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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
VENERABLE PRIEST OF ST. PAUL
DIOCESE SUCcUMBED TO ILL
NESS ON SEPTEMBER Twas
SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF ST.
PAUL SEMINARY.

Word was received in this city last
Monday that Reverend Bernard Fee
ney, former spiritual director of the
st. Paul Seminary, passed away the
early part of this month He had re-
turned some time ago to his native
land for his health, and the end came
in the town of his birth, on Septem-
Der 7. The news has caused pro-
found sorrow among his many friends
here.
Father Feeney was born in French
park, County Roscommon, Ireland, on
September 8, 1874. He made his clas-
steal studies at Summer Hill College,
Athlone, and completed his courses in
philosophy and theology in Maynooth.
He was ordained on September Is,
1867, at Sligo, by Bishop Gillooly for
the Diocese of Elphin. He engaged
in parochial work and in teaching in
his native diocese until 1881, when
he Joined the Pious Society of Mis-
sions, a London organization of secu-
lar priests. In 1885, at the invitation
of Archbishop Crosse of Oregon, he
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
FATHER FEENEY IS DEAD

came to this country and taught for
several years in the Benedictine Col
lege of Mt. Angel, Ore.
From 1892 until 1900 Father Feenev
was professor of Church History and
Moral Theology in Mt st. Mary Sem
mary, Cincinnati. Then for about
two years he did missionary work in
the Diocese of Sioux Falls, S. D., COM
ing to the Diocese of st. Paul in Au-
gust, 1902. In that year the late Arch
bishop Ireland appointed him spiritual
director of the ST. Paul Seminary. a
position which he retained with great
credit to himself and benefit to others
until June, 1917. He then resigned
this position, owing to failing eve
sight, and became Chaplain at the no
Vltlate OF the Sisters Of st. Joseph in
this city. He remained there until
his recent visit to his native land.
In addition to his other activities
Father Feeney wrote a number of
books which had wide circulation.
His work on Sacred Rhetoric, espe-
cially, was highly praised by compe-
tent critics, and is used as a text
book in several seminaries. His
work, THE Catholic Sunday School,"
is considered mine of wealth in sug-
gestion and helpfulness to priests.
All his writings were marked by a
Virile style, wide reading and sound
thought.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
CATHOLIC IDEALS
THEIR INFLUENCE WOULD SEEM
TO BE SPREADING IN ENGLAND
SHAW PRAISES CATHOLIC
CLERGY.

Some notable utterances have been
hope that Catholic ideals are making
themselves felt. An inter-depart-
mental committee of experts, which
has just published a government white
paper on prophylaxis as applied to
venereal disease, sums up it's conclu-
sions by saying that the committee is
convinced the only real remedy
against this scourge is continency
and high moral standard of life,
which standard is induced only by re-
ligion and religion of power.
; Birth-rate and Infant Mortality.
The falling birth-rate and infant
mortality have also been engaging the
Socialists; and in their organ, The
Daily Herald, doctor pays tribute to
| the Church saying that it is a fact
| that, where the Madonna is wor-
shipped, infant mortality is much low
er than in Protestant countries, and
that the poor Irish and the poor
Italians in the slums of Liverpool and
London, despite their unhealthy sur
Iroundings, preserve their children S
lives to far greater extent than do
their Protestant neighbors.
The doctor concludes that, unless
Catholics are initiated in their rever
ence for the Mother and Child, hy.
giene will not go very far towards pre-
serving infant life.
| Chau praieae %ha HIarnu
| Another tribute comes from an un
expected quarter. George Bernard
Shaw, commenting very succinctly or
the incapables of public life today
says that with the exception of the
Roman Catholic clergy, there is moi
a public body of men in the country
today, which is not composed of anna
teurs with picked-up education"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
BISHOP NUSSBAUM
PRESS STORY or. PRELATE's
DEATH is INCORRECT.

A press story of September 1S, con-
corning the Gulf storm carried an in
correct report of the death of Bishop
Paul j. Nussbaum, c. P, of Corpus
Christi, Texas. Among the dead found
everywhere in the wake of the hurri-
cane and tidal wave which swept Cor
pus Christi and nearby points on Sun
day, September IA, was one body said
to be identified as that of the Bishop.
Later it was discovered that Bishop
Nussbaum had left Corpus Christi on
business before the storm broke, and
was beyond the zone of danger at the
time Bishop Nussbaum is now active
among the rescue workers in the
stricken territory. The southern press
speaks of his activity among his priests
in caring for the afflicted.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
DEDICATION OF SEMINARY
BOWLING . DELlV-
Erred SERMON AT CELEBRA-
TION IN WASHINGToN-cARDI.
NAL BLESSES BUILDING.

