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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

cared to venture / am free
to say that instead of the most degrad-
| ing vices holding sway, that relatively
there is more sin, misery, degradation
and crime in the city of Pittsburg
than in any city of South America
of twice the population.
''The Catholic missionaries of the
past age and of the present time do
not depend on home and foreign mis-
sionary aid societies for their sup
port. They go into the very heart of
the continent, cutting down the
bridge behind them and devote their
lives to the work. 1t is too true that
in rare cases the priests are I'M
worthy of respect and do lead i'm
moral lives, but very much doubt if
a comparison with Protestant min
listers would not show relatively as
much wickedness in our brands of
Christianity as we find by searching
| in isolated cases among Catholic
priests"
Less immortality.
General Sampson, former minister
to Ecuador, writes in the Arizona Re-
publican of these people:
81 believe there is less immortality
among them than in almost any other
nation"
M. George Clemenceau, former
prime minister of France and not at
all friendly to the church, speaking
of South America, writes:
| Let us say at once that in these
countries where the blood is hot, mis-
conduct is rare. Men marry young,
and the demands of civilization as
yet untouched by decadence leaves
little energy for pleasure that must
be sought elsewhere than in the
straight paths. 1t is sufficient for me
to set down what came under my
notice: happy homes, regular habits,
and tranquil enjoyment of life OF
virtue
Mr.. Winfield S. Bird, for many
years consul in Venezuela, writes to
the editor of the Standard and
Times of Philadelphia:
81 resided in La Guarya and Caracas
from 1881 to 1896, as a representa-
tive of the United States government.
l had unusual facilities for knowing
the public and private character of
the clergy, and l solemnly attest this
fact, that, to the best of my knOwl-
edge and belief, they were, without
exception, pious and exemplary repre-
sentatives Of their holy profession"
Travel is supposed to broaden the
mind and to remove prejudices. Still,
a small boy in small town hates to
think that New York and Chicago are
so much bigger and finer than his own
one-horse burg, and as for neighbour
ing villages, words cannot convey the
scorn and contempt he feels for them
There are persons who think man
is not civilized except he speaks Eng
lish, and speaks it with the accent OF
their own state and town. DR.. Ross
must take care or people will begin
to suspect that the University of Wis
consin does not always succeed in
opening the minds of it's students.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19
FIRST GHRISTM
IN. NEW WORLD

The first Christmas celebrated in
America took place in the West In
dies, and in the very year that Amer
lea was discovered. The great naVi-
gator, Christopher Columbus, who
showed the civilized world the way
across the Atlantic, was master of
ceremonies. on Christmas Eve, 1892,
he lost his flagship, the Santa Maria,
which run on a reef on the north
coast of Haiti Fortunately for him
and his crew, the native Indians of
the island were friendly, and they not
only come to his rescue, but saved all
the wreckage of his vessel, which they
piled up on the beach of Guarico, near
the present city of Cape Iaitien. The
Indian cacique did all he could to
allay the grief of the Spaniards, and
on Christmas Day spread banquet,
to which they were invited, and at
which many of his own people acted
in capacity OF servants.
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PROVE IT, MR.. LIND.

In last weeks issue of "The
Bellman" of Minneapolis, the
Hon. John Lind gives the final
instalment Of his article on "The
Mexican People," and in the
course of it makes the following
statement: "The masses Of the
Mexican people are illiterate but
not ignorant. Popular education,
except in respect to religion and
politeness, was forbidden by a
papal bull for two hundred years,
and is now opposed by the old
regime"
We take it for granted that Mr..
Lind has intelligence enough to
realize that this is a serious ac-
cusation not only against the
Catholic Church in Mexico but
against the Papacy itself, and,
therefore, he must have Weighty
reasons for making the assertion.
We challenge him to state when
and by what Pope the ''papal
bull' to which he refers was is
sued? And where can an anthem
tic copy Of this document be
found? In the meantime and in
order to put the issue squarely
up to Mr.. Lind, we deny that such
"papal bull" was ever issued.
II he cannot substantiate his
statement there is only one thing
for him to do. We await his
answer.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

Glory to God and peace to men
such was the joyous message of
the first Christmas night. 1t
should find an echo i'll the hearts
of the faithful now as it has dur
ing all the centuries. We give
glory to God when we live up to
the requirements of our holy
faith; we SOW the seeds of peace
among men when, by word and
deed, we bring the gospel truth
to those who have failed to under
stand the fullncSs and sublimity
of it's message. Gods glory
should be the first object of our
solicitude; and who can doubt
that the world today stands in
need OF that peace among men
which the acceptance of the
Gospel alone can inspire, safe
guard and promote?
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NOTED CHURCH ARCHITECT
Mr.. EGAN OF CHICAGO DESIGNED
MANY CHURCHES IN CHICAGO
AND ELSEWHERE.

