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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09

AS a part Of the campaign of
education which the members of
the newly formed Catholic Lay
men s Association of Georgia have
undertaken for the enlightenment
Of the ignorant and bigoted major
ity Of the people Of their state,
a well written and neatly printed
pamphlet entitled Catholics and
Marriage" is being widely circu-
lated among the latter. 1t treats
lucidly,. succinctly, and logically
the important. subject with which
it deals; and it is certain to
instruct unto justice" a large
number Of those who receive it.
Mr.. J. J. Farrell, the manager of
the association, conveys this graft
flying news: "Our work is pro
crossing splendidly and success is
meeting the, efforts of our associa-
ton, which is the only one of its
kind in the. country" -,.
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NEW RECORD SET BY THE CATH
OLlC BRANCH IN ST. PAUL
TOTAL FOR MONTH OVER 10000
ARTICLES ZEAL CONTINUES
UNABATED.

The following report of work accom-
plished and of articles made, during
the month of February, by the Catho-
lie Branch of the st. Paul Chapter of
the Red Cross, sets new high rec
ord. The women of the various auXili-
aries, under the efficient direction OF
Mrs. George T. Slade, and her able
assistants, have shown great zeal and
tireless energy in the work. The vast
result achieved is equalled only by
the spirit of friendly rivalry and uni
fed action that prevades the atmos-
phere of this busy workship.
During the month of February ar
ticles made were as follows: refugee
garments, 1875; hospital garments,
1922; hospital linens, 1890; surgical
dressings, 89,395; muslins, 2,233;
knitted articles. 521. The total out
put therefore, for the month is 96,O8G
articles.
The number of articles made by the
auXiliaries in the Garment section
was 4,458, of which 521 were knitted
articles. 1t may be remarked that the
School Sisters of Notre Dame, during
the same time, made 2,233 muslin
bandages for hospitals. These Sis
ters are teaching in the following
schools: st. Matthew, ST. Agnes, ST.
Stanislaus, Assumption, Sacred Heart,
st. Francis.
1t may be noted that certain parish
auXiliaries did not report the number
of surgical dressings made. When
the Chairman of the auxiliary fails to
report work, the articles not reported
| by the parish section are credited tC
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09

The thought Of so many Individual
members of his circle who have
gone forth that home and country
might be safe for us. af
When loving friend or relative
of an absent hero kneels devoutly
before the altar Of God and gazes
upon that solitary star, tWinkling
in reflected glory from the sane
tuary, his eyes fail to note the fig
ures. In that mere number he has
no interest. To him the star
stands for one only: the son, the
brother, who has valiantly severed
home ties and heart. strings, and
FASTENED forward at the martial
call of duty. The symbolism dis
appears from view: in the midst
of the silent mist that gradually
forms before the fixed gaze OF the
Worshipper, that lone star takes on
human form and life. 1t stands
forth the living, speaking likeness
Of the dear absent one, and APP
peals not so much for sympathy
as for support and help, prayer
and supplication.
If a service flag is a beautiful
testimony on the walls Of club,
lodge or office, it is pre-eminently
solemn reminder in our church
es, hOwsoever small the number Of
parishioners-be it only one-Who
have gone forth to ensure the per-
manency Of liberty for us. Every
church should display a service
flag III some prominent place. A
lone star with the figures under
meath is a real, a genuine inspir-
alton. Every member OF the par
ish can gaze upon that beautiful
emblem and take pride in the num-
Der there represented. The ones
who have been left at home by the
departing hero will come into the
house of God actuated by a new
motive of love and devotion. They
will Emeel before the altar Of God
and, with eyes riveted upon the
Tabernacle, they will pour forth
Earnest supplication to our Divine
Lord that he who is represented
by that lone, solitary star may be
guided safely through peril and
danger, and may be returned
whole and unframed to the bosom
of his family and his church. The
Lone Star! may the CLINT of its
glistening never dim!
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CATHOLIC RED CROSS

