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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
THE personal LIBERTY"
ARGUMENT.

We made a few remarks, the other
day, on the way the personal liberty
argument against prohibition is over
worked by some of our friends, and
took occasion to say that as a matter
of fact in every Civilized community
a mans personal liberty is hampered
at every step for the good of the COM
munity at large. Quoting our remarks
on this subject, the True Voice of
Omaha comments as follows.
Thus argues the editor of the Sa-
cred Heart Review. There is much
sound sense in his presentation of the
case. We are not yet convinced that
prohibition-as it is usually enforced
promotes the welfare of every COM
munity. We have seen it in opera
ton where it undoubtedly did all that
was claimed for it,-and we have also
seen it bring more harm than good in
it's train. But we do believe i'll the
principle of the general good above
personal liberty The personal lib
erty argument-if it were carried to
it's logical conclusion-would justify
the unrestricted trade in all harmful
drugs-which no one defends or at
tempts to defend.
1.-THE theological argument against
prohibition-Which sometimes adj
vanced-is no sounder than the per
sonal liberty argument. 1t is based
generally on misunderstanding of
what prohibition means and the mo-
tives of those who advocate it. Just
because few extremists condemn
liquor as an evil in itself is no reason
why we should believe that all pro-
hibitionists hold the same. Nine
tenths Of them simply believe that
their community would be better with
out the liquor traffic and they believe
that it has the right to decide what is
for it's own interests. The trouble is
that many of the opponents Of pro-
hibition are as unreasonable as the
extremists whom they condemn"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08
IT'S NOTHING TO ME.

Its nothing to me" the beauty said
With careless toss of her pretty
head.
"The man is weak who can't refrain
From the cup you say is fraught with
pain"
1t was something to her in after
years,
When her eyes were drenched in burn
ing tears
And she watched in lonely grief and
dread,
And started to hear struggling
tread.
Its nothing to me" the mother
said,
Il have no fear that my !. boy will
tread
The downward path Of sin and
shame,
And crust. my heart and darken my
name"
1t was something to her when her
only son,
From the path Of life was early won,
And madly quaffed at the flowing
bowl,
Then--a ruined body, a shipwrecked
soul.
Its nothing to me" the merchant
said,
AS over the ledger he bent his head,
'I'm busy to-day with tare and tret;
have no time to fume or fret"
1t was something to him when over
the wire
A message came from a funeral pyre,
A drunken conductor had wrecked q
train,
His wife and child were among the
slain.
ITS nothing to me. the young man
cried
In his eye was a flash Of scorn and
pride
4 heed not the dreadful things you
tell;
can rule myself, I know full WE'LL
Twas something to him when in
prison he lay,
The victim of drink. life ebbing
away,
As he thought Of lis wretched child
and wife
And the mournfuI wreck of his
wasted life.
Hea1h aid Hons,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

pay off several thousand dollars
OF debts an assessment OF seventy
five per cent was levied on the
stock, the largest single item of
Indebtedness being chattel mort
gage of $1,000 held by Otto Hum
mel. The paper, under the man
agement OF b. j. Buehrer, lost its
way on the sea of religious bigotry
and intolerance and landed on the
rocks. Many socialists felt that
party principles were only a side
issue and they. decided that
Buehrer and the paper be given a
rest by selling the plant and al
lowing the paper to die
Evidently, bigotry doesn't pay
and the Menace-aping sheets are
beginning to find it out. Expert
ence is a good thing; but the cost
of securing it is sometimes very
great.
Next.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08
A WORKING GIRL IS
SACRIFICE.

