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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
ANNUAL CONVENTION
MINNESOTA MUSIC TEACHERS
CONVENTION AT THE COLLEGE
OF SAINT TERESA, WINONA,
MINNESOTA.

The annual convention of the Min
nesota Music Teachers Association
will be held June 10, 20, and 81 at
Winona, with the College of Saint
Teresa as headquarters. The entire
equipment of the College, including
the Auditorium, Conservatory, Glass
rooms, residence halls, and dining
room, has been placed at the disposal
of the teachers.
Among the many attractive features
of the Convention may be mentioned
Sound Photography Lecture and
demonstrations by Prof. Seashore OF
the University of Iowa; lessons in
Eurhythmics (Dalcroze SYSTEM; Or
gan, Piano, Violin, and Voice Round
Tables and Discussions. The most
notable features of the session are.
June s19-Violin and Piano Recital:
George Klass (violin), Wanieck
(piano).
June 2O-Opera Martha: The Aeol-
ian Club of the College of Saint
Teresa
June 21-Artist Recital: Christine
Miller.
Aside from the musical interest at
tached to the Convention, the beauti-
full "Gate City" affords many attrac-
tons in the way of charming scenery,
splendid drives, and places of historic
interest.
The Convention bids fair to bring
to Winona the largest number of ar
lists ever assembled in the city at one
time.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
TO END RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY

a mill, factory or mine but where
their money and their interests are
joined hand in hand Then why
should Catholics and Professionals not
continue to live together in peace?
When America was convulsed with
a great Civil War, Catholics and
Professionals stood shoulder to shoulder.
Together they camped in the swamps.
marched together in the wilderness,
prayed, fought, suffered, and their
dust lies mingled upon every battle.
field. of that desperate war. And
when peace was come, together they
set about peaceful pursuits, with
charity towards all and malice
towards none" Why, then, can they
not preserve that peace among them.
selves in the spirit of Him Who, living
and dying, enjoined upon all men to
Love one another?
The American Constitution and the
Constitutions of each State guarantee
liberty of belief and worship. Catho-
lies and Professionals in joint assembly,
wrote these guarantees. Why now
listen to the designing men who try
to violate them?
Today, in every section of the land,
in every city and township, in almost
every hamlet, Catholics and Protes-
tants are living together as neighbors
and friends. Why permit this friend
ly relation to be disturbed by unchar-
liable, un-Christian and un-American
appeals to prejudice, passion and i'll
feeling?
Tomorrow, as today, and for gener-
atoms to come, Catholics and Protes-
tants must live together as neighbors.
Shall it not be also as friends?.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
Italian Preparations
ENEMIES OF THE CHURCH IN
ITALY PLANNING A
CAMPAIGN.

Italy has a great future before her;
the worst danger she has to face is
the using of politics and parliament,
as Signor Giolitti used them, for per-
sonal or party ends. And it is notori-
ous-even so notorious as to have ap-
peared in public print--that free-mas-
ons and other enemies of the Church
are preparing for a campaign. And
that division splits Italy up worse than
anything else. Here too is the raison
d'etre of the series of articles which
the "Corriere d'Italia,' is printing on
the "Hour of the Peoples" Democ-
racy, they say, is fine. Nor has the
Church anything to say against it; in
deed it has from time to time said
much to commend it. But it must be
true to itself, and as matter OF plain
fact to be that it must be true to
Christian principles.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
AN APPEAL MADE BY THE CATH
OLIc LAYMEN's ASSOCIATION
OF GEORGIA.

