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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
ANCIENT CATHOLIC ABsTAINERs.

Very Rev. Prior Higgins, of Bird
lington, England, in letter to the
Boston Pilot states his relief that the
Canons Regular of st. Augustine,
founded by st. Gilbert i'm England in
the twelfth century, were the first re-
lfgious community to make total abb
stinence a rule though the Jewish his
torian, Philo, says the order of monks
founded by st. Mark the Evangelist
at Alexandria were total abstainers.
st. Pachimins In the third century pre-
scribed total abstinence as a rule for
monks, and by the middle Of the fourth
century there were fifty thousand
monks in Egypt alone following his
rule, which spread afterward to Pales-
tine, Greece, Dalmatia, Ireland,
France, England, Scotland.
st. Basil's rule prescribed water as
the drink for monks. st. Martin made
total abstinence rule for the monks
of Gaul. st. Augustine says: ANY
one who reads the lives OF the saints,
especially the monks of the desert,
cannot fail to see that they observed a
perpetual abstinence from meat and
wine" St COLUMBIA and st. Boniface
carried the rule of total abstinence to
France, Switzerland and Germany.
In view of these facts, The Catholic
Abstafner hopes some OF our proliquor
contemporaries will allow us total abb
stinence fanatics to remain In the
Church, and that barrels with bibulous
monks beside them win disappear from
the realms Of art-if such productions
can be called art.
Catholic AbStGfHey.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03

Last Wednesday the Sacred Pal
liulm was conferred upon the Most
Reverend Edmund F. Prendergast,
D. D., Archbishop of Philadelphia,
by His Eminence Cardinal Glib
bons of Baltimore. The Pontifcal
Mass was celebrated by the Right
Reverend John E. FitzMaurice, d.
D., Bishop of Erie, and the sermon
was preached by the Right Rev
erend J. F. Regis Canevin, D. D.,
Bishop Of Pittsburg The student
choir from the Seminary Of St.
Charles Borromeo chanted the re-
sponses during the Mass.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03

The latest attempt of the Y. NJ.
C. A. to inject itself into the public
school system was made recently
in Sioux City. 1t drew a letter of
protest from the Right Reverend
Bishop Garrigan Of that See to
Arthur Solvsberg, President Of the
Board Of Education, in which he
objected to the taking of the Y. M.
G. A. into the high school. He
declared, among other things, that
the 7. M. G. A. had no more right
to get into the high school as q
religious organization than he had
to teach the doctrine of the Catho-
lie Church to its pupils during
school hours.
Notwithstanding the efforts
made during the past year to en-.
tighten the 7. M. G.. A. in regard
to it's sectarian character it seems
to be obsessed with the idea that il
has some inherent right to obtrude
its teaching ON the public at every
turn. IL it confined itself to its
proper sphere of activity no one
wonld object; but it loses nc
opportunity TO foist itself on the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
DOES ALCOHOL QUICKEN BRAIN
ACTION?

There are many who think that
alcohol quickens brain action. But
very careful experiments to determine
the real eject of alcohol on brain
action have been performed by
scientists and medical men of every
civilized nation; and all these have
demonstrated the fact that alcohol
even in ve1y small doses inter
feres with thu highest use of the
brain. One seres of experiments was
tried upon expect compositors. 1t was
found that the actual loss of working
power caused by the small dose of al
cohol was nearly line per cent. How
ever, the men believed throughout
the experiment thst they were doing
better and quicker work when taking
alcohol than Whe, abstaining, al
though the actual f,cts were the re-
verse;"
In the Swedish army a series of i'm
portant experiments il target practice
were made upon a number of picked
soldiers and non-commisioned officers.
when alcohol had beer given, the re-
suit was thirty per centfeWer hits in
quick fire, although themen always
thought they were shooting faster
whereas actually they shotmuch more
slowly" When slow aiming was al
lowed, the difference was eNn greater,
and, as before, against aid not in
favor of alcohol.
Another investigator stuffed the
duration of the effect of alohol in
light doses, and found that tn result
lasted all the following day, ausing
a dulling of mental labor, alqough
the subject was under the impression
that his work was as good as usal,
Quality and speed must both ave
place in good mental work. Thtra-
pid talker is not necessarily the hst
thinker. The manufacturers of he
| fountain pen say that when the Pm
flows too freely. it is a sign that tie
pen is nearly empty; SO the loosene
tongue of the imbiber indicates a
empty brain, at least one whose high
er and more complex processes have
been partially paralyzed. To himself
the free talker seems more brilliant,
because he can use words so freely
but it is a sad illusion. Alcohol re
moves the balance-wheel, as it were
that gives the tongue steady, digni
fed, thoughtful action This allows
it to rattle along as it will. Soon "thi'
so-called stage of stimulation develops
into noisiness and emotional excite
ment as the cerebral control become!
increasingly paralyzed," says Sir Vic
tor Horsley. The next 'change Is the
commencement of narcosis; and dull
ness and heaviness succeed.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
COMMUNION IN A BODY.

