The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29

most 1lluStrlOuS priests connected with
the Church in the British Colonies and
the Republic in it's early days. He la
bored throughout Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and New York, and was the first
priest who officiated regularly for the
Catholics of New York City. The late
Archbishop Corrigan in his Register
of the Clergy" says that he was one
of the most jealous and Woodworking
priests of the early pioneer clergy OF
this country.
New Cemetery for Milwaukee Con-
qregation.-Six Catholic congregations
of South Milwaukee and Cudahy have
united their interests in single cor
poration to be known as Holy Sepul-
chre Cemetery. The directors are
Archbishop Messmer, the Vicar Cen
eral, and six pastors and one layman
of each congregation. Four acres have
been purchased on College Avenue, in
the vicinity of South Milwaukee.
Benefciaries Of Wills Made in Ohio
Subject to Inheritance Tax-Benevo-
lent institutions incorporated in an
other state, which are benefciaries of
wills made in Ohio, are subject to the
collateral inheritance tax.
This was the recent ruling of At
torney-General Timothy S. Hogan, the
question arising out of the representa-
ton made by the American Society
4ho ouoti0n nf tho Catholic
Faith, a New York corporation. An
Ohio decedent felt it a substantial
amount in his will, and the executor
of his estate contended that this prop
erty, because of the nature of the in
stitution, was free from the imposition
property used for religious purposes is
exempt.
The contrary view was taken by the
Attorney General, whose finding will
cause the proper officers to proceed to
collect the money.
It is said that if his opinion is sus-
tanned by the courts other societies
and institutions to which money is
left, particularly the large Eastern
colleges and foreign missionary socie-
ties, will find themselves liable for
these payments to the State.
Catholics of New York Save Mil
lions to Taxpayers.-The taxpayers of
New York save 100000 annually by
reason of the ninety-five Catholic
schools which are supported by volun-
tary Catholic contributions in the
Boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx and
Richmond. That enormous sum may
be multiplied by two if we would learn
the annual saving to the taxpayers
because of the support given to their
parochial schools by the Catholics in
all the boroughs of New York City.
Passionist Fathers to Found Mon
astery in BrookIyn.-The Passionist
Fathers will soon establish a branch
in the Brooklyn diocese, and have
bought thirty-eight acres of land on
Shelter Island, on which their monas-
terry is to be located. The first mem
bers of the Passionists will arrive at
Shelter Island within a week or so,
and the work of establishing the new
branch house will be started. The
monastery will be a house of studies
for the novices of the Order, and will
also be used as a summer retreat for
the priests.
Cathedral to Be Memorial to First
Bishop of Brooklyn.-Bishop Charles
e. Mcdonnell of Brooklyn announces
that he is planning to erect a cathe-
dral costing 100000 as memorial
to the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, first
Bishop Of Brooklyn.
Mgr. Routhier reappointed Vicar
General of ottawa.-The Rt. Rev.
Monsignor Routhier, who was the
Vicar General of Mgr Duhamel dur.
ing many years, and Administrator
during the long vacancy of the See,
has been appointed Vicar General of
the Diocese of Ottawa, Canada, by
His Grace, Archbishop Gauthier
Former Dominican provincial APP
pointed Pastor Of Zanesville.-Very
Rev. L. F. Kearney, o. P, former Do.
minican Provincial, has been appoint.
ed pastor at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, by the
new Provincial, Very Rev. M. L. Hea
gan.
New Home for Cancer Patients in
New York.-Mother nj. Alphonse, who
it will be remembered is Nathaniel
Hawthorne's daughter, is about tc
open a new home for cancerous pa
tients in the tenement district of lower
New York. Her home at Hawthorne
N. Y, is already overcrowded.
Large Student Body at the Joseph
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