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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
NEW CONVENT DEDICATED
BISHOP HENNESsY OF WICHITA
oFFlCIATES AT FORMAL OPEN.
ING OF MOUNT ST. MARYs CON-
VENT CONDUCTED BY THE SIS
TIERS OF ST. JOSEPH.

The new Convent of Mount st.
Mary's, Wichita, Kansas, built by the
Sisters of st. Joseph to replace the
one destroyed by fire in September,
1913, was formally dedicated by the
Right Reverend Bishop Hennessy on
February II. The sermon was preach
cd by the Rev. J. NJ. Handy, c. S. P,
acting pastor of Dodge City, Nebr.
The total cost of the new institution
is about 100000. The most attractive
part of the new Mount st. Mary's is
the splendid chapel in Romanesque
style, located on the first floor.
When the old Mount st. Mary's was
burned, twenty-siX Sisters and twenty
orphans escaped without injury. The
fire caused loss of 1900 partly
covered by insurance. The old build
ing was formerly known as the Wichi-
ia University and was bought by Bish-
op Hennessy in 1899. The following
year it was opened as an orphanage
and also became the novitiate of the
Sisters of st. Joseph.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
THINGS THAT MAKE FOR SUCCESS

than the big events which rarely cross
their pathways. If you would acquit
yourselves creditably on extraordinary
occasions you must serve your appren-
ticeship by acting your parts well on
every small occasion that presents it.
SELF The best preparation for eff
cheney in the conduct of mighty under
takings is the faithful performance Of
the commonplace tasks of your every
day existence. There are those who
though ambitious to fill positions of
trust forget that tour todays and yes
terdays are the blocks with which we
build" He that has learned to ap-
preciate the worth of common deeds is
on the sure way to success.
l would have you choose ideals in
the different avocations in which you
ire to spend your energies. If people
grow into the likeness of their ideals,
he choice of the right ideals is mat
r of vital moment. Long cherished
.eals eventually find expression in
)ne's daily conduct. Put the loftiest
.uOdIO vi CNC1 anu ONNup"GASA
and profession before you and endeav-
or to live up to them as best you can,
if not perfectly at least from afar, as
closely as your limitations permit.
Though you may not be able to attain
to the fulness of their excellence, the
fact that perfect imitation of them is
beyond your reach is not reason why
you should fold your arms and give
up the struggle.
Must the artist throw away his
brush because he cannot equal the
Madonnas of Raphael? Must the
writer stop his literary work because
his productions have not the rythm
nor the strength of Shakespeare? If
they are earnest in their desire to
excel they will not cease to labor but
will redouble their efforts in order to
resemble in some degree the masters
whom they admire and follow.
You may not be able to realize your
ideals completely, but you are liable to
aim at them constantly and by SO
doing you will reach higher plane
of thought and action. Bring up your
lives to your ideals.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
PLUT'S JUBILEE

first appointment was to saltwater
and missions where he remained for
about a year. After a residence of
year and half as pastor of New
Prague he was transferred to Winona
and attached missions in Southern
Minnesota. He built the Pro-Cathedral
of st. Thomas in Winona and organ
lied the Polish congregation in that
city. He remained in Winona until
1876, when he became pastor of the
Church of st. Mark, Shakopee, which
he completed. He also built the paro-
chial school. In 1886, he was called
to ST. Paul, where he organized st.
Matthew's parish on the West Side
Owing to ill health he was forced to
retire for time from active duty and
made trip to his old home in Aus
tria and to other parts of Europe. On
his return to Minnesota he was ap-
pointed, in January, 1891, to the par
ish of New Ulm, where he remained
until the fall of 1892, when he was
transferred to the Church of IS.
Peter and Paul, Glencoe. Five years
later he took charge Of the parish OF
Sleepy Eye, remaining there until
March, 1900, when he again became
pastor of the Church of st. Mark,
where he has since resided. In May
1906, he was made Domestic Prelate
by the late Holy Father Plus x, and
received the insignia of his new dig
nifty from the Most Reverend Arch
bishop on July "a.
Among the gifts received by Mgr.
Plut on the occasion of his golden
jubilee may be mentioned a beautiful
chalice presented by his parishioners;
golden crown, the gift of the acolytes
and altar boys; a large bouquet of
roses presented by the Young Ladies'
Sodality, and several other testimo-
malls of affectionate regard from
friends and we'll wishers.
Although Mgr Plut has passed the
allotted three score years and ten, he
is still as robust and vigorous as
many much younger man. His
white hair and beard are the only
evidences of advancing years. He is
still active in the work of the ministry
and his many friends pray that he
may be spared for years to continue
his religious ministrations among the
people to whom he has devoted the
best years of his life. The Catholic
Bulletin joins in the chorus of con-
gratulations rendered to Mgr. Plut and
wishes him many more years of fruit
full labor in the vineyard of the Lord.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
JOSEPH MARIA,
BY THE MERCY OF GOD AND THE
GRACE OF THE APOSTOLIC SEE,
BISHOP OF SUPERIOR.
JOSEPH MARIA,
To the Rev. Clergy and Beloved Chill.
dren of the Laity, Health and Bless
ing.
Beloved Brethrcn:

