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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
Merry Moments
As We Journey Through
Life Let Us Laugh
by the Way
ExhiIaratina Sport.

First Tourist Abroad - Ha, ha,
hal This is worth all the time,
money and bother I've spent over
herel
Second Ditto-How's that2
First Tourist deliberately kiss
ed the little servant maid with the
worst gossip in town looking on.
There she is over there telling my
wife about it, and the old lady can't
understand word of the language.
Judge.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
spurrsd BY Necessity.

"Why do 80 many young men
leave the farm?"
SWELL" replied Farmer Corntos-
sci. Gin most of the cases ] have
observed il was because they
couldn't earn. their salt as farm
hands an wasn't fixed to pay
board. "-Washington Star.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
He Job.

"Why does a man have to hire a
lawyer for every little thinga' Amt
the. laws plain?"
'eYou don't understand. A good
lawyer can take any law and prove
that it doesn't mean what it says"
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
Effective.

The late Charles e. Brookfeld
knew the mid Victoria celebrities.
and one Of his many stories relates
to an incident that occurred when
he was staying with Tennyson and
Fitzgerald. Tennyson had his feet
on the mantel shelf, and cold Fitx"
was much annoyed. After some
vain expostulation. Fitzgerald said:
"Do take your feet down, Alfred;
you look like a Longfellow.' Ten
nyson's feet came down instantly.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
Self SuMeioney.

"Why should anybody try to up
lift the stage%
"Why not?"
Hasn't it got wings of its ownT'
Baltimore American.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
The Near Prizes.

"Some men seem to enjoy bad
luck" remarked the cynical OBJ
server.
81 never met any such person"
ooh, yes, you have. Every fisher
man you ever knew took more pride
in the fish that got away than in
chose he actually caught. Wash
ington Star.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
The Hiah Sion.

"How did Won know that fellow
vas a masher?"
al guessed il from his soft crush
hat."-Baltimore American.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
The Conclusion.

81 tell you am no mans mani"
"TEen ] guess YOU must be a
lsdys man."-Baltimore American.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
In Varsity Terms.

Tapper-What is it a man longs
most for after he's been married a
few years?
Capper-A bachelors degree
New York Globe.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20

BILL hear Gill is looking for
work.
Jill-No, he's not. He's trying
to get political job. - Yonkers
Statesman.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-04
NOTRE DAME LIBRARY
A NEW BUILDING WILL srBE
ERECTED TO HOUSE THE
BOOKS AND TREASURES OF
THE UNIVERSITY.

Ground was broken recently for the
new quarter-milIion dollar library at
7Notre Dame University, Notre Dame,
Ind. The building will be of Bedford
stone, the roof of green tile. 1t will
have frontage of one hundred and
sixty feet and depth of one hundred
and ten feet. The architecture will
be in the Renaissance style and the
building will be ready for occupancy
year hence.
The library will have capacity of
$1,000 volumes, and will accommo-
date also the Catholic Archives OF
America, the paintings and statues in
the Bishops Memorial Hall, and the
art collection and historical museum.
The number of volumes in the library
at present is about 100000, only one
| half of which are now available, owing
to lack of room. The special Libraries
such as the Green collection and the
Dante collection, now housed in other
parts of the University, will be trans
| ferred to the new building. The
Dante collection at Notre Dame is
third in importance in the United
States. A rich library of the classics
of all nations, now kept in the Pres
| bytery of the University, and a large
art book collection and a great mum
| Der of incunabula and early manu-
scripts, some dating back to the ninth
century, viii also be taken care Of il
the new library,
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OUR LADY OF THE TRENCHES
A NEW TITLE FOR THE MADONNA
AMONG THE SOLDIERS.