In the presence of Cardinal Mercier
and bishops and priests from all Sec
tions of the United States, Cardinal
Gibbons solemnly blessed the new Sui
pician Seminary at the Catholic Uni
versity Washington, Tuesday morn
ing, September %.
Preceding the ceremony there was
a procession of the clergy and pre-
lates attending the Conference. Mass
Of the Holy Ghost was celebrated by
Bishop Shahan, after the blessing.
The sermon was delivered by Arch
bishop Austin Bowling of ST. Paul,
Mimi, and after the sermon bishops,
priests and students renewed their
clerical promises.
The guests were entertained at din
ner by the Sulpician Fathers, when
addresses were made by Cardinal Glib
bons, Cardinal Mercier, Very Rev. e.
R. Dyer, president of st. Mary's Sem
mary, Baltimore, and Mgr. Edward
Kelly of Chicago, president of the
Alumni Association of st. Mary's Sem
mary. After the dinner the Alumni
Association held it's annual meeting.
The new seminary has one of the
most desirable sites of the group of
buildings at the University, as it
stands facing the main entrance " to
the University campus, and opposite
the site chosen for the erection of the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception, which when completed,
will rank with the cathedrals of the
old world.
The architecture of the new build
ing is Gothic in style, it is built of
Port Deposit granite, with sand stone
trimmings. A tower will be built at
the east 250 feet in height, and will
connect the present wing with a Sec
ond wing, to be occupied by chapel.
The dedication of this seminary was
of national interest, for the old st.
Mary's Seminary of Baltimore is the
alma mater of some of the most dis
tinguished clergymen in this country.
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WILL HONOR FLAHERTy
K. OF c. SUPREME KNIGHT WILL
BE BANQUETED BY FELLOW
TOWNSMEN.

The Knights of Columbus of Phila-
delphia will express it's appreciation
of the splendid work Of their Supreme
Knight and fellow townsman, James
A. Flaherty, K. S. G., by rendering
him a testimonial banquet on the
evening of November II.
AS Supreme Knight of the Knights
of. Columbus he has been decorated a
Knight of st. Gregory by the Holy
Father; the United States government
has given him the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal; and, from the French gov
ernment, he has received the Cross of
the Legion of Honor.
The banquet will be in charge of a
committee of the Philadelphia Chap
ter, and it is planned to make this oc-
casion one that will be remembered
for years to come. Invitations will be
extended to men who occupy high po-
sitions in the Church and in public
life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
DOMINIC MURPHY
CATHOLIC DIPLOMAT APPOINTED
CONSUL GENERAL AT
- STOCKHOLM.

Dominic l. Murphy, formerly consul
general for the Balkan States, has
been transferred to Stockholm.
Mr.. Murphy, who was commissioner
of pensions in 1896, made his home
in Washington for many years. He
returned to the capital from Sofia
last winter. He has been active in
the diplomatic service since 1905, when
he was made consul at Bordeaux
France He has served as consul al
st. Gall, Switzerland, and at Amster
dam, Holland.
Mr. Murphy was born at Philadel
phia in 1S47, and rose from the po
sition of clerk in the pension Office tc
commissioner. He served as secre
tary of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion in 1904.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
PRiMATE OF BELGIUM THANKS
ASSEMBLY OF AMERICAN CATH
OLlc BISHOPS MEETS EACH
PRELATE SOCIALLY.

