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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
A Chaplain's Experience
REV. JOHN j. BRADY, WHO CROSS
ED WITH FIRST OF PERSHING'S
ARMY, TELLS OF ENTERTAINING
MEN-VILLAGERS JOIN IN.

In a letter from Somewhere in
France" mention is made of the great
work being done by Rev. John j.
Brady, Chaplain of the 9Th Regiment
of Marines, and the first Catholic chap
lain to land on French soil with the
American Expeditionary Force
The letter tells of the gratitude of
Father Brady for the publicity given
his letter to Cardinal Farley, and the
substantial returns from the Catholic
people of the United States, which has
made his labors so effective.
Father Brady has established a
main club in the little French village
where the troops rest when they come
back from the trenches, and where,
it is said, the French people are kind
ness itself He organized an orches-
ira of eight pieces from among the
marines of the regiment, and also a
choir made up of the finest voices in
the village, who are invited to the club
every afternoon where the singers
meet and chat with our boys, who, it
is said, are rapidly acquiring the Ian
guage from association with them.
A musical program is rendered by
the choir, and the orchestra plays
and in this way many pleas
ant hours are passed by the sol
diers. Two smaller clubs have been
established by Father Brady at other
points, where weekly entertainments
are given and a service of daily NOV
| ing pictures is soon to be established.
1t is pointed out that this has all
been accomplished by means of the
money sent by the Catholics of the
States. Cooperating with Father
Brady in his work, is Colonel Bearss,
commanding the regiment, and recog.
| nized by the leading French officers
as che of the ablest tacticians that is
with our forces.
On Christmas Day, the letter states,
Father Brady covered over eighty
miles to bring the sacraments to the
men at the different places; had a de.
lightful Christmas party for the chill.
dren of the French village when gifts
were distributed to them out of the
money sent from the States, and the
estimation in which this good priest
| is held by the Marines in France was
demonstrated at the close of the day
when they presented him with a gold
watch and cross, as a testimonial Of
|. their affection and appreciation of the
many sacrifices he had made for their
spiritual and temporal welfare m
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
RESPECT THE AGED.

1t is a notable fact Of ancient
history that the peoples of olden
times, who were renowned for
solid wisdom, included respect
and veneration for the old as an
important part of their ethical
and religious systems. 1t was
recognized and admitted that,
usually speaking, age brings wis
dom as the fruit Of experience. In
this sense knowledge and wisdom
are two entirely different acquisi-
tions. For wisdom is acquired not
through books alone, but from the
experiences that go to make up
the round Of life.
Respect for the aged was crys-
tallized definitely under the in.
fiuence of the Christian religion
Institutions were founded in all
lands, and the tenderest ministra-
tions Of Christian charity were
extended to the aged, homeless
and helpless. This spirit has been
continued down the ages, until at
the present day every country in
the world has homes for the aged
Respect for the aged, however
is frequently lacking among those
who have not yet attained the ven.
arahln 1,nriod of l;fo TboYrb+locc
youth with careless impetuosity
not rarely treats the old with a
sighting Indifference. While the
actual sneer may be absent, 8
naughty, patronizing air is fire.
|quently in violence. The old have
| a right, ayell-founded claim in
virtue of their years, to all defer.
ence and respect. Especially il
lthis true in the case of ones par.
Tents. Disrespect evinced towards
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
"FOR LAROR'S SAkE-AND
AMERICAS"

