The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
CATHOLIC NEWS NOTES.

After trying again and again TO recon-
Gle myself to the pretensions Of the high
church party of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, in claiming that that denomina-
ton has an apostolic ministry. with d.
vine authority -unbroken from the time
OF Christ to validity administer the sac
raments instituted by Him. my doubts
steadily increased. until at length the
time came when / realized that there
would have to be parting of the ways"
Thus spoke Rev. William Henry Jur-
ney. until recently a curate In fashion,
able st. PauIs Protestant Episcopal
Church. Brooklyn. n. Y. at ST. Mary's
Seminary. yesterday, where he has en-
tered as student of philosophy. pre-
paratory to studying for the priesthood.
On August II last. which Is known in
the Catholic calendar as the Vigil Of
the Assumption OF the Blessed Virgin
Mary. Rev. Mr.. Jurney resigned from
st. Pauls Episcopal Church and turned
his back on the tenets of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. Three days later. on
August II. in the Catholic Church OF St
Paul the Apostle. Mr.. Jurney was re-
ceived into the Catholic faith by the
superior OF the PaulIst Fathers. the
Very Rev. John ]. Hughes. c. s. P
Rev. Mr.. Jurney Is a Baltimore boy.
and received his early education in the
local public schools and at the Baltimore
City College. Later he matriculated at
the Johns Hopkins University. and after
completing his academic work there. re-
ceived his bachelor Of arts degree from
graduation from the Hopkins he left for
New York. where he entered the General
Theological Seminary OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church. from which he grad
uated in 1910 On December %. 1910. Mr.
Jurney was ordained deacon in St Pc
ter's Protestant Episcopal Church. Rip
on. Wis. by the Right Rev. Reginald
Heber Weber. D. D.. then Protestant
bishop-cosdjutor of the Diocese of Fond
du Lac. and on June 8. 1911. was ad-
mitted to the ministry of the Episcopal
Church. in St. Paul's Cathedral. Fond
du Lac by the late Right Rev Charles
Chapman Grafton. D d. After doing
missionary work in the West he came
East in October, 1911. and entered upon
his duties at St PauTs Protestant Epis-
copal Church. Brooklyn, y. Y.
Wichita. Kans, was the scene Of
very impressive Catholic ceremony on
Wednesday and Thursday on the oc-
casion of the dedication of ST. Mary's
Cathedral. one OF the finest churches I'm
the West. Cardinal Gibbons officiated.
and was assisted by Archbishop John
J. GIennon, Of St Louis. the preacher
land. Of ST. Paul. who made an address
on Wednesday evening. Bishop John J
Hennessey. Of Wichita. and many other
prominent churchmen.
A similar ceremony will take place in
Denver OF October y. Cardinal Farley.
Of New York has promised to dedicate
the cathedral. Archbishop John D Pita-
val. Of Santa Fe. y Mex. will be the
celebrant of the mass and Archbishop
GlefnOn will deliver the sermon. Among
the other members OF the hierarchy. who
are expected to assist are Bishops P a
McGovern. Of Cheyenne. Wyo.: Richard
ScanneII. Of Omaha: T. F. Lillis. Of Kan
sas City. Mo: ]. II. Then. OF Lincoln.
Neb, and John J. Hennessey. of Wich-
tia The exercises will last two days
and one OF the features will be great
procession. On the second day Bishop
Nicholas C Matz. OF Denver. will oh
serve the silver Jubilee Of his conse-
Grafton.
Archbishop Ireland is erecting cathe-
dral in St. Paul and a pro-cathedral in
Minneapolis. work on which structures
was begun about five years ago. II Is
hoped to have the latter so far advanced
as to admit OF holding services in IL
by Christmas The diocese Of Omaha
is having a new cathedral built. II will
be under the patronage of St Cecilia and
will he in the Spanish RENAISSANCE style
Of architecture. The pro-cathedral IN
the new diocese of CrookstOwn. Mimi.
is approaching completion. A cathedral.
which will be under the patronage OF
Our Lady Of the Most Holy Rosary. is
being erected In Regina. Can.