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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

sess, it follows that every will
should, in some manner, recognize
the testator's dependence upon
God for all that he has. Many
people seem to forget this by their
failure to devote a portion, at
least, of their earthly possessions,
to the interests of religion, which
are the interests Of the Almighty.
Of course, due provision must
be made by the testator for rela-
tives-for the family and those
depending upon him. This is a
solemn duty, postulated by re-
ligion, counselled by charity, and
enjoined by justice. When that
is done, however, the testator
should be mindful of the claims
of God and of his own soul. When
ever possible, due provision should
be made for the celebration of
Masses for the repose of his soul,
and the remainder should be set
apart for religious purposes, for
carrying on the missionary, edu-
cational, charitable and philan-
thropic works in which the
Church is engaged. The needs of
religion are manifold and a Cath
Ollie will should take cognizance
Of this fact in some way. The
testator may have his own views
in regard to the most pressing
needs Of religion and whatever
disposition he makes Of his sur
plus riches will be in accordance
with these views. The missionary
needs of the Church appeal to
some more strongly than any
other phase of her activity; OF
her charitable and educational in.
situations may be the object OF
their solicitude. But whatever il
is, there are hundred and one
ways in which a person Of even
limited means can come to the aid
of religion, and as far as possible
every Catholic should be mindful
of the needs of the Church in dis.
posing Of his worldly wealth.
Wherever Catholics are ami
mated with a lively faith it will
manifest itself in a practical so.
licitude for some Of the many
worthy objects to which the
Church is constantly directing
the attention of her children. The
good will and generous support
which they give to the Church
during life should be shown il
the disposition of the property
which they control at the time Of
death. A Catholic will is a good
indication of the faith and charity
of the testator.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

been accepted, or, If accepted, would
have been straightway thrown out.
The Presbyterians are now permitted,
by supreme ecclesiastical authority, to
set up the very image that Knox and
the rascal multitude tore down and
smashed in bits. To any one
acquainted with the history of the
Scottish kirk, it's intense anti-Roman
character, it's tradition of bald and
barren meeting-houses, and it's
jealousy of even the slightst approach
to the introduction of sacred images,
the action of the Assembly must ap-
pear truly marvellous. 1t points also to
a growing appreciation of the value
of esthetic helps in the service of
God, and the appropriateness of ex-
ternal representations of sacred per-
sons and things. Moreover, the moral
influence of the example of such a
large and influential congregation as
ST. Cuthbert's will be very great
throughout the kirk. What they can
do, others will claim to do. =
Altogether a notable triumph has been
won by our Lady. She has gained a
footing once more in the church dedi-
Gated to st. Cuthbert, and an epoch,
making advance in the right direction
has been registered
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
AID LIMINA VISITS TO ROME

From time immemorial in the
history of the Church it has been
the custom for Bishops to pay
periodical visits to the Holy See
These ad limina visits were regu-
lated by Sixtus ", in 1885, in this
fashion: Italian Bishops were to
see the Pope every three years
French, Spanish and other South
ern European Bishops every four
years; Bishops Of Northern Eu:
rope and Africa, every five years
and those Of Asia and other parts
Of the world, every ten years. In
174O Benedict XIV. confirmed this
ordinance, and it remained in
force until three years ago. On
the last day Of 1909 the Sacred
ConsistOrial Congregation publish
ed a decree, approved by Plus X,
that modified the existing usage.
In accordance with this new legis-
lation, all Bishops, save those de-
pending directly on the Propa-
ganda, must visit Rome every five
years, and furnish the Holy Fa-
Their with a report Of the state of
their dioceses. The year 1911,
when the decree went into effect,
was reserved for the Bishops of
Italy and the neighboring islands
The next year witnessed the visits
of the prelates Of England, Bel
GUM, Scotland, Spain, France.
Holland, Ireland and Portugal
The past year was utilized by the
Bishops of Germany, Austria,
Hungary and the other regions OF
Europe, During 1914, the Bishops
Of America will pay their ad
limina visits; and in 1915 their
example will be followed by
the Bishops of Africa, Asia and
Australia. Communication with
Rome will, of course, be more
frequent on the part Of all Bish.
ops, than once in five years, but
at least once in that quinquen
NAL period each prelate must have
a personal interview with the
head-Bishop Of the Catholic world
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GERMAN LINER WILL CALL
AT QUEENSTOWN.

