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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
LEGEND Dr. 4 SWEET ANTHEM
WHEN THE "REGINA coELI, ALLIE
LULA" WAS FIRST SUNG.

S. Those whose hearts are lifted up
with Joy as they hear the pure voices
of children singing Regina Coeli, Al
leluia,' at this Easter tide will be glad
to know the legend of the first singing
of this sweet anthem.
When the Great Gregory was Pope
five hundred years after our Lord
had risen from the grave-sorrow and
dismay of heart fell on the city of
Rome. Yet the glad Easter days were
at hand. The plague hal come and
was stalking boldly through the
streets. Instead of glad AlleMias were
heaTl only the hoarse voices of the
carriers. Bring out your dead!" The
big-hearted Pope mourned with the
people and sought help where alone it
could be found in such dire distress.
He ordered a general procession of
priests and people; in the midst
should be borne the wondrous picture
of the Blessed Virgin which all tradi-
ton declared had been painted by ST.
Luke. Slowly the ranks formed and
moved on to the Church of st. Peter,
Prince of the Apostles. Behind the
sacred painting followed the Holy
Father of all the faithful in fervent
prayer. AS he advanced the air was
felt to grow lighter, the pestilence was
already disappearing. They had come
to the bridge which crosses the Tiber
to the Vatican. Suddenly above the
picture was heard the heavenly con-
cert of the angels-a multitude of the
heavenly army praising God, as on
that first Christmas night. But now
they were singing in the broad light
of day.
Then the angelic voices were still
and the people with new hopes in
their hearts, stood wistful1y gazing
into the sky whence they had heard
the heavenly strains. But behold the
great Pontiff's voice broke upon their
ears: Mother pray for us to God.
Alleluia!' Thus was the Easter an
them of our Lady completed. Lifting
his eyes to heaven he saw above the
great fortress of the Emperor Adrian
the destroying angel, wiping his
bloody sword and replacing it in it's
sheath. Henceforward unto the pres
ent day, the pagan emperors tomb
bears the name of Fort st. Angelo.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
THE PAsCHAL CANDLE
SYMBOLIC MEANING OF THE CAN
DIE WHICH BURNS AT THE
PRINCIPAL MASS FROM EASTER
TO TRINITY SUNDAY.

1t is an ancient custom to have a
great ornamental wax-light at Easter
called the "Paschal Candle" in honor
of the Resurrection of Our Lord. On
Easter eve the perpetual light" that
had been removed to the front of the
sepulchre-an all other lights there,
or that might perchance happen to be
anywhere else in the church-Were
solemnly extinguished. The hauowed
or ''holy fire" was then kindled in the
church porch by means of crystal or
burning glass, if the sun was sufficient
ly bright; and, if not, by means of a
new steel and flint This fire was
blessed by the priest, and from it was
first kindled the great "Paschal Can
de-" and afterwards the perpetual
lamp, and other lamps and candles in
the church, according as light was re-
quired. The devout had let their
hearth-fires die out at home and has
tened to the church to obtain fresh
light from the "hallowed fire. for their
renewal. The Paschal Candle was
usually very large. In some of the
Cathedral and abbey churches of Fog
land it was simply colossal. In 1857
the Paschal taper for the abbey Church
of Westminster weighed three hundred
pounds. For the smaller English coun-
try parish churches fifteen pounds was
the usual weight. The Paschal Candle
is symbolical of the rising of the "Sun
of Righteousness" from the tomb, and
is also type of the Pillar of Fire
which lights the spiritual Israel
through the wilderness of the world
There are many ceremonies connected
with it, especially at Rome, and it was
known in England as early as the days
of the Norman Conquest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
4 CATHOLIC HEIRLOOM
"PlETA" CHE ISHED BY THE
WASHINGTON FAMILY WAS THE
GIFT OF A FRENCH KING.

