The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-20

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Novitiate for Sisters of Charity
In st. Louis, the Sisters of Charity
have purchased the Lucas estate for
$4,000, to open novitiate there.
Diocese of Columbus.-Last year the
diocesan collections of the Diocese OF
Columbus amounted to S31, 927.82. At
present the Diocese has So theological
students, 145 churches with resident
pastors and 238 priests.
Pittsburq Host to Catholic Educat-
ors.-The Bishop of Pittsburg, Rt. Rev.
Regis Canevin, D. D., has called a
meeting of the priests of his Diocese
to prepare and organize for the next
national convention of the Catholic
Educational Association of America,
to meet in Pittsburg at the end of
next June.
Franciscan Artist to Paint Cardinals.
Father Ephren Hickey, whose paint
ing, "The Last Supper" has attracted
favorable attention from art critics,
will soon travel to the United States,
where he expects to be entrusted with
a commission to paint the two newly
created American Cardinals. Father
Ephren is not only a painter of dis
tinction, but scholar of high attain
ments, and one of the most eloquent
nj i1,a nhnrS in tho Fro ~
ciscan Order.
Millionaire Serves Paupers-The
family of John D. Crimmins, the New
York millionaire, served dinner for
the inmates of the Home for the Aged
Poor on Seventeenth street and Third
Avenue, on Christmas Day. For more
than twenty years Mr.. Crimmins has
been giving the Christmas dinner at
the home, and his family help him in
seeing that the folks who are just go
and those who are only 80 have all
that is good for them to eat Mr..
Crimmins was a waiter for the day
and wore large white apron.
Death of franciscan Consultor.-
Rev. Dominic Seaman, o. F. NJ, who
died at st. Michaers Hospital, Newark,
N. j., December 10, was one of the
consultors of the New England Prov
ince since its establishment in 1902.
He had been a member of the Fran
ciscan Order for twenty-eight years,
and was a priest twenty-five years. He
was buried from the franciscan
Church in New York City and the
funeral sermon was preached by the
Rev. Henry A.. Brann, d. D.
Douglas Died a CathoIic.-The late
Martin l. J. Griffin, in the last number
of his Historical Researches" says:
Stephen A. Douglas died Catholic.
He was received into the Church dur
ing his last sickness, at the fremont
House, Chicago. Bishop Duggan
preached the sermon at the grave.
There were no church services.
Senator Douglas wife was Catholic,
the well-known Washington belle,
Miss Cults.
Made a Domestic PreIate.-Right
Rev. Mgr. Antonio Fourchegu, Vicar
General of the Archdiocese of Santa
Fe, has been raised to the dignity OF
Domestic Prelate by His Holiness the
Pope Monsignor Fourchegu has held
the office of Vicar General under three
prelates and he has rendered signal
service to the Church in New Mexico.
Hibernians Work for Temperance
The Boston Hibernians Total Absti'
nence Association is doing practical
work for the cause of temperance. II
has declared against the drinking OF
beer at Sunday gatherings of frater
nal organizations, and is now agitat
ing legislation to prohibit the serving
of LIQUOR in saloons and hotels of the
state.
Large Request to the Church.
Edward Jackson, the millionaire sheer
man of San Angelo, Texas, who died
recently, left will by which he gave
an estate valued at more than $1,000,
900 to the Catholic Church of America
Catholic Senator of Arizol1a.-The
Catholics of Arizona cannot complain
of insufficient representation in the
field of politics. In every county il
the last campaign there were Cath
olics on both the Republican anG
Democratic tickets. William F. AS
hurst who was elected United States
Senator on the Democratic ticket
being the first senator under state
hood, is a Catholic, and knight O.
Columbus.
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