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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14
About Alsace-Lorraine
ATTEMPT BEING MADE TO PROT
EsTANTlZE CATHOLIC coUN-
TRIES PPosED IN THE
RElCHSTAG.

The deliberate attempt of the Prus-
sian government to make of Alsace-
Lorraine second Poland is matter
to engage Catholic public opinion in
the Allied countries at the present
time. The old evil policy of expropri-
alton followed by the Prussian Gov
eminent in Poland before the war, a
policy that met with the most deter
mined opposition from many German
Catholic and Socialist Deputies, is be-
ing applied to Alsace-Lorraine, and, it
is hopeful to observe, is being met
With the same opposition. A concern
Known as ''The Land Company for the
West Mark" has been formed with
the object of acquiring landed proper
ty in Alsace-Lorraine and settling it
with persons who are reliable in a
national sense" that is to say, by peo-
pie who can be depended upon to as
sist the German Covenant in the
GermaniZing process which has been
carried on ever since the day the prov
inces were torn from France.
A good deal of light is thrown on the
subject by the reports of the debate
in the Reichstag. 1t appears that one
of the principal members of the Com
pany is the imperialist Professor
Bernhard, who is attached to the Ger
man General Headquarters. From
the same source the majority of the
officials of the Company have been
chosen, practically all of whom are
adherents of the Fatherland party
and supporters of Krupp and the arm
ament firms. The allegation was
made by Socialist Deputy that a
colonization by Protestant settlers
from East Prussia is intended and, al
though the charge was denied, the
composition of the Fatherland Party
makes it clear that action on the part
of the Party in Alsace-Lorraine will
not work to the advantage of Catholi-
cism. The plan and policy of the
Company has been bitterly attacked
by the Catholic leader Herr Erzberg-
er, though his protest has produced no
effect.
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CHURCH sLACKERS.

| am very sure that it is nc
| pleasure for Father G.. to speak sc
complainingly every blessed Sun
day about money, writes an eN-
change; although my neighbor
holds that before breakfast one is
less patient and more apt to ex-
aggerate little matters of this
kind. (NIy neighbor is a good
fellow, faithful in his attendance
at Mass, but he doesn' t rent a
pew. lie likes me, | know, for he
regularly borrows my paper.)
| was away this summer and at
tended Mass in three cities; at all
Of these Masses | got a talk on
money. We heard the. Gospel
read; but it was the money mat
ter that was explained in full.
| see the complaint is quite gen
eral, and | am moved to ask
what's the matter with us Cath
olics? Why don't we pay up?
Why do we sidestep our obliga-
tons? Why is it so many people
who don't want to miss Mass do
want to shirk the collection?
Do we need a school of honesty
for Catholics? | should say that
when a whole congregation is
called down in such fashion as
Father G.. calls down st. A. s,
they must be defaulting on their
grocery bills as well. I think Fa-
Their c., III view of the regard he
evinces for the honesty Of his
flock, ought to put up the sign |
once saw in a Chicago church
"Visitors are warned to keep
hold Of their hats and prayer
books" At any rate, I saw a
great many shifty faces about me
during Father C.'s sermon.
Won't somebody outline a
course OF sermons on Honesty? |
think if such a course were deliv-
cred every year. it would be I'M
necessary to ask the people to rent
pews. They would see the appli-
cation Of the lesson themselves.
They would stream up to pay
their quarterly dues and come
back with a look on their faces
such as old Gov. RuslI of Wiscon-
sin had when he uttered those i'm
mortal words: q seen my duty
and | done it
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ROUGE BOUQUET
JOYCE kILMER'S LAST POEM.

In wood they call the Rouge Bouquet
There is a new-made grave to-day,
Built by never a spade or pick,
Yet covered with earth ten meters
thick
There lie many fighting men,
Dead in their youthful prime,
Never to love nor laugh again
Nor taste the summertime.
For Death came flying through the air
And stopped his flight at the dugout
stair,
Touched his prey and left them there,
Clay to clay.
He hid their bodies stealthily
In the soil of the land they fought to
free
And fled away.
Now over the graves abrupt and clear
Three volleys ring;
And perhaps their brave young spir-
it's hear
The bugle sing:
go to sleep!
Go to sleep!
OIuLIUCl VIGIL uCA 2 liz OAASAA oNA Ne|AAAS
and fell
Let your rifles rest on the muddy floor,
You will not need them any more.
Dangers past;
Now at last,
Go to sleep!"
There is on earth 10 worthier grave
To hold the bodies of the brave
Than this place of pain and pride
Where they nobly fought and nobly
died.
Never fear but in the skies
Saints and angels stand
Smiling with their holy eyes
On this new come band.
ST. Michael's sword darts through the
air
And touches the aureole on his hair
AS he sees them saluting there,
His stalwart sons;
And Patrick, Brigid, Columbkill,
Rejoice that in veins of warriors still
The Gaels blood runs.
And up to Heavens doorway floats
From the wood called Rouge Bou-
QueL,
A delicate cloud of bugle notes
That softly say:
Farewell!
Farewell!
Comrades true, born anew, peace to
you!
Your souls shall be where the heroes
are
And your memory shine like the morn
ing star.
Brave and dear, s
Shield us here.
FAREWELL
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DECISION OF THE NATIONAL AD-
MlNISTRATION TO HOLD BUT
ONE DRIVE FOR WELFARE
DS-cATHoLlc WAR cOUN-
GIL is PLEASED.

