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Show I rr : ; W ' -1 Church .. t I which oyer- Or t cometh the : nwwsah , : I i CHURCH CALENDAR. I, J Sunday, Sept. 7 Fourteenth Sundav . after the Octave of Trinity. St. Rose of Viterbp, Virgin. . Monday Sept. S. Nativity of the " ' Blessed Virgin Mary. (Plenary i )' ' indulgence.) ' I Tuesday, Sept. S Conversion of St. Augustine. "Wednesday, Sept. 10 St. Nicholas Tolentfni, Confessor. 1 i ; Thursday, Sept. 11 St. Peter, Bishop, J ' Confessor. I ; Friday. Sept. 12 Blessed Columba, O. I P., Virgin. 1 Saturday. Sept. 13 St. Servatius, 1 Bishop, Confessor. I ? Archbishop Corrigan's Charity, i A new light has been thrown upon the life of the late Archbishop Corrigan ' last week by the Rev. J. X. Connolly. I rector of the Church of Our Lady of I Good Counsel, who was private secre- 1 i tary to the archbishop during the last ! ten years of his life. Father Connolly , I took exception to the statement that Archbishop Corrigan had given his money to his family while living and, had left none at his death. "That is not the case 'said Father I Connolly, "unless by members of his family are meant the faithful over I r i whom he presided as spiritual father. 1 ' ' ' Money had absolutely no attraction for him, and he carried little with him i at any time. I recall very distinctly I that there was one period when he was actually penniless. That was 1 during the two or three years preced- I inS the opening of. the seminary at IDunwoodie, and particularly while the chapel was under construction. Had he died at that time he would not have left enough to bury him. "More than once during that period when I called upon him for a check to pay house and other expenses he laughingly admitted that he had not a I , penny, and asked if I could get along J until something came in. As our 1 credit was gooct. we suffered no em- I banassment. but the incident will I serve to show exactly how much f -weaun tne archbishop had hoarded I ur. I acted as his almoner in a meas- I ure during the ten years I was with I him. and know the way in which h I ; constantly distributed what he had to I the Pom and needy. All he had in I lne world he gave to the seminary t J Dunwoodie when jt was built, and , . turned over as a library fund the sum 1 I of J10.000 received from a life insur- I . ance policy when it matured." I ; Invention, of a Priest. 1 Chief Moore of the weather bureau I ' has been requested by Bishop McOol- rick of Duluth. Minn., to install a lightning detector in the new observa nt t lo be erected at Duluth. Tne device, which is the invention of I., the Rev- F- x- Odenbach. a Catholic priest of Cleveland, O., is said to defe lightning at a distance of 100 miles and acurately foretell its appearance in I anv given locality. Successful experi- I ments have been made with the in- ' vention by government officials at I Cleveland and Duluth, -who, it is re- ! ported, regard the invention as very valuable and practicable. The Rev. Father Odenbach, the inventor, in-ventor, did not take any trouble to exploit the device until Bishop McGor-lick McGor-lick happened to get interested In it and urged Chief Moore to experiment ",tn ne in the Duluth observatory I . Jhe request will most likelv be granted I I ' kv the cfcief of the weather bureau I speaking of the invention Chief Moore 1 d: "I consider the invention a great . . ne,P ln m-v department, and it should -rove of much value to the weather I bureau in its work." New Paulist Mission. House. I ' Tlie now mission house for the train ing of missionaries to non-Catholics wjj open at the Catholic university in the fall. There are already quite a ,lurrber of applications for niac th. i made by the bishops. The studies J ' ?vlU consist of a post graduate course ln apologetics and methods of giving j missions and answering questions I fronl the question box. For the pres- I ' ent- at 'east, none but those who are f ordained and therefore ready to begin J t the work will be accepted. I ' Guidi Appointed Papal Delegate. Rome. Aug. 2S.