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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29

The mornings are becoming
longer, brighter and warmer. Ev-
erything, except, perhaps, human
nature, bids man arise at an early
hour and enjoy the delights of the
new dawn and refresh himself with
the vigOr Of the young day. Why
not take advantage Of the delight
full spring weather and expand the
bodily powers by a walk to the
nearest Church and develop the
spiritual faculties by attendance at
Holy Mass? It needs no elaborate
process Of reasoning to assure us
that there can be no better begin
ming for day of serious and
profitable work. A little exertion
on the part of many who now
spend the early hours lolling in
bed or frittering away their time
in unnecessary attention to house
hold duties would make a great
difference in the appearance of our
churches at the time that daily
Mass is being celebrated. The
hour for Mass is selected with a
view to accommodating far more
people than usually take advan-
tage of it.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
BACK TO THE CHURCH.

An apostate priest who has just
died at Geneva made his peace
with the Church before the end,
thus exemplifying once more the
truth of the saying that the Cath
Ollie Church is the only one in
which to die. The Able Coffignals,
a native of Moissac (Tarn ct Ga
ronne) came to Geneva to join
Loyson and was placed in charge
of the Parish of Bernex at the very
beginning Of the regrettable
schism promoted by the latter. He
was in charge for some time; and
finding himself on a sick bed from
which he was destined never to
rise-for he was an old man Of
seventy-eight years-he shut out
all his confreres and sent for the
Catholic authorities, saying that
he desired to retract his errors and
receive the Sacramento. The Vicar
General, M. Liable Garry, imme-
diately came to him, received his
profession of Faith, administered
the last Sacramento and remained
with him for a considerable time.
The dying Able made the extraor-
binary statement that his faith
had never really wavered and in
proof Of this declared that he
had said the Divine Office every
day, and had reverenced with par
ticular devotion a little statue of
Our Lady to which he was much
attached. Possibly it was this
fidelity to his former priestly
duties in the midst of so much un-
priestly scandal to others that
gave him the grace of final repent
ance. He died with remarkable
expressions Of sorrow. It would
seem that, deep down in the hearts
Of half the heretics there is the
convictions that religion is some
thing more than a coat which can
be put on and taken off at will j;
that once enthroned in the heart
it takes persistent apostacy to de-
stroy forever it's promptings to
higher things.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
TIME FOR GAINING
INDULGENCES
The Holy Father Defines the Meaning
of "Day."

The Section for Indulgences of the
Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
has issued the following pronounce
ment, under date of January 26, 1911:
Our Most Holy Lord Plus x, by
Divine Providence Pope, in an audi
ence granted to the Rev. Father AS
SCISSOR of the Holy Office, to remove
the doubts, difficulties and questions
which frequently arise, and might per-
haps arise in the future, concerning
the time for visiting church or ora
tory in order to gain indulgences as
signed for any day, has been pleased
to grant that this time is to be not
merely from midnight to midnight of
the appointed day, but from the noon
of the preceding day. This, he de-
clares, is to have force both for pIen-
airy and partial indulgences, whether
to be gained once or "toties QUOTES, ~
and as well for those indulgences that
have been already granted as for
those that shall be granted in the
future, under whatever form the
period of "day" be expressed. The
clauses and conditions expressed
in the different concessions to re-
main valid. All things to the con-
trary, even those calling for most spe-
cial and particular mention, notwith-
standing.
"ALOYSIUS GIAMBENE,
Substitute for Indulgences."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29

From the beginning of April un-
til the first of September the reel
tation of the Litany of the Saints
followed by certain prayers is pre-
scribed before the sermon at the
principal Mass on Sundays and
Holy Days in every church in the
Diocese for the purpose of obtain
ing an abundant harvest. The
faithful should join in these petit
tions with great fervor whether
they are directly dependent upon
the soil for living or not. The
prosperity of the farming COM
munities makes for the prosperity
of all; and hence all should join
in petitioning "the Giver of every
good and perfect gift'' for an
abundant yield Of the fruits of the
earth.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
THE CURSE OF DRINK.

A man cannot be true to himself
If ne does not hold the baser passions
Of his nature in control, especially
the desire or craving for spirituous
liquors. The drinking man cannot
bring out the best that is i'm him and
his efforts become weak, compared
with those of his sober brother, for
he saps both body and brain by his
Indulgence; therefore he cannot com.
pete in the life race, he loses his
place and falls so far behind that,
eventually, he is lost sight OF alto
gether. Many man through strong
drink has lost good position and
found himself on the broad road of
ruin, travelling with an accelerated
velocity down to the Avernus or tenn
poral and eternal ruin. The sparkling
glass entices many a bright youth to
throw away his chances and his op-
portunities and sink helpless in the
mire OF intemperance, never to rise
again. Fortune, health, happiness.
hope. all are sacrificed to the demon
OF drink. And the value or these
things il not realized until they are
lost.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
DIVORCE.