The Catholic Laymen's Association,
with headquarters in Augusta, Georgia,
is sending broadcast throughout the
country "A Plea for Peace and Friend
ship Among Catholics and Protes-
tants." Coming from a State that is
disgraced by some of the worst exam
Piles of anti-Catholic feeling, their
efforts will be watched with interest.
The plea follows:
Catholics and Professionals t ~gether
settled America. Together, they laid
the forests, drained the swamps and
plowed the land. They fought to-
gether in the battles of the Revolu-
ton. They stood side by side in the
Conventions and Congress that Sc
cured the liberties of the people.
Why should they now suffer self
seeking men to betray them into
hatred for one another?
When America outgrew her Colonial
limits, Catholics and Professionals, side
by side, faced the toll and danger of
pioneer life. State after State was
carved out of the great West. City
after city arose. Railroads crossed
the broad wastes and bridges spanned
the deep streams. And all was the
joint work of Catholics and Protes-
tants. There is no State but where
they live together, vote together, do
business together; no city but where
their churches together lift their
wi %ha
railroad, telegraph, express and hardly
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
VALUE OF THE PLEDGE
AN INCIDENT THAT SHOWS WHAT
A PLEDGE, UNITED WITH WILL
POWER AND GRACE, CAN Ac-
COMPLtSH.

For the past few years the follow
ing story, related by Archbishop Ire
land, has been going the rounds of
the press. The Archbishop said:
Not long ago l was strolling on a
summer evening along one of the
streets in the upper town of st. Paul.
The figure of a friend of mine was seen
hammering piece of wood in front
of new and neatly built cottage.
| approached with the salute Well,
Patrick, what are you doing here?'
.Industrying,' answered he, putting
some last touches to this house of
mine This house of yours replied.
Have you had the money to pay for
this building?' Yes, indeed he an
swered, this house is paid for, and
so is the next house, mine also-one
to live in, the other to be rented to
some neighbour My wonder grew.
Why, how is this, Patrick? I re-
member well when you had very
little money So do l remember,
replied Patrick, but / have found
money. You, Father Ireland, gave
it to me- Still more did my won
der grow. Come inside continued
Patrick, and in an instant following
his quick pace, I was upstairs in Pat
rick's bedroom. Look here he said,
here is the deed of gift / looked.
On the wall above the bed, nicely
framed was the document: Il prom
Use to abstain, during my lifetime
from all Intoxicating drinks.-Signed
Patrick - Witnessed, John Ireland.
The mystery of the two houses, the
property of Patrick, was explained.
With gladstone heart I prayed for fur
Their success to the cause of total
abstinence"
We are in a position to state that
the above story is perfectly true.
Since the good man, who thus kept
the pledge, is now gone to heaven,
it will do no harm to state that his
name was Patrick Leo, of st. Paul.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
ISSUED BY THE ILL.
NoIs STEEL COMPANY AT
CHICAGO.

For the married man who cannot
get along without drinks, the follow.
ing IS suggested as a means of free
uom from bondage to the saloon:
start a saloon in your own house.
ne the only customer you'll have no
license 70 pay. Go to your wife and
give her two dollars to buy gallon
=! Wnlskey, and remember there are
si4ty-nlne drinks in a gallon. Buy
your drinks from no one but your
WiIe, and by the time the first gallon
IS gone, she will have eight dollars to
put into the bank and two dollars tn
start business again Should you live
zen years and continue to buy booze
from her, and then die with snakes in
your boots. she will have enough
money TO bury you decently, educate
your children, buy a house and lot
marry q decent man, and Quit think
-ang about YOU entirely.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

The Y. NJ. G. A. has been off.
cially recognized by the govern,
ment to handle Protestant church
work for the army The Red
Cross Society has been officially
recognized for it's particular field
of work. The question still re-
mains what organized effort are
Catholics going to put forth for
the welfare of the Catholic en-
listed men. Unless something be
done, and quickly, a line OF
demarcation may be drawn dur
ing the war that will be very diff
cult to efface when peace returns.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

