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The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

are interested iii other societies
and movements and it is hard to
get them to meet every week and
give personal attention to the de-
mands of true charity. The real
worth of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society does not lie in the amount
of material aid given to the poor.
That is merely secondary OBJ
ject. The Society was intended
primarily as medium of spirit
ual good for it's members, by
arousing and fostering in them a
spirit of kindness, good will and
love for the poor which is mani
tested in the personal visits made
to them in their homes and the
zeal with which encouragement
and help are given those in need,
in the name of God.
Nor is it necessary that these
societies be numerically large. In
each parish it should be possible
to get twenty or thirty spiritual
ly-minded men who would con-
slider it privilege to promote
the work Of the st. Vincent de
Paul Society by their personal Wis
it's to the poor and unfortunate no
less than by the material aid
which they can give them in their
distress. It is this spiritual side
Of the work which should appeal
to Catholics especially and in
every parish there should be a
branch of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society as a medium for the prac-
teal expression of that charity
(Which surpasseth all under
standing" and which gladdens
the heart Of the giver while it
cheers the recipient Of it's bounty.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06
TO THE Church
EX-SENATOR LAFE YOUNG OF
IOWA, coMMENDs THE WORK
OF PRIESTS AND LAITY IN THE
WARRlNG EUROPEAN couN-
TRIES.

In a speech delivered before the
Ore, ex-senator Lafe Young, of Iowa,
crowned the clergy and laity of the
Church in the Catholic countries of
the European war zone with the lau-
rel of human service, az paid high
personal tribute to the men and Wo-
men who are bearing the burden of a
horror that is not of their own max
ing.
81, who am not Catholic said
Mr. Young, would like to carry your
imagination to the Catholic countries
of France, Belgium and Austria and
have you see the suffering, the hor-
rors and the heroism of those peo-
pie all caused by war between the
lying crowned heads of Europe.
In France show you the great
cathedrals crowded with black
goWned figures on their knees before
the image of the Crucified One. In
the vast throngs scarcely man is
noted, and in many not any man can
be found save the aged priest who is
too infirm to go to the front to min
lister to the wounded and the dead. AS
the crowd comes out look them over.
The women are stony-faced with suf-
fering, and to their skirts cling little
children that look half-starved and
on whose faces not smile can be
found.
in the fields of Austria | will show
you sbrines erected for the use of the
women who are plowing in the fields
The mother holds the handles of the
plow while her young son handles the
reins over the horse They are trying
to raise enough grain to keep the
family from starving while the father
is fighting the battle of whose cause
he is ignorant. The woman ploWs al
hour or two, and when exhausted she
rests at the shrine and sends up hel
prayers for the safety of those who
will probably never come back
"In Belgium | will show you the
woman in the fields, plodding on be
hind her plow, while shells from Ger
man guns shrek overhead. She must
work or starve. If death comes from
a German shell, she will be but an
other of the women of Belgium wht
have died in this war by violence.
"On the battlefields Of Europe
will show you the priests and The
nurses ministering to the wounded
burying the dead with their owl
hands and making every sacrifice
known to humanity to alleviate the
sufferings of the people.
I'm the parks | will show you mel
with their eyes shot, out, their arms
off, their legs missing-not a few o
them, but by the thousands-it il
pitiful. And | say to you that The
world owes a great debt of gratitude
TO the Catholic Church for what it is
doing over there"
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06
HERMAN RIDDER.

The death of Herman Ridder
which took place in New York on
the feast of All Saints removes
from the field of Catholic journal
ism one of its prominent and dis
tinguished members-a man who
labored indefatigably for half a
century to spread the light of
Catholic truth through the medi-
um of the press. He founded the
"Katholisches Volksblatt, the
first German Catholic newspaper
in New York City, and was the
pioneer in a field Of journalism
which has accomplished much for
the welfare of his co-religionists
and the good of the Church. He
also founded the Catholic
News" and at the time of his
death was the owner and editor
of the New York "Staats-Zeit-
ung."
Mr.. Ridder was a national fig
ure III the public life OF this coun-
try and gave Of his time and
means to promote every move
ment for the civic, social and re-
ligious welfare of his fellow citi-
zens. In the midst of the mani
fold activities of his long career
he never forgot that he was a
Catholic Religion was the ami
mating force of his every act. He
was a loyal son Of the Church,
practical and devout, and
never failed in all his undertak-
ings to give due consideration to
her interests. In this he was an
example to all and his services
to religion will not soon be for
COTTON. Peace to his soul!
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06
THE POPE AND THE BIBLE
BENEDICT XIV SHOWS DEEP APP
PRoVAL OF POPULAR EDITION
--ANoTHER PRACTICAL REFU-
TATIoN OF AN ANCIENT SLAM
DER.

