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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
THE DRINK QUESTION IN SOUTH
AFRICA.

Commenting on the charge made
against drink in England, that it was
doing more damage in this war than
all the German submarines put to-
gether," the Catholic Magazine for
South Africa says:
In South Africa fortunately there
has been no lack of response to the
call of the country and the Empire.
Thanks largely to the wise attitude
taken up by General Botha, the mobili-
zation of the Defense Force to the
Union has been a surprise to friend
and foe The drink problem has not
entered as factor impeding the work
to any large extent; although we fear
that in the early months, the pro-
longed residence of SO many young
troops in our large cities has placed
them in the way of unusual tempta-s
tions, to which they have to some ex-
Etent succumbed. But at the present
moment most of our troops are in
places where there is little possibility
of obtaining alcoholic liquors, and
this is our common advantage.
itself to us in South Africa, is chiefly
a colored question. The natives in
| the Transvaal compounds and our col
| ored folk in the wine-growing dis
triets of the Cape are the easiest VIC
| tins of the drink habit. Much has
been done by law already to curtail
| the dangerous facilities that these en-
| joyed for running themselves. But
much remains to be done yet to carry
out the excellent laws that already
exist, and are sometimes dead letter.
Our prisons are full of white men,
women and children, who have been
tempted by the rich monetary rewards,
to break the laws in regard to supply
ing natives with liquor.
'But even the law of the Trans
vaal needs further strengthening in
order to deal effectively with the
| evils of Bantu drunkenness. Whilst
alcoholic liquors of European brew
/ are strictly forbidden in the COM
pounds, no means has yet been de-
vised to prohibit the native beers that
are made within, chiefly from such
apparently harmless ingredients as
sugar cane and golden syrup. This
latter beer once enjoyed the most
inappropriate name of missionary
JAM presumably because it was for
hidden by the missionaries. The Kafir
under the care of missionaries is
usually safe from the allurements of
the alcohol fiend. Among heather
natives the old tribal habits of
drunkenness still prevail, but they are
by no means SO bad as the habits
learned in civilized areas. 1t is not
fair to the simple native, who is in
many ways child, to expose him to
the temptations of city life which are
successfully resisted only by the best
white men. Hence total prohibition
for natives has been the watchword
of all those who have at heart the
welfare of the native races; both their
bodily and their spiritual welfare
demand it.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
INDULGENCES FOR TOTAL.
ABSTAINERS.

4
On the occasion of the 125th an
niversary of the birth of Father
Matthew, the renowned Apostle
of Total Abstinence, which falls
on next Sunday, October 10, it
may be well to recall the in
dulgences, plenary and partial,
granted to the members of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Of America by His Holiness Pope
Plus x, under date of July 10,
1906, and of May q, 1914. This
may help to arouse new interest
in movement which has done so
much for the cause of sobriety
among Catholics and which is
capable Of, still greater expansion
and development if those who
could make it successful would
only help to extend it's benefcent
influence.
The following plenary indul-
gences may be gained after Con
fession and Holy Communion, by
visiting a church or public chapel
and offering prayers for the in
tentions of the Pope:
On the day Of admission into a
Society; on the anniversary OF
admission; on the feast Of the
Ititular, or patron Saint, Of the So.
ciety to which the member be-
longs; on the feast Of St. John the
Baptist or on the Sunday follow
ing; on the first Sunday Of Janu-
airy, April, July, October; once a
month on any day, provided the
member has said three Hail
Marys daily for thirty days fol-
the suppression Of intemperance
A Plenary Indulgence at the
hour Of death after Confession
and Holy Communin, or, if this be
impossible, provided the dying
member invoke the name Of Jesus
orally, or at least in his heart.
The following partial indul
gences have been granted: An in
diligence of seven years and sever
times forty days may be gained OIL
Good Friday, Ascension Thursday
Assumption B. v NJ, and Christ
mas, by. members who visit {
church or public chapel and there
offer prayers for the intentions Of
the Pope and renew, publicly OF
in secret, their resolution to alb
stain from intoxicating liquors; al
indulgence of three hundred days
each time to all members who will
endeavor to reform persons ad
dicted to drink, or who will in
duce even one Of them to join !;
temperance society; also granted
to those who attend Temperance
society meetings. n
All these induLgences may b,
applied to the Souls in Purgatory
All Masses celebrated for a de
ceased member have the spiritua
benefit Of privileged altar.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
WHAT GERMAN LEADERS SAY.

