The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

Another 'White List."-The New |
York Catholic Theater Movement"
is about to issue it's third annual |
white List" of unobjectionable |
plays.
Ministers Help Nuns.-Protestant |
ministers nobly aided the Denver |
campaign for the Sisters of the Good |
Shepherd
Bishop Cave Mission.-Bishop Kou |
delka, Of Superior, Wis, gave mis- |
sion recently to the Slovacs of New
York.
Knights Donate AItar.-The knights
of Columbus donated an altar to the
St. Louis city hospital 1t was blessed
and dedicated last month.
New Church Planned.-St. Joseph's
parish at Cresco, Ia, of which Rev.
John p. Wagner is pastor, will in
about a year start building church
to cost $4,000.
New Passionist Monastery.-A mon
astery to accommodate not fewer than
sixty priests and a seminary for stu
dents preparing for missionary work,
is to be established in Des Moines,
Iowa, by the Passionist Fathers.
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Church, Baltimore, Cardinal Gibbons
lately confirmed SO adult converts.
Bishop Corrigan also confirmed fifty
converts the previous week.
New Church in Mississippi.-Re-
Gently before a large concourse OF
, people, Catholics and non-Catholics,
from the coast towns of Mississippi
. City, Gulfport and Long Beach, Bish-
CD Gum of Natchez, Miss, dedicated
the new st. James Church at Miss
issippi City.
Honoring the Dead.-Amendment
so to the San Francisco City Ordin-
"ances, ordering the removal of the
dead from Calvary Cemetery, was de,
feated at the recent general election.
:. The official returns show that there
were 43,405 votes cast in favor Of re-
moval; 7O,045 against it.
New Church in Iowa.-The parish
toner's of ST. Johns Church of Ban
croft Iowa, of which Rev. E. j. Jung
blut is pastor, held a very enthusiasts
tic meeting on recent Sunday at
which the matter Of building a new
church to cost about 100000 was taken
up and $4,000 was subscribed.
Non.CathoIics HeIp-A large COM
mittee composed of Catholic and non
Catholic residents of Hudson county,
N. j., is conducting a vigorous cam
paign for funds to clear the debt on
St. Francis hospital in Jersey City
in commemoration Of the golden jub-
lice of the institution which occurs
this year.
Statue of Father Serra.-A lifesize
statue in stone Of Father Junipero
Sierra, the FRANCISCAN builder of the
missions Of California, has been IN.
yelled at San Juan Capistrana, Calf
oruia, by members of the Landmarks
Club assisted by delegates from all
parts of the state.
Home Finding superintendent
Maurice r. Reddy, former collector OF
internal revenue OF Rockford, H., and
active * OF c., mas gone 10 New York
10 take courses in social service work
which will fit him to assume the du,
ties Of his new Office as superintend'
put Of the Catholic Home Finding
Association of Illinois. Mr.. Reddy' S
HEADQUARTERS will be in Chicago on
his return from New York.
Missouri Wisdom.---A college in
. Missouri recently made two remark
: able decisions One was that it would
rot tolerate professor who smoked,
= aud later came the announcement
that a professor who denied the Divin,
: ity of Christ was not thereby unfit
to teach in that self-same college OF
Drury. "You got to show" the beat,
ing of that.
Canadian Pastor KilIed.-Rev. Rich
ard NJ O'Farrell, pastor of st. Fran
els Church, Franl1ford, Ont, Can, was
. Instantly killed short time ago while
on the way to attend dying parish
: ioner. He was driving an automo-
bile and the car swerving he put the
brake on quickly, the car turned over
and throwing Father O'Farrell out on
his head, killed him instantly.
Cleveland Attacks Profanity.-In
Cleveland, o., some women have
started a "Clean Lips" or Don't
Swear" campaign. At their request
the police of that city have been in
structed by the chief of police to re-
prove those who use bad language,
and if they persist in their profanity,
to arrest them. An Ohio statute has
set a fine of 81 for every profane
word used The movement will be
interesting not only to show the moral
force for cleanness which such an
agitation must be, but also to give
an exhibition of the manner in which
the law may deal with the nasty
tongued criminal.
Progress in Nehraska.-Three new
churches and two new Catholic