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Show Diocese of Denver ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent ; A. The Intermountaln and Colorado Catholic Is placed on sale at the James Clarke church goods house, C27 Fifteenth street. Denver, Colo. Church Progress in 1906. The close of the year 1107 will not s-e tall spires of a magnificent cathedral j fleeting the heavens and reflecting the morning: sunlignt on crosses of polished jiH-tal, but it will see Denver's proposed Hirrch well under way, if the progress That has been made in the past few months may be taken as an indication of what may be expected. The cathedral at the coiner of Colfax and Logan awnucs, the realization of a dream cherished by every Catholic in Colorado, is completed as high as the water table and as soon as the. iron workers do their 'pari of the preparations prepara-tions toward maklug the structure lire-priof, lire-priof, the contract for the superstructure- will bi: considered. , Denver 'fit holies fe 1 cry much encouraged en-couraged over the work which has been accomplished during ltnfi on the cathedral. cathe-dral. Not a cent of indebtedness has been incurred so far. and there . is a 'a lance of $jri,0:)0 cash in the treasury to proceed with the next -contract. Now that it has been made evident that the inthedral will be pushed to completion -:s soon as- the fu:ids are on hand, nn-n and women have taken heart and will 'ontribute generously when the next i -a 11 eomc-s.- Not a little attention has been at-itacted at-itacted 10 the well built walls which Icrm the foundation of the cathedral, fnd before the year 1!H7 is far advanced the chapel which will occupy the basement base-ment will be ready for services. "When it is the Sunday masses will be divided between that. chapel "and the one under the school house which is now used. Irately the congregation has assumed such proportions hat with live masses on Sunday it is impossible io give .-vol y member of ihc 'congregation a seat. At ihe 9:G0 o'clock mass especially, fully L'1 0 people stand every Sunday. The erection of the cathedral is. of course, the feature of church progress in the diocese of Denver. Hut it is only ''ne of many things which murk the advance ad-vance of ihe church here. The opening of a parochial school in connection with the parish of St. Francis de Sales in South Dcrvcr has proved an emphatic success. Father J. .7. Donnelly, the pastor, is delighted with the experiment and the school is in a flourishing condition. con-dition. The I'luinh of the Holy ;iiost, of which Fa liter Frederick Render is pa?-ior. pa?-ior. on Curtis street near Twentieth, has tilled a long-felt want among the people of that vicinity, and its congregation congre-gation is steadily prow ins. The church has various societies affiliated with it v. Inch are accomplishing-the same line of work much older organizations have only recentlv attempted. ' The Church of the Holy Name in Berkeley, of which Rev. Lawrence Fede, S. J.. is pastor, has been even more to the r;-sidrim- of the North Side than has the Church of the Holy Ohost To the people of downtown Denver. "While the Catholics of that vicinity formerly for-merly attended mass at the College of the Sacred Heart, now they have their own little church and their church so-. so-. ieties. and tin y take pride in the beauty beau-ty of their edifice and altar. St. Vincent's and St.. Clara's nrphan-a.ses nrphan-a.ses have increased their facilities for ! taking care of homeless little ones, and ihc missionary sister of the Sacred Heart. th Italian order in North Denver, Den-ver, ha e broadened the scope of their -- work aci'mng the poor -of .Den vet s ".Lit tle Italy." Tiio private and parochial schools un-eer un-eer the patronase of the church have a larger enrollment than ever this year, and are steadily opening- new departments. depart-ments. The Lazarist Father5! have in contemplation contem-plation t'r.e building of a theological -1 : ; ' seminary on Myrtle Hill, Denver, and their plans may reach fulfillment in lt-07. ,St. Anthony's hospital sustained serious seri-ous damages by tire a few months ago, but the work of rebuilding the burned bouses is well under way. St. Anthony's discovered many stanch friends in its hour of distress. Catholic societies have flourished, notably the Knights of Columbus, who have found occasion to institute a number num-ber of new councils in the diocese. In the southeastern part of the state a number of new churches were dedicated, dedi-cated, lie v. M. V. Callanan of La Junta officiating at the Ic-dicatcry services for four. No important changes have been made in the pulpits of the Denver churches, although many of the out-of-town p Irishes have beer, given new pastors. Father Holland Dead. The church in Colorado suffered a severe Kiss when at an early hour on Wednesday. Dec. 2t. the gentle spirit of Hew James Francis Holland, 'S. .T., went forth to receive the reward promised prom-ised the "good and faithful servant." Father