The Irish standard., 1905-12-09
CATHOLIC U. 8. HISTORY.

| CATHOLIC U. 8. HISTORY.
Notable Events Worth Commemorate
ing by American Catholics.
In his annual report, the Rev. p. r..
McDevitt, superintendent Of the pa
rochial schools Of Philadelphia, sug-
gests that Catholic American histori-
cal events be commemorated in Cath
Ollie schools. Father McDevitt sub
mits tentative list of Catholic events
in our history worthy of remembrance.
Many are chiefly of local interest.
Those Of a more general character,
which might be supplemented in each
diocese by delving into "home" history,
are as follows:
January 3, 1864. Archbishop Hughes
died.
January 5, 1860, Venerable Bishop
Neumann died.
February z, 1872, Archbishop Spauld-
ing died.
February 20, 1878, election of Pope
Leo.
March Is, 1890, reply Of General
Washington to the address of the Ro-
man Catholics.
March Is, 1885, Most Rev. John Nc
Closkey appointed Cardinal-the first
in the United States.
March 10, st. Joseph, patron of Uni
versal Church.
March rs. 1888, founders of Mary
land arrive at st. Clements Island.
May 10. 1875, death of Father Mar
quette at Pointe Saint Ignace, Michi-
gan. His remains were discovered in
1877 by Very Rev. E. Jacker.
May rs, 1898, ordination of Rev.
Stephen T. Badin, the first ordination
in the United States.
August "a, 1874, Bishop Calderon, Of
Cuba, confers minor orders for the first
time within the territory of the United
States at ST. Augustine, Florida.
August "a, 1924, martyrdom Of Tath-
err Rasle.
September 8, 1865, first Mass at st.
Augustine, Florida, by francesca de
Mendoza Grajales, chaplain of Menen-
DEE.
September 10, 1903, Commodore John
Barry, Father of the American navy"
died "at the head of the service" He
is buried in st. Mary's cemetery, Phil
adelphia.
September 20, 1866, Father Peter
Martinez, S. j. murdered by the In
dams of Florida on the Island of
Tacatucuru (now Cumberland), of st.
Johns river.
September. 1913, Samuel Argall, from
Virginia, destroyed the Catholic set
Element on Mount Desert Island. Fiji
teen Frenchmen, including Father
Masse and the commander, La Saus-
save, were cast adrift in an open boat
Fathers Biard and Du Quentin wero
carried off to Virginia.
October IL, 1892, Columbus discoy-
cred America.
October -. 1864, Chief Justice Taney
died.
October 10, 1916. martyrdom of Faith
er Jogues.
October 80. 1888, passage by the
New York assembly, under Governor
Dongan, of the bill of rights, guaran-
teeing religious liberty.
November, 1855, expulsion of Acad-
fans.
November %, 1892, sailing of the
"Ark and Dove" from England with
settlers for Maryland under Governor
Leonard Calvert.
December 3, 1915, Archbishop Car
roll, patriarch Of the American Church.
died.
December 8. Mary Immaculate, pa
troness Of the United States solemn
ly chosen by the Sixth Provincial
Council Of Baltimore.
1926. Father Joseph de la Roche. a
Recollect from Canada, the first priest
to enter the present United States.
November 6, 1889. erection of Amer
lean hierarchy.
November IA, 1882, Charles Carroll
died. First Citizen" Last signer."
1875. Easter Sunday. Baptism Of
Catherine Tegakowita: the Lily Of
Purity and sanctity of the Mohavks.
1880. Ash Wednesday. Death Of
Catherine Tegakowita, the Indian
maiden, whose canonization was 90
licited by the Third Plenary Council OF
Baltimore.
March 10. 1895, Father Demetrius
Gallitzin ordained by Bishop Carroll.
the second priest ordained in this
country.