The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-01
These men have given their service

THE CATHC
These men have given their service
gratis.
Catechism for Chinese. among the
many cathechism centers established
by the Catholic Instruction League OF
Chicago, recently, is one for the in
struction of the Chinese. This center
was opened at st. Claras School, Six
ty-fourth street and Woodlawn avenue.
There are now eight young men and
boys under instruction.
Catholic Artist Dead.-Francisco
Vargas, well-known sculptor and paint
er, who died in New Orleans, La, on
December /, was buried in ST. Roch
Cemetery. Mr.. Vargas was born in
Mexico City, ninety-one years ago, but
came to New Orleans forty-five years
ago and won reputation for himself
through his work. His studio at that
time was under the old st. Louis
Hotel, where he remained until his re-
tirement in 1898.
First Catholic Superintendent of
SchooIs.-The State Board of Educa-
ton has chosen John ]. Mahoney, as
sistant superintendent of schools in
Cambridge, to be principal of the
State Normal School in Lowell, Mass.
He is the first Catholic to hold such
a post in Massachusetts. Mr.. Ma
honey graduated from Harvard Uni
versity and continued his studies
abroad Later he served as master of
the Oliver School in Lawrence.
Clerk of U. S. Supreme Court.
James d. Maher, clerk of the SUI
preme Court of the United States and
one of the best known of the promi-
nent Catholics in Washington, cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of his
service in that court recently. He
was first appointed as a page. AS a
token of their esteem, members of the
bar practicing before the Supreme
Court presented to Mr. Maher large
silver vase, valued at over $4,000 and
suitably inscribed.
New Franciscan Province. - The
Franciscan Commissariat of the West
embracing the States of Arizona, Cal
ifornia, Oregon and Washington was
on the feast of st. Barbara, raised to
the dignity of a Province, with Very
Rev. P. Hugolinus Storff as Provincial
resident in st. Louis, Mo. The Fran
ciscan Order now comprises in this
country five provinces and two Com
missariats.
| Holy Cross HymnaI.-The Holy
Cross Hymnal, containing twenty-five
hymns, nineteen of which are new
with words and music by His Emf
lnence Cardinal O'Connell, is just of
the press. The hymns bring out the
meaning of the principal mysteries o.
religion, of the great ecclesiastical
feasts of the year and the lessons
from the lives of the saints The mu
sic has been composed to suit thu
words, and to illustrate their meaning
A Denver Convert.--William Alder
Black, aged 10, of Denver, Colo, con
vert to the Catholic Church, was bar
tized last week by the Rev, A. Il. UI
ton in the Cathedral, and made hi
first Communion the following day
He was of Protestant inclinations, bu
!, had not been member of any church
, Association with Catholic boys mad
, him seek instruction.
st. Louis CathedraI.-The solem
conservation of the old Cathedral Q
st. Louis took place in 1884, on Octc
: Der 26. Bishop Rosati consecrated it
Bishop Flaget and Bishop Purcell az
: sisted.
First Diocesan synod-The first d
ocesan synod in this country was tina
r of Baltimore in 1871. Twenty priest
4 constituted it. The first Provincia
: Council of Baltimore was held in 1872!
3 Six Bishops were in attendance.
:, Sisters School in HonoluIu.-Th
+ Sisters of the Sacred Heart began i
Honolulu in 1859. They have board
ing school and day school.