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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04
LETTERS OF LEO XIII
FAMOUS NCYCLICALS DEAL
WITH NEARLY EVERY PHASE
OF HUMAN LIFE AND ACTIVITY.

So much has been published with
reference to the great activities of
the late Pope Leo XIII that a review
of his vast constructive enterprise is
worth making inasmuch as what he
gave was no mere picture or appraise-
ment or retailing of facts, but in itself
a complete though flexible theory for
all future action, says Father Rickaby,
s. J., in the Catholic Truth" press.
His chief social encyclicals, which
have earnqA the encomiums of the
best statesmen of modern times,
were:
1. Quod Apostolici, on Socialism.
December, 1873.
2. Arcanum Divinae, on Christian
Marriage. February, 1880.
8. Diuturnum Illud, on the Civil
Power. June, 1881.
4. Humanum Genus, on Freemas-
onry. April, 1884.
5. Immortale Del, on the Christian
State. November, 1885.
s. Libertas Proestantissimum, on
Human Liberty. June, 1888.
Z. Sapientiae Christianae, on
Catholic Citizenship. January, 1890.
8. Rerum Novarum, on the Condi-
ton of Workmen. May, 1891.
8. Graves de Communi Re, on
Christian Democracy. January, 1901.
Leo always based society on the
Family, the most fundamental unit
constituted and safeguarded by mar
riage. Christianity, following on the
Mosaic Law, achieved what even the
best pagan thought had surmised, and
proclaimed marriage religious, one
and indissoluble. The Encyclical of
1880 anticipated the research which
has shattered any aboriginal promis-
Guilty of man, denounced the divorce
which has since proved increasingly
disastrous to America, France, Aus
tralia, and England; and established
the Christian position in any illicit
State interference with the citizens
free choice of marriage Gas in the
case of soldiers) or of celibacy (as in
that of religious). To the family the
child primarily belongs, and from it
may claim its education
For the maintenance of the family
personal property is sooner or later
necessary, while the right to 1t is es-
sential to humanity. The assent of
mankind, human legislation and divine
law, and the experience that in this
way only is Society stable, have
joined to support the instructive ap-
preparation of even that soil on which
q man has imprinted his personality.
Next, for the full development Of their
component individuals, families by
law OF nature create States, and this
means Rule, and hence Authority,
lodged In human hands.
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agitating the thinking minds Of
the present, or to answer the OBJ
jections made against the Church
by those who are not of the house
hold Of the faith. They do not
realize their duty as lay apostles
and they are not prepared to be
fit ministers Of the gospel to those
who know it not.
In an effort to remedy this de-
plorable condition, the Vincentian
Fathers of the Immaculate Con-
ception Church, Germantown, Pa,
have succeeded in organizing the
young men into a "Vincentian So
ciety of Christian Doctrine" for
the purpose Of instilling into their
minds a deeper and more intelli-
gent knowledge Of Catholicity.
The society was organized about
fifteen years ago with the aid Of
the boys Of the Sunday school
who had completed the ordinary
course of religious instruction.
The society now comprises within
its ranks lawyers and doctors,
clerks and artisans, all Of whom
are animated by the same purpose,
namely, to be able to give a rea-
son for the faith that is in them.
1t offers no external attractions
to membership: it has but one
social feature, a banquet at the
end Of the years work. Meetings
are held every Monday evening
from September to June, under
the guidance Of a Vincentian
Father. The program consists of
papers on moral and religious
topics, followed by general dis
cussions Of the subjects treated.
Debates, lectures, and the question
box are among the features Of the
weekly order of exercises.
In this way the young men are
given deeper and truer insight
into the doctrines and practices
of the Church than is possible in
the ordinary Sunday school class.
They familiarize themselves with
her history and institutions and
are afforded an opportunity to
study her attitude on questions of
vital Importance at the present
time. In word, they are trained
to be competent opponents and
defenders of Catholic truth. The
ablest speakers Of the society have
been formed into a lecture bureau
whose services are in demand dur
ing the fall and winter months by
societies and organizations which
give courses Of lectures to their
members.
Since its organization, several
members of the society have been
ordained for the priesthood and
others are now preparing for that
sacred vocation.
What the Vincentian Fathers
have done in this way shows what
can be done in any parish under
the guidance of an energetic and
Jealous priest. A few similar So
cieties in the more important par
ishes of our large cities would
prove of inestimable value in
bringing young men to a realiza-
ton of their duty towards the
Church and would equip them for
the duties of the lay apostolate
which is SO valuable an adjunct
to the work of the priest at the
present time.
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A STIMULATING EXAMPLE.

