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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21

us. To deliberately take that life
is to destroy soul and, body, and to
incur eternal punishment. Judas is
to us terrible example of the suicide,
who under the weight of the sin he
had committed, placed upon his own
life it's eternal reprobation, although
he was perfectly capable of repentance
and able to rid himself of his crime
by turning to the Divine Saviour.
Under the influence of disappointment,
despair or habits of sin, people are
driven to suicide They lack the cour-
age to face the difficulties which arise.
They lack the patience to bear with
the ills of life, which oftentimes are
the result of their own misdirected
actions. They lose sight of God,
abandon hope in Him, and are driven
by their sins into infidelity and des-
pair. They have forgotten the words
of God that if we wish to love life
and have happiness, we must avoid
evil and do good. Infidelity, impiety,
irreligion-these are often the sources
from which come despair and suicide.
The providence of God has lost its
meaning to them, and evil Expresses
them. God commands us never to
take our own life no matter what
may be earth's trials and difficulties,
but to trust in Him who will shower
us with goodness and love if we only
turn to Him. The Church would in
spire us with lively horror for the
crime of suicide by warning us that
the honors of Christian burial are
denied to him who deliberately takes
his own life. This Commandment
also commands us to avoid dangerous
deeds or, attempts at dangerous feats,
by which there is we'll grounded
probability of serious accidents. We
ought to expose our lives to serious
danger only when there is grave rea-
son to do so. We are bound to take rea-
sonable care of our health, to avoid
excuses either in pleasure or in the
satisfaction of our appetites. The
sacred virtue of temperance should
guide us in our food and nourishment,
otherwise we lay the foundation for
the destruction of our lives. In a
word, then, we are bound to sacredly
care for and preserve our lives in
order that we may do good and save
our souls.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21
A HYMN FOR LENT.

o ruthless scourges, with what pain
you tear
My Saviours flesh, so innocent and
fair!
Oh, cease to rend that flesh divine,
My loving Lord torment no more;
Wound rather, wound this heart of
mine,
The guilty cause of all He bore
Ye cruel thorns, in hooking wreath
entwin'd
My Saviour's brow in agony to bind,
Oh, cease to rend that flesh divine,
My loving Lord torment no more;
Wound rather, wound this heart of
mine,
The guilty cause of all He bore.
Implying nails, whose points, with an
guish fierce,
The hands and feet of my Redeemer
pierce!
Oh, cease to rend that flesh divine,
My loving Lord torment no more;
Wound rather. wound this heart of
mine,
The guilty cause of all He bore.
Unfeeling lance, that darest to open
wide
The sacred temple of my Saviour's
side!
Oh, cease to wound that flesh divine,
My loving Lord insult no more;
Pierce rather, pierce this heart of
mine,
The guilty cause of all He bore.
st. ALphonSuS LiOuOri
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT.
Thou Shalt Not Kill.

The general purpose of the Fifth
Commandment is to show US the obi
cation we are under to preserve and
protect our own life and the life of
our neighbor, both as to the soul and
body. Hence, as we have seen, the
unjust taking of the life of another
is one of the grievous sins against
the Commandment, and it cries to
heaven for vengeance. This COM
mandment also forbids the taking of
the life of the unborn child, and
hence parents, physicians, or any one
contributing toward the taking of this
life, seriously violates the Fifth Com
mandment, and is guilty of murder.
The Lord, who gives this life, will
hold them responsible for it's destruc-
ton. The child unborn has a right
to his life just as well as any other
human being, and no one has the
right to take it from him. Another
crime forbidden by the Fifth Com
mandment is that of suicide, No one
has a right to take his own life; he
is not its master he holds it from God
as a sacred trust to make good use
of it, and to return it back to the
Creator when life's journey is ended.
God alone has right over life and
death. The Commandment does not
say, Thou shalt not kill others" but it
says absolutely, Thou shalt not kill, .
thus clearly signifying that we have
no more right to take our own life
than to take the life of another Deep
in our lives is the instinct of self
preservation which springs from the
duty we have to preserve and sacredly
guard the life which God has given
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21
SWoRE NEVER TO CONFESS THE
SIN.

