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Show Dleccsc of Denver ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent. f The Intcrmountain and Colorado Catholic is placed on sale at the James Olarkc church goods house, 627 Fifteenth street, Denver, -Colo. CITY OF DENVER. JTeir Church Laws Promulgated at Recent Diocesan Synod. Fr The first time in eleven years. Bishop N. C. Matz deemed it necessary to n!l a dincvm pynod to look into some important church affairs with a view to revising: certain laws which "have become rather loose. The synod . vas hold at the close of the diocesan retreat and was of an important char-.' char-.' a-t er. p'ifty-six. priests from all parts of the stale who had attended the retreat re-treat wore present at the conclave, which wa? presided over by the Right , . ; Ueverond Bishop. I ! The mceihiR opened with a prayer to i the Holy 5hust thai light would be I j::vn ihe ministers of the gospel gath ered there that they might be guided ',".. in the making of their laws. The scene ' was an impressive o:ie. Bishop Matz - first congratulated the priests on the 6Uocoks of the retreat and expressed ! the belief that it would prove especial- ' ly fruitful. The most important work neenm-! neenm-! , plislK-il by the synod is the creating of what is 'termed "irremovable pastor ates." The incumbents of She "iire-; "iire-; movable past"! .ites" cannot be removed ; without th.eir having committed a can- 1 t!ii al offense. The apnoint mcnt to one ! ' , of the new offices if regarded as a re- i " ward of merit and it carries with it special -privileges. The pastor may not C ' be sent to another charge and during his lifetime he is guaranteed a pulpit. Another privilege extended to the rector rec-tor of an irroniaable parish is that he J shall have a voi.-e in the appointment I, of a bislrnp or a coadjutor bishop, but in this diocese it happens that the three men chosen are also electors. ; The three priests honored by the ' ' , vote of the ynod in being made irre- i movable pastors are the Right Rev. ' , Monsipnor Robinson, V. G.. pastor of j ; tli? Church of the Annunciation at Den ver: the Rev. J. J. Gibbons, who is jn charge of the Church of the Annuncia-: Annuncia-: lion at Leadville. and Rev. G. Raber, ; pastor of St. Mary's church at Colorado : I springs. All three priest? have labored i long in the diocese,- some of them an tedating the consecration of Bishop Matz. All have been successful in J- handling th spiritual and financial af- I I fairs of their parish, and their choice is considered a popular one. Numerous qualifications are necessary neces-sary to the eligibility for an irremov-i irremov-i able pastorate. The church itself must be practically out of debt; there must I Ve a parochial schocl in connection, 1 and the priest must have been pastor ! for a given length of time. All of these I qualifications are possessed by the I - priests chosen, and they are considered I eminently fitted for the place. I The law by which the pastorates are I thus created, provides that at the death of an irremovable rector, his place is to be filled by competitive ex- , animation, to which all of the priests I are eligible. If the other qualifications I are equal, the award is made to the I i one reaching the highest average. In I ' the competitive test are included the- ology, church government and subjects 1 of a like nature. I Monsignor Robinson, to whom fell i r the honor of being the first one select- I ed. has been actively engaged in par- I ochial and mission work in the diocese of Denver since the pioneer days. He 5 was a companion of the late Bishop Joseph F. Machebeuf in the work in the I mountain towns while yet Denver wa." I ' ' a small settlement on the banks of i Cherry creek. His labors were always ' indefatigable and led to his selection to the rank of monsignor a year ago last December. His parish, the Church I of the Annunciation in East Denver, is I in a prosperous" condition and the school i is the most largely attended parochial I Institution in the entire diocese. Al- I " most fiOO children are enrolled. The I church itself is free from debt and I there is a. handsome sum on hand for 1 the erection of a new building upon I which work has just ben begun. $ No less important a factor in tne dio- i ccsan history has been the Rev. J. J. I Gibbons of Teadville, one of the most thoroughly Catholic towns in the entire. f tate carrying with it the care of moun- I tain missions which necessitate miles. t of travel weekly over all sorts of roads.' I . In the work Father Gibbons has been s. eminently successful and has won a f place in the hearts of the inhabitants : : of the mining camps in the vicinity of J the "Cloud City." Two years ago his 1 