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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
THE WORD CATHOLIC.

Mr.. frederic H. Balfour. writing in The Spec
tator IDENTIFY jealous and would if he could
stick t., word Catholic to the church that he
belongs to- indeed he belongs to any. He airs
his views in his way:
Il tllinh. he says, ''the Church of Rome has no
right to a monopoly of the term Catholic and that
the designation connotes the entire system of Chris
tian doctrine held by all Christian people and Chris
tian churches as embodied in the Apostles Creed"
Good. Mr.. Balfour; SO the Roman Church and
the multitude of Protestant sects that are COM
pletey at variance with her and at variance with
one another in fundamentals are to be from hence
forth called Catholic We hardly think that the
in the street will be of your opinion Mr. Bal
four; at least he is not in practice for whenever
we have asked him in a strange city to point us
out the Catholic Church he never to our knowl-
edge led us to a Baptist Church, Nonfornist,
Methodist or any such like and said to US "There
you are, sir; that's the Catholic Church" No he
led us straight away to the right place. and though
perhaps he did not like a stone in the building he
pointed us out stately or an humble edifice, as
the may be, with a cross on the top. saving
at the same time, "That's your destination sir"
You very simple, Mr. Balfour or at least ap-
HSh
"Papist" should be considered opprobrious
Well, we have objection to tell you the reason
Those names were given to our church by the Re-
formers, not out of love for her. but with the un-
mistakable purpose of being offensive. The term
Catholic universal, while the word Roman
can only be applied to locality, and our church
belongs not is not, special to any locality but
is worldwide, one in faith and sacrifice Many of
the Protestant churches have borrowed sincerely as
they hate US, of our doctrines ritual and mu-
sic, and now, Mr.. Balfour, you would like to pifer
from word which is a thorough misnomer for
any Protestant church. Like good man. Mr. Bal
four, do the right thing-become Catholic, since
the term has such fascination for you. Borrow
little of certain old lady's common sense who
with freezing look said on one occasion to us
when told her we were Catholics: "Oh Cath
Ole is better than nothing" OF course, her idea
of nothing differed far widely from ours The
word nothing 10 our minds expresses very well un-
certain wavering beliefs opinions for dogma and
empty forms for sacrifice. These are verify empty
nothings, and, Mr.. Balfour, even at this hour of
your life, would it not be well for you to leave the
nothings and grasp the something's Surely Cath
Ole is better than nothing.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
GOOD ROADS.

Now that the agitation for good roads through.
out this country has taken more or less definite
shape. and the people of the intermountain country
have had meetings to promote the cause it is in
teresting to read that the same subject has been
taken up in Europe and that q meeting for the
purpose of extending good roads was recently held
in Paris. 1t is doubly interesting because of the
fact that the European countries have good roads
already-excellent roads, in fact, if judged by the
American standard However, for the purpose of
improving the quality of the public highways of
continental Europe, delegates from twenty-three
countries assembled in Paris to discuss this sub
ject
America was represented at the meeting. but
it is said the delegates had little to say concern
ing the question before the conference Their
most valuable service was in sitting quietly and
listening to the opinions of the men who know how
to build good roads and have put their knowledge
into practice.
The delegates included military and civil engi-
neers, highway superintendent from state and To-
cal governments, according to the report of the
consul general together with officers of good roads
associations, prominent Automobiles and full
representation of progressive, enterprisng who
are interested in road improvement as an essen
tial measure of public policy. 1t would be worth
while have the consular report given the widest
publicity. No doubt those interested in the sub
who is not vitality interested in improv-
ing the highways of the country--can secure
copy of the consular report by writing to their rep
resentatives in Washington
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
HORSEBACK RIDING.

