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THE FRANCE OF TODAY AND
YESTERDAY

From some sections of the country
comes the query, ':.Why should Irish
American sympathy turn to Germany
In the European conflict" The an
swer Is simple, SO simple that France
itself should see the folly of her ways
and French Americans should under
stand clearly the import of the an
swer. True. 1t was the French who
SO bravely assisted the Americans in
their struggle for freedom against
England. France was the first to
recognize Americas independence.
The France that we knew in those
days was the France Of Catholicity.
The France we knew in those days
was the France that would decline a
treaty with the nation across the
channel engaged at that time in the
desecration o. Ireland. The France
that aided 10 IN the dark period Of
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readily discerned the fundamental
and far-reaching and destructive err
rors Of so-called modern higher crit
icism, and his firm hand put final
check to the ravages Of these destruc-
tive theories.
POSITIVE Professionalism, no less
than Catholicism is indebted to him
for the preservation of the funda-
mental doctrines of revealed religion.
Zeal Knew No Bounds.
His apostolic zeal knew no
bounds and there is no limit to his
charity. The program he had mapped
out for himself at the beginning OF
his pontiflcate and which motto-like
was expressed in those clear words,
to restore all things to Christ, was
never forsaken for one instant. Every
act of his, whether in the internal
administration of the church, or in
the great public acts of his reign,
seemed inspired by it and tended to-
ward its practical realization.
"He was the most democratic of
men, bringing to his high Office a
simplicity Of character and conduct
which was the admiration of all who
had the happiness to come in contact
with him.
Ills death at the present time is
indeed fitting close of a life that
had been devoted to the furtherance
Of peace. He has died Of a broken
heart over the awful war of nations
which he strove in vain to prevent.
History will give him a place
among the greatest of men that have
sat in the chair of st. Peter at
Rome"
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PRESIDENT SENDS CONDoL
ENcES TO VATICAN.

At the request of President Will
son, Secretary Bryan sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the Vatican:
"The President desires me to ex-
press his sense of the great loss
which the Christian world has sus-
tanned in the death of His Holiness,
Plus X. By his pure and gentle and
unaffected piety and his broad and
thoughtful sympathy with his fellow
men, he adorned his exalted station
and attracted to himself the affection
ate regard of all who felt his world
wide influence"
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BISHOP sCHRENfBs' TRIBUTE TO
POPE Plus X
History, He Says, Will Give the Late
Pope a Place Among the Great
est of POntiffs.

1.-THE news of the death of our be-
loved Pope Plus x comes to me as 8
severe and personal shock, ever
though, of course, it has not beer
altogether unexpected, and it carrie.
with it a sorrow. that, in me, is in
expressible." said Rt. Rev. JOSEPH
Schrembs, D. D.. Bishop Of Toledo
following his apprisal Of the pope''
death.
GAS notification of reports become
generally known throughout thu
Catholic world, there is no Catholic
high or low. who can escape the CLOUD
of gloom that is natural in view o.
the great esteem and great love thai
goes out to the life of this noble, holy
man.
Noted for Generosity.
"Pope Plus was one Of the ables
and one of the most widely beloved
of those men who have held high Of
fee and borne the great responsible
ties attached to the supreme admin
istration of Catholic affairs. One o.
the beautiful things in his whole life
was a characteristic always presen,
with him, and that was his generou.
charity in public misfortunes.
During the great earthquakes o.
Calabria he called for the assistance
Of Catholics throughout the world
and the result was that they con
tributed at the time of the last earth
quake nearly 100000 francs. which
served to supply the most pressing
wants of those in need and to re-
build churches. schools and Other
buildings. On the occasion of the
eruption of Vesuvius. his charity was
proportionately no less. and in the
case Of numerous other disasters ir
various parts of the world.
His reign has been, indeed, short
though as a matter Of fact it hat
been somewhat above the genera
average.
His clear and penetrating mind
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THEIR OWN ADVISORS.

