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Real Estate Transfers.

NO. 22s4 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
Harry Wardman and Thomas
Bones to Stefano B. Pellerito. lot
81. block 5. Washington Heights:
NO. 1741 sEAToN STREET NORTH
WEST-Louis Gundling to Samuel
II. Houston. lot 20a, square $50; SO;
stamps. 81.
MERIDIAN HILL. NO. lib NEW
HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NORTH.
THWEST-William r. Ogle ct
al. to Samuel Goldenberg. trustee,
lots % and 80. square 2571: lot 81.
square 1861: lot 90 and part lot 10,
square II. and part lot SO. square
1916; SO.
NO. 1888 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
Annie NJ. Bacon ct al to Patrick
c. Barry, part lot 20. square 33s;
AND F STREETS
&ORTHWEST-Char X. Davis to
Samuel Feldman, part original lot
L, square 80; $40; stamps. So.
NO. 14s0 FAIRMoNT STREET NORTH
WEST-Charles I. Corby ct ux. to
Edgar E. O'Connell, lot rs. block
-. University Park; slo' stampe.
sCHUETZEN PARK-william T. Will
lett and Walter O'Hara. trustees, to
Daniel c. Leahy. lot 152. block 2;
1925.
METROPOLIS VIEW-John A. Baker
and John Mcguire, trustees. to Ellie
Blanche P. Walker and Allan z.
Walker. part tract described
$297.3S.
INDOLENCE-Charles J. Walker ct ux.
to James D. Donnelly, jr: lot %.
NORTH GROUNDS OF COLUMBIAN
ENTHUSIASTICALLY c. Rose to
Max Needle, lot 40. block IL: $40;
stamps, $3.50.
observation-disclosures NJ. Do veile to
Eva A; Medley lot Al. square $40:
property to Clarence M. De veile;
NO. 1922 T STREET NORTHWEST
Robert A Logan ct ux. to William
and Lucius Tomlin. lot IS. square
238; $40; stamps, $3.50.
FOURTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS
Jacob 8. Gruver ct ux. to Thomas
w. Blumenauer and Edna 8. Blu
menauer. lot So. square 291s: $4.25o.
A STREET NORTHEAST between 18th
and 10th streets-Albais J. Cum
ningham ct ux to John r. Haislip,
sa75.
wOODRIDGE-John r. Haislip ct ux.
to Israel D. Cunningham. lot %.
block 4; SO; stamps, $3.50.
NO. 22s 10TH STREET NORTHEAST
Sarah A. Barnard and Anon H. Brad
ley to Thomas and Mary ]. O'Con-
nor. lot A. square $50; SO; stamps,
CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTS-Munsey
Trust Company, trustee, to R. H.
Linwood Carter. lot SO, square sos;
NO. &C RHODE ISLAND AVENUE
NOTWITHSTANDING c. L. Ellis to
Lester e. Ellis, lot s, square 1856.
Highview; $40.
J. Gockeler
and John A. Massie, trustees. to
Robinson White. lot 1. section 4:
$1,000.
PLAINS-Bessie A. Mack
intosh to the Whitney Avenue Me-
mortal Christian Church, part lot 8;
$40; stamps. IS.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Lewis =. Breu.
ninger ct ux. to Emile !. Dertholf.
lot 1905. square 1851; SO: Qhmpa
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. August 21.-The early
action of today's cotton market sug-
gested a tendency to even up commit
ments for over the week end and pend
ing a more settled international situa-
ton. The improved weather reported
in the south, easy cables and less ia
vorable accounts from the dry goods
trade were responsible for some bearish
talk around the ring. however, and
after opening at decline Of 3 to 6
points prices ruled barely steady
around s.2s for October and s.es for
January. There appeared to be a little
foreign selling here. and there were
rumors that contracts have been sold
here late yesterday against lower offer
ings of spots from Georgia
Futures opened steady. October, $50:
December. s.57: January, s.eS; March,
e.92: May, 1918.
Spot cotton quiet: middling uplands
$40; sales, 81 bales.
Futures closed steady: October, 9.ls;
DECEMBER. ss;47; January. $50; March,
Offerings increased shortly after the
opening. with Liverpool 4 considerable
seller here either on straddle account
or against purchases Of spots in the
southwest, and prices sold of to net
decline of Is to IS points. or to els
for October and 9.57 for January The
close was steady on covering, but with
in a point or two of the lowest, at q
net loss of to 10 points on the gen.
eral list.
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DOUBLE-HEADER Is POSTPONED.
Another Date to Be Set for G. A. B.
Beneit Games.