That was very creditabe performance of Pres
ident Roosevelt's ninety-eight miles of rough
roads in Virginia and arriving home in the even
ing in fit shape for dinner. Ninety miles
horseback is a pretty good days work even for
man who is accustomed to riding. especially big
man. It is also hard ON the animal which carries
him. But ninety-eight miles day is not an I'M
usual trip for a horseman. even in these days of
sedentary occupations. The farmers boy who gets
out at dawn and rides horse through the corn
field until the shades of evening have gathered
will cover half the distance and the man at the
pillow will walk it.
But if we go back few years and compare the
performances of some of the real horseback riders
of the west with the performance of the presi-
dent ninety-eight miles doesn't look so big. In
the latter sos and the early eos the great west
was without railroad or telegraph, the only means
of communication being the pony express" which
carried the mails between the Missouri river and
the Pacific ocean. The postoffice department
called the pony express" the Central Overland
California route, and the trip from St Joseph, No.
to Sacramento, CAL, was made in less than two
weeks. On the occasion of the delivery of Presi-
dent Lincolns first inaugural address, according
to the schedule before U.S. the trip from St Joseph
to Sacramento was made in seven days and seven
teen hours AS the distance was 1880 miles, the
average time a little over ten miles an hour
which, considering the character of the country
to be traTersed, is really remarkable record
The schedule time of the pony express was
$50 miles day, and the schedule was kept up quite
as well the present-day railroad schedules
across the country individuals made as high as
120 miles on one trip in twelve hours and one rec
ord of $40 miles in thirty-one hours was made by
one Jack Keettly which lacks only about 500 yards
of being eleven miles an hour for the entire dis
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

row. Having completed the work of creation. time
as we reckon 1t began the seventh day. which
was set apart as day of rest, also day in which
man was to pay that homage, or as st. Paul terms
It, reasonable service TO God as exacted by Him
IN the two first Commandments The change from
the Sabbath to the first day of the week. our Sun
day, or the Lords Day. took place after the Resur
rection of our Lord from the grave Whilst the
Scriptures silent on the matter vet from ira
dition and the example of the Apostles there is no
doubt but that they observed Sunday as day of
special devotion. 1t was on Sunday. the Octave
OF the resurrection, they gathered together
when the risen Savior appeared to them and per-
mitted St. Thomas who would not believe that
Christ was risen, to put his hand into his side
(John Xxx. 26) 1t was on Sunday they assembled
IN the upper chamber when the Holy Ghost de-
scended upon them. acts Ii, H. St. Luke (Acts
XXX, 6, y tells how the faithful of Troas assem-
bled on the first day of the week to break bread
on which occasion st. Paul addressed them When
the poor of Jerusalem were to be provided for, ST.
Paul announced that collection should be taken
up son the first day of the week" (1st ED. Cor
XVI, p From this it may be reasonably inferred
that the early Christians met for public worship
on the first day of the week, which is our Sunday
10 the objection then raised that there is no war
rant In the Sacred Scriptures for the change of
the day for divine worship it is enough to know
that we are simply following the example of the
Apostles. At the Council of Jerusalem, A. D. 80,
1t was decided that the Sabbath, kept holy by the
Jews, was not obligatory on pagan converts JUS
tin Martyr Q00-167), who was an apologist phil
osopher and a convert from paganism, was the
first of the early Fathers to refer the religious
observance of Sunday. In his apology to Anto-
minus Plus he gives the reasons why Sunday was
substituted for the Sabbath of the Old Law
The first Christian converts from Judaism who
lived in Asia Minor observed the Sabbath as the
great day of rest. They also observed Sunday as
feast day, but second only to the Sabbath coun-
ell held in Laodecia, ancient city in Phrygia,
Asia Minor, forbade this practice The same APP
piled to converts in the west. against whom Tertu
liam wrote in his work on Casting"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
ETIENNE PR0VoT.

We direct attention to the chapter on Etienne
Provot which appears in this issue. The interim
nable discussion which has centered around the
origin of the name Provo as applied to Provo city
valley and river is ended by the article which ap-
pears in paper today on the famous scout
trapper and Rocky mountain guide, Etienne, or
Stephen, Provot.
Unable to reconcile the word Provost with
Provo, the historian, Orson F. Whitney. in his en-
cyclopedc history of Utah, is disposed to attrib-
ute the origin of the name to an obscure French
man named Proveau, from whom Fremont bought
horse when on his famous expedition of 1854
The writer of the articles on the Catholic
Church in Utah furnishes in this weeks contribu-
ton conclusive proof that Provot, not Provost
the of the famous Catholic scout, after
whom Provo city, known before the advent of the
Mormons Provot pronounced Provo Hollow
was named.
The indefatigable student of our history who
is contributing these articles to our columns, is
digging up some valuable information hitherto I'M
known TO all previous historians, and we strongly
our readers to study carefully these
valuable letters
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

