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Show j A MEDAL FROM THE POPE. nolinea. Honor, Rev. Dr. Sku-lik Sku-lik 1 or Hi, Literary Work His holiness Pope Leo XIII ha's bestowed be-stowed an honor upon the Rev Bernard Ber-nard M. Sknlik, pastor of St ' Hyacinth's Hya-cinth's Polish Catholic church of La Salle Ills., by presenting to him his apostolic benediction and a medal The medal, which is somewhat larger than a silver dollar, was sent bv the pope's command in appreciation of Dr. (i ) i Js z& I -' Ov - 1 ,,.tHW5ft5i I?EV. BERNARD M. SKCLIK. i Skulik's literary works. The precious gifts were received by him on Aug. 20, which happened to be his birthday. The Rev. Dr. Skulik is one of the most learned theologians in the United States and is considered one of the most fertile and prolific writers among j Catholic priests of America. lie has I written 43 books in the Tolish, English. ! Slavonic, German, Latin and Italian j languages. v j |