Newspaper Page Text
2 HEW WORLD ITEMS. Generous Bequests.—The late Julltis L. Fov, a prominent resident of St. Louis, bequeathed a sum of $1,000 each to. tho ftt. Louis University, the ArcivbisliDUr.ot'.^t. Louis, the Catholic University a^d^e Society of St. Vin cent de Paul Louis. Michigan Priest Dies.—Rev. Edward Kinney, pastor at East Tawas, Mich., died recently at the age of forty-one. He was a native of Grand Rapids, and was one of three brothers, all of whom entered the priesthood, and all of whom are now dead. Quebec White Father to Africa.— Rev. John Forbes, A. F. M.t the found er and first superior of the mission of the White Fathers at Quebec, has been called to Africa, where he will undertake apostolic duties in the flour ishing district of Uganda. His place at Quebec will be filled by Rev. An thony Smoor, A. F. M. Irish Leaders Entertain Canadian.— M. Henri Bourassa, the leader of the French Canadians in the Canadian Parliament, was the guest of Mr. John Redmond at dinner in the House of Commons a few weeks ago. Mr. John Dillon, Mr. Joseph Devlin, Mr. William Redmond and Mr. T. P. O'Connor were also among the invited guests. New Halifax Monsignori.—The Acta Sanctae Sedis announces three new Domestic Prelates for the Archdiocese of Halifax, N. S.: Father Kennedy of Truro Father Underwood, Dartmouth, and Father Cote, Metaghan. Sisters' Normal School.—The School Sieters of Notre Damq are preparing to open a normal school for secu lar teachers desiring places in parochial schools, at the Mother house, Sancta Maria in Ripa, Ripa Avenue South, St. Louis. It is the aim of the normal school to provide secu lar Catholic teachers for the small parochial schools in the rural dis tricts of Missouri. Syracuse Centenarian Dead.—Austin Croiiln, aged 100 years, and the old est resident of Syracuse, N. Y., died suddenly at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. Mary Havey, in that city. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Havey of Syracuse and Mrs. Margaret Barrett of Chicago, 111., also nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Han nah McDonough of Denver, Colo. Newfoundland Religious Statistics.— The population of Newfoundland, ac cording to denomination, census of 1911: Roman Catholics, 81,177 Church of England, 7S,U1C: Metho dists, 68,044 Salvation Army, 10,139 Presbyterian, 1,876 Congregational, 1,012. Other denominations, 1,755. Antigonish, N. S., Monsignori.—The Rev. D. J. Mcintosh of Antigonish, N. S., Vicar-General of the diocese, and the Rev. Hugh Gillia, Antigonish, were made Domestic Prelates by the late Holy Father, Pope Pius X. The "Sea Wolf" Dead.—Captain Alexander McLean, supposed to be the original of Jack London's famous •'Sea Wolf," died recently at Vancou ver, B. C. Well-known shippers were pall-bearers at the funeral at which Father Thayer, O. M. I., officiated. Canadian Catholic Honoured. Major Coles, Controller of the City of London, Ont., is a Catholic and a member of St. Peter's Cathedral par ish. A signal honor has been con ferred on him by his appointment to organize and command the supply de partment of the over-seas contingent Carranza's Daughters.—Eight years ago Carranza placed three of his daughters in the Visitation convent in St. Louis to finish their educa tion and to acquire a knowledge of English. When the time came around for the young ladies to go to holy communion they were told to prepare for confession. The three Carranza girls excused themselves, saying they were under strict orders of their father not to go to confession. The directress of the academy told them to write to their father that very evening and to inform him that all Catholic girls in that school should go to confession at stated periods and if he was not willing that his daughters should conform to the rule he would oblige them by withdrawing them. Needless to say the young ladies went to confession and offered no further objection to practicing their religion. They were devout Cath olics during the three years of their stay at Cabanne. Chicago Pastor Drowned.—Rev. T. C. Gaffney, pastor of St. Mary's church, West Chicago, 111., was drowned in Eagle River lake near that place on Friday, August 28. He was fishing from a canoe when he was thrown into the water and before help could reach him he was dead. He was 42 years of age and was' ordained in 1900. He took post graduate courses in Rome and at the Catholic Univer sity in Wasfciagton, and for a time 'was a professof in the diocesan sem inary at Chicago. About four years ago he was sent to West Chicago. Arrested As Spy in Ireland.