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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
MASS IN VACATION.

Persons about to take a vacation
seek to know all about the attrac-
tons of a summer resort, the cost
of living, the conveniences; and
the thing that is Of vital impor-
lance, their nearness to Catholic
church, is often not considered at
all until they arrive at place,
says a writer. Then, perhaps, to
their surprise, it is discovered that
the church is so far away they
cannot hear Mass during the vaca-
ton. They satisfy their con-
science that as long as it is impOs-
sible for them to go to Mass they
are excused.
They come back home in the
fall and only then tell their con-
fessOr that they missed Mass all
summer because they were unable
to 90. 1t never occurred to them
to settle all that before they went
away, to ask the advice Of their
confessor, to ask him if in such
and such a case they would be JUS
titled in not going to Mass,
Now, there is but one honest
way to act. That is to choose a
place where it will be possible for
them to comply with the obliga-
lions of the Church. If there are
very special reasons for going to
a place where there is no church
the matter should be submitted to
priest and his decision asked.
But no one should take it upon
himself to settle so important a
question.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
COWARDLY CATHOLICS.

There is a type of Catholic who
is forever, by word or at least by
action, apologizing for his re-
ligion. He lives in a state of
ceaseless trepidation. He takes
the stand Of one who belongs to
a disreputable organization, and
is forever afraid Of being discov-
cred therein. AS a rule, he seldom
reads a Catholic paper, book or
magazine that might keep him in
touch with the works Of the great
Church of which he is member.
Hence it is that his ignorance
makes him fearful, and fear makes
him a coward.
Frequently in conversation or
in social intercourse the question
Of religion is brought to the front
This type Of Catholic is then in
constant dread lest he might be
accused" of belonging to that
Church. He fears lest, being dis
covered, he may be piled with
questions, which, Of course, he
cannot answer. Thus, in his life,
cowardice and ignorance go hand
in hand. He is the type who feels
the necessity of being a Catholic.
but who at the same time breads
the responsibility. He never reads
Catholic paper, his attendance
at church is quite irregular, the
printed or written report of his
parish is decorated with blank
spaces after his name: in a word.
he has only one foot in the Church
and that may be withdrawn at any
moment.
Speaking Of such a type OF
Catholic the Casket well remarks
There are two many Catholics
who do their defending of the
Pope and the Church in whispers
in the ear of a brother Catholic.
with one eye over the shoulder
to see that no Protestant is near
Why are so many Catholics afraid
to speak up?
They need not fear fair-minded
Protestants, Of whom there arc
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20

Cathedral of Minneapolis, where
daily prayers and Holy Com
munions were offered to this end.
Outside of few scattered cases
like this, however, there seemed
to be a spirit Of apathy with re-
gard to the connection between
God and victory This attitude,
doubtless, was but a reflection of
the spirit Of material Indifference
which is so prevalent in the world
today. Now all this is changed,
and the whole country realizes
the Importance of continued pray
err. Many cities have adopted the
custom of pausing few minutes
at noon or at shutdown and offer
ing silent prayer.
Superficial observers may attri-
butte the present titanic struggle
Of the nations to ambition, COM
mercial rivalry, or other causes.
The philosopher and the Christian,
however, recognize in this world
upheaval the hand Of an angry
and an avenging God. Sodom and
Gomorrha, the Deluge, the many
wars waged against the Hebrew
people, all these are historical in
stances Of the effect Of disregard
ing God IS laws. For many years
the nations have been abandoning
their Creator; the divinity of
Christ has been denied; the moral
code has openly been Haunted in
every nation Of the earth; sin has
been running swiftly on the
waters until it reached the Great
Mill. The wheels of divine ven
geance were slow in starting.
Now is being verified the dictum
that the mills of God grind slowly
but they grind exceeding small.
Before this terrible catastrophe is
brought to an end both good and
bad will have been sent through
the Great Mill, the world
drenched with blood, and the JUS
tice Of God appeased to the very
last farthing.
Prayer is the only known force
that can effectively assist in stop
ping the wheels of the Great Mill.
That is why prayer is necessary.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
DRIVE AGAINST BOOZE.

