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personal merits, but vet it is freely
given by our Lord and no one can take
it from us. 1t encompasses us at all
times until by our own deliberate act
we cast it off. Even thensour Lord is
willing to restore to us il we return
like the prodigal to our Fathers house.
This grace is called sanctifying
grace because it makes all those who
possess it holy and pleasing to God"
When this grace enters the soul of
even the greatest sinner it transforms
him, for: If your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be made as white as snow;
and if they be as red as crimson, they
shall be made white as wool" (Isaiah
I, 49, AS light and darkness are in
compatible, so are mortal sin and
sanctifying grace.
Sanctifying grace makes us and
marks us as heirs of heaven. Though
this grace is Gods free gift, He be-
slows with it a right to an eternal
reward. If we preserve it and keep
blame" and retain it when gained
through any other sacrament, we have
a claim on the eternal inheritance of
the saints. "And if sons, heirs also;
| heirs, indeed, of Cod, and joint heirs
with Christ" (Romans VIII, I'D For
Paul said: There is laid up me a
crown, which the Lord, the Just
Judge, will render to me on that day.
CT Tim. w, 81
He claims the "crown of justice" as
a right, because the grace of God he
had not received in vain. by the
grace of God am what am, and His
grace in me hath not been void.
Since "all our sufficiency" is from
God we can do all things in Him Who
strengthens us. Therefore we cannot
value Gods grace too highly, nor car
we value it as we ought. Sanctifyine
grace is indeed the greatest of al
treasures. 1t is the pearl of great
price for the gaining of which we
should be willing to sacrifice all ouI
possessions and all earthly prospects
For all gold, in comparison of her, is
as little sand, and silver, in respect
of her, shall be counted as clay.
\ loved her above health and beauty
and chose to have her instead OIL
light, for her light cannot be put out
Now, all good things come to me to
gether with her, and innumerable
riches through her hands" (Wisdon
VII, 81
Even these inspired words fall shor1
of the true estimate of the value o.
sanctifying grace. The treasures ant
privileges included in it surpass al
understanding, as the vision of HEAVIER
surpasses the ability of st. Paul to de
scribe. This treasure should not on1.
be preserved, but like the talent;
should be increased and multiplied
Forgetting the things that are be
hind, and stretching forth ourselve!
to those that are before" (Phil III
49, Grace is given to us that we ma.
get a greater increase of this divine
gift Every branch that bearetf
fruit He will purge it, that it ma!
bring forth more fruit. est. Johl
: XIV, 2.)
Since the sacraments we're especial
ly instituted to convey grace to on
souls, we may realize something o
the great value as we should place OF
their proper and frequent reception.
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sight was restored to the blind man,
mentioned in the Gospel. whom the
Lord. after having spread clay over
his eyes, commanded to wash them in
the waters of Siloe, so also we may
understand that the efficacy of the sa-
cred absolution is such as to bring light
to the mind to discern heavenly truth. !"
The sponsors, in the name of the.
child, then thrice renounce Satan and
all his pomps, and the infant is anoint-
ed with the oil of catechumens on the
breast, "that by the gift of the Holy
Ghost he may cast off error and ignO-
rance and may receive the true faith;
and between the shoulders that by the
grace of the Holy Ghost he may shake
off negligence and torpor, and engage
in the performance of good works.
The godparents now make declara-
ton of Faith and ask for Baptism, in
the name of the child. The priest
makes the Sign of the Cross three
times with the stream of b6ptisrnal
water which he pours on the Infants
head, saying at the same time; M
baptize thee in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost"
The crown of the child's head is
next anointed with chrism, "to give
him to understand that from this day
he is united as member to Christ,
and engrafted on His body and there
| fore he is called a Christian from
Christ, but Christ from chrism." A
white veil, symbolic of his purity of
soul, is now put on the infants head
with the words, Receive this white
garment, which mayest thou carry
without stain before the Judgment seat
of Our Lord Jesus Christ, that thou
mayest have eternal life. Amen. .
| Then a lighted candle is placed in the
godparents' hands and the priest says,
Receive this burning light, and keep
thy baptism so as to be without blame
| Observe the commandments of God:
| that when our Lord shall come to His
nuptials, thou mayest meet Him to-
gether with all the Saints and mayest
i have life everlasting and live forever
and ever. Amen" The ceremony ends
with the blessing of the priest, who
bids the new Christian go in peace.
i When a priest performs private
Baptism, the ceremony of solemn Bap
tism is omitted up to the amounting
with chrism. The omitted ,ceremon
les are to be supplied as soon as the
child can be brought conveniently tc
the Church.
