The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

halla, Oconee county, South Carolina,
which was dedicated later that day
by the Right Rev. William T. Russell,
DID,, Bishop of Charleston.
Priest Saves Warden's Life.-Ward-
en- Bowen narrowly escaped with his
life while directing efforts to save the
library building of the Joliet Illinois
Penitentiary. A siX-foot negro, brand
fishing heavy stick attacked the war
den. The warden ran into the build
ing, the upper floor of which was on
fire, and escaped with his life only
through the timely interference of Rev.
Peter Crumbley, O.F.M., the prison
chaplain.
Doctor Left $6o,oo0.-The will of
the late DR.. Cornelius O'Connor, who
died May 81, was filed in Kansas City,
Mo. An estate of more than 100000
was left. There was no immediate
family. Requests of from $1,000 to So
600 each, and amounting to $4,000,
were made to relatives. The Kansas
City Boys Orphan Home, the st. JOS
eph Female Orphan Asylum and the
Little Sisters of the Poor were given
81, 900 each. The residue of the estate
was left in trust to Bishop Lillis, to
be used by him in aiding such charit-
able missions as he may select.
Golden Jubilee of Illinois Academy.
Last week was joyous one for st.
Mary's Academy, Quincy, ILL.,, it being
the commemoration of the Golden Jul
bilee of the institution. On Tuesday,
June 3, Solemn Mass was celebrated
by Very Rev. Degenhardt of Quincy.
Rev. J. j. Driscoll delivered the jubi-
| lee sermon. On Tuesday a memorial
Mass for the deceased benefactors and
| friends was celebrated by Rev. George
| Wetenkamp, O.F.M., and the following
day Mass of thanksgiving was read
| by Very Rev. Samuel Macke, Provin-
cial, O.F.M.
Founder of First Catholic High
| D. l.
as Rafter, r. D., founder of the Oldest
| Catholic high school in the United
| States and for forty-four years pastor
of st: James Church, Bay City, Mich.
died at the rectory recently. He was
known to all the clergy of Michigan
and to practically all in the Northern
States as man of profound learning
who typified the ideals of the priest
| hood. He was born in Monroe in
1916, the son of William Rafter one
of the States pioneers. He studied
at Montreal and then he went to Lou
vain, Belgium, where he was ordained
priest in 1869. He had been in charge
Of ST. James continuously from 1877;
and was at the time of his death the
oldest pastor in the Diocese of Crane
Rapids in point of service at the one
place.
Historic Church to Pass.-With thu
purchase of the title to the st. Thorn
as Church. Cincinnati, o., last week
by r. K LIE Blond, with the promis
of vacation within ninety days, tn
passing of one of the most histori
churches in the country is marked. ]
was in st. Thomas Church, then tn
property of Baptist community, tina
the famous Purcell-CampbeH debate
between Archbishop John Baptist Pun
cell and Alexander Campbell, founde
of the Campbellite Church, was held
beginning February 19, 1887, and cor
tinuing for seven days. Catbolicit
came out with colors flying in tina
controversy, which attracted attention
throughout the country.
Splendid Demonstration.-Ten thot
sand Catholics of Baltimore, Washing
ton and Maryland, in a great patriot
demonstration, on May 80, around tn
+, Columbus Memorial Statue, on Unto
: Station Plaza, Washington, d. c
pledged unreservedly their loyalty an
fealty to the American nation in tn
world war. Preceding the public den
: onstration, a pontifical military Mas
was held in st. Aloysius Church, dul
ing which Bishop Warren Currier, Q
Cuba, declared that the Catholics c
, America stood ready to die for thei
country, because their religion laugh
them that it was their duty. Carolina
? Gibbons, of Baltimore, presided at tn
, church ceremonies, which were a
) tended by men high in Washington Of
: fetal life and the pastors Of twenty
, two Catholic parishes.
Il Organizes Harvesting Army.-Wor
has been received of the organization
l in Washington, D. c., of a harvestin
l army of seventy college men from tn
Catholic University by Rev. job
O'Grady, Phi. d. The department o
labor has evinced the liveliest inter
est in this harvesting army whicI
} Father O'Grady has RECRUITED. TIL
: men will start work in the harves
fields of Oklahoma Immediately an
will work north, expecting to reacl
Nebraska early in July. Commission
, er of immigration Caminetti may az
company the unit as far west as Oms
ha. The immediate destination Q
the harvesting group is Enid, Okla
| Father O'Grady holds a chair in sc
GEOLOGY at the Catholic University.