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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14
PARISH HISTORIES.

In a recent issue of the Fort
nightly Review, there is a valuable
article on ''The Writing of Parish
Histories. y The article is by the
Rev. John Rothensteiner. In
view Of the fact that several East
ern and Western societies are
delving into past records for ex-
act data on American Church His
tory, it seems that the suggestions
contained in this article are APP
propriate. He proposes that the
following data in each parish be
compiled and classified: !.
Cd Date of foundation, name
of parish and Of it's founders,
sketches Of all priests connected
with it in any capacity; also, if
obtainable, the building history of
church, school and other edifces.
Inscription on bells, organ; special
celebrations, dedications, and jul
bilees; children of the parish who
became priests and nuns.
(2) Ethnical composition of the
people. of the parish, country of
origin, language, numbers at vari-
GUS times.
90 Extraordinary events, as
floods, fires, losses by war, or
other causes.
a. Eminent personages Of the
laity, converts, marriages, burials.
90 Old customs, singular char
acters, legends and traditions, of
course, only such as are connected
with the parish in some way.
CO. Societies and sodalities,
with date of foundation and brief
relation Of their activities.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14
THE STEWARD.

We read Of the steward who
was condemned and punished for
having squandered his master s
substance. He was called an I'M
just steward because guilty of, the
sin OF injustice in wasting what
belonged to another. ~. :.
Every man is not only q cap
tain of his own soul but also the
steward of all the things confded
to him by his Maker. Man Is pos
sessions include more than money
they comprise talents, ability, in
fuence and character. These
gifts have been entrusted, to the
individual in order that he might
use them for profit. Where the
balance sheet fails to show a gain
or, possibly, registers a deficit,
that man is an unjust steward.
All men are equal in essentials,
but unequal in natural gifts.
Hence every individual in virtue
Of his stewardship is bound to
use each Of these gifts for the
promotion of his own welfare as
well as Of the glory Of God. For
this reason it behooves a man to
make use Of these gifts so that
each will show the greatest pos
slble profit on the ledger of life.
In view Of this Christian teach
ing man maylWell ask himself,
How am l disposing of my gifts
in the traffic of life? IF every
Catholic would examine himself
to see how much profit his pos
sessions net him and how much
he returns to God, the disclosure
of his deficit might prove start
ling. Talents and ability that are
employed exclusively in promot-
ing ones own interests without
any reference to, God or the here
after will prove rather a detri-
ment when life s, course is run.
As a Catholic how much time and
energy and work do you contri-
butte to the Catholic cause? Does
your generosity or your idea of
duty stop with the last ring of
the coin of your, financial offer
ing, or do you enter into the
spirit of the Church and her work
and contribute your share to the
upbuilding Of the various works
in which your church is inter
ested. If yon are not active to
the point of taking a practical
share of the burden which is
placed upon your church, if you
do not place so much as your
little finger to the wheel of prog
ress, if you do mot become an
actual, vital part in the organiza.
ton of your church, one who con
tributes more than mere money
then you may be accused Of injus.
tice in the administration Of your
stewardship.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
A sALooN-LEss ROUTE.

