The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-12-20
NEW WORLD ITEMS

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campaign may exceed by far that set
sum.
New chconfraternty.-In the Pas
sionist Fathers Church, Irvington,
Baltimore, there was canonlcally
erected last week the Archconfrater-
nifty of the Most Holy Cross and Pas
sion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 1t
is said to be the first formal erection
of the Archfraternity in the United
States.
Descendants Are Converts.--The
DESTROYER Reid recently launched,
was named for Captain Samuel Ches-
ter Reid, who lived from 1888 to 1861.
CAPTAIN Reid fought a remarkable
naval fight with the British squadron
at Fayal (Azores) in 1914. His two
daughters, Mrs. Isabel De Cesnola ana
Mrs. Louise Gouverneur Savage be-
came converts to the true Faith.
Cardinals Approve Move. - The
American Cardinals have joined in
message urging support for the ma
tion-wide movement to raise $0O0,OOO
with which to build and equip new
library at the University of Louvain
(Belgium) to replace the historic
structure destroyed by the Germans.
Nicholas Murray Butler is chairman
of the executive committee for the
campaign.
A New CoIIege.-Attempts are being
made by the Benedictine Fathers at
Humboldt, Sask, Canada, to begin the
construction of college for higher
education. They claim, what IS WIN
out a doubt true, that such an lnsutu-
ton is necessary if men are to be
trained for public life and members
educated for the priesthood Already
a fund has been established and 1t Is
growing very quickly.
Altar Candles Stolen. - After
thieves had stolen the candlestlcks
from the altar and a bell weighing
fifty pounds, Rev. John l.. Beltord,
pastor of the Church of the Nativity,
New York. decided it was time to lock
the church. In a statement in answer
to complaints that the church was
locked between services, Father Bel
ford announced that the precautlon
was necessary to prevent the thieves
Stealing the pews or the organ.
Priests Compose Cantata. - The
Cathedral School at Denver, Colo, is
rehearsing a very beautiful cantata,
Bethlehem" which will be presented
shortly before Christmas. The unique
feature is that the operetta is the
work of two Of the Cathedral priests,
the libretto being written by Rev.
Hugh McMenamim, rector, and the
musical setting by Rev. Joseph Boset-
ii. vice chancellor of the Denver do
cese.
New College 8uiIdings.-The new
buildings of Seattle College on the
Interlaken Boulevard. we're blessed by
Right Reverend Edward ]. O'Dea,
Bishop of Seattle and formally open
cd to the inspection of the public Sun
day. December I. Following the bless
ing of the buildings, the Bishop adj
dressed the friends and patrons OF the
pioneer institution and gave benedlc-
ton of the Blessed Sacrament.
MAGNIFICENT School. = Lawrence,
Mass. was the scene of historic
ceremony. the solemn dedication OF
the new Holy Rosary parochial school
by Cardinal O'Connell, several weeks
ago. Representative of the Augustin-
ian Order, high officials of the city
and state, church societies, fraternal
organizations of the city, and thou,
sands of people were present at the
ceremony. The magnificent school,
which is one of the finest in New
England, was erected under the dlrec-
ton of the Rev. Mariana Milanese for
the Italian children at cost OF $225,-
900. His Eminence addressed those
present first in Italian and then in
English, and declared that the cause
of all the unrest and turmoil in the
world today was due to the neglect of
Christian principles.
Victory BeII.-St. Lawrence Church
at Otter Creek, Iowa, has beautiful
new bell as a memorial to the boys
who served in the world war from
that vicinity, in whose honor the bell
has been dedicated The bell weighs
STAG pounds, and is of polished brass.
On one side is cast a cross containing
twenty-one stars to represent the boys
from that parish who served in the
world war On the other side is the
following inscription: st. Lawrence
Church, Otter Creek, Iowa, Victory
Bell. The faithful of this parish of st.
Lawrence donate this bell to the glory
of God and in lasting remembrance OF
the boys of this parish who fought in
the world war. 1917-1918, for the
sacred cause of liberty"
Priest Prevents Panic.-A serious
accident at a Confirmation service in
All Souls Church, Buffalo, n. "
was prevented on recent Sun
day by Rev. Eugene B. Regain, rec
tor of the church. The crowd of peo
pie who had gathered to be present
at the administration Of the sacra-
ment by Bishop Turner, caused the
floor of the church to settle and four
men fell to the ground floor beneath.
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