The days of penance have come to
take away sin and save our souls.
Thus the Church cries out to us, as
we stand at the beginning of Lent.
Lent comes to us with it's graces and
blessings; Lent comes to US as the
messenger of heaven, strewing our
forehead with ashes to bring us pow
erful tidings from above. Lent is a
messenger that speaks a mysterious
language of sin and grace, of punish
ment and expiation, of the five
wounds, of Gethsemane and Golgotha.
How are you, my dear children, go
ing to receive this messenger who is
again approaching and begs for ad-
mission? Millions upon millions of
people again pass in endless process
sion before the cross of the Saviour.
Many look up to Golgotha with the
eyes of faith and contrite heart.
But innumerable multitudes persist in
indifference and sin, and have no
heart for crucified love. How do we,
beloved brethren, stand in regard to
the crucified Saviour?
In the vicinity of Jericho there lies
a barren region, the so-called Desert
of Judea. In the midst between the
hills of Moab and the waters of the
Dead Sea lies this solitude filled with
dead stony masses, Into this soil
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
SUMMARY OF BISHOP LAWLER's
ADDRESS AT THE CRETlN HIGH
SCHOOL ALUMNI BANQUET ON
FEBRUARY II.

At the Alumni Banquet of the Gre
tin High School Right Reverend Bish-
op Lawler had for his subject: Some
Things That Make for Success. .
Among the requisites of successful
career he emphasized the necessity of
persevering application to work; the
Importance of every day duties, and
the influence of ideals. He said in
part:
A principle on which we cannot
dwell too strongly is the necessity of
untiring labor fer excellence in any
sphere of human achievement Pro-
fciency fellows in the footsteps of
persistent endeavor Works of merit
are not the products of chance nor of
spasmodic efforts, but they are the
results of fixed purpose, patient toll
and perseverance. They who are hon.
ored as masters in the arena of bust
ness, in the field of science, in the do
main of art, in the literary world
stances, but it is also true that they
were willing to tread the rugged path
way to prominence through self-denial
and indefatigable industry. Owing to
their well disciplined characters they
were capable Of improving the oppor-
tunities that came to them. Marked
as was their native ability more re-
markable was their close application
to the task in hand. Among the most
valuable assets of those who succeed
in winning the prizes of life is their
personality. Work, hard and cease
less, is condition of success. "Work
and enthusiasm" wrote Goethe, "are
the pinions on which great deeds are
borne"
Another principle of which young
men frequently lose sight is the i'm
portance of their daily labors and
duties. The seemingly insignificant
things in life which ordinary people
have with them as their constant com.
panions actually mean more for them
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
FAMOUS MARRIAGE CASE
COUNT De CASTELLANE LOSES
HIS SUIT FOR ANNULMENT OF
HIS MARRIAGE TO MISS GOULD.

The Rota tribunal has rejected
Count Boni de Castellane's suit for the
annulment of his marriage to Anna
Gould, now the Duchess of Talleyrand.
Arguments in the third trial of the
case were closed on February 10.
after which the court announced it's
. decision.
Count de Castellanes appeal to the
Vatican courts for the annulment of
his marriage to Anna Gould has been
pennng since 1910. Under the &C.
C[eSlastic judicial system, before a re-
tigious marriage is annulled, the case
must be heard three times by the Rota
tribunal, each time by three different
judges, and two decisions must favor
the contestant before the judgment is
hnal In the Castellane case the pres
ent Duchess of Talleyrand has won
two of these decisions.
IL the count had been successful in
obtaining annulment of the religious
marriage he would have been enabled
TO marry again. Under the French
law he would have obtained posses
sion of their three children who were
given into the custody of their mother
when she obtained divorce in the
Paris courts in 1906.
De Castellane based his petition
largely upon affidavits made by Prince
del Drago and Jean de CastelIane, the
counts brother, who declared the then
Miss Gould inValidated the religious
marriage by declaring to them a quar-
ter of an hour before the ceremony
was performed that she intended to
divorce her husband if ever he were
unfaithful to her.
Anna Gould, daughter of the late
Jay Gould, was married to Count de
Castellane in New York City, March
a, 1895. After her divorce from him
she married Prince Helie de Sagan on
July Z, 1908, and became the Duchess
of Talleyrand when her husband sue
ceeded to the title upon the death of
his father in Paris, February 21, 1910.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
BISHOP KOUDELKA'S PASTORAL