Mr.. Philip Gibbs, the special CORE.
spondent Of the Daily Chronicle at the
front, writes as follows:
A company of English soldiers has
respected with jealous reverence a
memento of French troops who were
once in this section Of trenches. 1t
is an altar built into the side of the
trench, where Mass was said each
morning by soldier-priest It is
decorated with vases and candlesticks,
and above the altar table is a statue,
very crudely modelled, upon the base
of which are the words "Notre Dame
des Tranchees" Lady of the
Trenches" A tablet fastened in the
earth wall records in French the de-
sire Of those who worshipped here !:
"This altar, dedicated to Our Lady of
the Trenches, was blessed by the
chaplain of the - Of the line. The
9th squadron of the 9Th company
recommends its care and preservation
to their successors. Please do not
touch the fragile statue in French
clay" "Our Lady of the Trenches!" ]"
1t was the first time l had heard of
this new title of the Madonna, whose
spirit, il she visits these bitches. of
death, must weep with pity for all
those poor children of mankind whose
faith is SO unlike the work they have
to do.
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The new Metropolitan of Chicago
was born in Brooklyn in 1869, and
completed his theological course at the
Propaganda in Rome, where he was
ordained in 1895. He was secretary
to Bishop Mcdonnell of Brooklyn and
Chancellor of the Diocese until his
conservation as Auxiliary Bishop on
September 81, 1909.
The Bishop-elect of Buffalo was a
priest of the Archdiocese of Philadel-
phia before his conservation as Bishop
of Neuva Segovia, in the Philippine
Islands, on June IA, 1908. He was
transferred to the Diocese of Jaro on
April 10, 1908.
The Bishop-eleet of Covington is a
native of Rhenish Bavaria, where he
was born October 19, 1S49. Two years
later his parents emigrated to Cincin-
natl, where he was educated. He COM
pleted his theological course at Lou
vain, Belgium, and was ordained Sep
tember /, 1872. He occupied several
pastorates in the Diocese of Coving-
ton before his appointment as Vicar
General and Rector of the Cathedral
in July, 1883. Since the death of
Bishop Macs he has been Administra-
tor of the Diocese.
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FATHER fERsTl 0. S. B., DEAD
JOINED THE BENEDlcTINE Or
DER IN 1886 AND WAS oRDAlN-
ED IN 18eo-WAS PASTOR AT
ROSCOE, MIMI, FOR TEN
YEARS.

The Rev. Benno Ferstl, o. S. B.,
pastor of the Church of ST. Agnes,
Roscoe, Mimi, died on November 21,
in the forty-eighth year of his age,
and the twenty-ffth of his priestly
career. The funeral service was held
in st. Agnes Church on Tuesday
morning, November %, at which the
Solemn Mass of Requiem was cele.
brated by Father Gregory, o. S. B.
The remains were then taken to st.
Johns Abbey, Collegeville, Mimi,
where on the following morning, the
Right Reverend Abbot Engel celebrat.
ed a Pontifical Mass of Requiem, and
the Right Reverend Bishop Busch
gave the final absolution.
Father Ferstl was born at Dretfurt,
Bavaria, on July Is, 1857. He made
his simple religious profession as a
Benedictine on July 5, 1886, and was
ordained on August IL, 1890. He was
stationed for a short time in st. Paul,
Mimi, after which he went to Amity.
Vile. Long Island, where he founded
the parish of ST. Martin, of which he
was pastor for fifteen years. III
health forced him to retire for one
year, after which he assumed the pas.
torate of the parish at Roscoe, where
he has since resided.
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and scientific system of the morality
of human conduct She alone is the
| guardian of perfect truth. She alone
can now, as she has done in the past,
! vindicate the rights of human beings,
making no distinction between rich or
lpoor, weakling or robust For her,
life is sacred thing. 1t is some
thing that cannot be trifed with,
something that cannot be unduly sub
good, even for society's welfare. In
her eyes child crippled though it be,
is the work of the great Creator,
moulded by the hands of a God. 1t
has been brought into the world by
the Author of life. He alone gave it.
To Him alone belongs the preroga-
tive of taking it back. That child is
destined for supernatural end, to
which it's existence here is but the
forerunner. He has placed it on this
earth for His own wise ends, and no
man or number of men may take it
upon themselves to decide whether it
shall remain. "The Lord giveth and
the Lord taketh away" 1t is impera.
tive to take cognizance not merely OF
the material side of mans existence,
but also of his spiritual welfare. And
it is only by keeping this twofold
truth before the mind, that an ethical
problem such as this can be satisfac-
torily solved
Such in brief is the attitude of the
TNf .;c4 ..lo
ness of human life, the only attitude
that is complete, the only one con-
sistent Man is not entire master
over his own existence, much less
over that of another. We may not at
will hurl ourselves out of this world,
or claim what belongs to the Almighty,
A Two-FoId Obligation.
From this there follows a twofold
obligation. Man is bound in the first
place not to take his own life, or
that of another unless for self de-
Tense Secondly, he is bound to use
all ordinary means to preserve his
life. 1t is therefore clearly unlawful
for any reason whatever to place an
act which will be the direct cause OF
killing an innocent person. This Is
murder pure and simple. The state
may indeed pass sentence of death on
criminals, but this is power which
ultimately comes from God. as the
author OF society, and may be- exer-
cised only as punishment for capital
offenses, and in the right of self
defense. Similarly a state may de-
clare war in protection of its just
rights, or a private citizen save his
life against the attacks of the would
be assassin even to the killing of the
latter If necessary. But never is it
lawful under any circumstances to
Continued on page A.
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CAMPAIGN FOR ORPHANAGE

