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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
ORIGIN OF MAY DEV8TI0Ns
CUSTOM CAN BE TRACED BACK
TO ST. PHILIP NERI.

Some attribute the origin of May de-
votions to st. Philip Neri, who died on
May 26, 1896. He was devout serv-
ant OF Mary and especially solicitous
for the salvation of young people. See
ing many exposed to dangerous amuse-
ments he tried to lead them to Our
Blessed Mother for protection and in
duced many to visit shrines of the
Blessed Virgin to pray and sing hymns
in her honor every day in May. 1t
was two centuries after the death of
st. Philip 'Neri, however, that the de-
Votion became generally observed with
much solemnity. The story is told of
little child, in Rome, stopping to
pray and sing hymn, on the first of
May, at wayside shrine of Our Lady.
The next evening other children came
to join in the devotions, and the next
evening older people came, till there
was quite a crowd; then the priest
led them into the church and con-
Quoted the, deyotions with more So
lemnity. The practice was approved
by the Church and, as if by universal
impulse, spread throughout the city
and, in few years, throughout the
world. Some attribute the origin of
May DeVotions to this event. 1t seems
probable, however, that it would be
more correct to attribute the origin of
the beautiful practise in honor of the
Virgin Mother during the month of
May, to an impulse of divine grace
moving pious souls and faithful Chris
tians to practise the devotion as some
compensation for the neglect of those
who refuse to honor the Mother of
God. The devotion is most beautiful
expression of the filial instinct of the
human heart, humanity appealing to
the Queen of Heaven, with childIike
confidence, fondly saluting her by the
tender name of Mother.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
THE NEUTRALITY OF THE
HOLY SEE.

Last week an Associated Press
dispatch to the daily papers con-
veyed the information that the
Belgian and the French Bishops
led by Their Eminences Cardinal
MERCER of Malines and Cardinal
Annette of Paris, had united in an
appeal to Pope Benedict urging
the Holy See to abandon the atti-
tude of neutrality it had main
tanned since the beginning of the
war and offer a protest against
the violations of the principles OF
justice and right for which the
Church stands by the warning ma
tons of Europe. According to
the despatch they had sent memo
randums to the Pope insisting
that such an opportunity may
never occur again for the Church
to show that it stands above
political considerations, caring
only for the moral and religious
interests of its people.
In view of the attempt recently
made to distort the views of the
Pope as expressed in an audience
given by him to the American
correspondent, Karl Won Vie.
gand, it behooves us to take the
foregoing announcement with q
grain of salt. 1t is very difficult
to see how the Holy Father car
change his attitude of neutrality
even to the extent of offering
such a protest as is therein sug
gested, without being misunder
stood by one or other of the
belligerent powers. IL it be true
that such a suggestion has beer
made to the Holy Father it places
him in a rather embarrassing pc
sition and it is difficult to see how
he can do anything. OF course
we know that the Holy Father i
not only willing but most anxious
to do what he can for the promo
ton of peace and if he can utiliz'
the suggestion alleged to have
been made by the Belgian anC
French Bishops, there is no doub'
he will make it count as much al
possible in his plan for peace. w
can feel quite sure that the Holy
Father will not allow himself tt
be dragged into the conflict in an,
way by favoring one nation NOR,
than another, He is the father
of all the faithful: his childrel
are found on both sides fighting il
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
WHEN FORCED TO THINK.

Tt does seem to us that. war and
other calamities force men to be
honest as to the effects of alcohol
drinking. Not only in war, but also
in every time of riot the drinking shop
is closed or it's activities greatly re-
stricted. We cannot but ask If there
are not interests in time of peace quite
as sacred as the interests that are jeo-
pardized by alcohol drinking in time Of
war. For the love of country we should
strive after sobriety in peace as well
as in war. For the good Of homes
we need restriction of alcohol selling
in peace as well as in war. For the
salvation Of souls we need to eliminate
as far as possible occasions of sin i'm
peace as well as in war. Alcohol
drinking is disastrous to so many In
terests that love of neighbor demands
the limitation Of its sale in peace as
well as in war. and in some places,
at least, its elimination whenever pos
sible. q ~ ~ .Sea1
-cGthO1ic TEMPERANCE AdDOcate.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

Last week in the United States
District Court at Kansas City, Mo-,
Judge Van Valkenburgh over
ruled the demurrer to the indict-
ments against the publishers Of
the Menace, who have been
charged with sending obscene
matter through the mails. The
articles complained Of are attacks
on the Catholic priesthood. The
ruling of Judge Van Valkenburgh
means that the case against the
Menace will come to trial in Jop-
lin next month. The trial will be
watched with interest all over the
country. If the government wins
the case it is not unlikely that an
effort will be made to indict the
numerous anti-Catholic publica-
.tions which have been started in
this country during the past few
years for the purpose of SANDER
ing the Church and her institu-
tons.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
NO MENTAL AID.

