The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-18

and for the support of which the
Methodists allow him $1,49O a year
There are about $4,000 Italians in Den.
yer and in few years they will out,
number all it's foreign-born citizens.
| 1t is proving a rich field for the
proselytizers, who have ample funds
behind them to carry on their mis-
representation of the Catholic Church
and destruction of all Christian faith
in the hearts Of these people.
Medals Given BY Plus TX Lost
After months of search the Columbian
Assembly, K. of c., of New York, has
located duplicates of four of the lost
medals of Plus TX, in the collection
of the Numismatic Society at it's
building, 156th Street and Hudson
River. The original set of medals
presented by His Holiness Plus TX, to
New York City, in 1848, and accepted
by the Mayor and the Board of Alder
men, was allowed to remain in the
custody of the keeper of City Hall,
despite a recommendation by the
Mayor that safe place be provided
for such mementoes.
Sacred Cantata as St. Clara College.
On College Day, April thirtieth, the
students of Saint Clara College, Sim
sinawa, Wis, gave Queen Esther" a
sacred cantata by Cady-Bradbury,
revised for dramatic presentation by
Leon Reach. All entered heartily into
the Interpretation of the biblical story
and by good singing, distinct enuncia-
| ton, and spirited dramatic action,
made it the most artistic thing of it's
kind ever presented in the College
| Auditorium. The singers were sup
ported by the Saint Clara String
Quartet.
italian Council, x. of C.-St.
Anthony's Council, No. 1913, K. of c.,
the first Italian Council of the Knights
of Columbus in Rhode Island, and the
second in the country, was Instituted
! in the Columbus Club Hall recently in
the presence of large attendance of
members of the Order from all parts
of the State. The council derives its
name from that of Rev. Anthony Bove,
pastor of st. AIMS Church, Hawkins
Street, who has been untiring in his
efforts to bring about the organization
of an Italian branch of the great Cath
olic Order in Rhode Island.
Death of Father o'Dowd.-Very
Rev. Peter O'Dowd, pastor of st.
Johns Church, Independence, Ia, died
recently after brief illness. Father
O'Dowd was born in County Cavan
Ireland, over seventy years ago, and
grew to manhood there. He was
ordained in 1867, and came soon after
wards to America For a short time
he was connected with the Cathedral
parish in Dubuque and assumed
charge of the parish at independence
in 1881. He was strong force in the
establishment of the Church in Iowa
His remains were laid at rest at In
dependence. Archbishop Keane pom
tificated and also delivered the ser
mon.
University of Notre Dame.-The
collection of ecclesiastical paintings
and relics at the University of Notre
Dame, Ind, is said to be unequalled
in this country. One gallery con
tain the portraits of all Archbishops
and Bishops of the Church in the
United States.
Mother General of Missionary Sis
ters.-Rev Mother Francis Xavier Ca
brini, founder and Superior Genera
. of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred
Heart, has returned to New York
after two years passed in visiting thu
houses of her institute in Europe
She will supervise the work of re
constructing and charging Columbu!
Hospital for Italians in East Twentieth
Street.
Cathedral Has crypt.-A crypt o.
burial chapel will be installed unde.
the sanctuary of the new st. Peter
Cathedral, Belleville, ILL.,, an ordinance
granting the right having been passet
by the City Council. The crypt, which
is to be used for the resting places o
Bishops of the Belleville Diocese, will
extend from the communion raj
underneath the Bishops throne to tn
front of the high altar.
New Auditorium of st. Louis Uni
versty.-The new Auditorium of ST
Louis University was opened to tn
, public for the first time on Wednes
day, April "a. The st. Louis Universe
Musical Club we're the entertainers o
the occasion; their program won higl
commentator.
Loretto Celebration in st. Louis
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