Some time ago the Cunard
Steamship Company announced
that its boats would no longer
call at Queenstown, Ireland, on
their transatlantic trips. Natur-
ally, this announcement did not
please the people of Ireland or
their friends on this side of the
Atlantic. The company fastened
to explain that it was not their
intention to abandon Queenstown
entirely as a calling-port, but that,
until different arrangements could
be made for the embarkation of
mails, the Lusitania and the
Mauretania would continue to
call off the port of Queenstown,
weather permitting, for the mails,
but would not embark any pas
sengers at Queenstown on these
vessels. On all other Cunarders
it was said that passengers would
be booked from Queenstown as
formerly.
The White Star Line, following
the example of the Cunard Steam
ship Company, decided that its
fastest steamships would not call
at Queenstown for passengers.
The attitude of these steamship
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
OUR LADY IN The
SCOTTISH Kinks
STATUE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
IN ST. cUTHBERT's CHURCH,
EDINBURGH.

A splendid figure of the Blessed
Virgin and Our Lord was recently set
up in the Church of ST. Cuthbert, Edin-
burgh, an old Catholic church which,
at the so-called Reformation, was
taken over for Protestant worship.
Following upon the action of several
leading Presbyterian churches of Scot
land in introducing pictures of the
Virgin and her Divine Son, several
years ago, as in this instance the mat
ter was at once brought to the notice
of the Presbyterian General Assembly.
But that body failed to condemn the
pastor and congregation of st. Cuth-
bert
The Rev. Henry G. Graham, NJ. A.,
of Motherwel1, England, discussing the
action of the Assembly, in The Tablet,
attaches much importance to this de-
cision, as showing the wonderful
change that has come over Presby-
terrain sentiment, and how far they
have travelled from the old narrow
ideas of Catholic worship. He says:
Here are immense figures of Jesus
and Mary dominating the whole in
terror of one of their kinks in Edin-
burgh, the city of Knox and the
citadel of Presbyterianism, to the
satisfaction, it is said, of almost the
entire congregation. A generation
ago such a group would never have
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
A CATHOLIC WILL.

Strange as it may seem, there
are many people who regard the
making Of a will as an Immediate
preparation for death, and conse-
quently, they postpone this i'm
portant duty until the last mo-
ment. They seem to be obsessed
by the idea that if they make a
disposition Of their property they
practically relinquish control OF
it. They want to feel that what
ever they own is theirs until the
last breath. Of course, there is nc
reason in their attitude; but, then
it is hard to convince them that
the proper thing to do is to make
will as soon as they have any
property to dispose of, that it is
duty they owe to themselves
and to those depending upor
them.
The making of ones will is 8
wise precaution. No matter how
small the actual amount Of money
in ones possession or the value
of the property controlled, pro
vision should be made for it:
orderly disposition in case o.
death. Common sense and ordi
nary prudence dictate that a per
sons worldly affairs be properly
set in order while he is in full pos
session of his faculties, so thai
there may be no question of hi
wishes in this regard after death
Not less important than thu
making of a will is the making O.
the proper kind of a will. Cath
olics, especially, should see tha1
their wills are permeated Will
sentiments of religion, that they
breathe the spirit of faith o.
the testators. Cardinal Man
ming once said that a vii
without God is unworthy Of
a Catholic. and all right-thinkins
people will endorse this state
ment. Since God is "the givel
of every good and perfect gift
and he who makes will is mere
" the steward and not the owner
of whatever riches he may pos
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

