The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-31

Wisconsin Priest and Scandinavia
ans.-The Rev. Arthur B. c. Dunno,
of ST. Patrick's Church, Eau Claire,
Wis, has applied to st. Ansgars
Scandinavian Catholic League of New
York for Norwegian literature for the
use of prospective converts. Over
200 neophytes of Scandinavian origin
have been received into the Church
by Father Dunno within recent years.
Anthony Matre Leaves st. Louis
Anthony Matre, former secretary of
the Catholic knights of America, is
preparing to move with his family
from ST. Louis to Chicago Mr.. Matre
is president of the new Marquette
Fire Insurance Company, and also
secretary of the American Federation
of Catholic Societies. His resignation
as secretary of the Catholic Knights
of America will enable him to devote
more time to federation interests. He
was lately made a Knight of ST.
Gregory by Pope Plus.
Great C. o. F. Observation-Disclosures
hundred candidates were initiated
into the Woman's Catholic Order of
Foresters and 1850 newly elected Off
GERS of the 140 Chicago courts in
stalled in, monster gathering at the
Seventh Regiment Armory on the
night of Jan. 16.
New Churches in Helena Diocese.
Right Reverend Bishop Carroll of
Helena, Mont, announces that Cath
Ollie churches will be dedicated this
spring in the following towns: Col
Inns, Power, Choteau, Waller, Cutbank,
Glacier Park, Dayton, Big Arm, Camas
Hot Springs, Camas Prairie, Thomp-
son Falls, Perma and Drummond.
Civil War Nurse Dies.-After a
long life in religious work, Sister
Euphaisia, nee Appolina Whittmauer,
died Tuesday, Jan. 10. Her death
occurred in the House of Providence,
Detroit. She joined the Daughters of
Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in
April, 1863, and her earliest work
was WIFI Cu6 SlCh dllu WOuuuSu SUI
diers of the Civil War.
Priest Wins Law Subtitle Chan
Gerry Court at Fort Smith, Arkansas,
has rendered a judgment, Jan IL, in
favor of Rev. J. A. Haas, of Morrill,
ton, Superior of the Congregation of
the Holy Ghost, against the heirs of
the Sullivan estate, involving the title
to real estate in that city left by the
late William Sullivan, for the pur-
pose of establishing a school for the
colored Catholic boys of the diocese.
The law suit had been pending there
for almost two years. and had at
tracted considerable attention. The
victory for Father Haas will enable
his congregation to proceed with the
work among the colored people.
Bishop Ryan at Pembroke.-Right
Reverend Patrick T. Ryan, D. D., Aux
Hilary Bishop of Pembroke, Canada,
who has been pastor of st. Francis
Xavier's church at Renfrew, has been
transferred to the diocesan city, ow-
ing to the continued ill-health of the
ordinary Bishop Lorrain. Bishop Ryan
is succeeded at Renfrew by Rev. Fran
els L. French, who spent his boyhood
days there.
Inter-Province Debating League
The Literary and Press committee of
the Catholic club of Winnipeg is or
ganising a union for the purpose OF
bringing together the Catholic talent
of Western Canada in an annual
series of debates. With this purpose
in view they have secured, through
the generosity of the T. Eaton Co..
a very handsome silver shield, as a
trophy for the annual contest.
Americans Gift in Rome.-The
Papal Coat. of Arms over the portals
of the Constantine Basilica, recently
dedicated in Rome in commemoration
of the Sixteenth Centenary of the
Peace of the Church, is the gift OF
Mr.. Mcbride, of New York.
Priest Debates With Socialist
Rev. John L. Bedford, pastor of the
Church of the Nativity, Brooklyn, N
Y, and Rev. George H. Lunn, former
Socialist mayor of Schenectady, N
Y, debated on Socialism and the
Church, January II. The debate was
held in the Manual Training High
School of Brooklyn and the hall was
crowded with attentive and orderly
listeners.
Prizes for Oklahoma Catholics
The Catholics of the city of Enid have
won the first prize ~ 100000, as vel
as the $250.00 piano, in the contes
recently put on by an Enid and Okla
homa City paper.
For Beatification of Poor Clare
Very Rev. Francis Maria Paolini
Postulator General of the Order o
Friars Minor, has just published tn
documents preliminary to the intro
dHction of the ordinary process in tn
cause of Qualification of the Servan
of God, Sister Mary Magdalen Bent
voglio, Foundress of the Order G
Poor Clares in the United States
Mother Mary Magdalen, daughter c
Gen. Bentivoglio was born in Rome
where she received her education
She. became Poor Glare in the MOI
astery of st. Lawrence, PanispernS