The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-19

League Of Prayer Numbers $4,000
Membership the Church of ST.
Vincent Ferrer, New York City, about
a year ago, League of Prayer was
organized under the auspices of the
Eucharistic League, for 1.-The salvation
of souls and the conversion OF Amerl-
ca Beginning with the enrolment
of a few members, the league has be-
come international, and has spread
through the United States, Canada,
England, Ireland and Germany and
has membership of over $4,000.
Society of the Holy Spirit.-The So
ciety of the Holy Spirit, New Orleans,
has just completed it's 29th year: This
year it has established free Catholic
parochial school for st. Georges
parish. In seven years it has distrl-
buted 1,S10,003 pieces of printed mat
ter, and has sent to many secular jour
nails in the city of New Orleans and
elsewhere, responses to publications
or statements in which Catholic dog
mas or practices had been attached.
Proposed marquette Park" for Wis
consin.-Efforts are being made by the
Catholics of Wisconsin to induce the
state to buy the tract along the mouth
of the Wisconsin river. 1t was there,
tradition says, that Father Marquette
first beheld the Mississippi river, and
it is proposed to name this park Mar
uuette park in honor of the famous
discoverer. The land is now held by
one family, which, it is said, will not
oppose it's acquisition by the state for
park purposes.
Commander-in-chief of the G. A. r.
a CathoIic.-The present commander
in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, John E. Gilman, has been a
member of the choir in the Jesuit
Church in Boston for more than thirty
years. He is fourth degree member
of the Knights of Columbus and man
of charming personality. AS private
he enlisted in the Twelfth Massachu-
sets Infantry in June, 1861, at Bos-
ton. At the battle of Gettysburg on
July 2, 1868, while the regiment was
fighting at Zeigler's grove, between
Cemetery Hill and Bloody Angle, Pri-
vate Gilman's right arm was shot off
by a rebel shell and scores of his
comrades fell dead around him.
President of AIIegany College Dead.
The death of Very Rev. Joseph But
Ter, o. F. NJ, took place at St. Francis
Hospital, New York City, recently af-
ter a lingering illness. Father Butler
was one of the deans of the teaching
force among the Catholic colleges of
the country, having taught over fifty
years. He was born in Tipperary, Ire
land, seventy-four years ago, and at an
early age came to New York and
joined the Franciscan Order. He be-
came identified with the faculty of st.
Bonaventure's College, Allegany, New
York, and for more than quarter of
a century has held the position of
president of that institution.
Priest To Assist immigrants at
MontreaI.-At the instigation of the
United Irish League, Rev. Father Mar.
tin CaI1aghan has recently been ap-
pointed by the ecclesiastical authori.
ties to receive immigrants on
their arrival in Montreal, where he
will look after their various wants
While the appointment of Father Cal
laghan is everywhere acknowledged tc
be step in the right direction, yet II
is felt that there should also be a
priest to receive the immigrants al
Quebec, as many of them land there
Honored by Trinity University
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president Of
the Canadian Pacific railroad, has re
ceived from the famous University O
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, the
degree of Doctor of Laws.
Gold Statue of ST. Ann for Shrine
The French Canadian Colony in New
York have organized the st. Ann Colo
Statue Association, for the purpose o
providing a IA karat gold statue of st
Ann s feet high, to be placed on ;
Carrara marble pedestal in the Church
of st. Ann de Beaupre, after beini
blessed by the Pope and exhibited il
the principal cities. 1t is to cos
100000.
The New Diocese of Toiedo.-Th
new Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, has
parishes in the episcopal city, IL
priests in the Diocese, hospitals, tn
Little Sisters of the Poor, 3 orphan
ages, colleges and academies an
about $4,000 Catholics.
Congress of Holy Name Societies.
A movement is on foot in Baltimor
Nd, to hold the first national congress
of the Holy Name Societies Of tn
United States and Canada there du
ing Cardinal Gibbons jubilee celebr
tion in October. Such congress