The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-07-08
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was Louis Stryller who, with his par
ents, was converted some years ago.
Jesuit Missionaries LeaVe.-Last
Sunday, in st. Francis Xaviers
church, in New York, a ceremony was
held which marked the departure of
nine Jesuit missionaries for the Phil
ippines and five for Jamaica, British
West Indies.
Knights to Have New Home.-Con-
struction work on a new $4,000 home
for the Topeka knights of Columbus
will begin this fall, according to J. e.
Foley, grand knight. The building
will be Is by $50 feet in size. 1t will
provide seating capacity for about
1000 persons.
A Venerable JubiIarian.-Rev.
Michael F. Melody observed the gold
en- jubilee of his ordination at st. Vim
cents orphans home, Louisville, KY,
on Thursday, June %. Father Melody
was born in Ireland and came to
Louisville when four years of age. He
studied at Bardstown and was Or
dained in the Cathedral of Louisville.
A Golden JuniIee.-The fiftieth an
niversary of the ordination of Rev.
Patrick O'Brien, chaplain of Notre
Dame academy, Toledo, o., will be
celebrated on July q. Father O'Brien
has spent practically his entire priest
ly life in Toledo and ranks among the
city's most prominent citizens by rea-
son of his intense interest in all her
civic, religious, patriotic and educa-
tional activities.
Oregon Catholic Kniehted.-Mr.
John P. Miller of Portland, Ore, has
been named a Knight of ST. Gregory
by Pope Plus XI. The honor is one
accorded laymen in recognition of
their services to the Church. Though
given to a number of American lay
men in other parts of the country, this
is the first time in recent years that
the honor has been bestowed on
resident of the Northwest. In 1847
the honor was given DR.. John Nc
Loughlin, the Father of Oregon
Catholic Boys to Have Camps
Catholic boys Of Sioux Falls are to
have a delightful camping outing this
summer, according to announcement
made Saturday. The need of such
vacation for the boys has been real
lied for some time, and to fill this
need a camp for Catholic boys will be
established at Lake Herman. The
camp will be in charge of Father
Reilly, of st. ,Joseph's Cathedral, and
J. B. Nelson, scoutmaster of the Cath
Ollie Boy Scouts in the city and an
expert in boys work. Mass will be
said daily for the lads, and a priest
will constantly be in charge.
BIackmail of Catholic Priest
Charged with attempting to eXtort
money from the Rev. Robert Murphy,
pastor of ST. Roses Catholic
church, New York, through black
mail, David Dalton and William Bell
were arrested last week. Dalton gave
his home address at 416 West Broad
way, st. Louis, and Bell said he lived
at 903 Wabash avenue, Chicago. The
exchange of marked bills, aggregating
500, following the receipt of letter
by the priest from the two men is
said to have caused the arrest of the
pair. They will be arraigned in Essex
Market court charged with blackmail.
Grateful to Notre Dame Sisters
A bronze tablet is to be erected by
Of To oncJ itch
Baltimore, to commemorate the sew
enty-ffth anniversary of the coming
to that parish Of the Sisters of Notre
Dame. The sisters began their work
in st. James school August Is, 1847,
A celebration in honor of the diamond
jubilee was held at ST. James church
Sunday, June %. Former pupils and
present pupils and other members of
the parish joined in the demonstra-
ton that showed that st. James
realizes the debt it owes the sisters.
A purse was presented the commun.
ity.
No Interference With Religion
Justice Mitchell May in Supreme
Court dismissed the application of
Solomon Solomon of Brooklyn, N. Y.
for writ of habeas corpus to obtain
possession of his 13-yearold daughter,
who had been reared as a Roman
Catholic in st. Agathas home at
Manuel, Rockland county. The girl
was sent to the institution as Jennie
Mahoney. Her mother was Kate
Mahoney, an English woman. Solomon
used the name of Mahoney when the
wedding was solemnized in a Catholic
church. Justice May said as the child
had been brought up in the Catholic
faith he didn't care to change the
situation.
Ursulne Nuns Work in China-A
letter received from the Ursuline
convent at Stanstead, p O. sends the
good news that the Canadian Ursu
lines are to take up missionary work
in Swallow, China. The letter says:
The formal permission of the Propa
ganda to go to the missions has reach
ed US. The communication is dated
April 30, the 25Oth anniversary O
the death of our venerable Mother
Marie de PIncarnation, foundress O
the Quebec Ursulines Our departur,
is set for June 10, for the Pacifi,
coast, and we expect to take tn,
steamer AFT Vancouver on tho Doth fb,