tary region the Saviour withdrew, and
there in the bleak desert He passed
forty days and forty nights, fasting,
watching, praying.
Here the Redeemer of the world
was to undergo His first battle with
the prince of darkness. What the
Saviour here suffered and fought in
His human nature, repeats itself to us.
We all stand in the midst of the bat
tlefield of life. Christ is our general
and standard-bearer, we are His COM
panions in arms. To Him we must
look, and from Him we must learn
to fast and pray, fight and conquer.
With a terrible scourge, with the
scourge of cruel war of nations as
the world has never seen, God calls
the people back to penance and recon
ciliation.
The war is the judgment of God
over all nations not only over those
who are afflicted with it. Woe to the
nation that cannot be brought to pen.
ance even by this terrible visitation.
The war opens the book of guilt of
the nations. We also have sinned and
sinned grievously, by our negligence
in the service of God, by our luke.
warmness and indecision, by shameful
! violation of Gods eternal command
ments, by despising grace, by unfaith
fulness towards the infinite love of the
Saviour. We also must strike ON
breast and exclaim: Through my
fault, through my fault, through my
most grievous fault"
Let us raise our hands to the cruel
fed Saviour and with tears of peni
tence and contrition cry out: "Oh
Lord, great and terrible God, who
hast mercy on those that love Thee
and keep Thy commandments, We
have sinned, we have committed in
Justice, we have fallen away from Thy
/ CONTINUED on Page Sd
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
JESUIT GENERAL ELECTED
FATHER LEDocHoWsKI CHOSEN
HEAD OF THE SOCIETY OF
JESUS.

Representative of the Society of
Jesus from all parts of the word met
in Rome last week for the election of
new General to succeed the late
Father Wernz who died last August
a few hours after the death of Pope
Plus X.
The Rev. Vladimir Ledochowski,
former assistant to the late General,
was chosen head of the Order. The
new General, who is nephew of the
late Cardinal Ledochowski, was born
October Z, 1866, and has held num-
Der of prominent positions in the
Order. He holds Office for life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
FIRST LECTURE GIVEN BY REV. j.
C. BYRNE TO THE BIBLE SEC
TIoN OF THE CARRoLLToN
CLUB.

Those, who come to the Catholic
Faith, owing to their new awakening
to old truths, often succeed in present
ing Catholic arguments in way high
ly interesting even to us. The con-
vert's enthusiasm in unfolding his new
discoveries is contagious, even when
he tells us nothing new. In like man
ner if can infuse into these COM
ments on the Bible some of the inter
est which | have ever felt for scrip
tural studies, shall hope to make
them of some little interest to others,
even though they contain nothing but
the commOn-places of the classroom.
The task shall assume is only that of
the merchant who displays and eXtols
the precious wares, which have been
produced by skilled craftsmen. All
that we need know or may hope to
learn about the Bible has been told
over and over again. But it has not
always been told so as to arrest at
tention, nor has it been available to all
alike. In establishing this Bible class,
therefore, we shall endeavor to meet
a real need without attempting to pro-
duce anything new.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
CARDINAL TECCHI DEAD
MADE A MEMBER OF THE SACRED
COLLEGE LAST MAY.

A dispatch from Rome announces
the death of Cardinal Tecchi on Sun
day, February z. He was born in
Rome, June "a, 1854, made brilliant
course of studies and was ordained
December %, 1876. He was created
and proclaimed Cardinal on May 25,
1914. He was assessor of the Con-
sistorial Congregation before his ele-
vation to the Sacred College.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
APPOINTED PASTOR
FATHER MoRRISSEY SUCCEEDS
THE LATE FATHER FAIRBANKS
OF MILWAUKEE.

