The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-06-21

woodie. N. Y, was student from the
new Foreign Mission Seminary, at
Maryknoll,-Daniel McShane, of Co
Iumbus, Indiana, who entered Mary
knoll at the close of his first year OF
Theology in ST. Mary's, Baltimore.
Mr.. McShane will probably be the
first alumnus of this young Seminary.
Public Schools Condemned.-Phil-
ander P. Claxton, United States Com
missioner of Education, addressing
the Massachusetts Schoolmasters
Club in Boston, recently urged the
teaching of morality and religion in
the public schools, and the introduc-
ton of many changes in the manage
ment especially of the country schools
"Our country school system in the
United States today" says Commits
sioner Claxton, "is perhaps the most
deplorable of any civilized country IN
the world, and far below the stand
ards set by Japan, Germany and
Scandinavia"
Priest Addresses Engineers.-Rev.
John Noonan, of st. Anthony Church,
Des Moines, Iowa, gave the memorial
address at the services of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, con-
yened in that city Sunday afternoon,
June 8.
Mercy Hospital, Des Moines.-Mer-
CIV Hospital, Des Moines, has just ex-
pended $4,000 to equip the three new
operating rooms, which physicians de-
clare are the finest suites used for
the purpose in any hospital west OF
New York.
Retreat for Sioux City Priests
The annual retreat of the priests OF
the diocese of Sioux City will be held
at ST. Joseph Church, LIE Mars, be-
ginning Monday evening, June 70,
and will be conducted by Rt. Rev. J.
H. Then, D. D., Bishop of Lincoln,
Neb.
Missionary Work in Wisconsin,
The diocesan Missionary Apostolate
of La Crosse was only organized in
the year 1911. Within the two years
of it's activities forty-five missions,
ten Eucharistic Triduums, and four
Retreats have been preached. one
hundred and nineteen converts have
Joined the convert class; eighteen
thousand (18,OOO) confessions have
been heard and the Eucharistic COM
munions exceeded twenty-eight thou
sand (28,OOO). Ten missions are
booked for the fall work.
Gift for Flood Victims Returned
Joseph G. Butler, Jr., president OF
the Chamber of Commerce of the city
of Youngstown, Ohio, has returned to
Bishop Farrelly a check for $1,000,
sent by the Cleveland Diocese to re-
lieve food sufferers. Upward of $751;
900 had been raised in Youngstown
for those who had sustained losses,
and that amount being sufficient, the
money contributed by the churches
was not needed.
Bryan Guest of Honor.-The annual
banquet of the Catholic Literary Union
of CharIestown, Mass, was held June
16, on the eve of Bunker Hill Day in
the battalion armory of the Fifth Reg
iment, M. V. M. Hon. VIM. j. Bryan,
Secretary of State, was the guest of
honor. Addresses we're made by Mr..
Bryan, Rev. John S. Heating, S. j.,
of Boston College, Lieutenant-Gover-
nor David l. Walsh, Congressman
William L. Murray, member of the
Union, and Mayor Fitzgerald.
Mission for Sing Sing Prisoners
A mission for the prisoners at Sing
Sing was opened on Sunday, June
8, by the Vincentian Fathers Flanni-
gan and Griffin. It continued
throughout the week, and on Friday,
June Is, the Sacrament of Confirma-
ton was administered by the
Right Rev. Bishop Cusack. 1t is
twelve or thirteen years since a mis-
sion was conducted for the prisoners
at Sing Sing. The previous mission
was conducted by the Paulist Fathers.
Where Marquette Toiled.-A gigan-
tic cross of granite will shortly be
erected on a lofty spot on the banks
of the Illinois river in La Sale
county. 1t will be visible for many
miles up and down the valley of the
picturesque stream. This cross will
mark the site of Father Marquette's
mission established in the Indian vii
lage of Kaskaskia, April s, 1875, the
first church of the Mississippi valley
and the great West. The mission
was named the Immaculate Concep-
ton of the Blessed Virgin.
Catholic Legislator Honored.-The
unwilling of a monument to the mem
DRY of Daniel f. Gallagher, father of
the miners certificate law, took place
in st. Mary's cemetery, Mount Car
mel, Pennsylvania, May 30 He was
a hard coal miner of that place, and
while member of Assembly original
ed the certificate law. Before its
adoption it was bitterly fought by the
coal companies. international Presi
dent John P. White, of the United
Mine Workers, took part in the cere-
monies and in his address paid glow.
ing tributes to the worth of Gala
gher's law.