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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10
CALL FOR WOMEN TO SEW.

On Friday next women are needed
to sew tags on Red Cross knitted
articles at the Colonial Danes
House, 1905 Market street. You
are asked to go at 0 o'clock to stay
all day, to take sewing materials
and box luncheon, and do all you
can toward getting several thou
sand articles properly tagged.
Mrs William Lea, chairman Of
war relief for the Delaware Society,
Colonial Danes of America, will be
hostess for the day, and will have
coffee and tea served at noon. Any
one will be welcome, and many
sewers are needed, because not one
piece of knitting can be sent off
unless it is tagged
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10
Public Speakers Camp
At Delaware COLLEGE

Disseminate Ideals by Means of the Spoken Word
structos and Lecturers Engaged for Two Day Sessions,
Scorn-Augustus Thomas and Other Celebrated Speak
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

Mr. and Mrs Tilg1mqn Johnston and
Nr 4nd Mrs b r. M2re4l a95oTcd -
Beach Haven. Y # Wednesday 1st
and stayed until Monday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

Mrs Frank L. Bovnton and Lieutenant
and Mrs. Lyman p Boutwell, are spend
ing 4 fortnight 1T Atlantic City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

Mr.. b g. du Pout sld Miss Nicto-lue
du pont went ~ Marolehe4d M4ss.- ~
day 10 spend fortnight with Miss kyeina
dl P0nt 4t her summer nome.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

lfr. and Mrs. Horace H. Thayer ana
Miss Barbara I'hayer IRE pending tic
summer at Beach Haven. y j.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

N- 3 nd Nre II f5erlin have gone
- -kdaln hass - sDond the summer
Nr- 1. q Kent If kennett Square Pa
went p Atlantie CITY, SATURDAY. N stav
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

Miss Msdred Simpson mad + ,mal.
party, Monday evening, for her guest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

Mr. T. Ta'nall Warner vii rctHrn
tomorrow, from Atlantic City, where sbe
has bccn spending . Fortnight With ~
and Nry r H EdsaH
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

General James H. Wilson ana Miss
katharine Wilson are entertaining -l
dinner, this evening, for Mr. 4Ed Mn.
H. Plerson, and their other guests 4re
Mr. and Mrs Henry b. Thompson. Hiss
Anne Gray. Andrew tray 4nJ Mr.
and Mrs john 2 Nields
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
SPEAKING OF FLOODS.


1t is difficult to write anything
about missions in China without men
tioning an inundation. Floods seem
to be chronic in that land-the only
variety from them being a drought.
Therefore we. announce that in Father
Louis Gates district of Ty Kin You
ang there has been a flood.
Il should need" says he, 1.-THE
tongue of a Jeremiah to describe this
new disaster, that has befallen us
The only bright spot on the dark hori
zon is the fact that no lives were lost
everything else was. What distress
for our poor Chinese who watched
their houses, furniture, clothing, live
stock-an go sailing down the tide
that had no turning.
Now comes the winter, with cold
and famine. The fields so full oil
promise for the harvest yielded moth
ing. To generous America, like the
rest of the suffering world, sen6
forth cry that I hope may reach its
hospitable shores.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
A STIRRING AMONG DRY BONES.

From an inspiring article by Very
Rev. Richard ]. Sykes, S. j., of the
Rhodesia mission, Africa, we select
some excerpts:
After the war an immense impetus
will be given to missionary work, not
only in Africa, but in that other still.
to-be-converted continent, Asia. The
black and yellow men are going to
be the magnet of missionaries as they
have never before been. Is the Cath.
Ollie Church going to rise to the great
occasion and seize an opportunity
which has never before presented it
self?
These are some signs which en-.
courage. There seems to be a stir
ring among the dry bones of an al
most extinct interest in Foreign Mis-
sions. An awakening has begun, but
the Great Spirit of God must blow
from the four winds of heaven before
zeal and ardor for this great and in
disputable work has reached a white
glow, which is absolutely necessary
for the conversion of the pagan ma.
tons of the world.
II look to the Catholics of the great
United States of America to take a
foremost part in this mighty awaken
ing. Their hearts, know, are fash.
toned after the ample spaces of their
great country-they are large and gen
erous-one great means of helping on
the Foreign Missions is by contribute
ing to the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith, which has done and is
doing such an enormously great work
in extending the Catholic religion in
Asia and Africa; pledges by the hap
PLY increasing contributions given in
the United States to this noble asso-
citation, and interest in the Foreign
Missionary field has begun, is growing,
and, please God, will continue to grow.
1t is greatly needed"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
SAME OLD STORY.

