The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-08-22
.-svop coLToNs LITTLE TALKS
,r,r MANY Catholics Do Not Succeed
In Life.

.boea i'm his parish school and a
I ns ne La sale institute. 1t is hi
,.,i+ always TO make a few remarks
or,orfurftv presents itself, draw
i.esone I'M faith and morals from
l.7 -,bfe.rs that are uppermOst. Tni.
ut of him I'm The Sunday school
"a, psrish school and at society
Ih .t,ge n IS rare that a few ga her
H-t,sr I'M his presence that he does
Tttar AZ least few words IN en-
AV. ,-ogamen+ of spiritual development.
oniase vou," is his greeting 20 the
- when he enters the Schooiro Dm,
.ba 1svuan who calls upon him and
The faithful whenever he meets
them ..,..-....-
mic wear the new bishop took for his
.r,,ota the assertion that the young
Insn and young women leaving the
rotboIic schools and going out into The
Nd are not as successful in tacir
aliin~s AS they should be. In his usual
o,,r5ia1 manner the bishop laid bare
sscts and causes in a searching analysis
1f Conditions as they are. He SAL l fur
Their:
catholics i'm high places where We
MIGHT expect them. They are not in
me higher Offices in the government.
Tbsy do not own the big factories, the
mines the commercial houses TO the
eytent that we might expect. They
are not editing our papers, admins
.erinr Justice in courts. taking the fore
most places in the arts and profess
sions in the number that would seem
reasonable.
I'm the parish school we have
Young girl bright. intelligent, Pure
minded. of sweet disposition, lovable in
every way In a few years we see her
again. Her face looks coarse. She
dos not seem the same person. Il is
hard TO realize that she was the Sahool
girl of such short time before.
There is the talented, manly, up
right boy graduating from our school.
Yet he. too. falls. In short time we
see him on the streets dissipated,
rOWdy, a ruffian, perhaps.
why are these changes? / will tell
YOU. The fault lies with ourselves.
The teachings of the church do not
sink into hearts as they should Go Our
young people. after they leave cur
schools. are not following up their re-
ligion Outwardly many do who are
not actually taking their religion into
their daily lives, making part of.
them. That is why they do not succeed
IN life.
Gods punishment does not extend
10 those outside the church who have
not received her lessons. They VII rot
be punished for not doing what they
have not been taught to do. But I be-
leye many Catholics are punished C en-
FL this world because they EAU away
from the practices Of religion"
Frequent reception Of the sacraments
was held out 10 those about to 30 into
the world as the greatest means IF at
tanning success and happiness. AMI this
k-the favorite lesson that Bishop-elect
Cotton teaches. Other aids to religion
he indorses, but the essential ore, he
tells his young people. is the regular
communion at short intervals.
Catholic and Mormon Missionaries.
The Society for the Propagation of
the Faih recently received a letter
rom Catholic missionary in the
Iuamotu islands, which brings to light
a strange condition of affairs. The I
NQrmons, II appears, are engaged in .
Spreading the GOspel'' in the far-away 4
Islands Of the Pacific, and in order to /
% so they think they must of neces- 1
my revile the Catholic Church and !
Aurl cdlumnies at the Pope. For in /
stance, the missionary writes
Inc people are taught that the Pope /
+ unSpeakably base; why, they say, (
NY SO long ago certain person visited /
ue vatican and saw there horrors of /
e,vFy description; il is not said just /
eAdl tney We're Probably a more de-
-sHuui state Of shuddering adherence
may De experienced by leaving particu-
az out and maintaining a vague un-
~ ,a.Ily. The Pope, to these Mormon
NJ rsSiohalles is the beast Of Apocalypse.
lucy prove this, notice the proof It
e'4iosl makes one lose faith in the DOW
vi human intellect even at its best
l'li Slch an argument as the follow
~ van Zoe evolved in the brain of man.
IN, rope permits himself to be called
1Hs lear OF the son of God. These
ny y.1S ron the chronogramme vicar
~ "I-ll b@. Now turn to the Bible
,-l read: Ho that hath understand
80, ''. iI" 'nant the number of the
'.yS. For j Is the number of a man:
r,. nc nE aar of him is six hundred.
S,Aly-s Add the letters. as Roman
rs. of the chronogramme the
,l 80 number six hundred sixty six, is I
VA result The thing is as plain as
Il - 'dh ha. the Pope and the beast
- l'.7.} n-@ are one. This result of
h. nfiH" power is considered by
ro,,- '..'.S very Ingenious: can anyone
+. %. anything more grotesque?"
M spite ~ al the disadvantages
~, winch they labor the fathers in
n, n.,.S IONS "n these islands are meet
WIN isfactory share of success.
An Ecclesiastical Sensation.
w.. go, 's .aa sensation which has been
w.. -'sl not only fu Ireland. but like
~ ~, .'l'oa E1ogt the united kingdom.
)rlIf. non Of King Edward. when at
a5orl ne ",ler.dly. in granting pre-
tsbo. ID .He Roman Catholic arch
,ro,o--. '' Dublin DIR. Walsh. over the
s ~. az archbishop of Armagh. who
ba H. anau urimate Of Ireland. at
,rcbli.s,g le.l an Dublin castle. In fact.
mas, i'H walsh was accorded the
aired -,. ..', after the white
afor, nigh chancellor of Ireland. :
aries "ly of The other great digni- {
prep7o,.- h'iabies present at this ,
isbor NJ ms compliment to Arch
rour5 y, y a.sn King Edward took the
nv 10 whereas DR. Alexander has
laqb am, 14siican archbishop of Ar
and Gu ffotestant primate of ire
rc6b f.bgs la95 DR. Walsh has been \
renty y. oi Dublin for close upon t
atboG,aias The first time that a Roman =
he mat Cd. la3shop of Dublin, or for t
ignitar,. 81 that. a Roman Catholic !
ad ever W.. any kind or description, t
n castle SEQ the threshold of Dub 7
ears "no,,. Mhere for 50 many hundred
Ne crown. ranked as treason to :
re ba ,I 10 this day Roman Catholics
aice Of one 5C ny statute from filling the
trusted no. %, The lord justices who are
.henever 4l,h the powers of vicerov t
ave the Ill .g latter has occasion to T
lent me nitro =