the volunteer workers. In this. way
the records of certain parishes may be
accounted for under the head of Vol
unteers.
The following list shows the number
of surgical dressings made by each
auxiliary:
St. Mark, 1856; st. Adalbert,
S,125; st. Luke, 1926; Cathedral,
6,724; st. GATHERINGS College, 1926;
st. Josephs Academy, 5,197; St.
Matthew, 5,139; st. Joseph's Alumnae,
3,710; Assumption, 3,135; Visitation
Convent, 2,84S; st. Stanislaus, 2,765;
st. Louis, 1880; st. John, 1897; st.
Agnes, LIZA; Christ Child, 1926; st.
Francis, 1,450; Sacred Heart, 1927;
ST. Bernard, 1,196; St Michael, 1,196;
Guild of Catholic Women, LIS;
Cathedral Sodality, 9O7; st. Peter
Claver, 907; st. James, 1926; Holy Re-
deemer, G20; st. Cecilia, 412; St.
Casimir, 412; st. Patrick, 412; Catho-
lie. Women Foresters, 412; St, Col
umba, 81; st. Mary, 81; Ladies'
Auxiliary, A. o. H., 243; Tabernacle
Society, AZ; Volunteers, 1862.
Following is the number of articles
made by each auxiliary in the Gar
ment Section:
st. .Adalbert, GIG; Cathedral, APT;
st. Mark, 426; ST. Louis, 375; st.
James, 3O4; st. Mary of the Lake,
3O3; St. Luke, 179; Convent of the
Good Shepherd, 173; St Mary, 1874;
Tabernacle Society, 1872; st. John,
1874; Guild of Catholic Women, 1903;
ST. Andrew, 95; ST. Francis, 80; La
dies Auxiliary, A. o. H., 80; ST. Ber-
nard, 70; Sacred Heart, 68; Assump-
ton, So; ST. Columbia, 60; st. Matthew
60; st. Vincent, So; st. Casimir, so;
ST. Stanislaus, 40; st. Agnes, 40; ST.
Patrick, As; st. Cecilia, AZ; Blessed
Sacrament, SO; Christ Child, IS; St
Michael, 8; Volunteer, 2O7.
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THE POPE AND PEACE
PERSISTENT MIsREPREsEN-
TATION OF HOLY FATHERS
VIEWS AND AlMS-cAUSE OF
CURIOUS STATEMENTS.

1T is not necessary to go into de-
tails as to all the strange things that
have been written about the Holy
Father and the Holy See, lately" says
a writer of the Catholic Press Associ-
alton "One thing" he continues
Jumps to the eye, however; all the
writer's start from the decomposition
that the Holy. See is greatly concerned
about the fate of Austria because Aus
tria is a Catholic country and, being
'pro-Austrian the Pope is necessarily
'pro-German' Once that is establish
and worse-eomment on everything
he has said and done since he ascend
ed the throne of Peter. The whole
thing is, of course, valueless because
it is based on a false premise-which
the writer's must recognize if they
would take the trouble once and for all
to read and with an open mind I'M
derstand the grounds on which His
Holiness is and must be neutral and
impartial in this world war. Further,
Iu0y SIdII vi dHUluSI SiIOnCOuS pre-
supposition-thatP opes are politicians
and nothing else. They talk of His
Holiness as if he were the undersec-
rotary for foreign affairs for some
petty princedom for what it can get
for itself from a disturbance harrow
ing the world And they do not stop
for a moment to think what is con-
veyed by those two words His Holt
ness When one to whom the world
kneels thrice as it approaches, says
Peace and prays Peace and takes on
his shoulders with the Triple Crown
the duty of working for Peace even to
the laying down of life-then Peace
for him is not glib catchword, not
a thing of political intrigue, it is some
thing which the common father of
three hundred million Catholics looks
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09

A few years ago the Catholics
of San Francisco started move
ment, having for its very laudable
purpose the closing of stores and
other places of business from one
O o'clock till three on the afternoon
of Good Friday, in order that the
employees might have an oppor-
tunity of attending the special
services that are held in the
churches during that time. Soon
the good will and support Of non
Catholic business men were enlist
ed: and now there is what may be
called a civic observance Of Good
Friday in that and other large
cities in California. The splendid
example that has thus been set by
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09

In the days, Of revolutions So
cialist writer's sometimes get a bit
of their own back. The Roman
Avanti" records a case which
came before the High Court of
Germany in June, 1915. The au-
thor of book regarded as treas
enable was being prosecuted, and
the court found that the book,
"The War and the Information
ale, was indeed reasonable, as it
melted Germans to alter the con-
stitution of the empire by violent
or any other means. 1t ordered
that all copies of the book should
be confscated and destroyed, but
it could take no proceeding
against the author, as he could not
be found. His name was Trotsky.
1t should be easy to find him now.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09

man of intellect. Next to the
Summa Of Theology, there is pos
sibly no other work which will
lay surer foundation of truth in
the mind of any professional man
than will the Summa contra
Gentes, or the Compendium of
Philosophic Thought. The man
who desires to think independent
ly, and at the same time correctly,
cannot do better than study care
fully and ponder over the Won
drous system Of thought to be
found in these two works.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09
BE LOYAL TO OUR
EXECUTIVE.