of workers, their evident good will
and enthusiasm. He paid special
tribute to the women who could
Ialways be relied upon, he said, in any
cause that requires generous sacrifice
and unselfsh devotion. These quail
ties of womanhood reinforced by the
steady loyalty and the business ex-
perience of the men would be sure to
achieve a splendid success in city
noted for it's generosity and aggres-
siveness in every worthy cause. He
recalled how handsomely the people
of Minneapolis had responded in the
past to the periodic appeals made on
behalf of the orphans. This gene
rosity, he was certain, would now be
shown in one grand effort which
would end the need for periodic ap-
peals.
After the Archbishops address the
final arrangements for the opening
days campaign were made by the cap
tains and their teams.
At half past eight Tuesday morning
the work began and in three hours
more than $4,000 was raised When
the workers met at the West Hotel
for the noon luncheon the exact
amount reported was $6,218. OF this
amount the Most Reverend Arch
bishop had given $1,000; Regan Bros,
81 900; l.. S. Donaldson, $1,000; Muir
ray Bros. and Ward, $500; Chute
Realty Co., $500; The Journal Print
ing Co., $780, the Powers Mercantile
Company, 5000; John P. Nash, $1O0;
M. H. Gavin, 500; A. H. Selb, $1O0;
Murphy-Travis Co., $1OO; J. c. Fame
chon, $100.
The honor team for the first day
among the men was that of captain
]. C. Sheehan, who reported $602.
Among the women, the team under
the leadership of Mrs. J. NJ Sullivan,
captured the banner for the first day
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-04
THE DUTY OF THE CLERGY TO
PREACH THE GoSPEL-THE
DUTY OF THE LAITY TO HEAR
IT-A WELL-INFoRMED LAlTY
NEEDED ToDAY-ATTENDANcE
AT HIGH MASS NECESSARY.
Sermon Preached BY Bishop Lawle
in the Cathedral of ST. Paul
Last Sunday.

"Go ye into the whole world and
preach the Gospel to every creature"
Not the least of the labors which
devolve upon the clergy is that of
preaching the Gospel, the Word of
Cod. 1t is not a work which may be
performed or omitted at will, but 1t is
strict duty which priests must full
fill toward those whose spiritual we'll
being is in their hands. We know
the mind of the Church on this point.
It is clearly expressed in her councils.
again and again she commands her
priests in charge of souls to feed them
With the saving truths of the Gospel
and she has punishment in store for
hose who fail to attend to this
sublime and important function.
During the years of His public life
Jesus went about all Galilee teaching
in their synagogues and preaching the
Gospel of the kingdom" 1t was His
principal occupation. Before ascend
ing into heaven He entrusted to His
apostles the Office of teaching and
preaching when He said to them:
"All power is given to me in heaven
and on earth. Go We therefore and
teach all nations" Go We into the
whole world and preach the Gospel to
every creature" In obedience to His
command the apostles going forth
preached everywhere" And still to.
day every priest to whom the care OF
souls is committed must obey the
same divine commission. With St
Paul he must repeat: "Woe is unto
me if preach not the Gospel
Duty of the Laity to Hear Sermons
Incumbent as is the duty Of preach
ing on the clergy it is not one-sided
It implies a corresponding obligation
on the part of the laity to hear the
word of God, to receive instruction
rom the pulpit in matters OF faitI
and morals, to believe what the
Church teaches. And the preaching
of the word Of God-the dispensing q
his spiritual food of the souls al
ways necessary and beneficial. Il
| vas Pope Plus x who wrote in one O
his encyclical letters that in matters
of religion the majority Of men in ouI
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-04
S11.75o SECURED BEFORE NOON
OF SECOND DAY-THREE DoNA.
TloNs OF $1,000 EAcH-GREAT
ENTHUSIASM At OPENING BAN
QUIET.

