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The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
WAsHINGTON's
MASONIC MEMORIAL
WASHINGTON WAS ONLY AN HON.
oRARY MEMBER OF THE MA
SONIC LODGE OF ALEXANDRIA,
VA, WHERE THE MAsoNs ARE
PREPARING TO ERECT A Me-
MORTAL TO HIM.

A Catholic contemporary has been
induced by an imposing array of en-
tries in the Christian Science Monitor
to retract it's former belief that
George Washington had been merely
an honorary member of the Masonic
Lodge of Alexandria, Va, where the
Masons are planning to erect memo
rial to him, writes M. Kenny, s. j.,
in America" Its change of view was
premature, for the former is solidly
grounded, Notwithstanding Christian
Science monitions. They amount to
this, that Washington became an ap-
prentice Mason at Fredericksburg
Va, in 1852, when he was twenty,
and a Master Mason the following
year, but that there was no entry
thereafter, and in It'll he declined the
Grandmastership of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia. 1t is further stated that
in 1888, Washington was chosen Mas
ter of the Alexandria, Va, Lodge.
That may have been, for all we know,
but we have Washington's own evil
dence that he could not have accepted
it, and that he probably never set
foot in that lodge, which got it's Vir-
ginia charter in 1888. Now, Washing
ton, replying in 1898 to Rev. G. w.
Snyder, said that though he had
heard much of the nefarious and
dangerous doctrines of the nlumina-
IT," his engagements allowed him no
time to read Mr.. Snyder's book against
them, or ito add little except to cor
rect an error you have run into, of my
presiding over the English lodges Of
this country. The fact is, preside
over none, nor have l been in one
more than once or twice within the
last thirty years." (Sparks' Writings
of Washington" Vol. XI, PIP. 315, 316).
Surely, Washington, writing from
Mount Vernon, within a few miles of
Alexandria, could not have forgotten
such an important event as his cleo
ton to his home lodge ten years be-
fore, if he had already accepted it, or
taken any part in the lodges affairs.
Thirty years take us back to 1853,
three years before Washington declin-
ed the mastership of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia, and the ''once or twice.
is accounted for in his tour of 1890
and 1893, when addresses were pre-
sented to him by the lodge of Newport,
R. l., and the Grant Lodge of Massa-
chusetts (Sparks, Vol. XII, pp. 100,
200), and he made formal replies
showing that he believed the object of
Masonry was ''to enlarge the sphere
of social happiness" and that ga just
application of the principles on which
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
THE MARQUIS OF R|PON
ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISH
ED OF ENGLAND'S ARISTocRATS
WHO JOINED THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH.

while we in these columns" SAYS
the London Universe, have been dis
cussing the question of leakage from
the Catholic Church, the secular press
has been exercising itself about the
drift thereto, particularly from the
ranks of the peerage. Dealing with
the rumors that a certain duchess
(unnamed) will shortly be received,
the Star on Monday asked if people
realized how many peers and peer
esses had gone over to the Catholic
Church within comparatively recent
years, and it answered the question by
referring to &c. E. C's Complete Peer
age," in which verified list is given
of no fewer than seventy-nine such
conversions since 1850, including a
Duchess of Argyll (the third wife of
the grandfather of the present Duke),
a Duchess of Buccleuch (Charlotte
Ann, wife of the fifth Duke) the latest
addition being Laura Lady Lovat "a
daughter of Lord Ribblesdale), who
joined the faith of her husband in
1910. The Star omits to mention one
of the most, if not the most, illustri-
GUS converts within the period under
consideration, namely, the Marquis of
Ripon, whose reception took place at
the Brompton Oratory on September
4, 1874. It has been said that never
was there quite so much excitement
about the religious act of a politician
before, for in 1869 he became Mr..
Gladstone's Lord President of the
Council, in which capacity he was re-
sponsible with the late Mr.. Forster
for the Elementary Education Act,
1870. But we very much question
whether it was his position as a poll
tician which created the furore. He
relinquished the position of Grand
Master of the Freemasons to become
Catholic. There was the rub. He
was severely attacked by Mr.. Glad
stone, an attack which was afterwards
expiated by his appointment as Vice
roy of India, of which appointment
General Gordon wrote: God has
blessed India and England in giving
Lord Ripon the viceroyalty. Depend
on it, this vast country will find that,
in spite of all obstacles, the rule of
Lord Ripon will be blessed; for he
will rule in the strength of the Lord,
not of men The truth of those words,
written in $780, was borne witness to
by cheers and blessings from millions
of tongues when Lord Ripon left India
four years later"
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
THE MARC MITES
FAITHFUL FROM BEGINNING TO
THE ORTHODOXY OF
CATHOLICISM.