"Divorce is America s national
nightmare, and we'll may we con-
graduate ourselves that the Cath
Ollie Church stands irrevocably op-
posed to so degrading an institu-
tion," says the Reverend A. P.
Doyle, G. S. P, in an address en-
titled Facing the Twentieth
Century, delivered recently in
the Montauk Theatre, Brooklyn.
Make but one comparison
America destroys one family in
every twelve, while in Ireland
there is but one divorce in every
4,438 marriages. Divorces in the
United States are increasing three
times as fast as the population.
mo human law can maintain
the well-being Of society as long as
the law of God is flagrantly vio-
lated, and return to true religion
is the only remedy for divorce.
Congressman and Senators
may make any number of laws,
and judges on the bench may sur
round their proceedings with
greater difficulties, but it will be
all in vain as long as the passions
hold sway and God is ignored.
The consciences of men and women
must be reached before any good
can be accomplished, and the only
way to reach them is through the
religion of Christ. The non-Cath-
Ollie Churches could do much
against the divorce scourge if they
would lend themselves to the task
as they have, in other matters, but
we firmly believe they can achieve
no good until they assume the
same uncompromising attitude as
the Catholic Church.
In this opinion all thinking men
who have at heart the welfare OF
America must concur. Divorce is
a moral plague that claims it's vic.
Tins in every stratum of society.
The Catholic Church alone stands
firm IN her attitude towards II
and never ceases to proclaim, in
season and out of season, the sane.
tity of marriage and the indissolu.
BILE nature of the bond that gives
stability to the family and insures
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29

ity to the Faith, all Iceland sent Its
delegates to celebrate the glory OF it's
great Bishop, and what is most remark
able, it was the Professionals OF the
country who took the initiative In
browning the hero who had given his
life for the Catholic Faith. In dis
course at banquet given at Reykia-
vik, the capital of Iceland, under the
auspices of the mayor Of the city, the
present Lutheran Bishop of the island,
Thorhallur Bjarnarson, described
Arason as the national hero. He
scathingly characterized his execution
as an atrocious crime, and he drew a
remarkable comparison between the
atrocity of the deed, and the nobility
Of the soul of the victim, by quoting.
the last order given by the martyr be-
fore he laid his head on the block. Il
was a command to distribute all his
riches in aims to the poor, before
Holar, the episcopal residence, could
be sacked by the enemies OF the
Church.
If" said the Protestant Bishop,
I'VE compare the representatives OF
the ancient Church with those Of the
new, which, let me say, we do not
intend to do, we should see that the
men who introduced the new religion
in no way excelled the defenders of
the DID, either In virtue or In great
ness of SOUL" Concluding his dis
course he proclaimed that the mag
unanimous and respondent John Ara
son was the hero Of Iceland. He was
the great master of its poetry, and
still lives in the hearts of the people
as the most popular poet Of our days.
He was a man whose joyous soul al
ways displayed the trait Of sublimity
in it's workings, while at the same
time on his lips touch of delightful
humor ever seemed to linger.
Against the Lutherans, who, in
their servile zeal attempted to smirch
the character of Arason by denounc-
ing him as rebel, the Lutheran pre-
late brought out in the clearest pos
sible manner, the fact that he was
precisely the one who was endeavor-
ing to safeguard the law and the
rights of the country as they had
been established from the very be-
ginning of the country's history.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
INTEMPERANcE IN FRANCE.

The New York Times says: The
French Senate is now engaged in dis
cussing, measure which will be in
strumental in lessening the danger of
the republic becoming a drunken ma
ton. Since the passing of the law of
1880 the number of cabarets had
grown excessive, and in some districts
alcoholism has reached a dangerous
state. Statistics show that thirty years
ago there were more than 100000
cabarets in Paris and the provinces;
the figure is now close on 100000, with
an average of l per 80 inhabitants, or
l for 30 grown-up men. And it is not
the workman alone who consumes al
cohol, but also his wife and children
The figures further show that the d.
visions in which alcoholism is most
prevalent furnish the greatest num-
Der of young men who cannot be ad-
mitted to service with the colors or
who have to be sent home pending
their return after while for another
medical examination.
That French statesmen are con-
scious of the national menace Of alco-
hol is revealed by the debate in the
Senate last week, said M. BRAND.
''The present situation is terrible
This is a question of national inter-
est; the very life of the nation is at
stake" He went on to say that he
agreed with the words of M. Julien
Goujon, previous speaker, that "the
nation has duty of legitimate de-
Tense, which it's representatives must
undertake on it's behalf" and the gov
eminent must accordingly take the re-
sponsibility of action. + remained to
be seen whether the proposal now
brought forward would prove as effec-
tive as was hoped, but if it had any
prospect of doing good parliament
would be mourning a grave response
bility if it did not associate itself with
this proposal. The government in
deed earnestly desired that the Sen
ate should pass to the discussion of
the clauses of the bill, and it had
decided to accept and support all
measures which were calculated to
safeguard the country from the perils
of alcoholism, to enforce the law
against drunkenness and to protect all
societies which promoted the anti
alcohol propaganda.
In the general discussion the views
Of those who opposed the bill were
exhausted by M. Berard, who de-
clared that it would tend to create a
new monopoly in favor Of the estab-
lishments already in existence. NJ
Goujon, on the other hand, maintained
that the liberty of industry and COM
merce" invoked by the opponents OF
the measure were not absolute, and
must be subordinate to the interests
Of the nation
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
IRISH EN- RATION
More People Left ireland Last Year
Than During the Previous
Year.

