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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-11
NEW MARRIAGE DECREE.

From the Report of the Commission
of the General (P. Ed Convention.
An examination of the NE temereR
decree shows that it ought to be re-
garded only as a matter of domestic
legislation within the Roman Catholic
Church for it's own members.
This has been judicially interpreted
to be the case in the Supreme Court
of the Province of Quebec, where
(February %, 1922, Justice Charbon-
neau declared: There is not affirmed
in the decree any other authority
than a spiritual one over the members
of the Roman Catholic Church"
For this Church to protest, as has
been suggested, against the decree,
would be more unwise, as it is un-
called for. Such a course would be
contrary to the claims that we make
for ourselves and for others--that it
is entirely competent for any religious
body to make regulations concerning
marriage for it's own members, in har.
mony with but in addition to those
which the state imposes upon all its
citizens, and to withhold religious
privileges from such of its members as
trangress these regulations.
At the same time the risks involved
in mixed marriages should be pointed
out and persons should be urged tC
have clear understanding of what is
demanded of them in entering on any
such marriage.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-11
GERMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN
AFRICA.

The Pallotin mission in Kamerun
has just celebrated its twenty.fifth
anniversary of work among the ma
tives. There has not been much suf-
feFing because Of the war. Two years
ago they had nine main stations in
the coastland and five among the in
terror tribes, with SO Fathers, SO
Brothers and 80 Sisters. There were
more than $4,000 Christians and 10000
catechumens. In the schools 24.5C5
children were. under instruction by
256 native teachers.
At the outbreak of the war 10 sta
lions were left without spiritual
guides and Is Fathers, IS Brothers
and 10 Sisters were obliged to leave
Kamerun by, the British authorities
Even with, this handicap we are in
formed tfak the missions have re
gained the temporary losses and are
running now at, full speed with VERY
promising outlook. The German mis-
S1onaries have been replaced BIZ
priests of other nationalities and ma
tive teachers who in good measure are
caring for the old and new converts
The demand for the support of cate
chists is very urgent and the head OF
the mission will welcome the usual
offering of $40 year for the support
Of native helper.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-11
JAPANESE REQUIRED TO VENEER
ATE ANCESTORS.

a new difficulty is presenting itself
in Japan. Mgr. Combaz, Bishop of
Nagasaki, makes the statement that
the Japanese government is strongly
inclined to force the cult of ancestors
especially the cult of those patriotic
personages who have done great serv-
ice to their country and who are re
garded in the light of gods.
We all know that love of country is
carried to a supreme point in Japan,
and to ignore her great heroes is a
real offense. Unfortunately this cult
is accompanied with sacrifices that
make it really pagan rite, and Chris
tians are therefore prevented from
taking any part in it.
There is no danger that the perse-
cution of three hundred years ago, or
even of 1870, will be repeated, but
Catholics are, nevertheless, placed il
a difficult position and stand in dan
ger of having their patriotism ques-
tioned-a serious offense in Japan.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-11
SISTERS OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
OPEN HOSPITAL IN ZAM.
BOANGA, p. /.

I'VE are Spanish Sisters of Charity
of the Order of st. Vincent de Paul,
and in January last we were brought
here by the Bishop of Zamboanga, to
open a Catholic hospital.
Two Of us have learned English in
Manila since we came to these islands.
When tell you that this is the only
Catholic Hospital in the Southern
Philippines, you can form an idea of
the necessity and Importance of our
work.
Our good Bishop not only found
money to build an edifice, which can
receive sixty sick people, but also
pays our bills, at the end Of each
month. In the matter of equipment,
we only have what is absolutely neces-
sary, and there are many things that
we still need.
you know, too, how nuns place all
their hopes in their little chapel. We
have none. We have to use one of
the patients rooms as chapel. For
our chapel outfit, the good bishop
gave his own portable altar. A few
days ago, thank God, we received from
the States a chalice, the first thing
that we can call our own. We write
to you now so that you may remem-
Der us. We will have much patience,
hoping that when you get an oppor.
tunity you will help u.s."
Thus writes Mother Victoria. the
frvS - u. l3 y i =
Charity of ST. Vincent de Paul. With
out promise Of even the necessities OF
life, these missionaries abandoned
home and country in order to serve
the poor people of the Philippines.
Send whatever you can, as soon as
possible, to the Offices of the Catholic
Church Extension Society, which are
located at $50 Mccormick Building,
Chicago, Ill.
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WORD FROM AN AMERICAN
BISHOP IN THE p. /.

