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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
JOINT GATHERING HELD IN MIN
NEAPCLIS LAST WEEk-RE-
PORTS SHOW CONTINUED
GROWT H-T. A. DOYLE AND
MRS. JAMES coNRoY ELECTED
PRESIDENTS OF RESPECTIVE
ORGANIZATIONS,

The Minnesota branch of the An
cient Order of Hibernians, with their
Ladies' Auxiliaries, held their annual
convention in Minneapolis three days
OF last week. At the solemn High
Mass in the Pro-Cathedral on Wednes
day morning, His Grace Most Rever-
end Austin Bowling addressed one
thousand delegates and friends of the
orders
AT the business sessions held in the
A. O. U. w. hall, II Seventh street
south, the convention considered prob
lens confronting the people of ireland
and ways and means of offering moral
and financial support as Irish sympa
thizers. Plans were outlined to
strengthen local organizations through
out the state during the coming yeal
In order to increase the total member.
ship. P. J. O'Donnell, Minneapolis,
secretary of the mems organization,
made q report showing the financial
condition and the growth of the order
during the past year.
t. j. Doyle of st. Paul, and Mrs,
James Conroy of ST Paul, were elec.ed
heads of the Minnesota Ancient Order
OF Hibernians and the Womens Auxil-
iary respectively at business sessions
on Friday, September Is, in the A. o.
u. w. hall
The installation of new officers
closed the joint convention Friday
night.
Mr. Doyle was named president OF
the mems organization for the seven.
teenth consecutive time. Mrs. Conroy
was chosen by the women after the
present president, Mrs. j. J. DAILY OF
Minneapolis, had declined the Office
again. Mrs. DAILY retires from the Of
fee after serving in that capacity fol
25 years
Others are Reelected.
The mems order reelected Vincent
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
MOTHERS THANK K. OF C.

: i
Thanks from three hundred war
mothers have been received by SUI
preme knight James A. Flaherty of
the knights of Columbus, for his ac-
tion in having wreaths placed on un-
decorated caskets when he heard, from
the Gold Star mothers of Philadelphia,
that many soldiers bodies were being
returned through Philadelphia and
other cities without even the simplest
floral tribute. He also called upon K.
of G. councils throughout the country
to cooperate in providing fitting fu-
nerals for the returned bodies. This,
he reports, has been done in hundreds
of instances, the letters of thanks be
ing received from mothers in many
different states. 1
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS
HIGH SCHOOL ANNEXES MADE
NECESSARY BY REGISTRATION

The registration of pupils in the
Catholic high schools of Philadelphia
has broken all records and has necessi-
tated the opening of two additional
annexes, one for girls in the Gesu
school and one for boys in st. Ga
briefs school.
Six hundred and eighty-fve girls
We're enrolled as pupils at the Girls
High school in the first-year course,
and 400 were added to the rolls at the
Boys High school, while $50 entered
the West Philadelphia High school.
The total enrolment in the paro-
chial schools of the diocese is given
at 10000, of which 10000 are in the
schools of Philadelphia. This number
also broke all records for attendance
at the parochial schools
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
A. Q. H. CONVENTION

O'Brien of Duluth, vice president;
J. O'Donnell of Minneapolis, secretary
and John Sheehy of Montgomery
Mimi, treasurer. The Rev. M. O'Brier
assistant pastor of the Church of tn :.
Ascension, was named state chaplain
T. A. Rafferty, of ST. Paul, state insul
arce secretary, and DIR. r. F. O'Conno
of st. Paul, state medical examiner
The officers of the order will decid
the date and the meeting place for tn
1922 convention.
Mrs. Daniel Murphy was elected vic
president of the auxiliary, Mrs Ann
K Bryant of Minneapolis, was re-elect
cd secretary, and Rev. james Cronb
of St. Paul, state chaplain. The won
cn will again hold their convention
with the mems order next year, off
cials of the organization decided.
Membership Campaign Planned. :
In his closing address after his in
stallation as president, Mr.. Doyle sail
it would be the policy of the men
organization during the coming yea
to carry on an extended campaign TO
new. members. .5
The order now has more than 5000
members i'll the state and it is expect
ed to! add several thousand more with
in the next year." he said "The OF
ganization is in go0d financial condi
tion, having more than $250,000 in re
sources. The closing convention ha
been the best attended since my tim
as president of the order"
Auxiliary President Praised.
Mr.. Doyle paid tribute to Mrs. Dal.
for her work in the interests of th
auxiliary. During her term, he said
the women's organization has grow
to many times it's original number ant
it's cooperation has been an importan
factor in building up the mems order
In the Hibernians' convention, resC
luions were adopted calling upon thu
President and Congress to recogniz,
the government established by tn,
Irish people as the only lawful gov
ernment in Ireland. They expressed
admiration for Eamon de Valera AM
the Irish people in their struggle fo'
independence. Campaign plans for tn,
American Committee for Relief in Ire
land were adopted. Il
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
DR.. CHARLES MERCER
CARDINAL MERGERS NEPHEW ON
FACULTY OF NoTRE DAME.