In the year 1852 we were giving a
mission in the town of W. One
day a feeble old man stood leaning
on his cane before the confessional
of one of the missionaries. His win
killed. face bore the marks of bitter
and lasting pain. He asked in a
trembling voice whether he could
hope for help in his deep misfortune
whether there was any mercy for
him. He then related how in early
life he had committed grievous sin
with another person, and they had
both bound themselves by solemn
oath never to confess it. Therefore
he had concealed that sin in all sue
ceeding confessions, but from that
time he had never known happy or
peaceful moment Years afterwards
his companion in guilt had been car
ried off by a sudden death, but this
warning from God had only hardened
him the more. He had, however,
been attending the holy mission, and
the sermons had made such a deep
impression upon him that he could
conceal his guilt no longer. He must
make his peace with God or he would
be driven to distraction.
The missionary explained to the old
man how the oath he had taken had
no power to bind him. When we take
a promissory oath we bind ourselves
before God to do a certain thing. But
we cannot, even though we try, bind
ourselves before God to do something
that is wrong. Therefore he was not
bound by his oath to conceal his sin
in confession, but rather he was bound
to break this iniquitous and invalid
oath and make a good confession.
Then, assisted by the missionary, the
old man examined his conscience to
find the sins he had committed during
the last sixty years, and confessed
them with the deepest sorrow. When
the confession was finished he
thanked the priest with tears In his
eyes, and exclaimed: Il came here
weighted down with a milestone, and
1 return lighter and gayer than a
youth of twenty. o father, tell all the
world of the mercies OF God even to
wards a hoary-headed sinner.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21
TEST OF cATHoLIcITY.

Communion is the test of Catholic
ity. There was a time when a man
could hang on the skirts of the Church
by going to Confession and Com
munion once a year-at Easter time.
That law still stands, and a good many
are still merely Easter Catholics. But
there is a mighty army of sothers.
Thousands of Catholics in this country
receive Communion every day. Other
thousands there are who approach the
Holy Table at least one a week.
These people will be found to be liv-
ing strictly in accord with the teach
ings of the Church and the earnest
desire of the present Pontiff.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21

If thou shouldst never see my face
again,
Pray for my soul; more things are
wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of. Where
fore, let thy voice
Rise like fountain for me night and
day
For what are men better than sheep
or goats,
That nourish a blind life within the
brain,
If, knowing God, they lift not hands
of prayer
Both for themselves and those who
call them friends?
For so the whole round earth is every
way
Bound by golden chains about the feet
of God.
-TennySon.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21
INTO THE MOUNTAIN.

From the sacred mount of Sinai,
Unto Moses spake his God.
Gave the law unto His people,
Marked the path which Moses trod.
To preach the greatest of all sermons
Jesus went into the mountain.
Spoke the words which made men
brothers;
Taught that all could seek the foun-
tain.
Though fair and smiling lies the val
ley;
In the mountains we seek God.
Climbing upward to the snow peaks
Leave behind the soft green sod.
Far below in all their splendor
Lie the kingdoms of the world.
Round about us grey cliffs threaten,
Which the ages there have hurled.
Oh, the loving deeds, and handclasps
From the pilgrims on the way
Though their feet are torn and bleed
ing,
Climbing up to meet the Day.
Oft we faint from pain and hunger,
AS we pass beneath the rod.
Until alone upon the mountain,
Face to face we meet our God.
-Mdrp Agnes FIske
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21

We think of those gone before us
whom we grieved and loved, and God
stands a little apart, glad to see our
paths made one in His Most Precious
Blood, and we are thereby thanking
Him, though not directly, for the
sovereign gift of death and for the
dear gift of Purgatory.
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
DFLAwAREANs ABROAD.

