The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12
CHURCH IN CALIFORNIA.
New President at Santa clara-New
History of Missions.


pursuant to orders received from the
very Rev. Louis Martin. general of
Ihe society of Jesus in Rome. the Rev
h A. Gleeson, S. J., has succeeded the
Kew. Robert E. Kenna, 81. as spresi-
cent OF Santa Clara college. Father
GIeeson's place as pastor of St. Joseph's
Gnurcn' San Jose. will be taken by the
Key. Joseph d. Walshe. S. !
The news of the changes came as a
complete surprise to all save those di-
rectly concerned. Says the current is
sue OF the San Jose Mercury:
tather henna. has been almost essen
IlaIly associated with Santa Clara col
lege since his boyhood He was a
schoiar there in 1860 and for several
years afterwards. From 1871 to 1876
ne was member of the faculty there.
In 1851 he was made president of St.
lgnatius college, San Francisco. but
was within year transferred to the
presidency of Santa Clara
during the five years in which he
held that office he commenced the
Memorial chapel and laid the founda-
ton for the successful future career of
the college. From 1897 to 1899 he was
pastor of st. Joseph's church. and was
there succeeded by the Rev. Father
Gleeson, who, after six years, again
succeeds him, this year as president of
Santa Clara. college
Father Kenna said last night: I'm
way, 1 am relieved at being freed
of the responsibility attached to the
oftlce, yet ! shall regret exceedingly
leaving Santa Clara. I do not think
this last will happen for some time.
They will probably leave me here to
rest. 1 am not very well. In fact.
l am completely worn out and need
the rest. Santa Clara will remain the
same to me, no matter where | am
sent. The college is to be congratu-
lated upon having secured Father Glee-
SON.
The San Francisco Leader says:
Rev. Father Gleason, the new presi-
dent of the college, was born in Phila-
delphia. He underwent his novitiate
with the Rev. Father Varsi at Santa
Clara college in 1877, and taught there,
l8S3-S4. He was ordained at Wood
Stock Nd, in 1894, and was for two
years later project of studies at Santa
Clara. He was later transferred to
the Los Gatos Novitiate. and then to
the pastorate of St Jcseph's church.
Another history of California from
the able pen of a monastic will deal
infinitely with the wonderful work &C
compHshed in the land of sunshine by
the Franciscans and other fathers, of
the early church on the Pacific coast,
says the Western Waterman
This time it is a well known Fran
-ciscan, Rev. Zephyrin Englehardt. o. F.
NJ. who comes to the front, and it is
understood that when his investiga-
lions have been completed. Father
Zephyrin viii issue a volume. which will
DE rich addition to California liter
ature dealing with early history.
4 Father Zephyrin is at present study
ing rare collection of books and
documents in the Los Angeles city Ii
brary, and he declares that this city
is fortunate in holding the most val
liable collection of the kind in exist
ence.
The present research is in accord
ance with a commission from superiors
in the Franciscan order. and in this
work he has Travelled from Mexico to
San Francisco, examining carefully all
available documents, as those held by
the Catholic church and those in secu- |
lar institutions. He has probably had |
access to more and richer MATERIAL
than has ever fallen to the lot of any /
investigator of mission days.
=
The TT. Rev. Patrick Harnett. Y. c.
was invested with the dignity of do |
mestic Drelate to His Holiness. at /
st. Vibiana's cathedral, Los Angeles, |
July 80, with most impressive cere- /
monies, and in the presence of an i'm /
mense congregation and a large num- (
Der of local and visiting clergy. Bishop /
Conaty conducted the services. and also |
preached an eloquent and forcfble SER
mon.
The death of Sister Dolores. found |
ress and and superioress of the Holy /
Family sisterhood, is a sad loss to her /
order and to the church She quietly
and silently accomplished a great work /
In San Francisco, says the Leader. I
She built up a splendid order devoted /
to active work amongst the neglected I
classes. She saw her little conmun-
ity grow until it numbered sixty sis
tiers whose lives are consecrated to the
young. Many a home has been blessed
by the ministrations of the sisters of
the Holy Family in time of sorrow and
of need. Thousands of young people
owe their knowledge of Christian doc
trine to them. Their day homes shell
ter and train vast numbers of little
ones. Wherever charity called there
were the sisters of the Holy Family
found.
All this work was accomplished with
out noise or show. Sister Dolores plan
ned and guided and directed. The work
Of the community was fashioned by
her. To her sancitity and zealffs due |
the sisterhood of the Holy Family. |
which supplies a real need in San
&,EanciSpo