The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-16
LETTER OF RIGHT REVEREND
BISHOP BUSCH.
TO THE PRIESTS AND CATHOLIC
MEN OF THE DIOCESE OF
LEAD.

TO The PRIESTS AND CATHOLIC
MEN OF THE DIOCESE OF
LEAD.
Beloved Brethren:
i There can be no question about
the untold benefits for religion to be
obtained from an organization that
would include all the men of the do
cese who are practical Catholics and
that would be sufficiently comprehen-
sive in scope and definite in it's rules
to serve as means of uniting our
efforts and stimulating cooperation.
i After careful survey of existing
4 societies, after considerable expert
menting with some, and after study
;. of. results obtained in other places,
it seems that the Holy Name Society.
which lately is showing such healthy
growth and meeting with the hearty
commentator of SO many priests
and bishops possesses, in marked
; degree, all the elements necessary to
form an ideal diocesan organization.
All pastors are therefore directed
to take up at once the formation of
Holy Name Societies in their parish
es and missions in accordance with
instructions that will be sent to them
directly from the Central Bureau of
the Holy Name Society, at S69 Lexing-
ton Ave-, New York, n Y.
AS soon as local society has been
organized notice should be sent to
the pastor of the Cathedral at Lead
who is the ex-officio Diocesan Spirit
ual Director of all the Holy Name
Societies in the Diocesan Union. AS
soon as practical, arrangements will
be made to hold a Diocesan Conven-
ton of all local branches of the So
, ciety and it is expected that there will
be delegates from every parish and
mission of the diocese.
The Holy Name Society will be the
only officially authorized and recog-
nized society for the Catholic men of
the Diocese of Lead and the only one
that pastors should encourage and
promote.
would suggest that next Easter
Sunday, or as soon thereafter as pos
sible, an effort be made to inaugurate
the Holy Name Society wherever it
has no yet been established and
trust that soon a local branch will
be reported from every parish and
mission of the diocese.
The successful organization of this
; society will be taken as proof Of
the zeal of priests and the loyalty of
the Catholic men of the diocese to
Religion and to Holy Church.
Praying God to bless further this
,, holy undertaking,
Very sincerely yours,
+JOSEPH F. BUSCH,
Bishop of Lead.
i st. Patrck's Cathedral: At the High
Mass on Sunday the 10th, inst, the
, Rt. Rev. Bishop preached the third
) sermon of the series on the Capital
, Sins, his subject being, Lust and it's
, antidote, the Christian family. Bish-
. op Busch, always interesting and elo-
quent, was especially so on this topic,
and infidelities and clearly pointing
> out that the only true corrective for
the loose principles of morality around
> us, is for men to go back to the high
: ideal given by God to the human race
in the proper use of the matrimonial
state.
Churches Incorporated: During the
1 past month the following churches
have been incorporates: The Church
4 of ST. Luke of Buffalo Gap; the Church
Of st. Columbian of Iona; the Church
of st. Anne of Carlock; the Church of
st. Luke of Lucas.
Personal: Among the callers at the
Episcopal residence during the past
: week were Rev. COLUMBIAN Bregenzer,
" o. S. B., of Sturgis and Fathers Vic
: tor of Deadwood and Mooney of Gus
ter.
4 The Rev. Michael Cation, S. j., who
is conducting the mission to the Gro
ations, is the guest of the RI Rev.
: Bishop Busch during his stay in Lead.
: The mission opened Sunday, the 10th
inst, and will be continued all the
week. The initial exercises were well
attended.
f St. Patrick's Day: What promises
g to be an epoch making event will
t take place Sunday, the 18th inst, when
/, the sons of old Erin will assemble
to pay tribute to the memory of st
Patrick in the Assembly Hall and by
their presence make public protest
against the circulation of vile sheet
called ''The Menace" which has late
iy afflicted the Black Hills. A rous