The Catholic bulletin., 1915-02-27

he was married in an Episcopal
church. He ceased to be a Catholic |
in his early manhood Ee could not, |
however, give an instance in which |
he had suffered financially or socially |
on account Of his name
Eeouests to Charity.-The will of
Margaret Emma Farrell of Brooklyn,
n. Y, directs that $1,000 be given st.
Mary's Hospital, $1,000 to the Little
Sisters Of the Poor, $1,000 to the Sis
ters Of the Precious Blood, and $500I
to the Nursing Sisters of the Sick
Poor.
Distinguished Convert Dead. -
Colonel Frank Johnston, Attorney
General of the State OF mississippi
who died on January 25, was one of
the most distinguished converts to
the Catholic Church in that section in
recent years.
Wilfrid Wards Lectu e.-On
Wednesday evening. February "a, Mr..
Wilfrid Ward, editor of the Dublin
Review, and Catholic author Of note,
lectured in ST. Ambrose College audi
torium, Davenport, Ia, under the aus
pices of the Knights of Columbus, on
Cardinal Newman Mr. Ward has
written life OF the great Cardinal,
of whom he was a personal friend.
Sisters for kenrick Seminary
Twenty Sisters of the Divine Word
from the Motherhouse at Techny, ILL.,,
will come to st. Louis to take charge
of the domestic department of the
new Kenrick Seminary in Glennon
Park. Their abode will be a detached
wing at the southwest corner of the
culinary building, with separate apart
ment of their own.
| Diocese of El Paso.--The Papal Bull
and other documents in connection
with the erection Of the new See of El
Paso out of the di0ceses of Tucson,
| Dallas and San Antonio, arrived in
Dallas from the Apostolic Delegation
in Washington recently. The Apostle
| lie Delegate sub-delegated the Right
Rev. Joseph p. Lynch, Bishop Of Dal-
las, to carry out the instructions Of
the Holy See. The Papal document
raises the Immaculate Conception
! Church in the city of El Paso to the
dignity Of Cathedral. It also des-
ignatCs the residence adjoining this
church as the abode Of the Bishop.
Bishop Lynch, accompanied by his
secretary, Rev. j. III. Heuel, presided
at the service in the new Cathedral
on Sunday, February IA, when the
Papal Bull was read to the people and
the Bishop preached, after which the
decree Of the erection was drawn up
in the manner and form outlined by
the Apostolic Delegate.
Priest on Commerce Roard.-Rev.
J. p. CarriSan, rector of st. Stephen
Church, Glenwood Springs, Colo, at
the annual meeting of the Colorado
Chamber OF Commerce held in Den
yer, was elected third vicc-president
Of that body. He has made one of
the most capable presidents that the
Glenwood Springs Business Men S
league has ever had.
Sister Has Artificial Hands.-Sister
NJ. Theotima, who years ago lost her
hands in supcrhuman effort to save
little girls from death in fire in St
Francis school, Quincy, Ill.,, has been
equipped with artificial members
which enable her to write She is a
convert to the Church.
Silver Jubilee of Polish College
The twenty-tifth anniversary OF ST
Stanislaus' College, Chicago, was cele
brated Wednesday,, February 10, un
der the auspices of the st. StanislauS
Alumni association. There was Sol
emn Pontifical Mass in the morning
at 10 o'clock at st. Stanislaus church
The Most Rev. Joseph Weber, G. r..
was the celebrant, and the Right Rev
Crend Edward KoZlowSki, of Milwau
keo, preached the jubilee sermon. III
the evening a banquet was given al
st. Stanislaus Kostka'S parish hall
: the principal speaker being the Right
: Reverend Paul p. Rhode. st. Stanis
laus College was founded in 1890 by
the Rev. Vincent Barzynski of the
Order of Resurrection Fathers, and oc
! cupied small building at the corner
: of Noble and Bradley streets. The
present College is an imposing build
ing at 1456 West Division street, anC
was erected in 1899. The present rec
!; Honor for Priest-Hi Historian.-A we'll
merited honor has come to the Rev
G. A. Morice, o. NJ. l., of British Co
lumbia, a well-known missionary ant
: ethnologist, author of several author
itative works on the life, culture anC
!, religion of the D6ne, an AthabascaI
) tribe, and of history of the Catholic
Church in Western Canada. A few
; weeks ago he was unanimously elected
| first honorary member of the Roya
: Canadian Institute, lin recognition o.
: his eminent services to science.
Much of his work concerning the In
dians of British North America ant
of Canada has appeared in 'Anthro
: pos"
: Priest Among Eskimos.-Rev. Fa
ther Bernard is much beloved by the
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