The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-06
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A Wake in Church. - ener-
able Brother Norbert, lay-brother
of the Capuchin Order, died at Our
Lady of Sorrows Monastery, New
York City, May 20, at the age of sixty
seven years. He was a skillful glass
blower before entering the order forty
years ago. On the Thursday evening
following his death, the remains were
placed in the Church of Our Lady of
soprano singers, and other compile
watched and prayed before the Blessed
Sacrament throughout the night.
The Church of BrookIyn.-There are
now in the Catholic diocese of Brook
Ign about 500 priests, 200 churches,
and Catholic population of approx
mately 100000.
Seven Thousand in Pageant,-The
one hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of the founding of the city of st. Louis
was commemorated May %, 20, 80 and
81, by the presentation of the grand
pageant and masque program in For
est Park, at the foot of Art Hill. Ev-
cry feature was on a colossal scale.
Seven thousand five hundred persons
took part The music was given in
magnificent choruses by more than 600
soprano singers, and other compli-
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Governor Walsh on Present Needs.
Governor David |. Walsh, the first
Catholic to become Governor of Mas
sachusetts, in the course of speech
at the annual banquet of st. Peters
Alumni Association in New York last
month, referred to the fact that sixty
years ago the legislature of his state
had refused charter to his alma ma
ter, Holy Cross College, Worcester,
and declared it was some satisfaction
to him to know that one of it's gradu-
dtes now occupied the highest position
in the gift of the people of the COM
monwealth. The first business of gov
!, eminent, said the speaker, is not the
commercial and industrial interests of
the people, but their health and their
lives. He spoke of the laws to pre-
serve the health and lives of the peo-
pie, the employers liability laws and
other progressive legislation in his
home state. He pleaded earnestly for
the rights of the poor. In the matter
of churches and creeds, Governor
, Walsh said that the greatest danger
confronting government today is not
any particular religion, but irreligion
Chaplain Celebrates at Shrine.-The
pilgrimage day of Novena week at the
shrine CT Our Lady of Consolation, at
Carey, Ohio, was Thursday, May IA
: and about 1000 pilgrims visited the
, shrine. Fifteen Masses were celebrat.
ed from five o'clock until noon. The
celebrant of the high Mass was the
, Rev. e. J. Vattman of Wilmette, Ill
Father Vattman is the priest under
whom the cornerstone of the old chap.
ell was laid in 1863 This is the first
time since then that he has officiated
: in Carey He was chaplain in the
; army in the Civil War and is now on
the retired list with the rank of ma
, jor.
Brazil Indebted to Monk.-Brazil
owes her wealth in coffee to monk
who planted two seeds in monastery
garden in Rio de Janiero in 1854
whence the plants spread throughout
the country.
A Plea for Peace.-The business
sessions of the State Convention OF
the Catholic Union of Missouri, re
Gently held at Jefferson City, Mo.
were conducted in the temporary State
Capitol, in the chambers of the State
Assembly. Among the resolutions
adopted by the Catholic Union, reflect
ing it's attitude towards a timely and
vital question, was one urging the
President of the United States to en-
deavor, to the utmost of his power, tC
preserve peace for our country, and
not to permit himself to be drawn into
further entangling military controver
sy with Mexico.
Redemptorists Buy in Winnipeg
By purchasing six acres in Lot "a, Kill
DOMAIN, Winnipeg, Can, the Redenip
: torist order has secured the site of a
future Catholic centre just north oil
the city limits at cost of 100000. II
is the intention of the order to build
fine church large enough for the
needs of several years to come and by
degrees add to the establishment with
community house, school and prob
ably convent for the higher educa
ton of young women.
Author Attends Convention.-The ma
tional convention of the Catholic
: Knights and Ladies of America was
opened at Indianapolis, Ind, May 26
; This society represents an organiza
ton of several thousand members
from all parts of the country. 1t is
fraternal insurance order Among
other notable delegates of the con
; vention was Mrs. M. E. Henry Ruff
fin, of Mobile, the first woman in
Alabama to be distinguished with the
degree of Doctor of Letters. Mrs. Ruff
fin has six children, and it is to them
that her new novel, THE Shield OF
Silence" is dedicated.