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Show HELENA, MONT. J Right Rev. John P. Carroll, bishop of Helena, has announced that the sum of $100,000 has been offered the Helena cathedral .building fund on condition that the people of Helena donate a like amount before Easter. In making this announcement, Bishop Carroll assured his people cf the financial responsibility responsibil-ity of the generous person, who will not allow his name to be disclosed. The offer is strictly a contingent one, and if the other sum is not raised by Easter the offer will be withdrawn. Besides a new cathedral, the cathedral cathe-dral parish of Helena is erecting a splendid school. For both these purposes pur-poses $130,000 has been paid in. Of this sum the bulk is made up of $50,000 from Peter Larson, $25,000 from Thomas Cruse and $35,000 from a non-resident whose name is not given. The money so far obtained will go toward the completion com-pletion of the school and the foundation of the cathedral. |