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The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
TO REORGANIZE POLAND
ARCHBISHOP HEADS POLISH
REGENCY COUNCIL.

A decree published at Lublin and
Warsaw on September II transfers
the supreme authority in Poland, tosa
regency council of three members ap
pointed by the monarchs of the occu.
pying powers.
The consent of the occupying pow
ers, the decree provides is necessary
for all governmental affairs the ad
ministration of which has not yet been
handed over to the Polish authorities
The right to appoint international
representatives and conclude interna
tional agreements may be exercised
by the Polish authorities only after
termination of the occupation.
Emperor Charles autograph letter
to Count Szeptyce-Szeptycki, the Arch
bishop of Lemberg, who is expected
to be the chairman of the new Polish
regency council, says:
I'm agreement with the German EN-
peror / intend steadfastly to continue
the consolidation of the Polish state
in accordance with the manifesto oil
April 5, 1916, SO that that country may
be liberated from its heavy yoke ant
may attain SO far as the war situation
permits the development of the gen
erous cultural and economic force.
necessary to its political structure"
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Dedicates Many Churches
BISHOP LENlHANS ITINERARY
ALSO INCLUDED CON-
FIRMATlON.

A s 3
Rt. Rev. M. c. Lenihan, Bishop OF
Great Falls, Mont, will dedicate
twenty new churches in his diocese
from September Is to October 3. The
churches are missions on the Great
Northern line of railways also on the
500 near the Canadian border.
After his visitation in the extreme
northwest portion of the state, which
is 500 miles from Great Falls, he. will
continue his trip to the middle west
Returning to Montana the latter part
of October the Bishop will dedicate
four churches on the Milwaukee rail
way between Great Falls and Lewis
town, and two or three new churches
between Great Falls and Hayre.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Chaplains at Large
BILL TO PROVIDE FOR JEWS AND
OTHERS.

On motion of Hon. Isaac Siegel of
New York the house of represents
tives has passed bill tH. r. No.
257D for the appointment, for the
emergency of this war, of twenty
chaplains at large, representing re
lisious. sects not recognized in the ap-
portionment of chaplains now recog-
nized by law" He said that there
will be at least $4,000 Jews in the
United States army, and the idea was
to have these chaplains cover the
thirty-seven camps and twenty base
hospitals in this country and the
American camps and base hospitals
in France. Under this act Hebrews,
Unitarians, Christian Scientists, Nor
mon and other denominations might
obtain representation among the chap
lains. At present 36 per cent Of the
.chaplains are Catholic priests and 64
per cent are Protestant ministers.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
GERMAN BISHOPS
EXCHANGE PEACE SENTIMENTS
WITH KAISER WILHELM.

The German bishops, in conference
at Fulda, have sent the following tele-
gram to the kaiser:
"The German bishops, met at the
tomb of the apostle, permit themselves
to send to your majesty the expression
of their profound respect. We hope
and we pray God that He will soon
send to humanity the peace for which
your majesty is working, and for
which the head of our Church is SO
anxious to prepare the way"
The telegram was signed by Car
dinal Won Hartmann, Archbishop of
Cologne.
The kaiser in reply said:
81 send my warmest thanks to the
bishops, who are meeting in the Holy
City, and join my prayers to yours
that the God of Armies may soon
send peace to the world, which suffers
so much from the fury of war;
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Catholic College Increase
GRATIFYING PROGRESS SHOWN
IN OUR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS.

The attendance at. Catholic colleges
and. universities increased from 6O,25s
in 1890 to 190,278 in 1915, a growth oil
more than 800 per cent in rs years
Nine of our universities had last yeal
more than 1000, and several nearly
1000 students. During the past ten
years the number of students at Cath
olic colleges, including professional
and engineering students, has more
than doubled. During the same
decade the number of students for
the different professions increased
threefold. Seventeen Catholic institu.
tions now teach courses in engineer
ing.
1t may surprise our readers very
much to learn that the Catholic col
lege enrolment has Increased of late
years more than twice as fast as the
general collegiate enrolment in the
United States
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
OLDEST PRIEST IN WORLD
is CONGRATULATED BY THE
ARCHBISHOP OF MONTREAL
ON ANNIVERSARY.

