The Irish standard., 1892-12-03

participated and they tripped it on the
| 'slight fantastic into the ''wee sma
hours" OF next morning.
Miss Johanna Bailey, of Mankato, has
sent communication to our esteemed
contemporary. the Northwestern Chroni-
Gle, in which she contrasts the apathy OK
young Catholics with the zeal displayed
| by young Protestants in missionary
church work. After attending q conven-
tion of the Y. w. @. A. and witnessing
their enthusiasm, she says: The thought
came to me as it often did before, shall
we Catholics not have to render an ac-
count some day for our lack Of zeal in
this respect for standing idly by while
our Protestant fellow men and fellow
women are doing all in their power to
spread Christianity and win people to
their fold, and act as though we did
not think it worth while making an ef
fort. Whysis this? We are members Of
Gods own Church and only Church, and
might expect His choicest blessings
upon any and all efforts to spread His re-
and worked together as our Protestant
friends do that there would not be
many of them left to work for the spread
Of their religion-they would be now in
the true fold. Another thing in which
I think they are more interested than We
are, is the study of their religion, and in
their attendance at Sunday school. They
do not stop going when they are twelve
or fourteen years old; they 60 when they
are young men and women, and some Of
the older and better informed persons
teach them. Why do we Catholics not
keep up a Sunday school, not for the
children only, but for the young men
and women? We might study Christian
doctrine, Bible History or anything that
would make us better informed about
our religion and better able to defend it.
It would keep us from growing lukewarm
and make us feel more united.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The following peculiar Thanksgiving
proclamation was issued from Pierre,
the capital of South Dakota, by Gov.
Mellette:
Let all the people observe Nov. "a as q
day Of Thanksgiving.
Let the mercy and bounty of Almighty
God be acknowledged by every citizen.
| Let all business be suspended and
cares and anxieties be put away, while
the people quietly assemble to give
thanks to the Creator.
Let the day be preceded by benevo-
lence and charities, that the least favored
may feel sincere cause for Thanksgiving.
| Let it be day of reunion when family
affairs shall be remantled and fathers
and mothers may rejoice with their chill
dren.
Let it be the universal celebration of
civilization, enlightment and Christianity.
| Let it be feast in honor Of the God
of gifts.
NORTH DAKOTA.
John Davidson, trusted employe Of
the Northern Pacific at Bismarck for %
years died in that city after brief ILL
ness last Saturday morning. M
The Langdon Democrat says: Grant
Tracey left Tuesday with herd OF 800
cattle to winter upon the ranges Of tho
Mouse river country These are all Ca
Waller county cattle taken in exchange
for western horses.
! The Wahpeton Gazette says that q
u large number of Norwegian citizens have
reminded their friends in Norway that
they still remember them by sending
home some of the best North Dakota
-four. II. G. N. Myhra was the first to
send barrel Of -four for this purpose to
his friends. Following his example, John
i Nelson's two clerks have each sent bar
rel to their friends, as have also many
others in the country. Flour that sells
at SIS q barrel IN Wahpeton they can lay
down at $3.50 in Christiana. Wheat -four
is but little used in Norway, and is quito
a luxury, and such prizes from America
will be highly priced.
4 WISCONSIN,. s&sI
Rev. J. M. Cleary. formerly Of Kenosha
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