The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-27
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lieving in paying as he went along.
The churches of the diocese were built
on this principle. He was largely re-
sponsible for the building of St. Te-
resa academy and st. Alphonsus hos
pital, Boise. He was an enthusiastic
booster of Idaho and served as presi-
dent of the Boise Board of Trade,
Father coppo Honored.-S Sunday
marked the opening of the celebration
in honor of the silver anniversary of
the ordination to the priesthood of the
Very Reverend Ernest Coppo, provin-
cial of the Salesians in the United
States. The ceremonies took place in
the Church of Mary Help of Chris
tians, New York City. A High Mass
was sung at II o'clock, which was at
tended by a number of priests and
laymen. Father Coppo is a native. of
Northern Italy.
A Splendid Tribute.-A fund of
$4,000 to defray the cost of the new
annex to st. John High School in
Paterson, N Y, will be the offering
of Paterson friends to venerable Dean
William McNulty, pastor of st. John
Church, who has just completed his
sixtieth year in the holy priesthood.
Knowing that he would decline per
sonal gift. his people set about to
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to complete what will be the crown
ing effort of the venerable priest, who
has done so much for the advance
ment of the city and it's people.
New Chaplain Surprised.-Rev.
John F. Walsh, former assistant at the
Cathedral in Trenton, Nj, now chap
lain at Camp Dix, was given the sur
prise of his life last week. In the
short time he has been connected with
the camp he has become such gen.
eral favorite with the workingmen of
every creed engaged in putting UP
the buildings there, that they Clipped
in and purchased a fine automobile
for the use of the priest. Never was
man so astounded as was Father
Walsh when one of the men escorted
him to where the workmen were
gathered, and in few words, tender.
ed the car as token of their good
will.
Girl Hats observation-disclosures
corpus proceedings, started in the Cir
cult Court at Grand Rapids, Mich, by
Margaret Fleischman of Saginaw, who
asked that the convent of the Good
Shepherd be required to release her
sister, Freda Tunis, % years old, al
legged to be held in the institution
against her will, came to a sudden end
when the young woman herself was
brought into court and declared that
she did not wish to leave. Miss Tunis
declared she was not being kept at the
| convent against her will, and that she
expected to become nun.
Saves Sacred Host.-Trompt action
by Rev. Michael j. McSorley, rector
of the Church of the Presentation
Cheltenham, Pa, probably saved the
| edifice from destruction, when fire
broke out in the altar boys sacristy
Sunday afternoon last. When the
blaze was discovered, Father McSor
| ley summoned several of the fire com
panies of the vicinity, and then re
moved the Blessed Sacrament from
the tabernacle and carried sacred yes
sells and altar vestments to place oil
safety
Convert-Priest chaplain.-That the
spiritual needs of the inmates may be
promptly cared for and administered
to, modest two-story brick house
Holmesburg, Philadelphia, within 8
stones throw of the House of Correc
ton, is being renovated and fitted I'll
as chapel and residence for the Rev
Charles E. Bowles, chaplain of the
institution. Father Bowles is particu
larly fitted for this new work, having
had wide experience as a spiritua
| director, first as an Anglican clergy
man (for he is a convert) and Of
later years as assistant in severa
large Catholic parishes.