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

pal ordinance shall ever, directly
or indirectly, be sought for ON the
occasion of the miniStration of
the sacraments of baptism and
matrimony- and not even that
much is to be taken in the case
of the poor, of such as cannot
either at all, or only under serious
Inconvenience make any offering"
This shows how much reliance
can be placed upon Lind's state
ments in regard to ecclesiastical
matters.
Ii there be any couples in Mex
leo whose marriages have not been
blessed by the Church, the fault
does not lie with the priests but
with the civil authorities who
make it crime for a priest to
officiate at the marriage of any
persons who have not gone
through the formality of a
civil marriage, for the per-
formance OF which a sum of
money, out of all proportion to
the means of the poems, is demand
ed. As a consequence, the poems
who are unable to pay this sum
to have the civil marriage per-
formed, cannot secure the blessing
of the Church upon their union,
for the simple reason that it is
made a criminal offense for a
priest to officiate in such a case.
The only conclusion we can
come to after reading Lind s
statement in 'The Bellman" is
that he is either ignorant of the
facts or so blinded by prejudice
that he will not see them. And
yet he is reputed to be an intelli-
gent and brOadminded man!
We are surprised that ''The
BelIman,' which is usually very
fair in it's treatment of matters
appertaining to the Catholic
Church, should give it's approba-
ton to such an article.
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A TIMELY ARTICLE.

We gladly give space in this
weeks issue to Mr.. Roosevelt s
article on the Mexican situation.
1t is worthy of the widest public
ity. 1t is a remarkable document,
statesmanlike and logical, and
shows u thorough knowledge of
men and affairs in the Republic
to the south of us.
The Mexican situation needed a
great spokesman-one who knew
whereof he spoke, and whose
views would command the atten-
ton OF the American public. 1t
found that spokesman iii Theo-
dore Roosevelt. His clear and
dispassionate statement of condi-
tions in Mexico carries weight not
only in this country but through
out the world. No one can ac-
cuse him of mincing matters or of
want of courage in placing the
blame for the appalling conditions
beyond the Rio Grande just where
it belongs. Those who wish to
know the truth about our dealings
with Mexico will be grateful to
Mr.. Roosevelt for his champion
ship of the weak and oppressed.
He makes it very plain that the
whole trouble originated in the
"furtive meddling" of the Ameri-
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LIMBS LATEST LAPSE.

The Hon. John Lind, former
personal representative of Presi-
dent Wilson in Mexico, takes
three and half pages of last
week s issue of "The Bellman
of Minneapolis, to tell what he has
learned about "The Mexican Peo-
pie, +" and promises further con-
tribution.
, The article deals chiefly with
the land question in Mexico and,
such as it is, may be passed over
for the present without COM
ment. But Lind cannot re-
frain from dragging in Mex
lean church matters about which
he knows absolutely nothing. lie
says: "The religious instinct OF
the poor peon is made use of for
this purpose Ito keep him in debt
to his employer). The minimum
fee of the Church for marriage,
baptism and ceremonies of like
character, is ten pesos. No peon
could accumulate or have so much
wealth at one time. Ii he is am
bilious to wed his wife in church,
or to have his frst-born baptized,
the fee, with the expense of the
fiesta, makes him a debtor for
life. He takes good care not to
give us the source of this informa-
ton. He would have us infer
that the Mexican clergy make ex-
orbitant charges for the admins
tration Of the Sacraments and are
responsible for keeping the poems
in bondage or driving them out OF
the Church.
As a matter Of fact the mini
mum fee of the Church. for mar
riage, ETC., is not ten pesos. The
minimum fee for those who are
unable to pay is nothing. The
Legislation on this point enacted
by the Latin-American Bishops III
council assembled, and approved
by the Holy See, expressly states
that, As the gifts of Christ are
gratuitous dispensations Of His
bounty, and as no blacker vice
there could be, especially In what
concerns the holy ministry, than
that of avarice, no offering other
than what is authorized by episco,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12
MUST PAY SUBSCRIPTION.

