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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
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THE LAY PREACHERS.

One of the developments of latter
day Professionalism in Detroit is that
the churches are being given over to
a good deal of lay preaching. Every
Monday morning the newspapers treat
us to columns of what the various
laymen had to say on the day before
about their opinions on religious and
social topics at their respective
churches. Last Mondays contribution
was from Mr.. Frank C. Pingree, and
we must say that it was quite as good
as some of the best Protestant ser
mons we have seen. Mr.. Pingree was
talking about wealth and the way it
affects people who possess it. and he
read a lesson that deserves approba-
ton.
Il think" said Mr.. Pingree, that
one of the problems which affects our
increasing population are some of the
immense fortunes accumulated and
applied in a manner they should not
be. The people who have such i'm
mense wealth do things we all want
to do, but cannot do because we
haven't the money. Consequently, we
are egged on by their example to do
things we ought not to do. / have
nothing to say against riches. l wish
l had them myself. l think I should
what a great many do Many make
an unwise use of wealth. This is es-
pecially true of some women, who
spend large sums on dress. Those
who are unable to do the same fall
victims to their example.
Our pastor in his sermon this morn
ing told us about the Christ man. We
want more Christ women, who, if they
have great wealth, will spend it in the
proper way. Many think it smart to
buy something for practically nothing,
and then go and tell their friends they
bought a cloak for $3 If they could
go to the home where that cloak was
made, they would see what it had cost
some one else.
The majority of people have not
seen what I have seen I have seeen
my mother make a mans heavy over
coat by hand for % cents
Mr.. Pingree did real service when
he called attention to the responsible
tiles of wealth and to the weakness
of character which leads the poor to
slavish imitation of the rich. The
feeling that poor antecedents are a
disgrace is a common weakness of
people, and it is one that leads them
into all kinds of wrong ways. To be
able to affectionately and apprecia-
lively fe1ef TO the goodness OF ones
poor parents and the benefits gained
from the education which poverty
alone can give. is one of the brightest
examples of the perfection of the les
son learned. If more of our people
would take the truth spoken by Mr.
Pingree to heart they would be hap
pier. He was preaching the gospel of
contentment which the Catholic
Church is daily preaching, and coup
ling with it the gospels of justice and
humility.-Michigan Catholic
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
PURE WAX CANDLES.
Priest Complains of the Product of
Standard Oil Company.

The Church demands that the can
dies used on the altar, to the different
numbers required at various functions,
should be made~,of wax--of wax pro-
duced by bees.
a priest writes TO the Ecclesiastical
Review that he has been told that lin
most of the candles we get there is no
wax at all. but a mineral gum, the
product of coal oil refinerieS, in which
the Standard Oil company is primarily
interested He adds that he has lately
bought some wax candles at % cents
a pound which appear to be precisely
of the same quality as those for which
I pay a dealer in church articles 50
cents"
Thereupon the Review makes this
comment
1T is well known that pure wax can
dies cannot be moulded but must be
made by hand. This is one reason why
they are higher in price than stearine
or paraffine candles, even in countries
where wax is abundant. The melted
wax is first poured upon Wicks which
are attached to a circula2 frame This
pouring process is repeated so as to oh
tain the desired thickness for the can
die. Then whilst the wax is still warm.
each candle is rolled on a marble slab
until it becomes quite smooth. after
which the ends are trimmed
Candles advertised as wax. plain
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
Church
Universal.

! The sarcOphagus. is surrounded by a
! recumbent figure of Leo XIII in full
pontifical robes Guarding the tomb are
life-size statues of St Thomas and st,
Francis and also statue of the Blessed
Virgin and two angels, all in White
Carrara marble.
The interment will take place i'm the
early morning with an entire absence
of ceremony. BY the Pope's express
order the actual coffin in which the
body will rest Will be of plain white
wood.
The Pope leaves scarcely anything TO
his relatives in his will He quite re-
Gently divided among them his purely
personal estate, so that his bequests
are mere gifts of remembrance. All
the money he now possesses, about
300,000000, he bequeaths to the treasury
of the Holy See. All these things are
perfectly familiar to the inmates of the
Vatican. for it is the Pope himself who
constantly talks about them.
Nearly every day the aged pontiff
receives groups of three or four cardi-
nails and paternally talks to them of
the succession and eEhorts them to
put aside personal ambitions and work
for the good of the Church. He warns
them always that the Church is pass
ing through a critical period and that
any act of imprudence might have ter
rlbEe consequences.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
AGE LIMIT OF WORKING MEN.

