The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-02-19
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OF the WORK produced III the depart
ment. In one Of the recent compet-
tions, held under the auspices of the
Society of BeauX Arts Architects of
New York, in which students from
many of the large architectural schools
of the country were entered, the Cath
Ollie University received three honor
able mentions, the successful students
being Messrs. John Bond, Walter
Roche and Louis Rouleau.
Benedictine Priest Dead.-Rev. Bede
Durham, o. S. b., chaplain of the st.
Elizabeth Hospital at Elizabeth, N. j.,
died recently at the age of siXty-seven
years. Father Bede received his early
education in Ohio, and was ordained
to the priesthood after studying at
the Benedictine monastery in Atchin-
son, Kans. For many years Father
Bede was pastor of st. Malachys par
ish at Creston, Ia. About four years
ago he retired to become chaplain of
the hospital at Elizabeth, n. j.
Chicago Priest succumps. = Rev.
Michael T. Macken, pastor of st.
4 Brenan's church, Chicago, died recent
ly. The funeral Mass was celebrated
by Bishop Rhode of Green Bay, Wis.
Interment was at Decatur, Ill.
Raphael Painting Donated. = The
$4,000 painting by Raphael, '"The
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Saints" often characterized as the
most important picture ever brought
to America, was presented by J. P.
Morgan to the Metropolitan Museum
of Arts, New York, last week.
Churches Liable for Employees
Members of churches of all denomi-
nations in every part of Pennsylvania
have discovered that they are liable
for the safety of their pastors, janitors
and paid choir singers under the new
workmen's compensation act, which
went into effect January 1. The re-
suit has been a perfect flood of appli-
cations for state insurance under the
act, and now fully 90 per cent Of the
churches in the state have insured
their employees. This is regarded by
the members of the compensation
board as one of the greatest triumphs
of the operation. of the new law. The
Catholic churches were first to qualify
under this feature Of the new act, the
board believes, because of their SUI.
perior organization and method of adj
ministration.
Prominent Converts Baptized.-As
the results of a Converts League in
quiry class, in st. Mary's Church
Pittsburgh, Kansas, eleven Protestant
business men of that city received
baptism on recent Sunday at the
hands of Rev. DR.. Pompeney. The
men are: Ira Clemens, president Of
the Clemens & Sons Coal Company
, Harold Thomas Wright, of ]. P
!, Wright & Sons, decorators; John c
Fox, of the Standard Oil Company
James II. Billings, of Billings
Yoakum, merchant tailors; Fred w
Doll, of Dunn & Doll, tea merchants
Robert B. BiXler, expert electrician
. with the Pittsburgh Electric Company
Henry E. Fintel, dealer in music; w
F. Mclaughlin, former Register o
Deeds and journalist; j. E. Donohue
purchasing agent for the Contra
Stores Company; Charles R. Steele
of the Smelter Company, and his sol
: Francis. Before his pastorate a
? Pittsburgh DR.. Pompeney spent som,
!. years giving missions to non Catholics
Gift of Beautiful Ostensorium.-Mr
9 Thomas Ford of III Third Avenue
has presented to the New Yorl
Founding Asylum very beautiful
ostensorium. 1t is over 80 inches higl
and IA inches wide. 1t was made tt
o, order by Benziger Bros. The dia
monds, jewelry and precious stones
. contained in it are those which were
bequeathed to Mr.. Ford by the Iatt
= Rosanna M. Nagle, who died Septem
; Der z, 1914. The ostensorium was do
mated in memory of Mrs. Maggie, ant
her parents, the late John and Alice
Donohue.
Dies After Years IIIness.-Follow
= ing an illness which lasted for con
: siderable more than year, Rev. An
: selm Soehnler, a swell-known membe
: of the Order of ST. Benedict, died at ST
Vincent ARCHAEOLOGY, Beatty, Pa, re
= Gently. He was born in Baden in 1852
He came to this country when youn.
man and joined the Order of st. Bene
dict in 1875. Nine years later he wa
ordained to the priesthood. For sew
eral years he was engaged in teach
: ing German and mathematics in thu
. college, but most of his priestly caree
II was devoted to parish work. He wa
!. stationed at number of places, includ
= ing Covington, KY, Erie and Pitts
!, burgh. 1t was while with st. Mar
: Church, Pittsburgh, that he became i'll
: in February, 1915
Catholic Pupils Win Prize.-The Will
de Chantal, Rock Island, ILL.,, entere
:, the Illinois essay contest conducted b
= Illinois Wesleyan University, of Bloom
: ington, ILL.,, just before the holiday.
One hundred and twenty-five school
: competed, 181 essays being submitted
= Six of the contestants were Villa SIT
dents. Word was received at the vi
la recently that second prize wa
n awarded Miss Maurine Mulligan, c