The heroic Primate of Belgium, Car
dinal Mercier, addressed the members
of the American Catholic Hierarchy
on Wednesday morning, September
"a. on the occasion of their first an
nual meeting at the Catholic Univer
sity. At precisely II o'clock he
entered the hall of assembly, accom-
panied by Bishop Wachter and other
ecclesiastics, and was received in a
most cordial manner by Cardinal Glib
bons, Cardinal O'Connell, and all the
assembled members of the hierarchy
In a discourse of about thirty min
utes Cardinal Mercier conveyed the
eternal and profound gratitude of the
Belgian people to the American Cath
olic Hierarchy and our Catholic peo-
pie generally for the generous aid ex-
tended to Belgium during the great
war He said that close as had been
the ties of Belgium and the United
States in the past, owing to the equal
lv democratic constitutions and habits
of both peoples, they would still be
more intimately related by reason OF
American generosity and the common
labors and sacrifices sustained since
the entry of the United States into
the conflict. He expressed his happy
astonishment at the splendid growth
of Catholicism in our country, and as
sured his hearers that he would never
tire of describing to his people the
marvels of both charity and education
which he had witnessed since his ar
rival on our shores.
The Cardinal then described at
great length the incredible losses
which the Catholic Church had sus-
tanned in Belgium, the murder and
death of a great many priests, the
scattering of the Catholic flock, suf.
fering by starvation and deprivation,
and other gross wrongs and abuses:
and in particular the sad condition OF
800 churches in his diocese, many OF
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CARDINAL ADDRESSES BISHOPS

them destroyed, and all brought into
more or less delapidated condition.
He trusted that the Catholics of
America would continue to aid gener-
ously their suffering brethren in Bel
gium who had hitherto never asked
help from any one outside their own
little prosperous land. He said that
very soon, under Gods providence,
Belgium would rise from her present
conditions of misery and suffering,
and would again take her place among
the great national churches of Cath
olicism.
Cardinal Mercier remained to din
ner with the Bishops, and after din
ner spent pleasant hour meeting
them individually and renewing his ac.
quaintance with several whom he al
ready knew personally, either as Lou
vain students, or as visitors to his
episcopal residence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
PLACING THE SOLDIERS
$5O,OO0,OOO A YEAR REPRESENTS
LDIER JOBS FOUND BY
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

Here is what the K. of G.. has done
to help the returned soldier in the
Northeastern States:
Finds 70,023 jobs open for men
back from France
Rejects all offers of less than $500
a week.
Places 1892 men at an average of
$2400 a week, total of $49,061 ,376
year.
Gives vocational training and educa-
tional guidance to 21,113 applicants
for better jobs.
Puts discharged soldiers to work in
131 varied occupations and profes-
sions. ~
Locates several opportunities at the
high salary of $1,000 a year, and dis
covers men qualified to fill them.
Sees more yet to do, and keeps
right on with the work.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
ANNUAL CONVENTION
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE
PAUL WILL MEET IN DETROIT
THIS MONTH.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
of the United States will hold it's an
nual national convention this year in
Detroit, Mich. The convention will
open on Thursday evening, October
16, with a public meeting at the
Knights of Columbus auditorium, $50
Woodward Ave. The meeting will be
open to all who are interested in char
ity. The speakers will include Right
Rev. Michael ]. Gallagher, Hon. James
Couzens, Rev. Dr., VIM. ]. Kerby OF
the Catholic University of America,
Geo. J. Gillespie, President of the Su.
perior Council of the United States,
and Jas. f. Murphy. President of the
Particular Council Of Detroit.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
FATHER VATTMANN DEAD
SAID TO HAVE BEEN OLDEST
CHAPLAIN IN THE SERVICE.

Rev. Major E. j. Vattmann, said to
have been the oldest ranking chaplain
in the United States army, died at a
hospital in Chicago last Monday night
He had been i'll for more than a year
Father Vattmann was first appointed
an army chaplain by President Hayes
in 1877. He was an intimate friend
Of Theodore Roosevelt He was rs
years old. Father Vattmann attained
national prominence during the vari
GUS Indian uprisings and in the Span
ish-American war He was appointed
Domestic Prelate Of His Holiness
few years ago.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
THE PITTSBURGH DRIVE

Priests throughout the Pittsburg
Diocese are enthusiastically volun-
teering their support to the move
ment now being launched to secure
$4,000 for diocesan charities work.
Realizing that the, money can be sub.
scribed if a sufficient number of teams
are secured, pastors of all churches
are sending in names of live-wire lay
men and women of their congrega
tions in order to have the army ready
for the big drive, which begins on DC
tober 18 and ends October 27.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
De VALERA COMING HERE

Mr.. Eamonn de Valera, president
of the Irish Republic, who is now tour
ing this country, will be in ST. Paul
on Sunday, October 19. A monster
mass meeting will be held on that day,
details to be announced later.
On Friday of this week a meeting
was held at Hibernian Halls in this
city to consider the plans of the meet
ing. Mr.. ]. P. Kyle is chairman of
the committee of one hundred who
have charge of the reception.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
Mr.. |. GINNELL, N. P, ILL

