The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-24
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.

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pines Father Volz spent six years in
the Islands and his address was full
of information and Of graphic touches
as he described various phases of life
in our eastern possessions. His &C.
count of the work of the Church was
particularly instructive.
The name of Father Volz stands at
the head of the roll of st. Thomas stu
dents. He was the first student who
presented himself for admission to the
College, and his account OF the early
days of st. Thomas carried the minds
of his hearers back twenty-nine years
to incidents which will always form
part of the traditions of the school.
The second lecture was given by
Right Reverend Bishop Lawler, who
spoke on some important truths that
make for success and happiness in
life in no small measure. He dwelt
on the harvest as the crown of the
seed time; on the necessity of per-
severing labor for the attainment of
proficiency; on self-denial as an es-
sential ingredient in worldly and spir-
itual greatness; on the Importance of
commonplace tasks and labors; on
the worth of character and on the
choice of the right ideals. The stir
ring, inspiring words of the Bishop
were followed with the keenest inter
est, as at every turn he lit up his dis
course with apt examples drawn from
the lives of men who have left their
mark on the world.
Rev. William D. O'Brien, Vice-presi-
dent of the Church Extension Society,
gave in the course of a delightful lee
ture, an account of the work conducted
by the Extension Society. Father
OBrien kept his audience on the alert
from the first word to the last by
glimpses of life in out-of-the-way
places, by quaint tales drawn from
the stores of his experience, and de-
scriptions of the consoling results OF
the missionary work conducted by the
Extension Society.
The annual retreat began on January
21st and will close on January oath.
It is conducted by Father Valerius
Nelles, o. F. M.
Lecture at Hibernian Halls: Prep
arations have been made for the stere-
opticon lecture, Across the Con
tinent," by Reverend VIM. D. O'Brien
of Chicago, Friday evening, January
23rd, under the auspices of Division
No. 9, Ancient Order of Hibernians
Father O'Brien is Vice-President of the
Catholic Church Extension Society
and on his last trip through the West
he secured a large number of new
slides which he uses in the lecture.
Catholic Travellers Aid: Mrs. E. ]
Donohue addressed the Women's Wei
fare League at the noon luncheon in
the Ordway building, Wednesday, Jan
uary 14th. The subject of her address
was Catholic Travellers Aid" Mrs
Donohue sketched the history of the
work done by the Catholic Interna
tional Protective Association since
it's modern organization in Switzerland
by priest twenty-five years ago. She
then dealt with the work along this
line which the Guild of Catholic
Women have been doing in ST. Paul
for the past ten months
Lectures by Dr. Ryan: Reverend
John A. Ryan, of st. Paul Seminary
delivered a lecture on Social Reform
at Loyola University, Chicago, Friday
January %. He will deliver three lee
T1Irn in and
February l, under the auspices of the
Consumers League of Maryland. His
Eminence Cardinal Gibbons will pre-.
side at one of these lectures. On Feb
ruary 4, Father Ryan will lecture on
the Minimum Wage at Newark, N. j.
under the auspices of the Consumers
League of New Jersey, and he has
been engaged by the Consumers
League of New York to lecture on the
same subject at Syracuse, N. Y, Feb
ruary Z.
Father o'Brien's TraVeIogue: Rev
erend William D. O'Brien, Vice Presi
dent of the Catholic Church Exten
sion Society and Director of the Child
Apostles, was in the Twin Cities dur
ing the week and delivered a stereopti
con lecture, Across the Continent
at st. GATHERINGS College, st. Thomas
College, the Knights of Columbus
Home, the Hibernian Halls, and ST
Joseph's Hospital, st. Paul, and at st
Margaret's Academy, Minneapolis.
Alliance Franchise: Reverend Pau
Perigord, of st. Paul Seminary, will
deliver lecture at the monthly meet
ing of the Alliance Franchise Saturday
evening, January "a, in the parlors Of
the Women's Club, 1926 Harmon
Place, Minneapolis. The subject to be
treated by Father Perigord is, "The
Influence of Women on French Litera
ture." Nine. De La Fayette, Marguer
tie of Navarro, Nine. De Stael anC
George Sand are few of those men
toned during the course of the talk
The meeting of the Alliance will bt
the first under the presidency of Mile
Anna Dreyfus.
League of Catholic Women: The
members of the League listened to al
address from Mr.. ]. ]. O'Conner, of thu
Associated Charities, at the close o