The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-02-19
NEW WORLD ITEMS

NEW WORLD ITEMS
New York charities.--The number
of charitable institutions and organi-
cations in New York City is 5000, con-
Quoted by 1852 separate societies.
For Missionary Work.-The receipts
of the Propagation of the Faith in the
diocese of Philadelphia, for the past
year were $5S,4S9.99
New Ecclesiastical Province. - A
new diocese has been established in
the republic of Brazil, called Sobral,
and at the same time a new ecclesias-
teal province, called Forajela, has
been carved out of the province OF
Olinda.
Diamond Jubilee Fund.-Members OF
Holy Cross College Alumni Association
in Boston, have started campaign
to raise a diamond jubilee fund OF
$3.50, 900, to be presented on the
seventy-fifth anniversary of the found
ing of this famous seat of learning in
dorchester, Mass, which will occuE
in 1918.
Oldest .. v. M. SodaIity.-The old
est B. V. NJ. Sodality in America is
attached to the Ursuline Convent,
New Orleans, La 1t was organized
Nav 2S, 1880. Georgetown College
has the oldest mems sodality.
Burse for Foreign Missions.-A gen,
erous benefactress in Pennsylvania
recently sent check for $4,000 to the
American Mission Seminary at Mary
knoll, N. Y, as q Burse to be named
for Our Lady of the Miraculous
Medal. The check was sent with the
request that the donor be sometimes
remembered in prayer.
SodaIity Union for ST. Louis.-With
the cordial approval of Archbishop
Glennon, and at the request of Jealous
pastors and socialists, Father Care
sche, S. J., is planning to organize
a Union of Sodalities of the Blessed
Virgin in St. Louis along the lines Of
the unions already so successfully
established elsewhere.
Editor of Spanish Paper. - Rev
Gerardo Decorme, the Jesuit historian
of Mexico and author of books or
literature, is now at the head of the
"Revista Catolica,' of Las Vegas, New
Mexico.
Pioneer Missionary's JubiIee.-Rev
Patrick O'Kane, who has charge o.
the Catholic Church at Georgetown
Cal, and it's outlaying missions a
Coloma and Kelsey, will shortly oh
serve his golden jubilee in the hol!
priesthood. He is one of the few
remaining veterans of the heroic bant
of pioneer missionary priests VIII
planted the seed of our holy Faith il
the mining fields of Northern Califo1
MIA and Nevada in the early AM
perilous days of the gold rush.
First Superioress of Deaf Institute
With the death of Mother Mary o
st. Athanasia, Chinchuba's Deaf Inst
tute, near New Orleans, La. lost on
of it's most valuable assistants. Siste
Athanasia died on January 25, afte
twenty-five years of useful labo
among Gods stricken children. L
her death Chinchuba Institute mourn
its first superioress, as Siste
Athanasia was appointed superio
when it was first founded by the lat
beloved Father Mignon. Sister Affair
asia was seventy-seven years G
age She was a native of Baltimore
Md.
Pay for Chaplains.- A bill is nov
before the New Jersey Legislator
authorizing the payment of salarie
to fire department chaplains in frs
and second class cities in the State
The measure fixes the salaries a
$1,000 and $3.50 per year in first an
second class cities respectively.
Smallest Mission on Record.-Wha
is claimed to be the smallest missio
ever conducted is that directed las
week by Rev. E. M. Farrell, c. NJ, a
st. Rosalie Church, Good Ground, l.. !
The congregation numbered but te
souls, all of whom attend the mornin
service, the number being consider
ably increased by non-Catholics a
night.
Priest InVents Candle MoId.-Th
Rev. Emil Setter, pastor of Saint Al
thongs Church at Marinette, Mich
has received papers patent on a Cal
die mold which bears all the appea
ances of being a device that wi
bring him thousands of dollars ult
.mately. 1t is an improved mold fc
making candles and makes the wor
easier and more rapid. 1t is said I
be the only improved candle mold
existence, candles now being man,
featured in the old manner.
Church in Greenland.-The Churc
was established in Greenland abol
the year 1000: it had it's Bishops. The
Christianity disappeared. Tods
Greenland is populated by only 1:
457 souls. Of these only about SS4 al
Europeans
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