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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, OCTOBER s, 1o1z

God S .Prpvidenee, sent to help me the
sooner to obtain possession of Him.
A SHARP word, which gave me pain,
was sent to help me to correct fault
or acquire a merit, and was a kind
act on Gods part, for, Gods Provi-
dence in this life is always kind. Our
duty lies in a prompt acceptance of
everything that happens, and an act
of faith in Gods will and Gods Provi-
dence. We can always be happy. if
we lift our hearts above the waves of
this world, and see the sunshine and
shore of the one towards which we
are Fastening. If We look on creatures
as minor angels, charged with a grace
and a merit, any event will remind us
of Gods loving thought of us. Each
bearer will tell us that we owe thanks
to God for it's message, and that we
shall one day have to answer for the
grace of it's coming, and the use made
of it.
Rep A. Di0noD
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
SAINTS, WHAT THEY ARE.

st. JOSEPH sis the patronal saint OF
the United States.
st. Agnes is the patron of virginia.
purity.
st. Cecilia is the patron of music.
st. Brigid, the Mary of Ireland, is
as noted for many deeds of charity
and kindness.
st. Patrick is the Apostle of Ireland.
st. Rita is the saint of the ,impos-
sible."
ST. Alphonsus became an LII. p. at
the age of Is.
ST. Theresa used to offer herself to
God fifty times a day.
st. Thomas Aquinas is the special
patron of chastity and learning
st. Benedict is the Patriarch of the
western monks.
The first American saint, st. Rose
of Lima (died 1617), is commemorated
August 80.
st. Francis de Sales, Bishop of
Annecy, has been called the most
charitable of saints
L lCGlIhCo JilCtI CFCly Sl(b
Of love to God merits a degree of
eternal glory. 800 80
st. Charles Borromeo originated
the Sunday school,
ST. Ambrose was governor of Milan
when he was baptized and made
Bishop of that city.
st. Augustine, the great English
missionary, only completed eight
years of evangelical work in Britain.
st. Bede treated all the sciences
and every branch of literature in his
numerous books.
ST. Augustine of Hippo and st.
Thomas Aquinas were the greatest
minds given to the Church since the
days of the Apostles.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
spent two solid weeks at the. bedside

spent two solid weeks at the. bedside
of her patient.
She. slept on a. couch just near the
door. Her meals were brought to her.
Not even for Mass each morning did
she dare to steal away. But during
the Holy Sacrifice, when she felt that
the Sacred Host was being elevated,
she fervently recommended her
charge to Him Who made lepers clean
and Who she knew could heal up this
awful disease
And God was pleased with her
prayer. Many a time the poor sick
man kissed the little crucifix and
often, when Sister was not looking,
he would press it to his lips, for he
felt, as he said, that there was virtue
in it.
When the story was almost finished
Bob opened his khaki shirt, and to the
astonishment of the group, drew out
a Miraculous Medal. "This." he con-
tinued, Sister asked me to wear, and
| promised her. 1 would
The Story Of the crucifix, naturally.
prompted inquiry about the other
things in what these boys now call
spiritual Comfort Kit and as each
WIS produced by Jack, reverential
examination took place The prayer
book and rosary did not attract much
attention, but most of the boys had
never seen a scapular medal.
This particular one was gold filled,
and while the little locket which
contained it, because of it's resem-
blance to a bit of feminine finery.
would have brought forth some slight
ing remarks before Bob had told his
story, now each tried to outdo the
other in praising the different arti-
cles.
Jack, of course, was delighted. He
was not over religious, in fact, some
times bit careless. But, like many
a Maynard son, he was good at heart.
And the well polished, bronze figure
upon the crucifix gives ample evidence
that Bob's story and example brought
forth fruit 81
One day. when death seemed i'm
minent, he passed the crucifix
around to the members of this group
who were now closer than ever be-
fore, and each one pressed the shin
ing nimbuss to his lips. They noticed
that Jack always kissed it twice and
one ventured to inquire the reason.
This is what he said: "Once for
Jesus and once for my dear old moth
er who sent it to me. I told the
whole story to Chaplain and
requested him to write to mother
that have turned over a new leaf.
And believe it is her prayers that
did it,
Francis HoUayd. in the Pilot
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
SCIENCE AND FAITH.

