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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
cATHoLIcITY IN LONDON.

In chapter on Religious Influ-
ences," in the final volume of Life
and Labor of the People of London, "
Mr.. Charles Booth of the Salvation
Army speaks thus of the power of the
Catholic church among the poor of
London:
THE reality of the power of the
Church of Rome is as remarkable with
the cultivated classes as with the
rougher, with those who have all
worldly advantages no less than with
those who have none For poor and
rich alike their religion seems to be-
their greatest possession. True relig-
ion, whenever met, brings with it this
equality before God. Among those of
rank, wealth and fashion, whether
hereditary or newly won converts,
their faith enters into, and 1 think,
governs their lives to a degree rare
among Protestants. One cannot mix
with them, or enter their places of
worship, or talk with the priests and
fathers, or have audience of the
Church without being conscious of
this. All seem to have common
spirit, all to be working with a COM
mon aim; every institution the Church
possesses comes into line, every re-
source is brought into play"
Again, speaking of the clergy in the
poorer districts of London, Mr.. Booth
gives the following picture of the
lives of the Catholic priests:
The priests live as poor men
among the poor. Their food is SIM
pie, their clothes are threadbare; they
take few holidays. They live from
day to day-if they have a shilling
in their pocket no one in want will
ask in vain. Abstemious and self
themselves, they are yet
lenient judges of the frailties that are
not sins, and of the disorder that is
not crime. This kindly gentleness is
after the event; at the time no one
could be more uncompromising in de-
or more prompt in inter
ference"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
DECAY OF PRoTEsTANTIsM.

The latest issue of "Christendom, >
Chicago's new high-class Protestant
weekly, furnishes some statistics of
Protestant decay, which inevitably
will prove of interest. The figures
quoted by that journal from the "In.
terror" reveal that here in America
Professionalism is spending an enor-
nous amount of cash but is accom-
plishing small results. Says Chris
tendon:
"A thorough report of the condition
of the Presbyterian church has been
prepared by the Interior in view of the
one hundred and fifteenth general as
sembly. This shows the number of
members received on confession of
faith to have been about 63,318 as
against 65,889 in 1902. The number
added by Letter is 42,S23 which is about
the same as last year. The total num-
Der OF communicates is 1851 as
against 1,045,3SS last year. In other
words, there has been a net gain of
1892 for the past year. The enroll
ment in Sunday schools is a trife
over that of last year, being LOGS, ,399.
The amount expended for congrega.
tional purposes was $500,0O0 over last
year and the gain in home and foreign
mission contributions was over $780,
600. The grand total contributed for
all purposes was between $4,000, 900
and Sl8,OO0,O00. During the year, one
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
REVERENCE THE PRIEST.

"It is unfortunately a failing with
some good Catholics" remarked Our
Next Door, that they are given to
criticism of their priests, although
they have the grace not to do so in
the presence of those not of the faith.
In fact, they would resent anything
of the kind coming from a Protestant,
but when the company is composed ex-
clusively of Catholics, they consider
the discussion of imperfections of
their spiritual guides as a sort of
family affair and privilege. A few
evenings ago l was at little gather
ing, in which a discussion was had re-
garding the irritable temperament of
reverend gentleman well known to
the most of the company. One of
the party, an ex-officer of the army,
took no part in the conversation un-
til one of those who had most forcibly
expressed his adverse opinion turned
to him and said:
Nov, colonel, you know Father
-. What do you thing of him?"
The colonel paused moment and
then replied: I am Yankee, you
know, and will answer your question
by asking another. Suppose you were
taken mortally i'll at midnight during
one of those blizzards that we are
subject to, and should send for Father
-, as you are in his parish; don't
you know, as an undisputable fact that
he would instantly leave his warm
bed and tramp through the storm and
darkness to answer your call, at any
risk to his life and health?' We'll,
weli-yes,' admitted the Questioner.
And when he sat by you in that
dread hour and gave you such strength
and consolation as only a priest of
God can give, wouldn't you feel like
condoning that little petulance of tenn
per which his mother gave him and
which the sore trials of life sometimes
bring out? l tell you, boys, the best
and truest description of a priest that
| have ever read was this: HE is a
man who made a VOW to be a saint
And that covers the ground. In my
long and varied life l never met one
of them whom l could not admire and
reverence"
"This courteous and gentle rebuke
effectually silenced the discussion. -
Pittsburg Observer.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06

shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, with all thy mind with all
thy soul and all thy strength This
is the first and great commandment,
and the second is like upto it: Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,
Love is the distinguishing character
of the true religion of Jesus Christ.
The Pagans feared their gods, but we
are permitted, nay, commanded to love
God, which should be esteemed a
great privilege.
I'VE keep all the commandments of
God when we simply love Him. The
love of Christ is so wide that it en-
braces all humanity. have always ad-
mired st. Papuls statement, I lived in
the love of the Lord Jesus Christ, and
rejoice in that He loves me-" Christ
showed especial love for the little chill
dren, in their innocence and simpli-
city, and the repentent sinner. He
also showed His love CT the family of
Lazarus, because of their domestic
virtue. Christ's tears at the grave of
Lazarus gave the world more conso,
lation than all the books ever writ.
ten.
Learn of Christ's example, tender
ness and forgiveness, watch the little
loves, the little courtesies, the little
self-denials you make for friends or
others. Be ready ever to extend them
Christian perfection is made up of lit
tie courtesies and trifles and self-de.
malls, and l tell you a perfect Chris
tian man is the noblest work of God. -
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
cAT.HoLlcITY A BAR.

Charles F. Lummis, the editor of the
California monthly "Out West" is a
non-Catholic writer whose name is ia
miliar to our readers, since, on many
occasions we have quoted his scorn
of the spirit of suspicion and intoler
ance towards Catholics which fingers
still in many parts of America. Mr.
Lummis is firm believer in the eligi
bility for statehood of New Mexico
and Arizona, and in the latest issue OF
his magazine he declares that anti,
Catholic bigotry is one of the reasons
why the admission of these two ter.
ritories into the union of states is de.
MED; though he says that, this year
the opposition was smart enough to
make no open admission of this fact
He writes:
But this is one of the real grounds
of the opposition. 1t is a new form
and application of that un-American
and unmanly prescription which had
its fair trial in the United States, and
was heard to it's last grasp, and was
condemned by the American people,
and buried and damned so deep that
even its zealots dare not resurrect or
confess it. The American principle is
that man may believe any creed he
likes so long as he really believes
and lives up to something; and that
the standard of his usefulness as a
citizen is measured not by his denomi-
nation, but by his personal character.
Certainly, under this standard, the
people of the two territories can afford
comparison with any eastern state. "
The New World.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
LIFE SHORTENED BY LIQUOR
DRINKING.

"The man who drinks is assured ot
far shorter life than the man who
does not. That has been known fol
fifty years, and is confirmed by all the
statistics ever gathered, and it is g
surprise that any stress has been laid
on the fact at the anti-alcoholic con
ference at Bremen" said DR.. Abbott
of Boston, secretary of the State
Board of Health, recently, when
shown the report that Professor Sc
grain, of Paris, has gone into the sub
ject of alcoholism and tuberculosis
before that convention.
AS a matter of history, experience
and fact, the drinking man hasn't the
same chance as the total abstainer
DR.. Abbott produced the English sta
tistics on the matter and showed that
the mortality of men who are accus
toned to handle liquor daily is from
one and three-quarters as great as
those who are not in such proximity
to it.
'In all cases, of the brain, the lungs
the liver and the kidneys the drinking
man is at q disadvantage. In liver
diseases he has but about one chance
in six with the other man. The Ger
man statistics prove the same thing,
and if the American statistics had
been properly kept up they would
show the same. The life insurance
companies won't take habitual users
of liquors if they know it, and their
statistics are most complete in this
regard"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06