companies was regarded as a
practical boycott of Ireland in as
much as Queenstown had been the
long established calling-port. The
main reason given for this change
was that it was not safe for such
large vessels as the Mauretania
and the Olympia to enter Cork
harbor. OF course, this excuse
has no justification in fact. Cork
harbor is one of the safest in the
world and commodious enough to
accommodate even larger trans
Atlantic liners than those Of the
Cunard and White Star Com
panies.
At any rate, the Hamburg
American Line has not been i'm
pressed with the reasons assigned
by these steamship companies for
refusing to call at Queenstown on
their transatlantic trips, and an
nouncement has been made that
it is about to establish direct serv-
ice between Queenstown and
American ports. This arrange
ment is the result Of an agitation
started by the Irish societies in
New York and Boston.
This direct service between
Queenstown and New York and
Boston will be inaugurated as
soon as possible and, no doubt, it
will prove popular At any rate,
it will show that there is no foun-
dalton for the reason assigned by
the other companies for not hav-
ing their largest liners call at
Queenstown for passengers. It is
we'll known that neither the Gun
ard Steamship Company nor the
White Star Line cater to the
religious needs Of their Catholic
passengers, and if the Hamburg,
American Line will make provi,
sion for the celebration Of Mass
on board it will be well patronized
by all who appreciate the value OF
Catholic services on the high seas
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
MIR. PIRKL EXPLAINS.

Early this week Mr.. A. J. Pirkl,
engineer for the Electric Con-
struction Company, 181 East
Fourth Street, St. Paul, called at
this office and gave a satisfactory
explanation for his presence at an
anti Catholic lecture delivered in
the Woodmen Hall on December
20, by H. H. Van Meter, of Chi
cago.
Mr.. Pirkl is member of the
Woodmen and went to the office
of the organization in Woodmen
Hall to pay his dues. AS he was
leaving the office some one sug-
gested that he attend the lecture,
which was held in an adjoining
hall. He did so, through curiosity
not knowing who the lecturer was
nor the subject of his discourse.
The lecture had already begun
and it did not take Mr.. Pirkl very
long to realize that it was tissue
Of falsehoods regarding the Amer
lean Hierarchy, and of misrepre-
sentation concerning Catholic
teaching and practice. There was
nothing in it to appeal to the in
telligence Of any man of common
sense and Mr.. Pirkl soon left the
hall in disgust.
Mr.. Pirkl is well-known in bust
ness circles in st. Paul as a man
of upright character and intelli.
gence who would not contenance
must less support and encourage
any movement of an anti-Catholic
nature, and we gladly give space
to this explanatory statement Of
an incident which, through nc
fault Of his, placed him momentar
lily in an unfavorable light before
his fellow-citizens.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
THREE MILLION ANNUALLY.

Three millions of our race die from
alcohol every year, says Father
O'Callaghan, national president of the
C. T. A. U. of America, and we say
that we believe in the teachings of
Christ. By the teachings of Christ,
then, we are partly responsible for
these deaths. Blame not
those who are our servants; blame not
those who are purveyors of alcoholic
drink, but blame the rulers of the land,
blame those whose influence and
whose cooperation make this whole
sale murder a possibility. The respon-
sibility for the crimes of drunkenness
can not be washed off by any idle
ceremony.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

Comparatively few Catholics
need to make a New Years reso-
luton to attend Mass regularly
on Sundays and Holydays. That
is duty enjoined by the laws of
the Church, under pain of griev-
Gus sin, and every Catholic worthy
of the name obeys it, unless pre-
vented by a grave reason.
But there are many Catholics
men and women, young and old,
busy and unemployed-who could
attend Mass, if not every day, at
least several times a week, if they
would only make an effort to do
so. For such persons attendance
at Mass would be an immense
spiritual asset. In the majority of
cases, if not in all, it would re-
quire a little sacrifice of personal
ease and comfort in the early
morning hours; but is it not worth
it? By rising half an hour ear
lier many people could begin the
day and it's labors on Bonded knee
before the Tabernacle and draw
inspiration and encouragement
from the Holy Sacrifice in which
they participate as co-offerer with
the priest. Why not try it for a
while? Why not offer to the
Blessed Babe of Bethlehem, dur
ing the present year, whatever lit
tie sacrifice attendance at daily
Mass envolves?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

