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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
Farewell to Father pelahunty.

Last Wednesday evening, at the
Grand Opera house, a farewell mu-
sicale was given in honor of the Rev.
Father Delahunty, who has been here
for the past sixteen years and is going
to Rawlins.
The following programme was rem
dered: Mrs. D. F. Norris sang I'll be
Busy All Next Week." DR.. F. S. Davis
sang "Leonore," accompanied on the
piano by Mr.. o. P. Thayer; Mr.. H. l..
Woodruff, clarinet solo, Angels Sere-
made" accompanied on the piano by
Mrs Chaplin; Mrs. D. D. Waters, pres
entation of purse to Father Delahunty;
response by Father Delahunty. The
music and singing delighted all present,
and each performer was the recipient
of well merited applause.
The reply of Father Delahunty to
Mrs. Waters presentation address was
touching in its earnestness. Like the
man, so are his words-kind and appre-
ciative and in keeping with the teach
ings of the Great Master.
The members of his church and busi-
ness men and citizens generally were
represented. Their presence was ccm-
mendable evidence of the high esteem
in which the Reverend Father is held
by this entire community. The pleas
ures of the evening closed with the la
dies serving an elegant lunch. At part
ing there came the warm grasp of true
and the wish expressed as
the reflection of each heart, God bless
our Father. Rock Springs Miner.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
PROTESTANT COMMENT.
On Cardinal Gibbons Sermon tc
Young Men.

Rev DR.. Washington GLADDEN.. pas
Tor of the First Congregational church
in his sermon last Sunday evening
took up the subject matter of Cardinal
Gibbons sermon on obstacles to sue
cess, given on recent Sunday in the
Baltimore cathedral, and printed by
the Associated Press. Cardinal Glib
oons said that society is confronted
today by five great evils-'divorce
which strikes at the root of the family
and of society; defective system Of
education; the desecration of the Chris
tlan Sabbath which tends to obliterate
in our adult population the salutary
Iear of God and the homage that We
owe him; the gross and systematic cleo.
tlon frauds, and lastly, the unreason-
able delay in carrying into effect the
sentences of our criminal courts and
the numerous subterfuges by which
criminals escape the execution of the
laws.'' ~
Dr.. GLADDEN. said that the address
as reported in the daily papers. can-
tanned abundant food for thought; that
It seemed. as whole. r. most wise and
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
The Catholic Sick Room.

In series of interesting articles by
the Rev. ]. F. Splain, S. J., published
in The Cross of Halifax, N. S., the
writer says of newly born infants:
If child at its birth seems to be al
ready in danger of death, send with
out delay for priest In the mean
time, be on the watch, and if you think
1t actually dying, take some water, cold
or warm, and, while pouring few
spoonsful on its head, say the words:
l baptize thee in the name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost
This is sufficient, but it is more cor
rect to pour the water in the shape of
a cross three times, at the words Fa-
ther, Son, Holy Ghost.
AS this is a very important matter.
every Catholic, especially every Catho-
lie woman, ought to learn from some
qualified persons how to do it properly.
In cases of miscarriage, even in the
early stages of conception, baptism
ought to be conferred by the nurse, if
neither a priest nor a Catholic doctor
is at hand. When it is doubtful wheth-
er the subject is alive or not, make a
reservation in your own mind to the
effect that you have no intention of
baptizing anything but living human
being.
Here we make a serious protest
against delaying baptism, no matter
how healthy the child may be. Some
people think nothing of putting it off
for a week or a fortnight. 1t ought not
to be put off single day. Babies are
fimsy things. and the first care of a
mother or father should be to secure
for it eternal life in heaven. If the god
parents live at q distance or cannot
come at once, never mind-get a proxy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
A Disregarded Sin.

Is there any other sin so often COM
mitted, and so seldom Acknowledged
even in the confession, as envy? Does
the average penitent, when examining
his conscience, spend any adequate
time in unveiling his heart and dispas-
sionately rendering an account of the
manner in which he has been affected.
is habitually affected. by the prosperity.
the success or the superiority of 9TH
ers? Does he recognize the fact that
the feeling of uneasiness, modification
and discomfort which the good fortune
or the increasing reputation of a neigh
Dor has occasioned him, and the accom-
pany desire, or it may be effort. to dis
comfit and mortify the neighbor in
constitute not only a sin but
one of the deadly sins. and the basest
as well as the most improbable of all
the seven From the Ave Maria.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
Hints tao Bridegrooms.