Information has reached Athlone,
Ireland, of the serious illness in
Mountjoy prison, Dublin, of the in
trepid patriot, Mr. Laurence Ginneu,
Sim Fein M. P. for County West
meath. Mr. Ginnell, who has had sew
eral terms of Imprisonment for po-
litical offenses, is over seventy years
of age. On inquiry at the offices of
the Prisons Board ''Freeman's Jour-
nal" representative was informed that
they had mo information"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
IN N EN- 0RIA N

NEXT WEDNESDAY MORNING
AT TEN O'CLOCK THERE WILL BE
A SOLEMN MASS OF REQUIEM IN
THE ST. PAUL CATHEDRAL IN
MEMORY OF THE LATE ARCH
BISHOP IRELAND. THE MOST
REVEREND ARCHBISHOP DOW
LING WILL PONTIFICATE AND
WILL ALSO SPEAK AT THE MASS.
THE CLERGY AND THE LAlTY
ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND IN
LARGE NUMBERS.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
MONS|GNOR O'RE|LLY

Before his recent departure for
Rome to make an official visit to Pope
Benedict, Right Rev. Bishop Farrelly
of Cleveland, Ohio, announced the ap-
pointment of Monsignor T. c. O'Reilly
to be administrator of the diocese
during his absence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
PROBLEMS OF CHURCH UNITY

and forty millions, were willing to rec
ognlze the Pope as what we know him
to be, he would interfere with such
immemorial customs of theirs as the
use of liturSieS in various ancient
tongues or the admission of married
men to sacred orders. Judging by the
history of earlier transactions, or of
the Uniate Churches, it is certain that
he would not. The Holy Father is a
statesman, well acquainted with what
has been done in past ages, mindful of
the deep-seated difference between ma
tions, and of the force of custom. He
leaves to Eastern Pa+l hs their
large jurisdiction, inferior Iy to his
own. He governs by their means, and
he respects the venerable antiquity of
usages to which their people are pas
sionately attached. The Greek priests,
who still read the new Testament in
its original tongue, will never be
asked to change it for Latin. And so
long as the Greek secular clergy do
not advance to that which is, in every
way, the better rule of an unmarried
priesthood, the Holy See will bear
with condition of things less desir-
able. Yet change may be coming.
1t is as certain as any social fact well
can be that the sad state of the clergy,
as compared with the monastic orders,
of Eastern Churches is due to the diff
ference between them on this very
point. When seminary training in
those regions follows the type of ours,
men will arise to demand that the
Western rule be adopted. A happy
day for all Christendom, when it
comes to pass!
Going On to Perfection.
But the matter on which certain
rumors have been floating about con-
Germs neither the immemorial East
nor the steadfastly Catholic West. 1t
seems to be a revival, in some doubt
full shape, of the old Hussite or Bo-
hemian cry for a dispensation as re-
CARDS celibacy in the new CZe6ho-Slav
republic. I should be sorry to think
it had much volume in it. The time
for dispensations of this kind, if ever
there was one, is gone. Not by con-
forming to the world, but by rising
above and beyond it, will the true
Catholic priesthood win souls and en-
large the borders of the faith in this
twentieth century. The Christian
ideals are in danger Luxury and
avarice and self-indulgence have won
millions to the last and worst of phi
losophies, There is no law; do as
you like" A clergy which does not
practice self-sacrifice may give ap
preaching; and the celibacy of the
Roman clergy is at once a recon-
mendation of their Office and witness
to st. Paul and the Gospel.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04
new INDIAN ARCHBISHOP

Rev. Alban Goodier, S. j., has been
appointed Archbishop of Bombay, In
dia. Father Goodier, who is at pres
ent in England, is attached to ST.
Francis Xavier's College, Bombay
He is a great authority on India, and
a firm advocate of the establishment
of Catholic medical missions in that
country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04