peal is striking, and the response
is quick, and frequently most gen
erous. As general rule, the So
ciety or institution that thus adj
vertises its need is most deserv-
ing, and the funds thus extracted
from the open-hearted public are
carefully and honestly distributed.
In spite of this the city of ST.
Louis has aimed directly at tag
days by forbidding collections on
street corners for charity. While
the end in view may be laudable
the means are frequently doubt
full.
Realizing the susceptibility of
the average mortal for youth and
beauty, the directors Of such tag
days usually select young girls
who by their youth, or innocence
or fairness, may make a most
striking appeal. The danger to
these young girls is readily ap-
parent to any one who under
stands the perils Of city life. The
youthful collectors are obliged to
be pleasant of manner and win
ming of speech. This attitude fire.
quently is misinterpreted by many,
with the result that undue ia
miliarity often results. AS an ex-
change we'll remarks, Young
girls should not be asked to go
to places or stand on corners
which demand police protection.
Home life and careful rearing
are no preparation for this kind of
thing. The shrinking girl is not
a success as a seller of buttons or
tags. The breezy, rollicking girl
may achieve results, but she
should be spared the experience. y
Many a girl carefully reared
and accustomed to strict formality
with strangers, is thus thrust into
surroundings where she is almost
forced to stand ON a lower level.
If charities must be assisted let
it not be at the cost and the dan
ger to the young girl; a cost and
a danger that may often prove
greater than the slight pecuniary
assistance she may obtain.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
THE SPANISH MISSIONS
A TRIBUTE FROM A WESTERN
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.

DR.. Herbert E. Bolton, Professor
of American History in the University
of California, lately gave the annual
Faculty Research Lecture there, his
subject being the relation of the Mis-
sions (of which California contains
so many monuments to the general
colonial policy of Spain. He said in
part, as reported in "The Tidings, .
of Los Angeles.
Zone of the marvels in the history
of the modern world is the way in
which that little Iberian nation, Spain,
when most of her blood and treasure
were absorbed in European wars, with
a handful of men took possession of
the Caribbean Archipelago, and by
rapid yet steady advance, lasting to
the end of the eighteenth century,
spread her rule, her religion, her
law and her language over two-thirds
of the two American continents
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

On June 6, the Oldest member of the
Sisterhood of st. Joseph in the North
west-Sister Ignatius Cox-died at ST..
Joseph's Hospital, in this city, after a
few weeks illness. She had attained
the age of eighty one years, of which
sixty-two were spent in religion.
The funeral was held in st. Josephs
Academy chapel on Saturday, June g..
The celebrant of the Solemn Mass of
Requiem was former pupil of the
deceased, the Very Rev. J. c. Byrne,
v. G.. He was assisted by Father
Talbot and Father O'Hara of the
Cathedral staff, as deacon and sub
deacon respectively. Father Cullinan
acted as master of ceremonies. In his
sermon the Most Reverend Archbishop
paid a tribute to the virtuous and
devoted life of Sister Ignatius, after
which he officiated at the final absolu-
tion. A large number of Sisters and
several priests We're present at the
service The remains were inferred in
the Sisters plot in Calvary cemetery.
Sister Ignatius was born at Wood
stock, New Brunswick, Canada, and
educated in Boston, Mass. She came
to st. Paul in 1851, and a few years
later entered the Sisterhood Of St.
Joseph, devoting her life mainly to
teaching in the parochial schools con-
Quoted by the Order. She was Direc-
tress of the Cathedral school for six
years during the pastorate of Father
Ireland, now Archbishop of st. Paul.
Later on she was Superior of St.
Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, and of
st. Joseph's Convent, Waverly, MINI.
Her latter years were spent in retire
ment at the Provincial house in St.
Paul. May her soul rest in peace.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
THE END AND THE MEANS.


Of late years custom has
arisen of appealing to the charity
Of the public in a special way.
In order to bolster the financial
condition of some charitable in
stitution or society a day is set
aside for public collections. This
is called tag day. As a ready
means of obtaining monetary help
it usually proves a success. The
public as rule is generous
towards distress of any kind. The
appearance of a collector supplied
with tags and a box for coins, is
sufficient advertisement for a par
ticular form Of charity. The APP
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

Here are few Dont's from a
practical pastor. Don't spare the
pastors time. If you need ten
minutes of it take thirty. He may
often feel lonesome. Don't give
all your sick calls to the pastor.
1t costs less, but doctors must
live. Don't fail to call at the
pastors meal time. It whets his
appetite. Some choose his busiest
hours, others prefer his weariest
hours. Tastes differ. Don't wait
to make your pastors acquaint-
ance till the doctor gives you up.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
SPIRIT OF FEDERATION.