II shall vote for the anti-liquor
measures. Whenever an issue is pre-
sented between bread and booze |
intend to vote for bread. In doing
so I am confident that / shall be serv-
ing the highest and best interests
of my country and my constituents,
and that no class of my constituents
will be better served than the wage
earners."
This was the reply of Representa-
tive William P. Borland of the very
wet state of Missouri, to the mem
bers of Labor's Emergency Liberty
League, an association made up of
brewery drivers and their friends,
when asked for his attitude toward
national prohibition.
The statement is a patriotic one
and should be the voice of every
Congressman and Senator in the
United States Congress.
He further said: Booze is lux
ury and not necessity. 1t decreases
the efficiency and earning power of
industrial workers, and in this time
of our national peril we need the full
development of our efficiency and
the unfettered strength of our people.
Booze also decreases the stock of
grain and food supplies. We have
an army in the field which must be
fed. We cannot with a clear con-
science ask the housewives of Ameri-
ca to save the food grains on their
tables and permit the stock of food
material to be used for the manu-
facture of alcoholic beverages.
'The men of organized labor are
loyal to the American flag. Prac-
tically the majority of the men of
organized labor are dry. There is
no labor in the world so poorly paid
as the liquor trade, nor in which the
hours are longer.
Practically all of the workers now
engaged in the liquor trade are in
demand for other work in the COM
munity, at as good or better wages.
"The question is no longer solely
moral question, but has become an
economic and patriotic one"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
WASHINGTON AT PRAYER.

One Of the most human touch
es in the life of the incompar-
able Washington is the incident
related by one of his biographers.
The war Of American independ-
ence had progressed for several
years with uncertain fortunes.
The slender resources Of the in
FAINT Colonies were far inferior to
the intensity Of their patriotism.
A blow had been struck for lib
erty. 1t was a blow directed
against one of the most powerful
nations in the world. 1t was a
pigmy against a giant, the beard
less David against the powerful
Goliath. France had not yet
sent her expected aid. The SUI
periority of numbers, training
and equipment of the English
forces seemed to threaten ami
hilatiOn for the sturdy little band
of pioneers. Although commanded
by one of the greatest generals
in history, the poorly clad, poor
ly equipped soldiers of the Colo
MES seemed doomed to destruc-
ton.
At this crisis, when the suffer-
ings at Valley Forge were keen
est, we are told that on certain
day the great Washington re-
treated to an adjoining wood. He
fastened the reins of his horse to
a young sapling. Casting his hat
aside, he knelt on the snow-cov-
cred ground and poured forth in
tense supplications to Him Who
alone gives victory. Washington
prayed as only a great heart can
pray. Realizing the responsible
tiles placed upon him, the huge
ness of his task, the apparent
hopelessness of success, the i'm
mortal champion of liberty spoke
to his Maker in terms of a nation
Impressed with the colossal pos.
sibilities for mankind which sue.
cess meant in the victory of the
Colonists, the Father of his Coun.
try, like Moses of old, pleaded
with God for his people.
Whether there was any logical
connection between this outpour
ing of prayer and the ultimate
success of the American armies
no man can say with certainty
Our knowledge, however; Of the
workings of Divine Providence
throughout the ages, leads us to
believe firmly that that prayer
offered up in the solemn stiffness
of the primeval wilds by the
Header of the chosen people, was
| La deciding factor in the great
struggle. Valley Forge hence.
forth became ausweet if painful
memory Liberty-loving Franco
sent her fleets and her armies
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Recently the coal dealers OF
Toledo, Ohio, declared during the
cold spell that they could not de-
liver coal owing to the scarcity OF
men and teams. Thereupon the
Catholic Charities of that city en-
gagged ten teams to haul coal,
without charge, to those who
were in great need of it. Men
were obtained for the work
through the Free Employment
Bureau. The Catholic Charities
disregarded religious lines, and
recognized but one claim on their
kindness, namely, need.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
Former Catholic Editor

Selected from large class of stu
dents at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, J. Lee Meehan, former
editor of the Intermountain Catholic
of Salt Lake City, is one of four men
detailed by the United States navy
department to the Langley aviation
field at Hampton, Va, to receive in,
structions in aerial photography from
the army experts.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
AMERICA In FRANCE
REVEREND PAUL PERIGoRD LEG.
TURED AT ST. GATHERINGS
rTHE FIGHT
ING PRIEST OF FRANCE"-SENT
BY FRANCE TO TELL THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE 9TH E
TRUTH"