DIR. Charles Mercier, nephew of Car
dinal Mercier of Belgium, has been
added to the faculty of Notre Dame,
and begins his work here with the
opening of the University. He will
teach philosophy, according to a dis
patch.
DR.. MERCER is native of Belgium
and was a lieutenant in the Belgian
army during the war. He spent year
in France with the allied armies. For
the last two years he has been in
Paris. studying history and the social
and economic situation in Europe. He
comes to Notre Dame as strong adj
dition. to the University's faculty.
DR.. Mercier's father, now dead, was
a brother of the Primate of Belgium
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
CONSERVATION OF BISHOP
MGR. CRANE is AUXILIARY OF
PHILADELPHIA.

The solemn consecration of the
Right Rev. Michael J. Crane, ID. D.. V.
G., rector Of the Church of st. Fran
els de Sales, as Auxiliary Bishop to
Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia,
and titular Bishop of the See of Curl
um, took place there in the Cathedral
of SIS. Peter and Paul last Monday.
His Eminence officiated, and he was
assisted by the Right Rev. John ].
McCort, D. D., Bishop of Altoona, and
the Right Rev. Thomas ]. Walsh, D.
D., Bishop of Trenton, as co-consecra-
tors.
The Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan,
rector of the Catholic University of
America, Washington, d. c., and titu-
lar Bishop of Germanicopolis, preach
ed the sermon.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
12-YEAR-oLD WINNER

Miriam Meyer, who last June won
first place in the Winneshie5 county,
Iowa, spelling contest, won first prize
in the state contest which was con-
Quoted in connection with the State
Fair at Des Moines, Iowa, last week.
Miss Meyer is a graduate from the
Catholic parochial school which is con-
Quoted by the franciscan Sisters of
La Crosse, Wis. She is just II years
old and completed the eighth grade
work last June
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
HONOR FATHER HENNEP|N
PRIESTS DISCOVERY is MARKED
BY TABLET.

Exercises commemorative Of the dis
covery of ST. Anthony's Falls by the
Rev. Louis Hennepin, franciscan
priest, were observed at Minneapolis
by the st. Anthony Falls Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton on Constitution Day. Bronze
tablets were placed on either side OF
st. Anthony's Falls Bridge.
The first inscription on the tablet
is:
"16SO-Louis Hennepin discovered
and named the Falls of st. Anthony
Other inscriptions will describe no
table events in the history of st. An
thongs Falls until 1876, when the gov
ernment dixie was completed.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
HONOR LAST HERO
$50 PRIESTS ATTEND cHAPLAIN,s
FUNERAL.

More than two hundred and fifty
clergymen, including dozen army
attended the services held
at Holyoke, Mass, last Monday in Sa-
cred Heart church, when final honors
were, paid to the Rev. William r. Dev-
itt,. chaplain Of the 125th infantry of
the 32nd Division, said to have been
the last American officer killed in the
World war. The pontifical High Mass
OF requiem was sung by the Right Rev.
Thomas M. OLeary of Springfield.
The military funeral was. the largest
ever held in&this section of the state.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
MINISTER TO JUSTICE

Rev. Edwin r. Stephenson, Metho-
dist minister, will go on trial on Octo-
ber II, on charges of second degree
murder, growing out of the killing of
Father James E. Coyle, Catholic priest,
at Birmingham, Ala -
Mrs. Ruth Stephenson-Gussm the
accused minister's daughter, who fled
from the city, and whose marriage
prompted the killing, has been sum
moned, by the prosecution as a, wit
ness. &ft 49, "a
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
CHARITIES CONFERENCE
LARGE GATHERING HELD IN MIL
WAUkEE THIS WEEk-BlSHOP
McNICHOLAS GAVE OPENING
OURSE-VARlOU SPEAK
ERS PRESENT FROM MINNESO-
IA.

