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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
THE HEAD OF ST. JOHN.

By direction of His Holiness, the head of ST..
John the Baptist has been removed from the Vati-
to San Silvestro in Capite.
On Sept 10, 1870, while the Italian hosts whit
ened the hills around Rome, His Holiness Pope
Plus TX, ordered the removal to the Vatican of the
more remarkable relics of the Eternal CITY. Mgr
(now CardlnaD Sanminiatelli Zabarella who was
private participant chamberlain, drove to\San Sill
vestro IN Capite and removed thence its two his
torlc relics, the Edessene Portrait of the Redeemer
and the head of st. John the Baptist In the early
90s, after the abolition of some of the changes oc
casioned by the facts of 1870, the rector of the
church petitioned the pontf for the return of the
two relics.
Leo XIII taking the request into consideration
babe that they should be brought from the de-
post, which is in charge of the papal sacrstan in
order that he might see and venerate them He ex-
amlned both reverently, and conceived love for
them Desiring to acquaint himself with their lit
erature, he ordered that monograph about their
history should be compiled
This DIR. William J. D. Croke drew up in De-
cember, 1898: de Vultu Sacrosancto Domini Nos
tn Jesu Christi Dicto Edesseno" (Romae, ex Typo
graphla a Pace, Phillippi Cuggiani, 1899. But
the relics instead of losing their hold on the af-
fecton OF the Popes pety, were set upon the altar
OF his private chapel, and were not returned to
their church of San Slvestoro. After the conclave
OF August last petition was drawn up and
presented to Pope Plus X. A few days ago Car
dlnal Merry del Val and some preates of the Vati-
can were i'll the relic deposit, when a knock was
heard at the door. 1t was His Holiness He en-
tered and passed around examining the wonderful
collection, which exceedingly few visitors or resi-
dents have been privileged to see When he reached
the head OF the precursor the cardinal secretary of
state asked what should be done with it. The pom
tiff replied that it should return to San Silvestro.
"Then," answered the cardinal, Il must take meas
ures to carry out the command of your Holiness ~
This was accordingly done and the relic was trans
ferred to the church, where the clergy received it
with religious ceremonies. The head is complete
except for the chin. which is at Genoa.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
SALE OF FRIAR LANDS.

An agreement has been reached, says the New
Century, between Governor Taft and the friars pro-
ton" in the Philippines The Holy Father has given
his approval of the of the settlement and the
approval of the War Department is awaited.
The settlement provides for the purchase of 403-
600 acres, comprising all the agricultural lands and
holdings of the friars with the exception of $1,000
acres, including farm near Manila, which has
been sold to railroad company, and also one sugar
plantation.
The price agreed upon is $725OOoo. The friars
originally asked $15,Oo0,OO0 Governor Taft's first
offer was $6O0O,0O0
We hear from Rome that upon receipt of the
news of the settlement of the riar land dispute the
Holy Father expressed his delight ut is the best
Christmas box [ could have had" he said. General
satisfaction is expressed in Rome over the result of
the negotiations
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
CORRECT AND INCORRECT.

1t is the correct thing
To stand while being incensed at Solemn High
Mass.
To remember that the vestbule of the church
is not reception 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 seat to move
up or rise and let ladies pass in before them
1t is not the correct thing
To march up the aisle to front pew if one en-
tiers church after Mass has begun especially during
the sermon
For men and boys to loiter around the church
entrance staring at passers-by.
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 little bobbing courtesy instead of the
proper genufection before entering the pew.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
POLES WHO ARE PRoTEsTANTs.

