The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-06

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ton to membership in the College of
Cardinals, was a cablegram from
President Taft AS a further honor
to the American Princes of the
Church, the President informed them
that he desires personally to welcome
Cardinals Farley and O'Connell on
their return at the White House. All
three Cardinals greatly appreciated
the friendliness of the message.
For the Indian MISUNDERSTANDING
the past six months, Rev. William
Hughes, lecturer of the Bureau of
Catholic Indian Missions of Wash
ington, D. c., has been engaged in the
Diocese of Buffalo speaking in the
churches in behalf of Indian missions
as result of Father Hughes efforts,
Catholics of that Diocese have con-
tributed more than $4,000 for Indian
missions.
Vicar General of Scranton Diocese.
Rev. Peter Christ, Rector of St.
Mary's Church, South Scranton, has
been appointed Vicar General of the
Scranton Diocese by Bishop Hoban,
to succeed Rev. P. C. Nagel, deceased,
formerly of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mexican Festival in st. Louisa
good example of the Church's Cath
olicity was given in the services held
at the College Church of st. Louis
University Sunday, December II. The
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was
celebrated, as far as possible, in real
Mexican fashion. Invitations had been
sent out to all the Spanish and Next
can Catholics of ST. Louis. A Solemn
High Mass Was celebrated, during
which a sermon, was preached in
Spanish by Rev. FIR. Arenas, S. j., of
st. Louis University.
To Repair TituIar Church.-Car-
dinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Bos-
ton, hopes to raise $4,000 in America
to save his titular church, San Gle
mente, from damage by water which
flows under it's foundations. Already
a large sum of money has been con-
tributed by citizens of Rome for the
construction of brick aqueducts, by
which it is expected to change the
course of the stream
Jubilee Stopped by Death.-The
plans of the Sisters of the Good Shep-
herd of Chicago to celebrate the gold
en- jubilee of the profession of Sister
St. John Chrysostom, were changed
| by the death of the jubiliarian two
days before the event. She was
ninety-four years of age, and had en-
tered the Order fifty-three years pre-
viously.
Ex-Mayor GiIroy Dead.-Thomas F.
Gilroy, Mayor of New York in 1898
and 1894, died recently at his home
in Far Rockaway in his seventy=sec-
ond year. He was born on June 3,
1910, in Sligo, Ireland. His father
was dead when he was brought to
America by his mother at the age of
six. The funeral took place from St
Patrick's Cathedral.
Governor Dongan Prize Essays
The prize essay competition begun
by the Columbian Assembly, Fourth
Degree, Knights of Columbus, on the
topic, Thomas Dongan, Catholic Col
onial Governor" has aroused much in
terest among the pupils of the public
and parochial schools of New York
and Brooklyn. The essays are linn
tied to two thousand words in length
and must be written by Catholic boys
of the Archdiocese of New York
Girls Club Buys Home.-The Cath
Ollie Girls Club, of Montreal, has pur
chased the dwelling 81 Mckay Stree
for $4,000 for permanent home fol
Catholic working girls of the city
The building will be occupied in May
1912.
Indian Chiefs at Mass.-Sixty In
dian chiefs who were in Washington
recently to perfect an organization o
North American red men, ATTENDED
Mass in St. Paul's Church. The churcl
and the priest were new to the In
dians, but not the service, for the.
are Catholic at home. The far Yves
is dotted with Catholic missions TO
| the red men. The sermon was deliv
cred by Rev John D. Mcguire, S. 7
! L., Phi. D., of the Catholic University
and an interpreter repeated the word
of the sermon to the solemn-faced Wis
itors. DR.. Mcguire spoke on tn
: Catholicity of the Church and, point
! ing to the Indians, said: Here i
one proof of the Catholicity of tn
Church" One big chief declared afte
} the service: THAT is the first tim
: have felt at home since I came t
; Washington"
: Weekend Retreats in Boston,