Elsewhere In this issue we pub
lish a letter which we would like
to place in the hands of every
Catholic III this country with the
request that it be made the sub
ject of serious consideration and
self-examination.
The letter is from a working
girl" who encloses3 one dollar as a
contribution for missionary pur-
poses. The amount, considered III
itself, is not large. For very
many it would be a mere baga-
telle, involving no sacrifice; but
for this working girl it meant
self-denial, such as few of our
readers would be obliged to
make If they wished to contribute
a like amount to charity.
Read this letter and picture the
writer OF it denying herself a
tasty dessert one day, a cup of
coffee the next, in order that the
nickel saved may be given in
charity, and ask yourself if this
is not a manifestation Of the true
Christian spirit which should be
far more common than it is
among us. If a working. girl can
make such sacrifices for the cause
of religion, and make them joy
fully, what cannot others do if
they only try. Since the cup of
cold water given to a disciple in
the name of Christ will merit a
reward, who can doubt that God
will shower His choicest blessings
in copious measure on this young
woman for her generous self-sac-
rifice.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

Seven states Of the Union went
dry at midnight December 81
and one, Virginia, will go dry on
November l Of this year. The
seven are South Carolina, Idaho,
Arkansas, Colorado, Washington,
Oregon and Iowa.
This will make a total Of 10 dry
and 80 wet states out of rs. The
states heretofore dry and the year
each became so, are: Maine, 1851
Kansas, 1880; North Dakota,
1889; Georgia and Oklahoma,
1907 Mississippi and North Caro-
lima, 1908; Tennessee, 1909, and
Alabama, Arizona and West Vir-
ginia, 1915.
Alaska, Vermont, Indiana, Ne
braska and South Dakota will vote
on prohibition in 1916. If the
four states go dry, practically
half Of the United States will be
dry.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

The many friends Of the Hon
ID. w. Lawler of st. Paul, are
gratifed at the news that he is
likely to be appointed United
States Ambassador to Chill i'll
South America. Mr.. LaWler has
been prominent in the public life
Of Minnesota for a quarter OF a
century and active III every move
ment for the civic good and his
selection for this important post
i'll the diplomatic service would be
a well-deserved recognition of
long and faithful service to this
great Commonwealth. He is well
qualified for such a position by
education and experience. A
graduate Of Georgetown Universe
ty and Of Yale, he has been prom
inent in the legal profession since
he came to st. Paul. He is one of
the foremost public speakers in
the Northwest and for years has
taken an active interest in the
Knights of Columbus, the Hiberni-
ans and other organizations with
which he is affiliated. His APP
pointment would be very crafty
ing to the people of Minnesota,
and especially to his co-religion-
lists who esteem him highly.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08
The TRUCE OF GOD
PROTECTION or THE CHURCH
GIVEN TO CERTAIN CLASSES
IN MIDDLE AGES.

The Peace of God was an institu-
ton of the Middle Ages, which for
babe warfare upon consecrated per-
sons cIerics, monks, virgins and
cloistered widows; consecrated places
churches, inconsistencies, converts
and cemeteries; consecrated times =.
Sundays and ferial days, all under
the special protection of the Church,
which punished transgressors with
decentralization At an early date
it was extended to include the poor
and pilgrims, the proteges of the
Church
The Truce of God. established in
1911, prohibited hostiIities between
sunset Of Wednesday and sunrise Of
Monday, the period covered by the
most sacred events in the life Of our
Divine Lord.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

During the holy season of
Christmas the Catholic churches
were thronged with devout wor-
shippers eager to participate i'll
the solemn services commemora-
tive of the mysteries of our holy
religion of which the feasts Of the
past two weeks were indicative.
Tens of thousands had recourse
to the Sacraments of Penance and
Holy Communion in order to cele-
brate in a worthy manner the
anniversary Of our Lord S nativity
and the sacred events so intimate
ly connected with it and to begin
the new year iii a truly Christian
manner. This manifestation of
religious faith and fervor on the
part of Catholics should have a
good effect on those who, while
not acknowledging the aU9hority
of the Church, nevertheless cannot
fail to be impressed with the in
fluence which her teaching has on
the lives and conduct Of her chill
dren.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

