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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
GRATITUDE FROM THE PHILIP
PINES.

While letters of entreaty are numer-
Gus, those expressing sincere graft
tude and explaining clearly just what
our money has accomplished, come
frequently. Here is one from Rev.
Laurence Rogan, E. F. NJ, who fights
various foes in the Philippine Islands.
May, the kindness of American
friends be abundantly rewarded. ]
am pleased to be able to report real
progress in my difficult mission. My
church is far too small for the, devout
congregations that come to the Sun
day Masses. The number of confess
sions and communions have increased
greatly in the past two years. MY
school is we'll attended Very many
schismatics have returned to the True
Fold
This part of Iloilo was formerly a
stronghold of schism, and the Pseudo
Bishop lives here in the same street
as myself. But grace is enlightening
the souls of the poor people that were
led astray, and the majority are back
again. Providence will abundantly
bless the good souls that so generous
ly help u.s.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
Gated to idols, became converted by

Gated to idols, became converted by
the missionaries.
Returning to his home he entered
the oratory and, as if possessed by
fury, FEN upon the sacred idols cast
them from their pedestals, broke
them in pieces and finally demolished
the whole oratory itself. His old
mother and his brothers, thinking he
was demented, ran for the neighbors,
Who, finding that the youth had be-
come calm and was apparently pos
sessed%of his reason, predicted that
some great misfortune would fall on
the family for such dissertation. But
the Christian took his catechism and
asked one of those present to read.
After having heard some pages aloud,
the whole assemblage became i'm
pressed with the facts of Catholic
doctrine They came again to get
further instruction, and finally accept
ed the, new faith. Thus the pious rage
of thes first convert was the means
of adding a. few. more. souls to the
goodly number. that follow the teach.
ing of the Lazarists of Che-Kiang.
.s
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12

Protestants from obtaining positions?
have never heard of such societies,
save among our Protestant friends OF
the A. P. A and Guardians OF Lib
erty.
If | sought evidence of church
seeking to influence the policy of the
government, or interfering in mat
ters of a political nature, l do not
think | would make a mistake il | ex-
anime the reports of some of there
hgious assemblies of our non-Catho-
lie friends.
Let me quote from the columns OF
representative Protestant religious
newspaper:
THE Methodists are intensely inter
ested in political affairs. No church
in the country carries greater intiu-
ence in matters of State and has a
greater weight at the polls. This is
so because of the numbers in the or
ganization and because Methodlsts
carry their convictions into politics.
This fact lends interest to the pres
ence of several political leaders at the
conference, and to the response GER
tain names received from the body.
For instance, the name OF Hon.
Charles E. Hughes was the occasion
of a great demonstration. Moreover,
the conference itself is not without its
own political complexion, with men
prominent in the affairs of State and
nation, judges, former governors,
mayors of cities, senators and others
acting as members. Such statement
reveals the virility and vitality of
Methodism and its place in the life
of the country. 1t is religiously poll
teal" .-----~-----.---~
The only comment that | would
make is this: Suppose this article
appeared in a Catholic paper as de-
scriptive of a Catholic convention,
what a howl would be raised about
| RomeS aggression. $780,
The New York Sum-" June II, 1915,
said.
THE nomination of Charles E.
Hughes for the presidency on the Re-
publican ticket was praised by many
Baptist clergymen in New York yes
terday. More than one sermon was
devoted largely to tributes to the
former Supreme Court Justice. Mr.
Hughes was president of the Baptist
! Social Union in 1870 and trustee OF
the same organization for some time
He is the son of Baptist minister
and was the founder in 1894 of the
Bible class now conducted by John
D. Rockefeller, Jr.''
The charge that the Bishops of the
| Catholic church are interfering in pc
litical affairs is entirely without
foundation. They are citizens, and
| have the same rights as others, bu1
to claim that they are using theil
ecclesiastical positions to further pc
litical ends is false.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
RUSSIAN CHURCH IN ALASKA is
LOSING MANY MEMBERS.