Last Sunday morning the National
Conference. of Catholic Charities in
augurated it's meetings with a Solemn
High Mass in st. Johns Cathedral,
Milwaukee, with Bishop Rhode as
celebrant. Bishop McNicholas of Du-
luth delivered a powerful discourse on
the various phases Of Christian char
ity. Delegates from every diocese in
the United States, representing prac-
tically every Catholic charitable Or
ganiZatiOn in the country were pres
ent The sessions were held daily in
the Auditorium from Sunday to Thurs
day of this week. Noted speakers,
thoroughly versed in all the problems
of charity and welfare work, addressed
the various meetings.
About sixty delegates and social
workers from the Twin Cities attend
ed the Conference Members from
Minnesota, who took an active part in
the reading of papers or the various
discussions, were as follows: Rev.
John F. Doherty, Diocesan Director of
Charities, ST. Paul; Rev. VIM. Driscoll
Director Central Charity Bureau, Min
neapolis; Mrs. Rose Kane Virtue, Sc
ton Guild, Minneapolis; Charles E..
Vasaly, Superintendent Minnesota
State Reformatory, ST. Cloud; DR..
Mary Brannick, st. Paul; Mrs. w. j.
O'Toole, st. Paul. Miss Florence Mon
ahan, Superintendent of Minnesota
State Reformatory for Women, Shake
pee; Sister Katherine, O. S. B., Du-
luth; Miss Theresa Sweetser, Mime
apolis; Rev. Edw. Mahowald St.
Cloud; Mrs e. Burns, Chairman of the
Margaret Barry Settlement House,
Minneapolis; Mrs. Grace Gum, Chair
man of st, Mary's Hall Department,
Minneapolis; and Mrs. George Ineich>
en-, Chairman of the Infant Home De.
partment, Minneapolis.
One Of the most interesting speak
ers at the Conference was Judge Mar
tin Wade of the Federal District Court
Of Iowa, who spoke last Sunday night
before 1000 delegates to the Catholic
Charities Conference.
Judge Wade branded as enemies of
the republic the soap box orator, the
socialistic university professor, the
profiteer and the citizen who fails to
vote on election day.
The college Or university which con-
fers a degree on any student until he
has thoroughly mastered the funda-
mentals of his government s origin and
work, is sowing the seed of destruction
in the faith of the nations forefathers,
he declared
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24

Bishop McNicholas of Duluth spoke
at the High Mass which opened the
conference of Catholic Charities in St.
Johns Cathedral, Milwaukee, Wis, on
September 49, The Bishop spoke in
part as follows:
"When we consider the progress of
the past year in social and welfare &C.
tiVities, we may be confident that the
domain of charity in it's broad Catholic
sense will be rapidly developed. We
can look forward to the completion of
the surveys to be made, to the co-or-
dination and cooperation of existing
forces, parochial, diocesan and nation
al, to a greatly increased number of
workers., lay and religious, in the field
of charity. There is need of vast re-
sources, but with patient and systemat-
ic efforts our appeal for charity which
will be well planned and cordially ap-
proved is sure of generous response.
We can confidently hope that the work
of education in the principles of char,
ity will go on for we must first settle
the theory of things by study. Guided
as we are by Christian principles and
enlightened by .an inspiring history
and tradition, we have at our disposal
the most effective means for knowing
and meeting the conditions of our day.
Christian Charity Defined.
There is hostility to the very word
charity. A modern world has made it
a restricted term. It's narrow meaning
we cannot accept-Charity is love and
love is as great and as broad as the
mind and heart of the human race. II
goes out to embrace God Himself
Charity in its truly Catholic dogmatic
sense is the most sublime lesson that
has ever been taught. In its histori
cal sense, it is the practice of a teach
ing which only divine religion car
enforce.
Charity in it's broadest acceptation
implies love of God and neighbor. Ev
cry man, even an enemy is neigh
Dor. Every neighbor has soul to be
saved Every soul is worthy of love
because purchased by the life anG
blood of Christ The purchase price
paid by Christ makes the salvation o.
every soul possible. Christian charity
must render whatever service it car
in proof of it's love. Christian love o.
neighbor must ascend to plains higf
above nature. 1t should exercise its
charity towards ones neighbor no
merely for the benefit which comes tt
him bestowing, nor merely for the ben
eft which is conferred on the recipi
ent. but principally to requite the in
finite love of God which has made Us
all neighbors, brothers of Christ ant
sons of God. No standard less thai
this comes upito the requirements O
the charity of the Gospels No pre-
Christian religion ever made such Gle
mands and no religion subsequent t
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24

