The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-01
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Rev. ]. F. Rooney is rector, has pre-
scented the church with a beautiful os-
tensorium of gold, set with diamonds
and rubies. On the base are the fig
ures of the twelve apostles, ST. Mat
thew, the patron saint of the parish,
being the most prominent.
Priest Was Formerly Lawyer
Rev. Robert F. M. DOMAIN, for nearly
forty years connected with the Diocese
of Detroit, died at>his home in that
city on Sunday, June 4. Father Do
man was a native of Canada, raised at
Bay City, Mich. AS young man,
after being admitted to the state bar,
he gave up a promising career in pub
lie life for the work of the priesthood,
making his ecclesiastical studies at
Assumption College, Sandwich, and
later at st. Mary's Seminary, Balti-
more, he was raised to the priesthood
in 1878.
Pioneer Catholic cathedraIs.-The
first Catholic Cathedral in the United
States was dedicated in Baltimore So
years ago, on May 81, 1921. The first
Catholic Cathedral in continental
North America was that in the City of
Mexico which was commenced in 1875
and completed in ITO.
Charitable Bequests.-Amongst sew
eral charitable requests made in the
will of Isabelle Cunningham of Rox-
bury, Mass, were the following: $1,000
to the poor of the parish of Brooks
boro, Ireland; $4,000 to the poor of the
st. Marys parish, North End, $500 to
the poor of the Church of the Immac-
ulate Conception, and $1,000 to the
poor of the Mission Church, all in Bos-
ton. A number of smaller requests
ranging from $500 to 500 were dis
tributed amongst other Catholic insti-
tutions in Boston.
Catholic Will UpheId.-A jury before
Surrogate Fowler in New York City
recently decided that no undue influ-
ence had been exerted to induce Mrs.
Mary Holloran, widow of John Hollor-
an, politician and close friend of Rich
ard Croker, to leave third of her
100000 estate to the Sisters of st.
Vincent de Paul and disinherit GER
tain relatives. The testimony was
such that the Surrogate directed a YER
dict upholding the will.
ChapIains for Overseas Service
Rt. Rev. Bishop Fallon, of the diocese
of London, Ontario, Canada, at the re-
quest of Sir Sam Hughes, has appoint
ed four additional Catholic chaplains
for overseas service. They are Rev.
Father Costello, of st. Marys Church,
London; Rev. Frank Powell, of the
Basilian Order; Rev. Father Pickett,
also of the Basilian Order; and Rev.
Father Lowry, of Dublin, Ont. They
will have captains rank and will don
the uniform Immediately.
Mgr. Chadwick NoW.-Rev. John P.
Chadwick, who was chaplain of the
battleship Maine when that vessel was
blown up in Havana harbor, has been
elevated to the rank of monsignor
Monsignor Chadwick is head of st. 10.
seph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, New
York.
Member of Religious FamlIy.-The
Rev. Michael F. Tierney, one of the
young priests ordained at the Cathe
dral in Baltimore recently, is one OF
family of seventeen children. He is
native of Tipperary, Ireland, and
most of his relatives live in the ole
land. The new priest comes from q
religious family. Five of his aunts
are nuns and two uncles priests. A
brother is in Ireland studying for the
priesthood. There are number Of
other relatives priests and nuns.
Polish Catholics. = The PolisI
Clergymen of North America, an or
ganization of which all Cleveland Pol
ish priests are members, authorized
Rev. Joseph B. Hodkiewicz to gather
statistics pertaining to Poles, says the
| Cleveland Leader. The work has JUS
been completed and a book issued en-
titled, 1.-THE Jubilee Album for 1916.
1t contains 672 pages and 800 illustra
tions, dealing with Poles in the United
States. There are 928 parishes, 81
missions and 1,240 churches, and towns
with purely Polish population without
churches to the number of 349.
New Home for Little Sisters.-The
Little Sisters of the Poor have pur
chased site for new home in Nash
vile, Tenn. The deed was placed or
record on June 9, the consideration be
ing $4,000. The tract embraces two
blocks, and amounts to a little more
than two acres. While definite plans
have not been announced, it is under
stood that the Little Sisters of the
Poor will erect large and modern
building, requiring an investment Of
$125,000. The Sisters conduct a non
sectarian home for aged people. The
old home in East Nashville was lost
in the great fire. and they are tenn
porarily located in a residence OF
Clark Place.