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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-06
THE HAPPY EASTER DAY.

The rising sun is the worlds new
life. 1t lights up and gilds the heaven
with its rays, and brings joy and glad
ness to the hearts. of men and fills
them with strength and resolution
of newborn day. So on Easter morn,
writes Bishop Cotton in Buds and
Blossoms" the soul is illumined by
the life and light that springs from
Christ, the risen Sun of JUSTICE" as
holy Church halls the triumph of her
God and King, and bids her children
rejoice. Rejoice and be glad;. for
this is the day which the Lord Him.
self hath made; let us rejoice and
be glad in it, All men rejoice, and
from pole to pole and from ocean to
ocean the glad halleluiah rings out on
the morning air, and heaven echoes
back earth's joy, and earth catches up
the strain of heaven, as both in uni
son sing their love and gratitude,
their alteration and praise to Jesus
the crucified, now risen from the
dead. What a change and transforms
ton for men! Gods wrath appeased,
sin atoned for, heavens gates re-
opened after four thousand years.
How every heart rejoices and leaps
high with hope and halls Our Lord,
it's Saviour and Redeemer, as He
stands up victorious and exclaims !:
81 am the resurrection and the life!"
Yet this joy and gladness will cease
and pass away, all this brightness will
np1n o0oir oil fhic hnn4 xryi1
fade and all this newborn life will
sicken and die unless we cooperate
with Gods goodness and mercy, and
let those blessings take root in our
souls and this new and holy life bear
the fruit God intends. God who made
us without ourselves will not save us
without ourselves. We must cooper.
ate. We must let the sunshine OF
Gods grace into our hearts that we
may have life and virtue renewed in
our souls. We must die to sin and
temptation, we must take the new life
Our Lords resurrection brings us, and
apply it to the renewed of our souls
Then will the halleluiahs of the East
er morn find echo in our hearts, and
their music will ever cheer us till the
day of days when we will be ushered
into heaven and hear the music OF
an endless Easter Day. For this is
heaven, joy and joy unending, peace
restored never again to be lost, hap.
piness renewed and never to know an
end. For Christ is the resurrection
and the life, and His blessings, like
Himself, will be infinite and eternal
Let us purge our souls of every sin
so that the sunshine of Gods pres.
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played such fatigue and lassitude after
winning a big case. Lately he had
rarely referred to his Office affairs.
Why? Because winning had become
a matter of course with him? Because
she had lost the trick of concentrat-
ing on what he said, since her own
problems had become more absorbing?
Or because
She paused in the act of drawing out
her hat pins.
Jack jealous of her growing sue
ees? Nonsense! She laughed aloud,
as, with suddenly recovered spirits,
she flung aside her hat. She drew out
more pins, and her hair fell in mar
velous golden red shower over her
shoulders, which no longer dropped.
Actually she had become almost hys-
terical because Jack had deserted
her in this, her crucial hour. OF
course he would expect her to appre-
ciate that the situation at the May
field works was serious. That was
one secret of their even, unruffled
married life. A business woman, she
understood the demands of business
upon husbands, and never interfered
with her Jacks movements, never
nagged. And she could afford to be
forgiving today. She would be alto
gether charming on his return.
A warm plunge, clean linen, love
ly dinner frock all did their benefi-
cient work, not because of their in
trinsic value, but because each move
brought her nearer to the dinner hour
and Jacks return. A train left May
field Junction at $40. He must be
almost in town by now.
She telephoned the head waiter and
ordered the dinner Jack liked best,
to be served in their private dining
room. She telephoned to the florist
across the way, for the most delicate
of late spring blossoms. They would
celebrate her victory. Then she sat
down by the open window to wait. A
church clock across the way struck.
All! his train must have pulled into
the station. Jack would be wretched-
ly hot. She hurried into his dressing
room to lay out fresh linen. She was
interrupted in this task by the ringing
of the telephone. Of course it would
be Jack. He was calling from the
station. All the sense of exultation
and triumph which she had missed
during the past hour flooded her being.
Her eyes shone as she lifted the trans
mitter off the hook
Hello, Hello-this is Jack. How
did everything do?"
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ence may ever dwell and live in our
hearts and make of life one continu-
GUS Easter day, the preparation for
the eternal Easter of heaven.
Ring out, then, sweet bells! Ring
out your joyous strains, for joyful
Easter day has come with all it's hap
piness and gladness. The Christian
heart is full of joy and peace, for
every Christian man and woman feels
that Christ died for them and for all
men, and then arose triumphant, as
He said; and in His resurrection we
all haven risen, never to die again,
as long as we keep faithful to Christ;
for He said, 81 am the resurrection
and the life; he that believeth in Me,
although he be dead, shall live, and
every one who liveth and believeth
in Me shall never. die" Easter day
and Easter joy confirm all this The
heart is light, the mind is clear, and
a sense of peace and security fills the
soul of all Catholic men and women
who have made peace with God by a
good confession and communion; and
this joy they give out In turn to all
the world around them; and it is this
and only this which makes the Easter
tide a blessed time, when men are
kinder to one another, because of the
peace and joy the Lord Himself
brought on that Easter morn, well
nigh two thousand years ago.
Verify, Thou art a hidden God; a
God of goodness, o Israeli" Faith,
enlightened faith, brings us into
sweetest communing with the God
who made us. AS we reflect on the
lessons of His love, we learn that He
is ever our good Coda God of love
and mercy-and we feel a peace moth
ing short of heavenly as we ponder
over his continual goodness to us.
Oh, if all the world know their God,
as each good Catholic does, how
changed would all become. Then
heaven would be more of a reality than
it is, lost as it now is for so many, and
the supernatural life would he begun
to be lived and followed by all in prep
aration for the life of heaven. East
er thoughts run heavenward, and
Easter resolves mean the life of the
blessed to be begun right here on
earth. Let every heart receive the
peace it's God and Saviour brings on
Easter morn, and let the peace and
JOY we feel be waited on wings of
love to every noble heart willing to
receive it.
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A SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. isIDoRE.