A Catholic exchange says that
in France "the returned priests
and nuns welcomed back to work
amidst the carnage are forbidden
to administer spiritual comfort to
those whose lives are to be offered
up that France may live. =
In view of the facilities which
the French government has af-
forded to priests and Sisters to
minister to their co-religionists in
the trenches and in the hospitals,
is it not time for Catholic publica-
lions to cease their continual
harping on its hostility to the
Church and to welcome the return
of better conditions than have pre-
vailed for some years. As mat
ter of fact, the fullest freedom is
granted to the clergy and the Sis
terhoods to aid by their spiritual
ministrations all those who are In
need of them. Governmental
France has enough to its dis
credit without adding to IFS sins
by statements that are not true.
Let us be fair to her as well as to
all other countries by giving them
credit for good intentions at
least.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08
THE LATE GOVERNOR
HAMMOND.

Seldom has the truth OF the old
adage that in the midst of life
we are in death" been brought
more forcibly to the minds Of the
people Of Minnesota than it was
last week when the news was
flashed from the Southland that
Governor Hammond was dead. 1t
came as shock to all, for no in
timation had reached the public
that he was not in his usual ro-
bust health.
Governor Hammond, taking adj
vantage Of the holiday season, had
made business trip to Louisiana,
expecting to return before the
new year. He did return, but in
his coffin. A slight attack Of pto-
maine poisoning aggravated, no
doubt, by failure to avail himself
Of the services of a physician, is
believed to have induced a stroke
of apoplexy which proved fatal
before a doctor could reach his
side.
The remains arrived i'll st. Paul
on New Years Day and lay in
state in the rotunda of the Cap
itol, i'll which, for a year, he had
presided over the destinies OF the
Commonwealth Of Minnesota, I'M
til last Monday, when they were
reverently conveyed to st. James,
his home town, and consigned to
their final resting place. Leading
citizens from every walk of life,
irrespective of political affilia-
tions, paid tribute to the personal
worth and public services of the
deceased executive; and the State
which had honored her adopted
son with the highest gift in her
bestowal did everything possible
to show how great a hold he had
on the affection of her citizens.
The funeral cortege was one which
will be long remembered by those
who participated in it and by the
tens of thousands who witnessed
it's progress through the streets Of
this city and Of st. James.
The death Of Governor Ham
mond removes from the arena Of
state and national affairs man
who by his personal integrity in
private and public life and by his
conscientious discharge of duty in
every position in which he was.
placed reflected credit on his
adopted state. In the halls Of
Congress and in the Governor
chair he maintained the high
standard of efficiency in the serv-
ice of his fellow men set by his
predecessors from Minnesota. As
citizen, he was loyal, patriotic
and public-spirited; as an official,
he was animated by the high mo-
tiyes that can mould the course Of
man i'll public life. He gave of
himself unsparingly and unselish-
| ~ for the general welfare and the
tributes Of affectionate regard
shown during his funeral evi-
dence the high esteem in which he
was held by his fellow citizens.
He was not a partisan in the sense
of being intolerant Of the opinions
of others; he realized that men
may differ in their views on state
and national issues and still be
honest and sincere. He was an
American to the core and, through
loyalty to American institutions
he protested on more than one oe-
caslon III his public utteranees
against the I'm AmericaI1is1n
winch would discriminate against
a man because of his religion or.
nationality. Even his political OPP
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

ponents never challenged the hon
esty Of his convictions or the in
tegrity Of his life. His example
is an Inspiration to the younger
generation to merit success by
genuine worth and untiring per-
severance in the pursuit of the
higher things Of life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

It is not the number of good
resolutions which one makes at
the beginning of the new year
that counts, but the number faith
fully observed. One good resolu-
ton consistently adhered to
throughout the year will, work
greater reformation than dozen
half-hearted aspirations after a
better life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08
ORIGIN OF SILENT NIGHT"
THE STORY OF A WELL.KNoWN
CHRISTMAS HYMN.

