The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-24
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Generous Bequests.-By the will OF
Mrs. w. L. Quinn Of Strawn, ILL.,, $lo,-
600 is left to the Catholic Archdiocese
OF Cincinnati for charities. To the
Convent of st. Anthony. near .Cincin-
natl. is bequeathed $1,000.
To incorporate Parishes. - Right
Rev. Henry Althof, Bishop of Belle
vile. ILL.,, has directed the parishes OF
his diocese to be incorporated, with
the vicar general, the local pastor
and two laymen appointed by the
bishop as trustees.
Died During Mass.-Francis Miller
of the Bronx, New York, and his wire
were late in leaving home for Mass
at St. Augustine Church Sunday
morning. January a. AS result OF
overexertion in hurrying to the serV-
ice. Miller fell dead of heart disease
shortly after be entered his pew.
Bishop Given Painting of Sell
Rieht Reverend Edward D. Kelly,
Rishop of Grand Rapids, Mich, re-
ceived handsome portrait OF him.
self the gift of a number OF Detroit
friends. The painting, an exquisite
bit of work, is the work of Detrolts
well known artist, Fred Nash, and is
q striking likeness of the Bishop.
K. c. Council In Tampico.-A coun-
Gil of the Knights of Columbus was
instituted at Tampico, Mexico early
in December. The train bearing the
degree team from Mexico City was
held I'D by bandits while en- route, It
is reported, and the Knights were
robbed of their money and hand bag
gage.
Time for Unity.-The Lamp, Cath
olic monthly devoted to the Churchs
unity, in a recent issue says: NOW
that the Gates of He'll are lifted up
tnot only against the Church butt
against the entire system of charity,
truth and morality and the founda-
tons of society are threatened by
atheistic Socialism, it is time for all
followers of Christ to forget their
uuarrels and become one again.
Mother Provincial Dead. - Mother
Mary of ST. Aloysius Bigley, who died
at the Convent of the Good Shepherd
in Louisville, early this month, re
ceiyed the Holy Habit in 1869, in
Philadelphia, her native city; was
named assistant at the convent in
Louisville in 1880 and superior in
1901, and in 1910, at the General
CHAPTER in France, was made Pro
yincial of the Province Of Carthage
Ohio.
Father Gehl's ltinerary.-Rev. Eu
gene ]. Gehl, the we'll known mission
airy who makes his headquarters at
st. Johns Institute, St. Francis
Wis, has numerous appointments fol
the new year The several states he
will visit in his jealous labors include
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, North Dakota
Wisconsin and New York. One ap
nointment is in Canada.
Sisters of Charity.-Sister Philip
Neri, superior of st. Mary's Hospital
at Pueblo, Colo, conducted by the
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, has
installed a splendid up-todate X-ray
apparatus, the cost of which was
nearly $4,000. M. c. Whirt, M. D.
who has charge of the operating
room, is a specialist in X-ray work
He has had much valuable expert
ence with the army in the war hos
pitfalls in France and is considered ar
expert. ST. Mary's is now thoroughly
equipped with all the latest instru
ments for advanced surgical work.
Always a Priest.-The Rev. Capt
Julius Bapst Of Fort Logan, Colo.
who won more decorations for BRAY
cry in the world war than any othel
American chaplain of any denomina
ton, told the Denver X. of c. that thu
thing that spurred him on was thu
thought that he was priest of thu
Catholic Church. Many times I wa
cold and hungry and could have gon'
back of the first lines, having beer
senior chaplain, but l remembered
that l was a priest and that my eS
ample as such with the men wa
worth far more than my persona
comfort"
Mass of Thanksgiving.-St. Philo
mena's Church, Denver, had Solemn
Pontifical Mass Sunday, January II
in thanksgiving for the fact that tn
pastor, Rev. Capt. M. w. Donovan
and every one of the fifty-two boy
sent by the parish into the Unitet
States service in the recent wa
came home safe. The Right Rev. J
Henry Then, d. D., Bishop of Den
yer, was celebrant, with Father Done
van as archpriest; Rev. Capt. Juliu
Bapst of Fort Logan, the most deco
rated American chaplain in the wal
as deacon, and Rev. Lieut. William
Ryan of U. S. General Hospital Nc
81, as subdeacon. All three of thes
priests saw service in France, and tn
thanksgiving was for Fathers Baps
and Ryan as well as the st. Philome
mans.
Separation of State and Church.
The legislative body in MontevideC