During the past year it has been
said, countless times, that every
citizen should be loyal to the
country. The Catholic position
is absolutely clear: all power and
authority are from God; we are
children of God; therefore, to re-
sist legitimate authority is to re-
sist God Himself. With wonder
full unanimity the many conflict
ing elements Of our country have
united in supporting the admin
istratiOn during the present crisis.
1t was but natural to expect that
in a country like this divergent
views. would sometimes carry the
individual beyond the bounds Of
discretion. The many national
tiles represented in this compare
lively new nation have not yet
become sufficiently welded to-
gether to obliterate every trace
Of their former characteristics.
The great Melting Pot has seethed
and boiled until the individual
units have become blended into
one vast body, the body of patri-
otism. Certain elements, how
ever, that refused assimilation,
even in their native land, require
not the melting pot but the fur
mace. If they cannot be adjusted
freely to the new surroundings
which they themselves have
chosen, and are to remain as
blotches on the landscape, elm
nation or incarceration is the only
method left to safeguard the
country at large.
1t is remarkable to see with
what alertness the foreign-born
peoples in our midst grasped the
true condition Of affairs. Sons of
practically every land under
heaven have looked up to the
Stars and Stripes as their chief
hope, and have freely given of
their strength and means in order
that that banner might still con-
tinue to. float unframed in the
breeze. This unity is a singular
testimony to the saIutary effect
which our institutions of freedom
and democracy have produced
upon those lchildren Of other
soils.
In order that Democracy may
vindicate itself before the world
it is necessary that criticism OF
the carping kind be thoroughly
uprooted. Some persons are SC
constituted that nothing ever sat
isles. They are so self-centered
in their own imaginary superior
ity and perfection that the most
praiseworthy actions in Others
will Immediately draw their fire
The administration in Washing
ton has done valiant work, anc
| all in less than one year. A re
view of it's achievements during
the past eleven months presents
an almost incredible record. Mis-
| takes have been made, and mis-
takes will be made; the man. Wht
never makes. a mistake is either
| a fool or a sluggard- usually
both. The loyalty Of Catholics
has been proven to be beyond, re
proach. Our duty is to uphole
| with all our strength both arms
of the Executive, and to parry
deity and vigorously every thrus
that might be made towards TIL
| Government. Where disloyalt!
is found, in high place or low, i
should be dealt with in the sew
crest manner possible, withou
leniency or sentimental weakness
The safety Of the nation is to-
Iprecious a heritage to be. trifieC
with, especially when there i
Question Of insidious reptiles il
our midst.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09
AN UNDERsTA ND1Ne OF The
CROSS.

: ~ IL = IS
o1. The General Intention for the
prayers of the members of the
League of the Sacred Heart, for
the month of March, as recon-
mended by His Holiness Pope
Benedict XIV, is, can Understand
ing Of the Cross"
The history Of Christianity for
the past nineteen centuries marks
the triumph Of the Cross. The
few faithful but timid followers
OF the Cross Overcame their fear
and human weakness, and set out
on q career Of conquest. Their
triumphs ended and were sealed
with their life s blood. The Won
drous work, however, once
launched, proceeded apace with
the force Of a tidal wave, until the
regenerating waters bathed every
land. The Cross, the symbol of
Christianity, has ever been the
target for persecution. Strange,
indeed, would it be if things were
otherwise. For the Cross is the
challenge Of God to the weakness,
to the faithlessness of man. In
nate propensities to evil could not
be overcome without struggle :
the Cross ever must be the signal
either for opposition or for an eff
fort for sclf-mastery.
The meaning of the Holy Father
in proposing the Intention for this
month seems, however, to be that
we endeavor to understand the
real nature Of the Cross. Christ
once said, eff any man will come
after Me, let him deny himself
and take up his cross and follow
Me-" TO follow Christ to the
Cross means to struggle against
all that is opposed to the will OF
God. 1t means constant action
against the forces of evil, against
natural tendencies to i'll, and
against the allurements and the
enticements Of material nature.
In order to. understand the
value of the Cross thoroughly il
is not necessary to await the tire
mendous force Of violent persecu
ton; as the Imitation of Christ
says, "The Cross is always ready
and at every turn awaits you
Above, below, within, without
turn where you will, we shall al
ways find the Cross The Cross
appears to us daily in the form OF
trials and suffering, of poverty
and disappointments, of sickness
and misfortune, of mental anguish
and physical discomfort; every
thing, in fact, which stands con
trary to our natural desires bears
upon itself the impress of the
Cross.
| While endeavoring to under
stand the true nature and value
Of this holy sign, it is we'll to re
member that we should avoid i'm
posing it upon others. Often d.
we complain of the actions O.
other persons toward us, where
as we forget that in our daily in
tercourse we frequently disre
gard the law Of charity, of kind
ness, and Of sympathetic feeling
for others. Very few there arr
in this life who do not. infict
far greater amount Of suffering
upon others than they themselvet
are forced to bear. A real under
standing Of the Cross will give ;
person an appreciation of true
values, and will make clear tn
fact that every trial borne for tn
love of God will be marked will
the Cross, and the Cross will be (
badge and a claim Of eternal hap
Ipiness.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09

