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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-27
A WORD OF THE HEART.

Q Once a Jew went into a Parsee tenn
pie where the sacred fire was burning.
Il am astonished," he said to the
priest, that you worship fire, ma
terial thing
Fire is the emblem of the sun,
answered the Parsee.
But l do not see why you worship
the sun. The Almighty Creator is
greater than that
The sun is the sign of the invisible
Being Who made it. ...
But" persisted the Jew, st is
wrong to worship a sign
What do you call the Supreme Be-
ing?"
Jehovah" .reverently said the Jew
THAT is grand answered the Par.
see; but it is awful
A Christian drew near. 1--WE call
Him Father he quietly remarked.
The pagan and the Jew looked at
each other, saying, All, that is a word
of the heart" Then the three looked
up to heaven and instinctively uttered
the words, Our Father"
~-~.. Extension Magazine.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-27
GAINS WIFE.

Marriage between close relations is,
according to the light of nature,
thing not to be done; first, because
it is bad physically for the offspring;
and, secondly, because if allowed it
would introduce a dangerous feature
into family life, and would vitiate the
peculiar sanctity of family affection.
Hence it is forbidden by the posi-
tive divine law. But God could GER
tainly give permission for such mar
riage in any particular case, especially
under circumstances where it would
do no harm He could have created
some more people for the children of
Adam to marry with But He did not
see any necessity for this; which,
moreover, would have destroyed the
unity of the human race. Hence He
could contemplate the case OF Cain
marrying his sister, and sanctioned it
in that instance. The marriages Of
the next generation would be between
first cousins, and after that between
second cousins, and so on. The inter-
marriage of close relations would
thus in short time become unneces-
sary, and the ordinary light of nature
would teach men that it was not to
be done.
Therefore the question of Gains
wife affords no real difficulty and con-
tains no inconsistency when once the
nature of the divine control is under
stood.
Nor can it be said that this single
practice of close marriage at the be-
ginning would tell against the qualities
of the offspring. First, because these
evil effects would hardly arise from
a single instance is by continuous
close intermarriage that harm accum-
ulates; and, secondly, primitive men
were strong and healthy, and had not
become weakened as they did after
wards by ill-regulated lives.
Req. EdID Hall, S. j.
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PLAGIARISM IN THE HOME.

"A generation ago the visitor could
tell Catholic home Immediately upon
entrance" says the Extension Maya
zine. "A crucifiX, statue of the
Blessed Virgin, or a picture of a fav-
orite saint, adorned the walls; but
now these articles of devotion are
relegated to the bed-chambers, if in
deed they are permitted even there.
American paganism has penetrated
into Catholic homes to such an extent
that the crucifix has been superseded
by the golf trophy, and the image OF
the Blessed Virgin by kewpie! Cath
olic atmosphere is being dissipated by
fetid odor of modern materialism,
save for the distinguished Catholic
who, by tagging a medal of st. Chris
topher, the patron of travels, on his
automobile, thinks thereby to save
himself the expense of a smashup.'
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A NAME IN THE SAND.

Alone I walked the ocean strand,
A pearly shell was in my hand;
l stopped and wrote upon the sand
My name-the year-the day.
AS onward from the spot | passed,
One lingering look behind l cast;
A wave came rolling high and fast,
And washed my lines away.
And so, methought, twill shortly be
With every mark on earth from me:
A wave of dark oblivion sea
Will sweep across the place
Where l have trod the sandy shore
Of time, and been, to be no more,
Of me-my day-the name l bore,
To leave nor track nor trace.
And yet, with Him Who counts the
And holds the waters in His hands
sands
l know lasting record stands
Inscribed against my name,
Of all this mortal part has wrought,
Of all this thinking soul has thought,
And from these fleeing moments
caught
For glory or for shame.
The PITTSBURGH Observer
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HAYDN'S ROSARY.
EdID. Hall, S. y.

