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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Central Verein to Meet
in St. Louis
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE TO AT
TEND 62ND ANNUAL CoNVEN-
TON AUGUST 10 TO %.

Mgr John BonZano, the Apostolic
Delegate to the United States, and
many other distinguished prelates will
attend the sixty-second annual conven-
ton of the Central Verein at st. Louis,
August 10 to 49,, The Central Verein
is the national organization of Ger
man-American Catholics, with mem
bership approximating 100000. Organ
lied in 1855, it is the oldest Catholic
lay organization in the United States.
Convention have been held annually
since 1855, save in the year 1859, when
cholera was prevalent in this country.
The sixty-second convention will
deal largely with social problems aris-
ing from the war. Various measures
to ameliorate the distress which will
inevitably follow in it's wake, will be
discussed, and movement to foster
country will be inaugurated. Arch
bishop Glennon is displaying great
interest in the convention arrange
ments.
The convention will be formally
opened on Sunday morning with a
solemn pontifcal High Mass at the
Cathedral, which will be celebrated by
Mgr. Bonzano. Preliminary meetings
of the Executive Board and the Com
mittee on Social Propaganda will be
held on Friday and Saturday On
Sunday afternoon the dedication Of
the new St. Vincent Orphan Asylum
by Mgr. Bonzano will take place.
On Monday the Catholic Union of
Missouri, the state branch of the Cen
trail Verein, will commemorate the
twenty-ffth anniversary of it's organ
ization. High Mass will be celebrated
at the Church of st. Francis de Sales
by Bishop Althoff of Belleville, Ill.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
will be devoted to the business ses-
sions of the Central Verein. Impor
tant papers will be read at the various
meetings. Special meetings have been
arranged for the Gonzaga Union, the
Women's Auxiliary, and the Catholic
Lay Teachers Association.
Distinguished priests and laymen
from all parts of the country will take
part in the deliberations of the con-
vention, which promises to be one of
the most fruitful in the history of the
organization.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
FRANkLIN's AUTOBIOGRAPHY"

At my first admission into this
printing house Cat London) l took to
working at press, imagining / felt a
want of the bodily exercise I had been
used to in America, where presswork
is mixed with composing. | drank only
water; the other Workmen, near fifty
in number, were great guzzlers OF
beer. On occasion, | carried up and
down stairs large form of types in
each hand, when others carried but
one in both hands. They wondered to
see, from this and several instances,
that the Water-American, as they
called me, was stronger than them
selves, who drank strong beer! We
had an alehouse boy who attended al
ways in the house to supply the work
men. My companion at the press
drank every day a pint before break
fast, a pint at breakfast with his bread
and cheese, pint between breakfast
and dinner, pint at dinner, a pint in
the afternoon about o'clock, and an
other when he had done his days
work. I thought it a detestable Gus
tom; but it was necessary, he sup
posed, to drink strong beer, that he
be strong to labor. I endeavored to
convince him that the bodily strength
afforded by beer could only be in
proportion to the grain of flour of the
barley dissolved in the water of which
it was made; that there was more
flour in pennyworth of bread; and,
therefore, if he would eat that with
pint of water, it would give him more
strength than quart of beer. He
drank on, however, and had four or
five shillings to pay out of his wages
every Saturday night for that
muddling liquor; an expense was
free from. And thus these poor devils
keep themselves always under.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

The ungodly hordes of Carranza
bandits who have seized control
of the Mexican government, rob-
bed the Catholic Church of all it's
property, pillaged. murdered, and
plundered, has established press
bureau in Washington. A month
ly magazine is published which
purports to enlighten the Ameri-
can public on the progress
Mexico is making under the out
RACES and sacrileges perpetrated
by the murderous bandits.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

Referring to the matter of
chaplaincies in the army, the Rev.
Lewis j. O'Hern, G. S. P, who
is the official representative in
this matter, says: cit will be a
source of great consolation to the
Catholic parents of the country
to know that when their boys are
called to the colors in such large
numbers, as they shortly will be,
the war department has done
everything in it's power to furnish
them with as many priests as they
can to care for their spiritual well
fare"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

1t has been stated in the Catho-
lie press generally that Arch
bishop Cerretti would return to
Italy under the Papal flag and the
guarantee Of Berlin from sub
marine attack. The fact is, there
was not a word of truth in the
whole statement. The truth is,
however, that Archbishop Ger
retti did leave this country some
time ago quietly, and relying on
the help of Providence we feel
certain that he is now safe in
Rome.
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AS is known, the Catholic party
in Germany is the controlling fac
tor in the Reichstag. By throw
ing it's strength to one side or the
other this Center party holds the
balance of power. 1t has now
joined in favor of peace and the
reform of the franchise. The
Center party was the creation of
Ludwig Windthorst, who built it
up during the days of the Kultur-
kampf to fight against Bismarck s
persecution of Catholics. Wind
thorst made this party probably
the most effective weapon in
German politics.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS.