The two base ball games which were
to have been played this afternoon at
the American League Park to raise
funds with which to provide entertain
ment for the visitors to this city at the
time of the 6. A. r. encampment have
been postponed on account Of rain.
The date on which the games will be
played has not yet been set. but this
probably will be done In a few days.
1t was stated today.
Tho teams which were to have
played were those representing the De-
partment Of Agriculture and the De-
partment Of Interior and those of st.
Teresa's Church and the Southern
railway general office.
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LOAN NOT PRIMARY PURPOSE,
London Times Says Nnanciers' Mis-
sion Will Be to Rectify Exchange.

LONDON. August 81. $40 a.m-It
would be an error to suppose the Brit
ish financial delegation is going to
America to negotiate a loan," says the
Times. Its primary business will be
to rectify the adverse exchange rate,
and in the nrst instance other methods
probably will be inquired ipto in con-
cert with American bankers.
''The policy discussed between Great
Britain and her allies will be based on
the power to send gold to tae United
States in such quantities As will as
sibie the prospects Of IN American loan
may be found sufficiently attractive for
that course to be adopted
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. August 21.-Ths
political situation and poor cables
caused liberal offerings Of cotton today
as soon as trading commenced. In the
first half hour Of business prices lost
8 to 9 points.
Futures opened steady. October.
sos; December. s.33; January. s.47;
March, 9.71; May, 9.s3.
The market displayed pronounced
sion, on. and nothing but profit taking
on the short side saved 1t from q wide
decline. Toward the close prices were
at a net decline of IS to IL points.
Spot cotton quiet, 7 points OH. Sales
on the spot. Is bales; to arrive, $50
bales. Good ordinary. 69s: strict good
ordinary. 7.b5; low middling, S.1s;
strict low middling. sea: middling,
ding. s.57; strict good middiing. s.s4.
The market closed steady at q net
decline Of Is to Is points.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. August 21.-Hogs-Re-
eeipts, 5000 head: slow; bulk. s.2oa7.l0;
light, 7.0oa7.s5; mixed. s.iSa7.70; heavy.
s.b5a1.oe; rough, s'sbas.1o; pigs 7.ooa
500.
Cattle-Receipts, 100 head; steady:
native beef cattle. e.00aio.26; western
steers, 6.76as,26; cows and heifers, $40
aS.o0; calves, s.S0a12.00.
shsep.Rscsipts, 5000 h hsss stronE;
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new YORK LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK. August 21.-Beeves-
Receipts, $50 head; no trading.
Ca1ves-Receipts. 119 head: heavy:
Sheep and lambs-Reoeipts, 3.s7a
head: steady: sheep (ewes), 3.25a5.50:
culls. 2.o0as.oo; lambs. 7.o0as.2b: culls,
6.0oa6.60.
Hoss-Rseeipts. 1858 head: no trad
ing.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August e1.-Cotton-
spot, Unchanged: good middlfng, 5.72;
middling, $40; low middiins, 4.96.
Sales. 1000 bales, and 400 for specula-
ton and export. Receipts, $4,000 bales.
August, 5.29: August and September,
5.29; September and October. $50: Oc-
tober and November, 5.39H; November
and December. sac: December and
January, 5.4sh; January and Feb
ruary, 5.52h; February and March,
and May, 5.64: May and June, 5.67;
June and July. $40: July and August,
5.7s; August and September, SIC. Flu.
lures quiet.
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, August I'll Butter
Lower: creamery, 20a24.
Eggs-Receipts, 1851 cases: un.
changed.
Potatoes-Highsr:r receipts. 80 cars
Ohios. 40aA2: Jersey cobblers. bulk, 81
ass.
Poultry, alive-Lower: fowls. Is
springs, 16al6h.
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Organise for Improvement.
,acial Coersspoadencs Of The Star.