AS we go to press, we learn tha'
the sum of $11,75O has already been
raised in the 100000 campaign fo1
the Boys Orphanage in Minneapolis
This amount was announced at the
noon luncheon on Wednesday when
the teams of men and women made
their second report.
With a burst of enthusiasm thai
swept away all doubt of its success
the Orphanage Campaign for 100000
was launched last Monday evening at
n luncheon. in the West Hotel. Mime
auolis. The Most Reverend Arch
bishop, Right Reverend Bishop Nc
Golrick, score of priests and three
hundred and fifty laymen and women
attended. When the menu was dis
posed of the toastmaster, Neil M
Cronin, introduced Bishop McGolrick
the founder of the Boys Orphan
ASYLUM, who outlined the history oi
the institution from its establishment
and recalled the names of the pioneers
who were it's sturdy friends in the
early eighties.
Reverend Daniel J. Lefihan OF
Waterloo, Iowa, in whose parish
successful campaign for a parochia
school was conducted a few weeks
ago by Mr.. Sheffield, related with
much enthusiasm the story of thai
success. Mr.. Sheffield himself, the
manager of the campaign, made
brief earnest address. The toast
master then announced the Most Rev
erend Archbishop who expressed
deep qualification at the number:
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-04
SEMINARY Y
CINCINNATI PLANS NEW SEMI.
NARY TO COST 100000.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is tc
erect one of the most modern theologi
cal seminaries of the country, costine
approximately 100000, at Norwood
Heights, and the building will occup,
an extensive tract owned by the
Archdiocese in that suburb.
The drawing of plans and awardine
of contracts will probably occupy
more than a years time. The Arch
bishop has selected Rev. J. M. Field
man, pastor of Sacred Heart Church
Camp washington, Rev. l.. ]. Nau, D
D., pastor of st. Lawrence Church
Price Hill, and Rev. William Hickey
Dayton, as a committee to inspect
modern theological seminaries and tc
report building suggestions.
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THE WORD OF GOD

times must be considered ignorant"
1t cannot but be clear to all who stop
to think that though people be skilled
and proficient in the different depart
ments of human energy and achieve.
ment they may still be in sore need of
instruction in regard to the truths Of
faith, the facts of Church history, and
the duties of the Christian life. How.
ever learned they may be in the
domain of natural truths they may be
very ignorant concerning the world Of
the supernatural. Supremely desirous
as is the Church that her clergy shall
preach the Gospel in season and out
of season she is not less desirous that
her laity shall come to hear it and
having heard it shall keep it,
The Spokesman of God.y
The power Of God goes with the
preaching of the Gospel no matter
how feebly the task may be performed.
1t matters not who plants the seed and
waters it, God alone gives the in
crease. 1t matters not who delivers
the message of divine truth, be he
prelate or priest, it is God alone Who
can touch his words with the sacred
fire Of divine love to warm the hearts
of men. History is full of instances
in which wonderful results were eff.
fected in human hearts by sermons
which would not be pronounced mas
terpieces Of eloquence. In our
Savior's plan the sermon, the preach
ing OF the Gospel, is intended to be
the chief agency for the conversion
OF the world, for the spread Of the
faith, for the preservation of the
truths of revelation, for the guidance
of the faithful in the ways of holiness
and of truth. The event has proved
the wisdom Of His PLAN The preach.
ing of the kingdom of God has con.
verted the nations and changed the.
face of the earth. No wonder that it
has done so.
How beautifully does ST. Paul ex-
press the mission of those who preach
the Gospel: For we are ambassadors
for Christ, God as it were exhorting
by U.S. AS Gods interests are here
below, His spokesmen are here as
well. He has not left Himself with
out witness and that witness is the
Catholic pulpit-the chair OF truth
erected in His every house for the en-
llightenment and nourishment and en-
couragement and betterment Of men.
To preach is to be the Official
spokesman Of the Church. 1t is to.
be Gods mouthpiece. 1t is to SOW the
seeds Of truth and Of virtue in the
hearts of the people. How truly is 1t
the fulfilment Of our Savior's declara.
ton: "He that heareth yon heareth
| CONTINUED on page Sd
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CAMPAIGN FOR CHURCH
SACRED HEART PARISH, SUPERB.
OR, WIS, MUST RAISE $11,5oo IN
s SIXTY DAYS TO SECURE A BE.
QUEST OF $500.