is scarcely likely that any Dolawarean who is in
1 Continental Europe will suffer serious harm un-
les he should be unfortunate to be caught in the
between the contending armies.
There are many parts Europe that now, and
win be IN future wholly untouched by the ravages
of the titanic struggle that is in and in which
IL would be safe for a Delawarean to remain from
until tho end Of the war provided his financial
resources not exhausted Even in such an
event he would have reasonable assurance of gov
ernment and private aid which would enable him TO
survive the period his enforced detention. Besides,
IL should be forgotten that Deawareans, like
other Americans. are wonderfully resourceful and
selfreliant in time OF emergency and have we'll
developed faculty of being able to take care Of them
sleeves
We say this for the reinsurance of those who have
relatives and friends abroad this time and who
worrying about them, and imagining the most sinister
things with respect TO them. They should bear in
mind the fact that many Delawarenas who in
Great Britain, France, Germany Austria, Belgium and
other parts of Europe at the outbreak OF the have
succeeded in getting out and that instance has
been reported in which one Of them has suffered ply
steal harm That doubtless also will be Of those
who still there and ondeavorinC to make their
way to ports from which they may sail for home
Nor should undue Importance be attached to the
fact that no word has been received from them.
The mails and the transatlantic service have been
demoralized cable communications been impaired
and in instances destroyed. and the railroad and
telegraph lines have been in the control of the mill
tary with preference given at all times to official and
military business The transportation of neutras and
the transmission Of private messages have been sub
ordnated, with excusable ruthlessness, to the ext
gen lies oe the greatest the world has known
and upon the Of which the destnes nations
depend
In considering the present situation of relatives and
friends who the Continent, Delawareans should
bear all these facts in mind. They may to
reconcile them to what is admittedly distressing
but necessarily dangerous. situation for those who
are near and dear to them.
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
GEMS OF THOUGHT

We not all be master nor all masters can not
be truly foowed.-Shakespeare
.-.-.--.
Most men employ the first part OF life to make the
other part mserable.-La Bruyere.
Logical consequences are the scare-crows of fools
and the beacons OF wise men.-Huxey
.-.-.-.
How much lies In laughter; the cipher-key where
with we decipher the whole man.-Caryl
.-.-.-:
Make II thy business 10 know thyself. which is the
most difficult lesson in the word.-Cervantes
.-.--.-.
Laws like cobwebs, which may catch small
flies. but let wasps and hornets break through-Swift
.-.-.-:
When God wants to educate a man. he does not
send him to school to the but to the necessities
Anon.
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
NEW Castle FARMERS
CIT WHFRT I0NDED
Uuu WIIu1I uUT1DuU
Shippers Recall Time When
Port Was Always Busy as
Grain Center
MENINGITIS KILLS
FARMERS HORSES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Aug. 24.-The
gasoline steamer Cambridge is load
ing wheat at the Delaware street
wharf for the William Lea and Sons
Company. Farmers who we're in the
city on Saturday. followed the teams
to the wharf to see the wheat loaded.
1t was the first time in thirty years
that the farmers saw wheat loaded at
the wharf. 'Times have surely
changed one farmer said, in discuss
ing the wheat shipments years ago.
81 remember, and so do you" he con-
tinued, when schooners were load
ing at the three local wharves. For
morally a dozen or more schOOners
loaded with wheat i'm this harbor, and
the loaded teams often reached as far
as the Methodist Church eight or nine
squares away Farmers for miles
around brought their wheat here 10
ship by schooner"
There is an old land mark" added
another farmer in the group, pointing
at the old granary, "and / see it is
going to be torn down City Council
will build a new wharf and the old
granary, where millions and millions
of bushels of wheat were stored from
time to time. The steamers are chang
ed, the piers are closed the hive OF
stevedores is no more to .be seen
There is no more1 business along the
river and the days Of the schooners
are gone"
The Cambridge will be taken to Del
aware City from here to complete hel
cargo.
Samuel Brockson and Frank Mad
den constitute the crew.
Arrangements are being made for &
lawn fete to be held on the lawn oi
st. Francis Convent The young wom
en- of st. Peters Church will be il
charge and the evenings of Septem
her As are sure to be enjoyable fol
the young people. The lawn and The
big porches will make an ideal plac,
| for holding the fete.
The Baraca team defeated the New
ark team on Saturday by the score
of Is to 6.
The New Castle Giants on Saturda,
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
With The Parsgraphers

Oyster Bay was a footing long ago, but there
has been no press censorship thus far-New York
World.
1t is to be hoped that S5 year old girl in Tulane Uni
yersity Summer School is carefully chaperoned.-New
York World
Diplomacy is expected to remain comparatively
up.-Washington Star
IL was said al a recent convention of dancing
masters that they had taken the tang out of tango
NOW how long will it "go.'-Laurel Leader.
war on the speeding motorcyclists is a mighty
good occupation for the public department There
are entirely too many accidents from this source
Chester Republican.
We don't mean 10 be too nQusitive but we'd like to
know how the summer girl is getting along who's
learning TO swim under the direction of the supposed
~ rich summer man Boston Globe
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
GEORGE W. PENNINGT0N.

