The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


the university. he represented Quebec
in the national geological congress at
Washington in 1891, and in the same
year was named president of the Royal
Society of Canada. In 1877 he was
elected vice president of the interna-
tlonal geological congress held at ST.
Petersburg.
among the important scientific works
leit by Mgr. Lahamme are textbooks on
mineralogy, geology and botany; essays
On physlcal geography and studies of
electricity and magnetism.
The French government has paused
long enough in its work of suppression
OF every phase of Christianity in
france to decorate with medals for
herolsm several of its foreign mission
ary priests and sisters who performed
acts o! distinguished bravery during
lhe massacres and prosecutions of the
Christians of Armenia by Turks in
April, 1903
II the busy Turks have any time to
ponder over this inconsistency of their
sister nation ii must puzzle them con-
sioeraoIy to straighten out the tangle!
The French academy has recentlv
conferred on Right Rev. Alexander lie
hoy, formerly vicar apostolic of Gabon
and now superior general of the con-
gregation of the Holy Ghost, the Juteau-
DuvlgneauX prize of $500 for his yalu-
able contribution to chronological knowl-
edge, entitled, The History of Primi-
tive Religions"
In March, 1893, st. Cyprian's parish
was founded for the colored Catholics
OF East Washington, D. c. In II years
they have built fine stone church.
parish hall and rectory at a cost of
100000 They have paid a debt of
$4,000 In addition they have main
tanned an absolutely free parochial
school taught by the colored sisters,
the "Oblates of Providence" They have
over 300 children in the school.
Besides this church work there are 10
reIigious beneficial societies, whose work
is to take care of the sick and bury the
dead. These societies have paid into
their treasures during these years $50
600. They have fund in reserve now
of s12. 500.
There are about 5000 souls in the
parish. All are, of course poor; but
the work has been done by themselves.
The pastor can affirm that 80 per cent
of the money this parish has raised
and paid was contributed by them
selVes-a proof that colored Catholics
are generous and self-sacrifcing.
The sisters choir, altar boys, and, in
fact all connected with the congre-
CATION, are colored. except the pastor
and his assistant
1t Is q pleasure to print this account
as a tribute to a good body of poor
Catholics, who deserve well of their
more favored brethren.
The Grand seminaries of France
held their fifth congress at Paris July
/ 1920. The alliance of the seminaries
] was formed in 1905, and in 1908 Plus
! x placed it under the protection of
Cardinal Wives Tuto. There are 70
| dioceses aggregated and 80 seminaries.
At the congress of 1909 SO dioceses
| were represented.
! In the library of the Union theologi-
! cal seminary of New York is won
! derful collection known as the Meal
/ pin Donation consisting of Protestant
and Catholic books, sermons and tracts
/ to the number sof 10000 or more titles.
published just before, during and sub
sequent TO the so called reformation" :"
In this library there are many books
which are unique, most of them very
rare, and all of them of the greatest
value to all who are studying the Tu-
dor and Stuart periods of English his
tory.
By the way, there are in this collec-
ton number of works of the cele-
brated Jesuit, Robert Parsons.
A poor Italian woman in Brooklyn,
whose dying. babe was about to be
taken TO the hospital, detained the am
bulance in hopes that the priest who
had been sent for might arrive in time
! to baptize the child But the priest
was delayed, the doctor was impatient
and time was precious. In this di-
lemma a Catholic policeman who was
standing by promptly decided upon his
| course of action He procured some
water and gave the child lay bap-
tisnn.' TO the great satisfaction of the
mother and the eternal welfare of the
little patient. who died soon after
ward
In Philadelphia Bishop Prendergast
at Overlook recently conferred minor
| orders on five converts from the Pro-
testant Episcopal ministry and subdea-
| conship on three others.
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