The famous musician, Joseph
Haydn, was the son of a poor wheel
wright, at Rohran, Lower Austrian.
His father played on the harp, to the
music of which his mother would
sometimes add that of her charming
voice This it is which first awoke
the musical talent of the great COM
poser. One day, when he was in COM
pany with several distinguished mu-
sicians, the question arose as to the
best way of refreshing the mind when
one is wearied with mental labor.
For my part" said one, Il find moth
ing so effective as glass of good
wine" Another remarked: When
my ideas begin to flag, | quit work
and go into company"
And how is it with you, Haydn?"
asked one of his companions.
Il take out my Rosary, which l al
ways carry about with me-" he an
swered modestly; after few dec
AIDES l am sure to feel refreshed both
in body and mind!'
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THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS.

Fair .Flowery Name. in none but Thee
And Thy nectareal fragrancy
Hourly there meets
A universal synod of all sweets;
By whom it is defined thus,
That no perfume
Forever shall presume
To pass for odoriferous,
But such alone whose sacred pedigree
Can prove itself some kin, sweet
Name, to Thee.
Sweet Name! in Thy each syl-
liable,
A thousand blest Arabias dwell.
Oh, that it were as it was wont to be.
When Thy old friends, of fire all full
~. of Thee,
Fought against frowns with smiles;
gave glorious chase
To prosecutions; and, against the face
Of death and fiercest dangers, burst,
with brave
And sober face, march on to meet a
grave.
On their bold breasts above the world
l-# they bore Thee,
A.2d to the teeth of hell stood up to
teach Thee;
In center of their inmost souls they
18Th wore Thee,
Where rack and torrents strove in
vain to reach Thee.
Each wound of theirs was Thy new
morning,
And reinthroned Thee in Thy rosy
nest,
With blush of Thine own blood Thy
day adjoining;
bounds
OF wrath, and made the way through
all these wounds.
Welcome, dear, all-adored Name!
For sure there is no knee
~ That knows not Thee; "~
Cor if there be such sons of shame,
Alas! what will they do
When stubborn rocks shall bow,
And hills hang down their heaven
saluting heads, -.
To seek for humble beds
Of dust, where, in the bashful shades
of night, ~
Next to their own law nothing they
may lie,
And crouch before the dazzling light
of Thy dread Majesty? 81
They that by loves mild dictate
now
Will not adore Thee
Shall then with just confusion bow
And break before Thee"
l-Pichard Gresham.
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A SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. TIMOTHY, BISHOP, MARTYR.

Timothy was a convert of st. Paul.
He was born at Lystra, in Asia Minor.
His mother was a Jewess, but his
father was a pagan, and though Tim
othy had read the Scriptures from
his childhood, he had not been cir
cumcised as Jew. On the arrival
of st. Paul at Lystra, the youthful
Timothy, with his mother and grand
mother, eagerly embraced the faith.
Seven years later, when the Apostle
again visited the country, the boy
had grown into manhood, while his
good heart, his austerities, and zeal
had won the esteem of all around
him; and holy men were prophesying
great things of the fervent youth.
st. Paul at once saw his fitness for
the work of the Evangelist Timothy
was forthwith ordained, and from
that time became the constant and
much-beloved fellow-Worker of the
Apostle. In company with st. Paul
he visited the cities of Asia Minor
and Greece, at one time fastening
on in front as a trusted messenger,
at another lingering behind to con-
firm in the faith some recently
founded church. Finally, he was
made the first Bishop of Ephesus;
and here he received the two Epis-
ties which bear his name, the first
written from Macedonia, and the Sec
ond from Rome, in which st. Paul
from his prison gives vent to his
longing desire to see his dearly be,
loved son, I'm possible, once more be-
fore his death. ST. Timothy himself
not many years later, won his mar.
tyr's crown at Ephesus.
st. Paul is writing to Timothy. a
faithful and well-tried servant of God
and a Bishop now getting on in years
Yet he addresses him as a child, and
seems most anxious about his per-
| severance in faith and piety. The
letters abound in minute personal in
structions for this end. 1t is there
| fore remarkable what great stress the
Apostle lays on the avoiding of idle
| talk, and on the application to holy
| reading. These are his chief topics
Over and over again he eXhorts his
son Timothy to avoid tattlers and
busy-bodies, to give no heed to novel
| ties, to shun profane and vain bah
| blings; but to hold the form of sound
words, to be an example and CONVEX
sation, to attend to reading, to ex
| hortation, and to doctrine"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-27
THE FLAG OF THE. MASS.