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alter their views in the regard ON
reading over the following example:
Al Spanish laporer named Isidore,
afterwards canoIized as O. saint, was
engaged at fixed wages as ploughman
on the lands Of a certain wealthy
noble of Madrid. He worked assidu-l
ously, yet never missed his morning
Mass each day. The owner OF an
adjoining farm, under the influence oil
jealousy, accused Jlim to his employ
er Of neglectins his work lin order
to hear daily Mass, to the injury, as
they asserted, Of his crops that he
was hired to cultivate. The noble
man, enraged against him, charged
him with spending his time in hear
inc daily Mass instead of attending.
to his business. lsidore replied, II
know sir, that i am your servant,
but have also got another Master,
to Whom / likewise owe service and
obedience. If you consider that your
interests suffer by the service that I
pay to Him, deduct whatever you
think proper from my wages. Molli-
fed by his reply, the noblefnan with
drew, leaving Isidore to continue In
his practice of hearing Mass each day.
DESTROYS, however, to learn for HIM
self how matters really stood, he went
one morning very early to the farm,
and hid himself behind rock. Find
ing that Isidore did not, in truth, be-
gin his work until rather late hour,
he went toward him intending to give
/ him severe rebuke. AS he approach
ed, what was his amazement to be-
hold two strangers, each with a team
of snow-white oxen, ploughing, one on
each side of Isidore. For a moment
| he stood still in speechless wonder,
then he drew near, when 10! on a
sudden, the unknown husbandman and
their snow-white oxen sand ploughs,
all disappeared, as though by magic
| Overwhelmed with establishment, he
called aloud to Isidore. For Gods
sake tell me, my good man, who are
| these two men who were ploughing
with you just now?' The saint looked
up and knew not what to answer. II
am positive" went on the nobleman
''that I saw two men at work with
you, but as soon as approached they
disappeared" Il assure you SIR said
Isidore, Il have not seen any per
son. / ask no help from any one but
God, Whose assistance / implore each
morning at the Holy Mass There
upon the nobleman understood that
these two men that he had seen were
angels sent by God to help His serv
ant, in return for the latter's as
siduity in hearing daily Mass
This story is a forcible example oi
/ the help that we may get, even in oul
temporal affairs, from this most sal1
tary practice Of assisting every day al
Mass.
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HOLY POVERTY.

Z 3
The swaddling bands of poverty are
the marks by which the King of
Heaven chooses to be recognized at
His first entrance into this world.
His palace is stable; His cradle a.
manger; His bed the litter on which
He is to repose in common with the
beasts of the field, says the Irish
Messenger
Can those whom Providence has
destined to. a Lire of poverty and hard
ship complain that the path on which
they have to walk is too rugged, hard,
and painful, seeing that it has been
smoothed and softened by the foot
steps of the Infant Jesus? If they
have hardships to endure--and they
have many-C Christ vouchsafed to
mitigate their rigor by first enduring
them Himself Can they repine at a
condition which, in preference to any
other, He chose for His own. espe-
cially when they have. the positive
assurance that If they suffer, they
shall reign with Him. If He de-
prives them for the present of the
dangerous and transitory riches of
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Al SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. PETER NoLAsco.