81
There is nothing. new in the follow
ing letter of Father BRAND. 1t is
the same old story we have been hear
ing for the past three years, Splendid
plans, great expectations; then comes
the war and the sad disappointments.
And sadder still the outlook.
Il had called a few Sisters from
Europe to establish a new convent in
my mission of Bangalore City. Our
object is to start dispensaries for the
poor, an orphanage, an industrial
school for girls, etc. The Sisters also
used to go to private homes to visit
the sick, especially the children, Chris
tian, pagan and mussulman. We have
a great hope of saving thousands of
souls, as the Sisters can 90 every
where no one has access even to the
gosha women.
All the expense has fallen upon
me. AS ] am a poor missionary, you
may well understand that am strug-
Cling with great difficulties"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
WHEN YOU KNEEL BEFORE A
MARBLE ALTAR.

When you kneel before a marble
altar decorated with dollhouse flowers,
and feel sort of satisfaction, as it
were, in this splendor displayed in
honor of Him Who dwells within the
Tabernacle, do you ever think that it
is not to this luxury of beauty that
the Lord of Hosts descends in every
church? Do you remember that there
are bitter extremes in our Lord IS
dwelling places, just as there are in
the homes of everyday persons con
stituting the wealthy and the poor?
Who shall say that Bethlehem S
poverty is not as dear to Him as the
TabernacIes of the rich? It is not
FOR luxury that the missionary begs
when speaking of his needs only for
decency and protection from the ele-
ments.4 We often read of apostles
who hardly dare to bring Our Lord
anon the altar for fear of the winds
that blow through the poor structure
that serves as church, or the rain
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
CATHOLIC CHURCH RIGHT.

1.-THE truth is, we are taking for
granted a moral intelligence which
does not exist. We are leaning upon
it, depending upon it, trusting to it,
and it is not there. We have null
titudes of youths and grown men and
women who have no more intelligent
sense of what is right and what is
wrong than had so many Greeks of
the time of Alcibiades. =. The great
Roman Catholic Church is I'M
luestionably right in the contention
that the whole system (of State edu-
cation) as it now exists is morally a
negation.
Sinister symptoms of moral OBJ
tuseness show themselves on every
hand. We are foolishly surprised
when we find gang of toughs as
saulting harmless passengers on a
trolley line or stoning passing car
riage; when we see a whole populace
unmoved at any extremity of corrup-
ton in civic administration; when we
see young men of respectable families
running about the streets, and their
sisters affecting the manners of the
Tenderloin. Why should we be sur
prised? 1t is the literal truth that
they know no better. This is the de
pressing part of it all. :. They have
never learned, because there is no pro
vision made for teaching them.
"The great company of educators
and the whole American community
need to be sternly warned that il
morality cannot be specifically taught
/ in the public schools without admit
ting religious dogma, then religious
dogma may have to be taught to them
For righteousness is essential to q
peoples very existence. We are
within measurable distance of the
time when society may for it's owr
sake go on it's knees to any factor
which can be warranted to make edu
cation compatible with and INSOFAR
able from morality, letting that factor
do it on it's own terms and teach there
with whatsoever it lists"
Brooklyn EdoIe.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
A READING CIRCLE MAY APPEAL
TO EDUCATED CHINESE.

Having, after a labor of ten years,
succeeded. in finishing his church,
Father Tisserand, C. NJ, of Chu Chow
Che Kiang, is now embarking on an
other difficult work-the formation OF
a reading circle which shall embrace
the wealthy and educated persons OF
the exclusive districts of the city
This class is Indifferent. to the efforts
OF the apostle. They say: 1--WE have
plenty of money and do not need the
Catholic religion. Moreover, it is the
religion of the strangers, and to en-
brace it would be national dis
honor"
One must then overcome national
pride, and to do this Father Tisser
and proposes to establish a library OF
good religious books and also to pub
lish a paper. Explanation on Chris
tan doctrine will be given every week
and the educated Chinese may read
investigate and discuss Catholic sub
Jects at their leisure. No direct adj
vance will be made by the mission
airy, but it is hoped that literary
propaganda, so to. speak, will appeal
to the intellects of these naughty per
sonages, always filled with the pride
of learning.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
WE HAVE MADE some PEOPLE
HAPPY.