Archbishop Bruchesi of Montreal
Canada, has sent the following tele.
gram to Rev. Damase Dandurand, O.
M. l., of ST. Boniface, Man:
ITO the venerable Oblate, son of
Montreal, the Oldest priest in the
world, cordial congratulations on the
10th anniversary of his ordination. ~
Father Dandurand was born in La
prairie, near Montreal, on March %,
1919. He was ordained on September
II, 1S41, and was the first French
Canadian to enter the Order of OBJ
lates of Mary Immaculate.
In spite of his SO years, he still
enjoys good health, and celebrates
Mass every day. For many years he
conducted missions and retreats in
Montreal and the vicinity. Then he
was sent as missionary to Manitoba.
Since 1900 he has been chaplain at
the Tache Hospital, st. Boniface.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
TO COMMEMORATE THE, OFFER
ING, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
NEW YORK STATE, OF THE
HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
TABLET TO BE ERECTED BY
ORDER or THE ALHAMBR
SOME MISSIONARY RECORDS.

The Order Of the Alhambra will
hold three days convention and I'M
veil granite shaft at Syracuse, N. Y.
An event of unusual Importance
and interest to Catholics everywhere
will take place on Indian Hill, near
Syracuse, where was located an
Onondaga Indian village, in which
was erected a bark chapel by two
Jesuit missionaries, Fathers Chau-
monot and Dablon.
In that chapel the Holy Sacrifice OF
the Mass was first offered in New
York State. In keeping with one OF
the main principles aof the Order of
the Alhambra, namely, appropriately
marking places hallowed in American
Catholic History, the Order is erect
ing a beautiful granite shaft, weigh.
ing about eight tons, on a site con
sisting of two acres of land, recently
purchased. The total cost of the
movement will approximate 100000
It is proposed to develop the site and
make it attractive to travellers and
also to hold annual pilgrimages to
the spot, and in this way keep fresh
in memory this wonderful historical
Ispot.
The ceremonies will take place on
Sunday afternoon, September %, and
will be attended by Right Reverend
John Grimes, D. D., Bishop of Syra
cuse. as we'll as by many of the clergy
throughout the country.
The convention sessions of the AL
hambra will take place at the Yates
Hotel, on Monday and Tuesday, Sep
ltember "a and 25.
Father Joseph chaumonot, 3. !.
Father Chaumonot was one Of the
first missionaries among the Onon
ldaga Indians He was born In vii
llage Of Burgundy and became q Jesu
lit in Rome, on May is. 1882. when ht
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Candidates Not Exempted
coNscRlPTED COLLEGE STU
DENTS WHO WISH TO STUDY
FOR PRIESTHOOD MUST, SERVE.

The right of students in semi-theo-
logical institutions to exemption from
the army was denied in New York
City by the District Appeals Board of
which Charles e. Hughes is chairman.
The ruling affects many religious
academic schools where divinity is a
part of the curriculum.
The point was brought to light when
the appeal of Henry L. Gallagher of
245 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn, recent
graduate of st. Francis College, was
reported to the board. Stating that
he is theological student, Gallagher
asked exemption, but Louis Marshall,
who investigated the case, objected
upon the ground that the appellant is
not a student of any recognized theo-
logical or divinity school, as required
by law.
Former Judge James A. Delehanty
then stated that he was personally
familiar with the case; that Gallagher
is anxious to enter the priesthood and
that the Roman Catholic hierarchy
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Rev. Joseph 0'Neill
NEW ARMY CHAPLAIN HAS BEEN
APPOINTED FROM ST. PAUL
DIOCESE.

Rev. Joseph Leo O'Neill, formerly
assistant at the Pro-Cathedral of st
Mary, Minneapolis, has been appoint
ed by Governor Burnquist Chaplain oi
the Second Minnesota Field Artillery
under the command of Colonel w. J
Murphy. He will take up his duties
at once.
Father O'Neill was born in Ishpem
ing, Michigan, March 10, 1886. He
made his classical course at st
Thomas College, ST. Paul, and com
pleted his studies at the st. Paul Sem
mary. He was ordained on June 8
1914, and was assigned as assistant
at the Pro-Cathedral of ST. Mary ir
Minneapolis.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
NEW AMERICAN RECTOR
HEAD OF ROMAN COLLEGE is A
YOUNG PRIEST.

