The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-08-22

Honor for Catholic Surgeon.-At
the recent Clinical Congress of
Surgeons of North America in London,
Eng, Dr. John B. Murphy, the famous
surgeon, of Chicago, was elected Presi-
dent by a unanimous vote.
New Hampshire Church Burned
st. Thomas Aquinas Church, Derry, N.
H., of which Rev. d. ]. Dunn is pas
tor, was burned to the ground recent
ly. The large pipe organ was burned,
as were the costly altar and many rare
paintings. The vestry organ, the
vestments and many statues were
saved. The church was built 26 years
ago at cost of $4,000. Since then
more than $4,000 has been expended
upon it.
Columbia to Honor Roger Bacon
The seven hundredth anniversary OF
the birth of Roger Bacon will be OBJ
served at Columbia University, New
York. with commemorative exercises
and the publication of volume OF
studies. A great pageant of the cul-
ture of the thirteenth century will be
given on November 4.
Nun Inherits Fortune.-Accordin
to the will of the late Bernard Lodlck,
whose death occurred at Sandusky,
Ohio, a few weeks ago, his daughter,
ma AIT inc
Visitation Order at Mt. de Chantal,
Wheeling, w. Va, is made sole heir
to his estate, which is valued at about
$4,000.
Catholic Attorney Generals Reslg-
nation.-Mr. Thomas Carmody, Attor-
ney-General of New York, has an
nounced his intention to resign his
position on September 1. Mr.. Carmo-
dys work as AttorneyGeneral of that
state was noteworthy and evoked
widespread interest throughout the
country. Mr.. Carmody is a Catholic.
Life of Poor Clare Foundress.-
There has been published in Italian
the life of Sister Mary Magdalene,
who, in the world was Countess Bentl-
voglio and in religion the foundress
of the Order of the Poor Clares in the
United States She died Abbess of
the Poor Clares at Evansville, Ind.
In the Eternal Light" monthly
published at Indianapolis, Rev. FIR.
Bonifacio Bragatini, o. F. NJ, is
serially translating the life into
English.
Good Work of Indiana X. CAS-
a result of the concerted action of
the members of the Indiana State AS
sembly, Fourth Degree, Knights of
Columbus, $4,000 large circulars were
distributed recently throughout the
State of Indiana These circulars con-
tain an address on Catholicism and
Americanism,' delivered by Arch
bishop Ireland, of st. Paul, at the
twelfth annual convention of the
American Federation of Catholic So
cieties, an address on "The Woman's
Hope,'' by the Rev. Ignatius Smith,
and the confession of guilt of the
Menace, an account relative to the
publication of the bogus K. of G..
oath, the prosecution brought by the
Knights for libel and conspiracy and
the letter of retraction issued by the
Aurora publication.
New York Converts Leaeue.-The
Catholic Converts League of New
York now numbers 800 members, sixty
of whom were received since the De-
cember meeting.
National President, A. o. H.-Joseph
Mclaughlin was born in Burt, County
Donegal, in June, 1867. He came to
America in his twenty-second year,
bringing a transfer card from the A.
o. H. of Ireland, in 1889. Almost
from the very beginning of his life in
America he became an aggressive and
conspicuous member of the Order. He
was energetic in organizing Divisions,
was elected County President of Phil
adelphia, State President Of Pennsyl-
vania, and National Vice-President
and President.
Death Of Mississippi Pastor.-Rev.
Father Charles A. Oliver, in charge
of st. Peters Catholic Church, Jack
son, Miss, during the past eighteen
years, died at Jackson recently,
Father Oliver was born near West
Point, Clay County, Miss, May /, 1857,
and attended school in Kentucky.
After seven or eight years in Rome,
he returned to his native State in
1888, being assigned to the Catholic
Church at Holly Springs, where he
remained two years. His next charge
was at Vicksburg, and from there he
went to the Gulf Coast, where he re-
manned eight years before coming to
Jackson. Father oliver was Chancel-
Tor of the diocese and consultor of
Right Reverend Bishop John Gum, of
Natchez. Bishop Gum off1ciated at
the funeral and preached the funeral
sermon. Catholic Knights of Amer
lea and Knights of Columbus acted as
guard of honor and ushers in control
of the large congregation that at
tended the obsequies.
Redemptorist Fathers PIay.-''Pi-
late's Daughter" the beautiful miracle