For the past few years the ma
ton has been more or less dis
gusted with the frequent out
bursts of bigotry in the State Of
Georgia. Catholics have been and
are in the minority in that Com
monwealth, and up to the present
they have assumed a state of
passivity. Unprincipled men have
made that sectio1 Of the country
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

DR.. Charles III. Mayo, the noted
surgeon of Rochester, Mimi, who
was installed this week as presi-
dent of the American Medical As
ISOLATION, made a, strong plea to
his brother physicians to do all in
their power to bring about abso-
lutte prohibition as war measure.
eve must aid," said DR.. Mayo,
!" in all that viii elevate the gen
eral standard of, and conserve,
4 the American citizen. Prdhibition
is a war measure, the yalue Of
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

Valerian, in the Brooklyn Tab,
let, observes truthfully: The aver
age confessor is like the average
fisherman: he loves to catch the
big fish. The little ones are wei
come on his line, but his heart
bubbles over with Jealous enthu.
siasm when he has been instru-
mental in bringing back to Gods
grace the soul of the hardened
sinners. If the careless Mass
misser and general all around
sinner but knew the JOY he would
give to the confessor he would get
to the nearest confessional on
high speed.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

We wish most cordially to con-
graduate the Right Reverend
Mgr. Kelley on his re-appoint-
ment as head of the Catholic
Church Extension Society. Since
it's inception he has been the head
and brains, the heart and guiding
power of that great organization.
Together with his two able assist
ants, Reverend Fathers O'Brien
and Ledvina, he has made the So
ciety one Of the greatest powers
for good in the Catholic Church
of America.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

A Catholic nurse in. one Of Chi
cago's largest hospitals has set a
good example for other Catholics
elsewhere. Recently she sent a
box of medals of Our Lady to the
men of Battery B of Davenport,
Ia, her home city. These medals
were blessed for protection in
times of danger and stress, and
were distributed among the en-
listed Catholic men.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

Tt has been announced that the
Seventh Day Adventists have mott
fed the government that their re-
ligious convictions will keep them
from bearing arms. Now word
comes from Bovina, Colo, that
they have been very busy selling
books Of the lies against the Pope
and the Catholics. This is in
teresting, if true, especially in the
hour when all Americans are
united for the common welfare.
Evidently the Adventists are har-
boring a nest Of vipers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

In view Of the stand taken by
some educators with regard to
the teaching Of classics in our
schools, it is interesting to read
that President Wilson and ex-
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft
have come out strongly for the
retention of classical training.
The value Of such training has
been tested in the Presidency and
has been found to be of inestim-
able benefit.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
MAKING CONVERSIONS.

In an article published else
where in this issue will be found
an enlightening statement of con-
ditions in the Church in England.
1t is from the pen Of Hilaire
Belloc. The burden Of his re-
marks is that a great many per-
sons are kept out of the Catholic
Church through ignorance of her
teaching. On the other hand, this
ignorance frequently can be at
tributed to the lethargy or indif-
ference of Catholics themselves.
Making conversions is by many
considered to be a special art in
itself, reserved exclusively to the
priest IN active service, or to the
missionary in sermons for non
Catholics. The plain truth, how
ever, is that every Catholic, every
intelligent member of the true
Church, should do his share
towards the conversion Of others.
As Mr.. Belioc says, conversions
are the result Of an appeal to the
Northumberland books, pam
phlets and persons. There are
many cases on record where con-
versions to the faith have been
traced to an apparently trivial cir
cumStance: a casual conversation,
the accidental reading Of cate
chism or other good book, the per-
usal Of Catholic paper.
One of the chief causes why so
many persons remain without the
true fold is to be found in just
plain ignorance. Either they
never have heard a true statement
of Catholic teaching, or it has
been presented in a garbled, in
coherent form. The truth is, as
Mr.. Belloc observes, that ''the
mass Of our own people do not
know what ought to be said on
points as they arise" The aver
age non-Catholic is a subject
either of prejudice or of ignorance
of our doctrines: both these de-
fects in many cases can be elimi-
mated by a clear, fair, impartial
statement of actual facts and
teachings. By this means preju-
dice is sometimes, ignorance
always, removed. There are many
pamphlets and booklets published
practically at cost that would
prove a vast source of spiritual
profit were they carefully read
and judicially distributed by our
Catholic people. A considerable
number of these pamphlets could
be purchased for the small sum of
one dollar and could be distrib-.
uted to non-Catholics with untold
benefit to themselves and the
Church Every church should
have a book rack for such publ
cations and should see that variety
and quality be ever present in
their selections. Lists Of pam
phlets of this kind may be oh.
tanned from the Catholic Truth
Society, Brooklyn, N. Y; The
Catholic Mind, New York City );
The Paulist Press, New York City,
Pamphlets also may be obtained
on various subjects by the Most
Reverend Archbishop, from this
office.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