1T Is with regret that we chronicle the death of
George w. Pennington, for more than forty
years connected prominently with the business Office
OF the Every Evening. He a man possessed of
many admirable qualities and his efficiency in that
line of journalistic work chosen by him is attested
by the fact that for four decades he was employed
on one newspaper, AT all times he mered and re-
ceved the esteem of his employers. who valued both
his efficiency and his loyalty We extend to his
widow our heartfelt sympathy. In doing so we feel
sure that we express. the sentiment of a community
in which her husband had labored so long and 50
worthily
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
White CLAY HUNDRED
LEGISLATURE CONTES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Aug 24-At a meeting
of the Republicans of White Clay
Creek hundred. on Friday night, sew
eral candidates were brought out for
the hundred and district Offices. The
indications are that there will be a
contest at the primaries for Repre-
sentative and Senator in the Fifth
Senatorial district, il being White
Clay Creek hundreds time to select
the candidate for Senator to succeed
Senator Lewis L. Ellison. OF Red
Lion hundred For Senator both
Harvey Hoffecker, who served in the
House from White Clay Greek hun
dred, and John p Armstrong, presi-
cent of the Trustees of the Poor. have
announced their candidacy. For Rep
resentative. DR.. Arthur S. Houchin,
Of Newark. and Palmer Dickey, Of
Stanton. are candidates, and the name
os Charles Medill has also been men,
toned.
Garfield Colmery is the Republican
candidate for inspector in the Second
district Of White Clay Creek hum
cred
The White Clay Creek Hundred
Democratic Committee will hold
meeting tonight at the home of Com
mitteeman J. Pearce Cam.
The Rev. Waiter Haupt, rector of
ST. Thomas Episcopal Church, was
the speaker at the open air services
on the Delaware College campus last
evening.
Mrs. T. Harry Chambers. whose
husband is employed by the govern
ment on the Panama Canal. is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Barton
Mr.. and Mrs Victor G. Willis and
family have returned from a visit to
Mrs. Willis parents in Brooklyn.
defeated the Buttonwood ball team,
( 8 TO 5.
The New Castle A. A. will play
/ Clayton at Ocean Beach Park next
Saturday
Thomas Appleby lost one of his
/ black horses on Friday night from
spinal meningitis. The horse was
valued at 1925. A mate of the dead
horse is now sick and its condition
is such that Mr.. Appleby has but
little hopes for its recovery. Mr..
Appleby cannot imagine how the dis
case came among his horses.
Wilkinson E. Cranston has with
Drawn from the contest for delegate
to the Republican State Convention
There are now no contests I'm this
hundred for delegate. Sheriff Walter
S. Burris will be the delegate.
Bathing at Ocean Beach Park yes
terday was splendid and for five
hours the excursionists enjoyed the
swimming in the Delaware
Burke and BOnham expect stone for
The streets here tomorrow. The
roller ana the sprinkler are on the
ground.
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
THE DEIAwARE AND IT'S MPROvEMENTs.

PHILADELPHIA is the greatest beneficiary from the
Il improvement of the Delaware river. Camden
comes second and Chester third in that respect That
is because they have Delaware river waterfronts
utilize them Wilmington fourth in that
spect because it has such waterfront and IL is a
barren and unproductive waste Of marsh
Our city has acute interest however in every
thing that is done for the improvement OF the magnn-
cent stream Of which Christiana river and Bran
dywine creek are tributaries The people of Whining
ton consequently well pleased with the news that
comes from Washington to the effect that in the reduc
ton Of the enormous total Of appropriations carried
by the Rivers and Harhors bill those for the im-
provement Of the Delaware will remain unimpared
II has cost many millions Of dollars to make that
stream the great waterway that 1t is today. II will
cost many more millions to complete the improve
ment projects the United States engineers have in
mind. But it has been, and will be- money we'll spent
Through increased commerce the entire American
public is deriving benefit therefrom.
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
MONDAY AUGUST "a. 1914
eERMANY HELpLEss AGAINST JAPAN.