) Time was when the world was mad
with the new wine of evolution. Much
which it then accepted with childish
credu1fty. in the thin-spun theories OF
the day, is now rejected disdainfully
by the highest scientific authorities,
as equally false and unscientific.
When the lightning has passed the
thunder-clap is heard The farther
away men are from the flash that
rends the air, the longer the interval
of silence before the distant reyer
berations are re-echoed to them and
multiply themselves in dying.
So the men farthest away from the
source of scientific thought are the
last to relinquish the theories re
jected in the scientific world. Though
the flash has ended in darkness, the
distant reverberations are still re
echoed, with endless insistence, from
popular journals and Sunday supple
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
THE USE OF CREATURES.


Creatures mean everything we use
or which affects u.s. God is the Mas
ter of everything which lies outside
our free will. Even so little a thing
as the passing thought of another con
corning us, is dependent on Him
Every kindness is His. gift, as also
every kindness sealed with His
sanction. Kindness is sent to en-
courage us, to give us. means of NOR
LITIGATION, which we practise by not
attaching ourselves to the creature
Unkindness comes from God: He
says, That is good for my child
We must pass over the agent, and
thank the Giver. No one is respon
sible to another for his actions: we
have no right to blame any one.
The wise never grumble at the post
man who brings an unpleasant letter
All creatures are Gods postmen:
they only deliver what He sends
Every creature comes to me through
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S
PRAYER.

Eve beseech thee, Lord, to behold
us with favor, folk of many families
and nations, gathered together in the
peace of this roof; weak men and
women, subsisting under the covert
OF thy patience. Be patient still;
suffer us yet awhile longer with our
broken purposes of good, with our
idle endeavors against evil-suffer us
awhile longer to endure, and, if it may
be, help us to do better. Bless to us
our extraordinary mercies; if the day
come when these must be taken have
us play the man under aff1iction. Be
with your. friends, be with ourselves.
Go with each of us to rest; if any
awake, temper to them the dark hours
of watching; and when the day re-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
ments and the street orations of the

ments and the street orations of the
day.
So it has been with many of the
discredited theories of evolution, in
so far as they were based upon by
potheses alone. So it has been in par
ticular with the grotesque fable OF
mans descent from the ape While
leading scientists freely acknowledge
that it stands without vestige OF
proof, yet the popular repetition still
continues in rationalistic publications
that have foolishly sought to make OF
it the basis for the rejection of God
/ What was sound and true in
science, and based upon incontestable
fact, has always stood in striking
conformity with the Sacred Scrip
lures.
Genuine discoveries in nature, his
tory or antiquities have alike attested
in wonderful way, the truth of the
ceiving new combinations from the
laborious researches of the delivers
into the past Like noble art and
faithful history, the place of true
science must ever be to stand as a
handmade at the feet of God.
Nature and Holy Writ are but two
different books coming to us from
the hand Of the same Divine Author.
Th6y cannot therefore contradict each
other. The one is written in the
heavens and the earth, with the visi-
bic things of creation for its, words
and letters, plainly legible to man;
the other was composed with the
unauthorized signs of human Ian
guage. At the head of both is written
the one great name of Jahveh, the
ineffable name of God.
, Rep. H. HuSSlef7.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME.

j. ? ~ 2 - ( \
The Catholic Church takes man
as she finds him, adapting herself
to all moods !, and circumstances:
she becomes all things to all, that
she may win all.
She draws the man of science
through nature to natures God. She
appeals to the artist through his
art; to the philosopher through his
reason: to the man of feeling and
imagination through his emotions
for all roads lead to Rome
We are passing through a period
of reaction from extreme intellectual
ism. The apologist must meet this
present temper. He must make his
appeal first to the imagination, hon.
estly and proportionately, and, hav-
ing caught the imagination, the way
is open for an appeal to reason. The
validity of the appeal to the imagina-
ton must be Judged at the bar of
reason, for the act of faith, though
the result of Divine grace, must be a
reasonable act.
Now, the things that strike the
imagination are facts, just as the
things that strike the reason are
arguments. Hence to an age weary
OF argument and unwilling to think,
the Church says: Very well, since
you will not think, here are some
facts: Look, at me carefully, who,
however unwilling Won NAV he tn
see me, you behold before you,' con-
fident that once We consent to OBJ
serve her as a fact, and then judge
her as fact before the bar of reason,
we shall find that she transcends all
human, natural explanations, and
perforce we will exclaim: Truly,
the Lord hath done this thing, and
it is wonderful in our eyes!'
- Truth
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
AID vEsPERAs.

