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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
Catholic War Nurses
LITTLE ATTENTION APPARENT
LY GIVEN TO THESE NECES-
SARY AIDS-THEY SHOULD NOT
SUFFER NEGLECT.

Although a good deal of news is
printed in the Catholic press about
the splendid activities of the Knights
of Columbus in behalf of our men in
the army, little is heard of what is
being done for our Catholic war
nurses. A Catholic contemporary
the Echo" of Buffalo-calls atten-
ton to this important matter. "There
may" it says, "be a special Organiza-
ton which is devoting itself spe-
officially to the wants of Catholic
nurses, but we do not know of any.
deserves more encouragement and
assistance than it seemingly has re-
ceived. Word has reached us of large
bodies of Catholic nurses waiting for
weeks at embarkation depots along
the Atlantic coast. Our informant
tells us that at Ellis Island, for in
stance, there is little evidence of any
interest in their belief-no recreation
facilities, no chaplain service; that,
on the other hand, the work of the
non-Catholic denominations is well
organized and that even Catholic
nurses are importuned to attend
Protestant services" Once in France,
our Catholic nurses will require the
services of chaplains and will need
recreation facilities as we'll as our
Catholic men; but the accommodations
supplied for the latter will hardly be
Il
under all conditions. 1t is, therefore,
evident that our Catholic nurses
should receive special attention.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
OUR BOYS IN FRANCE
THEIR RELIGIOUS FERvoR EDIFY-
ING-LARGE NUMBERS OF THEM
RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION.

A correspondent of the Boston
Pilot, writing from France, says that
the Catholic soldiers of Gen. Perish
ing's expeditionary force are display
ing a gratifying religious feryor.
The Catholics are principally members
of the 101st Infantry, formerly COM
prising the 9Th and 9th Regiments of
the Massachusetts, National Guard.
Rev. F. O'Connor accompanied the
troops to France as chaplain of the
regiment Although nearly four thou
sand miles from home, the soldiers
attend Mass regularly.
On their first Sunday on French
soil, the portable altar was set up
and all men of the Catholic faith at
tended Mass at the camp in body;
officers and men, with barred heads,
each with Rosary or prayer book in
hand.
After the Gospel, Father O'Connor
preached a sermon which made a deep
impression upon the men. A very
large number of the men received
Holy Communion at their first Mass
in France.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
Pope's Peace Proposal
IT'S OBJECT WAS ATTAINED-iT
DID NOT AIM AT IMMEDIATE
CESSATION OF WAR.

The fact that outside of the United
States the Allies have sent no re-
ply to the Pope's peace appeal, and
that there is little likelihood that
they will do so in the near future,
might be regarded by the unthinking
as check to the Holy Fathers peace
effort In reality it is nothing OF the
sort. We have His Holiness's own
words to tell us the truth.
In the audience to the Auditors OF
the Rota after the usual RED Mass,
he said that, if he had counted on an
immediate result from his note, he
might have been bitterly disappointed.
AS it was, he knew, in issuing it, that
he was sowing seed, the fruit of which
would be seen in due season. The
note was just one step in his carefully
Throughout action, aiming to shorten
the war by day, a week. q month
Ito alleviate to that extent the suffer
ing, which he, more than any one else,
feels.
Speaking generally, it has had a
most valuable effect, in that it has
brought the consideration Of the idea
of peace which, after all, must come
some day-before the minds of all the
world And, in particular, its value
lay in that the specific suggestion in
the note of certain possible bases for
consultation had necessitated the def
mite consideration by the world at
large. and the governments interested,
of the vital points at issue, thereby
certainly Fastening, even by a little
the moment, which must come some
day, when the divergent views can
approach sufficiently near the consul
tation and resolution Of the principal
points at issue.
That is the 1seed" planted by His
Holiness.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
WHAT PROHIBITION HAS DONE
FOR TWO CAMPS.

