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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27

TO know that solemn baptism should
not be administered in private house.
For mother to receive the bless
ing of the church after childbirth (the
ceremony is called churching).
To make contribution to the altar
if candle at churching be supplied
by the church.
To kneel and hold a lighted candle
in the left hand.
To take with the right hand the
end of the stole when it is presented
by the priest.
To remain some time in Thanksgiving
after being sprinkled with holy water.
To have a Mass offered by way of
thanksgiving.
1t is not the Correct Thing:-
To delay baptism.
For a parent to baptize his own
child, when another person is accessi-
ble
To ask, in case of necessity, any
one who is not an intimate friend to
stand for the child.
To think more of the worldly posi-
ton than of the piety of the sponsors.
To have the child so muffled that it's
head can not be readily uncovered at
the baptismal font.
For the one presenting the child at
the font to hold it in such position
that it is uncomfortable, or to brighten
it in any way, and thus give it an
excuse for trying it's vocal chords, to
the annoyance of the priest and the
confusion of all concerned.
To fail to have it warmly clothed
or to expose it through carelessness
or ignorance to any danger af catch
ing cold whilst undergoing the rite Of
becoming a Christian.
For the father to partake too freely
of the flowing bowl in testimony OF
his joy at the addition of his family
To bring a non-Catholic as sponsor
To litter and giggle at the antics
of the child or to pass remarks.
To neglect to wrap up the child be
fore leaving the church when the
weather is severe.
For the mothers to apply to be
churched before the baptism of the
child.
To neglect providing wax candle
or a suitable offering.
To hold the candle and stole will
| the same hand-often costly stole:
are ruined by carelessness of this kind
To pay insufficient attention, or t
have but little devotion, during thu
| blessing.
correct Thing for Catholics. "
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27
A SPANISH KINGS DEVOTION.

In a recently published sketch of
Philippe, it is related that one day, in
the year 1880, carriage surrounded
by officers and soldiers was travelling
rapidly down a street in Madrid. Sud-
denly it stopped, and two gentlemen
one an old man, the Duke OF Mont
pensier; the other, still young, Alfonso
XII, King of Spain, father of the pres
ent Spanish King-alighted and fell on
their knees.
They had overtaken priest carry
ing the Blessed Sacrament.
The Royal carriage was given up to
the bearer of the King of Kings, and
Sovereign and Duke followed it on
foot, bareheaded.
The next day the King, accom-
panied by the Duke, visited one of the
prisons. While the convicts were
acclaiming their august visitors war
den called out: con your knees, all!
The Blessed Sacrament was being car
ried to a prisoner on whom sentence
of death had been passed, but as to
whom sickness seemed likely to an.
ticipate the executioner.
Both royal visitors entered the
dying mans cell, and remained kneel.
ing while the chaplain administered
the Last Sacraments. At the conclu.
sion of the rite the Duke rose, ap-
preached the bed, and, lightly kissing
the convict's forehead, exclaimed,
May God pardon you!
In turn Alfonso drew near. He was
pale and deeply moved. CAS- God has
pardoned you," he said in a low tone
Il also pardon you. If you recover
your health, your life shall be spared. y
Subsequent events were in accord
with poetic justice. Two months later
the pardoned convict, once more vigor-
Gus, joyously left his cell to breathe
the air of freedom.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27
HYMN TO THE SACRED HEART,

Heart of Jesus! ever pleading
In Thy tenderness for me,
Turns my heart Thy summons heed
ing,
All unworthy now to Thee.
List! in loving tones | hear:
Come, We weary, care-oppressed,"
To Thy throne I'm drawing near;
Heart of Jesus, be my rest!
Chorus.
In Thy depths so pure and holy
Let our home and refuge be,
Heart of Jesus, meek and lowly,
Keep our hearts alone for Thee.
Humbly now its fears confessing,
Bows my weary, falt'ring heart;
Speak, oh, speak some word of bless
ing,
Let it feel how near Thou art!
All it's murmurings shall cease
At the bidding of Thy will.
Let it hear Thy whispered Peace"
And it's tempests shall be still
Heart of Jesus! sweetly feed me
With the mamma of Thy love,
Like gentle shepherd lead me
To Thy sheltered fold above
In Thy Wound, o Sacred Heart,
Let me trustingly abide,
Never, never more to part
From Thy pierced and bleeding
side
What of i'll can e'er betide me
While within Thy depths | live?
What have | to wish beside Thee
What hath heaven more to give?
Then, as in the shelt'ring rock
Hides the wounded trembling dove,
Let my soul of all bereft
Find in Thee it's only love.
Swift the sands of life are flowing,
Soon my pilgrimage will end,
Soon LIES shadows deeper growing
With the night of death will blend,
In that hour my heavenly Spouse,
Come to me on swiftest feet,
Seal my everlasting vows,
With one last Communion sweet.
Sister GeneUfeUe Todd
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27
THE MONTH OF THE SACRED
HEART.