Every bride is deluged with advice
about how to enter the church. how to
stand and kneel. and what to wear. but
nobody ever thinks of Offering word
of helpful counsel to the bridegroom,
who is left to founder through the GER
emony as best he may
This is not only cruel, it is unjust.
for, while girl begins to prepare for
marriage in the cradle, it always takes
man by surprise. It is like death.
He knows it is on the cards, but he
cherishes an uniformed hope that he
may escape the universal doom.
Nothing short of inspiration can de-
wise a remedy for stage fright or get
ting man gracefully through a mar
riage ceremony. but there are a few
simple rules that may be helm in
time of trouble to the prospective
bridegroom
Don't have frozen grin on vour
face that looks as if it might melt and
run down on your collar. Neither snort
a stern, Napoleonic air as if YOU were
determined to see the thing through or
Ole. A happy medium of chastened Sc
renity and joy is always best.
Try to throw some enthusiasm into
your responses. Most men make them
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02

with a coarse hoof rasp u ~
surfaces that should h. ne will p
miss points that shouII Iett ALOE.
Saie sides sc cutting the tongue a. sr5 5Temoys5
painful manner. 1t is tb.H baHa gun, Z
OF the upper molar teeth bI''g y outs5s Z
that REQUIRE to be filed next The g.
Z years old and over. ggooWn in .'s,
teeth need not be filed ''TgT bT. this ss. s.9
caps have sometimes to he 'ut milk &
rasp is to be applied oDr,. smoye5 4
cated as above. and buf Where
are needed to cut down tba lew si,s.
causing the trouble SHE Sharp We
last molar teeth above s1d hooks 4, {
make chewing painful or 'i, u oelov y.
are TO be cut off with cios.algI gIpertec. 't
ters; Large projecting 7Ci mol. mOlar Y
cutting with open moral liars l,.isrs ra,
expert at the handle er,5 Tiers ari
found where a tooth has H.. Ihey
the corresponding one. Ls,.iDge iDeen los. 4
wear against, has grown aouuls nothir,~
the cavity, as the ease r1s,." Or uB q
suspect a diseased uols- oe. An
horse has a discharge fror.'oo .ootn vbs.
accompanied by foul od9- dri one one loS,.
ment of the bones OF the ana eals,,
eye. This requires tre1hin;e Under
moVal of the tooth. Iudiscr;us aud
tistry is detrimental rather INMATE 4.
fetal. than h.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02

weighty utterance; that he referred to
it for the purpose of commendation
rather than of criticism, and also to
bring it before the minds of any who
had not carefully read it, and TO de-
velop little more fully some of the
main arguments.
While not altogether agreeing with
the cardinal in his condemnation of
the public school system, which he
thinks on the whole wields moral IN
f1uence on the character of the children,
DR.. GLADDEN. said: still the cardinal is
right in saying that the education
which lacks the religious element is
defective. Every child ought to re-
ceive a religious education; something
very essential to character and citizen
ship is wanting if that is omitted.
= We must recognize, clearly,
the seriousness of this defect In our
public education, and the fatal conse-
quences which are sure to spring from
it, and grid ourselves as we have never
dreamed of doing to meet this lack
through the greater efficiency OF our
churches and our Sunday schools
"Wise and faithful words. too, this
eminent religious leader speaks con-
cerning the serious danger threatening
us, from the violation of the purity of
the ballot In certain sections of our
country, in certain of our cities, unless
common report is greatly at fault, it is
practically impossible for the will of the
people to find expression. Such condi-
tions lead inevitably to revolution. If
we are to have free government, every
symptom of crime against the ballot
must be stamped out like the smallpox
Cardinal Gibbons argues that the
only radical remedy for the social evils
he has pointed out, and thus the only
sure foundation for society, is found in
religion. Religion" he says, lis the
foundation of all morals; it is the cor
nerstone of all civilization. II
the social edifice rests not on this eter-
nal and immutable foundation it will
soon crumble to pieces.
"The only safeguard for individual
character, the only bulwark for public
morality, this great teacher finds in the
religious life, and most eloquently he
commends it to the young men whom
he addresses.
May I commend to all young men
these earnest words. They are worthy
of your most serious consideration. No
man of you who wishes to win sue
cess that is real. to be true and genu-
inc man, to fulfil his calling as citi-
zen can afford to neglect religion, or to
make it a subordinate interest in his
life.'-Catholic Columbian.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
Correct and Incorrect.

