The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04
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Berger, of Milwaukee, that the trade
union movement has been at stand
still because of Instantaneous rela-
tions existing between the American
Federation of Labor and the national
labor movement and because of the
new movements that have sprung up
in the labor movement, was adopted
last month at a meeting of the Mil
waukee branch of the Militia Of
Christ, an organization of Catholic
trades unionists.
Bishop Needs Boys SchooI.-The
Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, says:
81 would like it spread far and wide
that there is no school for boys of
twelve and over in this diocese. 1t is
just possible that some brotherhood
might think it worth while to come in
here"
Charitable requests of RecIuse.-
The entire estate left by John H.
Klaphacke, of Cincinnati, Ohio, eX-
cepting bequest of $4,000 to his sis
ter and $4,000 for the poor of two
cities in Germany, is left to Catholic
churches and institutions. The estate
is estimated at from 100000 to half
million dollars by friends of Mr..
Klaphacke, who was rather eccentric
in his habits and recluse, living
alone at his large home near Cheviot,
Ohio.
Sisters Defeat ProseIytizers.-An
other quiet victory for the Sisters of
Charity of the Santa Maria Institute,
Cincinnati, is to be recorded in the
closing of the Presbyterian church and
school for Italians on Barr Street.
This work of proselytizing was started
two years ago, but the Sisters of the
Institute went quietly to work, and
succeeded not only in safeguarding
the faith of the young people and
children, but brought many of their
elders to the more regular and fervent
practice of their religion.
Requests to Hartford Charities
The will of Edward J. Murphy, late
of Hartford, Connecticut, contains the
following public requests: The Rev.
Paul McAlenney, pastor of st. Peters
Church, $1,000, to be expended by him
in caring for the deserving poor of the
parish; st. Francis Hospital corpora
ton, $1,000; five other requests to
Catholic charities aggregating $1,000.
Nuns for African Fifteen
Sisters of the Order of the White
Sisters of Africa left Quebec early
last month for Africa, on the CORN
THAN" They are all Canadians, but
will pass the rest of their lives in the
heart of the Dark Continent.
Branch of immigration Society.-A
branch of the Catholic immigration
Society of Canada was organized in
Victoria on Sunday, September 81.
Holy Name Parade.-In Providence,
Rhode Island, $4,000 men marched in
the procession of Holy Name Socie-
ties Sunday, September %. Almost
every one of the seventy-six parishes
in the diocese was represented
Catholic Schools of Hartford
There are eighty-one parochial schools
in the Diocese of Hartford, Conn,
with an estimated attendance of
nearly $4,000 pupils. Including those
attending colleges and academies the
number under Catholic instruction in
this Jurisdiction is close to $4,000.
City May Manage Columbus Parade.
Through the activities of Alhambra
Council, No. SO, Knights of Columbus
movement has started to have the
city of Worcester, Massachusetts, take
charge of the parade on October -
in celebration of the anniversary OF
the discovery of America. The
parade will be celebrated on Monday
October 10, as the 18th falls on Sun
day this year.
Street Preaching in New York.
Street preaching has been carried or
among the Italians of ST. Philip Merits
Church, New York, for more than g
year by the Rev. Joseph Congedo
This year he began his summer course
of outdoor preaching with a novena tc
the Blessed Mother in preparation fol
the Feast of the Assumption Each
evening at half past seven o'clock
vested in cassock and surplice, ringing
a call bell, Father Congedo left the
church, accompanied by a trained
choir of one hundred children anC
three altar boys carrying the cross
and lighted candles. At designated
corner the procession halted. After
a hymn by the children, Father Congo
do preached sermon and the Grove
then recited the Rosary in concert
On the last night of the novena 1,50(
adults attended the services.
Baptists to Recently
the Baptist Mission Board voted $3.50
for the work of converting" the ''Ro
manists'' of Father Kemper's parish
in remote section of Texas. There
are about four hundred Mexicans un
der his care, five of whom are Metho
dists, the rest Catholics, but none Bap
lists.
Boycott Immoral Plays.-Fo FOLLOWING
a plea from Catholic priests in Mem
phis, Tenn, for a publication of thea