Statistics show that during the past
year, the number of emigrants from
Ireland was greater than i'm 1909.
The total for last year was
32,457, as compared with 28,676 for
the previous year, being an increase of
1881. The male emigrants numbered
1877, being 1921 more than in 1909,
and the females 14,720, being a de-
crease of $50. The increase is from
every province, but is greatest in
Ulster, being 1,7OS more than in 1909,
and least in Leinster, where the in
crease is only $40. The increase in
Connaught was 1882 and in Munster
$40.
OF 32,457 emigrants 1921, or more
than one-third, were from Ulster;
$3.50, or one-fourth, from Munster;
1888 from Connaught, and 4,258, or
about one-eighth, from Leinster.
Twenty-four thousand, or over two
thirds, went to the United States.
There was an increase Of is per cent
in the emigration to the United States.
and of IS per cent in the number that
went to Canada, where, however. the
total was only 4,416. A slight increase
of seventeen emigrants raises the
emigration. to South Africa to 1885,
There was a decrease OF Irish
emigration to all other countries, that
to Australia showing a falling off of
% per cent. The emigrants that left
for Great Britain numbered 2.O96. az
against 1881 in 1909. The emigration
last year was 3,400, or 10 per cent be
low the yearly average of the previous
five years, but il per cent over the
average of the five years Immediately
before that. The number OF emf
grants in 1910 is one-half that of
1890.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
THE ANTI-MODERNIST OATH
AGAIN.

The trouble caused by the anti
Modernist Oath has not yet en-
tirely subsidized in Germany. The
Socialists, it would seem, are de-
termined to make capital out of
the incident. Quite recently an
Interpolation was made in the up
per chamber by ten Burgomasters
and several lay teachers, who pre-
sented document in which in
quiry was made as to the status
Of the universities. It was feared
that the high standard Of their
teaching was in danger Of being
lowered by the presence of pro-
fessors who had subjected them
selves to the supposed limitations
required by the oath. Enquiry
was also made as to whether these
professors had taken the oath vol
unfairly or under compulsion.
How fatuously blind people who
do not want to see the truth can
be!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
THE HERO OF ICELAND
BISHOP ARAsON, A GREAT POET
AND cHURCHMAN, WHO GAVE
UP HIS LIFE FOR THE
CATHOLIC FAITH.
The Lutheran Bishop of Iceland Eulo-
gizes This Great Catholic Prelate
as the National Hero.

/ Iceland, the island 4of marvellous
legends, is, in many respects, the land
of contrasts, says the Pittsburg OBJ
server. After England, it is the
greatest island of Europe, being 104,-
1856 square kilometers in extent, with
about $4,000 inhabitants. Although
one-ffth of it's soil is covered with
eternal snow, it is, nevertheless, a
country of volcanoes and earthquakes
Isolated in the northwest of the At
lantic, 900 kilometers from Norway
on one side, and from Scotland on
the other, far removed from the great
centers of European culture, it never
theless possesses civilization re-
markable for it's antiquity. The "Alt-
ing" a sort of legislative body, and
court of the whole commonwealth,
or more properly of the federation of
the smaller republics of the island,
goes back to the year $50. From the
very beginning of the Middle Ages,
the jurisprudence of Iceland enjoyed a
very high reputation. The first nota-
BILE history of Scandinavian literature
was the work of an Icelander. Snorre
Sturlasson. The poetry of the north
had it's origin in Iceland, as is clear
from the celebrated Sagas, or epics
of that part of the world; and its
poets have not only sung of the an
cient gods of the north, and of the
yalorOus exploits of it's warriors, but
have awakened the national Tyre to
the songs of Christianity. Chief
among it's Christian bards is EPSTEIN
Asgrimson, the singer of the Mother
of God, whose poem Lila" has been
translated into German by Father
Baumgartner, S. j., and into French
by Riviere, and equally famous is the
great man with whom Iceland is at
the present moment concerned, John
Arason, f1484-1550), the celebrated
Bishop of Holar, whose muse dealt in
a particular manner with the Virgin
Mother of God.
John Arason, however, has not be-
come immortal merely by his literary
labors. He shines in history among
those who have had the happiness OF
pouring out their blood for the Cath
Ole Faith. When, by force and trick
cry, the secular power introduced the
Lutheran Reformation into Iceland,
Bishop Arason rose up in opposition
to it with all the strength of his great
soul. His was valiant fight, and
lasted until he was flung into prison
and decapitated. That was In 1850,
but the lapse of ages has not effaced
the remembrance of him from the
hearts Of Icelanders. In spite Of the
many attacks Of his calumniators, his
name Ia still cherished, as recent
events amply testify.
( On the 7th of November, 1910, name
Fly, $50 years after John Arason bent
his head beneath the axe for his fidel-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
CHURCH ACTIVITY.

