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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
CONFERENCE
THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE
WILL OPEN AT THE CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY NEXT SUNDAY
SOME DETAILS OF THE WORK.

The executive committee of the Ma
tiohal Conference of Catholic Chart
ties has completed the work of prepar-
ati6n for the third biennial meeting,
to DE held at the Catholic University,
Washington, D. c., September 20, q,
22,a2s.
The conference will open with Pom
tifidal High Mass celebrated by His
Exdellency the Apostolic Delegate,
and the sermon will be preached by
the Most Reverend James ]. Keane,
Archbishop of Dubuque.
The delegates to the Conference will
bel the guests of the university at
luncheon September q and %, on the
Invitation of Bishop-elect Shahan, who
islpresident of the conference.
Honorable Oliver P. Newman, presi-
dent of the Board of Commissioners
OF the District OF Columbia, will de-
liver an address of welcome to the
delegates on Sunday evening, Septem.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
PEACE PROCLANIIIATI TONS
PRESIDENT WILSON AND Gov
ERNoR EBERHART SET ASIDE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, FOR sPE-
cfAL PRAYERS FOR PEACE.

President Wilson's proclamation is
as follows:
by the President of the United States
of America:
"A proclamation.
Whereas, Great nations of the
world have taken up arms against one
another and war now draws millions
of men into battle whom the counsel
of statesmen have not been able to
save from the terrible sacrifice; and,
Whereas, In this as in all things
it is our privilege and duty to seek
counsel and succor of Almighty God,
humbling ourselves before Him, con
Tossing our weakness and our lack of
any wisdom equal to these things
and,
: Whereas, 1t is the especial wish
and longing Of the people of the United
States, in prayer and counsel and all
friendliness, to serve the cause of
peace.
Therefore, !, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of
America, do designate Sunday, the
fourth day of October, next, a day of
prayer and supplication, and do re-
quest ali God-fearing persons to re.
pair on that day to their places of wor-
ship, there to unite their petitions to
Almighty God that over-ruling the
counsel of men, setting straight the
things they cannot govern or alter,
taking pity on the nations now in the
throes of conflict, in His mercy and
can see none, He vouchsafe His
children healing peace again and
restore once more that con-
cord among men and nations
without which there can be neither
happiness nor true friendship nor any
wholesome fruit of toll or thought in
the world. Praying also to this end
that He forgive us our sins, our ignor-
ance of His holy will, our wilfulness
and many errors and lead us in the
paths of obedience to places of vision
and to thoughts and counsels that
purge and make wise.
I'm witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this Sth day of September, in the year
of our Lord 1914, and of the indie
pendence of the United States of
America the 18th.
"(Signed
'WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President,
civilian JENNINGS BRYAN,
Secretary of State"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
ONE MANS FRIEND
written for The Catholic HuIletin.)

Come, hang on the lips, sweet solace,
And tarry with him for a while,
Who in sadness and gloom and sor-
row,
Always feels your winning smile.
You are not what the world calls
handsome,
With your bowl from the oceans
depth,
Nor have you the locks of Titan hue,
Ger which the artist wept
In you the lover finds the balm
Which the artists beauties lack,
For you are calm in his varied moods,
And you never answer back.
In the frozen blasts of the Northland,
All the way from the East to the
West,
On the burning sands of the South.
land,
You have ever stood the test.
Others may boast of Havanas pure,
Or the weed from "Kaintuck" when
ripe,
But give me one pull at your amber
stem,
That's the nectar rare-o1d pipe.
When at length your uses are over,
And your white turns an ugly black,
They'll find you hanging securely,
On the smokers memory rack.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
THE NEW Pope
THE LONDON TIMES COMMENTS
ON THE ACCESSION OF POPE
BENEDICT XIV TO THE THRONE
OF ST. PETER.