Within the next few days, if they
have not done so already. thousands
of young men and women will be de-
Gliding upon the college which will be
their shelter for the first time away
from the parental roof and away
from the guidance Of parents and
guardians. These thousands Of young
men and women are venturing away
from home for the first time. It IL
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Compilations covering many pages
might be made from statements,
comments, remarks and writings of
those outside the Catholic Church,
who have put themselves on record
regarding the necessity of religious
training in connection with educa-
tional effort whether that training be
at the home or at the school. The
days seem to have passed when it
was the custom for Catholic parents
to teach catechism to the children
around the family hearth, and often
before they were able to attend school
they had a knowledge Of their pray
ers and were. instructed in the things
of God. But times have changed to
considerable extent, even in these
matters. and the children are often
left to 6nd a substitute for their par
entail training in the school. The REM
edy is obvious and the matter inn
portant. The Catholic children, UNI
Ger those circumstances must look
for instruction in the Catholic school,
perchance he may find Jealous Cath
olic teacher interested enough in his
welfare to teach him the rudiments
of Catholic doctrine. The evidence
from sources outside the Catholic
church are to the effect that religious
training must 60 hand in hand with
every other intellectual effort on the
part of the young. The attempt made
at various educational meetings to in
troduce into the schools something
that will overcome the present ire
ligious trend and lack of religious
training shows the serious concern
that is given to this matter by edu-
cationalists throughout the land. 1t
is the hand writing upon the wall;
it is the voice that will not be stilled,
it is the cry of spiritual want. Those
who fail to give it attention fail to
attend to one of the most serious
concerns that is catalogucd among
parental responsibilities.
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CIRCLE CONFER
ENCE AT THE SUMMER
SCHOOL.

Cliff Haven, Aug. z8.-The news of
the death of his Holiness Pope Plus,
which reached the Summer School on
Thursday morning, cast a pail of sor-
row and gloom over the institution.
AS soon as the report was verified
the Very Rev. John T. Chadwick, D.
D., President of the Summer School,
issued a proclamation calling for a
period of public mourning. The flags
of the various cottages and the papal
colors over the auditorium building
were placed at half mast and the
Chapel was draped with black bunt-
ing. All the entertainments and pub
lie amusements were postponed until
appropriate requiem services could be
held. These services were held in
the Chapel of Our Lady of the Lake
ION Saturday morning. A Solemn
Ponti6cial Mass of Requiem was Of
fcred for the deceased pontif by the
Ri. Rev. Charles w. Currier, D. D.
Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba, assisted
by the Rev. Matthew Tierney as Arch
Priest; Rev. Joseph Flannelly as dea-
con; Rev. r. o. Gerow as subdeacon
and Rev. F.. G. Burke, D. D., as mas
ter of ceremonies were in charge OF
Theological students of Dunwoodie. A
beautiful and touching funeral ora
ton was preached by the Ri. Rev
Mgr. D. J. Mcmahon, D. D., who in
the absence of Father Chadwick is
acting president of the Summer
School.
The students now at Cliff Haven
who are practically interested in ex-
tension courses of study, carried on
in Reading Circles and Study Clubs
throughout the country met in large
numbers at the Auditorium Saturday
morning after the Mass. The Rev
John T. Driscoll, S. T. L. of Fonda
N. Y, presided, and in his opening
address gave arcondensed account Of
the form of post graduate work. II
was an agreeable surprise to many tc
learn how the movements has spread
Through the United States and Can.
ada. There were at this meeting rep.
lresentatives from a great many Of
the states east of the Mississippi
river. 1t was agreed that working
committee be formed to cooperate
with the Rev. Father Driscoll, who
lis at the head of this movement, fol-
tie purpose of publishing a syllabus
CT this University Extension study.
1t was announced at the meeting tina,
over fifty of these study organizations
are in active work during the season
and from October to May each year
Father Driscoll in his report, said
that the members of these organiza.
|ticns are all Catholic graduates from
universities, colleges, converts and
high schools who take time amid the
cares of daily life to plan and follow
post graduate courses, and thereby
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ELECTS OFFICERS.