LAUREL. Nd, August 21.-The citi-
gems Of Burtonville and community
held q meeting last night resulting in
the organization of the Laurel. Burton
vile and Sandy Spring Road Improve
.nsnt Association. Robert Aitcheson
WAS elected PRECEDENT, q :. Athey vice
president ana G. Brasheass secretary
and treasurer.
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Cottonseed Oil Market Steady

NEW YORK. August z1.-The cotton
seed oil market closed steady. Spot.
b.7sa5.s0; August, 5.25a5.4o; September.
B16a5-2S: October, 6.32a5.S4; November,
t.s2a5.S6; December, 5.4%a5.46: January,
E.65a5.67; February, 6.60ab.76; March,
s76a580. Total sales, 100.
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LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, August 21.-Bar silver,
22Nd per ounce.
Money, SAL per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills, ~ per
cent; three months. ~ per cent.
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NEW YORK. august 9i.-Mercantils
a.sGso: demand. ~.seSo; cables. 4.s4ss.
Francs. demand, SIS: cables. 6.s<'
Marks, demand. SIN; cables SIN; lirss.
demand. SAT: cables. k4b; Iublss,. de-
mand. 3sh; cables. s6h. Bar silver
ment bonds. steady. Railroad bonds
weak .----.-.---.--
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new YORK SUGAR MARKET,

NEW YORK. August 21.-Eugar fu-
lures declined on commission house
selling today. The closing was quiet,
unchanged. to 10 points lower. Sales.
100 tons. September. $50; December,
$40; March. sos; May, $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21

DR.: wilhelm Trahsrt. on account Of
his health. has retired from the chair
q physics II the u nsn.sry :. Ct v.snna
lology and EeodyuamicA s.-.s..
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WEATHER..
Rain Tonight-Tomorrow Partly
CloudY-Moderate Winds.

