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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
MINISTER SPEAKS ON "WORLD'S
DEBT TO THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH."

cat the mere mention CT the Roman
Catholic Church today some people
see red
The most stupendous fact in his
tory is Christianity and for fifteen
hundred years the Catholic Church and
Christianity were practically synono-
nous. We owe:
Il. Historical Debt. This Church
made Christianity a world religion.
1t carried the cross of Christ around
the world. 1t took the tender plant
which grew in the rocky soil of Israel,
nurtured it, transplanted it in Rome,
the chief city of the world, and made
Christianity a power in the world.
Jupiter Zeus, Thor and heather gods
were supplanted by Jesus Christ.
Some preiudiced minds think that all
the Popes were imposters, grafters and
immoral, but history does not substan-
tiate the prejudice. The Borgias are
not the typical representatives of the
papacy by any means. Many of them
were great men, most of them schol-
ars and as true ambassadors of Christ
as any age has produced. This Church
developed Christianity until it became
a spiritual and temporal power.
SO. Aesthetic Debt Has any
church fostered the arts like the Ro-
man Catholic? The most beautiful
buildings in the world are Catholic
churches-Milan, Cologne, etc. The
three greatest painters in the world
Angelo, Raphael Da Vinci, pursued
their art, under the encouragement of
this Church. The modern drama had
it's birth in this Church. Palestrina,
the father of modern music, wrote for
the Church. The Ambrosian and
Gregorian Chants were Of inestimable
value in the formation of the musical
scale as we now have it. The Cru
sades were Catholic military pilgrim
ages to the Holy Land. They were
directly responsible for the Renais-
sance-the enlightenment of Europe.
80. Religious Debt. The consecra-
ton, loyalty and fervor of the Roman
| Catholic may be equaled, but not sur
passed. Says Parkman, the historian
of America: Not river was discov.
/ cred, cape turned, nor a promontory
sighted in French America but that a
Jesuit lead the way Read the 'Jes
uits in America, by Parkman, if you
want to know how these men pene
trated the wilderness armed only with
conservation, faith and a rosary. Is
| al, int
prets more literally James |, 27Vs.
Their hospitals, old age homes, or
phanages and schools dot this land
We may be opposed very decidedly tC
their religious schools, but their hos
pitfalls are evidences of a christianity
of deeds and not words"
Rep. " E. Mclaughlin. UniDers0lst.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
THE "STAR OF THE SEA" THEIR
PROTECTRESS.

1t is necessary to know something
about boats and navigation in order to
be missionary in Tahiti. Even this
knowledge, however, does not safe
guard them against constant catas-
trophe. The Vicariate is composed of
hundreds Of islands scattered in the
Pacific over an area about the size Of
France. The priests journey from one
to the other of these in various styles
of craft and bearing various cargoes.
FIR. Gustave Nouride, M. S. H., says
of his intrepid companions:
mot year passes without several
of our missionaries being thrown into
the sea and placed in great danger of
their lives. The winds are sudden
and fierce, they catch the sail of our
little boats and there is a shipwreck.
However, the Star of the Sea- visibly
protects them, and though shipwrecks
are numerous and the danger great,
yet for nearly two hundred years not
q single missionary Of the Vicariate
has remained at the bottom of the
sea-"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
MILLIONS LET US POUR INTO THE
MISSIONS.

The Commission Of Finance of the
Methodist Episcopal Church has is
sued a document which is of special in
terest to Catholics at the present mo-
ment. According to the estimate
drawn up by this body the annual min
imum sum required for carrying on the
missionary activities of their church is
$1,S00000 for their foreign missions
and $1,650,000 for their home missions.
This sum is regarded as barely SUI
ficient for the purpose, and request
for still larger funds is made to en-
able the workers to avail themselves
Of the exceptional opportunities Of
fered at this favorable time. The
Commission therefore earnestly recon-
mends that further contributions to
the amount of $455, 900 for he foreign
and $685., 900 for the domestic missions
be made by the church members. A
minimum of $270,000 is moreover al
lowed for the, Freedmen's Aid, or ne
gro mission work, with recommends
ton for an additional $4,000.
Calculating upon the same basis the
contributions which might be expect
ed from American Catholics for their
foreign missions alone, we find that
the proportional minimum would not
be less than between $7,000,000 and
$S,000,000. To enable the Church prop
erly to avail herself of the present op.
portunities on an equal basis with that
recommended by the Methodists an ad.
ditional 100000 should be earnestly
requested. The total amount which
Catholics might thus be expected to
contribute to their foreign-mission
work would closely approximate $10,
100000. Large as this sum may seem
it proportionately a very sober esti
mate, particularly if we remember
that it is only about one-half the sum
actually contributed in a single year
by the Protestants of the United States
and Canada, for their foreign mis-
slohS' America.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
FACTS ABOUT THE MILL HILL
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