Last Sunday at a meeting of the
Chicago Federation of Labor the age
limit of working men was discussed
The subject is a serious and important
one. 1t was stated that a number of
railroads and manufacturing firms re-
fused to employ mechanics over As
years of age. A delegate from the
Boilermakers' union told the meeting
that twenty-five first-class mechanics
had been refused employment in the
car shops of a railroad entering Chi
cago. solely because they were more
than 45 years old. Other delegates ad-
mitted that there did not seem to be
much room in any of the large ma
chine shops for a man whose hair or
beard was tinged with gray. Every
zone familiar with some of the recent
orders sent out by the railroads and
some manufacturing firms, knows
there is a great deal of truth in the
statements made before the federation
meeting. A man is considered as of
little use in the bread winning world
after he has passed certain. number
of years. His past service is hardly
consic>~@d, his present condition may
not be inquired into; he is simply
dropped from the payrolls because he
is too old. Such condition of affairs
is more than deplorable. At the age
of 35 or even 45 man who has lived
sober, Industrious life is in his prime.
The old Greeks used to say that man
never knew anything until he was 80
years OF age. and. judging from the
hardworking men of today, it can be
said that they are in their best mental
and physical condition between 80 and
10 The age limit arbitrarily set by
the railroads and factories is entirely
too low. At the age of 45 many men
are paying )the final installments on
their building lots or houses, and to
cut them off from their weekly pay
may mean the loss of everything for
which they labored for years and may
often mean the loss of the house in
which they hoped to spend their old
age. The federation should take some
action on the subject, and it's action
should be strongly backed by public
opinion. If a limit must be set, the
limit should be q reasonable one.-New
World
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
SISTERS TURNED OUT.
Sample of Freedom Under the Flag
In Ponce, Porto Rico.

BY order of the mayor of Ponce Por-
to Rico, the Sisters of Charity have
been unceremoniously turned out of
the Tricoche hospital in that place and
the institution at once turned over to
the superintendent designated by the
Liberal council of the town, Senior Re-
gis.
Although the hospital was erected
with money collected by the sisters
and their friends. not a moment of
respite was granted the Sister Su-
perior, Sister Esparanza. At six in
the morning the vicar of Ponce cele-
brated mass in the hospital, and an
hour later the door of the building was
entered by several municipal police
and the sisters ordered to vacate. They
were, furthermore. warned never to
re-enter, clergymen being also pro-
hibited, as was further celebration of
mass in the chapel.
And this is the liberality of the Lib
erals-this the freedom which is be-
ing given under the flag! The people
of Porto Rico are shocked and excited.
Is it any wonder?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

possible. Drs. ROnayne a2G 'TWomr,
were sent for and the deceased gen
tleman recovered consciousness to-
wards midnight, put ne succumbed "a
few hours later, his constitution befu.
unable to withstand the results of tl..
shock received.
Our Derry correspondent, telegraph
ing last night, states that the news has
reached that city that the work of Tine
evfctor is likely soon to be seen i'm .na
district of Gweedore. and also in Flrl-
Island. 1t is declared there is a deter
mination to clear out all the tenants
even those who have only one years
rent due, and accordingly eiectmeu-s
have been served on all the tenants i'm
Menacloddy and the neighbOring town
lands The landlord is the Rev. Ben
jamin St. John. the Baptist JOul0 o.
RCthesay. Isle of Butte. and his Done
gal estate includes Tory Island, and a
few wretched townlands in the neigh
boring mainland. and as the fearless
champion and defender of Gweedura
Rev Father McFadden is now removed
and no organization in the disui.,
the landlords are counting ON an @Is.
victory Tory Island. as everyone
knows, is far removed from the busr
world. Its soil is bare barren. and
not even d SIN W SAHN0 'li tli0 .Sl'l-...
exposed to the fury of the Arctic auI
Atlantic gales. Its fisher population of
800 souls or so are at all Times i'm I'll
very sad condition, but owing to tho
failure of the kelp industry, and also
more or less the deep sea line fshiuE
their present condition is one which
perhape, they never before experienced
the like Of When kelp sold we'll AMI
fishing was fairly good they enjoyed
simple hand tO-mOuth life. and We're
able to provide themselves with even
an occasional luxury in the shape of
quarter-pound of tobacco or such. but
lately even the barest necessities of life
were not to be had.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
THE PATERSON FIRE.
Sisters in Vain Try to Save Cherished
Possessions.