It is remarkable how many great
religious movements in the church
took their rise from humble begin
nings. We have it on the good authority
of the Sacred Heart Almanac that the
dedication of June to the interests OF
Our Divine Lord was the suggestion
of a little convent girl in France. AT
the close of the month of May, in the
wear 1884, this mere child, Angela de
Sainte by name, wondered why there
was not a month of the Sacred Heart
as we'll as a month of Mary, and pro-
posed to one of the nuns the idea OF
introducing the devotion into the
Academy. For this, of course, 1t was
necessary to obtain the permission and
appreciation of the Ordinary, Monsle-
gneur de Quelen. 1t so happened that
the good Bishop soon after visited the
convent of the children of Mary and
celebrated the holy sacrifice of the
Mass in their chapel. Full OF zeal IN
the cause she cherished so highly, and
encouraged by the Sisters of the Acad-
envy, Angela eagerly sought an audi
ence with his Lordship and laid before
him her hearts desire. Her request
not only met with the Bishops warm
est approval, but he promised that he
would do all he could towards the
practice and the spreading OF the new
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27
A FAITHFUL PROTESTANT.

II promise you, whatever may hap
pen, to remain always a faithful
Protestant
When she was seventeen years old,
Mabel Digby, afterward Superior Cen
eral of the Sacred Heart Order, spoke
the above words to her father. They
were said feelingly because, as her
mother and her sister had just be
come Catholics, M. Digby had told his
children they must choose between
their mother and himself.
Bpt Mabel Digby, according to her
recent biographer, Anne Pollen, had
friends in her circle at Montpelier,
who, bent on her conversion, had en-
tered compact of prayer on her be-
half-friends who included Eugene de
Montijo, who is still living, the widow
of the last French emperor.
God will soon have complete mas
terry over her heart said the Cure of
AIRS to another, Sidonie de Castelbajac,
who had gone to AIRS to consult him
and ask his prayers for her English
friend.
The prophecy was realized with dra-
matte suddenness. Less than year
later, in February, 1853, when troop
of musical mountaineers from the
Pyrenees were singing at Benediction
in the Cathedral of Montpelier, Mabel
was inveigled into the church to hear
them. Till the moment the Host was
raised in blessing she had remained
seated and defiant, then suddenly she
slipped down to her knees and flung
her arms across her breast; her face
was illumined and her eyes were full
of tears. For quarter of an hour
she remained crouched and immovable
and when at last she passed out of the
church on her sisters arm she said:
Il am Catholic. Jesus Christ has
looked at me- l shall change no more.
She spoke truly. From the moment
of her conversion to her death at
Ixelles, 1911, seven years after govern
mental expulsion of religious orders
from France. Mother Digby remained
true to her words.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27
THE SECRET OF THE SAINTS.

To play through life perfect part,
Unnoticed and unknown,
To seek no rest in any heart
Save only Gods alone
In little things to own no will
To have no share in great
To find the labour ready still
And for the crown to wait.
Upon the brow to bear no trace
Of more than common care,
To write no secret in the face
For men to read it there
The daily cross to clasp and bless
With such familiar zeal
AS hides from all that not the less
The daily weight you feel
In tolls that praise will never pay
To see your life go past
To meet in every coming day
Twin sisters Of the last;
To hear of high heroic things
And yield them reverence due
But feel life's daily offering
Are far more fit for you.
To WOO no secret soft disguise
To which self-love is prone
Unnoticed by all others eyes
Unworthy in your own;
To yield with such a happy art,
That no one thinks you care
And say to your poor bleeding hear
How little you can dear"
Oh! tbs pathway hard to choose
A struggle hard to share
For human pride would still refuse
The nameless trials there;
But since we know the gate is low
That leads to heavenly bliss.
What higher grace could God bestoV
Than such life as this.
Leaflets Vol. T.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27
APOSTOLICSHlP OF PRAYER IN
LEAGUE WITH THE SACRED.
HEART.
The Three Degrees and the Duties of
Each.