Cut out the booze for the sake of
your family, your friends, and your
country" is the advice and warming
contained in the first of a series of
full4page advertisements being pub
lished in Springfield (Ohio) newspa-
pers by forty-seven of the largest
manufacturing and business firms of
that city. The advertisements say:
intoxicating liquor is an important
contributing cause of accidents and
inefficiency.
The advice given is especially sig
nificant as many of the forty-seven
companies signing it are busily en-
gagged in manufacturing munitions of
war for Uncle Sam, while others
manufacture farm machinery which
tills the soil and produces food. Food
will win the war, the Government
says.
War and efficiency have united to
make forty-seven large manufacturers
into common enemy against booze.
These manufacturers are not fanatics.
They are hard-headed Yankees. Sen
timent does not prompt them to
spend their hard-earned money, but
patriotism does. They know clear
brains and steady hands must back
Uncle Sans soldiers if there are to
be no flaws in the munitions when
our troops face the enemy at the
front.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
Death Of Bishop Cusack
EASTERN PRELATE DEAD AFTER
LONG ILLNESS.

On Friday, July IL, Right Reverend
Thomas Francis Cusack, Bishop of
Albany, n Y, died in that city. He
had been ill since last winter.
The late Bishop Cusack was born
in New York City February %, 1862.
He was educated in st. Francis
Xavier's College, New York City, from
which he graduated in 1880. His
course in philosophy and theology was
made at Troy Seminary, Troy, n. Y.
He was ordained to the priesthood on
May 80, 1885. Appointed Superior of
the New York Apostolate,; the Do
cesar Missionary Society, in 1897, he
retained that position until 1904,
when he was consecrated Auxiliary
Bishop of New York. In July, 1915,
he was appointed to the See at Albany
made vacant by the late Bishop Burke.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
France and the Vatican

Many difficulties are still to be
overcome before diplomatic relations
can be resumed between France and
the Holy See. The principal obstacles
are the existing law and the hostility
of an influential group in parliament.
In many circles in France, however,
much optimism exists regarding the
question:; and it is significant that
efforts are being made by the distin-
guished French Catholic, Denys
Cochin, to bring about resumption
of those relations. He is now in
Rome and has had private audience
with Pope Benedict, followed by a
long conversation with Cardinal Cas-
parri, the PapaI Secretary of State.
His visit, it should be added, is quite
unofficial. un..
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
LIFE AND HEALTH.

Over fifty per cent of the poverty
is due to drink.
Poverty is one of the main causes
of premature sickness and death.
Commercialized vice is responsible
for large proportion of diseases and
hereditary ailments found in our hos
pitfalls.
Alcohol stimulates the sexual in
stincts and weakens the will and moral
sense, thus promoting vice.
Alcohol and commercialized vice
flourish together and generally die to-
gether.
About $4,000 persons die in United
States directly from drink each year,
but several times as many die from
diseases of lungs, kidneys or liver,
etc., because these organs are weak
ened by moderate" drinking. Also
hundreds of thousands of babies and
children die from hereditary diseases
and neglect due to drink.
There were 100000 men rejected
| from the first draft. Throughout the
| country 20 per cent of the whole num-
Der called were rejected for physical
| defects and the remainder for other
causes; while in Kansas only 10 per
cent were rejected for all causes, in
Guiding physical defects.
1t is one great cause of accidents:
in factories, mines and other indus
tries; truck and auto drivers have
access to it.
The world over more persons died
from drink and it's effects in 1917
than were men of England and France
killed in battle. To appreciate this,
look up the data obtained and pub
lished by British and American life
insurance companies.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
THE NEW KNIGHTS.