Mgr. Charles A. O'Hern, who auto
matically became rector, of the Ameri-
can College at Rome as a result of
the death of Mgr. Thomas F. Kennedy,
is native of Chicago. DR.. O'Hern,
who is Sc years old, was reared in
the stockyards district, and was a
protege of the late Rev. Maurice J.
Dorney, former pastor of ST. Gabriel's
Church. Under the latters tutelage
he pursued his studies at st. Gabriels
parochial school, later entering ST..
Ignatius' College. In 1916 he was ap-
pointed by Pope Benedict as vice
rector of the North American College
His father, the late Patrick O'Hern,
was a pioneer in the Town of Lake,
Chicago. His brother, J. e. e. O'Hern,
is general manager for Armour & Co.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
CATHOLIC INFANT HOME
sT..PAUL INSTITUTION WAS FORM.
ALLY OPENED LAST TUES
DAY-THE HOME WAS BLESSED
BY THE VICAR GENERAL
MANY VISITORS AND GENEROUS
GIFTS ATTEST THE GENERAL
INTEREST IN THE WORK.

On Tuesday afternoon September
25, the Catholic Infant Home at Dale
and Rondo Streets, ST. Paul, was
formally opened. Many ladies and
gentlemen from st. Paul and Mime
apolis were present. At half past two
o'clock in the afternoon Very Rever-
end James C. Byrne, Vicar General
of the Diocese, blessed the home. At
the reception which followed the visi-
tors were received by the Board of
Directors, assisted by the Rev. T. E..
Welch. The management of the
Home was delightfully."- gratifed at the
exhibition of keen interest shown by
the guests, not only in the infants but
also in the furnishings and the deco
rations of the Home. About thirty in
fants are now being cared for in the
Home.
The many pretty gifts, as well as
rooms furnished by different parishes
and individuals, were found to be
most attractive. Many generous offer
ings left by the visitors will add great
1y to the comfort of. the children cared
for in this Home. During the after.
noon and evening refreshments were
served to the visitors. Mrs Arthur
Gillette, assisted by young ladies from
ST. Paul and Minneapolis, presided in
the dining room.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29

a. III
recognizes the course given at st.
Francis as fitting man for the
priesthood. In continuing his studies,
he said, Gallagher would receive
credit for the last two. years of his
training on his divinity term. He
asked that liberal Interpretation of
the law be made and the man
exempted.
William w. Mills pointed out the
fact that a student at st. Stephens
College at Annanda1e, which is a pre-
paratory school for the theological
seminary of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, had been refused exemption,
and Mr.. Hughes read the exemption
clause relating to theological students
to the board members Upon a vote
Gallagher's claim was defeated.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
AN HISTORICAL CELEBRATION

dence in Italy explains why his name
is sometimes written Calvinotti. He
was assigned to the Canadian Mission
in 1889 and went straight from Que
bee to join Father Brebeuf and his
companions, who were evangelizing
the Hurons in the neighborhood of
Georgian Bay. In 1910 he accom-
panied Father Brebeuf on the me-
morable journey along the north shore
of Lake Erie. They started out in
November, and going in a southerly
direction reached the village of Ongi-
nara or Niagara. There they turned
west and travelled as far as the
Detroit River and finally after five
months arrived at the place from
which they had set out.
The purpose of the expedition was
to prospect for the future missions
among the Neuter Indians. Hence as
they proceeded on their way, they
drew up map of the country, and it
is of interest to know that one of
the proposed sites was on the Detroit
River facing the place where the city
now SLdUQS. llH0T uOp6S uOWCNCI,
were never realized for Father Bre-
beuf was killed by the Iroquois nine
years later, and the Huron tribe was
|annihilated. To have been the asso-
ciate of Father Brebeuf on that ter
|rible journey, and death staring him
in the face at every instant, gives us
the measure of Father Chaumonot's
greatness.
When the Huron missions were de-
stroyed he led a remnant of the tribe
down to Quebec, where home was
given them on the Isle d'Orleans.
After two successive migrations they
finally settled at what is now known
as La Jeune Lorette. Douglas, in his
Old Quebec says that ''even today the
Lorette Indians reflect credit on their
teachers. The work of the Jesuit
Fathers still bears fruit and whoever
knows the Lorette Indian and has
hunted with him, can excuse the vein
of exaggeration in which the Jesuits
record the many virtues Of their con-
Iyerts., This praise rebounds chiefly
I to the glory of Father Chaumonot,
who was their spiritual guide during
1.-The greater part OF his life
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
THE DIOCESE OF LEAD

