The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-10-26
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PauIists In Portland.-At the invi-
tation of Archbishop Christie the
Paulist Fathers of New York have
taken charge of a parish for the Ital-
ian Catholics in East Portland. A
building site has been acquired, and
Rev Guy F. Quinan, C. S. P, has ar
rived in Portland to take charge of the
new foundation. At present the only
Italian parish is that of ST. Michaels,
which. is in charge OF the Jesuit
Fathers, and has a church and we'll
attended school.
Nazareth Centenary.-On October Is
the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Ky.
observed the@centenary of their foun-
dation in America. While it was OBJ
served in quiet, religious and fes-
tive manner, it's observance, neverthe-
less, had a national as well as local
character, as behooves the interstate
character of a religious congregation,
now numbering more than $50 Sisters,
16 academic institutions, 81 parish
schools, instructing nearly $4,000
pupils, and conducting hospitals,
homes, infirmaries, orphanages in
the states of Arkansas, Massachusetts,
Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia,
besides ali over Kentucky.
Priests in the Far North.-Dr. De-
laney in the Propagation of the Faith
tells us that between Athabaska and
the Arctic Ocean there are fifty
priests who travel long distances on
snow shoes carrying their portable
affairs; who think nothing of sleeping
in blankets before fire of logs night
after night when the weather is so
degrees below zero, with the canopy
of heaven for shelter.
Saint Clara CoIIege.-On Wednes-
day, October 9th, Miss Agnes Doyle,
dramatic reader, gave recital in the
Auditorium at Saint Clara College,
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, She was as
sisted by Miss Anna Holahan, So
prano. Miss Doyle's power of imper-
sonation was specially strong in the
Irish lyrics, and in French dialect
poems of Drummond
New Mother General of Franciscans.
Sister Lucy, Mother Superior of the
st. Joseph's Hospital of Menominee,
Mich, has been elected Mother Gen
eral of the Franciscan Order in the
United States. The Motherhouse is
at Peoria, and Sister Lucy will be
located there. She was there to at
tend the elections, which are held
every three years, and will not return
to Menominee.
Academy for CoIored Girls.-St.
Rita's School, St. Louis, Mo-, is a
new convent and school for colored
girls established by the Oblate Sis
tiers of Providence.
Priest Deputy Sheriff.-The Rev.
James B. Curry, pastor of st. James
Church in James street, New York
City, has been appointed a special
deputy sheriff by Sheriff Hamburger.
priest in the history of the city to
receive such an appointment. The
appointment was made in order to
facilitate Father Curry's efforts to
keep disreputable characters out of
the district in which ST. James
Church is located. In this work
Father Curry has been very success
full, and the improved condition of the
district is due in very large measure
to his energetic work.
Diamond Jubilee.-This year ST..
Peters Church. Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
will celebrate it's diamond jubilee, No
vember "a, Is and 26, and at the same
time will be kept the golden jubilee
of the establishment of the Sisters of
Charity in the parish.
st. Mary's seminary.-St Mary's
Seminary, Baltimore, opened this
year with an enrolment of 270 stu
dents, and 20 more of st. Joseph's
Seminary. In the St. Mary Seminary
enrolment are represented about forty
dioceses.