The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-11
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Kew. BISHOP Lyncl, OF DalldS, lex,
has decided to build boys home on
a tract of land comprising forty-seven
acres-the Bishops former home in
Oak City. The new institution will
not be of a reformatory character, but
is intended for homeless and friend
less boys. A home for girls will be
built on the land in the near future.
New Franciscan Provincial
Brother Eusebius, who for several
years has been superior of st. Vim
cents Home, Cincinnati, has been APP
pointed Provincial of the Franciscan
Brothers of Cincinnati. The appoint
ment was made at the general chap
ter of the Brothers held at Bleier-
heide, Holland, when the communi-
ties in Cincinnati were formed into a
Province. The term is for six years.
Scholarships at Catholic University.
John w. Callahan, of Hartford,
Conn, has won the Patrick Caravan
Scholarship and Michael Gabriel
Luddy of Thompsonville, Conn, and
Joseph J. O'Leary of Haverhill, Mass,
have won the Hibernian scholarships
at the Catholic University.
Splendid Catholic Initiative.-Th
Catholic men of Dubuque, Ia, have
launched new society which
promises to make that city more
and better place to live
in. Besides pursuing the aims of or
binary Catholic societies, the new or
ganization will begin campaign for
higher citizenship. Theaters picture
shows and other places of amusement
will receive attention, and although
the organization will be strictly non
partisan, it intends to take an inter
est in political questions and support
only such men for public offices
whose characters are above reproach.
State of University chapIain.-A
new Office, that of chaplain to the
Catholic students at the University of
Pennsylvania, has been created by
Archbishop Prendergast, who an
nounced that he had appointed the
Rev. John w. Keogh as the first in
cumbent.
Irish Patriot DYING
Rosa, the Fenian leader, long exiled
from Ireland, who was elected to the
House of Commons, while in prison
under a life sentence for treason
felony" is at st. Vincent's hospital,
West New Brighton, Staten Island,
N. Y, and is very ill. He is 80 years
old.
Home Rule y.-Irish-Americans
of New York united in great rally
Sunday, October 5, for the purpose of
adding further interest from this side
of the Atlantic to the Home Rule bill
for Ireland.
Kansas City Church Burns.-St.
Stephens Church, Kansas City, was
almost totally destroyed by fire last
week with the exception of the
Ciborium containing the Blessed Sa-
crament, which was saved under the
protection of the fire hose while the
affairs collapsed. The building and
furniture were valued at $4,000 and
were covered by insurance of $4,000.
The church had just been enlarged.
Catholic Statistics in States.-There
are 17,945 priests in the United
States, including Alaska-13,273 of
whom are diocesan. There are Sc
Bishops and IA Archbishops, three of
whom are Cardinals. There are H.
312 churches, $500 of which have
resident priests. There are IS semi
naries, with 6,169 students.
Bishop o'Dea Condemns Fads.-At
the formal dedication of the new
parochial school of the Dominican
Fathers, Seattle, Right Reverend
Bishop O'Dea, of Seattle, delivered
bitter denunciation of those in author
ity in the public schools of the United
States who were prone to introduce
novel things into the curricula simply
because they were novel, and specifi-
cally arraigEed the teaching of sex
hygiene and eugenics to children.
death Bed of Leo XIII."-The Mar
quise de Wentworth's painting, the
Death Bed of Leo XIII, presented to
the Catholic University by Mr.. John
D. Crimmins, was recently hung in the
reception room of the University Cald-
well Hall. 1t is stated the Catholic
Club of Paris offered $4,000 for it for
the French Museum, and that an effort
had been made to have it added to
the Vatican Gallery.
Spain Represented In California
The King of Spain was represented by
the Spanish Minister at Washington,
Senior Riano, at the unwilling, in San
Diego, CAL, September q, of the cross
in memory of Father Junipero Sierra,
founder of the old missions of Cali
fornia, and the dedication there of the
statues of Balboa and Cabrillo.
Knights Active for Education Mr..
F. K. Scull, Grand knight of the
knights of Columbus, at Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, has inaugurated a plan
whereby the Knights of Columbus of
that council are called upon to do
active service in the field of Catholic