We have often been curious to know the number
of Protestant Poles in the United States, having
heard so much from Catholic and Protestant sources
Of wholesale perversion-or conversion-among
them. The information is at last supplied by the
Rev. C. V. Strole of the Polish Baptist Mission,
Detroit. At recent rally" in the First Baptist
Church in that city he stated that the Poles in this
country number about 100000. "The grand total
of Polish Proestants is not over 1000" There are
$50 Polish Baptists and 500 Polish Lutherans. The
Congregationalists, who for twenty years have la
bored to pervert Catholic Poles i'll Detroit have "a
nice church with sixty members" Of Polish Epis-
copalians, Mr.. Strole made mention, and we
Judge they must be few in number; for he re-
marked that "the Lutherans have done better in
their work of conversion than any other Protestant
body 1t is easier for them to convert my people,
because they have cross on their steeples of their
churches and make them resemble the Catholic edi-
fees"
1t is consoling to believe, remembering how they
have been seduced that these poor ignorant Poles
will soon return to the Church They have not
apostatzed only strayed away like that good priest
of our acquaintance professor in one of our
largest seminaries, by the way-who dropped into
Episcopalian Church and recited all his Breviary
the story goes before discovering his mistake
1t is for Jealous shepherds to seek out those lost
sheep and lead them back to the Fold.-Ave Maria.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
HEAD OF THE PAULIsrs DEAD.

In the death of Rev. Father Deshon Superior
General of the Missionary Order of St. Paul, the
Apostle striking figure is removed from the Cath
Ollie Church in the United States. Father Deshon
recokned it amongst his greatest distinctions that
he was classmate of General L. S. Grant at West
Point Indeed, the story goes that the distinguished
Paust outdisanced his celebrated classmate in the
study of the science of war. But Father Deshon
lived inculcate the arts of peace. He did in
notable degree, for he assisted at the foundation
and later shaped The policy of the Paulist Faith
ers. The deceased Superior of the Paulists
born in the historic city of New london. He came
of Huguenot stock, but entered the Catholic Church
in the days of his young manhood. As in his stu
dent days he was associated with men who became
illustrious in his countrys councils of war, in
his early priesthood he identified with ecclesias
ties who attained distinction. Father Deshon was
a worthy associate of Fathers Hecker, Hewitt Ba-
ker and Walworth. Father Deshon was the last sur
vivor of noble band who wrought well for God and
country Peace to the ashes of the soldierpriest.-
Catholic Transcript
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
MISSIONARY COLLEGE.

1t is significant fact that within a few months
almost hundred thousand dollars have been col
leced for the missionary college at Washington the
purpose of which IS to equip young priests with
special preparation for work among non-Catholics
in this country. There were two gifts amounting
to ten thousand dollars EACH but the rest of the
large sum was made up of smaller contributions,
ranging from five dollars upward. That such
large sum should be collected with so little noise
is proof of the intense interest aroused the country
over by the missions to nCatholics. 1t is proof
too, of the splendid zeal and generosity of Ameri-
can Catholics when an appeal is made for the right
cause in the right way. But the most gratifS:-g
fact revealed by examination of the list of donors
is the number Of bishops and priests who figure in
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
VIRTUES OF MAID OF ORLEANS.

The Congregation of Rites at its session Jan.
G. officially proclaimed the virtues and heroic deeds
of the Maid of Orleans.
All the members of the congregation were pres
ent except Its. project, Cardinal Cretoni, who has
been i'll since the concave. In his absence Cardinal
Ferrata acted as project
Among those present were all the members of
the French embassy accredited to the Vatican, many
members of the Papal court and other high digni-
taries of the Church, and about one hundred in
yited guests, including number of French priests
and laymen
Monsignor Panici, secretary of the Congrega-
ton of Rites, read the Papal bull admitting the
virtues of Joan of Arc, and the Bishop of Or
Tie Pope for the honor conferred upon France.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
"This is the
victory which
overcometh the
world-our
faith. !"
Church Universal

Wherein do these persons give indication that
the church is the house of God! By what act have
they manifested belief that our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ IS really and truly present in the taber
nacle and on the altar! Have they actually heard
Mass Have they not, perhaps, been the occasion
of scandal! | fact, have they not insulted God
rather than paid Him homage! Is such conduct not
most severely reprehensible?
What makes the matter worse, these individuals
are unusually of class accustomed to require
ments of good society. They are over-particular
about the slightest fo=4ns at social func,.ons and
the severest critics of any infractons. Is it not
strange that they should exercise refinement in the
parlor and take their barroom manners to church
1t Is hard to tell which has been put for the oc-
caslon But at all events both press and pulpit are
justified in their efforts to correct the eyil-Church
Progress
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
ANARCHISTS CAUSE TROUBLE IN CHURCH