hundred and thirty-two new churches
were organized, eighty-two were dis
solved, three were received from other
bodies, making a total gain of fifty
three. These figures convey very
faint impression of the vast amount
of solid work that has been done by
this great church during the year.
There must be something disap-
pointing, however in net gain which
is barely one new member for every
thousand old members. A business in
vestment that could not show larg-
er per cent of increase would be re-
garded as in need of reorganization.
But the Presbyterian denoul-
ination is no exception. Bish-
op Lawrence has lately called
attention to the slow growth
of the Episcopalian body, and the sta.
tistics of the Methodists, Baptists, and
Congregationalists are not over en-
couraging. This slow rate Of increase
in church membership argues that
many good men and women are not
joining the churches. That Christial
principles are growing more preva.
lent no one can deny. But the church
seems to show a rate of increase
roughly in inverse proportion to the
spread of Christian forces. One rea.
son is undoubtedly the growing indif.
ference of men to theological sound.
ness. Denunciation of heresy is a
poor inducement to bring men into
church. A creed that is dominated by
a philosophy long since abandoned is
high barrier to ask honest men to
climb over. Men want to join the
church to worship God and serve their
fellows. The gospel is not losing its
power, but Protestant ecclesiasticism
certainly is."
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Church
Universal

Lords Prayer has been tampered with
and a discord thrown into the daily
devotions. The inspired text. is
changed and unsettled, the faith OF
the people in Gods holy Word is un-
dermined and aid and comfort given
to the enemy of all religion"
Yet all this is the work of scholars
desirous to give to the English speak
ing world correct version of the sac
red text. Would it not have been a
great blessing for the Protestants CT
all time had the translators of the
King James edition set aside their pre-
JUDGES and applied themselves to the
one end of placing the Word of God
before the people in all its purity
And is not the Catholic church right in
prescribing the work of men who did
not scruple to lay sacrilegious hands
upon the inspired Word?
8. After what has been said it
seems unnecessary TO ask: why are
the Catholics opposed to the reading
of the Protestant Bible in the public
schools?" They are opposed to the
King James version as book of the
ology, because it does not faithfully
reflect the divine mind-and this on
the admission of Protestants them
selves. They are opposed to it as a
book of literature, because too much
familiarity with the Sacred Writings
tends to bring them, if not into con-
tempt, at least to the level of mere
human productions. This means death
TO reverence and ultimately death to
religion.-C Transcript.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
The Efficacy of PRAYER.

Speaking of the efficacy of prayer, a
little Belleville girl who declared she
had seen lion in the yard, was told
she must go to her room and pray
God to forgive her for telling a story.
After a few moments she came trip.
ping into the room, and the following
dialogue ensued with her mother:
Did you ask God to forgive you,
dear?"
"Yes, mamma"
"And did he?"
Yes, mamma, he told me not to
give it a second thought, as he took
it for lion himself when he first saw
it."
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
"LAsT sUPPERn is LOST.

Leoardo da Vinci's Last Supper u
perhaps the most famous picture in
the world, painted on the wall of the
refectory of an old monastery near
Milan, Italy, can no longer be seen.
The wall has crumbled away and a
scheme for its restoration and pre-
servation has been found impossible.
The face of Our Savior in this picture
was always regarded as possessing the
most divine expression of any face
ever painted.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
Rome and Europe.

For those who have time and a lit
tie money, why not consider the com
Ing pilgrimage to Rome, and tour tc
the continent and British Isles, leav
Ing July z? Such trip is preferable
to, and cheaper than, lounTing aim.
lessly by the seaside or on mountain
hotel porches. One gets something
tangible for ones money. Send for
particulars; McCrane's Catholic
Tours, 1877 Broadway, New York.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
THE BASIS OF RELIGION.

Cardinal Gibbons recently preached
a sermon on Charity and Love" in
which he said:
Charity truly covereth a multitude
of sins. If l were asked to name the
great underlying principle of our re
ligion l would name it as Love-'Goj
is Love- st. Paul said that Love is
the fulfilling of the law and believe
the shortest road to God is through
charity or love. Jesus said: Thou
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
EMERY CATHOLIC