/ 1t is the correct thing
To stand while being incensed at sol
emn high mass.
To remember that the vestibule of the
church is not a reception room for the
interchange of friendly greetings and
| current gossip.
To remember that for each day of the
week there is a special devotion:
Sunday-The Holy Trinity.
Monday-The Souls in Purgatory.
Tuesday-The Guardian Angels.
Wednesday-St Joseph.
Thursday-The Blessed Sacrament.
Friday-The Sacred Heart and the
Passion.
Saturday-The Blessed Virgin.
For ladies occupying end seats to
move up when others enter the pew.
For gentlemen occupying the end
seats to move up or rise and let ladies
pass in before them.
1t is not the correct thing
To march up the aisle to a front pew
If one enters the church after mass has
begun, especially during the sermon.
For men and boys to loiter around the
church entrance staring at passersby.
To leave the church as if exhausted
and glad to get out
To be late for mass.
To stalk hurriedly and noisily up the
aisle
To ignore the holy-water font at the
entrance.
To give a little bobbing courtesy in
stead of the proper genufiection before
entering the pew.
For persons occupying end seats to
force others holding seats in the same
pey to climb over them.
To make a rush for the doors before
the priest has even descended the al
tar to begin the concluding prayers.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
In the Footgtepg Of Rather Damien.

The heroic work of the French priests
of the Missions Etrangeres among the
lepers of Japan is described in a little
pamphlet printed in Toxic, and entitled,
"a Visit to the Botemba Leper Asy-
lum.'' The institution is situated in
beautiful country some thirty leagues
from Toxic. Here, in group of build
ings of very rude construction, seventy
five unfortunates find shelter. They are
provided with such occupations as their
condition admits, and even the blind
are employed in making straw sandals.
Those in less advanced stages of the
disease act as nurses to the more help
less, so that all the attendance on the
sick is supplied from within. 1t seems
strange to talk of amusements in such
a place. vet the lepers enter into them
as heartily as though they We're free
from their terrible affiiction. Not only
are chess and similar games played
with interest, but lotteries are organ
lied, and even theatricals arranged
and acted by the patients. The church
is the center of the little settlement
and few Of its inmates fail to become
Christians. The most efficacious form
of treatment is found to consist in in
iections Of Chaulmoogra oil, which
gives great relief. checking the prog
ress and alleviating the symptoms of
the disease, if it does not cure it per-
manently Some Of the remedies are
very costly. and the expense of pro-
curing them is one of the grounds on
which the administration appeals for
charity. All this organization depends
on the self-immolation of the director
r,riest and three have followed in the
footsteps of Father Damien-Father
Testevuide. whose death occurred in
1892: Father VigrouX. invalided later,
and the present director, Father Ber-
wears He is in addition to his other
r-,ocations, the head infirmarian, and
when leprosy reaches its last and most
dreadful stage, when one of these
wrecks of humanity has become un-
Rpproacha bic hv everyone" he reserves
for himsaf To. sole care of attendance
on him. He the animating spirit of
all the work and performs his tasks
with q coIr7 ge and gaiety which in
spires the anne feelings in others. /
There are said to be about $4,000 lepers
In JaDan
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
The Easter Duty.