Cardinal Della Chiesa, the new
Pope, belongs to an old aristocratic
family of Italy, and his selection is in
marked contrast with that of the hum
BILE Venetian Fisherman. The choice
seems to give satisfaction in Eng
land. Commenting on it, the London
Times remarks, 'Habemus Pontifi-
GEN. In the time-honored words,
Cardinal Della Volpe, the first Car
dinal Deacon, yesterday proclaimed
from the loggia of st. Peters the cleo
ton of Cardinal Della Chiesa as Pope
Benedict XIV. The election is in many
ways remarkable. 1t reflects, within
certain limits, a tendency in the Sa-
cred College to revert to the policy of
Leo XIII. Whether the new Pontiff
will fulfil upon the throne the wishes
of those who have raised him to it re-
mains to be seen. Popes, even more
often than other sovereigns, are apt
to find that it is impossible, or mex.
pedient, to accomplish what seemed
desirable and easy before they as
sumed the Responsible and the
burdens of their exalted office. But
whatever may be the attitude of Pope
Benedict XIV, Cardinal Della Chiesa
undeniably belonged to the political
school of the late Cardinal Rampolla.
Born in 1854, of a noble family, at
Pegli, in the diocese of Genoa, a city
which has given the Roman Church
Of - ncf Of hnu l.
was trained for the diplomatic serv-
ice of the Holy See His first i'm
portant appointment was that of
Secretary of the Nunciature in
Madrid, which he held from 1883 to
1887 Cardinal Rampolla was the
Nuncio, and soon learned to trust the
abilities and the character of the
young prelate. When Rampolla be.
came Secretary of State to Leo XIII,
Monsignor Della Chiesa was named
his secretary, and in 1901 his Sosti-
tuto. The authority enjoyed by the
holder of these positions depends
largely upon his own character and
| that of his chief, and on the personal
relations between them AS Della
Chiesa came to command the entire
| confidence of RampOlla, and identi.
| fed himself completely in these years
with the Cardinals policy, he enjoyed
La large measure of power, and he did
not shrink from the responsibility OF
exercising it. On the death of the
Pope and the retirement of his friend
and patron, he continued to hold office
under Cardinal Merry Del Val. It
was long expected that he would be
named to one of the Nunciatures, and
his election to the See of Bologna in
1907 was regarded by the public in
Rome as a means of shelving a diplo-
matist whose views no longer har-
monized with those which prevailed at
the Vatican. The impression that he
was under a cloud was deepened by
the fact that, although Bologna is the
second city of the old Papal States,
he was passed over in the Consistory
of 1911, and only received the Red
Hat so lately as last May.
Almost as little was heard Of the
Archbishop of Bologna in the reign OF
Plus x as had been heard of Leo XIII,
when he was Archbishop of Perugia
He ceased, of course, to exercise in
practice any direct influence upon the
foreign policy of the Vatican, but is
Twas generally believed that his views
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Continued from Page ~
PASTORAL LETTER.

Missionaries have to be sent to those
outside the Catholic Church, and these
must receive their sup
port from the Catholic people For
this purpose the societies for. the
Propagation of Faith, for Church Ex-
tension, Holy Childhood and others
have been founded, and Ca eholics
should consider it sacred and blessed
duty to be members of such mission
airy societies and to contribute their
mite to the missions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
THE CITY'S DAILY TOLL
written for The Catholic Bulletin.

A honk, fash of red and then a roar
Of whirring wheels crash, plunge
ahead,
A babys voice is hushed forever, an
other dead
Is numbered with the score.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
ITE MISSA EST.
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Alvatiseue.)

There were tear-dimmed eyes and
swelling hearts,
In the old Cathedral gray, @
When the lite missa est" was sung,
Ere her walls were torn away;
And when along her dim-lit nave
Rolled the farewell Amen"
In unison the listening throng
Re-echoed it again.
And then each dark time-stained re-
cess,
Gave back the voice of one
Whose hands were there anointed,
And whose priestly work begun;
Who, ever in that sacred fame,
A voiceful sceptre swayed,
To whom the crOsier there was given,
On whose brow the mitre laid
Beneath her sanctuary lamp
Were countless Masses said,
And incense offered the Most High,
For the living and the dead,
Were sacraments administered
Bestowing needed grace
On all her faithful children,
In life's unequal race.
Within her consecrated walls
What multitudes knelt down!
What exiles from baptismal grace
At last won glory's crown!
How many souls with rapturous awe
Before her altar stone
Forgot the crudeness of her art,
In the light that round them shone.
What throngs of sweet-faced children,
In innocent array,
Passed down her aisles to meet their
Lord
On their First Communion Day!
And when a little older grown,
Christ's soldiers they would be,
They were commissioned to go forth
For Christianity.
What weary footsteps entered through
Her portals day by day!
What grief-torn hearts found sure re-
lief
In the long promised way;
And learned to love her sacred walls,
The peaceful shrine, wherein
They hearkened to the Saviour's call
To cast their cares on Him.
That halloWed shrine lives only now
Within her sacred past,
The city's cross-crowned landmark
was
Too primitive to last.
Her scattered children will not think
This can be for the best
But Progress says. Forever there
tie missa est
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
A Religious Atmosphere.

