The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-30

Priest Found Dead in Red.-The
Rev. Bernard Elskamp, for the last
fourteen years pastor of st. George
Church, Kenosha, Wis, and for many
years a teacher of Greek and Latin In
st. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, was
found dead in his bed recently. He
was born in Germany in 1849 and came
to this country in 1875.
Diocesan Motor-Boat.-The Anti
gonish Casket is receiving subscrlp-
lions to provide a motor-boat for the
Woodworking Archbishop Mcneil of
Vancouver, B. c., in which he can Wis
it his scattered diocese. The Casket
has set out to collect $1,000.
Irish Capuchins in oregon.-The
Irish Capuchins have been placed in
charge of st. Joseph's Church in Rose
burg, Oregon, and about II missions
in that State.
Homiies of Pope Gregory.-The
Columbia University, New York, has
received a twelfth century original OF
the Homilies of Pope Gregory l., on
the Prophet Ezekiel, in original oak
boards, and in remarkably good condi-
ton, easily decipherable.
New Philippine 8ishop.-The Rt.
Rev. Michael J. O'Dougherty, D. D.,
appointed lately by the Holy Father
Bishop of Zamboanga, P. l., arrived in
New York last week on his way to his
distant see. Bishop O'Doherty was
professor in the diocesan college in
County Mayo, Ireland, when he was
elected by the Irish Bishops, rector of
the Irish College in Salamanca,
Spain, from which position he was call
ed to the bishopric. He is accom-
panied by the Rev. Stanislaus Hughes.
D. D., and has announced his intention
of remaining some time in the Uni
ted States so as to get in touch with
American methods.
Arms of Porto Rico.-The new coat
of-arms adopted for Porto Rico, has
thrown a Methodist bishop and the A.
P. A., into spasms because it is SO
'popish." 1t may not be generally
known that the man responsible for
this new coat-of-arms is Catholic,
Mr.. Gallard Hunt, of the Library OF
Congress, Washington. He Is the con-
vert son of the Late Hon. w. H. Hunt,
Secretary of the Navy, and Ambassa-
dor to Russia, under Arthur.
jesuit Favors Family Adoption
At a public hearing on the Children's
Guardian Bill, pending in the Missouri
House, Rev. John G. Kuhlmann, S. j.,
of st. Louis University, was speak
er. The plan of placing the depend
ent children of the st. Louis Industrial
School as boarders in private families
was favored by him, as nearer the
home life than institutional life could
be. He commended the effort being
made to introduce into st. Louis this
system, which has been adopted with
success by other cities, notably Phila-
delphia, Boston, New York.
Veterans Decorate Mgr. RUSSELL
In Washington, the other day the Ad-
miral George Dewey Camp, No. Z, of
the United States War veterans, pre-
scented handsome gold medal badge
Of membership in their organization
to Right Rev. Mgr. William T. Rus
sell, rector of St Patrick Church. The
occasion received special fitness from
the fact that during the Spanish war
the then Father Russell served for
. nearly year as volunteer chaplain at
the camp in Chickamaugua. The pre-
sentation of the badge was made by
Captain Richard Donnelly, U. S. N.
Non-Catholics Must Study Cate
chism.-Archbishop Moeller OF Gin
cinnati announces in his Lenten pas
toral, that in the future, a non-Catho-
lie who wishes to marry a Catholic
will be obliged to receive instructions
in religion once a week for q month,
to enlighten him on the principal ten
cts of the Catholic faith
Aged Priest Wins Coveted Deqree.
The Rev. Juan Caballeria, pastor of
the famous Plaza Church, Los Ange-
les, Cal, has returned after an ex-
tended sojourn in Europe, with the
degree of Doctor Divinity, conferred
upon him by the celebrated Univer.
sity of Salamanca, Spain. Dr. Cabal.
leria has been priest for forty years,
and on being given leave of absence
to visit his native land, employed his
leisure in study, proving anew that
age is no hindrance to mental ad.
vancement.
German Prelate Returns to Ameri
ca.-After lapse of almost twelve
years, which were spent in Cologne
Germany, Mgr. Ernst Windthorst is
again in Cincinnati, having been ap
pointed by Archbishop Moeller, pastor
Of st. Philomena's Church in that city
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