The Maronites are the only branch
of the Syrian race who have held to
the orthodoxy of the Catholic doctrine
from the time Of st. Peter. They
with the Jacobites and HISTORIANS
were known simply as Syrians until
the outbreak of Nestorianism in the
fifth century. At that time they fol.
lowed the guidance of the monks OF
the Abbot ST. Maron, and ever since
have been called Maronites.
The Maronites chiefly inhabit the
mountain chain of Lebanon between
Tyre and the lake of Gennesaret
Their chief seat is the District of Kes.
rawan. Their early history is en-.
veloped in much obscurity. 1t is Ger:
tain, however, that when the Byzan.
tine troops were withdrawn in 685
from the Syrian fortresses, the Chris
tians held the entire range of noun.
tains from Antioch to Jerusalem, and
there continued to dwell, repelling the
attacks of the Saracens, and affording
refuge to the prosecuted Christians of
the surrounding provinces.
A force of Maronites in S77 helped
defend Syracuse against the Saracens,
and during the Crusades they gave
valuable aid to the Armies of the
Cross.
In 1874 the Maronites numbered
about 100000. They are an agricul-
tural people, and generally poor. They
hold property to be sacred, are
strictly honest and very hospitable.
In religious matters they are governed
by a Patriarch residing at Kanobin,
assisted by bishops. The Patriarch is
elected by the people, subject to the
approval of the Pope.
OF the 200 converts scattered
through the Lebanon District, fully
one-half belong to the Maronites. The
Maronite monks follow the rule of
st. Anthony. Their dress is a black
cassock with hood and leather
girdle. The priests are allowed to
marry. The liturgy, which is called
st. Ephraem's, is the Syriac of st.
James, modified by Ephraem Syrus.
The Gospels and other portions of the
Scripture are read and expounded to
the people in Arabic, which is the
vernacular.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
the number of Catholics in different

the number of Catholics in different
places.
According to his compilation, the
largest diocese of the world in mum
ber of Catholics, is the Archdiocese OF
Cologne, Germany. 1t has S,S73,751
Catholics, half million more than
the total Catholic population Of Ire.
land, which has 1891, ,O11 Catholics in
four archdioceses and "a dioceses.
Second place belongs to the German
Diocese of Breslau. It has 3,675, 300
Catholics. Breslau and Cologne are
the leading dioceses of the world.
Moreover Germany has in all 23,
821,543 Catholics, considerably more
than that of Spain, Portugal and
England together. The Protestant
Kingdom of Prussia has a Catholic
population of 14,5S1,8 1929, almost half a
million more than we find in Great
Britain, Ireland, Portugal, Switzer
land, Holland and Luxembourg to
gether. Adding the Catholics oi
Saxony to those of Prussia, we have
Catholic population equal to that Of
the United States, 15,177,000; but
Prussia has only IA dioceses, whilst
the United States has a hundred.
These facts are interesting espe
cially to some who think that Ger
many is almost Protestant country
made so by Luther's reformation. The
fact that the two largest dioceses Of
the world are in Germany proves con
clusively that their Catholic Faith
tried time and again by unjust per
secutions, is still alive and very active
among the children of the Fatherland
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
THE BATTLE OF CL0NTARF
SAVED IRELAND FROM THE
DANES-NORSE ACCOUNT
OF THE EVENT.

The nine hundredth anniversary OF
the Battle of Clontarf occurred this
year on Good Friday. A special cele'
bration took place in Dublin to com
memorate the event, which marked
the downfall of Danish power in Ire.
land.
The accounts that early Irish writ
ers give of the affairs leading up to
the Battle of Clontarf deal chiefly with
the domestic aspect; and this is nc
wonder, for people living in Ireland
and hostile to the Morse power could
not we'll comprehend all that went
on in the intercourse closely main.
tanned by sea between the various
communities of Norsemen.
For the true significance of the
event we must turn to the Morse &C
counts, from which we learn that
Sigurd, Earl of the Orkneys, became
the ally of the Morse King of Dublin
On the express understanding that
his reward of victory was to be the
kingdom of Ireland. To secure this
prize he sent word among all the
Morse realms asking for assistance
and he gathered to his standard OF
the Charmed Raven, Norwegians, Ice
landers, Hebrideans, Manxmen and
Mortimer of Normandy. A French
chronicler tells us that the Continen.
tai Mortimer, so confident were they
of conquest, embarked their wives
and children in the hope of settling in
Ireland.
The invaders confessed that the
Battle of Clontarf saved Ireland. One
of their poets sang that Brian fell
but kept his kingdom" The popular
memory is true. The Battle of Clon.
tart was national victory.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
A WELCOME
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Katherine Z. Cahoon.)

