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Exceptional Priviieoe.-The Con@re-
cation of the Most Holy Redeemer'
or the RedemptOrists, as they are
more familiarly known are In recelll
of an important dispensatlon ana
privilege lust extended to them by the
HOLY Father. The privilege will per-
nit all who make missions conducted
bv the Redemptorist Fathers, ana re-
ceiye the Sacraments, namely, con-
fession and Holy Communion, during
this time of grace, no matter what
lime of the year the mission is gwen,
10 fulfill the Paschal Precept ana
comply with the regulation OF the
Church, that confession and Holy
Communion be received at least once
year. The use of the privilege
shall always depend upon the approx
N of the Rt. Rev. Bishop in whose
diocese the mission is conducted.
Father Lamb Dies.-Rev. Thomas
p. Lamb, founder and pastor OF 1he
Church OF the Blessed Sacrament, III
Cincinnati, Ohio, and for many years
State Chaplain Of the Catholic Ordef
Of Foresters, died recently, after two
DAVIS illness, and was buried with
pontifical requiem Mass, celebrated
nv re. Rev. Bishop Farrelly at the
church which the dead priest had
founded fourteen years ago. Father
Lamb was born at Nottingham, O.'
April %, 1863, and his parental nome
was used for sacred service Tor
twenty years before a church was
built there. He was ordained July u,
1890 Four brothers and one sister
survive him.
The Leo House.-The Leo House, at
No. State street, New York city,
which for nearly a quarter or CEN
tury was a haven of refuge for Ger
man immigrant girls, has had much
difficulty in maintaining itself during
the past two and half years. Thefe
is practically no immigration from
The countries of the Central Powers,
and the number of persons travelling
from America to those countries Is
exceedingly small If the Leo House
had not been used as a home for I'M
EMPLOYED maids and governesses,
etc, it would have been compelled TO
close its doors. To help still further,
the Sisters of ST. Agnes have ar
| ranged to supply a warm lunch at
noon-time at the Leo House to stenog-
raphers, bookkeepers and other
women who are employed in the
neighborhoOd.
Appointed Chaplain at Totem
Rev. E. J. Griffin, newly appointed
chaplain in the United States army,
| who has undergone a course OF
| training under the tutelage of Father
| Waring at Governors Island, New
York, has been assigned as chaplain
at Fort Totten. Father Griffin has
| the rank of first lieutenant in the
| army. There has been no permanent
chaplain at Fort Totten for over
three years. Father Dunno, of Bay
side, has been tending to the spirit
ual wants of the soldiers on the
reservation in the interim.
Catholic Historical Society.-The
United States Catholic Historical So
ciety held it's annual meeting ano
election of officers on wednesday
evening, March I, at Delmonico's
Cardinal Farley, who is the honorary
president of the society, was the hon
orary chairman of the meeting, while
the newly-elected president, Stepher
Farrelly, was the active chairman
The election of officers resulted IL
the unanimous selection of the fol
lowing: Honorary president, Johr
Cardinal Farley; president, Stepher
Farrelly; vice-president, William R
King; treasurer, Henry F. Herber
mann; corresponding secretary, Jos
eph H. Fargis, LII. d.; recording
: secretary, Peter Condor; librarian
: the Rev. Joseph F. Delany, d. d.