Sisters in Vain Try to Save Cherished
Possessions.
During the Paterson fire a score of
volunteers rushed into the burning st.
I Aloysius' academy. in Church street,
and made an effort to save the organ
and furniture and sacred ornaments.
The five Sisters in the academy were
| brave and cool and worked indefatiga-
bly, in removing their cherished belong
ings. All these We're taken to the home
of Judge Hopper in Market street
Here they We're deemed to be quite
safe, for the fire was then almost a
block away.
The five Sisters We're seated in the
parlor and were receiving congratuIa-
lions on having saved so much of their
property, when suddenly great flames
shooting high in the air d block away
sent showers of sparks on the Market
street residences. and the home of
Judge Hopper was ablaze in an instant
Here there was no time for the occu-
pants TO save anything but their lives.
Judge Hopper, his family and the Sis
ters ran into the street and within less
than ten minutes the Hopper home
was a pile of ashes.
AT 8 o'clock Sunday morning Father
Brady of st. Josephs church, which
was destroyed was celebrating mass
when the flames attacked his church,
but he continued until forced to leave.
In the evening there We're no church
services, however. Trolley lines were
crippled and the electric lights were
without current.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,

n fire was discovered one morning last
week in st. Roses church. New LeXins-
ton, o.. and before it could be checked
damage was done to the amount of $1,000.
The church was newly frescoed about a
year ago, and all the new altar furnish
lngs and vestments were destroyed.
The venerable Texas missionary, Rev.
+. Parisot. o. NJ. l., has been voted
the thanks of the landmarks club, an
auxiliary of De Zavata Chapter of the
Daughters of the Republic Tor favors
rendered and elected an honorary mem
DER Preparations for the celebration OF
his golden jubilee are well under way.
.
In the Cathedral Parish of Pittsburg
Pa. a night school is being conducted
gratis for the benefit of young. people
who are compelled to labor during the
day. The current issue of the Pittsburg
Observer says that $50 students already
are enrolled-an evidence that such
schools are needed and appreciated
when furnished.
The Franciscan order has just lost an
other Bishop in China. Rt. Rev. Bishop
Marchi. Q. F. NJ. died a few days ago
d Tsi-nan-fu, aged O. years. His death
was caused by the privations he suffered
during the late period of Chinese perse-
cuuons. He makes the seventh Bishop
of his order lost by the church in Chont
in recent years.
The solicitors who We're selected from
the Young Ladies' Sodality of st. Roses
church, Lima, o., to solicit membership
for the society for the Preservation of
the Faith among the Indians, turned
over to the pastor the sum of $l0525 for
that cause.
The changing of fire bells and the cries
of hremen frightened the pupils in St.
Stanislauhs Polish school, Noble and In
graham streets, Chicago, one day last
week. but a panic was averted by the
several priests, who quietly dismissed the
school.
Two thousand Brahmin young people
attend the Jesuit school at Trichinopoly,
India. and of the number many already
have embraced the Catholic faith. The
Fathers are now seeking to establish a
school for Brahmin girls so that in fu-
ture the Christian Brahmins may be able
to have Christian wives.
.
Thirteen nuns have arrived in Sag Har-
Dor, L. l.. from France. They belong to
the French religious order of the Sacred
Heart of Mary and are now domiciled in
the Convent of the Sacred Heart,
branch of the French society maintained
in this village. The Sisters have come
to this country to establish a convent at
Blythebourne, in the borough of Brook
lUu
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
DIVIDE CHURCH SURPLUS.
Little Wisconsin Church Pays Divi-
dend to Pew Holders.