St. Peter of the noble family of
Nolasco, was born in Languedoc,
about 1889. At the age or twenty
I'VE he was strongly urged to marry,
but his heart from childhood had been
given to the poor and the suffering,
and after b night spent in prayer,
Peter took a vow Of chastity, and
made over his vast estates to the
Church He now followed Simon de
Montfort in his crusade against the
Albigenses, was appointed tutor to the
son Of the conquered King of ARA
gon, and sent into Spain with his
charge. The sight of the Spanish
Christian slaves, groaning under the
tyranny Of the Moors, infIamed Peter
with Indignation, and he longed to-
set them free The Divine VIII was
soon manifested. The Blessed Virgin
appeared on the same night to Peter,
to Raymond Of Pennaford, his con-
fessor, and to James, King of ARA
goa, his ward, and babe them prose-
cute without fear their holy designs.
After great opposition, the Order for
the Redemption of Captives was
solemnly established, and Peter was
made the first general, and one of
the first two ransomers. For twenty
FIVE years he toiled for the afflicted
slaves. releasing them from bondage
and from sin, and often by the ex-
ample Of his charity converting their
Mahometan masters. Worn out by
his labours Peter died on Christmas
Day, 1856.
st. Peter, when at Algiers, guaran-
teed a large ransom for some noble
Spanish captives, and wrote to Spain
for the sum. The prisoners, however,
| finding their captivity intolerable, con.
trived meanwhile to escape. On this,
Peter was taken up, scourged as a
thief, and put on board vessel, with
orders to bring back the money
promised. The Moorish crew had
secret instructions when at sea to
scuttle Peters ship, and then to save
themselves on board the convoy
vessel. They did so, and left Peter
without oar or sail in a sinking ship
But the Saint trusting in God stood
UP, and opening his cloak to the wind
was carried safely into the harbor OF
Valencia.
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CEREMONIES OF BAPTISM.

The ceremonies that accompany the
administration of the Sacrament of
Baptism are, for the most part, of apos-
tolic origin. They are beautiful and inn
pressive, not only because of their an
tiquity, but also because if their SYM
bolism says the Brooklyn Tablet"
The infant to be baptized is brought
to the baptistry by the godparents who
stand before the priest, the godfather
at the right of the godmother. The
priest first asks of the child what he
seeks from the Church of Cod The
sponsors, in the name of the child,
answer that Faith is what he desires.
The priest then informs them what
the one to be baptized must do, if he
wishes to enter into life, and after this
breathes three times on the face of the
infant saying once the words of exor-
cism which command the evil spirit to
depart and give room to the Holy
Ghost Who is to come. This exorcism
is regarded as proof of the existence
of original sin. The infants forehead
and breast are signed with the Sign
of the Cross, which is the symbol of
redemption. The priest next imposes
his hand on the infants head at the
same time praying that God may re-
ceive the soul of the child from the
bondage of Satan, and give him the
necessary grace and strength to live
his life as a faithful member of the
church.
Blessed salt is now placed on the
child's tongue and as the catechism of
the Council of Trent explains, When
salt is put into the mouth of the person
to be baptized, it evidently imparts
that by the doctrine of Faith and the
gift of grace, he should be delivered
from the corruption of sin, expert
ence relish for good works, and be
delighted with the food of divine wis
dom"
The priest again imprints the Sign
of the Cross upon the infants fore
head, repeating the words which con-
tain a warning to the devil that he
must never dare to violate the one
thus unsigned. Following this, the
priest again lays his hand on the head
of the one to be baptized and prays
that God may give him knowledge and
sancity and grace to retain faith and
hope in the true Church of God Plac-
ing his stole on the infants breast,
as a sign of the child's entrance into
the Church. the priest approaches the
Baptisnal Font, at the same time say.
ing the Apostles Greed and, imme,
diately after, the Our Father. in both
of which prayers the godparents join.
After another prayer of exorcism the
priest, moistening his thumb with spit,
tle,. touches the ears and nostrils OF
the infant The symbolic meaning is
explained by the Catechism of the
Council Of Trent as follows: AS
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-02-05
POPULAR APoLoeETIcs.
Adapted From the German Of Rev.
Peter Mikes, S. j., by Rev.
James Watcher.
Xxx. skepticlsm.

