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Show Religions Intelligence. j Students of Alarquetto (Mich.) college are to publish a college paper "called The Alarquetto College Col-lege Journal, the initial number of which will appear ap-pear about the middle of May. The four classes arc represented in the staff of editors. On June 14, Rev. Lawrence Conrad of Camp-bellsport. Camp-bellsport. Wis., former pastor of Holy . Trinity Church, Alilwaukec, will observe the fiftieth anniversary anni-versary of his ordination to the priesthood. Archbishop Arch-bishop Afessmer and a large number of the clergy will be present. Father Conrad is one of the oldest in point of service and best known priests in the state. For several years, and until his. retirement, he was a diocesan councilor. ... Plans have been completed for a new church for the Polish congregation of St. Michael, at Beaver Dam. Wis. The edifice ,will le of Roman design and will have a seating capacity of 600. The Pope has issued a "inotu proprio" declaring that hereafter no position in the Church, no matter how eminent shall entitle the holder to promotion to a eardinalate. It has been in the past that, besides be-sides the nuncios of the first-class, the secretaries of the most important congregations and the holders hold-ers of a few other important offices were ultimately invested Avith the eardinalate as with an acquired right. The new reform of the Pope has therefore come as a serious blow to the hopes of many Roman prelates, some of whom were sure of ultimate promotion pro-motion and who are likely to continue in subordinate subordin-ate positions for years. Rer. Thomas Francis Cusack, I). D.. recently consecrated auxiliary bishop of New; York, was presented with a purse of $10,000, and by the alumni alum-ni of Troy Seminary, where he took orders, with two jewelled mitres. . . - Rt.'Rev. Bishop Spalding has broken down under un-der the strain of his many duties, including his lecture work and has been obliged to go to Hot Springs Ark., for rest and recuperation. Through the efforts of a crusade carried, on by Rev. George Giflinger, Bishop Cosgrove's secretary, secre-tary, the saloons and dance halls .of Davenport, la., have been obliged to comply with the law and close at midnight. The Protestant clergy co-operated with Father Giglinger. but almost the entire work was done by himself, without noise or bluster. . ' . . . , '. Ri. Rev. Bishop Tudden of Syracuse, N. A., is on his way. to Rome to make his ad limina visit. While absent, he will visit the Jl'oly-Land and Ireland Ire-land . returning . to his home In July. .. ; Teh converts were confirmed at the Church of the Inlmaculate Conception. Washington, on a recent re-cent Sunday by Cardinal Gibbons. , . In New Orleans Sunday, April 24. Rev: Bernard Ber-nard Klaphake, C. SS. R.. celebrated .the fiftieth anniversary, or golden jubilee, of his profession as a Redemptorist. " Tho date of the consecration of Rt. Rev. William Will-iam Stang, D. D., Bishop-elect, of Fall River.' Af ass., announced as April 24. has beer, postponed because of the delay of -the Papal bull creating the new diocese. The consecration will take place early in Afay in the Cathedral of Providence, R. I. The clergy of the Newark Diocese . gave an elaborate reception to Bishop O'Connor on his return re-turn from Europe. The Apostolic- Delegate. Jlis- Excellency , the Arost Rev. Archbishop I'alconio, has kindly consented con-sented to bo present at the commencement exercises of Nazareth Academy, Nazareth', Kalamazoo county, coun-ty, Alichigan, on June 14. a favor of which this young and prosperous institution is justly proud. W. Stanley Afatthews. son of Lieutenant W.- H. Arathews. U. S. A.; of Washington, D. C; has' received re-ceived tho robe of a Christian Brother at the Alary-land Alary-land novitiate. - ' v " ' ' ' Rev. Afother Columba of St. Afary's Hospital, San Francisco, in behalf of her! community, has presented Our Lady of Aferey Church, Point Richmond, Rich-mond, with an elegant set of altar linen,, consisting of seventy pieces, beautifully embroidered, and to the Rev. pastor a very valuable lace surpliee. ' f ' ' ".- " ' ' Archbishop -Ryan, will leave 'Philadelphia some time in June for a trip to Rome, lie will be goue several months, and will celebrate . in the Eternal City the twentieth anniversary cf his succession to the archbishopric. , . " - 1 . . ..:.-..' San. Jose (Cal.) Council of the Knights of Columbus, Co-lumbus, was organized in that city Sunday, April 25. Three hundered members-of the order from San Francisco, Oakland and other cities ; throughout through-out the state went to thafcVy on a special train and instituted the new council with imposing ceremony. cere-mony. Before the visiting members left the city the new council was thoroughly organized.' " The Catholic! Knights of America are considering consider-ing the question of increasing the rates charged by their society for insurance. In 1S119 they did make some changes in their rates but as this did not -seem to be satisfactory," the last sltpreme "e'ouii.cil instructed in-structed tlie supreme, officers Jo report their con-- con-- elusions concerning a rc-ratihg" to the next supreme su-preme council for a final and permanent adjustment." adjust-ment." ' ' '"' ' .' - ' Thus far Rev. "A. S. Siebeiifoercher, national organizer of the Priests' Total Abstinence leag .e, which' also includes amongst its members studeuts preparing for the priesthood, has succeeded in .enrolling .en-rolling 1,600 students under the banner of life total to-tal abstinence. Father. Siebeiifoercher, is now, hi. Canada, where he will begin 1 he .work of organizing organiz-ing branches of' the Priests' ' Total Abstinence league. - ' ' ' ' ' ' St. Patrick's church, the spacious ; and handsome hand-some new sacred edifice , recently constructed, at Angels. Cal.. was dedicated on April .17 by Right Rev. Thomas Grace, D.'D., bishop of Sacramento. The location of the new clmrch could not be better, making it equally convenient for the Catholics of Altaville as well as of Angels and. the surrounding community. The site was donated by. the Hon. J. V. Coleman'of San Francisco ,arid Jhe bishop, made special mention.' of. the generous gift:, -.The church is a beautiful building and has a seating capacity of 000, and when all the finishing touches are on it will cost about $10,000. ' " . ' Writing from Koserfky. Alaska, Rev. Father ucchesi, S. J., says: "We have received a great trial in the burning down of one of our missions. Nothing Noth-ing escaped, for even the church bell was melted. This mission was the work of eleven years and cost' at least $7,000. Afanusoript of the language was destroyed, and-we must begin all over again. The missionary barely escaped, awakened by the smoke. Everything must be freighted over during the winter win-ter by dog and sled at an enormous cost of labor." A few days ago a delegation of 150 Catholic Chinese called on Bishop Bruehcsi, Alontroal, praying pray-ing him to" provide them with a priest who could speak their own language and attend to their spiritual spi-ritual wants. The archbishop promised to endeavor endeav-or to secure a Jesuit pastor for them. The apostolic delegate at Washington. Atgr. Falconio, will sail the last of Afay for a visit to' Rome. The trip is not to be undertaken on account ac-count of any specific problems demanding the delegate's del-egate's presence in Rome, but rather as a vacation and in order to gratify his natural yearning to revisit re-visit the Eternal City after the vears of, continued absence demanded by his arduous duties as apostolic apos-tolic delegate in Canada and the United States. |