The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-03-18
DIOCESE OF HELENA

Helena: Rev. James II. O'Neill,
vice president of st. Charles College,
at the present time is in Chicago
where he is representing the Helena
institution at the meeting of the North
Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools, of which he is a
member and to which the college is
accredited.
/ Anaconda: The Sunday evening
Lenten sermons of st. Paul's church
are being preached by the Reverend
Fathers Norbert C. Hoff and James H.
O'Neill of Mount st. Charles College,
Helena.
Explaining the organization, purpose
and plans of the National Catholic
Welfare Council, Rev. Father Hoff adj
dressed the congregation at st. Paups
church last Sunday night.
For the first time in the history of
the country the Catholic Church will
now have through this organization
an authorized medium of national ex.
PRESTON" he said. lat the present
time there is growing disposition
on the part Of the public to listen to
the mind of the Church concerning the
fundamentals In our basis of econom.
ic, political and social life.
= Unless the Church can allow it's
mind to crystalline on public problems
it can have no influence" he said
THE Catholic Church in this country
has had no official spokesman since
the death of such leaders as Cardinal
Gibbons and Archbishop Ireland, who
had come to be recognized by the
public. Since then the need for such
a mouthpiece has been apparent. This
has been demanded largely because
of the bureaucratic tendencies of the
government"
Butte: Miss Lima Brisette, nation,
al organizer for the National Council
of Catholic Women. spoke last week
at meeting held at the Knights OF
Columbus building.
Miss Brisette has organized the
Catholic women OF all the different
parishes of this district. She told OF
the national organization. which is an
Outgrowth of the war. ID
Miss Brisette also told the women
present that the national council was
supporting the Shepard Towner OF
maternity bill, which provides federal
aid for expectant mothers, but was
just as solidly opposed to the federal
penal code amendment or what is
known as the birth control bill, advo
Gated by Mary Ware bennett and
Margaret Sanger.
The fourth degree, the highest in
the order of the Knights Of Columbus
will be conferred on large class Of
candidates in Butte on Sunday, May
III, 1922. The class will include mem
bers of the order from Montana, Ida
no and adjoining states and will bring
together one of the largest gathering
of the knights of Columbus ever as
sembled in Montana. High official.
of the order have already announced
| their intention to be present on this
occasion.
In the last twenty years but three
| eXemplifications Of the fourth. degree
have been conducted in the State o
Montana. Butte was the scene Of thu
first one, October IL, 1911. The sec
| ond took place at Great Falls, Febru
airy 81, 1916, and the third class, Thu
second largest, in the, United State!
iup to that time, numbering 365 candi
dates, was. elevated to the fourth de
gree in Butte, May II, 1919.
Townsend: Townsend council o
the knights of Columbus was insti
tuted, and the officers installed, a
ceremonies on March 5, which includ
ed the initiation of candidates int
both the Townsend and Helena coun
ellis. The officers Of the Townsen,
council are the following:
Grand knight, Arthur c. Kelly; dep
uty grand knight. William j. Hayes
chancellor, Frank T., Hooks; recorder
John. c.. Kearns; financial secretary
iWilfred J. Hazelton; treasurer
George c. Scott; lecturer, Richard NJ
lO'Hearn: advocate, Robert e. Flynn
warden, John E. Connors; inne
guard, Christ. Miller: outer guard
Reed Schmidt; chaplain, Rev. S. J
Sullivan; trustees. John P. Kearns
William E. Crowley and w. d. Lasby
| Following the celebration of Higl
Mass in Holy Cross church at 9:3(
/ the first degree was exemplified b,
tHolena council
Exemplification of the second dc
gree was by p. T. Pauly of Butt
Icouncil and the degree team of He
| ena council and officers.
j The third degree was exemplife
| by the district deputy, William J. Nj
j Mahon of Butte. and special staff.
4 The ceremonial was closed wit
dinner, at which Bishop Carroll spok
on The Holy Father, Pope Plus XII.