1t is not generally known that there
is in the French navy an ensign be.
fore which all other flags are lowered
says correspondent of The Catholic
Advance. 1t is the flag of the Mass
which is hoisted when Mass is going
on in the fleet.
/ tits noteworthy, in the midst of the
prosecutions which are taking place
all over France for displaying the
Papal flag at festivals, that good cure
at Romeo les Bains has for the past
three years flown not only the Papal
flag but also the flag of the Mass
every. Sunday with impunity. The two
are affixed to flagstaff which can be
seen we'll out at sea.
: Highest OF all comes the ensign OF
the Mass, then the Papal colors float
proudly forth, and last comes the tri
color of France.
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THE RUINS OF Professionalism.
Maria.

Great promise, indeed, was display
cd when the sixteenth century first
ushered Professionalism into the world,
but time has wrought havoc with all
its glittering hopes. How grand and
inspiring seemed its philosophy when
first it commanded the attention of
/ the world and unfolded and revealed
its liberal principles. Attractive as is
everything new, more attractive by far
in its pristine grandeur was this new
religion. Like a kingly castle it rose
aloft, SO majestic, SO grand, so beauti-
full Freedom from restraint and lib
erty of conscience and independence
of authority, democracy in church as
well as in state, home rule in religion
as we'll as in politics, enlightenment,
progress in science and art: the dar-
ing character Of it's leaders, their sim
gleness of purpose, their heroic re-
solves-were not all these worthy of
the admiration OF the world, were not
all these entitled to it's loudest accla-
nation? How resplendent they all
seemed in the light of these suns of
the sixteenth century! Who could be-
| lieve that the time was to come when
all their glory was to fade? And yet
as spring passes into summer and sum-
mer into winter, SO surely was dissen-
sion, division, extinction to uproOt the
| foundation of this apparently splendid
| fabric and cause it to totter and fall
| to the ground. There were those who
with happy dreams of a better life left
| their fatherland for the shores of
| America, and if we may trust history,
what a simple, peaceful, delightful life
they led. But look you down the vista
| of ensuing years and see their prog
eny struggling and battling with the
| pillows of petty differences, stripping
and tearing the last emblem of their
| creed-alas for the Bible-alas for the
| pOwerlessness of a church without a
| head to persevere, the complete fail
ure Of this novel creed to endure! Be
| hold the rayages of timei Not more
different is a picture of a modern cas-,
| tie when every tower tells of strength
put side by side of a painting of the
| ancient ruins of a medieval palace, its
| spires topping, its walls crumbling, a
| fitting abode only for the birds of the
air, than differs the lofty hopes from
the wreck and ruin wrought in the
realms Of Protestant thought
| Waiter / Judge in The PiL0rim
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ANOTHER PRAYER.

In a little oldworld village at the
foot of a high mountain there once
lived sanity youth named Clovis.
His circumstances being straitened,
his days were filled with manifold du-
ties, but one hour each day was set
aside for prayer and meditation on the
mountain side. One day when he was
a little later than usual, he fastened
to his accustomed place, but was fur
Their delayed by an old woman who
had dropped her whole bundle Of fag-
gots directly in front of the young
man AS she stopped to pick up the
scattered sticks, Clovis hesitated. If
he stopped to help her, he would lose
much of his coveted hour of prayer;
if, he passed her by, his conscience
would reproach him. AS he looked al
her he suddenly saw back of her the
shining figure of his Saviour.
"Will you help me?' Clovis asked
the Most Gracious Lord, pointing to
the old woman.
Eyes, Master" replied the young
man. .t
The shining figure vanished and
Clovis stopped to the ground and
helped the feeble woman to collect her
poor little treasure and take it to her
home His cherished hour was lost
but all that day he carried with him a
fragrant memory of a transcendently
lovely face and voice of ineffable
tenderness.
NJ Ell.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-27
HOW EASY TO PRAY.

