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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
Thousands Of Dollars Worth
Of Goods Consigned
to Vermont
WERE DESTROYED
IN CONNECTICUT
Express Shipments Were
from New York to White
River Junction

Stamford, Conn, Feb l0.An express
car which was filled with packages
shipped by the American Express
company, sealed and bound from
New York for White River Junction, VT,
was burned with its contents to-day.
The fire was discovered as the train was
passing through Sound Beach. The cause
is not known.
The loss probably viii be heavy, as
among the packages burned were num-
Der containing silk, which is said to have
been valued at several thousand dollars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
NEEDLE PIERCED HAND.
Mrs. Frank callahan's Condition Is Now
Serious.

Waterbury, Feb. l9.-NIrs. Frank Cal.
lahan of "Callahan's,7 of Camels Hump
fame, while wringing mop, stuck
needle in her hand, piercing between the
thumb and forefinger and tearing the
flesh somewhat. Although size did not
suffer much from it for a week, at the
end OF that time swelling began and in
tense pain. She had medical attendance
and after several lancings was advised
hospital treatment and went to the
Fanny Allen hospital. Reports from her
yesterday were more encouraging and
that her hand would be saved. Mrs.
Callahan has six small children and
much interest is felt in her case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
SUDDENLY INSANE
HE SHOT THREE
One of Kansas Mans Victims Dead and
Two Others Are Expected to Die
After His Act He Fell in
Fit Of Epilepsy.

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. l9.---ln what
the police believe was sudden fit of
insanity, Abraham 0statter, pawn
broker, to-day shot and killed his moth
er-in-law, inflicted probably fatal wounds
on his wife and father-in-law and then
fell in fit Of epilepsy. A suit for a
divorce, which had been brought by his
wife, ID pending.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
VERMONT ALUMNI DINE.
Western Massachusetts, Men Met at
Springfield Last Night.

Springfield, Mass, Feb. l9.-The West
ern Massachusetts, Alumni Association
of the University of Vermont held its
annual banquet last night at the Nayas-
set club. Col. w. f. Pierce, the presi-
dent, was toastmaster. Pres. Guy Pot
ter Benton of the university gave an
address on university Ideals" Dean
H. C. Tinkham of the medical school
and !. r. Rich, Vermont field secretary,
spoke on the work of their departments.
The committee in charge consisted of
DIR. G. J. Downey, Col. w F. Pierce,
George A. Nevis and Il. N. Worthen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
]. A. DE BoER THE SPEAKER.
At Dartmouth Alumni Meeting in a Bos
ton Hotel.

Boston, Feb. l9.-Joseph A. DeBoer
'S4, president of the Boston Alumni as
sociation. spoke at the monthly smoker
of the Dartmouth club of Boston in its
rooms at the Hotel Bellevue last even
ing He discussed Present Day Tend
encies in Higher Education" Pres. Irv-
ing J. French, '0l, presided and there
were about IS present. Arrangements
were made for the first annual club
dance. to be held Monday evening at
the Hotel Yendome.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
CITY OFFICIALS SUMMONED.
To Answer to Alleged Failure to Perform
Duties.

Philadelphia, Feb. lg.-Mayor Blank
enburg and the members OF the city
council and directors OF the department
Of health We're served to-day with sum-
monses to appear in court February p
to show cause why no appropriation has
been made for the maintenance of divi-
sion housing and sanitation, according
TO legislative provision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
EXPECT DECISION
BEFORE SUMMER
In Matter Of Increased Freight Rates ON
Eastern Railroads, Says Commits
sioner Harlan.

Washington, d. c., Feb. ia decision
by the interstate commerce commission
on the proposed freight rate increase on
eastern railroads is expected to be
reached within three months and certain
ly before the commission adjourns for
the summer recess on July |. This
announcement substantially was made
by Commissioner Harlan to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
weather Forecast.

Snow tonight and probably Friday;
colder Friday, moderate north to north
west winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
other Similar Cases.