There used to be an idea abroad
that wine was a help to wit because
many men of genius drank wine and
drank it to excess. But it is not the
men of genius but their admirers who
hold this theory most firmly. George
Meredith in his novels wrote more in
praise of wine than any other author
Of his day. 1t was with all the more
establishment that, when his letters
were published, one discovered how.
harsh a critic of wine he was. He
wrote in May, 1887: %Jts
II take it rarely. / think that the
notion of drinking any kind of alcohol
as a stimulant for intellectual work,
can have entered the minds of those
only who snatch at the former that
they may conceive fictitious execlI-
ton of the latter. Stimulants may
refresh, and may even temporarily
comfort the body after labor of
brain; they do not help it-not even
in the lighter kinds of labor. They
unseat the judgment, pervert vision.
Productions cast off by the aid of the
use of them, are but flashy, trashy
stuff-or exhibitions of the prodigious
in wildness or grotesque conceit, OF
the kind which Hoffman's Tales give,
for example: he was one of the few
at all eminent who wrote after drink
ing. Schiller, in a minor degree-not
to the advantage of his composition.
None of the great French or Eng.
lish." .r
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
TESTING MEMS FAITH.

The following extract from a
recent pastoral Of His Eminence
Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop of
Westminster, shows the results of
the war upon the men of England:
Now men are clearly showing
forth that, deep down in their con-
science, there was all the while
the knowledge that our life here
is but one stage in our being, that
life on earth is not coterminous
with our whole existence, and that
there are things greater, nobler
and more important than the
years, few or many, that we may
pass upon this earth. Young men
who seemed careless, frivolous,
selfish, misunderstanding too,
perhaps-have in thousands risen
to new consciousness Of the real
sense and consciousness of their
lives. By their action they have
proclaimed their belief that there
is another more valuable life be-
yond the grave, and that duty,
love of country, and the love of
God, upon which both are based,
hold in themselves a higher value
than the prolongation by few
more years of their lives upon this
earth. Without the compulsion OF
any legal enactment and therein
surely lies a higher claim to
merit-they have taken their lives
into their hands, and offered them
willingly, to be taken or left as
the providence of God may decree,
in the service Of their country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

We have received from DIR. J. A.
Hielscher, of Mankato, a copy of
his paper on "The Copenhagen
Heart" read before the Southern
Minnesota Medical Association at
it's last meeting, and printed in
the st. Paul Medical Journal for
March, 1915. 1t deals with the re-
cent and pernicious habit now so
common in the Northwestern
States of using Copenhagen snuff,
a habit which saps the vital forces,
dulls the mental faculties, dimin-
ishes the resisting power of the
body and reduces the user in time
to. a state of hopeless imbecility.
DIR. Hielscher gives the result of
his own experience with patients
addicted to the habit and treats in
an interesting manner the action
which this drug has upon the in
dividual. The paper is an inter
esting one and can be read with
profit not only my medical men,
but by the public at large.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

This is the time of year when
children are preparing for first
Communion and Confirmation.
These are important events In
their lives and the Church invests
them with beftting solemnity.
She insists that all who receive
first Communion or Confirmation
be familiar with the teaching of
the Church and to that end special
preparatory instructions in Chris
tian Doctrine are given to the
children. 1t is the duty of parents
to cooperate with the priests in
this important matter and to see
that children of an age to receive
these sacraments attend the spe-
cial instructions in catechism.
Too often parents neglect this i'm
portant duty. If the children are
not well grounded in their cate
ehism before first Communion and
Confirmation they will seldom
make up for this defect in later
life. These instructions serve as
a foundation for their future use.
fulness as intelligent members OF
the Church and without them they
are deprived of much of their
power to make the Church known
and respected by those who are
not of the fold.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
MAID OF NAZARETH
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Rosetta KelIy.)