—Brother Flavian, director of the boys' depart ment of St. James' Parochial School, Newark, N. J., arrived home recently after a two months' trip through Ire land, England and Scotland. He was arrested once as a German spy at Queenstown and was held up at near ly every railway station where the trains he was riding on stopped. Brother Flavian was in the company Of an English citizen, a resident of tendon, when both were arrested by INTH1S ANDQ BfR LANDS a soldier about a mile from the for tifications of Queenstown. They were marched to a police station with a policeman on each side of them and a soldier in front and another in the rear, carrying bayoneted guns. Broth er Flavian was able to establish his identity as an American citizen through relatives in the city. Catholic Mentioned for Mexico.— Mr. Paul Fuller, Dean of the Ford ham Law School, is mentioned for the vacant Ambassadorship to Mexico. Mr. Fuller is now in Mexico on a con fidential mission to Carranza. Mr. Fuller is a convert descendant of the Puritans, and an eminent New York lawyer. He took part in the settle ment of the Venezuela Boundary, the Philippine Tariff, the Porto Rico and Philippine Church and other cases, and has served as Counsel for the French and Russian Government.. Piux X's Picture in St. Louis U.—A picture of the late Pius X, which adorns one of the wall3 of the school of theology at St. Louis University, receives a new lustre of interest in the light of the elevation of Cardinal Delia Chiesa to the Papal dignity. The picture bears Pope Pius' signature and conveys his blessing to the theologians of St. Louis University. Both picture and blessing were obtained last win ter from Archbishop Chiesa when Archbishop of Bologna. Last Monsignor Named By Pius X. —Rev. John T. Woods, rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Brooklyn, has been made a domestic prelate, with the rank of Monsignor. An offi cial diocesan announcement received a few days ago, declares that Father Woods was raised to the rank of domestic prelate just before the death of the late Pope Pius X. Father Woods was the last Monsignor des ignated by the late Holy Father. The appointment was sought when Bishop McDonnell was in audience with His Holiness last June. The official des ignation was made just before the Pope's last illness. A Religious Family.—Mrs. Andrew Ruf, of Syracuse, N. Y., says the Cath olic Sun, is the mother of seven daughters, five of whom are nuns in the Order of Christian Charity. They are Sister Leonilla, Mother Superior of St. Anthony's Convent, New York City Sister Leander, Mother Superi or at Chaska, Minn. Si3ter And/ea, of Danville, Pa. Sister Bertha and Sister Ascella of St. Louis,' Mo. -Sis-v ter Leonilla and Sister Leander cele brated their silver jubilee a few .years* ago and Sister Bertha observed a sim ilar anniversary August 13 last. Death of a Refugee Priest.—On Mon day. September 7, Father Sisneros died suddenly of lieart failure at the Spohn Sanitarium, Corpus Christi, Texas. He had been but a few days at the sanitarium, ill of malaria, and on the morning of his death, while walking, was stricken suddenly. His funeral took place on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Sisneros was formerly pastor of a church at Mier, Tamauli pas, Mexico. He was driven from his church and country by the revo lutionists, came to Corpus Christi and for a few weeks served as assist ant priest at Refugio, Texas. Lynch of Chile.—The memorial which is to be inaugurated in Val paraiso this year in honor of Patrick Lynch, who was "soldier and sailor, too," will be another reminder of the far-flung activities of the Irish race Lynch, who had the unique distinc tion of serving both as admiral and general in the South American Serv ice, was born at Santiago de Chile in 1824, and qne of his biographers adds the almost superfluous information that he was "of Irish descent on the paternal side," his father being Senor Estanislao Lynch. His life was crowded with incident. When a youthful cadet in the infant navy of the land of his birth, he was sent by the Chilian Government to the British Navy for training jiurjioses. He