Following the announcement of a
return to the original plan for one
common drive for all the war welfare
organizations in the country, Bishop
Peter J. Muldoon, Bishop Joseph
Schrembs, Bishop Patrick j. Hayes
and Bishop William T. Russell, COM
posing the Administrative Committee
of the National Catholic War Council,
issued on September the following
statement:
''The announcement of the return
to the original plan for one common
drive for war work funds for all the
related war activities is heartily well
coined by the National Catholic War
Council. We have from the begin
ming hoped for common drive, be-
cause it enables us all to stand on the
common platform of American citizen
ship and brings out clearly that the
aim of all these organizations is one
and the same, recreational aid to the
men in the service.
Questions of religious differences
have no place in such service, which
should be extended to all soldiers and
sailors without regard to creed Or
color; nor in drive for funds to
which all citizens of any and every
denomination contribute. The har-
monious action in support of the gov
eminent for recreational work for our
soldiers, which the common drive
symbolizes, deserves and has ever re-
ceived our hearty cooperation.
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MARYKNOLL TO CHINA
FIRST AMERICAN MISSIONARIES
LEAVE FROM NEW YORK TO
OPEN FOREIGN MISSION IN
CHINA.

Four priests of the Catholic Foreign
Mission Society of America, left
Maryknoll, Ossining, n. Y. Saturday
evening, September Z, for China. They
were Rev. Thos. F. Price of North
Carolina, Superior; Rev. J. Edward
Walsh, Cumberland, Md; Rev. Bern
ard F. Meyer, Stuart, Iowa; Rev.
Francis K. Ford, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The day before, the new missioners
went to Scranton to salute Bishop
Hoban and to say farewell to their
confreres of the Venard Apostolic
School. That evening they assisted
at the Cathedral on which occasion
Bishop Hoban made known their
presence and asked for prayers. The
church was thronged and hundreds
received blessings from the new mis-
sioners. Their boat is scheduled to
arrive in Hongkong before the end of
October
The new American mission is To-
Gated in the Kwang-tung province of
which Canton is the capital. 1t is
bounded by about 100 miles of coast
line on the South China Sea, and runs
inland nearly $50 miles to the West
River. It's principal centres are
Yeong-kong and Lo-ting.
American Catholics will rejoice to
note this epochal event in the history
of the Church in this country. Some
of the flower of our youth have gone
over Atlantic Seas to fight for high
ideals and we admire them We wit
ness now another group of heroes, the
vanguard of an ever-growing army,
let us hope, that will go over Pacific
Seas to wrestle with the Prince of
Darkness and his cohorts for the souls
of men.
The prayers of American Catholics.
the country over. will follow these
apostles.
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A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT.

Some time ago President Will
son was interviewed with regard
to the recitation Of a daily prayer
for the success of America in
this war. The President de-
clared it "a beautiful thought. y
With true Christian understand
ing he saw the appropriateness OF
the principle both in uniting the
people OH a single plane, and at
the same time Of invoking the
help Of the God of battles.
The idea was to have the peo-
pie pause for a moment at the
noon hour and offer silent prayer
for victory.
For centuries Catholics have
been observing this practice not
once but three times each day.
This custom has been called the
Angelus. In Catholic countries it
is common sight to see the PEG
pie stop at the, sound. Of the An
gelus bell, and silently offer
prayer to God.
1t was to be expected, Of course,
that certain sectarian weeklies
would see danger ahead were
such a practice adopted, They at
once beheld visions Of the Pope
and the College of Cardinals cap
turing this country after having
|inocnlated it's citizens with a
hated Catholic custom. Natural
ly. the Christian Science Monitor,
which is scientifically un-Chris-
tian. headed the little band OF
"wiIful" DIRECTORS. A long, in
ept editorial sounded the tocsin.
IF a novena had been inaugurated
in honor Of Mrs. Eddy no doubt
the Monitor would have applaud
ed piously A prayer offered to
God Almighty seemed to be an in
fringement on the sacred rights
Of that defunct lady. Blasphemy
cannot 90 much further.
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DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
SPIRITUAL TREATMENT Q r
DRINKING MEN.