appealed to the seminarians to go
with him to save our own countrymen
from spiritual starvation. The har-
vest he reaped consisted of twenty
young men who were nearly ready
for ordination and who volunteered
to exchange their Eastern dioceses
for the pioneer conditions of the
West With his clergy doubled the
next step was the creation of fifteen
new parishes. 1t is the Bishops con-
tention that the time has come for
fostering more intense parish life
with it's daily Mass, it's devotion, it's
societies, it's many incentives to fer
vor, growth, and progress in the con-
Germs of the soul. More resident pas
tors has been his aim. Every new
parish that is formed soon becomes
center of greater Catholic vitality
and wider influence and nourishes the
devotional life of the Church.
1t is his plan to take a promising
mission in which there are fifteen or
twenty families and to make it
parish in which Mass is celebrated
every Sunday. To it he attaches two
smaller settlements in each of which
the faithful are given the opportunity
of hearing Mass twice a month on
Sundays. When in a few years these
little parishes become larger and self
sustaining the missions attached to
them will in turn be made parishes.
The fifteen new parishes which have
been established in accordance with
this plan have made encouraging
and enviable records. At first it was
necessary to lend financial aid to the
newly-appointed pastors, but the neces-
sity for doing so was short-lived in
most instances. Communities with
resident pastors are attractive to
Catholic homeseekers. Every new
parish, however small, is the nucleus
of congregation that will become
fourishing and selfsupporting in the
near future. The Bishop believes in
spiritual cultivation, and
maintains that, if three places will
not support a priest, ten places will
scarcely do so, because his ministra-
tions spread over so much territory
will produce but very slight impress
sion. With a parish and two mis-
sions, a priest can usually make ar
rangements to say Mass in two diff
ferent places on Sunday forenoon 3nd
give Benediction of the Blessed Sac
rament and preach a sermon in the
third parish on Sunday evening.
In this way, each parish has a relig-
ious service every Sunday and the
people are reminded of their religious
duties and of the necessity of keep
ing holy the Lords Day. This in
evitably leads to a deeper apprecia-
tion of the value of their religion and
makes them better Catholics.
Notwithstanding the progress made
in the Diocese of Lead during the
past year, there is still crying need
for more priests and parochal centres
of Catholic life and activity. No one
is more fully aware of this than
Bishop Lawler, and he intends to
visit the seminaries OF the East this
fall and make a direct appeal for
seminarians to do missionary work
in the extensive territory beyond the
Missouri entrusted to his care.
3. Ems sl--s sss- Es- sr
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Rev. Patrick O'ReiIly
BRILLIANT, AUSTRALIAN PRIEST
DIED RECENTLY.

A noted priest-scholar lnguist and
gifted controversalist passed away on
July IL in the person of Rev. Patrick
O'Reilly of st. Mary,s Church. Castle
maine, Victoria, Australia. He was a
native of Cavan, ireland, and was or
dained at Maynooth in 1889, and in
the same year went to Australia where
he shortly after became widely
known for his brilliancy as IA writer
and lecturer on Catholic and public
questions. His death occurred sud
denly on a train, shortly after he had
boarded it to proceed to conference
of PRIESTS
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Irish Vital Statistics
DEATH RATE ALMOST THE
LOWEST RECORD. h

The ffty-third detailed annual re-
port of the Registrar General for
ireland, giving statistics for the year
1915, shows that the number of births
registered during the year 1916
amounted to 91,437, which is 1.9 below
the average rate per 1000 for the ten
years 19O6-1915. The death-rate
1861 is II below that for the year
1915, and 0.5 below the average rate
for the ten years 1906-1915. The mum
Der or deaths from all forms of
tuberculous disease was 1923. being
equivalent to 2,15 per 1000 OF the
population. With three exceptions
Ifhe rate was the lowest recorded fol
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Persecution in Portugal

Persecution has again broken out in
Portugal, where the Government is
violently Masonic and opposed to the
Church. The Patriarch of Lisbon has
been ordered to leave the capital for
year. He is forbidden to take up
residence in the environs of Lisbon,
and only five days are allowed him to
make his preparations for departure.
No reason is assigned for this ar
bitrary act.3
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29