It is to be hoped that the appeal
of the National President to the
members of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians will meet with a hearty
response. Such a manifestation Of
fidelity to Holy Mother Church
will do much to place them in their
proper relation to that venerable
institution. Other organizations,
too, might with profit take up the
idea which President Regain has
set before his followers. It is not
too much to expect that every
Catholic society worthy Of the
name receive Holy Communion in
a body at least once a year. There
is, Of course, no law of the Church
imposing such an obligation. New
ertheless, Catholic society should
deem it part of its duty to bring
all it's members together before
the altar on a given day for the
purpose Of receiving Holy Com
munion in it's corporate capacity.
A Catholic society is a moral
unit. Whatever good it accom-
plishes is attributed to it as a
whole and not to the individual
members; and whenever it fails to
live up to it's obligations censure
is directed against it rather than
against the members who may
have brought disgrace upon it. In
all cases the organization suffers
for the sins Of it's members, just as
their fidelity to the true standards
of life and conduct reflects glory
upon it.
Since every practical Catholic
is obliged to receive the Body and
Blood of Christ at least once year
why should not all societies of
practical Catholics do likewise in
their corporate capacity? It is not
asking too much Of them; in fact,
it is what is naturally expected of
organizations whose members pro-
fess fidelity to holy Mother
Church.
Some Catholic societies, it is
true, make an effort to do this;
but the response is far from unani.
nous on the part of their members
What is the reason for this9 Ii
we eliminate from consideration
those who, for reasons best known
to themselves, do not care to
receive Holy Communion more
than once a year, we find that the
strongest objection comes from 8
quarter in which we would scarce.
ly expect to find it. It not infre
quently happens that the most
loyal and devoted Catholics in ar
organization offer the most serious
objections to receiving Holy Com
munion in a body lest they be
regarded as sparading" then
Cathollcity. They prefer to go tt
the altar rail quietly and unos
tentatiously. They fear that Mrs
Grundy will dub them pious i
they are seen In line with those
associated with them in the bond.
! of fraternal union.
q Such an attitude is inexplicablt
In the case OF intelligent Catholic.
who ought to know that it is theii1
duty to relegate personal consider
tttion to the background wher
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03

franciscan Tertiaries.-Recently
published statistics give the members
of the Franciscan Third Order as, ap-
proximately, 2,419,543. OF these 1,514,-
875 are stated to be under the juris-
diction Of the Friars Minor of the
Leonine Union; S6S,5S0 under that OF
the Capuchin Friars Minor; and 36,O88
under the Conventual Friars Minor
These statistics, according to the
franciscan Annals" are necessarily
incomplete, az they do not profess to
supply an adequate record Of the iso-
lated tertiaries.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
IT WORKS FOR GOOD.

The power for good of the total
abstinence movement is proven by
plain facts. Visit, one after the other,
parish where a vigorous total abb
stinence society is maintained, and a
parish where the movement is neither
commended nor heard of; compare
the social and religious condition of
the one with that of the other-no
further argument will be required in
favor of my thesis.
Archbishop Ireland
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
A sALUTARY SUGGESTION.