For the District Of Columbia and
Maryland. rain tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy; moderate south to south
west winds.
For Virginia. rain tonight: cooler in
cloudy; moderate south to southwest
winds.
For West Virginia. rain and cooler to-
night. Tomorrow partly cloudy.
The southwestern storm has moved
very slowly during the last twenty-four
hours, with somewhat diminished en-
| ergy, but with continued heavy rains
| that have extended into eastern Ken
lucky and southwestern Ohio. The gen.
eral rain area covered the territory
east Of the Mississippi river except et tpt
Mississippi river as far as the noun
tains there were local thundershowers-
1t is warmer in the Atlantic states
and continues warm west OF the ROCKY
| tricts temperatures remain low as
rule.
The heavy rains in the middle west
and the southwest have brought the
rivers to food stages. and general
| rivers of Arkansas. and for the Missis-
, sippi river from the mouth of the I'LL
nois to the mouth of the Kaskaskia.
| There will be rain tonight and tomor-
row In the lower lake region. the mid
and local rains tonight in the ohio val
ley and the upper lake region. followed
| by fair weather tomorrow. In the
| south the weather will be fair.
| 1t will be somewhat warmer tomor-
| row in the Ohio valley, but elsewhere
temperature changes will not be OF
| consequence.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
great lakes. except Superior and north
| ern Michigan.
| The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate southerly; on
the middle Atlantic coast moderate to
| fresh southerly; on the south Atlantic
coast moderate southwest, except vari-
able on the Florida coast: on the east
gulf coast moderate. mostly southwest.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1920 am. and 11:27
PM; high tide, 1929 am. and 500 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1913 am; high
| tide, 5:36 am. and sos pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:1s am; sun sets
6:49 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:19 am; sun
sets 6:4S pm.
Moon sets iii am.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
| hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm. 70:
8 pm, "a; IL midnight, SO: today. 4
am, 10: am, 50; IL noon. Is; pm,
TT. Maximum, 81, at 2 pm. yesterday;
| minimum. IS, at $50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
| Ma ximum 80; minimum. 20.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 pm. 29.9S
| 8 pm, 1897; IL midnight, 29.9s; today,
| 4 am. 1894; 8 am, 1892: IL noon,
1890; 2 pm, 1885.
/ Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature,
80; condition. 55. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, IT; condition at north
connection. 40: condition at south con-
nection. As. Georgetown distributing
acknowledgements IT: condition
at inf1uent gatehouse, 40: condition at
eff1uent gatehouse, so.
Up-River Waters.
| Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, August
I.-Potomac river very cloudy and
Shenandoah muddy this morning.
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New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, Aueust 21,-The actual
condition OF national banks and trust
companies for the week shows that
they hold s1ss.6s7. $50 reserve in excess
Of legal requirements. This 10 an In.
crease OF Sk.S6l.9eo over last week.
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new YORK METAL MARKET,

NEW YORK, August 21.-Copper
nominal; electrolytic, 1s.76a17.60. Iron
unchanged.
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NEW YORK BONDS.

High. Low.
Atchison gen. ls............ va VI
Atch,.on COW. q tlsso). -. !olM lolN
Baltimore & Ohio gold <s.... s6h eo.s
Chi. Bur. & Quincy Joint Is... 96N W.
Interior. Rag. Tran. trust -. 1874 ~
Northern Pacific 70. ......... Ss>4 Ss7e
Pennsyivania l3ks tar. 1cts.. Nzst wa
Reading Ry. gen. unostg. a.. S0& slta
Southern Ry. gen. mortg. - 6lb o1N
Union Pacific 4s.......... e21< s2A
United States steel I'd ST.. 1904 l021t
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ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Principal Musician Robert j. Brown,
| band. Gath Infantry. is placed upon the
retired list at Fort Mcdowell. Cal, and
will repair to his home.
Second Lieut.. Roy 8. Brown, list Cav
airy, is attached to the aviation section
of the Signal Corps as an aviation stu
dent, and will proceed to San Diego,
Cal.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Col. Jacob G. Galbraith, cav
airy, acting inspector general.
Capt. James Bourke, Medical Corps. Is
relieved from duty in the I'd Division,
and will proceed from Galveston, Tex,
to his proper station, Fort Wayne.
Mich.
The leave Of absence granted First
Lieut.. Harvey D. Higley. 9Th Field
Artillery, is extended one month.
First sergt. John J; mccarthy; 4th
Barracks Guards, is placed upon the re-
tired list at Alcatraz. CAL. and will re-
pair to his home.
First Lieut.. William A. Smith. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. is ordered to active
duty at Fort Mou1trie, s. c.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. (junior grade) II. W. Koehler,
to receiving ship at New York.
Ensign A. w. Ashbrook, from Yer
mont to receiving ship at Norfolk, Va.
Passed Assistant Surgeon D. c. Gather,
from Naval Hospital. Great Lakes, Ill,
to Asiatic station.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Reynolds
Hayden. from Marine Ofilcers' School.
Gettysburg, Pa. to Naval Academy,
Annapolis. Md.
Chief Gunner Otto Fries. from At
lantic reserve feet to Illinois.
Chief Machinist ]. E. Cleary, from
Alabama to assistant to inspector Of
Chief Machinist W. c. Gray. from as
sistant to inspector of engineering ma
tsrial: Philadelphia, Pa. to Rhode
Island.
Machinist W. H. Hubbard. from MIS-
souri, TO Alabama
Machtnist Donald Mcdonald. from
Wisconsin to Alabama.
Lieut.. tJunior grade) J. NJ Doyle, to
Cincinnati.
Officers Commissioned.
Commissions have been issued to En-
signs H. E. Overesch, J. NJ. Field. jr.;
H. H. H Harrison, A. G. Quynn. 6. A.
Maher. c. e. Lewis. Ralph Kiely. T, c.
Brown. J. p. Maher. !. r, ChambEs. 4.
q. Hatch. A. =. Smith. leighton Wood
and Mel. Collins, and Assistant Sur
Carson F. DeA, Gibbs. W. J. Rogers.
=. ~. Harrison. g. B. Tyler, r. J. Trout,
w. A, Begelsang, II. C. Weber, j. +,
FPuett, q. A. NJ. Gendreau. q. c. Wil.l
,seM ]. p. owen aaA h Il NiilsG
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LONDON, August 2l.-Hollday on the
London Stock Exchange td1ay.
day Gable transfers on New York were
quoted at ASH and A67xs
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new york COTTON.

