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The Irish standard., 1915-11-27
BISHOP DEN0UNCES EUCENlCS

Rt. Rev. Austin Bowling, in his SER
mon at st. Ambrose cathedral, Des
Moines, expressed himself as utterly
opposed to the modern doctrines of
morality, says the Western World.
The doctrines, said his Grace, are rap
idly sweeping away the venerated
standards of the Christian religion,
dwelling particularly on the wide
spread agitation for the so-called
conservation, race betterment and
eugenfcs," saying they were vague
and shadowy formulas which were
being substituted for the definite sane
tions of revealed religion. The bishop
declared that birth control is nothing
short of plain murder, no matter who
has advised the use OF the contracep-
tive methods. He said that while
every voice is raised against the pres.
ent war for its destruction of human
life and property, yet few there are
outside the Catholic church to de-
nounce that far more insidious attack
on human life which from many quar-
tiers and in the name Of many sciences
is being prepared against the honor
of maternity and the integrity of the
home.
The bishop said in part:
christian morality is based on far.
reaching principles. The ten COM
mandments bind in their spirit as we'll
as in their letter. Thou shalt not
KILL is a specific prohibition based
upon the principle that God is the
author and the arbiter of life. The
Nervousness of murder, made heinous
by every code of constructive morality,
is not derived from the gruesome &C.
cessories of some deed of violence.
Murder is just as truly murder If it
Is procured by painless and imper.
ceptible methods. 1t is the unjusti
fable taking of life by private author
ity that constitutes the offense and
not the shocking savagery of the muir
der. Indeed the red.handed criminal
carried away by the impetuousness
of passion is frequently less guilty
than the cool, deliberate individual
who acts in perfect consciousness Of
what he is about and who takes
thought to avoid the appearance O.
brutality.
| Il linger on these obvious observa
tions because of the rapidly changing
point of view of our community.
Christian moralist must cry out thai
the popular morality of the hour il
no longer based on Christian princi
pies. There is great horror of in
decency everywhere-a general hys
terical willingness to throw ovel
what is called the traditions and con
ventions of the past in the interest o.
liberty and to establish code o.
ethics on the ground of personal com
fort or that of the prevailing point O.
view of the community in which one
lives. Some sociologists, indeed
ignore ethics entirely, basing tn,
movements of society and its develop
ment on biological hypothesis, ant
many modern historians profess t,
consider as negligible the persona
morality of the peoples of any age
At such time, when the long &C
cepted standards are being rapid,
rejected. when vague and shadow.
formulas like conservation, race bet
The Irish standard., 1915-11-27
/ HOW | BECAME A CATHOLIC

BY Rev. Michael Edwards, T. o. r.
The ordination of Rev. Michael
Edwards, T. o. R., at Altoona, Pa,
on October % was the elimination
of one of the notable conversions in
this country in recent years. Fa-
ther Edwards had been an Episco-
palian minister for thirty.four years.
He was one of the leading ministers
in the East, and was also we'll known
In Michigan, Colorado, California
and Washington, where he had
served at times during his long ca
reer. He is now Franciscan monk,
teaching philosophy and theology at
St. Francis Seminary, Loretto, Pa.
Persistency in holding to the tenets
of Episcopalianism and sincere eff
fort to dissuade a former student of
my Bible class, who had decided to
go back to Rome" resulted in my
own return to the old fold This par
adoxical truth probably needs explana-
ton. The explanation is that Gods
ways are not our way; and little
more need be said. @M a,,.
Fifteen years ago l had charge of
an Episcopalian congregation on the
Pacific coast. One of the parish &C.
tivities in which was particularly
interested was the Bible class. The
young folk of the congregation showed
great eagerness in the study of the
Scriptures, and encouraged them in
every possible way. One member of
the class was a young woman of su-
periOr education, whose studies had
carried her into the realms of philos-
ophy and theology. We had many dis
cussions on important questions and
her learning always surprised me-.
She was, in word, far more edu-
Gated than the average college grad.
3alate.
We corresponded frequently from
the time that left the West and
when, in 1902, l was called to Brent
wood, L. l., from the coast, we kept
up our long-distance correspondence.
Lengthy letters passed between us at
regular intervals. This continued un-
til 1909. Then one day I received
saletter in which my friend, the lead
ing member of my Bible class, in
formed me that she had decided to
join the Roman Catholic church, con-
WINGED that the whole truth was to be
found only in the church.
The letter was distinct shock to
me. must confess my pride was
wounded considerably. l began a con.
|sstroversy by mail, seeking to dissuade
h her and to show her the error of her
|step. ! adduced every possible argu-
Epsnt in the course of the series of
fters which followed. Finally my
||aiIxuments became so compelling that
~ could no longer answer them with
TIT assistance. She consulted with
fhar Ford. president of st. 1gnatius'
lSge. Father Ford fired few broad
(1 ~ IT me and sent me score of
Meighty books on the points
aeh had, been the subject of my
lI1Gal loyersy with my former pupil. l
The Irish standard., 1915-11-27