Ii a person wished to take a Jour
ney all the way across the United
States, and not pass a saloon, he
could do it now, with the exception Of
little piece of wet Wyoming he
would have to pass through. But as
the long dry states of Colorado, Kan
sas and Oklahoma would have to be
passed before this little section were
reached, it is almost sure that a tray
eler would have been away from sa-
Ions so long that the temptation to
enter them would have been forgotten.
Starting on the sea coast of dry
Virginia, the traveller who wished to
take a prohibition continental tour
could do so by passing through these
dry states in the order named: North
| Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Okla
| homa, Kansas, Colorado-then the
wet stretch of Wyoming-Idaho, Ore
gon. If the governor of Utah had not
vetoed the dry bill in his. state last
year, complete rumless route across
the continent could have been taken.
A prohibition law was passed in Utah
last year, but the governor vetoed it
after the legislature had adjourned.
1t is rather odd that Utah is a wet
state, as the Mormon church is very
strongly set against the use Of intoxi-
cants. If Utah had gone dry, the little
strip of wet Wyoming could not have
been avoided.
Eighteen states now refuse to give
legal sanction to the dramshop Vir-
ginia, under a law already adopted,
will become the nineteenth ten months
hence.
| Five more states-California Michi-
gan, Nebraska, South Dakota and Yer
mont-and Alaska Territory, will take
the decision of their people during
1916 whether saloons sanctioned by
law shall continue within their Dor
ders. Some other states seem likely
to ballot on the question during the
year.
Whether prohibition of the legally
sanctioned liquor traffic is wise or
not is widely disputed" says the chi
cago Herald. Even in the States
which have tried it longest there are
minorities which insist that prohibit
ton doesn't prohibit. Some of these
minorities are men in no way inter
ested in the liquor traffic. Some of
them are even total abstainers per-
sonally.
THE main question is complicated
with all sorts of subsidiary questions
of personal habits, social customs,
and the admitted lack in many COM
munities of any successful substitute
for the saloon as the only place of
social assembly that considerable
numbers of the population have.
Nevertheless, it is apparent, after
many years of discussion and of ex-
pertinent with all sorts of regulations,
that increasing numbers of the Ameri-
can people are resolving to get along
without the legal saloon somehow
A few years ago there were only two
prohibition states. Now there are
nearly score. It's method of deal
ing with the liquor traffic which the
American people, despite all argu-
ments against it, seem to be increas-
ingly bent to keep on trying"
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the wide distribution Of pam
phlets, more than million copies
of one pamphlet, "A Message to
all PatrioticlC Citizens, having been
sent out. Some interesting dis
coveries were made. The Com
mission tells of a case in Georgia
where, when the lectures of an
anti-Catholic were poorly attend
ed, letter appeared in a local
paper signed, "a Catholic Lady. ;"
This letter made a dramatic ap-
peal to Catholic men, in the name
of Southern chivalry, to resent
these vile attacks on pure
women. 1t was discovered that
the anti-Catholic lecturer himself
was behind the letter. The report
further states that the Commits
sion has discovered a large amount
of bigotry among railroad men
and railroad shop. men. 1t quotes
the opinion of union leaders that
shop superintendent encourage
such condition in order to keep
the men disunited in labor trou-
bles. Much activity is reported
in railroad circles in the distri-
button of anti Catholic literature
and the promotion of anti-Cath-
Ollie lecturers. The Catholic press
in general is praised, though the
Commission remarks very little
improvement in the support given
the Catholic press. A scathing
condemnation of politicians, who
appeal to their Catholicity as a
reason why they should be elected
to public office, is given "With-
out doubt Catholics are often de-
feated for office solely on account
of their religion, but we find more
often there are other reasons for
their defeat, and they are not
always bad reasons
The Commission surely is to be
congratulated for the noble stand
it has taken in upholding the
honor of the Catholic Church as
well as for the efficiency and prac-
teal sense manifested in it's inves-
LEGATIONS. Wide publicity given
to this report cannot but help the
cause Of the Church, especially in
districts affected by the whitening
blight of bigotry and prejudice.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE.

In the current issue Of the Cos
lumbiad, the official organ of the
Knights Of Columbus, appears an
extended report by the Commits
sion on Religious Prejudice. AS
will be remembered the Knights
of Columbus, some time ago, es-
tablished a Commission to inves-
tigate the cause Of religious hatred
and bigotry that in recent years
have swept over the country.
The report of the Commission is
most gratifying. In the first
place, it appears that the number
of anti-C Catholic papers has dimin-
ished surprisingly, only two or
three having any circulation
worth mentioning. One of these
papers was reported last year as
having a million and half circu-
lation; it is doubtful if today it
has a half million. The number
of nti-Catholic lecturers remains
unchanged. Various anti Catholic
societies are reported as having
membership in most large cities
and clearing houses in all the
Estates. Their. names and num-
Der of their members and officers,
the location of their, office and
meeting place, are jealousy
guarded The report adds,
.They seem to have common
spokesman in Bishop Burt of Buff
falo, and a common organ in the
Menace. = The anti-Catholic Fed.
Grafton of Patriotic Societies does
mot seem to reach all the orders
as only handful of delegates at
tended its general convention last
year.
The report shows that the anti
ICatholic wave of the present time
is the fifth large one that has
IsWept the United States. The
| Commission has not taken up its
sectional war against bigotry
| when a request has come at cleo
ton time Bigotry has beer
fought by means of lecturers and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

The Syracuse. Sun is all resplen-
dent this week in a brilliant new
garb. The occasion For its joyful
appearance is the fact that it
celebrates the silver jubilee of its
own existence as Catholic
weekly, and the thirtieth year
since the foundation of the Dio-
cese of Syracuse. The edition
comprises thirty-six pages, and is
tastefully arranged with views
and illustrations of clergy,
churches, and institutions. We
congratulate the Sun on the noble
work it has carried forward for
the past quarter of a century, a
work that has ever been edifying,
instructive, and uplifting not only
for the Diocese of Syracuse but
for the Church at large May it
continue to shine in undimmed
luster until the approaching shad-
ows announce the end of time.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14
ALCOHOL AND EFFICIENCY.

