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Mr. Irving J. Keyes, of Milford, ConnvCticut, son of a former well known Protestant clergyman in Buffalo and Brooklyn, has been received into the Catholic Church. Miss Abigail Campbell, who was recently married in San Francisco to Prince Kawananakoa of Hawaii by Archbishop Riordan, iB a graduate of the College of Notre Dame, where she became a convert to the Catholic faith. Mr. Francis Gildart Ruffin. who died recently at Mobile, Ala., was a descendant of Thomas Jt fferson, President of the United States. He married the Catl olio writer of the South, Mary E. Henry of Mcbile, and became a convert to the faith about four years ago. Mr. Egbert Robert?, the well-known conductor of the choir at the Italian Church, Hatton G.inlen, ha** been received into the Catholic Cburch by the Rector, tbe Very Rev. Father Hannon. Mr. Roberts has appeared frequently as the principal baritone of the Carl Rosa Opera Compxny, The London Tablet stages that the Rev. Arthur Whitcombe Taylor, 8.A., Worcester College, Oxon., lately chaplain \o the Anglican Bishop of Rangoon, was received into the Catholic Church recently at Rome. Mr Taylor had also held curacies at Granthani and St. Saviour's, Ealing. Mr. J. P. Paley, for the last three years atiacbud to St Philip's mission, Plainstow, London, E , under Brother James, of the Society of the Divine Compassion, has been received into the Catholic Church by Father Brown SJ., of the Holy Name, Manchester. The Rev. John Davis Ewing («ays an American Episcopalian newspaper) has abandoned his cburch for the Catholic Communion. Mr. Ewmg is a graduate of St. Stephen's College, and was ordained by the late Bishop William^, of Connecticut, as deacon, in 1895, and as priest in 18%. He was rector of St. Jamefa's Church, Woodstock, Vt., until quite recently. The many friends of the Albuiy Convent of Mercy will regret to learn (-ajs th« t-'ydney Catholic jHras) that Miss Aileen Margant Mary de Vere Pery, daughter of Mr. Edmond A. T. Pery, P.M., Kempsty, dud on rnday, February 14, at the convent, after a few days' illi ess, ot i nturuonia. The deceased young lady was being educated by iht Sisteis of Mercy, and had bten with them for the past two jeaif, and. by her admirable qualities and amiable dispositicn, had endeared herself to both her teachers and companions. Her death is deeply lamented by all who know her. At her own request, and with the sanction of her father, the deceased was received into the Catholic Cburch during her short illness by the Rev. Father D. Griffin, and her holy joy, piety and resignation were truly edifying.