Despite the law forbidding the sale
of liquors to sailors and soldiers, there
has been great trouble in connection
with certain camps because of drink
evils.
Two camps, however, stand out as
especially notable exceptions. AL
though there are others which are
making creditable record, these
camps seem to be the best.
One is Camp Funston in Kansas, a
prohibition state. Conditions there
are about as nearly ideal as could
be expected until the nation itself
goes dry.
The other is Camp Hancock at Au-
gusta, Georgia, another prohibition
state
Col George G. Richards says in re-
gard to Camp Hancock:
This is heaven compared to Ell
Paso. Since coming south, l have
smelled liquor on the breath of only
one man. The drink situation and
the matter Of disorderly houses are
both under control The folks at
home have no cause for worry
So far as can be learned, there has
not been a single case of drunkenness
at Camp Hancock, it is said.
-E1cHGn0e.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
"THE VIRGINIA JUDGE"

Old Judge Crutchfield, of Richmond,
Virginia, is the original of "The Vir-
ginia judge whose humor has. be-
come famous in every continent. He
has been judge of the police court for
As years, off and on.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, of the Sur
vey, talked over prohibition with him
recently, and he said:
Put it down that old Crutchfield
votel wet; wet as a rag. But put 1t
down also that things in this court
have been SO much better under pro-
hfbition that next time Crutchtield
will vote dry, with a big d.
In the first month of prohibition
prisoners in the county jail at Rich
mond fell off in number 40 per cent.
At the state prison the average num-
Der of prisoners for the 5 Defenders
before prohibition was 81, after pro-
hibition it was 20; 5 January, 42.6,
after prohibition, %; 5 February, So,
after prohibition, S5.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
HELPING THE CAUSE.

The day upon which America
decided to cast her lot in the great
game of war marked the end of
the period of free discussion
with regard to our country's
position in the matter. When the
government elected by the people
spoke authoritatively it became
the duty Of the people to rally to
the support of that government by
word and by deed. That Ameri-
cas- decision to see the war to the
finish was absolute is indicated by
Mr.. Wilson's words: "This agony
must not be gone through with
again. - From that moment it be-
came the duty of every loyal citi-
zen, irrespective of previous per-
sonal opinions, to do all in his
power to hasten the speedy termi-
nation of that agony.
Many thoughtless persons opin-
ed that America S position in the
war entailed merely the raising
Of an army and a navy, a few
destructive battles, and then an
everlasting peace Such, how
ever, is not the case. In time of
peace every citizen enjoys equal
privileges Of liberty and protec-
ton, and in time of war justice
demands that every citizen bear
his proportionate share of the
national burden. This means that
every movement Of the govern
ment, that tends to ensure victory
for American arms, must be sup
| ported Whole-heartedly by every
citizen Of the Republic. 1t means
that every citizen must cooperate
in effecting the success Of the Diff
ferent measures inaugurated by
the government. Half-hearted in
terest on the part Of any citizen
Immediately marks him as detri-
ment and a dead weight that must
be carried along by extra exertion
on the part Of his fellow citizens.
Every man who refuses to do
his full duty in the matter OF
assisting the government throws
just that much more weight
against the success Of the Ameri-
can cause. He stands In the same
relation as did extra cargo IN an
old vessel during a storm: the
salvation Of the vessel depended
upon throwing overheard the ex-
ira weight. A man who enjoys
the protection of our laws, and
who. at the same time, by word,
by deed, by treacherous criticism
insists in imperiling the existence
of the very laws which give him
protection, should be summarlly
dealt with. He is a dead weight,
a cancerous growth, an migrate
and a traitor: for such a man the
firing squad is not too severe a
penalty, for the welfare of society
would seem to demand the instant
elimination of such a pestiferous
renegade.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

The Holy Fathers admonition
against the dangers of spiritism
has been illustrated by two cases
of insanity, both reported from
Southern California towns, and
both caused by dabbling in the So
called occult mysteries, observes
The Tidings. 1t is to be feared
that this is rapidly growing evil.
Catholics ought to know better
than to participate in the doings
Of mediums, and other opponents
of preternatural pheno1n ena; but
sometimes they don't. 1t is said
that, alongside the general relig-
ious revival occasioned by the war,
spiritism and kindred cults have
also grown up. Hence the neces-
sity of the warning from the
Waterman on the tower.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1917

1t is our great pleasure to an
nounce that the Most Reverend
Archbishop of st. Paul is now
fully recovered from the effects of
the physical depression from
which he has been suffering for
the past few weeks. Nothing SER
ious was at any time the matter
with him. He simply had over
taxed his strength during the sum-
mer months, and he had to pay
the penaty of his indiscretion.
All, however, thank God, is now
well with him, with the additional
salutary lesson that he take bet
ter care Of himself; and this the
members of his flock earnestly
pray that he may do. a
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
Retreat for Soldiers
FOUR THOUSAND ATTEND OPEN.
ING FIELD MASS.