Temperance work today is very
practical as compared with the senti-
mental exhortations of yesterday. In
these days, when efficiency is so
general watchword in the world of
business and labor, we are finding not
SO directly that man is a knave
who drinks to excess, or even at all,
as that he is a fool A runner who
ties a weight about his leg is no
greater Ounce than the workingman
or the merchant who puts dram of
liquor into his digestion or his brain.
1t is capable of proof by figures and
diagrams that the drinker of even an
occasional glass of wine or beer or
whiskey Injuries the work of both his
hands and his mind, while the habit
ual drinker sews up his mental and
manual machinery permanently. This
is the gospel of the new temperance
movement.
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able institutions. IT is taken from
the proceedings Of the orty-first
annual meeting of the National
Conference of, Charities and Cor
rection:
There are certain tests which
may be applied to determine the
efficiency of the members Of the
staff. They are briefly ability,
loyalty, reliability, and enthusi-
assn. Possessing these qualifca-
tions, whatever the academic
training may have been, there is
every possibility of success. In
the Roman Catholic institutions
the splendid devotion of. the men
and women who without hope Of
material recompense give their
lives in unstinted service to God
land their fellows, creates an asset
which cannot be duplicated in in
stitutions of other creeds. What
ever may be the equipment of
buildings, however beautiful the
environment, the whole will be in
effective if there be missing the
personal touch Of good and COM
petent men and women. Their
price is far above rubies. In the
latter days men and women shall
rise up and call them blessed.
We may build houses but we can
not build a home. Home is the
spiritual atmosphere found where
love abides. Devoted and efficient
employees make possible the
home" spirit.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14
STANDARDS OF EFFICIENCY

One Of the distinctive features
in our modern life is the promi-
.nenee given to the social service.
The old Christian idea Of helping
one s fellows has blossomed forth
in every civilized land. The spirit
Of Christianity was founded upon
love for God and love for man.
The Catholic Church from the be-
ginning has practiced in a heroic
degree all that is understood by
the modern term, social service.
Care for the sick, the oppressed,
the suffering, the homeless, the
aged, the poverty-stricken, and
children, has ever engaged the
solicitude of Catholic workers.
The monasteries of the middle
ages were asylumS for unfortu-
mates of every condition in life.
Hospitals arose in all civilized
countries, and the missionaries of
every age had given special atten-
ton to the physical needs of the
people among whom they worked.
At the present day, however,
this Christian spirit of all-embrac-
ing charity has been reduced by
sociology to a scientific basis.
Governments have made appro-
priations for the work. Schools
have been opened for the training
of social workers, books have been
written for their guidance, lecture
courses founded for their instruc-
ton, and vast sums of money ex-
pended for buildings, equipment,
and every needed accessory.
When all is said and done very
often the institution lacks some
thing of the atmosphere of a
home. Unless a real heart inter.
est exists In the midst of the insti-
tuition the affectionate touch OF
home influence is lacking.
In this connection we are
pleased to read the following com.
lmendation Of our Catholic Chart.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

That the rosary is a devotion OF
the greatest minds is evident from
the following. words Of Cardinal
Logue, Archbishop of Armagh:
81 have on more than one oeca-
sion joined in the Rosary with the
Pope in his Court of the Vatican
I have joined in the Rosary in the
cottage of the peasant; | have
seen the beads slip through the
fingers of the most learned men
ever met; | have seen them in the
hands Of the ignorant, and 1 have
seen in all the, same earnest, TN
questioned reverence. Now, it
appears to me impossible that this
or any other form of devotion
could be so widespread, or, indeed,
so deeply appreciated by men in
every walk of life, if those that
practiced it did not know from
their own experience, from the
experience Of others, that it was
a fruitful source of spiritual
favors. :"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

Among the pitiful exhibits in
daily life one of the saddest is
the critic of the priest. In every
parish there are wiseacres who
consider themselves destined by
nature to regulate the universe.
The priest is a man Of varied and,
often, of vast responsibilities. To
his credit be it said, as rule, he
is successful in the discharge of
these responsibilities. But the
small mind is incapable of appre-
ciating success in others and de-
lights in searching for flaws in
the work of his pastor. Since the
priest is not under the direction
of his critics, his parishioners,
but rather over them, such unwar-
ranted criticism and fault finding
of the pastor may be classed
strictly as a light and useless oc.
cnpation. #oaa
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THE WORD "oBEY. .