OF all the slanders against the
Church produced by the Protestant
Reformation that in regard to the
teaching of the Bible is the one which
recurs with the greatest frequency.
t is an old, old story, known to every
one of us, repeated as it has been in
/ thousand variations, all going to
show that the Church ever sought to
keep the Scriptures from the people.
It is one of those historical lies which,
no matter how often they may be re-
futed, refuse to die.
Only during the last few weeks a
crudely written book, published by the
Evangelical Union of South America,
written by one f. G. Glass, mission
ary to the benighted Latin American
peoples, and entitled with the Bible
in Brazil" has been placed in several
of our public libraries to tell among
other things this ancient SANDER In
chapter ii of this book we learn that
by the wisdom of the sixteenth cen
tury Council of Trent, it was laid down
that no priest should read the Scrip
lures without the written consent of
his Bishop, under the penalty of ex-
communication. Such is Roman fear
of the Bible in the hands of her own
priests"
In the face of these attacks, made
and credited without shred of evi-
dence, the Church quietly but firmly
goes along her path, encouraging the
study of the Bible among the people.
This is one of the duties of her his
toric mission. Without her Watchful
care in the days of the barbarian in
vasion, there today would have been
no Bible for us to read. Through the
voice of her Pontiffs, she has time and
again advised the reading of the Holy
Scriptures. Today, when higher
criticism has obtained such popular
ity among non-Catholics, the Church
alone stands as the defender of the
integrity and divinity of the World OF
God.
Even in the midst Of the great Euro
pean conflict, requiring his attention
in so many other ways, we find our
present Pontiff, Benedict XIV, encour-
aging the spread of the Bible in popu-
lar form. The well known German
Biblical scholar, Professor James Eek
er, now deceased, had prepared a
translation of the Scriptures, which
has lately been published in pocket
edition by the BishopTic of Treyes.
On April 20 Of this year this little
book was laid before the Pope by re-
quest of DR.. Korum, Bishop of TreVes,
and on June Is, the following letter,
expressing the Pope's opinion, was re-
ceived:
His Holiness pointed out in par
ticular manner that the most i'm
portant features of this Bible which
Professor Ecker OF blessed memory
has left as a heritage of piety to the
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

1t seems that constitutional
government will not be estab-
lished in Mexico for a year. Dur
ing that time Carranza is to be a
dictator. Poor Mexico! Like an
other Ireland, she is destined to
suffer under the CALLING yoke of a
brutal despot and his bandit fol
lowers. We doubt not that a day
of reckoning is coming for those
who helped to foist him ON the
people.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06
SERVITE GENERAL

The Reverend Doctor Alexis M. Lep-
icier, General of the Servites, is visit
ing the houses of the order in the
United States and Canada.
Father Lepicier succeeded Cardinal
Satolli as professor of Dognatic
Theology at the Propaganda College
in Rome and is the author Of learned
and voluminous work on theology. He
will return to Rome after his work is
finished in this country.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06
THE SAME OLD LIES.

There is a movement on foot
in the Protestant world to cele-
brate the four hundredth anniver-
sary> Of the Reformation in 1917.
The preliminary preparation for
that event has already begun and,
ii we are to judge from some OF
the sermons preached in this city
last Sunday, the old lies and caE
umnies against the Catholic
Church, which have been refuted
time and again to the satisfaction
of every intelligent man, will be
retold with unwearying persist
ence.
Among those who distinguished
themselves in this respect last
Sunday mention must be made of
the Rev. Theodore Kohn, pastor
of the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church Of st. Paul. Ia the course
of sermon on Martin Luther and
the Reformation he told his hear
ers that when Luther was pastor
of a small church at Wittenberg
he admonished some Of his parish
ioners who came to him for con-
fession and was promptly met by
the objection that this was not
necessary, as they had bought let
ters of indulgence. He added that
after Luther published his ninety
five theses persons who had come
to buy indulgences" read the
theses and went home to ponder
over them.
If the Rev. Mr.. Kohn will ask
any Catholic child in a parochial
school or Sunday school or, better
still, if he will procure a penny
cathechism and read it carefully,
he will learn what an indulgence
is and will save himself from max
ing the utterly stupid and abso-
lutely false statements to which
he gave utterance in last Sun
days sermon. Even cursory
study of Catholic doctrine will
convince him, if he has even a
modicum Of intelligence, that the
gaining of an indulgence presup-
poses confession Of sin and that
no one can gain an indulgence
who is not in the state Of grace.
An indulgence is not pardon for
sin nor is it license to commit
sin and the Catholics III Luther s
time, even as Luther himself,
knew very well that no one could
gain an indulgence unless he was
free from the guilt Of serious sin.
Luther corrupted the teaching of
the Church for his own selfish and
unholy purposes and, strange as
it is, his benighted followers will
not even take the trouble to ascer-
tain what the Catholic Church
teaches OH questions at issue. A
Christian minister who realizes
his responsibilities as a teacher OF
religion should be above malign-
ing the Ancient Church. He
should not only teach but, above
all, he should practice what is Ell
joined by the Commandment,
"Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness against thy neighbor''
No doubt the Forthcoming cele-
bration will give many ministers
an occasion to utter histori-
cal falsehoods in regard to the
doctrines Of the Catholic Church
and the events of the Reformation
and Catholics should be prepared
to refute these false statements
and thus aid non-Catholics in
their search for truth.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