served for seven years, and took part in the "opium war" against China in 1841. Returning home, he served on various ships, and when the war with Peru and Bolivia broke out he was given command of a naval expe dition. For four years he was in the thick of the struggle, which ended so disastrously for Peru. As Gov ernor of Lima, he showed great ad ministrative powers, and in 1884, when he was 60 years of age, Rear-Admiral Lynch was appointed Minister Pleni potentiary to the Court of Spain After a sojourn of|about IS months in Madrid his healtn broke dowh, and he set sail for Chile, but died on the voyage in May, 1886. OLD WORLD NEWS. First German Pope.—The first Ger man Pope was Gregory V, who was consecrated May 3,996. "Deaf Mutes' Apostle."-—Brother Cy ril, of Belgium, the "Apostle of the Deaf Mutes," recently celebrated his diamond jubilee. Vatican Astronomer.—Father Sals the Director of the Vatican Observa tory, is completing his photograph of the heavens. Queenstown Port Reopened.—As a result of representations made by the American embassy, the port of Queenstown iias been reopened to Americans in Ireland who desire to embark there for the United States To West Indies.—Very Rev. Bern ard Killion, S J., former rector of St. Ignatius' College, Stamford Hill, Lon don, England, has been appointed superior of the Jesuit Mission in the West Indies."-' Native Nuns in India.—The Arch bishop of Madras, India, has founded a religious community of native nuns, drawh entirely from the pariahs. They practice great self-denial and are devoted to teaching. Chinese "Virgins of Purgatofy."— "The Virgins of Purgatory" is a Chin ese Catholic Order of nuns, laboring for the conversion of women and chil dren in parts of China where no European Sisters can penetrate. They take annual vows. "Press Sunday" in Hungary.—One of the Hungarian Bishops, Mgr. de Zich, has ordered his priests to preach a special sermon every year on behalf of the Catholic press. "Press Sunday" will, in future, be honored throughout his diocese. Holland's Catholic Press.—Little Holland, with its population of less than 2,000,000 Catholics, can give points to many bigger Catholic coun tries on the matter of the Catholic Press, for the Catholics of Holland support not less than twenty Catholic journals, the majority of which are dailies. Education in Spain.—There is an elementary school to every 500 in habitants in Spain. There are 35,000 schools supported by the Government and Commune private schools num ber 8,200. Female students attending the Universities exceed those of other countries. Spain's Universities num ber 10, which is double the number of England with twice Spain's popula tion. Rome to Be a Seaport.—The long talked of project to convert Rome into a seaport, by connecting it with Ostia by means of a ship canal, has now been definitely formulated by the emi nent Italian engineer, Dario Carbone His plan calls for a canal of sufficient proportions to admit ocean steamers within easy reach of Rome, and the widening and deepening of the Tiber. It is proposed also to use the water power for the making of electricity This would admit of the operation of a fine electric road from Romei to the seashore. "The Stars of Heaven" Re-lighted —The "Figaro" says that Prime Min ister M. Viviani, "the extinguisher of the lights of heaven," has now under stood that "it was necessary (because of the war) to relight all the stars in the sky over the battlefield on which so many of our little soldiers are groaning and dying for their coun try." In France, all the seminarists and priests between the ages of 21 and 47 years are incorporated in the army. Ages of the Popes.—Since 1377 seventeen of the occupants of the Holy See lived eighty years. Pius X. came short of this by less than a year Gregory XVI., who died in 1845, at the age of eighty, was the youngest of these octogenarians. Gregory XII. Calixtus II., and Benedict XIII. com pleted their eighty-first year Alexan der VIII., and Pius VI., were eighty two Gregory XIII., Innocent X., Bene diet XIV., and Pius VII., were over eighty-three Paul II. was eighty-four, and Pius IX., Clement X., and Clement XII., were, eighty-five. The three nonagenarians were Clement XI., who was ninety-two, and Paul IV. and Leo XII., who were each ninety-three The oldest of all the Popes was Gre gory IX. (1227-1241) who was almost a centenarian. Of this remarkable man, who was not elected Pope until he was eighty-six, it is related that few in the maturity of their powers have surpassed him in the vigor or the vigilance of his rule. French and German Birthrate.