As we were wondering where the
church was located whose pastor.
Rather Knetgeal," according to the
Catholic Telegraph (No. 81, pays a
dividend to his parishioners, the Pilot
of Feb. l reached us with a special
correspondence on the subject, which
informs us that "St. Johns Catholic
church at Little Chute, Wisconsin. is
perhaps the only church in America
which has ever paid to its parishioners
a dividend on its own pew rentals.
Father T. Knegtel, the pastor, made
the usual announcement few Sundays
ago that there would be a general dis
trlbut1on of the church's surplus
wealth. The pew rents for the past
year were about $500 in excess of the
year before, and as the revenues of the
church were more than sufficient for its
needs, and there was no church debt
to pay, the pastor declared a dividend
of 81 to each of the 172 pew holders.
thus distributing nearly the entire
amount of the surplus
Turning to the Catholic Directory, we
lind that Father Knegters church, ST
John Nepomucene's at Little Chute,
Outagamie county, Wisconsin, is "Hol-
landish" and has a parochial school
with ia pupils, taught by three Sis
ters of st. Dominic. Father KnegteTs
method is certainly novel, and we are
not surprised that it is regarded with
curiosity and interest by the Catholic
clergy and laity of the east" Your
average pastor would plan improve
ments If money accumulated on his
hands: or if the parish buildings were
in prime shape, would lay up the sur
plus to endow the parochial school,
The Review
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
Nine Sisters in Danger.

An explosion of sulphur in a furnace
in the convent of the Church of our
Lady. at Mount Carmel, Pa one morn
ing last week, caused the gas to per-
meate the bed chambers of nine Sis
ters of Charity, all of whom were rem
dered unconscious, except one, who
awoke almost suffocated. She opened
a window and called for help. Rev.
Father Gallagher, assistant rector. ap-
peared, after opening all the windows
summoned physicians, who succeeded
in getting the patients out of danger.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
POPE MAKES FUNERAL PLANS
His Tomb is Ready and He Talks OF
Death.

The recent revival of the publication
Of reports OF the imminence Of the
Popes death has led to inquiries being
made of the Chevalier Centra, valet
de-chamble 10 his holiness. The Che
Waller declared that the Pope's health
is excellent
But" he added. my master for
some time past has spoken almost sole
ly Of his mortal end and as though it
were very near The Pope concerns
himself daily with the questions OF his
death and successor. He has settled all
arrangements for his funeral down to
the minutest details. He says that the
members OF his family, and not the
papai government must ask the Italian
government for the necessary permis-'
sion for interment in the Basilica of
st. John Lateran. A monument tomb
is ready 1t is the work of the famous
sculptor, Giuseppe Luchetti. and cost
100000 lire. which has all been paid. 1t
iS a very beautiful work of art.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

white mot hand made), usually at
25 cents a pound, are, therefore, not
the prescribed material for a liturgical
service.
Other qualities of wax candles, ace
vertised as hand made, ranging in
present prices from 30 down to 35 cents
pound, contain bees wax in various
degrees, mixed with stearic acid, diff
ferent kinds of tree-gum, or other
resinous substances, Japanese vegeta-
bic wax and tallow. Practical iudg-
ment must determine how far the term
pure can be applied to bees wax
Slightly mixed with other substances. >,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
Catholics in India

The Indian Catholic Directory for
1902, just issued to Madras. gives ta-
bles which show that the total number,
of Catholics in India and Ceylon lex
Guiding Burma) is at present 2.235. .934.
These are ministered to by S4S Euro
pean missionaries and 1.712 native
priests (of whom 764 are Goanese and
467 priests of the Syro- -Malabar ritel,
There are 1905 primary schools. with
l69.SO4 children in school attendance
excluding orphanages and colleges
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
Seattle as an Episcopal citv.

Bishop O'pea's purchase of a Seattle
city block for cathedral site natural
ly delights the hearts of the citizens of
that bustling town, 1t seems that the
bishop has determined to remove the
episcopal seat of the Washington dio>
cese from Vancouver to Seattle, and
will begin shortly the erection of the
necessary structures on the land Just
purchased. This change. of course.
means much to Seattle. not only in an
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
Mortgage Burns. Bel Tolls

When the big bell in the tower of the
avenue and One Hundred and Thirtv-
eighth street, New York. tolled nine
teen times, just after IL o'clock last
Sunday morning, its message was one
of great joy
In a copper dish on the pulpit were
the ashes of mortgage bonds to the
amount of $4,000 which had been can.
celed
These were burned while the choir
sang Holy God. We Praise Thy
Name"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
A PRAYER.