Sincere fluctuations to the new
ly honored gentlemen Of the Twin
Cities who have been decorated
with the knighthood of st. Greg
DRY the Great! The unusual dis
tinction is deeply appreciated by
their friends and fellow citizens.
Some hOnors are conferred in the
nature of a recognition Of a whole
community: the present case wit
neSses an acknowledgment by
Rome Of the personal worth of the
recipients. For nearly a century
a list of distinguished men have
been so honored by the Holy
Father throughout the world. In
every case unusual merit on the
part Of the man so honored has
been the sole reason Of the be-
stoWal Of this high testimonial of
papal regard.
With regard to the latest recip-
tents Of this title there can be no
doubt whatsoever as to the under
lying cause Of their having been
chosen. For the past thirty or
forty years they have been most
active in every good work relat-
ing to Church and society. The
various movements for religious
betterment have found them anx-
iouS to do more than their share,
and willingly, in promoting God s
glory. May they long live to en-
joy the honors which Rome has
so graciously showered upon them
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL.

Miss Cora Frances Stoddard, seCre-
tary of the Scientific Temperance
Federation, made one of the addresses
in the Atlantic City convention, in the
course of which she said:
"The fundamental facts of the al
cohol question are the truths as to
what alcohol is and what it does to
the bodies, minds, and souls of our
people"
And then she went on to remark:
Back of the arguments as to the
immense financial cost of supporting
the saloon, back of the question of it's
political effects, we find, when push
ing the issue to it's ultimate sources,
the most important question to be:
What does the alcohol which the
saloon sells do to the human race,
physically, mentally, and morally? BY
the answer to that question will the
saloon stay or go.
Already the saloon receives treat
ment different from that of any
similar trade. Meat markets, grocery
and dry goods stores are not hedged
about with the restrictions peculiar
to the saloon. The drinker who re-
CARDS his beverage as one of his small
luxurues can find no parallel in the
sale of jewels, automobiles, rich furs,
and fine house furnishings, for the
temptations which have been placed
upon the sale of alcoholic drinks.
Some saloons are unhygienic. Is
that our chief objection to the saloon?
No. There are factories and stores
that are unhygienic, but there is.
therefore, no organized effort to put
all factories and stores out of
existence. We say, Clean up, get
more light, air, security, and go on;
the community needs you
Some saloons exert corrupting in
fiuence on politics. Is that our chief
reason for trying to abolish the sa-
loon? No. Other kinds of business
also at times exert corrupt influence
on politics, but no one, therefore, pro-
poses to stop all business. Law says,
Let politics alone, but go on with
your industry, your manufacturing,
your commerce; the community needs
YOU
"The fundamental reason for the
great temperance movement of the
world is that the alcohol which the sa-
loon sells has strong inherent posi-
bilities of harm to human life, that it
is detrimental rather than beneficial
to life. And this alcohol is alcohol,
whether it is sold over the bar of the
saloon, as is the chief custom in
America, or over the table of the
hotel, restaurant, cafe, or consumed
in the home, as is the chief custom in
Continental Europe. And it is be-
cause of this effect of alcohol that we
say to the saloon, The community
will be better off without you, and you
must go!'
These facts, therefore, cannot be
too often emphasized To teach all
the people these truths must be the
basic work of every campaign against
the saloon. On them hinges our right
to legislate against the manufacture
and sale of alcohol for the public
welfare in defense Of tho human asa
sets Of the nation
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
Central-Verein Drive
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE NOW
CONDUCTING CAMPAIGN TO
RAISE ITS QUOTA.

A campaign for the Catholic Chap
lains Fund of the Central-Verein was
launched in all cities of New York on
Monday by the Catholic State League.
The object is to raise a minimum of
$4,000 for the purpose of maintain
ing a number of Catholic Chaplains
and to provide the boys in the service
of the country with necessary devo.
tional articles and sound literature
The State committee in charge of the
campaign believes that in view of the
Importance of this work the amount
designated will be exceeded by several
thousand dollars.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
JEWISH RABBlS PROTEST
OPPOSE EFFORTS TO MAKE PAL
ESTINE A JEWISH NATION.

The Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbits, held in Chicago on
Thursday last, adopted resolution
opposing efforts to reassert Jewish
nationalism in Palestine. In part the
resolution says:
1--WE are opposed to the idea that
Palestine should be considered the
homeland of the Jews. Jews in
America are part of the American
Nation. The ideal of the Jews is not
the establishment of Jewish State;
not the reassertion of Jewish nation
ality, which has long been outgrown
We believe that our survival as a
people is dependent upon the asser.
ton and the maintenance of our his.
toric religious role
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
THE sECRETARY's WARNING

Recently the Secretary of War
issued warning to the nation at
large, and to the young men in
particular, that the present state
Of war should not be allowed to
interfere with the progress of
higher education. He pointed out
that the nation will need more
than ever all the resources Of in
tellect and of training to rehabili-
tate the country after the terrible
Scourge has passed. The period of
reconstruction will call for vast
number of experienced and
trained men to restore the dis
turbed balance of the national
life, and to build up what the
ruthlessness of war has torn
down.
For this reason it is absolutely
necessary that the young men
who have not been called into
active service of the nation return
to their collegiate studies, and
thus fit themselves to car1S on
the work that will be required Of
them in the near future. Willing
ness and talent alone will never
suffice where specialized training
is expected and needed. Unheard
of opportunities will be presented
the young men who possess the
qualifications called for by the
business, economic, educational
and commercial world. The after
math Of every great war witnesses
a revolution of ideas and ideals
in the national life. Readjust-
ment even now is going on in
many fields. The man who has
submitted his faculties to the proc
ess of technical education is the
one who will be in demand. I'm
skilled labor usually is at prem
ium: the trained mind is ever
sought after.
The colleges already are pre-
pairing to do their part. They are
holding out every inducement to
attract the young men of the
nation and to make them realize
the necessity of finishing their
course of studies. Parents can do
much to foster the idea Of the
necessity of this work. In view
Of the national need it becomes
the stringent duty Of parents and
guardians to see that the young
men are not misled by the allure
ments of apparently large wages
at present. Inflated salaries are
the rule in a condition like the
present: only the trained mind,
however, can hope to contribute
permanent value and success to
the huge program Of reconstruct
ton that is now being mapped out
by the authorities of the country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
PRAYING FOR VICTORY.

1t is consoling to notice the
recognition accorded from high
official sources to the movement
for a campaign of prayer for vic
tory. The United States Senate
petitioned the President to set
aside a special day for this pur-
pose. The President likewise on
several occasions has spoken pub
licly Of the fitness and the appro-
priateness Of offering prayer and
supplication to Almighty God that
He may bless our arms. The Holy
Father himself appointed June %,
the Feast of the Apostles, St.
Peter and st. Paul. as day pre-
eminently of worldwide petition
for peace Recently the American
Cardinals signed letter in which
the necessity of prayer on the
part of our people was explicitly
placed before us. All this tends
to point towards an awakening on
the part Of our rulers, spiritual
and lay, to the necessity, the vital
necessity, Of prayer for victory.
A notable feature during the
first year in which America was
at war was the absence, almost
universal, Of special prayers to
God for peace. Here and there,
it is true, a pious pastor inaugu-
rated a movement in his own par
ish that God might grant peace
to the world and victory to our
arms. In this matter, one of the
first parishes in the. country to
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20

We intend what our fore
fathers, the founders of this Re-
public, intended. We in America
believe our participation in this
war to be the fruitage Of what
they planted" said the President
at Mount Vernon. "Our case diff
fers from theirs only in this, that
it is our inestimable privilege to
concert with men out of every ma
ton what shall make not only the
liberties of America secure, but
the liberties of every other people
as well. There can be but one
issue. The settlement must be
final. There can be no compro-
mise. No halfway decision would
be tolerable. No halfway decision
is conceivable. "
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20

Field, San Antonio; P. J. Philippe, S.
j., Camp Doniphan, Okla; DR.. Oliver
clarendon, professor of theology at
Little Rock Seminary, to Lonoke
Ark; Terrence King, S. j., to Camp
Sheridan, Ala.
Father Kavanaugh was very CRATE
full to the Jesuit Fathers, who, with
their commendable and traditional pa
triotism had sought to aid in the pres,
ent demand for camp chaplains by fur
nishing seven out of the eleven chap.
lains recently appointed. He is very
much pleased with conditions in all
the camps visited, the courtesies ex.
tended by the United States authori.
ties and United States army officials
in charge, who sought in every way to
facilitate his work.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20