One of the difficulties encoun-
tered by parish priests is that of
interesting young men In the
study of Christian Doctrine after
they have graduated from the
Sunday school. As general
rule, the number of young men
who keep up the study of cate
chism after Confirmation is almost
negligible. They seem to think
that when they have completed
the course Of Christian Doctrine
prescribed for Confirmation they
are so thoroughly equipped with
a knowledge of religion that it is
unnecessary for them to make
further efforts to familiarize them
selves with the teaching and prac-
tees of the Church. The result
is that, as the years go by, they
forget the lessons of the Sunday
school and when called upon to
explain the teaching of the
Church or defend her doctrines
against the assaults Of bigotry,
they are unable to do so with
credit to themselves or with honor
to religion. 1t is to be deplored
that adult Catholics take so little
interest in refreshing their minds
with a knowledge Of Christian
Doctrine. AS consequence, the
Church suffers whenever they are
called upon to make known her
teaching on any particular point,
to explain her attitude in regard
to the great questions which are
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lish papers ridiculed his address
and took occasion to show that re-
ligious liberty was not brought to
the United States by the Pilgrim
Fathers, but by the Catholic
Church in the person of her dis
tinguished representative, Lord
Baltimore.
The London Times" in the
course of an editorial on Ambassa-
dor Pages address says:
"Mr. Page makes a curious his
torical slip when he describes the
Pilgrim emigration as inspired by
the desire to worship according
to ones conscience. That view
was widely held a generation ago,
but recent research has demon
strated that the Puritans in New
England were as intolerant as the
Puritans at home. They persecu-
ted Antinomians, Baptists and
Quakers very heartily and con-
signed 'blasphemous, erroneous
and unsafe opinions on religious
matters to the Devil Of He'll from
which they came, with a richness
Of reprobation unsurpassed by the
| Spanish inquisition. 1t was in the
Roman Catholic Lord Baltimore S
colony of Maryland that religious
tolerance was first practiced and
was first established by statute.
When the Puritans got the upper
hand there, at the time of their
supremacy at home, they repealed
the federation act, and as DR.. Will
son, the President of the United
States, writes, they no more suf-
fered any man to differ with them
than Laud.
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THE CATHOLIC VIEW.

The Catholic view after all, says
the Intermountain Catholic, is the
true and the best one. 1t Ia that tenn
perance is required and commanded
by the laws of God, and that total abb
stinence is a heroic virtue to be COM
mended, and propagated. The use of
alcoholic beverages in the strictest
moderation is not wrong, but the
abuse of them is condemnable, and
leads to perdition. No one can be a
Christian who abuses his privilege
either in meat or drink. Better to
abstain than ever to abuse the privi-
lege of drinking intoxicants.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04
A UNIQUE CASE.

