The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-07-02
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Bishop Harkin's Wiil.-The will of
the late Bishop Harkins of Providence,
r. l., has been filed. A bequest OF
$4,000 is made to Providence College
and the remainder of the estate is left
! to the Catholic Bishop Of the Diocese
and his successors.
,,.,..e Churches in .Elood-Catholic parish
es suffered severely in the recent
foods in Pueblo, Colo. st. Anthony
" or Padua's (Slovak), Our Lady of
Mount Carmel's Qtalian). and st.
Mary's (Jugo-Slav) churches are all
situatedain the worst AFFLICTED district
OF the flood belt, so it is evident that
the loss win be heavy and it is certain
that many Catholics lost their lives or
homes.
=, / Father Finn Leaves for Abroad.
\ Rev. Francis J. Finn, S. j., the widely
as,,1 known Jesuit writer, who is stationed
in Cincinnati, has begun his journey
to Ireland. Father Finn was the re-
cipient Of valuable set Of travelling
bags. given to him by the Cincinnati
Chapter of the knights of Columbus,
and a. beautiful silver drinking cup,
presented to him by Messrs. Sig. and
Sol. Freiberg..
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Ontario Marriage LAWN the fu-
&C tire all clergymen of Ontario who per-
form a marriage ceremony will have
= to be registered with the Provincial
ff$ Secretary. This is the result Of the
bill to amend the Marriage Act which
islature. And the penalty for any
r clergyman marrying two people with
: ;Rout being registered is fine OF $500.
The Act comes into force about July
Is. :; =.
r- Pioneer Priests JubiIee.-CeIebra-
ton 2of the golden jubilee of Father
Hugh McKeefrey, pastor of st. Pat
! ;'hrfck's Church, Church Hill, Va, was
II u held on Tuesday, June %. Father Nc
sSbSKeefrey was ordained on June %, 1871.
slefTIe is one of the men of iron who bat
tiled with every circumstance Of man
and place to open path for the faith
y in Virginia. He built his first rectory
with his own hands and rode horse
y back over a parish large- than many
dioceses.
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eaN' coiored Catholic church.-On Tues
day, June a. the. property for the first
Colored Catholic Church of Brooklyn
Diocese was purchased by the Right
Reverend Bishop. 1t is situated at the
- corner of Jefferson avenue and Or
mond place. On the property there
is very old Protestant church struc-
ture, which has been used for some
q years past as depot by the Adams
e and Westcott Express Companies. The
:, house Immediately adjoining this
church, on Ormond place, three
story brick building, was also pur-
chased, and this will be used as rec
tory by the Rev: Bernard ]. Quinn,
who is in charge of the colored Catho-
. lie mission work of the diocese.
Historic House to Be SoId.-The his
? toric Bishops House on the outskirts
Of Monterey, Mexico, is about to be
sold to private interests to make room
for the development of fine residen-
tial section. The house has long been
IN "a state of dilapidation. Once the
property Of the Bishop of Linares it
was seized by the Mexican govern
ment many years ago. When Gen.
: Zachary Taylor invaded Mexico in 1916
the battle Of Monterey was fought in
&; the vicinity Of the bishops house,
which occupies an eminence overlook
ing the lower and central parts of the
city. -" o :"
!. Fifty Religious In Family.-The cell
ebration Of the fiftieth anniversary Of
Sister Mary Bernard Hayes religious
profession in the Sisters of Mercy took
place, at the Academy Of Our Lady Of
Mercy, Joplin, Mo-, Wednesday, June
15., The chapel was filled with friends
Of the Sisters as the Reverend Father
~ J. J. Hogan Of Kansas City, cousin
of the jubilarfan, celebrated the nine
O'clock High Mass, after which he de-
ltvered a betting eulogy on the vir-
tues of the jubilarian. Sister Mary
Bernard comes from a religious fam
lily, there being more than fifty rela-
: "a tives either priests or religious.
Diamond Jubilee OF 'church.-Prep-
arations are now being made for the
celebration of the diaucnd jubilee Of
the founding Of St. Mary's Cathedral,
- -. Galveston, Texas, March IA, 1922.
- gAsideffrom the early Spanish missions,
st. Mary's is the oldest shrine of the
- Catholic faith in Texas and is still in
T. use, without restoration, as place Of
worship. The year 1S47, during which
the cornerstone Of the Cathedral was
laid, also witnessed the erection Of
4 The diocese of Galveston, which at that
. time comprised all Of Texas. Subse-
49, duent1y 1t was divided to form the
dioceses OF San Antonio and Dallas.
In preparation for the diamond jubi.
lee, the Cathedral parish has purchas-
ed pipe organ, the largest instru-
y y. fSrnent of: its kind in Galveston 1t will
90 be Installed in about six months.
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/ .S.6 Death Of K. Of c. Seeretary.-James
]. Lannan, who, although an old man
when the United States entered the