Objection: IL we hear the different
views and systems of philosophers, We
come to the conclusion: No one
knows anything for certain; what one
claims the other denies. Hence, it is
the part of prudence to doubt all, to
become o total skeptic.
Answer: A total skeptic, who holds
nothing as true and certain, is just as
impossible as a deaf-mute who says:
Il can't hear and speak," For. as soon
as a skeptic opens his mouth he re-
flutes himself, because he contradicts
himself, for ne holds at least that as
true and certain. Either he maintains
the uncertainty of all perception and
knowledge; then he maintains the
truth of this assertion and has his
reasons for it, which he also holds as
true; or he doubts certainty: in this
case he claims many things, e. G., that
truth and error are not the same, that
certainty and doubt are different, that
we can not be certain of anything,
that he understands this, that he eX-
lists, etc. But even this doubt. =
do you doubt the difference between
truth and error?" - "Yes." - why,
then, do you contradict me? For then
everything is Indifferent to you. DO
YOU doubt also the difference between
your and my view?"-"Y Yes. Then
YOU have absolutely no reason to say
any more Moreover, you maintained
something positive by your double af-
firmation, and even if you should re-
tract this by saying: Il do not know,
YOU would affirm your ignorance.
Hence, as a skeptic, you contradict
yourself every time you affirm or deny
anything.
For a total skeptic there is nothing
left but to sit behind the stove and
NOPE. Still there remains the doubt
full consolation that no one resembles
wise man more than a fool who
keeps his mouth shut.
AS long as man has reason it is i'm
possible to doubt everything; he must
accept certain truths on account OF
their immediate evidence, just as q
sound eye must see if the necessary
conditions are present. For example
man must admit the fact that he ex
lists; for if he doubts that then the
very doubt presupposes his existence;
he must admit the principle of con
fradiction, l. e., that the same thing
cannot be and not be at the same time
and regard; for every denial anc
every doubt presupposes this princi
pie. Also in mathematics we must &C
cept certain axioms on account of Their
self-evidence, which can be explained
but not proved: e. g., that the part is
smaller than the whole, that straight
line is the shortest distance between
two points, etc.
From the existence of unchangins
truths follows with logical necessity
the existence of real prime truth
that is the existence of God.
Cor mastery development of thi:
argument see Gutberlet, Apologize /. p
+ 134-136.)
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Keep your face with sunshine lit,
Laugh a little bit;
Gloomy shadows oft will fit
If you have the wit and grit
Just to laugh little bit.
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sANcTIFYlNc GRACE.

In addition to actual grace, there is
another kind of grace, habitual or
sanctifying grace, to which actual
grace leads when we correspond
with it, says writer in THE
Catholic Universe" Sanctifying grace
is "the charity of God poured forth in
our hearts by the Holy Ghost who is
given to us. (Romans V, 81
The catechism teaches that 'sancti-
flying grace makes the soul holy and
pleasing to Cod 1t brings with it the
favor and the friendship of God.
Those who possess it are the loved
and the true children of God. Those
who do not possess this grace are the
enemies OF God. This doctrine is
clearly shown by the beloved dis
ciple" st. John, in the 14th and 23rd
verses of his gospel. IF any man love
Me, he will keep My word, and My
Father will love him and We will
come to him and will make our abode
with him." The abiding is not to be
for few minutes or few hours, but
permanently, or until we expel the
Holy Ghost by mortal sin.
Hence this grace is called habitual,
because it is looked upon as a perma-
nent quality of the soul. 1t is the
wedding garment with which all the
children of God are expected to be
clothed. Our Lord is the king who
has invited the multitude to His ban.
quet, the poor and feeble, the blind
and the lame" No matter how poor
or how feeble, blind or lame, and no
matter how wealthy or how strong or
physically sound the guests might be,
the absolute condition to sit at His
table is that each one must have on
the wedding garment" of habitual
grace.
ST The garment of divine grace makes
the poor, miserable and sinful children
of. men fit members for the royal ban.
quet and fit members for the kingdom
where God reigns with His saints for
ever Wonderful, indeed, and most
precious is the raiment which does not
merely cover the Wickedness and filth
Of sin, but which by it's touch brings
a complete and perfect soundness. II
does not merely apply the name OF
Just to sinners, but it actually makes
them holy and unspotted in His sight
in charity" (Eph. /, A.