In the performance of our full duty
as Catholics it is not enough that we
keep only the commandments of God,
our Father. That is not the entire
obligation; there still remains some
thing else which is the observance of
the precepts of the church, our mother.
These are the laws instituted by Gods
representatives for our spiritual and
eternal welfare. To them we owe COM
plete obedience, for God has said, II
he will not hear the church, let him be
to thee as the heather and the pub
lican."
The laws in question are six in num-
Der and are called precepts of the
church. They are binding on all the
faithful. BY the fourth of these we are
commanded to receive the Blessed Eu-
charist at least once a year, and the
time fixed for it is Easter or there
ahouts. Hence it has come to be COM
monty designated as the Easter duty.
Two things, therefore, naturally
suggest themselves here to all of us.
The first. what is the reason of the
Injunction. and the second, within
what time must the duty be performed?
Every Catholic has learned the answer
TO each in childhood, but perhaps the
many cares of life have made them
dim. 1t may not be amiss, therefore.
to repeat them. We are commanded
time because it was during this time,
namely. on Maundy Thursday, that
the Holy Eucharist was Instituted, as
a mark of our Savior's love for man
kind; in memory of His death, and our
redemption.
Then as to the time fixed for the per-
formance Of the duty In this country
it begins with the first Sunday of
Lent and extends to Trinity Sunday:
During this period every Catholic of
proper age is bound to receive Holy
Communion under the pain of mortal
sin. No one is exempted. Sickness
even that precludes the getting to
church will not suffice as an excuse.
The obligation still remains and the
pastor~of the church should be notified |
that he may bring Communion to those |
so incapacitated This is the whole 1
doctrine, and those who desire to con-
tinue living active members of the /
church must comply with it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
April Violets.


Ihe blue wild vioiets in the grass,
hey smile als Ut me as / pass;
The tender hue of April skies.
1hey nind me Of my baby's eyes,
MY bonny little laughing. lass
Amid the violets in the grass,
The bonniest babe was ever born!
Her tresses like'the tasseled corn,
Her mouth the sweetest half-blown
rose,
Her laugh the merriest breeze that
blowsi
Her eyes, what could their blue sur
pass?
Not ev'n the violets in the grass.
All, me- how plain I see her stand,
her feet sunk in them, and her hand
Eager to pluck them all for me,
Her face a-glow with baby glee,
Her fingers hidden in the mass
Of blue wild violets in the grass!
Again see her, laid at rest,
The Violets nesting in her breast,
Ihe waXen fingers, white and cold,
Sun clasp them in their patient hold,
But know not now, alas, alasl
The touch Of violets from the grass
Soft Graded on a sunny slope
Watched by twin angels, Faith and
Hope,
BY pretty baby sleeping lies;
And as 1t were her own sweet eyes
Smile up to greet me as 1 pass
The blue wild violets in the grass.
Katherine Festetis.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
Church
Universal

tor Of St Francis de Sales church, of
Denver, C9lo., at St Joseph's hospital,
Denver, on the night of April 16, 1903.
He was well known to every member
Of this commandery, having been the
pastor of Saint Columbia church of Du-
range, Colo, from July 1, 1894, to Jan.
10, 1898, and each one of US had for him
the greatest love and reverence.
His kindly heart went out in sympa-
thy and charity for all, and he com
manded, as well as deserved, the re-
spect and admiration of all, irrespective
! of creed or nationality, While a citizen
of Durango.
His sweet. courteous, gentle manner
attracted all who enjoyed the pleasure
of meeting him, while in The matters OF
principle, right and justice he stood
firm and unyielding.
He was a Jealous and holy priest of
God.
He was a model of modesty and hu-
mility.
His death at the early age of Sc years
is a loss to religion, the state, and to
Christians of every denomination. and
we confidently believe that he has won
an eternal crown.
Father Morrin was a true priest of
the Holy Roman Catholic church, and
died for one of his flock as his last
illness resulted from getting up on a
cold night while sick in bed, in order
to give the last rites of the church to
a dying man. The call being urgent,
he ran all the way to the house, and
the exposure developed pneumonia in
both lungs at once, which could not
be cured even by DR.. P. V. Carlin, his
lifelong friend.
We tender to his father at Waterloo,
n. Y, the birthplace of the departed
and to his sister Miss K. A. Morrin,
who resided with Father Morrin at
Durango, and to all his afflicted rela-
tives our sincere sympathy and condo
lence. We weep with the congrega-
ton of st. Francis de Sales of Denver.
We request that our present pastor.
the Rev. John Duffey, cause a copy of
these resolutions to be transcribed
upon the parish records, and to read
the same to the congregation at the
Requiem High Mass on the morning Of
April 81, 1903; that a copy be for
warded to his relatives and to the Rt.
Rev. Bishop Batz; and that copy be
sent to the Durango newspapers,
the Denver Catholic and the Inter
mountain Catholic for publication.
RICHARD M'CLOUD,
P. c. SHANNON,
FRANK ROPER,
Committee on Resolutions.
P. F. CUMMINS,
President.
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stone of that church, in which he first
preached the word of God.
.
The Catholic Missionary union has
gathered in six years for the work of
the missions in the more necessitous
parts of the country s47,041.24
Says the Indian Sentinel: "A gener-
Gus Catholic lady has taken upon her
self the entire support of one of our
large schools, st. Xaviers, Crow
agency, Montana, which means an an
nual outlay on her part of S5,400. How
eloquently acts of this kind speak of
true faith and holiness! There are
many other wealthy Catholics who
could. if they only would, assume the
support of some particular school. and
in this way the general burden would
be greatly lightened, while they would
have the satisfaction of watching from
year to year the ever-increasing re-
suits springing from their splendid
charity
Eliza Boyle O'Reilly, the second
daughter of the late john Boyle
OReilly, win publish book of poems
William Kennedy, a non-Catholic,
who died not long since in Troy. N Y,
left st. Mary's church $1,000; Society
of st. Joseph, for Infant Home, $1,000;
st. Vincent's orphan asylum, S2,5O0;
Troy Catholic male orphan asylum,
$500; Home of the Little Sisters of the
Poor, $4,000; st. Patrfck's church, for
parochial school, $4,000.
O.
More than 1000 German Catholics
from all over Brooklyn participated
Sunday night in jubilee exercises in
honor of Pope Leo. held under the
auspices of the German Catholic State
Fedora ton, in the parish hall of the
Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. Peter
Dauffenbach. Vicar. General McNam-
ara, Mgr. P. F. O'Hare and Rev. Fran
els O. Siegelach.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
The Sacred Heart League.

