The San Francisco call., 1910-03-13

NEW YORK, March 12.-Now that
the white slave trade" is arousing so
much interest in our country, it is
pleasant to note the good work that
is being done FOR yoAng girls by the
International Catholic Association of
Works for the Protection of the Young
Girl, which was organized some u
years ago, and has its headquarters in
the city of Fribourg in Europe.
The association is governed by an
international board of directors, an
international committee. and the Pc
riodical international congresses. 1t
las a number Of organs, notably the
Monthly Bulletin, the Year Book in
German and French and Guides in is
languages for travelling girls. The
society has been repeatedly blessed
and recommended by the holy see
II has a cardinal protector in Rome,
and he has sent Mgr. Muller-Simonis OF
Strassburg TO South America in 1893,
and TO Turkey and Greece in 1907, 10
advance the interests of the associa-
tiOn. He has now given the same
prelate letters of recommendation to
the bishops OF the United States and
Canada, whom he intends to visit dur
ing the present year. AS the arch
bishops Of this country have already
shown a lively interest in the Ques-
tiOn of the white slave trade" they
VIII doubtless be prepared to listen
10 Mgr. Muller-Simonis with special
attention.
The object Of the association is three
fold: First. TO unite for common ac-
tion the works and institutions which.
in the various countries. are occupied
with the protection of girls. Second.
10 facilitate the foundation of societies
and institutions where they do not now.
exist. Third. 10 enlist the services OF
isolated members, in places too small
or too poor TO support regular organ
izatiOns.
one phase of the work is illustrated
10y the case OF a young orphan girl.
j. years old, who desired TO go from
Strassburg TO her sister, a servant girl
in Madrid. She was started on her
journey by the society in Strassburg:
lnet al various points along the route
hy agents Of the association, passed
over the frontier by a frontier commits
sioner and met at the station in Madrid
ly her sister. She was provided with
q sure metho3 of recognition of the
agents she met, and made the trip
With perfect safety, and in comfort
and freedom from anxiety.
The association keeps in constant
touch with the Interna tional Society
Tor the Prevention of the White Slave
Trade. founded in London in 1899. and
with the various national organizations
Of the same description
IT is now hoped that at the next in
ternatioHal congress the United States
VIII be httingly represented, and the
powerful influence of the new world
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cheney Of this splendid work Of charity
and humanity.
The editor Of Rome, usually well in
formed on such matters. is confident
that 4 consistory viii be held in Rome
either toward the end of March or
early in April. at which several cardi-
mails viii be created.
Among these viii be Mgr. Gianbat-
tiSta Lugari. now assessor Of the holy
office. He is also one of the consultors
~ the commission for the codiication
Of canoa law, and has been a canon of
St Peters since 1904.
Another name already selected is
Mgr Gaetano Bisleti, who has been in
the Vatican for a quarter of century
As major dOmo he has arranged all the
papal audiences and receptions with
eXtraordinary tact since 1905 and his
loss viii be greatly felt
third selection is Mgr. Mandes
Bello. the patriarch of Lisbon. who will
enter the sacred college by virtue of a
clause of the concordat between the
holy see and Portugal
1t is deemed certain that there will
be other promotions at this consstory
but any attempt 10 name the ones to
he thus honored is premature, and not
based on any certain knowledge of'the
facts.
Dr. Henri Guinier. in recent con-
tribution to Etudes, Paris. treats of
The Supernatural in the Cures at
Lourdes.' He confines himself to the
cure of organic diseases, that is. those
followed by Toss Of substance and de-
structive Of anatomical tissue"
spending the summer months near
Lourdes since 1852. for ten years
resident Of the little town, a skeptic
FOR 20 years. Doctor Guinfer has at
last yielded 10 the eloquence of facts
His word must count
He gives the case, studied by him
self in 1908, Of Nine. Bire, who recov-
cred her sight, reads with both eyes.
ano-startlinE contradiction-both eyes
materially are blind. both dead. Nat
ursl explanation TO all this there is
none. II exceeds all that normal the
rapeutics can do
H.
States minister to Denmark has pre-
scented 10 the library of Trinity college
the college for Catholic women at
Washington. ID. ca rare volume con-
tanning the famous Saga of Lief the
Lucky, in Danish, "Flato Bogon," called
also Leaves from the Flatey Book"
II was written between 1880 and 1900
and tells Of the discovery of America
by Norsemen in the first years of the
eleventh century. The Saga has been
reproduced by the Danish government,
and Minister Egan secured a copy of
the book for the Trinity library.
The work Of carrying the Catholic
faith TO the colored people makes
steady, if slow, progress in this coun-
try. Rev. Conrad Hebescher of Mobile
Ala, has organized a fraternal organf-
zatiOn for coIored men, TO be called
the knights of Peter Claver The So
ciefy is expected to do much good
among the negroes throughout the
south. The first branch was launched
on its career with 40 members. who
began their work by attending mass
and receiving holy communion from
the hands of Bishop Allen of Mobile
In Kansas City, Mo-. Bishop Hogan
has requested the Franciscan fathers to
organize a congregation of colored
people. The new church will be dedi-
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