One practice of piety, common
enough among priests and religious,
ought to become far more prevalent
than it is among the rank and file of
Christians-the utterance of ejacula
tory prayers. AS. to the necessity of
prayer in the life of Christian no
one needs to be convinced; as to its
efficacy all well-instructed Catholics
are sufficiently persuaded; but as to
it's ease with which the duty of pray
ing may be accomplished good many
children of the Church are apparently
ignorant.
To imagine that prayer is invariably
connected with ones presence in
certain place or with ones assuming
a certain posture is crude mistake.
Prayer is essentially an elevation Of
the soul to God; and we may raise our
souls to God at any time or in any
place. Pious calculations, in particu-
lar, constitute an excellent form of
prayer for people who are constantly
busy.
They do not interfere with our ordi-
nary occupations; their brevity is per-
haps a safeguard against inattentions;
and they may be as fervent and as
effective as if we made them on bend
ed knees in the privacy of our bed
chamber. During the month of the
Holy Souls our frequent utterance of
such CALCULATIONS as Give them, o
Lord, eternal rest; and let perpetual
light shine upon them!" and MAY
the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in
peace!' or the briefer May they rest
in peace!" cannot but prove of genuine
utility to such of our dear ones as are
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THE DIVINE PRESENCE AND THE
HUMBLE APPEARANCE.

Pass back, my soul, into the relig-
ious world of Gods ancient people, and
contemplate the holy of holes with
the divine Presence resting in ineffa-
BILE light on the pure golden mercy
seat above the ark. How beautiful is
the curtain Which screens this august
Presence from ordinary sight! How
precious it's material, how rich and
holy it's adornment of Cherubim in
dazzling and beauteous colors!
Consider, my soul, how fitting it was
that the veil which concealed that
mysterious Presence should be thus
costly and magnificent. How I'M
worthy was even all this material
beauty to conceal that most holy efful-
gence which intimated the hidden ma
jesty and attributes of God.
But again contemplate, my soul, the
ages in which the Catholic Church is
founded and reigns, and behold how
thy God stoops all days to a still deep
err humiliation for His people in the
mystery Of the Holy Eucharist. o
marvellous humility of the Divine
Word, Who has yelled His divinity and
humanity, under the lowliness of the
eucharistic species.
I might have thought that for the
eucharistic veil Of His majesty He
would have chosen some appearance
beautiful and precious. But my di-
vine Lord took bread"-this simple
food of man-as the species of His
adorable body in the Eucharist. How
condescendingly He lays aside His di7
vine glory in this blessed mystery!
How sweet is the perfume of His heav-
emily humility which permeates the gar
ment of the eucharistic species! How
could | love to adorn myself with the
purple and fine linen of worldly van
ity, when I behold how humble is the
seeming vesture of the Body OF my
God in the Holy Eucharist? 0 my di-
vine Lord, how great is the miracle OF
Thy eucharistic humiliation. Males
tically thou hast expressed dimension
in uplifted mountain and starry eX-
panse of heaven and fathomless depth
of ocean, but how gloriously dost Thou
reveal the infinite dimensions of Thy
love divine. in SO small a species.
Splendidly Thy power shines forth in
the glaring flash of lightning and in
the rolling peal Of thunder, but how
dazzling is the grandeur of Thy al
mightiness which silently and quietly
works this marvel of Thy abasement
in the Mystery of the Altar! Truly,
Thou are "a hidden God, the Saviour, I
Us. As, 15),
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KING GoNDOFoRUS.

