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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
FOR ARMY SERVICE
PRIESTS VOLUNTEER To SERVE
AS CHAPLAlNs.

The following list of priests from the
archdiocese of New York who have
volunteered to serve as chaplains, has
been approved by Cardinal Farley:
Rev. John J. NIFTY, D. D., and Rev.
Robert B. Mulcahy, D.. D., of St
Joseph's Seminary; Rev.A. c. Dineen
Rev. D. ,R. Tierney, Rev. d. w. Shee
ran, Rev. Francis Donnelly, Rev. J.sJ
Hackett, Rev. r. j.. Dunno, Rev. John
A. Farrelly, Rev. John u. Sheridan
d. D., Rev. James J. HalIigan, Rev
Joseph Kirshofter, Rev. E. s. Ma
honey, Rev. VIM. p Little, D. d., Rev
Francis w. Walsh; Rev. R. r. Rankin
S. j., Rev. G.. c. Treacy, S. j., .ant
Rev. E. P. Duffy, Sd, of St. Andrews
Noyitiate, Poughkeepsie, N !. X
Volunteer chaplains from the dio
cese of Newark, N. j.: Rev. Fhoma,
Dempsey, G. p, Rev. VIM. A. Nc
Guire, Rev, M. j.. Carr, Rev j. r. Mul
|ligan, Rev. J. S. Mcdonald, Rev. E. E
Lange, Rev. F. j. Mitchell.
E Volunteer chaplains from the arch
diocese of Boston, with the approva
of Cardinal O'Connell: Rev. P. ]
Sullivan, Rev. p. O'Connor, Rev
J. B. A. Barrette, o. M l., Rev. P.
Lydon.
All these applications are. bein,
filed rapidly at the war department.
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Cardinal. Lucon Decorated
tHoNoR coNFERREn ON. PRE-
LATE OF RHEIMS FOR DEvo-
Il TloN TO DUTY AND HIS PA
Z TRioTisM..

A touching ceremony took place in
Rheims, France, recently, when the
Cross of the Legion of Honor was
pinned on the breast of Cardinal Lucon
and other brave citizens were decorat-
ed. At pm, the few remaining in.
habitants Of Rheims made their way
stealthily by side-streets, for fear of
the shells, to hall still standing
which was bare of decoration, and
there, without music, flowers or
pomp, the. President of the Republic,
who had also made a silent entry,
saluted only by the flag of France,
met the Cardinal. He declared that
he came in the name of the govern
ment to salute and recompense the
brave citizens of Rheims. And first,
with reason, must he class Cardinal
Lucon, Archbishop of Rheims, his
worth, his devotion, the comfort he
has brought to his dear and unfor-
tunate people by his continued pres
ence in danger, his generosity, and
his visits to the hospitals and ambu-
1ances. Several other citizens then
were decorated.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Bishop Quarter School
AN INSTITUTION THAT. COMBINES
HOME. AND SCHOOL FOR
LITTLE BOYS.


The Bishop Quarter School for little
boys will shortly be opened in Chi
cago. The object of the institution is
to care for motherless boys from six
to eleven years. Many such boys are
to be found in large city, wnere arne
father is unable to give proper care
and at the same time has not sufficient
means to send the boy to college
nor yet considers himself an object
1of charity. In this home all atten
tion possible will be given as regards
board, laundry, education. The charge
has been. reduced to actual expenses
sixteen dollars month. The school
is, situated in Oak Park, a suburb OF
Chicago and is to be in charge of tbs
Dominican Sisters whose mother
house is atAdrian, Michigan.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
SYMPATHETIC DESCRIPTION OF
HEROIC WORK BY PRIESTS AND
NUNS IN THE WAR ZONE-NoN-
CATHOLIC PHYSICIAN BECOMES
EuLoeIsT OF ELIGlou s
HEROES AND HERoINEs.