We have received from Douglas
Hyde, President of the Gaelic
League of Ireland, a handsome
card with this greeting, in Irish
"a happy Christmas to you be-
yond the sea, from the Gaelic
League in Ireland" and the fol
lowing letter:
GA Chara,
"On behalf of the Gaelic League,
l have pleasure in sending you a
Souvenir of Christmas and a
hearty greeting from the Old
Land. Please accept them with
our best wishes and our most
grateful thanks for all you have
done in the past for the cause OF
Irish Ireland, and the assistance
you have given our delegates and
the cause they represented.
know you will be glad to hear that
things are going on we'll at home
and that all are looking forward
with hope and confidence to a
prosperous future for the old
country.
Wishing you health and hap
piness and the compliments of the
season.
t'Mise, lie meas NOR,
DOUGLAS HYDE.
"Uachtaran Chonnartha ma
Gaedhilge.
/" president of the Gaelic
T,oarunl -
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
FOR A BETTER ST. PAUL.

The report OF the Women Police
Inspectors of the City of st. Paul
for the last quarter Of the year
1913, has been placed in the hands
of Mayor Keller by the members
of the Committee on Public We'll
fare-Mrs. C. G. Higbee, Mrs. H.
T. Quinlan, Mrs. D. Hessian, Len
ora A. Hamlin and Emily H.
Noyes.
This report deals with the work
done by the Police Inspectors,
Mrs. Margaret Kelly and Mrs.
Minnie Moore. 1t shows that, in
pursuance Of their duties, they
made, during the last three
months of the year, 2,737 visits to
dance halls, theatres, wine-rooms,
saloons, pool-rooms, chop suey
houses, stores, ETC., and noted the
moral conditions that surround
the patrons of these places, and
especially the boys, girls, and
young women who frequent them.
The report declares that the
Women Police Inspectors have re-
ceived valuable assistance and CO.
operation along many lines; and,
as a result of this they report i'm
proved order in some Of the dance
halls fewer cheap features in
theatre programs a more cordial
response from minors whom they
seek to benefit and from parents
of minors; an increased under
standing on the part Of the public
of the preventive features Of their
work and a more apparent inter
est in a better safe guarding of
the youth Of the city. They recon-
mend continued and undated
effort within the law, to control
the liquor traffic, as the system
most productive Of evil results
and a close observation Of hotels
which shelter all who apply with
out question and thus often frus-
trate their efforts to protect the
young.
This report is an indication of
the efforts that are being made
on the part Of the Committee of
Public Welfare to improve the
moral conditions in the city. In
this they have, only in a general
way, however, the support of
every citizen worthy of the name.
1t is to be regretted that more of
our citizens do not take an active
part in social betterment work.
They are content to allow others
to do the fighting while they stand
back = and criticise. If they
would only put their shoulders to
the wheel they would Tighten ma
terially the burden now being
borne by few who are willing to
devote their time and energy to
this work.
No one can deny that there is
need of social reform work in st.
Paul. The final report of the
Grand Jury states that there is
great laxity on the part of the
city authorities in enforcing the
law. In order that this may be
remedied a determined public
opinion must be engendered which
will force officials who fail to
observe their oath of Office to
make way for men who are ami.
mated with a proper idea of their
responsibility as public servants
The people of St. Paul should not
be satisfied with any half-hearted
attempts to enforce the law on the
part of any official to whom they
entrust a share in the government
of the city.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

How about the good resolutions
or, rather, the good resolution
taken at the beginning of the
year? Is it still intact? Or, if
broken, can you truthfully say
that you made an honest effort to
keep it? Did you not rely solely
upon your own strength Of will
and fail to ask the help of God in
your endeavors to improve? 1t is
never too late to begin the work
of self-refOrmation.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
PROTESTANT FOREIGN MIS-.
SIONS.

