The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-22
NEW WORLD ITEMS


panel sheriff's jury of New York has
contributed the sum Of $500 to the
Knights of Columbus to assist that or
ganiZation in carrying on its war
work. This is the second contribu-
tion of $500 from the third panel jury,
the first contribution having been re-
ceived some months ago.
Catholic Schools. = The Catholic
school system is a monument to the
power of voluntary service in great
and noble cause At the present time
more than fifty thousand men and
women consecrated to the cause OF
Catholic education are directing
schools and instructing one million
five hundred thousand Catholic chill
dren.
$50 Orphans Saved.-Four hundred
and fifty children were removed from
the German Catholic Orphanage at
Buffalo, \. V, by Sisters of st. Francis
during fire one night of last week
which destroyed the greater part of
the institution. The loss is estimated
at $150000.
Missionary Is Dead.-Early on Ash
Wednesday morning the Rev. Francis
Blasczyk, a missionary from the
Philippine Islands, died at the AleXian
Brothers Hospital, Chicago, H.. after
long and severe illness. The flu
neral services took place on Friday
Iic,
sion House. Techny, ILL., Missionaries
from the Philippine Islands, and at
present at Techny, ILL.,, ofticated.
Father Blasczyk is the first of the
Fathers of the Society of the Divine
Word to die in the United States since
their arrival in 1898.
Negroes Friend iII.-Right Rev. Mgr.
John e. Burke, who has been seriously
i'll for the past three weeks, is show
ing improvement. Since establishing
the Bureau for Mission Work Among
the Colored People and becoming
Secretary General of its activities in
1907, he has found the demands on
his mental and physical strength
growing year by year, till at length
the strain became too great and he
broke down.
College GIee ctub.-Dean John ].
Becker of the College of Music at
Notre Dame University has reorgan-
lied the Glee Club and the Organiza-
ton has already received invitations
10 appear in several large Eastern
cities. Included in the personnel of
the club are student entertainers from
all parts of the United States, from
Canada, England and Spain. The
club will give concerts in number of
large cities in the Middle West short.
~ after Easter.
Foreign Mission Day.-The Fedora
ton of College Catholic Clubs has
pledged it's support to the various
missionary enterprises of America
Moreover, it has been suggested by
officers of the Federation that it sup
port a missionary in the Far East. A
Foreign Mission Day, whereby funds
are to be annually gathered. will this
year give the Federation its mission
airy opportunity.
Knights New Home.-At the meet
ing of the knights of Columbus OF
Des MOines, Iowa, March II. the build
ing committee recommended the pur
chase of the downtown piece of prop
erty. the location of which will not be
made public until the deal is closed
and they were authorized to close the
deal. The council authorized the or
GaniZation of a holding company with
a capital stock of 100000 to be issued
in shares of $25 each About $4,000
worth of stock was subscribed for by
the council and the members present
New Academy.-Plans are well UNI
der way for the starting of construc
ton work on the new academy at Sa
lima, Kan, for the Sisters of st. 10
seph of Concordia, Kan. Actual build
ing operations will probably com
mence in the spring. The size and
cost of the building will be gagged by
the extent of financial support given
the Sisters by the business men of Sa
lima. If the commercial life of Salina
raises $4,000 as a goodwill Offering
to the Sisters to help them in theil
work, a 100000 building will be
erected. Fifteen acres have already
been given the Sisters, near the Coun
try Club, on which the building will
be erected The building will be OIL
brick and stone.
Word From Missionary.AThe act
ing Superior of the Mill Hill Fathers
in Iloilo, Philippine Islands, is Rev
James Mansfield. Here is the --latest
word received from him in acknowl
edgment of an Offering: Our work
out here in the Philippines is hare
and in many respects discouraging
because we have to deal with thou
sands of neglected souls, who. stricken
by that worst of vices religious in
difference. either work against us OF
keep aloof from those who are SEN
out to seek their eternal salvation
But the knowledge that there are 81
many good and kind souls in far-of
America, who take such great anC
constant interest in our work. acts
upon us as an incentive to carry on
and greatly alleviates our trials
Redemptorist Is Dead.-The Yer,
Rev. Thomas P. Brown. c. SIS. r.