The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-23

Parson Praises Bishop.-Rev. Rus
sell H. Bready, pastor Of the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church, Pontiac.
Mich. recently preached laudatory
sermon about the late Bishop Foley
OF Detroit,
Pope Knights Chicaaoan.-Mr SzVa-
iiart of Chicago has been made a
knights OF St. sylvester by the Holy
Father
Priest On soard.-The mayor has
appointed Rev. John A. Butler, pastor
of Saint Patrick's Church, member
OF the board OF trustees of the Public
Library OF Cambridge, Mass.
Chinese Conversions.-A number of
Iaymcn are Offering their services inI
San Francisco to teach Catcchism TO
The Chinese in connection with the
work the Paulists are doing among
those people The conversions are
luany ana most encouraging
Munitions Boss 4 CathoIic,-Edward
r. Stetfinius Of New York. an aide of
+. p. Morgan, who has been appointed
surveyor general OF all United States
army purchases, virtually munitions
director OF the war department, is a
catholic.
win Rurn During War.-A special
lamp for soldiers and sailors is TO burn
at the Shrine Of Our Lady Of Solace,
Coney Island \. y. The lamp will
continue indefinitely, and the names
Of those deposited al the shrine will
remain there to be prayed fer during
the period OF the war.
Old Cathedral Burns.-Tho oldest
landmark of Catholcity in Salt Lake
city, the old Cathedral, was nearly de-
stroyed by fire on January II. Since
the completion of the new Cathedral
of the Madeleine, the old building has
not been used for church purposes and
Until recently it has been entirely Va
cant II was leased recently to the
Utah Motor Car company as a build
ing for the housing of it's heating
plant
A Catholic Famly.-i'. J. Jauron, OF
SaliX. Iowa, in his devotion to his
4 country, is ready 10 give his six sons
q 10 Uncle Sam. Two Of them already
f have Joined the colors. The remain
ing four are to he placed in Glass 1
of the draft, having asked no eXemp.
ion, and viii probably go soon, Mr.
Iauron is Il prominent French Cath,
Ollie.
New K. OF c. Work.-Secretaric8 rep
resenting The knights OF Columbus in
various camps have found a new field
in which to serve the soldiers. This
is in the detention hospitals in which
the men have been Quarantincd
Books, stationery and other comforts
are provided for them, as are check
trs, dommCes and various games.
Fifty Years a Mun.-Honored by the
Rt Rev. Bishop, a large number OF
priests, the provincial Of her Order
together with visiting and local nuns
Sister Mary Macaria, Of the Sisters
Of St Francis, of Columbus, Ohio, has
Just celebrated the golden jubilee OF
her profession as nun. The Cere
monies took place at St, Vincent Or
manage, with which, for many years
&c venerable nun has been identified
Priest kntter,-Tcrre Haute, Ind.
c'aims to have the champion priest
nitter of the country. One of the
tArec boxes of knitted garments
hippcd by the local Red Cross Chap
r. contained forty-eight sweaters
made by Rev. Joseph Backert chap
iain OF St. Anthony Hospital Father
i.ackert made the sweaters since
christmas.
New Chaplains,-Rey Joseph Nc
SOrley c. S. p, has been assigned, as
chaplain, to the 31st National GuarC
Division, stationed at Camp Wheeler
Macon, Georgia. Rev. ]. Louis Pas
torelli o. F., has been named X. Of
G. chaplain at Quantico,, Va Rev. Max
N. Rupprechter, of Bloomington, Wis.
has been appointed X. OF c. chaplain
at Camp Grant.
Miss Agnes Repplier.-At the annu
ii election of the Woman Writers
Club, Philadelphia, Miss Agnes Rep
plier, among the most widely known
Of our Catholic essayists, was elected
first vice president. Miss Repplier has
been frequent contributor to Suci
magazines as the Atlantic Monthly anG
Stribner's, and is an alumna of the
Academy of the Sacred Heart Torres
dale, Pa, and the University OF Penn
srlvania.
St. Louis University.-Th irty-seyer
medical students of ST. Louis Univer
sity received their diplomas at the
mid-year graduation exercises on Sat
urday. Sixteen of this number vii
: serve as internes in various hospitals
until June, while the others may take
one whole year internship before join
Ing he army. They are all enlisted
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