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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
THE HEART OF EDUCATION.

The following extract from an
article which appeared in the
Northwestern Christian Advocate
of August II, a Methodist weekly
published in Chicago, expresses
very clearly and cogently the
idea which underlies the religious
training given to the pupils of
our Catholic schools.
"To make a man intelligent is
one thing and a good thing; but
trained intelligence is not the
equivalent Of a disciplined char
acter. Something more is needed
than the learning of the schools
to make a man good man and
good citizen. Every passing
generation has witnessed a seri-
GUS questioning Of the old idea.
Not only in this country, but in
every civilized country, there has
been a growing conviction that
the education which aims only
or even chiefly at training the
intellect without reference to the
other sides of a mans nature,
comes far short of doing the best
for the man and consequently
comes far short of doing the best
for the State. Within the last
twenty years the educational
codes of all the leading nations
of the world have been revised
with a view of supplying what
has been called moral educa-
ton
"The theory which is now find
ing acceptance with educators of
all beliefs and even of no belief
has been the theory of the Church
from the beginning. The
education of the heart is the
heart Of education. So long as
a man is a man, the deepest, the
most subtle, the most powerful
instincts of his nature are those
which link him with God. He
may have all knowledge and still
be a worthless creature; he may
be as intellectually keen as Rous-
seau and as graceless; he may be
as brilliant as Abelard and as I'M
wholesome.
1t is because the Church has
recognized the supremacy of the
religious nature of man that
Church schools have been found
ed; it is because good men and
women have been convinced of
the soundness of the Church s
contention that they have given
money to carry forward the
Church s education program. =
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
BOOZE.

The man who trains with Barley.
corn is loaded down with sorrow; to-
day he's seedyi and forlorn, he'll be
the same tomorrow. There is no sym.
pathy for him, however great his
troubles; his nose is red, his eyes are
dim from drinking stuff that bubbles.
He may of his misfortunes sob, but
little boots or shoes it; he is the last
to get job, he is first to lose it.
The sober boys save up the stamps,
their money in jar keep, while
Boozer, with his bloodshot lamps, is
cringing to the barkeep. His head
is full of racking aches, his thirst
demands an ocean, and when he sleeps
he dreams of snakes that reach from
here to Goshen. He has no use for
wholesome grub, the kind that warns
and tickles; he'd rather stand around
tub and reach for slaw and pickles.
He loafs with other red-nosed boys
and thinks fiagon bliss is, and all
the sane and wholesome joys the
poor old boozer misses. An armchair
in the inglenook, the freside's salts
faction, quiet evening with a book,
for him have no attraction. A place
among the guzzling crowd to him is
bliss and bounty; and finally a pau
per's shroud and planting by the coun-
ty.4A u1,. Man,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
LESSONS OF THE WAR.

In the storm of passion and
destruction that has broken over
Europe it may seem fanciful to
find any aspect upon which the
mind may repose with even a
moderate degree of contentment
and satisfaction. PROFESSIONALLY,
Europe has to go through a fiery
baptism Of suffering and of sor-
row, and no man can as yet fore
see the end Of it. But suffering
is not without it's wholesome uses.
Suffering affords an opportunity
for the practice Of many virtues
patience, self-control, heroism,
self-sacrificing kindness to others,
etc.
Suffering is Gods chosen way
to teach us the hollowness and
littleness Of the things Of this
world. When a man or a nation
Of men loses control Of self and
becomes the victim Of passion, the
excess and the indulgence soon
bring about their own nemesis.
Inflated national pride, the greed
for gold and for conquest, could
not fail to embitter national jeal-
ousies to the point at which the
most trifiing cause affords well
come pretext for ruinous warfare.
And then men will learn from adj
versity what prosperity failed to
teach them, that the wealth, fame,
pleasure and honor Of this world
viewed in themselves do not de-
serve the devotion Of souls that
are immortal.
And if suffering tends to en-
Tighten and to disillusion the suf-
ferer, it calls out in the onlookers
the divine qualities Of kindness
and Of sympathy. The services of
the Red Cross nurses and their
staff is surely one bright spot amid
the gloom. European exchanges
also call attention to the fact that
Catholics are anxious to assist the
soldiers of the various warning
nations by praying that they do
their duty and be always ready to
die. Most consoling accounts Of
this aspect of the matter are daily
received from the various Euro
pean centres. AS we think of
those poor fellows hurried to de-
struction in the prime of life we
shall do we'll if we bear in mind
that our own time cannot be very
far away in any case and that it
behooves us to be always ready
for the call. Nay more, each one
has to take part in an unceasing
warfare with the principalities
and powers of the Internal empire
whose might and cunning are as
far above our own as the angelic
exceeds the human. We cannot
afford to relax our vigilance for
a moment. May God assist us to
acquit ourselves like men.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
CATHOLIC SCHOOL ATTEND
ANCE.