An interesting communication has
just been received from Right Rev.
]. r. Crimont, S. j., Vicar Apostolic
of Alaska, which touches, incidentally,
on the Russian question. Bishop
Crimont has probably not yet learned
of the wonderful change which has
taken place in Russia's policy, or that
her sons no longer Stand in fear OF
despotism. He writes:
Il got a very consoling letter yes
terday from one of our missionaries
among the Esquimaux. He is located
in village of the Lower Yukon
After giving me a short report of his
work for the paststwelve months, he
says: 1t may seem something very
extraordinary, but1I must record the
fact of a young boy, recently con
verted, named Nikafalak, who assert
ed to have seen refulgent Angel
at the church door, when he came
on Christmas from the upper village
And he claims to have seen Jesus
at Holy Communion. Of Course.
did not attach any importance to il
exteriorly; but l cannot, deny that
was more than consoled to hear the
news; quite a comfort indeed in my
solitude ~:
There is a rumor that the Russian
Church is giving up Northern Alaska
This priest wants me to seek informa
ton from the authorities of the Rus
sian Church, so as to be enabled .tc
shape his conduct in the matter o.
admitting natives into the Catholic
Church. Many adults, who have unit
now belonged to the Russian Church
beg urgently to be received into the
Catholic Church; but the Father i!
afraid there may be danger for
number of them of being won o.
forced back to the Russian Churcl
later on, as these people have it il
their blood to be cowed by Russian
domination. They instinctivelyj re
member, as it were, that their an
cestors were trained to yield TO tn
knout argument -
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
K, NATIVE SEMINARY.

Father Joseph Truarrizaga, Francis
can, says that North Shensi must be
permitted to add it's note to the great
sound of lamentation that is going up
from the missions. All the things
said of other centres are true of this
one owing to the war;" But there
is one cause for rejoicing even in
afflicted Shensi. The priests have
opened a. little seminary for native
clergy, and it possesses three stu
dents. This baby among its kind will
no doubt grow slowly but steadily and
in time present to the world its own
quota of native apostles.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
TINEolL!es.TlNFoIL! TINFoIL!

ga sEes.sxs III $3.50, 81. 49,
es5ust now the saving of tinfoil is an
eas5s way OF helping the Missions.
There are various Kinds OF foil, OF
eoarse some very valuable and some
ANYTHING but valuable; still the aver
age price comes near to fifteen cents
a pound. It is jnoi@tfeeessaryato assert
the fol, either; for that is done in the
melting. The one thing is to get the
foil and send it to the Sodality OF st.
Peter Claver, Fullerton Bldg, St
Louis. Those living outside OF ST
Louis, though, ought to wait. until ;l they
accumulate a fairly good quantity be-
fore sending it to the Claver office SO
as to reduce the price of shipment to
a minimum. If We could only get hall
the tin and le lad foil that g6es into the
Catholic homes of St. Louis, We could
realize on it's sale at least $4,000
year. Why throw away what can be
converted into the sinews Of war fol
subduing Africa to Christ.
Address cancelled stamps of rare
denominations write for ,directions)
tinfoil old jewelry and other dona
lions to American Headquarters OF the
Sodality of St. Peter Claver for the
African Missions, Fullerton Bldg, 7tf
& Pine Streets, st. Louis, Mo.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
MISSIONARY MASS OUTFIT FOR
AN INDIAN PRIEST.

Nearly a year ago an Indian priest
visited the Offices of the Catholic
Church Extension Society with view
of securing one of our Missionary
Mass Outfits which he had heard SO
much about from different mission
aries whom. he had met throughout
the country.
This priests name is Father Gordon
and he enjoys the distinction of being
one of the two fu1l-blooded Indian
priests working in the United States.
North Carolina and Oklahoma are his
missionary fields and you can surmise
the amount of travelling that is re-
qufred of him. IN
The Missionary Mass Outfits that
are put UP by us contain everything
necessary for the Mass; are neatly
packed into a lightweight suit case,
and cost $110. The priests who have
been fortunate enough to receive one
OF them say they don't know how they
got along before without one. Now
they don't need to worry that they
will leave one or the other necessary
article after them. Every article has
it's special place in the suitcase, which
eliminates the possible absence of one
or the other articles at the different
missions.
These outfits have proven a God
send to many missionaries. Will you
not supply this Indian priest with
one?
Your donation will be gratefully re
ceived by the Catholic Church Exten-
sion Society, $50 Mccormick bldg,
Chicago III
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
A CRUEL CUSTOM.