Three men created small riot in ST CAST
mer', Lithuanian Roman Catholic church, Pitts
hurg on Jan 10, by making the declaration that
Sisters Of Charity were not good women. The
men were denounced by the pastor Rev. Father
John S. Sutkeites, anarchists, and he boldly de-
rared that they were implicated in the plot to as
sa-4inate President Mckinley.
The occasion for the trouble was a meeting to
arrange for work in the parochial schools of the
church The usefulness of the Sisters in this work
had Just beeen praised by of the speakers when
a man in the audience arose and said:
We viii not have the sisters. They are not
good women. and, being such, should not have con-
troll of our children"
Immediately there was confusion. The speaker
was Joined by two others and, standing in the pew
they deted the men of the meeting to attack them
A-rusil was being made for the three men when
the priest told his congregation let them depart
in peace In the meantime police call had been
sent in from the episcopal residence, but when
the officers arrived the ntruders mad been allowed
was not raised because of the Sisters, but because
the anarchists had declared his life forfeited. The
reason for this he is unable to explain. He said
a band of anarchists exists in Pittsburg and holds
regular meetings. He said he learned this from
Lawrence Pious, college chum of his in Russia,
who drew the lot which made him the choice of
the "reds" to murder President MCKINLEY. Pious
refused to carry out the plot and fled to Michigan,
where he died. Father Sutkeities told the police
that he was convinced the anarchists were prepar
ing to take his life and his residence was strongly
guarded by officers.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
SAY YOUR PRAYERS

Good morning. 1t is very simple matter, yet
acquaintance would wonder, possibly be offended,
if anyone forgot this simple act of politeness and
token of friendship. Now, there is One who is al
ways more near to us than any of our friends; One
who loves US more dearly than the fondest mother
One who just yearns for that mark of affection the
%Good morning. 1t is God Almighty Himself.
How. often people pass Him by without as much
noticing Him! Yet they demand as matter
Of course, that He should provide for their minu-
test wants during that very day. They demand the
enjoyment of His company iii heaven, though they
slight Him days without number on earth What if
they sighted their friends and neighbors in like
manner: Would they be welcome at the banquet
table, or at game, after such rudeness, not to
say unfriendliness 60
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
1RRFrFRENcE IN -CHI-RCH.

Occasionally the Catholic press and frequently
the Catholic pulpit give the laynan sharp reminders
on the subject of church decorum. And when they
do their reward is as a rule sharper censure. Yet
II i, not fact that both have ample justification!
Is there not an increasing careessness in this par
ncular on the part of many membersl Do they not
reflect in their conduct the customs of the
Catholic congregations? Is their participation in
the services not actually irreverentg
Observations confirms the necessity of the repri-
alands. There are those who refuse to wet their
fingers or soil their gloves by contact with the holy
water at the door. The sign Of the cross upon en-
1ering the church they never make. They enter the
pew without genuhecting and bless themselves with
flourish that is ridiculous. When sitting they as
sumo barroom sprawl and when feigning PRAYER
they give one knee for worship and the restof their
body for mockery At the close of the services they
'pgage the first acquaintance in conversation until
NE street is reached a.-s>a
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
Plus KS OLD NICKEL WATCH.