In the beginning of the present
great war the various countries
engaged therein took different
stands on the question of Catholic
clergymen. In the majority OF
countries, be it said to their
credit, Catholic priests were con-
sidered in their proper rank as
clergymen. They were assigned,
as their office demands, to works
of spiritual or corporal mercy.
These governments realized that
the representative Of God and re-
ligion can do more for their cause
by his spiritual ministrations than
by an exhibition of mere martial
courage. Several nations, how
ever, whose governments were in
the hands of bitterly nti-Catholic
powers, demanded that the priest
be recognized merely as a citizen,
and that as citizen he do sol
dier's duty.
America, following out the
broad views and traditions of the
Republic, and guided by the fair
minded men who now rule her
destinies, decreed that clergymen
of all denominations, yea, even
students for the ministry, should
be recognized as entitled to exemp-
ton from actual service as fight
ing men. America, following up
her principle of constitutional
freedom to all lawful forms of re-
ligion, has assigned to the Catho-
lie Church as many chaplains as
is consistent with conditions in
this country. One hundred and
eighty-one positions Of this kind
have been given to the Catholic
clergy. Already a large number
Of priests have volunteered to as
sumo the burdens and the antici-
pated hardships of actual war
service, They will minister to the
spiritual needs of the vast number
of Catholics in both branches of
the service, army and navy.
The different dioceses have
taken inventory Of their clerical
resources and are promptly and
cheerfully offering these noble
volunteers to the cause of religion.
The dioceses Of this country are,
almost without exception, IN need
Of more priests to carry on the
ordinary works within their juris-
diction. But the sacrifice has been
demanded, and the sacrifice will
be made with cheerful spirit
There is no doubt but that the
American clergy will hold high
the banner Of American and Cath
Ollie efficiency. The names Of the
priests who will be demanded
from the Archdiocese Of ST. Paul
will be published in the near fu-
ture.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
A Generous Benefactor
AN UNUSUAL EXAMPLE OF THE
GENUINE CATHOLIC
SPIRIT.

Recently the Rev. John N. ritzger-
aid, pastor of the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, Rapid City, S.
D., in the diocese of Lead,
decided TO erect a large modern
school for the benefit of his rapidly
growing parish. He laid his plans
and hopes before his Bishop, Right
Reverend J. j. Lawler. Together
they tried to figure out just how the
large sum of money necessary could
be raised. The outlook was dark
and financial conditions were extreme
ly low. At the same time there was
crying need for the blessing of
Catholic education for the children
of the parish.
When the case seemed well-nigh
hopeless, the Right Reverend Bishop
received a letter from friend who
said that, having heard of the needs
of this school, he was willing and
ready to defray the entire cost, large
as it was, for the new building. The
gift was made Immediately with the
sole understanding that the name of
the donor should not be made public,
but should be absolutely unknown
except to the Bishop alone. 1t is
needless to say that both the Right
Reverend Bishop and the pastor, as
well as the people, are more CRATE
full to this benefactor than words
can express. Their prayers to heaven
shall ever follow him through. life
for his noble act of Catholic charity
and generosity.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

the Western Waterman. For as
far back as 1901, as our contem-
poraries have been showing, Red
Cross nurses of Saint Camillus
accompanied Italian soldiers to
war. And around the middle of
that same century women in the
person of the Daughters of st.
Vincent were seen on the battle
field. Florence Nightingale owed
her brightest laurels to the help
she received in the Crimea from
these lilies of France. Is such
Misrepresentation the result of
ignorance or is it malice?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

Speaking of the English State
schools, Hilaire Belloc says: Gas
for the State schools, they are
equally compulsory upon the
proletariat, and naturally teach
what the man who pays the piper
orders. I well remember book
used by authority in the elemen-
tary schools which gave a por-
trait of the late Lord Rothschild
as an example for the English
child of what the great English
man Of his time should be! But
no history book may be used in
such schools to tell Catholic chill
dren the truth about the Catholic
England they have lost. =
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
ADOPTING A SOLDIER.