i church, a handsome structure which he ejected in the past few years, was con-f con-f crated. The parish enjoys the dis- ii tiiietion of possessing one of the two t church buildings in the state which, ! b'ing free from all incumbrance, has b'-en consecrated by Bishop Matz. The f. other is the Church of St. Elizabeth at sS Denver.' Father Gibbons Was formerly 7'Mstor of the Church 'of St. Francis de 3 i Sales in South Denver, and while there J made hundreds 'of friends who have '.' Fince watched with interest his steady j advance in the religious world. i The third candidate. Father Raber of Colorado Springs, is one of the best i theologians and most zealous pastors i;i the diocese. His experience has been broad and he has brought the Church I of St. Mary up to its present high standing. For years he was in charge I of the church at Cripple Creek and his 1 v oik there was showered with en- i! tcomiums by the Right Reverend Bishop. Bish-op. Another rule of importance set down I by the snyod governs the matter of i w ed.lings, " wherein pastors of outside I psn-irhes are called. Years ago an or- j dcr went forth that -people shall be a married by their own . pastor unless, s with the express permission of that i pastor, an outside priest bo called. Of j late years the regulation, has been loosely observed, frequently hard feeling feel-ing has resulted, and in order to avoid this sort of trouble the rule will be I even more stringent. In future a writ- I ten consent bearing the signature of I the pastor shall be necessary before the I ceremony can be performed at all, and I for violation of this obligation on the '; part of the outside pastor a penalty is I provided. Where the prospective bride I and groom reside in different parishes I find an outside pastor is called, con- I sent from the pastors of the respective j 1 churches is necessary. Th rule states I : that heretofore this regulation has been I "honored more in the breach than in I the observance," and that pastors are ; ' required to watch it closely, f .Still another regulation in which the public generally is interested is the one ; governing the soliciting of alms by i t members of religious orders. Business 1 j men complain frequently of being called I upon every few days for donation?, and : the rule means greater protection and less annoyance to them. Monk?, and ( I nuns collecting for the support of relig- ' ' . ' ious or charitable institutions will be required to show a letter of authoriza-i authoriza-i ' tion from the bishop before being: al- lowed to solicit. Aside from the consent 1 . of the bishop, the permission of the I pastor within whose territory they are collecting, will be required. In this way, i ' an investigation into the worthiness of I ; a charity may be made before the do-I do-I '" nations are asked. It Is expected that f ; this will considerably curtail the soli so-li . lieiting of alms. j Numerous other rules of less im- ' portant character were drawn up, chiefly governing the relation between' 1 . . ( different pastors, and a slight change In the laws relating to the holding of - church prpoerty was effected. Alto- I : '; pother the synod was voted a decided "M-a , success and good results are looked i for from the new code. 1 A New Parish For Denver. - Should a canvas of the district lying f in the vicinity of Montc'air, that de- ; lightful suburb south of the city park, brine in Uaiit tic fiujt that a roodlv' number of Catholic families reside there, a new parish wdll be established and at its head will be the Rev. Hugh L.. McMemamin. It has long been the wish of Bishop Matz .to establish a church for the people living near Mont-clair, Mont-clair, Parkhill and Aurora, and at the close of the diocesan retreat two weeks ago he began to take definite steps looking toward the organization of a congregation. There is no church at present within walking distance of these suburbs and the car service leads through a roundabout way which results re-sults in the loss of much time. Rev. Hugh McMenamin was selected by Bishop Matz as the man best suited to be a pastor to the new llock, and he authorized him to make a thorough canvas of the territory which will be I comprised within the boundaries of the I new parish. If there is a sufficiently large number of families who will contribute con-tribute to the support of a resident 'pastor, Bishop Matz will immediately allow Father McMenamin to go ahead , with the taking of subscriptions for a fund to erect a church. It is understood, under-stood, that there are several wealthy Catholics residing near Montc-lair who are anxious to see the church started and will donate liberally toward setting set-ting the building in readiness. The boundaries of the new parish