| enter by the loWly chapel door,
And leave awhile the loud and lighted
streets,
And in the twilight of this calm re.
treat
Where all around me, kneeling on the
floor,
With diligent fingers tell their rosa
ries DER,
And unseen choirs the Latin psalms
repeat
/ seem to sit the while at Jesus feet
AS Wistful Mary sat in days of yore.
Soon will the Benediction pomps
begin,
And incense rise, and votive tapers
shine,
The Sacred Host be hymned in strains
divine,
That tell how grace has triumphed
over sin;
But now, while, broods this hallowed
gloom within,
Seemeth the Eternal Presence more
benign.
John FERGUSON
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
"ONLY A CATECHISM"

Hurrying along the street, at the
dinner hour one day, man stepped
sideways quickly, stopped, and picked
up little tattered book. "Only a
Catechis1n," laughed his companion.
did you think it was bank book ?"
Anyway it's too good to be stepped
on" said the finder, and he slipped
the torn Catechism into his pocket.
'Only Catechism!" The man that
spoke those words should read what
Archbishop Ireland said recently of
the worth of this five-cent pamphlet.
We quote his words, in part, for the
benefit of others, who may not have
full appreciation of what the Cate
chism is:
Il bring to your attention a book,
full of instruction, that every Catholic
should read, re-read, and know by
heart-a book that has, besides it's
other merits, this special argument in
it's favor that it is cheap costing
only five cents. 1t is the Catechism.
THE authorized summary of the
Church's creed and dogmas, not too
long to be studied and remembered,
not too brief in it's embrace of the
divine message, is the Catechism.
After sacred Scripture, the Catechism
is the most precious, the most valu-
able of books The word itself, t'Cate-.
chism,' has a significant meaning. 1t
is a Greek word telling of that which
is to be sounded and resounded-of
that which is to be by constant repeti-
ton drilled into the ears of man that.
he may hear and know Under one
mode of expression or another, the.
Catechism is as old as the Church.
Read and rs7read the Catechism
for your own enlightenment and sane
tiication. Read and re-read your Cate
chism that you be able to defend your
faith and rehearse correctly the teach
ing of the Church to those who are
not of her fold Three-fourths of the
objections put out against the Cath
Ole Church are misapprehensions or
misstatements of her creed. The quick,
effective answer to such objections is
to say: Thus, and not otherwise, the
Church teaches; read it's Catechism.
"You will be told that an indulgence
is an anticipated pardon for sin. In
answer quote your Catechism; An in
diligence is not a pardon of sin nor
a license to commit sin, and one who
is in the state of mortal sin can not
gain an indulgence. You will be told
that Catholics worship the Blessed
Virgin and the saints. Quote your
Catechism; The Church honors the
saints because by honoring the saints
who are the chosen friends Of God
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
THE oPTIMIsT.

Never know a thing so bad
But what somehow | could be glad
1t wasn't worse;
Always when my troubles come
And | am sitting, sick and dumb,
About to curse,
Somebody whistles, jogging by,
That is ten times worse off than
Lord, when I think about them all,
Most of my troubles here are small
And petty things,
[ don't believe I really know
(Save one or two real bits of woe)
Lies bitter stings.
For / can hear and walk and see
And health is still a part of me.
Cripples and blind men and insane
And invalids on beds of pain
Are all about;
daily meet the deaf and dumb
And l that still can talk am glum
And wear a pout.
And now smiler passes by
That is ten times worse off than I
Each day of self I'm more ashamed,
To think with rage am infamed
When plans go wrong;
So many joys belong to me
My life upon this earth should be
One round of song.
Why should / now my woes rehearse
When many near me suffer worse?
Detroit Free Press.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
A SAINT FOR THE WEEK
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSIST.