Rev. Father Hood, e. F. NJ, of
Madras, tells many interesting tales
of Indian life. Regarding the horri-
BILE custom of Hook Swinging praetis=
ed by the Hindus in the worship Of
their gods, he says:
''As an act of alteration to their
deities, devotees would allow a hook
to be inserted in the thick muscles OF
the back, by which they were swung
round and round at the top of high
pole in the presence of immense null
titudes, who came from far and near
to witness the horrible spectacle.
"The Government has put a stop to
this barbarous practise, but Father
Hood states that another custom has
taken it's place which should also be
abolished, since it consists in torturing
helpless animals even to death. On
the occasion of an animal festival
which occurs in May, and whenever
any contagious or malignant disease
afflicts men or cattle, the Hindus OF
Badvel drive around the town a small
cart from the top of which project
nine sharply-pointed bamboo rods.
On some of these are tied lines and
cocoanuts; on others live chickens,
lambs and pigs are spiked, and are
thus carried in procession amid the
shouts of the populace and the deafen-
ing noise of tom-toms and other ma
tive instruments. Imagine the suffer.
ing Of these helpless victims-and all
this is done to propitiate some cruel
deity!" 49,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
E5,rz e EEE A4llGK=All:22hzs&
~ ~ M MISSION E FL
FRANcIsCANs IN. ARIZONA.

The Franciscans have long been
identified with missionary work
among the Indians of Arizona The
beautiful San Xavier Church near
Tucson, lovingly called the white
Dove of the Desert" is pointed to
with pride by the faithful converts
who come from far and near to visit
the place, and other edifices scattered
through the State show the develop
ment of religion among the tribes of
that region.
Father Bonaventure Oblasser, o. F.
NJ, labors in Indian Oasis, and he
says of an Offering recently sent by
the Propagation of the Faith Society:
My most sincere thanks for the
generous gift. 1t will be used on our
mission school at Cowlic, in order to
complete some most necessary i'm.
provements. The money has helped
our little seat of learning, which en-
ables Indians to become self-support
ing Divine Providence clearly in
spired the donor
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
Continued from page %
AN. ANSWERED PRAYER.

isn't it tiresome to be always
typewriting?' asked Agnes softly.
The pretty face looked up with a
pleasant smile.
ooh, I don't mind it. I shouldn't
like to be idle said a very musical
voice. 'They tell me I've lost my
color since 1 came from Ireland, and
grown thinner; but offer it all up
to the Sacred Heart"
"Of course, I supposed you were a
Catholic" said Agnes, with an answer,
ing smile. Are you a promoter?
am" ,A
Eyes, all the girls at the machines,
nearly, are in my band; OF course
I mean nearly all the Catholics.
= will you pray for the conversion
of someone who is very dear to me z?
asked Agnes, with tears in her eyes
"And then will you write down the
names and addresses of all these girls
for me. l mean the office force
There must be thousands at the ma
Chimes
The girl complied with the strange
request in silence.
Which is your name, asked Agnes
Margaret O'Neill? l thought So.
like it. Oh, there's my father. IL
come in to see you again" And Agnes
ran in to her father.
oh, there you are! Been Waltlnss
long? I'd given you up. And Wha1
color is the new hat?'
There isn't going to be any new
hat said Agnes, in determined
tone of voice.
What's gone wrong" asked mr.
Delaney almost anxiously. Tor ne MAJ
never known Agnes to pout.
His daughter laughed gally
I'm going to make an Easter OF
fering of my Easter outfit, sne sac
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
SOCIALISTS PAY A GREAT TRls-
UTE TO THE CoNsTANcY
OF THE CHURCH.