The Society of the Divine Word
conducts a mission in Niigata, Japan,
and it has been the pleasant task OF
this society to forward some aims to
the apostles who are struggling to
weather the storm in that part of the
world In response comes this ac-
acknowledgement from Very Rev. Joseph
Reiner, Project Apostolic:
Il thank you most heartily for the
donation which you were so charita.
BILE as to send for our mission, from
the Society for the Propagation of the
Faith. All the Masses have been said
either by me or by the other mission.
aries.
In fact, it is America which gener
ously supports our mission in these
hard times. The few aims which are
given in Germany cannot be sent over
to us. The Mission Societies in
France cannot do much. So we have
to rely on America. Already owe
a great debt of gratitude to you and
the American Catholics, and hope you
will oblige me still more .
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
WHERE BUTTER COSTS $3.50 A
POUND.


A few months ago the S. P. F. had
the pleasure of sending donation OF
5000 to help the missionary labors of
the. Jealous Missionaries of the Di-
vine Word who evangelize the far
away island of Timor, Dutch East
Indies. The following is a letter re-
ceiVed from Father de Lange. who
is well known in the United States.
having resided for many years at
the house of the S. v. d., Techny, Ill. !:
A thousand thanks for your very
great Kindness at a time of special
trial. This new mission was barely
opened when the war began. Not yet
we'll known, its benefactors are very
few, and it has not any resources to
rely on. Prices for the necessities
OF life are rising dreadfully, and many
things that must come from across
the ocean cannot be had any more.
One pound of cheese costs $I.60: but
ter is $3.50 a pound; potatoes, s cents
per pound-10O pounds, SIS, in large
quantities.
'SClothing is difficult to be had, and
what can be bought is very high in
price. My cassocks are worn out. 1
tried at every place, but / did not
succeeds in getting a new one, or
rather the material. Linen goods are
scarce. Hardware is out Of reach,
building materials are rising.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
HIS MAJESTY THE CAMEL.

Missionaries are obliged to get over
their districts by about every means of
locomotion known to man. Among
such means may be included that val
liable beast figuratfvely named "the
ship of the desert" A very good de-
scription of this Ship rightfully
can Missionary, published in Cork.
The writer, who signs himself Johr
Lupton, S. M. A., G. F., says:
He steps along unconcernedIy, one
OF a column led by blue-goWned 'gippo'
(Egyptian) drivers, who sing old half
toned chants. Lifting one foot, he
filings it out, another foot follows, a
third, fourth, and swaying slightly
from side to side, on he goes with a
peculiar though stately glide. Two
miles and half an hour the walking
pace is, and can be kept up for a
considerable stretch. Nothing dis
turbs camel. If you are sitting in
the road he will calmly walk over you,
Tor a camel never. goes out of the way.
He goes straight on, up any hill,
through any narrow passageway, and
will kneel in crowded street oblivious
of everything.
Every four days each animal drinks
the contents of two fanatis (fantass,
water TIM, about twenty-four gal
Ions; beans, maize and tibben (chop-
ped straw complete its ration list.
sometimes in watching him the
lower lip drops and sticks out, and
the whole face wears a very supercil-
ious look. No satisfactory explanation
IS known, but the sgippos' say that
there are in all 100 Arabic words for
camel. Some folks know ninety-nine
OF them, but the camel knows them
all; hence his occasional look of SUI
periority. So great indeed is the value
OF the camel that, practically speak
ing, he alone made the expedition to
Palestine feasible"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
ANOTHER AMERICAN MISSION.