From all sections of the Diocese
come reports Of the large numbers
Of pupils registered in the Catho-
lie schools-parochial, academic,
and collegiate-which have al
ready entered upon the scholastic
work of another year. The num-
bers who are thronging these in
situations are a gratifying evil
dence Of the popularity of Catho-
lie schools and tribute to the
splendid work being done by the
sisters, brothers and priests en-
gagged in the work Of teaching.
The time has long gone by when
it was thought necessary to apollo
gize for our Catholic schools and
their course Of studies. Now they
are equal to the best in the land in
the broad scope of their curricu-
lums and in the thoroughness of
the teaching impaired to the pu-
pills. The teachers are well quail
fed for their duties. They are ia
miliar with the most modern, ap-
proved methods of pedagogy and
are in touch with the very latest
developments in the particular
field of study to which they de-
vote special attention. The grad
yates of Catholic schools compare
favorably in their intellectual at
tainments with those of other in
stitutions of similar rank among
the public schools and wherever
an opportunity is afforded them
to enter into competition with pub
lie school graduates they do honor
to the institutions they represent.
From the point Of view of secu-
lar knowledge, Catholic parents
need not hesitate to send their
children to Catholic schools. But
when we take into consideration
the moral training impaired to
the young in Catholic schools,
there is every reason why Catho-
lies should deem no sacrifice too
great which will place at the dis
posal Of their children an oppor-
tunity to receive a sound and thor
ough religious education in addi-
ton to the intellectual training
impaired to them. Our Catholic
schools are necessary to the edu-
cational program of the Church.
They have come to stay. Their
value is recognized not alone by
Catholics but by many non-Catho-
lies who show their appreciation
of the sound moral training they
impart by sending their children to
them. Under these circumstances
there is no danger that Catho-
lie schools will not be patronized
as they ought to be. The only diff
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
WHY HE BECAME A TOTAL
ABSTAINER.

One of the best-known men in Ohio,
a man who has been in the public eye
for years, and is especially noted for
his talent in public speaking, told a
friend recently why he had become a
total abstainer. We give the incident
in his own language:
Il was moderate drinker for many
years. Occasionally / drank immod-
erately. I had the notion that if
took a few stiff drinks before making
a speech it loosened my tongue and
could talk better. 1t no doubt did
loosen my tongue, but l question If |.
hit the bulls eye as we'll as IL had
abstained.
1.-THE turning point came one day
when | had for my guest a distin-
guished jurist from another county.
Like myself, this friend was lover
OF golf. We motored out to the Coun-
try Club, and before going on the
links | took highball to put me in
fine fettle for the game. Somehow
| was not in my usual form. / had
trouble with my strokes. There was
NAAANNA1J Al AuOoouIIuS ulSLduCGo Will
my eyes. / played indifferently. 1t
was hot day, and by the time had
gone over the course once the effect
OF the drink. had disappeared. The
second round was in my usual good
form and had no difficulty with my
vision.
AT home alone that evening I went
over the details of the game and made
up my mind that one drink had af-
fected my brain and made it impos.
sible for me to properly guide my
strokes. Then / decided that IL a
drink had that effect upon my play
ing golf it must also affect my legal
work and my public speaking, and
from that day I have been total alb.
stainer. No man can afford to put
an enemy in his mouth to steal away
his brains. No man can strike twelve
who uses alcohol."s American Essue,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

Through the courtesy of DR..
Dawson Johnston, Librarian, we
will continue to publish from
time to time lists of books by
Catholic authors in the st. Paul
Public Library. These lists should
be of great value not only to our
readers who are patrons of the
library, but to all who are inter-
ested in knowing that it is fairly
well supplied with Catholic liter
allure. They should be preserved
for future reference and made use
of in selecting books for reading
and study. A reference to this
list will enable one to find out
whether or not a particular book
which may be needed is kept on
the library shelves, and if it is
not, a request for the purchase of
If SHOULD be made to the librarian.
However. we cannot expect that
he will add materially to the list
of Catholic books now on hand
unless there be a demand for them
on the part of the reading pub
lie. 1t remains with the Catholic
patrons of the library, therefore,
to increase its stock of Catholic
books by reading those already
on hand and asking for others
which they may need and which
will be procured if there be a
reasonable demand for them. We
must not expect that the library
authorities will add to its already
large collection of Catholic books
merely for the purpose of max
ing it more complete, if there be
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

The Knights of Luther have be.
gun to show themselves in their
true colors. At convention held
in Des Moines, Ia, last week they
pledged the power and force and
all the votes Of the order to Rev.
Otis Spurgeon, Of Nashua, who is
a candidate for United States Sen
ator from Iowa. Spurgeon is one
of the national officers Of the or
SANITATION and attained notoriety
some months ago as a result Of a
beating which he received at the
hands Of some of the representa-
tive citizens of Denver, Colo,
where he was engaged in his usual
occupation of vilifying the Catho-
lie. Church. What a howl the
Guardians and their ilk would
raise if the Knights of Columbus,
for example, pledged their politi-
cal support to a candidate for any
office. We have no fear that Spur
geon will be elected, as he is ut
terly unworthy of consideration
by the reputable voters of Iowa.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
A VOICE FROM ROME.