Ave Mary, spotless maid,
Sin draws back ashamed, afraid,
At every mention of thy name;
Thou Virgin-lamp of purest fame.
Ave Mary, full of grace,
Blest 'mongst daughters of thy race,
Mystical lily, gold and white,
Bright Angels guard thee, their delight
Thrice blessed, Mary's Little One,
Gods gift to Man,
His Well-loved Son,
Our cherished One.
Hail Virgin Mother, donbIy blest,
With Jesus sleeping on thy breast,
Hail. Maid of Nazareth, hail.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
A NOTABLE TRIBUTE.

we are not surprised that a
man of such varied experience as
John ID. Rockefeller should speak
words of commentator for the
manner in which the Catholic
Church dispenses the funds en-
trusted to her for charitable pur-
poses. The only wonder is that
he does not see fit to make her the
depository of some of his surplus
wealth in order that she may, ex-
pend it, with the least administers
tive cash outlay, for the educa-
tional, charitable and other pur-
pose to which he has devoted such
large sums of money in recent
years. Mr.. Rockefeller's apprecia-
ton of the Church S admirable
system Of charity coupled with his
failure to recognize it in any sub
stantial way is another evidence
of the fact that men do not always
try to harmonic theory and prac-
tice.
The commendatory passage to
which we refer is taken from a
recent issue of the Saturday
Evening Post in which, in the
course of an article on Benevo-
lent Foundations and Efficient
Philanthropy Mr.. Rockefeller
pays this tribute to the efficiency
of Catholic charities:
just here it occurs to me to
testify to the fact that the Roman
Catholic Church, as | have OBJ
served in my experience, has adj
vanced long way in this direc-
ton. | have been surprised to
learn how far a given sum of
money has gone in the hands of
priests and nuns, and how really
effective is their use of it. / fully
appreciate the splendid services
done by other workers in the
field, but / have seen the organi-
cation of the Roman Church
secure better results with a given
sum of money than other church
organizations are accustomed to
secure from the same expenditure
I speak of this merely to point the
value of the principle of organiza.
ton, in which ] believe so heart.
lily. 1t is unnecessary to dwell
upon the centuries of experience
which the Church of Rome has
gone through to perfect a great
power of organization. -
There is no reason to doubt that
Mr.. Rockefeller expresses his sin.
cere convictions in the foregoing
passage; and yet it states nothing
new, at least to the intelligent
Catholic who is at all familiar
with the almost negligible cost OF
administration which character
ICES Catholic charities. This
knowledge should induce Catho
lies of means to be more liberal
then they are in supporting the
various charities promoted by tht
Church charities which, in theil
administration, are not encum
bered with high-salaried officials
a large corps of paid investigators
land a complicated and expensive
system of records. As a genera
rule, those charged with the dis
lpensing Of the Church's Chart,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

receive little, ii aany, monetary
compensation for their work and
they give tonthe task what money
cannot purchase-that personal
service and attention which does
not rob the recipient of their
bounty of the self-respect to
which the worthy poor cling so
tenaciously.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
GREAT LOSS TO THE CITY.

O1sGTA4 AO06 IL HE C11X.
The destruction by fire Of the
St. Paul Public Library with all
its contents is a great loss to the
CITY in as much asst deprives the
citizens OF an available supply of
literature numbering about 160,-
600 volumes of which all but go
900, which We're in circulation at
the. time, We're consumed. Many
of the: rarer and more valuable
volumes had been removed some
time ago to place Of safe keep
ing until the new Library build
ing, now in course Of co1istruc-
ton, is ready for occupancy.
Most of the books destroyed can
be replaced; but in the meantime
the reading public, to whom pri-
vate Libraries are not accessible,
will be deprived of the advantages
OF well-stocked public library.
Already a temporary library
has been opened in the old House
of Hope Church and an appeal has
been made to the. citizens to aid
in restocking it by gifts Of books
from their private libraries and
other sources Or by monetary
donations with which to purchase
new books. The response has been
so generous that a collection of
several thousand volumes is now
available for public use.
The old st. Paul Public Library
was well supplied with Catholic
books and works by Catholic
authors. In proportion to it's size
it contained as large, if not
larger, percentage of Catholic
works than many other public IL
braries in the country. During
the past year, through the court
esy of the Librarian, DR.. Dawson
Johnston, and Of Miss Owens, a
member Of the library staff, The
Catholic Bulletin has been enabled
to publish almost weekly lists of
these books for the benefit Of it's
readers.
In view of the generous treat
ment accordedantob the Catholic
patrons of the public library in
the past it behoones them to show
their appreciation by coming to
its aid at this crisis in it's history
and donating new books Of Cath
Ollie interest or volumes from their
own libraries. Already the lead
ing Catholic societies have shown
a }commendable spirit in this re
gard. The st. Paul Council of the
Knights of Columbus has present
ed set of the Catholic Encyclope-
dia in fifteen Volumes. The Guild
of Catholic Women has donated
a set of DR.. Lingard's History Of
England in eleven volumes. At
the meeting of the County Board
| of the Ancient Order of Hibern-
ians held last Monday evening
committees were appointed to
take the matter up in each of the
divisions and urge the donation
of a set of books on behalf of each
division as well as from the mem
bers. In addition, many Catholics
have already given personal dona-
lions to the library and, no doubt,
In the course of a few weeks there
will be representative supply Of
Catholic literature on it's shelves
and accessible to- the general pub
! lie.
The new Public Library, which
| is being erected in connection with
| the Hill Reference Library, will
not be ready for occupancy for
some months, but in the meantime
the books donated to the Public
Library will be put into circula-
ton and transferred to the shelves
of the new library as soon as it
is available for use.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
BENEFACTORs OF MEXICO
PRAISED.