Right Rev. T. Broyer, s. NJ, Vicar
Apostolic of the Navigator Islands
which include Samoa, has the distinc
ton of reigning over territory belong
ing to the United States. This is the
island of Tutuila, where there was
formerly a fine church, built in 1875
by Mgr. Vidal, who was a missionary
here before going to the Fiji Islands
as bishop. A terrible earthquake
which occurred last July badly dam
aged the structure. The government
ordered the church closed TO worship
and money is needed to repair ii be
fore the Catholics can use it again.
They are poor, but have already
raised $500 for this purpose, and il
any Americans care to help the ma
tives in their difficult task, Mgr. Bro
yer will heartily appreciate the as
sistance.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
TRAVELLING SLOWLY, BUT STILL
KEEPING ON THE ROAD.

Our mission continues on it's mar
row road, a little, more slowly than
usual, yet without stopping entirely
and without abandoning hope in the
Providence which sustains u.s. Such
is the report of Father J. e. Canitrol
Fort Dauphin, Madagascar.
Everything has been restricted to
the utmost. We had fiourishine
trade, school where carpentry and
cabinet making was taught. The
young instructor: native, was very
efficient. but we have had to let him
go because we could not longer pay
his salary, small as it was.
''The. pupils who attend the day
schools are more numerous than ever
despite the efforts of the Lutherans
who have every comfort to offer that
money can buy. I can add also that
most of our baptized converts remain
faithful
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
THE MACKENZIE INDIANS LOVE
CHRISTMAS.

In an interesting account of his far
northern mission, Father Falaize, O.
M. l., gives this touching glimpse of
the Indians love for the feast we are
now celebrating:
Our Indians are capable of some
real devotion. This is shown most
especially at Christmas, day which
brings all the good Catholics to the
mission. An Indian must be very sick
indeed if he cannot hear Christmas
Mass, and neither cold of fifty degrees
below zero, journey Of eight days in
the snow, or the prospect of a long
fast will keep him from his objective
that attach our poor natives to US,
and we in our turn try to infuse a lit
tie grace into their hearts.
During the first year of the war an
aged Indian woman having only one
eye came to make her Christmas Con-
fession. After it was finished, as she
still remained ON her knees, | asked
her what she wished Fixing her sim
gle orb on me, she said in her own
language, Father, there is great suf-
fering all over the world, and the
Great Father of Prayers Git is thus
she designated the. Pope) is in dis
tress. Do you think it will help him
if / offer up my Communion tomorrow
for him?' OF course approved of the
poor woman's good intention, and told
her by all means to do her little
toward helping the Father of the Faith
full
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that drips through the roof. In many
too, the Blessed Sacrament may not
be left exposed for the same reason
midas mud novels, matched with
straw, China's bamboo huts, Japan's
paper houses are not only frail, but
unworthy of the title they bear. Why
not disseminate our wealth over the
world, so that something nearer a
general level may be reached?
1t is claimed that the reason Protes
tants have such fine churches in mis-
sion countries is because they are SC
rich in this worlds goods. But Cath
olic churches in civilized lands are as
grand, if not grander, than those OF
the Professionals. Unfortunately, how
ever, we do not rise to very high
level when contributing to the houses
of worship erected by our noble band
of apostles.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
A TER-cENTENARY.

A ter-centenary anniversary occur
red in December that was celebrated
in all the missions wherein the Sis
tiers of Charity carry on their numer-
Gus good works. Three hundred years
ago ST. Vincent de Paul and Madame
Legras founded the Sisters of Char
ity, who were first called Sisters of
the Sick Poor, and since then bands
of devoted women have consecrated
themselves to works of mercy through
out the world. Many missions centers
have communities of the good Sisters
in China they care for thousands OF
abandoned babies, and elsewhere in
the apostolic world they may be found
laboring for the welfare Of the bodies
and souls of afflicted pagans. The
Holy Father accorded a plenary in
diligence TO all who took part in the
solemnities of the celebration.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
ANEW VARIETY OF COMFORT
KIT.


In connection with the comfort kits
that SO many are busily preparing for
our soldiers, it is suggested that Cath
olics give spiritual comfort kits to poor
souls that have none to pray for them.
Though specially applicable in the
month of November, they are valua-
BILE during the entire year, and may
consist of promise to have at least
one Mass offered up for the repose of
a soul; as many Communions as your
generosity prompts you to offer; a
certain number of Stations Of the
Cross or. Litanies; little acts Of self
sacrifice; alms-giving, etc.
The safest and quickest route that
we know of for sending these comfort
kits is via the Propagation of the
Faith Society, for the missionaries
are trustworthy agents in every part
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
OVER THERE.

