The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-08

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congregation of which is entirely
composed of converts. The pastor is
the Rev. Joseph B. Glenn, long work
er among the colored people and the
800 members of his church are all of
the Colored race. In addition to these
800, he has a class of eighty ready for
confirmation.
Chinese Students at Dubuque.-A1-
nouncement was made recently by
Archbishop Keane that two Chinese
students, direct from the Orient, had
enrolled at Dubuque College, and will
study at that institution commencing
with the fall term. Following the
completion of their studies, the two
will return to their native land as
missionaries. The two Chinese stu
dents will be the first Chinese to at
tend any of the Dubuque institutions.
Papal Knight Honored.-At the COM
mencement exercises of Georgetown
University held lest week the degree
Of Phi. D. was conferred on Dr. John
R. Slattery of Boston, Mass, superin-
tendent of ST. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Brighton. Doctor Slattery received
his degree of A. B. from the University
in 1885 and that of M. D. from the
Harvard Medical School six years
later. In 1913 His Holiness, the Pope,
made him Knight of the Holy
Sepulchre.
Catholic Teacher Honored.-Miss
Mary c. Mellyn, teacher in the
public schools of Boston, Mass, for
the past quarter of a century, has been
appointed assistant superintendent OF
the entire school system. Miss Mel
Ign, who is a Catholic, was ten years
director of practice and training, and
passed upon the fitness of substitute
teachers for positions in the Boston
schools.
Aged Sister Taught Indians.-Sister
Mary Rose Tierney of the Convent OF
Mercy, Portland, Me-, observed on
June IS, the golden jubilee of her
religious profession. Early in her
career, Sister Mary Rose was sent to
labor among the Indians of the Passa
maquoddE tribe, living on reservations
at Pleasant Point and nearby islands
on the Atlantic coast at the border
line of the United States and Canada
There in the wilderness. where whites
were seldom seen, she was for more
than thirty-five years in charge of the
little school where the sons and daugh
tiers of the red man were instructed in
the ordinary school courses and the
precepts of their religion.
| Gaelic Foundation Established. =
Final plans were decided upon for the
permanent establishment of the first
Gaelic College in the United States
in Chicago, ILL.,, on June 16. The Uni
versity of Chicago will house this
protege of the Irish Fellowship Club
which has raised the necessary funds
to establish "The Irish Fellowship
Foundation" DR.. J. H. Lloyd will be
brought from Dublin to teach the ole
Gaelic. A Gaelic library is to bt
4 maintained and Professor Lloyd i:
expected to bring with him from Ire
land, Scotland and other educationa
centers, manuscripts, books and music
Modern Gaelic will be taught by DR.
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Appointed Protonotary.-The Yer.
Rev. E. J. Mclaughlin, for thirty-sevel
years pastor of st. Mary's Church
Clinton, Ia, has been raised to thu
dignity and rank of Protonotar.
Apostolic AID Instar Participantiun
with the title of Monsignor.
For ChaIdean Catholicism appea
for help has been made to the Cath
olics of the United States by the Righ
Rev. Bishop Aziz of Salinas, Persia
in behalf of the Chaldean Catholic
under his jurisdiction, who in thu
course of the terrible European Wa
have suffered extreme hardships, los
ing their homes and nearly all thei
worldly possessions.
Kansas Knights in Retreat.-Th,
Knights of Columbus of Kansas hav,
inaugurated a custom that is worth.
of imitation in other states. For thu
past three years the knights as a cor
porated body, have entered into heart.
cooperation with the laymens' retrea
movement. Last year the state council
passed a resolution to hold the 1911
convention at st. Mary's College, t.
be followed by retreat for the mem
bers of the Order of the State. TIL,
State convention was held in ST
Mary's Church on Saturday, June "a
and three days retreat was openet
for the knights on Sunday morning
Rev. Adolph Kuhlmann, S. j., con
Quoted it.
Priest Will compete.-Rev. JOSEPH
F. Smith, superintendent of Catholi
schools in New York City, has accept
ed the invitation of the Nationa
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