The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-04
AMERICAN NEWS.

his ordination, is one of the Oldest
priests of Ohio in point of continuous
service in a single parish. Immedi-
ately after his ordination in 1854, he
was appointed to the struggling mis-
sion on the South Side of Columbus,
now grown into the splendid parish OF
St. Mary, of which he has since re-
manned pastor. When he assumed
charge there were only sixty Catholics
in the vicinity; now there are between
500 and 800 families in the parish.
Church Promotes Business Enter
prises. - Members of st. Patrick's
Church of Monti, Iowa, have organized
a corporation for the purpose of en-
larging the business interests of that
place, and enough stock has been sub
scribed to conduct furniture store,
meat market, drug store, restaurant,
barber shop, blacksmith shop, imple-
ment house, and possibly one or two
other business ventures. Monti is stu
ated some distance from towns with
up-to-date stocks of goods along the
lines named, and every indication
points to this place becoming thriv
ing business center in one of the rich
est rural sections of Iowa.
Catholic ChippeWas. - Rev. Odoric
Derenthal, o. F. M, Of Ashland, Wis,
who is laboring among the Indians,
writes that ''of the 1898 members of
the Chippewa tribe, 3,102 are Catho-
lie. There are fine schools under the
management of Catholic Sisters at
Odanah, Bayfield,, and Reserve, where
hundreds Of Indian boys and girls,
during thirty years have received
practical training to fit them for life
and eternity. Beautiful churches at
Bayfield,, Odanah, Lac au Flambeau,
Flambeau, Mud Lake, Reserve, Post
Pakwerwang, attended by big crowds
of pious Christians, bear testimony
that the religious education of the
government wards has not been neg
lected, and that it is unjust and false
that big majority of them are hea-
thens as stated by the Chippewa Pres
bytery."
Noted Lorettine Nun Dead.-After
weeks of suffering, death released
Mother Francesca Lamy, at the moth
er house of the Sisters of Loretto
in Kentucky. She was a niece of
the late Archbishop Lamy, of Santa
Fe, and was one of the best-knoWn
members of the Lorettine Society.
The greater part of her religious life
was spent in the west, where she did
great service in the cause of Christian
education. She was member of the
General Council of the order, until
failing health caused her to resign.
New Canadian Convent.-A new con.
vent will be built for the education of
young girls at Limoilou, Quebec The
cost will be $4,000.
Industrial School at AIbany.-An
industrial school is to be added to the
group at st. Vincent's at Albany, New
York. Plans have been drawn for a
structure to cost about $4,000. Com
plete apparatus for apprentices in
about all the trades is contemplated to
fit the youngsters for life's battle.
5rookIyn's Fresh Air Home.-The
st. Vincent de Paul Society of Brook
Ign is preparing for the opening of it's
summer home for children at Free
port, L. I. Last year the Fresh Air
Home gave hundreds of children of the
city an opportunity of enjoying the
sunshine and pure air.
New University Closes Saloons
When the rebuilding of Santa Clara,
Cal, college is complete, and it has
adopted the name of university, at
least twenty saloons in the town will
have to go out of business because Of
the new law which provides that no
saloons can be located within mile
and half of any university.
Charitable 1equests.-The late Mrs.
Mary J. Moore, Washington, D. c.,
widow of Surgeon General John Moore,
u. 8. A., left, by her will, requests of
$500 to the Sisters of Charity in charge
of the House of Providence at Van
couver, Wash; the Sisters of Charity
in charge of the parochial school of
st. Stephen Church, New York City,
and st. Vincent Female Orphan Asy-
lum at Boston, Mass. st. Vincent In
dustrial School in New York City is
given $309.
Chancellor of Seattle Diocese.-Rev.
D. A. Hanly has been appointed Chan
cellor of the Diocese of Seattle by Rt
Rev. Bishop O'Dea. Father Hanly,
who has been pastor of Sacred Heart
Parish, South Bellingham, has also
been named chaplain of the Providence
Hospital, Seattle.
Prefecture Apostolic Of Alaska
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