Our esteemed contemporary,
The Fortnighly Review, of ST..
Louis has been receiving many
we'll deserved bouquets recently
on the occasion of having com
menced it's twenty-ffth year. One
of it's readers, a Catholic priest,
chose a more practical method of
showing his appreciation Of the
Review by sending one hundred
dollars for a life subscription.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09

The Bishop McGolrick Burse,
for the purpose of educating a
native priest in the foreign mis-
sion fields, is growing apace. 1t
offers an opportunity for admirers
of the late prelate of Duluth to
emphasize their appreciation of
his priestly qualities.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09
A SACRED PERFORMANCE
THE UPPER ROOM, A DRAMA OF
CHRIST'S PASSION -OUTLINE
OF PASSION PLAY TO BE GIVEN
UNDER. AUSPICES OF ST. LUkE'S
PARISH.

Mgr. Ber sons Passion Play, "The
Upper Room" will be presented in the
Knights of Columbus Hall on Tues
day afternoon, March 10, at tWO-thirty
o'clock and on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, March 20 and q, at
eight.thirty.
The Upper Room" is the story Of
the Passion of our Divine Lord. The
scene is the same throughout the
three acts, namely, the upper room in
Jerusalem where our Lord celebrated
the Last Supper with His Apostles.
The figure of the Divine Saviour does
not appear at any time in the play.
A prologue announces the play and
bids the audience to follow it with
devotion. The first act opens with
the "Pange Lingua" and the words
of Our Lord, Il am the true Vine"
which recall the Last Supper.
Act I. AchaZ, the landlord of the
upper room, hears from Samuel, his
servant-boy, of what happened at the
Last Supper, the institution of the
duct of Judas. While they speak of
these things in fear, through the arch
way above the street, one hears the
guards going by, led by Judas toward
Gethsemane. Achaz sends Samuel to
follow them.
Joseph of Arimathea enters with
Mary Magdalen. They are filled with
fear when they learn that the guards
have gone down to Gethsemane. Then
enters, silently Mary, the Mother Of
our Lord Silently she gives to Joseph
Of Arimathea the chalice of the Last
Supper and then takes her stand on
the balcony beneath the archWay
overlooking the city.
Samuel returns, breathless and all
excited, to tell how the Master has
been betrayed and seized. They all
turn in anguish to the Blessed Mother
who silently comforts them, while out
side the guards go by again, bringing
the Divine Prisoner
Act II. Scene. 1. Samuel in broken
words, tells Achaz how he saw the
Saviour crowned with thorns while
the rabble cried to PLATE to cruelty
Him. Then enters, silently, the Bless
ed Mother She kneels at the balcony
overlooking the city. Samuel and
Achaz go out 'Stabat Mater Do
lorosa."
Samuel enters with Judas, who
comes to look once more at the room
of the Last Supper; he throws down
his empty purse in despair and fondles
rope. Samuel begs him to turn for
mercy to Mary She holds out her
arms to him; but Judas turns and
fees.
Achaz returns and bids Samuel keep
the outer door. Mary Magdalen en-
tiers, all distraught She has witness
ed the scourging; she has seen, the
cross. She cries out in despair and
then, seeing the Blessed Mother she
falls down with prayer for pardon.
John, the beloved Apostle, enters.
He calmly invites the Blessed Mother
to descend into the street. The Way
of the Cross has begun. She goes
out, silently, on his arm. Shouting
is heard and from beyond the balcony
rises the sound of the Way of the
Cross. 'Vexilla Regis prodeunt.
Act H. Scene II. The hour of the
Crucifixion. Darkness covers the
earth. In the upper room Samuel
kneels at the table of the Last Sup
per. Lightning flashes and thunder
rolls and the 'Improperia," Re-
proaches," are heard,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1918.

