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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-03
THE MONTH OF MAY.

The Church has already drawn
the attention Of her children to
the fact that the month of May
is set apart for the purpose of
showing special honor to her
whom the King hath a mind to
honor. s" 1t is the month of Mary,
of her whose unceasing advocacy
in behalf Of devout souls never
fails to soften the heart of a just
God and draw more copious meas
ures of divine grace from the
wounds of the Saviour.
The Blessed Virgin holds a
place apart from all others in the
economy Of salvation and in the
mind of the Church. She is our
most powerful advocate and pro-
tectoress before the throne of
heaven. She can do more for her
faithful clients than the most low
ing mother can do for her chill
dren. It is fitting, therefore, that
we should show our appreciation
of her maternal protection by Of
fering up special prayers in her
honor during the month of May.
We believe that the soul which is
animated with a true love for the
Mother of God has an assurance
of divine protection and a guar
antee Of eternal salvation greater
than can be afforded by any
means less than a direct revela-
ton on the part of God.
During May, therefore, let us
redouble our prayers and special
devotions in honor of our Heaven
~ Queen, and thus participate
more fully in the graces that flow
into the world through her inter
cession.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-03
THE CENTENARY OF
OZANAM.

Last Sunday the religious fes-
tivities in commemoration of the
centenary of Frederick Ozanam,
founder of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society, began in France and
elsewhere throughout the world.
The celebration was under the
auspices of the members of the st.
Vincent de Paul Society, an or
ganization which, in the perform
ance of the charitable work for
which it was called into existence,
still keeps alive the spirit Of its
founder and of the small band of
devoted followers who were its
pioneer members.
Frederick Ozanam was born on
April %, 1913, at Milan, Italy,
whittier his father had retired for
time 'trather than serve the
despot who betrayed the Repub-
liz"
The home atmosphere of
love and charity for the poor
In which he was reared turned
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Some time ago an investigation
of the public school system of st.
Paul was made by experts from
the New York Bureau of Munich
pal Research. The report which
they submitted was made public
last week. 1t points out the de-
fects of the system and suggests
remedial measures with a view to
bringing about greater efficiency
It was not to be expected that
the report would meet with the
approval of the School Board
President Horn, in the course of a
lengthy communication, criticises
it and takes issue with the conclu-
sions therein set forth.
With this criticism we have
nothing to do. Whether or not
the facts upon which the experts
based their conclusions and recon-
mendations are true is a question
with which we are not concerned
at the present moment. But we
deem it our duty to call attention
to statement made by President
Horn in his comment on the re-
port. He says: Tt is not cen
sus of school children, recon-
mended by the investigators,
which will solve the failure of our
st. Paul schools to keep pace with
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the attention of Osanam to the
needs of the afflicted and des-
titute and his religious training
convinced him of the necessity of
injecting the spirit Of the Gospel
into the work Of relieving their
distress. In the midst of the in
fidelity of his age he remained
steadfast in the faith and never
lost an opportunity of defending
it against those who challenged its
divine character. When called
upon to show that Christianity
was still capable of inspiring
great works of charity similar to
those that characterized it's early
days, he and few companions
resolved to manifest their faith in
some practical manner that would
rebound to the welfare of their
fellowmen.
They chose the poor and af-
flicted for the recipients Of their
bounty and, at a meeting held in
May, 1888, in the office Of the
Tribune Catholique, then edited
by Professor Bailly, they perfected
their plans and gave to the world
the Society Of st. Vincent de Paul.
It's foundations were laid deep and
secure in the conviction that the
service of the poor demanded
something more than the mere
doing out of aims. True charity
must be inspired by love of God
and it should aim at the moral
and spiritual welfare of the un-
fortunates who are in need of
assistance. With this idea as its
inspiration the Society, placed un-
der the patronage of st. Vincent
de Paul, prospered and spread to
many lands. During the eighty
years of its existence it has done
incalculable good in bringing not
only material comfort but also
the consultations Of religion to the
poor and afflicted. The aims that
would otherwise be cold and life
less is warmed and vitalized by
the fame of religion until it CLOVIS
with the love of God and enkindles
spark of that same divine love
in the hearts Of its recipients.
During his life Ozanam did not
realize the full value Of the move
ment which he called into being.
He sowed the seed whose golden
yield is being harvested by other
hands God gave the inspiration
and the increase and those who
have been its benefciaries in every
land bless the society which is
now concentrating the centenary
Of it's founders birth.
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of the institution are taking steps
to secure the cooperation of the
Catholics of Minneapolis in this
important undertaking. The cause
is a worthy one and, no doubt, the
response will be worthy of the
cause; otherwise, the erection of
this new dormitory will saddle an
almost unbearable debt upon the
Catholic Orphan Asylum and
hamper it for years to come in its
great work of charity in behalf of
the orphan children to whose ma
terial and spiritual welfare it
ministers so efficiently.
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TRIBUTE To THE CHURCH
NoN-CATHOLIC MAYOR OF KAN.
SAS CITY TELLS HOW PREJU.
DICE AGAINST THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH is BEGoITEN.

