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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
CATHOLIC NOVELIST DEAD
DoRoTHEA GERRARD'S LAST
BOOK DESCRIBES EUCHARIsTIc
CONGRESS IN VIENNA-MAR-
RIED AUSTRIAN OFFICER.

A notable Catholic novelist has
passed away in the person of Doro-
thea Gerard, daughter of an old
Catholic family of Lanarkshire and
sister of the late Father John Ger
rard, Provincial of the English Jesu-
its. Although she died in Vienna on
September 30, news of her death has
only just reached London owing to
the war. Dorothea Gerard spent
most of her life in Austria, which she
loved. She. was sent to convent at
Graz as young girl and married
Field Marshall Longarde de Long
garde of the Austrian army, settling
in Vienna. CurioUslY enough, her
last book, only recertlg published and
called Passion and Faith, is the first
novel introducing Catholicism which
she has written. 1t shows the triumph
of faith over passion and, incidental
ly, weayes in a description of the Eu-
charistic Congress in Vienna, which
proves the turning point in the hero
ines career. Dorothea Gerard at one
time wrote defence of the Austrian
army officers, and collaborated with
her sister, Madame LiszoWska, in her
earlier works.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
SCIENTIFIC RELIGION
Sincerely,
4 JOHN IRELAND,
Archbishop of st. Paul.


uity is its unique historical ground
work. By this we mean that among
the rival religions that Invite mans
attention Christianity alone presents
certain historical credentials, which,
defying the assaults Of time, compel
the rational assent of mans mind to
the conclusion that the Christian re
ligion had it's origin in a genuine
divine revelation. In this sense can
we readily admit that Christianity
is scientific religion, that is, a re-
ligion reared on the impregnable facts
of history and attested as divine by
rsssssesi III s d GpGrnatGraf signs made mani
fest to historical witnesses, and, the
embodiment of certain truths taught
of God through His historical re-
vealer-Jesus Christ.
That Christ lived; that He was the
realization of Hebrew prophecy; that
He worked miracles; that He fore,
told future events; that He was the
most perfect of men; that He
preached Gospel of salvation; that
He proclaimed Himself the Son OF
God, yea very God; that He was CRU
Gifted and rose again from the dead;
that He instituted an infallible
Church to perpetuate His work of saw
ing men, are SO many facts evidenced
| by authentic hiStory-yes, facts,
scientific facts which lead to the in
evitable conclusion that the Christian
religion is a religion which all minds
even the most modern and scientific
can and should accept as real Di
vine Revelation.
! The modern man, then, be he ever
so scientific need not fear that his
science or his reason will suffer any
violence, or must surrender any OF
their Just claims when he accepts the
| doctrines of the Christian Faith. Fol
| what higher motive and more satisfy
ing reason can the human mind de
mand to justify its assent to truth
| than the duly attested infallible worC
of the omniscient God? What firmel
| ground of assent can science suggest
| Yet such is the Christians reason fol
1 do IluC. IllC uOSNliASb "
His holy religion are The
| truths of God made manifest through
| Christ, Whose life we have recorded
in four biographies composed by the
companions and contemporaries o
the Saviour. The objective historic
value of these records grows more
manifest with the progress of rea
scientific history. Christianity, then
resting on the pillars of the four Cos
pels, whose impregnable foundation
is the historical Personality o
Christ, has withstood the corrodinI
influence of that time which con
sumes all purely human institutions
and will continue in its unchequeret
career, to withstand the blasts of ad
verse criticism through all futur
ages: because while inimical t
4 pseudo-science and the vagaries Q
superficial minds it will assimilate tn
II best and genuine fruits of reason an
science and of whatsoever else c
!, good report amongst men, since i
the words of its Divine Author: "Th
) heavens and the earth shall pas
! away but my words shall not pas
away
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
CATHOLIC INDIAN BUREAU
TWO PRIESTS ADDED TO THE
STAFF-FATHER 5ERGS AND
FATHER HUFFER.

At a recent meeting of the directors
of the Catholic Indian Bureau Rev.
Frederick J. Bergs, an assistant at
Saint Clements Church, Chicago, IL
linois, was appointed to the staff of
the Bureau of Catholic Indian Mis-
sions, Washington.
Father Bergs is an American by
birth, and graduate of Marquette
Law School. Previous to entering
Innsbruck, Austria, where he studied
theology, he practiced law for some
time in the city of Saint Paul, Min.
nesota.
Reverend William Huffer, the Dio-
cesan Missionary of the Diocese OF
Oklahoma, was also appointed to aid
in the work of gathering funds for
the Catholic Indian schools, and at
the present time he is lecturing in
the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
PLANS MADE FOR COMPLETING
THE FUND FOR ITS ADoRN-
MENT-LUNcHEo FOR WORK
ERS ON JANUARY +LETTER
OF THE MOST REVEREND
ARCHBISHOP TO THE CLERGY.

