The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-02
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Civil War Nurse Dies.-Sister Cath
crime, whose worldly name was Anne
Kilkenny, died recently at st. Mary's
Notre Dame. She was "a years old
at the time of her death and had been
at st. Mary's since 1856. Her death
was attributed to old age, she having
been an invalid for several years.
When the Civil War broke out Sister
Catherine was among the first to offer
her service to the Union hospitals.
She served through the four years
campaign, being stationed at the hos
pitfalls in Memphis, Tenn, Paducah,
KY, and Cairo, Ill. After her services
on the battlefield she returned to st.
Mary's, where she has been ever since.
She was born in Letrim, Ireland, and
came to America at an early age.
Pioneer Catholic JournaI.-One of
the first pioneer newspapers in the
great Northwest was Catholic
periodical. This pioneer publication
was known as the Michigan Essay or
Impartial Observer. 1t was started in
the year 1909 by Rev. Father Gabriel
Richard of Detroit. At this time in
the history of our country the Terri
tory of Michigan was sparsely
settled wilderness. It's people were,
for the most part, French, un-
acquainted with the English tongue
and even uninstructed in their own.
Father Richard realized the lack of
education among the Pensioners and
decided to take means to instruct and
enlighten them. Not only was it his
desire to educate his own people, but
he also wished to better the territory
at large.
Gift for Texas Church.-A gift of
$4,000, by Mrs. Della Lane of Ell
Paso, Texas, has enabled the Catho-
lies of that city and their pastor,
Rev. Barry, to proceed at once to the
building of new church. The Cath
olics of the city after loyal struggle
for months had raised $4,000 in cash;
and while several thousand more we're
promised there seemed no immediate
prospect for the erection of a suitable
church until Mrs. Lanes charitable
gift solved the problem. The "Daugh-
tiers of Erin" have selected st. Patrick
as patron of the church. The brother
of Mrs. Lane, Mr.. Michael Connerton,
has promised to donate an altar of
Carara marble for the new church.
A Noted War Nurse.-Sister Mary
Rosalie, of the Sisters of Charity of
st. Vincent de Paul, who died in Rich
mond, Va, where she was directress
of st. Patrick's school, was a famous
war nurse and was known to many
prominent in military affairs of an
earlier day Sister Resale was a
Northern girl, but laboring in the
South during the war, she devoted her
efforts to aid the suffering on the
battlefield, where she served for
three years. Bishop O'Connell was at
her bedside in her dying moments
and celebrated the Requiem Mass at
her funeral.
Charitable Societies Federate.-All
the Catholic societies of Baltimore
and it's immediate territory have
united in federation, under a cen
trail committee, to handle all charity
promotion questions that may come up.
The committee was organized three
weeks ago at the Catholic Club, with
the Rev. M. F. Dineen as chairman
and Joseph M. Smith, secretary. The
purpose of the federation is to bring
together under one head charity move
ments which in their promotion have
heretofore been handled in scattered
way.
Home for Blind DoubIed.-A large
annex is to be built to the ST. Joseph's
Home for the Blind in Jersey City.
The new building will more than
double the capacity of the institution.
Purple for Cleveland Priest.-The
Rev. Thomas C. O'Reilly, D. D., LII. D.,
Chancellor of the Diocese of Cleve-
land, o., has been appointed a Domes-
tic Prelate to the Pope.
Jesuits Get Valuable Books.-St.
Louis University library has been
vastly enriched by the acquisition of
the complete collection of scientific
volumes and manuscripts previously
owned by the late DR.. w. ]. MCGEE,
noted anthropologist whose accumu-
lation of books on the subject in
which he spent his life in profound
research, is considered second to
none in the world
CoIombia's Catholic President
The recently elected President of
Colombia in South America is a de-
vout Catholic and received his educa-
ton in the Catholic University at
Bogota. Among his previous honors,
he became well-known as Ambas-
sador at Washington and Paris.
To Remember Tom Moore.-The st.
Patrick Society of Brooklyn will cele-
brate the 135th anniversary of the
birth of Thomas Moore, the national
poet of Ireland, with exercises in
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, on May %.
Attorney-General Carmody will de-
liver the address.
Generosity to Mission Seminary
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