The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29

last week in different sections or the
Diocese of Brooklyn.
ostensorium for ChapeI.-A magnif-
cent Jewel set ostensorium has been
presented to the Sisters of Charity OF
the B. V. NJ. for their chapel IN the
new De Paul high school by the mem
hers of the federated alumnae of the
High Schools of the Sisters of Char
ity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, resi-
dent in Chicago.
Non-Catholic Praises Pope's Stand.
Eugene Grub, of Carbonate, Pa.
of potato fame, and one OF the most
noted ranchmen in America, declared,
when on a visit to Denver, While
speaking of the Pope's peace moves:
THE Pope is the wisest, kindest, best
man in the world. And I'm not
Catholic either. The action of Bene-
dict XIV is the most commemorate
thing that has occurred yet in the
world war;
Killed After He Robs Church.-Af-
ter ransacking the Catholic Church,
priests home and a store at Menomi-
nee, H.. ten miles east of Dubuque,
Ia, last Saturday morning, an unknown
man was frightened away by the
priest. In making his getaway the
man was hit by an Illinois Central
train and instantly killed. All OF the
bootv was recovered.
Aviator Was a Catholic.-Robert j.
Barron, of the government aviation
school in Essington, Pa, who was
drowned in the Delaware river recent
ly while attempting to aid fellow
aviator, was a son of James T. Bar
ron of Portland, one of the leading
business men of Oregon, and was vice
president of the Thlinket Packing
Company, of which his father is pres
ident. He was young man of eXem-
plary character, practical Catholic
and was highly respected.
Priest Drowned.-A press despatch
from Halifax, n. S., of September Z,
says: Rev. Leo Buchanan, a Catholic
priest. stationed at st. Mary's Parish,
Halifax, was drowned while bathing
in Bedford Basin late on that date. 1t
is supposed that he was bathing from
his boat, and being unable to reach
the shore, sank The body was recov-
cred. The deceased was about TWEEN
ty-five years of age, and was a son of
Thos. Buchanan, of Halifax. Father
Buchanan had been ordained only a
year and four months.
For Exied Mexicans.-The new
chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe was
last Sunday, dedicated by Rt. Rev
Bishop Lynch, for the use Of the Mex
lean Catholics of the city of Dallas
Texas, and environs. The new chapel
is a God-send to the poor eXiled chill
dren of the Church, who, for the past
three years, have worshipped in q
store-room without a single window
and hot to the point of suffocation dur
ing the summer months. Rev. Man
uel de Francisco, an eXiled priest from
the Seminary of Chihuahua, is in
charge of the congregation, and hopes
soon to see a parochial school estab
lished for the numerous children OF
his compatriots.
Converted Through ExampIe.-An
incident which shows the curious by
paths by which people find the Faith,
is illustrated by the following story
by Father A. Quesnel of Armstrong,
Iowa. An undertaken of Danville, I'LL
nois, who had been brought up a Pres
byterian, often used to be put in
charge of Catholic funerals. His work
thus took him repeatedly into Catho-
lie churches, and the solemnity of the
Catholic burial service and the sane
tity of the atmosphere of the Catho-
lie churches SO impressed him that he
sought instruction and was received
into the Church. Now he is devout
Catholic.
Funeral Services for FIyer-Failure
of the engine to attain a sufficient
speed to enable him to make a turn
at height of $50 feet, is given by
First Lieutenant l.. w. Stevens as the
cause of the accident September IL
that resulted in the death of First
Lieutenant Roderick Kennedy, son of
DR.. Jane Kennedy of Deephaven,
Mimi. Lieutenant Stevens accompa-
MED the body from Fort Sill, Okla, to
Minneapolis and assisted in the fun
eral arrangements. The funeral was
held with military honors at the Pro-
Cathedral, and was followed by pri-
vate services and burial at st. Mary's
cemetery, September II.
@>'ssH 4
Priests Estate to Nephew.--All the
residuary estate of the late Father J.
Fahey, who, at the time of his death,
was rector of the Catholic Church of
st. Benedict Joseph, Norris Park,
Queens County, New York, will go to
. the nephew, John Fahey, Buxton, Ire
land, if the young man marries before
the 18th of next July. The affidavit
accompanying the will just filed for
probate with Surrogate Noble, of
Queens county, says the value of the
estate exceeds $4,000. If Fahey does
not wed within the stipulated time
the reSidTary estate is tO he uSad for