Mass is said in the chapel each
morning at six o'clock and the old
men and women who are Catholics at,
tend with edifying regularity. Indeed,
not only the Little Sisters, but most
of the Catholic inmates, receive Holy
Communion every morning. At five
o'clock in the evening they all gather
again in the chapel for evening prayer.
And it is to the same quiet place that
many come in the course of the day.
The chapel is seldom deserted.
The gatherings in the smoking room
have peculiar charm for the reminis-
cent old men; and the women delight
to take their knitting to their parlor
and quietly tell one another of younger
and happier days; but it is to the
chapel that each one often goes alone
to find the consolation and the peace
of heart sorely needed by the aged
poor. With the delusions of youth all
faded, with the strength and activity
of manhood and womanhood gone,
with all the ambitious hopes and
dreams of life departed, these feeble
old men and women come to the
chapel to talk with the Master of the
house and the Keeper of their souls.
1t is there they triumph over age and
disappointment and infirmity; for they
bring away with them the peace which
gives sweetness and wholesome buoy
ancy to their declining years. And
the Little Sisters, too, often find time
to steal away from their busy round
of quiet duties for visit to the
chapel They know that here is the
source of their strength; that here
they find the sunshine which they
scatter about them all day, amid the
drudgery of their daily toll, in cheer
full looks and sympathetic words and
kindly deeds among their aged friends.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19

He who is virtuous is wise; and he
who is wise is good; and he who is
good is happy. -Boethins.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19

to religion will be
in received All
published Address:
35 Newton Bldg ST.
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Continued from Page H.
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR.

is on the main floor directly above the
smoking-room and, like it, is large and
cheerful. 1t is designed to give good
accommodation to eighty diners.
Back of it is linen room, the Sister
Superior's room and an oratory. The
second floor is devoted to infirmaries;
that for the men taking up the for
ward portion of the wing, and that for
the Sisters, the rear. Between them
there are few single bedrooms The
third and fourth floors are entirely
given over to bedroom space. The
corridors on all the floors run the
full length of the wing along it's inner
wall. They are wide and airy and are
well lighted by the windows which
look out upon the rear court of the
home. They connect at right angles
with the corridors of the old building,
where all the inmates have frequent
occasion to go; for it is in the old
building that the large and beautiful
chapel of st. Joseph's Home is stu
ated.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19

Much dearer be the things that
come through hard distress. -Snon.o.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19
The Sisters and Their Charges.

At the present time there are about
ninety old men in the institution and
about sixty old women. These are
cared for by sixteen nuns whose cor
porate title is: "The Little Sisters of
the Poor of Minneapolis" The insti-
tuition is sometimes confused with the
home in charge of the same order in
st. Paul; but the two are entirely indie
pendent of each other and the nuns in
each belong to two different branches
of the order, the corporate title of the
latter being, "The Little Sisters of
the Poor of st. Paul" This distinction
is sometimes forgotten by the charita-
bly, disposed in the making of requests
to one or the other institution.
The wing now in course of cQnstruc>
ton will be distinctively the mems
quarters. The women are housed
chiefly in the left wing. They have
their own dining-room, sewing-room
and parlor as we'll as their own yard
which is divided from that of the men
by brick wall. Both yards are in
closed by wall which surrounds the
entire grounds back of the home, and
enables the inmates in agreeable
weather to pass their hours of recrea-
ton in pleasant seclusion from the
busy street near by.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
Reporters In the Commons.