DR. John Wesley Hill, Of the famous
Metropolitan Temple, in a sermon on
the Coming Peril said:
Having merely tasted of the frst
draught of success, this Socialist (Mr.
Berger. OF Milwaukee, has become in
1oxicated with it. He declared mat
between Socialism and its ultimate
coal stands but one barrier, the Roman
Catholic Church. This is high COM
pliment to that ancient communion,
and its people have every right to feel
that their Americanism has been at
tested and accentuated in a most I'M
pressiye manner. Has it come to this
that of all the churches in the land
only one of a great number shall
finally stand as the sole defence and
bulwark OF our American lnsutu-
tom"
Catholics are accused of forming a
Catholic political party in the United
States. Now if this were true, the
result would be that III those States
where Catholics were in a majority
they would hold important offices. Let
us see the facts:
According to the report, Catholics
exceed all other denominations COM
bined in the following States: Ari-
IONA, Connecticut, Colorado; they are
nearly equal to all other combined in
Illinois. Minnesota. New Hampshire,
New Jersey, Nevada, Michigan, Wis
consin, Wyoming; they have over
whelming majority in Massachusetts,
Maine. Louisiana, Montana, New Mex
leo, Rhode Island, Vermont. Yet ii
we mistake not, only one of these
States has a Catholic governor. Ac-
-Cording to the same report (the Stats
tics are of l9O6), the Catholic popu.
lation exceeds that Of any other one
denomination in thirty States, is Sec
ond in six States, third in seven
States, and fourth in two States.
Some of the States in which the Cath
Ollie church membership is equal to or
,surpasses the combined Protestant
church membership are always in the
Democratic columns, some always in
the Republican column, some shift
from one to the other, all of which
goes to show that Catholics vote the
same as other people, and never vote
together, even when one of their own
church members is running for the
highest office in the State.
Can anyone find where Catholics
voted for candidates merely because
they were Catholics? Will you find
. Catholic Democrats voting for Cath
Ollie Republicans, or vice versa? Die
you ever hear of Catholic societies or
ganized for the purpose Of preventing
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
FIVE DAUGHTERS IN ONE FAMILY
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

Today famine stares every family
in the face. A large number of our
people have taken to fight and have
hired themselves out to the farmers
of the Transvaal and Free States for
whatever would keep them alive.
The missions have suffered fearfully
by these migrations. Our receipts are
reduced to almost nothing, whereas
the visiting of these Christians thus
scattered to the four winds has great
ly increased our labors. In spite of
this, however, we had 40 adults for
baptism last April and So confrma-
tons, and there is good class of
catechumens left over. The other
day l received into the Church a black
minister and twelve catechumens
living over a hundred miles from
here.
A good many OF the children and of
the old people have already disap-
peared on account of the famine. The
lightning, too, has been unusually VIC
lent and fatal this year. / know of a
family which has lost in less than six
months five daughters between the
ages of II and 22-all of them killed
by lightning. In. such cases we have
difficulty in persuading the sufferers
that il is Divine Providence who CON
trolls both lightning and death and
not the sorcerers.
Dear Countess, through delicacy
abs. aimed from telling you of our
many miseries. l was ashamed tC
make known my wants when there
were so many in Europe who seemed
TO have a prior claim. I have ar
ranged for six Masses to be said
every year for the sodality and its
nefactors.-Father Porte, o. NJ T.
Transvaal.
Address cancelled stamps of rare
de nominations write for directions)
tintoi1, old jewelry and other dona
lions to American Headquarters O.
the SodaIity of st. Peter Claver fol
the African Missions, Fullerton Bldg.
9Th & Pine Streets, st. Louis, Mo.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
.ToNkIN STILL MAKING GAINS.

Bishop P. NJ. Ramona, P. F. NJ, of
Upper Tonkin, is proud in the posses
sion of sixty-three newly confirmed
Christians, converted in village OF
5000 pagans. They are all grown per-
sons; and, besides joining the Faith
themselves, brought twenty-one chill
-dren@to the baptismal font, thus max
ing gain of eighty-four at one time.
The missionary bishops, though dis
tressed by financial difficulties, per-
haps never had more numerous spir-
itual gains, thus showing that they
need not consider themselves entirely
fOrsaken by Divine Providence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
PIoUs FURY CONVERTS SOME
PAGANS.

Father Tisserand, of the Lazarist
mission at Chicow, relates that on a
certain occasion a young man, one Of
three brothers belonging to a family
of pagans so intense in their devotion
that they possessed an oratory dedi-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12
MISSION NOTES.