Some of our daily papers would
be much more welcome visitors to
the homes Of the people if they
would eliminate the blasphemies
which now disgrace their pages.
There is a limit beyond which a
self-respecting publication should
not go. 1t does not pay" to in
suit the intelligence and the relig-
ious convictions Of the common
people. But then, some papers
have no ethical standards.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

We notice that some of the
daily papers which preserved an
unbroken silence regarding the
persecution of religious in Mexi-
co last year are now giving first
page prominence to the "appall-
ing atrocities reported to have
been committed by the Turks
against the native professors and
students of American sectarian in
stitutions in Armenia. The story
of these barbarities is tame read
ing compared with that of the
atrocities committed in Mexico
last year against priests, Sisters
and defenceless Catholics. But
then, much depends on whose OK
is gored.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

The special feasts which usher
in the month of November always
witness a great outpouring of the
faithful at the Masses and other
devotions in all Catholic church
es. All Saints and All Souls
make special appeal to the chill
dren Of the Church. They are pc
culiarly the feasts of the common
people, of those who never hope
to attain to the dignity of canon
lied saints. Some day each one
of us will be remembered among
those of whom the Church is
mindful on these festivals.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

"Have pity OH me, have pity OH
me, at least you, my friends, be-
cause the hand of the Lord hath
touched me" is the plaintive petit
tion of many Il father, mother or
other near relative who bewails
our forgetfulness of them in their
misery.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06
ARRANT NONSENSE.

"When pictures and images of
Christ are made prominent in a
ritualistic religion there is the
danger Of the reverence for the
images becoming idolatry, and
that is what has happened i'll
many countries of Europe.
People Of America have come
to idolize the bread and wine Of
the communion. Persons who be-
lieve that the sprinkling of a
few drops of water on an infant
will in any way affect the immor-
tai welfare of that child are
|idolizing that water
The foregoing are taken from a
sermon preached by DR.. Ill. G.
Beeman of the4 First Baptist
Church, st. Paul, last Sunday
week. Even an elementary knowl-
edge Of logic and a smattering
Of theology suffice to show how
absurd these statements are; and
without reading between the
lines one can readily sec that they
are aimed not at any of the
numerous sects that masquerade
under the name Of the Church Of
Christ, but at the Catholic
Church.
OF course, Dir. Beeman s state
ment-that in many countries Of
Europe reverence for images has
become idolatry-is true-be-
cause he says so He seems to
think that it is not necessary to
adduce even particle of proof
to substantiate the assertion. At
least, he adduces none 1t would
be interesting to know what
countries he refers to and what
evidence he has that reverence for
images has degenerated into
IidOlatry. In the absence Of any
proof to the contrary, we deny
the truth of his statement.
The same vagucness is found
in the second paragraph. He
does not tell us what 'people of
America F" idolize the bread and
wine Of the Communion or the
water sprinkled on the brow Of
an infant. AS matter Of fact,
no "people Of America" with
any common sense or religious
training would ever think Of idol
izing bread, wine or water. Idol
airy is attributed to those who
Kgive to any creature the homage
and worship due to God alone.
In other words, idolatry makes
OF the creature i'll question d
God. No one in his senses ever
thinks of offering to baptismal
water the honor due to the Su-
preme Being. Nor do they show
to the bread and wine of the
Communion" the worship due to
the Divinity. As a matter OF
fact, Catholics believe that after
the conservation in the Mass the
substance of the bread and wine
have been changed, or transub-
stantiated, into the Body and
Blood Of Christ, and they adore
the Godhead hidden under the
sacramental species. But that is
not idolatry, because it does not
give to creature the honor due
to God alone. God is there present
and the homage is given to Him
directly and Immediately. There
is not question of idolatry In
volyed and any minister who pre-
tends to teach the truth of the
Gospel should be familiar enough
with the doctrine of the Catholic
Church not to imply anything Of
the kind.
1t is to be regretted that a
Protestant minister should make
such absurd statements. 1t is
still more regrettable that he
should give them publicity
Through the medium of the press.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