in this diocese can now buy the Douay
bible on easy payments. Some of the
worlds greatest biblical scholars refute
objections of modern scientism and
ratioDalism. Send postal card and
work will be sent for inspection. Ad-
dress h. D. Jacobs,
INTERMOUNTAIN CATHOLIC OFFICE
249 S. Main St. Salt Lake City. Utah. tt
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-06
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Late advices from Rome indicate
that in spite of the efforts of the
Apostolic Delegate at Manila, Mgr.
Guidi, and Governor Taft, the ques-
tion of the purchasing of the Friars'
lands in the Philippines is becoming
very complicated. Our reports state
that if the situation remains un-
changed it is probable that Governor
Taft will abandon the idea of pur-
chasing the land, which will entail a
great loss on the Friars and the pro-
moters of the companies, to whom IL
tie has been transferred by the Friars
as they will have to prosecute each
Of the present sixty thousand tenants.
Archbishop Farley, of New York, in
his response to an invitation to attend
a ministerial conference to consider
plans for concerted move against
lax divorce laws" used these ringing
words:
The Catholic Church is the same
today as it ever was on this question
OF d1yorce-uncompromising AS far
as she is concerned no concentrated
action of any body could better her
position. l am delighted, however. 70
see our non-Catholic brethren awak-
en- to the Importance of standing for
our homes. Divorce is the greatest en-
emy our American domestic life has
to contend with"
The Benedictines have been forced
to abandon their historic college at
Douai The foundation and early life
Of this interesting school have more
than a passing interest for the English
speaking Catholic world The gospel
and epistles which are read every
Sunday in our churches were there
clothed in their quaint but matchless
English.
At Landemaan, and other towns in
Brittany whose inhabitants are in
sympathy with the prosecuted Sisters.
a number of ladies have combined for
the purpose of opening free schools, in
which they themselves will act as
teachers, the inhabitants being fully
resolved not to send their children to
schools which the government intends
to provide.
Another church taken from the
Catholics and given to the Alt -Catho-
lies has been restored. The fine
church of Biel was for 80 years under
the jurisdiction of Bishop Herzog, but
it was falling to decay for want of
funds to keep it in repair, and the
Protestant Government of the canton
decided to give it back to its rightful
owners.
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tain points which need 70 he clearly under.
stood These have been referred to us for
consideration and our views are now TO b.
communicated at once to Rome. London
and Berlin"
The further abatement was made after
no foundation for charges that Germany was
delaying tho signing Of the preliminary
protocol. The representations considered
tonight emanated from the Lcn,fOa foreign
office.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
The Commodores Explanation.
INDULGE IN FLATTERY.
Foreign Ministers Compliment China on
Her Honesty but Adhere 70 Dennand

Foreign Ministers Compliment China on
Her Honesty but Adhere to Demand
Pekin, January Is The foreign minis
ters, with the exception of Minister Conger
Of the United States, at a meeting today
drafted a note IA reply 10 the Chinese
note Of January 10, expressing satisfaction
with Chinn's admission that the Indemnity
was on a gold basis saying that Chna's
regard for her obligations WIS so scrupu
Ions that they had no fer she would fail
70 meet them. The ministers called atten-
tion TO the necessity FOR soon Issuing bonds
TO the different governments for their
shares Of the indemnity, TO replace the
single bond given when the peace protocol
WIS signed, and said they were unable 20
discuss the questions raised by the recent
Chinese note until the bonds had been is.
sued.
Tho ministers, including Mr.. conger,
Joined IN another note requesting more
strict compliance with the protocol in
prociaiming the Suspension Of examinations
ia districts where foreigners had been mas
sacred and protesting against the numer-
Gus appointments Of blacklisted officials TO
offices
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
CONTRACT ORDERED LET
FOR THE WORK ON THE SHIP
CHANNEL.
Department Has Notified Engineer Richie
OF the Acceptance OF the Bids.
Jetty Work Still Held Up.