Oliver Labor and Cora O'Clair, the
latter a married woman, were arraigned
in city court yesterday, charged with
violating the laws which have to do
with marital fidelity. They pleaded
guilty The man was given not less
than two nor more than three years at
the state prison in Windsor and the
woman not less than Is nor more than
"A months in the same institution.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-09-08
"Mesto Louvain Luven) j

"NIesto Louvain (LuvGn) je
drugo Pompeji," pravi sodrug
Vandervelde; "razun mestne hisc
in postaje je vse razdejano, stara
knjiznica, XII je ~obsegala %litcrarna
della neprecenljive vrednosti, je IL
niGena, katedrala, Xxi je velika ar
hitektonicna znamenitost IL sred-
NIGGA veka, je demolirana."
Kakor je vsc to grozno, je ven
dar y~crjetno. V vojni nj "kultur-
Nth" narodov, vojna izpremeni
vse V barbara. No jc hohcnzollern-
ski kri6ac Niljem poSiljal nemSke
vojakc ma Kitajsko, jih je osebno
vzpodbujal, maj ravnajo tako, Ola
DO nemSko inc Kitajcem zadajalo
tax strah, kakor nekdaj hunsko
Evropcjccm. Tudi krona ma ma
ziljeni butici he pomeni kulturc.
Ali tudi &c ne hi bill Niljcm sam
barbar, tudi &c he hi bill on sam 70
V zaGetku poteptal mednarodnc
pogodbc, ko jc udrl V nevtralno
LuksemburSko in napadcl nevtral-
no Belgijo, hi morale v~ojaStvo po-
divjati, kcr hi mogoGc cclc tcdnc
opravljati krvavi vojni poscl, ne
da hi Sc Glovck upijanil cd krvi.
Kadar Sc polk - kdove kdaj-
vrnc.jo domov in jim bodo po sill
prircjane parade cd Judi, Xxi bodo
noSili najbridkcjSo zalost V srcu,
ko jim bodo dclili kolajnc in We
zali trakove INA zastavc, Jill bo ne
kaj, Iii Sc bodo sramovali Scdanjc-
ga potctja, drugi pa bodo Sc po-
noSno pripovcdovali, kako $50 jo
dali prcklctcmu Sovrazniku' in Y
povcstih st bodo VISA divjaStva IL
prcmcnila Y junaStva.
Tako DO dcmoralizacija rodila
demoralizacijo; IL ''jeklcne ko-
peli" Sc bodo nckdaj civilizirani
ljudjc vratali kot rcSnicni barba-
ri. In dcsctlctij bo trcba, ola Sc po-
pravi ia straSna moralna Skoda.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-09-08
PraVica je moe.

Mnogo Judi misli in vcrjamc.
Ga j. pravica nckaj poScbnega, ne
kal kar obstoja samo Ease. Pravi-
co zamcnjujcjo $ pravitnostjo.
MisllJo, ola Sc mora doscGi pravica,
ker Jc pravica. "Nazadnjc mora
obveljati pravica," pravijo.
Socialist uGc zc davno. da ic
pravlca moe. cato poziva.jo DELAY
stvo, maj Sc organizira po vseh
dezelah V sploSno, svctovno delav-
sko armada, Ola bo moGno. Zakai
lie Z motjo lahko dosezc to, kar
smatra "a svojo pravico.
Sedanja vojna dajc posebno
krepkc dokaze, da je socialistiGni
nauk pravi. Dobro hi bilo, da hi
Jill delavci pray natan6no prcmi-
sill; marsikatcri hi Sc tcdaj rcsil
hudih zmot.
Bclgija jc nevtralna dczcla.
Njena neodvisnost ic zajamGena
cd vclesil. Ma Gclu vclcsil stole
skoraj sami vladarji "po milosti
bozji'. Ma ka.j maj hi Sc Glovck
zanaSal, &c he ma drzavc in Nth
maziljenc monarhc? Kaj mai hi
velialo, ce ne mcdnarodnc draw
ne pogodbc?
Pa glcj vraga. Podpisi vsako-
vrstnih "vcliGanstcv" MISC Bclgiji
mic pomagali i'll jc MISC reSili vol
ne, katcrc hi hotcla i nv katcro jc
drzavc zaradi meme garantiranc
ncodvisnOsti ne hi smclc zaplesti.
\emSki Niljcm in njcgovi militia
risti so vcdcli, Ola najlozc mapadc-
10 fancijO cd tistc strani, cd kate
re ne more pricakovati napada.
Nedell so pa tudi, da .jc Ncmcija
motha, BC!gija pa slaha, in zato so
plJunili ma zakon, ma svojc pod
plse, ma vso pravico, ter So marSi-
rail- V Belgijo. Drugi lahko protc-
stirajo prot krivici, NcmGiia 81
Jc S krivico vzcla svoj dobiGek.
Tako je povsod. cato Sc smejo
tudi dclavci zanaSati lc ma svoio
moe in skrbeti "a to, ola postancjo
mogocna armada, Xxi lahko zmaga.
Tcdaj bodo imeli pravico.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-09-08
NaSa Stara dOmOVina.
GREH AvSTRIJsKE BURZVA.
ZIJE.