Rev. John Morrissey, pastor of st.
Mary's Church, Portage, Wis, has
been appointed to the pastorate of the
Church of st. Patrick, Milwaukee, in
succession to the late Father Fair
banks.
Father Morrissey was born near Ap-
pleton, Wis, in 1859, and was educat-
ed at st. Francis Seminary. After
ordination he filled the chair of Eng
lish literature and mathematics at st.
Francis, and was later appointed
assistant at the Cathedral From
there he went to Oshkosh, as pastor
of the Church of ST. John the Evan
gelist. From Oshkosh he was trans
ferred to the pastorate of st. Marys
at Portage, where he has been for the
past ten years.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

Friday, February IL, marked the
fiftieth milestone in the sacerdotal
career of the Right Reverend Mon
signor Alois Plut, pastor of the Church
of st. Mark, Shakopee, Mimi. The
formal celebration commemorative Of
the completion of these fifty golden
years in the work of the ministry was
held on Monday, February Is. The
occasion was made memorable by the
presence of Archbishop Ireland, Bish.
op Trobec, and twenty-one priests who
came to felicitate the Right Reverend
Jubilarian on his golden anniversary.
The religious services were held in
the Church of st. Mark, of which Mgr.
PIut has been pastor on two different
occasions for a period extending in
all over twenty-five years. An unfor-
tunate accident which happened to Mgr.
Plut a few days before the celebra-
ton prevented him from officiating at
the Solemn High Mass or being pres
ent at any of the festivities held in
his honor. He will be confined to his
residence for week or ten days as a
result of it.
The jubilee Mass of thanksgiving
was celebrated at ten o'clock by the
Rev. Anthony Scholzen of Bird
Island, assisted by Rev. A. Ogulin of
st. Paul as Archpriest, Rev. John
Goergen of Fairfax as deacon, Rev.
Valerius Nelles, O.. F. NJ, of st. Paul,
as subdeacon, and Rev. p. F. Renlskar
of Candy as master of ceremonies.
The sermon was preached by the Most
Reverend Archbishop, who stated
that Of the seven hundred priests la
boring in Minnesota only four have
been actively engaged in the ministry
for more than fifty years. These four
are Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Tro-
bee of st. Cloud, Mgr Buh of Ely and
Mgr. Plut of Shakopee. During the
service the church was thronged to
the limit of it's capacity, many nom
Catholics being among the congrega-
ton. After Mass a banquet was
served to the visiting prelates and
priests.
In the evening at eight o'clock, the
parochial school children gave an en-
tertainment at the Opera House con-
sisting of songs, drills, instrumental
music, tableau, THE Courtiers of
the Sanctuary" and dialogue in
three acts entitled, "A Mother S
Curse" The entertainment was en-
joyed by large audience and brief
address was made by Archbishop Ire
land
Mgr. Plut was born in Krupp,
Carniola, Austria, on June Il, 1841.
He came to America at the age OF
twenty-three and was ordained in the
old Cathedral of St Paul by the Right
Reverend Bishop Grace on February
II, 1865. He said his first Mass in
st. Joseph's Academy, st. Paul. His
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
ARCHBISHOP KEANE
WRITES BOOK
RETIRED ARCHBISHOP OF DUBU-
QUE HAS COMPLETED THE
MANUSCRIPT OF A WORK EN-
TITLED "EMMANUEL"-WILL BE
ISSUED SOON IN BOOK FORM.

The Western World" of Des
Moines, Ia, is authority for the state
ment that Archbishop Keane, retired,
has crowned the labors of his life by
writing a book, which is meant to be
the summing up of all his lifelong
striving for the welfare of the Church
and of mankind. The work will ap-
pear under the title of Emmanuel
the name given to the Saviour by the
Prophet Isaias, meaning God with us.
The book is review of world condi-
tions and Church conditions tested by
the light that shines from the life OF
the Emmanuel. The manuscript is
now in the hands of the publishers and
it is expected that the book will be
issued early in March,"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
CONVERT
MINISTER'S DAUGHTER JOINS
THE CHURCH IN COLORADO.

A notable conversion was made at
st. Joseph's Church, Grand Junction,
Colo, recently when Miss Harriet L..
Weir, only daughter of Rev. 0. J..
Weir, an active member of the Pres
byterian clergy of that city, was taken
into the Catholic Church. She was
born and raised Presbyterian and
was a prominent member Of the
church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Rev. Simon Lampe, o. S. b.

