The Catholic bulletin., 1916-10-28

Pa, on the 2lst inst, campaign was
launched to secure $150,000 for Sac
red Heart Hospital of approximately
400 beds
DR.. Murphy's Piety.-It is related
that the late surgeon, DIR. Sir }. Is.
Murphy, of Chicago, before entering
the hospital operating rooms, first Wis
tied the chapel to adore the Blessed
Sacrament.
Death of Australian Priest Scientist.
--Rev. A. j. Shaw, M. S. H., priest
distinguished for his discoveries in
wireless telegraphy, died suddenly in
Melbourne. Australia, on september
20. at the early age Of "a years.
Residence for Bishop Muldoon.-A
residence costing $4,000 is to be built
for Bishop P. J. Muldoon OF the do
cese OF Rockford, ILL.,, on tract on the
west bank Of Rock river, just south OF
the city. The residence will contain
chancery office, private chapel ana
vaults for deeds and other valuables OF
the diocese.
CHAPLAIN Of the "Louisiana."-Rev.
Geo. r. Kranz, formerly OF st. Agatha
Church, Meadville, Pa, recently ad-
mitted to the chaplain corps OF the
United States navy, has been assigned
10 the battleship Louisiana
New College in Caigary.-Right
Reverend Bishop McNally is about
10 establish a new Catholic College
at Calgary, Canada, of which the
Rev. w. f. Cameron, Rhodes Scholar
and graduate OF oxford University, re-
Gently ordained, will be the head.
Orphanage Destroyed.-The Orphan
age OF the Sisters of St. Joseph at
Slickpoo, Idaho, has been destroyed by
fire entailing loss of $4,000. The
clothing and provisions of the institu-
ton were also destroyed.
Urge Social Centers.-The parochial
schools should be used more generally
as social centers for both children and
adults, according to views expressed
by many speakers at the final sessions
Of the national conference of Catholic
charities held recently. Parish halls
likewise might be turned into meeting
places for the benefit of the COM
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ST. Francis Seminary.-St. Francis
Theological Seminary ait Milwaukee
has $40 students, and finds itself un-
able to provide for all who wish to
enter. 1t also finds it difficult to OBJ
tain text books for the classes in The
ology, as many that were ordered from
abroad have been lost at sea or de-
strOyed by the war.
Oldest Mission in Washington
Cowlitz Prairie is the oldest Catholic
mission in the present state of Wash
ington. 1t had been established De-
cember 16, 1888, by Father Blanchet,
later first Archbishop of Oregon City.
Mass was said that day in the house
OF Simon Blamondon, a Canadian pio-
neer. in the following year Father
Blanchet built log chapel.
History of the Jesuits.-Before leav-
ing New York, Father Campbell, S. j.,
finished his Life of Luther" and he
is now engaged in writing a history
of the Jesuits which will be the first
history of the sort originally written
in the English tongue.
New Church Dedicated. - Sunday,
October 1, the new $4,000 church in
Bancroft, Iowa, was dedicated. Rt.
Rev. Mgr. Saunders of Ft. Dodge per-
formed the ceremony, the Rt Rev. p J..
Garrigan, Bishop of Sioux City, having
been unable to be present.
New Hospital in SeattIe.-St. Mary's
hospital, Seattle, the magnificent new
$275,000 structure which has risen
from the ashes of the former
building, was formally opened Sun
day afternoon, Oct, s. Prominent
members of the clergy and Sisters
of Charity of the Northwest, local
physicians, business men and citizens
generally took part in the official dedi-
cation, following which the audience of
several thousand people passed into
the building for inspection.
LaWyer-Priest Dies.-The Rev. John
c. Coffee, S. j., died on September 26
in the Hotel Dieu, Montreal, after an
illness of several months. Death was
attributed to an attack of Bright's
disease. Father Coffee was born near
Guelph, Ontario, October 1, 1857
After graduating from Fordham Uni.
sity he studied law in Osgoode Hail.
Toronto, and was called to the Ontario
bar. After practicing his chosen pro
fession in Guelph, in partnership with
his brother, for period of six or seven
years he decided to follow the re
1igious life and entered the Jesuit
Order in 1886. On August 15, 1897, he
was ordained by Archbishop Bruchesi
of Montreal Before his illness Father
Coffee was supervising the construc
tion of the new Loyola College.
Polish Priest a Monsignor.-The
Very Rev. Monsignor John H Strzel
ecki on Sept. 27 received from His
Eminence Cardinal Farley a notice
and documents of his elevation to the