Ma svetu je nj drzave, katero
hi socialist S svojega stalisGa mo-
gil in smell brezpogojno pohvaliti.
Nobena nj tako urejena, da hi de-
lavci v njej uzivali pravicnost. Do
slej je bio to nemogoce, ker raz-
vol mixer nj dosegel take stopnje.
Kljub temu ne moreno pometati
vseh draw v en- kos, temvec mo-
ramo resnici ma ljubo priznati, da
so posamezne drzave neenako raz-
vite. V nobeni Sc nj resnicne svo-
bode, toda v enih je hlapeevanje
in potlacevanje ve6je, v drugih je
manjse.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-09-08
P-ROTISRBSKO

he davno goje vladajoci krogi
V Avstriji SAME o Egeiskem mo.
rju in hrepene pc ''poti Solun.'
Ia zelja sc je porodila re V cash,
kO habsburska monarhiia Sc nj hi.
la kapitalisticna drzava. Nastala
je IL monarhicno fevdalistiGncga
misljenja. lndustrialni ~razvoj pa
jo je Sc boil utrdil. Najblizji trg
"a avstrijsko fabrikaciio je bill
Balkan, preko Balkana pa JIG bila
pot V Siroki svet.
Bio je v TEN stremljenju paJ
veliko blaznega. Trg ma Balkanu
hi 81 bila Avstrija najloze zagoto.
villa s prijaznostio. Ia Srbijo in
Crno Goro, Bolgarsko in Rumunijo
hi bio ugodneje dobavljati indu.
strijalne potrebsGine liz sosedne
drzave, kakor il daliave. Ia sve.
tovno konkurenco pa Avstrija Sc
davno nj zrela, in ce hi Sc kdaj ia.
ko razvila, da hi res lahko V We.
Tiki meri eksportirala ma who'd,
hi il dobre pogodbe z balkanskimi
drzavami omogocile tudi ugoden
izvoj prekO soluna, ne glede ma
to, da j je odprto Jadransko mo.
RE.
Ali kdor hofe prijaznosti cd
soseda' mu mora sam biti p~rijazen.
Iega pravila pa Avstrija nikoli
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-09-08
IL starega kraja.
PISMo II TRSTA.

Cenjeni sodrug! Jutri odhaia
odtod moi znanec, mornarisk in.
zenlr j. L., XII je ameriski drzav-
liam in ina cato upanje, da pride
neoviran Gez mejo. IL Liverpoola
odpluje menda vse svete case no
kaksna ladja Ameriko in ]. l..
misli, da DO tudi njegova med nil
mi. kaJpada je to lie kombinaciia.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-09-08
NaZai v b~arbarStvO!