Mgr. Maurice Foley is one of the en-
thusiastic missionary bishops who ap
preciates the work of his priests in
the Philippines and also the kindness
OF those who help them When on a
visit to New York a while ago he
stated that he considered it a priv
lege to meet those who promote the
great cause of the Propagation of the
Faith.
Regarding the work in the territory
of Tuguegarao, he writes:
L visited the town or settlement OF
Qu1angan, the principal village OF
these 1fugaos, who are cared for BIZ
the Belgian Fathers, and | gave con
hrmation to some two hundred oil
these poor simple children of the for
est and mountain. 1t was the first
time that the sacrament had been ad
mlnlstered there as the Belgian Fa
therS have been in charge only six
or eight years, but they have done
wonders in that time.
The Padre in charge of Quiangan
Father Moermans, built the rector,
and church out of his own money as
his family was well-to-do in Belgium
but now for two years he has not only
not received a cent from them, but has
not even heard from them. To be
without funds is hard enough, but t.
be deprived of the last comfort of 3
missionary's life, the letter from
home, is certainly a supreme trial
and yet the priests do not complain
but put their trust in the Lord of the
VINEYARD. Who will send them he'll
in His own good time.''
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nat. Can't you try to tell me how you

that Can't you try to tell me how you
feel?"
well, Frank, you must believe l
have thought deeply about all this, not
only since you asked me to, but all
through college and even before. We
might as we'll face the truth: each
of these different churches is the idea
of one man or another in regard to
some things that seem to him impor-
tant. Why, there are six in this town
whose ministers l have become well
acquainted with during the last few
months" She smiled as if at some
recollections. Frank, all of these re-
ligious systems are childishly incom-
plete Worse yet, taken together,
they are actually revolving to any
calm, dispassionate judgment 1t is
fatal to their position once to have got
outside of them; they won't bear in
vestigation." Her eyes grew bright
with eagerness, softened, and the flush
in her cheeks grew deeper. She low
cred her voice so much that Frank
distinguished her words with difficulty,
but he knew that he was getting u
glimpse into her soul
For your religion" the low voice
continued, must not be in conflict
with any fact of the natural world, and
while it must answer and satisfy those
eternal questions your heart asks you,
it must be equally satisfying for all
men for all time" She ffecked some
pollen from the late golden rod with
her idle riding crop, musing. Didn't
you ever, '@she asked, wistfully, "on a
starry night, look up into the heavens
and wonder how the God of any creed
you ever heard of, could be the God
ofall that? How small we are-the
merest speck in that great universe,
And doesn't our God, too, seem lust
for us-a creation of our puny minds
to fit our little needs? But / want
a God who is God of everythinq-of
Time and Space and all that they con-
tain! 0, Frank-there 10 One, But
what creed do you know that tells of
Him.
4 give it up" Frank began. in the
light manner with which, habitually.
he concealed real feeling. After a
while he said, more thoughtfully than
he had yet spoken, Il guess the kid
dies will have to find truth for them.
selves. What do you say to a gallon
out around Sunset Lake ?'
ITO be continued.)
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creed which she could formulate, and
| yet which was the source of her inner
life, was as good-in fact, much bet
ter, purer, truer for her-than any OF
the systems she had explained to her
| by the ministers Of the various de.
nominations. She had, of course, no
| desire to impose this religion of hers
upon any one else. She felt that it
would be tyranny of the most objec-
tionable kind to impose it even upon
her children. Moreover, it was not
tangible enough to impose upon, or
even to explain to, another. She won
dered, sometimes, if it were substan-
tial enough to bear her up in the days
of storm and stress that life was sure
to bring her. She quailed at the
| thought of putting it to the test. Yet
| it was something: it was the aspira-
ton of her soul to God; her effort at
union between herself and her Crea,
tor !.
| 81 can't do it, Frank she de-
clared at last They were enjoying an
early Sunday morning canter along
the River Road. The zip and tang Of
| late autumn was in the air. Even the
sparsely leaved boughs seemed in high
courage to meet the winter which
should utterly despoil them, and bow
them under weight of snow and ice.
| Now and again a bird carolled as
blithely as though it were June, swing
| ing upon scarlet vine above their
heads. The horses were IN high fettle,
and they galloped on for some time
| in silence.
"Can't find one of 'em that will do,
eh?" Frank finally remarked, refining
| up beside her and bringing the horses
down to slow walk. '.Well, since
philosophy and theory have had their
day and failed, suppose you let COM
mon sense and practically take a
turn. AS prospective head of the
family, I'd settle it in about ten Sec
onds."
sWhy, Frank, thought you had no
choice at all. You remember you said
ANY church but the Catholic
mo more have /, but do choose
to have one. Now forgive me, put
your method of choosing which one,
seems likely to ditch the main ques-
ton of having one at all. Won't you
let me settle it?"
Heaven bless you, Frank, never
thought of that Your instinct was
true before-it will guide us now"
Drawing rein, Frank reached into
his waisteoat pocket, and brought out
coin. He smiled systematically; odd
as the method was, he was not I'M
serious. Heads, your fathers
church; tails, mine
Elizabeth's eyes swidened in horror:
aFrankdon she pleaded. aFor
give me, dear, but it seems fiippant
to do anything like that I know I
am inconsistent, and that seem ut
terly foolish to you, but. someway,
we've never really talked about this
together. I've always felt as though
sou could not understand me- as
though you would laugh at me-
eBesB,f he protested, t'my word, 4
never meant TO make you feel like
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-11