If it is a poor will that does not
have the name of the Lord mentioned
as a beneficiary, so it is likewise a
poor Christmas that does not include
gifts for the needy. There are plenty
of poor at our doors, also there are
others "over there" by which we mean
that far, dark land wherein dwell peo-
pie suffering not only from hunger OF
the body, but starvation of the soul
They need food-material and spirit
ual. The missionaries stand ready
to act as almoners for your charity
Send Christmas aims to the Propa.
cation of the Faith Society, and it
will be put in the stocking of some
worthy apostle who will send you
abundant thanks in behalf of those to
whom you have given good cheer.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
A euLwARK OF THE STATE.

In The New York Sun of Sunday
September 16, Edwin G. Hill has
page article setting forth the attitude
of hostility TO American participation
in the great war by United States
Senator Robert Nj. La Toilette of Wis
consin and his followers in that state
and other states of the Middle West.
1t is stated that patriotic men in Wis
consin have organized the Loyalty
Legion and the Wisconsin Patriotic
Press Association. Their purpose, 1t
is stated, is to bring every man,
woman and child in the state to an at
titude of uncompromising loyalty to
the United States, to combat sedition
and to bring all of the people of Wis
consin to full understanding of what
German victory would mean to the
United States.
Mr.. Hill gives considerable space in
his article to describing the war
activities of the Lutheran ministers,
charging that the Lutheran pastors in
the Middle West are hostile to the war
aims of the United States. In con-
trast to the attitude of the Lutheran
pastors, Mr. Hill describes with salts
faction and enthusiasm the noble re-
Spouse that has come TO the country's
call to arms by the German Catholics,
in fact, by all members. of the Catholic
Church Says Mr., Hill:
mo such charge (of disloyalty)
has been made against the German
Catholics. On the contrary, the very
men in the Middle West who so in
dignantly denounce the seditious at
titude of certain Lutheran pastors
warmly praise the patriotic stand OF
Catholic priests born in Germany or
born in this country of German par
ents. Everywhere priests of the Ro
man Catholic Church have entered into
the spirit of patriotic rallies. Every.
where they have told their people that
CONSUMPTION is democratic and neces
sary; that soldiers must be sent tt
Europe because the liberty of the
United States is in danger, and that
the war must continue until Germany
is utterly defeated
mo domestic development of this
war has been more interesting thar
the growth in Protestant estimation
of Catholics in the Middle West. MOI
so many years ago, as everybody who
has lived in the Middle W 1T knows
Roman Catholics were targets of sus
picion and of ignorant malice. Theil
loyalty was doubted. They were sub
jected to all sorts Of business and so
cial petty prosecutions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
A PAGAN BABY MAKES A GOOD
CHRISTMAS GIFT.

What a pretty idea was conceived
by some pupils of the primary class
OF convent school in Philadelphia!
They thought nothing would be a
better gift for the holy season than
the presentation of poor pagan child
to the fold of the Church. So the lit
tie ones worked and saved and finally
sent this letter to the director of the
Society for the Propagation of the
Faith:
Enclosed please find S.. The little
girls of our class have been saving
their pennies to make a Christmas
present to the Holy Child by buying a
pagan baby. We wish to name our
little girl Mary We wish you sue
cess in your work and ask your bless
ing 1888
This gift is also valuable all the
year round, for that matter.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
PITHY WORDS FROM A NoRBER-
TIN FATHER.


A society of mission workers not so
well known as many others is that OF
the Norbertins. It's priests conduct a
mission in the Belgian Congo, Africa,
that seems to be in very satisfactory
condition, according to the account
just sent to the S. p. f. by one of their
number in Moenge; he also takes the
occasion to speak a good word for the
Blacks:
Our mission is still flourishing
We have at present fifty-two chapels
which are visited by the priests every
two months, while the Catholics come
to the mission every great feast day,
such as Christmas, Easter, etc: 1t has
been our experience that the native
catholic soon wanders from the faith
II he is not watched and cared for.