The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-11
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Venetian mosaic. The new seminary
will adjoin the present college build
ing, facing west.
Superior-Generals Visit-The Very
Reverend Eugene Couet, S. S. S., SUI
perior-General of the Fathers of the
Blessed Sacrament, who, a year ago,
succeeded the late Father Estevenon
in that Office, recently visited all the
houses of his order in this country
and Canada. Father Couet sailed for
Rome on the French liner Provence,
on July l.
Library a Fertile FieId.-Twenty-
four young women assistants in the
ST. Louis Catholic Free Library have
entered the novitiates of religious or
ders in the last four years, and four
of the young men assistants have
entered the priesthood.
Saturday Closing in Paterson, N. j.
busily engaged in movement for the
closing of all the shops in that city at
6 o'clock, on Saturday nights, of July
and August.
High Honor for DR.. Emmett.-Dr.
Thos. Adds Emmett, of New York,
was recently elected an honorary fell
low of the American College of Sur
geons, the highest honor that can
come to an American physician.
De Paul Summer School of Chicago,
opens.-The fourth year of the De
Paul Summer School opened Mon
day, June 20. The courses offered
are up to the high standards set
in former years. During the past three
years, the De Paul Summer School was
attended chiefly by Sisters from ILL
nois and neighboring states, together
with teachers of the public schools
Ordinary college and high school stu
dents, however, are welcome to take
advantage of the excellent courses
offered.
Milwaukee Orphan AsyIum.-Archi
tects are preparing plans for chapel
and orphan asylum for the Carmelite
Sisters Home for the Homeless Chill
dren, to be built on Twenty-ffth ave
nue. and South Pierce streets, Milwau
kee. 1t will cost about 100000.
Catholic Home for SaiIors.-The Sta
ton of the Pacific reserve fleet of the
United States Navy at Bremerton
Wash, is to have a Catholic Home
for Sailors. The Catholic population
numbering sixty families, has provided
most desirable piece of building
ground, valued at $4,000, and com
manding an excellent view of Puget
Sound and the navy yard, and turned
it over to the committee. The club
house to be built on this property will
be known as the Robert Monaghan
Home" Ensign Monaghan was a
native son of the State of Washington
a Catholic who gave up his life to
rescue his wounded commanding Off
Ger from the enemy on the bloody
battlefield near Apia, Samoa, on April
1, 1899. Bishop O'Dea warmly ap-
proves of the project, as the opening
of the Panama Canal will double the
number of sailors at the Bremerton
navy yard. The home will cost $780,
600.
Many Philippine MosIems Converted
of Zamboanga, in the Philippine
Islands, of which the Right Rev. DR.
O'Doherty Gate of the Irish College
Salamanca, is the Bishop, the "Bri
fish Review" has said that it is ''the
one spot on earth where Christianity
is making converts from Islam on the
grand scale. For such a work to be
checked by lack of funds or of men
is a scandal to Christendom." The
Review" cordially endorsed the ap
peal of the Bishop to the Christian
public, and concluded: 'tThe Bishop
is eminently the man for his difficult
task, and of the wisdom of his direc
ton our readers may rest assured"
Sonoma Mission Reopened.-Sunday
June IA, was a gala day for Sonoma
Cal, because of the reopening of the
old Mission of st. Francis de Solano
which had been closed for religious
services for over thirty-five years
Thousands of people crowded into the
historic town and participated in the
civic and religious ceremonies.