A New Zealand surgeon, DR.. A. A.
Martin, who has seen considerable
service at the British and French
fronts, writes Interestingly of the
work of Catholic priests and nuns
towards the wounded and suffering
at the front. Though not a Catholic,
observes the London Tablet, still in
his book, "A Surgeon in Khaki" ne
shows how deeply impressed he was
with the work of the Catholic clergy
and Sisters.
While "Monsignor" is not mention
cd by name, he is described as "a
senior chaplain and a Lieutenant
Colonel in rank, although he never
said anything about that" 1t is
presumed that "Monsignor" is none
other than the well-known Catholic
author. John Ayscough, in real life
Mgr John Bickerstaffe-Drew. Mon
signor Is always mentioned with es
deem and affection. "He was the
salt of the earth, and whenever he
thought he could be of service to oul
wounded men he was there hs
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
LETTER is ADDRESSED BY DR.. T..
w. BUCKLEY, SUPREME PHYS
IcAN, ANNOUNCING CAMPAIGN
FOR FuNDs-THls PAPER WILL
RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
PERSONS OUTSIDE OF ST. PAUL.

DR.. Buckley, Supreme Physician OF
the Knights of Columbus, has sent
out the following letter with regard to
the campaign for war camp funds:
Million Dollar War Camp Fund Com
mittee.
DR.. E, w. Buckley, Chairman,
Smith Ave-. and Fifth st.
An Open Letter to the Catholics OF
st. Paul:
Four hundred thousand Catholic
men. have been called into the mill.
tary and naval service of our country
The Knights of Columbus have been
designated by the United States Gov.
ernment as the official agency for
looking after the moral and social vel
fare of the Catholic men in the Army
and Navy.
Last year, when the army was at
the Mexican border, the Knights of Co.
lumbus carried on under Catholic
auspices work similar to that of the
Y. M. C. A., Twenty-one buildings
were erected, which were used as
chapels and headquarters for the sol
diers, and which were supplied with
books, papers, pianos, victrolas, ice
water and writing. materials.
What we. are asked to do in the
present crisis is. as. follows.
1. Construct, furnish and maintain
thirty-two buildings at the divisional
training camps and ten additional
buildings at various. militia camps.
This alone. will entail an expense of
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
2. Support two hundred priests in
addition to the one hundred and sixty
chaplains furnished by the Govern.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
OF CENTRISTS
THE; VATICAN, AND THE CRISIS
IN GERMANY.

Deep interest is being taken in the
Vatican in the political developments
in Germany; but as the questions in
volved belong exclusively to the
realm of politics the Holy See is alb
staining from the slightest interfer-
ence in them. This statement seems
necessary because, as Dr.. Erzberger,
whose action is largely responsible
for the present crisis in Germany,
is a prominent member of the Center
part, it has been limited that he has
been in communication with the Vat
ican. 1t is known in Catholic circles
in Rome that DIR, Erzberger's, actiyi-
ty since the war broke out has been
of purely national and political char
acter, quite. apart from the. fact Of
his being a leading Catholic member
of the Reichstag,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Lost. Soldiers Bureau
GRATITUDE TO POPE BENEDICT
FOR EFFORTS IN FINDING
SOLDIERS.

Every day brings to the Vatican
from all quarters of Italy grateful let
ters from ex-prisoners who have re,
turned to their homes, from parents,
wives, and little ones anxious to mani
fest their feelings of thanks to one
who is tireless in his efforts to alleYi
ate the horrors of the war. In the
Lost Soldiers Bureau at the Vatican
Benedict XIV has co-operators who
search every corner of Europe fo1
men who have not been in communi
cation with their families for one
two, or three years. Quite recently
have been discovered the where
abouts of soldiers who have been miss
ing since the beginning Of the war.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
K. OF C. WAR CAMP FUND