st. Francis. the son of a merchant
of Assist, was born in that city A. D.
1882. Chosen by God to be living
manifestation to the world of Christ's
poor and suffering life on earth, he
was early inspired with high esteem
and burning love of poverty and hui
initiation. The thought of the Man
of Sorrows who had nowhere to lay
His head, filled him with holy envy of
the poor, and constrained him to re-
nounce the wealth and worldly sta
ton which he abhorred. The scorn and
hard usage which he met with from
his father and townsmen when he APP
peared among them in the garb of
poverty were delightful to him. Now"
he exclaimed, Il can say truly Our
Father who are in heaven But di-
vine love burned in him too nightly
not to kindle like desires in other
hearts. Many joined themselves to
him, and were constituted by Pope
Innocent III, into a religious Order,
which spread rapidly throughout
Christendom. st. Francis, after VISIT
ing the east in the vain quest of mar
tyrdom, spent his life like his Divine
Master in preaching to the null
titudes, now amid desert solitudes in
fasting and contemplation. During
one of these retreats he received on
his hands, feet, and side the print
of the five bleeding wounds Of
Jesus. With the cry Welcome Sis
emily virtue by which all eathly and
ter DEATH he passed to the glory of
his God, October 4, 1926.
Holy poverty is SO excellent and
divine treasure that wesa are not wor-
thy to possess it; for this is the heav-
emily virtue by which all earthly and
transitory things are trodden under
foot, and the soul is set free from
every hindrance to it's union with the
eternal God. This is the virtue which
makes the soul, while still on earth,
converse in heaven with the angels.
This it is which was Christ's compan-
ion on the Cross; which was buried
with Christ; which rose again with
Christ; which assembled to heaven with
Christ; and which even in this life
makes it easy for souls enamoured of
it to fly up to heaven, provided they
fail not in true humility and charity"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06
"AND WHAT DID you sAY?"

When your dearest friend" comes
to tell you what 'the dreadful person
across the street. said about you,
don't lose your head. Just turn to
her and ask: "And what did you
say?" It's dollars to doughnuts the
dreadful person across the street
would not have made those disparag-
ing remarks without a certain meas
ure of encouragement from your dear
est friend.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06

we honor God Himself. {. ! You will-be.
told that without sorrow, in virtue of
mere priestly aabsolution, Catholics
think their sins are forgiven. Quote
your Catechism on the necessity of
contrition, "a sorrow for sin, a hatred
for sin, true grief of the soul for
having offended God, with firm pur-
pose OF SHINING no more In answer
to innumerable other objections aris-
ing from ignorance, vincible or irwin
chile, quote your Catechism. The Cate
chism is the final response to such
objections"
y EYnb1u0@
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-06

turns to us, our sun and comforter,
call us up with morning faces and
with morning hearts-eager to labor
eager to be happy, if happiness shall
be our portion-and if the day be
marked for sorrow-strong to endure
it. We thank Thee and praise Thee;
and in the words of Him to Whom
this day is sacred, close our oblation'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-13

Iron County CounoA 81 Defense viii
co.operxts With the county organiza.
t,on having IL charge the War Saw.
ipeS CertiAcats campaign. Each mem.
hsrsis ufgsd ~ Give active assistance
So tbis movement. The best service
NV Council can render q this time is
" promote thrift Our county 10 so
J,taatsdtha 4 On ~ sn example for
bshsrs, Il only ws WI d the thtngs
~ ON do.
rhls II 10 timssfc ~ pessis,ist; be
skt60stsr. Lst,1all gst into. this thing
! u. 9,s \ I Nv REESE,
sifs ls Ns CopAsy Chairman
sIssa \ }3sdssTstN Dssds snd
\ l1nt TN ONCE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-13
Bring Your Child en
To See the Toys!

