The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-18

New Home for Sisters of Mercy
Bishop Hoban, of Scranton, has called
on the Catholics of his diocese to
raise the sum of $25O,0O0, which is to
be used in the erection of new
Motherhouse for the Sisters of Mercy.
Papal Honors for Quebec Citizens.
His Holiness the Pope was pleased
during the attendance at Rome of
Cardinal Begin, to confer honors on
seven citizens of Quebec. Mayor Ma
poleon Drouin was made Chevalier
Commander of the Order of st. Gre
CORY the Great. Chief Justice Lem
ieux, Hon. Thomas Chapais, Hon.
Mr.. Boucher De La Bruere (Supt of
Education), Cyrille Tessier, were
made Commanders of the same Order;
and Etienne Paradis, Aduter Rivard
and Jules Dorion, Director of the
paper, "'L'Action Social" Chevaliers
of the same order.
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centenary.-The Rev. Paschal Rob-
lnoOuy W - N.Y. L IOASo0Ol VI MOu1SNdI
History in the Catholic University at
Washington, attended the commend
ration of the seventh centenary of the
birth of Roger Bacon, which was held
last month at Oxford.
EpiIeptics Confirmed.-The Right
Reverend Thomas F. Hickey, Bishop
of Rochester, N. Y, administered the
sacrament of confirmation recently
to a class of twenty-six epileptics in
the chapel of the Divine Compassion
at the Craig Colony for Epileptics,
Sonyea, N. Y.
Catholic Editor Named.-John B.
McGauran has been named. by Presi-
dent Wilson as Surveyor General of
the State of Colorado. Mr.. McGauran'
was formerly editor of the Denver
Catholic Register.
Archbishop QuigIey's Sister.-The
Mother Superior of the Gray Nuns has
appointed Sister st. Vincent De Paul
superintendent of the City Orphanage
and Home for the Aged, at Ogdens-
bury, N. Y, succeeding the late Sister
St. Teresa. For the past two years
Sister st. Vincent De Paul, who is the
sister of Archbishop Quigley of Chi
cago, has been at the Catholic Univer
sity of Washington, and at the COM
mencement exercises, few days ago,
was one of those who received the
degree of Master of Arts.
bard Deputy ConsuI.-The
United States Government has made
Louis Lombard Deputy Consul at Lu-
gano, Switzerland, where he lives at
Chateau de Traverno.
Venezuelan Minister to the United
States Dies-Dr. Pedro Ezequiel
Rojas, Venezuelan minister to the
United States, died at Atlantic City,
N. j., recently of an affection of the
heart, from which he had suffered for
a long time. DR.. Rojas was one of the
leading public men of Venezuela. He
was a noted jurist and an authority
on international law. He wrote much
on political and literary subjects. He
was born at Cumana, Venezuela, on
October 1, 1874. Funeral services
we're held at st. Matthew's Church,
Washington. The President, mem
bers of the cabinet, members of
the diplomatic corps and the justices
of the supreme court attended the
nf %hn oh Oh nj
honors were accorded to DR.. Rojas.
The battleship Kansas took the body
to La Guayra, Venezuela. 1t was TAX
en- from Washington to Hampton
Roads on the yacht Sylph.
Central Verein Meeting. - Active
preparations are being made for the
opening of the annual convention of
the German Catholic Central Verein
in Pittsburg, August 8. The Papal
Delegate. Most Rev. John Bonzano,
D. D., will be the chief guest.
st. Louis "Peter's Pence."-The Of
fering of the Archdiocese Of st. Louis
to the 1914 Peters Pence" fund
amounted to about $4,000. 1t will
be presented to the Holy Father by
Archbishop Glennon.
Americans Win Scriptural Awards.
This year seven candidates have
been successful in the examination
for the degree of Licentiate in Sacred
Scripture before the Biblical Commits
sion, Rome. They are the Rev.
Eugene LIE Belize of the diocese of
st. Brieuc and Max Begouen-Demeaux,
of Rouen, students of the French col
lege, with special mention: Father
Joseph Rhode of the st. Louis Prov
ince of Friars Minors, and Rev. Henri
Collin, of Versailles, of the French
College, with mention ex aequo; Rev.
Stephen Driston, of Nancy and Hypo-
lyte Hilbairs, of Viviers, students of
the French College, and the Rev.
Joseph Simon, of the Pontif1cal Jo-
sephinum Institute, of Columbus, Ohio
With the brilliant doctorate of Father
Hellman, of the Minor Conventuals,
the United States has thus three
Scriptural distinctions to it's account
this year. The examiners were very
pleased with the answering of the
American Licentiates, granting men
ton to Father Rhode, and declaring
that Father Simon had done credit
to his alma mater.