Rome" the paper of the Eternal
City for English-speaking Catholics,
has this to say: The concluding SEN
tence is respectfully referred to some
critics of temperance legislation:
Half century ago the Firms con-
sumed annually from twenty to twen-
ty-five millions of hectolitres of alco-
hol, or fifteen litres per inhabitant, so
that they occupied the first place
among hard-drinking peoples. One
fifth of the cereal crop of the country
was devoted to the manufacture of
alcohol, and the scourge seemed to be
beyond remedy. Happily, however,
numerous temperance societies sprang
up, the young people were enrolled in
special organizations, the women
threw all their influence on the right
side, and the result of it all was that
pressure was brought to bear on Par
lament, which in 1861 voted a law
well devised to eliminate the evil.
Between 1861 and 1871 the consump-
ton of alcohol per head dropped from
fifteen litres to three and one-half
litres, and it has now sunk to litre
and a half. The Films, who held
the record for intemperance, have be-
come the most temperate people in
Europe. In 1861 the number of ar
rests for drunkenness was 6,847; it is
now less than 400 Crime, insanity,
mortality and suicides have all greatly
diminished. The moral of the story
would seem to be that the action OF
temperance leagues is highly benefi-
cial, but that it cannot obtain it's full
effect without legislation-and that
people can be made sober by act of
Parliament
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

a dress. 1t cannot be denied that
a religious garb is much more
modest and becoming and more
calculated to instil into the minds
of the young sound ideas of dress
and department than the abbre-
waited attire of too many female
school teachers.
The ruling of the High School
Board would seem to be based
solely on religious prejudice and
is directed against the Catholic
Sisterhoods who teach in the pub
lie schools of certain districts in
the state. 1t does not initiate
against school districts in which
Protestant ministers hold office
and wear the official and recog-
nized garb Of their calling.
Of course, the ruling of the
State Board, only applies to the
disbursement of state funds. 1t
has nothing whatever to do with
the disposition of the funds
raised by local taxation for school
purposes. This local school fund
can be paid to any teacher whom
the district may care to employ,
provided she is otherwise quail
fed, no matter what kind Of q
garb she may wear. Notwith-
standing this ruling, therefore,
the local school boards can en-
ploy Catholic Sisters to teach in
their schools if they wish to do so
and pay them out of the local funds
contributed for school purposes by
the taxpayers of that district.
OF course, such schools, no mat
ter how high their educational
standing, cannot receive the share
of public school funds to which
they would otherwise be entitled.
as long as this ruling is enforced
by the High School Board. At
the present time the Board has no
notion of resembling it and, with
its present membership, it is not
likely to change it's attitude.
There is some talk of making
an appeal to the next legislature
for the enactment of a law that
will remedy this deplorable and
unjust discrimination against a
certain class Of Catholic school
teachers by the State High School
Board. If such an appeal be made,
it would be well for the Catholic
voters to take cognizance Of it
and protect their rights by asking
the candidates for the legislature
if they would favor the passage
Of a bill giving state aid to all
high schools fulfilling reasonable
conditions and irrespective Of the
kind of garb worn by the teach
ers. In view Of the unfair atti-
tude taken by the members of this
State Board it would appear that
such an enactment is necessary.
The members Of the State High
School Board are: R. E. Denfeld
Of Duluth, President; George E.
Vincent, President Of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota; Judge Ell Tor
rance Of Minneapolis; George F.
Howard of the School of Agricul-
ture and G. G. Schulz, Superin-
tendent of Education, who is sec
rotary Of the Board.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
DRUNKARD's CHILDREN.

The British Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children claims
that during the last year 159,4O7 chill
dren under the society's direct obser-
walton suffered at the hands of drunk
en- persons and that 1,143 of them
died from the cruelty or neglect of
these drunken men and women. Our
own societies report similar appalling
cruelty to our American children on
the part of whisky-soaked parents.-~
Sacred Heart ReUteU.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
A WISE LAW.