1t is still the custom in some parts
Of England for poor people to go
a-gooding," as they call it, on St.
Thomas Day. Beginning with the
Squire, they visit the leading well-to-
do residents, carrying bags in which
to receive any delicacies which may
be given to them. These good things
are kept to help out the Christmas
and New Year dinner. In some par
ishes sum of money, called St.
Thomas Dole, is collected, and distrib-
uted to the poor at the church door.
The Apostle st. Thomas is the patron
Of architects and builders; and, in
connection with this fact, a charming
legend is told. There are numerous
versions of it.
The Saint, it is said, once found
himself at Caesarea, and there OUR
Lord appeared to him. ~.: ....
The KinS of the Indies, Gondofor-
us" said the Master, has sent mes
senger to seek for builder who shall
make him grand palace. You are to
be the builder. | will inspire you
So ST. Thomas went to the domains
of Gondoforus, and received his COM
mands 34 n.
Il go to far country, said the
King. ito be absent for. many
months; but l leave you gold and sill
yer in abundance Build such a pal
ace as the world has never seem
But ST. Thomas, finding much mis-
cry and suffering all about hims gave
the money to the poor; and when the
King returned he was angry and or
dered the Saint to be cast into prison.
He was. thinking what manner of
death would be most meet for the
servant of God, when his brother died
"a man renowned for good deeds;
and, as the King had loved him dear
ly, he forgot all else for the time be-
ing. Then did the spirit of his brother
appear to him and say:
a.;;Your prisoner is Gods own serv-
ant. Il am admitted to Paradise, and
the angels have shown me a. wonderful
pdloCS VI Solu anu III CClouo .oIollSo'
This they declare, Thomas has
built for the King your brother, if he
will decide to have it.
So the King ran to the prison and
opened the door with his own hand,
and babe St. Thomas come forth. And
the Saint said:
-sThey who would possess heavenly
things must not set their hearts on
the perishable things of this world
There are many palaces in heaven,
but they can be purchased only. by
acts of love and charity done here
Thy riches, o King! may prepare thy
way to such place, but they can not
follow thee thither."
no M1Yf0
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Bearing the earnest prayers then said,
Both for the living and the dead,
To His Most Holy Throne.
Seven times a day their prayers must
be;
And every time they pray for me
And every time for you.
And for the sorrows of the world,
And that Gods peace may be un-
furled,
And war and hate be backward
hurled
And earth to heaven be true.
Camilla e. Hail.
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THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, JANUARY y, 1917
missionary spirit-'Thy kingdom

A missionary spirit-'Thy kingdom
come
An obedient spirit-"Thy will be
DONE
A dependent spirit-"Give us this
day our daily bread"
A penitent spirit Forgive JUS our
trespasses." x;
A forgiving spirit-1As we forgive
those who trespass against u.s."
A watchful spirit-"Lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
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always to prayer. All good things
must come to him through prayer
When prayer ceases, the spiritual
life CT the Catholic ceases, and when
the spiritual and practical part of the
Catholic life is laid aside, all merit
gaining works are likewise laid aside
or forgotten. Catholic life without
good works becomes weakened, and
that faith which is not stimulated by
good works soon becomes a dead faith
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NATIONALITY OF PoPEs.

From the Throne of st. Peter have
ruled Is French Popes, IL Greeks, s
Syrians, Germans, Spaniards, 2
Africans, 2 Savoyards, 2 Dalmatians,
1 Fleming, | Portuguese, l English
man, / Swiss, / Dutch and 203 Ital-
fans. But never has one succeeded
to such a heritage of woe as has the
Genoese who now adorns the loftiest
of seats.
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Order for Creditors to Present Claims,
n

OFueF IOF 10 Present
Etc. >es
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey. S. Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of William
c. Dahle, Deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate
of William c. Dahle deceased, late of
the County of Ramsey, and State of
Minnesota, being granted to Margaret
X. Dahle.
1t Is Ordered, That six months be and
the same is hereby allowed from and
after the date of this Order, in which
all persons having claims or demands
against the said deceased are required
to file the same in the Probate Court of
said County, for examination and al
lowance, or be forever barred.
1t Is Further Ordered That the first
Monday in August, 1917, at 10 o'clock
bate Court, to be held at the Court
House, in the City of st. Paul, in said
County, be and the same hereby is APP
pointed as the time and place when and
where the said Probate Court will ex-
anime and adjust said claims and de-
mands.
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That mo-
tice of such hearing be given. to all
creditors and persons interested in said
estate, by forthwith publishing this Or
der once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks in The Catholic Bulletin,
legal newspaper printed and pub
lished in said County.
Dated at ST. Paul this 18th day of jan
uary, 1917.
BY the Court:
f. w. BAZILLE,
Judge of Probate.
(Seal of Probate Court)
O'Brien, Young & Stone, Attys.
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THE LORDS PRAYER.

The spirit of the Lords Prayer is
beautiful. 1t breathes:
A filial spirit-fFather.'
A Catholic spirit Our Father
A reverential spirit Hallowed be
Thy name
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We look with tender eyes upon
those we love, and sigh to think we
may, perchance, not be on the shore
when they launch their little barques,
forgetting Him Who holds the winds
in His hands and regards the fall of
the sparrow.
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being subjected to the cleansing fires
of purgatory; and we can assuredly
repeat these calculations many times
/. day without interrupting either our
work or our legitimate recreation.
-Ape Marta.