His Holiness has appointed the
Right Rev, John MacCarthy, Bishop
of Sandhurst, Australia; and the Right
Rev. Antonio Casulleras, Lazarist,
Vicar Apostolic of San Pedro-Sula,
Honduras
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12

i Bishop .Fayeau, c. NJ, of West Che
Kiang, reminds us that forty dollars
will educate a catechist in his mission.
Next in helpfulness to the native
priests come the, catechists, and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12

Being young, the mission of West
Honan, China, is consequently poor,
Public charity is its only hope, and it
holds out its hands persistently for
aims. Bishop Louis Calza, F. M. P,
has founded schools and catechumen-
ates, and pursues his propaganda
among the pagans in spite of all the
difficulties of the times.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12

1t was recently announced that
Alaska had been made a Vicariate
Apostolic. Following this,~Very Rev.
Joseph Crimont, S. j., formerly Pre-
feet Apostolic, has been appointed
Titular Bishop Of Ammedara, and
Vicar Apostolic Of Alaska and the
Aleutian Islands.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12

Our gallant apostles are forging
ahead with all their might. Can we
stand by with folded arms and watch
them? Surely, wey~too, must do our
".bit" for the missions; and let it be a
good bit that will be warmly well
coined by those who are pushing the
cause of the missions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-12

,fE.-.s&- -
I, Tt is hard. to make a missionary ut
terly downcast; courage and good ma
ture survive through every adversely.
: Writing of the hard times in Nyassa-
land, a White Father says:
'Our habits are worn out, our boots
no longer hang together, yet joy does
not fail US for a single instant!"
81 ...:.T ~
- Bishop Faisandier, S. j., has do
cese that it would require five years
to make a complete visitation of the
district it covers. Under such cir
cumstances, no wonder Bishops are
anxious to train native helpers who
will assist in caring for the little
groups Of Christians that are scatter
ed over the wilderness. If they can
mot get priests, then they. should be
given large number Of catechists.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-21
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Sealed proposals will be received until II o'clock a. m, August 25, 1917, at the office of the territorial road commissioners for the Third division of Alaska, in Valdez, Alaska, at which time and place they will be publicly opened, for clearing and grubbing a road along the south line of the Cor. dova townsite and to the Eyak lake cemetery. Said proposals must be signed by the bidder and accompanied by cash or certified check payable to the chairman of the divisional com mission for five per cent of the am. ount bid, which amount shall be for feited to the divisional commission in | case that the bidder shall fail to en. ter into a contract according to the specifications of the said commission Tor such work. in the event of his be. ing awarded the contract for the above work. The successful bidder will be required to execute the general form of contract of said commission for such work within period of ten days from the acceptance of his bid by the said commission. The successful bid der will also be required to execute bond payable to the chairman of the said commission for 20 per cent of the contract price, said bond to be accept able to the commission.
 The above work must be performed according to the standard specified tions and conditions on file at the of flee of the divisional road commission at Valdez. Alaska, and at the City Express Office, Cordova, where a copy of same with form of contract may be seen.
 Proposals must be signed by the bidder, inclosed in plain, sealed en- yelope and addressed to the Territor- ial Board of Road Commissioner for the Third Division, Valdez, Alaska, and be plainly marked, Proposals for Clearing and Grubbing Road"
 The right IS hereby reserved to re- iect any and all bids.
 Dated at Cordoya, Alaska, this 18th day of August, 1917.
 Divisional Commission of Territorial
 Board of Road Commissioners for
 the Third Division. Territory of
 Alaska
 By James E. Wilson,
 Chairman of the Board.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-21
MEMORY.

Thrice blessed treasure, thou memory Herald of past golden hours Tho hope has fled and love is dead, Bring back the bliss that was ours Youth, with thy dear fond Illusions, Comel Bring they joys to me, Bring once again those dream days Hopeful of joys yet to bel Would l had lived for eye In my castle of golden dreams; Would had died ere I learned Life is not what it seemsl Now since the fast fleeting years Have proven what life really means, I long for my old Illusions, And the days of my girlhood dreams
 -Annabelle MacConnell
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-21

During recent heavy rainstorms the Nonena river changed It's course and tho high water carried out several bridges and forced the engineering commission to blow up one railroad bridge to prevent further and more serious damage. The scene of the disaster was Lost slough, twenty miles south of NeHana, where the river has changed it's course and so far has failed to return to its old channel