Among the heirlooms of the Wash
ington family was a present from
Louis XVI, of France, his pious,
powerful and Catholic ally, a beautiful
portrait of the Pieta-of Mary near
the Cross with her dead Son in her
lap. 1t hung on the wall of his home,
and was cherished for itself, and for
the friendship of its holy donor till
the time of August Washington, the
last of the family to dwell in Mount
Vernon. There could be no bigotry
in him who thus tenderly honored Our
Divine Saviour in His Holy Mother.
Indeed, not to speak of his graft
tude to the great number of French
and Irish Catholics who shed their
blood for the independence of the
United States, Washington could not
but observe how great a service the
Catholic Church might render the new
and growing State. Her unity and
harmony, her moderation and patience
and justice, her services to law and
order, to the arts and sciences could
not escane so profound mind, nor
the possibility Of acquiring through
her growth a share in the rich inherit
ance OF past ages.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
AN AUSTRALIAN WELCOME.

The official welcome rendered
the Most Reverend Archbishop
Cerretti, Apostolic Delegate to
Australia, on his arrival in Sgd
ney, was one which will be long
remembered by those who wit
messed it. The Government launch
Premier" having OH board the
Archbishops of Sydney and of
Melbourne, many other prelates,
and a number of priests and repre-
sentative Catholic laymen, went
to Manly, where His Excellency
has his official residence, took him
ON board and conveyed him to
Sydney where, on arriving at the
wharf, he was greeted by the Lord
Mayor who welcomed him to the
city and introduced him to the
representatives of the State and
Commonwealth governments and
of the City Council. A procession
was then formed and escorted the
Apostolic Delegate to st. Mary s
Cathedral where he was presented
with an address from the Hierar-
chy which was read by Arch
bishop Kelly of Sydney. This was
followed by an address from the
clergy and laity read by Mgr.
Coonan. In reply to these adj
dresses Archbishop Cerretti ex-
pressed his appreciation of the
cordial welcome he had received
and dwelt on the loyalty of Aus
tralian Catholics to the Holy See.
In conclusion he said, addressing
the Hierarchy, "A new page be-
gins today in the annals of the
Church in Australia. May it be
but a continuation of the glorious
pages already inscribed by you
and your predecessors, and par
ticnlarly by Ills Eminencc the late
Cardinal Moran. =
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
IT LEADS TO CRIME.

Numerous inquiries added to daily
experiences warrant the conclusion
that alcohol is an important factor in
criminality. The estimate runs from
forty to fifty and sixty per cent The
influence of alcohol upon criminality
is manifested in different ways. Take
a man who is usually sober Occa-
sionally he commits an excess and
being Of an excitable temperament he
does not fully comprehend what he is
doing. He loses his head i'm dis
pute which at any other time would
end only in a few warm words, but
now he seizes weapon and deals his
adversary blow that may be mortal.
Here you have the influence of an
1t is a fact that most of the quarrels
ending in more or less serious conse-
quences belong to this class. And
how often man who has lived a
blameless life must expiate, not only
by Imprisonment but by remorse as
long as he lives, blow given in
moment Of intoxication.
AlCOuOI Itdub udUiLudl uIluhGES also
to crime, but by another route. The
passion that dominates them often re-
suits in the destruction Of their moral
sense. 1t engenders in them also
ideas that come very near to insanity,
delirium of jealousy or of persecu-
ton. Thus attacked, the man who is
not suspected by his fellow citizens
to be dangerous, meditates the idea
Of a frightful crime. Such alcoholics
do not act under the impulse of the
moment because they have slowly
prepared for the stroke, but the
judges declare them responsible or
irresponsible, knowing little of the
psychology of the alcoholic. There
is on doubt that the man has acted
in a moment of alcoholic insanity
even If his crime appears at first to
have been premeditated like that of
person of sound mind
Alcohol leads to crime by another
way. The drinker is in the habit OF
sacrificing to his passion all moral
considerations and when reduced to
want as a result of his drinking, he
resorts to thievery or brigandage to
satisfy his thirst for alcohol.
DIR r. Hercod.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17