James. J. Egan, architect, who de-
signed many of the Catholic churches
of Chicago and other cities through
out the United States, died recently
at his residence in Chicago.
Mr.. Egan was born in Cork, Ire.
land, seyenty-five years ago. He was
educated at Queens University, in
that city, and came to this country
in 1864. He completed his college
education in the East, and came to
Chicago in 1871, at the time of the
great fire.
He designed many of the buildings
erected to take the place of those
which had been destroyed by ire, III
GLIDING the old court house and city
hall. Later, he gave most of his time
to the designing of churches and
other ecclesiastical work. Mr.. Ega1
was the architect of Catholic churches
in San Francisco, Davenport, Pitts
burgh and other cities. Some OF the
Chicago churches designed by him are
Holy Angels, st. Elizabeth's,. st. Vim
cents, st. Jarlath's and st. Agatha's
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means to do everything for His
greater honor and glory; to take
delight in His law; to obey readily
all His inspirations. In this way,
every act becomes an act of praise
and alteration; for every act says
what the angels said the first
Christmas night: "Glory to God
in the highest. F"
The second part OF the angelic
hymn is equally practical and in
structive. The peace that God
gives is not the peace of the
grave. 1t is absolute, restful con-
tent in the secure possession of all
that is good-undisturbed, un-
troubled happiness which will last
forever. 1t means the absence of
war; it means the final conquest
of the most dangerous enemy we
have to tight-the enemy in our
own household, our fallen nature
which wars upon the spirit and
attacks the fortress Of conscience.
1t means real whole hearted hui
mility and charity, which Danish
all the unkindness and selfishness
that cause disturbance between
neighbors. And it means, above
all, complete submission in every
thought, word and deed, to the
will of God.
It is a great grace and can
come from God alone. 1t is the
reflection, in the human heart, of
the goodness of God Himself. It
is the acquisition by men of their
share Of the warmth Of divine
love, the enkindling in their
hearts of the fire which Christ
came on earth to enkindle. We
can ask nothing better from the
Babe Of Bethlehem for ourselves
and our friends. It helps us to
resemble our Saviour more closely
at Christmas; it will help every
body to be kind and thoughtful
to the poor, the unfortunate, the
unhappy. The charity, effective
and silent, that is administered at
Christmas by almost everybody, is
in itself a standing evidence of the
success of the mission Of charity
which Christ came on earth to
fulfil. It is good that everybody
do his own part to bring to earth
again the peace and joy that is
associated with Christmas in
every Christian mind.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19
WHY MEN DRINK.

