The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-16
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of the institution. The money will aid
! a benefit concert, it was said
Fund Enriched.-Thomas Hughes
Kelly, treasurer, announces that the
Irish Relief Fund collection taken up
in the churches of New York, under
| the direction of Cardinal Farley,
amounted to $4,000. There has been
upwards of 100000 collected for the
fund in New York City since June
last.
Quebec Church Burned.-Fire last
week destroyed the Limoilou Catholic
Church in Quebec, with property loss
estimated at $1S0,000. The edifice de-
stroyed was the second one to be laid
in ruins, the first having been burned
| 10 years ago. Quebec's entire fire de-
partment was fighting the flames when
the steeple collapsed. 1t was an
nounced that the church, which is un-
der the Capuchin Fathers, would be re-
built.
| Bishop Chatard. ON Wednesday,
last, December 13, Right Reverend
Francis Silas Chatard, ID. D., Bishop of
the Diocese of Indianapolis was 81
years of age. The Bishop was ordain-
ed June IA, 1862, and consecrated
Bishop May II, 1873. Bishop Chatard
took part in the Third Plenary Council
of Baltimore. which took place in 1884,
thirty-two years ago. Only six of the
prelates present in that great gather
ing are now living. These are Cardi-
nal Gibbons, who presided; Arch
bishops Ireland and Keane, and Bish-
ops Chatard, Gallagher and Richter.
Priest Leaves $4,000 to His Parish.
Surrogate Baker of New York has
recognized the requests left by the
Rev Martin J. Hendrick, former pas
tor of st. Michael's Church, Penn
Yam, N. Y, as will and has ordered
the property of the priest distributed
according to the requests. Father
Hendrick requested John G. Lynch to
use $4,000 Of his estate to pay off the
debt on his church. He asked that
$1,000 be given to st. Bernard's Sem
mary, $1,000 to the Penn Yam Con
vent, and $1,000 to the Rev. John r.
Fitzsimmons.
Nun Loses Life. - When rapidly
spreading flames, believed to have
been of incendiary origin, damaged the
Convent of the Sacred Heart in New
Bedford, Mass, on Thanksgiving Day
Sister st. Seraphin lost her life and
two other Sisters were overcome. The
fire started in the basement. Sister ST
Seraphin, who was ill in bed, was car
ried through the smoke to the street
but efforts to revive her failed. She
was thirty years old and native OF
Montreal.
Delegate Given car.-Most Rever
end John Bonzano, Archbishop of Mil
itene and Apostolic Delegate to the
United States, is now the owner of a
new car. William J. Conner, owner
of the Buffalo Courier, and one of the
most influential citizens of western
New York, presented the car to the
Archbishop on the strength of the ex
cellent satisfaction one of the same
kind had given the Bishop of Buffalo
who has been driving one for some
time. The presentation to Archbishop
Bonzano was made at Washington by
a delegation of priests, for whom Rev
Thomas ]. Walch acted as spokesman
Decision Awaited.-As the day ap
proaches for the meeting of the BoarC
of Education of Savannah, Ca, there
is increased interest in the gathering
because this meeting is to determine
what the board shall do relative to the
question of teaching the Catholic cate
chism in the grammar school buildings
There are two schools in Savannah
where the Catholic catechism j:
taught for half an hour before the reg
ular time for opening school starts. l
is claimed this is Illegal Hon. Clifford
Walker, the attorney general of the
state, has SO held. The board mus
either make up its mind to fight thu
opinion of Mr.. Walker through the
courts or else abandon an agreement
with the Catholic school authorize;
relative to the opening of the Catholic
schools earlier than the others for thu
teaching of the catechism. The CITY
is very much divided as to what the
board should do. Whatever is done i
is believed there will be an appeal tt
the courts finally by one side or thu
other.