about one-fourth natives, and the rest
were Scotch, German and English
ireland was not the only Catholic
friend of the colonies in their long
struggle for independence. Catholic
France sent a formidable fleet and fur
nished 10000 men and $3,O00,000 in
aid of the Revolution, and the names
of Lafayette, De Grasse and Rocham-
beau are imperishably connected with
it.
"The Catholics of Canada raised,
armed and equipped two full regiments
that rendered invaluable aid and per-
formed heroic service, while Catholic
Spain threw open her home ports and
the port of Havana to the American
marine, and contributed 5000 barrels
of gunpowder, blankets for ten regi-
ments and 100000 francs for the
young republic.
From Catholic Poland came Pulaski
and Kosciusko-immortal names"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17

We have received the first num-
Der of sSThe Catholic Historical
Review" published by the Cath
Ollie University, Washington. 1t
is quarterly magazine devoted to
the study of the Church history of
the United States. The current
issue contains a "Foreword" by
His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons,
and an introductory article by the
Right Reverend Bishop Shahan,
Rector of the University. The
four principal articles. namely,
Flemish Franciscan Missionaries
in North America; Rev. John Ces-
las Fenwick, O. P. (1759-1815) /;
the First Ecclesiastical Synod of
California: and Columbus and the
Santa Hermandad in 1892, may be
taken as typical of the kind of
work which the new Review hopes
to perform for the benefit of all
who are interested in Catholic his.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17

We publish on page six an inter
esting letter from the Rev. f. A.
Murphy, Missionary Apostolic, of
Hupeh Province, China, in which
he describes the great work he has
undertaken for the benefit Of his
Chinese converts to Catholicity.
Father Murphy is a native of Bos-
ton and has spent many years on
the missions in China. Last year
he visited the United States in the
interests of his work and spent
several days in st. Paul. We hope
that his appeal for financial assist
ance in building his Church and
Social Settlement Institute will
move some of our readers to aid
him in his work. We shall be glad
to receive contributions for that
purpose and forward them to him.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
CATHOLICS IN THE REVOLUTION
WITHOUT CATHOLIC AID, INDIE
PENDENcE COULD NOT HAVE
BEEN ACHIEVED.

p Fl. Winston, a Protestant, in his
P. A." pages 1927, has some interest
ing things to say concerning the help
that was afforded the American Colo
MES during their struggle with Eng
land. The list of Catholics who aided
the Americans to obtain their freedom
is quite respectable:
Without Catholic aid the American
colonies could never have achieved
their independence. Catholic Ireland
was the first to sympathiZe with and
assist the struggling patriots and this
aid and sympathy we're alleged by the
British court as reasons why petitions
of Ireland for religious and political
enfranchisements should be rejected.
OF the soldiers of the Revolution,
none we're more illustrious than Gen.
John Stark, the hero of Bennington;
Gen. Richard Montgomery, who cap
#tured the British general and his
forces at the Cowpens; the brave Gen.
Moylan, who fought by Washington's
side on every field; Commodore John
Barry, the father and founder of the
American navy, commander of the first
ship to hoist the Stars and Stripes;
Commander John O'Brien, who fought
in Machias Bay the first sea fight of
the Revolution-the Lexington of the
sea.
'Maj.-Gen. Robinson, commissioner
for the exchange of prisoners of the
British forces, in answer to the ques-
ton by Edmund Burke. of what ma
tionality was Washington's army COM
posedg testified before the same COM
mittee June s, 1779, 'One-half Irish,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17

We congratulate "HThe Catholic
World on the well-earned posi-
ton it occupies in the world of
journalism as the leading Catholic
magazine of the country. May
the merited encomiums which are
being showered upon it as it
passes the fiftieth milestone in its
career be an incentive to those in
charge of it to make still greater
efforts to enhance its prestige dur
ing the years, so rich in budding
promise, that now open before it.
Ad multos amos!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
WAR AND THE USE OF LIQUOR.