Last Sundays issue Of the ST.
Paul Daily News contained an
article on a recent decision of the
Roman Congregation of the Sac
raments by which the VOWS taken
by a priest at ordination were de-
clared to be not binding in his
case, and he was restored to the
rights and privileges of a layman.
The case is unique in the history
Of the Church and yet it involves
no sacrifice Of any principle.
In brief, the facts are as fol
lows: A Father Rocco Of Naples
claimed that at his ordination to
the priesthood he took upon him
self it's sacred obligations entirely
against his own inclination and
desires and did so merely to salts
fly the insistent pleading of his
parents. Realizing that he could
not conscientiously fulfil his du-
ties as priest, he brought the
matter Before the Congregation of
the Sacramento and succeeded In
proving the truth Of his conten-
ton to the satisfaction of that
tribunal which then declared that
he was no longer bound to observe
the vow of chastity involved in
the reception Of Holy Orders.
This decision of the Congregation
was ratified by the Holy Father.
The case is unique, it is true,
but it involves nothing more seri-
GUS than the application to a par
ticular instance Of a principle
which is as old as the Church
herself, and which demands abso-
Lutte freedom from all coercion on
the part Of one who takes upon
himself a grave obligation. No
one is obliged to become a priest
but if he willingly consents to
enter this holy state, he must be
prepared to comply with the du-
ties it imposes. If he takes the
step against his will and can
prove that to the satisfaction of
the Roman Tribunal before which
such cases are brought, the
Church will not hold him to the
observance Of the solemn obliga.
tions which he otherwise would
have to live up to. The great
difficulty in such cases is to prove
beyond a reasonable doubt that
the levite was practically coerced
into receiving Holy Orders.
The precedent" which this
case is. said to have established.
is not likely to be successfully in
voked in the future for, as we
have already stated, this is the
first time in the history of the
Church that one who declared
himself to be an unwilling recipi-
ent of Holy Orders ever succeeded
in securing his release from the
vow Of celibacy annexed to this
sacred rite.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

Many people are under the i'm
preston that the reason why Cath
Ollie papers are so poorly patron
lied is because there are so many
of them. But those who are vi
tally interested in the dissemina-
ton of Catholic literature, wheth-
er in the form of newspaper, mag
azine or pamphlet, know that only
a comparatively small proportion
of Catholics are interested enough
to subscribe for Catholic papers.
In countries where Catholics show
a practical interest in the work of
the press, Catholic newspapers are
numerous and well-supported.
Not to mention European coun-
tries, it may be interesting to our
readers to know that the little
republic Of Argentina in South
America supports nine Catholic
dailies and nearly one hundred
Catholic reviews. Yet there are
Catholics who feel that they must
apologize for the decadent condi-
ton of the Church in South Amer
lea.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

Prominent Jews of Chicago
have organized an "Anti-Defama-
ton League of America" for the
purpose of defending their race
against the attacks of defamers
and slanderers. For this purpose.
they will have recourse to appeals
to reason and conscience, and
when these prove useless, to law,
In order that those who Witty the
race, may be adequately punished.
The new organization will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
Order of B'Nai Birth, Jewish
philanthropic organization, and
will have branches in every large
city in the country. Would it not
be well for Catholics to adopt a
similar method for the purpose of
stopping the campaign of SANDER
which is now being waged SO in
dustriously against the Catholic
Church and her institutional
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

Last week the Baptist Church
at Gettysburg, S. D., closed its
door and the pastor moved away.
This is the second Protestant
Church which has been closed re-
Gently and another is holding
only one service a month. Evil
IDENTIFY Gettysburg is over supplied
with Protestant Churches. This
seems to be the case in other
places also for the Baptists have
closed their church at Onida and
the Methodists have discontinued
services at Lebanon and Onida.
Who ever heard of a Catholic
church being closed while even a
few members of the congregation
remained?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

We have on hand few hun
.dred copies Of Archbishop Ire
lands address on Catholicism
and Americanism. Now is the
time to order this pamphlet for
distribution. Catholic societies
should be interested in giving it
the widest publicity wherever Sec
tartan bigotry attempts to raise
its hydra head. 1t can be had
for $3.50 a hundred. Send orders
to this Office.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04
DRIVEN TO INSANITY.