Isidore was born of a ducal family,
at -Carthagena in Spain. His two
brothers, Leander, Archbishop of Ser
vile, Fulgentius, Bishop of Eciji, and
his sister Florentina, are Saints. AS
a boy he despaired at his ill-success in
study, and ran away from school.
Resting in his fight at roadside
spring, he observed a stone, which was
followed out by the dripping water.
This decided him to return, and by
hard application succeeded where he
had failed. He went back to his
master, and with the help of God be-
came even as youth one of the most
learned men of his time. He assisted
in converting Prince Recared, the
leader of the Arian party; and with
his aid, though at the constant peril
of his own life, he expelled that heresy
from Spain. Then, following call
from God, he turned deaf ear to the
entreaties of his friends, and en-
braced hermit's life. On the death
of his brother Leander he was called
to fill the vacant See. Among the
numerous converts which he founded,
the chief one was near Seville, where
many great saints were trained. AS
teacher, ruler, founder, and re-
former, he laboured not only in his own
Diocese, but throughout Spain, and
even in foreign countries. He died at
Seville on April 4th, 636, and within
sixteen years of his death was de-
clared in the Council of Toledo a Doc
tor of the Catholic Church.
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amazed to learn that the option had
been even a possibility. Others would
wish they had acted more quickly
Many would wonder how she had
raised the price demanded.
Finally, from considering men in
groups, her mind settled upon one
man, her husband. Even with hel
hand clasped over the papers which
represented her triumph, she felt that
she must see him Immediately, must
feel the touch of his steadying hand
must hear his voice. She would not
even wait to return to her office. She
almost ran to the telephone booth on
the ground floor.
The voice of Jacks stenographer
floated back to her.
mo, Mrs. Reed; Mr.. Reed is not
here"
mot there?'
She had pictured him sitting beside
the telephone, waiting for the result!
"Tell him to call me up at my Office,
directly he comes in"
The voice at the other end of the
wire hesitated for the fraction of a
minute.
"He will not be back today, Mrs.
Reed"
The blood trobbed in Helen's tenn.
pies.
did he leave any messenger"
Eyes, he said to tell you that the
men at the Mayfield works have
threatened to strike and he has gone
out to confer with the manager. 1t
looks very serious"
Helen Reed had herself we'll in hand
once more. Her voice was quite clear
as she said laconically, Sorry to hear
that"
She stepped into the long, canyon
like street. It's surging life seemed
to beat upon her tired brain. After
all she would not go back to the Office.
She signalled for a taxicab.
BY the time she reached the fash
ionable apartment hotel where she
and Jack maintained an admirably
appointed suite of rooms which they
called home" she felt benumbed in
body and soul. She dragged her way
to her own room and sank upon the
low bench before her dressing table.
She marvelled at the langour which
completely enveloped her. She had
anticipated no such sensations as
these. Where were the sense of exul-
tation, the mental hymn of triumph
that accompanied success? Must such
reaction always follow upon achieve
ment? With woman, perhaps, but
not with men. Jack had never dis
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-06
HORROR OF SIN.

