The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-25
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Rt. Rev. Thomas S. Byrne, head of the
Nashville diocese, will celebrate the
golden Jubilee of his ordination as
priest, and few months later he VIII
celebrate his silver jubilee as a bishop.
Oblates Take Charge.-With the
dawn of the new year, the Oblate
Fathers of Mary Immaculate took
charge of the Cathedral parish and st.
Mary Qtalian) parish in New Orleans,
Archbishop Appointed.-The Holy
Father has appointed the Archbishop
of Santiago, Chilli, in the person OF
Mgr. Crescente Errazurlz. Thus re-
ports as to tension existing between
the Holy See and the Republic OF
Chilli on this question fall to the
ground.
A Peace Gft--A new crucifiX OF
gold, representing the gratitude of the
congregation of st. Mary Church IN
Edwardsville, H.. for the endlnS Oh
the war. was placed on the main altar,
and formally blessed by the pastor,
Rev. c. A. O'Reilly, on January 5.
Senior 5ishops.-James Cardinal
Gibbons is by conservation the senior
Risbop of the world inasmuch as he
was consecrated in July, 1868. But
Archbishop Grasselli. titular OF La
rissa, is the senior Bishop by birth,
for he was born January D. 1871, ana
consecrated Bishop in 1874.
Sisters of GeneraIs.-Madam Stur-
gis. of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart,
Maryville, Mo-, is a sister OF Major
Gen. Samuel David Sturgis, [. 5. A.
A. e, F.. in France. Madame Cailan,
of the same convent, is sister OF
Brig-General Robert Emmett Callan, l.
5. A
BasiIica of Our lady.-The New
Basilica of Our Lady OF LuJan, near
Buenos Aires, in Argentine, South
America. is one of the most magnlh
cent churches on the American mem
isphere. It's length is about 500 1eet
It's width is about 112 feet; its tran
SCENTS about 225 feet The Baslllca was
erected to contain the miraculous
statue of Our Lady of LuJan
Army Chaplain Died.-Rev. Thomas
\. Coffey. United States Army chap
lain, formerly assistant at st. Amin
onv's Church, Providence, X. l., dle'
on January ). A cold which he con
tracted some time ago developed lnt'
pneumonia He was ordained at st
Marys Seminary, Baltimore, IN 1914
Cardinal Praises Mr.. Roosevelt
Cardinal Gibbons said, relative TO th'
death of Mr.. Roosevelt: 1T was
shock to me to learn OF the death o
former President Roosevelt. nae
been intimately acquainted with MN
from the time he was elevated TO the
high Office of President Of the United
States, and we were very dear an'
good friends. 1t, is a terrible loss u
me and to the whole country.
New College Presdent.-Rev. Mich
ael Ahern. S. j., professor OF astron
omy. geology and chemistry at Boston
College. has been appointed recto
and president of Canisius College, But
falo. Father Ahern will be succeeded
at Boston college by Rev. George +
Stohaver, S. j., who was formerl!
of 10 oh q
Fordham and Canisius
A Liberty Bond Church.-The pa
triotic people of st. Patrick's parish
Olyphant, Pa have contributed sun
in excess of $31 900 in Liberty Bond
as the nucleus of building fund TO
II much needed new and larger church
and more is to come. Father Murph,
and his people are to be congratulate
on the successful issue attending thei
unique building plan.
Retreat For Sailors. Friday
January 8, 1919. to Monday Januar,
&, there was held a special retreat a
Blessed Gabriers Monastery, Brighton
Mass, for men in the United State
navy. Hundreds of men in the Z.
navy have gone through the exercise
of spiritual retreat during the cours,
of the past year. ...
acknowledgements MedaIs.-Th,
Governor-Generalo of Canada has sen
three gold medals to the ST. Bonifac,
school board for the three high schools
in st. Boniface: Provencher school
st. Joseph's academy and Tach'
school, to be awarded to the best pupi
in each school, according to the judg
ment of each principal of these insti
buttons. The awards will be mad,
shortly.
A Camp ChapeI.-The chapel at tn,
new United States recuperation CAM
in Denver has been completely fur
nished as result of single appea
from the Cathedral pulpit. made afte
the needs of the chapel had been toll
by Father McMenamin at a meetin,
of the Altar and Rosary society Abou
$500 worth of gifts went ozthe chape
from the parish. Mrs MacMullel
Tettemer was in charge of the dona
tiOns.