The development of the Diocese O
Lead, South Dakota, during the past
year established remarkably sue
cessful record. Those who for years
have been acquainted with the yea
and activity characteristic of Bishor
LAWYERS career naturally looked fo1
big results from his administration
and in view of what he has accom-
plished in his new field of labor in
SO short time their highest expecta
tions have been justified.
At the time of his arrival at Lead
conditions were anything but en-
couraging. AS both priests and peo-
pie had lost heart, his first task was
to inspire them with self-confdence.
He discovered that theirs was a lack
not so much of means as of initiative.
He at once set to work to make them
realize their ability to do things, and
how well he succeeded may be seen
in the progress they have made
toward the accomplishment of greater
things. With their courage restored
they ushered in an era of building
which richly rewarded their leaders
highest hopes. The fruits of their
awakening are the thirty-six churches,
the fifteen pastoral residences, and
the tive parochial schools which have
been under construction during the
past twelve months. The fact that
ninety per cent of these structures
will be out of debt when they are
finished shows that the spirit of sacri-
fee for the faith lives in the hearts
of the scattered Catholics in sparsely
settled places as well as in the people
of the great centers of wealth and
population. Though some of these
churches are comparatively small
they will be amply sufficient for the
religious needs of the congregations
that will worship in them for many
years to come, and they imply as
much generosity on the part of those
who built them as is represented by
the greatest Cathedrals of the coun-
try.
The erection of churches, priests
lCuSSS dllu SCuOOIS Ill lLOSh WOulu
be of little benefit were there not at
the same time corresponding in
crease in the clergy. When the
Bishop set to work to add to the num-
Der of his priests it was thought that
his efforts in this direction could not
possibly meet with the desired success
owing to the scarcity of priests
everywhere, but his persistent en-
phasis of the crying need of mission
ary work at our own doors won out.
Here again the results obtained were
far beyond the expectations of the
most sanguine. In his visit to some
of the seminaries of the country he
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
New Peace Plan
SUGGESTION is MADE BY HUN.
GARIAN BISHOP.

Bishop Franknic in Hungary pro
poses a new method of inaugurating
peace negotiations. He suggests in a
Church newspaper that the parlia
ments of Hungary, Austria and Ger
many invite the Anglo-French and
American parliaments to appoint three
delegates each for. an unbinding inter
change of views with similar deputa
tions from the Central Powers under
the chairmanship of Pope Benedict OF
his representative. Bishop Franknit
says that Socialist attempts weri
doomed in advance to failure. Vor
waerts believes the Bishops sugges
'tion is worthy of consideration.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
10000 PRAYER BOOKS TO BE
GIVEN TO SOLDIERS.

The Camp Committee of the Catho-
lie Women's League of st. Louis has
submitted a recommendation to the
league that 10000 prayer books be
provided Immediately for distribution
among the field artillery, the flying
squadrons at the Belleville Aviation
Camp, Jefferson Barracks and such
other troops as may pass through st.
Louis. Eight hundred and eighty
prayer books of vest pocket size were
distributed among the enlisted men of
the First and Fifth Missouri Infantry
prior to the departure of those organi-
cations to their training camp, by the
league. &.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Lady Elgin Anniversary

The Lady Elgin disaster s(September
8, 1860 in which 225 Milwaukeeans,
mostly Catholics, lost their lives, was
commemorated as usual by "a Founda-
tion Mass at st. Johns. Cathedral in
Milwaukee, Wis. One survivor OF the
tragedy lives to take note of its fifty
seventh anniversary Mrs. John Evils
ton, of Milwaukee,.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Aimed at Catholics
PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD
CUT OFF CHARITY FUNDS.

A so-called anti-sectarian amend.
ment, which, if it becomes a part of the
Massachusetts State Constitution, will
prohibit the expenditure of public
money for any private educational OF
charitable institution, was passed by
the Constitutional convention in
Boston by a roll call of 275 to rs. The
amendment is aimed principally
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29
Retreat in Vatican

Pope Benedict has ordered that a
general retreat be held in the Vatican.
Two Jesuits will preach the sermons,
and the Holy Father himself and all
the ecclesiastical members of the
rcntifieal court will be present at the
exereises. The retreat will begin on
Sunday, September S0 and close on
SNurday. October s.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29

A NOTABLE RELIGIOUS AWAKEN
ING DURING THE PAST YEAR
SO CHURCHES, is PARIS
HOUSES AND 2 PARoCHIAL
SCHOOLS ARE Its. MATERIAL
REsULTs-2o PRIESTS ADDED
TO THE DIOCESAN cLERGY-A
NEW PLAN TO FOSTER A MORE
INTENSIVE CATHOLIC LIFE PUT
INTO EFFECT BY BISHOP LAW
LER.
The Catholic bulletin., 1917-09-29

c 90 ERATIVE INTER-PARISH
PLAN OF BRINGING WHOLESALE
SOCIAL RECREATION IN VOGUE
AT DAYTON, OHlo-oTHER CIT.
les NOW lNTERESTED-FEWER
MIXED MARRIAGES ONE RE-
SUIT OF THE EFFORT.