The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-30
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Pa, had to remain idle on December
S-the Feast of the Immaculate Con-
ception-because the majority of the
miners being Catholics preferred TO
lose their days pay rather than work
on a holy day.
Catholic Approximation of the
best known newspaper men in Utah,
Francis V. Fitzgerald, has been APP
pointed private secretary to the Gov
ernor-elect of Utah, Hon. Simon Bam-
berger. Mr.. Fitzgerald is Catholic
and takes an active interest in Cath
Ollie social and fraternal affairs.
Archbishop GIsnnon on Social Serv-
ice.-Most Reverend Archbishop Glen
non, in a sermon preached in the st,
Louis Cathedral the first Sunday of
Advent, urged constructive charitable
work along lines of personal service,
with organization and equipment IN
each parish, and announced he expects
to hold a meeting to further the work
In the cd3neQr8I man.
Home for Aged Couples.-One OF the
most worthy works that Right Rever-
end Bishop Grimes OF Syracuse has
been energetically promoting for some
time past is the erection of a suitable
home in Syracuse for aged Catholic
couples throughout the diocese. BlSl-
90 Grimes has spoken of this. project
in many churches of his diocese and
urges his people to give the work their
earnest support. AS proof OF his own
zeal in the matter, the Bishop has
made a. personal contribution of $4,000
towards the erection of the home.
Divorce LaWs.-Changes in Wiscon-
sin divorce laws along the lines sug-
gested by Judge Bakus in an address
on December at a Milwaukee Meth
odist church probably will be urged
upon the legislature by the legislative
committee of the Milwaukee County
Federation of Catholic parishes.
Changes in the workmen's compensa-
ton law to make the measure more
Z equitable will also be suggested. Com
mittees have been appointed to take
up the preliminary welfare work in
the city.
Valuable New BooK.-Mr. Hannis
Taylor, the great international lawyer
and diplomat, who is a convert, has
written a book called Cicero; a
sketch of his life and works; COM
mentary on the Roman constitution
and the Roman life" Bishop Sha-
han has written an appreciation in
which he says: II know of no work
in recent times better calculated to
give the cultured. reader full and
exact view of the workings of the
Roman law in it's native home"
Priest Lectures on Journalism
Father jeremiah O'Mahoney, assistant
rector of the Cathedral of the Assump-
ton, Louisville, KY, is to give series
of lectures on news writing before the
class of journalism of the Knights of
Columbus, the first class of it's kind
in Louisville. Father O'Mahoney was
largely responsible for the establish
ment of the class of journalism in the
night schools of the order. Before
taking Holy Orders he was an active
newspaperman and has been feature
and editorial writer on metropolitan
papers.
Nun Catches Leprosy.-Sister st.
John Baptist, of the Gilbert Islands,
Oceanic, has become leper.
Marist Brothers. - Rev. Brother
Stanislaus, provincial of the Marist
Brothers in Australasia, is dead.
Few Students.-Rome advices say
that only two students from the Unit
ed States have entered the American
College this term.
Seminary of Bishops.-St. Mary
Seminary, Baltimore, has given more
than 1000 priests and over so Bishops
to the United States.
Marist Provincial Dead.-The death
of the Very Rev. Dean Smyth, S. M,
provincial of the Marist Order in New
Zealand, is announced.
Mary ImmacuIate-Ther recently or
ganized and recently convened Inter
national Federation of Catholic Alum
nae, now so successful, was in its for.
nation placed under the protection OF
the Immaculate Conception, with the
Miraculous Medal as its seal.
Catholic Social Center. TIL c
Knights of Columbus, in Boston, will
for two weeks present play in the
Opera House and by the suggestion
and approval of the Cardinal Arch
bishop, will devote the proceeds to the
building of the Catholic Social Center
House.
Would You Write 1t out?-The Y
M. G.. A. has decreased profanity
among the soldiers in Texas. 1t has
had card printed, saying: eff you
must swear, put it in writing" When
an army man is heard to utter an OATH
one Of these cards is handed to him
That quiets him.
Charity Requests.- the will OF
Al. M TrT1,s