-Mgx. Guidi has been apjK)inted delegate in the Philippines Monsignor Guidi is expected " to hasten his departure for Manila in consequence of information received at t the Vatican of the organization of a j schismatic Catholic churr- in the Phil- t ippines. The Vatican professes not to attach much Importance to the move- Jnent. and declares "it cannot develop j under the leadership of persons whose Fole reason for organizing is because tney are excommunicated from the atholic church." . Tte Nun at the Siege of Mafeking. I 1 Many honors have been awarded in 1 ; connection with the South African war onc have been more worthily deserved ; than that which was paid at the ' J Mafeking Catholic convent on June 28 I tnen Colonel Vyvyan presented to J Mother Teresa the Royal Red Cross as I a mark of distinction from the late T" Queen Victoria. It will be remembered ' it,1 , 5 Uie Slege noble- Wor for the relief of distress was done bv a little lit-tle band of ladle. The bursting shells did not deter them from their errands of mercy, and amidst great misery and privations they were ministering angels. an-gels. Of that band Mother Teresa was the head. Queen Victoria determined that three of those ladies should receive re-ceive the Royal Red Cross. One of them. Miss Crawford, was presented with it by Lord Kitchener at Pretoria - Another. Miss Hill-now Airs. Whimble 1 obtained hers at the hands of Colonel -n av,lJn- , c?lon?l Vyvyan, acting on I behalf of his superior. General Max- i well tendered the cross to Mother Te- I re and in a graceful speech congrat- I i uiated her as a personal friend. Cer- J . emonies of this kind are not rare in I ! ?ase of nuns- Mofher Teresa acted VZn6?Tt coura&e and patience, j hut she only did what nuns alwavs do when duty calls them to a post of dan- An Athletic Priest. The "Avvenire di Sardegna" relates an extraordinary feat of strength and I ' daring, the hero of which was a priest, ' the Rev.- Benevento Cast! of Villasor! ;; in Sardinia. On the 29th ultimo the i ! reverend gentleman was proceeding ? from his house to the village church v hen he heard loud cries for help from a field adjoining the road. He immediately immedi-ately ran to the spot, and found that an infuriated bull was trampling upon and goring an unfortunate farm hand Mithout a moment's hesitation the plucky priest Jumped over the fence a.d' renewin the famous episode in t Quo aais," he literally "seized the i bull by the horns" and held the brute J firmly pinned to the ground until as- i stance arrived. But for his timeiy intervention the infuriated animal ould have certainly dispatched its The Seal of Confession. The obligation of secrecy w hich is on 1 11 11 "' the minister of the sacrament' of pen- , ance is called the Seal of Confession. This obligation arises from the natural law, for every one who confides secrets to another has a right to have his confidence con-fidence respected. - It is also required by the Divine law, for when God instituted insti-tuted the sacrament under the form of a secret trial, he by implication required re-quired the minister who holds his place to do nothing which would frustrate the purpose of this secrecy; and these natural and Divine obligations are enforced en-forced by the canon law of the church. The obligation is absolute, admitting of no exception whatever. The seal binds the priest and all other persons to whose knowledge the confession has i come, such as interpreters, or if ever It should chance that any one overheard over-heard what was said; and it extends not only to sins, but also to whatever else has become known in a confession made in order to obtain absolution, the revelation of which would in any way annoy the penitent. The penitent himself is not under any obligation of secrecy, but If he be "wise he will always observe it. Rev. Sylvester J. Hunter, S. J. The Cardinal's Heart. It is reported that in compliance with the late Cardinal Ledochowski's desire expressed in his will, Dr. Pelagallo extracted ex-tracted Cardinal Ledochowski's heart before the remains were buried and placed it in a precious urn of rock crystal, which will be deposited in the little church at Gorki, Cardinal Ledochowski's Ledo-chowski's birthplace. Priest ResignedP A rumor comes from Cincinnati that the Rev. Thomas Hagerty of the diocese dio-cese of Dallas has resigned and withdrawn with-drawn from the church to devote his life to advocating socialism. The name does not appear in the list of Catholic