The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-22

the statue of the Blessed Virgin, the
pedestal on which it rests being large
ly the work of the inmates OF the
Home.
Eenefactress Dead.-Miss Eliza Jen-
kins, who has been a generous bene-
factress of the Church passed away
at her home in Baltimore, Md, on
March 80 after an extended illness,
in the seventy-eishth year OF her age
The remains were entomhed in Cor
pus Christi Church, which was built
by her. her brother and sister, at a
cost of more than 100000.
Six Converts ReCeived.-Rev. T.. II.
w. SchneeWeiss, formerly assistant
rector Of Saint Mark Episcopal Church,
Philadelphia, and ordained to the
priesthood by His Eminence, Cardinal
Gibbons, in the Cathedral of Balti-
more about year ago, brought six
converts into the Church last week.
They were three men and three wom-
en-, and were baptized in Saint Teresa
Church, Washington, d. c., and made
their first Holy Communion. Father
Schneeweiss is assistant pastor at the
church
Marist Brothers centenary.-Next
year the Institute of the Little
Brothers of Mary, the Marist Brothers
as they are popularity known, will eel,
citrate the centennial of their founda.
ton. The Brothers now number
about 5000 They devote their lives
to the cause of Christian education
and their schools are located in all
parts of the world. The Provincial
House of the Marists in this country
is in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Priest "Wizard of Plants. Rev.
George A. Schooner, formerly parish
priest of Brooks, Ore, is now estab-
lished at Schooner Gardens, McKenna
Park, on the Peninsula, where he will
continue his miracle work" among his
plants and flowers for the sake of the
agriculture and horticulture Of the
State International authorities recog.
niZe him as one of the foremost scien,
lists of the world in his peculiar field
| Laboring under the most severe handi
caps Father Schooner has success
| fully experimental on flowers, fruit
and grain. He is now giving particu
| lar attention to the production Of
medicinal herbs. This is practically
an untouched field in Oregon, yet one
which would be highly profitable tC
growers because the medicinal herbs
which grow in forest and field here
will be of great value when adapted
| Catholic Women's League.-Addet
to the other new projects set on foo
in Salt Lake City since the consecra
ton of Right Reverend Bishop Glass
is the organization of the Catholic
Woman's League, established recent!
with one hundred and twenty-five char
ter members. AS outlined by thu
Bishop there will be literary, Chris
tan doctrine, Juvenile Court ant
charity sections. In addition to thes.
sectional organizations, the leagu,
| members generally will naturally pro
mote the social interests of Catholics
and the exchange OF ideas betweel
Catholic women at the frequent meet
| of III,
result in closer harmony and nniol
among the women who are member
of the Catholic Church in Salt LAX
City.
Aged Nun Dead.-Mother Mar
Louis, venerable and widely know
and beloved member of the UrsuIin
Community, died Thursday evening
March 16, at the Villa Angela Convent
Nottingham, Ohio, where she had he'll
the Office of Superior for over thirt
years.
Educational c o m m S s on.-Arcl
bishop Mundelein of Chicago has al
pointed commission for the purpos
} of cO-ordinating the various education
al institutions of the Archdiocese int
one uniform and efficient educationa
system.
IA
Aid for Mission Student.-The TO
lowing interesting item is taken iron
1.-THE current issue of The Field Affair
. The parish of Albion, N Y. (dioces
of Buffalo), goes on record as tn
} first in our experience to interes
!; itself in an individual foreign missio
student. The Jealous pastor, Rev
} Francis Sullivan, suggested this ide
recently to the parish committee, wit
the result that for the next six year
$125 will be sent regularly to Mary
knoll for the education of priest.
like amount, pledged by an unname
friend and extending over the sam
period, will complete the sum $3.50
required yearly for the support of on
of our students.
New Site for Sisters Home.-I
Detroit, Mich, the st. Francis HON
for Orphan Boys, conducted by tn
Sisters of st. Joseph, has been tran.
ferred to the Ford Motor Company t
be used as a hospital for the en-
8 ployees. The Sisters have been give
in exchange a new building on
: 32-acre site on the West Side Of iii