The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-06

large German population of successful
| farmers.
| x. of c. Mission Work.-In the
month of January, 1914, the work of
the knights of Columbus Missionary
Movement was inaugurated in the
two Kentucky dioceses simultaneous
ly, Covington and Louisville. There
are about 5000 Knights in the state
and they voted for this enterprise
| 81, 600-sufficient to pay the expenses
of two Paulist missionaries for eight
months of the year. Already in the
five months past thousands of books,
stating the correct position of the
Church on questions of doctrines
and morals, have been distributed, re-
ceived with appreciation, and, better
still, are being earnestly read and con-
sidered In many towns knowledge be-
| fore undreamed of, has been infused, a
thirst for further knowledge has been
created, classes for further study have
been formed, conversions have been
made, and other conversions are in
prospect. The nuclei of new parishes
are formed and new church edifices are
begun or in contemplation.
David WarfieId a HebreW.-Under
David Warfield, writes: The little
item contained in The Dramatic Mir
ror, stating that am of Irish Catholic
extraction, is entirely erroneous, and
| thank you for calling my attention
to it and allowing me to correct it. |
am Hebrew.
Jubilee of Orphans Home.-The
Boston Home for Destitute Catholic
Children celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of it's foundation in Mechanics
Building on Memorial Day, May 80,
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society. The Home has received and
cared for 10000 little destitute chill
dren since it was instituted in June
1864. 1t instructed them in their re,
ligion and furnished them with shell
ter, food clothing and every comfort
Knights of St. John Monument
The knights of st. John, of Buffalo
gathered for the dedication of the
beautiful monument erected in mem
DRY of their dead in Pine Hill Gene
terry dedicated Sunday, May 81. Rt
Rev. Charles H. Cotton, D. D., Bishop
of Buffalo, and Rt. Rev. Thomas F
Hickey, D. D., of Rochester, par
ticipated in the ceremonies. The
first field Mass ever celebrated il
Buffalo was solemnized in the oper
air on the spacious burial grounds anC
in addition to the twelve local com
manderies members of the uniformed
rank, Knights of ST. John, from cities
within a radius of 100 miles of Buffalo
attended. The monument is of Yer
mont granite and weighs approximate
ly thirty tons. The work was under
taken seven years ago.
Cumberland X. of C. Home.-Tht
new Knights of Columbus home, Cum
berland, Md, was dedicated May 80
; Supreme knight Flaherty of Philadel
phia, attended. The new home is {
three-story brick building, with a the
atre on the lower floor. A class O.
more than 1000 Knights received the
fourth degree, candidates coming from
Baltimore, Wheeling and intermediate
points.
Mother General on World Tour
!, Mother Janet Stuart, the Superior
General of the Society of the Sacred
Heart, is now in New York City max
ing an official visitation of the con
vents of her community. Mother Stu
art left her headquarters in Brussel!
last October to visit all the houses O
the Ladies of the Sacred Heart tina
had not yet been visited by Mother
: General, in Egypt, Australia, New Zea
land, Japan and America
, Buffalo Campaign SUCCESSFULLY
Buffalo, at the Broadway Auditorium
the great Cathedral Embarrassing cam
, paign was brought to close May 20
, with $330,0O0. The campaign will nov
, be carried into the larger towns of thu
; diocese. There remains no question
that the full amount will be realized
| and that the Cathedral will be conse
! Grated at the time set-EaSter Sun
day, 1915.
Texas Conversion Sunday, Ma!
, II, William Henry Reno, prominen
business man of Kerrville in the dio
cese of San Antonio, Tex, and here
tofore member of the Baptist demon
ination, made his public abjuration o
heresy and was solemnly received in
to the Church by Father Kemper
/ With this accession the whole famil!
is now Catholic Mrs. Reno and si1
children were received into the Churcl
couple of years ago. The sponsors
J at Mr.. Reno's christening were Mr.
: Arthur ]. A. Mosel and Mrs. D. d
i Crider who were two of the adult con
verts that embraced the Catholic faitl
last December. In memory of thi:
conversion, Mr. A. Mosel presented t.
the church a beautiful gold-plated bap
tismal shell and baptismal candlestick
One of the most recent neophytes nov
under instruction is Miss Thelma Red
mon, the niece of Rev. Thomas Wal
ton, who presides over a large Bap
fist church in st. Louis.