The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-24
y AMERICAN NEWS.

Jesuits In the Yukon.-In the valley
and it's tributaries the Jesuits are in
charge In that vast region there are
about forty-five thousand inhabitants,
the most of them Indians. They live
principally along the coast and river
and are very docile and simple, and
where they have not come in contact
with the whites they are very free
from the vices of civilization. |
Carnegie Donation For organ.-An-
drew Carnegie has given Rev. John
P. Bremen, of st. Roses Church,
Quincy, ILL.,, $500, provided he raises
a like amount by popular subscription.
The money is for new church organ.
Death of Missionary Nun.-The
death is reported in far-off India of
Mother Mary, of the Nativity, Superior
of the Convent of Jesus and Mary,
Mussoorie. after life of Jealous devo-
ton to the work of her Order. She
was a native of Canada and following
her profession was sent to the United
States. In 1904 she was transferred to
India as superior of the Convent at
Mussoorie.
Another Convert From EpiscopaIian-
ism.-Mrs. William Post, sister of Mrs.
Frederick w. Vanderbilt, is the second
notable society woman to renounce
her former creed and adopt the Catho-
eo;+ hn oct fxu0
The conversion of Mrs. Henry w.
Taft, sister-in-law of the president,
was announced a week ago. 1t was
the influence of the famous Jesuit,
Father Bernard Vaughan, of England,
that brought about both conversations.
Mrs. Post was, like Mrs. Taft, a de-
vout Episcopalian from childhood.
St. Benedict's College Addition
A determined effort will be made by
the Alumni of st. Benedict College, At
Gibson, Kan, to build Wolf Hall this
year, to commemorate the golden jul
bilee of the ordination of the Rt. Rev.
Abbot Innocent Wolf, o. s. B., under
whose direction as president st. Bene-
dict College has become one of the
great educational institutions of the
West
8euuest For Orphanange.-The will
of the late Father J. J. Smith, pastor
of the Church of the Assumption at
Emmetsburg, Ia, has been filed for
probate. The priests estate amount
ed to about $4,000, and the bulk of
it goes to st. Anthonys orphanage
at Sioux City. Rev. Father Smith be-
queathed $1,000 to his brother priest,
Father Jungblut, of Wesley. Father
Smith died on the 25th ult. after
long illness.
Catholic Revival In Chile.-The
Third Order of st. Francis is contri-
buting to most happy Catholic re-
vival in Chile At Santiago the Ter
tiaries have begun the building of
suburb to be called ''The Workers
City" 1t will, when completed, COM
prise church, two schools, one for
boys and one for girls, trade hall, in
which different crafts will be taught,
and hundred model cottages.
Valuable Art Treasures.-The art
treasures, and they are in large part
ecclesiastical and Catholic, of Mr.. J.
P. Morgan, of New York, are valued at
sixty million dollars. These may even
tually be housed in New York City.
New York Sculptor Converted In
Rome.-Of late years the number of
Americans converted to the one true
faith in Rome has grown surprisingly
though very few outside an extreme
ly limited circle ever hear of the fact.
The latest instance is the conversion
of MI Tribel, New York sculptor,
who is executing in the Eternal City
piece of sculpture for Pittsburgh.
Only a few months ago Mr.. Tribeps
three children were baptized by Very
Rev. Father De Mandate, S. J., rector
of the Gregorian University, in the
private chapel of the Irish Christian
Brothers here, and the other day a
similar happiness fell to Mr.. Tribel
himself, when His Eminence Cardinal
Farley poured the regenerating wa
ters upon him.
Mission For Irish Immigrant Girls
In the twenty-eight years that the
Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary, for
the protection of Irish immigrant girls,
State street, New York, has been in
existence it has depended entirely on
the voluntary support of friends. With
in that period upwards of 100000 girls
have shared the hospitality of the
home.
The ChampIain Monument.-The
statue to the heroic explorer Cham
plain, to be erected on Nepean Point,
Ottawa, Can, overlooking the wide
reaches Of the Ottawa River, which he
discovered, is now SO far advanced