sSAAnSAS, Su6oulCS are UculS SuUStl-
tuted for the definite sanctions of re.
vealed religion, when individual re.
sponsibility is being volatilized away
and determinism, instinct and subcon.
sctous processes are theoretically null
lifying the man in men, it is not won
derful that we should hear the strange
new voices advocating new ways and
decrying old and venerated customs.
"The Christian must be on his guard
against such novelties. The taking
of human life is just plain murder
though it may be called birth control.
Sensual Indulgence even in the mari
tai relation is just coarse immortality
no matter who has advised the use of
contraceptive methods. Names do not
matter; the quality of the action is
determined by the motive and the
principle of ones conduct.
while every voice is raised against
the present world war for it's destruc.
tion of human life and property, yet
few there are outside the Catholic
church to denounce that far more in.
sidious attack on human life which
from many quarters and in the name
of many sciences is being prepared
against the honor of maternity and
the integrity of the home. The old
reticences which a Christian instinct
prompted are now abandoned and a
propaganda of death enjoined for
while the euphemism of birth control
is used and the betterment of the
race is advocated, yet experience has
shown that this doctrine inevitably
leads to what has been accurately de-
scribed as race suicide. AS the mo-
tives for birth control in practice will
almost always be personal, no matter
how high sounding it's academic pre-
sentation, it will, wherever practiced,
lead to sterility rather than to race
betterment.
| 1--WE might indeed be silent were
this vicious teaching allowed to re-
main among the few, highly nervous,
self-appointed conservators of the
human race who have long since dis.
pensed with the need of a personal
god in their system of philosophy. But
today we are in the presence of a
movement that is taking on the form
of organization which has for its OBJ
ject the popularizing of contraceptive
information. The mothers of the
country are to be warned and
alarmed and methods must be intro
duced into this new slaughter of the
innocents. Poverty being the worst
thing in the world, in the language of
the new philanthropy, the children of
the poor are therefore most to be
pitied-and therefore to be extermi-
mated!
Il hesitate to characterize as feel
this monstrous and disgusting teach
ing. 1t is sufficient for Christians to
know that it is against their principles
and that it may not be needed with
out grave SIM"
The tower of the Cathedral of Milan
is assembled by 1914 steps. On the out
side of the Cathedral are 1923 marble
statues; in the inside are $50 statues.
The Cathedral has 1876 spires or pin
nacles. Its length is 500 feet; its
width 1856 feet 1t is the most glorious
marble edifice in the world.
The Irish standard., 1915-11-27

Very Rev. M. ]. Fitzsimons, admin
istrator of the Archdiocese of Chicago
has been made a Domestic Prelate
with the title of Monsignor. A SINH.
lar honor was conferred by the Holy
See on Very Rev. Aloysius ]. Thiele,
one of the Wears General Of the same
archdiocese.
The Irish standard., 1915-11-27

Miss Mary Chmieowska of Glen
Cove, L. L., has entered the Francis.
can Convent at Syracuse, N. Y, as a
novice and will undergo a course Of
training to fit herself for the work of
nursing the lepers at the leper settle.
ment in Molokai, Hawaiian Islands.
The Irish standard., 1915-11-27

Magnificent public demonstrations
in the North and West of Ireland have
attracted large numbers Of new mem
bers to the divisions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
WASHINGTON GROVE.