A law in Nebraska giving the wife
and children of men who became ha-
bitual drunkards an action against
saloon-keepers who sell them liquor,
was sustained by the Supreme Court
of the United States April q. Mrs.
May Budger recovered heavy damages
against Omaha saloon-keepers who
had sold drink to her husband, and
the Supreme Court affirmed the judg-
ment in an appeal taken by the saloon
keepers and their bondsmen.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

Chief Justice A. j. Petit of Chi
cago recently said that fifty per
cent of the boys arrested for mis-
demeanors in Chicago and of the
young girls who go wrong are the
children of parents who have been
divorced and he concludes that
most divorces are the result of
hasty marriages.
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no demand for literature Of this
kind.
ANOTHER LIBELLER CON-
VICTED.

One by one the unprincipled BIZ
gots who start rumors and spread
reports derogatory to the good
name and character Of their fellow
citizens are meeting their Water
loo at the hands of unprecedented
juries. It is a good sign and
ought to convey a wholesome les
son to all who may be tempted
to indulge their sectarian hatred
in such a contemplate manner.
This week we add another name
to the list of those who have
fallen into the clutches of the
law-that Of Al Larson, who was
charged with having falsely
and maliciously spoken of and
concerning Angelina Dondelin-
ger" in the town Of Norton in
Southern Minnesota on June II,
1914.
The trial took place at Winona
on Friday, September 4-the first
Of three trials of a similar nature.
The state proved that Larson had
made remarks alleging undue in
timacy between the complainant
and the pastor of the parish of
Minnieska and that, as a result
of these unfounded accusations,
she was not permitted to become
a nun. Several witnesses testi-
fed to the irreproachable char
acter Of the young woman and
Larson, when called to the stand,
admitted that he had said such
things but made no attempt to es-
tablish the truth Of his state
ments. He said that he had heard
the reports elsewhere, and that he
had told them to the two detec-
tives who were working on the
case when he was under the i'm
preston that one Of them was an
insurance man and the other
representative Of an anti Catholic
newspaper. William Kerns, the
other witness for the defence, cor
roborated Larson's statements.
After a few hours elaboration
the jury returned a verdict of
guilty and sentence was deferred
by the court.
The foreman Of the jury,
George P. Tawney, when render
ing the verdict, read this state
ment to the court:
"The jury have instructed me,
if agreeable to your honor, on
it's behalf to say that in it's judg-
ment, under the evidence, the de-
PENDANT has not Intentionally or
with any conscious malice toward
the complainant committed any
offense, that in their judgment
he has only INDUCED in an alto
gether too common practice of par
ticipating in gossip that unwar
rantedly assails and destroys char
acter and thereby seriously erred,
therefore we most respectfully
recommend to the court that. SEN
tence under our verdict be sus-
pended if within it's power so to
do and if not that utmost lenien
cy be exercised by the court in its
sentence.
Larson richly deserves what
ever punishment the law provides
for the defamers of the innocent.
His conviction should teach him
caution at least, if nothing else.
1t is to be hoped that it will
teach him much more than that
a wholesome respect for the rights
of others and a regard for truth
to which he is evidently a stran-
ger. Let others who are tempted
to follow the dictates of sectarian
bigotry take a lesson from his
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ~, 1914.

The Catholic world has already
greeted with prayers and heart
felt wishes for a long and success
full reign, the new occupant Of the
Papal Throne-His Holiness, Pope
Benedict XIV.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

81 do not like those who change
their religion" said a German
Protestant prince to the late illus
trious convert, the Count Won
Stolberg, shortly after that good
mans conversion. FNor do l."
replied Stolberg. "For if my an
cestors had not changed, I should
not have been obliged to return
to Catholicity."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

The ancients said that the sage,
amid the silence of the night, could
hear the music of the celestial
spheres accompanying in space the
harmonious laws of creation. Thus
the heart of man, when its passions
are silent, may hear in the midst of
the world the eternal voice of truth.
Religion is a Tyre suspended in heaven,
which, agitated at one and the same
time by the divine breath and by that
of men, gives forth sounds sad as
those of a suffering soul and joyous as
those of an angel, but always superior
to humanity.-LGc0TdGire.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

The prisoner Of the Vatican is
still there in the person of the re-
Gently elected Pontiff, Benedict
XV-a living protest against the
spOliation of the Holy See and the
destruction Of the temporal power
of the Pope of Rome.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

Next Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, September 16, Is and
IS, are Ember Days, that is, days
of fast and abstinence, on which,
however, working people may take
advantage of the exemption from
fasting granted them by the Holy
See.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

ficulty is in providing sufficient
accommodation for all who wish
to take advantage of the thorough
and well-balanced education they
give their pupils.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12

Some persons seem to think that the
Pope is very wealthy The truth il
that he has no personal wealth; the
money he receives is used for actual
expenses and for Catholic mission
work throughout the world.
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