A special effort is being made by
the Catholic women of st. Paul, who
have charge of the work of soliciting
funds for the completion and adorn-
ment of the Chapel of the Blessed
Virgin in the New Cathedral, to Sc
cure the amount necessary for the
undertaking. A number of women
have been appointed leaders whose
duty it is to distribute to others
books for the recording Of donations
to the fund and who will later on
collect these books and donations and
make a report to the Executive Com
mittee having general supervision
over the work.
All the women engaged in the task
OF soliciting subscriptions, as well as
all others interested in the completion
of Our Lady's Chapel, will be invited
to luncheon in the st. Paul Hotel
on Tuesday, January 4, when the gen.
eral reports will be read and plans
formulated for the speedy completion
of the work.
In this connection the following let
ter has been sent by the Most Rev
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
FOUNDING HOME
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE
SACRED HEART WILL EsTAB.
LIsH ONE IN SEATTLE.

Mother Frances X. Cabrini, SUI
perior General and foundress of the
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, with headquarters in
Rome, is at present in Seattle, being
personally interested in the erection
of a home in that city for infants and
foundlings. Right Reverend Bishop
-ODea. Mayor Gill and many of the
prominent city officials and citizens
of Seattle requested Mother Cabrini
to undertake this great work, which
she consented to do, and has already
begun the 1aborious task. The Order
of which she is the foundress con.
sists of over twelve hundred nuns,
with numerous missions in the East
ern and the Western Hemispheres.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
PRIESTS REMARKABLE INVENTION
ABBE TAULEIGNE HAS INVENTED
AN INSTRUMENT TO ENABLE
SURGEONS TO EXAMINE THE
INTERIOR OF THE BODY.

The Able Tauleigne, Cure of Pou-
ligny, France, the Director of the
photographic service of Mention, who
is also acting as military infrmarian
at the front, has made a remarkable
invention. This priest has achieved
great success in. the domain of optics
and wireless telegraphy. He has now
given to the surgical world an instru-
ment specially useful at this tragic
moment. The radio-stereometr in
vented by the Able Tauleigne will
enable the surgeon to examine with
his own eyes the interior Of the
human body. Naturally it viii be of
great assistance in the extraction of
bullets. Already many lives have
been saved at Mention by the use of
this instrument by the distinguished
surgeon in collaboration with the
Able Tauleigne. Many well-known
surgeons have gone to Mention to see
the radio-stereometre. Needless to
say. such an invention has been the
result of much patient research. II
is the outcome of long and persever-
ing effort, and the daily labor of the
Able TauIeigne was not carried on
without serious danger, while he sus
tanned very serious injury to one Of
his hands during its progress.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
DR.. SPENSLEY DEAD
A CONVERT TO THE CHURCH AND
A MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.

Rev. DR.. John Spensley, President
of the Cardinal Gibbons Memorial
Hall at the Catholic University, Wash
ington, d. c., died at Providence Hos
pital in that city, on December 8, as
a result of heart troubles and con-
sequent complications.
DR.. Spensley was born in Galena,
Ill.,, in 1872, of non-Catholic parents.
He was descendant of the we'll
known Crozier family of France, and
received his early education at Al
bany Academy. In 1854, he entered
the Catholic Church with his mother,
and later became an ecclesiastical
student at the North American Col
lege, Rome, where he was ordained a
priest in 1894 for the Diocese of Al
bany, and in the same year received
from the Propaganda College the
degree of Doctor of Divinity.
After serving for several years in
his own diocese, he entered the Cath
olic University in 1903 at the call OF
the then Rector, Bishop O'Connell,
and was attached to the administra.
ton staff until the present time. He
was for several years President OF
Albert Hall but when the Cardinal
Gibbons Memorial Hall was opened
in 1911, DR.. Spensley was promoted
to its Presidency. In this capacity
he had constantly one hundred and
thirty young men under his care, com
ing from all parts of the United
States.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

