The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
Saturday. July Is.
1903.
IN THE DETROIT CHURCHES


, the religious book store. IL there hap
pens to be one ip town vs. locked up
/ on sunday. Tbe hotels OF depots or
| news stands provide no religious r"ad-
4 NIX for the public anu much as pcoplc
! might like 10 have suitable sabbath
/ reading "a cannot be found In the ma
/ kct The church las made no pro-
visions a. meet the Unsuitable hunger
Z aud thirst of the people Tor readinS
/ matter and remains satisfied simply -
| criticise tile business concerns that
! cater To the universal demand. IN.
! church has the ability and the wealth.
! and the enterprise To provide an ampi"
/ religious literature and To distribute "a
| as widely as the secular papers are ana
until this IL done il Is OF little use %
! cry out against the sunday papers. Let
! the church provide something better.
/ IL can and ought to provide an amp.e
4 supply OF good sunday reading ana
have II accessible at hotels ana news
stands "a well as at the churches.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
A solemn high mass Will be sung In
Ste. Anne's Catholic church sunday
| morning I'm honor OF the patron saint
| OF the church.
The Rev. \. IL. b. Macy. pastor OF
! ST. Paurs Catholic church, Crosse
Pointe. returned Friday from an auto
mobile trip to Newport Oldport. Mon
roe and Toledo.
Congressman Townsend and the Rev.
j. +. Hallissey, OF Hudson. viii deliver
addresses at the annual picnic OF tho
! Chelsea Catholic church To be held In
! Freeman's grove. Cavanaugh lake, Aug
II!
In the parade. at the laying of the
eornerstone OF the Minneapolis Pro
Cathedral tCatholic), were 20 Japan
csc converts. who were received into
the Minneapolis church during March
and April.
general OF the Detroit diocese. has re-
turned from i've weeks vacation In
his homo in Wisconsin. The Rev. John
\ Gahriels, assistant pastor or -.
Peter and L'aufs cathedral on Adelaide
ST., left Wednesday for two weeks
| Trip To 81. lsnace. Mich.
The Very Rev. Fr. Baumgartner.
Chancellor OF the diocese and Dean
churcn. went to Monroe Thursday.
where they were present at the sew
cnty second birthday anniversary cele-
bration of the Rev &. q. Bolte, Of st.
Michaefs church, that city.
The members OF Division No. l. A y.
| H.. OF Wayne county, Will observe the
twenty-eishth anniversary OF the ~ =
! their hall In the Elks' temple. Cornelius
O'Dwycr, james Hogan sina William l.,
Moloney are the only surviving Chart:
/ members or the society, /. }. Mahcr
! has filled the office of secretary con-
| tinuously for "a years.
The cornerstone OF the new parochial
| school Of -. Johns Catholic church, on
| the East Grand-blvd.. Will be land sun
! day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The Rev.
| NJ. j. Il. Dempsey, vicar general or the
I diocese, will ofhciate at the services
| and preach the sermon. He viii be as
| sisted by a number OF the local clergy.
! The basement has been completed and
work on the building will be pushed
| as rapidly as possible. IL rs expected
that the school will be ready by the
1 first of the year.
/ Work is progressing rapidly on the
/ new parochial school buildins Ior ST.
I lar
/ Heights. The building IL OF paving
! b. .ck with two stories and oasem snt
and Will cost =" the nclghoorhood OF
5000 There Will be elias rooms aud
music rooms An the basement Will be
/ used for play looms for the children.
/ Two of the lass rooms VIII be ntted
/ up temporarily for the Sisters OF 1t.
| Joseph. from Kalamazoo, who Will have
| charge OF the school 1t is expected by
the pastor. the Rev. George Maurcr.
that the building will be ready by the
are between $50 and 500 children in the
parish
Der OF the Jesuit fathers connected
with IS. Peter and Pauls Catholic
! church on Jefferson ave, give retreats
-, for religious communities throughout
this province Among those who are at
present out OF the city are; Father
/ Rector II. ID. Slevin. president OF De-
troit College,. in Chicago, giving re-
treat to the Ladies' OF the Sacred
Heart convent: Fr. citing is In Big
! Rapids. Mich: F'r. Tracey. in. .Massilon,
Ohio: FIR. William Hofrend in verniil
III. and f'r. william p. ouinlan, for
the sisters OF Mercy: Chicago. The
Rev. Fr. Sehapman, S. j.. who has
been III in 81. Mary's hospital for the
covered so that he Is expected to re-
turn to the college next week.
| The congregation OF the Church of
the Holy Rosary VIII give an excursion
| Al TIA Sb
Cardinal Gibbons. who left recently
| Tor a trip to Rome. In company with
Archbishop Farley and Bishops Foley
| and O'Connell. is reported in Baltl-
! more paper as saying that conditions IN
| this country are in state calculated
To trouble any sincere churchman. AS
| there Is gradual trend towards un-
| righteousness. lie said: The public
school Is the place to begin anew.
There are so many cunning little
| schemes always being devised by
atheists unbelievers and non Chris
| tians To. put God out of the public
| schools that the authorities In this
atheists and non-Christians from any
| office OF authority. Let each denom-
ination maintain its own school. where
| it's christian teachers can inculcate a
| love for God into the hearts OF the
| children while teaching them other
things Let the expense be borne by
| the state.
METHODIST.
Mrs Tracy. widow Of the late Rev.
/ ID. Il. Tracy, formerly a Methodist pas
| tor in this city. who has made her
| home in Washington since the death OF
| Mr. Tracy, is visiting friends here.
The Rev. r. A. Greenwood, OF Asbury
Methodist Episcopal church, Will occu-
py the pulpit of Simpson Methodist
church, Sunday, In the absence OF the
pastor, the Rev. Il. T.. Fitchett at Orion
| Lake. Mr.. Fitchett will return home
next week.
The Rev. George Elliott. d. d., for
merly pastor OF the Central Methodist
church OF this city. is one OF the
preachers at the famous Des PLANES
camp meeting near Chicago. Among
the bishops OF the church who are TO
preach are Quayle. Mcintyre, Bristol
Oldham. Warne and Hughes.
The Indian church. In Isabella, Isa-
bella county was dedicated Thursday,
and Is under the charge of the Rev. J.
NJ Jensen. of the Methodist Episcopal
churd0 built in the county in a year.
evening. an Indian preacher. the Rev.
John Jacobs. of Northport, preached.
and the Indian band from Mt. Pleasant
furnished the musical numbers. The
church is free from debt.
The Rev. Seth Reed and wife. who up
to short time ago had charge OF the
Methodist old Peoples home in Chel-
sea. have returned to Flint from Roch-
ester. Mimi. where they went six
weeks ago for Mrs. Reed TO receive
treatment in the Mayo Bros hospital
In that city. She underwent n critical
operation four weeks ago. and IL proved