No doubt there are many persons who
would be glad to donate the material
who have no time or inclination to do
the work. Should you be able to in
duce someone to send the material
real soon we would try to have twelve
altar cloths, three dozen puriacators
and three dozen finger towels ready
for Christmas; also some lace on
some of the altar covers if they will
send us some D. NJ. G. crocheting ma.
terial, about No. 20"
The Catholic Church Extension So
ciety, 750 Mccormick building, Chi
oago, would be grateful for any dona-
tions of linen or the kind of crochet
ing thread above mentioned. If you
have no pieces of linen on hand, or if
you are not in position to secure the
kind of thread preferred, your little
mite toward the purchase of same will
be gratefully received by the Exten-
sion Society.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-11
FAITH IN ST. JOSEPH.

st. Joseph must receive many peti-
tions from priests and nuns in the
mission countries. Always watchful
guardian of the home he is especially
sought by those responsible for the
filing Of many little mouths. Father
Wachter Of Borneo. who received an
offering from the United States,
shows how his faith was rewarded:
Il was SO grateful to good st. 10
seph that / just knelt down. and
thanked him on the spot. You see the
Sisters had been asking me would
it be possible to open our two schools
after the harvest was over. and as we
have to feed the children didn't
Really see where the money was com
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-11
FROM THE HEART OF THE
JUNGLE.

