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$80,000 FOR NEW CHURCH
MOST OF THE RE8IDUE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES IN
HAMPSHIRE.
DUEMILLIOSRLBCHTBMIEI ABBBT_ELECTED
AND
FOR
NEW
The will of Catherine Paris of New
York and Manchester, N. H., who was
the widow of Sherman Paris and died
in Boston on May 2, was filed in New
York on May 20. It disposes of the
hulk of an estate of about $1,000,000
to Catholic organizations and institu
tions.
One of the legatees is her nephew,
the Rev. Paul Rogers Fish of Kings
ton, N. Y., who receives a trust fund
of $125,000, out of which $25,000 is to
be used in building a home for him
self. Mrs. Paris also left about twen
ty-five bequests to friends and em
ployes in amounts of from $1,000 to
$10,000.
Mrs. Paris gave $80,000 in trust to
the Right Reverend George Alfred
Guertin, Bishop of Manchester, for the
erection of a Roman Catholic high
school in Manchester in memory of
the late Bishop Bradley of that city.
A personal bequest of $5,000 is left
to Bishop Guertin "in confidence that
he will use it as I would have him use
it." The residuary estate is left for
Catholic charities in the Diocese of
New Hampshire.
TWO ORDERS ELECT
PASSIONISTS AND CAPUCHINS
ELECT GENERALS AT MEET
INGS IN ROME.
The proceedings of the General
Chapter of the Passionist Order came
to a close in Rome on May 18, with
the election of Very Rev. Father Silvio
of France as General, and of four con
sultors, one of whom is Rev. Ildephon
sis Tettemer, rector of St. Francis
Monastery, St. Paul, Kansas. Father
Stanislaus of Italy was chosen Procur
ator.
On May, 18 the General Chapter of
the Capuchin Fathers opened at Rome
in the presence of Cardinal Agliardl,
Protector of the Order. There werfc
in attendance one hundred and ten
representatives, including Fa'theri*
from Ireland and England, and the
two American Provinces of Pennsylva
nia and Calvary—Father Benedict and
Father Godhard of the Pennsylvania
Province, and Father Gabriel, a broth
er of Archbishop Messmer of Milwau
kee, and Father Antonine of the Cal
vary Province. The Very Rev. Father
Venantius of France was elected Min
ister General and the Very Rev. Father
Joseph Antonio of Italy, Procurator.
PROGRAM OF TOASTS AND MU
SIC AND COLLEGE YELLS
COUNTY ATTORNEY McKENNA
OF NAPOLEON, N. D., TOASTMAS
TER—ELECTION OF OFFICERS
FOR THE COMING YEAR.
About 4wo hundred and fifty gradu
ates of the Department of Commerce
of the College of St. Thomas attended
the annual Alumni reunion and ban
quet held in the Knights of Columbus
Hall,. St. Paul, on Saturday, May 23.
Groups of old schoolmates from all
parts of the Northwest and West
greeted one another after years of sep
aration and lived over again the pleas
ant days of their college career. As
they gathered around the banquet
hoard they discussed the affairs of the
college with that broader vision which
comes £com association with men of
affairs. They renewed their pledges
of fidelity to their Alma Mater and
resolved to labor more energtically to
make her better known to others and
thus increase the ranks of the student
body.
In addition. to the representatives of
the Alumni, the members of the facul
ty and a number of special friends of
the college, as well as the commercial
graduates of 1914, were present at the
%&nquet.
As soon as the appetizing ftienu had
been disposed of the President Of the
Alumni, Mr. R. J. Mordaunt, of St.
Saul, delivered an address in which
lie reviewed the work of the year and
outlined the prospects for the future.
He introduced Mr. G. M. McKenna of
the class of '96, County Attorney, Na
poleon, N. D., who made an ideal toast
master and introduced the college at
mosphere by calling for the college
yell, which was given with a vim,
after which he presented the different
Breakers, among whom were: Fa
thers Moynihan, McGinnis, Dunphy
ffcnd Ryan of the college faculty^
Messrs. W. D. Dwyer, attorney for the
Twin City Railway Company H. W.
Parker, cashier, Merchants National
Bank J. A. Hartigan, president,:Farm
Mortgage Bond Company and J. T.
McCann, all of St. Paul Professor
John Norton of the College of St.