Zagovorniki militarizma so we'd
no incl vsakovrStnc lcpc fraze,
katerimi so zagovarjali in powell
cevali vojno. Kdor ina spreten ,ie
xix III mu nj veliko do resnice. mai
de "a vsako rec Ma svctu, tudi "a
najvetjo l%OpOvStino, izgovor in o
lepSanje. NcsreGa pa .jc, ola poslu.
Sa mnogo Judi lie 2 uScsi, ne pa :
mozgani.
o vojni so pravili, da krepi clio.
veSko e%nerzijo, da drami i~niciati,
vo, da je ''jeklena kopelj Glove.
stva' i t. d. u enako pravico hi
lahko rekli, da je bandit MOI od,
lotnosti, goljuf pametcn Glovck,
velik tat pa vzor previdnosti.
Ali organizirano klanjc nj V no.
benem oziru bOljSe cd rokovnja.
silva. In vse, kar Gen6ajo zagovor-
Mkt vojne lepega in dobrega O
nJeJ, je hinavska mlaGva praznc
slame in sleparija. Poleg bestial-
mega un~itevanja GloveSkega zivlje-
MA, poleg neprccenljive material
ne skode, poleg gospodarske bede.
kl sledi vojni Sc, ko je konGana,
prihaJa v poStcv Sc moralni pro.
pad, Xxi je z vojno nelotljivo zdru-
zen.
casu baikanske voine so case
plsi razsirjali vesti o b~rutalnostih.
XII so jih poccnjali vsi bojujoci
deli. Drug drugemu so o6itali gro.
zodejstva, in pokazalo Sc je. da so
Jih zakrivili vsi. 'Civilizirani' svet
sc Je zgrazal, i'll k~onstatiral je. da
so balkanski narodi res Sc prayi
divjaki.
Ali sedaj Sc vojskujejo najkul-
turnejSa, ma svojo visoko omiko
do prevzetnosti ponosna plemena.
In kaj Sc godi? Zvcrskih dejani nj
mic mani, ampak absolutno in re-
lativno jih jc Sc vcliko wee kakor
V balkanskih vojnah; b~rutalnosti
sc vrse V taken obsegu, kakor da
so Sc obnOvili cast hunskcga kra-
liza Atile kakor da so Dzingis ka.
move cete udrlc Evropo in 10 po-
plavile.
Casniskim poroGilom V sedaniih
cash ne zaupamo prcvcG. Ne lie da
sc vsak, kdor more kaj poroGati,
rad vctalimanj V prid II ali dru-
&c strani zlaze in da Sc dodaiaio
stevilkam niclc, kakor ola to mic
ne pomeni, je vOjnO porocanje
zlasti V TAXI kolosalni vojni silno
tezka rec, posebno ce p~oroGevalec
sploh nj .pripuscen do fronte.
Ali tie dni je belgijska vladna
deputacija oficielno poroGala ma
Angleskem, kaksne vnebovpijoce
strahote je p~ocenjalo nemsko vo-
Jastvo V Belgiji. Tako porocilo,
podano takorckoG pred tribuna-
lom zgodovine, mora biti re tako
premisljeno, da ga nj moeoce
welt "a izrodek domisljiie. Povrh
tega pa je bill v deputaciji tudi so.
drug Emile Vandervelde, sedaj
minister v Belgiji, Xxi ga pozna
VISA sOcialisticna internacionala "a
izredno treznega in resnicoljubne-
ga moza.
Kar je ia deputacija p-ipovedo.
vala v Londonu, je tako grozno.
ola Sc cloveku jeze lasje ma CLAW
Pijana soldateska z enako pijani.
mi "~viteskimi" Oficirji ma celu il
divjala pc mestih, v katera il
udrla, kakOr tolpa srednjeveskih
Tatarov, napadala ~neoborozene
Judi, pozigala in plenila, skrunila
zene in dekleta, plenila in ropala
demolirala, kar je mogla, in ubija.
la r~aniene.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-09-08
V Evropi spada Avstrija ma

