The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-02
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back is not known. The manuscripts
were given to Father Fusz by priest
of Guatemala City, the capital of
Guatemala. According to the Catholic
Encyclopedia, the Quiche were the
principal aboriginal Indians of Guate-
mala, and belong to the Maya stock.
The Franciscan Friars began their
mission among the Quiche in 1541.
The Quiche are said to be able to
trace their history back to the eighth
century through their kings. They
also have a remarkable legend con-
corning the flood of the Jewish era,
which corresponds closely with the
scriptural account of it.
Des Moines Synod.-The first do
cesar synod of the Diocese of Des
Moines was held on Wednesday, Octo-
Der 23 Right Rev Bishop Bowling
presided over the deliberations of the
clergy.
A Convert Ordained.-Rev Cyprian
Marchant, o. P, convert from the
Episcopalian church, has been or
dained by Bishop Foley, of Detroit.
Father Marchant was formerly study
ing for the Episcopal ministry at Bex-
ley Hall, Kenyon College, when he
CHANGED to attend Lenten services in
the church in Chenille. o. He was
so impressed by them that he sought
to know more about the ceremonies
and then about the doctrines of the
Church His conversion followed.
He, at first, met with strong objection
from the members of his own family;
but soon had the happiness of seeing
his parents and his brothers and sis
tiers all converted. One of his broth
ers also has entered the Dominican
Order and was deacon at Father Mar
chants first Mass.
Texas x. of C.-The new home of
Houston Council No 803 was blessed
Sunday, Oct. 20, by the Rt. Rev. N. A.
Gallagher, D. D.. Bishop of Galveston
More than five hundred knights were
in attendance throughout the day and
a class Of thirty-eight new members
were initiated.
The Only Carib Nun.-The first and
Edmund Ogaldez, died recently at the
Mission House of the Sisters of the
Holy Family, at Siam Creek British
Honduras. The Caribs are the orig
inal Indian inhabitants of Central
America, and are the same who met
Columbus when he landed on the
American continent on one of his
voyages.
Old st. Louis Cathedral-The sew
enty-eighth anniversary of the con-
secration of the old Cathedral of
st. Louis was celebrated Sunday,
October 20. Reverend Patrick Dooly,
pastor of St. Bridget's Church, cele-
brated the Solemn High Mass and the
sermon was preached by Reverend
Michael l. Steitch, S. j., of St. Louis
University.
Creighton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
at Ceighton University, Omaha, dur
ing the past month reached 1907, the
largest in the history of the school,
Tomb of Charles CarroiI.-The tomb
of Charles Carroll, of Carrellton, is
to be opened to the public. In the
historical old chapel of Doughoregan
mannor, a marble holy water font has
been placed and chairs from a famous
French Church of Paris will be SUBJ
stituted for the old pews.
Converts Honor Late Father Doyle.
"A memorial meeting for Rev. A. P.
Doyle, late rector of the Apostolic
Mission House, was held by the Cath
olic Convert League Sunday afternoon,
October 13, in MacMahon Hall, Cath
Ollie University Father Doyle was the
originator of this league in Washing
ton.
Request to Ohio Church.-By the
will of the late Henry C. Pirrung, the
pastor of Holy Rosary Church, Co.
lumbus, O., is left a bequest of $4,000
st. Roses Settlement.-At the an.
nual meeting of the members of St.
Roses Settlement of the Catholic So
cial Union, of New York, held October
| Z, report of the work for the past
year in bringing children and adults
to the Sacramento was read. Accord.
ing to it ITO received First Holy Com.
munion, 1913 were confirmed, &c were
| baptized, and 81 children and one
adult are now ready for baptism
American Indian Society-At the
second annual Conference of the So
ciety of American Indians held in Co
lumbus recently there were among the
Catholic delegates the Chief of the
Choctaws, who came with Rev. Will
liam Fl. Ketcham, of Washington, d
c., Director of the Bureau of Catholic
Indian Missions. The society decided
to send a letter to the President to
ask him to defer the appointment of a
successor to R. G. Valentine, the re
cent commissioner, until after cleo
ton, on the ground that such an ap
pointment is of too much Importance
to the welfare of the Indian to involve
it in politics. It was the concensus OF
opinion that mot civilization alone
but civilization and religion together
will solve the Indian problem