On the holy eve of Christmas of the
year 1878, as the last rays of the sink
ing sun were fading away over the
Bavarian hills, and deep shadows we're
beginning to fall over the beautiful
valley on the small footpath high Up
on the hill, leading out between two
cliffs as it we're, came a wanderer It
was the assistant priest of 0berdorf at
Arnadorf noF. Joseph M0hrs writes
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08
Continued from page H.
The PRIEST AND THE PRESS


tension of Gods work and the further
ance of those religious ends which
the apostolate of the press has in
view. 1t would be easy, were it neces-
sary, to fill page upon page of this
periodical with wise words from the
greatest churchmen of the age on a
clerical duty which Leo XIII thus
formulated: Let the clergy foster
these (Catholic) journals with all zeal,
and aid them with their learning, and
wherever they find men truly Catholic
who are active in this work, let them
give to these most generous. support
and favor
Support of the Diocesan Paper
THE explanation of the all too COM
mon failure of American clerics to fol
low this advice is, not any doubt of it's
abstract justice and expectancy, but
the thoroughly human, if reprehensi-
Bile, tendency to shirk, as individuals,
obligations which are admittedly in
cumbent upon us as body. The par
amount need of the times, so far as
our Catholic press is concerned, is
perhaps the vivid realization by the
individual priest-the concrete Father
John, or Tom, or Maurice who is read.
ing these. pages, that to him person.
ally is addressed this other Papal ut.
terance: In vain will you build
churches, give missions, found schools
all your efforts will be destroyed ii
you are not able to WELD the defensive
and offensive weapon of loyal and
sincere Catholic press and that for
all practical purposes Catholic press
means for him, primarily, the duly
authorized and accredited paper of his
diocese or archdiocese. His possible
contention that the success or failure
the fiourishing growth or gradual de.
cadence, the living or dying of the
journal in question is no concern OF
his, none of his business, is a gross
fallacy, the very reverse of the truth
The maintenance of an organ for the
diffusion and the defence of Catholic
truth, as for the promotion of Cath.
olic interests generally, emphatically
is in some degree his business, bus;
mess which of course he is free to
neglect but not without FORGETTING his
claim to the title of an enlightened
Jealous, or even thoroughly honest
priest Of God.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

In Minnesota last year Sc coun-
ties held County Option elections
and the drys won As. The output
Of beer from Minnesota breweries
in 1915, compared with that for
the preceding year fell off $4,000
barrels.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-08

In now transpires that Cardinal
Gibbons alleged approval Of
Billy Sunday s orthodoxy on GER
tain points of religion was an I'M
warranted conclusion drawn BY the
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916.

This year, Ash Wednesday falls
on March 8; Easter Sunday on
April %; and Trinity Sunday on
June Is.
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE:
$3.50 year, If paid in advance.
$500 a year, IL not paid in advance.
Evening journal., 1916-03-03

ment stands for everything that is
good, clean and wholesome. as has
been said Manly Preparedness. and
we are absolutely void OF red blood,
in fact we are 'Pikers,' if VIC do not
literally respond. financially and by
our efforts, TO the call OF the Scouts
for sufficient funds to provide and
maintain permanent headquarters,
camps and a paid executive to super
wise their future development
Gentlemen, this campaign is your
campaign and my campaign. and
when weighed in the balanve at noon
tomorrow we must not be found
wanting.
Mr.. Highfield pledged at least
81 600 more money from his team to-
morrow and Mr.. snellenburg pledged
! $500 Lore.
The Rev. A. e. Cisttenburg said
Il always felt that the Boy Scout or
ganization was military. but have
found that the movement is to make
men. not to make soldiers
/ Frank l. Gates said: i've been
doing everything | could to make it
easy for my colleagues. Brothers
Highfeld and Mammele TO get the
money"
At the request Of Toastmaster Mar
vel. No. / team pledged $3.50; No. 3,
| $1,000: No. z, to total. $1,000; No.
! II. S1OO; No 13. $1,000; No. IA,
5000: No. Is, to total, $1,000; No.
16, $3.50; No II, Rotary Club, to
I total. $1,000.
Eden Lodge, No -. I. o. O. r.. last
night endorsed the Boy Scout sub
scription campaign now on 10 raise
4 $4,000 for the development of the
movement in this city. and voted q
substantial subscription to the cam
L paign.
At the meeting several of the mem
bers discussed the question and eX.
pressed the hope that other Organi-
cations would follow suit
This is the second lodge Of Ode
Fellows that has lent both moral anC
financial support to the campaign
Delaware Lodge. No. 1. having taker
similar action at its meeting las
! Monday night.
Evening journal., 1916-03-03
TO RECRUIT DELAWAREANS
FOR ARMY TRAINING CAMP