Judge George Thomas, of Co.
lumbus, Neb., recently decided
that if a man accepts a paper that
is sent him he must pay for it.
The decision was rendered in the
case brought by the Columbus
(Neb.) Telegram against man
for 1915. The Telegram had
been sent to the mans home and
he had accepted the paper. When
called upon to pay for it he re-
fused and suit was brought.
When Judge Thomas heard the
evidence he instructed the jury to
bring in a verdict for the Tele-
gram. Judge Thomas ruled that
the old common law principle that
what man received and used he
was bound to pay for applied in
this instance.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12
CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL
CONVENTION IN ST.
PAUL.

The Catholic Educational Asso-
citation of the United States, a ma
tional organization OF teachers
interested in promoting the well
fare of Catholic schools, academ-
les, colleges, seminaries and uni
versities, will hold it's twelfth an
nual convention in st. Paul next
summer. 1t usually meets in the
latter part of June or early in
July.
st. Paul will welcome the dele
gates to this convention and ex-
tend to them cordial hospitality.
The Catholic teachers OF ST. Paul
and Of Minneapolis, as well as all
who are interested directly or III
directly in the welfare of Catho-
lie education throughout the
Northwest, will be glad to know
that the Association has selected
St. Paul for it's next meeting
place, as it will afford them an OPP
portunity to attend the sessions in
greater numbers than they could
possibly do if the convention were
held in a distant city.
The Catholic Educational Asso-
citation has for object 81 to keep
in the minds Of the people the
necessity of religious instruction
and training as the basis Of moral
ity and sound education; to pro-
mote the principles and safeguard
the interests of Catholic educa-
ton in all it's departments :
to encourage the spirit Of CO.
operation and mutual helpfulness
among Catholic educators, to pro-
mote by study, conference and
discussion the thoroughness OF
Catholic educational work i'll the
United States"
The Association is organized
for a good cause-one that must
appeal to every Catholic, whether
actively engaged in the work of
Catholic education or not. No
doubt, Catholic teachers and
others will take a great interest
in the coming convention and
thus show their devotion to the
ideals Of education which the
Church places before them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12
RUSSIA AND GALICIA.

Some weeks ago European des-
patches conveyed the news that
an attempt had been made by Rus
STA to impose the Orthodox re-
ligion of the Empire upon the
Catholics of Galicia. 1t seems
that Archbishop Eulogius of the
Russian Orthodox Church took
possession Of the Ruthenian
Cathedral of Lemberg, the Metro
politan See of the exiled Arch
bishop Szeptycki, and tried to
make it appear that Russia wished
to substitute the Orthodox church
for the Catholic Church Of Ca
licia.
1t now transpires that Russia
had no such sinister designs on the
Catholics Of Galicia. The persecu-
ton to which the despatch re-
ferred was nothing more than an
effort made by a strong organiza-
ton among the Russians to pros
elytize the Ruthenian Catholics
who constitute only a portion of
the Catholics Of Galicia. This at
tempt received no official sanction
from Russia. On the contrary,
the government has officially an
nounced that it does not coun-
tenance such efforts, but grants
fullest liberty Of conscience to all
and restores the churches tempo
rarily occupied by the proselyti-
zers to their rightful owners. Rus
STA is very anxious to have the
support of the people of Galicia in
the war i'll which she is engaged,
and it is inconceivable that the
government would give it's approx
al to any attempt to interfere with
the religious convictions of any
section of the Catholic population
Of that country.
But, it may be objected, Russia
has interfered in the affairs OF the
Ruthenian Church by exiting and
imprisoning the Archbishop of
Lemberg. This would be true, if
it could be shown that this act
was prompted by religious mo-
tives. As far as one can judge
from the reports which have
reached this country, the removal
of Archbishop Szeptycki from his
See was purely political measure
necessitated by his sympathy
for Austria where his brother is a
prominent army officer 1t seems
clear that the exiting of the Arch
bishop was a precautionary move
demanded by the exigencies Of
war.
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AN UNMITIGATED EVIL.

