The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11


specially supplied for the purpose, and
practically every family donates from
one to four and six pounds Of standard
wax candles, SO that the entire collec-
ton looks like veritable mountain OF.
wax before the altar.
The Feast of st. Blaze also brought
out an astonishingly large number OF
people to receive the customary bless
ing of the throat, which was admins
tered after the three Masses in the
morning and at half past three and
half past seven o'clock p m. to large
numbers, the men working in three
different shifts not being able to at
tend together at any one time.
The Cathedral Dramatic Club is
making good progress on their play in
tended for st. Patrick's Day next.
Sturgis.-Rt Rev. Bishop Busch wis.,
tied the Motherhouse of the Sisters OF
st. Benedict at Sturgis last week to-
confer with the Sisters in regard to the
opening of an academy at ChadrOn,l
Nebraska, Father Dolan, of Chadron,
who called on the Bishop at Lead a
few days previously having requested
the Sisters to take charge of the new
academy about to be erected at this
place, where a large block has been
secured and some twenty thousand
dollars have been subscribed for the
purpose. AS a result of the confer
ence Father Dolan has been assured
of the Sisters cooperation and steps
will be taken at once to arrange the
details satisfactorily to both parties.
This settles for the time being the
contemplated consolidation of the
Deadwood and Hot Springs hospitals
and an effort will be made to secure
suitable nurses home in connection
with each of the latter Institutions
Hot Springs. Father Nc
Carthy, who has taken UP his resi-
dence at Hot Springs, is reported as
doing very well and already shows
signs of Improvement He now en-
joys the long walks, that were impos-
sible at Lead, where there is not one
entirely level lot in the whole place.
Trip county.-From the wastes of
Trip County comes this encouraging
news from Rev. J. Novak: "There are
many here who would like to become
Catholics if they could understand the
doctrines and ways of Catholics. They
are very eager to get hold of Catholic
literature
/ could distribute hundreds of pamph-
lets if had them. 1t is a great field
for converts and one rejoices to see
how much could be done for the cause.
1 have many on the way and as / have
now my set program of visitations l
can devote more attention also to nom
Catholics"
Financial Reports.-According to the
financial report of the Cathedral, pub
lished last Sunday, the total receipts
for the year 1910 amounted to ST.
4S9.1O. During the year, which was a
particularly trying one on account of
the many disturbing elements, there
was paid on the principal of the debt
only $4,000, leaving the total habili-
ties at this time 100000. The Cathe-
dral property is valued at 49,, 100000.
Among the things proposed for the
advancement of the interests of the
parish is an institute or building that
will serve as society and parish hall
and, if possible, also include school
rooms, the present school facilities be-
ing far from suitable. The peculiar So
cial and industrial conditions of Lead,
however, make it impossible to con-
tract even as much of debt as would
seem small in any other place of the
same Importance, and the problem is
proportionately enlarged.
| The annual reports are slowly com
ing in also from other places and
when collated will prove extremely in.
teresting, edifying and somewhat per.
picking. Thus Rev. John Vogel, the
Indian missionary, reports twelve
places visited regularly, with LAB fam
lilies and 81 single self-supporting indi
viduals, or about $50 to 900 souls
After all the hardship, travel and ex
pense, he received the grand sum OF
/ $257.40 from his charges, most OF
whom are Indians, and yet he de
clares himself satisfied and happy
Where there is such zeal, religion
must of necessity prosper. Would we
had few more such devoted men and
the religious census of the western
half of South Dakota would be revel
alton to the world. Saints seem te
flourish when and where they are mos,
needed and there is no more fertile
soil for the production of saints than
this same western half of South Da
kota. "Qui potest capere capiat,
which means come and see for your
self.
i Congratulations for the Bulletin
We are very glad to notice that the
Bulletin, in spite of the disturbed con
dition of the mail service, has put il