* III + sg II
The Catholic soldiers at Camp
Wadsworth, S. c., last week attended
a retreat, which was held at st. Pauls
Church, Spartanburg. On the open
ing day four thousand Catholic sol
.diers attended field Mass, which was
celebrated by Bishop Russell of
Charleston. Rev. N. A. Murphy, the
pastor of st. Paul's who has been in
charge there a month, arranged the
demonstration.
Spartanburg, a city Of $4,000 per
sons. has a Catholic population Of
sixty, including men. women and chill
dren. Until a few weeks ago it was
only a mission visited by priest who
made similar visits to other towns
scattered more than one hundred miles
in, various sections of the district.
Few Catholics live Id the district.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

aThe camps of the guards are
everywhere; the soldier in his
artistic uniform is Oh every
street. In travelling several hum
dred miles recently, scores of
these camps came under my OBJ
servation. Scarcely one was
passed where groups Of girls of
high-school age were not seen
standing about at a greater or
less distance, inviting attention or
chatting on familiar terms with
the men. Parents were, for the
most part, apathetic or ignorant
Of the danger. Only few seri-
ous-minded, experienced men and
women were terrorized as they
realized the inevitable after
math.
That aftermath is already mani
Testing itself in the most hideous
forms, comments America Par
ents who are negligent in this
matter may we'll take to heart the
sober warning: Remember that
both the boy and girl are at the
danger age, the years Of stress
and storm. with undeveloped
Judgment; that the girl is swayed
by the glamor of that which bids
fair to prove the yellow peril to
many, the lure Of the uniform, and
the romance of war service is in
her eyes" The boy, no less than
the girl, is to be protected by
those in authority, lest he cross
the Rubicon Of woman S purity
and Of his own honor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL UPON
WORK-oUTPUT.

In the British Journal of Inebriety,
DR.. Parkes, of Netley, England, is
quoted as authority for the following:
"a number of soldiers of the same
age and type, under similar conditions,
were divided into two groups-an al
coholic gang and non-alcoholic gang.
Certain work was given them to do.
One gang had beer at their disposal
and when tired reSOrted to its use.
For the first hour or two the alcoholic
gang went ahead, but soon their ener-
gy tagged, and by the end of the day
the non-alcoholic gang had accom-
plished far more work and had re-
ceived more pay. After some days
the gangs were transposed. Again the
alcoholic gang went ahead at starting,
but failed utterly toward the end Of
the day, the non-alcoholic gang ac-
complishing far more work than the
other
In hard manual labor we have the
example of two sets of men, one on
the "abstinent," the other on the
moderate" system, who worked for
whole year at brickmaking, which is
one of the most laborious of all out
door employments.
Out of 23,OO0,0O0 bricks made, the
average per man made by the beer
drinkers in the season was 760,269;
that of the tee-totallers was 795,400,
which is 35,131 in favor of the latter.
The highest number made by beer
drinker was $4,000; the highest num-
Der made by a teetotaller was $780,
900, leaving 10000 in favor of the lat
ter. The lowest number made by a
beer-drinker was $4,000; the lowest
number made by teetotaller was
746,0 900, leaving $1,000 in favor of the
teetotaller. The teetotallers were
frequently hindered by the drinking of
some of the gang.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
THE COMING OF THE
REDEEMER.

The Catholic Church, ever
speaking and acting in the name
OF her divine Founder, keeps con-
stantly before man his duties and
obligations towards God. She
realizes that only in virtue of con-
slant repetition Of Gods com
mands will man keep a tight
grasp upon the eternal truths.
The stress and strain Of earthly
existence, together with the cease
less struggle for advancement, fire.
quently tend to bedim his vision
Of the four last things. Hence il
is that alt certain periods of the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
PLAYING TIT-TATeTo WITH THE
DRINK TRADE.