If the drunkard is a, Catholic, or If
he should be such, we must at once
apply spiritual treatment. Notice,
say, apply it; do not reason with an
alcoholic, or persuade; take him by
the collar and force him to do what
you want him to do.
Last week young man came to
see me after long alcoholic debauch.
After | had started him on the Jmedl-,
cal treatment, prescribed confession:
He said he was willing to promise me
he would go to confession about the
middle of the week. | took him by
the arm and assured him he would go,
right then / put him into the con-
fessional within ten minutes. If i re-
lied on promises he would never have
gone All alcoholics are likely to be
liars. S>s* r,.s $,
The moral virtues, which are ac-
quired by long and painful effort by
the natural man, are infused into a
man in a state of grace. The drunk
ard during or after medical treatment
must go to confession. Then he is to
start at once at daily communion
The remainder of the process is an,
application of what has been described
in the treatment of the ordinary
natural man. To the man in state
of grace the moral virtues are handed
over ready-made. They are poured
into his soul as artificially-made anti
toxin is now injected into diphtheria
nofi hnu hi
in a short time, instead of risking his.
moral life by letting him build up his
own antitoxin naturally, perhaps to
fail in the attempt The divine law
now is to use this spiritual antitoxin,
as the civil law is to use the diphthe-
ria antitoxin. We are not licensed to
take foolish risks or to resort to spir-
itual quackery. p
Weekly communion will not do
give us this day our daily bread"
| You cannot do much toward feeding
starving man by an occasional Sum
day dinner. The patient must ar
| range with priest so that he may
be able to go to confession in the sa-
cristy any morning before Mass, and
| 81 leave uO 0ACuSS LUZ putting GULF
munion. If he goes to communion on
| Monday and falls back into drunken
ness on Monday afternoon, get him to
the priest on Tuesday morning. That's
what the sacramento are for. This is
not pity; it is scientific medicine.
A great temptation for those deal
ing with alcoholics is toward abadon-
ing the effort to quit; and the worse
the state of the poor drunkard, the
sooner we are likely to lose patience
and throw him overheard. When a
man gets down to the gutter he can
not arise by himself, but he always
can be lifted out. Only the devil and
the modern doctor of medicine talk
of the hopelessness of curing the con-
| firmed alcoholic. 1t is matter of
faith that he can be cured, and the
contrary doctrine is plain heresy.
| ..' DR. Austin o BEGIfeD f..
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THE UNION DRIVE

ut offers an unequalled opportunity
for all American citizens to work to-
gether in the common cause, now so
urgent and so dear to us. Every act
of ours has been directed toward build
ing up this patriotic cooperation, the
attainment of which is even more i'm
portant than financial success.
''All of the organizations concerned
have come to an amicable agreement
as to the budgets and distribution
with the approval of the government.
Thus happily united in single-hearted
devotion to our country, one common
appeal will reach from one end of
America to the other and find a gen
erous response in every true Ameri-
can heart
THAT the President, the Secretary
of War, the Secretary of the Navy,
the Chairman of the Commissions on
Training Camp Activities, have
brought about this broad union of all
welfare war workers, without division
or discrimination, only confirms the
great respect which we have held for
their wide vision and broad-minded.
ness. The National Catholic War
Council, which includes every variety
of war work done by Catholics, was
organized that it might offer the en-.
tire services of the Catholic body in
cooperation with all other citizens to
the support of the government in win.
ming the war. In this common drive
for war funds we will follow the lead
of the government with unqualified
approval and enthusiasm, and we
take this earliest possible opportunity
to urge them to bring to the notice of
our Catholic people the common drive
and to urge them to support in the
most whole-hearted manner this great
Union Drive
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Twenty Three Converts
BURST OF BIGOTRY BRINGS AN
GLICAN CLERGYMEN TO
CHURCH.

There has been a wave of luminosity
against the Church coming from the
sects in the British Isles; and the re-
ceding tide has left no fewer than
twenty-three Anglican clergymen in
the Net of the Fisherman. OF these,
eleven come from one diocese-that,
to which the Anglican Bishop Hens
ley Henson was recently appointed
and it can only be supposed that the
appointment of man as chief shep-
herd, who believes neither in the Di-
vinity of our Blessed Lord nor in
other fundamental truths of Chris
tianity, settled the question for these
waverers. Amongst the others are
three London clergymen, four Wears
OF country parishes; a bishops secre-
tary, who was received in France by
the Bishop of Arras, having worked
there for some time with the Red
Cross; and four M. AS.
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FIFTY YEARS In u. S.
POOR HANDMAIDS OBSERVE AN
NlVERSARY OF COMING TO
AMERICA.