The PharmacOpoeia of the United
States, book containing the formu-
las and methods of preparation of
medicines for the use of druggists, is
being revised at the present time by
representative body of physicians
and pharmacists. Harvey w. Wiley,
best known to the general public
through his connection with the ma
tional pure food law, is chairman of
this committee. The National AdvO-
cate quotes DR.. Wiley as saying:
A most interesting discussion has
lately taken place respecting the adj
visibility of eliminating brandy and
whisky from the pages of the Ninth
Revised Pharmacopoeia Of the United
States. AS chairman of the Pharma-
copoeial Convention and a member Of
the Committee on Revision, | have
been greatly interested in this mat
ter. The arguments which have been
advanced in favor of the deletion of
these articles are, in my opinion,
sound and convincing i'll so far as
principle is concerned.
In brief, the argument is as fol-
lows: namely, that brandy and whis.
ky are no longer used as medicines
in sufficient quantities to warrant their
retention by the Pharmacopoeia. This
fact has been ascertained by consult
ing large numbers of acting practi-
TONERS, who have responded i'll such
a manner as to show that brandy and
whisky are rarely found at the pres
ent time in the prescriptions of the
most progressive physicians. What
the final decision ON this matter will
be, of course, am unable to say; but
at any rate, / may say that if brandy
and whisky are retained in the Phar-
macopoeia, it will be on the ground
that there are a few physicians who
sometimes prescribe them, and hence,
as they are sometimes used as medi-
cines, it would hardly be fair to re-
move them from the Pharmacopoeia,
where they have found place for
many years.
Aside from the practice OF medi.
cine, what is the general trend of sci
entific thought on this question? l
may answer that in my opinion the
great weight of scientific evidence
and the force of scientific opinion at
the present time lead to the conclu.
sion that alcohol in it's various forms
is an unmitigated evil.
Personally would be glad to see
nationwide and worldwide prohibit
ton. While / am not teetotaler, I
am a prohibitionist. / am firmly con-
vinced that the evils produced by al
cohol SO far outweigh any of its sup
posed advantages as to lead logically
to but one conclusion, namely, the alb.
solute prohibition of the use of alco-
hol for any but industrial purposes.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12

ends of the earth, you recall what
enthusiasm, what gladness, what joy
and what happiness electrified the
world from one end to the other And
what did this joy and this enthusiasm
signify? What was the meaning of
these joyous transports, these tumul-
tuous celebrations? What was the
meaning of those crowns of flowers
and those garlands of light which
hung from the humble tower of the
obscure village as well as from the
pinnacle of the majestic basilica, but
that these millions upon millions of
voices formed an immence chorus to
repeat forever and forever: MARY,
yes, Mary was conceived without
SIM"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12

and if it be plain and easy to
understand, why do not all who
profess to get their religion out
Of it get the same religion out
of it? Why did the founders of
the several denominations break
away from the bodies to which
they had previously belonged?
Why is division and strife the
mark of the Protestant world?
Simply because their way of learn
ing revealed truth is not the way
appointed by God.
In the second place, the found
ers of the several denominations
were, after all, the only real
Protestants. They alone used
their religious liberty" in re-
jecting "Popish error" and find
ing new religions in the Bible.
Today their followers are good,
obedient little boys and girls ac-
cepting without question what
they are told at home, in Sunday
school, in church. Protestants do
not search the Bible with open
minds. They just look up certain
stereotyped texts which were re-
lied upon by the founders of their
respective denominations. Par
ents, teachers, preachers tell them
what texts to look. for and what
meaning to get out of these texts.
There is no private judgment, no
independent investigation here.
A man who is strong enough to
free himself from prejudices ac-
quired in childhood, in home,
school and church, as a rule,
starts a new sect of his own, or
becomes an infidel or is converted
to the Catholic Church. The
man who studies his Bible for
himself and rejects some favorite
tenet of his sect, walks out or is
fired out.
In the third place: Eighteen
million Bibles every year ought to
do a great deal, if scattering
Protestant Bibles were the way to
convert the world. AS fact they
are doing little or nothing. Prot
estants do not believe in their
own rule, tthe Bible without note
or comment, y for they send mis-
sionaries and teachers armed with
the ''note and comment" Of the
denomination that employs them.
Too much "note and comment, "
.discordant and contradictory, is
one reason assigned for the ster-
ility of Protestant missions. The
heather is scandalized by the
spectacle Of a dozen warning
sects, each claiming to speak for
Christ.
''Bible Sunday" would not be
ill-spent if plain facts like these
were honestly faced and consid-
cred for the lesson they teach.
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TOO BAD!