Several extracts from the pens of
Protestant explorers and travellers
could be published weekly in this page
without exhausting the supply in a
year. A striking tribute to the work
of the Capuchin missionaries in
Columbia, South America, lis paid by
j. L. Seward writer, says, by candle
light on a boot leg in the. heart of
the jungle" to hurry the letter to- civ
ilization to testify to the worth of the
labors of these simple Catholic
priests.
81 want to write few words of the
Capuchin Missionary Fathers in this
district Their last outpost is many
hundreds of miles up the Caqueta
river They are in very real sense
the. pioneers of civilization in this
part of the world.
1.-The Fathers are the only ones who
can get anything out of the Indians.
Were it not for their kindness we
would be completely lost in this vast
wilderness of equatorial jungle. The
Indians themselves are afraid of the
Great River; only the force of per.
suasion exerted by the good priests
can get them to leave their villages
to help us.
"The CapuChin Fathers, simple in
their faith, fearless of heart, utterly
regardless of the Thousand hardships
incidental to the drduous life in this
wilderness, are devoting their entire
lives to the advancement of humanity
1T must require sublimity of faitl
to which the ordinary mortal cannot
aspire, to dc what these Christian
heroes do. Think of it! They bury
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Seems to me I've heard that some
of them have. The Episcopal Church
isn't the, only one. in the world, you
.knoY, although I understand you Episl
copalians are pretty snobbish about
that
Frank she expostulated.
Forgive me, dear, but you know
Father and Mother were Methodists,
and l, know lots of good people who
are. Baptists and Presbyterians and
Congregationalists. Maybe some of
the others could give you a reasonable
explanation of their faith. 1t doesn't
make any difference to me. what
church we join, except the Catholic. y
They both laughed. Il guess what
ever / do, am not likely to become
Catholic. That would be the most
impossible of them all. The Catholic
Church actually binds your conscience
and forces you to believe whatever
the Church teaches, even against your
judgment. Of course, no really mod
ern person could be Catholic"
Its always the believing that sticks
you, isn't it? But think of the things
they do! We had cook who almost
SET the house on fire one night with
a candle when she was afraid in a
storm. It's just a pack of supersti.
tion-their holy water, and all the
rest. Now think of any self-respecting
person confessing his sins to a
priest!"
ooh, but Frank, that may not be all
superstition. If you could believe that
the Gospels were, different, from any
other book, not a human book, you
know, you could find some sanction
for many of those things, only
But, Bess, aren't you getting lit
tie confused? / thought every one
knew that the Catholics do not believe
in the Bible-at least, not in our
Bible"
Elizabeth was silent She was truly
shocked at his shallow idea of faith,
his sentimental idea of religion, his
ignorant prejudice in regard to the
Catholic Church. But she turned it off
with a jest. Il half suspect" she
exclaimed, that at last / have met
one of those people who believe the
Catholics have arsenals in the base
ments of their Churches
Come here. Let's waste no more
words on the Catholic Church. Surely,
it's nothing to either of us. Come
sing the Ave Maria for me before /
90 home
tBut it is a Catholic song" she
demonstrated, with a. merry CLINT in
her eye.
No matter; they are all right when
it comes to music, he answered.
And pictures, perhaps, she added,
glancing at the fifteenth century Ma
donnas that adorned the walls. Then
she began to play, softly, the Gounod
music he was so fond of.
EIizabeths conversation with Frank
had persuaded her that she could no
longer consider religious faith a
purely personal matter, and during the
months that followed that memorable
Thursday evening, she had quietly,
but earnestly persisted In her search
for church. Much az she disagreed
with Franks position In regard to re-
ligion. she shared his reluctance to. es-
tablish home and educate children
without 1t. Her Quandary deepened,
however, for she became more than
ever convinced that the religion of.
her own heart and mind, without
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S2nn PER MONTH.
....Wait. Frank. I shouldn't have said