Henry L. Jost, Mayor of Kansas
City, Mo-, speaking before a packed
audience at the Redemptionist Hall
of that city, brought out some view
points of the Protestant in a clear and
forceful way. We reproduce the speech
in part:
Il speak this evening as a non.
Catholic. am communicate of what
is known as the High Episcopal
Church, a religious institution branded
by many Protestants as the ante
chamber of the Catholic Church.
"The human mind is very strange
thing. It's conclusions and judgments
take shape from it's environments. It's
early Impressions become fixed con-
v1ctions. In many Protestant homes
the child is warned and cautioned in
his first moment Of perception against
the enslaving power of the Church of
Rome. He is led to shun and fear a
priest as he would a burglar or a
h1ghwayman. Part of his teaching in
patriotism is to fight the growth and
expansion of the Catholic Church as
as agency specially designed to &C
complish the ruin of the Government.
"By the time he has attained his
majority, he is perfectly sure that the
motive of every priest is impure and
that the strain of criminal guilt is
upon the soul of everyone merging
from the confessional. You ask him
why? He says because He knows
all about Martin Luther-but he never
heard of Augustine; he can quote the
preachments of Calvin by the hour
but he is ignorant of the eloquent ut
-terances of Chrysostom; he has mas
tered the details of every rebellion
and knows intimately the life and
history of every rebellious soul-but
he has neglected to acquaint himself
with the state and progress of Christ 8
cause in the hands of those who have
remained faithful and loyal to it.
Il hold no brief for the Catholic
Church. BY reading the history of the
human race, I learn of its activities
and achievements. read there that
it has carried the cross and its teach.
ings across the seas into wildernesses
and unto unIettered people and there
by widened the opportunity of man.
Being the foremost factor in civil
zation, it's work of development has
been of such magnificent degree that
it i'll becomes us who are on the out
side of its organization, to challenge
or question it's worth as a divine in.
strumentality."
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A MASONIC IMPOSITION.