In 1866 the Society consisted of ore
priest and one student; in 1916 it
numbered three bishops, two hundred
and eleven priests in the missions of
Madras, Labuan and Northern Borneo,
Kashmir and Kafiristan, among the
Maoris and Filipinos, in the Upper
Nile and the Belgian Congo and in
those of Old Providence, whilst thirty
six priests, are engaged in training fu-
ture missionaries in the five colleges
of the Society, j. e., Mill Hill, Fresh
field, Roosendaal, Brixen and Tilburg
ty-three students.
True the Society of Mill Hill and
her mission fields have neither devel-
oped at the same rate as her Sister
Societies of the White Fathers Of
Scheut or Steyl on the Continent, nor
has the Society been able-so far at
least-to claim any martyrs among
her members. Yet the death roll OF
some seventy mebmers who died dur
ing the last fifty years-many in the
flower of manhood-either as martyrs
of charity in the mission field or
broken by ill-health in consequence Of
privations, extreme poverty, fever and
other sicknesses at home, speaks well
of the heroic zeal, the devotedness to
duty, the apostolic spirit of the mem
bers of St Joseph's Missionary So
ciety
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rats and dogs. Some of them even
go in search of the bones which the
dogs have done with, to make a kind
of soup that satisfies momentarily the
hunger that devours them, others
grind them to -four as a substitute
for the better kind which is wanting.
The Missioners did not forget that
beneath these poor tattered envelopes,
tortured by hunger, immortal souls
were to be found, and we did every
thing in our power to save them
Extracts of letters sent by Father
KEELING, Project Apostolic of Upper
Cimbebasia. Who will send an aims
to help relieve this misery, even if
it is the price of only few pounds
Of flour? Address it to the Sodality
OF st. Peter Claver for the African
Missions, Fullerton Building, ST.
Louis, Mo.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
LETTERS FROM AFRICA.

"At any hour Of the day there are
over a hundred sitting at the door of
the Mission craving an aims. The
maize is almost gone. I give a small
quantity of wheat to those who have
little children, and some bran to the
others. 1t is horrible ''Ngiala,
ngiala" (hunger, hunger) is what one
the sixth person in one day and &C.
cording to Father Bourqui entire vii
lagos on the Cului have been wiped
out. Of those whom | have baptized
since the beginning of the month two
thirds are already dead. | have dis
tributed all you were good enough to
send me in the village of St. Joseph,
and l thank you in the name of al.
Help us further if you can" Another
letter from Cubango: Death mows
them down terribly, but we are nearly
always notified in good time. The
most decimated are the strangers.
Almost all the old people in our
neighbourhood have disappeared. We
allow ourselves to be led about in
every direction and in this way effect
many baptisms. Close to the Mission
we find dead bodies everywhere
yesterday brother Nicacius found one
in the bakehouse! We find them in
the water course, in the woods, etc.
Father Soubre has just brought me a
very young girl whom he found weep
ing over the corpse of her mother.
And so it goes on each hour of the
day. May God shorten the time of
our trial
For more than six months, the
Mission had been feeding the poor
fam, shed people, and numerous are
the o. phans that now share our daily
bread. have picked them up here
and there on the roads, from the side
of their dead parents. More than once
we have swept our granary to nourish
these poor exteEuated human beings
From famine and war deliver us, Q
Lord. At this moment the routes
leading to the Missions are atrewn
with the corpses of old people. young
neopIe and children. 1t Is plteous to
have TO witness such spectacles. War
has its horrors: but they are evenly
equaMed by those of famine Remote
in the interior, the country Of Caconda
found and still finds itself in most
lamentable condition. The wretched
people have no other nourishment
than mushrooms, herbs and roots; a
few more fortunate have occasionally
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
FILIPlNos DEVoUT TO MARY.

