The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-22

chusetts, are now temporarily instruct
ing the members of the Boston Catho-
lie Chinese Mission School, replacing
for the summer the laymen who have
been so zealously conducting the good
work. The Mission is in charge of
Rev. Robert E. Lee of st. James
Church.
Large Requests Announced.-One by
one the provisions made by the late
Miss Eliza l.. Jenkins Of Baltimore,
Nd, for religious, charitable and edu-
cational institutions are becoming
known. Before her death on March
20 last, Miss Jenkins arranged with
her surviving brothers that donation
of $4,000 be conveyed to ST. Charles
College, Catonsville, Md, in her name.
| Another gift which has just become
known was check for $4,000 sent to
the st. Vincent de Paul Society.
/ Monastery Will Be Reopened.-St.
AIMS Passionist Monastery in West
three years ago by mine caves, is to
be reopened Sunday, July %. His ex-
cellency, the Most Rev. John Bonzano,
D. D., Apostolic Delegate to the United
States, is to sing the High Mass which
will precede the formal opening and
resumption of activities at the monas-
terry. Since the monastery was closed
81, 900 has been spent in repairing the
damage done by the surface settings.
In addition some $4,000 was required
to buy the coal and erect supports to
insure against further damage by
caves.
Superior of Presentation Sisters
The triennial chapter for election OF
| superioress was convened at Mt
Loretto, Motherhouse of the Presenta.
ton Sisters in Dubuque, Ia. June "a
and resulted in the choice of Mother
M. Benedict Murphy as Superior by
her Sisters in religion. The Most
Reverend Archbishop, James ]. Keane
D. D., presided and confirmed the cleo
tion. The choice of Mother Benedict
is a distinct honor at the hands OF
tht Sisters over whom she had pre-
viously presided for period of six
years. A member of one of Dubuque
County's pioneer families, Mother
Benedict is a woman of piety and
marked executive ability, and during
the past three years has held the office
of superioress of st. Vincent's
Academy in Dubuque. All of the Pres
entation Sisters, conducting schools
throughout the Archdiocese of Du
buque, the Diocese of Sioux City and
the Archdiocese of Omaha, were pres
ent at the chapter.
Gifts from Non-catholics.-St. 10
seph's Church, Belmont, Mass, has
received lately some very precious
gifts from the estate of the late B
M. Jones of Beacon Street, Boston
and Belmont. The articles in ques
tion were purchased from dealers by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones in the course OF
their extensive travels abroad. They
consist of sanctuary lamp, ar
ablution cup and a ciborium, all OF
solid silver and very rare workman
ship. Mr. Jones, who was a deeply
religious man, though not a Catholic
conceived the happy idea of restoring
them to their original purpose, anC
directed that after his demise they
should be given to st. Joseph's
Church.
Non-catholics Donate to Church,
The Rev. J. A. Bastien, pastor of st
Francis de Sales parish, Lamar, Colo
RADIO, will start work in about a month
on the erection of $4,000 church fol
his congregation. The plans have
been drawn by Bernard Desjardines
the Denver architect, and the building
will be of pure Gothic style. Father
Bastien, in three days recently, raised
close to $4,000 for the new church
Most of the contributors were non
Catholics. One gentleman, not Cath
Ollie, gave $4,000. His was the largest
single contribution. His name is moi
being made public.
New Church Planned.-Mr. E. L
Masqueray of st. Paul, Mimi, archi
tect of the new Cathedral, has pre-
pared the plans and specifications fol
the new Church of ST. Ann, Somerset
Wis. 1t will be brick building with
stone trimmings and will cost $4,000