Special Correspondence Of The star.
WASHINGTON GROVE. Md, July IT.
Mrs. Clara E. Stewart moved into
her cottage Tuesday.
Miss Lyn Ingram of Baltimore ie
visiting Miss Gene Cissel.
The annual business meeting Of the
Washington Grove Girls Athletic Club
was held Monday evening at tho club
house. After the transaction of other
business the following officers were
elected: Mrs. F. B. Couch. reelected
president; Miss Mabel Reiss. vice pres
and Miss Louise Cissel, treasurer.
The Missionary Society Of the Wash
ington Grove NJ E. Church held its
anniversary meeting at tho church last
Sunday. Miss Tricky, who is engaged
in deaconess work at Rust Hall.
Washington. talked at the morning
service Of the needs Of the Home Mis-
sionary Society. At the afternoon serv-
ice, Miss Ross. who also Is deaconess
at Rust Hall, engaged in the travel
The Mems Athletic Association of
Washington Grove held its business
meeting last Friday. After the trans
action Of the regular business 1t was
decided to have minstrel show In
August.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Home and Foreign Missionary Socie-
ties was held Friday afternoon, July
8, at Assembly Hall. Miss Human,
superintendent of nurses at Sibley
spoke of the good work which is being
accomplished by that Institution and of
the needs to carry on that work.
Miss Rose DeFarrant is spending the
summer with Mrs. Herbert L. Davis at
her cottage. the Malbert. on Grove
avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
LAUREL.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LAUREL. July 17-Dr. W.. F. Taylor
has returned to his home here after a
visit to his farm on the eastern shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Leizear are spend
ing their vacation with Mrs. Leizear's
parents in Palmer Va.
The Centenary M. E. Church gave an
excursion to Glen Echo last Wednes-
day.
Miss Irene Kicker of Baltimore has
been spending the week with her
cousin, Miss Violetta Hyatt.
Mrs. Robert Fairall is a patient at
the Providence Hospital.
St. Philips Episcopal Church will
give an open-air entertainment at
Brightwood next Tuesday.
The Centenary M. E. Sunday School
gave it's annual picnic at the Mill man
s' Miss se Mary Miller of Baltimore visited
her aunt, Mrs. George LIE Compte, this
week.
James E. Crandle has gone to Fed
eralsburg on an extended visit.
feated by College Park Wednesday, 3
Miss Ethel Arlington will spend next
week at Atlantic City.
visitor to Baltimore Wednesday.
George S. Ketcham. sixty-eight years
old died at his home here last We'd
nesday morning. He is survived by his
widow and five children
Miss Margaret Clifton Is visiting
friends in Wistrum, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Davis Of Bal.
timore are the guests OF Mrs. Samuel
Owens.
Mrs. s. T. Baublitz is entertaining
friends from Fork. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
Cosmos.

The Du Pace Opera Company. sextet
Of foreign operate singers of note, in a
musical offering of the highest order.
will be the feature act of the Cosmos
Theater bill all next week. The act Is
one of the finest of its kind in vaude-
vile, and will offer change Of musical
repertoire the last half of the week.
For the first three days of the week
the bill will feature unique laugh
offering. the Musical Conservatory. put
in blackface. introducing some very
funny specialties. Little Miss Jean.
Juvenile as pretty as she is clever with
her songs and dances; Harry and Anna
Seymour. finished opponents of char
acter songs and comedy specialt1es:
Bush and Falls, bump" acrobats of
the fastest and funniest type, and Nor
ris and Parks, two young man singers,
with novel costumes and new comedy
ideas. will supply the other acts.
Beginning with the Thursday mat
inees, the bill will include fine artis-
tic feature, Icons Models Plastique in
reproductions, with life, OF famous
paintings and statuary; BILLY Davis.
Billy Wilson and "Aloysius. the auto"
one Of the funniest of combinations;
O'Neil and Gallagher, in an amusing
novelty; the McGuinness Brothers,
acrobatic and eccentric dancers and
comedians, and 81 Kitchfe, the lone
JAP" in a rare Japanese novelty, unlike
anything presented by other men of his
race.
The added attractions at every per-
Torrance will include the Hearst-Selig
weekly news pictures and the latest
comedy photoplays, changed daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18

the arch plotter. has learned that q
venerable patriarch in the community
Is supposed to possess a wonderful
healing power, through faith. This
furnishes the suggestion and the
sharpers come to the village prepared
to create a sensation. One of their
number poses as a hopeless paralytic.
At the psychological moment, when
there is big crowd present. the
"paralytic" is healed by the patriarch.
The news spreads throughout the coun-
try and the halt and the lame pour in,
each one who believes he is benefited
contributing to Madison's fund to found
a sanitarium. The patriarch himself
will accept no money for the cures he
effects. In the end, Helene. Madison's
sweetheart, who has been posing as the
patriarch's long-lost niece, comes
under his benign influence and re-
nounces all share in the fraud of her
copartners. Eventually all Of the
others are forced to reform by the
power of the patriarch, Madison's sur
render being the last and most dra-
matte.
Albert Roscoe will be seen in the role
of Madison; Robert Lowe will be the
patriarch; Katherine La Sale, Helene:
Louis Haines the paralytic and Rus
sell Fillmore the dope f1end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18