In report to the Legislature of
Massachusetts, on Idiocy, DR.. S. G.
Howe says: "The habits of the par
ents of 800 idiots were learned, and
145 or nearly one-half were reported
to be habitual drunkards."
Dr. Stratling, of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, who is stating the almost uni
versal opinion of men of science, de-
clares that there is no drug or medi-
cine known which is so prominent a
cause of epilepsy as alcohol" 1t is
his opinion that from twenty to fifty
per cent of all the cases are trace
able to the use of alcohol"
M Taquet says: "Of many mani
festations of alcoholic diseases,
hereditary epilepsy is the most COM
mon" To the able and eloquent testi-
monies just quoted the present writer
may be permitted to add his own,
that he knows one (alas! only one
of many who, though he has never
tasted intoxicating drinks, has TAX
en- the Father Mathew pledge for life,
and has boy Of physical and moral
excellence, is the epileptic victim of
a drunken parent, and from the fire.
quency and violence of the attacks
all things point that he is ruined for
life.
Stamp out alcohol for century,"
says Nammack, specialist in the
subject, "and it is probable that in
sanity would shrink seventy-five per
cent" The unhealthy qualities of the
blood caused by alcohol, which is adj
mittedly poison, affects the size,
shape and color of the brain, and,
consequently, its action or thought
producing power. The brain then
loses control of the mind, and in
sanity is the result.
While insanity does not always re-
suit from continuous use of alcohol,
some form of mental weakness is
caused by the habit. The memory
fails, the imagination becomes dull,
the judgment becomes weakened, and
the mind is kept fretful, irritable and
dissatisfied. The habitual use of al
cohol after certain time, says Vic
tor Horsley, lis liable to cause kind
of perpetual excitement of the nerve
centers, due to severe chronic alco-
holic Inflammation of the brain known
as cerebritis. This excitement is
shown to the outside world by a rest
lessness and an irritability of body
and mind. The habitual drinker is
easily offended, is subject to insane
decisions, and is very suspicious and
jealous" These conditions exhibit a
wide difference between the bright
and well-disciplined mind that obeys
the will, understands and reasons cor
rectly, and the mind that Is partly
deranged by an influence which inter
feres with the structure and work of
the brain, the seat of the mind, the
palace of the soul, and this inevitably
becomes the condition of the "old
soak"
DR.. B. Richardson uses these re-
markable words: II really doubt IL a
man who has been through the dead
drunk stage of alcohol is ever quite
the same healthy man he was before"
This remark applies to the health OF
the mind as well as to that OF the
body. Is not this striking testimony
of the destructive power of alcohol?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

The winners in the Pioneer
Press-Dispatch "Prize Contest
were announced last Sunday. The
prize in one department was
awarded to .blasphemous joke
(so-called) which was utterly de.
void of a semblance Of humor and
which no reputable paper should
sully its pages by publishing. Il
is evident that the judges in this
contest were not animated with
even ordinary reverence for sa.
cred things.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

Last month the members Of the
Independent Polish Church of the
Holy Rosary, Buffalo, N. Y, re-
turned to the true fold after
eighteen years of schism. Bishop
Cotton placed the parish under
the charge of Father Piechota.
The parochial school is now under
the direction of three Felician
Sisters.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

When I say a Hail Mary"
says st. Francis, "the heavens
bow down, the angels rejoice, the
earth .jubilates, hell trembles, and
the devil takes fight
During the month Of October,
especially, the faithful can test the
value of St. Francis estimate of
this prayer. If a single Hail Mary
be so effcacious, what must be said
Of the value of the Rosary devout-
ly recited in honor Of the Blessed
Virgin Mary?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

Mayor Harrison Of Chicago has
officially recognized the social
value of the work done by the
Protectorate Of the Chicago Cath
Ole Women's League by appoint
ing two police officers to report
daily to the office of the Protector
ate to assist in investigating the
cases which come under its juris-
diction from the Juvenile and the
Domestic Relations Courts.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04
I WONDER.