That the people Of the Philippines
have much devotion to our Holy
Mother is evidenced by a letter re-
ceiVed a short time ago from a priest
laboring among them, in which he
writes:
Yesterday evening / had occasion
to visit one of my parishioners. When
| arrived they had just started the
rosary. Do you think they stopped
praying to receive me? Not at all,
they just continued to pray as if /
were not there, and after their rosary,
as usual, they prayed the litanies of
the Blessed Virgin. and finally gave
me an audience. Is that not nice? 2"
1t is strange to find among the Fill
pinos, one that does not happen to
have a rosary
ms same missionary says that if
you should happen to be passing the
homes of these people in the evening,
1t would not be unusual to hear them
saying the rosary aloud. In process
sions, at funerals and on nearly every
occasion, the Filipinos may be heard
praying the rosary in unison. Very
few OF the people possess a prayer
book, all seeming to have a special
liking for the rosary
What the Catholic Church Exten.
sion Society wants you to do is to see
IL you cannot secure some rosaries
prayer-books and holy pictures for
these people.
The little children are especially
fond OF holy pictures, and when they
happen to receive a very pretty one
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06

God is not trusted when we worry.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06

they receive it with the greatest Of
respect Father Vandewalle says that
wearing rosaries around their necks
(which seems to be, the custom of his
parishioners) may be good, but it is
certainly hard on the man who has to
furnish them. In other words, Father
Vandewalle is sorry for himself, for
he is the one who is supposed to do
the furnishing.
Donations of rosaries, prayer books
and holy pictures will be received for
Father Vandewalle by the Catholic
Church Extension Society, $50 McCor-
mick building, Chicago, Illinois, and
forwarded to him without delay.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, JANUARY s. 1917

they have erected to read them. They
have also undertaken the conversion
of their father, and he is getting such
an understanding Of the new doctrine
that ne will soon be able to receive
baptism himself.
Marked changes in manner, deport-
ment and appearances are to be found
everywhere in the mission world after
conversion. Photographs show the
wonderful Improvement brought about
by the influence of the sacraments !;
even the expression is altered as if
the soul had found an abiding peace.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
CATHOLIC BULLETIN OF PEkIN.

In China is published the Catholic
Bulletin of Pekin According to it
that Empire had, last year, 1,729,223
Catholics and 40 bishops. Priests
from Europe numbered 1,430; Chinese
or native priests numbered S03
churches and chapels numbered S,61S.
In the theological seminaries were SIS
students; in the lower seminaries
1887.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
DEATH OF MISSIONARY.

The death is recorded in Montreal
of a Grey Nun, Sister Leblanc, who
Lad spent twenty-five years in the mis-
sions of the Northwest, as cook. Dur
ing that long period she was buried in
the most trying obscurity, and it
speaks volumes for the spirit that ami
mates our missionary nun, that she
was able to endure the life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
RELIGION NEVER FAILS IN ITS
RESULTS.

A pagan father in China told mis-
slonary that before their baptism as
Christians his daughters used to run
about the streets evenings visiting
their friends and seeking amusement.
Since their conversion they are com
pletely changed. After supper they
get out their catechisms and religious
books and gather round a little altar
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06
DISTINGUISHED MINIsTE R'S
VIEWS.

