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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27

version of st. Paul. It was only
last year that this union of prayer
began to attract attention, but this
year it is being taken up very
generally by Catholics as well as
by non-Catholics. The American
Catholic Of Los Angeles, the
organ of the advanced wing of
Anglicanism, has urged all the
members Of the Guild of Interces-
sion to hear Mass every day, if
possible, and to unite in prayer
throughout the entire month Of
January. Many others among
Episcopalians are joining in this
devotional movement.
On the Catholic side the Church
Unity Octave is being taken up
with more than ordinary zeal by
Father Paul James Francis Of
Graymoor, by many Of the Mis-
sionaries to non-Catholics, and by
the Convert Leagues throughout
the country. Mr.. Carlton Strong,
who, as an Anglican, was Pres
ident of the Anglo Roman Union,
and who, within the past two years
made his submission to the au-
thority Of Rome, writes as fol-
lows of the spontaneous gathering
held a. year ago on st. Paul's day
in the Pittsburg Cathedral: "a
number of persons were moved to
make a joint act of communion
quite spontaneously. The whole
affair came about on short notice
without plan or direction, as
though a more than ordinary hui
man impulse inspired it,
It would not be at all remark.
able to learn that so good a move
ment is taken up this year in all
the converts and in many paro.
chial churches. A well-established
movement Of this kind based
on prayer for Christian Unity can
scarcely fail to bring hundreds Of
converts into the Church, where
alone organic unity is secured
through the recognition of SUI.
preme head. At any rate a well
developed desire for unity among
the prayerful will bring about
renewed consideration Of the
grounds Of belief in the teachings
of the Church.
The Apostolic Mission House a
Washington, the centre and in
spiration Of organized missionary
activity in behalf of non-Catho
lies, is encouraging this movement
through every avenue OF influence
that can be utilized in behalf of it
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27

ton to whic' they were entitled.
Last year a branch of the Holy
Name Society was established in
the state prison and since then
much good has been accomplished.
About two hundred men have
availed themselves of the privilege
Of monthly Communion and the
general tone Of the whole peniten-
tiary has been materially i'm
proved. Hundreds of non-Catho-
lies and many hitherto Indifferent
prisoners flock to the course of in
structions given on Sunday and
the Catholic inmates have taken
pleasure in decorating the altar
and making the sanctuary and the
priests quarters attractive. All
these Improvements have been
made possible by the monthly con-
tributions Of the inmates from
their meagre earnings. The Cath
Ollie end Of the prison resembles a
small parish Of Jealous and inter.
ested parishioners who take pride
in the moral and religious
progress they are making.
The Aid Society which has beer
established will help along this
good work and will be of invalu
able assistance to the Rev. Henry
A. Geisert, Chaplain at the Mis-
souri, State Prison, Jefferson City
It is the intention Of the promoters
Of the Aid Society to look after
the interests Of the boys and girls
at their respective reform schools
as well as help the Catholic in
mates Of the various jails through
out the state.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27

The South was treated to an
other lynching bee this week.
Four negroes -three men and a
woman-were hanged and their
bodies riddled with bullets on sus-
picion of having murdered a white
man. The old time chivalry Of the
South would seem to be rapidly
becoming only a memory. The
very spirit which chafes at the
regular, if so mewhat slow, process
Of law and seeks summary venge-
ance without legal trial is an indi-
cation Of a moral degeneracy
which should not be tolerated in a
Christian cor immunity. The perpe-
traitors Of this fiendish outrage
should be made to feel the heavy
hand of sunni nary punishment. The
South owes it to itself, to the peo-
pie of this country and to the
civilized wor Id to make an exam
pie Of those who have brought dis
grace upon its fair name.
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WHERE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS.

We have too many saloons; the
Sunday law is broken in the city and
out of the city; some of the roadside
inns are infamous. These evils are
known to us. A home lis i'm desola-
ton and mourning over it. How
many other homes are in sorrow and
in tears that have not reached the
public? The responsibility is yours
and mine. Mine to warn you. Yours
to be up and doing. You to force the
police officials to do their duty; you
to refrain from signing any petition
for renewal Of license that might
cause an uneasiness of conscience
later on. These warnings will be
given in every pulpit in the diocese.
have requested the pastor of every
parish to speak of the responsibility
of those who sign petitions for the
renewal of liquor licenses and to
awaken his flock to the grave dangers
that exist, and I deem it my duty
from this cathedral to raise the first
note OF warning and to ask that its
echo reach the furthermost limits OF
my diocese
Archbishop Bynchesf, Montreal
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BELGIUM HONORs MISSIONARY
Tercentenary of Father verbeisi
Chinese Missionary, Scientist,
and Diplomat.