The faculty of the st. Paul Sem
mary has shown its zeal by sub
scribing a bursc of one thousand
dollars for the education of ma
tive priest in foreign mission
lands. @a--
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The following dioceses are now
without an episcopal head: Tren-
ton. Galveston, Duluth, Lincoln,
Detroit, San Antonio, and Phila-
delphia. The newly created do
ccse of Lafayette, in Louisiana,
also awaits its first Bishop.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09

The senior Catholic chaplain
with the American eXpcditiOnary
forces abroad is Major Francis B.
Doherty, Of this diocese. Chap
lain Doherty has seen severe serv-
ice in the Philippines and in Mex
leo.
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While men continue to slaugh-
ter one another, the Church goes
ever on her way, pleading, heal
ing, caring for the soul in the
midst of danger and strife. AS
she is not of this world, the affairs
of earth have no power to impede
her work or to lessen her zeal.
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on as his sacred duty to Almighty God.
II some of the writer's would pass a
minute anaiyzing the meaning of those
two words, me feels sure that they
would scratch out such writings of
theirs
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Rev. James VI. ReardOn, Editcr-in-ChIef'
Rev. C. F. McGinnis, PHI. DE-
Associate Editor.
Harry Locheed, Advertising Manager.
Printed by Willvverscheid & Roth.
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The service flag with the single
star. surrounding the number OF
enlisted men, seems the most eX-
pressive form yet devised to re
call the memory of the absent
ones,
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According to reports from deal
ers there will be an absence of
palm for use in the churches on
Palm Sunday. The government
embargo on freight, as we'll as the
scarcity of labor in the South, will
make it difficult or impossible to
obtain the usual supply.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-09
THE STRONGEST POEM ON TEN.
PERANCE.

The following is considered the
strongest temperance poem ever
written. 1t was written by a young
lady, who was told that she was a
monomaniac in her hatred of alco-
holic liquors:
. co FEEL WHAT l HAVE FELT a
Go feel what l have felt,
Go, bear what | have borne;
Sink meath a blow a father dealt,
And the cold, proud worlds scorn!
Thus struggle on from year to year,
Thy sole relief the scalding tear.
Go, weep as I have wept
Ger a loved fathers fall; -s
See every cherished promise swept,
Youths sweetness turned to gall;
Hopes faded flowers strewed all the
way
That led me up to woman's day.
Go, kneel as l have knelt,
lmplore, beseech and pray,
Strive the besotted heart to melt,
The downward course to stay;
Be cast with bitter curse aside
Thy prayers burlesqued, thy tears
defied.
Go, stand where | have stood,
And see the strong man bow;
With crashing teeth, lips bathed in
blood,
And cold and livid brow;
Go, catch his wandering glance, and
see
There mirroWed his souls misery.
Go, hear what | have heard
The sobs of sad despair,
AS memory's feeling fount hath
stirred
And it's revealings there
Have told him what he might have
been,
Had he the drunkard's fate foreseen.
Go to a mothers side,
And her crushed spirit cheer:
Thine own deep anguish hide,
Wipe from her cheek the tear;
Mark her dimmed eye, her furrowed
brow,
The gray that streaks her dark hair
now,
The toil-worn frame, the trembling
limb,
And trace the ruin back to him
Whose plighted vow in early youth
Promised eternal love and truth,
But who foresworn, hath yielded up
This promise to the deadly cup,
And led her down from love and light
From all that made her pathway
bright,
And chained her there mid want
and strife,
That lowly thing-a drunkard's wife,
And stamped on childhood's brow, SO
mild
That whitening blight--a drunkard's
child!
60, hear, and feel, and see, and know
All that my soul hath felt and known,
Ihen look within the wine-cup's glow;
See If its brightness can atone;
Think of its flavor you would try,
II all proclaimed-'T drink and die.
Tell me | hate the bowl
Hate is feeble word;
loathe, abhor-my very soul
By strong disgust is stirred
Whene'er | see, or hear, or tell
VI the Dark Beverage of He'll!
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thes Catholics 5and their fellow
Christians in California is assured
y' one which could, with great
spiritual profit, be followed in
Minnesota and other States.