The message sent by the French
people to the United States was the
subject of a vitality interesting lecture
delivered Sunday afternoon, February
10, at the College Of st. Catherine,
by Reverend Paul Perigord.
Father Perigord has been in the front
line trenches of France for the last
three years, not only as a chaplain,
but as a fighting soldier, and by his
personal valor won his commission as
First Lieutenant of the 14th Infan-
try. He has been sent by the French
Government to tell the American "the
truth"-the truth of which he has
been not only an eye witness but a
participant
For ten years prior to his enlist
ment at the outbreak of the war in
1914 Father Perigord was professor
in st. Paul Seminary, in St. Paul,
where he was also educated and Or
dained for the priesthood. Because
Of that intercollegiate friendship
which exists between neighboring
schools, Father Perigord travelled 200
miles out of his route to speak to
the students of the College of st.
Catherine and the public to whom the
invitation had been extended.
France loves and honors the Amer
lean people for their part in this
crisis when right is struggling against
might Though you may not be
aware of it, you have two capital cit
les" declared Father Perigord,
washington and Paris. In France
there is a greater display of the Stars
and Stripes than in the United States
itself, and the French people in order
to express their veneration for that
emblem of your young republic float
the American flag above their red,
white and blue standard.
ITO the girls of a woman's college
the French women send a special mes
sage. Over here they too must work
together to form the second line
trench, and back up the men. Not
only have they taken mems places
in the field of labor, but besides have
been the chief strength of the men
on the battle field. This loyalty can
be seen in the letters of encourage
ment which they write, and such
words as these, My boy be brave,
have been the force which gave the
boys courage to go over the top"
Father Perigord was present when
the first American troops landed in
France, and the welcome that they
received was enough to arouse the
jealousy of the French soldiers. That
France might show her appreciation
to these boys, she gave them the most
beautiful sector Of the front, that of
Lorraine, the home of Jeanne dare.
A pretty incident is told Of how the
American soldiers, wondering il the
voice which stirred that French maid
en- could still be heard, asked a French
officer. Before an answer could be
given the clear notes of the Amer
lean bugle sounded in the distance,
and the officer replied ''Yes-listen."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
Winners Again
CATHOLIC SCHOOL AWARDED
NINE OF Thirteen CON-
TEST MEDALS.

The pupils of st. Ann parochial
school, Terre Haute, Ind, have been
awarded nine of the thirteen gold
medals offered by the Terre Haute
Trust Co. for the best pen drawing
and essay on the flag. It is certainly
a proof of the patriotic spirit ami
mated by the pastor, Rev. John Ryves,
as well as by the Sisters of Provi-
dence, whose untiring efforts have
achieved such splendid success.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
WHIsKEY AND CRIME.

Whiskey and crime go hand in
hand, and the latter will decrease in
an appreciable degree only when traf-
ffc in the former is forbidden and the
law enforced.
This, in substance, is the view held
by B. Ogdin Chisolm, wealthy realty
operator of New York and member
of the Executive Committee of the
Prison Association of New York.
Mr.. Chisolm, who has an efficient
assistant in his daughter, is recog-
nized as one of the country's leading
experts on, and advocates of, prison
reform. 1t is his intention to visit
while in California all of the penal
institutions, reformatories, and asy-
lums. The Whittier State School,
which the New Yorker has already
visited, is praised highly by him as
one in which the right plan is being
used, namely, the housing of boys in
cottages.
IF we went into the matter thor
oughly we would find that seventy
five prisoners out of every hundred
in our jails throughout the United
States met their downfall through
the direct influence of whiskey," Mr..
Chisolm said:
Il love my fellow man: that and
nothing else prompts my interest in
behalf of the unfOrtunates who are
in trouble and who have been put
under restraint he said. Every nat
urally l am interested in the causes
which produce such misery. Whiskey,
to my mind, is the least excusable,
and at the same time the most wide
spread cause of ALL
Abolish Whiskey, Revenge.
Il hope to see the day when traf-
| fic in whiskey will be abolished. Then
hope to see blazoned across the en-
trance of every prison in the country
the words Education and 'Coopera-
tion,' and with their adoption as
watchwords, the adjustment of the
old ideas that punishment and re-
venge are the cures for crime.
My ideas of handling crime, and
in battling for it's diminution, are
that the remedy lies in individual
treatment. Reformation is the thing
where there exists any possibility for
reformation. | have most decided
views along these lines. Among my
most pronounced aversions is capital
punishment, which hope will within
the near future be abolished through
ont tho TTnitnd States -
Public Pays Cost of Crime.
The care and restraint OF criminals
and detectives whose circumstances
and conditions have been brought
about by whiskey costs the people of
the country $25,0OO,OOO a year, ac-
cording to the visitors idea, which he
holds is conservative. Just think
what we might accomplish along edu-
cational lines were we able to save
that $25,0OO,0O0," he remarked.
According to data gathered by him,
there are now $4,000 criminals and
detectives in New York alone whose
ruin has been wrought by whiskey.
That fifty per cent of the criminals
and detectives in every state are prod
ucts of whiskey is established by
him as a conservative estimate.
From Los Angeles, Mr.. Chisolm, his
wife and daughter will go to Pasa-
dena and Ventura, and later will visit
the San Quentin and Folsom prisons.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
CHURCH BASEMENT
ARSENALS.