Ninety-two Archbishops and Bishops
were present at the first annual meet
ing of the American Catholic hier-
archy which took place in Divinity
Hall at the Catholic University of
America in Washington last week.
Cardinal Gibbons presided. All the
Archbishops were present, and the
opening scene of the meeting was most
impressive. Only Cardinal Gibbons
remains of the prelates who assisted
at the Third Plenary Council of Bal
timore in 1884, the last full assembly
of our American prelates. All the
Bishops were the guests of the Uni
versity during the two days proceed
ings, and the pleasant weather added
greatly to their comfort during the
long and arduous sessions of the meet
ing. The university grounds, with
their noble crown of buildings, and
the numerous surrounding houses of
the religious orders, formed natural
environment of great beauty and dis
tinction. The most remote members
of the hierarchy made long journeys
ference, among them Bishop Jones Of
Porto Rico.
Organization of Episcopate.
The attention of the Bishops was
largely centered upon a comprehen-
sive and efficient organization of the
episcopal body. For that purpose it
was agreed to establish a National
Catholic Welfare Council to further
the religious, educational and social
well-being of the Catholic Church in
the United States, to aid the Catholic
press and to promote Catholic pub.
licity, to assist all recognized agen-
cies engaged in foreign and home mis-
sions-in a word, to provide regularly
and efficiently for all the public inter
ests of the Catholic Church in the
United States. The National Catholic
Welfare Council is made up of Bish-
ops only, but the administrator of any
See is entitled to a seat at the meet
ings and enjoys vote. In this ca
pacity the Bishops will hold an an
nual meeting, and for the purpose OF
conducting it's business in the inter-
val between meetings, an administra-
tive committee has been appointed
consisting of seven members These
members are Archbishop Hanna of
San Francisco, chairman; Archbishop
Dougherty of Philadelphia, Archbishop
Bowling of st. Paul, Bishop Canevin
of Pittsburg, Bishop MuldoOn of Rock
ford, H., Bishop Russell of Charlie
ston, S. c., and Bishop Schrembs of
Toledo, Ohio.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04

| the annual meeting or the NatlOnal
Catholic Welfare Council, whereas
the other four boards are placed i'm
mediately under the Administrative
Committee, which appoints a Bishop
as chairman of each board, under
whose direction and responsibility it's
assigned work is carried on. In this
way every important Catholic interest
of public or general nature is hence
forth provided for, and all Catholic
activities are assured of the immedi-
ate guidance and assistance of the en-
tire episcopate. Each board will pre-
sent an annual report Of it's doings, its
needs and possibilities to the Ameri-
can hierarchy, which will henceforth
have both the necessary knowledge
and proper opportunity to further eff
ciently all our Catholic works, and can
bring to bear on our general Catholic
development all the strength that lies
in the united counsel and charity of
the hierarchy. The constitution of
the National Catholic Welfare Coun-
Gil marks a great advance in our Cath
Ollie public life, and seems indeed an
inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Census and Other Matters.
Other matters of Importance en-
gagged the attention of the Bishops
during their stay at the Catholic Uni
versity. 1t was decided to make pro-
vision for a full and accurate census
of our Catholic population, also to
urge the moye timely appearance of
the Catholic directory. The new code
of canon law was discussed at length
,, in it's numerous bearings on the re-
ligious and ecclesiastical life of the
people of the United States, and it
was decided to obtain from the Holy.
Father more definite instruction on
various points of practical importance.
Educational bills pending before Con-
gress were very generally and ear
nestly discussed, and a committee of
Bishops was appointed to represent
in so far as these bills might affect
Catholic educational interests.
a vigorous Body.
In all, four lengthy sessions were
held, and when the prelates separated
it was with the conviction that their
meeting was Providential one
fraught with promise of increased
welfare for the Catholic Church in the
United States. Many prelates re-
markad that their meeting was we'll
worth all the sacrifices that it en-
| tailed, if only because for the first
time in thirty-fve years they have
| been enabled to come together and
meet personally. 1t was noted that
most of the Bishops were men of mid
die life, vigorous and active in appear
ance, suggesting a long period of bene-
ficent Catholic progress in the coming
years.
During their stay at the Catholic
University, students of the new ST..
Mary's Theological Seminary were
honored by the opportunity to wait on
| the prelates, and to administer to all
their needs. Every modern conven-
ience of a large deliberative meeting
| was provided, and it was agreed by
all that nothing was left undone
which could add to the dignity and
comfort of this epoch-making meeting
of the hierarchy.
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MEETING OF THE HIERARCHY

CATHOLIC BISHOPS
GATHERED LAST WEEK AT THE
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY - FIVE
RoUPS OF PROBLEMS DIS
D-ARCHBlSHOP BOWLING
ON NEW GENERAL COMMIT
TEE OF SEVEN.
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Five Boards Established.

Five boards of departments were
established to care for the following
general Catholic interests education,
societies, home and foreign missions.
The Board of Home and Foreign Mis-
sions is made responsible directly to