Shorthand writers FIRST gained access
TO the house of commons with some
sort Of official acquiescence about 1856
In the year 1903 they are to be found
occupying the back bench in the stran-
gers gallery without interference from
the house officials. although the latter
affected TO be ignorant Of their pres
ence. In 1896 the house commenced to
publish the daily division lists itself
and from that time onward the old
idea that there was something sacred
about the doings OF the house which
required the prohibition of publicity
was exploded. After the great fire OF
1884 the reporters were admitted as a
matter of course to the temporary
building used by the commons and
when. on Feb. 3. 1852, the represent
atives of the people took possession OF
their new chamber in the palace OF
Westminster the press was at last Off
cially recognized and the reporters
gallery as it at present exists was an
acknowledged fact
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
A Smoke Puzzle.

Zone day on approaching our fac
tory" writes an American engineer in
Cuba, Il noticed great cloud Of
smoke, oily and black. rolling ont Of
the chimneys and blotting out the sur
rounding landscape. l went to the
boiler room and gave the flremen a
good dressing down for allowing SO
much smoke to escape. telling them 1t
was throwing money away and that If
they could not fire better l would have
to discharge them.
81 thought no more of it till the next
morning, when. on entering the engine
room, found the chief mechanic jubi-
liant over some joke. He told me that
the chief fireman, negro, had come to
him with tears in his eyes and had
said: Mr.. q. says that we must not
let the smoke go out the chimney; If
we do he will discharge us. Now, IL the
smoke cannot go out Of the chimney,
where can we put itT Power.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
When warship. Were Cheaper.

Warship expenditure Of the present
time would have Mortified the Emperor
William l. Andrew d. White. for many
years American minister In Berlin, re-
cords that In an interview with the old
emperor In 1881 "he asked me some
questions about the Elbe. in which
was about to travel to New York.
told him how beautifully it was equip
ped. it being the first Of the larger YES
sells of the North German Lloyd. he
answered: Yes: what is now doing ir
the way Of shipbuilding is wonderful.
This morning received a letter from
my SON. the crown prince, who is al
Osborne and has just visited a great
English man-of-war. 1t is wonderful.
but it cost 100000 sterling ($5,O00.-
o0O." At this he raised his voice and.
throwing up both hands, said very
earnestly, We can't stand it, we can't
stand It Chicago News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
A IuekIess Caterpillar.

Nature is curious force. There Is
a caterpillar in Australia. 1t looks for
food under leaves and twigs In the
usual way. As it searches. parasite,
specially equipped by nature for the
purpose. drops on its neck and fastens
itself there. In week or two this lit
tie parasite seed begins to terminate.
drawing its nourishment from the very
lifebloOd of the insect The latter.
feeling sick, buries itself about two
inches into the ground. Eventually a
pale green stalk about twelve inches
high, at the summit of which is a most
extraordinary flower. somewhat resem-
bling the top of bulrush when in
seed. appears. The poor caterpillar's
refuge In the ground is Of no avail. for
its whole interior has to make room
for a vegeta BILE mass Of roots. Sucked
as dry as bone. it is actually con-
yerted into a stick Of wood.-Johannes-
burg Chronicle
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
Pr.e.ieina Eorethouuht.

Forethougkt looks beyond the obsta-
Gle to ultimate results 1t reaches out
constructively for a way to get over.
through or around that which hiLders
the realization Of its object.
Forethought when exercised develops
the imagination. The mind accustomed
to thinking ahead soon acquires vision
This leads TO freedom In higher de-
gree. The one who takes no fore
thought is surprised. cast down. dis
souraged. when anything goes wrong
Such one is enslaved, imprisoned. as
1t were, by wall Of circumstances.
The one accustomed to use forethought
is far less tue slave Of circumstance
Such a one learns to look for way by
which TO turn the unpleasant expert
ence into profitable results he uses
his Imagination to find way out He
thinks constructively instead OF just
blindly giving In to fate. he has
learned that by forethought and imag-
ination, by creative. constructive think
ing, he can find new ways to success
when one way is blocked.-Nautilus.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
Sound In q fon.