Quotations fuysishsd BY v. B. Hibhs D o.,
Cation ExcAsass aad Chicago noasd d Trsas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21

NcNeill Named p. n. at Pittsburgh
President Wilson today appointed
George w. Mcneil, postmaster OF
Rittsbuzghs Pa =. $4,000.
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WHEAT TURNS DOWNWARD
AFTER HESlTATING START
Depressing Outlook for Export Trade
Seems to Be Chiefly Responsible
for Decline in Prices.

CHICAGO. August 21.-wheat turned
| downward today after a hesitating
| start. The depressing outlook for the
| export trade seemed to be chiefly re-
sponsible for making prices decline.
Rains in Illinois and the Ohio valley
had only a temporary bullish effect.
Opening prices. which varied from u
off to q up, with September at LOAN
to LOAN and December at 1.O2A to
1O2N, were followed by a decided set
back all around.
Corn Falls in Sympathy.
Corn fell in sympathy with wheat.
Cool weather failed to uphold values.
After opening at Y to y decline to a
like advance, with September 75H to
76h and December e3N to 64h, the
market underwent a pronounced gen.
eral sag.
Rains that hindered thrashing caused
firmness in oats. Lasting gains, how
ever, were prevented by the weakness
of other cereals.
Trading in provisions amounted to
barely enough to establish quotations.
Pork tended lower, but lard and ribs
held steady
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. August a1.-Flour-
Barely steady
Pork-Steady
Beef-Quiet.
Lard-Easy; middle west. s.1oas.2o.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-steady; No. I, $1;a71s; No. 2.
1.25a1.30: No. 8. 1.2o; shipping, 1.10a
1.15, all new.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Coffee-Rio. No Z, 700. Futures easy
September, 6.26; October, GAO.
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, MI. August 21.-
Wheat-Easier; spot No. 2 red, Ill;
spot No. 2 red western, liz: August No.
2 red, Ill: September. 100; steamer No.
2 red. LOS; receipts. 207,8b5 bushels.
Southern by sample. 90a1.10. Southern
on grade. 1.06a1.12A.
Corn-Receipts. 11.21s bushels.
oats-Unsettled and easier: new. No
bushels.
Rye--steady; New. No. 2, western ex-
port. 1.0sa1.12. Receipts. 556 bushels
Hay-Irreeular. No quotations.
Grain freights-Firmer; steam to Liv-
erpool. per bushel, unchanged. Picked
ports per quarter unchanged.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, August 21.-Wheat---
Spot No. Manitoba, lis SID; No. 8,
! Is 6hd; No l northern Duluth. lis
6td.
Corn-Spot. American mixed. new. 9s.
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NAMES ENVOY TO y. s.

