The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-05-17
CATHOLIC OPINION.

Ragged-edged Catholics, thdS i orde sisO 70
| who hang on to the church III oruer u
/ get Christian burial, had better tdh b., ro
| tice that the Easter time IS hedIlS o''-
| Catholic Register.
Lord Kelvin. now in this country may
| be a prosaic old gentleman enough IL
| scornS sentiment and finds MS cnlel "
| light i'm scientific investigations; put .lIe
J title he bears is associated Win q 80
| of romance whose story and sohS. na a.. :
| cheered many a cottage IlresiIe: MI that
| Haste to Kelvin Grove IS a pdll.tV TIC
has charmed many youthful heart
%
| A regulation of the Congregation %
| Rites says: Only such vocal music 10 a, -
| lowed in the church as is of an earhest;
| pious character, becoming the mouse u
| the Lord and the praise OF Gou, an an
| being in close connection with the saG [,l,.
text, is a means Of melting ana lur 'iie
ing the devotion of the faithful.
Miss Holman. whose engagement 70
Marconi was publicly announced, is row
going to marry another felloW; FeLndP -
it's better for the scientist. He should
be consoled with the dictum of the vlollI-
list who, when advised to lower the n
string at the close of his number. SAID
mo If that string cannot stand tne
concert pitch, the sooner it breaks the
ter."-Catholic Union.
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This is sent adrift by the Dublin Free
mans Journal: -,
During his recent visit to Rome Arch
bishop ireland was often invited to pass
his evenings at the Vatican with the
aged Pontiff and some of the CARDINALS
On one of these evenings, the eonyeI %
ton having drifted to music and ma
tional airs, as expressive of the chaT-
acter and aspirations of people. caro-
inaI Satolli who, during his stay III
America, had learned 10 Know tI me I q u'i ~
prelate. suggested to the Pope that ne IN
vite him to sing one of the Irish national
songs. OF course. on sucn an occasloI'
the desire of the Pope is taken as COM
mand and Immediately after some mem
bers of the papal choir had rendered
Verdi's ''Miserere," the archbishop arose
and sang well known Irish song, IN ms
own inimitable voice, with such Voluine
swelled and rose through the ancient mans
of the vatican. those venerable princes OF
the church were visibly touched; the
pope himself seemed stunned and SAID
to the cardinals around him: y" Hat
pathos, what sincerity of feeling!
Your Holiness answered the jesuit,
Cardinal Mazella. 1T is not feeling, nor nor
sincerity, nor pathos-it is ireland
The story probably should be taken
cum granO sails, but II a good one,
anyway, and no one will ENJOY II more
than the prelate of st. Paul.-Cathohe
Uunion and Times.
Philadelphia is looked upon as a prosy
old place but there are apparently some
quite rapid people in the Quaker CITY
after all. They must have need for
Social Purity alliance down there, LOT
such an organization exists, and at
meeting of the society the other night
Rev. Floyd w Tompkins of Holy Trinity
the most fashionable Episcopal church IN
the city. spoke most scandalousIy con-
corning the Philadelphia girls. Here
what he said: ...
"There is altogether too much cigarette
smoking and liquor drinking done nova
days by young girls in the best classes OF
Philadelphia society. l have never seen
an American girl put cigarette TO her
lips. thank God, put 1 know that tney 90
smoke and otherwise initiate men Wnen
they get by themselves. And know the
drink habit is growing among young So
cietv women. Girls go to our country
clubs and walk UP and order drings along
at the places where they are sold; Inc
same thing happens in Atlantic CITY. II
Is not accounted unusual for young girls
to indulge in cocktails or other
beverages. . .z.,.,,,,-
ated bv the restraint of religion naturaIy |
falls into the excesses described apoye, |
and Others more disastrous. CatnQHG
women, thank God. are uncontamlnateu
by these evils.