The proud citizen drinks one Whis.
ky and then another. He looks around
slowly with his eyes a little out of
focus, and says You must excuse me
tonight, boys. This is not usual with
me. But my little boy is awful sick"
And the sympathetic friend saysa
Too bad; have another"
Meanwhile the wife is at home with
that sick boy, kneeling beside him,
taking care of him, enduring the agony
without whisky's help. She is up all
night, and white-faced the next day
she takes care of the other children.
She takes care even of the brute who
comes home with his grief thoroughly
drowned, disturbs the house and blub,
Oers IN selt-plty.- I-chtcooo American.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12

Can this be true? "The Fort
nightly Review of November Is
gives space to a letter dated Vera
Cruz, October ii, and received by
Rev. Edward j. Wirth, d. d., OF
st. Demands Seminary, Roches-
ter, N. Y, i'll which the writer
says that when U. s. Consul Sill
man was appealed to i'll behalf of
the refugee bishops, priests and
nuns in that city, he answered
that she was of Orange descent,
and that it was generally conceded
that the Catholic Church was the
next worst thing to prostitution,
and that both must get out of
Mexico"
1t would seem that the Wilson
administration was unfortunate in
the representatives, whether regu-
larly appointed or not, upon whom
it depended for advice in it's Mex
lean relations. Silliman, Hale,
Lind-what a trio!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12
FIFTEEN STATES ARE DRY.

Fifteen states now have laws pro-
hibiting the sale of alcoholic bever-
ages on the face of returns, which
show that prohibition was adopted in
Arizona, Oregon and Colorado.
The states which prohibit the sale
of liquor are: Arizona, Arkansas,
Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Maine,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklaho-
ma, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington,
Virginia, West Virginia and North
Dakota.
Alabama at one time adopted pro-
hibition amendment, but later re-
scinded it. South Carolina is largely
so under various acts. Besides, a
score of states have local option laws.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
+ USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIES.

The number of men employed in
the liquor industry is about 100 to
$1,000,000 of capital This is less than
one-fifth of the number employed for
the same amount of capital in other
industries. 1t is estimated that if the
capital used in the liquor business and
the money spent on drink were turn
ed into useful channels, it would give
employment to over 100000 more
men and support 100000 more pop
ulation in the United States.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12

Really, the a. p. A. s are get
ting quite careless about the leaf
lets they are issuing. Here is one
from the Free Speech League
(whatever that is), Box 407, Min
neapolis, Mimi, headed Knights
Of Columbus Oath" and marked,
COPIED from the Congressional
Record, of February Is, 1913,
page 3D." which contains, not the
alleged Fourth Degree oath, but
the bogus Jesuit oath! Has it, too,
got into the Congressional Rec
ord? Oh, horrors!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12

In an address delivered before
the Outlook Club" at Montclair,
n. j., on November q, ex-Presi-
dent Taft had this to say in regard
to the Mexican situation: "We
have neither waited nor have we
watched, but have most hastily
interviewed and thus found the
present anarchy charged to our
policy. s. " IS Many of the
European nations who recognized
Huerta can now turn to us and
say you did this, and now you
must assume the burden. -
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1914.

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

Wednesday, Friday and Satur-
day of next week, December Is,
18 and 10, are ember days on
which the usual exemption from
fasting and abstinence is allowed
in favor of working people.
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Do not fail to include a year s
subscription to this publication
among your Christmas gifts. 1t
will prove most acceptable to your
friend and will be a weekly re-
minder OF your good wishes on his
behalf.
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A Merited Praise.