some recent court proceedings. His
heirs at law are his brothers, 0aatel
and Gustave, and his sisters, Cafyl.
Emma and Ella Frohman. and Ars.
Rachael Davidson, all Of New York
city.
Harry Raprs newest and biggest
production. The Broadway Revue"
the high lights and notable speciaities
Of famous New York cabarets, with
five other superior attractions, will be
presented at the Cosmos Theater next
tifully staged and costumed, and intro
duces rare novelties in song and come
dy features. 1t is a Broadway sensa-
ton.
Lew Fields, under the direction Of
David Belasco, will be seen next sea-
son in Bosom Friends" serious play
by Frank Mandel.
Julian Eltinge's new play next sea-
son will be Cousin Lucy" by Charles
Klein, who lost his life on the Lusi-
tania.
Heading the new plays to be pro-
duced the coming season by the Shu-
berts is The Two Virtues" by Alfred
Sutro, with E. H .Sothern. supported
by Margaret Dale.
Phyllis Neilson-Terry is to head the
new touring company in "Trilby." Lyn
Harding will be Svengali and Rose
Coghlan will be Madame Wizard.
Winthrop Ames is charging the Lit
tie Theater in New York.
A French opera comioue season is be-
ing planned for New York. the roper
toire to include La Refine Siamette" by
Xavier Leroux and La Phryne" by Ca
mile Saint-Saens and others.
Edwin Mordant is to appear with Ann
Murdoch in a photoplay.
Marion Weeks. the colora tura soprano
at Keith's this week, is said to be out
seventeen years old. She made big
hit in New York recently.
Harry Cooper was long a member OF
the Empire City Quartet, the oldest and
best known of two decades. Then Lew
Fields got interested and co-starred
him in ~'Hanky Panky" and other
musical frivolities.
Two of the most popular leading
women who have ever appeared in the
Columbia Stock Company will be pic
tured in photoplays at the Columbia
Theater this week. Charlotte Walker
in "Kindling," followed by Violet Hem
ing in The Running Fight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18

tic freak art. called lie Cafe Futurist,' -
showing a scene designed and painted
by Poiret, the apostle of futurism.
Mile. Desthees comes from the Follies
Bergere, Paris, and her act is expected
to prove a great novelty. Will ]. Ward
and girls will appear in "A Musical
Bouquet" introducing those Broadway
favorites for the first time in this city;
Leona Thurber and Harry Madison
will present "On a Shopping Tour" fea-
turing grace and gowns. in which Miss
Thurber ranks high. Stan Stanley as
The Bouncing Fellow" will be as
sisted by members of the Stanley fam
lily; Sam II. White and Lou Clayton will
give a study in terpsichorean eccen-
tricities. Other inclusions will be the
Gladiators in Roman sports. the pipe
organ recitals and the Pathe weekly
news pictorial. At and SIS pm. today
the vaudeville concerts will present
Emma Carus, Swan Wood and Company
and all the other numbers in last
weeks bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18

at pm, arriving home about 10 pm.
Tomorrow evening, and each Monday
evening this summer, the st. Johns will
make a forty-mile run on the river
leaving at o'clock, running about to
Indian Head and reaching home about
II pm. Music and dancing on the
breeze-swept deck of the big steamer
are features.
The ST. Johns makes regular trips to
Colonial Beach Saturdays at 2:30 pm.
and other days, except Monday, at
am. Returning, she leaves Colonial
Beach at pm. and arrives home about
10 pm.
There is plan on foot to extend the
boardwalk at Colonial Beach about a
mile, by adding a half mile to each end
Of the present structure, and it is prob
able that this will be done the coming
spring. The additional space will be
filled with devices to amuse the WIS.,
itors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
Warned Against Army Worm.

Warning was issued yesterday b.
the Department OF Agriculture against
the fall army worm which appeared
recently in southern and central Texas
and has begun its march northward.
It has advanced as far as Louisiana and
the department says there is little
doubt that 1t will continue to work its
way northward. The worms natural
enemies are not sufficiently abundant
in Texas this year to keep the worm
down. Farmers who act in time, the
experts say. may do much to protect
their crops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
DENTAL SURGEON ON JOB.
Lieut.: Hess to Attend to Aching
Teeth at Alaskan Forts.