It Is interesting to find that while
the Chinese rebellion has drawn the
eyes of Europe to that land, Catholic
Belgium is preparing to celebrate the
tercentenary Of Flemish Jesuit who
did great things for China and for
Christianity. A committee has been
constituted at the village of Pittheim
to arrange the celebrations and a
fitting memorial to Father Ferdinand
Verbeisi, the distinguished priest in
question, whose name is still held in
reverence in China and in his native
land. Born at Pittheim in the begin
ming of the seventeenth century, he
died at Pekin in 1858. Through the
course of his long life he accomplished
had called him, establishing diplomatic
relations between Louis XIV and the
emperor Of that day, Kang Hi. He
was a distinguished mathematician
and an erudite astronomer, as well an
a Jealous missionary. The magni
fcent observatory which he CON
structed in Pekin, supported by bronze
dragons, was sacked by the European
troops i'm 1900 and many OF the I'm.
struments used by him and preserved
till then, disappeared, some finding
their way to Germany. Among other
works which he accomplished was the
reformation of the Chinese calendar
He also taught the Chinese army the
use and value OF artillery, and for this
service obtained from the Emperor
the revision OF the Edicts OF Persecu
ton. When he died there was ma
tional mourning In China, and his
obsequies were an imposing spectacle,
while he left many Christian converts
behind him.
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The decision of the French Gov
eminent not to oppose any longer
the will of the people as manifest
ed in public protest made against
the expulsion of the Little Sisters
of the Assumption, has caused gen.
eral rejoicing and will give added
impetus to the efforts now being
made on behalf of the prosecuted
religious.
But while the Sisters are per-
mitted to remain the animus OF
the supporters of the Government
is shown in their tyrannical treat
ment of the poor. Some time age
the Mayor of Creil informed q
body of workmen, who presented
a petition asking that the Sisters
be not expelled, that he would
examine the list Of names and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27
THE LIVE ISSUE.

The Social Reform Press of New
York is about to supplement its
monthly magazine, "The Common
Cause" by the issuance of four
page paper called "The Live
ISSUE" which will meet the claims
of Socialism at every point and
answer the arguments Of it's advo-
Gates. The Live Issue will be pre-
pared for distribution in large
quantities in every state Of the
Union. 1t is planned to have it
reach those who receive Socialistic
literature in order to save them
from affliating with a movement
whose fundamental tenets they
fail to grasp. The subscription
price is fifty cents a year.
There is need of such paper
just as there is need of wider
distribution of pamphlets and
periodicals dealing with the ques-
ton Of Socialism, its theories, prin-
ciples and practices, from the point
Of view of common sense and re-
ligion. Catholic societies could
undertake no better work than the
distribution of anti-Socialistic lit
erature which would familiarize
the public with the dangerous ten
dency Of modern socialistic teach
ing. Much good can also be done
by the giving Of public lee
lures on this important subject. Ii
Catholics are to stem the tide of
this modern menace to Church and
society they must be prepared to
combat it with an intelligent con-
ception of it's teachings.
One of the best known and
most successful opponents of
Socialism is David Goldstein, of
Boston, who was formerly a
leader in the ranks of the So
cialists, but who left the party
in disgust when he found it impos-
sible to eliminate from it's plat
form it's pernicious doctrines in
regard to religion, anarchy and
free love. Since he left the Social
istic party he has become a con-
vert to Catholicity and is well
equipped to point out the dangers
that Turk in modern Socialism as
expounded by those who are
familiar with the philosophy of its
teachings. Mr.. Goldstein is an
able lecturer and those who heard
him on the occasion of his visit to
st. Paul about a year ago are con-
WINGED that it would be well if
Catholics who are confronted with
Socialism in it's most alluring garb
could hear him. Mr.. Goldstein was
recently told by a leading prelate
that there should be a hundred
men like him on the platform to
which he replied: Eyes, there is
certainly enough work for a hun
dred but, at the present time,
there is not enough engagements
to keep one lecturer constantly
employed.
i When we think of the number Of
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27
LEFT ERICSSON,

