The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-09
Catholic Notes.

Count Holstein- Ledreborg, the new
Premier of Denmark, is the first Cath
Ole prime minister since the Reforma-
ton. Although he is past the age of
70 he is looked on as the broadcast
minded statesman in this country.
The magnificent memorial church be-
ing erected in Birmingham, England
through the generous contributions of
worldwide admirers of the late John
Henry Newman, is nearing completion
1t has been built outside the Old Ora
tory, so dear to the heart of the late
Cardinal.
The 1O6 Catholic elementary schools
of Greater New York were opened on
Monday. This is an increase of nine
schools over last year. The total reg
istration in 1908 was 1895 1t is ex-
pected that this year about $780, 900 chill
dren will be accommodated in the Cath
Ollie schools
Rev. Vincent Scheil, the celebrated
French Dominican, has devoted his life
to the unwilling of long past and for
gotten civilizations. Largely owing to
his efforts and to that of other Cath
oils scholars much light has been shed
on the historical passages of the Old
Testament.
On Saturday morning, April Z, during
the progress of the Eucharistic con-
gress in Cologne, Bishop Lyster of Ach-
onry. pontif1cated in st. Martins, a
church built by the Irish in the seventh
century, and still called the Irish
church"
For the purpose of colonizing a large
Minnesota farming district with desir-
able persons and establishing Catholic
schools and churches, Bishop James Nc
Goldrick of Duluth has closed a deal
by which he will control the settle
ment of 10000 acres of land in Hubbard
and Decker counties, Mimi
Rev. Father Jan. o. NJ. l., on account
of i'll health has been transferred from
Calgary to Strathcona. The apostolic
priest displayed wonderful energy in the
missionary field and it is of necessity
that he should be given a parish where
his work would not be so strenuous.
He takes with him to his new field the
very best wishes of all classes in Cal
gary.
During the past summer two Catholic
bishops of Australasia, Right Rev. DR..
Doyle of Lismore and Right Rev. Dr.
Murray of Maitland, n. S. w. passed
through the curtain that separates time
from eternity When Bishop Doyle of
Llsmore passed out he stood possessed
OF three sfxpences; when the Bishop of
Maitland CDR Murray went over to the
vast majority he had not even one six
pence to his name.
In Cork the other day Right Rev.
Charles ]. O'Reilly, D. D., bfshop of
Baker City, Ore, conducted the inter-
estlng ceremony of the conservation of
three affairs in the Father Mathew Me-
mortal church of the Holy Trinity. The
ceremony had not been performed in
Cork for nearly twenty-five years, and
consequently was followed with very
great interest by a large congregation
A touching incident in connection with
the dedication of the Celtic cross on
Crosse Isle, in memory of the Irish
victims of the ship fever of 1S47 was
the presence on the platform of Mrs
Rooerse of Quebec, whose maiden name
was Mary Cox. She was daughter of
one OF the fever victims, was adopted
by a French Canadian family and al
though of purely Iifsh parentage can
not speak a word of English. Her two
daughters accompanied her to the cele-
bration.
Lord Stafford, the eleventh Baron of
the title, possesses at Costessey Hall.
near Norwich, a private chapel of which
the centenary has been celebrated by
a pontifical high mass. The Jerning-
hams have always remained in the
Catholic faith this fidelity being re-
warded by Queen Mary with the gift
of Costessey Hall and Manor. which
from that time until now have held by
a member of the family. The pres
ent domestic chapel has accommodation
for $50 persons, and its painted win
dows are very fine. the Oldest portion
of the glass going back to the twelfth
century.