Habitual grace may be compared to
a light. When we go forth to meet
the bridegroom we must carry with us
the divine light with which the Lord
has enlightened our souls, and present
it to Him, the true light which enlight
eneth every man who cometh into this
world est. John. ], %
While actual grace is passing
grace, hahitual grace is q permanent
and lasting gift. This wedding gar
ment" remains until wilfully removed
We never could deserve it by our owl
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the secret chambers of your own mind
and see If you have accumulated
enough that is useful to interest you
five minutes
Arizona republican., 1916-05-18
American Aviators Active

PARIS, May 1.-The American aviators who have been in the service of the French army for the past year and who recently were brought to- gether to form a flotilla under the name of the Franco American Flying corps, took part in an expedition over the German lines today for the first tir1e IS 9 separate unit. They sus- tained particularly heavy shelling as they recrossed the frontier
 The machine piloted hy Lieuten- ant William K Thaw of Pittsburg, lost part of it's tail piece and the pro pellor was damaged by a shell, hut Lieutenant Thaw brought it back to camp safely.
 Corporal ]. M. Mcconnell of Garth age, N. C.. was flying at height of 12000 feet, but German shells burst all around him, showing that the range Of the German anti-aircraft suns has been heightened.
 The flotilla started at daybreak and spent nearly two hours reconncitering under sustained fire, but encountered no German machines and Eo one was wounded. Sergeant Elliott Cowdin of New York. Corporal Kiffen Rock well of Atlanta, Sergeant Norman
Arizona republican., 1916-05-18

uckerton)-Political and economic measures taken by Switzerland since the war began were made public in the third report just issued by the Swiss federal counsil, says a dispatch from Berne to the Overseas News Agency which summarizes the re- port as follows:
 Swiss neutrality was violated sev- eral times by frontier incidents but { these. with the exception of several aeroplane attacks were of no i'm portance.
 Regarding the mail and telegraphic censorship France and Great Britain 1 acted contrary to international Jaw on the freedom of transit and in so doing caused heavy damage to
 neutrals.
 The federal council stated that up : to the end of March, 1916, fifty trains with seriously wounded soldiers were , transported through Switzerland. | These trains carried S,166 French sol-
 diers and 2,201 Germans The num- Der of exchanged soldiers and civilians
 amounted to 111,439 This total in | cluded 97,753 French and 10,5S1 Ger ! mans"
Arizona republican., 1916-05-18
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May IT, The five year program adopted last night calling for 1,000,000 new mem- bers by Baptism, a $2,OOO,OOO endow- ment for retired pastors and mis- sionaries, $6000,000 for educational work and $5,000,000 for American missionaries has made marked pro- gross during the last few months according to reports submitted to the Northern Baptist convention today by the general committee in charge of the program.
 Applause greeted the reading of the reports, which showed 06,791 accessions by baptism to the church, ''an increase of 21 763 or twenty-five per cent over the previous year"
 Tt must be borne in mind" the report continued, that the greater part of year for which these statis- ties are compiled had passed before the adoption of the five year pro- gram"
 It was decided to postpone until tomorrow the report of the efficiency committee on the proposal to merge the missionary activities of the American Baptist publication society and the American Baptist Home Mis- sion Society, the two major societies of the church. The work of the two bodies is said to overlap to such an extent that a large sum of money is wasted each year.
 The publication society for many years have objected to the proposed amalgamation. At an open caucus called to obtain information which might simplify the conventions ac- ton on the question, which is con- sidered one of the most important tc be acted on, it was declared that were the merger effected, those who have contributed to the publication's missionary funds could obtain an in junction restraining the carrying out of the amalgamation.
 Judge C. T. Lewis, of Toledo, Ohio member of the committee declared of ficers of the publication society haC threatened to secede or obtain ar injunction if the convention forced an amalgamation. He read a lette1 containing such a threat, but with held the writer's name