will extend frm the west end of the city park to the east indefinitely, and from the south gate for several blocks. The territory will be extensive but is sparcely settled. At present the near-ofit near-ofit church is the pro-cathedral on Logan avenue, and it has always -been the intention of the bi;-hop that when the new church was erected some pro-j pro-j vision would be made for those out of walking distance. I Father McMenamin is a young priest who has met with much success at the church of St. Mary at Colorado Springs, where he is assistant pastor to Rev. G. Raber. Together the two' priests have built -up one of the most nourishing parishes in the diocese and Father McMenamin is accounted, by the Denver priests, the man for the place. He was ordained but four years ago but is sufficiently experienced to handle a responsible charge. He has attained a reputation as a pulpit orator ora-tor and possess marked zeal. The establishment of a parish in the Montclair district will still further add to the popularity of that part of town as a residence section. The canvas will be completed by the last of this week and Bishop Matz will then take some action. The church which will be built, should the canvas warrant It, will be but a small structure, thoroughly thor-oughly artistic but with a limited. seating seat-ing capacity. In this way expenses will be kept down and at present it looks as if the new parish would prove an especially prosperous one. Miss Teats Weds Allen. C. Wood. July weddings have not been numerous numer-ous this year but the few that have occurred oc-curred have been of an interesting character. On Thursday of last week Miss Lottie Teats became the bride of Allen C. AVood. the ceremony being performed at the residence of .the bride's parents, 1440 Columbine street. Green and white was the color scheme adopted for the decoration? and throughout the house white cut flowers and greenery were used. Only members mem-bers of the immediate families of bride and groom witnessed the ceremony, at which the Rev. John B. White of the cathedral officiated. , . s The bride wore a traveling gown and carried a shower bouquet of sweet peas. She Avas given away by. her father and her only attendant was little Helen Walton, her neice, who looked very -dainty in a pretty white frock, and carried the ring. Mrs. Wood, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Teats and has lived in Denver the greater part of her life. For the past two years she has been "attending school at St. Xa-vier's Xa-vier's convent in Chicago. It was only on-ly last December that she returned from school and the following month the engagement was announced. Mr. Wood is connected with the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, and with his bride will reside in , Trinidad, where they willl be at home to friends after August 1. Father-Phillip's Sad Journey. . For the second time in less than a year Rev. Father Percy A. Phillips hap been called to- his old- home in St. i Paul, Minn., by the serious illness. of a brother. This time it is the youngest member of the family and he lies.dan-gerously lies.dan-gerously sick. (Father Phillips was telegraphed for Saturday night and left immediately. . . . Lat fall he was summoned to the family, home and' arrived too late .to see another brother alive. He waited for the funeral service and then came back and took up. his work as before. Now." that -. death.' threatens another member of the- family, the sympathy of the people of every parish in the city is with the Rev. Chancellor, and all are uniting In praying for the recovery re-covery of Mr. Phillips. Should his brother soon be out of danger. Father Thillips will remain but a short time in the east, as his work here is of an important nature. Death, of T. J. Maloney. Tn the death of Thomas Jefferson Maloney. which look place at Kansas City last week, there passed away a man to whose generous impulses there was no limit and who made the world, the brighter for his having lived. ' The shock felt by his sudden demise' will not soon pass away, for Mr. Maloney was a man to admire and respect in every action of life. The fact that death overtook Mr.' Maloney while far away from those whom he loved, makes his end doubly sad. A few weeks ago his physician ordered him away to Excelsior Springs for awhile, but upon reaching the old home in Kansas City he was so im proved that he decided to remain there with a brother. A sister. Miss Louise Maloney, accompanied him. For a time Mr. Maloney pteatTlly improved, but last week a sudden change for the worse resulted In his death within an hour. Tt.e family here was notified at ncton Thursday and left that eveening for Kansas City. Mr. Maloney' died fortified with