The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19


Rev. John Tierney, son of B. Tierney,
of Plattsburg, and member OF the
faculty of the Catholic University at
Washington, has been appointed pres
ident of Albert Hall, the newest and
largest building in the University
group.
New Church in New York.-The
new Church of ST. Aloysius, at Great
Neck. n. Y, of which the Rev. John
Malloy is rector, is rapidly nearing
completion, and will shortly be ready
for dedication by Bishop Mcdonnell OF
Brooklyn. The new rectory is also
nearing completion.
Old Church is Parish Hall.-The
Rev. John O'Hara, rector OF the Churcn
of st. Matthew on Utica avenue, N. Y,
is fitting up the old church for par
ish auditorium, where the social affairs
of the parish will be held in future.
Holy Name Socety's RaIly.-The'
rally committee of the Brooklyn Do
cesar Union of Holy Name Societies
is hard at work redistricting the do
cese for the annual rally on the last
Sunday of September. 1t is planned
to rearrange the districts so that the
territory in each district will be more
uniform as to area.
Blessed Sacrament Rescued From
Fire.-Rev. Thomas A. Thornton, pass
tor of st. Columbas Church, West
Twenty-fifth street, New York, the old
est Catholic church in the Chelsea
district was overcome from the Ell
fects of smoke while rescuing the
Blessed Sacrament when fire recent
lv damaged the church, to the extent
of $4,000. Rev. William P. F. Dooley
found the edifice was atire and sent
in an alarm. In the meantime tatner
Thornton made his way into the
sacristy of the smoke-hlled church
Removing the Blessed Sacrament, ne
dashed back into the sacristy and
fell unconscious over the altar, where
he was found by the firemen. The
edifice has had an interesting history
1t was founded in 1845 by the Kew
Patrick j. Burke, who was sent over
from Ireland Services were first hello
in a store and a houseboat, and then
in the present building, where the
first service was held on Oct II, lS45
5000 For Irish VoIunteers.-T. Is
Fitzpatrick, national treasurer OF the
United Irish League has received
check for 5000 from the central coun
Gil of the Irish county associations IL
aid of the Irish national volunteer
fund James Rogan, treasurer of the
central council, forwarded the money
and expressed the hope that it Woul'
be of assistance to the great cause
of Irish Home Rule"
New York Cathedral and the Labo
cause.-Following a custom lnaugu
rated about two years ago, specla
services for workingmen and women
members of trades and labor unions
were held on the eve OF LABOR DAY
Sunday, Sept. 6, in ST. Patrick Cathe
dral. Fifth avenue and Fiftieth street
The services began at o'clock Wit
musical Vespers, followed by sermon
nv the Very Rev. John p. ChidWicA
president of Dunwoodie Seminary Wn
spoke on The Catholic Church an
the Trades Unions.
athoIic Adjutant-General.-Co
Henry Mccain of the United State
army named by President Wilson thi
week as adiutant general OF the Un
ted States Army, is native MISS
issippian born and reared at Carrol
ton. Col. McCain's wife and fam1l
are Catholics.
Boston Catholic Schools.-ln tn
Archdiocese of Boston there are 6l
S91 pupils in Catholic schools.
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st. Louis Church steeple.-At a tt
tai cost of $65, 900, the new steeple
st. Francis Xavier Church in st. Loui
is nearly completed. The magnlhcen
clock in the tower cost $4,000, an
was presented by Mr.. Julius S. Walls
as n memorial to his wife. The towe
was erected as a jubilee gift for Rev
Henry Bronsgeest, S. j., who cell
brated last fall his fiftieth anniversar
as Jesuit.
A Venerable JubiIarian.-On Sci
TENDER 8, the Feast of the Nativity
the Blessed Virgin, at st. Stanlslau'
College, Macon, Ca, the Rev. Thee
bald w. Butler, S. j., celebrated tn
golden jubilee of his ordination to tn
priesthood. Rev. Theobald Waite
Butler was born on July 13, 1929,
Ballycarron, County Tipperary, lr'
land. At the age of ten young Butte
went to Clongowes College, Count
Kildare, and remained there until 1874
The following year he entered Oscot
College, in England, which was the
under the presidency of the famou
Cardinal Wiseman. He entered tn
novitiate of the Society of Jesus /
Dole, France, on Sept. %, 1916. l
the following year the Sons of Ign
thus were sent into exile, and M
Butler embarked at Havre for Ne
Orleans and arrived there after Vo
age of sixty days on May II. In ths
same year he pronounced his frs
vows as a Jesuit, in the Chapel {
Of tho cnUonf