The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-06-10


about 100, 600 are Catholics.
Father Tins Silver Jubilee.--The
silver jubilee OF Rev. Timothy Demp-
sey, of st. Louis, is to be celebrated
by the clergy of that city on June 10.
Collection for PoIes.-The collection
I'm the Diocese of Brooklyn for suffer-
ing Poland amounted to SIS, 169.S8.
euenos Aires Cathedral.-The Cath
edral of Buenos Aires in South Amerl-
ca is in architecture like the Pantheon
in Paris. Twelve massive columns up
hold it's facade.
Malay Catholics in 6orneo.-Borneo.
the great island in the South Sea, has
about 5000 Malay Catholics. 1t is
on both sides of the equator. The
Catholic mission there began about
81 years ago.
Cardinal Gibbons Pounds Scholar
ship.-Cardinal Gibbons has establish
ed at St. Johns College, Washington,
D. c., four-year scholarship in honor
of the golden anniversary of the insti-
tuition and for the benefit of the boys
who live in the national capital or its
environs in Maryland and Virginia.
100000 for church-The Church of
49, Sc
gets 500 900 by a codicil to the will of
Mrs. James Flaherty, whose will was
filed nearly year ago. There was
general knowledge of the cOdicil at the
time, but it was not attached to the
will and was not found until recently.
The Surrogate held hearing on May
81 TO prove it's authenticity.
Campaign for Seminary.-The Cath.
Ole men of Toronto, Canada, are
determined to raise $250,000 in three
days for ST Augustine's Theological
Seminary in that city.
Diocesan Clerical Retreats. - The
clergy of the Archdiocese of Philadel-
phia will go on a spiritual retreat at
the Seminary of ST. Charles Borromeo,
Overlook, in three sections, on Mon
days. June 10, 26 and July 3, respec-
lively.
Diocesan Charities Commission
Cardinal Gibbons has appointed a
committee of priests to make an in
vestigation of all the homes, asylums
hospitals and schools that are re
ceiving state aid, in order to put them
on the highest possible plane of eff
cheney.
Tic Pupils Win Prize
Through the enterprising Brooklyn
Eagle another illustration of Catholic
school efficiency was furnished recent
ly. The first honors in two spelling
bees conducted by the Eagle have
been won by pupils of Brooklyn Cath
Ollie schools, and in the Eagles Cur
rent Events Bee, representative o
Catholic school was the victor.
Society Aids the Blind.-The recent
ly issued annual report of the Xavie
Braille Publication Society is o
decided interest The society pub
fishes Catholic books in embossed
letters for circulation among the blind
both by means of public libraries ant
through private institutions. 1t issue
also a monthly magazine for tn
blind, under the title "The CathOli
Review" and maintains as well tn
Xavier Free Circulating Library TO
the Blind at So East Eighty-thir,
street, New York City. During 1911
the society maintained it's severa
activities on a total expenditure O
$9S663. This low figure is all tn
more remarkable when one remember
that most of the literature is distrit
uted gratuitously.
Fire Destroys Church.-St. Franci
de Sales Church at Latty, Pauldin
County, Ohio, was completely destroy
ed by fire recently. Lightning strucl
the tower. The fire was first dis
covered by man sleeping in a bo
car near by, and he quickly gave tn
alarm. Nearly all the inhabitants O
the village were aroused. They i'm
mediately set to work to save the cor
tents. Nothing remained in tn
Church when the large bell crushe
through the front part of the churc1
except the affairs and the organ.
State Aid for Industrial School,
st. Mary's Industrial School, Bait
more, Nd, under charge of tn
Xaverian Brothers, receives about 81
a month per capita for the boys sen
there by the city or state.
Federation Convention Leaders,
Hon. John Whalen of New Yorl
former Corporation Counsel of tn
city, National President of the Amer
can Federation of Catholic Societies
has announced the names of the men
hers of the National Organizatio
Committee" of the Federation, VIII
will have charge of the conventio
of the Federation when it meets i
August in New York They are
Rt. Rev. James A. McFaul d. d
chairman; Rev. Joseph Brock, Corr.
Pa: Anthony Matre, X. s. G., Oh
cago, Ill.,; Edward Feeney. X. S. G
Brooklyn, N. Y; F. w. Heckenkaml
r., n