An, Italian newspaper tells a charming story
.youti Pope Plus y.
Ills Holiness recently received in audience Mon
signor Scalabrni, Bishop of Plaisancc, one of the
richest and most widely known Italian prelates.
During their conversation His Holiness drew
forth his watch, old, worm blackened timepiece
n the simplest of nickel cases, worth perhaps 50
az the most
Monsignor Scalabrini could not repress SMILE
and, being an old friend Of the Pope, he said:
Your Holiness permit to exchange watches
with YOU. We viii both gain by the transac-
lion"
With these words he pulled forth magnificent
gold watch, studded with diamonds, and respect
ulIy handed it to the Pope.
But Plus X shook his head and exclaimed: :
81 part with my old nickel watch! Never! l value
81 more than anything l possess. 1t is remem-
brauce of my dear old mother, it marked the hour
her death, and l would not part with 1t for al
the riches in the world"
And the Bishop says he saw tears in the eyes
Of the venerable Pontif
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
cHuRCH CALENDAR.

Sunday JAN ,n55d 5~s %S after Epiphany Holy
Nal 1Tondav. Jan 1S-St. Peters chair at Rome.
:. Puisca Y. NJ ST Wolfred B. NJ.
~ Tnesday. Jan. 19-St. Wulstan, B. st. Maris,
NJ Wednesday, ;e,il Jan 2O-st. Fabian, P. NJ St. Sc
bastian. NJ St Fechin, Alb.
Thursday. Jan. 21-St. Agnes, V. NJ ST Vivian,
p s. Fructuosus, B. NJ.
Eriaa= Jan. 22-Sts. Vincent and Anastasius,
W. Saturday. Jan. 23-Espousals of Our Lady. St.
Emerentiana, v NJ
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
Catholics and Senator SmOot.
Onion and Times, Buffalo.)


Anent the agitation for the unseating of United
States Senator Smoot of Utah, because of his con
nection with the Mormon Church. Washington
correspondent says:
"The corridors of the Capitol are thronged with
women, assisted By sprinkhg of reluctant men,
who intercept unwary Senators to treat them to
piece of their minds or call upon them in their
committee rooms to lecture them at length. The
only way the Senators can save themselves, when
these swarms bear down upon the Capitol, is to go
in hiding in quiet retreat and remain prison
ers until the visitation has passed by"
The war on Smoot is certain to fail of its OBJ
ject unless its main purpose is to secure notorety
for the childless women of the Mothers Clubs who
are the chief promoters of the attack on the Nor
mon Senator The arrant hypocrisy of the move
ment is so apparent that it is the laugh-stock and
scorn of official Washington.
The correspondent quoted above writes further:
Thousands of petitions and memorials on the
subject have been presented in the Senate by the
different Senators (by request), but not a single
one by any Catholic individual. society or parish
A prominent politician of the North told me, re-
ferring this matter that the dignifed position of
the Catholic Church was in agreeable contrast to
the hysterieal behavior of these fanatics
The eyer-conservative old Church could not have
been expected to lend itself to the fancy of the hour
in the Smoot case. There is sincerity in the at
tack on Smoot, and there is no case against him
that will stand the test of any court.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
CATHoLIc DrRECToRY NAMES

Among the 1865 priests whose names are
given in the Catholic Directory, Murphy has an
even 100 representatives followed by Wash with rs
Ryan %, Kelly 70, O'Reilly GA, O'Brien IL Smith
81, O'Connor 81, Brady "a, Fitzgerald A. Sullivan
Sc, Lynch AZ, Quinn 40, Mccarthy 80, Burke SO,
Byrne 81, Mueller 81, Hickey %, Carroll 80, Ken
nedy 80, O'Conne 81, O'Neill 90 Brennan %, Nc
Cabe "a, O'Sullivan 25. Barry 26. DAILY 90, Gala
CHER % Meyer So Murray 81 Ward 90 and
Schmidt II. Every letter of the alphabet is repre-
scented, even Y, though with only one name Over
600 names have the prefix Nc. over 500 that. of o.
while Van and Won claim nearly 100
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
Plus x PLEADS FOR, PEACE.

