of the Catholic religion.
DIR. Trudel, D. D., secretary to the
archbishop, was the master Of cere-
monies and his assistants were Rev.
Father Majnen, provincial of the OBJ.
late Fathers for Canada, and Father
Sroka Of the East End. The Right
Rev. M. F. Fallon Of Buffalo, provin-
cial of the Oblate Fathers for the
United States, preached the dedicatory
sermon. The different Catholic socie-
ties of the city were represented at
the ceremonies. They assembled in
the school on the lower floor of the
building, and marched up the stairs
in body, taking seats reserved for
them in the central part of the church.
The societies present were: st. Stan.
islaus, Holy Cross, st. Casimir, Prog
ress, st. Joseph, A. o. H., division No.
l, Franco Canadian Union from Su-
perior, and the Cathedral, st. Glenn
ents, st. Louis and st. James courts
of the Catholic Order of Foresters. The
st. Jean Baptist union, the parish So
ciety, was also we'll represented. After
the church had been blessed and dedi-
Gated by the archbishop with the i'm
pressive ceremony of the church the
assembled clergy descended and led
Bishop McGolrick into the church,
which is within his bishopric. Bishop
McGolrick made brief address, con-
graduating the members of the church
on erecting such magnificent edifice.
II rejoice with you," he said, .'that
such beautiful building has been add
ed to Gods church and your sanctifica-
ton. would be content to have poor
church in parish if it had a good
school. The church must look to the
future. Here the children will be in
structed and encouraged and will learn
to meet people who stand out and say
there is no better world than this, and
no Heaven and no hell. We know the
consequences of these opinions. They
are the prisons, jails and reformatories
Of the country. Prevention is better
than cure, and so let us have the
schools" Archbishop Langevin fol-
lowed Bishop McGolrick with short
address. He spoke in the French Ian
guage, and dwelt upon the Importance
of the work Of the parish schools.
Father Fallon of Buffalo followed the
archbishop and delivered the principal
address Of the afternoon. He is very
forceful and eloquent speaker and
made deep impression OH the audi
ence. He chose for his text the first
sentence Of the Apostles creed, II be-
lieve in the Holy Ghost and the Holy
Catholic church." "What is it?" he
asked, 'that makes the grandeur of the
Catholic church, in spite of the bitter
opposition from without and deplora.
BILE scandals from within? Is it the
piety of the lay members or the zeal
of the clergy? By no means. These
would make up purely human
church and an errinp churoh p,,t Tho