The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-20

Boston Opera House in the afternoon,
by many of the supreme
officers of the society, prominent
and distinguished citizens.
Father Deppen.-Rev. Louis G.
Deepen, editor of The Louisville
(Ky) Catholic Record and chaplain
of st. Xavier College for eighteen
years, became chaplain of st. Joseph's
Infirmary by appointment Of Rt. Rev.
Bishop O'Donaghue. Father Deepen
has made his home at the infirmary
for nearly three decades. AS chap
lain he succeeds the late Rev. Hugh
Brady.
General Miller Dead. - Brigadier
General James Miller, U. S. A., who
died recently in Temple, N. H., was
q convert to the Church, having been
received in October, 1915, by the Rev.
Thomas Redden, pastor of the Sacred
Heart Church, Wilton, N. H. He is
survived by an only child, also con-
vert, who in religion is known as
Sister Francis Cecile, of immaculate
Seminary, Washington, D. G. Gen
eral Miller served for forty years in
the United States army. He enlisted
in 1861 when he was but seventeen
years old. He was a grandson of
General James Miller, the hero of the
Battle of Lundy's Lane.
Death of Brother Luke.-Brother
Luke, C. S. c., Daniel Cahill, for the
last fifty-three years head Of the in
dustrial department at the University
of Notre Dame, is dead at the Holy
Cross community house. During his
long service he had made the ac-
quaintance of thousands of young
men throughout the United States.
He was born in Macroom, Ireland,
March q, 1912, received the habit of
the Holy Cross Brothers Nov. 1, 1868,
and protested Dec. 8, 1867.
Archbishop PitavaI's JubiIee.-An
ecclesiastical anniversary of unusual
importance occurred Christmas eve.
The Most Rev. John Baptist Pitaval,
d. D., Archbishop of Santa Fe, n. NJ,
attained his thirty-fifth anniversary as
priest. Archbishop Pitaval was or
dained for the diocese of Denver, and
was pastor at Aspen, Colo, when he
was raised to the episcopal dignity.
He was consecrated titular Bishop of
SOra and auxiliary bishop OF Santa
Fee on July %, 1899, and was made
administrator of the Archdiocese on
May %, 1908. Archbishop Peter
Bougarde died May II, 1908, and
Bishop Pitaval was named to the see
on January 8, 1909. He was precon-
ICED on April q, 1909.
Error Correeted.-An attempt by
bigots to make it appear that two
prisoners condemned to death for
murder in st. Louis were Catholics
brought forth a singing rebuke to
the bigots from the condemned men,
who are brothers named Ora and Joe
Lewis. Their statement is as fol-
lows: ITO whom it may concern:
Since our arrest there have been
many supposed interviews given by
us, published in papers that were
wholly fabricated by the would-be in
reviewers. Now again since our re-
cent conviction there have appeared
one or more articles commenting
upon our religious belief stating, as
a fact, that we are Catholics. Lest
that faith may suffer in the eyes of
some misrepresentation of us or re-
Election from the crimes we are sup
posed to have committed, we wish it
ever been baptized in any church as
yet. But since being confined in Jail
here, in st. Louis, and having much
time for reflection and serious read
ing, we have become interested in
religion and are convinced that the
Catholic Church is the only true
church and consequently, if we en-
brace any faith, it will be that one
Sincerely, Ora Lewis, Joe Roy Lewis. -
Catholic Library.-The Catholic
Young Mems Association of Buffalo,
N. Y, has library of more than
$4,000 volumes.
Laymen's Retreat.-At Mt. Manresa,
L. l., under the Laymen's League,
1884 persons made retreats last year.
Father Mead.-The late Rev. Theo.
dore D. Mead Of st. Demands Church,
Waverly, Nd, bequeathed half of his
$1,000 estate to Catholic charities in
the Baltimore archdiocese. Father
Mead was convert.
Ccnfirmation.-TWen thousand one
hundred and nine candidates were con
tirmed by Archbishop Prendergast and
Bishop McCort during the past year in
the churches and chapels of the Phila.
delphia archdiocese.
Washington and Relision.-Oul
great Washington had a full length
painting of Mary Immaculate hanging
at the head of his bed, and one day
remarked to Father Marechal, after
wards Archbishop of Baltimore, 81
cannot love the Son without honorins
the Mother"