The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21
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chasing instead Easter cards that are
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A Charity HospitaI.-St Edwards
Infirmary, Fort Smith, Ark, was built
in 1905. Since it's opening it has cared
for 1925 patients. OF these the sur
gical cases numbered 1907, and the
medical 2,11S. Of the total number
cared for, 1,O12 were charity patients,
including 100 Catholics, and S52 non
Catholics.
Socialist Community FaiIed-Sev-
eral months ago the newspapers an
nounced that a company of Socialists
had established an earthly paradise in
Milton, Okla. The Socialists connect
ed with the enterprise sent out a most
promising prospectus of the Elysium
they proposed to found. Everything
was conducted on a cooperative plan.
1t seems, however, that the Milton en-
terprise has met the fate of all SINH
lar attempts in the past. On January
IL the matter of appointing a receiver
ship for the collapsed enterprise was
brought before Judge Brown of the
district court. Some of his fellow
Socialists charged that e. j. Waller,
the publisher of The Underground
Savage, the official journal of Milton,
and manager of the community, con-
Quoted matters in despotic fashion,
even threatening those who disagreed
with him with death.
Journal Approves Catholic Plan
"The School," publication of New
York City, devoted to the interests of
the public schools, highly approves the
organization of Catholic teachers for
the purpose of giving religious in
structions to Catholic pupils of the
public schools. 1t says: Surely all
broad-minded people who are shocked
to hear that 'gunmen,' thieves, prosti-
tutes and even white slavers' come
out of the public schools, will give
this plan their heartfelt support and
urge the other churches to take it up.
Each church would confine itself to it's
OWA Gil anu IuO0C WIZ w 41OS
attend church could be drawn under
the instruction of their respective
ministers and rabbis. There is no
PROSECUTING, and there could not be
any under this plan. Many children
who would not go to church would
follow their teachers because they
know and trust them. City Superin-
tendent Maxwell and President
Churchill, one a Protestant. and the
other a Catholic, have set the right
example to laymen by supporting this
idea"
School in Prison.-For many years
Rev. Francis L. Kelly, o. P, Catholic
chaplain at the Ohio penitentiary, has
argued that the prisoners should have
the benefit of elemental instruction
and school training. Now two-story
building of stone and brick is being
completed for that purpose: Upon the
ground floor are ten school-rooms,
while the upper floor is to be the
Catholic chapel, as we'll as the private
Office of Father Kelly, who has given
nearly twenty years of his life to
work within the prison walls. Only
little remains to be done until the
new school building is ready for occu-
pancy. 1t has been under construc-
ton for the past seven months. The
work has been done entirely by the
convicts.
Michigan Church and Hospital
The Rev. E. Cullinane, pastor of st.
Mary's Church, Jackson, Mich, has
begun preparations for the erection of
new church and hospital, at cost
of 100000. He has just erected a
splendid new Sisters residence and
remodelled the old school at cost of
$4,000.
Controller Prendergast.-The Hon.
A. Prendergast, who has been ap-
pointed to the Controllership of New
York City, is the son of an Irish immi-
grant from Blackwater, County Wex-
ford Mr.. Prendergast is one of the
leading Catholics of New York, and
one of the most generous in his chart
ties.
With Sons of Veterans-The Rev.
J. B. McCloskey, rector of the Church
of the Sacred Heart, Camden, N. J.,
offered the invocation at the Union
Defenders Day exercises in the For
rest Theatre on Sunday, February 8,
under the auspices of the Pennsyl-
vania Division, Sons of Veterans.
Catholic Pupils Use City Schools
Beginning February 2 the pupils of
st. Mary Parochial School, Leadville,
Colo, were admitted to the manual
training department of the public
schools. Rev. w. J. O'Malley made
tentative steps to secure the new adj
vantage for his parish school pupils
several months ago.
Campaign for Blind Home.-A cam
paign to raise 100000 for the erection
of new building, to adjoin the main
building of the Institution for the
Blind, Jersey City, is to be undertake
en- at once by the Sisters of st. Joseph
of Peace, who have that work in
charge. A committee of probably one
hundred prominent citizens in Jersey
City and similar committees in Bay
onne and North Hudson will direct
the campaign. The home cares for