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

Chance in Church Goods Firm
Michael H. Wiltzius, for twenty-five
years one of the leading figures in the
church goods world, is to retire from
the field. Mr.. WiltZius founded the
business which bears his name quar-
ter of a century ago and although he
has made the company one of the
largest church goods concerns in the
United States, he will, nevertheless,
retire from the church and religious
goods, as we'll as the publishing bust
ness, shortly after May 1. Mr.. Wilt
zius will then go into the manufacture
ing of ecclesiastical statuary on
large scale.
The church goods business, which
was conducted by Mr.. Wiltzius will be
continued by some of his former as
sociates and employees and the firm
will be known as The Diederich-
Schaefer Company.
Ruthenian Catholics Honor Memory
of Their Poet.-The Ruthenian Greek
Catholics of New York held reunion
in memory of Taras Shevchenko, the
celebrated Ruthenian poet, who suf-
fered many hardships at the hands OF
the Russian government because his
stirring verse awakened the national
spirit of his countrymen. Mr. Andrew
j. Shipman delivered an address upon
"The Influence of Shevchenko," con-
Guiding with a few remarks in the
Ruthenian language. The proceeds OF
the entertainment were for Greek
Catholic education.
Polish Catholics Go to South.-A
colony of $50 Polish Catholic families,
gathered from the Pennsylvania min
ing districts, will settle next month
in Winn Parish, La, on tract of TO-
900 acres of rich farming land. They
are all of the farming class of South
Poland, and the families are large.
The Sims and the Alluvial Land Pur-
chase Companies of New Orleans have
agreed to provide them with church,
school, temporary homes and farm
houses Representatives of the COL
onists have seen the land before sign
ing the agreement.
Convert to Study for Priesthood
Harry Shaw, formerly of the Episco-
pal Theological Seminary, New York,
was recently received into the Cath
Ollie Church at Westbury, L. l. Mr..
Shaw has entered St. Joseph's Sem
mary at Dunwoodie, where he will
study for the priesthood.
Catholic for California State Com
missioner of Labor.-Governor John
son of California has appointed Col
onel J. J. Tobin, one of San Franchises
most prominent Catholic men, to the
office of State Commissioner of La
Dor.
New Chapel of Blackwell Island to
Be Dedicated.-On Sunday, April %,
Archbishop Farley dedicated the
new chapel lately erected for use of
old and infirm patients at the City
Home on Blackwell's Island, New
York. The three new affairs are the
gift of Mr. Henry McAleenan. A beau
tiful set of stations has been given
in memory of the late Sister Mary
Xavier. The employees have donated
large stained glass window repre-
senting the Resurrection. Another
large window, the Nativity, is a gift
to commemorate the lifework of the
Rev. Father Blumensaat, S. j., who
died serving the afflicted on the Island.
Two side windows, one the gift of
Saliva Regina Council, X. of c., the
other presented in memory of her
children by Mrs. Edward Mcmahon,
are very attractive.
Catholic Papers Sold at Church.
The plan of selling Catholic newspa-
pers at the Church doors after Mass
on Sunday mornings was adopted by
the Right Rev. Monsignor Francis J.
Mcguire, Rector of st. Patrick's
Church, Albany, more than year ago,
in order to encourage the reading Of
such papers in his parish. Another
object which the Monsignor had in
view was to provide additional funds
for the st. Vincent de Paul conference
TO extend its work among the poor OF
the parish. The success Of the plan
has been remarkable. The papers
are disposed of in the vestibule OF
the church each Sunday, and the rec
ords of the treasurer show that dur
ing the year 1910 more than 6,00C
copies of Catholic newspapers were
sold for cents each, at an average
profit of nearly so per cent. The
reading of this great number of Cath
Ollie periodicals in one parish means
that faith has been strengthened
lofty ideals placed before the eyes o!
the young, and taste for pure, clear
reading cultivated.
Dominican Sisters Enlarge Academy
The Sisters of st. Dominic Of Aber
deem, Wash, have purchased the resi-