First Degree: The Morning Offer
ing, or daily conservation of our
prayers, works and sufferings in I'M
ion with the Heart of Jesus, for the
intentions for which He is perpetually
inundated on our affairs, and for the
intentions of our fellow-Associates
This Offering may be made in any
terms, or at any time, and as often
during the day as one may choose it;
but it must be made at least once
day, preferably in the morning, and
for the intentions named above.
This is the only essential or obliga-
tory practice for membership in the
Apostleship of Prayer. The usual form
is found in the Leaflets of the Apos-
tleship, distributed each month in
parishes where there is director
This offering should be made, first,
for all the petitions of Associates
recommended either through Directors
or Promoters, written upon the lnten-
ton Blanks, and recorded in the calen-
dar of the Messenger of the Sacred
Heart, on the Leaflets and Messenger
of the Sacred Heart, secondly, for the
General Intention, or the special inter-
ests of the Church, recommended to
our prayers by the Holy Father every
month This Offering may embrace
every action of the day. The special
actions of piety which we may include
in it from time to time, when so of
fered, make what is called Treasury
of Good Works.
Second Degree: The Offering to
Our Lady, of a decade of the beads
once a day for the Sovereign Pontiff
and the Intentions recommended by
him to the Associates. There is no
obligation to take up this practice.
Third Degree: The Communion OF
Reparation, like the Second Degree,
not essential nor obligatory, but
strongly recommended, and sooner or
later adopted by most of the Associ-
ates. 1t consists in receiving Holy
Communion, monthly or weekly, with
the motive of repairing the evil done
to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament,
and of Offering Him the consolation
He sought from His servant, Margaret
Mary.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27
THE CORRECT THING FOR RAPT-
ISM.

It is the Correct Thing:-
To repeat audibly the Apostles Greed
and the Our Father when required to
do SO by the priest.
For sponsors to place their right
hands upon the child at the pouring
of the water in the act of baptizing.
To hold the candlestick when the
priest presents it.
To remain after baptism until the
record, with correct names, is made
by the priest.
To remember that parents should
not baptize their own children except
in danger of death, when no one else
is near.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27

Responsibility walks hand in hand
with capacity and power.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27

devotion throughout the whole of
France. 1t was thus that June became
the month of the Sacred Heart,
through the humble instrumentality
of jealous maiden who loved much.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
Refugees Shelled.

London. Oct 1.-2:50 a. m-The
CORES ondent of the Post, at Antwerp
telegraphing regarding the attacks on
the outer forts there says:
The bombardment of outer forts
which developed Tuesday, had a am
entable result at Duifel, ten miles
south of Antwerp. where a crowd Of
refugees were at the station awaiting
train. Twenty German shells fell
into the station and the crowd OF re-
fugees were almost annihilated.
AN armored train with engineers
and soldiers advanced mar Duffel and
did great execution among the Ger
man out posts.
''Ihe situation now shows clearly
that the Germans contemplate a heavy
artillery attack on Antwerp, probably
as a means TO eXtort from tie govern
ment an armistice so as to release the
German army now covering the fort
ress. Their plan probably VIII be to
use seige artillery.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
GERMAN TALES
OF ATROCITIES
CAPTURED DIARIES RECITE
MANY INCIDENTS OF REPRl-
SAILS BY kAlSER'S ARMY.
All Men of One Village Shot, and
French Boy Scout is Executed For
Refusing information.

London, Sept. 30,--11 p. m.-Ger-
man tales of tragic episodes of the
war were issued by the official press
bureau tonight. The stories were
taken from a book called "Krieg's
Chronik," seized from aliens entering
English ports. The volume consists,
according to the bureau, partly of a
highly Enthusiastically chronicle of the
war and partly of soldiers letters
from the front"
AS showing the methods of
thought of the enemy these last have
considerable value" continues the
bureau. at Is not the truth or falsity
of the tales that matters, but the APP
plause and Recommendations of the
writer's on deeds of gross treachery
and cruelty claimed to have been
done by themselves or comrades"
The narrative of an artillery officer
on the determination of q Belgian
village, as given out by the bureau,
follows
"The countryside was full Of our
troops Nevertheless the stupid
peasants must need shoot at our men
as they marched by, from lurking
places. Day before yesterday the
Prussian troops surrounded a village,
put the women, children and old peo-
PIE aside and shot all the men. The
village then was burned TO the
ground"
The story of the shooting of boy
scout is given as follows:
"A traitor has just been shot. He
was q little French lad belonging to
one of the gymnastic societies which
wear the tri-coiored ribbons, poor
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
JAPS NOT COVETOUS.