AS Catholics we know that there is
only one real evil in this world, and
that is the commission of sin, the will
full violation of Gods laws. Yet we
have to live in the midst of people
for whom sin seems to be the very air
they breathe, people who deny the ex-
istence of sin and are ever ready to ex-
cuse any enormity on the plea that
they are following their natural in
clinations. Hence, it is necessary for
us to cultivate great horror of sin,
lest we be infected by it, or even false
standards and false principles.
Alas, how many, even among Cath
olics, spend days and weeks and
months in the state of mortal sin! Far
from having any horror of sin, others
expose themselves recklessly to occa-
sions, in which past sad experience has
taught them that they will not resist.
And even though they repent and are
forgiven by the priests dissolution,
must one not frequently fear that they
have not such deep-seated horror of
sin as will make them correspond to
grace and beat back the devils tempta-
tons?
How can this horror of sin be &C
quired? BY prayer that God inflicts
such awful punishment on sin, justly
condemning the sinner to hell, should
ever be present in our minds. While
we are not to serve God merely out OF
fear hI1t rather with l0viup haarfs to
answer His love for us, we must have
fear always in the background, so that
if our love were ever to grow cold. the
horror of sin and its lamentable conse-
Quences may preserve us from offend
ing. Let us all pray earnestly that all
Catholics may have an abiding horror
of mortal sin.
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EASTER.

The name Easter is Anglo-Saxon
and is probably derived from the old.
German of ostarun, now ostern, being
the name of festival celebrated
among the pagan Teutons in honor of
the GOODIES of light This feast was cele-
brated in spring, and as the Christian
feast commemorative of the resurrec-
ton of the Lord falls in this season,
the name of Ostern-or, Anglo-Saxon,
Easter-was transferred to this feast.
In the language of the Church, how
ever, the feast is called Pascha-de-
rived from the Hebrew Passach,
meaning the Passover. On this day
the Hebrews celebrate the commemo-
ration of the miraculous passage of
the people of Israel through the Red
Sea into the promised land, and their
liberation from the slavery of Pharaoh;
and they also commemorate the pas
sage of the angel of the Lord who slew
the f1rst-born of the Egyptians, whilst
he passed over the houses of the Israel
ties, whose door-posts were sprinkled
with the blood of the paschal lamb.
Now, for us too, passover has
taken place, of which that of the an
cient law was but a figure. Christ,
our Lord and Saviour, by the shedding
of His precious blood, has redeemed us
from our sins, and, as it were, led
us forth through His blood from the
captivity and slavery of Satan. And
if, during the paschal time, we have
sanctified ourselves by the grace of
the holy sacraments, and have become
reconciled with God, then our souls
have been in a spiritual manner
sprinkled with the blood of the Divine
Lamb, so that the prince of darkness
has no more power over us.
The festival of Easter is regulated
by the course of the moon. Easter
day is always the first Sunday after
the full moon which happens on or
next after the 21st of March, or the
vernal equinox. If the full moon hap
pens on a Sunday, Easter day is the
Sunday after. By this arrangement
Easter may come as early as the 22d
of March or as late as the 25th of
April. It is always celebrated on Sun
day, because on this day of the week
the Saviour actually arose from the
dead. AS God completed his work of
the creation on the sixth day with
the creation of man, so he likewise
completed the second creation-the
redemption of manly his death on
the sixth day of the week, or Friday;
and as God, after the creation, rested
upon the seventh day, so also the
Saviour, after completing the work of
the redemption, rested upon the Sab
bath in the tomb. But on Sunday, the
first day of the week, after having rest
ed in the grave from Friday evening till
the morning of the third day, he went
forth from the same with new glory
and splendor. Other feasts of the
year, which are called movable
feasts," are regulated according to
Easter, so that, for instance, the Feast
of the Ascension is always the fort
ieth, and Pentecost the fiftieth day
after Easter.
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EASTER SUNDAY.