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FATHER BARAN, O. S. B., CHOSEN
HEAD OF ST. MARTIN'S ABBEY,
LACEY, WASH.
Rev. Oswald Baran, O. S. B., pastor
of Holy Rosary Church, Tacoma,
Wash., was elected first abbot of St.
Martin's Abbey, Lacey, Wash., on May
19. The date of the Solemn Blessing
of the new mitred Abbot has not yet
been announced. The election took
place under the presidency of the
Right Reverend Abbot Engel, O. S. B.,
of St. John's Abbey, Collegeville,
Minn., head of the American Cassinese
Congregation of the Benedictines.
ARMENIAN PRELATE
VISITS UNITED STATES TO
SO-
LICIT ALMS FOR HIS IM­
POVERISHED FLOCK.
The Reverend Fathers of St. Alphon
sus' Rectory, St. Louis, Mo., have as
their guest the Most Reverend Arch
bishop Avedis Arpiaran, Metropoli
tan of Marach6, in Cicily, Asiatic Tur
key. The mission which brings the
aged Armenian prelate to the United
States is to solicit alms for the spirit
ual and temporal relief of his impov
erished people.
His diocese comprises about 10,000
Armenian Catholics, distributed be
tween the City of Marache and the
missions of Zaitoon and Albistan. Its
topographical location is mbst unfa
vorable and many physical and politi
cal calamities have recently befallen
it, in particular last year's extraordi
nary scarcity of food.
CARDINALBOTSCHORCH
ST. VITAL, HIS TITULAR CHURCH,
IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN
ROME.
*Worff' KasTteen TreceivedTln Quebec
that Cardinal Begin's ranK in the Col
lege will be that of Cardinal-priest and
his titular church will be St. Vital, in
which parish the Canadian College is
situated. St. Vital is one of the oldest
churches in Rome, dating back to the
fifth century. It was a familiar cen
ter during the persecutions. It was
consecrated by Innocent I, and Greg
ory the Great mentions it often in his
writings.
COMMERCIAL ALUMNI BANQUET
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY AT
TEND ANNUAL REUNION IN THE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALI
Thomas C. Geare, Phoenix, Arizona,
and Mr. J. V. Miller, Tacoma, Wash
ington. All of them dwelt on the edu
cational advantages of the College of
St. Thomas and pointed out the value
of intelligent co-operation on the part
of the Commercial Alumni, who are
mingling with the business men of
the world and have exceptional oppor
tunities to advance the interest of the
institution.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year:
President, Mr. Michael B. Hurley,
'96, attorney, Security Bank Building,
Minneapolis, Minn. vice president, Mr.
Edmund J. Kohler, '09, invoice clerk,
Swift & Co., South St. Paul, Minn.
secretary-treasurer, Rev. Michael A.
Ryan, College of St. Thomas, St. Paul,
Minn.
Executive Committee.
Western Division: Mr. George M.
McKenna, '96, county attorney, Na
poleon, N. D. Mr. Pierre W. Clemens,
'05, secretary and director, Northern
Trust Co., Fargo, N. D. Mr. J. Vivian
Miller, '12, secretary to storekeeper,
C.. M. & St. P. Ry. Co., 952 S. E. St.,
Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Joseph B. Irvine,
'12, bookkeeper, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Mr. George J. Brassard, '06, general
manager, Canbricol Lumber Co., Ltd.,
New Westminster, B. C., Canada Mr.
James P. Kilgour, '11, secretary and
treasurer, Kilgour, Rimer Co., Winni
peg, Canada Mr. Charles J. Zahradka,
'08, traveling salesman, Minneapolis,
Minn.
Eastern Division: Mr. James A.
Shea, '06, stenographer, Ironwood,
Mich. Mr. William C. Entzminger, '13
newspaper reporter, Green Bay, Wis.
Mr. Matthew B. Metzger, '09, secretary
Metzger Packing Co., Superior, Wis.
Mr. Frederick F. Voss, '08, 72 An
toinette St., Detroit, Mich. Mr. Frank
M. Monahan, '07, claim clerk, 4246
Calumet Ave., Chicago, III.
$homgj3 Messrs. M. B.. Hurley, and Ave. S. Mr. J. Julian Mullowney, '12
0» J. Zahradka, Minneapolis Mr. express business, 3132 Columbus Ave.