Philadelphia, Sept. 30.-Dr Dauae
Takata. president Of Waseda univer
sity at Toxic, one of party Of prom
inent Japanese making a tour Of Amer
lean universities today denied reports
that his country entered the European
conflict to gain HE commercial and
political domination of China and the
Pacific. 81 can say positively he de
clared, chat Japan has no aggressive
intentions. She merely wishes to up
hold and guard the integrity of China
president Wilson, "he added els to
be admired for the craftsmanship he
has shown during this great war He
has been fair and just and absolutely
impartial"
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
Captured Eleven Vessels.

London, Oct. 1.-3:50 a m.-The
admiralty announces that the British
cruiser Cumberland has captured off
the Cameroons river in West Africa
the Hamburg-American liner Arm
fried and the following merchant
steamers, the Max Brock, Kenapa,
Amsinck Paul Woermann, Erna
Woermann, Henrietta Woermann,
Ali1e Woermann, Hans Woermann
and the Jeanette Woermann.
The gunboat Soden has been cap
tured and has been placed in commits
sion, while it is expected that the
floating dock and the Herzogin Eliza
beth, which have been sunk, can be
raised.
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young fellow who, in his infatuation,
wanted to be a hero.
AS the German column was pass
ing along a wooded defile he was
caught and asked whether the French
were about. He refused to give any
information. Fifty yards farther
there was fire from the cover of the
woods. The prisoner was asked in
French If he had known that the
enemy was in the forest and he did
not deny it.
lie went with a firm step to a
telegraph pole and stood against 1t
with green vineyard at his back and
received the volley of a firing party
with proud smile on his face. In
, fatuated wretch 1t was pity to see
such wasted couraoc
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Heroic British Gunners.

London, Oct 1.-3:10 a. ma Reu-
ter dispatch from Taris says:
Thirty sunners of British fled
battery have fallen, killed or wounded
knowing tl1ey were going to almost
certain death they called out good
bye fellows to their comrades in the
reserve line. TWO minutes later every
man was out of action
Eventually the persistence and ac
curacy of the British fire proved eff
fective and the British infantry took
the opposing position at the point OF
the bayonets.'
Similar incidents occurred along
whole western wing Tuesday enab ing
the allies to hold their own against re-
peated furious onslaulhts of the Ger,
mans
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01

Paris, Oct 1--2:10 a m.-After a
sanguinary combat, says a Belgrade
dispatch to the Hayas agency. the Ser
yian troops have retaken Semlm in
Slavonia They can now take the o.
fensive, After Semlin first was taken
by the Seryians it was officially re-
ported they evacuated it for strategic
reasons
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
CUBA's AMNESTY BILL.

Havana, Sept, 30.-1he house OF
representatives today passed the gen
eral amnesty bill This measure was
designed to cover the cases Of Gen
eral EInesto Asbert, former governor
of Havana province and Eugenio Ariae
a former member of the house OF rep
resentatiyes. sentenced in June of this
year to serve long terms of imprison
ment for the killing Of General Ar
mando Riya, chief of the national
police
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WORLDS SERIES.
First Two Games 10 Be Played in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Sept. 30.-Philadel-
phia will stage the first two games
for tie baseball championship Of the
world between the Philadelphia
Americans and the Boston Nationals.
They will be played October and 10
at Shibe park.
This and other details Of the
worlds series was decided here to-
day by the national baseball commits
sion. Sunday intervening. the next
two games will be played in Boston
October Y and -. If more than four
games are prayed the fifth viii be
played in Philadelphia October IA,
and the sixth in Boston the following
day. In the event of seventh game
the toss Of a coin will decide whether
it shall be played in Boston or Phila-
delphia.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
PlcKPocKETS PAY POLICE.

Chicago, Sept, 30.-Charges that
city policemen are paid by pick
pockets for protection that GOO known
pickpockets in Chicago are represent
ed by four lawyers hired to defend
them all and that city prosecutors oft
en- defend men arrested on criminaI
charges instead of prosecuting ,hem
were made today by w. w. Gemmill
municipal judge testifying before the
city council commission investigating
causes of crime
The chief ruty of prosecutor
seems to be TO take care of theh
friends and of their friends friends,
he said.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
MARYLAND PRoGREsSlVEs.