EPlSTLE: Therefore let us
feast, not with the old leaven,
nor with then leaven of malice
and Wickedness, but with the un-
Ieavened bread Of sincerity and
truth.
GOSPEL: And very early in
the morning, the first day OF
the week, they come to the sep
uIchre, the sun being now risen:
and they said one to another,
Who shall roll US back the stone
from the door of the sepuIchre?
And looking, they saw the stone
rolled back, for it was very
great.
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P A L S.

Neither Helen or Jack noticed that
every table but theirs had been va
Gated. Why should they watch the
coming and going of the usual Satur-
day night diners in the dingy Italian
table d. hote restaurant, when they
could see far more wonderful things
just by looking into each others eyes.
AS the waiter, carrying his last bur-
den of dishes and glasses, vanished
through the narrow corridor leading
to the kitchen, Jack Reed leaned over
the table until the feather on Helen's
hat swept his closely cropped hair.
Il was a coward to tell You now!"
"Why?" demanded Helen, with the
gentle insistence of one who longs to
hear the beautiful truth in a hundred
different forms.
Because have no right to bind you
by any promise. 1t will be so long
before can decently ask you to marry
me. You see, I've never had to think
of anyone but myself, and I've saved
nothing against the day when 1 would
meet the onliest girl in the world and
o1I " AuoA1y ASA, IlSuL Oll.
He spoke whimsically, but his eyes
were grave.
Il suppose it costs lot to furnish
a fat and keep house?"
II suppose it Does" answered Helen,
but she hardly realized what she said.
She was studying the strong, supple
hand that fingered the lace that rip.
pied from the sleeve of her blouse.
so you'll understand if we cut out
1.-THE theatre after this? Just dinner
here Saturday night. The rest-every
cent-must go into the bank for our
home-our home!"
His hand closed suddenly over hers
ooh, you don't know how I want
you, Helen, for my very own. I did
not know it was possible for a man
to want anything so badly. And
| now
He broke off impatieptly, as if his
thoughts had reverted to his past ex.
travagances and his present financial
limitations.
SILLY boy" replied Helen. s'You
talk as if we were going to be miles
apart. Why, we'll meet every morn
ing at breakfast, walk down town to
gether, lunch together, and after din
ner I'll play for you, as I've been do
ing right along"
Something in the mans eyes made
her turn her head and say irrelevant
ly, 81 wish Mrs. Langdon would have
the piano tuned"
Jack did not answer Her words
had summoned a picture of the tawdry
clearinghouse where they had met
of the great Office building in which
they both worked, of the crowded cars
in which they rode home. There had
been the background of his wooing
They must serve as the hard, sordi6
environment of this period of ten
derest happiness, their engagement. He
could close his eyes and see the sly
winks of his fellow boarders. He
could hear the cheap jests of their
fellow workers. He recalled with 8
shudder how he had stroIled through
the park, laughing at blissfully uncon
scious lovers. Suddenly he felt that
he was being cheated out of his right
to give expression to the first great
emotion of his life. The next instant
he was gripping Helen's hand almost
roughly.
What the use of all that when
| when just want to take you in my
arms? Don't you see this is the worst
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The man whose tired eyes were
framed in fine wrinkles picked up his
hat and crossed to the door. There
he turned and looked back at the alert
them into her rich but business-like
looking bag.
II congratulate you, Mrs. Reed"
Thanks" she replied, flinging him
a grave, impersonal smile.
Five minutes later, he faced his
partner, who looked up inquiringly.
"Well?" n
"Just ten minutes too late"
A check for six figures futtered to
the desk.
who got it?"
Mrs. Reed. That's twice in six
months she has beaten us to a good
thing.
tits hard to be beaten by a woman,
but we've one consolation-we've been
outplayed by the best posted operator
in the field. I wonder whether she
gets her tips by intuition"
mo! BY close application. Not a
single move in the real estate field
escapes her. She must eat, drink and
sleep options!"
"Are Brown & Lovett in this deal!"
mo, understand she put it through
alone"
The partner whistled. The sound
was an eloquent tribute to Helen
Reeds business ability.
At the same instant Helen paused
irresolutely outside the door of the
Office in which she had executed her
sensational coup. At the end of the
corridor there was window. She
made her way to this and stared
across the irregular line of skyscrap-
ers to the blue waters of the bay. She
caught herself trying to figure how
many of those towering buildings,
piled one upon the other, would be
required to represent a billion dollars.
Then she fell to studying the glitter
ing windows and wondering what the
men behind them would say when
they learned that a woman, single
handed, had made the most important
move of the day in the real estate
game Many of them would be
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
ROYAL ARcANUsI.

