The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
BISHOP busy
WITH CHURCH
AFFAIRS NOW
Catholic FreIate Visits Hunting:
ton 10, Secure IA Site for
a Hospital.

Il HUNTINGTON, Oct. 9.-Thes BIT.
Rev. p. j. Donohuei bishop OF the
Catholic diocese OF Wheeling. has
lbeen In Huntington for the purpose Of
securing a. site flor q hospital which
IFS to be established here as soon as
property can be secured and the nec-
essary buildings erected and equip
lped. The fact that such hospital
would be founded here has been un-
derstood for some time and the bish-
Top has beenshere since the first OF the
| week looking over sites with asview
4 to making final decision, which is
to be given before ne leaves Huns
Etington. He is staying at st. Ed
Eward 8 College - -s
In discussing the hospital venture
1.-THE distinguished prelate said that
he had hospitals at Wheeling, Glarks-
burg, Parkersburg, Charleston and
Redwood, and added, with a twinkle
in his eyes, that he did not want to
slight city of the size, prominence
land promise of Huntington.
In building the hospital, or buying
IT., as the case may be, Bishop Dona-
hue will acquire the property for the
church or one ofsthe slsterhoods, for.
while he controls large sums, he, has
no property within the diocese in his
own name
/ Sisterliood to Have Charge.
The hospital will be in charge of
Ia sisterhood, though he has not de-
I,termined what order viii be brought
here. The hospital at Charleston is
in the hands Of the Sisters of st.
Francis and that at Richwood Of. the
Palattini sisters. and all of the others
are conducted by the sisters Of st.
lJoseph, Bishop Donahue went to
Germany and brought the Palattini
sisters back to America with him and
placed them at the Redwood hos
Epital. He is not ready to announce
who the medical staff officers will be-.
Ebut he explained that all Of the physi.
Icians in Huntington would be re-
1ceived at. the hospital on equal
terms.
Many available sites have been Of
fered and Bishop Donahue is giving
1.-THE situation careful consideration
before making his decision.
He declared himself to be greatly
pleased with the state OF affairs at
st. Edwards College, which he in.
lspeeted while classes were being
heard and where he finds that good.
work is being done.
1 New Salem Priest, 4
He announced the appointment OF,
the Rev. Paul D. Othling as pastor
|of the newly founded parish Of White
Sulphur. 3.
He also announced the detachment
lof the ev. John White from the vice
presidency df st. Edwards College
land his assignement to the newly
created parish of Salem. The Rev.
Francis Schuerman, recently ordained
| to the priesthood at Latrobe, Pa,
takes the place Of Father White as
Twice president Of st. Edwards.
| The arrival OF Bishop Donahue In
Huntington concluded a confirmation
tour on which he visited Blueaeld,
Pocahontas. Gary and Williamson.
He has not been in Wheeling for two
months but has been devoting his
time to the work, Of furthering the.
Interests of the church In southern
West Virginia.
He inspected the new building
which is being erected for. use as q
parish house and found that 1t would
lbe large enough to accommodate an
assistant priest. who, he explained,
will be supplied as soon as available.
Ut was indicated some weeks ago that
an assistant would be sent to st. JOS
eph's parish to relieve. the burden
from the Rev. II. B. Altmeyer, the
pastor. Is
Learn Foreign Tongues.
"A number Of clergymen," said
Bishop Donahue, TO meet the re-
tquirements Of the occasion, have been
rapidly ACQUIRING foreign languages. !,
( Recently Father Madart. at Gary,
preached sermon i'd Polish and the
priest at Pocahontas preached in
Hungarian, delivering what is de-
clared to have been q heAuti fuls and
eloquent discourse. on a recent Sun
day the Rev. N. j. Goghlan preached
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