clergymen in the Catholic directory. di-rectory. This May Be True. Rome, Sept. 1. The propaganda, after aft-er JL lencthv Klttino- trulav AtArtA f recommend the pope to appoint the Right Rev. John M. Farley, D. D., auxiliary aux-iliary bishop of New York, as archbishop arch-bishop of New York, In succession to the late Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan, and the Right Rev. George Montgomery, bishop of Los Angeles, Cal., as coadjutor to the Most Rev. Patrick William Riordan, archbishop ot San Francisco. Narrow Escape. A dispatch from Rome says that on Aug. 23 Cardinal Svampa had a narrow-escape narrow-escape from death in a carriage accident acci-dent at Bologna. His eminence emerged from the wreck of his carriage unhurt, . though the vehicle was smashed to smithereens, the horses killed and Lieutenant Anadei, " who j tried to stop them, mortally wounded, i Though the whole coach was broken up, his eminence was not even injured by the flying glass, timber or metal. The pope sent him a message of congratulation. con-gratulation. ! Policeman Turns Religious. James Cassin, a former policeman of Louisville, who has been for the past two years a lay brother of the Holy Cross at Notre Dame, Ind., has taken perpetual vows in that order. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Ecclesiastical Briefs Gathered From "Church Progress." Rt. Rev. Bishop ' Spalding of Peoria, Ills., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Cud-ahy Cud-ahy of Chicago at their summer home, Mackinac. $ Work n St. Thomas Aquinas church at Palo Alto, Cal., is progressing and from indications the Catholic people of the college town will have a house of worship to be proud of. - The regular sessions of the Maryland Catholic summer school are now under way. An excellent programme of lectures lec-tures makes uj the course. 8 The Sisters of St. Joseph of Green Bay are making preparations for the closing of the purchase of the Comstock property better known as the Kellogg place, on Monroe avenue. It is the intention of the Sisters to open there, this fall, an academy acad-emy for the education of girls. Always kind and generous to the Little Sisters of the Poor of Detroit during his lifetime, the late Senator McMillan gave aditional evidence by his will, in which he left them the sum of tl.OOo. Recently, on a hilltop at Auriesville, :N. J., a statue representing in marble the figure of Christ departed resting on the knee of His mother, was unveiled. Nearby was placed a massive crown of thorns in gold and precious gems as a votive offering. i?,L.thew,n of Xfl1 McNealis of Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, St. Joseph's church of that city will receive a legacy of $1.(KK) upon various vari-ous contingencies named in the instrument. instru-ment. The large bell recentlv hung at Emmanuel Em-manuel church, Dayton. O.. fell from its position one day last week, but fortunately fortunate-ly Its descent was interrupted by scaffolding scaf-folding lower down in the tower. Little damage was done and no one was injured. The German Roman Catholic Staats- t-iud.ua oi uaiuornia win hold Its annual state convention in San Jose this year It continues through three days On Sunday, pet. 5, Rt. Rev. Bishop Maes will lay the corner stone of the new St. John's church at Currollton. Kr. Rt Rev. J. L. Spalding, D. D., bishop of Peoria, Pe-oria, Ills., will preach the sermon. This will be a happy coincidence, as his uncle Rt. Rev. M. -J. Spalding, for fiftv years coadjutor of Louisville diocese, preached the sermon when the .corner stone of the old church was laid forty-nine vears ago A ; the-: Catnollc societies of Cincinnati will be invited to attend. A colioction taken up on Sundav of last week in the Mother of God church, Covington. Cov-ington. Ky., ' for the building of a new school house, netted 52,543. 