The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-11
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

Cardinal Newman" has accepted the
invitation of Yale University,to deliver
the course of Bromley Lectures for
the year 1915.
A Bishops Jubilee.-On June 10Th
Bishop Schrembs, of Toledo, Ohio, cele-
brated the silver jubilee of his ordina-
ton. He was born in Regensburg,
Bavaria, in 1876, and came to America
in 1880. He was consecrated Auxiliary
Bishop of Grand Rapids, Mich, in 1911,
and became Bishop of Toledo the same
year.
Nuns Golden JubiIee.-Mother Ce-I
celia, Superior of the Dominican Sis
tiers, and head of st. GATHERINGS
Academy, Racine, Wis, will celebrate
her fiftieth anniversary as Sister on
August 4. She is a sister of Bishop.
Fox of Green Bay, Wis.
Convent Dedicated.-The dedication.
of a new addition to the Provincial
House and Novitiate of the Sisters of
the Holy Family of Nazareth, Chicago,
took place on Thursday morning, July
2, the Most Reverend James e. Quig-
ley, Archbishop of Chicago, officiating.
The convent which was built eight
years ago, is two-story brick struc-
ture. The new addition which was
completed June Is, contains the chapel,
sacristies, infirmaries, refectory, kit
chen, ten dormitory rooms, besides
the attic over the entire building.
There are $50 Sisters in the COM
munity, over 200 of which are at the
Provincial House in Desplaines.
Renedictine Nun is Doctor of Phil
osophy.-Sister Mary Catherine, a
Benedictine nun recently received the
highest honors ever conferred upon
woman, when she was made doctor of
philosophy at the Catholic University
of America, Washington, D. G. She has
been a member of the Benedictine Or
der for fifteen years. She will spend
her future years in teaching the high
er studies She has accepted an offer
from the University of Iowa to become
a teacher of philosophy next year.
Sister Mary Catherine was Miss Eliza
beth Mccarthy before becoming nun,
Nuns Receive Degrees.-A special
feature of the commencement eXer-
cises of st. Johns College, Brooklyn,
was the awarding of degrees to large
number of nuns from the various
teaching orders. Five Sisters of st.
Joseph received the degree of Bache-
lor of Arts and three the Master of
Arts degree Six Sisters of st. Domi-
mic received the degree of Master of
Arts.
No Weddings on Saturday.-Right
Reverend Bishop John J. Milan, of the
Catholic diocese of Hartford, Conn,
has promulgated an order to the
priests in Connecticut that they shall
not perform marriages on Saturdays
or Sundays. The order was discussed at
a retreat for Catholic clergy of the
diocese at Keyser Island last week.
The reason for barring Saturday is
the practice among some foreigners
of prolonging the wedding festivities
into the Sabbath.
Harvard Honors Canadian Chief JUS
tice.-Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, chief
justice of the Supreme Court of Can
ada, was recently honored by Harvard
University, when the honorary degree
of LII. D. was conferred upon him.
It was a recognition of the valuable
services he has rendered as member
of international tribunals through
which many contentious questions
have been amicably settled and also a
tribute to the distinction he has given
the legal profession generally by his
integrity, probity and personality.
Honorary Canon for New Orleans
Archbishop Blenk has conferred the
title of Honorary Canon of the St.
Louis Cathedral upon Father Lambert,
pastor of the Church of Our Lady of
Good Counsel, New Orleans. Father
Lambert was the builder and only
pastor Of the church.
Boston Catholics Success.-Among
those to whom the A. M. degree was
awarded this year by Boston College
was Mr. Michael e. Fitzgerald, super
intendent of the public schools of the
city of Cambridge.
Bishop Grimes Trustee.-Bishop
Grimes of Syracuse has been reap
pointed a trustee of the New York
State School of Agriculture by Gov
ernor Glynn.
Omaha Diocesan Report. - Right
Reverend Monsignor Colaneri of Oma-
ha, sailed for Europe on July 4. Mon
signor Colaneri will spend some time
in France and Belgium before he goes
to Rome, where he will present the
official report of the diocese. of Omaha
to the Holy Father.
New 5enedictine Seminary.-With
the completion of the new library
building of St. Meinrad's Academy, the
work on the magnificent new seminary
has been begun at st. Meinrad's, Ind.
Already a large part of the massive
stone foundations are laid, and it is
expected that the new structure will
be ready for occupancy in three years.
In keeping with the extensive building
policy inaugurated by the Right Rev.