'Thus the furious farce goes on,
says the London Spectator of October
IS, in assailing the practice of giving
the beer, maker and the beer drinker
a special privilege to waste food. 1t
continues:
"On a previous occasion we likened
the conduct of the Government to that
of the old-fashioned type of play in
which all the characters were under a
solemn pledge not to mention a par
ticular name or word. The humor of
the situations consisted in the attempts
of everybody to avoid the word in al
most impossibly trying circumstances.
The characters steer round the word
with comparative ease in the opening
scenes, but the difficulties become
deeper and deeper, and of course when
the comic man has bawled out the
word before all you discover that
the only person within earshot was
mercifully stone-deaf. The govern
ment are playing at this game with
a skill which we cannot remember to
| have seen matched on the stage.
| through every newspaper, and in in
Vulnerable publications to exercise
| economy, and to save every ounce of
food we can do without, if we want
to make sure of winning the war, but
the word beer or alcohol is never
mentioned. We are told to economize
in meat, in milk, in cheese, in butter,
in bacon, in sausages, in dog-biscuit,
in petrol, and in hundreds of other
things, but one word is always miss
| ing. About beer or alcohol there is a
complete and most successful con-
| spiracy Of silence"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

1t was written of man who
died recently that ''to be in his
home surrounded by his children
was his chief delight, as he looked
upon his home as life's best re-
ward and life s best defense, . says
The Almanac of the Sacred Heart.
This should be the case generally
with married men, heads Of fam
lilies. The family is the club that
has the first claim upon their time
and their social gifts. This, it is
true, will not gain them the repu-
tation of being good fellows, y
but is essential to the character of
a good man-and that is more i'm
portant. We need more "good
men" and not quite so many
good fellows.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

An English paper carries the
item, AT the Kings Welch House
Church last evening, Mr.. Claude
Coltman, NJ. A., and Miss Con
stance Todd, B. D., were ordained
as Congregational ministers. The
ceremony was remarkable in that
both a man and a woman were
ordained at the same service, and
additional interest was provided
by the fact that they are to be mar
ried this morning. This, remarks
an exchange, is veritable curl
osity in the history of ordinations.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
character of it's dignity, life Of its
seriousness, the heart of its purity,
and the will of it's strength.

1.-THE scandal-monger has the
advantage over the chauffeur-he
is never arrested for running peo-
pie down" observes a witty jour-
nalist. And, furthermore, he
doesn t have to get license. All
he needs for business is bad
mind and tongue to correspond
which is truly a greater menace
to a fellow-being's welfare than
the highest-powered machine driv-
en- by a speed maniac.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

of those times. but also the in
tense earnestness with which they
provided for the spiritual welfare
Of their souls after death. Seldom
do we find amongst these old
documents a will which does not
make provision for aims and
Masses to ensure the future vel
fare of the pious Christian. Cath
olics of those so-called dark ages
furnish us with many examples
which might with great profit be
followed by Catholics Of the
present day.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
MASSES FOR THE DEAD.