the troops abroad and must be sup
piled with all necessary equipment.
3. Maintain an intelligence bureau
for the Catholic soldiers and sailors,
to enable the families at home to Sc
cure prompt and reliable information
of the loved ones fighting on land or
sea,
We have already constructed a
building at Fort Smelling in which
Mass will be celebrated for the first
time Sunday, July 29 This will also
serve as a club for the soldiers. A
large tent has been erected at the
Minnesota Artillery camp. for the use
of the Regimental Chaplain, Rev VIM.
Harrington. sGA
This work has the Hearty endorse
ment of the three American Cardinals,
our own, Archbishop Ireland and the
rest of the Hierarchy of the United
States. No lengthy argument is need
ed to convince you of the urgent need
of these activities. Every safeguard
must be thrown about our sons and
brothers surrounded, as we know they
will be, with the terrible temptations
that beset the soldier in time of war.
Is there Catholic heart that would
deny assistance in this hour of crying
need? What greater consolation than
to. feel that through our small, indi-
vidual, financial sacrifice, we will
make it possible for our Catholic men
to receive Absolution' on the eve of
battle, and also to furnish the sweet
consolation of religion to the wound
ed and dying?
All checks should be made payable
to Knights of Columbus War Camp
Fund, and mailed to G. H. F. Smith,
Treasurer, 152 Smith Avenue, st. Paul.
Yours very sincerely,
E. H. BUCKLEY, M. D.
Any person outside the city of st.
Paul, who desires to make a contribu-
tion for this cause, may send the
amount to The Catholic Bulletin. This
paper will acknowledge through it's
columns all amounts thus received,
and will forward them Immediately
to the treasurer, Mr.. Smith.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
MONSIGNOR AND OTHERS

had a strong sense of duty" At
Missy, where the soldiers were in a
tight corner, "Monsignor" was busy
administering nourishment to wounded
men, making pillows of straw, taking
off boots, and cutting off bloody coats
and trousers in order to help the
work of the surgeons, and speaking
words of comfort and cheer to the
poor helpless fellows, absolutely reck-
less about himself. He was exalted
and proud and happy to be where
a good priest-and what a good priest
he was! could be of such service. |
am not Catholic, but I honor the
Church that can produce such a
man as "Monsignor," and I greatly
honor "Monsignor."
DR.. Martin is equally enthusiastic
in dealing with the work of the nuns
whom he met in the hospitals. He
speaks of one Base hospital presided
over by Soeur Ferdinande, ''a train
ed and capable nurse, with rigid an
tiseptic and aseptic principles. The
Reverend Mother was trained anaes
thetist, and pursued her work some
days for seven hours continuously
"yet that old lady did it smilingly
and well, and said it was indeed
nothing
Speaking of two, Irish nuns at this
hospital he describes their influence
on the men by saying: These tWt
Sisters were at work in the wards
lcontinued on page 81
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
A Belgian Church in London
NEW EDlFIcE WILL BE A MEMO
RIAL OF THE WAR.

1t is probable that one of the memo
rails of the war will take the shape
of a Belgian Church in London. Plans
are already being made for this end
and other nationaf1ties have already
churches in the metropolis. including
the French, the Italian, the German
the Lithuanian, and the Spanish
churches. The Belgian church, which
will be erected in the heart of the. city
will serve an increased Belgian pop.
ulation left by the war, and will be a
memorial to those. events which
brought the two nations still more
closely together.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
CATHOLIC HONORED
APPoiNTEDi CHIEF JUSTICE or
THE COURT OF APPEALS BY
THE PRESIDENT.

President Wilson has sent to the
Senate the nomination of Constantine
J. Smyth of Nebraska, to be Chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals of the
District Of Columbia, to succeed Chief
Justice Seth Shepard, who retired re-
Gently Mr.. Smyth, who was elected
attorney general of Nebraska in 1896
and reelected to that position in
1898, has served during the past four
years as special assistant to the
Attorney General of the United States,
with headquarters in Omaha, although
he has visited Washington many
times.
Mr.. Smyth was born in Ireland in
1859, and is. graduate of Creighton
University, Omaha, Nebraska, where
he served as professor of law, and
has been associate dean of the law
school of that institution.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
WORK STARTED BY CATHOLIC
+ WOMEN OF CINCINNATI.