In q current publication a learned
professor makes an entertaining eff
fort to discover the reason why men
drink, says the Boston Globe. He
finds that men drink chiefly for re-
taxation, for change, in order to give
the higher part of the brain chance
to rest, while at the same time calling
the lower part into activity. In other
words, they drink for the same fun
damental reason that they play foot
ball or golf or poker or the stock
market, or go to the theatre or opera,
or read novels, or dig in the garden,
NOW the, lawn after, business. hours,
or ride hobbies or motorcycles.
AS far back as we can see into
the childhood of the world, and i'll
every age and nearly every cline, men
have had to resort either to alcohol
in some form or to some drug i'll
order to escape from themselves and
from the slavery of daily routine
out of the frying pan into the fire.
Even before history began men were
hard drinkers. Assyrians, Baby
lonians, Persians, Egyptians, Jews,
Greeks and Romans were all addicted
to drink.
Noah had not taken the pledge, or at
least had not kept it, even after reach
ing the ripe age of $50 years, if we
may credit the story that has come
down to us of rather. embarrassing
episode in his life King David sang
OF wine that maketh glad the heart
Of man." showing that he had an ink
ling of the reason why men drink.
The reason today is the same. Go
of an evening into an American bar
room, or English ale house, or German
kneipe, or French cafe. Laughter and
the flow Of genial conversation and
the sound of clinking glasses fill the
air Those refugees from routine are
optimists, temporarily at least. For
them the world is not going to the
dogs. They agree with the poet that
Gods i'll His own Heaven,
ALPS right with the world"
Life is beautiful. To them the "evil
of drinking" is a myth. At bottom
the craving for alcohol is essentially
psychical, metaphysical, occult, mys-
teal. 1t goes down into the roots of
human nature No one has ever put
that profound truth into more striking
and beautiful words than has William
James:
"The sway of alcohol over mankind
is unquestionably due to its power to
stimulate the mystical faculties of
human nature, usually crushed to
earth by the cold facts and dry critic
isms of the sober hour. Sobriety dim
inishes, discriminates and says no.
Drunkenness expands, unites and says
yes. 1t brings its votary from the chill
periphery of things to the radiant core.
1t makes him for the moment one
with truth. Not through mere perver-
sity do men run after it. To the poor
and the unlettered it stands in the
place of symphony concerts and litera-
ture, and it is part of the deeper
mystery and tragedy of life that whiffs
and CLEANS of something that we
Immediately recognize as excellent
should be vouchsafed to SO many of
us only in the feeting earlier phases
of what in its totality is SO degrading
a poisoning"
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BUSINESS AND DRINK.

Trade papers are commenting on
the remarkable change in business
circles with regard to drinking. Guz-
zling booze is neither encouraged nor
tolerated as in the past. Business
men are cutting it out. The number
of total abstainers are on the increase.
The number of moderate drinkers are
declining. Up-to-date business men
do not consider it good form to line
up at the bar. To be good felloW
it is not necessary to "set EN- up.
On the contrary, the business man
who drinks is regarded with SuSpl-
cion from business standpoint, Tor
to conduct a successful business a
man requires that all his faculties be
at their best, and the drinking-man
dulls his mind and in the end loses
out. Concerning the passing OF the
travelling salesman with the whisky
breath and the habit of wanting TO
treat everybody he meets, the Mall
Order Journal - has this to say:
Gone forever is the staggering
joke-telling salesman-he with the
whisky breath and the cigarette
stained fingers. His place has been
taken by the clear-cut, business-llke
gentleman, who makes his sales, not
by treating, joking and storytelling,
but by craftsmanship, or brains intel
ligently applied. The change is, OF
course, a credit to the craft, due to
the inroads of advanced education. 1t
was not many years ago that sales
man to be successful must be a good
story-teller, moderate drinker and a
good liar. Now he needs polish, de-
pertinent and tact.
"The former type, in truth did not
drink because they liked it, but be-
cause it was tool of the trade. Some
drank, it is true, like the Chinaman,
who exclaimed, after he bought
quart of fiery, eXeCrable cheap Whis-
ky, Me no drinkee for drinkee; me
drinkee for drunkee.' Most statesmen
did not drink for pleasure; they drank
for business; but, i'll the words of Rev.
Jasper, The world do move Civil
ization has caused this class to be
tabooed in all good business circles,
and the man who dissipates soon finds
himself on the scrap-heap of men. To-
day few men who sell whisky ever
drink. This proves conclusively it
need not be drinker that sells the
goods, but a thinker"
-CiUic League Record.
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MR.. BRYAN'S ANSWER.

In a letter to Father Tierney
of New York, the Honorable w.
j. Bryan, Secretary of State, says j:
with reference to the priests
and nuns who had taken refuge
at Vera Cruz, the Department
would advise you that orders
have been issued by the Secretary
of War to General Funston to
convey all priests and nuns who
desire to leave, to the United
States, and it is the understands
ing of the Department that this
order has been complied with.
Regarding your request that
this Government withhold its re-
cognition of any government in
Mexico that does not grant real
freedom of worship, the Depart
ment informs YOU that it will de-
fer final decision us to whether
or not to accord recognition to a
government in Mexico until the
time shall have arrived for max
ing such a decision. When that
time arrives, the Department as
sures you that the question of re
ligious freedom in Mexico will re-
ceive due consideration.
> This letter was written nearly
two months after the Committee,
of which Father Tierney was
Chairman, waited on Mr.. Bryan
to protest against the outrages to
which Catholics were subjected il
Mexico. However, it is pleasing
TO have this belated assurance
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

