The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-21

nightly Review points out, named for
the Apostle of Germany. The Quebec
Verite recently reprinted note from
La Liberte, telling how this happened.
In the early days the Hudson Bay
Company practically ruled that part
of the country After the massacre
of Governor Simpson and his men
near Fort Douglas, the Count Of Sell
kirk, who was then at Montreal, re-
solved to restore the lost prestige of
the Company by sending out one hun
dred soldiers who had just been dis
charged from the Meuron regiment.
These men were Germans and Swiss,
all Catholics. They settled near
Fort Douglas and erected a church in
honor of St. Boniface. This church
later became the Cathedral of a new
diocese.
Discovery Day.-The bill to make
October II a legal holiday in the Dis
trict of Columbia passed the Senate at
the last session of Congress but did
not get through the House. 1t will be
brought up at the next session.
In Congressional Library. - Rev.
Aurelio Paglinca, O.. S. A, assistant at
Holy Rosary Church, has been ap-
pointed director of the Slavic depart
ment of the Congressional Library in
Washington.
Laetare Medal.-The Laetare medal,
awarded this year to DR.. James j.
Walsh, famous Catholic surgeon and
scientist, will be presented to the
recipient on October %, at the Univer,
sity of Notre Dame. In past years
the award has been made at the home
of the winner, but because this is
Notre Danes diamond jubilee year it
was decided to hold the ceremony at
Notre Dame.
Boys Industrial Scholar in
dustrial school and farm for boys will
shortly be established by the diocese
of Toledo. The undertaking has been
made possible by the gift of Toledo
woman, consisting of $4,000 for the
purchase of the land and $4,000 fol-
erection of buildings. All the useful
trades will be taught in the school
which will be under the management
of one of the brotherhood orders.
Bishop of BaIIarat.-The new Bishop
of the Diocese of Ballarat, Australia
is Very Rev. Daniel Foley, for severa,
years pastor at Terang. He was born
in Cork, Ireland, ffty-six years ago
and has been a priest in Australia fol
thirty-five years. He is a cousin Of
Most Rev. Dr. Mannix, Coadjutol
Archbishop of Melbourne.
Church in Bermuda.-There are
about eight hundred Catholics il
Bermuda. Two priests are in charge
at st. Edwards Church, Hamilton
There is a convent school, with ter
Sisters Of Charity The Bermuda
Islands, an English colony, are at
tached to the Archdiocese of Halifax
Nova Scotia.
Church Burned Down.-It has beer
learned here that during a severe
storm last week the Church of st. Ste
phen at Richwoods, Washington Coun
ty, Mo-, was struck by lightning ant
completely demolished by fire. Moth
ing was saved from the flames but {
few vestments. 1t carried only small
insurance, SO the loss will fall heavily
on the pastor and his congregation.
Church Music.-Rt. Rev. Bishop
Alerding has issued a letter to the
clergy of the Fort Wayne diocese, de
filming rules to, govern the order o
church music, which carry the i'm
portance and obligation of diocesan
statute. Purely choral work is en-
Joined; solos and duets. except within
a choral composition, and then form
ing but a lesser part, are prohibited
At nuptial and funeral Masses, moth
ing shall be sung but what the liturgy
calls for. At low Masses, the organ
shall not be played, except when there
lis singing, and the latter must b.
either congregational or choral
Singing in the vernacular is forbidden
at all high Masses.