The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-08-19
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Priests Silver JubiIee.-Rev. DR.. |
William F. McGinnis, rector of st.
Brigid's Church, Westbury, Long
Island, and president of the Interna-
tional Catholic Truth Society, observ-
ed his silver jubilee in the priesthood
last week. His Pensioners, to show
their esteem for him, presented the
good priest with a purse containing |
$4,000. Father McGinnis expressed
his appreciation for the generous gift
but declared he would only accept the
money to be used for charitable pur-
poses.
Catholic SoIdiers.-The first Ameri-
can soldier to fall at Columbus, N. NJ,
was a Catholic, Thomas Butler, of
Syracuse, N. Y. The first to fall at
Vera Cruz, Mexico, was Private Hag-
gerty, from Boston, Mass.
Ladies' Auxiliary EIects.-The ma
tional officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary,
A. o. H., elected at the late conven-
ton in Boston are: Mrs. Mary Nc
Whorter, Chicago, president; Mrs.
Adelia Christy, Cleveland, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Susan M. McNamee, Med
ford, Mass, secretary; Miss Margaret
McQuade, Pennsylvania, treasurer
Mrs. Susan Robinson, Richmond, Va,
and Mrs Mary Arthur, Indianapolis,
Ind, national delegates.
New St. Louis Church.-Excava-
tions for new 100000 Romanesque
edifice for st. Plus parish, st. Louis,
Mo-, began last week. 1t will be COM
pleted in year, and will be one of
the most attractive Catholic churches
in South ST. Louis. A campanile will
be an architectural feature. Rev.
John Lyons is pastor, and to him be-
longs the credit for building up par
ish of 800 families in less than de-
cade, during which time he bought
property and built parochial school
and rectory at a cost of $4,000. st.
10 OnS VI LIO low pal ChoC
has no debt, Father Lyons policy be-
ing to build as he can pay.
Son of Distinguished convert.-John
M. Burnett, distinguished California
pioneer and lawyer, was buried recent
ly at Santa Clara, Cal. He was the
first man to receive the degree of
M. A. from Santa Clara College. He
was Is years of age. In company
with his father he went to California
in 1S49. He was the oldest member
of the San Francisco Bar Association
and for many. years its secretary
The San Francisco Board of Educa-
ton, Society of California Pioneers,
Young Mems Institute, San Francisco
Law Library, st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety and the Associated Charities
were some of the organizations of
which he was a member. His father
was CALIFORNIA; first Governor and a
convert to the faith. He wrote "The
Path Which Led Protestant Lawyer
| to the Catholic Church. in which the
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forth in the style of Blackstone and
Littleton.
Sisters Follow University Course
The religious garb is frequently seen
these days on the paths leading to the
University of Pennsylvania, of which
one of Philadelphia first priests,
Father Farmer, S. j., was a trustee.
Sixty-seven Sisters are taking special
courses at that institutions summer
school.
Poles Build New Church.-Not only
are most of the Poles in Buffalo, N.
Y, who seeded from the Church I'M
der the notorious apostate, Bishop
Kaminski, back in the fold, but they
are about to erect a new $4,000
church on Sycamore and Sobieski
streets, the cornerstone having been
laid recently with Bishop Dougherty
officiating.
Jesuit Given Purse.-A purse of
$500 was presented by the congrega-
ton of the Church of st. Francis
Xavier, st. Louis, Mo-, to the pastor,
Rev. M. J. O'Connor, s. j., who quietly
commemorated his silver jubilee as
priest recently. Various sodalities
also made presentations.
New Temperance League.-Arch.
bishop Hanna and other prominent
men of San Francisco have approved
the branch of the No-Thank-Y Y ou-
League, just organized in that city.
An announcement of the league and
its purpose" elimination of Excess
sive drinking of alcoholic liquors.
has the approval of many prominent
prelates, clergy and laymen.
franciscan Priest Dead.-Rev.
James Nolte, o. F. M, passed away
at the Old Mission, Santa Barbara,
Sunday, July Is. He was born Au-
gust 8, 1851, at Geseke, Germany. At
the age of 81 he entered the Francis
can Order at Warendorf, Germany.
Owing to the persecution then being
waged against the Catholic Church
by Bismarck, he could not continue
his theological studies in Germany;
hence he set out for America, arriv-
ing at st. Louis, Mo-, July, 1875.
There he completed his studies, and
was ordained priest in December,
1876.
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