the rites of the church of which he had always been a member, mem-ber, and the funeral, which was held in the home of his young manhood, was largely attended. The Moral offerings offer-ings attested the love of hundreds of friends who had felt a touch of that kindness for which g-enerous hearted "Tom" Maloney was noted, and hundreds hun-dreds went home with the thought that something worth while had gone out of their lives. For it was worth while to have known Mr. Maloney, and in the few years he made Denver . his home, he became known as a man to whom love of humanity in general meant everything and who lived to see others happier. . A sad circumstance connected with, the death of Mr. Maloney is that his mother, to whom he was deeply attached, at-tached, died last winter leaving a sorrowing sor-rowing family who looked for comfort and encouragement to the older brother. Mr. Maloney's brother. Alderman James Maloney, with his sisters, Misses Miss-es Louise, Katherine, Nora , and Margaret Mar-garet Maloney, returned to the stricken strick-en home on Monday. Hundreds of friends are extending their sympathy, and with them the Jntermountain Catholic unites in praying "Requiescat in Pace." Notes and Personals. . The picnic given by the Knights of St. John at Dome Rock on Sunday was attended by 2.000 friends. The heavy rainfall washed out the tracks up Platte canon toward evening and delayed the return of the picnickers. Mrs. Mary Longan with her daughters. daugh-ters. Miss Margaret Bane and Misses Annie and Rose Longan, is expected to return from St. Louis early next week, where they have, been visiting the World's Fair for a month'. Miss May Gillis is not expected to return re-turn from the Wrorld's Fair until shortly short-ly betore the opening of school in Sep- BOULDER, COLO. Railroad men" figure that 10,000 carloads car-loads of Colorado's choicest fruits will be shipped to other parts of the country the coming, fall. The prospects pros-pects are that the Centennial state will this, year see the largest fruit crop in its history. Boulder News. VICTOR, COLO. The Victor "bull pen" is empty. Not a prisoner is incarcerated. The last one was released yesterday. How long this condition will last, however, is hard to determine. The prisjn has been filled with men ever since the 6th day of June. During the time since that date and, up till yesterday there had- been upward of i00 prisoners. Many were released within a few hours after being be-ing incarcerated, while others went out on deportation trains and still others have been transferred to the county jail. " f ' , Miss Eva Logan of Canon City is tne guest of Mrs. M. L. McBride of 20,1. South Sixth for a week. t Mrs. J. J. O'Donnell and family returned re-turned from Colorado Springs and Denver, Den-ver, where they have been visiting. Mr. O'Donnell left for Butte, Mont. CRIPPLE CREEK, COLO. Mrs. J. O. Harrigan gave a large r.-- ! ception recently in honor of her sister, Mrs. Barney. About 100 guests called i during the reception hours, which were from 3 to 6 o'clock. The house was beautiful in its decorations. The parlor par-lor was mort artistically decorated in ferns and Lauson carnations. This room blended beautifully with the color scheme of the dining room, which was filled with roses and carnations. The hall was a. mass of ferns and palms. Mrs. Pierce. Miss Zellner and Miss Murphy assisted Mrs. Harrigan. DURANGO, COLO. John S. Putnam, great-grandson of General Israel Putnam of revolutionary daj's, is slowly dying at the Mercy hospital hos-pital in this city. He has been at the hospital for the past two weeks and the physicians there hold out no hope for his recovery, at least mentally. Mr. Putnam is 70 years of age and is an old-timer in this section. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. The Portland reduction mill at Colorado Colo-rado City, owned and operated by the Portland Gold Mining company, which was closed three weeks ago, resumed operations last Saturday with nonunion non-union men. Members of the Mill and j Smeltermen's union, which is affiliated with the Western Federation of Miners, Min-ers, are refused employment.- This completes the non-unionizing of all of the ore-treating plants of Colorado City, where there are four. The Tort-land Tort-land mill employs 175 men. : TRIJTIDAD, COLO. Edward O'Neill, one of the oldest and best known residents of Starkville, died at his home last Saturday morning morn-ing at the age of 71 years. Mr. O'Neill leaves a large family of grown sons and daughters, among them being Robert Rob-ert O'Neill, who is superintendent of the southern division of the Rocky Mountain Moun-tain Fuel & Iron company. The funeral funer-al was held Monday afternoon from his late residence. |