The Most Reverend Archbishop
Cerretti, first Apostolic Delegate
to Australia and New Zealand, ar
rived i'll New York last week on
his way to Sydney, Australia, via
San Francisco. The Most Rever-
end Archbishop Kelly of Sydney,
has placed at the disposal Of the
new Apostolic Delegate, his coun-
try villa on the outskirts of Sgd
ney. Mgr. Cerretti was formerly
Auditor of the Apostolic Dclega-
ton, Washington, D. G.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

By virtue of the decree,
"Supremi Discipline" issued by
Pope Plus X, OH July =, 1911, Cath
olics are permitted to eat meat on
New Years Day, which falls on
Friday, January 1. This decree
allows the use of flesh meat on all
holydays Of obligation which fall
on Friday.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

We are drawing near the close
of the Advent season. What
have you done to prepare for the
coming Of the Christ Child? to re-
ceive His graces in fuller album
dance than heretofore? to enter
into the spirit of this holy season
and refresh your soul at this foun-
tain Of holiness and virtue?
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doing their share to provide funds
for this work in the schools and
there is no reason why the chill
dren in the parochial schools
should be excluded from the bene-
fits. -
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that the State Department will
do what it can to stop this perse-
cution and obtain guarantees of
future security for Mexican Cath
olics. 1t is all right as far as it
goes, but why the delay in giving
this assurance? We hope the De-
partment will see that perform
ance treads on the heels Of prom
iSa
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Golfers Weekly" says: "The ma
tive Municipal Council of Fee (Moroc-
COZ has obtained the prohibition of
all liquor selling in that capital, out
side the closed Jewish quarter of the.
Mellah, on the ground that alcohol
is the principal cause of the physical
and moral degeneracy of men, and
brings with it scandal, strife and muir
der" And Golfers Weekly" adds:
'This is as succinct a statement of
the main facts as we have SEEM
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

Next Friday, December %,
Christmas Day, is a HOLIDAY of
obligation. The usual Friday alb
stinence does not bind. The faith
full are allowed the use of flesh
meat on that day.
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May the religious joys of this
holy season, the gifts the Christ
Child brought to earth, fill the
hearts of all with that "peace
which surpasseth all understand
ing"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

Smiles are as indispensable to true
success in life as money, mind, and
might. As long as man can smile
he is not beaten.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1914.

A thrice happy Christmas to
each and every reader Of The
Catholic Bulletin.
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Rev. James NJ. Reardon, Editor.

Entered as second-class matter, Jan
uary IL, 1911, at the post Office, st
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 3. 1879
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Next Thursday, December a,
the vigil Of Christmas, is a day Of
fast and abstinence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19

The small soul lives itself in; the
great soul lives itself out.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-19
Little Sin or Crime.

Major Joseph orion Kerbey, former
United States consul at Para in Peru,
once wrote to the Christian EndeaV0r
society of Pittsburg:
Permit one reared a Protestant in
the atmosphere of Scotch-Irish Pres
byterianism of Pittsburg and who
never could subscribe to the dogmas
of the Roman Catholic church, to of
fer a little bit of actual experience
| had when serving as United States
consul and as an extensive traveller all
over South America. reaching interiors
where no American missionary has
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-09-09
Reunion.

Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, So years of age,
for many years resident of Union City,
but now of College Hill, had reunion
of her family Thursday of last week at
Union City. She lives with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Sallie Pearson, at that place.
There were present her brother, Mr.. Jas.
Johnson, of Union, and her sister, Mrs.
Mary Edwards, of College Hill; her two
sons, John, of Union. and Thomas Jones,
of Newly. There we're present Is grand
children, s great-grandchildren, 70 rela-
tives and invited guests-S7 in all After
sumptuous dinner was served, Mrs
Jones requested that religious services
be held. Rev. T. p. Edwards, nephew,
offered prayer, after reading of Scripture
by Mr.. Richard Scudder.
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Asthma and Hay Fever
A Guaranteed Relief