Christ except the one church possess
ing the plenitude of truth, power anC
charity OF Christ has been able tt
Charity of the Apostolic Church.
Il need not tell you that the VicaI
of Christ, Benedict XIV, is urging al
the chief object of his pontificate thu
revival of the charity of Christ. Thi
is the supreme need of our day. 1t.
realization will solve a hundred com
plex problems which seem insoluble
You know that in the Apostolic churcl
love of one for another was so grea
that possessions were held in common
No effort was too eXacting in proof o
brotherly love and for ones eterna
welfare. Sacrifices on the part of al
were demanded for the relief of the
poor and for every form of distress.
Charity During Middle Ages.
with the freedom granted by Con
stantine the charity of the church was
exercised under other. conditions. /
became.necessary to legislate that tht
Christians should contribute tithes O.
their possessions to maintain a char
ity system. Greater demands were
however, now made on the church as
she sought to relieve all classes o
people. Brave Bishops urged the obi
cation of aims giving, condemned tina
delay of it which made provision fol
charity only in ones last testament
Nd rofr Iiebo
ey. The Bishop was the Director Gen
eral of Charities, assisted by priests
deacons, subdeacons and deaconcsses-
The Bishops House of Charity was al
extraordinary institution. 1t began as
an inn. It's first care was to show hos
pitality to the stranger who was nurset
if sick, who was housed and clothed
homeless or poor. Here the widow
and orphan found refuge. The Monas
tic Orders soon developed similar
houses to those conducted by the Bish
ops. But the feudalism of the middle
ages, the inyasions from the north
the social evils of the time, the eman
cipation from Christian discipline, thu
revolt against penitential practice.
weakened Catholic charity. The world
iy-mindedness of spiritual leaders
squandered the heritage of the poor
This combination ofeevils caused Chris
tians to refuse responsibility for the
sick and the needy, gave to the rici
the idea of proprietors rather than ad
ministrators, while the system ant
abuses of usurers brought about man,
disorders. The suppression of monas'
teries and the appropriation of thei
resources by kings, princes. eXtortiOn
ate feudal lords, even by Catholic gov
ernments, deprived the poor of man,
of their sources of relief. The Ref
ormation brought other changes in tht
administration of charity of whicl
Protestant founders bitterly complain
ed.
State Controlled Charity.
1--WE Catholics Fave duty in form
ing public opinion on every question
of interest to the community at large
Has not aloofness kept us from con
tributing the same judgment of Catho.
llic principles to many public questions
We refuse first place to any group O
| class Of citizens in our love and serY
Continued on page 81
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
PRIEST At UNIVERSITY
FIRST CATHOLIC PRIEST TX
- TEACH IN STATE INSTITU.
TON.

Last week the Rev. Augustine Os,
genisch, o. S. B.. formerly professor
of philosophy at st. Martins College,
Lacy, Wash, received an official APP
pointment to the chair, of scholastic
philosophy at the University of Wash
ington. Father Augustine will be the
first priest to take place on the
teaching staff of the University and
probably the first priest to teach in a
state institution in Washington.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
MEETING OF HIERARCHY
BISHOPS OF COUNTRY GATHER
FOR CONFERENCE.

Prior to meeting of the hierarchy
of the United States at the Catholic
University on September p, there
were two important gatherings of prel-
ates of the church in Washington.
Prelates who are members of the
board of trustees of the Catholic Uni
versity met on Tuesday, September 20,
at the University.
More than seventy Bishops and
Archbishops attended the meeting OF
the hierarchy on Wednesday,, Septem,
Der 81 tE as
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
NEW VICAR GENERAL

At the close of the diocesan synod,
Syracuse, n Y, announcement was
made by Bishop Grimes that the Rev.
Albert J. Hayes has been appointed
Vicar General of the diocese. Father
Hayes has been pastor of St. Agnes
parish, Utica, for the past eleven
years.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24