Last week the cornerstone of
the new post office was laid in
Rapid City, S. D. The building
is being erected by the United
States Government for the use of
the people of that city. 1t is a
public institution and, therefore,
whatever dedicatory exercises
might be deemed necessary should
partake of the nature of civic
function in which all citizens, ir-
respective of class, condition or
creed, could join.
But, instead Of that, the corner
stone was laid by the ubiquitous
Masons who, without a shadow Of
justification for their action, AFRO
gated to themselves a right which
belongs to no sectarian organiza-
ton. We know from past events
that the Masons are in the habit
of obtruding themselves and their
ceremonial upon the public on
such occasions, as if their sect
were representative of the Amer
lean people and indigenous to the
soil, whereas, in reality, it is a
foreign importation. As a Sec
tartan society the Masons have no
right to assume that their sery-
ices will be acceptable to the pub
lie on such an occasion and the
citizens of Rapid City should not
have tolerated this usurpation of
their civic rights. The public
spirited people of Rapid City
must be in the minority as no
protest was made against this Ma
sonic function.
The minister who delivered the
Grafton" had the very bad taste
to say, among other things: 'sWho
can best lead in this city, The
Masons, because they believe in
the fatherhood Of God and the
brotherhood Of man. Likewise in
the nation Masons must assume
the leadership and by example be
a nation builder. !"
IF a Catholic speaker were to
use such words, substituting Cath
olics for Masons, every bigot in
the land would feel in duty bound
RI raise q boxvl and every two-hv-
two anti Catholic publication in
the country would become choleric
in its denunciation of such I'M
patriotic utterances. But it all
depends on whose OK is gored.
The Masons or any other sec
tartan organization has no right
to take the leading part at any
purely civic function, and the
sooner representative citizens OF
all classes and lcreeds unite In sig
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If a Catholic, child, says the
Sacred Heart Review, is not
taught in a Catholic school to
know that there is such thing as
a living Catholic literature
Catholic press-he is missing
something essential to his real
education. The Catholic school
readers, it is true, contain many
selections from Catholic writer's,
and these familiarize the pupil
with the. names of at least a few
of the many who have done good
work for Catholic literature. But
he should not be deprived of the
knowledge Of the papers and the
persons that are fighting the good
fight today. Let him know that
Catholic literature is still living
and growing, and that it is the
duty of all Catholics worthy of the
name to support it.
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THE TRAMP,s CONTRIBUTION.

The Superior of ST. PauPs Friary,
Graymoor, says that the reason why
the Brothers Christopher who work
all summer have no money to tide
them over winter but pass penniless
from place to place is because in 95
cases out of 100 these travellers on
foot are too fond of liquor and give
the saloon all their earnings, laying
nothing by for a rainy or winters
day. For this very reason, strange as
it may seem, they should be provided
public hospitality. Because for every
gallon of whiskey they drink the
United States government collects a
dollar out of their wages, besides
what they are taxed for the beer and
other liquors they consume AS the
money these poor fellows spend
swells the revenue of the government,
the public should feel itself under OBJ
legations to share their misfortunes as
it profits by their intemperance.
Moreover, the localities in which they
drink derive revenue from the saloons
which they patronize so literally as
to beggar themselves in the process.
That is a rather novel view to take
of the case, says Father Landing in
the Pittsburg Observer, but is there
any fault that can be found with it?
But you would not like to have the
obligation of supporting the willing
victims of the liquor traffic imposed
upon you. Very well; then do away
with the traffic. For you aver that as
long as drink is made it will be drunk.
And as long as it is drunk it will make
its victims for the public to support.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-03
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

1t is to be deplored that even a
few Catholic papers should fail to
recognize the work of the Asso-
ciated Press as a gatherer and
transmitter of world news. These
papers seem to be under the i'm
preston that the Associated Press
does not confne itself to furnish
ing news, but that it's correspon-
dents in the different world cen
ters put their own Interpretation
on the news which they transmit
and the events which they chron-
icle.
Nothing could be further from
the truth. The function of the
Associated Press is to furnish it's
members with a truthful, clean,
comprehensive, un-partisan- and
this in it's broadcast sense-report
Of the news. of the world as ex-
peditiously as is compatible with
accuracy" In view of the large
field covered and the great va
riety of news which comes over its
wires, it is unreasonable to expect
that no mistakes will occur. Mis-
takes have occurred in the past
and, no doubt. will occur again
The Associated Press is chain OF
news gathering agencies and il is
no more infallible than the weak
est link in that chain. But to
charge it with wilfully colorine
its reports, with furnishing part.
isan accounts of world happenings
is to do it gross injustice. It's
function is not to make news, not
to furnish news that will suit the
prejudices of those who receive it
but to chronicle what takes place
and just as it occurs. 1t is a her
culean task to cover the globe
with reporters and correspond
ents; but the Associated Press sci.
dom fails to do justice to events
of passing moment, as well as
those Of general interest.
Those who know the officials in
charge of the Associated Press and
who are familiar with the efforts
they make to secure reliable news
pay no attention to the attacks
made upon it by writer's who
charge it with wilful misrepresen.
tation. Too often it is charged
with the faults and failures at
tributable to less well-equipped
agencies whose accuracy and re
liability have not been as fully
tested.
The fact that a news item comes
over the Associated Press wires is
taken by the public press and by
most Catholic newspapers as q
guarantee of its correctness. In
stead Of finding fault, therefore
with the Associated Press, we
ought to be very thankful for the
speed and accuracy with which il
brings us each day the news Of
the world.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-03
PICNIC FOR THE ORPHANS.