Just a little glimpse, O Lord,
little glimpse of Thee;
Let me see Thee as Thou vert.
Lord, in Galilee
Just little word. O Lord.
A little word from Thee;
Let me hear Thy still, small voice
Calling unto me.
just a little light. Q Lord;
Let it fall on me-
And / will not fail so much
When Thy beams | see.
Just Il little faith. O Lord.
A little faith i'm Thee.
And / will not fear to walk
Where ! cannot see.
Just little love, Q Lord.
A little ]ove for Thee,
And my love for every one
VIII so much greater be.
Make these "litues" great, o Lord,
Greater day by day.
Then forever I can tread
In the perfect way
Eliot Kays Stone in Rosary Magazine
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
Pope Asked About Coxey,s Armv.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 12.-Rev.
j.. f. Boniface, a Franciscan monk,
who for the past three years has been
the archivist Of the Apostolic delega-
ton. has just returned from a long vis-
It to Rome.
Il saw the pope" said Father Bon
iface, 'and he asked me many ques-
tions. The Holy Father said: You are
Just the man 1 want to talk to. Sit
down and tell me about Coxey's army.
/ have always wanted to understand
that movement For two hours he nIied
me with questions. | wish I had learned
more about it. I did not know much. ;"
ended Father Boniface, sorrowfully.
but l did my best"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22
WEEKLY CHURCH CALENDAR.

Second Sunday in Lent. Gospel, St
Matt xvii, 1-9: TRANSPORTATION of
Our Lord
Sunday-St. Peter Damian, B. c. D.
Monday-St. Matthias, Ap.
uesday-Blessed Sebastian, o. s. f.
Wednesday-St. Alexander, Pa. c.
Thursday-St Julian, NJ.
Friday-St Leander
Saturday-St David. b. c.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

ecclesiastical and religious sense, but
also in the matter of material and
municipal advancement. Its import
ance in every way is appreciated by
the people of the town.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

Even the fool who said in his heart
there was no God, found that He was
not far off when thunders rent the
skies and lightning Shattered the rocks.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

A Ballaghaderin message says: The
statements in the Z Independent and
Irish Times on Friday, made in the
interests of the landlords Of the asso-.
ciated estates, are quite untrue The
Ballymote cases have all been appeal
ed, and with the single exception of
one case, not even promise TO pay
rent was given. Up to the time of writ
ing seven judgments have been got by
Lord De Freyne against his tenants.
and in not one case has a sediment
been made, On the contrary. the ten
ants have determined to stand firmly
together, and have made, every prep
aration to fight out to the bitter end.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

At meeting of the Belfast Catholic
association last night, the chairman
tAlderman William McCornick) re-
ferred to the success of DR.. Mcdonnell
at the polls, and said that they had
fought for principle, and the people ha,.
supported them. A vote of thanks to
those who had assisted the association
candidate was passed, on the motion
of the Very Rev. H. Laverty, V. c..
seconded by Mr.. Philip Duffy
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

On Monday afternoon the ambulance
was called to the Musgrave channel,
where a man had fallen into the water.
He was promptly taken to the Royal
hospital, but on arrival it was found
that life was extinct Deceased was a
laborer employed by the Belfast harbor
commissioners, and was at work at
the time he fell into the water. a dis
tance of about forty feet.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

While the grand jury were being
sworn at Clonmel quarter sessions on
Tuesday, the name of Thomas e. Byrne
was called. Mr.. Byrne, a venerable
looking old gentleman, addressing the
judge, said he was not British sub
ject; he was an American citizen, and
be excused. His honor replied: Very
well; we will excuse you; you can leave
the box
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-22

On Thursday the court of assessors
into the stranding of the full rugged
ship Aigburth on the Arklow bank on
the 2Sth of November last, and the sub
sequent collision with the Arklow bank
lightship Gannett, gave judgment The
assessors decided to suspend the certif-
cate of the captain 5of the Aigburth
for three months and exonerated -..e
second and chief officers from all blame.