The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-08-02
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Iowa Priest Dies suddenIy.-Rev. ].
F. O'Doherty, chaplain of ST. Joseph's
Mercy hospital at Clinton, Ia, died
suddenly Sunday afternoon, July 20.
He was preparing for trip to Du-
buque when he suddenly dropped dead
from heart failure. Father O'Doherty
was about forty-three years of age,
and was well-known throughout north
ern Iowa
Administrator of BeIIeviIIe See.-
Mgr. w. Cluse has been appointed by
the Archbishop of Chicago, admins
traitor of the vacant See of Belleville,
Ill
Denver PreIate Died Poor.-The will
of the late Mgr. Robinson, Vicar-Gen-
eral of Denver, Col, OPPOSES of an es-
tate consisting of personal property
only to the extent of 81, 900. st. Mary's
Academy, Denver, is made the sole
heir.
Poor CIares Elect Superior.-Last
month the Sisters of the Poor Clares,
Omaha, elected a successor to Rev
Mother Rock, who died last April
The choice fell on Rev. Mother An
thony, of Birmingham, native of
Omaha, and who has been a member
of the Order for thirty-four years. The
election was presided over by the
Provincial of the Franciscan Order.
Mexican Babies in Arizona.-Condi-
lions in the northern provinces of
Mexico are indicated by the fact that
on July 13, special train from Naco-
zari, Mexico, bearing scores of babies
to be baptized, arrived at Douglas,
Arizona Because of the revolutionary
troubles there has been no priest in
Nacozari for several months and the
babies parents, most of whom are
wealthy, chartered the special train to
bring their offspring there for bap-
tism.
Dubuque Churches Incorporated
The individual churches of the Arch
diocese of Dubuque are being incor-
porated, with the Archbishop as Presi-
dent and the pastor as vice-president.
The Vicar-General and two parish
toner's make up the board of directors.
Concert of Milwaukee Choirs.-The
combined choirs of the Catholic
churches of Milwaukee are rehearsing
under Prof Singenberger for grand
concert on Sunday evening, August
10th.
st. Joseph's New Gymnasium.-The
new $4,000 gymnasium of st. Joseph's
college, Dubuque, is now ready for
use. The students have long looked
forward to the advantages they will
have in this splendidly equipped build
ing. The old gymnasium is now being
fitted for class rooms and other uses.
congregationaIist Urges Confession.
THE Rev DR.. Charles M. Sheldon,
author of In His Steps, startled the
Christian Endeavorers in convention at
Los Angeles, California, July Is, by
urging the union of all Protestant
churches under one head and the es-
adjustment of the confessional there
in. His address was not made to the
convention, but to some of the dele
gates in a church. DR.. Sheldon, who
is a Congregationalist, said he had
heard confessions in his church in To-
peka, and had found that the confess
sionaI worked great good"
"MaryIandiana" for Catholic UniVer-
sity.-The Library of the Catholic Uni
versity, Washington, has received from
Hon. Michael Jenkins, of Baltimore,
two hundred volumes of Maryland
iana'-perhaps the most complete col
lection on history, topography, etc., of
the State of Maryland.
Retreat of Italian Priests.-The Itali-
an secular priests of the New York
archdiocese, some seventy in number,
spent the week beginning Monday,
July 81, in retreat at the Franciscan
College and novitiate at Catskill, in
the Albany diocese.
Generous Catholic Pioneer-Herman
Human, one of the Catholic pioneers
of Terre Haute, Indiana, died last
month at the age of eighty-two ST.
Anthony hospital, with it's beautiful
buildings and spacious grounds was
built chiefly through the generosity of
Mr.. Human, who purchased the
grounds and furnished most of the
money to cover the cost of construc-
ton. His most recent contribution to
the church, was the new Catholic GEM
etery east of Terre Haute. BY the
terms of his will st. Anthony's hospi-
tai at Terre Haute receives SIS,
and ST. Benedict's church $4,000.
Generous Gift for carnival.-At a
meeting held by the College Church
Pensioners, st. Louis, Missouri, two
weeks ago, in the interests of the car
nival that is to precede Father Brons-
geest's jubilee celebration, two lots in
Carondelet were donated by Joseph x.
Murphy.
For Canadian Archives. - An or
der in council has lately been
passed to authorize the purchase of
two extraordinarily valuable collec-
tionS nf documents for fha Conad;ov