Out of the storm and stress of life,
Into the harbor of rest,
Came a soul, Sustained, grief-laden,
AS a homing- bird to it's nest.
Alas! She had found, as we all do,
The dregs in the wine-cup of sin,
And PROSTATE in grief her sad voice
prayed,
Grant, Lord, your pardon I win
And amid a choir as of angels,
Shone a face, so tender, SO fair,
And words came to comfort the
pleader,
And fingered, blessing, there.
"Come to Me all you who labor,
Your burdens I'll bear as My own,
Lay down at My feet, child, your sor-
rows,
That you reap not the harvest
you've sown.'
Leave that harvest of sorrow and
woe, child,
Receive joy that never will cease
So spoke the voice of the Saviour,
And she entered the haven of peace.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
AN ACT OF FAITH
SHIPWRECKED SEALER ON ICE
FLoE ASKS COMPANION TO LIFT
HIS FROZEN ARM TO MAKE THE
SIGN OF THE CROSS AND DIES
REPEATING AN ACT OF CON-
TRITON.

The Daily Mail of April Z, pub
lished at st. John, Newfoundland, re-
lates the following pathetic, but deep
ly significant incident which took
place on an ice-f1oe during the storm
which snuffed out the lives of so many
hardy sealers off the Newfoundland
coast in the early days of the month
of April:
"It is customary with our Roman
Catholic friends when commencing
their prayers to devoutly make the
sign of the cross on their foreheads.
This practice occurred to the unfor-
tunate victim, Michael Morey, when
deprived of doing so owing to his
right arm having become either par
alyZed or frozen. He asked his faith
full companion, Pat Hearn, to assist
him in raising his now dead arm in
making the sign of the cross. This be-
ing done poor Morey devoutly recited
aloud an act of contrition asking the
Almighty to have mercy on his soul.
Scarcely were the words cold on
his lips when the spirit fed and the
half frozen form dropped back dead.
Here is an instance of the mortal
having full belief in his Creator From
his mothers knee he had been taught
his prayers and the use and. meaning
of the sign of the cross. Years ago
the mother entered her rest, but who
will say that her eye was not looking
on that pathetic scene on the wild
and trackless ice-fioe'
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
SELLS LIONS
A FRENCH PRIESTS UNIQUE WAY
OF MAKING A LIVING.

One feels rather amused from time
to time at hearing of how poor priests
in France exc out a living. They
sometimes adopt very extraordinary
means, but not one of them anything
more extraordinary than the method
chosen by Father Gatheron, cure of
Sonkaras, North Africa. Lions are
this good priests speciality. And he
finds raising and disposing of the roy
al brutes so profitable for his poor
mission that he can not only furnish
his church, but keeps up good phar-
macy for his people.
When a lion is grown up, Father
Gatheron sells him and fills from the
wilds the place vacated. And should
love of globe-trotting ever take you,
reader, to this priests little church,
you will find that a lion sold to the
Zoo at Marseilles for 700 francs pro-
cured the statue of the Blessed Vir-
gin there.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
DUTCH BISHOP APPOINTED.
MGR. SCHYRYNEN NAMED BISH-
oP OF RUREMoNDE.

