The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-09-16

President of AIlegany College,
Very Rev. Fidelis Reynolds, o. F. M,
has succeeded Father Joseph, "the
Grand Old Man of Allegany," as presi-
dent of st. Bonaventure College, called
est. Bona"
New Convent of the Precious Blood.
The Order of the Precious Blood,
whose Motherhouse is in Toronto,
Canada, has purchased for $4,000 the
property at No. 329 Greenwood Ave-
nue., Brooklyn, L. l., and will establish
a convent as soon as alterations are
completed, Rev. Mother Theresa will
be in charge.
Slovenian Church in Brookiyn.-Six-
teen years ago the Slavonians OF
Brooklyn organized their first parish.
1t has now 600 members and is soon
to dedicate a handsome new stone
church and rectory at North Fifteenth
Street and Nassau Avenue. Rev. J. J.
Dulik is the rector.
italian Church in IndianapoIis.-Th
new Italian Holy Rosary Church at
indianapolis, whose cornerstone was
laid by Coadjutor Bishop Chartrand
recently, will be splendid ediffce,
Moorish in architecture and surmount-
ed by one central great dome and two
corner lowered domes. a !
Catholic College at Cobalt, Ont
Quite recently permit was granted
by the Ontario Government for a new
Catholic college at Cobalt 1t will be
known as st. Josephs College. The
founders are Fathers Courbon, De-
pigny and Lagrevoi, who came to Can
ada at the time of the Separation Law
in France.
Mrs. Sage Adds to Hospital Fund.-
Mrs. Russell Sage has donated $4,000
to the building fund of the st. Joseph
hospital at Far Rockaway, N. Y.
Provincial of BasiIian Fathers in
Canada-Very Rev. N. Roche, for four
years President of St. Michael's Col
Iege, has reached Toronto to take up
the work of his new position as Pro-
vincial of the Basilian Fathers in Can
ada.
American Anthem Penned by Catho-
Iic.-Francis Scott Key, who wrote
"The Star-Spangled Banner on the
back of an old envelope during the
bombardment of Fort McHenry, was a
Catholic, married into the family of
Chief Justice fancy, another Catholic,
and whose descendants today in Mary
land are all Catholics.
Ciborium and Contents Untouched
by Fire.-The interior of the Church
of St. Mary, at Montrose, Col, was de-
stroyed by fire recently and the altar,
half burned, toppled over and fell
1t was found that the tabernacle, it's
furnishings and the Ciborium contain
ing the Blessed Sacrament we're I'M
touched, much to the awe and wonder
of ALL They were not even scorched.
New Convent Planned
aggregating 100000 have been award
ed for the rebuilding of St. Mary's
Convent, Plainfeld, N. j., which was
destroyed by fire last March. The
main section of the building will be
four stories high, and will be erected
on the site on which the old convent
stood. This building will be Joined by
new three-story structure, which will
be used for boys.
Brothers of Mary in HaWaii.-The
Brothers of Mary, who have a. central
house in Dayton, Ohio, have three well
established schools on the island of
Hawaii. The twenty-nine Brothers
teaching in the schools were born in
either Canada or the United States
ITO me-" writes a missionary, "it
seems very appropriate and providen.
tial that since the seeds of error and
perversion have been planted by Am
erican Protestants among the natives
gained for truth by Catholic Amer1
cans"
Three Catholic Elevated to Bench
Three out of the four men named by
Governor Foss last week to be justices
of the Superior Court are Catholics
They are John B. Ratigan of Worces
ter, Hugo A. Dubuque of Fall River
and Patrick M. Heating of Boston.
Canadian Leaves Requests to Char
ity.-James Cosman, of Metaghan Riv
er, Yarmouth, N. S., left an estate q
over 100000. Among the bequest
are 5000 annually for the education o
students for the priesthood; 5000 an
nually to the Home of the Guardian
Angel, Halifax; 5000 annually to tn
monastery of the Good Shepherd, Ha1
flax, and 500 annually to the Halifa
School for the Blind.