WYATT, Frank, shouldn't have said
that bout your being a sentimental
.ist. Your instinct is. probably truer
than my philosophy. | like the idea
of religion as well as you do, and,
of course, T have a religion of my own,
Frank. 1t is only that the existing
systems are so incomplete--and we'll,
| wish / had never questioned. wish
l had never studied the philosophy of
religion" She gazed steadily into the
1eaping flames and seemed to be speak
ing out her thoughts, forgetful of her
nearer. You .see,s you ought to be
born into your religion and stay in it
History shows that all these religious
systems, SO impossible to the phil
osopher, are, a very good thing fol-
the race The brayest agnostic among
us would hate to have the influence
of the Christian religion withdrawn
from society. We are inconsistent;
we think religion is useful, even
necessary, and we are glad that some
of the people can still believe in them
the different religious denomina
TONS, mean, but
by Jove, this Almost reconciles me
to the fact that Dad thought it would
be a waste of time for me to go away
to collegei OF all the tommy
rot" Frank caught sight of her face
and checked himself.
Forgive me, darling. | am a rank
ignoramus when it comes to philos
ophy, and an out and out duffer when
| it comes to religion. / know it.
know you've got to attend to that
sort of thing for both of US. But
| when l find that you can't do it
well, honestly, it makes me feel kind
of weak in the knees"
Elizabeth stood up and faced him a
bit defantly. Frank, you want me tc
attend to religion-for the family. The
practice of religion would not trouble
me at all. It is only the belief"
Well, then, Bess," he interrupted
well make a go of it yet, because
I'd have no trouble with any of the
beliefs; it's the practice of it that
would stick me-. So I'll believe and
you can practice, and the little kid
dies can say their prayers"
Frank, do not jest wish could
| be what you want me to about this
wish it, very much. You see, when
you think of home and children
| it does make livery different. 1t has
troubled. me often, but did not dream
that you thought about it, too. wish
/ knew what to do
CHANGING over her bowed head, he
observed the two men, her father
and. her pastor, bent over the crib
bage board, and something humorous
| in the situation struck him.
Wonder If the Reverend out there
could help US anyWhen he gets
through with his game, he whis.
pered,
Il am afraid not, she answered
4 have talked with him several times
or tried to. He seems to be aWfully
vague about the Greed, himself. He
gives me what he calls spiritual in.
depreciation. It is beautiful, but il
leaves me about where ! was before.
The Greed IS impertinently explicit
about some things, YOU know
1T doesn't seem to be very vague, I
he admitted. But you aren't sup
posed to understand it, are you?
mean er--it isn't necessary, il it ~
1T is for me hafnre ! can see any
use in repeating 1T. Now IL they
would drop it entirely
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LINENS FOR POOR MISSIONS.

Their splendid interest in the cause
OF the poor missions of the country
led the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
in little Kentucky town to write the
following letter to the Catholic Church
Extension Society:
If we only had some linen we have
a number Of children who would
gladly make some lace, altar cloths,
purihcators and finger towels, espe.
cially now that Christmas viii soon
be here, as q gift to the Child Jesus
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Continued from page 81
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME.

a look Of shame crossed his face.
Perhaps ! am! Joye, / don't know
what ais me tonight. surely man.
age to run my business and the rest
OF my life pretty smoothly without
religion guess it must be because
you look 50 confoundedly like an an
gel ser madonna or whatever those
pictures are, 1t sort Of sets a fellow
dreaming.
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ing from. The letter from America
was the answer to my doubts. Now
for time at least, | wont have to
send the little ones away when they
come to my door, their few belong
ings tied in their handkerchiefs."
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themselves here, for ever, during all
the remaining years of their lives,
without hope of ever returning to their
native land or to the scenes of their
childhood"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
EXPENSES ARE LIMITED
Candidates Subject to $4,000 Fine
If Limit Is Exceeded.

Merely because Mr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Hughes happen to be running
for the presidency and not for alder
man in Chicago does not relieve them
of the responsibility of accounting
for their campaign expenses, not a
bit of it.
On the contrary the Rucker bill,
whose adoption virtually marks the
close of the work of the house
of representatives, limits the amount
the presidential possibility may spend
for campaign expenses to $4,000
and the amount the vice presidential
possibility may spend to $4,000,
and requires strict accounting to
the clerk of the house. A $4,000
fine hangs over the man who seeks
to evade the resolution.
The Rucker bill also provides that
presidential funds raised in certain
state must be expended in that state
and not be "carted into other states
to demoralize the elecorate," as one
member put it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
PLAGUE BELIEVED
UNDER CONTROL
Falling OFF in Infantile Paralysis Re-
ported in New York. The Nov
lie Shows Reopen.

The epidemic Of infantile paralysis
in New York city has been checked
successfully, in the opinion of Health
Commissioner Emerson. In an Off
cial statement this week he said that
the diminution in the number of new
cases and deaths indicated that the
health authorities are reaching the
case earlier and finding way to con-
troll them.
Mayor Mitchell also issued a state
ment assuring persons who might
have postponed visits to the city be-
cause of fear of the disease that the
danger of contracting it now is al
most negligible.
One of the chief reasons for en-
enlargement is the fact that great
falling off in new cases has taken
place in Brooklyn, where the cpl
demic originated. A a result of i'm
proved conditions several motion
picture theatres, which have been
closed, have been allowed to resume
business.
Since the epidemic started on June
26 about $500 cases have been re-
ported, and there have been in the
neighborhood of 400 deaths.