The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-08-23
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welfare of the poor, dependent and I'M
fortunate, by the establishment and
maintenance of various activities to
these ends
To protect immigrants with view
of preserving their religion and as
Stimulating them to our body polite as
we'll as national life.
To be a center of intercommunica-
ton between the various religious,
charitable, social and benevolent asso-
Citations of Roman Catholics of the
Archdiocese of New York.
Honor Father Serra.-Nearly two
hundred business and professional men
of San Diego, California, abandoned
their stores and offices and counting
houses for one day recently to dig out
of the moldered ruins and dust on
Preside Hill the roof tiles of the first
franciscan mission in California, erect
ed July 16, 1869. In connection with
the mission was the Preside, or fort
and the habitations of the soldiers
missionaries and Christian Indians
The relics will be built into a giant
cross in memory of Father Juniperc
Sierra, CALIFORNIA; immortal pioneer
Four requests in WiII.-By the will
of the late Margaret G.. Ryan, filed in
Providence, Rhode Island, early this
month, st. Joseph's Hospital, and the
Home for the Aged of the Little Sis
ters of the Poor, Pawtucket, and the
st. Vincent de Paul Infant Asylum
Providence, are each given $500, while
the st. Vincent de Paul Society of st
Joseph's parish, Providence, is given
$500.
"OId Trinity" ProseIytizing.-A cor
respondent of the Catholic Standard
and Times of Philadelphia, writing OF
his recent visit to New York's east
side says: One thing attracted my
notice-the amazing number of insti
tutions that were erected for prosely.
tizing amongst foreign Catholics. AS
1 turned up Houston street to get back
to Broadway I found myself opposite
st. Augustine's Chapel, one of the
chapels of old Trinity. On the door
was notice in Italian which stated
that Mass would be celebrated every
Sunday at 9:15. When l got home ]
found by the clergy list of the Episco-
pal Church that one of the assistants
at the church was named Rev. D. Ca
setta. Whether he is an ex-priest or
not I cannot say. / cannot tell you
haw surprised I was to find that dig
nified "Old Trinity" was in the ''busi-
ness"
Binghamton orphanage Burned
One hundred and fifty small children,
boys and girls, had narrow escapes on
Friday, August Is, when fire destroyed
ST. Mary's home, the orphanage at
Binghamton, in the diocese of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y. Fire was discovered in
the upper part of the brick building
and, while the firemen were being
summoned, the Sisters in charge sue
ceeded in getting all of the children
out of the home and to places of
safety.
Brooklyn Charity Worker Dead
Brooklyn Catholic charity circles lost
one Of it's best known workers a few
days ago, in the death of Miss Kath-
crime l.. McAvoy. She was member
of number of charitable organiza-
tions, and spent her days in doing
good to her less fortunate fellowmen.
She also contributed generously to
the building of the Church of the
Queen of Saints, of which she was a
member.
Training School for Negro Girls
The colored Catholics of st. Louis
have moved to their new place of wor-
ship in Pine street. The property
cost $4,000, the repairing requiring
another $4,000. When the debt is re-
moved, the pastor, Rev. John Nc
CURE, S. j., will open home for
working girls, for whom, when eff
cient as cooks and housemaids, there
is such demand The home will be
followed by hall, where the colored
folk will be able to gather for amuse-
ment and instruction.
Pennsylvania Pastor Ends Strike
Through the efforts of the Rev. J. J.
Curran, rector of the Church of the
Holy Saviour, Wilkes-Barre, one thou
sand Delaware and Hudson miners
who had been out on a sympathy
strike for three weeks returned to
work August g. Father Curran in.
duced two men, over whose standing
the disagreement arose, to join the
union.
Jubilee Gift to st. Louis Pastor
The parish of st. Francis Xavier, st
Louis, is raising an offering of $40,
900 for the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
Reverend Henry C. Bronsgeest, S. j.
as pastor. The anniversary is Sep
TENDER 29, and handsome portion Of
the sum is already in hand Being {
Jesuit, Father Bronsgeest may not &C
cept the gift for himself, but it is his
purpose to devote the $4,000 to build
ing the steeple of st. Francis Xavier
Church.
Honors for D. A. Mccarthy-D Denis
A. Mccarthy, associate editor of the
Sacred Heart Review, was elected {
member of the board of trustees O
the Frost Public Library, Winthrop
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