Holland was born in Pittsburg, Pa.. July 17. IS:;."), and received his early education m that city, going to Home to complete his theological course. He was ordained in Rome and assigned to duty in western Pennsylvania. He was famed as an ec lsia-tical lawyer, and while :;till a very young man was sent to Home to argue important eases before be-fore the Sacred Congregation. Ho was at one time vicar general of the diocese; dio-cese; of Pittsburg, but resigned in s73 to join the Jesuit order, spending his novitiate at Frederick. Md. Fath'-r Holland came to Denver first in the early eighties, but alter a brief stay went to California to occupy the chair of rhetoric ci the famous Santa Cl-.ira college. Twerty yens a no he returned re-turned to this city and was appointed assistant pastor of the Sacred Heart church on Larimer and Twenty-eighth stteets. I'o remained in this connection j until the time of his death, and few-Catholics few-Catholics iii the city did not know and love him dearly. He was famed for his learning no less than for his spiritual girts and kindness of heart. Father Holland had been in roor health for some years, but only two weeks before his death was his condition considered soi-ions. He was then removed to Mercy Mer-cy hospital, where he passed si way. The funeral occurred from Sacred Heart church Thursd-iv morning, where low requiem mas was said in accordance with a rule of iho order. The chanting of the litany for the dead by all his brother nri"sts wes an impressive feature, fea-ture, and brought tears to the eyes of all 'present. The body was laid to rest in the little cemetery of the Order at Saer-d Heart college, with plain, unpretentious un-pretentious ceremony, befitting the unassuming un-assuming life of this brilliant and much-beloved servant of Ciort. Father Donnelly III. Rev. J. J. Donnelly, pastor of St. Francis do. Sales church, was very ill on Christina and unable to officiate at any of the services in his church, Rev. Michael W. Donovan of the cathedral attended to his parisli duties until he ws so far rt covered as to again take ii his work. Catholic Young Men's Club. The following are the officers chosen guide the destinies of the Catholic iting Men's club Juring the coming ar: President, Dr. James I. Laugh-jj Laugh-jj : vice president. James J. Crowley; T Yording secretary. Charles Huff: fin-I fin-I Vial secretary, Thomas Halpin: treas-r, treas-r, 1 r, John J. Hentbry: sergoant-at-iWns, Frank Dolan: house committee., IVtI K. Heed. Philip Cullen. M. J. I'.Jrry. C. Griffin and P. Lamont. The iitb is in a very flourishing condition id the entertainments the boys occa-nally occa-nally give for their friends are very ijoyable. On Thursday evening, Dec. ., the. club gave its second of a series of dances at Do Pron's dancing acad- emy on Broadway and Second avenue. About 100 hundred couples spent a thnrousyMv delightful evening. Church Notes. The Christmas collection for the Cathedral Ca-thedral parish was $1,350. This sum is $200 in excess of last year's collection. The collection at Saint Francis de Sales church Christmas day was $402. This parish is in a very flourishing condition con-dition and the members are very enthu- si:istie ' Reverend Louis F. Hagus, of (.'dorado (.'do-rado Springs, spent a few days of the Christmas season with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hagus, 1059 "Washington "Washing-ton avenue. Reverend Andrew B. Casey, of Greeley, Gree-ley, was in the city last week. The Sacred Heart College Dramatic Club has in preparation a military play of the thirteenth centuiy, entitled "God and Country," which will be presented in the Broadway theatre Sunday evening. even-ing. January 20. The club has attained quite a reputation in the dramatic field nnd its new play will not fall short of the standard. - - In all the churches of the city th-3 music at the high mass last Sunday was a repetition of the Christmas pro-pram pro-pram and received favorable comment. The Charity Ball. The Charily Ball In aid of St. Vincent's Vin-cent's Orphanage, held, on New Year's night proved a phenomenal "' falx- financial success. Huston lrl. looked prettier nor has it ev i "7??. more fashionable assemblage. J Social and Personal. Xews cam- from Rome last week that Miss Josie Marion, of Denver, had been granted an audience with the Popes. Miss Marion belongs to ah old Catholic fhinilv and is now traveling abroad. Mr. and Mrs. Martin K. Rowley, of the Shirley hotel, are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby boy. born hist week. Joe Coughlin. a young Denver boy, and a former pupil of Sacred Heart College, is at the Tabor Opera hous; this week, ns leading man for Miss Maud Fealy, and the local council, Knights of Columbus engaged the lower low-er floor of the theatre for the opening night and gate their popular brother knight a rousing reception. Mr. Coughlin Cough-lin is the only son of Mrs. Bessie Coughlin of 230;, Gaylord street, and a nephew of Mr. Schuyler II. Alexander. vr Mi Evc-rildcs B:trnes has returned to her home in Denver, after spending the holi lay season in the southern part of the state. Miss Barnes is not only a musician of much skill, but has also crmposed several pieces for the piano which have elicited much praise. Miss Edna Straub returned last Wednesday to Saint Mary's academy, Leavenworth, Kas., after a delightful Christmas vacation at home. Miss Florence- Sheedy has been home for the holidays,' but leaves in a few finvs to resume her studies at the Visitation Vis-itation Convent in Washington, D. C. & The Conventional High Five club met Fridav and spent a. delightful afternoon aft-ernoon with Mrs. Thomas F. Dolan. 