The Diocese of Ruremonde has
new Bishop. The see has been vacant
for some eight months, but now is to
be filled by Monsignor Schyrynen, Su-
perior of the Little Seminary at Rol-
dec, and previously director of the
college of Ruremonde. The new bish-
op belongs to a family which has CIV
en- many sons to the Church. The
brother of the present bishops grand
father was about to be appointed to
the see of Ruremonde as long ago as.
1885, but, as his sympathies for Bel
GUM were well known, his election
was opposed successfully by the Dutch
Government
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02

sermon is preached during the expo
sition of the Blessed Sacrament to
place banner or veil before the Os.
tensorium during the time the at.
tention of the congregation is being
directed to the instruction or sermon.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
COMMENCEMENT ODE
TO THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATE.
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Rev. Henry 3. Tierney, Tren-
ton, MOI

Your maiden heart has one dear wish
untitled,
With sad-eyed hope your virgin soul
is thrilled;
My earnest prayer, Sweet Graduate,
for you,
Is that your dream of love come fond
ly true.
May not too many winged years de.
part
Until the longings of your woman s
heart
Be blessed with that fulfillment, doubly
meet,
Which renders wife and mothers bur
den sweet.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
CA7HOuC|TY IN GERMANY
TOTAL CATHOLIC POPULATION IS
1882, ,54S-coLoGNE AND BREs-
LAU ARE THE MOST PoPuLouS
DIoCEsES IN THE WORLD.

The ATLAS Hierarchicus," published
by the Rev. Father STREET. Of the So
ciety of the Divine Word, contains
some very interesting data regarding
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
TRUTH SOCIETY

HEADQUARTERS IN BROOKLYN
ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE
SPREAD OF CATHOLIC LITERA-
TURE AND CORRECT MIsLEAD-
ING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
CHURCH.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
International Catholic Truth Society
was held in Brooklyn recently. The
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-29

ALL GOODS NAMED IN THIS LIST
SLIGHTLY SOELED BY SMOKE
One lot of Mems and Boys Gloves, formerly soc / IN
TO $780, Fire Sale Price UU
One lot OF Mems Fancy Collars. laundried and in
soft t5c 10 Csc grades Fire Sale Price III
One LOT OF genui "Scryen'' Drawe $, regular 1cln
75c grades, Fire Sale Price AJU
One lot OF Mems Shirts slightly soiIcd, 75c TO ON
SlOO goods, Fire Sale Price JUU
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-09
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations mare by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimoni-
ais sent free.~ Price Is cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-09

in the Morgan horse department.
Morgans will be seen in larger num-
bers than at any previous fair. Among
the exhibitors will be H. r. G.. Watson
of Brandon and C. o. Stillman of New
York. The last-named exhibitor will
enter 80 head. A horse feature will
be % horses and ponies to be made
by Geo. C. Carey of ST. Johnsbury
These horses include high steppers,
saddle horses. tandems and driving
bitches. Milking machines will be
seen in operation and the girls milk
ing contest will be an interesting fea-
ture. Special trains will be run on all
railroads in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire Wednesday and Thursday. Extra
trains will run from Concord and
Claremont divisions. and from STAN
stead. Newport and Norwich on the
Passumpsic division of the Boston &
Maine. On the Central Vermont, spe-
cial trains will run from Richford and
Swanton. The Montpelier and Wells
River railroad will also run specials.
Greatly reduced rates will be given on
all lines.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-09

Thousands are sick every year with some
form of Bowel Complaint. Thousands are
cured by taking DIR. SETH ARNOLD'S
BALSAM.
Warranted to give satisfaction by F. J.
Kinney, Orleans.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-09
New York Calls for Deposit of $3.50. 900
from American Fidelity Company.

According to authoritative informa-
ton received by The Rutland Herald
the American Fidelity company Of
Montpelier. which has recently been
under fire concerning it's financial con-
dition in connection with the cancella-
ton of the state treasurer's bond
demanded by Gov. Allen M. Fletcher,
must, on or before Oct. /. deposit a
quarter of a million dollars with the
insurance department of the state of
New York to protect it's policies in
that state or be denied the right to do
business there.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-09
Vermont's Big Cattle Show.

The largest stock exhibit ever shown
in Vermont will be seen at the Yer
mont State Fair to be held in White
River junction Sept. Is, 16. II and 18,
and will include all of the standard
breeds of dairy and beef cattle. Besides
large entries by Vermont breeders,
cattle from several states will be
shown. Four carloads of milking and
beef shorthorn will be sent from Ohio.
Other entries in this breed will come
from nearby sections. The premiums
in this class amount to $210O.
Big entries have been made of
Jerseys from many sections. The
American Jersey Cattle club has taken
| great interest in this exhibit. Be-
sides premiums amounting to $1,000,
there will be silver cups and medals.
Two large exhibits will be made of
Brown Swiss cattle, one from the
farm of 7. N. Vail at Lyndonville and
the other from large farm at Ded-
ham, Mass. This breed Of cattle is
rapidly winning favor both as dairy
and meat cattle. Another big entry
will be Holsteins. breed very popular
throughout the United States. Ayr.
shires will be seen in great numbers
This exhibit will include a showing
by a we'll known Franklin county
breeder. Herefords and other beef
cattle will be shown in great numbers
The Hereford Association is offering
premiums in addition to the regular
state fair premiums. In the sheer
department, Ohio merinos will be seer
in competition with Vermont merinos
| The sheep exhibit will be large. Pre-
miums amounting to $4,000 are offeret
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-09

