The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-03-14
a patient, who left on estate of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 to the hospi-
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d patient, VINO l6ft on estate or be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 to the hospi-
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Prisoners Gratitude to Nun.-The
Saint Vincent de Paul Branch of the
Holy Name Society, composed of the
inmates of the Federal Prison at
Leavenworth, Kansas, at it's first meet
ing, passed a motion directing a com.
mittee of the members to write a
letter to Rev. Sister Mary Celestia OF
the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
expressing their appreciation for the
work she has done for the past seven
years, and is still doing for the en-.
couragement and moral uplift of the
members and the other prisoners.
K. of c. Start Night SchooI.-A de-
cided innovation has been undertaken
by Northside Council, knights of Co
lumbus, Cincinnati, in the establish
ment of a night college course for its
members. A course embracing Cath
olic philosophy, composition and math
ematics will be established and skilled
instructors are to lecture on subjects
to be studied.
Germans Aid Theatre Movement
The Federation of German Catholic
Societies of Rochester, N. Y, will CO
operate in the work of the Catholic
Theatre Movement, inaugurated in
New York city under the auspices Of
Cardinal Farley.
Witness to Catholic LoyaIty.-The
spirit of Catholics in attending Sun
day Mass is well illustrated by the
following incident, which occurred re
Gently at well-known army post.
The post chaplain is minister Of
one of the Protestant denominations
and receives, of course, salary fol-
holding public services in the posi-
chapel. A nearby Catholic priest
holds a gratuitous early morning
service for the benefit of the Catho
lies residing at the post. At the be
ginning of the present winter the fol
lowing order was posted up one Sat
urday morning, FOR NOTICE.:
until the furnace is repaired, nc
further service will be held in the
post chapel except the Catholic"
Detroit Church for Negroes
church for colored Catholics has beer
in contemplation for some time il
Detroit. A missionary from Africa in
terested few people more than g
year ago; between $4,000 and $4,000
has been collected; $1,000 of this
was collected by Mrs. J. Shurly Ken
nary, a member of the Catholic Study
club.
Total Abstinence charlottesville
st. Thomas Total Abstinence Society
of Southington, Conn, will shortly be
gin the erection of a $4,000 club
house! The site for the new building
was donated by the pastor of st
Thomas Church, Rev. William J. Doc
Ian.
American Protestant Sects. = II
America there are 1876 Protestant de
nominations; that of Methodism has
Is branches, the Baptists, 16. Prot
estant church property is valued a
$685., 942,578, not including parsonage
property, which is estimated at $106,
710,596.
Director of Olympic Games.-James
E. Sullivan, of New York, who will di
rect the Panama Exposition games
was decorated with the Grand Gross
of the Savior by the King of Greece
for his services at the Olympic games
in 1906. He is president of the New
York Public Recreation Commission
and member of the Board of Educa
ton.
Cold Reception for BurIesque.-
Through protests from the Ancient
Order of Hibernians of Dunkirk, N. Y.
the box office receipts were reduced tc
a minimum when "McFadden's Flats
appeared Ln0F6 ldSJ IUOHtu.
Miss Andrews Generosity.-The
late Miss Elizabeth Andrews, of Bal
timore, who left her large fortune tc
Cardinal Gibbons, with her sister some
twenty years ago contributed $4,000
to the Catholic University. Ten years
ago when Bishop Donahue of Wheel
ing, w. Va, asked for little help tc
build a church in poor district Miss
Andrews sent him $4,000 with thanks
for the privilege. On another occasion
priest of the diocese of Wheeling
asked Miss Andrews and her sister
for a loan of $4,000. The sum was
sent to him not as loan but as q
gift.
Buffalo Mostly Catholic.-The Cath
olic Union and Times of Buffalo says
that sixty per cent of the population
of that city is Catholic.
Germantown's Civic Morality
Germantown, Pa, where the Off
Gals are all Catholic has remark
ably clear record as to civic morality
extending over fifty years. No citi
zen has been an inmate of the peni
Tertiary and none in the township is
a public charge. Only one, Of un
sound mind, is a charge on the state
only one has ever been before the
circuit court on a felonious charge
and for several years the total fines