The Jealous Indian missionary, Rev.
Joseph Specht, S. j., has gone to his
eternal reward From the year 1880
until 1898, the Chippewa Indian mis-
sions in the Northeastern corner of
the State of Minnesota were entrusted
to his care, namely, Grand Portage,
Grand Marais in Cook County and
Beaver Bay in Lake County. His
headquarters were at Fort William,
Ont, Can. Father SpeCht was an ideal
Jesuit and an ideal missionary. His
humility and modesty were such that
even after he became i'll last fall he
would not tell his cOnfreres about it.
He suffered patiently at the General
Hospital at the Canadian 500 from the
beginning of December until February
6, when the end came.
His funeral service took place on
Tuesday morning, February 8, in st.
Ignatius Church, Steelton, Ont The
Solemn Requiem Mass was chanted
by Rev. T. Lussier, S. j., of Sudbury,
with Rev. A. Ragaru, S. j., of Cutler,
as deacon, and Rev. Simon Lampe, o.
S. B., of Cloquet, Mimi, as subdeacon.
The Right Reverend Bishop Scollard
of Sault Ste. Marie preached the SER
mon. A large number of priests were
present in the sanctuary and the ell
tire congregation and some Indians,
former parishioners of Father Specht,
attended the service. On the previous
day Mass of Requiem had been cele.
brated at Garden River by Rev. Will
liam Gagnier, s. j., at which the Rev.
Simon Lampe, o. S. B., addressed the
Indians in Chippewa and in English,
referring to the self-sacrificing life of
the deceased.
Rev. Joseph Specht was born in
Alsace, November 5, 1853. He came to
America in 1871, and entered the So
ciety of Jesus, October 1, 1872. He
was ordained on May %, 1880, at
Fort William, Ont. His ardent desire
was to consecrate his priestly life to
the salvation of the Chippewa Indians
and from August, 1880, to December,
1914, he labored among them and
sacrificed himself for their spiritual
welfare.
His first field of labor was Fort
| William, Ont, with all the adjoining
Indian missions in Ontario and on the
Minnesota side. In 1898, he was called
to Wikwemikong, Manitoulian Island
Ont, where he remained until August
1910, when he was transferred to Sud
bury, Ont. In the summer of 1913
he took charge of Garden River, Ont.
where he remained until i'll health
forced him to retire last December.
Father Spechr was master of the
beautiful Chippewa language which he
spoke very fluently and correctly
Several times he was called upon tt
give missions to the Indians. Twice
at the request of Father Lampe o.
Cloquet, Mimi, who has charge of thu
Indian missions formerly attended b!
Father Specht, he gave eight-day mis-
sions to the Chippewas, one in 1908
the other in 1913. Father Specht wa!
well-known to the older generation o
priests in Minnesota and Wisconsin
He will be greatly missed in his chos
en- field OF labor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
XAVER|AN GENERAL DIES
REV. BROTHER JOHN CHRYSo-
sToM sUccUMRs AT MAY
FIELD, ENGLAND.

Brother Isidore, Provincial Of the
Xaverian Brothers in America, re-
ceived a cablegram from Mayfield,
England, announcing the death at that
place of Rev. Brother John Chryso-
stom, superior general of the congre-
cation on February IA.
Brother Chrysostom was seventy
years old. His headquarters were at
Bruges, Belgium, where the Mother
house is located.
The Congregation was founded in
1889, chiefly for educational work i'll
America.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
CANADIAN CONGRESS
ASSOCIATION OF PRIESTS WILL
HOLD EUcHARlSTIC CONGRESS
IN MONTREAL NEXT JULY.

A Eucharistic Congress for all
Canada will be held in Montreal, July
1915, according to the announcement
of the Association of Priest-Adorers
of Canada. The $500 members of
this association have arranged this in
the nature of national congress, fol-
lowing the example of the Priest
Adorers of Italy who held a congress
in Rome in 1913.
His Eminence Cardinal Begin of
Quebec one of the oldest members of
the Association in Canada, has accept
ed the Honorary Presidency of the
coming congress. The Most Reverend
Paul Bruchesi, Archbishop of Mont
real, will be acting president.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
POPE CARES FOR ORPHANS
PAPAL SECRETARY OF STATE Or
OERED TO PROVIDE HOMES
AND EDUCATION FOR VICTIMS
OF EARTHQUAKE.

His Holiness Pope Benedict has ad-
dressed letter to Cardinal Gasparri,
Papal Secretary of State, entrusting
him with the task of supervising the
work of rescuing and caring for the
children made orphans by the earth
quake.
All such orphans, without discrim-
ination, are to be given homes and are
to be reared and educated and records
are to be kept showing their par
entage.