The total Foreign Missionary
contributions of American Prot
estant Churches for the year 1918
was $16,398,OOO, according to 9
statement made by J. Campbell
White, of New York, General Sec
rotary of the Laymen's Mission
airy Movement, at the Student
Volunteer Convention held al
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

During the year 1914, the Bish-
ops from all parts of the Ameri-
can Continent will make what is
known as their cad Limina" visit
to Rome either in person or
through a representative. While
in Rome they pay their respects
to the Holy Father and present a
report of the status Of the Church
in their respective dioceses.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

Corot, the great landscape
painter, so loved the limitation
of Christi that he kept the book
under his pillow. 1t helped him
to live in ease of heart, he said,
and taught him the true value of
worldly fame. Of those who had
won such fame he asserted
"Theirs is no glory compared to
that of a Sister of Charity"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
A "NIGHT CAP" THAT DRUGS.

Those people who take alcohol in
the mistaken assumption that they are
taking a nightcap are not only taking
drug which is akin to narcotics, and
which produces an artificial slumber,
but they are really putting cowl
over their heads and intellects.-Dr. T.
B. Hyslop.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1914.

The Index of the Catholic Ency-
clopedia, now in progress Of COM
pilatiOn, will be finished in Febru-
airy, according to a letter which
we have received from Condo B.
Pallen, President Of the Company
charged with its publication. The
letter appears elsewhere in this
issue.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

Ii love gives all the graces Of
beauty in the eyes of men, 1t is just
as true that it makes them beautiful
in the eyes of God. Love it is that
makes all good that is in us well
pleasing and acceptable to Him.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10

What is stairway but series Of
obstacles? Yet you rely on the stairs
to help you to mount to a higher
place. If the life-road had no obstacles
to surmount, who would ever get up?
No one can climb on thin air.
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Entered as second-class matter, Jan
nary II, 1911, at the post ofdce. st
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Rev. JAMES M. REARDoN, Editor.
B. P. KoLEsKY, Advertising MANAGER
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"The reason some people never put
their best foot forward is because they
reserve it exclusively for kicking pur-
poses"
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-16
Clothing Is No Cheaper.

That the tariff on wool has had
little or nothing to do with the
cost of clothing to the consumer,
and that Free-Trade in wool has not
operated to reduce the price paid
for chothing is abundantly demon
strated by an article from the
American Sheep Breeder for Sep
TENDER, which we print in another
part of this issue. The enterprising
editor of that journal addressed in
quires to clothing manufacturers,
to retail houses, to department stores
and to "made-to-order" tailors, ask
ing whether or not clothing for men
and women is sold over the counter
at a lower price than eight months
ago. or Just prior to the operation
of the removal of the duties on
wool and the greatly reduced Tar
if on woolens, which did not take
effect until January /, 1914. The
replies are instructive and conclusive
Whatever else Free-Trade in wool
and near Free-Trade in wooden cloth
has accomplished it has not realized
the claim of fulfillment the promise
of the Free-Traders in reducing the
price of the clothing worn by the
people of the United States. 1t is
costing the Federal Treasury many
millions in revenue which must be
made good by odious war taxes"
Whom has it benefited? Nobody.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-16
Children Cry
FOR FlETchER'S
z AS . RIA

Steals Cherries; Collects Damages.
f., Chicago, ILL.,. Oct. 10.-Stealing
cherries proved an unexpectedly
profitable enterprise for 19-year-old
Thomas Creighton. 1t resulted in a
legal decision granting him $l,5OO,
which the court will force the police
man who arrested him to pay.
One evening last June Creighton
and several other boys penetrated,
with plundering intent, the back
yard of a house next door to Police
man James O'Briens home. In the
gloom they were filling their hats
with cherries when the portly form
of Officer O'Brien was seen advanc'
ing upon them. The boys scattered
and Creighton, running down the al
ley, stumbled and fell flat, smashing
his hatful Of cherries underneath
him. Policeman O'Brien following
also. stumbled. smashing under hin
the small form of James Creighton
The following melee resulted IL
the forcible knocking out of severa
of James Creighton's best from
teeth. and the PROSTATE officer 4