The War Department has just or
dered Lieut.. John H. Hess. dental sur
geon. to make the rounds of tho forts
in Alaska and to plug up all military
teeth that need plugging-and a whole
lot Of them need plugging, 1t is said,
after winter of bareback
Over the Westinghouse Alaska military
cable and by letter have come reports
for many weeks that lot of the United
States soldiers of the Alaska forts
have aching teeth, with the indorse-
ment to the effect that a soldier with
toothache wasn't of much strategic
Importance.
But the dental surgeon is on the job
now and everything is all right, which
is simply another illustration of the
manner in which a paternal govern
ment cares for it's children in olive
drab. Not a single tooth escapes the
eagle eye of the War Department, al
though sometimes the boys in olive
drab who get toothache in Alaska in
the early winter and keep it until the
summer thaw sometimes, 1t is rumored
are somewhat skeptical on this point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
B'FKEITHS

At the B. F. Keith Theater this week
Bonita and Lew Hearn, both conspicu-
Gus in "Suzi'' and both London favor
ties, will be seen for the first time in
bits of Musical Comedy" which is
said to mirror all their accomplish.
ments and to provide an ideal summer
feature. Marion Weeks. a soprano with
a wonderful coloratura voice. will be
featured in the famous Doll" song
from The Tales of Hoffman," Gene
Hodgkins, formerly of the Ziegfeld
"Follies," assisted by Mile. Destrees
will furnish an exploitation of futuris-
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Friedemann's overture 'Slavonic
Rhapsodie": selections from Massenet's
THAT'S" Gounod's "Danse des BAG
chantes," Grieg's "Solveg's Song" from
the peer Gynt" suite: Vogler's rev.
erie, Mascagni's farewell; selections
from Carylrs 'Chin Chin" Pryor's
march ION Jersey Shore" and two from
bone rags, Klickman's Knockout
Drops" and Hackers "a Slippery Place.
are among the selections included in
the orchestral program at the Cosmos
Theater concerts today from 3 to 1890
pm, under the direction Of Arthur
Maxwell. New specialties and other at
fractions will be presented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
Y FExT Saturday night Polls
will close for four weeks.
This fact was made known
last night when 8. q. Poll an

SATURDAY ui6hb VA o
will close for four weeks.
This fact was made known
last night when 8. 2. Poll an
nounced that he had decided
to spend $4,000 in refurnishing, redec-
Grating, recarpeting and thoroughly
renovating the big Avenue stock mouse.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Poll announced
that his stock company would run ali
summer, 1t being his idea at that time
to spend a few hundred dollars In re-
decorating. Since then. however ne
has secured the stock rights to num-
her of spectacular productions. which
he intends to offer next season, and he
found that an adequate presentation
of these plays on the present Poll
stage would be Impractical.
4
So, the carpenters when they enter
the theater a week from tomorrow, Will
begin tearing out the present stage IN
its entirety, for a new stage winch Mr.
Poll promises will be the last word IN
modern stage construction. 1t VIII De
built in sections, allowing any part,
or all of it, to be removed without diff
Guilty. When this new equipment Is
complete, the acknowledgements de-
partment of Polls will make 1T one OF
the most modern structures south of
New York city.
New carpets, new box seats. new fur
nishings for the lobby and a hand
somely fitted out lounge" will be fea-
lures of the renovated theater.
The theater will reopen August 23,with
a company which the proprietor prom
Uses will be the most talented he has ever
offered in the capital. 1t will include
a number of the old favorites. as we'll
as many new faces. The contractors
have posted a bond guaranteeing that
the theater will be ready for a grand
opening" four weeks from the date Of
closing.
James Thatcher will be general man
ager and Joseph Cone resident man
ager of the new Polls.
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married"

The bill at the B. F. Keith Theater
next week will be headed by Homer B.
Mason and Marguerite Keller in Porter
Emerson Browns Married" rated as
one Of the cleverest, funniest. best act
ed sketches in vaudeville. Other at
fractions will be Harry Cooper from
"Hanky Panky," assisted by Charles
Henderson, in THE Mail Carrier" /;
frankie Heath and George Perry;
Ethel and Emma Hopkins in a spark
ling song duo: Pearl and Irene Sans in
Twelve Minutes Out of a Fashion
Book: the Lunette sisters as The
Whirling Geisha Girls; Charles Olcott
in "a Comic Opera In Ten Minutes;
The Arnaut brothers: the pipe organ
recitals. and the Pathe News Pictorial.