The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-07-15

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Northwestern Canada, is preparing a
prayer book for the Indians of the
Great Slave Lake region of the Cana
dian Northwest.
New Diocesan Seminary for St.
Louis.-The erection of new did,
cesar seminary for st. Louis, Mo-, to
cost a million and a half dollars, the
ground for which has already been
purchased, will be begun not later
than September, 1912.
Pledged More Than One Hundred
Thousand.-Archbisho Prendergast,
of Philadelphia, is proud of the fact
that since he was made Auxiliary
Bishop fourteen years ago he has
given the pledge to approximately
100000 children.
Silver Jubilee Of Benedictine Abbot.
The Abbey of ST. Meinrad, Ind. to-
gether with it's parish celebrated on
Corpus Christi the silver jubilee OF
its Abbot, the Rt. Rev. Athanasius
Schmitt, o. S. B.
Catholic Leads His Class at West
Point.-Of the SO graduates of the
United States Military Academy at
West Point, Lieutenant John ]. Flem-
ming, young Catholic student from
Burlington, Iowa, stood at the head.
He distinguished himself in all his
classes. Of the SO young graduates,
eleven are Catholics.
Governor Dix, of New York, has
signed Assemblyman Foley's Bill pro-
hibiting on and after the first day of
next September the presentation in
any theatrical performance "of liv-
ing character representing the Divine
Person"
Catholic Churches Desecrated.-The
sanctuaries of both Sacred Heart and
St. Mary's Catholic churches, Sterling,
ILL.,, were profaned recently by
vandals, who stole the gold chal-
ices. Father Burns, the pastor of st.
Mary's Church, has offered a reward
of 800 for the return of the property.
Dual Jubilee CeIebration.-It is pro-
posed that the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the erection of the Diocese of
Belleville, ILL.,, in 1887, and the Silver
Jubilee of the conservation of it's
Bishop, Mgr. Jansen, be combined
and celebrated as dual silver jubilee
and be commemorated by the publica-
ton of an illustrated history of that
Diocese.
Presbyterians Praise Catholic Tenn
perance Work.-The Presbyterian AS
sembly which met recently in Ottawa,
Canada, gave credit to the Catholic
Church and particularly to Archbishop
Bruchesi of Montreal for the fact that
the Province of Quebec leads in the
matter of temperance. It was pointed
out that in Quebec sixty-nine per cent
of the municipalities are dry, while in
Ontario out of S12 municipalities only
431 were without the legalized sale of
liquor.
National Convention, X. Of c., in
Detroit.-The National Convention Of
the Knights of Columbus will be held
this year in Detroit, Michigan, be-
ginning July 31st and ending August
9Th.
DR.. Murphy Heads Medical Associa-
tion.-The American Medical Associa-
ton held its annual convention in
Los Angeles recently. It is a matter
for congratulation among Catholics
that the highest Office in the gift Of
that splendid association goes this
year to DR.. John B. Murphy, of Chi
cago, a practical Catholic and credit !
alike to his faith and to his profess
sion
Catholic Services At Opening OF
Exposition.-When in San Diego re-
Gently Bishop Conaty attended a meet
ing of the committee of the San Diego
Exposition. Final arrangements were
completed with regard to the celebra-
ton of Catholic Day, July 10Th. Solemn
High Mass will be celebrated, with
the Bishop assisting in Cappa Magma.
All the officers of the Mass will be
Franciscan Fathers from the Monas-
terry at Santa Barbara. The Bishop
has been invited to preach the his
torical sermon on that occasion.
American Seminary for Foreign
Missions.-The Rev. James A. Walsh,
who with the Rev. Thomas F. Price,
has been selected to organize the pro-
posed Seminary for Foreign Missions
in the United States will go to Rome
to lay the project before the authori-
ties. 1t need not be said that the ap-
proval and blessing of the Holy Fa-
Their will be freely given to work so
Apostolic.
RuffaIo's New Cathedral.-Bu ffalo's
new Cathedral will be built of white