Baltimore. Md, Sept, 30,-The pro
gressive state convention today nom
mated DR.. V. NJ Reyhard Of Wash
ington county. for United States SEN
ator ouis F Kefauver was named for
congress from the Sixth distinct
The platform adopted said the party
favored submitting the liquor question
to the people. Theodore Roosevelt
was endorsed for the presidency IN
1916.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
Germane Short Of Food.

London, Oct. 1.--3 a. m.-According
to a Rotterdam dispatch to the Daly
Mail private information from Badlin
says that before the retreat to the ives
tern frontier the German commissar-
lat broke down completely For a
fortnight most of the Germans lived
on bread and water SO great was
their suffering that many entered the
hospitals with nervous breakdown and
others became insane.
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Capture German Positions.

Petrogard Sept. 30.-The following
statement has beel issued by the
chief of the general staff:
"On September %, the Russian
troops captured the German position
near Augustowo and Kohtzyewo (Goy,
eminent OF SuwallD
The German siege artillery con
tinues bombarding Osscwetz (Russian
Pcland) without success Small en-
eagements have taken place near Ieh-
tsoheontschin and in the vicinity of
Anddreyev RUSSIAN Poland)."
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GUILTY OF Sc. TON.

Vancouver, b. c.. Sept, 30.-Notln2
1913 to .. the Vancouver board o.
trade tonight expelled T. A. Fee an
architect, for seditious statements
Fee was found guilty of having pup
hcly stated he would not subscribe &c
any war fund in Canada and that ne
would prefer to live under the stars
and stripes He also declared he
would be ready to subscribe to have
the United States flag placed over
Canada.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
Japs Capture Guns.

New York, Sept. 3o-fhe East and
West news bureau tonight announced
receipt Of a cable message from Toxic
as follows
ON the 2Sth the Japanese fleet ac.
complained by gunboats and marine
CORPS, advanced toward Loashan
heights (about is miles from Using
Taul and landed marines. The latter
occupied the outer edge Of the harDor
and captured four Krupp field guns,
four field wagons and ammunition
left by the enemy
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Prince Oscar Better.

Rome, via London, Oct $40 a.
m.-An official statment issued in Ber-
lin and received here says:
"Prince Oscar, who heretofore has
been reported as i'll in a hospital at
Hamberg is pronounced by specialists
to be suffering with heart affection
from Which he win recover but it is
said he must not return to his place
at the front, as he could not stand the
strain
'Prince Joachim, who recently was
wounded, is expected to be able to re-
turn to the front in October. The 9th
er sons of the emperor are all we'll"
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.

Kalamazoo, Mica, Sept 3o.-The
Michigan republican convention today
adopted a platform pledging the PARTY
to work for reforms in taxation, a
state budget system, a forum for the
settlement of labor disputes GOOD
roads legislation and more expeditions
and less expensive court procedure.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01

The Camerooas is a German colony
Of Western Equatorial Africa It
heretofore has been announced that
because Of the deadly climate of the
place the British would not disturb
this colony. The announcement of
the admiralty, however, indicates the
British naval forces have visited the
place and captured German shipping
assembled there.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
LIPTON'S HOSPITAL.

Havre. via Paris, Sept, 8O,-Sir
Thomas Lipton's yacht Erin, which
has been transformed into a hospital
ship. arrived here today On board
The Erin were the Duchess of West
minister and a number of nurses.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01

London Sept 30.-l0:l0 p. M
message from Maestricht according to
"a Central News dispatch from Ans
terdam says that 5000 Austrians
troops have arrived at Axle Chap
pelle from France on The way to the
Austro Russian front.
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IMMIGRANTS DECREASE.

New York Sept, 3O.-During Sep
TENDER only $4,000 aliens entered the
port Of New York in contrast to 10S,-
50i this month a year ago More
Americans refugees arrived than inn
migrants-about $4,000 Immigrants
started falling off however, before the
war began. There was u noticeable
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-01
WAR REFS
Kurfla Attack Perslane.

Paris, Sept 30.-11 p. ma Havas
dispatch from Petroprad says the
Kurds have attacked the Persian pop
ulation mar the frontier, according to a
dispatch from Erzrum, Turkish Ar
menia.