case. and that people should the more reaoiy con
tract marriage when times are prosperous
without going into the question OF the rela-
ton Of economic conditions to divorce L may say
that hope that we are on the verge Of greater
prosperity and better times
It is generally recognized that the home founded
on the marriage relation is the bulwark OF our CIV
ilization and government. Destroy the homes OF
the land and the civilization and the government
must fail. for there will be nothing on which they
NAV stand. Is it not clear, therefore that any
institution which protects the home or seeks to pro-
tect the home against this insidious attack IS IN
reality the greatest protector of our civilization and
national life And does not the Catholic Church
pre-eminenty occupy the place of home protector
bv lis stern refusal to sanction DIVORCE
This subject has been talked on, preached on
and written on ever since the days of Henry ~.
but the evil has grown with the disregard for the
teachings of the church. To check this divorce
evil all that is needed is to check the growing dis
regard for the teachings of the church. Get back
to the sound principles of morality as taught by
the Catholic Church and there will be no more d.
yorces. even if the laws of the land permit the
abomination.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
The DIVORCE EVIL.

The disclosures of the United States census
bureau that there is divorce to each dozen mar
riages in the United States such as to give the
people of the nation cause for profoundest thought
Even those who believe that divorce is in some
cases justfiabe must pause the shocking figures
announced by the census bureau and ask themselves
if the thing has not been carried just little too
far Much criticism has been heaped upon the
Catholic Church for its strict attitude in regard
to the marriage relation its invioability and its
sacredness, but that the position of the church is
sound and laid upon the teachings of our Lord is
apparent to all who will give the subject thought
that it needs no defense.
Cardinal Gibbons, the highest prelate of the
Catholic Church in the United States. gave out an
interview when the figures were announced, in
which he said, in part
"The statistics given out by the census bureau
are simply shocking. The revelations are nothing
less than appalling The extent of the divorce evil
is so great as to strike at the very roots of our So
cial system. myself am writing and speaking con-
stantly this subject, and l am in sympathy with
any movement to check the growth of divorce in
this country.
divorce is becoming so prevalent that marriage
is getting to be little better than system of free
love. People too much bent on pleasure Men
and women enter the marriage state without regard
to the sacred nature of the bond they are under
taking. They look too much upon life with regard
only to what pleasure they can get out of it. 1t is
the result of false, loose Interpretation of the
gospel. Every one of the gospels is opposed to d.
vorce. If divorce is to be checked there must he
stricter regard for the truths of the Christian
religion they are taught by the Catholic Church
If profess to be Christians let us be Christians
Another reason why divorce is on the increase
is found in the attitude of society toward persons
who are divorced. In former times woman who
was divorced was Stunned. She was not received
or recognized in good society and was frowned
upon. Now this is not the case If divorce is 70 ba
checked let the divorced person be Stunned.
"The laws on the subject of divorce are resnon
sible to some extent They should be made moro
severe As is well known, they differ in different
states, and are in many cases lax A man forms
an attachment for woman, or a woman for man
and regardless of any existing marriage bonds tbev
determine to marry. Under the laws thew find this
easily possible.
Il noticed what the census statistics showed %
to the decrease of marriage rate in times of do
preston 1t is natural that this should be tho
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
lance. Which shows that Jack was no m0Ilyc0ddis'
DISEASE PREVENTION.

During the holiday week there was held IN I'VE"
York city the international tuberculosis ezholtion
at the Museum of Natural History, to when 'neie
was all average of some 10000 to 'o'oUo VlSl'oi'
day These visitors not attracted TO Tue "a
hibition by mere hope to better their own phySicai
condition. but by an earnest desire to better tie
condition of the whole human race by learning Tue
causes and the means of prevention OF the ureau
white scourge. Of course. there were few among
the thousands who visited the exhibition who were
attracted thither by the possibility OF learning
something which would be of personal benefit, pu'
the vast majority there seeking knowledge
that they might use for the common good IL was
a wonderful demonstration of the popular interest
in the subject of disease prevention and showed an
intelligent desire on the part of those who went
there to further the work of the organization
which stood sponsor for the exhibition. 1t was an
exhibition intended to show the truth OF the OLD
saw that an ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

"And the seventh day ended his work which he
had made and he rested on the seventh day from
ali his work which he had DONE And he blessed
the seventh day, and sanctfied it, Gen. IL ?, 81
Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.
(Ex. Xxx, s.
Sabbath in Hebrew signifies rest. The work of
creation was accomplished in six days, which are
equivalent to six periods of time, or six ages of
the world In Scripture day is frequently used to
mark an indefinite period of time. 'The Lord hath
said to me: Thou art my son, this day have / be-
gotten thee" psalm ii, - This means from all
eternity in which there is no yesterday or tomor-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Many near-jokes were sprung when a PROPOSE
tion was brought up in a convention of shoe man
ufacturers to have the exact size of womens shoes
stamped upon them. But always understood
that the manufacturers dropped the stamping of
the sizes in order to njure the business of the mail
order houses The growing generation of men and
women don't know what size shoes they wear, and
can't order by mail
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