/ wonder If each little star
That SINNERS in the blue
Holds captive in its burning heart
A crystal drop OF dew.
For in each tiny deWdrop clear
I've seen a prisoned star,
That makes me feel earth touches
heaven
And God can not be far.
AUe Maria.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER q, 1918.

We learn from an exchange that
a new Cathedral is to be erected
on Shaughnessy Heights, a resi-
Dental section of Vancouver, B.
c., the Metropolitan See of Can
ada west of the Rocky Mountains,
Of which the Most Reverend Tim
othy Casey is Archbishop.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04

Say not it is for love OF the poor
that thou heapest up treasure; for
thou knoWest that the widow Of the
Gospel purchased Heaven with two
little pieces Of money. Yen. Louis of
Grenada.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-14

LUX OUT lot SlO"s lllC ltSClS
won a double-header from the Ath-
letics, Mack's men getting five hits
off Dauss in the first game and the
same off WiIlett in the second. HOuCE
and ]. Bush were both pestled by
Detroit. Ty Cobb went back to cen
t. field and celebrated with triple,
double and two singles.
Walter johnson beat Cleveland for
the first time this year, though hit
safely ten times. Joe Jackson crack
ed a homer and two singles. Wash
ington got IA hits off four Nap pitch
ers, hitting CullOp the hardest. The
winning run was made off Falken-
berg. MoeIler of Washington got
three singles and Milan wOpped a
triple and single.
Russell Ford was a whirIWind
against the Browns, while the Yanks
got to Mitchell at critical moments.
Agnew of the Browns lifted a home
run out of the park. Johnston and
Shotton each registered double and
single.
Jim Baskette, pitching for Toledo
in the American Association, held
Minneapolis hitIess, but was beaten
on his teammates errors.
MISCELLANEOUS SCORES.
West Sides, 6; EdeIweiss, 0.
Standards, 8; Van BuTens, 2.
Fields, 9; Cornells, 5.
Monroe, 16; Ninas, II.
Enterprise, 10; LaSalles, 5.
Centrals, 10; Unitys, II.
Boston Store, 6; MandeI Bros, 2.
St. IgnatiUs, 9; St. Thomas, 3.
Annunciation, 8; st. COlumbkiIl, 5.
M'Henry, 8; Elgin, 2.
Jackson, %; EnglewOOd, p.
st. Lucy, II; st. Sylvester, 2.
St. Mary's, 10; st. Gertrude's, 4.
st. Jarlath's, 7; st. ROchus, 8.
st. Dominick, IL; Our L. Of M, 10.
Normals, IS; La Porte, 6.
Henry Clay, Il; Douglas, 4.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-14

Opportunity is presenting itself to
the Cubs. The other name for Op-
portunity is second place. Dooin's
Phillies, who spread-eagled the Ma
tiOnal League in the first part of the
race, are now only three and half
games ahead of the West Siders. To
close up the gap the Cubs must rely
on their own efforts. They are play
ing Brooklyn the first part of this
week and should trim the Dahlen
gang, but in the meantime the Phil
lies will be feasting off the Cardinals.
The chance will come when the Cubs
and Quakers tangle.
Evers will have his regular team
back in the field when this crucial
series opens. BridweI's leg is heal
ing nicely and the shOTtstOpper is
about ready to resume work at his
old stand. He is needed. Red Cor
riden is an earnest young man, doing
his best, but he does not cover
enough territory between second and
third, while Bridwell, thought to be
all in, has been one. of the sensations
of the National League this season.
Heinie Zim is also nearly in con-
ditiOn to play. The great third base
man has had his punctured ankle
vulCanized and he will soon be able
to roll along smoothly. The only fear
is that Zim will try to get ten days
conversation out of his system in one
afternoon and be benched by the
umpires.
AS long as Bresnahan does not
have any of his joints busted, Jim
Archer can have plenty Of time to
heal his split finger. Roger is a well
upholstered guy and it will take a
pretty hard jolt to bust any of his
bones.
The pitchers are in better shape
than at any time this year, but they
will go DIP against hard proposition
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