The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-23
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Nun Returns to Leper Colony.--Sis-
ter lgnatius, formerly Miss Mary
Kern of Oswego, n. Y, left for SYRIA
cuse last week, enroute for Wailuku,
Isle of Maui, Hawaiian Islands, where
she will continue her merciful work
among the leperS. Sister lgnatlus,
who is Franciscan nun, came to Os-
wego from the Hawaiian Islands June
last, after stay of eleven years, in
the leper colony.
Program Closes at Cliff Haven
The Catholic summer school at Cliff
Haven, ~ Y, which has been in ses-
sion for nine weeks, closed last week
with the lectures of James J. Walsh,
VI. d., Phi. D., noted educator and writ
er. This years lecture course has
met with widespread approval be-
cause of the remarkable corps Of
Americas foremost lecturers and pro-
fessors who have appeared on the
program. At the Mass on Sunday, the
Rev. Francis P Duffy, d. D., chap
lain of the famous Goth regiment,
preached the sermon.
Priest is of Family of Martin Lu-
ther.-ReV. Aloysius Luther, 0. S. B.,
the new pastor of ST. Benedict church,
Baltimore, is believed to belong to the
same family of Luthers of which Mar
tin Luther was a member. Some of
Father Luther's ancestors, of the time
of Martin Luther, lived in the town
which was the native place of the So
called Reformer. The great-grandfa-
Their of the new pastor of st. Benedict
was converted from Lutheranism to
Catholicism by Prince Gallitzin, priest
as well as prince. The conversion
took place in Loretto, Pa.
La Rabida Monastery.-Sincere
grief is felt by Chicagoans over the
fire which on Saturday last destroyed
the monastery of La Rabida in Jack
son park. This replica of the famous
monastery where Columbus found aid
in his extremity, formed a prominent
part of the building plans of the
Worlds Columbian exhibition. Re-
gret was felt few weeks ago over
the South park boards determination
to raze this historic edifice. Only
when threatened with it's loss did the
public realize the scenic value of this
landmark. This prompted apprecia-
ton of other values.
Father cyprian Elected Prior
Rev. Cyprian Bradley, O. S. B., pre-
feet of the seminary at st. Vincent
ARCHAEOLOGY Beatty, Pa, was chosen
conventual prior of the new independ-
ent Benedictine monastery of Colo
RADIO, at the election held in Pueblo,
with Right Rev. Abbot Ernest Helm
stetter, o. s. B., presiding. Ten Fa-
theirs participated. Father Cyprian
was pastor of st. Leander parish
there some years ago, and is promi-
nently known in the state. The Ben
edictine college here, which was clos
ed during the war to allow the pro-
fessors to act as war chaplains and
do other work, will be opened Monday
Distinction for Jesuit SchooI.-St.
Francis Xavier's high school, New
York, the oldest classical high school
in that city, which for the last thirty
six years has included military train
ing in it's curriculum, has been desig-
mated by the United States Army Of
1icials at Washington as the honor
high school for the Second Corps area.
The institution is under the supervi-
sion of the Jesuit Fathers. During the
World War, the school had 700 alum
nj in service and more than half re-
ceived commissions. This year the
school will celebrate it's diamond jul
bilee under the direction of a new
principal, the Rev Michael A. Clark,
S. j.
Bring ella Monsters to Classes
Most Indian boys have a penchant
Tor collecting menagerie, and those
who attend st. Johns Indian Mission
school near Phoenix, Ariz., are no ex-
ceptions. 1t is no rare thing for the
Indian children to come to classes
carrying with them yenomous ella
monsters and frequently Father Vim
cent is forced to relieve them of the
dangerous playmates. st. Johns Mis-
sion boarding school has four hun
dred and fifty of the happiest children
IN the world, but it is now in danger
OF being closed unless supported by
the Catholics of the United States
through the Bureau of Catholic Indian
Missions.
Babies Arrive While Hospital Burns.
Two children were born to patients
OF Hospice de La Misericordi Mater
nifty hospital, Quebec, during the prog
ress of fire. in which the interior
of the building was destroyed and in
mates had to be removed hurriedly.
One of the children opened it's eyes
and ears upon a strange world OF
fiame, smoke and confusion, while the
mother was being carried to place
OF safety. The second was born a
short time after the mother had been
taken from the flaming building to a
nearby shelter. Ten Sisters, Servants
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and
fifty patients were in the flaming
structure, and all were removed with
out injury. The cause of the fire was
not determined
School GirIs.-Rev. Hugh L. Nc
Menamin, rector of the Cathedral in
Denver, after a strong talk last Sun
day on modern social conditions and