An exchange we'll remarks: On
the battlefelds Of America Irish
men shed their blood in streams
to break the black mans chains
in his land Of slavery and exile,
and under the palm trees Of Da.
homy and by the banks of the
Niger the convert black man, in
his native land, kneels on the
graves of Irish priests and Irish
nuns, who left their home and
their country and at the cost OF
their lives brought him the liberty
of the children of God.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

The latest number Of the st.
Thomas Alumni Bulletin is replete
with interesting and thought-pro-
voking articles. A pleasing fea-
ture is a composite picture insert
Of st. Thomas students who are
now in training at the Officers
Reserve Camp at Fort Smelling.
About ninety st. Thomas men are
shown in the picture.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

The Catholic Bulletin still has
a number of pamphlets containing
discOurses and Instructions by the
Most Reverend Archbishop. These
are most suitable for distribution
among Catholics and non-C atho-
lies, and should be found in the
book rack in every church in the
Diocese.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

which is beyond discussion.
Medicine has reached a period
when alcohol is rarely employed
as drug, being displaced by bet
ter remedies. Alcohol's only
place now is in the arts and
science.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917.

The Catholic Universe defines
religious slackers as those who
fail to give financial support for
the up-keep of their parish, who
neglect their obligations, and who
are forever lodging the just debts
imposed upon them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

Our Catholic Title Deeds is the
caption of a pamphlet issued from
the Encyclopedia Press. 1t is
being distributed by the Knights
Of Columbus Catholic Truth Com
mittee and presents in a succinct
form the part that Catholics have
played in the history and develop
ment of this great Republic.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE IN
EUROPE.

With the exception of England,
where the High Church Anglicans
founded in 1852 the Church of Eng
land Temperance Society, which
quickly attained great success, little
progress was made in Europe from
1860 to 1870. Pastor Bottcher, it is
true, succeeded in organizing another
continental congress at Hamburg in
1863, but the interest in temperance
had died out. Nearly twenty years
afterwards began the labor move
ment, which in most countries was
distinctly Influenced by the Order
of Good Templars," and in SWitzer-
land and adjacent countries also by
the society of the blue Cross
founded by Pastor Rochat at Geneva
in 1877 as a society for the rescue of
drunkards. In 1858 the Independent
Order of Good Templars" extended
from America to England, where at
first, internal discussions occasioned
an acute crisis. About ten years later
the order was established in Scandi-
navia Norway, 1877; Sweden, 1879;
Denmark, 1890. In these countries
it proved more successful than any
where, owing to the exertions Of
Oscar Eklund and Edward Waxrin-
sky, it's membership in 1887 was over
$4,000. 1t must be acknowledged that
here also internal discords had to be
overcome. In 1883 the order entered
Germany, appearing first at Haders-
leben in the Danish-speaking district
and in 1887 the first German lodge
was established at Flensburg. The
main strength of the order is still in
Schleswig-H olstein and Hamburg. In
the same year the first lodge was
established in Switzerland. 1t is only
within the last ten years that grand
lodges have been established in Hol-
land and Austria.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16
Death of Pioneer Sister

SISTER IGNATIUS SPENT THE
GREATER PART OF HER SIXTY
TWO YEARS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE
IN EDUCATIONAL WORK IA
Their BYRNE CELEBRATED THE
FUNERAL MASS AND THE MOST
REVEREN ARC H B S n o p
PREACHED.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

The defence Of truth in a spirit of
uncharitableness may retard its adj
vancement more than the attacks Of
its foes. Father Hecker.