The Catholic Women's Study Class
of Cincinnati, Ohio, has. started a
work which has for its object the
spiritual comfort of Catholic soldiers
and sailors. They are making small
cases of dark blue waterproof ma
terial to contain a rosary, scapular
medals esf&. The idea is original,
has the approval of the chaplains OF
the Army and Navy, and it is hoped
the results accomplished will be fruit
full. Many of these filed cases will
be needed and appreciated by our
Catholic boys in the service. 4
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
TEXT. BOOKS FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

ent will find difficulty in freeing their
minds from the memory Of q we'll
thumbed school book. A whole series
must pass before their eyes each year.
The student does not use book long
enough to recognize it after a lapse of
one short month. 1t has passed on
to a younger child bearing it's burden
Of sebacious ointment to cleaner
hands. The -unsoiled book comes only
with the advent of new superin-
tendent who can boast of complete
line of textbooks written at odd mo-
ments of leisure with the able as
sistance of his faithful wife.
The light of truth that shines
within the heart of the Catholic school
is destined. under God, to lead the
world into higher planes of educational
effort. For years it's power has been
lessened by the spread of false teach
ing. Catholics have cried Non licet
from their Herodian prisons, but little
pause has been made in the settled
aim of modern impiety. The minds
of the young have been directed along
the lanes of license, to such an extent
that the individual feels free to ac-
cept or reject the fundamental prin-
ciples upon which faith and morality
rnct
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
THE INFANT HOME.
TO BE OCCUPIED ABOUT sEPTEM-
RER 1-BENEFAcToRs AID
IN WORK.

Rapid progress is. being made in
preparing the new Catholic Infant
Home, at Dale and Rondo Sts., st,
Paul, for occupancy. The work of
repairing and remodelling the build
ing will be completed before Septem-
Der l.. The building is exceptionally
well adapted and situated for the
service it is to render.
With the completion of the. altera-
tions, now under way, it will be a
thoroughly modern and well-equipped
institution. Friends of the Home are
generously assisting in fitting it for
occupancy. Mrs. C. j. McConville, of
st. Paul, has assumed the task of
making the large nursery very at
tractive room in it's decorations and
furnishings. The complete equipment
of this nursery is to be of the latest
and most approved type.
An opportunity of visiting the. Home
will be afforded the women of the
cities about the first week of Septem-
ber.
The Home, which is the property of
the Catholic Orphan Asylum of the
diocese, will be conducted by the
Board of Managers named by the
Minneapolis League of Catholic
Women and the St Paul Guild of
Catholic Women.
The work of putting the Home in
readiness is going on under the direc-
tion of Rev. T. A., Weleh, Secretary
of the Archdiocese, and the Board of
Managers, of which Mrs. Ann Bristol
is President; Mrs. Horatio B. Sweet
ser and Mrs. ]. J. Kenna, Secretaries,
and Mrs. E. T. Villaume, Treasurer.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Sister M. Gervase, M. A.
WINS THE DEGREE OF DocToH
OF. PHILOSOPHY.

Among those who submitted disser
tations to the Catholic Sisters Col
lege of the Catholic University oi
America, Washington, this year and
received the degree of doctor of phil
osophy was Sister Mary Gervase, M
fax, N. S. Her paper was a scholar
ly mathematical essay entitled "Or
the Cardioids Fulfilling Certain AS
signed Conditions"
Sister Mary was born in Roxbury
Mass, on September 8, 1888, and is q
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John P
Kelley of that district.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH


OLDEST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN
ST. PAUL WILL CELEBRATE ITS
FlF ETH ANNIVERSARY ON
SUNDAY, JULY 20 BIS H o p
BUSCH WILL OFFICIATE AT THE
MASS AND ARCHBISHOP IRE
ASS-JUBlLEE FESTIVAL-HIS-
TORY OF THE PARISH-HAS
HAD FOUR PASTORS AND ONLY
TWO OR C A NISTS IN FIFTY
YEARS.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Swedish-American Priest
TO WORK AMONG INDIANS OF
ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

Rev. John Neander, S. j., ordained
in st. Louis recently, is the first
Swedish-American to become a Jesuit
Father Neander was born of Lutheran
parents in Sweden, and after his con.
version he came to this country and
offered himself to the jesuit Fathers
for missionary work among. the In
dians of the Rocky mountains. The
first Swedish-American secular priest
was Father SWenson, ordained at st
Francis Seminary, Wisconsin, some
time in the seventies.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
SUMMARY or A PAPER ON THIS
+suBJEcT EY A PRIEST OF
MINNEAPOLIS - SUGGESTIONS
OFFERED.