—Says the Springfield Republican: The French births in 1870 were 1,000,000 in number. In 1905 the number had fallen to 850,000. Had France been left to fight alone, the result of the war would have been determined long since by the more productive German mothers. There is something in the foregoing reflec tion that Americans may well ponder Catholic Heads Fraser Clan.—Lord Lovat has assumed command of the Highland Mounted Brigade, which comprises Scotsmen of the Clan Fra ser, of which Lord Lovat is chief. He first came into public prominence in connection with the Lovat Scouts which did such excellent work in the South African campaign. Grand Chartreuse Exiles Return —The Times Seville correspondent learns that 3,000 French monks exiled to Spain have voluntarily enlisted Among them is almost the entire community of the Grand Chartreuse which has been established Tarra gona since the expulsion. Amiens Cathedral.—The magnifi cent Cathedral of Amiens, the largest in France is 470 feet long, with a roof 140 feet high. Over it is the famous weeping angel "the Enfant Pleurer." The Cathedral had been in tact ever since 1220. It is one of the finest churches in the world. The King Represented West minster Cathedral.—At a solemn Pon tifical Mass for the late Pope cele brated recently at Westminster Cathe dral, the King was represented by the Duke of Norfolk. The Mayor of Westminster also attended in state. The Prime Minister was represented by Mr. Eric Drummond. Among others present were the French, Rus sian, and Spanish Ambassadors. Some hundreds of clergy—secular and regular—nuns of various Orders, and prominent London Catholic laity took part in the impressive service. Irish Manuscripts Intact.—An opin ion seems to have gained ground that along with the rest of the priceless manuscripts destroyed at Louvain, was the famous collection of beauti ful Celtic manuscripts belonging to tite Irish College. But happily this THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, SEPT. 26, 1914. is not the case, as they were re moved from Louvain to Rome about forty years ago. and afterwards to the Franciscan convent in Dublin. At the same time a mass of Irish Manu scripts dealing with the lives of the saints, was removed from Louvain to another place, which, however, is at present within the theatre of war. The Local Saint of Liege.—The local saint of Liege is the Blessed Eve, the friend of the Blessed Juliana of Corpus Christi fame. Eve died as long ago as 1266, and was solemnly beatified by Leo XIII on May 1, 1902. There is a very beauti ful collect bearing on the Blessed Sacrament for her feast on June 18, in the Roman Missal for the diocese of Liege. Songs of file Rations—The French have their Marseillaise, the Germans their "Wacht am Rhein," the Austri ans their "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," composed by Haydn: the Servians their "Ustaj, ustaj, Srbine the Russians, their "Boje Tsarika Khrau the English, their "God Save the King." Ruben's Masterpiece Saved.—One of Ruben's famous masterpieces, which had long hung in the Church of Notre Dame at Malines, Belgium, and which was thought to be in dan ger of destruction by the German shells, was saved by M. Demont, the steward of the Royal Museum at Ant werp. M. Demont, on learning that the Germans were bombarding Ma lines, rushed from Antwerp in a motor car and at great personal risk brought back the painting to Antwerp, pass ing through the German lines at va rious points. The painting was given into the custody of King Albert. French Priests in the War.—The exact number of French priests in the fighting line is not as yet known, but it may be placed between 15,000 and 20,000, or about two-fifths of the whole clergy of France. The Croix has obtained the following figures for the dioceses. Some are only approxi mate, and in some cases no return of the seminarists summoned to the colours has been forthcoming: Agen, 150 Albi, one-half Amiens, over 200 Annecy, 200 Arras, 300 Auch, 150 Autun, 278 Avignon, 64 Belley, 250, 32 seminarists out of 40 Besan con, 300 Bourges, 200 Cahors, 200 Cambrai, 300: Blois, 105 and 15 sem inarists Clermont, 200 Digne, 100 Grenoble, 285 La Rochelle, 150 Le Puy, 200 Lille, 300 Limoges, 200 Lyon, 400 Mende, 144 Montpellier, 66 Moulins, 100 Nevers, 100 Or leans, 168, and 22 seminarists Paris, 437 Perpignan, a third of the clergy Poitiers, 230 Rouen, 180 Saint Flour, 160 Toulouse, 250 Valence, 150 Vannes, 350 and 75 seminarists Ver sailles over half the priests. Roman Students off to War.