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born in Lebanon in 1872. He entered |
st. Vincent's Academy, Beatty, to pre-
pare for the priesthood, and having
finished his theological course in 1895
was ordained deacon. On account of
his age, it was necessary for him to
wait until the following year for ordi-
nation to the priesthood. In 1911, Fa-
Their Thompson was appointed Chan
cellor of the Harrisburg Diocese and
two years later was made permanent
rector OF st. James parish. He has
also served in Lancaster and several
large churches in Harrisburg.
Church is Damaged.-Damage which
is estimated at approximately fifteen
hundred dollars was done the Monte
Virgine church, Seattle, Sunday morn.
ing, when an adjoining embankment
gave way throwing tons of earth
against the church, crushing the pill,
lars, damaging the east wall and flood
ing the school rooms which are on the
first story of the. church. The slide
came with terrific crash during
Mass, just as Father Caramello, the
pastor, was bringing his sermon to a
close. Though fully aware of the ter
rible calamity which had taken place,
Father Caramello displayed no sign
of alarm, but continued preaching In
spired by his courageous attitude, the
congregation remained composed and
motionless, no one attempting to leave
the church, excepting two ushers, who
reported that the high embankment
had given way and had crashed into
the east WALL
Catholic Bureau Aids Romance
Young Lochinvar came out of the west
to claim bride at the National Cath
Ole Welfare Council Bureau of I'M
migration the other day. John
! Thomassen was young Lochinvar, and
he drove his modern steed, a high
powered car, from Nebraska to New
York to claim Miss Magdalena Mayer,
whose love he had won in Germany
while a member of the army of occu-
patton. The marriage ceremony was
performed at the Leo House by the
Rev. Anthony J. Rothlauf, after the
immigration requirements had been
satisfactorily completed by the Bureau.
Mrs. Thomassen, who was taking her
first trip in an automobile, started on
her honeymoon journey to Syracuse,
Nebraska, with complete confidence in
the driving capabilities of her hus-
band. The marriage marked the third
army romance in which the N. G.. w.
c. Bureau has rendered assistance
within the past few months.
/ Negroes are WeIcome.-There are
but few Catholic churches established
by white Catholics in this country that
publicly invite negroes to attend their
services. One of them is St. Aloysius'
in New York City. It's pastor, the Rev.
Patrick j. Minogue, advertises in the
New York Amsterdam (Colored) News
that "all colored Catholics are invited
to attend services at st. Aloysius'
church. Quite large number of
colOred people attend the church at
present, and the pastor now extends a
general welcome to all, as there is no
distinction as to race in the Roman
Catholic Church" Father Minogue
was appointed pastor of st. AloysiUs
ten years ago, at time when the
negro population of Harlem was in
creasing rapidly and the white parish
toner's were moving away. "He did
not allow his sentiment to blind his
eyes to the principles underlying his
priesthood" says Our Colored Mis-
sions, nor did he place limits to his
work where Christ said there should
be none"
Growth of a Diocese.-The past
century has seen the Diocese of Brook
lyn grow into one of the largest and
most important Catholic dioceses in
the world. On January l, 1922, the
Catholics of Brooklyn held their first
meeting for the purpose of raising
funds and adopting a course of action
to build church in some central
locality. They met at the house of
Peter Turner, Washington and Front
streets, and after thorough canvass
of their resources discovered seventy
families which could afford to con-
tribute towards the project of erecting
a church. Those staunch and sturdy
pioneers were not discouraged. They
purchased eight lots at Jay and Chapel
streets for $500, paying $4OO in cash.
On April 25, the ground was blessed by
the Rev. Patrick Bulger. On the
building committee were the names of
Peter Turner, the father of the first
Vicar General; also George McCloskey.
who had three sons that entered the
priesthood, one of whom was the first
Bishop of Louisville. ST. James was