The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-11-21

Refugee Priests Located.-Many of
the refugee priests from Mexico are
being placed in Southern parishes,
especially in New Mexico, Texas and
Arizona.
Bequest to church.-A sum of $4,000
is bequeathed to st. Johns Church,
Orange, N. j., by the will of Mrs. Della
A. Koelbel, who died recently.
School for Deaf Mutes.-The Arch.
bishop of Cincinnati is laboring hard
to establish in his archiepiscopal city a
Catholic school for deaf mutes.
Priests Diamond Jubilee.-Rev.
James Lonergan, S. j., rector OF the
Church of the Sacred Heart, Augusta,
Ca, recently celebrated his diamond
jubilee.
monitor" Survivor a Convert.-The
last survivor of the crew of the "Monl-
Tor in her battle with the "Merrimac'
in 1862 was one of the five converts
received into the Church on the occa-
sion of a mission to non-Catholics at
Nampa, Ida, recently.
Rosary Hall in VancouVer.-The
Catholics of Vancouver, B. c., have
purchased a large residence in that
city; the building in future will be
known as Rosary Hall; it is intended
for the convenience of Catholic bust
ness girls, whose homes are outside
the city.
Passionists' Novitiate.-The Pas
sionist Fathers are making plans for
the erection of a novitiate house for
the eastern province at Shelter Island,
l.. |. Specifications have been made
= for the erection of a handsome build
ing for that purpose, which may pos
sibly be completed about January l,
1916.
Missionary of Northwest.-Rev. Fa-
Their Francis NJ. Pandosy, 0. M. l.,
founded the Okanagan mission in the
Canadian Northwest on October 8,
1859. He published a dictionary and
grammar of the Yakima language for
the Yakima Indians, who are almost
all Catholics.
New York Chapain.-Upon recon.
mendation of Colonel Louis D. Conley,
commanding the Goth Regiment, N. G
N. Y, Governor Glynn has appointed
the Rev. Francis P. Duffy, of the
Church Of Our Saviour, chaplain of the
regiment. He succeeds Father James
D. Lennon, who resigned short time
ago.
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Cincinnati Seminary AIumni.-The
annual reunion Of the Alumni of the
Cincinnati Provincial Seminary, Mt
st. Mary's, at Kalamazoo, Mich, last
month, was a very happy one. The
Alumni living and dead number sc
Bishops and $500 priests.
Paul Fuller ConVert.-Paul Fuller
who was recently sent to Mexico by
President Wilson on special mission
is a convert to the Church. He is
dean of the Fordham University schoo
of Law and took part in the settle
ment of the Venezuela boundary, the
Philippine tariff, the Porto Rico anC
Philippine Church and other cases
and has served as consul for the
French and Russian governments.
Oregon Hihernians' New HaIl.-Las
month at Albina, Ore, the A. o. H
opened a new hall. Addresses were
delivered on the occasion by the Mos
Reverend Archbishop Christie, of Port
land, Rev. j. NJ. O'Farrell of Wood
burn, Ore, and Mr. Patrick E. Sulli
van, State Secretary. The gavel useC
on the occasion was of Irish bog oak
Aged Missionary Dead.-The Rev
Prosper Goepfert, G. S. Sp., died il
the Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
Pa, on October II. Father COPPER
f. was born in Alsace in 1912. He en-
tered the Holy Ghost Order in 1859
was ordained in Paris in 1866 anC
was assigned to Rockwell College
County Tipperary, Ireland. During the
twenty-five years he spent in the En-
erald Isle he was widely known as &
teacher of distinguished merit. HI
was president of the college, professor
! of Greek, editor of est Joseph's Mes
senger" and the author of popular
life of the Venerable Liebermann
From 1892 to 1900 he was engaged il
parochial and missionary labors il
Michigan and Wisconsin, from 1900 tt
1911 he was assistant at st. Mary's
Sharpsburg, Pa, and chaplain at Clare
mont. Early in 1911 he was stricken
with paralysis, from which he never
recovered During the last three years
he made his home in Duquesne Uni
versity.
Nuns Golden Jubilee.-Sister Mary
Emiliana in Notre Dame Academy
Lowell, Mass, observed the COLDER
jubilee of her religious life recently
There was large attendance of the
Sisters, alumnae and students. In con
nection with the celebration the an
nual reunion of the graduates was
held. Mrs. Katherine Mcguire Nc
Mulkin, of Boston, was chairman Of
the reception committee. On the be
half of the alumnae she presented
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