Wnen allowed TO run It's course
unhampered, there is no channel
into which bigotry will not plunge.
Frequently a fixed idea becomes
an hallucination. A man seizes up
on a falsehood, an error, or a
vague impression. He revolves it
in his mind, looks at it from every
angle, adjusts it according to his
preconceived notions, and sends it
forth a full-fedged monster.
During the past twenty years or
more certain groups Of individuals
have made a pastime Of hurting
silly and ridiculous accusations
against the Catholic Church. The
public was told that Catholics
were gathering arms quietly and
drilling in secret, preparatory to
Selling the American government
for the Pope. In fact, it was said
that every church basement, prac-
tically speaking, was an arsenal
wherein were stored arms and am
munition for 1.-The Day" 1t was
said, moreover, that our Catholic
organizations, especially that of
the Knights of Columbus, were
furnished with swords, not for the
display Of pageantry, but for flu
ture military use, when the Pope
was to rule our beloved Republic.
These absurd ideas gained a foot
hold in certain sections of our
country where ignorance went
hand in hand with irrehgion.
Since America has entered the
fray we have been told by the
same old accusers that the Pope
favors Germany. Hence, we have
the spectacle Of American Cath
olics, so faithfully drilled in the
church easements, now directing
their arms against Germany. But
in the words Of the New York
Evening Post, if this war is to be
won it is the bayonets of Cath
Olics thatmust do it. No well bal
anced person ever took seriously
the above silly charges, which are
merely the fotsam and jetsam on
the sea Of bigotry. The truth OF
the matter is, however, that while
Catholics have been reticent in the
past in COUGHING their patriotism
in empty words, when the tocsin
sounded America stood in amaze,
ment as she beheld her erstwhile
suspected Catholic citizens spring
forward to her defense, while the
vipers Of the nation, the malicious
bigots Of the loyal order of Bene-
dict Arnold, swelled the class OF
slackers and traitors. Never again
can it be said by any sane man
that Catholics are or ever have
been recreant to their duty to.
wards their country.
AS reports of religious statistics
come in from the various army
and navy centers Of the country.
it is shown that in the majority
of cases Catholics are far in the
lead Of other denominations. We
say this not at all in spirit OF
hoastfulness, but rather to silence
the base accusations of. those who
would bring the descriptive ele.
ment of religious disaffection into
our midst.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Hearings on the constitutional
ity of the child labor law have
been advanced by the U. S. Su-
preme Court on motion Of the
Government. The increased use
of children in factories engaged in
war industries, makes a speedy de-
cision necessary. Lower courts in
the South, were children are
cruelty worked in the cotton mills,
have held that the law is uncon-
stitutional.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
Another K. of c. Chaplain

Another K. of C. Chaplain has ar
rived at Camp Grant, Rockford, I'll.
Rev. Max Rupprechter of the Diocese
of Lacrosse. There are now seven
Catholic chaplains on duty in the can
torment and every spiritual need OF
the enlisted men will be amply pro-
vided for. Father Rupprechter will
attend the Base Hospital, which is in
itself large congregation.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
Dearth Of Priests