The general intention of the Sacred
Heart league for the month of May is
q very appropriate one-love for the
Blessed Mother of Christ. Devotion to
the Blessed Virgin is very dear to the
hearts of all league members, who
know that they can do no greater
honor to the Sacred Heart than by low
ing the Mother whose place in heaven
is very near to the great white throne.
AS He loved and honored His own
Mother, so we, her children here on
earth, must pay to her, especially in
the month of May, the homage Of rev.
erent hearts and deep affection. All
who can do so should attend Mass
daily during this month and never fail
in the daily recitation of the rosary.
Thus by your example you will help
to spread this love for the Blessed Vir-
gin, which is one of the most beautiful
things in the world.-Catholic Colum-
bian,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-02
HORSE DENTISTRY.
Beware of the Fakirs Who Solicit
Horse Dentistry Work.
Live Stock JournaI.l


At this time of the year il is COM
mon for a lot of fakirs to so around the
country, stopping at each farm to solicit
horse dentistry work. Many of these
men are frauds who know nothing what
ever regarding the teeth of horses, and
do more harm than good wit hthelr coarse
blacksmith's rasps. They open the horse
mouth, point out the tushes and can
them wolf teeth" show that the ami
NAL is afflicted with hampers a myth
icaI disease, talk glibly of mastlcatlon'
irregularities, moon blindness, and What
not and proceed, when engaged 10
damage the grinding surface of the mo-
lars by discriminate filing and removal
of the corrugatiOns which are normal
and necessary to proper masucaIlon'
Make it a rule to have dentistry done
only when necessary and this is indlcat-
ed when a horse passes his oats wnoIe,
quids his hay. eats very slowly. stops
and shakes his head when chewing,
evinces pain when he drinks cold water,
allows hay to fall from his mouth sioD-
bers profusely when masticating oats or
other whole grain, and shows by staring
coat, hidebound skin and thrlttless con-
dition that he is not deriving the tull
benefit from good food Employ for
necessary work man known in the COM
munity-a quilted veterinarian of veterin-
ary dentist whose work has demonstrated
that he knows his business. Never al
low blacksmith to file horses teeth
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in tone of voice that indicates their
belief that they are signing their own
death warrant
Don't become excited Keep your
eyes in front of you. Look neither to
the right nor the left; otherwise you
are as liable to marry the bridesmaid
or the best man as not
Engage a detective for best man, so
that he will be able to locate the we'd
ding ring after you have gone through
your pockets six times in vain effort
to find it. Tell him beforehand just
where it will be, and with this clue
he may be able to work up the case in
time to save you from disgrace.
Finally, let your sufferings teach you
to live a better life.-Catholic Colum-
biau