In an interview with the Pope cabed to a New
York newspaper the Sovereign Pontiff is quoted as
follows in reply to request to intercede in Mace
donia:
perhaps L have done more, my son, than you
know of.
Il do not wish to interfere in politics unless
I know that action will be effectual for doing
good.
"For instance the other day. when it appeared
as if there was the prospect of war and bloodshed
in Colombia l communicated with the American
government and received a most courteous and
cordial reply,
with regard to the Macedonians, only a few
days ago l received a letter from the Sultan him
self-an extraordinary document, which was prin-
cipally taken up with congratulating me on the
efforts had made in the cause of peace"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
ITALIAN KINGS e1Er

The italian King, whose visit to the Italian
Hospital in Queen Square, arranged to take place
on the journey to the Guildhal, was for some rea-
son of police caution cancelled, has made, to that
institution the munifcent gift of thousand pounds
as special mark of approval of its work, and as
sign of his regret at not himself being able to
visit It, In that act Victor Emmanuel has copied
the example of our sovereign, whose charity
has now become a byword. On so signal present
the Italian Hospital is to be congratulated, and es
pecially the Sisters of Charity who have charge
OF the establishment, which has gained the italian
Kings approval-London Universe
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

it. For example, fourteen of the thrty-three foun-
ders already enroed-a founder is one who con-
tributes athousand dollars or 1nore-are olergymen;
indeed, considerably more than one-fourth of the
total amount collected contributed by the bish-
ops and priests of the country. Money talks says
the proverb, and these contributions speak eo-
quenty of the interest of the diocesan clergy in the
sheep which are mot of this fold"-Ave Maria
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

In his beautiful sermon last Sunday on the ma
ture and value of Time, the Rev Dr. Locke, of the
Delaware Avenue Methodist Church, this city spoke
of "the angel that lies in rude unfinished block of
marble" but forgot to mention the author of this
beautiful thought 1t was none other than the poor
seeing splendid block of marble that struck his
fancy, as he passed along, exclaimed to his com
panions: "There Is an angel imprisoned there and
| will liberate him. Union and Times
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

An alleged critic in the London News has the
hardihood to declare that the best English is
spoken in Scotland. Hoot monl Even the literary
savage, Carlyle, growing Scot though he was would
remove his pipe to grin at such statement 1t has
long been the consensus of the educated that the
English language is spoken with, greater propriety
in Dublin, the. capital of Ireland than anywhere
else in the world.-Union and Times
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
Religious Intelligence

Two Hungarian Jesuits Revs. Stephen Pom
grace S. j., and Melchior GroIeczky, s. j., have
just been declared beatified by Pope Plus Y They
we're martyred during the religious persecution at
Kashun in 1919. The process of their Identification
was begun under Pope Urban VIII in 1923. After
a time it ceased for some reason, and was finally
resumed in 1869 by Cardinal Vaszary. In June of
this year the decree was issued but the death of
Leo XIII delayed its formal proclamation until
Among the plans which Bishop McQuaid of
Rochester has in view is one to erect an ideal home
for the Catholic aged men and women of that city.
There has been up to the present time only a home
for aged women, and even this has been made
quate Some time ago the bishop purchased nine
and one-half acres of land which to erect a new
home which would fulfill all requirements for a
long time 20 come The plans now ready ard
the structure will consist of three buildings entirely
separated from one another.
An English society under TIE patronage of ST.
Anselm performs the useful task of reading all
non Catholic books as they appear, for the purpose
Of issuing monthly lists of such as may be safely
read by Catholics.
1t will interest students of the Irish language
10 learn that Dickens christmas Carol" has been
translated into Gaelic by Father Dineen of Dublin
The translation is said to preserve far pos
sible the characteristic flavor Of the inInitablc
work
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
CATHOLIC OPINION.

Boston has reelected Catholic Mayor by the
largest plurality ever given candidate for the of
fee in that city. There many lessons in the re-
suit, not the least of which is that the practical
Catholic makes good public offcer.--Church Pro-
gress.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

A friend whom you have been gaining during
your whole life, you ought not to be displeased
with in moment. stone is many years becom-
ing ruby; take that you 60 not destroy it in
ar instant against another stone