Warrington. January Representative
Ball called at the war department today
and conferred with the chief OF engineers
regarding the progress OF preliminary work
ON river and hnrbor improvements IN Texas
provided for under the bill passed lust
session. He was Informed that Captain
Richie, In charge Of the Galveston district
had Just been directed TO let contracts As
follows: with the Bowers Dredging COM
pany for division ! and = Of the Buffalo
bayou and Houston ship channel, and also
FOR tho inner harbor at Galveston. The
bids msde by the successful company have
already been given In The Post
No action has yet been taken ia the mat
ter OF the 1etty work az galveston, Arausaa
Piss or the mouth of tho BRACES. The
rites asked By the transportation com
panIes FOR carrying maternl are placed so
high as to make # impossible to do the
work under the present appropriations.
Either tbs freight rate or the bids OF the
contractors viii have 70 be scaled before
tho department can act.
II Is Inferred that work will be begun on
the Houston channel AZ soon as the success
fu company can arrange the necessary pre-
iimiuaries
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
BLOCKADE STILL ON.
The Reports that II Would Be Raised
Immediately Were Premature.
VENEZUELA MUST COMPLY
With The Terms of The BIockadiag
Powers ia Full.
THIS MEANS THE EXCLUSION
OF Outside Claimants from Participation
10 Customs Receipts.
SOME FURTHER COUNTER PROPOSALS
For Equality OF Treatment of All Claims
viii Result in Continuance OF
Blockade indefinitely.
ONE FURTHER COUNTER PROPOSALS
For Equality OF Treatment of All Claims
viii Result in Continuance OF
Blockade indefinitely.

London, January 2s--It was said at tho
foreign office today that there was no
change in the Venezuelan blockade situa.
ton. The reports that It will be raised
Immediately are premature, Everything
depends on the compliance OF Venezuela
with the terms laid down by the represen.
tatives of the powers at Washington. The
claims Of the powers other than those on.
gagged in the blockade will not be included
in the terms OF the arrangement ny which
so per cont OF the customs will form the
basis Of the guarantee and Venezuela. The
foreign office officials intimate that counter
proposals FOR the equality OF treatment Of
all claims irrespective OF the preferential
rights Of the three allied powers must do
lay the withdrawal Of their ships II is.
however understood that the German war
ships viii refrain from entering Lake
Maraoalbo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
PARENTs AeANpoN cHLp.

Proposed 10 DtshheCt -" "pUSJ m VT
culstion.
Mazatlan. January Is Many people now
IN the lazaretto VIII die More families
have taken out permits 70 leave tho city.
Tho steamer Limantonr has brought a dis.
Injecting apparatus lt Is nov proposed to
diginfect all money In circtnatlon. child
Sick with the plague and abandoned 10y It's
parents has been taken To the lazaretto.
contributions for the relief OF the suf-
ferers continue 10 come IN generously,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29

the Tribune is regarded here as statee-
mnnlike eIpedicnt. adopted in neighborly
spirit OF accommodation. With pyea and
skagway included In the scope OF the com.
missions inquiry. tho entire question can
be taken M in reasonable and amicable
way. without the feeling on either side that
compnlsion will be employed in the final
award.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29

SALT LAKE CITY.--Near Park City an
avalanche tore the big shafthorse OF the
ing In the shaftaouse were buried in the
ruins
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
ADDlcKs ISSUES ULTlMArum.
soting Republicans win Not Be Allowe'

Boiling Republicans viii Not Be Allowed
to Affiliate With Regulars.
Dover, Del January 2s.--J Edward Ad.
dicks, who has within six votes Of the neces-
sary majority Ia >he deadlocked legislature
for United States senator tonight issued a
statement, In which he says that the
"bolters," or regular republicans, having
broken faith with his faction, the union re-
pubiicans, aud violated the agreements
made before the joint primary election on
October 4. that II Is Impossible TO consider
any cooperation with the boilers IN the
future. This Is taken TO mean that. ia
State. county and city elections In Della
ware there viii hereafter be two republican
tickets.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
DEMANDS OF FRANCE
Holds First Lien and Her Claim Will MOI
Be Subordinate


Minister
XIV prior
customs receipts probably will
the oter claimants Previous
tye OF the allies France secured
claims
view held here that Venezuela and all those
should
evidently consider
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
Meets colomhIan ApprovaI.

Panama, January 2s-rhe text for tina
treaty between the United States and Col
ombia providing for the completion OF the
isthmInn canal was published III full by
the newspapers here yesterday. The gen.
eraI impression among all circles is that tha
members OF the Colombian congress-, ex-
cepting the liberals and few conseryativeG
who engaged In systematic opposition, viii
approve the BILL.