The Washington herald., 1910-01-02

e0.oo0 converts have nothing TO say on
the subject.
Archbishop Ryan has established in
Philadelphia central bureau for all the
charitable activities OF the archdiocese
II is managed by a board of directors Of
Catholic layman, OF which Mgr. \. F.
Fisher has been elected president
The bureau viii establish a house in
which dependent children and adults can
be cared for temporarily until disposed
Of in suitable institutions. The placing
Of orphans in families, rather than crowd
ing them in asylums, will be another
branch OF the bureaus work
The practice OF caricaturing st. Paul,
the patron saint of the city Of st. Paul
MINI. in the gaTb Of a fat. grinning old
monk, was recently brought TO a sudden
halt in that city on the occasion Of a
Halo Gala" Christmas celebration, along
the lines Of the "Mardi Gras," in which
a burlesque statue Of the saint was to be
the prominent feature.
Oddly enough. the first protest came
from a Protestant minister. which was
layman and Catholic societies all over
the State Six hundred Catholic cadets
from ST. Thomas College declined to take
part In the parade. Still no heed seemed
to be paid to the protests; and the statue
was set up in a prominent store window.
Then the pastor of the st. Paul Ca
thedral informed the committee that IL
the insult was continued protests would
be read in every Catholic church in the
city on Sunday; and a meeting OF 1900
men would be called in the auditorium
FOR the same purpose in the evening. The
offensive statue was promptly replaced
by one Of Santa Claus.
The recent action Of Walter George
Smith, of Philadelphia, in resigning as
q trustee of the University of Pennsyl-
vania rather than countenance, by re-
tanning his official position, the immoral
opinions Of professor Of sociology in
that institution, has called forth a public
expression Of approval from Archbishop
Ryan, who says, in part:
Hence We approve most heartily tbs
recent action Of an enlightened, pure, and
fearless Catholic OF this community, who
having been for nearly twenty year:
closely connected as trustee with tht
University Of Pennsylvania, resigned thi:
honorable position sooner than coun
tenance the election Of a professor who's,
principles Of sociology-the very subiec
he is employed to teach-are IN direc
antagonism to Christian teaching anC
expressly favor the destructive doctrine
of divorce with power TO marry again"
The Association of Belgian and Hol
land Priests. of which Rev. Henry Ga
briels. Bishop OF Ogdensburg, Is chair
man, and Rev. Alphonse Notebaert, o
Rochester, n. Y, is president, has I'm
dertaken the work of colonization in con
junction with the Catholic Church Elk
tension Society. Archbishop Hessmer, o
Milwaukee, and Bishop Fox, OF Gree
Bay, are also interested in the matter
The plan is to collect the scattere
Catholics Of Holland and Belgium In thi
country and to organize them in settle
ments Of at least 100 families, so tina
each settlement will be a self-supportin
pa 1911. N'iACA Se4AUo L. DNsVSs WIZ ia
spent quarter Of a century in sue
work, is director of colonization.
In an address before the National Fam
and Labor Congress during its session a
Chicago Father Devos pointed out III
advantages Of Catholic colonization 20
both the immigrant and the country i
large. He insisted upon the value OF ia
italian, Slovenian, and others who hav
lived on the land from time immemoria
and therefore bring to this country 10
bust bodies and skill in agriculture.