That's enough" said heavy voice
with a suggestion Of mirthful appreci-
alton.
Sheriff Len Schlager stepped from
behind a tree. He held a revolver on
Kent. Sedgwick made swift motion
and the muzzle swung accurately on
him.
STEADY. Frank" warned Kent anx-
iously.
I'm steady enough" returned the
other. What fool was not to bring
q gum
"Oh. no." contradicted the scientist
"Of what use is my gum We're In the
light, and he Is in the shadow"
$50 you've got a gun on you, eh?'
remarked the sheriff. his chuckle deep
ening.
Il didn't say So"
NO, but you gave yourself away
Hands up. please. Both of YOU"
Four hands went up in the air
Kents face. in the light, was very
downcast, but from the far corner OF
his mouth came the faintest ghost Of
a whistled melody-all in a minor key
1t died away on the night air and the
musician spoke in rapid French.
Attention! La ruse gagne. Quandjt
lui donnerai lie coup de pied, battez-lt
a terre"
("Listen! A trick wins. When
kick him, strike him to the ground.")
whats that gibberish?" demanded
Schlager.
Every WELL" said Sedgwick quickly
In the tone Of one who accepts instruc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
NOT TO TOLERATE LONGER
CARELESS SHIP HANDLING
Secretary Redfield Says Punishment
for Accidents Heretofore Have
Been insufficient.

Carelessness on the part of vessel cap
tains in the handling of their craft will
not be tolerated hereafter by the Depart
ment of Commerce. With the recent dis
asters to the Empress of Ireland In the
St Lawrence river and the Old Dominion
liner Monroe off the Virginia coast still
fresh in mind. Secretary Redfeld so indi-
Gated today in letter to the head Of
the steamboat inspection service calling
attention to the recent grounding of the
passenger steamer Iroquois In the Hud-
son river, for which the captain Of the
Iroquois is said to have received a thirty
day suspension OF his license. The Sec
rotary is convinced that the punishment
often melted out to vessel captains who
are In accidents is insufficient for the
gravity of the offense. In his letter Sec
rotary Redfield says. in part: .a---
IF there is no law to the contrary in
the case 1 should say that this captain,
if he had passengers on board at the time
of this accident. should have had his Ii
cense suspended at least for the season,
on its being proven that he had run at
usual speed at night in fog
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12

nately unavoidable lapse in the genuine
continuity Of the true spirit of the mon
archy. Perhaps they are two-thtrds
right.
At any rate, the FISHERMAN believes It
is the government and the parliament
that 10 disloyal, not he. On this firm be-
lief he bases his fond hope that even yet
the king will assert his long disused pre-
rogative and dismiss the Asquith ministry
before the reasonable act Is consum-
mated.
All of which would be exceedingly bad
for the king. and possibly little uncom-
Portable for Ulster. But Ulster does not
see it SO. She believes that the king can
do no wrong, and she believes that he
will reassert the actual power of the
monarchy before he will take the trea-
sonable advice Of a cabinet composed Of
traitors in the pay of the Pope.
1t may be silly, it may be absurd, 1t
may not have any support in fact, or even
in reasonable fancy. You are entitled to
think any or all of these things But the
fact Is that Ulstermen. whether justified
or not, have made up their minds. That
is why in the name OF loyalty to the king
they are smuggling in arms against the
kings laws wherewith to defy the kings
authority and shoot the kings soldiers.
And they believe In their hearts that
King George approves Of everything they
are doing. Ulster has had experience OF
kings before. Since she claims histor-
ical warrant for her course. it is worth
while to have a look backward toward
the battle OF the Boyne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
Commissioners to Meet.

The county commissioners will meet
next week to fix the tax rate and sign
the annual levy.
The total assessment Of stocks and
bonds which are subject to tax OF %
cents on each 500 is now $1,O74.75O be-
ing a decrease since last year of $3.50.