There are certain times in life
when emotions, good or bad, seem
to be aroused to an unusual
degree. The present period of the
war has called into play much SEN
timent and emotions Of various
kinds. Young people, especially,
who are more susceptible to emo
tional variations, have given way
to their expression in many forms.
Some persons have chosen to select
al certain soldier to whom they
write at frequent intervals, usual
ly in a more or less sentimental
and romantic strain. Others have
chosen a representative Of Uncle
Sam as the recipient of little gifts
and mementoes from home. All
these things may be good in them
selves, but the following sugges-
ton may not be entirely inappro-
pirate
Why not if adoption is the
word adopt a soldier in spir-
ltual sense. Select one who is
known to be a Catholic. See to it
| that he is supplied with rosary,
scapnlar medal, and prayer book.
From time to time send him book
that may prove to be interesting
and possibly instructive in a re-
ligious sense. He will be thrown
into contact with men Of all de
nominations, and frequently the
lsubject Of religion may Be brought
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

We should like it better if Cath
olics could devote themselves to
the task of making themselves
better people, morally, religiously
and socially, and that they would
not be diverted from the task by
the barkings and snarlings of vel
low ours and uncurried bigots,
observes an exchange. We should
like it better, too, if Catholics, as
citizens, could be always sincerely
allied with parties and movements
which make for. better things in
city life, purer politics and hap
pier households.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

To get all the dynamic force of
a great example, Catholic edu-
Gators might well put both en-
phasis and publicity on the sig
nificant fact that the late Duke of
Norfolk left one-third of his per-
sonal possessions to build or en-
dow Catholic churches and col
leges, as a contemporary points
out. All his life this first noble of
the realm had given lavishly and
increasingly to charities as well
as to churches. His last will
would seem to show his vision of
the Church and the school as the
pure reservoirs from which the
water for daily needs is supplied.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
4 member of the Missionary

A member Of the Missionary
Association Of Catholic Women
offers to defray the cost Of print
ing 1000 additional copies of the
Association s magazine, "The Mis-
sion Message ON condition that
the Association will secure 1000
new subscriptions by September
l. The subscription money, $500,
is to be used to pay the expenses
of ten native boys who are study
ing for the priesthood in the
seminaries of India. The address
of The Mission Message is 1874
Thirty-sixth Street, Milwaukee,
Wis. Subscription price is fifty
cents.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
LOWERING THE FLAG.

According to statements in the
press, the Right Reverend Charles
David Williams, Protestant Epis-
copal Bishop of Michigan, is al
legged to have used the following
words in sermon he preached at
the Cathedral of st. John the Di-
vine, New York City: "Why
should many Of our toiling masses
fight for our country? What has
the country done for them? Are
they not struggling against prac-
tically the same financial oppres-
sion as they struggled against in
their own country?"
No sane thinker has yet stated
seriously that this country in
every branch of it's government
and policy, is absolutely perfect.
Laws and their enforcement are
the product Of human effort, and
human effort is liable to be mis-
guided at times or to err. Every
rational man, however, must adj
nit that the American Republic
approaches as closely, if not more
closely, to the political ideal of
perfect liberty as does any coun-
try under the sun. Freedom of
speech and of the press is granted
to every American citizen within
the bounds of reason and Of pro-
priety. Ordinarily speaking, no
objection can be made to a consci-
entious criticism Of American in
stitutions when this criticism is
based upon the appearance, at
least, of right. Reason and pro
priety, however, would suggest
that the present is no time for
hampering the free actions of the
government by giving cause for
open provocation amongst the
people. While members Of a fam
lily may criticize the actions of one
another, they would be foolish, to
say the least, to stop for this pur-
pose while their home is afre.
Any person who has the slight
est conception of economic condi-
tions generally prevailing through
out Europe, will be astonished to
hear that the masses in this
country are struggling against
the same financial oppression as
they struggled against in their
own country The very fact,
among other reasons, that the
toiling masses have left their
own country and kindred for this
land Of freedom and have remain
ed here would seem to indicate
that the conditions here are better
than in the home land, else the
toiling masses" were stupid to
remain here and to suffer the same
oppression in a foreign land
Ask the peasants from European
countries who are working in our
various branches of industry here
whether wages and economic con
ditions were better abroad. A
candid investigation will disclose
the fact that where foreigners in
this country complain of condi-
tons here and sometimes resort to
a strike, it is almost invariably be-
cause they are melted thereto and
led on by designing and unprin-
cipled leaders among their own
nationality - leaders who seek
their own financial betterment al
the expense Of their co-laborers
Once put these unprincipled lead
err in Jail and all causes of com.
plant will soon disappear from the
ranks Of foreign laborers in oul
midst.
No doubt, here and there, there
is room for Improvement, but
surely the present is not an oppor
tune time for airing before the
whole world any domestic short
lcomings that may exist
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

Clara Barton in The Story Of
the Red Cross, says: "Some two
hundred years ago a few regi-
mental doctors were provided for
armies. Only. however, when
Florence htingale went to the
Crimea was a nurse for the sick
OF wounded soldier ever heard
Of. And in So saying she utters
one Of the fables Of history, notes
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Cardinal Bourne Seriously iii

The news of Cardinal Bourne's seri-
GUS indisposition was announced re-
Gently in London. He had been at
tackled by a painful malady that has
left him very weak; and, after con-
sultation between Dr. Morrison and Sir
Thomas Brownlow, it is stated that,
though there is no cause for fresh
anxiety, his convalescence will be a
long affair." and he will not be able to
return to his usual routine for many
weeks.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