It has often been noticed that on
wet and foggy days sounds are heard
at a greater distance than on clear,
fine days 1t was TyndaIl who ex.
planned the reason for this He no
hced that the distance at which the
sounds of foghorns, whistles and shots
could be heard varied from day to day
from two to twelve miles. The cause
of this difference is found In the de
gree of homogeneity of the air. On a
foggy or snowy day the air may be
perfectly homogeneous; this permits
sound to travel great distance. In
clear weather the air may be composed
of vertical layers of differing consist
ency, and the sound waves are re-
fected from the surfaces of the layers.
Probably they are also refracted in
passing through the several layers.
Currents Of warm ascending air form
In one place and currents Of cold de-
scending air form in others. Thus the
atmosphere may be very transparent
OFFICIALLY and very opaque acoustically.
New York World
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
In III. Hou.. Of Commons

In the days of Burke. Pitt and Fox
members of the house Of commons
used to relieve the tedium of debate
by sucking oranges and cracking nuts
while lying full length on the benches,
and Brougham made his great six
hours speech on law reform in 1928
with a hatful of oranges by his side
for refreshment. Joseph Hume found
solace In pears, which he took from
his bullying pockets and munched by
the hour. leaning the while against his
fayorite post. No wonder oranges were
so popular. since their vender Zone OF
them. at any rate, was picturesque
girl who used to sit with her wares in
the lobby, attired in ~sprigged mus
lin gown with gauze neckerchief" or
In the glory Of ''clean white silk stock
ings. Turkey leather shoes and pink
silk pettieeat. becomingly short
Westminster Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
Speaking From Experienee.

blanche. DEAR" said the watchful
aunt to her niece, don't You think that
Fred spends too much money upon
your
do You think so. aunty?"
Indeed. do, Blanche I've been no
ticing, and i think he's really extrava-
CANT You ought to check him and tell
him to save his money. You will need
a good deal when you begin house
keeping. and it is far better for him
to put In the bank the money he is now
spending on motor trips and luncheons
and tickets to this thing and that than
to be squandering it Think over the
matter minute or two. dear, and you
will see it as do"
'Oh, I've thought about 1t already,
dear aunty. I'd take your advice If !
were absolutely certain that we shall
be married, but I've been engaged be-
fore. aunty. and / don't intend to ad-
wise young man again to economic
for some other girls benefitr'-London
Telegraph.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
Memory.

If 1t should be asked what possession
l most valued | would say some beau.
tiful memory. Memory is possession
1t is the only thing on earth that is alb
solutely ours, which no one can take
from US. We can produce and enjoy il
in a crowd of uncongenial people as
easily as If we were alone. No noise
can drown its voice; no distance can
dim its clearness. Strength. hope. bean
ty, everything else, may pass. Memory
will stay.-Selected.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17


In long English words and complicated
sentences. He assumed an air Of in.
jured innocence and said that the po-
lice officers .'tumultuous conduct
would be reported to headquarters and
all other proper quarters, not excepting
her majesty the queen-emperor."
In spite OF this outburst the police
men forced their way in and searched
up and down and high and low until
finally the only part Of the house to
which they had not penetrated was the
xenana, or women's quarters. which In
India are sacred from outside intru-
sion. Although he knew that he might
occasion widespread scandal, Coulds-
bury informed the Babu that he must
search those sacrosanct apartments and
ordered his men to break down the
door.
SShs" Was the Robbsr.
Inside were score of women cover.
ing and uttering loud lamentations.
The Englishman had almost decided
that his search had been futile when
Kali Dass- brushing casually against
him. whispered. The man you want is
one Of those women" He had hardly
spoken before one woman" suddenly
tried to escape and in q tussle with q
policemen let her headdress slip. dis.
closing beard and a mustache.
She was the chief Of the muir
derous dacoit gang on whose tran
Gouidsbury had been for weeks. Sub
sequentiy Kali Dass gave information
that enabled the Englishman to gather
In several more Of the gang and finally
to disperse II completely.