The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-08

Malicious Destruction of Church,
The destruction of st. Anthony's
Church, Monongahela City, Pa, on
February 2, is supposed to be the work
of the black hand" A few days pre-
viously the pastor, Rev. Vincent Ma
sella, received a letter demanding
large sum of money. Two explosions
were heard in the church, and the fire
which followed spread SO rapidly, the
building was beyond saving before the
fire company was able to thaw out the
water plug which had frozen during
the night.
Death of MeMasters Daughter
Mother Gertrude of the Heart of Jesus,
who died at the Carmelite convent,
Philadelphia, a few days ago, was the
second daughter of James McMaster,
founder of The Freeman's Journal.
Another sister is a member of the
Order of the Holy Child of Jesus,
while the youngest also bacame Car
melite, and is prioress of the convent
in Brooklyn. While attending the
funeral of Mother Gertrude, Mother
Mary Eulalia Wilcox, of the Sisters of
the Holy Child, Philadelphia, was
stricken with apoplexy, and died early
the same afternoon.
To Aid Polish CathoIics.-Prompted
by desire to aid the Polish element
Of Fort Wayne in becoming good citi-
zens, Miss Rose Swetz of that city
has opened Polish night school,
Glasses are conducted three evenings
each week, and it is her endeavor to
impart such knowledge to her fellow
countrymen, as will aid them in be-
coming intelligent, law-abiding and
useful citizens.
Japanese Catholics Entertained
The ladies of the Settlement Associa-
ton at Los Angeles gave a reception
to the Japanese Catholics of the city
at Brownson House last week. About
forty of the Japanese Colony were
present. Father Breton, the resident
pastor at the Settlement House, well
coined the company with addresses
in English and Japanese.
Buys Baptist Property.-The Lee
Street Baptist Church, Baltimore, the
parish house and five small buildings
in the rear, have been sold to st.
Joseph's parish which is to erect a
fine church on the site. The new
church will be of granite and viii be
one of the most imposing in the city.
Work will begin on the foundations in
April.
Abandoned churches.-Eight hun
dred Protestant churches stand aband-
doned in Ohio, and about seventeen
hundred in Illinois. In the New Eng
land States there are over one thou
sand empty churces.
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A Client of st. Anne Cured.-After
sixteen years of almost total blind
ness, Miss Loretta Mcmahon, of Thor
old, Ont, was completely and perma-
nently cured while on a pilgrimage
to the sacred shrine of ST. Anne de
Beaupre, Quebec.
Anti-Convent Bill Rejected.-What
is known as SCOTS anti-convent'' bill,
was up before the Missouri house COM
mittee on eleemosynary institutions
last week, and it will be adversely re-
ported to the house. Representative
Kennedy of Jackson County was the
chief opponent of the measure Briefly,
the bill required county courts to make
inspections of all converts, monster
les, private hospitals, detention homes,
etc., every three months. The COM
mittee is practically unanimous in
it's report.
Boon to Catholic TraveIIers.-A
handsome embossed and framed card
giving the hours of Masses in all the
churches of the city has been sent to
local hotels by Indianapolis Council,
K. of C.
For immigrants at HaIifax.-A
branch of the Canadian immigration
Society is to be soon organized in
Halifax.