H'iVPi oPaua hNstrlJa ia
vsak naGin med nejreakcionarnej.
Sc dr2ave. Kljub temu. Ola Sc lie ka-
pitalizem tudi V Avstriji moeno
razvil, kljub temu, da je b~urzvazi-
ia pc stevilu silno narastla, ina
vendar politiGno moe V draw ma
la pes6ica brezvestnih nazadnja-
kov V svojih rokah.
To je pOsledica politiGne nespo-
sObnosti avstrijske burzvazije. Ia
kaj razlicni Berchtoldi in Bilinski,
Bienerthi in Stuerghki. Thuni in
Schwartz res MISC take zenialne
glave, da hi mOgli S svojo veleum-
nostjo uganjati vse V kozji rog . .
Med mimi so take duSevne niGle.
da bi V takih dezelah, kjer ne We
liza grofovstvo in knezevstvo, Sc V
%podrejene sluzbe tezko prisli. In
&c hi bilo meSGanstvo V Avstriji
politiGno zrelo in ce hi Sc zavedalo
svoje mo6i, bi Sc gloria teh pubic
glavih domisljavcev razblinila ka-
kor pena IL mia.
Ali tragiGni moment V zgodovi-
nj avstrijSkih narodov je nespo-
sobnost njihovega meSGanstva. Xxi
hi spOznalo svoje naloge. Povsod
opazujemo, da Sc 2 moGjo burzo.
azije ~razvija liberalizem. V Az
striji pa vlada Metternichovsko
nazadnjaStvo spojeno Z na%jcrnej-
Sim klcrikalizmom. Cd leta 1867.
ina Avstrija ustavo, ali parliament
tarizem je V DRAW degencriranc
habsburSke familiie prazma bese-
da. Taxa frazerska Sleva kakor
grof Stuergkh, cigar politiGni ina
caj J" tako poharvan kakor kane.
leon, ina dOvoli moGi. da poSilja
parliament ma SeSt, scdem. osem
mesecev ma pOGitnice, meScanSke
Stranke, IL katerih .ie sestavljena
vctina dunajskega drzavnega zbo.
IA, pa mirno trpe, da Sc brez Nth
ma podlagi absolutisticnega para
grafa II izdajajo cesarske nared-
he namesto zakonov, da Sc s cesar
Skimi naredbami ljudStvu nakla-
dajo davki, pOmnozujejo rckruti,
delajo dolgovi in uveliavlja draw
nj proraGnn.
Tudi sedanja voina lie dokaz
meScanskc slabosti. Proti Srbiji je.
takozvana skupna vlada $ kretin-
skim grofom B%erchtoldom ma ee-
lu re davno hujskala. Sploh je po-
stala Avstrija evropskemu miru
re Z anekSijo Bosne in Hercegovi-
ne nevarna cd leta 1905. dale pa
Je bila Europa neprenehoma "a
radi avstrijskih provokacij ma tr-
nJu. Nojna stranka, XII je imela
svoJe glavne Oprodc med viSjimi
oficorji, med onimi kapitalisti
ki Five od vojne industrijne in med
emo izmed razlicnih dvorskih Xix.
Je neprenehoma iskala priliko, da|
hi mir postal "nemogoG."
Najbolj je tista brezvestna ko.
terija, Xxi vlada Avstriii, molila|
rogove prot Srbiji. Ia to nj bilO|
treba posebnega junaStva. zakaj
toliko so tudi gOspodujoGi tepci|
razumeli, da je soseda onkraj Do
nave majhna in da je avstrijski
militarizem ~mocncjSi cd n.jencga.
Povrh tcga so Sc vojni ropotaGi
Sc zanaSali ma NemGijo. svojo "a.
venice in najbolj militaristicno|
drzavo Europe.
Oficielna politika Avstrijc zad-
NIGGA desctletja Sc lahko imenujcI
trajna provokacija Srbije. In pc
pravici Sc lahko pravi. ola j. Av-I
strija bolj kakor vsaka druga dr.
Java trajno ugrozala ~cvropski|
mir.
m GL---- /
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-09-08

no v delegacijah, da il je dovolje-
vala cd leta do leta vecje, "a siro-
masne narode re neznosne vo-
jaSke kredite.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
BRAVE ACT OF SOME JAPANESE
CATHOLICS.

We quote these words from a
letter written by FIR. M. Steichen, P.
F. M. They seem to argue we'll for
the piety of the Toxic Catholics.
I'm my section of Japan the war
seems to have reached to decisive
point. Our Christians have decided
never to take part again in ceremonies
concerning the divine origin of the
Mikado and other national heroes. BY
this act they deprive themselves of
the privilege of obtaining government
positions.
That this deprivation is a severe
one for educated and intelligent men
may easily be seen, and God surely
will reward them for heroism that
is truly remarkable. Well paid labor
is hard to obtain in this densely popu-
lated country, and clerkships in the
various municipalities are the aim of
many aspiring young men. Even
among laborers employment is so diff
cult to obtain that the struggle for it
often results in violence. l ask the
prayers of all good Catholics to sus-
tain our faithful converts in their
good intentions"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
DIFFICULTIES AT KUMBAKoNAM.

FIR. Laplace, P. F. NJ, Of the leper
asylum at Kumbakonam, India, says
that in view of the hostility of the
municipal council, which has repeat
eddy attacked the institution, the mis-
sionaries have decided to find a new
location outside the city limits.
The institution was founded largely
on Faith, and heavy money debt
was incurred. However, the work
was so meritorious the founders felt
that Divine Providence would not de.
sert them. In the new installation
there will be woman's hospital, and
Mother Jane of Gethsemane has re-
ceived a donation for this which will
do to start with, but is, of course
quite inadequate for her continued
needs.
The Professionals at Madras have an
up-to-date hospital for the maintenance
of which the authorities of the district
have voted 500 rupees annually. What
the Professionals have done at Madras,
the Catholics would like to do at
Kumbakonam; they must, however,
rely on aims from the faithful to carry
out their plans.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
8 "a; zAglI(2zl4(s2z
lzSkzAsz@AZ VISION E E4