Plans are being matured for the
holding of a picnic on the grounds
of the Catholic Orphan Asylum,
Minneapolis, on the Fourth of
July, for the purpose of supple
menting the funds already on
hand for the erection of a boys
dormitory at that institation. The
need of such a building is so inn
perative that it must be completed
during the coming summer.
The accommodations now pro-
vided for the orphan boys are
entirely inadequate owing to the
continuous increase in their num-
bers. Furthermore, the State
Board of Control has declared that
the present residence building is
no longer sufficiently safe from
peril of life in case of fire OF
storm, and something must be
done at once to improve the situa-
ton.
The Board of Directors has de-
cided that immediate attention
must be given to the task of pro
viding adequate accommodations
for the inmates, and for that pur.
pose the erection of new dor
mitory must be undertaken with.
out delay. The size and equip
ment of the proposed building will
depend largely upon the contribu-
tions made towards the project. A
legacy of ten thousand dollars
from the Shevlin estate forms the
nucleus of building fund and il
is for the purpose of adding to
this that the proposed picnic is to
be held.
The picnic will be under the
auspices of the Catholic parishes
in the city of Minneapolis. The
personal cooperation of the
pastors and the members of their
respective Eoeks will be necessary
in order to make it an assured
success. The Sisters in charge
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To encourage devotion to the
Blessed Virgin during the month
of May the Church grants num-
Der Of partial indulgences and a
plenary indulgence to all who
offer up special prayers and works
in honor of the Mother Of God.
The Sovereign Pontiff, Plus VII,
by rescript from the Office of
the Secretary Of Memorials, March
81, 1915, granted to all the faith
full who, either in public or in pri-
vate, shall honor the Blessed
Virgin with some special homage
and devOut prayers, or the prac-
tice of other virtuous acts, an in
diligence Of three hundred days,
every day; a plenary indulgence
once in the month, or according to
the rule already established on one
of the first eight days of June, on
the day when, being truly peni-
tent, after Confession and Com
munion, they shall pray for the
intention Of His Holiness. By q
rescript of the Sacred Congrega.
ton of Indulgences, June Is, 1922
the same Sovereign Pontiff con.
firmed forever these indulgences
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DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
ABSTINENCE IS RATIONAL SELF.
CONTROL.

If we can safeguard the young to
the utmost, says Sir Thomas Barlow,
physician to the late King Edward,
and not only keep alcohol away from
them but make them realize from early
years the terrible ills that it brings to
body and soul, then there may be
some chance of the next generation
looking at the whole subject in it's true
light, and our children's children may
realize that abstinence is not fanatic
ism or asceticism, but rational self
control in respect to something which
is fraught with untold risks.
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SERMON SUBJECTS.