1t seems probable that the Prot
estant Episcopal Church will elm
mate the word "obey" from the
marriage service. This is in per-
feet keeping with the spirit Of the
reformation. The authority of
the Scriptures was challenged, and
this led to questioning of the
rights of civil authority which in
its turn has produced Socialism
and anarchy. 1t is the nature of
a society to be governed by author
ity; it is the duty of the members
to obey that authority. This is
true of every kind of society, lit
.erary, fraternal, industrial, as well
as civil and religious. The object
of society is to bind together its
various members in order to
achieve the purpose for which
they are together. The family is
"a society and as such must have
one who represents authority. The
obedience intended by the Church
as due the husband by the wife is
an obedience of mutual respect
and love. Tyrannical oppression
is entirely outside the idea enter
tanned by the Church in admonish-
ing the wife to be subservient to
her husband. As matter of fact,
in well-regulated family, the au-
thority Of the husband and father
is never challenged; the submis-
sion shown by the other members
of the family is based on affection
as well as upon reason.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

The city of Philadelphia is to
be congratulated on the exit of
the Rev. DIR. Augustus E. Barnett.
He has resigned from his charge
in the Reformed Episcopal Church
in that city and is going on a lee
ture tour Of the country for the
next two years. He is going to
spread the propaganda of "God,
Home and Country The organ
ization which he represents has
charged itself with the complete
elimination of Catholics from pub
lie office. Philadelphia s gain is
the country's loss. For many a
time has the city Of brotherly love
been torn asunder by the attacks
made by DR.. Barnett on the Cath
Ollie Church. Here's hoping that
the pestilential vaporings of said
Barnett may be dissolved in the
vastness of the empyrean, and
that his pitiful bleating to high
heaven may not cause the welkin
to ring or even to tinkle.
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.
Several weeks ago wewrote an
editorial on the subject, MASSES
Appreciated. /" 1t was in regard
to a remark which accompanied
the death notice of Mrs. Thomas
#. Meehan of New York. In this
notice the family added the
words: Masses will be appre-
ciated." 1t gives us great pleas.
ure to chronicle the fact that a
letter from Mr.. Thomas Nee
han assures us that as a result OF
that request more than two hun
bred Masses were either offered
up or promised within two weeks
time. Would that Catholics
everywhere would add the same
request in the death notices OF
their relatives and friends.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

We note the following in a
Pittsfield, Mass, exchange: The
church is not a refrigerator for
preserving perishable piety. 1t is
a dynamo for charging human
wills. The object of the church
is not to tell how to dodge diff
culties, but to furnish strength
and courage to meet and master
them. The business of the
church is not to furnish hammocks
for the lazy. 1t is rather to offer
well-fitting yol1es for drawing
life's loads. The man who does
not. attend any church virtually
votes to do away with all
churches. s
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

We call attention to an adver-
tisement appearing in this issue
under the head, American Paper
Stock Co. The war has sent the
price of all kinds of paper up to
unheard-of prices. Waste paper
of all kinds may easily be gath
cred by institutions and societies
and disposed of at a good net
profit. Many church societies are
raising more than modest sum
in this way, as miscellaneous
paper brings from eight to ten dol
lars, and old magazines from fif
teen to eighteen dollars a ton.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

At the coming triennial con-
vention of the Episcopal Church
an effort will be made to delete
from the Book of Common Pray
er two words, hell" and
"damn. 1t is said that these
words are not nice: but then
neither are the things they stand
for nice.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

A report has been going the
rounds of the Catholic press to
the effect that the new President
Of China is a Catholic. The Cath
Ollie papers have been relying on
the Associated Press report, but
we notice in letter in the "Field
Altar" a statement made by mis-
sionary in China that China s
President is a Christian, but a
Protestant.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

Chow is it, we would ask many
Catholic parents" says an ex-
change, 'that they allow their
children to spend hours looking
over the funny pictures in the
Sunday papers, and yet never
afford them the chance to read
any Catholic book or paper?"
The answer may be that the in
tellectual horizon of such par
ents very frequently is limited by
the funnies. S." Hence, like par
cnts, like child.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

The Church asks but little of
us-a short prayer, a slender
aims; but aims and prayer alike
render us participants in the
greatest of benefits, in the highest
glory of glories, the conversion of
souls and the spread of the reign
Of Jesus Christ.-Father Mon
sabre.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

The Anti-Saloon League of America
has just begun a series of not less
than 1000 meetings which will cover
all parts Of New York State. Every
village of more than 200 population
will be visited in an effort to reach
100000 citizens. About one hundred
gatherings will be held in the city of
New York.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1916.

In the matter of ordinary
friendship it is strange how soon
a man will forget his friend but
remember his enemy as long as
he lives.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-14

To catch Dame Fortunes golden smile
Assiduous wait upon her
And gather gear by every vile
That's justified by honor,
Not for the hide it in the hedge,
Not for trained attendant,
But for that glorious privilege
OF being independent.
Robert Burns.
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