The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-05-03
NEW WORLD ITEMS

eral Court to announce thelf liIeH-
ton of becoming American citizens.
Generous PhiladeIphi a.-The various
annual ecclesiastical collections OF
the Archdiocese of Philadelphia estab-
lish the fact that that diocese is the
most generous of the dioceses OF the
Church in our country, if not in the
world
LOYAL Cincinnatians.-In the Arch
diocese of Cincinnati the Easter YES
per Service in the churches was held
in the evening at 1870 o'clock, by re-
quest of the Archbishop, in order to
enable the faithful to attend the spe-
cial meetings in the afternoon for the
Victory Loan.
An Old Missal.-It is probable that
the oldest Missal or MassBook in the
United States is the vellum quarto
manuscript of the Morgan library, and
known as the "Drummond Missal,' in
Latin but in Gaelic characters, Celtic
form. los pages, and published prior
10 the 18th century.
Columbus Monument Destroyed
News comes from Porto Rico that
a tidal wave, followed by an earth
quake. on that island recently wiped
out the town of Mayaguez. and washed
away the monument marking the
landing place of christopher Columbus
near Aguadilla.
Foreign Charites.--In the Archdio-
cese of Cincinnati there was contrib
uted for various foreign charities a
total of $4,000 Itemized under this
sum are: For the X. of c. War Activ-
tiles $4,000 for the Suffering Poles
$1,000: for the Children Of Belgium
$4,000: for the French Orphans So
300. for the fatherless children of
Italy $500.
Fifty Years ordained.-On May %
Two priests of the New York Arch
diocese will have completed fifty years
in the priesthood They are the Very
Rev. John p. Clancy, rector of st.
Joseph's Church. Middletown. and dean
Of Orange and Rockland counties, and
the Rev. John J. McNamee, chaplain
of the convent of the Sisters of Char
ity at Mount st. Vincent.
Aged Mexican Archbishop
his advanced age Of eighty-two years,
Rt Rev. Eulogia Gregori Gillow, the
Archbishop Of OaXaca, Mexico, has
heroically withstood all the troubles
brought upon him by the revolution.
His father was a descendant of the
Gillows of Lancashire, England. His
mother was Mexican.
Golden Anniversary of Priest
On July II. Ri. Rev. Mgr. P. J. Can
non. rector of ST. Patrick's Church,
Lockport, New York, since 1869, will
celebrate the golden anniversary of
his rectorship at st. Patrick's. Mgr
Cannon is sc years old. He is the
dean of the Church in Western New
York, member of the various boards
and councils of the Bishop and do
cese. In May he will observe the 61st
anniversary of his ordination to the
priesthood. Eleven years ago he was
made an Apostolic Prothonotary.
New Negro Parish.-Rev. Joseph
Bryan has been appointed pastor of
the new Church of st. Rita. in Indian
apolis, which is to accommodate the
Catholics of the colored race, about
fifty families of whom are in that part
of the city. Five vacant lots were
purchased at this corner, making a
tract of 40 by 200 feet The new
structure is to be a frame combina
ton church and school building, pro-
viding for the accommodation of $50
communicates in the church and four
class rooms in the school part of the
building to care for 200 colored chill
dren. Excavation work will be started
Immediately
Easter in New York.-The New
York police estimated that at one
time. 5000 persons waited to enter
st. Patrick's Cathedral on Easter
morning. Archbishop Hayes sang the
Solemn Pontifical Mass. At Vespers
he also pontif1cated The 200 semi
narists from Dunwoodie We're present
In the congregation were Mrs. Wander
bilt, Mrs Taft, the family of Justice
Bowling, Mrs. Hanna, the tenor Mr.
John Mccormack, Thomas Hughes,
and other notables. In the front seats
were hundreds of officers and uni
formed men,
Schools and Observation-Disclosures
Hoey Paulist and chaplain of the
10th I, S. Infantry, Twenty-seventh
Division, told the other day that seven
teen thousand men of his division
knelt at the Holy Sacrifice and re-
ceived Holy Communion just before
the great attack on the Hindenburg
line Heretofore" the chaplain said,
we always spoke of the heritage our
fathers gave to us, but now we speak
Of the heritage which our sons have
given to u.s." The Catholic school
system of the country had a great
deal TO do with the religion of the
American soldier.
Father c. barley Gassed.-The Rev.
Christian barley, G. IS. R., who was