40. ' -$ j . , , By the will of the late Joseph B. Glover of : Boston the sum of J3.OO0 is left to . the Carney .hosiiitalj, - The new altar .for' St. John's church. Green Bay will, be in place' about' Sept. 1. The altar Is' ofmarble and Is verv massive. mas-sive. The base- of the altar has been imported im-ported and will represent the Lord's Supper Sup-per in bas-relief. . -, . The, burning of the parochial schpol at Salamanca, . , In the spring has proven fortunate f6r the city. A fine commodious building, suitable for a con-ve,nt con-ve,nt i?T tne SisterB o St. i Joseph and a splendid school with every equipment will be built. " Nine Franciscan Sisters of the Convent of Our Lady of the Angels. Glen Riddle, Pa., celebrated their silver . jubilee together to-gether Aug. 22. On the previous day fiftv novices were professed into the order. Archbishop Ryan presided at the unique ceremonies. N A handsome new church is soon to be erected by St. Peter congregation. Steu-benvilla. Steu-benvilla. O. - .' ,AwChV,rchf.or thp Polish Catholics or Globeville. Colo., w ill soon be commenced, seven lots have been purchased for that purpose. There are about 100 families in the place, most of them employed in the smelters. . ... The new parochialschool of St. Mary's parish and the chapel of St. Anthony at Lynn, Mass.. have been dedicated. The new chapel and school have been erected at a cost of $2O,C00 and presented to the parish as a gift from the Rev. Father , Teeling. ' The biennial state convention of the I Ancient Order of Hibernians will be held in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 14. i The new academy building of 'Notre Dame. Alameda. Cal.. is rapidly nearing completion. It is commodious and substantial sub-stantial and complete in every detail. The boarding scholars as yet oceupy their former quarters .in the convent building, w-hich has been thoroughly modernized. A magnificent ciborium and two chalices chal-ices have lately been given to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Boston, as the result of the collection of old jewelry for this purpose, undertaken by the Revs. Thomas 1. Gasson. S. J., and D. T. O'Sul-livan. O'Sul-livan. S. J. The collection is being continued, con-tinued, until enough has been procured for a monstrance. Many precious heirlooms heir-looms and exquisite specimens of the jeweler's craft have gone into these pious offering. The Catholic orphanage located at Laramie, Lar-amie, Wyo., is to be opened Sept. 1 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth from Concordia, Kun. James E. Conklin, a Democrat and one of the best known Catholics of Madison, Wis., has been elected warden of the state prison at Waupum by the state board of control. Mr. Conklin will assume the duties of the position on the 1st of next mnnt h The Ancient Order of Hibernians of the District of Columbia has elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: President, Presi-dent, P. T. Moran; vice president. J. Irank O'Meara; secretary, John J. Dolan; treasurer, James Myers. Work has been commenced on a new church edifice at Occidental, Cal., and when completed will be one of the neatest neat-est and most comfortable religious structures struc-tures in the community. A handsome life-sized statue of Mary Magdalen was recently placed In St. Patrick's Pat-rick's church, Rockport, O. The donor is a generous parishioner, who prefers to remain unknown. -- The fine new two-story hall building of St. Leo's Branch No. MT7, Catholic Knights of America, at Lake Charles, La., is now coraDleted. The directors of the Columbian Catholic Summer School association will meet in Madison Sept. 23 to select the place of holding the next Eession of the school. Thirty-six nuns of the Order of Daughters Daugh-ters of the Cross arrived In New York Aug. 9 on their way to Shreveport, La., from France, driven out by the associations associa-tions law. Father Schlee, pastor of St. Martin's church, in Langford, N. Y.. Is to build a large and handsome church for the growing parish of that town. The pastor pas-tor has been with his people for many years and this will be the crowning effort ef-fort of his ministrationa The vestments worn by the distinguished distin-guished clergy who carried the relics of St. Benedict and St. Victoria In the cere-mony cere-mony of their translation to St. Paul's monastery, Pittsburg, Pa., were newly imported im-ported from France and were most exquisite ex-quisite wcrks of art. The series of ecclesiastical ec-clesiastical functions In connection with the jubilee are to be continued. St. Vitus' church, Cleveland, O., which was struck by lightning last month and considerably