Intemperance tends not only to
weaken body and mind, but to under
mine the sense of duty and honor, re-
gard for parents, and authority, love
for king and country. Without these
virtues a man can never be soldier.
-surgeoP-General Rudeloff-
There IS nothing to be said In favor
of alcohol in the treatment OF infec.
tious diseases. 1t has no place what
ever either in acute or chronic infec-
tious diseases or to lower the fever or
to kill the germs.--Dr. Ewald, Uni
Versity of Berlin.
If alcoholic intemperance could be
stopped, if the countless crimes and
diseases for which it lis responsible
could thus be essentially diminished,
and, if the wasted millions spent for it
could be put to rational use, then the
German people, by virtue of their
otherwise excellent characteristics,
would reach incompatible excellence.
Minister der Recke.
There appear to be no question
but that the use Of alcohol essentially
lowers efficiency and power Of re.
sistance. In these serious times, we
need the full strenth of every soldier.
Whatever tends to diminish this in
jures the interests of the nation and
sins against the fatherland, to which
now, more than ever all our strength
belongs. General Won Kissing.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
adopt children and give them all
the advantages of home.

adopt children and give them all
the advantages of a home.
While we have no intention oil
discouraging those who may be
planning to take a child from the
Orphans Home in New York, we
suggest. that, before communicat-
ing with those in charge, they as
sure themselves that they cannot
be supplied with one nearer home
In st. Paul and Minneapolis, fol-
example, there are three orphan
Iasylums conducted by Sisters and
in other towns of the state there
are diocesan institutions for Cath
Eolic children who have been de-
Eprived Of their natural guardians
Very often it happens that these
institutions have boys and girls
/ for whom suitable homes in Cath
Eolic families are desired and there
Els no reason why preference
Eshou1d not be given to them by
the Catholics OF Minnesota and OF
the Northwest.
Even if the diocesan orphanages
cannot supply the demand made
upon them by Catholic families
anxious to adopt children, it does
not necessarily follow that appli-
cation must be made to orphan
agesin the East. Itnot infrequently
happens that the priests and
others who are interested in social
work know of children for whom
suitable homes are desired and
they would be glad to get in touch
with people who may wish to
adopt child. If your pastor
cannot help you in this matter
why not make application to the
City Missionary of st. Paul or Of
Minneapolis who may be able te
help you in this matter. Write tc
the Reverend T.. f. Ryan, 23s
Selby Avenue, st. Paul, or to the
Reverend M. A. McRaith, 1925
Laurel Avenue, Minneapolis, who
will be glad to aid you in youl
laudable and charitable purpose.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
METHoDIsTs AND AMUsE-
MENTS.

. The delegates to the Northern
Minnesota lay conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in
session last week at Minneapolis
went on record in favor of less
rigid rules relating to dancing,
card playing and other amuse-
ments. A resolution was adopted
recommending that the general
conference Of the Methodist
Church modify it's attitude in this
regard on the ground that this
is a matter for the individual con.
science rather than for a hard and
fast regulation. Many lay con.
ferences throughout the country
are expected to take similar
action.
This is concession to the trend
of the times-a revolt OF the indi
vidual against the puritanica
spirit which would deprive him Of
innocent amusement. 1t is also ar
Indication of the general tendency
among the sects to adopt the sane
attitude of the Catholic Church OF
the question Of amusements that
are not in themselves sinful
though they may become occasions
Of sin by reason of circumstances
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
ORPHANS FOR ADOPTION.

A carload of babies for adoption
by Catholic families in the west
was sent. out last week from the
Orphan Asylum conducted by the
Sisters of Charity in New York.
Forty-five of the sixty-fve babies
found foster parents IN Minnesota.
The ease with which suitable
places were found for these or
phans speaks volumes for the
charity of our people It shows
that there are many Catholic
families in the state wiling to
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

1t is evident that President Will
son has not a very high estimate
of the religious character of his
official advisers. At a recent SEES
sion of the cabinet he is said to
have remarked: 81 don't know
whether you men believe in prayer
or not. This is not a very high
tribute to the Christian character
of the men whom he has chosen
to aid him in solving the many
problems with which the ruler of
a, great nation has to grapple.
After more than two years of in
innate association with them, he
should know them better. We
hope they are not as unprayerful
as his expression of doubt i'm
plies,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

The appointment of the Very
Reverend p. J. O'Callaghan, C. S.
p. as Superior of the Apostolic
Mission House in Washington will
not necessitate the retirement of
the Venerable Father Elliott from
that institution. He will remain
as Rector Emeritus and continue
to edify and instruct, by word and
example, the young priests who
follow the courses given at the
Mission House.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

Our readers will be pleased to
learn that the Right Reverend
Bishop Hebron of Winona, who
was seriously wounded some
weeks ago, is making rapid prog
ress towards recovery, under the
personal care of DR.. Mayo in st.
Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MINI.
The X-ray examination to which
lie was subjected last week dis
closed the fact that the bullet is
lodged in the tissues of the upper
shoulder where it will do no harm.
No attempt will be made to re-
move it as its presence there will
not interfere with the Bishop s
complete recovery.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