Mississippi Valley: Mr. James
Mullanev, '13, secretary Sioux City
Board of Trade, Sioux City, Iowa Mr
Frank A. Lane, '15, Kansas City, Mo
Twin Cities: St Paul—Dr. Andrew
W. Hilger, '98, Lowry Building Mr.
Patrick J. Duffy, '01, express messen
ger, 862 Iglehart Ave. Mr. Raymond
,R. Davis, '13, stenographer, Farm
Mortgage Bond Co. Minneapolis—
Mr. William J. Ryan, '96, general man
ager Woolson's Spices Co.: Mr. Louis
H. Henry, '05, bookkeeper, 3017 38th
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THE STORY OF ITS FINAL PAS
SAGE THROUGH THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS—COMMENT BY JOHN
REDMOND—NO LIKELIHOOD OF
EARLY GENERAL ELECTION.
The Irish Home Rule bill was pass
ed by the House of Commons on Mon
day, May 25.
It was the third enactment of Home
Rule by the Commons, and, by the veto
act, the measure will become a law,
even though it be rejected by the
House of Lords.
The vote was 351 for and 274 against
Home Rule. The division was strictly
a political one and the vote was prac
tically the same as on the last enact
ment of the measura with the excep
tion of the few votes gained by the
Unionists in the recent by-elections.
The quick vote on Home Rule at the
demand of the Unionists came as a
surprise to the public, who early in
the day flocked to Westminster and
crowded the galleries in anticipation
of a vigorous, old-time debate.
It was believed that the opposition
was planning an outburst of disorder
that would force sf dissolution of par
liament and compel the government
to go to the people with the Home
Rule question.
The House was seething with excite
ment from the moment the speaker,
the Right Honorable J. W. Lowther,
took the chair. Members of the vari
ous parties indulged in loud outbursts
of cheering when their respective
champions entered the chamber, while
at the same time mocking banter was
shouted from the opposite benches.
Speaker Lowther appealed to Pre
mier Asquith to give the House some
information regarding the bill to be in
troduced, after the passage of the
Irish Home Rule Bill, for the amend
ment of that measure, so as to meet
some of the objections made by the
people of Ulster.
Premier Asquith announced that the
amending bill would give effect to any
agreement which the government was
still hopeful might be reached. He said
that if, at the time of the introduction
of the Irish Home Rule bill in the
House of Lords, no such agreement
had been reached, the amended bill
would embody the substance of the
proposals outlined by him on March
9, in the hope that, after discussion, an
agreement might be secured.
On March 9 Premier Asquith told
the House of Commons that, before
the bill became operative, a poll would
be taken of the parliamentary electors
of each county in Ulster to decide
whether those counties should be ex
cluded from the provisions of the Irish
Home Rule bill for a period of six
years from the first meeting of the
new Irish parliament. ^If the majority
of the voters were in favor of the
scheme that county would automat
ically be excluded for the prescribed
period.
John E. Redmond, the Irish Nation
alist leader, in a statement issued after
the vote had been taken, said the
division in the House of Commons was
equivalent to the passage of the Home
Rule bill into law, and expressed the
earnest hope that the Ulsterites, "who
are genuinely nervous as to their posi
tion, will abandon unreasonable de
mands and enter into a conciliatory
discussion with their fellow country
men with regard to the points of the
bill upon which they desire further
safeguards.
Today's division," continued Mr.
Redmond, "marks the death after an
inglorious history of the 114 years of
the union of Pitt and Castlereagh
Its place is to be taken by a
new union founded on mutual respect
and good will between the two
islands."
Concerning the, amending bill, Mr.
Redmond said:
"If it contains the terms of an agree
ment whereby some of our fellow
countrymen in the North, who are now
dissatisfied and nervous about the fu
ture, will be conciliated, and does not
outrage the fundamental principles of
the Home Rule settlement, I am con
vinced that every Nationalist in Ire
land will rejoice."
Mr. Redmond concluded with the
statement that he sees no likelihood of
an early general election.*
A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROVISIONS
OF THE BILL GRANTING SELF
GOVERNMENT TO IRELAND.