In his New Year letter to the
members of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, the National Presi-
dent, James j. Regain, calls upon
the rank and file of that organiza-
ton to receive Holy Communion in
a body on st. Patrick s day as a
public profession of faith and
loyalty. After congratulating them
on the activity which character
lied the Diamond Jubilee year just
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
THE CARDINALS
Leo XIII Greeted the Largest Number
Saints Who Were Cardinals,

The title of Cardinal Uatin, cardo, a
hinge, has existed in the Catholic
Church since the close of the fourth
century. In 492 the dignity of Car
dinal took its specific rank among the
titular distinctions, and in the 18th
century to rank as Cardinal of the
Church was to be rated with the sons
Of sovereign princes.
Since 1859 it has been usual to Sc
lect the Pope from the body of Car
dinals. Not always, however, has an
| elected Pope previously worn the pur-
pie. Urban w., Gregory K, Celestine
", Urban " and Urban VI. had
never possessed the Cardinalatial dig
nifty. The constitution of the College
of Cardinals was drawn up in 1886 by
Sixtus V. The body was limited to
| 70 members, namely, Bishops, so
priests, IA deacons. In modern times
this number is not often complete,
not since 1865 and 1867 has the Col
lege been filled. In 1916 Innocent w.
ordained that all Cardinals should
wear the red hat to show that they
ought to expose themselves to the
shedding of their blood for the
Church The scarlet skull cap and
biretta were instituted in the 18th
century -
The creation of the largest number
of Cardinals by one Pope is recorded
to the late Pontiff, Leo XIII, who
gave the red hat to no fewer than
lat. Eight Popes did not create a
single Cardinal. The total number
created since 1899 is 1859. Two con
sistories, one private, the other pub
lie, are held for the investiture OF
Cardinals who are present in Rome
| The ceremonies include the giving oil
| the hat, the accolade, the ring, the
| closing and opening of the mouth and
| reading of the letter comforting the
title. Absent Cardinals, when ere
ated, have the scarlet cap sent tc
them by special Papal courier The
hat and title are given only to those
| who visit Rome, and since many
through old age and infirmities, are
unable to undertake the journey, they
die without becoming completely Car
dinalatial Among those counted as
Cardinals are two who died before
their creation. They are William
Maresield, an English priest, and q
Portuguese, Pablo de Carva1ho, both
of whom died but few days previous
to their nomination. Many saints
have figured among the Cardinals
namely Peter Igneo, Peter Damien
Albert of Brabant, Guarino Fuscari
Ga1dino Sala, Raymond Nonnanto
Charles Borromeo and John Fisher
In 1855 Cardinal Hohenlohe resigned
his Cardinal Bishopric to take inferior
rank.
The United States has produced liz
all, five Cardinals, McCloskey ant
Gibbons, and now Farley, Falconio
and O'Connell. English Cardinal.
number 43, beginning with Uric II
1907, the latest being Bourne, JUS
created. Ireland has had four Car
dinals: Cullen, McCabe, Logue and
Moran. Taschereau is the only
Canadian. Scotland had two, BeatoI
and Erskine.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
SATURDAY, FEB. 3, 1912.

The Most Reverend John J.
Keane, D. D., Titular Archbishop
Of Cuts, and retired Metropolitan
of Dubuque, has been appointed
Vicar-General Of that Diocese in
succession to the late Monsignor
Ryan by the new Archbishop, the
Most Reverend James J. Keane,
d. d.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03

Entered as second-class matter, Jan
uary ~, 1911, at the post oHce, st
Paul, Mimi. under Act of March 3. 1879
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03

REV. JAMES M. REARDoN, Editor.
ST.. OCoNNoR, Business Manager.
B. P. KoLEsKY, Advertising Manager
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
Time Limit TO sermons.