Miss Ella c. Gaffney of Amsterdam
was reelected president of the Ladies
auxiliary at the state convention in
New York. The other officers fol-
low: Vice President, Mrs. Bridget
Brogan of Westchester county; sec
rotary, Miss Frances Shean of Water
town; treasurer, Mrs. Mary Francis
of Utica; auditors, Miss Mary Kelly
Of Cayuga county, Mrs. Morgan Doc
ling of Syracuse, and Mrs. Mary Hur-
ley of Duchess county.
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stilled into them in their school days
and making themselves more fit to
grasp and discharge the duties of in
telligent Catholic citizenship. There
is no prescribed line of study followed
in these reading circles. The circles
are formed along practical lines and
each pursues course of study and
reading best adapted to local condi-
tons. The unifcation of these local
centers is effected through the report
published in an annual syllabus, un-
der the direction of the committee.
Thus means of inter communica-
ton is secured. The syllabus is mere
ly registration Of the development
of the local centers. There need be
no emphasizing the power of these
associations in the spreading of zeal
for culture and in assisting the stud
ent to make the proper selection of
reading matter. Decadence in litera-
ture as we'll as in philosophy and re-
ligion is so general that the need of
reaction against the socalled culture
proposed now days in the name of
philosophy and religion becomes very
urgent. Father Driscoll pointed out
very clearly that the greatest prob
lem of the day is the social problem,
and survey of the field shows that
Socialism is using study clubs as the
great practical instrument for spread
ing its teachings. Thus, the extern
sion work of the Reading Circle and
Study Club is at once a safeguard and
corrective against the wide spreading
and pernicious errors which threaten
tile basis of society. In this connec-
ton, the social aspects of the work
indicated demand serious thought
Addresses were made at the meeting
by Rev. Thomas Mcmillan, c. S. p,
Rev. Francis B. Doherty, U. S. A.,
the Rev. Sister M. Camper, Mrs. Hol-
and Miss Katherine Nc
Mahon. Several leaders of circles
throughout the country who were
present told of the particular work
which their own local organizations
were doing and all struck the same
note of enthusiasm when speaking of
the benefits that were sure to accrue
to the members. On account of the
far reaching possibilities of this form
of culture it was suggested that
working committee be formed repre-
scnting the various sections of this
country and Canada. Such commit
tee was formed at a meeting held on
tie following day.
At the High Mass celebrated on
Sunday by the Rev. E. G. Burke, D.
D., of Jersey City; Ri. Rev. Bishop
Charles Warren Currier, an old and
devoted friend of the Summer School,
preached the sermon. Taking as his
text the words of Christ to St. Peter:
Thou are Peter, and upon this rock
] will build My Church, and the gates
OF hell shall not prevail against it,"
the eloquent prelate delivered a pow
erful and masterful discourse on the
of the church. During
the course of the sermon he alluded
il: touching manner to the death
OF the last great successor of St. Pc
ter, saying that his death was un-
doubleday fastened by the war in Eur
ope. Perhaps" he said, "God being
justly angered by the warning nations,
demanded of them sacrifice in atone
ment for their wrongs, and Plus was
the pure, white lamb who was i'm
to appease His wrath"
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LETTER OF THE ARCHBISHOP

LEIIEk Or he ANS140AoAASA
St. Paul, August "a, 1914.
To the Clergy of the Diocese of st.
Paul:
Reverend Father:
You will please add to the Collects
recited at the Mass of each day the
two following:
1.-The Collect "pro pace" as found
in the Mass "pro pace" until the
dreadful war now waged in Europe
is brought to close.
2-The Collect pro eligendo sum-
mo pontiice." as found in the Mass
pro eligendo summo pontihce," I'M
til successor is chosen to fill the
place of the regretted Pontiff Plus
the Tenth.
John IRELAND,
Archbishop of St. Paul.
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EPISCOPALIANS NOT PERILS
THAT BAPTISTS ARE, SAYS
MISSIONARY.
MISSIONARY.

