The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-11-14

women!
There are religious Orders of Nuns
or Sisters, like the Sisters of st. 10
seph, the Sisters of Charity, the Sis
tiers of Mercy; there are sodalities
like the Children of Mary; and there
are women's societies or associations
of a nature similar to the fraternal
or charitable societies of men. Thus
there are the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, The
Guild of Catholic Women, the Queens
Daughters, who assist in the work of
the ST. Vincent de Paul Society, etc.
Is it lawful for Catholic woman
to join a non-Catholic order?
If the order in question be religious
and sectarian, of course, a Catholic
woman cannot lawfully join it. If it
be a woman's branch or auxiliary Of
societies like the Odd Fellows or
Knights of Pythias, then it shares the
condemnation Of those societies, SO far
as Catholics are concerned. In gen
eral, if it be of the same nature as
the condemned orders, with oaths OF
blind obedience, obligations of secrecy
even as against lawful authority in
Church and State, religious, sectarian
religious ritual or teaching, it is for
hidden to Catholic women.
Why did the monks. chain the Bible
in the Middle Ages?
To save it from thieves, just as a
cup is chained to the town pump, or
q city directory is fastened to a desk
in drug store In the Middle Ages
Bibles had to be copied out by hand,
word for word. They were often
beautifully adorned and illuminated
and splendidly bound, for Catholics
knew how to honor the Bible in those
days. They were extremely valuable
and it was only prudence to see that
they were not at the mercy of thieves.
When were the Seventh Day Bap-
lists founded?
This sect dates from the end of the
sixteenth century, when they took the
name of Sabbatarian Baptists in the
country of their origin, England. Their
first church in this country was
founded at Newport, r. T., in 1871. In
1918 they took the name of Seventh
Day Baptists; they observe Saturday
instead of Sunday.
Would a promise to give certain
amount for ST. Anthony's Bread for
the poor be fulfilled by putting the
amount promised in the poor box in
the parish church?
Yes; the promise is thus fulfilled.
1t could also be fulfilled by giving to
the poor directly or indirectly
through the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety, the pastor, etc.
How many Roman Catholics are
there in Russia? How many Greek
Catholics? Are there any other reIig-
ions in Russia?
The following are the latest figures
available about the religious condition
of the Russian Empire: Schismatic
Greek Church, 102,000,00O; Catholic
Church, 100000: Protestants, 1900
900: other Christian denominations,
100000; Mohammedans, 15,90O,00O;
Jews, 100000; Pagans, 100000.
Must the ejaculation, blessed be
God" be said after Benediction, and
the Invocation, "Most Sacred Heart
of Jesus" be said after Mass in all
churches?
Unless the Bishop of the diocese i'm
poses the obligation, there is no obi
CATION to say the ejaculation Blessed
be God" after Benediction. In the
Diocese of st. Paul there is no official
authorization from the Ordinary for
the saying of these calculations after
Benediction or of the invocation after
Mass.
1. An anticathoIic paper says that
the Catholic Church changed the third
commandment by calling the Sabbath,
Sunday, and by keeping holy the first
day instead of the seventh. 1t also
says: 2. A power that can change
the law of another power must be
superior to that power; hence Rome
claims to be superior to God!
l. The Catholic Church never called
the Sabbath day Sunday. The official
Catholic title for the Christian Sab
bath is Dies Dominica, the Lords
Day. The observance of the seventh
day. as Sabbath, ceased with the pro-
mitigation of the New Law See Co
lossians III, 16; Galatians ", 90;
Romans XIV, ). The Gentle converts
held their religious meetings on Sun
. day. See Acts Xxx, Z; 1 Corinthians
XVT 2. st. John in the Apocalypse or
Revelation refers to the Lords Day."
!, 10. The old ceremonial law of the
Sabbath having ceased to bind, the
new law was imposed by the Church
which acted with the authority given
her by Christ: LAS the Father has
sent Me, l also send you: He who de-
spises you, despises Me: He who will
not hear the Church, let him be to thee
as the heather and the publican" 2.
The Catholic Church has her power
from God: it is the same divine power
which made the Lords Day holy I'M
der the New Law through the instru-
mentality of the Church, as made the
seventh day holy under the Old Law
through the instrumentality of Moses
The Israelites at Mount Sinai had just
the same reason or lack of reason for