According to the prescriptions
Of the Most Reverend Arch
bishop letter issued at the begin
ming of the year, the following
subjects are assigned for the ser
mons in all the churches of the
Archdiocese on three Sundays of
hthe month Of May.
I. The Divinity of Christ
(Continued).
(a) Proofs of the Divinity of
Christ from the preachings of the
Apostles acts of the Apostles
epistles of ST. Paul.
(b) The conversion Of Jews
and Gentiles to the Christian re
ligion, the formation and the per-
petuation of Christendom, based
upon faith in the Divinity of
Christ.
(c) Heresies of Arius and of
Nestorius. The Councils of Nicea
and of Chalcedon proclaiming the
faith that had been. that was to
be. The PRONUNCIATION of Chal-
cedon that Mary is the Mother of
Cod resuming and emphasizing
the faith il the Divinity of Christ.
In what SENSE is Mary the Mother
Of God?
(d) Christianity in it's vital
essence is faith in the divinity of
Christ. Without this fundamental
dogma, as it's basis, it is, through
out its whole history, in its whole
dogmatic structure, a huge un-
truth.
II. The Authority of Christ to
Teach.
(a) The authority of Christ to
teach is the authority of the Su-
preme Master of men. In His
presence all must listen, believe.
obey.
(b) Christ did not so teach as
to leave men free to accept, or to
set aside His teachings. The
sovereign rights Of God, the sover-
eign rights of truth demand that
men heed the voice Of the divine
Master. Christ commands belief
in His words.
(c) Refusal to believe the
preaching of Christ, refusal to
seek knowledge of what He said
is a heinous sin.
(d) The sO-called religion OF
the 'Sgood man. outside Of the
teachings of Christ is insufficient
for dutiful service to God; it is
in fact, a protest against Christ
the Incarnate God.
III. The Church of Christ.
(a) Means were to be taken by
Christ for the preservation and
perpetuation of His teachings
Those means were the institution
of a society, a Church.
(b) What is the Church Christ
founded the Church, named its
governing body, invested it with
His own authority.
/ (c) He founded the Church, to
Hive and work until the end OF
thine.
(d) Offices Of the Church To
teach what Christ had taught, to
distribute the graces of salvation
through channels instituted by
Christ, to rule and govern the
disciples of Christ in the name OF
Christ himself.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-03

ALI that we do receives it's value
from our conformity to the will of
God; for instance, If, take recreation
because it is the will of God, merit
more than If / suffered death without
having that intention. Keep well in
your mind this thought, and remember
it i'm all your actions, In imitation OF
the carpenter, who passes all the
boards he uses under the plane. It
is thus you will do all with perfection.
st. Francis de Sales.
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SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1918.

The vigil of Pentecost, Satur-
day, May 10, is day of fast and
abstinence on which, however, the
usual exemption in favor of
workingmen is conceded by the
Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-03

The Paschal season closes on
Trinity Sunday, May Is. That is
the last day for the performance
of the Easter duty. Have you at
tended to this important work
yet?
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Let rs never voluntarily dwell upon
the faults Of others when they present
themselves to our minds; instead Of
dwelling ON them let us at once con-
slider what there is of good in these
persons. No one should think
or say anything OF another which ne
would not wish thought or said or him
self St Teresa.
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nifying in some unmistakable way,
their disapproval of such an I'M
American practice, the better it
will be for the country.
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Friendship can sometimes show it's
strength as much by the readiness
with which it accepts BENEFITS as by the
freedom with which ii gives them.
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Rev. JAMES M. REARDoN, Editor.
b. p. KoLEsKY, Advertising MANAGER.
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Entered as second-class matter, jan
uary IL, 1911, at the post once. st.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-24

said east line Of said Outlet: thence
due east along the North line of said
Outlot one hundred feet to the point
of beginning. All of said land in the
Northeast Quarter of Section One.
Township 1l6, North of Range So,
CodiEgton County, South Dakota.
The terms upon which said property
will be sold are as follows: Ali cash,
and will be sold in separate parcels,
Said real estate will be offered for
sale at the front door of the Court
House, in the City of Watertown, In
said county, and state
A. Sherin.
Administrator Of the Es-
tate of Agnes Curtin, De
ceased.
Arthur l.. Sherin,
Attorney for Administrator.
First pub. July II; last pub. July 81