31S9 Daniel Moylan. living mi Fillmore street in Harman, suffered a dislocation disloca-tion of the hip Saturday evening, in a collision of two tramwy cars. Miss Mary Moylan was with her father, but, fortunate.lv escaped unlrurt. V '-- Mr. Patrick Mulrooney left during the week for Leadville, to look after his mining interests. Mr. and Mrs. Harry! Griebling, of Harman, spent the holidays with relatives rela-tives in Pueblo. Mrs. R. .Russell, of ."30 South Pearl street, .entertained elaborately at a Christmas dinner. Wedding Bells. On Christmas night at the Church of Saint Francis de Sales, Reverend Father Fath-er Donovan united in marriage Miss Clara P.urbrink ar-d Mr. Charles L. Smith. The bride was attended by Miss Mary Joyce, while Mr. M. E. Connelly performed the duties of best man. The wedding was quite simple, but pretty, and the Christmas greens of the altar formed a pietty background for the dainty white gowns of the bride 'and her attendant. Mrs. Smith is the only daughter of Mrs. Mary Bnrbrink. and a former pupil of Immaculate Conception school. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have gone to housekeeping at 135 South Evans street. Obituary. The funeral of Earl Stedman Gunkle, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne S. Cunkle, who died on Wednesday Wednes-day December 26, was held from bis parents' residence, 012 South Washington Washing-ton street, Friday afternoon. December 2S. Buri3l was in Mount Olivet cemetery. ceme-tery. A sad and very unusual death was that which overtook young Roy Fitz-morris, Fitz-morris, of 711 West Walnut street, last week. Though but fourteen years of ege and apparently in perfect, health, the boy succumbed to apoplexy. After eating a hearty dinner Sunday afternoon after-noon he went out for a walk with sever:!! sev-er:!! companions, and had proceeded but a block when he complained of a se-ere se-ere pain in his head and sat down on the curb, unable to continue hisVjju Help was summoned and the "boy t;:kcO' to his home, where for several hours three physicians labored to restore hhn to consciousness, but he was past all help ""'I expired toward evening. The funeral occurred Wednesday morning, December 26. from the parents' rcf:i-dence, rcf:i-dence, 711 West Walnut stree'. to Stint Leo's church, where Reverend William O'Ryan'said requiem mass for the repose re-pose of his soul Burial was in Mount Calvary cemetery. m Mrs. Bridget Wheat ley. an aged v.n. man. who for some time had resided ft 2610 Stout street, died there last week, &nd was buried in Mount Calvery cemetery cem-etery after funeral service at Sacred Heart church. Mrs. Bessie E. Cavanaugh, of :oi Downing avenue, died at her home on Friday, December 2$, and was buried Sunday afternoon from Anmfneiatiort church. Reverend Father WolihaA reading the funeral service. Internien was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Sc 4f -r On Thursday, December 27, Mrs. Mai garet Humphrey passed way at th family residence, 1428 South WaU street. The funeral service was he' 1 Sunday afternoon at Saint Leo s church. Burial was in Mount Oliv t cemetery. Mrs. Mary Shechan. an aged reside i of the Catholic parish, died last wee; , after a lon- illness, at the home r,f n, ,1 daughter, Mrs. .11. W. Lawrence. ig ;j Race street. She was buried Satutd;. .-J .-J morning. December 2: from Xog-ait. i s , m iii b tffcuT i m innOiiii n rr if-n iin r -i htip 'fr'ip,, m Avenue Chapel, where requiem mass was said for the repose of her soul. Interment In-terment was in Mount Olivet cemetery. ceme-tery. Michael Cosgrove, of 273.1 Humboldt street, died at his home on Christmas day, at the age of sixty-four years. He was buried Friday morning from Sacred Sa-cred Heart church, where Reverend Father Barry. S. J.. sang requiem high tnass for the repose of his soul. Interment Inter-ment was in Mount lOivet cemetery. Mr. Cosgrove is survived by a widow and several grown children. ' Mr. John Burke, who died in this city on Wednesday, December 26, was buried Thursday afternoon from Logan Avenue Chapel. Interment was in Mount Calvary cemetery. - -r- WMr. John Kennedy died on Christmas V at his home. 1617 Tremoiit. street. hj was buried Friday afternoon from igan Avenue Chapel. Burial was in unt Calvary cemetery. Mr. Kennedy Jfid com"1 to Denver for his health and H as here hut a short tim". |