The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-25
AMERICAN NEWS.

Valuable Ancient Manuscript Hymn
5ook.-At the Xavier sale held in New
York last week a manuscript hymn
book claimed to be of value as an
antique was purchased by George D.
Smith of that city for $3.50. The book
is an antiphonarium or service book
with music finely written on vellum
of the fifteenth century, with Latin
inscription, which proves, it Is claimed,
that the manuscript belonged to st.
Peter of Perugia.
Noted Jesuit Provincial IlI.-The
Very Rev. J. F. x. O'Connor, S. J., the
able Provincial of the Southern Prov
ince, is lying dangerously i'll at the
Providence Inf1rmary in Mobile. Father
O'Connor, who has been in feeble
health for the past six months, was
taken sick while attending the Bi-Cen-
tennial of Mobile. He was born in
Savannah, Ga, September II, 1S48, and
entered the Society of Jesus in 1865.
He made his last vows in 1884, having
been ordained a few years previously.
He became one of the great mission
aries of the South, and made many
converts.
Celtic Cross Monument for Mother
Seton.-An order has been given for
a solid granite monument in the shape
of Celtic cross Is feet high to be
erected on the mountain side, near
Mount St. Mary's College, to the mem
DRY of Ann Elizabeth Seton (Mother
Seton), foundress of st. Joseph's Sis
tiers of Charity, Emmitsburg. The cross
will bear this inscription:
This cross marks the site of Father
Dubois house, in which Mother Seton
and her first associates lived from
June 81 to July 81, 1909.
BLESSED be God in His Angels and
in His Saints"
Easton, Pa, Catholic Church De-
stroyed.-St Joseph's Catholic Church,
a magnificent brick building on the
Southside, Easton, Pa, was totally de-
stroyed by fire last Friday. The paro-
chial school, Sisters home and rectory
were also burned. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
1t is believed the fire originated from
crossed electric light wires. In the
church there were a number Of fine
paintings and statues made in Europe.
The Rev. James Regnery, pastor of
st. Joseph's, when the fire was discov-
cred, removed the Blessed Sacrament,
the chalice and other sacred articles.
Anglican Bishop of Montreal Op-
poses ProseIytism Among Catholics
Unlike his fellow-Protestants Of other
denominations, Bishop Farthing, head
of the Anglican Church in Montreal,
does not believe in proselytizing work
among Catholics. He took the ground
at recent synod of his church that
there was grave danger of Protestants
destroying the faith of Catholics al.
together by activity in this direction
Death of Venerable PreIate.-Mon.
signor Maggie, the oldest priest in the
Diocese of Scranton, died at his resi-
dence in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, last week
He was pastor of st. Nicholas Church
of Wilkes-Barre, for fifty-three years
and had recently asked, owing to his
advanced age and feebleness, to be re
lieved from duty. He was sc years
old.
After being educated in Germany
where he was born, he was a tutor in
anoblemans family for some years and
then he came to this country. He
was ordained a priest by Bishop Neu
mann in 1858, and the same year was
appointed to the pastorate of st. Mich
olas' Church, Wilkes-Barre He was
created a monsignor by Pope Leo, ir
1902.
New York Maronite Catholic Church
The Maronite Catholics of New
York, under the care of Rev. Franci:
Wakim, have obtained permission from
Archbishop Farley to secure subscrip
lions in the Diocese for the needed re
pairs on the building they recently Sc
cured for parochial purposes. They
propose to alter this for chapel ant
school purposes. The Archbishop heads
the contributions to the work with
donation of $1,000 A bazaar was re
Gently given for the Maronite parish
and through the assistance of English
speaking friends, it was a success.
New Hospital Dedicated.-The splen
did new hospital of st. Joseph, Van
couver, Wash, was dedicated last Sal
urday by Bishop O'Dea, of Seattle
Archbishop Christie delivered the a6
dress. The hospital cost $1500O0.
A Distinguished English Visitor
Prior Gilbert Higgins, canon regula
of the Order of st. Austin, Londor
who is visiting relatives in Boston,
the first postulant in the English prov
ince since the Reformation. He !
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