=.
We have no, means. of knowing
how many Catholic veterans
marched in the grand parade of
the G. A. r. III Washington last
week, at the head of which Briga-
dier-General Nelson A. Miles, re-
tired, rode as Chief Marshal; but
we hope the number was very
small. Had all of them refused,
they would have beeen within
their rights, in view of the we'll
known attitude of Miles towards
his Catholic fellow citizens. AS a
dyed-in-the-wool bigot, Miles is
utterly unworthy of the honor
shown him on that occasion. As a
leader of the sO-called Guardians
OF Liberty he would prescribe
Catholics solely on account OF
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

The Rosary has been enriched
with such a wealth of indugences
that it is impossible to enumerate
them here. Nor is it necessary.
The faithful are we'll aware of the
fact that the Rosary is, so to
speak, the golden key which I'M
locks the treasure-house OF divine
grace and enables devout souls to
lay up for themselves riches i'll
heaven which surpass all the
wealth of earth.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

For when peace is made at last,
and the vast armies now fighting
are mustered out, greater throngs
of immigrants than ever viii be
leaving their war-riyen, heavily
taxed countries for the United
States. Are we American Catho-
lies getting ready to receive them?
This pamphlet is published by the
America Press, SO East SD Street,
New York. Price, five cents.
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their religion, while accepting
their money for his support as a
retired officer of the United States
Army. The sooner Miles disap-
pears from the public life of the
nation which he dishonors by his
un-American sectarianism, the
better for all concerned.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

The "Our Father" and the
Hail Mary" are the two best
prayers in the treasury of the
Church s devotions. They have
God for author and the Church
for sponsor. Make them your
daily petitions for divine favor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

Last week at cabinet meeting,
President Wilson, we are told, led
in prayer. We hope he will con-
timue to "ask the help of God"
until the vexing Mexican question
is settled in the right way.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

fore the courts; but the majority
of the directors finally decided to
acquiesce in the ruling rather
than jeopardize the $4,000 to
which the high school was en-
titled for the present year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

Make the recitation Of the
Rosary your act of thanksgiving
for the blessings of each day and
your petition for a continuance
of Gods protection through the
intercession of His Blessed
Mother.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
SATURDAY, OCT. 9, 1915.

Are you making it a practice to
say the Rosary daily during this
month? If not, you fail in your
duty as a loyal Catholic.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

Entered as second-class matter, jan
Ps Paul. Minn undsr Ic ae o PSMs arc Sse 1915
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

To possess disposition to see the
favourable rather than the unfavour.
able side Of things conduces more to
happiness than to be heir to ten thou.
sand year.-David Hume.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

Rev. James M. Reardon. Editor.
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Return to the Church.


On the other hand the rise of Cath
-olicism, especially during the last
seVenty-five years, has been very pro-
nounced in all the Protestant coun-
tries. In England, Scotland and
Wales. conversions average about
5000 a year. In the United States
they run close to 10000 year. The
population of Germany, not SO much
by conversions as by the effect of a
superior birth.rate, is steadily shift.
ing towards a larger Catholic per-
centage, SO much SO that even Prot,
estant writer's admit that in another
hundred years Germany will have a
preponderance of Catholics.
More significant even than these
changes from without has been the
drift within Professionalism itself
away from old-time principles. This
development has been twO-sided. On
the one side there ii what Is known
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
CONVERSION OF PROTEsTANTs
THE STATE OF PRoTEsTANTIsM
TODAY AS COMPARED WITH
WHAT 1T WAS LIN THE BEGIN
K:NG. rs

Two more years and Professionalism
will have completed the fourth cent
ury Of its existence. On October 81,
1917, Martin Luther nailed the famous
Ninety-fiYe Theses to the door of the
Wittenberg Cathedral and thereby
started that particular revolt against
the authority of the Church of Christ
known as the Reformation. Many
other heresies had had their birth
and death in the fifteen hundred years
before. The attitude of the Protestant
leaders was not essentially different
from the attitude of the founders of
these former movements, which for a
space of years, sometimes long, some
times short, measured their strength
against the Catholic Church and failed,
writes Stuart P. West, in the August
number of the Messenger of the Sa-
cred Heart
Our present subject-matter does not
call for a discussion of whether or not
Professionalism will eventually go the
way of all other religious revolutions
of the past. But when our Holy
Father asks us to pray for the con.
version of Professionals, one of the prin.
cipal thoughts must be that Protes,
tantism now as compared with what
it was at the beginning, has far less
influence among it's own people, and
that never before has the weakness OF
its hold been more apparent than ii
is today. If a great section of the
Protestant community have with
drawn, as unquestionably they have
from active church participation, be
cause the Protestant church has
ceased to appeal to them, then it is q
particularly fitting time for the Catho
lie world to pray that this secession
may not lead into the ranks of the
intidels, but back to the bosom Of
Mother Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09
In the Beginning.