Dominican President Appoints
A. Perez Perdono as Minister Here.
sANTo DOMINGO. August 2l.-Presi-
dent Jimsnsz has appointed his nephew,
DR.. Enrique Jimenez. now Dominican
minister to the United States, as min
lister Of the interior. A. Peres Perdono.
minister of finance. has been made
minister to the United States.
It 10 officially announced that quiet
prevails throughout the republic.
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished BY W. b. Hibbs 4 r.
members New York Stock Nxchanss. Wa
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LIVERPOOL,

LIVERPOOL, August 21.-Wheat-
spot ei M9. : II Manitona; rs gAd; .s no. g.
SID.
Corn-Spot, American mixed, new, 9s.
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Condition Of the Water.

Temperature and condition Of water
at s am: Great Falls-Temperature
80; condition. 55. Dalecarlia reservoir
IT; condition at north
connection 10: condition at south con-
nection. As. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Temperat IT: condition
at influent gatehouse, 40; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, So
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OIL STOCKS.

Quotations furnished BY ". B. aisb. Z CO,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-04

of the Holy Office has more than once
declared. On the other hand, the
Roman Ritual requires Extreme Unc-
ton to be administered to those sick,
who, when in possession of their
senses, did ask or would have asked
for it, or gave some signs of contri-
tfon, even if afterward they lost the
use of speech and consciousness. In
cases of doubt the Sacrament should
be administered under condition
Extreme Unction is given to adult
Catholics, deprived of their senses,
although they have led bad life, or
even lost the use of reason in the
very act of committing sin, provided
it can be supposed that they have
the general intention, as explained
aaboxe. The Church, guided by the
example of her divine Founder, who
came to save sinners, deems that
the Sacramento were instituted for
men, and that they should be adj
ministered to them especially at the
critical time of death, unless she is
fully convinced of the unworthiness
of the recipient; for she will not cast
such pearls before swine.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-04
A SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. opo OF CANTERBURY.

The father of Odo was pagan Dane,
settled in England, and he disinherited
his son because he saw him inclined
towards the Christian faith. Odo was
then taken up by Anthem, Saxon
noble, who had him instructed and
baptised, and educated him for the
priesthood. In the year 8S7 Athelm
went on pilgrimage to Rome, bear
ing to the Pope the offerings of King
Alfred and of his Saxon subjects. Odo
accompanied him as his chaplain, and
rewarded his patrons kindness by
miraculously raising him from bed
of sickness. So greatly was Odo reVer-
enced for his wisdom and holiness that
on his return he was made Bishop of
Shirburne; and to his prayers and
counsels the king ascribed a great
victory which he won over the pagans
A. D. 938. When named Archbishop
of Canterbury he took the habit of st.
Benedict. He discharged every duty
of a good pastor, and was noted of all
for his holiness, his prudence, and his
,firmness. He was the inflexible enemy
of all wrong; he pruned away abuses
and restored discipline amongst the
clergy, and was the friend and patron
of st. Dunstan. Neither smiles nor
threats could make him swerve from
the right way, because he feared moth
ing and desired nothing: he disarmed
all his foes. 1t was thus that he re-
buked and vigorously resisted the
young King Edwy, who was giving
public scandal. He died about A. D.
958, and his name was long held in
benediction as Odo the Good.
The young King Edwy had, it would
seem, married a person SO nearly re
lated to him that the marriage was
null and void. He refused to separate
from her, and on the very day Of his
coronation insulted and scandalized
his mobiles by leaving them and retiring
with his pretended wife. st. Odo sent
st. Dunstan to demonstrate in private
with the king, and bring him back
Edwy gave way, but in revenge ban
lished st. Dunstan. st. Odo resisted
Edwy in this and many other evi
acts, until, by his mingled gentleness
and decision, he compelled him tt
yield obedience to the laws of God ant
the Church.