The people of the Sacred Heart
Cathedral parish of Superior, Wis, are
planning campaign to raise $11,50C
within the next sixty days in order to
secure the bequest of $500 left te
the parish by the late Mgr. Fard!
on condition that the whole indebted
ness of $4,000 be wiped out in two
months. An organization to carry OF
the campaign has been formed ant
several teams Of men and women viii
begin the actual work of solicitint
subscriptions next week. The pastor
Father Rice, has already started the
fund with donation of 800.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-04

Since the Church of ST. Charles in
Minneapolis was destroyed by fire,
many children in that locality have
found it difficult to attend Sunday
school, owing to the distance from
the neighboring churches. In order
to provide for their religious educa-
ton the st. Charles Mission has been
established, with headquarters at 1927
27s street south, and placed under the
direction of the Rev. M. A. McRaith,
City Missionary, who resides at the
Pro-Cathedral of st. Mary. The new
mission was opened with big
Thanksgiving dinner on November 25,
ent nationalities partook of bounti-
full repast prepared for them by the
generosity of the friends of the insti-
tuition. The new home is very we'll
adapted for the purpose which it is in
tended to fulfil. There are four large
rooms on the first floor which will be
used exclusively for the Catholic chill
dren of the neighborhood
The actual work of the mission was
inaugurated on Sunday, November %,
when seventy-four children reported
for instruction in Christian Doctrine
A number of young women Of Mime
apolis have generously offered their
time and services for the work and
seven of them are actually engaged on
Sunday afternoons. Others will give
their time on Tuesday afternoon from
four to six o'clock At present, the
ST. Charles Mission will be open only
on Sunday and Tuesday. Later on,
as the work progresses and it's sphere
of usefulness widens, it will be opened
more frequently, if not every day of
the week, so that classes in sewing
and other household duties may be
taught. Games and amusements will
also be provided for the children who
patronize it.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-04

A telegram from His Excellency, the
Most Reverend John Bonzano, Apos
tolic Delegate, to Mgr. Fitzsimmons
Administrator of the Archdiocese OF
Chicago, conveys the news that at the
next Consistory the Holy Father will
appoint Bishop Mundelein, of Brook
lyn, Archbishop of that See in success
sion to the late Archbishop Quigley.
1t Is also officially announced that
the Right Reverend Dennis ]. Dough.
erty, Bishop of Jaro, in the Philip
pine Islands, will be transferred to the
vacant See of Buffalo, N. Y, in sue.
cession to the late Bishop Cotton, and
that the Very Rev. Ferdinand Bros
sart, Administrator of the Diocese of
Covington, KY, has been appointed
Bishop of that Diocese.
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

suitable man is found, who can make
his home in Washington, the demands
made upon Mr.. Buffers time by his
work in New York making it impos-
sible for him to continue to act as
secretary. Mr.. Mulry's work can and
will be done from New York, but an
able and devoted secretary will be in
charge of the national headquarters.
1t is estimated that the expense the
first year need not exceed $1,80000.
No assessment will be made to meet
it, reliance being placed on the gen.
erosity of councils, conferences, in.
dividuals to come forward with volun-
tary offerings. Much of the amount
is already subscribed, the New York
Central Council giving $250O0 and
Brooklyn and other Councils generous
amounts.
The meeting was called to order at
2 P. M. on November 20 in Caldwell
Hall by Bishop Shahan, Rector of the
Catholic University. There was a
large number of delegates present
from the eastern, middle and western
states. Addresses were delivered by
Archbishop Hanna of San Francisco
Bishop Shahan, Mr.. Mulry of New
York and Mr.. Cannon of Chicago
Several committees were appointed tc
report on details of reorganization
In the evening the delegates were
given a banquet in the students din
ing hall of the University at which
Bishop Shahan presided as toastmas
ter; and arrangements were made fol
them to go to confession that evening
and receive Holy Communion the fol
flowing morning.