The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-08-29
. Our literary Cable 3

Records of the American Cathofs rf.-.o-+....
ciety of Philadelphia. The number NJ r5f. ov..r
quarterly dated June, is before Us. The table o., .
tents treat of two subjects particularly -7-s-.
One is the Letters Concerning Some Missions s -
Mississippi Valley" ds18-1S20. The other fs o-...
"ByPaths of History: The Church and sc+s,...
the Dark Ages by James j. Walsh Pin. D. II
NJ. D. w.
The letters concerning missions i'm the ltsss..
valley were written by Rt. Rev Louis William ~
entine Du Bourg. sulpitian, Bishop of New orr
drom 1915 to 1925 to d friend i'm Furope abc. ,.
In these letters are gathered the experiences Of mis-
sionary priests in his charge in spreading tba ,,,
and bringing savage Indian tribes to the true ft5
One in particular attracts US. after a hssr, g.,
through the pages devoted to missions If is sr
tract from letter of Bishop FIaget whose diocas,
seat was at Bardstown, Ky.-a spot venerable in n,
annals of church history of this country He vri,
from Baltimore to the vicar general at Bardstorn
In those days there 10 travelling coDvqvsr,,
except by stage, and the person walked who had NJ,
money.
Make special note of the fact that for seven o-
eight people we have one house intend that Fat5-
David shall have that. he is the poorest walker
AS for myself and the others we will cheerfurv 20
on foot if there is the least difficulty about procuring
other means of transport. The pilgrimage vouid no
greatly to my taste and do not think that NV dr.
nifty viii suffer by it. I leave everything tn rcr-
judgment would be very happy if 1 had enough
money to join you in Louisville The rest Of the i
ney will be at your expense. May Gods will bo done
would thousand times rather walk than give ris,
to the least murmur, and you did quite right to sor
the subscription which had been started for me since
1t would only have had the effect of alternating peopa
from me- At the same time it is out Just and reason
able to expect that the people who are anxious to
have bishop should furnish him with the means o.,
reaching them. I would shrink from nothing to at
tain the sanctiticaton of my flock. NY time. nv Of
forts my life arc consecrated to them and even then
can only say, l am but poor servant having done
only that which 1 obliged to do"
Reading the above one is reminded of the Jour.
leys horseback made by Bishop Seaman over this
diocese, the largest in area of this country.
Before us is scathing arrangement of a book re-
entity issued by the Appleton company entitled the
Sins of Saint The author is J. r. Aitken AT the
equest of the International Truth society the book
vas carefully examined by Mr. Lucian Johnson Of
Baltimore and he submitted the result 10 the society
t consumes much necessary space in detail, and
'e summarized here only in the introduction offered
" Mr. Johnson:
The book deals with the character Of St Dunstsr
archbishop of Canterbury. According to our author
lie is worse than a criminal. He is liar a sly dpo-
nat who would not scruple to employ any means
owever base, which would further his ends tyrant
rhen in power; revengefu1. satanic" demonacal in
ispostion capable even of counseIing A young monk
o break his vow of chastity in order to further his
wn political purposes; a disturber of the realm.
reacherous to his king prosecutor and murderer OF
n innocent maiden-in a word an incarnation OF po-
tcal ambition unchecked by any consideration Of
r+Il ey-er hum forD
tam
THE Papacy is also the target for the most saw
ge abuse. of the tone to which we are accustomed
! the reading of such books as the alleged COMES
ops of Maria Monk ct al. The monks are painted
colors which would make even Friar Tuck ashamed
hey are drunken, revengeful. cruel, murderods
&C., and so on. Every person and every thing dear
Catholic memory is held up to scoru and abused
language which at times is so foul so incorporate
to excite pity for the writer
Now what justification in history is there LOT
lch awful charges against Eglish Catholicism in the
nth century? None
Before the time of Lngard. Dunstans characV"
I'd. it is true, been a favorite theme for the az
cks of anti-Catholic writers like Hallam Hume
Irner, southey, Henry Rapin and Carte The charges
these men were fearlessly and successfully met ~
ngard, chiefly in chapter xiii of his History anu
ltiquites of the Anglo-Saxon Church" Since '"''
Dunstan- Anyhow, the old virulence Of style na
trely given place to moderate criticism. even "
arters most anti-Catholic"
Over a year ago the Appletons published an eH'.
'pedia so offensive to Catholics in the treatment
thoiic subjects that demand made Tor 'y
ction and revision The publishers APOLOGIZE
implied with this appeal in order to placate Ca'no
ntiment and patronage. Strange that so soon ',.
ould forget the encyclopedia bunder and tns
ynation it aroused.
The Sheriff of the Beech Fork story OIL NJ
ky In it the author, Henry S. Spaldins
'cribes life in the Blue Grass state in a manner
crest youth. boys especially. To a certain e. ~
Kentucky dialect is preserved in dialogue anu -
rrative is devoid of sensation. One closes
ok with the refreshing thought that CatnoH'
RS of fiction are awake to the need of presen'
nething moral to youthful readers, at the
le winning their interest through fascnatlns
iption The book is from the press Of Bei1''a
IS, New York, Cincinnati and Chicago PIi''
It's.
DO not think because your neighbor IS O''D'