The Washington herald., 1909-06-05
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES.

an increase to April / OF S25.sS764
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES.
The directors OF the Apostolic Mission
House have about completed arrange
ments for the congress OF missionaries.
which viii take place Wednesday, Thurs
day. and Friday Of next week, IN the
Aula Maxima. Mcmahon Hall. Catholic
University. At the first session. on
Wednesday evening. at 7:3O o'clock. the
presiding officer VIII be elected Thurs
day and Friday sessions win be held from
3 10 II O'Clock in the morning and from
to 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and the clos
ing exercises OF the congress viii take
place Friday evening at 7.3O O'Clock.
The meetings promise 70 be unusually
interesting on account Of the personnel
OF the congress Most or the religious
orders win send official representatives.
among them Rev. NJ. l. Boarman. S. J.,
OF Chicago. who VIII represent the
Jesuits. Father Stanislaus. provincial OF
the Passi0nists. and Very Rev ". X
Likly. OF the I.azarists Rev Father
Burke. c. s. p. editor Of the Catholic
World, and Rev. John Z. Burke. president
Of the Bureau Of Negro Missions. Rev.
Francis Kelley, president Of the Church
Extension Society. VIII read q paper on
his special work and Right Rev Mgr
AlOysius POZZi. who is in charge Of the
Italian missions in the diocese Of Tren-
ton, viii be the official representative OF
Bishop McFaul Of Trenton. He VIII pre-
sent a paper on the handling Of the
Italian emigrant situation Other papers 7
viii be read on The chapel car as a
missionary" p" Church extension and mis-
sion work. Opportunities IN Canada
Literature al church doors" The
diocesan bands and their special work.
Convert making, instructing and their
perseverance" Missions among the IN
dian" Some avenues Of missionary
activity. The leakage. lis cause and
remedy To develop the missionary I
spirit in semi-sries." "Evangelizing the I
negro Vacations TO the life OF the mis- I
sions. Missions among children" Cos (
pei problems IN the South, The Catholic 4
young man al secular universities" a
central missionary college" The field OF z
far and instant demands" and Pushing
parish machinery 10 its highest eff /
ciency
A novena in honor Of ST. Anthony be-
gan Thursday at 81. Anthony's Church. /
Brookland, d C. Prayers Of the Novena I
are reciJed each morning after the mass. /
and special services were held last night i
in conjunction with the Sacred Heart de-
vouons. and viii he held tomorrow even
ipg al 80 O'Clock. Thursday afternoon az
3 O'Clock. and Thursday and Friday even
iEgs al 80 O'Clock Sunday, June Il, VII
mark the celebration OF the patrouaI feast
OF the church, as well as the feast OF
Corpus Christi There VIII be a solemn
high mass. sung by the pastor, Rev. Ed
ward Southgate. assisted by priests from
the College OF the Immaculate Concep-
ton The choir Of seminarians from the i
Dominican House Of Studies VIII also
furnish the music Of the mass. which viii
be strictly GresOriau. In the afternoon
there viii be an outdoor procession. in
which the children OF the parish. men,
bers Of the Sodauty and Holy Name
Society, win take part. The procession
viii start from the church and VIII march
to the Benedictine Convent. where bens-
dicJiOn VIII be given. Returning 20 The
church. there viii be a sermon by Rev.
T D2vi5 Williams. assistant pastor OF
ST. Stephens Church, and the services
VIII close with Solemn BenedictiOn Of the
Blessed Sacrament. with Rev. p Con-
roy, assistant pastor OF ST Martins
Church. as ceIebrant Father Southgate
wIl also be assisted by several OF the
local clergy.
At St. Martins Church the closing exe--
-ises Of the Sunday school viii take place
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock The
Sisters Of Notre Dame. from Trinity Col
ege, have charge OF the Sunday scool,
and have arranged a regular graded
course for the pupils. similar TO that in
use in day schools. This year there are
eight pupils, four boys and four girls.
who have completed the prescribed course
and who VIII receive diplomas. The girl /.
graduates are Emily Haltigan. daughter
of P. J. Haltigan, editor OF the Hiber-
1ian; Dorothy BeaN Marie Bremen, and
Bessie Brenpen, and the boys entitled TO
diplomas are Thomas O'COnnell. Charles
Stifel. Carlysle Sloecker, and Elias Purdy.
Sold medals VIII also be presented 10
he pupils who have won the degree Of
excellence AT o'clock the members OF
this years First Communion class will
be invested with the scapuIar. To-mor-
-ow the children Of the parish VIII re-
,eive communion in a body al the $50
D clock mass
The newly organized baseball team OF
the Church Of the Nativity. Brightwood.
viii play its initial game against the
team from ST Johns College Wednesday s
afternoon, June 9, at the baseball grounds /
At Brightwood ll
Solemn high mass viii be sung al ST. ,
2atriek's Church tomorrow by Rev. VIII /
am J. Carroll, with sermon by Rev. {
Thomas E McGuigan. At 40 o'clock in (
he afternoon a number Of children who {
'ecently made their first communion 4
rom 50 70 100-wiU be received into
he junior sOdaIity, the Children Of Mary.
Rev William T. Russell. D. D. viii .
preach the sermon. which VIII be FOL- !
owed by Benediction Of the Blessed Z
sacrament. The meetings OF the League OF q
he Good Shepherd viii be discontinued
luring the summer The final service for
he season was held last Sunday night
md following the service a meeting Of the Z
members was called in Carroll Hall for I
review Of the work Of the organization (
md the election Of officers for The en-
Uing year About 6o0 members were
'resent and Judge William II. De Lacy, I {
II the Juvenile Court. was reelected
resident. and Representative J. r. Rams !
ell. Of Louisiana, vice president Rev.
Or. Russell, the founder Of the league;
uige De Lacy. and Representative
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