Delawareans who attended the reg.
ular Army Military Camps at Platts-
burg. n. y. last summer, have form
ed a Delaware Committee of Military
Training Camps Association. for the
purpose OF recruiting in this State for
the 1916 camps. The committee Is as
follows:
]. Danforth Bush, Charles t. Cur
ley Hugh A. Garland, Congressman
Thomas W. Miller, District Attorney
John p. Nields and Fred W. Yetter,
all Of Wilmington, and Col. William
ID. Denney, of Dover.
Circulars giving information about
these camps may be obtained In Will
mington at the State Armory, the Y.
NJ. c. A. and from any member of
the committee.
While IL is as yet uncertain exact
I ly what form legislation will take in
Congress. it is certain that instruc-
ton camps will be held on a large
scale in 1916 and form part of the
permanent military policy. The fol
! lowing camps are announced for 1916
by Eastern Department, L. S. Army
At Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. (Chatta.
nooga) Senior Divisions First Camp
April to so; Second Camp, May 3
: to 80; Third Camp. June to 80.
Junior Division; Fourth camp, Jul,
: . 10 August >.
Fort Oglcthorpo Georgia, is a military
post now mrrsoued hy the nth L.
Cavalry. and is situated near Ch8tta
nooga. Tenn.
At plattshurg. \. y.
Senior Division; First camp, june e
July 2; third camp. July - Co Angus
y; fourth camp. August 10 TO Scptembc
e.; fifth camp. September = 10 October )
Junior Division; Second camp. July
TO August g.
The camp will be held on shore o
Lake Champlain, adjoining Plattsburl
Barracks. now garrisoned by the 30tI
L. :. Infantry
All applicants must be citizens of th
United States, or have taken ont thoi
first papers. Of sound physical coudi
ton cycsght normal or corrected b,
glasses,
Applicant. for senior division mus
be;
(al Graduate of colleges or uuiversi
tics. under forty-dve years.
tbl other citizens, between twenty
one and forty.hvc Choth nclusivo). VIII
have the equivalent of college cduca
tion. l. C.. good elementary educatio
which has heen supplemented by busi
ness or professional training.
Junior Division.
Applicants for the junior division
must be at least Is years OF age AM
, qualify in one OF the following
: classes:
(a) Undergraduates OF colleges AM
: universities.
Oh Graduates in 1916 OF college
and universities.
, (c) Students in public or 'privat
schools, who have reached a grad
! equivalent to senior class. Hig
, School.
/ (dl Graduates. under 81, OF sue
1 schools with above grade.
The objects OF these camps are:
y To help equip properly Qualihe
4 men to I'll the great deficiency
: commissioned officers that would IN
q mediately arise in case OF nation
Evening journal., 1916-03-03
Ar THE GARRICK.

Stephens. Bordeau and Bennett are
making a lot Of new friends al the
Garrick Theatre this week with their
very clever melodramatic converse
tional skit "A Boy From Home" and
while the act is made chiefly for fun
purposes TO make theatregoers laugh.
which it does wonderfully we'll, it
also has another purpose. and that is
to teach a moral lesson. 1t demon
strates a number of things. which are
food for thought One of these is
that we should always be considerate
for the welfare and rights Of others
with whom we come in contact or
have business or social relations An
ether point brought out is that while
endeavoring TO do a friendly turn we
are often misunderstood and get into
trouble. In addition to being brim-
{ full Of comedy il is also conspicuous
because OF its emphatic dramatic
action. The members OF the company
arc good and they make the best OF
their opportunities in this act