Dost not thou, moreover, o holy
Virgin, declare myself that thou vast
conceived without the stain of original
sin? Day after day, thou dost behold
children and old men, rich and poor,
innocent souls and poor sinners,
kneeling at thy altar and hailing thee
as Mother without stain and Virgin
without spot. Thou dost see them
imploring glance of protection from
thee, and saying to thee: 20 Mary,
conceived without sin, pray for US who
have recourse to thee!" And to that
prayer, thou dost respond by the most
signal favors of thy hand and the
sweetest smiles of thy love. At such
prayer as this, yes, thou dOSt smile
on the little child stammering the
first word of thy praises at the knees
of his pious mother; thou dost smile
on the young maiden who comes to ask
of thee support for her weakness and
innocence, and thou dost extend to her
thy protecting hand and dost place
upon her brow a flower from thine
own crown. Thou dost smile on the
pale and frightened sailor who inVokes
thee in the midst of the tempest, and
thou dost close up beneath his feet
the yawning gulf Of ocean. Thou dost
smile upon the young man when, in
answer to the vocation implanted by
the Almighty within his soul, he places
himself under the protection of Mary
Immaculate, and HES him to the
seminary to prepare himself for the
work of the ministry. Thou dost smile
upon the anointed of the Lord when,
during the long and laborious years
of his priesthood, he asks from the
Immaculate Mother help to do the
work of her divine Son. Thou dost
smile on all who salute thee by this
name: Mary, conceived without SIM"
Ii this were lying praise, D Blessed
Virgin, couldst thou thus testify that
Thou vert SO humble, SO holy, so
modest while thou vert on earth;
couldst thou, now that thou art in
heaven, love vanity, couldst thou en-
courage lying, cOuldst thou reward it
by granting so many prayers, obtain
ing SO many graces, working SO many
wonders? No, o divine Mary, this is
not the idea we have formed of the
beauty of thy pure and candid soul
Far from us be any thought that would
SO displease thy heart and ours. No,
on the contrary, we shall ever cherish
be-, re- @InA
splendor of thy glory and thy spotless
purity. And henceforth, when we
think that so holy a mother loves us,
that lips SO pure intercede with God
for us, we shall be doubly eager to
throw ourselves into thy maternal
arms, uttering those words which thou
dost love SO well: Mary, conceived
without sin, pray for us, protect us,
save us, now and forever" Amen!
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Tribute of Reason.

III-But why multiply proofs de-
viction of your faith, nor the tender
love of your piety, nor even by the
simple lights of your reason, ever so
entirely in harmony with the adorable
mysteries of our holy religion? How
ever little, as matter of fact, one
considers the august prerogatives of
Mary in their relations to God, to the
world, who can have any doubt that
her origin was without stain and with
out spot. And if anyone attempted to
deny Mary that honor, l would simply
say to him: Brother, do you believe
the fundamental mystery of all Chris
tianity, the incarnation of the Word
Who came down from heaven to de-
liver man and to save the world? If
you believe this mystery, you acknow-
ledge Mary, then, selected to bring
about this union of the Word with
human nature, as the privileged
daughter of God, the august Mother
of God, the holy and venerable spouse
of God? Well then, you who love your
daughter, your mother, your wife, if
you were free to give to that beloved
daughter, that Venerated mother, that
cherished wife, all possible charms
and advantages, would you do it?
Would you decree that she should be
without reproach and without defect,
or would you willingly and deliber-
ately leave her afflicted with some
scar or stain? All, you have already
answered! Well, then, what you would
do for some one dear to you, why
should not God do for the best be-
loved Of all daughters, the most low
ing of all mothers, the most amiable
and accomplished of all spouses? Tell
me, you who venerate in Mary, the
daughter, the mother, and the spouse
Of God, you doubtless see in her a
queen, and a great queen! For she is
queen in heaven, queen on earth,
queen even in the depths of hell by
the splendor of her glory and the
might of her power. Could Mary be
queen in heaven, could she behold on
the brows of the angels crowns with
out spot or stain, and wear a Sullled
crown upon her own brow? Could
Mary be queen on earth, and, less
happy than the first man and woman
that appeared in this land of exile, be
forced to envy the first Eve the robe
of innocence and sanctity in which
she appeared for the first time to the
eyes of God? Could Mary be queen
in hell, and yet permit the devil to
boast forever of having gained a vic
tory over her, of having humbled
beneath his yoke her who was to be
the Mother of the Word, the restorer
of the glory of an outraged God, the
queen Of time and of eternity? No,
my brethren, this is too repugnant to
your enlightened faith and your tender
love for the Mother of God, and you
cry out in one accord with all the
voices of heaven and earth: ooh, yes!
Mary was conceived without SIM"