Among other reasons why every
Protestant should appreciate the Cath
Ollie Church, Dr. Reid assigns Its I'M
paralleled organization; its high Ideal
concerning the Church of God; its cul-
tivation of the spirit and demeanor
and reverence (the reverenual quality
of the Church of Rome deserves the
admiration and also the imitation OF
all Protestants) its cultivation OF the
devotional spirit; its devotion to the
needs and sorrows of humanity, etc.
Speaking of the self-sacrifice Of the
priesthood and Sisterhoods OF the
Church, DR.. Reid says:
THE devoted lives Of those who
thus deny themselves all has ever won
the praise of men. Such speak more
powerfully than any sermon the es-
sence of Christianity, which is the love
of God and the compassion of Christ.
AS Christ healed the lepers, and turned
not from them, so there have been
those in the Catholic Church who have
not shrunk from the most repulSlVe
diseases and the most perilous situa-
tions. In my early school days, | was
so attracted TO q priest with whom l
was travelling. who had just passed
through the scourge Of the yellow
fever in one OF our Southern cities,
that to this day the impression OF his
life remains with me-
The Supreme Pontiff.
Another notable passage for which
we must make room occurs in the au-
thor's description Of the Church's won
dcrful organization
The Supreme Pontiff is certainly
the greatest ruler on the earth, his
sway extending into every country
amongst all races-all alike called his
children. He is rightly called in Chi
nese the Emperor of the Religion CT
of the Church. From him as Holy
Father, the system works out in per
feet symmetry and graduation, far sur
passing the power and orderliness OF
the Roman Empire in days of the
Caesars-down through the Papal
Court, the Cardinals, the ArchbishOps
Bishops and priests, to every humble
! member of the Church. whatever his
color, class or nationality, going to the
same Mass. . . Leaving out for the
moment, the religious or divine as
poets of the Church Of Rome, it stands
forth amongst all human Organiza
tions, all forms of government, all so
cieties or associations, as the most
. complete and compact, the most uni
versal and efficient organization thai
the world has ever known. The Holy
Father who sits at the Vatican il
Z Rome, whether regarded as Vicar O
: God or not, commands the homage O
more men, clear round the globe thar
a Caesar or a Constantine, Charlie
magne or a Napoleon, ever dreamed II
be his destiny"
This from the pen Of Presbyterian
minister! Although, as DR.. Reid de
clares, fairness united with friendli
ness, and friendliness united will
fairness, are difficult to attain in dis
cussions of religion he is to be con
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-06

graduated on an admirably able and
Enthusiastically sincere endeavor to give
his readers a clearer understanding OF
the religion of Catholics.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
RISE IN Price
Of CIGARSNOW
IN EFFECT HERE
Six for A Quarter Smokes Jump
to 10 Cents Straight. Other
Brands in Proportion

smokers hereafter will he unable to
Luy cigars al the rate OF six for %
cents, 4; least nor az VI. \. GuDst d
Co.. and will Lave TO stretch their
,oCketDooks If th"y are to indulge in
II" weed as much as a. the present
time.
The Local tOOa, co concern have
announced that from now on cigars
that have sold At the rate OF six for
% cents will sell at - cents straight.
EXcelleHtes. the Manila cigars that
sold at three for a quarter, have
jumped to II cents straight. Londres,
which sold for two for nickel, are
now selling at three for 10 cents, or
cents straight If the smoker de-
sirNs only one
High freight rates" was the an
swer when an officer Of tho company
vas asked the reason for the increase
in prices. lie prcdIcts that the day
OF the siXfor-a-Quartcr cigars in Hon
olulu has passed. at least for the
time being. Cigars formerly selling
at four fer a quarter have jumped to
three for Quarter, and this officer
predicts that tobacco in all forms will
soon go up.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
TAYLOR MUST SIGN OR
HIS STREET WON'T BE
IMPROVED, SAYS BOARD

II James T. Taylor does not sign the
agreement to pay the extra cost for
the Improvement Of Laimi Park and
Puiwa district as drawn up by the
city and county attorney, the first two
streets will be dropped and only Pu
iva improved, was the stand taken BY
the board of supervisors Tuesday
evening. " So r
Mr.. Taylor submitted an agreement
but as it did not follow closely the
one drawn up by the attorneys office,
Il was rejected. Residents of Puiwa
street have already signed the agree
ment, and the improvement Of the
other two street waits on Mr.. Taylor,
who is the principal owner. -.
When the bids we're opened it was
found that the lowest was above the
city engineers estimate, and IL the
Improvement district is to go through
the residents must agree to pay the
difference
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

The board will hold its next meet
ing Tuesday, August %.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
Of
HILO TAKE STEP
TO SAVE Water
Residents Urged to Waste No
More Than Necessary; Sit
uation is Alarming
'SuecisI Star bn IIetrn Cor-Asr'ondeneG
H1IO AuP 22-In view OF th

