The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-11-04
AMERICAN NEWS.

Priest to Work for Colonization
Mary's Catholic Church, Waterloo,
Ia, for a number of years, and the
prime mover in securing the magni-
ficent Franciscan Sisters hospital, has
decided to abandon parish work and
to devote his time to colonization.
Rev. Father Forkenbrock will con-
tinue as pastor of ST. Mary's until
successor is appointed by Archbishop
J. J. Keane, of Dubuque. He has been
a pastor in the Dubuque Diocese for
thirteen years. He was located at
Ionia before coming to Waterloo. He
has always been energetic and active
in improving the church and school
building Father Forkenbrock is di-
rector general of the International
Catholic Colonization Association of
America with headquarters in Water
loo.
Mother General EEected.-Arch-
bishop Bruchesi, of Montreal, assisted
by Canon F. L. T. Adam, rector of
the Church of the Sacred Heart, and
Canon G. Gauthier, rector of the Ca
thedral, presided at the election Of
the Superior General of the Sisters of
the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary,
Hochelaga, and Mother Martin of
the Ascension was chosen for that
Office.
Vicar General of Wichita.-Rt. Rev.
Mgr. B. Schmiehausen has been ap-
pointed Vicar General of the Diocese
of Wichita, Kan, by the Rt Rev.
John J. Hennessy, Bishop of Wichita.
Bibles for the BIind.-"The Catholic
Transcript for the Blind" magazine
printed in embossed type by the
Jesuit Fathers in New York, an
nounces. that two of the fourteen vol
umes of the Douay Edition of the
Holy Bible are now ready for circula-
ton The first volume is a gift to our
Catholic blind from His Grace, the
Archbishop of New York. Volume II
is the jubilee gift of his Eminence
Cardinal Gibbons.
Memorial to Missionaries.-With
interesting exercises conducted by
the Knights of Columbus of Roches-
ter, n. Y, and vicinity bronze tablet
was dedicated last Friday in memory
of the Jesuit missionaries at Farley's
Point, where the first church was
built in 1856.
Uniformed Cemetery Attendants
Acting on the suggestion of the Most
Rev. Archbishop Moeller, the officers
. of the st. Johns Cemetery Associa-
ton of Cincinnati have purchased six
uniforms for the cemetery attendants,
to be worn while they are interring
the body His Grace suggested the
uniforms as being appropriate and in
accord with the dignity that should be
maintained on the solemn occasion,
and the suggestion was acted upon at
once.
Monument to DR.. Lambert.-The
executors of the will of the late DR..
Lambert, editor of the New York
Freeman's Journal, propose to erect a
monument in the form of a large
granite cross and a life-size bronze
figure of him over his grave and ask
offerings to the memorial fund.
PapaI Bulls. for Mgr. Mathieu.-The
Papal Bulls appointing Mgr o. E..
Matthew former rector of Laval Uni
versity, Quebec, to be Bishop of Re-
gina, in Northwest Canada, have been
received at Quebec, and also the per-
mission to be consecrated outside of
his episcopal city. The date of conse-
Grafton has been set for November s..
Ursuline Sisters to Build Academy.
The Ursuline Sisters of Chatham,
N. B., have completed the purchase of
a large tract of real estate on the
river front, a few miles below Sand
wich, Ont, where it is the intention
to at once erect another branch of
the academy The price paid was be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
La Crosse Diocesan Missionaries
Rev F. A. Byrne and Rev. P. D. Hay
den, graduate of the Apostolic Mis-
sion House, Washington, D. c., have
been appointed diocesan missionaries
for the Diocese of La Crosse, Wis,
and will begin the work Of giving
missions early in November.
Father Sherman Improving.-Rev
Thomas E. Sherman, S. j., son of the
late General Sherman, who was taken
ill recently at San Jose, Cal, with
nervous collapse and brain trouble
is expected to make complete re
covery,
Re-appointed Vicar GeneraI.-Tht
Very Rev. P. G. Hayden, formerly
Vicar General with the late Bishop
Heslin, and administrator of the See
of Natchez, has been reappointed