The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-02-01
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Commissioner of Labor Reappoint-
ed.-President Taft has sent to the
Senate the nomination of Charles
Patrick Neill, for another term as
commissioner of labor. DR.. Neill was
first made Commissioner of Labor by
President Roosevelt, and in the last
campaign quietly supported his old
friend Roosevelt for the presidency.
His work, however, has been so thor
oughly satisfactory to the president
and Secretary Nagel, that they desired
his re-appointment. Almost DR.. NeilPs
whole life has been devoted to the
study of human conditions, and the
adjustment of other peoples tangled
affairs. He was the first instructor of
political economy in the Catholic Uni
versity of America.
Philadelphia ParochiaI Scholastic
relieve Mgr. McDevitt, superintendent
of the parish schools in the archdio-
cese of Philadelphia, of some of the
arduous work which the rapid extern
sion of the parish school system has
entailed, Archbishop Prendergast has
appointed the Rev. John E. Flood as
assistant superintendent. In the par
ish schools of Philadelphia there are
more than $4,000 pupils, in addition
to those taught in the two high
schools.
South American Charities.-In
Buenos Aires, the capitol city of Argen-
tine, the Society of Saint Vincent de
Paul, has now forty-four workshops
and there are fifteen in the province
of the same name These correspond
to our aid or sewing societies. In
these workshops are $50 sewing ma
chimes, upon which, in one year, have
been made 41,732 pieces of clothing
which have been distributed to the
sick and INDECENT. This work is gov
cred by a particular council of the
young people themselves, and is in
afiliation with the great Society of
st. Vincent de Paul. Last year 1913
new associates we're enrolled, making
a total of 1896.
Cardinal Visits Bahamas.-His En-
inence Cardinal Farley started on
Monday, Jan. 20 on his triennial epis-
copal visit to the Bahama Islands, over
which he has ecclesiastical jurisdic-
ton. He went by rail to Florida and
thence by boat to the Bahamas. His
Eminence will confer the Sacrament
of Confirmation on Sunday, February
2, in the two churches in the Bahamas,
St. Francis Xavier's and the Sacred
Heart. He will return to New York
next week.
Brother StanisIaus Dead.-Polish
educators and Catholic priests from
several cities attended the funeral of
Brother Stanislaus, for thirty-five
years an educator of the Holy Cross
order, who died Unexpectedly in Chi
cago last week.
Italian Parish in Michigan.-Rev.
Alfred Hyland has organized parish
for Italian Catholics at Saginaw, Mich,
and has secured an option on the Ger.
u1du WI. IIs SAuAOuS On 4NOA III " ali CA
avenue, for his church.
Milwaukee, CoIored Mission.-At
the Colored Mission in Milwaukee
Wis, department has been added to
the institution which is to be known as
a social center, covering as many
branches of industry as can be offord
ed. The arts of sewing, domestic
science and music will be taught. This
department will be in charge of the
Sisters and prominent and expert
enced Catholic ladies. 1t will not only
safeguard all the temporal welfare Of
the Colored people but it will also
be safeguard to their spiritual anG
moral growth.
Unite Against SociaIism.-Follow
ing the carrying of Crawford county
Kansas, by the Socialists in the recon
election, and not without considerable
fraud in several precincts, it is al
legged, the Churches of Crawford coun
ty, Protestant and Catholic, have
united to wage war on Socialism, be
cause Socialism and Christianity are
incompatible. The Rev. J. A. Pom
penney, pastor of the Sacred Hear
Church at Frontenac and a pionee
priest in Crawford county, is leading il
the fight.
Dubuque ApostoIate.-Last year, thu
missionary Fathers of the Dubuque
Archdiocesan Apostolate heard 14,04
Confessions, received 7S converts
preached 223 sermons, delivered 10.
lectures and gave 33 mixed missions
Free Hospital for Des Moines.-T,
provide medical care and nursing 70
the sick poor of Des Moines, regard
less of the nature of the disease
Father Victor Romanelli, pastor O
st. Anthony parish, plans to establish
next year a free hospital on the south
ern slope of hill in South De
Moines.
Canadian Missionary's Record. :
Reverend P. B. Donnelly, o. M. l., @
Tower Hill, London, in little owe
one year, delivered 522 addresse
against Socialism, in Canada
Loyola UniVersity.-The new Loyol
University of the Jesuit Fathers, Oh