The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-19
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byterian Church in that town to use
as a Catholic Church.
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$4,000 for New Home.-The new st.
GATHERINGS Home at Milwaukee is to
be built on the site of the present
home on Sycamore Street The plans
call for $4,000 building.
Fifty Golden Years.-Rev. James
McNary, rector of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception in Newport,
KY, will observe his golden jubilee
in the priesthood next month.
Wisconsin X. of c. Scholars
Among the Wisconsin winners of the
Knights of Columbus scholarship at
the Catholic University of America
are: Francis ]. Rooney, of Superior,
and Cornelius p Shea, of Sparta.
campion College Additional new
building Marquette halD is being
erected at Campion College, Prairie |
du Chen, Wis. During vacation 1t
will serve as a house of retreats Tor
laymen.
Sisters Golden Jubilee.-The Sisters
of the Good Shepherd at Columbus,
Ohio. recently celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of the foundation of their
home in that city.
Honors for Father Vattmann.-Pope
Benedict XIV. has honored Father
Vattmann, retired army chaplain who
recently celebrated his golden jubilee
of ordination, by appointing him
Domestic Prelate.
Nuns Disguised as SoIdiers.-Six
Sisters of the Order of St. Theresa
who were compelled to flee from
Mexico City disguised as soldiers
have arrived at Galveston, Texas.
Ai" NJ esRsafsiS;,.f,
ST. Coleta Institute.-A $4,000 addl-
ton to the st. Coleta Institute for
Predetermined children will be erected
at Jefferson, Wis.
Converts confirmed.-Among the
of Sorrows Church, Philadelphia, by
Right Reverend John J. McCort, were
"a adults CIT men and 81 women,
az of whom are converts. Among the
BOYS were thirty Girard College pupils.
Bishop Van de VEINS Jubilee.-The
twenty-fifth anniversary of the ordlna-
ton to the priesthood of Right Rev.
Cornelius Van de Ven, d. D., Bishop
of Alexandria, La, was celebrated iast
week. The anniversary fell upon
MAY 81, but the principal celebration
took place at Alexandria on Tuesday,
June | in order to make it possible
for a large number of the diocesan
clergy to attend.
Bishop Morrison's Pastoral.-The
Right Reverend James Morrison, Bish-
op of Antagonist, N. S., Can, has Is
sued a pastoral letter to the clergy
and laity of his diocese requesting his
neoDle to observe total abstinence
from intoxicating drink as beverage
until the close of the present war.
columbus Day" Holiday.-Wyom-
ing has followed the example of num-
Der of other states in designating Octo'
Der IL as legal holiday in honor OF
Christopher Columbus
Priest Escapes From Mexico.-Rev
Felipe Elizendo, of Rosario, Sinaloa
Mexico, arrived in San Francisco on
June from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, with
seventeen parishioners, in fight from
Carranza officials who, he said, levied
a second assessment of $4,000 ON his
parish Immediately after payment OF
a previous similar fine. The priest
was held in prison as hostage until
the first assessment was paid and fled
when the second one was announced.
Convert to the Faith.-On May l al
Princeville, Ore, B. E. Davis, formerly
we'll known resident of Avon, Mimi.
was baptised Catholic by Rev. Luke
,Sheehan and on May 20 was confirmed
Davenport Retreat. - The annual
spiritual retreat for the priests of the
diocese of Davenport, Ia, will be hello
at st. Ambrose College, Davenport
June 81 to 26. The retreat master will
be Very Rev. M. S. Ryan, D. D., presi
dent of Kenrick seminary, st. Louis
Mo-, member of the Congregation Of
the Mission, sometimes called Lazaris
\ Fathers.
C. r. "A. U. of lIIinois.-The forty
fourth annual convention of the Catho
lie Total Abstinence Union of Illinois
opened June in the Paulist hall, Chi
cago. Rev. Thomas Harmon, STATE
presidenta presided. The guests o
honor weret Right Rev. Paul P. Rhode
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago; Righ
Rev. A. ]. McSavick, Bishop of Marco
polls; Rev. D. J. Riordan and Rev
Thomas E. Cox.
Home for WorEin!t Girls.-Lorett
Hall, new non-sectaiian institution
for working girls, Newark, N. J., vii
be opened soon. The reconstruction
and extension of the building is practi
cally complete. Father Felix O'Neil
rector of st. Michaers Church, inaugu
rated the project and secured the in
terest and cooperation of the Sister