The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-12

ment exercises, conferred the degree
of doctor of laws on Rev. Antoine Ivan
Rezek, pastor of ST. Ignatius' Churcn'
Houghton, Mich, in recognition OF MS
literary and historical works. Rev.
DR.. Rezek is the author of the HIS
tory of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Ma
rie and Marquette"
First Church in the New World
The first Christian church ever
erected in the new world was built
on the north coast of Santo Domingo
by Christopher Columbus.
When he returned from Spain on
his second voyage in 1893, finding the
fort he had erected at NaVldad de-
stroyed and the garrison massacred'
he retraced his steps to small Dut
sheltered harbor near Monte Christi,
where he disembarked his weary men
and munitions and provisions and
built a town which he called Isabella.
One of it's buildings was a churcn.
King Ferdinand sent a bell which
hung in the steeple of the church
which was dedicated to st. Michael
MIR, Morgan Assists Commission for
Revision of the VuIgate.-J. Pierpont
Morgan of New York has contributed
money recently to the Catholic COM
mission for the Revision of the Latin
Vulgate, or Catholic version OF the
Bible, and has entered into that Com
missions plans to photograph pages
of his "The Golden Gospels He has
also presented a volume OF pnoto-
graphs of the collated texts. The
Commission, appointed by Pope Plus
X, and now at work two years, is
searching the Libraries, Cathedral rec
ords and treasures, and private col
lections of all Europe for documents
to show the basis of St. Jerome's
translation.
Archbishop GIennon and the Negro.
Archbishop Glennon, in an address
to a class of 60 negro boys and girls,
to whom he had administered the Sac
rament of Confirmation, advocated the
establishment of an industrial colony
in the country for the training OF the
colored Catholic youth, where they
would be removed from the debas1ng
influences that beset their path and
destroy their faith in the cities, and
where they will enjoy the freedom
and independence of country life, its
pure air, pure water, wholesome food
and natural conditions that are con-
ducive to the development Of healthy
bodies and minds and good character.
Son of Sir w. Kingston Ordained
Priest-Among those ordained at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Montreal, on July 30, was the Rev.
William Kingston, S. j., son OF the
late Sir William Kingston. o..
The Rev. Father Kingston who is
the eldest son, entered the novltlate
of the Jesuit Order at Sault aux Re-
collects, after having completed a bril-
liant course of study at st. Mary's
College. On conclusion of the two
years novitiate, he served as profess
sor in Loyola College. Three years
ago he took up the study of theology
in the scholasticate of the Immaculate
Conception.
ST. Louis Cathedral ChapeIs.-In the
circular transepts of the st. Louis
Cathedral there will be two equestrian
chapels-one dedicated to St. Louis,
King, and the other to st. George,
Martyr.
Jewish Requests to Catholic Institu-
tions.-The late Godfrey Morse, a
well-known Boston lawyer of the Jew
ish faith, remembered three Catholic
institutions in his will. To Carney
Hospital, to the House of the Angel
Guardian and to the Home for Desti
tute Catholic Children, Mr.. Morse left
$1,000 apiece.
Kansas Priest Domestic PreIate.-
Rev. Joseph Perrier, Vicar-General oil
the Diocese of Concordia, Kansas, has
been made Domestic Prelate by the
Holy See. Mgr. Perrier, has laboreC
for almost fifty years in Western Kan
sas, and the new honor comes to hin
as Rome's appreciation of a devoted
and self-sacrificing missionary.
Jap. Enters Jesuit Order.-The frs
Japanese in America to enter the Je
suit Order is Francis Masul OF Spo
kane. He left recently for Seattle
from which place he will sail for Sal
Francisco and thence to Los Gatos
Cal, where he will affiliate himsel
with the Order as a brother
Mother General of Sisters of Cha
ity.-Mother Eutropia, Mother-Supel
ior of the Sisters of Charity of N;
zareth, was elected Mother-Ge {
the Institute of the Sisters of Chart
of Nazareth, in conformity with tn
DEGREES of the Apostolic See, of dat
September the 9Th, 1910, approvir
and confirming said institute, at tt
Termination of the General Retreat