Bishop Charles H. Brent Of the
Episcopal church in the Philippine
Islands, has mission boat which
he calls PERIL" but which according
to Father Truemper a Catholic mis-
sionary in the Philippines is q mis-
homer. ut is not the Episcopalians
who constitute the peril but the Bap-
tists," insists Father Treumper, ''and
neither is it every bishop in these
islands who is fortunate enough to
have his own boat, luxuriously fur
nished, as is the case of the PTotes-
tant Episcopal Bishop, Chas. H.
Brent. My own bishop, the Right
Reverend Bishop ODougherty, has.
to do much travelling by boat, and
he has to depend upon getting pass
age as best he can. He needs boat,
among a thousand other things. His
lordship told me that he had written
over two hundred letters to people
in America with whom he was &C
quainted, but only few answered
and they gave sympathy. I do not
see what the bishop is going to do,
if he does not get the much needed
help, for as you Americans says. he
is certainly up against it, I am
working here without cent of sal
larry. get my meals though, 80 L
suppose should not complain
Says His Mission is Most Fertile of
the Islands.
This land is the best of all the
Philippines" the priest insisted. The
climate is the best of any part of
the Philippines. It is cooler here
than in any other part, and best of
all the nights are cool. The soil is
the richest in the. world. It is
80 feet deep-a rich black alluvial.
We have the finest timber land in the
known world and land can be bought
from 50 to $40 an acre. Then We
have plenty of water and good sea-
sons. A person can raise four crops
here, and any one investing in cocoa
nuts can double his money each year.
I am in hopes that this island can
be regained by the Catholics for it
is the very Garden of Paradise"
Bishop O'Doherty, in whose do
cese Father Treumper is, is without
doubt the poorest Bishop under the
American flag. Perhaps the price of
useless luxuries that Catholics inflict
upon themselves, sent to him, would
mean the saving of his diocese. Any
donations received the Church Bx-
tension Society, whose offices are
located at 1893 Mccormick Building,
Chicago, ILL.,, will gladly send him.
Intentions for masses are especially
welcome. The reverend clergy have
been exceptionally thoughtful IN
sending surplus intentions to the So
ciety for poor priests in the mission.
In Father Truemper's case such m
tentions are especially welcome.
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with the armed Protestant Ulstermen
in the north. Is it too much 10 hope
that out of this situation there may
spring result which will be good.
not merely for the empire, but good
for the future welfare and integrity
of the Irish nation? (Chee,s.) I
ought to apologize for having inter-
vened, but while Irishmen generally
are in favor of peace, and would de-
sire to save the democracy of this
country from all the horrors Of war:
while we would make every possible
sacrifice for that purpose, still, II the
dire necessity is forced upon this
country, we offer to the government
of the day that they may take their
troops away, and that if it is allowed
to us, in comradeship with our breth-
rem in the north, we would ourselves
defend the coasts of our country.
prolonged general cheers.)
The Irish Volunteers.
The standing committee of the
Irish Volunteers met in Dublin on
Tuesday night last, and unanimously
passed the following resolutions:
1.-The standing committee desire,
on behalf of the Irish Volunteers, to
express their complete readiness to
take joint action with the Ulster vol
unteer force for the defense Of Ire
land"
Mr.. L. J. Kettle, one of the honor
airy secretaries of the volunteers,
stated, in the course of an interview,
that "the feelings of the Irish volun-
teers towards England are not In the
least offensive The hatred of Eng
land with which Ireland has been
credited, does not now exist" The
fact that Messrs. John Redmond,
John Dillon, and Joseph Devlin. M.
Ps., had an interview with Lord
Kitchener at the war office on Fri
day last with reference to matters
connected with the volunteers, Is not
without significance. The Withdraw
al of the arms proclamation makes
gun-running unnecessary SO far as
the Irish authorities are concerned.
The Home Rule Bill.
Parliament has been engaged all
the week completing preparations for
the war, and measures and money
statute book by general consent. But
have been rushed through to the
there have been fierce grmublings in
the liberal and labour ranks against
any attempt to hang up the home
rule bill. An urgent whip has been
sent out by the government for to-
day, in view of the motion for the
adjournment and the prime minis
ter's expected statement with regard
to the home rule bill. It is gen.
orally expected that the house will
adjourn Until August 25th. and then
re-assemble for the propagation,
which means that the home rule bill
will be the law of the land begfore
the end of August.
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n1sktllen by the joint forces OF the
Irish and the Ulster Volunteers. Men,
hitherto identified with opposition to
home rule are Joining the ranks of
the Irish Volunteers. and the ma
tional movement has received an i'm
petus which makes its success abso-
lutely assured, and which gives great
hope for Ireland in the future.
The Speech.
The following is the full text of
Mr.. Redmond's historic speech:
II hope the house will not consider
it improper on my part, in the grave
circumstances in which we are as
sembled, If I intervene for very few
moments. I was moved great deal
by that sentence in the speech of the
secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs in which he said that the one
bright spot in the situation was the
changed feeling in Ireland. In past
times, when this empire has been en-
gagged in these terrible enterprises, it
is true-it would be the utmost af-
fectation and folly on my part, to
deny 1.-THE sympathy of the nation
alists of Ireland, for reasons to be
found deep down in the centuries Of
history, has been estranged from this
country. Allow me to say, sir, that
what has occurred in recent years has
altered the situation completely.
General cheers.) must not touch,
and may be trusted not to touch, on
any controversial topic: but this I
may be allowed to say, that wider
knowledge Of the real facts of Irish
history has, think, altered the views
of the democracy Of this country to-
wards the Irish question, and today I
honestly believe that the democracy
of ireland will turn with the utmost
anxiety and sympathy to this country
in every trial and every danger that
may overtake it. (Renewed general
cheers.)
History Repeating Itself.
There is possibility, at any rate,
of history repeating itself. The house
will remember that in 1913, at the
end of the disastrous American war,
when it might, think, truly be said
that the military power of this coun-
try was almost at its lowest ebb, and
when the shores of Ireland were
threatened with foreign invasion, a
body of 100000 Irish Volunteers
sprang into existence, for the purpose
of defending her shores. At first, no
Catholic-ah! how sad the reading
Of the history of those days is-was
allowed to be enrolled in that body
of volunteers, and yet, from the very
first day, the Catholics of the south
and west subscribed money and sent
it towards the arming of their Prot
estant fellow-countrymen. CHEERS
Ideas widened as time went on, and
finally the Catholics in the south were
armed and enrolled with their fell
low-countrymen of different creed
in the north. May history repeat it.
self today.
Ireland's Armed Sons.
There are in Ireland two large
bodies of volunteers. One of them
sprang into existence in the south. I
say to the government that they may
tomorrow withdraw every one of
their troops from ireland. cloud
cheers.) say that the coast of Ire
land will be defended from foreign
invasion by the armed sons (renewed
cheers) and for this purpose armed
Nationalist Catholics in the south
will be only too glad to join arms