The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-09-21
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.

St. Paul Seminary: The students of
the st. Paul Seminary gathered in
the Aula Maxima last Sunday evening
under the auspices of the Students
Missionary Society to hear an address
car st. Peter.
Chapel-car in Minneapolis: Large
numbers of Minneapolis people visited
the new chapel car of the Catholic
Church Extension Society last Mon
day, while it remained at the Milwau-
kee depot. The Chaplain, Father
O'Brien, and the superintendent, Mr.
George Hennessy, were kept busy re-
ceiving visitors all day. They left
with the car Monday night enroute to
the mission fields of Idaho.
Saltwater: Last Sunday in st.
Mary's church, the Rev. Lambert
Weckwerth, O. S. B., celebrated his
first Solemn High Mass. Father
Weckwerth is a child of the parish,
being born and reared in Saltwater
and educated at the st. Mary's paro-
chial school. The Very Rev. Pauline
Wiesner, prior of the Assumption
church of st. Paul, assisted the cele-
brant as presbyter; Rev. Innocent
Gertken, music professor at st. Johns
University, was deacon of the Mass;
Rev. Urban Weckwerth, brother of the
celebrant, was subdeaconj Rev. Syl-
vester Harter and Rev. Cyprian
Schwartz, both of st. Johns Univer
sity, acted as masters of ceremonies.
The Right Reverend Peter Engel,
president of ST. Johns University, was
present at the Mass and was assisted
at the throne by Rev. Charles Cor
coran, Pastor of St. Michaels
parish. Rev. Fridolin Tembruell, o.
S. B., preached the sermon.
Farmington: Last week the people
of St. Michael's parish completed ne
gotiations for the purchase of one of
the finest sites in Pennington for
their new church. The purchase price
was $4,000. On the site there is
splendid modern house which will be
used for a parochial residence. Two
lots owned by the parish were taken
in part payment by the owner OF the
property. Plans for the new church
are nearly completed and will soon be
in the hands of contractors. 1t is ex-
pected that the work of excavating for
the foundation will begin in few
weeks. The new church will cost
about $4,000. Rev. J. R. Power is
pastor of the parish
Forest Lake: An altar of white
stone and onyx has just been erected
in the church at Forest Lake of which
Rev. Thomas F. Gibbons is pastor.
The altar was donated by the late
c. J. Rogers of Forest Lake, shortly
before his death. The work of erect
ing the altar was performed by the
Giuliani Statuary Company.
The pastors residence is now en-
closed. 1t is an eight-room house and
will cost about $4,000. Of this amount
$4,000 has already been collected. The
ladies of the Altar Society have under
taken to furnish the house; while the
linen and silverware will be given by
the Children of Mary.
St. Mary's Parish: Rev. James c..
Byrne has organized a Bible study
class among the members of st.
Mary's parish The class has taken
up the study of the Epistles of St.
Paul under his direction and will meet
every alternate Friday evening at
eight o'clock.
St. Thomas College: The following
graduates of the College of st. Thomas
have this fall entered ecclesiastical
seminaries or the novitiates of relig-
ious orders: John G. Abbott, LIE
Sueur, Mimi; Columbus B. Boyle, Chi
cago, ILL.,; Charles G.. De nellie, Ste
phenson, Mich; James L. Quincy,
Minneapolis, Mimi; Frank r. Hruby,
New Prague, Mimi; Florian J. Krank,
Dickinson, N D.; John F. Loney, st.
Paul, Mimi; Harold A. Martin, North
St. Paul, Mimi; Nicholas A. Michels,
st. Paul, Mimi; Frank A. McMahoni
Waseca, Mimi; John P. O'Donnell, St
Paul, Mimi; Frederick J. Seberger
Lexington, Neb. Adelbert A. Wagner
st. Paul, Mimi; George c. Hineline
Minneapolis, Mimi; Patrick ]. Furey
West St. Paul, Mimi; Roman NJ. Peil
st. Paul, MINI.
Cemetery Sunday: Last Sunday af
ternoon about thirty thousand people
from the various parishes of the city
gathered at Calvary Cemetery to take
part in the services of Cemetery Sun
day. Long before the hour set for the
beginning of the public prayers "a
throng of people had gathered about
the mortuary chapel while numerous
groups were silently engaged in pri
vate devotions at the graves of theil
dead At half past three o'clock the
public services began with the chant