At the recent meeting of the Cath
olic Educational Association, the Rev.
Francis O'Neill, O. P, of Minneapolis,
read valuable paper on the subject
of textbooks for Catholic schools
Below is a summary of his interesting
and suggestive paper:
1t is far cry to the beginnings Of
! the textbook problem The Cris-cross
Row Of Scogin; the Worshipful Com
pany of Horners; the Ping Pong
Battledore, the Reader -Made-E Easy, the
Sampler-all these had their day and
their DOOM
Coote's Schoolmaster held sway for
almost one hundred years, and then
John Amos Cemenius published in
1868 his pictorial primer, The Visible
World, which featured wood cuts of
familiar scenes and places with bits
of information in Latin and in Eng
lish beneath each scene. The seven
ty-fifth lesson presents the interior of
a barber's shop with capitalized and
italicized arrangement of phrases
made familiar to modern readers in
Ye Towne Gossip Series of Kenneth
c. Beaton:
The Barber
in the Barber's shop,
Cutteth off the Hair
And the, Beard
with. a pair of Sizzars,
or shaveth with a>Razor,
which. he taketh out of his Case,
And he washeth one
| over Bason,
with Suds running
out of Laver,
and also with Sope,
and wipeth him
4 with Towel,
combeth him with a comb,
and curleth him
with crisping iron,
Sometimes he cutteth vein
/ with Pen-knife,
where the Blood spirteth. out.
Such an interesting presentation
4 marked a distinct advance in peda
i gogical methods. Two years, later
dEWhens Charles Hoole brought out his
i New Discovery of the Old Art o.
4 Teaching School, he ventured the sug
i gestion that some attention should be
i paid to. the three R'speven in the petty
school in order that. popular educa
i tion might become broader and more
practical. IL
These sentiments, bearing the Sigr
! of the Black Eagle and fresh from tn,
shelves of the Looking Glass on Lon
don Bridge, were. brought over tn,
seas and found at once congenia
atmosphere in New England. Johl
Cotton issued his Spiritual Milk 70
Boston Babes, but adds that it ma,
4 become of like use to others. Erastu
Root writes an arithmetic.
Il These early efforts held favo
throughout several generations, just a
in our own day the names Of Linda
ii Murray, Goold Brown and Peter Bn
1 lion refuse to fade from our ow
! recollections. No apprehension nee
be had that the students Of the pre-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Agencies of Falsehood.

The textbooks now used in the pub
lie schools are frequently agencies of
falsehood. A First View of English
Literature speaks of pigs bones for
the bones of the Saints. The authors
accompany the ashes of Wycliff on
their last trip down to the sea.
Studies in Literature, a work recon-
mended by the professors of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, as helpful to
those going out to teach, retells the
same old bone story, and the Vener-
able Bede is named as a writer who
lived at Jarrow near the mouth of
the Tyne. 1t will be recalled that a
certain professor in his History of
English Literature says of Bede: ''He
passed a great part of his life at the
monastery of Jarrow on the Tyne"
So. that much is settled Bede lives
at Jarrow and Jarrow stands on the
banks of the Tyne, but we won't say
a word about his being Benedictine
monk.
A Short History of the United
States proffers the astonishing in
formation that during the Middle
Ages all Christendom believed in
Witchcraft," and that the power of the
Jesuits was used to promote French
| dominion, that some of the most cruel
raids against the New England
frontier were instigated by priests. A
Study of the Middle Ages says:l
"Only in our day, in the great year
1870, and then by a train of causes
wholly apart from the question of
/ wise or unwise, has the papacy lost
i the last foot of that fatal gift of land
which ever since the days of King
Pippin has been the chief source Of
its many weaknesses and sins" A.
rather prettily phrased dismissal of
Il the Roman question! A General His
tory Of Europe offers the information
that the Dominican John Tetzel
ii hawked through Germany letters of
tindulgences, and sends its readers to
| Lea's History of Auricular Confession
Continued from pags 6.lY
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
The Papal lntercession

Through the Intervention Of Pope
Benedict large number Of Polish
children who were interned in Ger
many have. been released and sent
to Switzerland,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
lnternuncio to Bolivia

Mgr. Carroll, newly appointed Inter
snuncio to Bolivia, has left Rome to
take up his post. He sails from Bar
'celona, the port for transatlantic Pa,
pal representatives