The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
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Observation-Disclosures
ship in the sanctaaries Of God. but
such almsgivirg has not always been
wisely directeds The effect on the one
receiving has not always been good.
Not always has the giver stopped to
inquire or care what the effect was,
but often theasact% of bestowing has
neen taken to be an meritorious reard-
less of results Now, better and
more intelligent view is coming to be
held. We are to give, but give in such
a way as to benefit the receiver. God
is honored only as we help our fell
| lows. Good intention must be follow
| ed by good deed.
A broad and comprehensive view Of
the history of the church shows a
gradual progression and widening of
| the scope of Christian activities.
Men no longer place chief emphasis
on what is held as opinion on matters
of doctrine. The form of service is
| not considered all important. so that
all must conform to one ritual and
| ceremonial of worship. Many things
once held as of vital Importance are
now forgotten or viewed with indiffer-
| ence.
But new emphasis is being placed
| on the relief of the distressed, the
diseased and the unfortunate. How to
cure sickness and relieve pain is COM
| ing to be studied as a Christly work.
| Christian physicians, trained nurses,
sisters of charity, deaconesses, are
coming to hold place of much i'm
| portance In the work of saving a sick
and sin world. Hospitals are
| rising side by side with schools and
| churches The reform of the vicious
| and criminal is engaging attention in
creasingly, and men are finding that
| punishment of crime is not the true
end Of justice or the function of gov
| eminent IA q "a
| true object of4alI correction. We are
| to save the sinful <and cure the suf-
! fering. The blessadness of strength
| is best realized in Helping the helpless
| to be strong. III M
| NOTABLE DAYs#oF THE WEEK.
July 20 is the eighth Sunday after
! Trinity. 1t isrhonored in the Catholic
church for st. Margaret, patroness of
| women In childbirth, once a very pop
ular saint in England, where no fewer
than 24O churchesswere dedicated to
her. She was the daughter of pagan
] priest, but BECAME Christian. She
, refused to marry or receive attentions
from the Roman governor. and in con-
sequence was subjected to torture and
| then death. "a
July 21 is the anniversary of the
| birth, in 1882, of Charles Tristan Mon
| tholon, French general, who shared
| Napoleon'S exile, and was his execu-
| tor. This day is also the anniversary Of
\ the battle of Bull Run, in 1861, which
| encouraged the Confederates as it dis
| couraged and dismayed the Union
| forces.
| July % is dedicated in the Catholic
| calendar to st. Mary Magdalene, be-
| HeVed to have been the sinner OF whom
| much had been forgiven and the saint
| who loved much. She was the most
constant of all the followers of Christ: 4
Not she with traitorous kiss her Master
Not She denied Him. with unfaithful
She, when apostles fled, could danger
sa brave,
Last at His cross, and earliest at His
a grave.
! Painters have represented her as
| lovely woman in a great number of re-
pentant attitudes.
July % is honored in the Catholic
calendar for ST. Bridget of Sweden.
| She was a scholar, writer and founder
| of the Order of Bridgetines, peculiar Of
! its kind, as it included both nuns and
| monks under the same roof. The regJI-
lar establishment of Bridgetines num-
| bered so nuns, 13 monks, 4 deacons and
8 lay brothers. The extremely relig-
|
| selves was supposed to render mixed
| inmates of these converts superior to
| temptation. All the converts now are
! OF one sex. Also the anniversary of the
birth in 1916 of Charlotte Cushman, a
distinguished American actress.
| July "a is pioneer day, a legal holt
| day in Utah. Also the festival of st.
| Declan, at. Ardmore, Ireland The saint
visited the island before st. Patrick.
The annual celebration attracts many
| visitors. This day is also the ami
| Versary of the birth, in 1898, of John
A. Dix American general and states
man; of Alexander Dumas, in 1903,
French novelist; of J. G. Holland, in
| 1919, American author.
F, July 25 is dedicated in the church
| roll to st. James, surnamed the great,
| apostle and martyr. He was a brother
of st. John, originally a fisherman, and
after the death of his master is said
1 to have visited and preached in Spain. \
| of which country he is the patron, On
| his return to Jerusalem he was be-
| headed in A. D. A. He was the first
of the apostles to be martyred. and is
regarded as the patron of pilgrims. i
| Also the anniversary Of the birth in
| 1850, Of Henry Knox, American GEN
| eral and statesman; of Samuel Boil
var, in 1888, the gesWashington of South
| America" of George H. Pendleton. in
| 1925, American politician.
| July 26 is dedicated in the Catholic
| calendar to st. Anne mother of the
virgin. She is the patroness of Cam
I ada, and her shrine at the church in
| Beaupre, near Quebec, is the Lourdes
of the New World, attracting pilgrims
| from all parts of America. The only
] relic is that of fragment of a finger
| bone of st. Anne, taken there in 1898. 4
| 1t was long the custom of ships to
| stop in front Of the little town and
fire a broadside in honor of Canada's
patroness., In the old French DAYS the
| whole, shore was lined with indian
! wigwans, and, the more deyout of the
| converts would crawl on their knees
| from the river bank to the altar Ey-
| cry year there has been a steady in
| crease in the number of visitors.
| The Redemptorist fathers are In
charge of the church, and sermons are
| preached in many different languages. as
occasion requires. The present church is
| a most handsome structure, costing nearly
a quarter of million dollars 1t is sur
| rounded by number of beautiful lateral
| chapels,s and along the road are small
| chapels. In front of the church is a
| splendid statue of the saint The church
! contains many pictures of ships reDre-
| Senting marvellous deliveranceS from
storm, through the aid of ST. Anne and
| another feature is the large collection of
crutches, canes, spectacles, etc, left
| by those who suddenly found they no
longer required them. The wrist bone
| of ST: Anne was sent to New York in 1892,
and is shown occasionally in the church
| of st Jean Baptiste to the sick, and