The Intermountain Catholic goes into nearly every
Catholic home In this diocese. It's circulation in
tsnsp Idaho, Colorado, wyoming Nevada and many
other states is very large. Only reliable firms and
business advertise In the paper All subscribers
will find IL to their advantage when about to invest
purchase consult business matters to read over
the list OF our advertisers. We only recommend
but ask for them the patronage NJ all our readers
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
CARD FROM BISHOP sCA-1AN.

feel it duty to protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time to time that person bearing the
name and g6rb OF priest sister, anyone else Ia
authorized permitted 10 solicit collect in this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with tbs
Catholic Church without having from me permission
IN writing, bearing my seal and signature Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful
work collecting without such document, he or
she the may be- should be regarded by all as
a fraud and en- imposter. L. SCANIAN
Bishop of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

According to the Atlanta Constitution. the
number of arrests made by the police department
in that city last year decreased $50 from the wear
before; the fines collected in the recorders court
fell off sS4,S50 and the fines worked out on the
street we're s1O.88S less than the year before. At
lanta has been under prohibition statute for
year. Prohibition pays
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Missouri produced 71.212,212 pounds Of tobacco
during the fiscal year ending June 80 last which is
100000 pounds more than the quantity produced
by North Carolina, her nearest rival. And the
beauty of it is, Missouri produced enough meer-
schaum pipes in which to smoke the whole crop.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

No court mas ever fixed the status of the water
wagon whether it is common carrier OF engaged
in interstate commerce, but good many who took
stock in the concern on Jan. 1 will sell out at
great sacrifice.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Maybe the government in creating its extensive
forest reserves is only making sure it will have
enough land upon which to build jails in which TO
pen up the land-grabbers who have thus far es-
capped conviction.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Lots of men proud of the fact that they
know good cigar when they smoke it, but they
can't afford to discriminate in the matter of
Christmas cigars from their wives.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

1t will take quite bit of counting on the part
of the officials of the grand old state of Texas to
run through that fifty tons of silver handed over
by the oil company in payment of its fine.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

1t should console the members of the legislature
to know that the legislative grind couldn't be
if they tried to make it so.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

With Salt Lakes prospects for baseball next
summer still up in the air. it is hard for the legis
lature to get down to real work.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
SABBATH.

Editor Intermountain Catholic:
Will you please explain in your excellent paper
what is meant by Sabbath! Also, why was the
Sabbath changed from Saturday to Sunday Is
there any warrant for this in the Biblel
F. X NJ
Ogden Utah Jan "a 1909
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

The total postal savings Of Japan amount to
more than s5O.OOOOOO. It's bad thing for the
Japs sure.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Manufacturers of jugs report steady increase
IN the demand for their stock in trade. And the
prohibition wave spreads.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Blessings be upon the head of Cadmus. the
Phoenieians, or whoever it was that invented buck
wheat cakes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Side-door tourists must have hard time get
ting along these days with 100000 idle freight cars
reported.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Stretch the truth and you have something that
may snap back and hurt you when you least expect
If
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Gompers, labor leader, violates the Sherman
law and receives prison sentence; Standard Oil
violates the Sherman law and-Well. wait and see.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

If any legislator hasn't a bill framed I'D to in
troduce, he may be supplied with one on the sup
preston of unnecessary noises by applying to the
sergeant farms.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

When fellows broke it is very easy to feel
charitably inclined.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Next time you ought to use one-tenth of one
per cent of benzoate of soda on your New Years
resolutions.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Tip: All doctors agree that much ice water is
not good for you
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Still, there's many a slip between an indictment
and q conviction.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30

Even the weather bureau is not free from crit
cism in these critical days.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

subscribers removing from place to another.
and desiring papers changed. should always give for
Iner as well present address
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-30
REMITTANCES.

Henittances should be made by postofhce or e1
press money orders drafts or registered letters.
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Ogden, Utah, Jan. "a, 1909.
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entered In the Postofice at Salt Lake as Second
Class hatter)