The Irish Home Rule Bill which
passed its third reading in the British
House of Commons on May 25 con
tains the following principal pro
visions:
Imperial parliament remains su
preme, but Ireland is given real
autonomy in regard to purely Irish af
fairs, subject to certain reservations
and safeguards.
Irish parliament to sit in Dublin,
consisting of a Senate and a House of
Commons.
Irish Senate of forty members, at
first nominated by Lord lieutenant of
Ireland. They will hold office for
terms of five years. After expiration
of first term they will be elected, un
der proportional representation as fol
lows: Ulster, 14 Leinster 11 3&un
ster, 9 Connaught, f.
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HOME RULE FOR IRELAND
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Irish House of Commons of 164 mem
bers, elected by existing constituencies
on a 27,000 population unit. This will
give Ulster fifty-nine, Leinster forty
one, Munster thirty-seven, Connaught
twenty-five and Universities two.
Power of Irish parliament subject to
"territorial limitation." No authority
to deal with questions of peace and
war, army, navy or treason. Irish con
stabulary to be transferred to control
of Irish parliament after six years
postofflce savings bank after ten
years, if Irish parliament wishes pen
sions after a year's notice, if Ireland
wishes.
Irish parliament prohibited from di
rectly or indirectly establishing or en
dowing any religion, from giving any
preference or privilege or imposing
any disability on account of religious
belief.
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Lord Lieutenant, appointed by crown,
will have power to veto laws which go
beyond constitutional power of Irish
parliament. He Will exercise this
veto on instructions from Imperial
Cabinet.
Validity of laws passed by Irish par
liament subject fo appeal to Irish
Court of Appeal ajid afterward to the
judicial committeejof Privy Council.
Lord Lieutenantfs appointment not
subject to religicjus disabilities, as
now. (Thus a Citholic may be ap
pointed). I
Taxes to he collected by imperial
government for thi present, with cer
tain exceptions, imperial exchequer
will pay into Irisp exchequer every
year a fixed sum baised on cost of Irish
government when act passes, together
with Irish postal revenue and $2,500,
000, to be reduced gradually to $1,000,
000. (Thus, if Ireland saves, the
money is its own if it is extravagant,
it will have to payljor itself.)
Irish parliament tf have limited pow
er to tax, but not to impose customs
duty, save on articles already dutiable
in the United Kingdom. There are re
strictions on legislation on income tax,
state and stamp duties. Growth in re
ceipts from revenue other than taxes
imposed by Irish parliament will go to
diminish the deficit ($10,000,000 at
present).
Forty-two Irish members (or one for
each 100,000 of population) will sit in
imperial parliament at Westminster,
instead of 103 as at present. If par
ties were divided as at present, this
would give representation at Westmin
ster of thirty-four nationalists and
eight unionists.
Bill to take effect not earlier than
eight months after passage, nor later
than fifteen months, as may be order
ed by the king in council.
HISTORY OF IRELAND'S FORTY
YEAR STRUGGLE FOR HOME
RULE.
1874—First Home Rule party formed
under leadership of Isaac Butt.
1879—Land league founded by Michael
Davitt.
1880—Charles Stuart Parnell became
leader of Irish party declared
he would never be satisfied "un
tlll we have destroyed the last
link which keeps Ireland bound
to England."
1880-5—Premier W. E. Gladstone pass
ed land act and coercion act and
imprisoned Irish members.
1882—Phoenix park murders, Dublin.
1884—Fenian outrages in England.
1885—Gladstone converted to Home
Rule.
1886—First Home Rule bill introduced
rejected by House of Commons
on the second reading by ma
jority of 30, thus splitting Lib
eral party.
1893—Second Home Rule bill intro
duced passed by Commons, but
rejected by Lords by 419 to 41.
1912—Third Home Rule bill intro
duced by Premier Asquith,
April 12. Passed by Commons
January 16, vote 367 to 257
rejected by Lords January 30,
vote 326 to 69.
1913—Reintroduced in following ses
sions: May 7 passed second
reading Commons June 9, vote
369 to 270 third reading July 7
vote 352 to 243 rejected for
second time by Lords July 15
vote 302 to 64.
1914—Introduced for third time March
5 debate on second reading be
gan March 9 when Asquith of
fered six years' exclusion of in
dividual counties, if so decided
by popular vote. Opposition re
jected this offer passed second
reading in original form April 6,
vote 356 to 276.