In the lurid light of this horrible
war, the drink curse has been brought
into new prominence. We face a new
situation When we compare the at
tention given the subject today with
the entire absence of any reference
to drink in the Franco-P russian War
Of 1870, we see at once how far public
opinion and general intelligence have
advanced in generation.
Three Of the great national leaders
have spoken vigorously on this mat
ter. The Gar has earnestly warned
his soldiers against the use of liquor
The German Kaiser has issued drastic
orders against excessive drinking
among his men. Lord Kitchener sent
his British troops oversee with an
earnest warning against the dangers
of drink. All this is encouraging to
the apostle of temperance, however
keenly he may deplore the evils of
battles and bloodshed 1t shows that
generals begin to understand that al
cohol is the enemy of mankind and
the destroyer of efficiency.
Three English doctors, at the very
head of their profession GALL knighted
for their medical skilD, recently
issued a stirring appeal to British
soldiers in behalf of abstinence, point
ing out how drinking would unfit them
as defenders of their country: Sir
Thomas Barlow, NJ. D., who presided
over the great International Medical
I, iaI, ~ T
ago; Sir Frederick TreVes, M. d.,
who had wide military experience in
the Boer War; and Sir Victor Hors-
ley, M. d., eminent as author and
surgeon. All occupy high positions
in London hospitals, and they are,
therefore, men who speak with the
very greatest authority.
A striking illustration of the wide
public appreciation of the gravity of
the problem is found in a strong edi-
torial printed in the Liverpool Post
1t opens with the following para
graph:
Several correspondents have sug-
gested in our columns the desirability
of closing, or at any rate partially
closing, the public-houses while the
war tension continues. We are re-
minded that in South Africa, during
the Boer War, and also at the time
of the recent riots, liquor was either
quite unobtainable or obtainable only
for short time each day. The imme-
date result was that ordinary crime
and street accidents ceased. This
corresponds with our own experiences
in Liverpool in the August, 1911,
strikes, when an almost miraculous
effect came from the restriction of
the hours for the sale of drink 1t
can not be said with any confidence
that the conditions generally prevail
ing at the present time are compar-
able to either of the cases we have
quoted. All the same, there is really
a considerable feeling among the pub
liC that no harm could be done, and
much good might ensue, from the
adoption of similar precautions in re-
gard to licensed houses"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17

A marked improvement in the
acoustic properties of the new
Cathedral was apparent to all who
attended the services on Dedica-
ton Day. The pulpit had been
moved from the Epistle side Of
the sanctuary to the center aisle.
At the Mass and at the evening
devotions the speakers were heard
much more distinctly than on pre-
vious occasions in all parts of the
church. This was especially no.
ticeable at the evening service
when the pulpit was placed nearer
the sanctuary rail than in the
morning. This gives assurance
that the difficulty Of following the
sermon with ease will soon be
remedied. An expert has been
summoned from the East to make
a thorough examination Of the
structure and decide what must be
done to improve permanently the
acoustic properties of the Cathe-
dral.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17

torical research in the United
States. In addition to these, ar
ticles it contains a reprint of his
torical documents, book reviews,
miscellany, notes and comments,
etc. The new publication will be
issued four times a year and the
annual subscription is $500. We
wish the venture success and be-
speak for 1.-THE Catholic Histori-
cal Review many subscribers and
readers among Catholics who take
an interest in the history of the
Church in this country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17

The tipping evil in this State
received its first jolt on April IL
when the House passed the Anti
tipping Bill, introduced by Repre-
sentative G.. w. Burrows Of Breck-
enridge. The measure prohibits
the taking of tips by employees of
hotels, cafes, barber shops and
other places. The penalty for VIC
lating this law is a fine of from $40
to $25 or term in prison not to
exceed six months.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17

The bill providing for public
inspection of private hospitals,
sectarian schools, or other insti-
buttons where pupils, patients, or
inmates are received, was passed
by the Iowa House of Representa-
tives OH April 6 by a vote of 60 to
80. The measure was substitute
for the Rayburn convent inspec-
ton bill which caused so much
trouble earlier in the session.
The objection to the Rayburn
bill was that it was directed at
religious institutions more than
others. The bill as passed does
not even mention the word con-
vent, but it's provisions are such
that inspections of converts will
be made.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
SAINT MALACHY
REBUILT THE GREAT ABBEY OF
2 BANGOR. AND RESTORED ITS
INFLUENCE.