the Philippines, are not Catholics;
ligious colour; some of the are even
laughing and hooking at the religious
manifestations of our poor people,
manifestations which surely are min
gled with many superstitions we try
slowly to take away; others finally
are Protestants, and their influence
is chiefly visible in the intermediate
and high schools. We had two super
intendents of schools, who were posi-
lively enemies of the Catholic Church
and her ministers, and tried to perse
cute us and our schools. The Filipino
teachers, seeing these bad examples
and hearing their talkings, are follow
ing them and believe that good fash
ion consists in neglecting all religious
duties and in being opposed to the
Catholic Faith And it is fact now
that most of the Filipino male teach
ers l know have abandoned every
practice of religion.
The pupils, who frequent for a long
time the public schools (the expert
ence of every day tells it,, are nearly
all lost to the Church. They are per-
fectly ignorant in religious matters, do
no more come to church, do not pray
nor receive the Sacraments. The end
of such an education is, that these
poor boys and girls become indiffer-
ent, unbelievers, and not rarely enc
mics of the Church. Most of them
are lazy people, useless for their town
and for their land, without education
and politeness, and full of pride and
ridiculous conceit. This truth has
been expressed very we'll by an Amer
lean, who was long time here in the
Philippine Islands: ''Nething." he
says, is easier than to point out the
defects of the public system-shallow
education, broken English, proftless
work and not rarely abundant CON
ceit. If the public schools will con-
tinue domineering over the Philippine
Islands, am persuaded that within
twenty or thirty years the Catholic
faith will to great extent have dis
appeared.
When I was appointed parish rector
of this town in 1912. I found here a.
fiourishing public school, primary, in
termediate and high. school, with an
attendance of eight hundred punils.
We tried to get. these children in the
Church for religious instruction, and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
SISTERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

"When | was young man, before
the great struggle between the North
and South" said General Gibson,
many years ago, 81 must say that
was somewhat prejudiced against the
Catholic Church. l used to picture
to myself heaven. l imagined that it
was a grand place, grand beyond de-
scription, because it was the dwelling
place of the King of Kings, the Lord
of Lords, as we'll as of all good Prot
estants. Of course, | couldn't see any
reserved seats for Catholics. They, in
my opinion, had no business there.
well the cry, TO arms!' came. l
had the honor of commanding a
regiment, the Forty-ninth Ohio vol
unteers. After days engagement
with the enemy, in which my regiment
took an active part, and after our
forces had been badly beaten, looked
out from headquarters, which were
located en- an eminence upon the scene
of conflict and through my field glass
could see biack-robed figures going
around the wounded and dying SOL
diers l Immediately ordered my aide
de-camp to go down and see who those
black-robed figures were and report
as soon as possible to me. He soon
returned almost breathless and eX-
claimed, %, General, it was a most
heart-rending sight. The figures are
those of Sisters of Charity, who are
going around ministering to the
wounded and dying soldiers. The
self-sacrifce of these noble bands of
women would bring tears to heart
of stone l was amazed and concluded
to make a personal investigation.
went down to the scene of the great
conflict accompanied by some of my
staff officers. l didn't have to go far
before coming across a black-robed
figure that was cold in death. The
heroine of heroines died at her post.
She was not regularly mustered into
the service, she received no pecuniary
compensation; what reward may be
hers?
This noble woman was called to
her eternal reward. Her companions
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wounded and dying. When l saw this
with my own eyes on that eventful
day | returned thanks on my Bonded
knees to the omnipotent God for open
ing my eyes to the sublime grandeur
of the Roman Catholic Church. Those
grand women did not ask the suffering
soldier to what Church he belonged,
or whether he belonged to any;
neither did they stop to inquire the
side to which he belonged. They were
performing their God-given mission.
They aided those who wore the blue
and gray alike. The black and white
were all treated alike by them. | had
members of this order subsequently in
our hospitals, nursing with their ten
der hands the suffering soldiers. They
braVed all dangers and had no fear of
contagious diseases. Oh, how often
have | prayed since that God may
forgive me for my first impression of
| the Catholic Church. l saw that
Church in it's true light that day on
the battlefield"