The Irish standard., 1914-04-18
CATHOLIC CONVERTS
Latest List Compiled by Scannell
O'Neil.

Latest List Compiled by Scannel
O'Neil.
Hon. Hannis Taylor, A. NJ, LII. D..
diplomatist, jurist, author; Minister
to Spain, 1S93-97; Counsel for Uni.
ted States on Spanish claims com.
mission, 1902; counsel for United
States boundary commission, 1908;
counsel for U. s. in Panama canal
settlement with Republic of Colon
bia, 1914; lecturer on constitutional
and international law. Columbian
university, Washingto.
James Burnham Platt. General
Manager Of the Security Appraisal
company Of Missouri, st. Louis; re-
ceived by the Jesuits.
Miss Eta Bonner, Luftkin, Texas,
and Arthur Morel, Lutheran, Kerr
vile, Texas.
William Meadimb er. a pioneer res
ident of Grand Rapids. Mich., re-
ceived on his deathbed on Dec. %.
Crawford Witch. author, of Lon
don.
Rev. F. P. Williams, rector of St.
Margaret's Episcopal church, Aber-
deem. Scotland; converted through
the Kilkuyu affair.
Miss Nora Vynne. well-known as a
public speaker in London, formerly
editor Of the Woman's Tribune, and
a prominent member of the Writer'S
club.
Hon. George w. Scott. late Mayor
of Davenport, Ia.
DR.. Francis Kenner Fisher, Calves
ton. Texas.
j. E. Boyce, President of the Cot
ton Belt Savings and Trust Co., Lit
tie Rock, Ark, received by Mgr. Lu-
cey.
Miss Rebecca Ashton Brown, phil
anthropist, Ashton Villa, Texas.
The late Francis s. Cantrell, Sr.,
attorney at law, Philadelphia.
The late Alfred Isaacs, Jew.
Sheraden, Pa.
Miss Elizabeth May Gillian, Ne
vada, Ohio.
The late Mrs. Georgia R. Graves,
San Antonio, Texas.
Charles Johnston, Denver, Colo.
Madame Juliette Adam, the noted
French author, who is styled "the
Mother of the French Republic
Miss Caroline Davenport Swan,
well-known Anglican poet of Port
land, Maine.
Bert Russell, who was we'll known
at Oakfield, Wisconsin-the parish
that has given three of its rectors to
the church-was received lately at
Duluth.
Hartford Warlock, B. A., Oxford,
and Miss Warlock lately attached to
the church of st. Augustine, Kilburn,
London.
v. ]. B. Torr, of London, and Mr..
G. Evans. we'll known Anglican of
Birmingham, England.
George Patterson, Boise, Idaho.
Mrs. Mary Long, 80 years of age,
and lifelong adherent of the Bap-
tist faith, was recently received into
the church by Father Clancy, at AL
bany, Oregon. "God has spared me
to this day." said the good old lady,
"that I might see and embrace the
truth" Her husband was also re-
ceived into the church on January
21. his ninety-first birthday.
Three hundred and fifty converts
were received into the church in the
diocese of Omaha during 1913.
Father Hickman, of Temple, Tex
as, received into the Church last
year twelve converts.
Father Brannan, the veteran Tex.
as missioner. on Dec. 8, the ami.
versary Of his silver jubilee, re.
ceived into the Church nine converts
the fruits Of his late mission.
The Kansas City Redemptorists
last year received twenty-three
| adults into the church
In the English diocese of South
wark last year, Oil converts were
received.
In the archdiocese of Westminste,
last year 6.322 converts were recon
ciled.
Father McQuirk of the Church Of
the Holy Redeemer, Columbus, Ohio
has 100 adult converts to his credi,
during his pastorate.
At the mission held during Advenr
in st. Joseph's Church, New York
thirty adult n-Catholics were en-
rolled in the convert inquiry class.
The report of the st. Louis Apos
tolate for 1913 lists as received int
the Church 90 converts, while ISL
other non-Catholics were left under
instruction preparatory to their re
ception.
Father Callaghan, Of Notre Dam,
church. Montreal, last year receive,
seventy-one non-Catholics.
Last year the La Crosse Apostolat
received nineteen adult converts.