The dearth of priests in the Newark,
N. j., diocese has necessitated the adj
vancement of the ordination date of
eight deacons, studying at the semi
nary of the Immaculate Conception,
South Orange. The ceremony will be
performed by the Right Rev. Bishop
O'Connor on February %.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

While it is undoubtedly the
duty of every Catholic to main
tain and defend his religion when
ever a proper opportunity offers,
the fact remains that the most
powerful and practical method OF
promoting Catholic truth is by the
dissemination Of Catholic litera-
ture and the support of a vigilant.
active and fearless Catholic press.
says The Southern Messenger.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Catholic Record. The ringing OF
the Angelus on the bells of many
Protestant churches is another.
The tones of these bells, morning,
noon andanight, sounding across
the fields in honor OF the lncarna-
ton, has, we are informed, be-
come quite a common experience.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Lent began last Wednesday
The abstaining from flesh meat
will be more generally observed
among the people of the United
States this year than ever before
This more general observance is
due to the food regulations pro.
mulgated by President Wilson
rather than to any great increase
of religious convictions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Will the daily newspapers and
their Roman correspondents
please let the Pope speak for him
self, complains an editor. They
insist on announcing what he has
done and what he intends to do.
Let him act for himself. Those
who misintcrpret his motives and
prophesy falsely as to his pur-
poses, are his enemies.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

A genuine Catholic will not be
satisfied with attending Mass on
Sunday during Lent. He will en-
ter into the spirit of the season
and will arrange his affairs in
such manner that he may be pres
ent at the various evening devo-
tiOns in his parish church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

For the very reason that the
world war is exacting a dreadful
toll in lives, the priests of the
Catholic Church are with the
battling armies in large numbers,
observes the Catholic News.
Wherever there is death and
danger to his people the Catholic
priest is to be found, no matter
what the risk may be to his own
life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Next Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday will be Ember Days.
They are days upon which fast
and abstinence must be observed
by all those who are not lawfully
exempt.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

The erection of wayside shrines
in England has been cited as one
of the effects produced from the
sojourn of hundreds Of thousands
of British soldiers in France and
the object lessons they have there
had before their eyes, notes The
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Washington and Lincoln beth
recognized the hand Of Divine
Providence in the great work
which they were called upon to
accomplish. Their aims were for
the betterment Of the race, and
God rewarded and crowned their
efforts with success.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Somebody has we'll said that
cit is an ill-spent Lent that does
not find us better on Easter Sun
day than on Ash Wednesday,"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Rev. James vi. ReardOn, EditCr-in-Chief
Rev. c. f. McGinnis. PHI. d.
Associate Editor.
Harry LOcheed, Advertising Manager
Printed by Willwerscheid & Roth.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
COLD FACTS FROM EUROPE.

No drunkenness in beer drinking
countries? Yet Germany, the beer
drinking country, had before the war
more than 80 institutions for treat
ment of drunkenness. Of the drinkers
received for treatment in the Swiss
Ellikon Inebriate Hospital between
1887 and 1893, there were 80 out of
every 100 who drank solely beer or
beer and wine.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
The Able Klein

The distinguished French priest and
author, Able Klein, thoroughly we'll
known and appreciated in America,
is now attached to the American
Hospital at Neuilly, France.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
Mgr. Klein Administrator

Rt. Rev. Mgr. A. J. Klein has been
appointed administrator of the do
cese,, of Lincoln. Nebs made vacant
by the transference of Rt. Rev. Bish-
op Then to Denver.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1918.

If thou hast found a friend who
can overlook thy failings, and
still be thy friend, cling to him
with grip Of steel.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Every Catholic who can spare
one hour in the morning should
endeavOr to hear Mass daily dur
ing the holy season of Lent.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-16

Entered as second.class matter, jan
uary ~, 1911, at the post Office, ST,
Paul, MINI, under Act of March 3. 1879.