damaged, has been .repaired and greatly Improved. Senator Mallory of Florida, whose term will soon expire, will, it is said, be reelected re-elected without doubt. The senator is a Catholic and is trusted rather implicitly by his people. . The new parochial school house of St. John s Bohemian parish. Prairie du ,',?" Wis., is nearlng completion. It will be one of the neatest school houses I in that city. The annual pilgrimage from Kalamazoo, Kalama-zoo, Mich., last week was attended by over 3,000 persons. The train, which was in two sections, arrived at Notre Dame crossing at 10 o'clock, and Immediately the long line was formed for the march to the grotto. z - The Catholic Universe states that most of this year's visitors to Kelley Island, Ohio, are Catholics. , FOREIGN. Venerable Archbishop Murphy of Ho-" bart, Tasmania, was 87 on June 15. having hav-ing been born on the day the battle of uaterloo was fought. A large deputation deputa-tion of the leading Catholic of liobart feted him on his birthday, presenting him besides a pleasant address a substantial souvenir of the occasion. r- A court at Cohlet, in France, has sentenced sen-tenced two priests by default, one to eight days and the other to two months imprisonment, for breaking the seals placed by the police upon the premises occupied by the members of religious or- Father Hartmann, the voung Franciscan Francis-can monk-composer, received from three productions of his great oratorio, "St. francis, the sum of $12,000. He gave the money to charity and will so dispose of the receipts of all his concerts.- Mgr. Francisco y Larios, bishop of Nicaragua, who died recently at Managua, Mana-gua, had been bishop thirty-six years. At the time of his death he was nearly 84 frf,ige; Jne c,a,m was often made for him that he was one of the greatest mathematicians of that country. The Hebrew text of the Book of Ecclesiastics Ec-clesiastics from a manuscript of the third century B. C. discovered jn the far east a few years ago, has been translated into German with copious notes by father Theol. Norbert Peterd, professor of theology the-ology in the University of Paderborn. ship stated remarkable for its scholar- r.Futht- John GerlrdTs. J.. writes to the Dally News enclosing a communication L!e ruCJ?r,?f St' Areve, France, which emphatically contradicts a report ?.f Z & Catholic attack upon Protestants In that place published by an apostate priest named M. Corneloupf aPslale A. distinguished writer soon to reach i this country is Father Santiago Paya ' 'pmu1"0.1 al ofJht Dniinican order in the t K?.eS' k ather Paya oes rrm Roe ??i5nQiaf by way of Spain ani the iil 1 CSu anaJl is tnoi,eht his journey jour-ney has much to do with the PhiliDDine proDiem. J Father Bochun. S. J., a professor at the college of St. Francis Xavier. Bombay! died there on July 23. He was born in 1S41 at Grevenbroich, a small village near Cologne. The reverend gentlemen was conversant with all that belongs to the Zoroastrian religion, and was highly esteemed es-teemed amongst the Parsees. . iFce J10"83"'1 German Catholics living JL.Sl- Petersburg, Russia, have at last obtained permission from the Russian government to build a church for their own use. ' " J The fourteenth international eucharlstic congress will begin at Namur? Befg ?lum, Sept. 3. Cardinal Vannutelli of Rom! wil preside and Cardinal Langenieux of khelms Goosens of Malines and Vaughan of England will be present. 5 iAl0001 0ver-sea journals it is thought that Emperor William of Germany is planning to secure from the atican a general protectorate over Catholic interests in Syria and Palestine. It Is believed, moreover, that his chances of succeeding are excellent In case France rends the concordat. . Pagan Japan, like pagan China, does npt seem afraid to put Catholics in office and trust them abroad. One of her recent appointments is Mr. E. J. Hemelyrk, who was only a few days ago appointed consul con-sul general of Japan in Liverpool England. Eng-land. The new official is described as quite a scholar and linguist, as well as a careful man of business and earnest practical Catholic. earnest $ A league for the defense of Catholic primary schools has been organized at Paris and is spreading rapidly throughout through-out France. |