The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Church Is Moved. st. Francis
Church, Chicago, weighing 5000 tons,
and its 1S5 foot tower, weighing l,SOO
tons, are being moved back to new
street line.
Oldest Ohio Priest Dead.-The old
est priest in Ohio, Father Joseph Mer-
tian, died near Portsmouth last week
at the age of 81 years. He was or
dained GA years ago.
Georgetown School Transferred
The preparatory school of George
town, D. c., on the grounds OF the
GEORGETOWN University, will be trans
ferred in September to Montgomery
County, Md, where a tract OF 80 acres
has been secured for it.
Four Hundred Churches in New
York.-The dioceses of New York and
Brooklyn. which practically constitute
New York city, contain 100000 Cath-
olics. over 800 priests, 400 churches,
500 schools, and 100000 Catholic chill
dren.
Catholic Charities.-The sixth an
nual Conference of the Catholic Charl-
ties of the Archdiocese of st. Louis
took place last Sunday, the Most
Rev. Archbishop Glennon, presiding.
The disbursements of last year aggre-
gate $500. 9OS.39. This sum does not
include the outlay for new buildings,
repairs, etc. nor the cost Of MAINTAIN
ing parish schools, which would total
$7S0,0O more.
Laurier for Home RuIe.-The Cana
dian Parliament is debating the ques-
ton of Home Rule for Ireland. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, leader OF the Liberals,
and formerly Premier for many years,
has introduced a resolution calling
upon England without further delay
to confer upon Ireland the free insti-
tutions long promised her.
Irish Movement.-Tha the irish
Catholics of the Northwest are active
in the interests of the Irish History
movement is shown by the fact that
in the City of Duluth, Minnesota, there
are three enthusiastic clubs formed
for the purpose Of studying Irish His
tory, Art, Literature, Music and In
duStricS. These clubs are formed in
connection with the Ladies Auxiliary
of the A. o. H., and owe great meas
ure of their success to the encourage
ment given them by Rt. Rev. James
McGolrick, DID,, Bishop of Duluth.
Irish Catholics Tristan Irish
American girl was the first female re-
cruit in the United States navy, and
another, Miss Margaret M. A. Dona-
hue, of Boston, has the honor of being
the first person of her sex to get a
first-class commercial radio operators
license. She is ready to accept duty
in any branch of the service.
Progressive Diocese.-For the Do
cese of Cleveland, O., next year, the
following improvements are projected:
Addition to st. AleXius Hospital, $685.
600; Sacred Heart Mary Church,
$12O,OOO; st. John Neponucene
Church. 100000; st. Casimir Church,
$15O,O00; st. Stanislaus rectory, $4O,-
900; East Liverpool Church, $4,000.
PoIygIot Seminary.-The San Anton
10 (TeXas) Theological Seminary, con-
NV
many races within it's walls. The II |
Fathers forming the. faculty, hail
from the United States, Canada, |
France, Germany, and Spain. The |
10 scholastics are American, Cana |
dian Mexican, Irish, Spanish and
French. The four lay brothers are
natives of France, Canada, Holland |
and Spain. The SO juniors embrace
six nationalities: American, Irish, |
Canadian, German, Polish and Hun
garian.
A Catholic Regment.-An artillery
regiment composed of twelve hundred |
Kansas Citians, over three-fourths of
whom are Catholics, has been organic |
Cu anu OAICiCu W CllC Oh uCpdIIlllC
and also to State Adjutant Gen. Ar
thur b. Donnelly.
Work of Archbishop.-During his |
ArchiepiscOpate of eleven years, the |
late Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans
presided over many Archdiocesan i'm
provements, such as the Ursuline Col |
lege, costing 100000; Mater Dolorosa
Church, 100000; Holy Name Church |
at Algiers, $150,000; st. Francis
Church, 100000; Loyola University, |
100000; st. Joseph's Seminary, $780, |
900; Annex to Hotel Dieu, 100000, |
and Incurable Home, $4,000.
Catholics First.-It is a noteworthy |
fact that the Catholic Church was rep
resented in America officially before |
Professionalism was begun by Luther in |
1917. There were twelve priests with |
Christopher Columbus on his second |
voyage in 1901. The diocese of San |
Domingo was erected in 1912. In 1902 |
a priest emigrated with Cabot from
England to administer to English set |
Tiers. French priests came with Car
tier in 1884.