The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-15

state convention The more promi-
nent Catholic, the more imperious
the duty Of entering bravely the ranks
of the valiant champions of God and
Church and Country
Death Of Distinguished Canadian
Jurist. Hon. Justice Girouard of the
4 Supreme Court Of Canada, died at OF
tawa on March 20, aged rs. Before
his elevation to the bench, Mr.. Gil
Irouard won a place for himself among
the leaders Of the Montreal bar and
he was identified with several histor-
Iical law suits. He sat in Parliament
lis years In 1895 he was appointed
i to the bench Since the retirement of
Sir Fl. Taschereau he had been the
only French Canadian on the bench.
The name of this family has attained
imperial distinction through the mill
; tary and administrative services of
i Colonel Sir Percy Girouard x. G. M.
.IG., D. S. O., F. r. c. l., now Governor
and Commander-in-chief of the East
Africa Protectorate.
Notre Dame Superior General Visit
Linz America.-Mother Mary Aloysia,
Superior General of the Notre Dame
Order of Nuns of the world, is visiting
. America. She is the first Superior
General of the Order who has ever
visited the Western Continent.
Mother Aloysia came to this country
from the mother house in Namur, Bel
GUM, accompanied by her secretary,
and proceeded first to the Provincial
house of the Order at San Jose, Cal.
She speaks English fuently, and is
much enthused over the progress of
the order and Catholicity generally in
| the United States.
Toronto Poles to Build Church.-The
Poles of Toronto have shown them
selves most DESTROYS, under their spir'
/ itual leader, Rev. Father Heintzman
7 to secure parish church of their own
J The Poles of Toronto are all good
Catholics = rebellious or socialistic
tendencies could not so much as get
r footing amongst them-and it is i'm
f portant that they get every chance to
l make religious progress.
One of Oldest Catholic Parishes in
America Celebrates Anniversary
= st. Mary's Catholic Church of Ian
j, caster, Pa, this week celebrated the
J 169th anniversary of the organization
, of the congregation and the 57th an
: niversary of the conservation of the
2 present church edifice.
/. Excluding the French and Spanish
: and Maryland settlements, st. Mary's
= is the fourth Catholic congregation
: in chronological order in the United
: States. st. Joseph's chapel in Phil
/ adelphia the Sacred Heart chapel
: Conowago, in what is now Adams
! County, and the chapel of the Blessed
Sacrament, Goshenhoppen, now Bally
, Berks County, being able to claim g
slight priority, the first by eight years
t and the others by year.
H-
Miss Reilly of Brockton, Mass, Made
= Dean Of University Summer School,
: Miss Mary L. Reilly of Brockton
: Mass, has been appointed dean of the
r summer school Of the Catholic Uni
| versity at Washington.
: Miss Reilly is only rs years Of age
She worked hard each summer to
When she entered Smith College she
! was awarded scholarship. Shortly
: after her graduation she was offered
). the position of official tutor and assist
: ant librarian at Trinity College, part
! of the Catholic University. Since last
D September she has been filing this
: position, being the only teacher in the
5 college who is not a nun.
South American Bishops Protest
Against Divorce Law.-In 1909 the
Senate of Ecuador approved a divorce
law whereby marriage contract could
, be dissolved with the mutual consent
: of both parties. The Chamber of Dep
uties approved the law in 1910, and
last September the President sane
toned and promulgated it. The Bish
ops Of Ecuador have published an
!, energetic protest against the law
which they stigmatize as an attack
> upon morality. The most distin
guished ladies of Ecuador have also
Joined in the protest They said:
When the foes of honor and decency
:. have undertaken the vile task of in
juring and villifying us in the very
: chambers of the Legislature, it is time
that we open our lips" The better
sense of the people of that restless
country is determined that the iniqui
: tous law shall be abolished.
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