The proper length of Sc mon is
coming up anew for discussion be-
cause Of complaint OF the hearers that
1t is too long and complaint OF the
preachers that they are not allowed
time enough.
One commentator passes the obser-
walton that thirty minutes is not long
to listen to a man who is worth listen
ing to at all, and that II the sermon
Is cut down to twenty-five or twenty
minutes it is APP 70 lose its most i'm
portant functions " guidance. instruc-
ton and inspiration.
All of which resolves itself into the
proposition that a preacher, liPa every
one else who has q message to de-
liver. either by voice or pen. must
conform to the conditions confronting
him If he really has something to
say he can take all the time required
and have no fear that his congrega-
ton will go to sleep on him; while II
he is simply pounding the air or serv-
ing out sawdust pudding it is better
for him to quit before beginning AS
a rule the sermon that has to be
measured off by the minute might as
we'll be measured off by the yard
Omaha Bee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PIANO
Centuries Of Invention Have Been
Needed to Bring II to Present
State Of Perfection.

Have you ever thought, when play
Ing some melodious sonata upon your
piano, that the instrument, as 1t is
today, is the perfection of centuries
of invention?
In the beginning II was a harp
shaped piece of wood, having two or
three strings. From time to time
mora strings were added until the
cithara was invented. This vas an
instrument in the shape Of a capital
P, with ten strings stretched across
the open space. Many centuries after
ward musicians conceived the idea
OF stretching strings across an open
box. About the year 1900 this was
done the dulcimer made its appear
ance, and the strings were struck
with hammers
For another hundred years or so
these hammers were held In the
hands, and then some genius invented
keyboard, which, being struck by
the fingers, caused the hammers to
strike the strings. This was called a
ciavicytherium, or keyed cithara, and
from time to time it was modified and
improved
During Queen Elizabeth's time it
was called a virginia. and then
spinet, because the hammers were
covered with the spines OF quilts,
which struck and caught the strings
and produced the sound
During the period between 100 and
1900 IL was much improved and en-
larged and was given the name Of
harpsichord 1t was in 1710 that
bartholomew Christofoll, an Italian,
invented a keyboard similar TO the
one we have now, which causes the
hammers to strike the wires from
above, and thus developed the piano
During the last century the inven-
tive genius of musicians the world
over has revised and improved it until
1t has reached the present-day per
lection
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
Hlndu's Aqonlzlnq Penance.

An extraordinary scene was wit.
messed in Calcutta recently when a
small trolly studded with rows Of iron
spikes, on which Hindu was lying
at full length, was being pulled
through tho streets. A large crowd
was following. inquiries elected the
information that the man was doing
penance, and was on his way to the
temple Of the Goddess Kali at Kalig
hat. The Hindu ad been several
days on the journey and was in a
terrible condition. The spikes. which
numbered about $50 were quite sharp.
and the man wore only a loin-cloth
He must have been suffering acute
pain from the fact that his body was
bruised and lacer;,ted sill over as re-
suit OF lying on the sharp nails. Meth
er the police nor any passer-by made
any attempt to stop the selfimposed
torture.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
Chinese Oysters.

A New York Chinese laundryman Is
helping out his daily breakfast with
native Chinese oysters on the half
she'll The shells he brought along
with him from China The oysters he
receives from China in the half bar
REL dried and CmokeA
AS they come they resemble some
what dried apples or peaches. The
laundryman pistc" mess ever night,
each oyster in SHELL full of sea
water, and the next morning they
have the plump and juicy attractive
ness OF freshly opened oysters, and IL
they did not have so much the taste
OF canvased ham one might perhaps
detect an oyster flavor about them.
The Chinaman says the oysters are
preserved in this way by first being
dried IN the~sgn and then smoked
with seaweed which when bGfning~
has a smell like oyster soup
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
GREAT NEED FOR TOLERANCE
Judge Not!" Should Be Looked Upon
as Command In This World
Of Varieties.