The following officers Of National coun-
en- No. 5Z7. Royal Arcanum. for the year
OF 1872, were Installed Monday evening
by Deputy Grand Regent Charles B.
Matthews. assisted by Deputy Grand
Guide Guy F. Allen.
Representatives to the Grand Council,
Guy F. Allen and George NJ. Evans; al
ternate 10 the Grand Council. George B.
Farquhar and william S. Moore: regent.
]. Halsey Doty; vice regent, W. /. Vile
pigue; orator, Perry Cleaveland; sitting
past regent, George NJ. Evans; secretary,
Edward b. Eynon Ctenth term): collector,
y. w. HarshA (thirty-first term): treas
urer, John L. Boatie (fifth term; chap
lain, Richard y. Donaldon; guide. Joseph
d. Free: warden, Ira Partin: sentry,
James s. Moss: trustees, Willis b. Ma
gruder, William S. Moore, and Horace
q. Seitz; organist, Charles Eldred Herr
ing: representatives TO r. A. Hospital
Bed Fund Association, Joseph s. Moss
and William r. Wood: delegate and alter
nate TO r. A. Immediate Relief Associ-
alton, John l. Beatie and Walter L.
VillepIgue.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS.

Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. !,
Daughters, of Veterans, held their annual
installation of officers on Thursday even
ing at Grand Army Hall. The officers for
the ensuing year are: President, Mrs.
Ella L. washburn; senior vice president
Mrs Bella Jost Howe; junior vice presi-
dent Mrs. Hester B. Triupoe; chaplain.
Mrs Mary F. Crenshaw; trustees, Mrs.
Eleanor c. Scott, Mrs. Annie NJ. Davis,
Miss Frances NJ. Jost; patriotic instruc-
tor, Miss Rose NJ. Seton; treasurer,
Miss Grace NJ. Taylor: secretary. Miss
Anna NJ. Roberts, ana musician, Miss
Genevieve Spencer.
The installing officer was Mrs. Olive
e. Johnson, and her guide, Miss Jennie
Hamilton. The retiring president, Miss
Rose Seton, was presented, on behalf
of the tent, with a gold badge. Miss
Crenshaw making the presentation
speech. Afterward there was musical
programme. in which Miss Phillips, Miss
Tucker. and Mr. c. E. Lang participated
An address was made by Comrade Old
royd and remarks by Mrs. Keeler. de-
partment president. Woman's Relief
Corps; Commander Howard and Gurnon
R Scott, Gushing Camp. Sons OF Vet
erans, and Mr.. Du Bois. Our Flag Camp
Sons of Veterans.
The evening closed with the presenta-
ton Of a handsome silk flag and stan to
the tent for the use OF the patriotic In
structor, by Mrs. Bella Jost Howe and
Miss Frances Jost as a memorial 10 their
father, Lieut.. Frederick c. Jost, late ad-
jutant OF the First Florida (UnionJ Cav
airy, the presentation address being made
by Mr.. George Alpha Howe. The presi-
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
p. H. &.

PROTECTED HOME CIRCLE CALENDAR,
January B-United Circles. at 81 stEeet north.
west, at D. m
January E-COngessionaI Circle No. SO. Pythi.n
Temple.
January Is-NatioaaI Circle, No. szl Roz,i A.,
canum Hail. Third street and Pennsylvania sysnn,
southeast.
Du Pont Circle, No. 4s6. Protected
Home Circle, met at Flynn's Hall, Eighth
and K streets northwest, on Monday
night. when State deputy supreme presi-
dent, r. B. Harbaugh. and District Den
uty w. s. Gayles installed the following
officers for the ensuing term: President
William J. Armstrong; vice president
Charles z. Miller; guardian, Miss Mar,
garet Mitchell; chaplain, Mrs. Naomi s,
Miller; secretary, John E. Rhodes; treas
urer, Adam Luber; guide j. Morris
Ridgeway; companion. Mrs. Iapinda
DUnham; sentinel, Joseph +. O'Connor
and watchman. DR. Edgar S. Thompson'
William J. Armstrong was designated
as representative to the Grand Circle
with John z. Rhodes as alternate. The
circle formally entered a project for a
joint class Initiation to be held in March.
and selected William ]. Armstrong Will
lam J. Durham. Charles f. Miller. Mrs.
John E. Rhodes, Mrs. s. Z. Talbot, and