The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-22
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

Louis, the structure formerly known
as the old Walsh mansion, will be
blessed by Most Reverend Archbishop
Glennon on Sunday afternoon, Novem-
Der 23rd, the Sunday within the oc-
tave of the patronal feast.
Mass for Labor Unions.-On Sun
day, November 16, the annual organ
lied labor celebration took place in
ST. Lawrence ORIOLES Church, st.
Louis, Missouri There was Solemn
High Mass at eleven o'clock. The ser
mon on the subject of 1.-THE Catholic
Church and the Workingman," was
delivered by Reverend Patrick Dooley.
Invitations were sent to more than
200 labor organizations throughout
the city.
Chicago May Have Columbus Park.
Chicago West Park Commissioners
are considering a proposed park on
the western boundary of the city in
honor of Christopher Columbus. The
suggestion was made at the board
meeting early this month by COM
mittee representing the Chicago Chap
ter of the Knights of Columbus.
Gift of Kansas Pioneer.-James
Mason, who went to Kansas in the
early days, settled on farm where
the town of Abilene now stands and
amassed considerable money, has
given to ST. Johns Hospital, now in
course of construction at Salina, Kan
sas, piece of property in that city
valued at $4,000.
Liturgy Five Thousand Years Old.
Records of the first temple of learn
ing in the world, where the original
opponents of the liturgical system
congregated, have been discovered by
Prof. Stephen Herbert Langdon, pro-
fess of Assyriology in Oxford, who is
now investigating the Nippur collec-
ton of the University of Pennsylvania
II have ascertained from my examina-
ton of the tablets that priests had a
school in the temple at Nippur as
early as 5000 B. c., and that this
school existed about 1000 years." said
Dr. Langdon.
New santo DOMINICAN Official
Philip Reilly Lynch has been APP
pointed receiver general of customs at
Santo Domingo. He is a native of
Franklin, N. j., and Catholic.
Generous to the Missionaries.-St.
Joseph's parish of German Catholics,
Fremont, Ohio, has given more than
$500 stipends for Masses during the
past year and most of these have been
sent to missionary priests. On Sun
day, November 2, the pastor, Reverend
Gustave H. Ricken, read letter from
Bishop Charlebois, o. M. l., and
followed it with an announcement of
a special collection for the missionary
Bishop. He had already answered the
appeal with $25 for Mass intentions.
Nun Inherits Large lncome.-A nun
in the Sacred Heart Convent, ST..
Louis, has inherited life income of
$3.50 a month from $4,000 of the
estate of her father, ]. w. M. Field,
who was a millionaire distiller of
greensboro, KY. Under the regula-
tions of the Sacred Heart Order Ma
dame Field can never use any part
of the income for herself, but must
turn it over to the Superior General
of the Order, whose headquarters are
in Belgium, for distribution among the
poor, or for the upbuilding of the or
der Madame Field entered the re-
ligious life seven years ago at the
age of twenty.
Many Generous Requests. late
Mr.. Thomas Sane of New York made
the following charitable requests:
Sisters of the Poor of st. Francis for
the Home for Incurables in The
Bronx, $500; Home for the Aged of
the Little Sisters of the Poor, $500;
Particular Council of st. Vincent de
Paul for the conference attached to
the Church of ST. Paul the Apostle,
$500; st. Joseph's Day Nursery, $100;
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Society of the Church of st. Paul the
Apostle, $500. Mr.. Sane left $500 to
friends and gave the rest of his estate
to the Very Rev. John ]. Hughes, of
the Paulist Order.
Protestant Editor Condemns 5i-
gotry.-The Presbyterian Synod held
at Danville, Virginia, recently was
severely criticized by the non-C Catholic
editor of the Roanoke Times, for
adopting resolutions condemning the
political activity of the Catholic
Church. Commenting on the resolu-
lions the editor says in part: 'In
enlightened and progressive communi-
ties members of the Catholic Church
are our neighbors, friends, associates,
customers. We mingle with them
cordially in social and business life.
in politics, and work with them side
by side for charitable and benevolent
purposes. The Roanoke Times never
has been able to understand why peo-
pie worshipping and believing in the
same Saviour and God should be
stirred to hate each other or why diff
ferences in matters of doctrine should
be used to make strife. So far as
politics goes, it seems to us some
other denominations are very much
more active and eager in using their