The unexpected Of life Is a proverb.
Nevertheless, every one OF us creates
In his or her own mind the spectacle
Of an ordered world. No two Of these
are alike-the cynic's world. the world
OF the man of business. and the char
ity workers world. for instance. are
hardly recognizable, each by the 9TH
er. Yet to each man or woman the
world as he or she conceives it is the
logical and actual world in every
point Hence the irrepressihle con-
flict that continually RACES wherever
anything whatever is discussed
Hence, also. the bitterness with which
each man Judges those who differ.
They must be wicked, false, or fools
otherwise thew would see the obvious
and only realities.
But there are so many realities
all real. Theory no matter how vast
and various never catches up with
the procession of the actual. Doc
trine, however hard and fast. never
quite covers all true spiritual expert
ences, as students of the mystic
know. Something infinitely greater
and wider than the mind Of man in.
habits the universe. Judge not" is
one Of the widest thoughts in the
world meant 10 drive home the finite
ness Of the finite. Being ignorant,
why be intolerant?
Many a household. divided against
itself by the different views of pa
rents and children, needs this recon
Cling thought Children must differ
their world cannot be the same as
that Of the older generation. Hus
band and wife are men and woman
each seeing life from different stand
points of sex The world is various
it cannot be standardized. There is
wonderful peace in the thought-a
perpetual flag OF truce.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
AS Others See Us.

He came into the car with swag-
ger, took the only vacant seat with
outward manifestations of his belief In
his own Importance, kicking the big
yellow valise belonging to the mapping
old woman next to him aside to make
way for his tan-shod feet The owner
did not notice this, but when aroused
at Fffty-second street, she fumbled
about his left foot with her hand, try
ing to lift it, only to exclaim with
much embarrassment: "Ach!' Elk
Goose me, but it look just like mine
bag"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
SAVING Patent Leather.

Patent leather shoes and slippers
will last twice as long If you wipe
them off occasionally with a soft cloth
that has been wrung out OF olive oil.
Keep the cloth in a small tin box, one
that has cover, and the oil will last
a long time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
one Mistake He Made.

"Your son seems very clear-head-
cd" Eyes; he's q smart boy. Only he
made a mistake once. He said, 'Fa-
Their. now is tn time to fall so we
failed. end made good money from 1t.
Only IL we had waited till tn next
week we would have burned out!'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
The True Ordination.

Finally the Pastor showed the true
ordination to be the importation of the
Holy Spirit. Whoever receives this
has Gods authority to be His am
bassador and mouthpiece. Such show
the work Of the Holy Spirit regenerat
Ing their minds and hearts. giving
them insight into the Scriptures. and
enabling them to be Gods mouth.
pieces, ministers Of His Truth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
Gardening a Fine Art.

Without gardening, buildings and
palaces are but gross handiworks;
and a man shall ever see that when
ages grow to civility and elegancy,
men come to build stately sooner than
to garden finely.-Francis Bacon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
Grandfather's Record.

did any Of your ancestors do things
to cause posterity TO remember them?"
asked the naughty woman. II reckon
they did," replied Farmer Corntossel.
"My grandfather put mortgages on
this place that amt of yet"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
Human Nature.

"Why is it," asked the curious guest,
that poor men usually give larger
tips than rich mem" well, sub"
said the waiter who was something
of philosopher as well looks to me
like de po' man don't want nobody to
find out he's po, and de rich man don't
want nobody to find out he's rich"-
Youths Companion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
Natural Thought.

Eve-If were to die would you
marry again? Adam-How many ribs
do you suppose a fellow can lose
without coming to pieces?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
PASTOR RUSSELL
IS CHALLENGED
4 Complete Answer to the Query,
who Ordained Him 2"
The Whole Subject Clarified For the
Public Benefit - Clergy and laity
Unscriptural Terms.

Albany. N. Y.
Nov. II. AS nj
ways. Pastor Rus
sell got the crowds
today. We report
his discourse on
Ministerial Ordi-
nation and Titles.
Very evidently 1t
Is a reply to an at
tack recently made
upon him by a Mr..
w. II. Ellis, field
editor of The Con-
tinent, and alias.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
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