Passed third reading, May 25,
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SOCIEIT/OBJIE BUI
CATHOLIC CENTRE AIDS BLIND
WORKING GIRLS.
The Catholic Centre for the Kind,
with its head office in New York, has
been incorporated, to care for and pro
tect blind working girls over, sixteen
years of age.
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NEW CARDINALS
POPE PIUS CREATES CAR
DINALS AT THE CONSISTORY OF
MAY 25—RED HATS CONFERRED
THREE DAYS LATER—CARDINAL
DELLA VOLPE APPOINTED
PAPAL CHAMBERLAIN—SACRED
COLLEGE NUMBERS 66.
At the private consistory held at the
Vatican on Monday, May 25, His Holi
ness Pope Pius created thirteen new
Cardinals, all of whom were present.
At the same time official proclama
tion was made of the elevation to the
Sacred College of Monsignor Bello,
Patriarch of Lisbon, who had been re
served "in pectore" at the consistory
of 1912.
The names of the new" Cardinals
follow:
Monsignor Louis Nazaire Begin,
Archbishop of Quebec, Canada.
Monsignor Guisasola y Mendez,
Archbishop of Toledo, Spain.
Monsignor Domini co Serafini, Asses
sor of the Congregation of the Holy
Office.
Monsignor Delia Chiesa, Archbishop
of Bologna, Italy.
Monsignor John Csernoch, Archbish
op of Esztergom, Hungary.
Monsignor Francis von Bettinger,
Archbishop of Munich, Bavaria.
Monsignor Felix von Hartmann,
Archbishop of Cologne, Germany.
Monsignor Hector I. Sevin, Arch
bishop of Lyons, France.
Monsignor F. G. Piffl, Archbishop of
Vienna, Austria.
Monsignor Philip Giustini, Secre
tary of the Congregation of the Sacra
ments.
Monsignor Michael Lega, Dean of
the Tribunal of the Rota.
Monsignor Scipio Tecchi, Assessor
of the Consistorial Congregation.
Rt. Rev. Francis Aidan, Gasquet,
President of the English Benedictines.
Thfe Pope appointed Cardinal Fran
cis Delia Volpe to the office of Camer
lengo, in which position he will direct
the affairs of the Church during the
interregnum following the death of
the Pope.
The allocution of the Pope was a
strong appeal for political and social
pjeace ...through restoration of religion
and the influence of the Church.
At the public consistory held on the
28th inst., the Holy Father conferred
tlhe Red Hat, the insignia of the car
dinalitial dignity, on all the newly
created members of the Sacred Col
lege with the exception of the Arch
bishops of Toledo, Vienna and Eszter
gom, who, following an ancient cus
tom, will receive it from the hands
of their respective sovereigns.
The addition of these thirteen new
members makes the number in the
Sacred College sixty-six, of whom thir
ty-three are Italians and thirty-three
non-Italiane.
HONOREDJY^THE POPE
VERY REV. JOSEPH RUESING OF
WEST POINT, NEB., APPOINTED
A DOMESTIC PRELATE IN
RECOGNITION OF HIS WORK.
Last week the Right Reverend Bish-,
op Scannell of Omaha received word
that the Very Rev. Joseph Ruesing of
West Point had been elevated to the
dignity of a Domestic Prelate by His
Holiness Pope Pius in recognition
of thirty years labor as pastor of that
church.
Monsignor Ruesing was born Decern-1
ber 28, 1853, in Paderborn, Germany.
His philosophical and theological stud-1
5es were made at the University of
Muenster, and he was ordained on
May 24, 1877, for the Diocese of New
ark. He was received into the Dio
cese of Omaha in July, 1884, and was
appointed to West Point, where, he
has since labored.
In 1892, he built tiie present church
and, later on, the parish house. He
also founded the St. Joseph's Home
for the Aged. For many years he was
identified with organized charitable
work and was a. member of the State
Board of Charities and Corrections of
Nebraska.
AGED BROTHER DEAO
BROTHER EMMANUEL OF NOTRE
DAME WAS DIRECTOR OF
BROWNSON HALL—A RELIGI0U8
FOR FORTY-FIVE YEARS.
