The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-24

tomorrow at the same or subsequent
hour l cried out with conviction that
l could bring men to place where
there were treasures beyond magma
ton there is no one that would not
follow. This means that men nova
days have no use for religion. They
have no time to think of God as their
minds are set on one thing-to gain
the things of this earth.
In these lone lands they have not
time to go to Church and save their
souls. God sends them His servants,
but they are deaf to their words. But
one day when God sends His mes
senger of death, they are then unable
to resist and must answer the call.
His Land Posts Remain.
On my travel in the North l hap
pened to come across an old man of
ninety-three l spoke to him and told
him that God was calling him and
that he had but few hours to live,
He cried out in a highly irritated tone
that he could not go; he must see to
his land posts, for no one would know
where they were. Inside of three
hours he died, and to this day his
land posts are unknown.
The ObIate Fathers.
Alongside of the miner is the mis-
sionary. He who carries the gospel
is the Oblate. His work is very great
AS soon as a church is established he
| hands it over to the regular clergy
and goes on further to work elsewhere
| These are the men who went to the
North with hunger in their hearts
but this hunger was not for gold, but
for souls. The missionary goes north
that he may save the souls of the
outcasts of humanity. He leaves
friends, home and country; leaves all
| for God.
AS long as God gives me grace
will proclaim the works of the Oblates
You will remember Captain Scott and
his party who travelled in tempera
ture of from 80 to 40 degrees. They
had every luxury obtainable, every
thing that money could buy. The mis-
sionary sleeps in the snow not fol
two or three weeks, but for years
works not for fame, but for God. The
explorers struggled for a few weeks
and then died, and now their names
are written in history. In the fal
north we find greater endurance on
the part of the missionary.
At a temperature of As degrees be
low zero he will travel fifty miles {
day having but scanty meal in the
morning. He does not do this fol
weeks, but for years.
The White Eskimos.
Steffanson has told us of the white
Eskimo, but the missionary has beer
among them for fifteen years, ant
does not take time to come south ant
tell of his discovery and have his
picture in the paper. The work OF the
missionary in the North is one thing
that fills the Catholic Church will
pride. Go where you will you viii
find the church, the hospital and tn
school, all Catholic. All around tn,
eastern coast it is the same. TIL
last thing that a man sees on leavini
Nome is the electric cross surmount
ing the Catholic church, giving bless
ing, as it were, to those returning t
civilization.
The North is the place where Cod
, work is extremely manifest. The Sis
tiers of the Good Shepherd work anon
the fallen ones, and look after tn
abandoned sheep of Christs flock.
does one good to see. the amount Q
self-denial on the part of these goo
nuns. 1t strengthens our faith and i
better than any argument.
This year we are celebrating tn
16OOth anniversary of the triumph c
Christianity over paganism. By preach
ing the gospel in the catacombs an
by the virtuous example of the Chri:
tians paganism was overcome. Thi
: is an age of Indifference; still tn
church is doing her work as she di
in the beginning and in the sixteent
century. Today she sends her mi'
sionaries to the East and West, to llv
life of solitude and even martyrdon
and perhaps to die for Christ.