—Near ly all the students from the different countries of Europe who were in Rome preparing for the priesthood have been called home by their gov ernments to serve in the armies. It was sad to sfee the other day the departure of the students from the Austro-Hungarian College, these stu dents whose bright Vermillion sou tanes made such a conspicuously bril liant color in the Roman landscape. They, and the French students from the Seminary of Santa Chaira, called home, as the others were, by the hard law of conscription, which does not even spare the young Levite se lected for the service of the altar, were by a strange fate travelers in the same trairi 'from Rome. St. Bernard's Botanic Garden.—One of the most extraordinary botanic gardens in the world is that laid out, at an altitude of 6,930 feet, on the "Little St. Bernard," near the valley of Aosta. This garden, established by the late rector of the hospice, M. Chanoux, comprises specimens of practically all mountain flora, whether it grows in the Alps, the Balkans, the Carpathians, the Caucasus, the Pyrenees, the Himalayas or among the mountains of America, Japan and New Zealand. It was begun in 1892, but was not actually ready for in spection until 1897, when the rector of the hospice intrusted it to the care of Professor Vaccari. M. Chanoux was particularly encouraged in his work by French and Italian private and public 3 inscriptions. Irish Peer Leads Austrians.—An Irish peer is fighting in the Austrian army as a captain in Emperor Franz Josef's First Regiment of Dragoons. He is Viscount Taaffe, head of an ancient Irish Catholic family which settled in Bohemia after the Battle of the Boyne. His father was Prime Minister of Austria, from 1870-1893, and a special committee of the Brit ish House of I^ords in 1860 upheld his right to the British title. So long as Great Britian was at peace with Austria Lord TaafTe was allowed to exercise his privileges as a British peer and draw the revenues from his estates in the west of Ireland. Now he must be treated as an enemy, if not a traitor. Viscount Taaffe is .al so Count of the Holy Roman Empire. Another member of the family is commander of the Roscommon Regi ment of the Irish Volunteers. Seminary Becomes Barracks.—The theological and preparatory seminar ies in Paderborn, Prussia, have been converted into military barracks Three hundred soldiers are in the Leonine Institute there. Irish Educator Dead.—Irish ex changes chronicle the death of the Very Rev. J. M. Ebenrecht, C. C. Sp., of Blackrock College. The deceased priest was a native of Alsace and one of the first members of the Holy Ghost Order who settled in Ireland and laid the foundation of the splen did educational institution now exist ing at Blackrock. He was 78 years of age and probably the oldest mem ber of his order in the world. Irish M. P. Dead.—The death of Mr. John Roche, Nationalist member for Galway County, occurred on August 27, at his residence, Woodford, Galway. Mr. Roche was born in 1848, and long before he took up Parliamentary life, he was associated with the National campaign in Galway. On the death of Mr. Matt Harris, in April 1890, he was elected as the Parliamentary representative for East Galway, the constituency which he had since rep resented. When the news reached the House of Commons a special meet ing of the Irish Parliamenttary Party was held, and a resolution was passed expressing their appreciation of the immense value of the service render ed by him to the Irish cause during a life of devoted self-sacrifice. Missionary's Chinese Book.—A val uable addition to French-Chinese books has just been made by a mis sionary, Father C. Taranzano, S. J. The Volume is called "A French and Chinese Vocabulary of the Sciences," and is designed for the use of civil engineers, college professors, and all persons interested in studying or teaching the sciences. St. Anne of Ceylon.