In medieval times it was Gus
tomary for persons of means to
establish what was called foun-
dation. This consisted in setting
aside, a certain sum of money, or
equivalent, for the purpose of
having Masses offered at stated
intervals for the intentions Of the
donor. In this connection an in
teresting document has recently
been discovered in Germany which
shows in detail how such inten-
lions were to be carried out.
The document, inscribed on
parchment, is in state of per-
feet preservation. 1t is dated
April %, 1890. Attached to the
document is the ponderous seal of
the bishop and the minor seal of
the clerk. The provisions of the
will are inscribed, by priest, in
beautiful Latin script. 1t be-
gins;
In the name Of God, amen.
We, Dyrolf, Knight, and Lady
Agnes, citizens of Worms, found
ers Of the convent Eur Himmels-
krone, at Hochheim, the religious
Order Of the Dominicans of the
Diocese Of Worms, in honor of
Almighty God and the holy Virgin
Mary and all saints, and for the
salvation of our souls and the
souls of all our ancestors, we have
made over thirteen hundred
matters barley which we have
had as certain and everlasting
rents in the villages and times
mentioned below, our last will as
follows"
A matter Of grain was twelve
bushels. The various amounts
mentioned in the will were left as
follows: First we bequeath
120 matters for three affairs,
which in the church of aforemen-
toned convent are consecrated in
honor of the holy Virgin Mary
and ST. Ann, the mother of the
first named glorious virgin; also
in honor of the apostles, st. james
the elder, and ST.. Paul, the holy
evangelist Luke, and the holy
martyr Dionysius; also in honor
of the holy virgins, st. Agnes, st
Catherine, st. Margaret, st. Bar
bara, ST. Brigitta, so that eacf
altar receives as revenue AZ
matters, that ON each of these
affairs a Mass should be said daily
In the same church in the Nuns
choir we have chosen our buryins
place, which shall be immutablt
land irrevocable. "
The will then goes on to state
THAT two matters of grain are K
be offered in aims on each o.
ltwenty-four different festival.
that are mentioned in detail.
This document is but one O
many such parchments which arr
lpreserved in various archives d
lEalrdpe. It shows not only tn
lcharSty which actuated Christian
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
New Vicar General

The Rev. Patrick L. Ryan, pastor
of the newly founded parish of st. Ed
ward in San Francisco, and director
of the Catholic humane bureau for
the last six years, has been selected
by Archbishop Hanna to fill the Vicar
Generalship of the Archdiocese, fol-
lowing the appointment to the Bish-
opric of Los Angeles and Monterey
of the Very Rev. John ]. Cantwell
Bishop Cantwell will be consecrated
on December 5.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
Coordinate Welfare Work

The formation of a central body,
wherein all Catholic societies located
in the Chicago district will be entitled
to representation for the purpose OF
Systematically handling the needs OF
the Catholic boys of Camp Grant and
the Great Lakes Training Station dur
ing the duration of the present war,
was instituted Saturday afternoon,
November "a. A meeting was held
for that purpose at the board rooms OF
the Catholic Order of FOresters.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

If you still have a little money
left for Christmas gifts, do your
shopping as early as possible. By
acting thus you will Tighten the
burden of those who are forced to
stand long hours in fatigue and
accomplishing patience to serve
the whims and caprice Of incon-
siderate buyers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

Fitzsimmons, Enright, N[cGun-
nigal: three names that stand at
the head of the great list of heroes
that will be produced by this war.
A three-fold Catholic product that
requires no surmise as to the land
i'll which such names flourish.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

In the turmoil of a world strug-
gle little Mexico and its problems
have been well-nigh forgotten.
The petty heroes beyond the Rio
Grande, however, are still bravely
uprooting religion and shooting
priests. What are a few priests
more or less for constitutionalist
holiday. And this is liberty.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

Some critics object to our chron-
icing the activities of Catholics
in the present war. They are the
same critics who formerly contend
ed that Catholics are not loyal.
Some people are beyond the pos
siblity of pleasing.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

When the mist has risen from
the Russian morass, it will be in
teresting to see whether the new
government will ratify Kerensky s
promises of religious freedom in
that distracted land Of down trod-
den peasants and red-handed rev.
dictionaries.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

The history of the Church of st.
Lawrence, in Faribault, to be
found in another part of this is
sue. is the work of pupil in the
eighth grade Of the parish school.
1t was the result of a prize con
test originated by the pastor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

1t would be interesting to know
whether any other fraternal or
ganization in st. Paul has given as
large a quota OF its membership
over ten per cent-to the war as
have the Knights Of Columbus.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

Sunday, December 2, is the first
Sunday of Advent. 1t marks the
beginning of the period wherein
the solemnization of marriage is
forbidden. 1t also is the opening
of the season of preparation for
the Coming Of Christ OH Christmas
morn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

Rev. James Nj. ReardOn, Editcr-tn-Chief
Rev. C. f. McGinnis, PHI. Da
Associate Editor.
Harry LOcheed, Advertising Manager.
Printed by Willwerscheid G. Roth.