discovered America finds no sup
porter in DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, the
celebrated Norwegian explorer,
says the Sacred Heart Review.
Speaking, November 6, in London,
before the members Of the Royal
Geographical Society, the chair
man being Earl Cruzon of Kedl-
eston, DR.. Nansen said that though
it had been universally accepted
as an established fact that Vinland
or Wineland was some part Of
America, and that the accounts
Of the discovery Of that country
were historical, his researches had
led him to very different views.
According to what was considered
to be the most trustworthy ac-
counts, Wineland was discovered
by Left, the son Of Eric the Red,
who discovered Greenland. Left
had set out to Greenland to in
troduce Christianity, but he was
driven out of his course, and "for
a long time drifted about in the
sea, and came upon countries Of
which before he had no suspicion.
There were self-sown wheatfelds,
and vines grew there He also
found large trees, which he took
to Greenland, where he introduced
Christianity. He was afterwards
called Left the Lucky. The saga
Of Eric the Red, in which the story
is told, was generally considered
to be the most trustworthy source,
but DR.. hansen pointed out that
this saga was not written till $50
or 800 years after the events had
occurred, and unfortunately earli-
er literature contained hardly an
indication Of those voyages. The
name "Wineland" or Wineland
the Good" was mentioned, but
nothing was told about it's dis
covery. But in the "Frlateyjar-
box" written about 1887, they
found quite a different story about
the voyages to Wineland, stating
that the land was discovered by
man called Bjarne Herjalfsson.
DIR. hansen submitted that this
contradiction in the early accounts
must have the result Of disturb
ing belief in the whole story. But
if ones faith in the accounts of
the Wineland voyage was serious
ly shaken by facts such as those,
he thought it would be still more
so by studying the details of the
accounts in the Saga of Eric the
Red between Eric's Saga and
earlier legendary accounts. After
detailing the points of resem-
blance DR.. Nansen came to the
conclusion that the whole nara.
tive Of the Wineland voyages was
a mosaic of one feature after
another gathered from East and
/ West.
: However, the distinguished ex.
plorer would not emphatically de.
: clare that the Norsemen did not
discover America. He believes il
more than probable that they did
but the narrative Of the discovery
and voyage to Wineland he be.
. lieved were legendary.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27

This week the life of another
aspirant for honors in aviation was
snufed out at the meet in Los
Angeles. It was his first flight as
a licensed aviator and like many
another tyro he fell a victim to
his own foolhardiness and a de-
sire to win applause by attempting
hazardous feats to thrill the on
lockers. His ambition to outstrip
his competitors prompted him to
stake his "fool neck" on the out
come. He lost and paid the pen
atty. The d cath toll for the past
year in aviation was heavy; and
it seems not unlikely that many
victims will have to be sacrificed
to insure the progress expected
during the present year. There
ought to be some supervision OF
reckless aviators. The time has
arrived to put an end to such
senseless hazarding of neck and
limb. The interest Of true science
does not demand such a reckless
disregard for human life.
The morbidity of those who wit
messed the death of the reckless
aviator was shown by the fac
that the wrecked aeroplane hac
to be burned in order to prevent
its being carried away piecemea
by souvenir hunters.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27
THE MOVEMENT FOR CHURCH
UNITY.

It is interesting as well as signi-
fcant of the trend that ecclesiasti-
cal thought is taking these days,
to find Episcopalians and Catho-
lies uniting in daily prayers for
Christian Unity. Such is the case
during the Church Unity Octave
which began on the eighteenth of
this month and closed on the
twenty fifth, the feast of the Con-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-26
Curing Conceit.

| In an article on "The Training of a
Child" in the November Woman's Home
Companion, the author, Mary Louise
Graham, writes in part:
Il know that forgetfulness of self can
be attained, even when ii has been con-
spicuously denied by nature. This is a
very intimate little story that | am
about to tell, but feel that il has
in ii a lesson OF real value.
"When | was myself young girl,
was very conceited, and for no greater
cause than that had a good intellect
and could learn easily what the other
girls at school found hard. The realiza-
ton of my own conceit came to me
through other peoples criticism of me.
For some time / puzzled over what to
do. Ii is so long ago that | do not re-
member whether the solution came all in
a moment, or whether | gradually lived
into the understanding OF the truth. that
! might know that was clever, but that
ii would never harm me so long as |
placed no emphasis on the fact Every
time | found myself dwelling with sat.
isfaction on some display of my own in
tellect, / tried to shut out the thought.
IT was very hard at first: / did so
love my complacent, conceited thoughts,
and for time | would occasionally in
dulge myself in them. Still, in time
the device actually did work, and it set
in motion other subconscious processes.
Whenever | came back to thoughts OF
myself, ! found a new humility, which
! learned to feel more precious than
my old conceit.
After time conceited thoughts
ceased to give me any pleasure; instead,
they brought a curious sense of shame,
as if someone had praised me for noble
act that had not done. ! had come
to see myself in a true proportion, and |
to realize the absolute hnimportance of
my poor little mind. This is not words: |
it is the literal TRUTH
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-26