Malachy, born at Armagh, Ireland,
in 1894, was a disciple of st. Mala-
chus, Bishop of Lismore. After he
had rebuilt the great abbey of Bangor,
which by his care again became a
Furnishing seminary. of piety and
learning, he was named to the Bishop
rio of Down, and afterwards elevated
to the primatial chair of Armagh, says
Benziger's Magazine. While in this
high station Malachy introduced many
reforms, and by his zeal and still
more by his holy example, wrought a
great change throughout Ireland. In
1897 he resigned his primatial dig
nifty, consecrated Gelasius, in his
place, another Bishop of Conner, and
reserved for himself the small see Of
Down.
To procure the papal sanction for
pallium for the metropolitan of Ar
magh and Cashel, st. Malachy under
took journey to Rome, in 1889. Pope
Innocent III received him with marks
of the highest distinction, and ap-
pointed him Apostolic Legate for Ire
land, but deferred the concession of
the pallium to future period.
After his return, st. Malachy found
ed the Cistercian Abbey Of Mellifont
in Louth, which was the first of that
order in Ireland.
In 1148 he held the great Synod of
Holmpatrick, and undertook a second
journey to Rome, but went only as far
as Clairvaux where he died in the
arms of his illustrious friend, st. Ber-
nard, on November 3, 1148.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF 1.-THE
CATHOLIC WORLD"

The current issue of "The Cath
Ollie World, y published by the
Paulist Fathers of New York, un-
der the editorship of Rev. John j.
Burke, G. S. p, is Jubilee
Number, concentrating the fif-
tieth anniversary of the establish
ment of this well-knoWn periodi-
cal by the Rev. Isaac T. Hecker,
Founder and first Superior Of the
Paulist Community. >
This issue contains, among
other articles, a letter from Car
dinal Gasparri, Papal Secretary
of State, to Cardinal Farley of
New York, bestowing the Apos-
tolic Benediction of the Holy Fa-
Their on it's editor, staff and read
ers as a token of his paternal love
and affection and an earnest of
his goodwill and best wishes for
it's continued success.
Cardinal Farley also writes a
commendatory letter to the editor
bespeaking for "The Catholic
World" "even a more brilliant
future as a reward for it's pioneer
and herculean task of the past
fifty years. ;" Father Burke, the
editor. reviews the career of "The
Catholic World, - summarizing
the more important questions
dealt with in it's pages during it's
journalistic existence and giving
list of the more distinguished
writer's who have honored it with
their literary contributions.
During this. half century = The
Catholic World" has had but four
editors: Father Hecker, Father
Hewitt, Father Doyle, and Father
Burke who now occupies that
position. These are the men who
watched over it's infancy, moulded
it's editorial career during the
formative period and the era, Of
growth and development until it
attained the prominent position it
now occupies in the world of
journalism as moulder of Catho-
lie opinion and an exponent of
Catholic ideals. Throughout these
years it has done noble work for
God and religion. Each decade
brought greater literary perfec-
ton and added new names to the
illustrious bead-roll of its con
tributors who form "a veritable
galaxy III the Catholic literary his
tory" of the past half century,
for many of whom it stood sponsor
by publishing their first literary
efforts in its pages.
sThe Catholic World has been
loyal to the lofty purpose which
animated Father Hecker when he
founded it, namely, to draw men
by the capable, intelligent express
sion of Catholic truth; to make
fairness and beauty of style an in
dex of the fairness and beauty
within: to show that Catholic
truth illumines, fulfils all, and
leads man to the supernatural life
of Jesus Christ AN ideal which
ought to animate every Catholic
publication worthy of the name.