The Catholic Universe remarks:
The papers tell us now and then
of the death of a man who was
worth a million or one hundred
millions. He was worth that be-
fore he died. How much was he
worth after he died? It depends
upon how much treasure he laid
up in heaven, where rust and
moth do not consume.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

Among the various anti-war
publications suppressed by the
Post Office Department may be
mentioned the Appeal to Reason,
The Blast, Mother Earth, and Tom
Watson's Jeffersonian. Under
the new espionage law these
periodicals can be kept out of the
mails if they contain matter preju-
dicial to the interests of the
United States.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

The Government is anxious that
medical students continue their
studies. This anxiety may be ex-
planned in a statement by Surgeon
John Gorgas at Washington. He
estimates that the United States
will need 10000 doctors for war
service. So far, about nine thou
sand surgeons and physicians, be-
tween thirty-fve and fifty years Of
age, have enlisted for medical
service. Practically every hos
pital has contributed its share.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Convention Date Changed

Matters of national Importance have
arisen, which makes it advisable to
change the meeting place for the next
annual convention of The Catholic
Press Association from Kansas City,
Mo-, to Washington, D. G. This was
decided upon at a meeting Of the
Board of Directors, held in New York
City, Tuesday, July II.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

The new army camps are all
located down South. The most
northerly one is at Charlotte,
North Carolina. The others are
at Deming, New Mexico; Spartan
burg, S. c.; Augusta, Ga; An
niston, Ala; Greenville, S. c.;
Macon, Ga. Waco, Tex. Houston,
Tex; Fort Sill, Okla; Fort
Worth, Tex; Montgomery, Ala. !;
Hattiesburg, Miss; Alexandria,
La; Linda Vista, CAL, and Palo
Alto.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

According to Congressman
Meyer London of New York, ten
Socialist publications have been
excluded from the mails. Mr..
London has introduced a resolu-
ton for an investigation of the
Post Office department s activity
in that direction. 1t is noteworthy
that the very papers which have
been attacking Catholic loyalty to
this Government are now under
official ban for their alleged dis
loyalty to the same Government.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

Dependent wives and children
of all soldiers would be granted
federal allowances during the
war by bill introduced by Rep
resentative Rankin, Montana.
Wives with no children would re
ceive $50 a month; those with
one child, $45; those with two
children $50, and those with more
than two, $75.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

1t seems clear, therefore, that
the object Of the law is to forbid
and to prohibit the advertisement
OF liquor or the solicitation for
orders of such liquor, not the
ordering of this liquor for the
purposes quoted above.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

With reference to army chap
lains, Father O'Hern stated last
week that there were on file at the
War Department sixty applica-
tions for these positions, which
left a balance of one hundred and
five still to be applied for He
felt certain, however, that this
quota would quickly be filled.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

Love, humility, poverty, mortifica
tioncarried the marvellous soul Of
the Cure Of AIRS to heaven. He would
often say, I'VE have nothing of our
own but our will, and single act Of
remuneration Of that is more pleasing
to God than fasts or disciplines.'
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
New Dominican Bishop

Rev. Thomas Esser, o. p, formerly
professor in Maynooth College, Ire
land, and for some years Secretary of
the Congregation Of the Index, now
extinct, has been promoted to the
episcopal dignity.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

With regard to certain modes
of dress, the Sacred Heart Review
observes that there is something
wrong with the woman who goes
to Holy Communion in unbecom-
ing attire.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

Self-resignation-the having no will
but God's-is hard to learn; but. in
proportion as we learn it, we have
peace (whateyer our outward trials
may be) which cannot be explained.
because it "passeth all understanding"
r. "A. j. Sucking.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

The Chaplains Aid Association,
Of New York, has published a
small Catholic Prayer Book for
the Army and Navy. It is ar
ranged and edited BY Rev. John
+ Burke. &. s. r. The size Of
this booklet, sixty-four pages, its
compactness and well-chosen se-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
SATURDAY, JULY %, 1917

In the United States there are
now vacant three important epis-
copal Sees-New Orleans, Los
Angeles, and Trenton.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
Prelate is Improved

Rt. Rev. A. J. Glorieux, Bishop Of
Boise, Idaho, who was stricken with
paralysis recently, is now reported to
be on the road to recovery.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

lection of prayers and devotions,
make it a most practical and
timely gift for all Catholic men
called to the colors.
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Rev. James NJ. ReardOn. EditOr-in-Chlef
Rev. c. f. MCGinnis. Phi. D.,
Associate Editor.
Harry LOcheed, Advertising Manager.
Printed by WiIIwerscheid & Roth.
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