Brother Emmanuel^ C. S. C., died
of heart disease at the Community
house, Notre Dame, Indiana, on May
13, after a brief illness.
The dead Brother, who was seventy
one years old, was widely known
among past students of the Univer
sity of Notre Dame. Por many years
he was director of the "Senior" de
partment, now Brownson Hall.
Brother Emmanuel was born at
Durra, County Tipperary, Ireland. So
long ago as 1862, he entered the Con
gregation of Holy Cross. He was in
the forty-fifth year of his religious
profession. Michael Hoctor.iyas Jus
name to the world.
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MOST REVEREND ARCHBISHOP
OFFICIATES AND PREACHES—
GLASS OF 200 CONFIRMED IN
THE AFTERNOON—A BEAUTI
FUL ROMANESQUE EDIFICE
COSTING $45,000—CORNERSTONE
LAID LAST SEPTEMBER—FA
THER FITZGERALD PA8TOR OF
THE PARISH.
Sunday, May 24, was a red-letter
day in the history of the parish of St.
Clement in Northeast Minneapolis. It
witnessed the dedication of the beau
tiful new church erected by the peo
ple of the parish under the direction
of their pastor, Rev. Robert J. Fitz
gerald. The structure stands on a
plot of ground adjoining the parish
house on 24th Avenue, N. E.
The dedication ceremony began at
ten o'clock with the Most Reverend
Archbishop as officiating prelate, and
the Very Reverend Dr. Schaefer of
St Paul Seminary as master of cere
monies. At its conclusion Solemn
High Mass was celebrated by the Rev.
C. F. McGinnis of St. Thomas Col
lege, assisted by the Rev. William
Busch of St. Paul Seminary as dea
con, and the Rev. Francis Minea of
the College of St. Thomas as subdea
con. Father Gadient, assistant pastor
of St. Clement's, was master of cere
monies. The Most Reverend Arch
bishop was attended by Father Gaugh
an of St. Stephen's Church, and
Father Kenny of St. Anthony's Church.
Right Reverend Mgr. Guillot of Our
Lady of Lourdes Church, and the Rev.
P. F. O'Brien, M. A., of the College
of St. Mary, Winona, were also pres­
PSALM XXXVII.
DOMINE, NE IN FURORE.
(Written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Helen Hughes HlelscherO
Rebuke me not, O Lord, in wrath,
For by Thy darts t^nsfixed I writhe,
Thy strong hand heavy on me lies,
No health nor peace my body hath.
My sins have drowned me in their
flood,
They bend to earth my helpless head,
Thrown am I living to the dead,
Because of mine iniquity.
I am bowed down unto the end,
I walk in sorrow all the day,
Illusions make my mind their prey,
And bumed-out fires their ashes spend.
I am bowed down exceedingly,
I roar aloud, my heart aches still,
0 God! Thou knowest well my will,
My groanings are not hid from Thee.
My strength is'gone, mine eyes are
dim,.
My friends and neighbors come and
scoff,
My kindred pass and stand far off,
And still the tempter follows grim.
They spake vain things and planned
deceit,
But I am deaf unto their wiles,
And dumb to him that me reviles,
Oh! Hear me, Lord, I Thee entreat.
For I have said, "Lest my life fall
1 will declare my sins to Thee."
Because of mine iniquity,
The scourge falls on me like a flail.
Mine enemies pursue with strength,
And those that hate me still increase,
And mock because I follow peace,
But Thou wilt save me, Lord, at
length.
Ill ERICH COLLEGE ILI)
REUNION AT CINCINNATI—ELEC
TION OF OFFICERS AND SELEC
TION OF CHICAGO AS NEXT
MEETING PLACE PROTEST
AGAINST NATHAN.
Hie thirtieth annual reunion of the
alumni of the American College at
Rome, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, re
cently, was attended by about two
hundred priests. There are four hun
dred and thirty priests in the United
States who are members of the Alum
ni Association. The membership is
limited to priests educated in Rome
and who received ordination to the
priesthood there.
It was the intention of the organiza
tion to hold its next meeting in San
Francisco during the exposition next
year, but Chicago was chosen instead
on account of the appointment of
Mayor Nathan to represent Italy at
the exposition.