An Eastern contemporary as
serts that DIR. Charles III. Mayo Of
Rochester, Mimi, who succeeds
DIR. John B. Murphy Of Chicago,
as President Of the Clinical Con
gress Of Surgeons, is a convert to
the Church. This is a mistake.
DR.. Mayo is not a Catholic.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

If our religion means anything
to us, we will not hesitate to make
sacrifices for it. The Church de-
mands the best that is in us. Even
III this world Gods chosen ones
are tried "as by fire."
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

How mindful the Church is Of
the faithful departed is shown by
the dedication to them Of one
sixth of the ecclesiastical year.
Let us profit by the lesson this
teaches.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06
SATURDAY, NOV. 6, 1915

Christian charity forbids us to
turn a deaf ear to the pleadings of
the souls in purgatory, especially
of those to whom we are bound
by the ties of kindred.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

The month of November is
dedicated to the Holy Souls. By
our remembrance Of them in our
prayers and good works we can
make it a time of spiritual re-
freshment and, perhaps, Of final
release from suffering for them
and of special graces and bless
ings for ourselves.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

God, not hygiene, is the su-
preme need of the hour, says Rev.
r. H. Tierney, ST.. Our children
must have brought home to them
the idea of a personal, omnipres-
ent, omniscient God, Who rewards
virtue and Furnishes vice. Nothing
can replace God in their souls.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

Gus exits SO that in case Of fire
the building can be emptied with
out endangering the lives Of the
occupants.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

Entered as second-class matter, jan
nary IL, 1911, at the post Office. St.
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 3, 1879.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

What is worth doing is worth doing
well. Don't do things by half; the
half is never equal to the whole. IL
you can, turn out the best work.
The Catholic bulletin., 1915-11-06

Rev. James M. Reardon, Editor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-06

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-06

a""E. frequently sends 1# great
aEl7.s ." America ana sometimes
Jae5e are secured al once Tor the big
l.H.e vaudeville Ile most recent
eEa" pie OF This is the case ri Eva
ta"ller and Mia Diva. who have been
t4e fel-aLa@ .aFof55es AZ practically
every foreign capital WITH at .l@
laHrel@ ina. Us possible I1e an anllHE-
lasIIe public TO aa-.ow. Miss Hanuer
aaa Miss DING have returned I'd Amer
i.a- IAeF trunks had hardly been
cleared -ioW the custom house before
q vaudeville route rad been submitted
% Them and accepted. Davenport was
al once thought o. r. break their
Jump Id the coast Thursday Friday
ana saturday the girls VIII he seen
HeFe ia series o.. fantastic and Jaw
aoese songs and dances. Miss Cant
i7F Is an authority on Java and no.
only her songs aud dances. bur aor
costumes and scenes are authentic.
MISS DIVA Is Acknowledged as one 81
Inc pest opponents of pantomimie and
zoe dancing TN The country Through
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-06

There is not a country In western
Europe that can clean the great an
tiQuity for its music that Ireland can
maintains Fiske O'Hara. she star Of
Kilkenny" which comes TO the Ilii-
nois theatre Sunday The popular
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-02
TOBACCO MARKET CLOSES
GoldsbOro Has One OF Best Seasons on
Record,
Especial to The News and Observer. }

Especial to The News and Observer
Goldsboro, Jan. 30.-The GoldsbOro
tobacco market closed yesterday for
the season. The season has been one
the most successful in the history OF
the GOldSboro market.
1t is estimated that around 5000
GOO pounds Of the golden weed has
been sold at the three warehouses, al
an average price Of about II IL cents
a pound.
The quality Of tobacco has been
rather poor, far below the average
Grade, and the price that farmers have
been paid, considering the poor quality
OF the tobacco. has been quite salts
factory, and will compare f~avorably
With that paid by any market in the
State.
Owing to the low price of cotton.
winch has disguested many farmers
ana the fairly good prices paid for to
oacco, 1t is the opinion of those in 81
position to know, that the acreage in
cotton the Coming season will be
greatly reduced. while the acreage in
tobacco will probably be doubled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-02
THREE STORES ROBBED.
I"o Places at Mount Olive and One az
Calypso Entered.
Especial to The News and O,sery,

Mount Olive, Jan. 3O-TWo stores
mere and one at Calypso, a small town
tnree miles south Of here. were enter
60 oy thieves last night. but so far a.
no" Known, only a small amount Of
damage was done.
from the store Of Joseph Nickins,
oalypso' some wearing apparel and
some canned goods, amounting in all
TO only a few dollars, was taken.
from h store Of E.. J. Martin q
oon 90, one of the leading firms here
q dollar or SO in money, one rifle and
several small air rifles was taken.
from h jewelry store of Geo. l..
Gibson, h goods taken were ever
more OF a trifing nature readine
BASS ana some steel chains making
up the moun taken there.
NO trace Of the thieves remains