which he was a delegate. A report of
this meeting appeared in recent
issue of The Catholic Bulletin. Father
Ryan gave a brief address eXplana-
tory of the work of the City Mission
airy and urged the members of the
different conferences to take q more
personal interest in the poor with
whom they come into contact in an
effort to, find out the determining
causes of their poverty with a view
to the permanent betterment of their
condition in life. Mrs. w. J. O'Toole,
President of the Guild of Catholic
Women, described the different de-
partments of that organization, laying
particular emphasis on it's relief fea-
lures. Bishop LaWler gave brief ad-
dress on the Catholic concept of true
charity, and Mr.. G. I'll. +. Smith
urged the formation of more parish
conferences.
The meeting was brought to close
with an address by the Most Rev
erend Archbishop in which he con-
graduated the st. Vincent de Paul
men on the evidence Of renewed in
terest in Catholic charitable work
and exhorted them to make an appeal
to other Catholic men who are quail
fed to assist them in carrying out
the projects of the society. He COM
mended the Particular Council for the
efforts made by its officers to estab-
lish new Conferences in the different
parishes and revive old ones. He ex-
pressed the hope that before long a
Metropolitan Council would be estab-
lished in st. Paul and declared that
it was his intention to organize
Particular Council in Minneapolis
and to inaugurate the formation of
parish conferences in that city.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
|RELAND'S POPULATION
LATEST CENSUS SHOWS IN
CREASE OF 9,59s-DEcREAsE IN
EMIGRATION THE CAUSE.

The latest census figures for Ireland
show an increase in population. This,
for Ireland, is an agreeable novelty.
For the quarter ended September so
last, the number of births in Ireland
was 27,T79, Il rate of 20S per thousand
and the deaths 14,670, rate of 13.4
per thousand There were only 3,511
emigrants, SO that the net increase in
population is $685..
1t is the decrease in emigration
which has turned the scale. The
situation might be even more salts
factory were it not for the heavy
death rate of children under one year
old. About one Irish child in every
dozen dies before it has reached the
age of twelve months. Leinster and
Ulster have the predominance in this
respect.
in unem one child in every seven
or eight dies an i6.aat, IN .Cannaught
only one child In every fifteen.
That Ireland is a less distressful
country than it used to be and now is
on the mend, is further evident from
the statistics of pauperism. Here
there has been a very marked de-
crease. There were nearly 5000
fewer people in the work houses in
the quarter under review than the
average of the same period for the
past ten years.
The least satisfactory feature of the
returns is the maintenance of high
death rate from tuberculosis. The
scourge yearly takes great toll of
Irish lives.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
new CONGREGATION FOUNDED
CARDINAL RlsLETI APPOINTED
RnFFEeT OF CONGREGATION
OF "sEMlNARIEs AND uNlvER-
SITlEs."

Pope Benedict has issued a most
important Motu Proprio instituting a
new Congregation of "Seminaries and
Universities" which will control
everything connected with ecclesias
tical studies, taking up all matters
which were previously looked after
by the Congregation of Studies and
taking over from the Consistorial
Congregation the ever-increasing work
in regard to the control of seminaries
The secretary and the assessor OF
the Consistorial Congregation are ex
officio members of the new Congre
cation, whose prefect and secretary
will be members of the Consistorial
Congregation. The Holy Father has
appointed Cardinal Bisleti prefect OF
the new Congregation.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18

have been received and it is not un-
likely that the final reports will show
that about $6S,0OO has been secured
for the Orphanage as result of the
campaign-a sum sufficient to place
that institution on more satisfactory
financial basis and enable it to make
improvements which are vitally neces-
sary for it's future success.
Each day Of the campaign silken
banner was presented to the women's
team bringing in the largest amount,
and also to the mems team that stood
highest for the day. At the end of
the campaign two teams of men and
two of women were so close to each
other in the final totals that, instead
of presenting one silver cup to. the
women's division and one to the mems
division, it was decided to present
two silver cups to each division. In
the women's division the first prize
went to the team captained by Mrs.
Richard Evans which collected
$3,541.S4, and the second prize was
presented to the team of Mrs. Grace
Gum, which turned in $3,026. Hon.
orable mention was given to the
team >of Mrs. w. W. Hughes
whose total was $2,473.79. In the
mems division John G. Sheehan's
team won the first prize with $5,672,
F. R. Cullens won the second with
$4,271, and Dr. J. C. Crowley's team
received honorable mention for col
lecting $3,406.
Mr.. Sheffield complimented the
executive of the campaign and
the teams taking part in 1t on tue
great success which had attended
their efforts, and thanked all who had
contributed to it's success. The Most
Reverend Archbishop then addressed
the banqueters felicitating them OH
the magnificent outcome of their eff
forts on behalf of the Orphan Boys
Home and assuring them of his deep
appreciation of all they had done for
this most worthy charity. He invited
all the workers to meet him, at a
date to be determined later on, OIL
the grounds of the Boys Orphan Asy-
lum for social afternoon in which
they would renew the acquaintance
made during the two weeks campaign
and receive the personal congratula-
tiors Of the SiGters in clla-ge CT the
home and the orphan children for
whom they had 1abored so zealously.
After singing Aud Lang Syne the
banqueters dispersed. happy in the
consciousness of having done a good
work for charity and religion.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
OUR LADY'S CHAPEL