81 have arranged with HENRY l..
PERRY, Richmond, KY, so that every
sufferer from Asthma, Hay Fever or
Bronchial Asthma in Richmond can try
my treatment entirely at my risk" Dr.
Rudolph Schiffman announces. He says:
Buy 50-cent package of my Asthma
dor, try it, and if it does not afford you
immediate relief, or if you do not find it
the best remedy you have ever used, take
il back to Henry l.. Perry and he will
refund your money cheerfully and with
out any question whatever. After seeing
the grateful relief it has afforded in
hundreds of cases, which had been con-
sinered incurable, and which had been
given up in despair, know what it will
do. | am so sure that it will do the
same with others that am not afraid to
guarantee it will relieve instaneously.
The druggists handling Asthmador will
return your money if you say so. You
are to be the sole judge and under this
positive guarantee, absolutely no risk is
run in buying Asthmador."
Persons living elsewhere will be sup
piled under the same guarantee by their
local druggist or direct by DIR. R. Schiff-
mann, st. Paul, MINI. 3-8t
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NJ. f. Conference.

At meeting of the Kentucky Confer
ence of the M. E. Church, South, held
at Wilmore last week, the following APP
pointmentS were made: Lexington Dis
trict-Presiding Elder. Rev. j. r. Deer
ing; Carnage and Grassy Lick, Rev. E
K. Cation; Clay City Mission, Rev. E. HI.
Richey; College Hill, Rev. w. M. Will
liams; Irvine, Rev. w. P Fryman; Lex
ington, First Church, Rev. o. J. Chan
dler, Epworth Church, Rev. E. X. Ar
mold, Park Avenue, Rev. G. r. Com BIS:
Morehead Mission, Rev. CIV. Todd; Mt.
Sterling. Rev. T. w. Watts; Mt. Zion,
Rev. G. w. Boswell; Nicholasville, Rev.
Johnson; Spears, Rev. Claud Fawn; Yer
sailles, Rev. W. l.. Clark; Winchester,
Rev. w. L. Brown; President Winches-
ter College, Rev. ]. L. Clark; Professor
in Kentucky College, Rev. W. B. Mitch
ell; Editor Central Methodist Advocate,
Rev. w. A. Swift; Missionary to Japan,
Rev. T. w. B Demaree. Danville Dis
trict-Presiding Elder, Rev. w. E. Ar
mold; Burgin, Rev.R R. M. Lee; Burnride,
Rev. w. M. Britt; Corbin, Rev. w. S.
Vanderpool: Danville, Rev. W.O. Sadler
Harrodsburg. Rev. T. T. Mclntire; Lam
caster, Kew. >. ii. Pollltt; Mckendree,
Rev. Geo. Hoffman; London, Rev. Jas.
E. Savage; MackvIlle, Rev. f. ID, Pal
meter; McCreary, Rev. J. A. Sawyer;
Middlesboro, Rev. BIZ. Chatham; More
land, Rev. Enos Waggoner; Perryville.
Rev. w. K Mcclure; Pineville and Bar
bourville, Rev. r. F. Jordan; Preacher
vile, Rev. r B. Baird; Richmond, Rev.
B. G. Horton; Somerset, Rev. @. K.
Dickey; Stanford, Rev. c. HI. Greer:
Wilmore, Rev. M. S. Clark; Agent for
the Preachers Aid Society, Rev. A. p.
Jones. Members of all denominations
and the people in general will be pleased
to know that DIR. B. G. Horton will re-
main in Richmond another year. Dur
ing his pastorate of the church here he
has greatly endeared himself to our peo-
pie. He is christian and gentleman
in the highest, broadcast and best sense.
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Madison County Winners At
JeSSamine Fair.

Several Madison county people made
exhibits at the Nicholasville fair last
week and were successful in taking pre-
miums. The following are some of the
winners:
Walter Q. Park LIST premium on saddle
stallion, mare OF gelding two years old
and under three; harness stallion, mare
or gelding, two years old and under
three: Silver Spangled Hamburgs, End
cock; Black Orpingtons, LIST and End cock
and hen; Black minorcas, 1st and End
cock. LIST and End hen, 1st cockerel and
LIST pullet.
White Orpingtons-H P. Shelton, of
Union City, LIST and End cockerel, LIST
and 2nd pullet.
Single Comb White Leghorns-Mrs.
John Robson, End cock and hen; S. @.
Brown Leghorns, End cock.
s. G. Brown Leghorns-H Hunter Mat.
thews, LIST cock, 1st and 2rd hen, LIST
cockerel, LIST and End pullet.