With parents, limousine and
chauffeur, a new recruit arrived
at the training camp, was regis
tered and assigned quarters. The
chauffeur caught up the baggage.
The officer held up a restraining
hand. "Mr. So-and-SO is now in
the United States service: he will
attend to his own baggage and
find his own quarters. And
thus, says a writer in the Detroit
Free Press, with no more air or
ceremony than a bricklayer would
have received, the son Of a man
who could have bought the camp
and all its appurtenances entered
the American army. Not wealth,
but what a man proves himself
to be, places him as soldier.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20

The United States Government
is not going to be content with
merely re-educating and rehabili-
tating its soldiers who have been
disabled by wounds, and fitting
them for useful and gainful occu-
pations; it is not going to leave
them to shift for themselves, but
will exert an active continuing in
terest in their welfare. This does
not mean that the Government is
to coddle them or treat them as
weakIings, but it is going to take
an active interest IN securing them
work, and in other ways endeayor
to make up to them the oppor-
tunities and advantages they lost
by reason Of wounds received in
fohting their country's battles.
Every Liberty Loan Bond and
every War Savings Stamp pur-
n -
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
Priests Join Army

Further evidence of Notre Danes
cooperation with the government
toward winning the war was manifest
ed Saturday when announcement was
made by DR.. Andrew Morrissey, C. S.
c., provincial of the Holy Cross Con-
gregation, that the Rev. James O'Brien,
G. S. c., and the Rev. Frederick Nc
Keen, G. S. c., will enter the United
States army as chaplains. Since the
outbreak of the war six Notre Dame
priests have entered the service.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
Home for Young Women
SISTERS OF MERCY WILL OPEN
HOUSE IN BUFFALO.

Archbishop Dougherty, before leav-
ing Buffalo, N. Y, formally dedicated
and opened the Casa Misericordia,
established under the direction of the
Bishop, who keenly realized this long
felt need.
This is the Jewett homestead re-
Gently purchased by the Sisters of
Mercy, under whose guiding care
young women may find a shelter and
home. The site is ideal, being in an
attractive residential section of the
city and conveniently located for the
accommodation of young women who
may be employed in the business
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20

Bonds Of the Fourth Liberty
Loan are now being turned out by
the thousands daily in the Treas
ury's Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. The bonds are similar
in form and design to those Of
the third loan, and space has been
left on each bond for insertion of
the exact terms of the bonds. 1t
is believed that a sufficient num-
Der Of the bonds will be ready to
make possible immediate delivery
of all bonds Of the fourth loan
as they are purchased.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
Bishop Confers Degree

For the first time IN the history of
the Knights of Columbus, Bishop is
to have charge of degree class of
the order. The Rt. Rev. j. Henry
Then, D. D., Bishop of Denver, a
Fourth Degree member of the K. of C.
and an enthusiastic supporter of
Knighthood, has accepted an invita-
ton to participate in the initiation of
a class by Denver Council No. 539 on
Sunday, July %. The class of candi-
dates, therefore. will be known as the
Rishon's Glass.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20

Senator Lewis Of Illinois, intro
duccd a bill in the senate recently
which would greatly extend the
provisions of the war insurance
act. The bill proposes to give the
benefits of the act, not only to all
persons engaged in war work, but
also to all workers in the country
in occupations which endanger
life or health.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20

Joseph F. Rutherford, as head
OF the International Bible Stu
dents association, and six of his
associates, were sentenced recent
ly in New York to twenty years
imprisonment for conspiracy to
violate the espionage law. The
Pastor Russell organization has
been one Of the most bitter anti
Catholic agencies in the country
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-20
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918.

Preparations are being made
these months for the due celebra-
ton Of the fifteenth centenary of
the death Of st. Jerome, the giant
i'll battles for the Church in the
east and the west. The great
writer's body lies i'll st. Peters,
Rome, but the exact spot is for
gotten.