THE expected mas happened Germany has ignored
/ the ultimatum OF Japan and Japan has de-
olared war upon Germany.
This Far Eastern phase of the great European war
promises to be one-sided Within a short time Japan
should accomplish the thing it has set out TO do Ger
many should be stripped of her Chinese possess
sions, her warships in Asiatc waters should be de-
stroyed captured interned in neutral ports; her
merchant fleet Asatic should be in posses
sion of the Japanese and the British and her CONNER
ca interests in the orient should be wiped out of ex-
stence pending the conclusion of the war.
Japan has assailed Germany at a time when il is
Impossible for her to defend herself in China and in
Asiatc waters There exists there German military
or naval force that is capable of making successful
resistance against the army and navy of the small
but powerful Asiatic island empire. Nor Is Germany
in a position at this time TO spare either soldier or
ship to go TO Asia TO oppose the operations of the
Japs Thanks the ong.headedness of the statesmen
in London and Toxic who negotiated the Anglo-Ja-
panose alliance, Germany is defeated in China and
Chinese waters before hostilites actually begin II
will be cheap and well-nigh bloodless victory for
the Japs and one that will carry with it much in
jury but little discredit to the German Empire The
struggle wnl be TOO one-sided to deserve the name
OF war; and yet the presence of Japan in the field po-
Icing the Asiatc coast will be Of ncacuable benefit
70 It's European allies leaving them free to prosecute
the much stupendous warlike undertaking that
is shaping up in Continental Europe and rapidly APP
preaching sanguinary climax
It now is Italys turn to declare herself Her army
navy are being mobilized and anti-Austran sent-
is so strong throughout the country that when
she strikes It probably will be in favor OF the Triple
and its allies and against her former
ciates in the Triple Alliance.
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
RrILnING FnR rHE rIrrRr.

IN the initial work Of developing their waterfront
the City Councilmen and the Trustees Of the Com
mons Of New Castle have done wisely in deciding to
build pier Of concrete rather than one Of oak
New Castle is splendidly situated on one of Amer
ica's largest and most important waterways In its
praiseworthy effort to attract itself that part of the
waerbourne commerce that properly belongs to IT, II
Is OF paramount Importance that New Castle build its
waterfront facilities with eye only to the pres
ent but also to the future. That is what it seemingly
is going 10 do and we congratulate it upon its far
sighted enterprise
Evening journal., 1914-08-24

Italy has declined positively to permit Austria to
send troops italian territory to assist the Ger
mans against the French In fact she is proving her
self to be most unobliging member of the Triple AL
lance.
Evening journal., 1914-08-24
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES AND PERFORMANCES.

XAJ wish to remind Delawareans that i'm 1912 Pres-
W dent Woodrow Wilson and those Democratic
speakers who the stump in his behalf, prom
sed that If the Democrats were entrusted with
the control of the Federal Government they would
lessen the cost living and give the people an era
OF unprecedented prosperity.
Such promises, and a split in the Republican party
placed the Democracy in full control in Washington.
They have been in power now since March, 1913 with
the Senate and the House, and the President all Demo-
cratic there has been obstacle between the De-
mocracy and the carrying of those prediction
promises.
Has the cost Of living been decreased?
We submit that question to eve-y householder and
to every housewife for an answer
Have we enjoyed period of unprecedented pros
pery since President Wilson and the Democratic
Congress assumed control of our national affairs?
We submit that question 10 thousands of manufac
turers merchants and wage-eaners who now are
feeling the pinch of business depression and hard
times for an answer
1t is useless for the Democrats to blame the ex-
isting situation upon the European war. It existed
long efo- the war started u would have continued
with runous persstency had that war never begun.
It is merely another demonstration of the houowness
and worthessness Of Democratic policies and prom
ises which Americans fit to try out at infrequent
intervals. invariably to their bitter cost
More Democrats win vote the Republican ticket
in Delaware this Fan than at any time since Cleve-
land went out Of Office and hundreds Of them never
viii return to the party that has brought such hnan-
cal and mental distress upon them.
Evening journal., 1914-08-24

I'm The Association Of Amer
feikisf lean Advcrtisers has ex-
W1Nf amined and certified 10
the circulation Of thir puh-
lieation. The figrros of circulation
oontained In the Aesociation's ~
port only are guaranteed.
AS0dadon Of American Advertisers
No. 4isi WhiiehsI Bldg. n. 7. City
Evening journal., 1914-08-24

When under miserable pretence Of
Democratic arn failing fast, how handy it is to
internal revenue tax and lay it to Euro
pean war;