His Holiness Pope Benedict XIV
has written an autograph letter
to Cardinal Gibbons in which he
bestows the Apostolic Benedic-
ton upon all who have in any way
helped to alleviate the sorrow
and distress which, for so long
have been the heavy portion of
many of our brethren in Catholic
Mexico, country sorely har-
raised by revolution. He singles
out for special mention in addi-
ton to Cardinal Gibbons, Car
dinals Farley and O'Connell, the
Archbishops of Chicago and. New
Orleans, the Bishops of Spring
field, Mafanzas, Toledo, ST. Chris
topher in Havana and San An
tonic, as well as DR.. Kelley, Presi-
dent of the Church Extension So
ciety, and Father Tierney, editor
of " America. " '|On all these, :"
continues the Pontiff, "and the
others We bestow praise, both as
a recognition of their past efforts
and as a spur to fresh endeayor,
for it is orr hope that not they
alone, but all generous. and willing
souls as well, will not only con-
tinue their successful labors in be-
half of this work Of piety, but
will even increase them, until the
restoration to our beloved repub-
lie of civil order and Christian lib
erty has been accomplished, a con-
summation which we trust will
not be long deferred.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

During the past week we have
read accounts of two social func-
tions of which the central feature
was a mock marriage ceremony.
One of these affairs took place in
St. Paul, the other in Mankato.
We do not know the persons who
engineered them, but from the
character of the entertainment we
Judge that their ability to amuse
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

The Most Reverend John ].
Keane, retired Archbishop of Dn-
buque, who attended the Silver
Jubilee of the Catholic University
of America, of which he was the
first rector, is spending the sum-
mer months at st. Charles Col
lege, Gainesville, Nd, among the
scenes and friends of other days.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1915.

Already, says the Brooklyn
'sTablet," the new Pope has re-
ceived the name he will bear in
history-Pope Benedict the Peace
maker.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

Entered as second-class matter. jan
uary IL, 1911, at the post Office, St
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 3. 1879
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

He who takes the wrong road must
make his journey twice over.--Spdn-
ssh PrOverb. M
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

A man can usually patch up his
reputation by mending his ways.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-08

Rev. James NJ. Reardon. Editor.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-21
FOLLETIN No IS
Ell hiijjo del mar.
POr CHI. CaniVet

e faro de GaJteyille cs,aba vclado
por Ia borrasca. Y e. mar hacia tai
ruido, aun dentro del puerto, que era
impossible hacerse or Cada vez que
IN relampago Humjna5a el firmamen-
to Sc yeia Aasta eL confin de, hori-
zonte Y eI mar azotado por el vjenJo
terrible. cuyo fragor dominaba hasta
e. del trueno y e. de las olas encres-
pada-.
Como Sera en- alta mar, cuando
aqui esra tan agitado?-pensaba yo-
Y de repente pense en- el ITO Hila-
rio. Acaso estaria fuera cou tan re-
rrible tormenta, cogido por el cicl6n,
destrozado por e rayo o anegado
por la lluvia.
No Sc por que. en- aquel ~instante
mi pensamiento me uev6 4 Ia playa de
Bar+leur. Con una precision aSom-
brosa u q IA tia Langlois enloqueci-
da, a Rosa, siguiendola llorando '
torcisndose las manos, Y alrededor de
elias, IN grupo de pescadores que les
deeiaR:
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-21