Remember you were young once. Children hail
the Christmas Season with its Trinkets and Toys
with the keenest delight.
The Toys are too many to enufnerate or de-
scribe, but among the many hundreds of them
you can select a Present at from Sc to 5000 for a
real Automobile. Sleds, Wagons, Skates, Guns,
V,elocipedes, Bicycles. always appeal to the Boys,
Will. the Girls appreciate Dolls, Doll Carriages, Dishes, Doll Furniture Books
Sewing Sets, Jewely Novelties, Etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-11-30
Federation Forms Leaaue

Plans for the organization of a league
for political and economic Justice, to
Offset activities Of the loyalty leagues
recently formed in various parts of Ari-
zona, have been set in motion by the
Arizona State Federation of Labor. A
committee was appointed with power
to act in the formation OF league In
opposition to the loyalty leagues which
the federation characterized an organi-
zation of employees IN opposition to
the laboring man. The convention pre-
viously had passed resolutions expelI-
ing from the ranks of organized labor
any workingman who should join one
of the loyalty leagues.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-11-30
Retail Clerks.

The Retail Clerks met in regular
session in Trades Council hall on
Monday evening. Much routine
business was transacted.
One candidate was initiated and
two new applications for member
ship were received
The officers reported that there
was no change in the situation at
the McCrory FIVE and ten cent store
and that the company is still un-
fair to organized labor.
The election of officers takes
place at the next meeting and a
warm time is expected as opposi-
ticn for several of the offices has
already sprung forth
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-11-30
LABOR BRIEFS.

Plaster modelers in New York city
receive weekly wage OF from $50 to
$10O.
Wages of bricklayers in New York
city are So per day.
Unorganized employees OF the Pacific
ON and Lead works Of San Francisco
have been forced to strike because Of a
twelve hour day and unbelievable work
hg conditions
international Brotherhood Of Boiler
makers, Iron Ship Builders and Help
ers of America will meet at Kansas
City, Mo-, on Sept. 10.
The physical well being. mental de-
velopment and recreational needs OF
every class of population demand that
under normal circumstances the work
ing day should not exceed eight hours
A very large percentage of the work
men in manufactures. transportation
and mining. work more than eight
hours per day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-11-30

and Professor DeKacKac and his
famous trained elephant Zeko will
be here and perform for the new
Eagles TO be.
After the initiation lunch and re-
freshments will be served in the
banquet room
Much interest is being displayed
in the election of officers which will
take place on Mo day between the
hours of 3 and s p m. Anyone
desiring to witness one of those
old time elections should slip
around the Eagle Temple on this
day and watch the maneuvers of
the variour candidates and their
friends.
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LABOR DURING WAR.
Must Play its Part Manfully and OBJ
serve Lts Contracts.

Must Play its Part ManfuIly and OBJ
serve Its Contracts.
A call TO laborug men to play our
part in the war manfuIly" with 'sun-
sttnted loyalty % these United States"
has been issued by John p. White, in
bernational president Of the United
Mine Workers of America.
''The government Is demanding Co
operation organized effort between en-
ployer and employee to meet the conn-
try's war requirements, Mr. White
said THE eyes Of the world are fo-
cused to see how quickly and efficiently
the governments demands win be
met.
''The proud boast Of every trade
unionist should be unstinted loyalty to
these United States of America OBJ
servance Of contracts should be the aim
OF everv member as wen as every union
official We must play our part In the
war manfully aud well Every legiti-
mate endeavor should be exercised be
fore tieup in any trade results
I'VE must keep pace with time. Go
forward. not backward I'ngrudging-
" give the best that IS in us If we are
10 expect the best in return Condi-
ttons are being transformed overnight;
we must meet these new demands. safe
" and sanely
"NO matter how difficult IL may seem
or exactinc the task labor must strive
to preserve intact during the war the
principles OF collective bargaining
When the curtain fails on the worlds
most deplorable slaughter in history
when the sound Of shot and shell shall
be heard no more. aud reconstruction
begins to rehabilitate the shattered
areas of the world to a normal state,
let It be said of organized labor that
every measure of industrial democracy
enjoyed when we started out TO make
the world safe for democracy has been
maintained.
There is no sound reason for pessi-
mism In the ranks Of labor if we are
awake tn opportunities. The fearful
and hesitant viii find comfort In Civ
ing their unbounded loyal support. So
let us cement our hopes out of mutual
interest and hope for worldwide uplift
worldwide peace the expressed aim
of the war"