In the Beginning.
Let us consider then very briefly
what was the status of Professionalism
in the early days of the Reformation
and see how this compares with it's
present position. In the first half of
the sixteenth century Europe, for
reasons that were largely economic
and political, was ripe for innovation.
Many Of the ruling sovereigns had
their axes to grind, and they found
their subjects ready to follow where
ever they led. This was the explain
alton for the first rapid sweep Of tue
new religion. 1t was not that Luther's
doctrines took hold of the minds and
convictions of the mass of men, but
that the leaders of the religious re-
volt promised an entire subversion of
the older order of things, and this
was what most people thought they
wanted.
Thirty-fve years after the first
break with Rome the Protestant cause
was triumphant over tWo-thirds of
Europe. Not only was it in complete
possession of England, the Scandi-
nayian countries and northern Ger
many; it had gained the ascendancy
also in Poland, in Bohemia, in Hun
gary. 1t seemed to be surely drawing
France away from the church; it had
acquired a strong foothold in the Aus
trian Arch-duchy, it had penetrated
even into Spain and Italy.
The Reaction.
Then about the year 1855 there
came an amazing change. The newly
organized Society of Jesus, under St
Ignatius Loyola, had begun what is
known in history as the Catholic Coun.
Transformation. There had been a
great revival of religious life within
the Church. The Council of Trent had
met and had renewed and re-stated in
convincing fashion the truths Of Chris
tian doctrine. Finally the people had
had time to see that the Protestant
1 flood left no millennium in it's wake
but that economically and socially the
rank and file we're not as we'll off as
they were before The reaction to the
Catholic Church in the short interval
of ten years following 1866, is one Of
the marvels of history. Rapidly as
Professionalism had spread in the first
instance, it's repulse was equally swift
In this one decade it disappeared com
i pletely or in greater part from nearly
half the territory it had won Austria
Bohemia, Hungary, Poland-the vas
majority of their people-Were brought
back to the faith. And the ground
i recovered i'm these few years has
never since been lost. Since thu
middle of the sixteenth centur!
Professionalism has not been able tt
launch in Europe another forwart
move. 1t has gained nothing owe
what it held in 1865; it has lost enor
mously as compared with what j
held in 1856.
4 Return to the Church.
On the other hand the rise of Cath
olicism, especially during the las
q.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Standardizing the Dance.
The PhiladeIphia Press.

From the Philadelpnla Press.
Peace is now assured in a realsl
where for months war, or at least dis
cord. has seemed inevitable. The dane
ing masters of America, hitherto rivals
apparently prepared tG go to any
lengths of cut-throat competition, have
agreed among themselves to approve
nine dances and to standardiZe four
others. Hereafter they will teach
them all in the same way and upstarts
who attempt to inject new forms of
toe-fiinging and new holds will be out
lawed and all means Of subsistence
taken away from them.
1t is interesting to note what dances
survive this pact. Among those duly
approved are the lulufado, the ta-tao,
the furlano the fox trot and the der
Mere tango. Among those that here
after will be taught to conform to one
universal standard in the case Of each
are the syncopated waltz, the hesita-
tion waltz. the maxixe and the one step.
1t was time that such action was TAX
en-. Things terpsichorean had come to
such pass that oftentimes nobody
knew what he was dancing or had any
but the dimmest hope that he could
make his partner know. Now Boston
can dance with Keokuk to the mutual
joy of both, dance hall in San Fran
cisco will in all essential respects re-
mind the stranger of his favorite resort
in New Orleans and music everywhere
will make all feet as we'll as all hearts
beat in harmony.
Evening star., 1915-01-03

was pale. The sweet wild rose color
had faded. Suddenly she remembered
the words Of Mrs. Roger Temple. ST,
When spring comes, Betty, we'll put
honeykins in his Oldest rompers
and turn him loose in. the garden.
There's nothing finer for baby
than digging and rolling in the warm,
sweet earth. You'll see he'll fairly
sprout, Betty!"
Betty had listened disdainfully. AL
low her spotless, perfumed little boy
to roll in the dirt? She guessed not!
Now, looking at him on the balcony,
SO many feet above Il blade of gress,
hearing Mary's pitiless. Hes get
ting very pale and thin, don't you
think%' she Ionged wildly for the old
Temple, garden. an old pair of romp-
ers and-yes, Mrs. Roger Temple, ST..
cheerfulIy assuring her honey kins was
"sprouting." Really, when she thought
of it, there were times when Mrs.
Roger Temple, ST., was a CHEEKY, con-
soling soul.
Following Mary's suggestion, she
took Roger III to a park to romp
with other children. Strange to say,
he merely looked at them tentatively
and clung a little closed to mother. 1t