More and more the Catholic Church
is taking positive stand against the
saloon, and thousands of Catholic as
well as Protestant ballots are used
against the traffic. Archbishop Ire
land and many of the other Arch
bishops, Bishops priests and lay mem
bers of the Roman Catholic Church
are most enthusiastic and potential
warriors against the liquor traffic.
American ReUteU of ReUfeUs.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29

Six weeks of the Paschal season
yet remain; and the obligation of
performing ones Easter duty be-
comes more urgent day by day, it
it has not already been complied
with. Why put it off until the last
moment?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
A NATURAL CONSEQUENCE.

We are told that Boston has
thirty pastorless churches and that
many of them have been trans
formed into theatres and garages.
The sects are not elated over this
condition of affairs. The minis
tiers, many of whom have taken up
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29

the perpetuity of the nation. Every
effort to arouse the public to a
realization of the danger that
threatens the Republic because of
the laxity of it's laws regarding
marriage should be hailed with de-
light by all people.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
SATURDAY. APRIL 90, 1914.

The joys of a prolonged Easter
gladden. the lives of all whose
hearts are emptied of the things Of
earth as the tomb of the Savior
was emptied of His body.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-17

head and a split shank), and a bottle each of cleansing fluid and brass lacquer, all of which may now be ob- tained in any department store. The
 folder" which is a part of the brass piercing outfits, but which may be bought separately, will be found con- venfent, although not absolutely neces- Sary.
 Just when is the best time to do the polishing is hard to decide. Probably the easiest way is to give the sheet of brass a thorough cleaning before it is cut into strips, and then later, after the articles are finished, the passe- partout may be given a little final pol ishing and the lacquer applied care fully, so that it will not stain the ma terial on which the brass is applied
 After the sheet of brass has had a thorough cleaning. mark off into strips varying in width from E inch to 2 inches, according to the use to be made photographs and postal cards, x inch is a good width; inch or 11h inch will look well on larger prints. All one has to do is to cut strips the length of each side of the picture, fold through the middle and bind on the edges of the picture. To secure it, punch holes through the brass, pass the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-17
American Fashions Shun Freakish

shanks of the fasteners through and divide and bend them over on the un- derside. It is advisable to lay a piece of cardboard, trimmed to the same size, back of the picture, binding both to- gether with the brass. A piece of transparent celluloid, placed over the face of the picture before binding, will protect it instead of ordinary glass. The strips should be accurately mea- sured to length and cut, the ends of the top and bottom pieces straight across and of the sides in a miter or oblique line. In binding, the mitered end is laid over the straight and the fastener goes through both. A fine brass chain for hanging the picture may be at tached at the back to two of the fast eners. The brass binding makes an eff fective framing for kodak prints or post cards. They will look best if mounted on paper or card and a mar gin allowed. There is considerable va riety of colors tn heavy paper, but the prints must be pasted only at the cor ners-the paper will buckle if they are pasted flat as they may be on card
 board. In the frame illustrated three kodak prints in brownish tones were pasted to sepia paper. The brass strips for the top and bottom were cut wide
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-17

large pieces of brass which will come out of the centre of each oblong need not be wasted, but can be cut 1nto strips for small pictures. Lay the brass covers on the cretonne foundation ana fasten in place with the brass fasten- CTS. Then turn back the cretonne on the inside to form the pockets ana overland together. Finally bend doWn the edges of the brass over the foun- dation like a hem The fasteners do not mar the appearance of the cover, but rather add to it's attractiveness. The long edges of the strip of brass, 21a by S1s inches, are cut in scallops A inch deep, and it is then fastened vertically down the centre of the cover, the brass being bent over the founda- tion top and bottom and a fasener placed in the centre of each scalIop. If one has a box of water colors at hand, a line of black on the cretonne just inside of the brass will be effec- tive. The cretonne may be underlaid with stiff paper to give it firmness.
 Cut leather boxes, blotter tops, shaw ing pad covers, etc., are beautiful if bound with brass, and it also com pines we'll with steneiled linen or crash in the making of innumerable ob- jects.