LATE PRELATE OF SIOUX FALLS
WAS BORN IN BoSToN-SENT
TO. FRANCE BY BISHOP cRETiN
OF ST.PAUL-BoYHooD FRIEND
AND LIFELONG COMPANION OF
ARCHBISHOP RELAND-kNOWN
AS DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
AND ORATOR.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24
BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

An innovation at the opening of the
Sac City, Iowa, public schools was the
appearance of one of the Sac City
business men in each of the rooms to-
read a selection of Scripture.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24

welt, went to Rome as a member of
ed tho work OF negotiating with the
Church authorities upon important
business and civic questions connected
with the Church in the Philippine Is
lands, mission which proved to be
very successful.
Again in 1914 he visited Italy for
a conference with Pope Benedict XIV
and Cardinals of the Church
On October 25, 1909, Bishop O'Gor-
,2lan founded Columbus college ct
Chamberlain, S. D., to meet the edu-
cational needs of the youth of his do
cese. This proved to be the consum,
nation of fond dream of the Bish-
op for many years. On February
20 of the following year, the main
building was destroyed by fire, but
the efforts of the Bishop were as
prompt in rebuilding the ruined struc
ture as they were generous in its
foundation. AS result Of his I'M
selfish zeal and sacrifices, an imposing
edifice modern in structure and equip
ment was soon erected and the build
ing was named O'Gorman Hall in
gratitude for his loyalty to the cause
of education.
On November 5, 1915, the priests
of the diocese. in the presence Of
Archbishop Ireland, Bishops Lawler
Garrigan, McGolrick and Busch ant
Il
jubilee of his ordination to the priest
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24

Right Reverend Thomas O'Gorfnan,
d. D., Bishop of Sioux Falls, S. Fea,,
died there last Sunday evening. He
suffered paralytic stroke the pre-
vious Tuesday. Owing to his age, he
failed to rally. Death came calmly to
the aged prelate.
Bishop O'Gorman was born in Pos
ton, Mass, May l, 1S43. When a child
he moved west with his parents, spend
ing his boyhood in Chicago and St.
Paul, and receiving his primary edu-
cation in the schools of these two cit
les. When he was ten years old he
was sent to France with John Ireland
1.-THE late Archbishop Ireland of st.
Paul., who was his lifelong friend.
In France he continued his literary
studies, later entering the seminary
of .MeXimieuX, where he completed his
studies for the priesthood. He then
returned to st. Paul and was ordained
in the old Cathedral by the Right Rev
erend Bishop Grace on November 5,
1865. ,
From 1857 to 1873 he was in charge
of the missionary district of Mime
sofa with Rochester as a center. For
the next four years he was memt II
of the Paulist community and ga e
missions in nearly every part of the
United States. During part of t: is
time he was also assistant in the
Church of ST. Paul, New York. At
the end of that time he was appoint ed
pastor of the church at Faribau.t
Mimi.
Head of College.
In 1885 he was chosen president OF
the newly founded college, and sc;:r
mary of st. Thomas at st. Paul, rv
.cupying at the same time the chairs
of philosophy and dogmatic theology
After remaining at the seminary g
number of years, in 1890 he was ge
lected to fill the chair of ecciesiastica a
history in the Catholic University al
Washington, d. G.. This position, as
professor of history in the University
he held until his consecration as Bisn
op of Sioux Falls, April 10, 1896,
On May, of that year,ahe arrived
in Sioux Falls with Archbishop Ire
land and other high dignitaries of tht
Church A most hearty and cordia
welcome was given him. The insta'la
tion ceremonies took place the follow
ing day in st. Michaefs church.
A Noted Historian.
When in Washington, Bishop O'Gol
man was selected to write the histor.
of the Catholic Church in the Unitet
States. He wrote Volume TX of the &c
nominational church histories. 1t i
a book of greatiliterary merit and wa
published under the auspices of tn
American Society of Church History
The following comment has bee
made upon his book:
"This volume evidences the fact tha
no mistake was made in his being sc
lected for the work. 1t covers wide
field than any other volume of tn
series, commencing with the first lane
ing of Columbus on the continent, ant
advancing step by step, gives a con
plete account oftthe development an
growth of the Church to the presen
time. 1t is a great work written in
most attractive and scholarly style
and places the Bishop in the from
rank of historical writer's"
Goes to Rome.
In 1902, Bishop O'Gorman, at tn
request of the late President Roose
- - f.E - 49, "a