erend Archbishop to the Reverend
Pastors of St. Paul
st. Paul, December 14th, 1915.
Rev. dear Father:
| am inviting the Catholic women
of st. Paul to take over as their own
the Lady Chapel' in the new Cathe-
dral. This common offering to the
Blessed Mother, the princely saint of
womanhood, it's divinely-given exem-
plar, cannot, l believe, be otherwise
viewed, than as most gracious and
beftting act on the part of our Cath
olic women. have commissioned a
certain number of them to solicit to
that purpose subscriptions from neigh
borS and acquaintances. | ask that
the collectors be warmly welcomed
within the borders of your parish.
The collection will extend only into
Il limited period of time and is neces-
sarily so circumscribed that it can
not be felt as interfering with local
works of charity and religion.
Please, by word private and public,
give your cordial encouragement to
this good work. The Blessed Virgin
is the one to be served: she will re-
ward you and your people with her
favor. In my own small way, l am as
grateful as l may be for your active
cooperation in bringing this cam
paign of Catholic piety to successful
issue.
Sincerely,
4 JOHN IRELAND,
Archbishop of ST, Paul.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
SCHOOL FOR GHORIsTERs

In announcing the building in the
near future of school for the new
Cathedral parish, ST. Louis, Mo-, Most
Rev. Archbishop Glennon said that in
such an institution we would have a
home and a training school for our
Cathedral choristers. Our present
group is assembled from everywhere,
and their training can be only inter
mittent. with a Cathedral school
constant training and practice will be
possible, and with it will come the
morning choral Mass and fully de-
veloped basiIica choir. SO that our
Cathedral may become a shrine not
alone OF art, but also9of ecclesiastical
music
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
PRIESTS WEATHER DIARY
KEPT BY FATHER MERLE OVER
600 YEARS AGo-NoW IN
BooLEIAN LIBRARY.

The oldest weather Diary known To
be in existence was kept by Lin.
colnshire priest, William Merle, cIoge
on 600 years ago. From 1897 to 1874
he wrote it up. often day by day, i'll
Latin, and his manuscript, being on
vellum, was somehow preserved, and
is now in the BodIeian Library.
Merle did not trouble himself with
the popular lore about 'skyey in
fiuences, but stuck to the accurate
record of fact, in the spirit at least OF
the modern meteorologists. And
from his jottings it seems that he had
pretty much the same kind of weather
to deal with as folks in his parish OF
Frilby experience now. Contrary to
theory, the changes Of six centuries
have not reduced the number Of wet
days in the year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
STATUE OF CHRIST DECLINED
EXHIBIT AT PANAMA-PACIFIC
EXPOSITION, OFFERED TO SAN
FRANCISCO, is NOT ACCEPT
ABLE.

christianity Emerging from Pagan.
ISM Rafaello Romane1Ii's marble
figure of the Christ, now in the garden
of the Italian building at the Panama
Pacific exposition, was declined, il
has been announced, by the park com
missioners as a gift to the city of San
Francisco on the ground that the sub
ject, being a religious one, was not
acceptable for display in public
park.
Romanelli, who owns the statue
offered it to the city if the cost OF
transportation and material, said tc
be about $4,000, was paid. The
amount was promptly raised by z
committee of women and the sculp
tors offer submitted to the commits
sion, with the result above noted.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
GIFTS TO CHARITY
MRS. CULLEN OF MINNEAPOLIS,
LEAVES $500 TO BOYS ORPHAN
AGE-HoLY ROSARY CHURCH
GETS $1oo-oTHER CHARITABLE
REQUESTS.