The following officers were elected
for the year: President, Rev. Bernard
Rogers, Chicago first vice president,
Rev. Thomas McGrath, Alton, 111.
second vice president, Rev. Thomtts
Walsh, St. Louis secretary, Rev. J.
J. Higgins, Brooklyn treasurer. Rev.
James Ahern, Springfield, Mass. his
torian, Rev. ffrapcis ,N.ew
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The Church of St. Clement is a Ro
manesque structure 113 feet long by
68 feet wide. It is built of brick
with Kasota cut stone trimmings. The
facade, which is bordered by two
square towers of equal height, contains
a large window that throws a flood
of light into the gallery, which has
seating room for about two hundred
in addition to the choir. The body of
the church has a seating capacity of
about six hundred and is well lighted
and free from pillars. The ceiling
of the church itself and of the
sanctuary is panelled, and the interior
of the building is lined with Kasota
marble to a height of about eight feet
all around. There is a large base
ment under the entire structure and
at each side of the sanctuary is a
sacristy, one of which is large enough
for a winter chapel.
The altar, which is of scagliola, was
donated by Mrs. E. M. Hennessy in
memory of her husband, James E.
Hennessy. In addition to this, the
sanctuary furniture, the confessionals,
chandeliers, etc., were also donated.
St. Clement's Church was started
about a year ago and the cornerstone
was laid on September 7, 1913, by
the Right Reverend Bishop Lawler.
The architect is E. J. Donahue of St.
Paul, and the church cost about $45,
000.
CIVIC POSITION FOR
CATHOLIC
MAYOR HARRISON OF CHICAQO
APPOINTS MRS. MEDER A COM-
MISSIONBR OF PUBLIC WEL.
FARE.
Mrs. Leonora Z. Meder has been ap
pointed by Mayor Harrison of Chicago
a commissioner of public welfare for
that city.
Mrs. Meder has been prominent in
child welfare work and similar activi
ties for a number of years. She was
born in Louisville, Ky., May 22, 1876,
and graduated from the Louisville
University. She was admitted to the
bar in Louisville in 1897. Mrs. Meder
is affiliated with a number of philan
thropies, including the National Con
ference of Catholic Charities, the
Catholic Travelers' Aid Society of Chi
cago, Ladies' Catholic Benevolent As
sociation, and she is head of the Pro
tectorate of the Catholic Woman's
League.
The Department of Public Welfare
will have two bureaus, that of em
ployment and of social survey. Each
of these sub-departments has before
it a gigantic task, the one to care for
the unemployed and the lodging
houses, the other to collect informa
tion of the great economic and social
life of the city that is invaluable to
social workers.
This newly created division of the
city government of Chicago promises
to make history in the work of social
uplift, and create new standards for
the workers, for civic righteousness.
SEMlim IILL IEDICITEI
NEW ADDITION TO ST. CHARLES
SEMINARY, OVERBROOK, BLESS­
ED BY THE AP08T0LIC DELE­
GATE.
St. Edmond Hall, the latest addition
to the Seminary of St. Charles Bor
romeo, Overbrook, Pa., was blessed
on Sunday afternoon, May 24, by the
Most Reverend John Bonzano, the
Apostolic Delegate. There was a pro
cession of the clergy and seminarians
and the buildings were appropriately
decorated for the occasion..
Addresses were delivered by the
Rev. Hugh T. Henry, LL. D., rector
of the Catholic High School for Boys,
Philadelphia, and professor of English
Literature and Gregorian Chant at the
Seminary, representing the clergy,
and by the Hon. Michael J. Ryan, City
Solicitor, speaking for the laity. The
hall is named after the Most Rev
erend Edmond F. Prendergast, Arch
bishop of Philadelphia.
ST. LIMN SIMIE-
200,000 PILGRIM8 TO ST. ANNE DE
BEAUPRE LAST YEAR.
It ts estimated that over 200,000 pil
grims and visitors from the United
States and Canada went to the shrL
of St Anne de Beaupre last year.
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ent. ^he sermon was preached by
the Most Reverend Archbishop.
At three o'clock in the afternoon the
Sacrament of Confirmation was con
ferred on a class of two hundred boys
and girls who, by the answers given
to the questions asked them, gave
evidence of a careful training in Chris
tian doctrine. Both services were at
tended by congregations which taxed
to the limit the seating capacity of the
church.
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