The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-03-14
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Texas Governor With X. of C.-The
exemplification of the Fourth Degree
by the knights of Columbus in the
city of Austin, Texas, on Washington's
birthday was attended by Governor
Colquitt who was present at the
Solemn High Mass in st. Mary's
Church. Most Reverend Archbishop
Harry of Manila, P. l., and Right Rev.
erend Bishop Shaw of San Antonio oc-
cupied thrones in the sanctuary during
the Mass which was celebrated by
Very Reverend John T. Boland, C. s..
c., President of st. Edwards College.
General William r. Handy of Austin
was among the speakers at the ban
quet.
New York Catholic Teachers
Principals and teachers of the New
York city schools to the number of
1928 are organized as the Chapter
Theta Pi Alpha of the United Catholic
Works, which is a federation of all
Catholic organizations within the do
cese of New York. These teachers aim
to reach the children who are outside
the sphere of religious instruction,
especially those foreign pupils, the
Italians, the Slavs and other people,
who recently have arrived in this
country.
Priests to Insure Employees.-Right
Rev. Bishop Conaty of Los Angeles has
just issued an official letter calling the
attention of the pastors of his diocese
to the employers Liability Act"
passed at the last session of the Legis-
lature of the State of California, and
to the necessity for covering by in
surance their liability to persons in
their employ who may be injured in
the discharge of their duties.
Cost of Handling Mission Funds
The funds turned over last year to the
Board of Home Missions of the Pres
byterian Church amounted to about
100000 and only about $145,00O of
that sum was expended in real mission
aries to officials who handled" the
funds. The latest report of the So
ciety for the Propagation of the Faith
of the Archdiocese of New York shows
that the total receipts were $169,921.76
and the expenses $12,853.4O. Where
the Presbyterians require IS per cent
to administer mission fund the Cath
Ollie expend only 8 per cent.
|. w. w. Interrupt Worshippers.-
Several hundred men who, under the
leadership of the Industrial Workers
of the World, had been marching on
church edifces recently, were arrested
Wednesday night, March 4, in st. Al
phonsus Catholic Church on West
Broadway after they had disregarded
warnings not to enter the church. A
service was in progress in the church
when the men marched in. The doors
were then locked and after much dis
order the intruders were arrested and
taken to the domestic relations court
for preliminary hearing.
Requests to Vincentians.-A bequest
of $1,000 to ST. Vincent de Paul's So
ciety of St. Joachim's Church is pro-
vided in the will of Margaret Dalton of
Philadelphia
New Seminary HaII.-St Edmond
Hall, as the new dormitory building of
the Seminary of st. Charles Borromeo,
Overlook, Pa, will be known, will be
blessed on May "a by Archbishop
Prendergast.
Catholic Club Dedicated.-The new
100000 home of st. Peters Catholic
Club, Jersey City, was dedicated Feb
ruary % by the Right Reverend John
J. O'Connor, D. D., Bishop of Newark.
Portuguese Church Burned.-The
Portuguese Church of Our Lady of
Good Voyage, Gloucester, Mass, was
destroyed by fire last week, with a
loss of about $4,000. The church stood
in the heart of the Portuguese quarter
VI Lu0 City duU was UuIlI dUOuL ISu
years ago. There is an insurance of
$4,000. The rector is Rev. Francisco
Biera de Benz
LoyoIa Takes Medical CoIIeqe.-The
stockholders of the Bennett Medical
College, Chicago, have donated that
institution to Loyola University,
thereby increasing the number of med
ical schools owned by the Jesuits in
the United States to six According to
the announcement, the name of the
medical college will be retained and
the 1000 alumni will be welcomed to
the University.
X. of c. Spreads to AIaska.-At a
meeting held on the evening of Feb
ruary 4 at the residence of Rev. A. R.
Drathman, S j., the first steps were
taken looking forward toward the
establishing in Juneau, Alaska, of a
Council of the knights of Columbus.
Fifty-two candidates were signed for
the order.
Site for Church Donated.-A new
church will soon be erected in Kirk
land, near Seattle, Wash. Rt Rev.
Rishon O'Dea accomnanied nv Rev