The will of the late Mrs. Julia Cul-
len of Minneapolis, who died on De
cember 5, makes the following be-
quests for charitable and religious
purposes: $500 to the Catholic Boys
Orphanage, Minneapolis; $1O0 to Holy
Rosary Church. Minneapolis; $500 to
st. Joseph's Home of Jersey City;
$500 to Bethlehem Apostolic School,
Immensee, Switzerland; $100 to Col
lege and Commfssariat Of the Holy
Land for the United States of Amer
lea, Mount st. sepulchre, Washing
ton, ID. c.; 500 10 Association Of Our
Blessed Lady of Victory, Lackawanna,
N. Y; 500 to Monastery of the Pre-
cious Blood, Brooklyn, N Y.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18

The statue of Joan of Arc erected
on Riverside Drive, New York, was
unveiled with solemn ceremony on
Monday, December 6, in presence of a
large concourse of people. Addresses
were delivered by Very Rev. Father
.Wucher of st. Vincent de Paul
Church, and Ambassador Jusserand
of Washington.
The bronze statue is of heroic size
and represents the maid of Orleans
in armor on horseback, standing in
the stirrups and holding a sword in
her upraised right hand. The pedestal
contains eighteen tons of stone from
the dungeon in which Joan of Arc
was imprisoned in Rouen, France, and
from which she was led to the stake
in 1431. 1t also contains stone from
the Cathedral of Rheims in which
King Charles VII was crowned
through Joan's efforts.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18

BISHOP PRESIDED AT THE AN
NUAL MEETING IN THE CATHE-
ORAL SCHOOL LAST SUNDAY
EVENlNG-THE CONFERENCES
REPORTED OVER $4,000 SPENT
IN RELIEF DURING THE YEAR
$3.50 IN PERMANENT FUND OF
PARTICULAR COUNCIL NEW
IMPETUS GIVEN TO THE WORK.
The annual meeting of the st. Vim
cent de Paul conferences of this city
held in the Cathedral school auditor
ium last Sunday evening furnished
evidence Of an awakened and intelli-
gent interest in Catholic relief work
as carried on under the auspices of
the society. There was a large at
tendance-much larger than at last
years meeting and very notable in
crease in the number of young men.
This is a good sign. The society was
founded by young man, Frederick
Ozanam, for young men, and their
interest in the work is in keeping
with the spirit of the founder and his
associates. Although the organiZa-
tion is entirely for men, a number of
representatives of the Guild of Cath
olic Women Of ST. Paul and of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the A. 0. II. we're
also present, as well as several menT-
bers of the Conference of the parish
of the Ascension, Minneapolis.
The Most Reverend Archbishop pre-
sided and on the stage with him were
Bishop Lawler, Rev. l.. F. Ryan, the
City Missionary, Mr.. James G. Nolan,
President of the Particular Council,
and Mr.. A. Ritt, the Secretary. In
opening and closing the meeting the
constitutional prescriptions regarding
prayer and spiritual exercises were
carried out fully.
The purpose OF the meeting was
| briefly stated by Mr.. Nolan who called
for the annual reports from the diff
| ferent parish conferences. In addi-
| tion to the Particular Council, ten
Conferences gave an account of the
relief work done by their members
during the past year. These reports
showed that the receipts of the year
including cash ON hand at the be
ginning of it, amounted to $4,f40.53
and the disbursements to $3,331e6
leaving a balance of $809.47 in the
treasures. In addition to this, the
Particular Council has permanent
/ Understanding fund amounting tt
$1,35O. During the year two hundred
families. averaging about five persons
each, were aided by the society, more
than half of whom came under Tho
immediate supervision of the Cit.
Missionary.
| After the reading Of the reports Mr.
Nolan gave an account Of the recen
reorganization conference held at thl
Catholic University, Washington, t,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
CAT THOLIC SENATORS
SIX MEMBERS OF THE UNITED
STATES SENATE ARE cATHo-
LIcs.

The roster of the United States SEN
ate shows the names of six Catholic
members, namely, Senators O'Gorman
of New York, Walsh of Montana, As
hurst of Arizona, Ransdell and Brous-
sard of Louisiana, and Phalen of Cali
fornia.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
JOAN OF ARC SHAFT UNVEILED

FATHER WUcHER AND AMBAS-
sADoR JUssERAND DELIVER
ADDRESSES AT DEDICATION OF
HEROIC STATUE OF THE "MAID
OF ORLEANS" IN NEW YORK
LAST WEEK.