tie city, in some ways suggesting pic
turesque stage setting. II Vermont is
to have new State House, it should be
designed and built with the pre-arranged
picturesqueness of Montpelier kept in
mind Boston Transcript.
We are not acquainted with the CON
temporary's source of authority, but the
information about a proposed new and
imposing structure" must be unfounded.
All talk of an entirely new State House
must be associated with the somewhat
vague rumors about the removal of the
capital from Montpelier, in which case
new structure, of course, would be
required. But if the capital is not to
be uprooted, the talk of an entirely new
building is rather wild, inasmuch as the
present structure is too good to be de-
stroyed, albeit scarcely large enough
to meet the needs of the present day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-26

fight for reelection to the Senate, he
received S57 900 from friends and vel
wishers, including Messrs. Perkins, Pin
chot and his cousin, Edward l.. Mclean
Beverage had the bad taste to send al
the money back and paid the expense oi
his campaign from the proceeds of his
magazine articles.
Poor Beverage has lacked taste al
most from birth. AT ~ he was Il plow-
boy; at Ia he became railroad labor
er; at Is he was logger and teamster
and then he had the bad taste to study
law and the misfortune to win his cases !;
and at last he had the eifrontery to en-
ter public life and become a United
States senator. He showed his bad
taste after entering the Senate by be-
coming champion of progressive legis-
lation and declined repeatedly TO vote
with Aldrich and the interests.
Now he is running for governor Of
Indiana on the Progressive ticket, and
as Indiana is full of people who them
selves have had bad taste, II is certain
that he viii poll very heavy vote and
may be elected. -Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-26
COPPER RIVER BASIN.
Mineral Resources Discussed by United
States Geological Survey.

A report entitled Mineral Resources
of the Lower Copper river basin, Alas
ka," by Fred II. Motif, of the United
States geological survey, has just been
issued as bulletin 520.C.
The search for gold and copper which
began in the mountains south OF Chitina
river Alaska. with the rush of pros
pectors to the Copper river basin in
| 1898 has been carried on systematically
since that time. As a result copper was
| found in the mountains east of Tarai
| during the first summer, and the gold
| placers of Bremner river were discovered
few years later No copper has yet
been produced in this district, according
to the geological survey, but the facili-
ties for transportation offered by the
Copper River & Northwestern railway
during the last year have stimulated in.
terest in the development of copper
properties, so that considerable prospect
ing has been carried on.
One small stream. Golconda creek,
tributary of Bremner river. has yielded
most of the gold so far produced in this
district, although Little Bremner river
has contributed part. Gold in COM
mercial quantities has not been found
near Taral nor between the Chitina and
the Bremner in Hanagita valley. The
total production of the district is not
known, but several thousand dollars
worth of gold has been produced each
year since mining began. The very high
cost OF supplies and difficulty of access
have done much to discourage prospect
ors.
All the gold so far produced in the
Bremner river valley has been obtained
from stream gravels. This valley is
practically unprospected, so far as lode
deposits are concerned. The three parts
of the valley of present or prospective
because of known placer-gold
deposits are Golconda creek Little Brem-
ner river, and the lower part of Brem-
ner above the Little Bremner.
The report briefly describes the geol-
ogy of the region so far as known and
the prospects for the development OF
gold in the Bremner river valley, on Col
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-26
CURRENT COMMENT
Sensible Words.

The breaking out of smallpox in Barre
is no cause for the wild rumors afioat or
a general scare from that disease. While
the prevalence of that disease is re-
GREETED. Barre, in common with other af-
flicted localities, is taking every precau-
ton to not only safeguard her citizens,
but protect the public in general from
infection. It is perfectly safe TO do
business with Barre and no one need
fear infection. The Barre Daily Times
is giving daily report of the disease
and no attempt is being made to cover
up the number of cases or the spread of
the disease. There are now twenty
cases of smallpox in that city, but they
are all away from contact with the pub
lie, and the city of Barre is to be COM
mended for its prompt and wstehful
care in handling the disease.-Groton
Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-26
Equality in Divorce.

It is reported from London that the
divorce commission, after long investi-
cation and study, will recommend unani-
mously that the sexes be equal before
the law in the matter of divorce. Under
the present English lawn force since
ls57-divorce may be granted TO either
the husband or the wife on the ground
of unfaithfulness.
The wife, however, in order to obtain
a divorce, must prove other heinous Of
lenses or else cruelty or complete de-
sertion for a period of two years, in adj
dition to infdelity. whereas the hus-
band need show only that his wife has
been unfsithful. To this extent the
double standard Of morals" still pre-
walls in England. Against its abolition
il viii be difficult TO advance any ar
gument which viii not affront the mod
ern moral sense. a marriage being rec
ognized as a partnership into which hus-
band and wife enter on terms Of equal
ity. What j. fair for one is fair for
the other.-Boston Globe.