—In Ceylon, St. Anne is greatly honored her famous place of pilgrimage there is at Tala villua. The shrine dates from the seventeenth century the beautiful Gothic church from 1838. Fifty thou sand pilgrims go there on St. Anne's feast. St. Columba's Labors.—St. Coiumba, Abbot, was born in the north of Ire land in 521. Having been trained in piety and knowledge by St. Finian, he was advanced to the priesthood. Af ter laboring for some years in his native country, St. Coiumba proceeded to Scotland, where he converted to the faith the Northern Picts. He built, in the Island of lona, a great monastery, which was for many years the center of learning in Scotland. St. Coiumba died in 597, after having founded and given a rule of life to up wards of a hundred monasteries in Ireland and Scotland. H. W. JOHNSON HAVANA, DOMESTIC A N IMPORTED CIGARS 4 S O E S 4 322 ROBERT STREET FOURTH AND JACKSON STREETS FIFTH AND WABASHA STREETS FOURTH AND MINNESOTA STREETS ST. PAUL, MINN. Atfencjr for th« Jan Kubelik Havana Cigar A PLEASINQ PRODUCT FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE CRESCENT PASTEURIZED ICECREAM Try our SUNDAY SPECIAL for your Dessert Your Dealer Sells It The Crescent Creamery Co. SAINT PAUL s EW SIZE a i & FARM A IAH WRAPPER WANA FILLER 7/ Remembir A NVT IT «T fnrphy okes Since 1SS7' S. A I* FIRE INS OEG For Di If you value a Square D« you will tra» I please otbi and let me pi 1 lUHCTS rope at E. A 680 Aw FREDERICK ATES tSTATE, LOANS 5NGER reet Hor FI1 I S. 5719 EVERETT i ktoteSSSBl Service and fcoylng tiien te Pharmacy, yw. Come in K E ST. PAKL 1 IDI edwa OTTO M.N _. A. DIRECTORS—William Cor. Fifth and Cedar Streets SIX SALCSMEIS-THAT SATISTY O S A I N A U Start the New Year Right i ON THE SAVING PROPOSITION If you have been spending ALL of your income turn over a new leaf and save some of it. Try a little system this year. Oo in debt to a saving* account at The Capital National Bank, and pay off that debt every week before you spend a cent otherwise. Can you not save at least a dollar a week? The Capital National Bank National Bank 0! Commerce CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $500,006,00 FIFTH AND JACKSON STREETS Extends to you a cordial invitation to call and open an account. We will be pleased to meet you personally OFFICERS WILLIAM A. MILLER, President EDWARD A. WEBB, Vice President JOHN A. REAGAN, Vice President NIENHAUSER, Cashier WILLIAM H. MILLER, Asst. Cashier A. Miller, Edward A. Webb, John A. Reagan, Henry Clement, George A. Archer, Frank W. Hurty, Angus McLeod, H. Thomas Quinlan, Y Frederick G. Ingersoll, Grant P. Wagner, Frederick A. Nienhauser. I N E E S A I O N S A V I N S i Announcement to the School Children The School Savings Department will be continued throughout the summer vacation at certain stations ap proved by the school authorities. No deposits on stamp cards will be received and no payments will be made at the bank. The pupils will be furnished with a list of the stations and are requested to transact all business in con nection with that department at the stations and times specified. THE STATE SAVINGS BANK 93 East Fourth Street ST. PAUL, MINN. LUTHER S. CUSHING WALTER J. DRISCOLL CUSHING Northern AND DRISCOLL REAL ESTATE BROKERS, MORTGAGE LOANS GENERAL INSURANCE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY Endicott Buildino ST. PAUL. MINN. Savings Bank -JING We Offer You the Facilities of this Institution for Sayings Accounts O I E S BEN BAER, Pres. HAROLD THORSON, Vice-Pres. L. H. ICKLER, Cashier U S E E S Chas. H. F. Smith Otto Bremer Harold Thorson Ben3aer James H. Weed L. H. Ickler C. C. Emerson B. L. Goodkind J. W. Cooper WE PAY 4% INTEREST ON DEPOSITS ||^"Xm5»^»X"X*»X**"X*«X"XK~X"X~X»**X"K"X*"X~X~X"X"X"X'*,X~ Metal Beds, and ^Sanitary Bedding For Hospitals, Institutions antf School Dormitories We Hake a Specialty of Institution Furnishings Illustrated Catalog Mailed on Request SALISBURY & SATTERLEE CO. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. SHIP YOUR LIVE STOCK TO WESTLRN COMMISSION CO. E NATIONAL Ca| 00,000 Surplus $2,000,000 )UIS W. HILL, Chairman Board of Directors ST. PAUL* MINN. SOUTH ST. PAUL. MINN. AND CHI CAGO, ILL. Reference: Stock Yards Mat. Bank, So. St. Paul, Minn. *•••••*•«...«• •••••*. ..«••.•••*•• .. EDWIN BUCKLEY.. Assistant Cashier 1 1 A s s i s a n a s i e 3. HOUSE*.••••»«•»»••«.«•• Assistant Cashier 1E» X* i BANK i PrARi'rUnt- ViC* PCast£v^&snicr Assist sirit Gashi***