The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29

ngs, for about 100000 Eventually |
his will he the site Of building for
he High school now occupying part
1f the principal building at Twenty
fourth and California streets, With
his purchase the university owns all
between Twenty-fourth and Twenty
seventh streets and California and
Burt streets. 1t adds about one-fourth
10 its land.
Picture of Last Supper Work has
been started in st. Mary's Church,
Ottumwa, Ia, to place carved
Of the Last Supper"
by Ia Vinci, at the base of the main
altar table. The picture will be 4
by II feet and will be set into the
altar IA inches 1t will be encased
in glass and will be lighted Rev.
f. w. Hoppman, rector, has also ar
ranged for the installation of eight
new windows in the Church, four on
each side The windows will take the
place of the present 1G windows and
will be beautifully stained.
ObIate Novitiate.-The Monastery
and Novitiate of the Oblate Fathers,
at the gate of the Catholic University,
is approaching completion. The COM
modious edifice will be dedicated at
the opening of the scholastic year in
September, and will mark a new
departure in the history Of the great
missionary community whose priests
will henceforth be regularly trained
at the University.
Italian Missionary Dead.-Rev. John
Valentino, one of the oldest and
best beloved priests of the Archdio-
cese of San Francisco and retired
pastor of st. Mary's Church, Sau-
salito, Cal, died at the ripe age of
Is years on April g Father Valen-
TIM was born in Italy and was or
dained in 1863. He spent some time
as a missionary in China and then
became affiliated with the Archdiocese
of San Francisco in 1863
Founded by Friars.--In 1918, San
Antonio, Texas, is to celebrate its
200th birthday. 1t was founded by
Franciscan friars nearly two centuries
ago. An international exposition is
to be held in honor Of the occasion.
1t will restore the four missions of
the monks, now in ruins. This is not
the first town that owes its establish
ment to Catholic priests, for they are
everywhere the pioneers of civiliza-
ton
Mazarin Tapestry.-The MaZarin
| tapestry, of the late ]. r. Morgan
which is regarded as the finest in
existence, costing him it is said about
one million, has been purchased by
p. w. French C Co., New York. This
tapestry was made about the veal
Mazarin. It's subject is the Triumph
4 of Christ.
Precious Treasures at Motherhouse
On the beautiful Ohio, near Cincin
natl, perched on high hill remindin!
one of the castled Rhine, is a vas
building, Mount ST. Joseph
Ohio, the Motherhouse Of the Sister
of Charity. Among it's many treasure
are: the Journals of Mother Seton, oil
volumes from the first days of print
ing, a precious gold chalice of 1914
rare books and files of papers, AM
in it's Art Gallery are, tbs said
original paintings by Guido, Titan
REM, Van Dyck, Domenichino, Rubens
Leonardo da Vinci, Correggio, Carl
Dolci, Raphael, Carracci and others
Mgr. Lees JubiIee.-Rt. Rev. Mgl
Thos. E. Lee, pastor of st. Matthew
Church, Washington, D. c., will OF
serve his Golden Jubilee on May
He was ordained in Rome in 1866
was assigned first to st. Vincent
Church, Baltimore, Md, thence t
the Cathedral. He was rector of tn
Cathedral for many years and ha
been pastor of st. Matthew'S, Wash
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Rev. DR.. Chapelle, who had been mad
Coadiutor to the Archbishop of SAINT
Fee, n. M.
New College RuiIding.-The RICH
Reverend Bishop Barry of Chatham
N. b., has consented to allow tn
authorities of the Sacred Heart Co
lege to reopen their classes in tn
large building in West Bathurst a
present partially built for the accom-
mediation of the novices of the Eudis
Order Steps are now being take
to complete this magnificent buildin
to point where accommodation
will be temporarily provided for tn
students whose courses were so rudel
; interrupted by the fire of last Januar!
and it is expected that everything wi
be in readiness to receive students fo
the term beginning next September
II University Law Lihrary.--The La
School library of the Catholic Tn
, Iversity, Washington, D. c., has turne
the mark of nine thousand volume!
and has reasonable hope of two @
three thousand more in the nea
: future. Among the law books recent
, donated, several hundred came fro1
the estates of deceased Catholi
. lawyers, whose heirs, instead of sci
! ing or scattering the library of thei
T father or brother, choose to besto'