mcnto que entregaras a la sonora
Langlois, rogandoIe que 10 acepte en-
mi nombre. Eres cast un hombre,
fuerte Y robusto. Y ahora no Sc ira
ia de ganar tn pan, sino ell de todos
los que Langlois deja desamparados.
Espero que no 10 olvidaras.
-lOlvidarlo, patron? iOlvidarlo,
cuando son ellos los que me saliva
ron Y me educaron?
-Bueno-repusO-no haces m. 5
que cumplir con tt deber. Vas, pues,
a Barfleur, Y una vez ALI me enyia-
ras noticias. iCuento contigo!
-iCuente listed, patron; pero soy
muy desgraciado.
Una cosa me apenaba, Y era Sc
pararme de Belhumain, momentanea-
mente al menos, porque nada me ma
cia presumir que no volveria a ocu-
par mi puesto a bordo de LA Per-
venche."
Pero sobre TODD este pesaba en- mi
imagination el ~siniestro de Barfleur;
veia a la tia Langlois presa de to-
das las angustias de una madre que
no sabe como dar de conner a sus
hijos.
Al dia siguiente Belhumain me
acompano Y en- la conversation que
tuvimos hasta llegar a Isigny me de-
mostro toda la bordad de su cora
ION.
-jQue quieres? iAsi IS la vida!
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-21
Pesquisas.

s. EN effective De qualification Sc dlriA
4 Ia persona que me lnrOrme del parad"ro
de- mi Selur padre, Mariana MaSqUltl. dc
naCiOullidad l|iaIiana. y QUicn iuvu en- IN
tempo SU Residential en- Del Rio. Texas. pa
SandOSe drspucS z san Antonio. Texas. no
habl"nGUWe cnrOntrddO con II dpSde lacc
~ GfoS p1Sadus. D%iriianSe infOrTnrs =: Sc
rain Nasquill, J.. q. Box b. OzDna. Texas.
i7-23.
Sc DESEA Sahrr 81 paraderO de
Julian l.. Torres, quien no hacr
murhO s. "nrOnlraba lrabajandO en-
San Antonio, Texas, ;raSladandOSe
haze como ruajru meSes a San An
cello, Texas. y de- ALI sali6 rumbO a
Laredo. Urge comunicar a dichO
ST. Torres, aSuntOs de suma i'm
pOrtancia para II. GratificaremOs
al que DE- informeS con un anO de
dc subscription a La PRENSA, Y Gin
co pesos en- Elective.
D~irijansc informeS a: La Prensa
COZ DOIorosa ST.
1926
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-21

No - desespere listed. tia Ian
glois: Ia barca del patron es fuerte,
Y el. IN marine consumado, De IN
momenco a otro le veremos fondear
e. el muelle,
Pe-o Ia TIA LargIois no ola NADIA:
co~ria hacia eI mar. seguida por Rosa,
y las dos miraban ansiosarlente. que
riando rasgar las tiuieblas con la Wis
"a.
Esto 10 Vi con mi nitidez u me
sorprende aun. porque luego supe
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-21

che, Y me la guarde en- e. bolsilIo de
mi zamarra, despues de ]eXpresarle
vivo agradecimiento, Y despidiendO-
me de Desideria me encamine hacia
Ell omnibus que hacia e. recorrido en-
ire Isigny y la casa de postas, dis
tante cinco Kilometres.
Belhumain me siguio hasta el CO.
che, diciendome:
-:Cuando nos veremos, Santiago?
Sac6 del bolsillo IN paquete muy
bien atado, Y poniendomelo entire las
manos,
-Es de Desideria-dijo--ya sa-
hes que tiene buen coraz6n. Hay
dentro un salchichon entero, jam6n
V un buen pedazo de morcilla.
FL position Sc im~pacientaba Y los
viajeros protestaban.
-;Vamos, embarca!-dijo Belhu-
main. " sobre TODD, no tardes en-
mandarnos noticias,
En- un abrir y cerrar de ojos me
instale al lado del conductor, porque
todos los demas sitios estaban ocu-
pados. Ell mayoral arre6 a los ca
ballos, que arrancaron a buen paso,
mientras Belhumain Y Desideria me
hacian saludos de despedida.
Llegamos a la estaci6n en- ell mo-
mento precise en- que llegaba ell tren
que habia de conducirme a Cherbur-
go.
Tome mi billete en- el despacho, Y