FlI-O, Aug. 22.-In view OF the
present shortage OF water in Htlo,
Samuel kauhane. chairman and exc
cutive officer Of the Hawaii board
OF supervisors, has issued the follow
ing instructions 10 water users
{ Hereafter no irrigation with city
water will be allowed in Hilo.
An persons, firms, corporations
and users Of water are hereby mott
fled to have all leaky and defective
plumbing repaired and put in good
order. No continuous flowing taps for
any purpose whatever will be allowed.
"Violators OF the above regulations
will have their water cut off
Owing to the present scarcity Of
water all persons are requested to
aid in the conservation of the supply
and to economic in every possible
way"
Unless Hilo has a good solid down
pour of rain during the coming week
there is no telling what incOnven-
fences and hardships the people of
this city may be put to. At the pres
ent time the situation is one of grave
alarm and to relieve the trying state
OF affairs, as much as possible, every
one is asked to aid in conserving the
water supply.
On Wednesday night last there was
no water in the local reservoir at all,
and at o'clock Thursday morning
there was barely four feet. Endeavors
have since been made to direct wa
ter from a nearby spring into the
reservoir, but this scheme has so far
met with little success.
The situation is a precarious one.
Never in, the history Of the islands
has Hawaii experienced such a scar
city Of water. Not only are nearby
streams bone-dry, but the electric light
company cannot get sufficient water
to run its plant with any degree of
efficiency, and lights throughout the
town both Friday and last night were
DINNER than usual
To relieve the situation as much as
possible, in case Of fire, the Hilo Gas
Co. has offered the county use of its
pumping plant providing the use of oil
fuel and engineers wages are paid
II the plant il made use of.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
BOARD WASTES TWENTY
MINUTES IN ARGUING
OVER MINOR POINT

For over 20 minutes Tuesday night
the board of supervisors argued over
the minor point of whether a request
from the U. s. army authorities to be
allowed to run q spur railroad across
King street to the new ordnance de
partment site should be passed di-
rectly by the board or first referred
TO the road committee and attorneys
department.
Supervisor E. A. Mott-Smith took
the latter stand and Supervisor c.
H. Arnold the former, and in the end
prevailed upon the other members
to vote with him. Mr.. Mott-Smith
Mr.. Arnold's method was the
wrong way to go about it and Mayor
Fern sided with him.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
DIE o.

KIPI-In Honolulu, August q, 1917.
Alice Kekapa, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Samuel Kipi, of 1926 Morris
Lane, Palama, a native of this city
three years, one month and one day
old.
Honolulu, August .
1917, Dfnah. daughter of Mr.. ard
Mrs George Kanekoa of Aala Lane
a native of this city. six months anG
eleven days old.
KLEINA-In Honolulu, August 20,
1917, Edward. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester P. Kleina, Of 1902 North
King street, .Kalihi, a native of this
city, eighteen days old
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
MARRIED.


ECKART-ANJO-In Honolulu, August
20, 1917, Max Eckart, of Paia, Maui.
and Miss Sylvana Anjo. Rev. Sam.
uel X. KamaiopiIi,. assistant pastor
of Kaumakapili church, Palama, OF
ficiating, witnesses-Manuel Pereira
and Edward K. Panaewa.
CATALOGO-GONZALES-In Honolu
lu, August 20, 1917, Eduardo Gaia
logo and Mrs. Juana Gonzales, Rev
Samuel X. kamaiopili, assistant
pastor Of Kaumakapili church, Pa
lama, officiating; witnosses-Daniel
Daroto and Mrs s. K. Kamaiopili.
AWANA-FERN-1n Honolulu. August
IS, 1917, David A. Awana and Miss
Elizabeth Fern. Rev. Father Regin
aid Yzendoorn, of the Catholic Ca
thedral, officiating; Witnesses. A
Awana and Mary Kepano.
HODAN-MAY-In Honolulu, August
II, 1917, Walter H. Hodan and Miss
Elsie L. May Minister David Cary
Peters, pastor of the Christian
church, officiating; witneSses-W
L. Collision and c. E. Amber.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
VITAL STATISTICS
BORN.

BORN.
SOARES-In Honolulu, August 81.
1917, to Mr.. and Mrs Francis Cooke
Soares, of 1850 Kinau street, son
LEON-In Honolulu, August Is, 1917.
to Mr.. and Mrs. Leon de Leon, OF
Kakaako, a daughter-Juakina.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

A state of siege" was declared by
the Greek government to exist in the
departments of Attica and Bostia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

The Iostess-Are you a musician,
Mr.. Jones?
Jones-Well- er.yes; think l might
claim to be one.
The hostess-Delighted. My daugh-
ter is going to play. 1t would be so
kind il you would turn over the
music for her.-London Sketch.