Just fifty years ago, on August 80,
the community of the Poor Hand
maids of Jesus Christ established
their Provincial Mother-house at st.
Joseph's Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind
Although golden jubilee CONNIE
morative of the event had been an
nounced, the Sisters have decided to
celebrate the anniversary quietly.
The community was founded by
Miss Katherine Kasper in Germany
in 1851 for the care of the sick, of
orphans and for teaching in academies,
parochial and industrial schools.
Through the efforts of Bishop Luers
the Sisters were brought to Fort
Wayne, where is now the provincial
mother-house of the order in America
In connection with the mother-house
is the st. Joseph's Hospital.
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FIGHTING AND FASTING.

One of the stock objections
made against Catholics during the
past few centuries has been that
the Church tyrannizes ever her
children by imposing the obliga-
ton of fasting and penance. It
has been said time and again that
the Catholic Church exercises des-
potic power when she commands
the faithful to abstain or to re-
trench in the matter Of food and
drink.
It required an, upheayal like the
present to convince an incredulous
world that such abstinence or re.
trenchment is not necessarily the
result of high-handed authority
The peoples Of Europe have been
forced through want to abstain
from many things. We in Ameri-
ca have been forced through 10y
atty and a spirit Of cooperation
to do without those things, in
quantity or in quality, which for
merly we considered essential
The unanimity with which Ameri-
cans have submitted to the die
tates of the Food Administration
proves both their patriotism and
their sound, sterling good sense.
1t is not noticeable that the
people of this country are visibly
falling away, even though they
have been obliged to observe GER
tain days without meat, wheat,
heat and other material advan-
tages. On the contrary, this very
abstinence has served to intensity
their spirit Of loyalty by making
them realize the actuality of war
Now comes a letter from a
Hartford, Conn, soldier He tells
his parents that he had been in
the trenches for thirty-six hours,
and fighting almost without inter
ruption. During all that time
about all he got a chance to eat
was his hard tack and some
Campbell's soup" Yet he man
aged to subsist on that slender
diet, and "felt none the worse
for it.
The experience of this soldier
might afford valuable reflection to
those who claim that they cannot
fast Or abstain without injuring
their health. Truly is it a revela-
ton to many people today to real
ize how we'll they can get along
without certain things formerly
considered indispensable. It is
moreover a proof that what the
Church, for spiritual and moral
reasons, demands of her children
is not, after all, quite impossible
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14
FREE HIGH SCHOOLS
WILL MARK A FORWARD STEP IN
INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC
PROGRESS.

With the opening of the school year
in the first days of September, Cath
Ollie education in indianapolis will
take long step forward in the an
nouncement that with this year In
dianapolis will have three Catholic
high schools for boys, all free.
The new Cathedral free high school
for boys was opened on Thursday
September II, and will be conducted
by the Brothers of the Holy Cross
from Notre Dame University.
st. John high school for boys will
also be free high school, beginning
with this school year, as will also the
Boys High School of Sacred Heart
parish.
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Take ChapIains' Place
TWENTY-SEVEN YOUNG PRIESTS
FOR NEW YORK.

Twenty-seven deacons were or
dained priests last week in st. Pat
rick's Cathedral, New York, by the
Right Rev. Thomas J. Walsh, Bishop
of Trenton, who officiated in the alb
sence of Cardinal Farley. They will
take the places of priests who have
become chaplains in the army and
navy
Because of the war the young
priests were ordained nine months
ahead of the usual time. They had
devoted some of their vacations and
many spare hours to finish the four
years course in three. Sixty-six
priests from the New York archdio-
cese have become chaplains in the
army and navy, it was announced.
The Archbishop of Chicago will or
dain twenty priests this month to take
the places of those called to chaplain
service
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14

The "Sacred Heart Review" of
Boston, established in 1888 by the
late Monsignor John O'Brien.
will suspend publication, accord
ing to an announcement made by
MonSignOr Edward L. Hurley.
In his statement Monsignor Hllr-
ley says that the paper was never
a financial success, and that it
owed It's existence to the devotion
and personal sacrifices Of the late
Monsign0r O'Brien.
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Becomes A Convert

The Roman correspondent of the
London Tablet writes that a niece of
Lloyd George and her daughter have
been received into the church in
Rome. They were confirmed by Mgr.
Palicci, Vice-regent of Rome.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14

In the year 1000, so intense was
the summer heat that rivers ran
dry, fish were left dry in heaps.
Men and animals venturing in the
sun. fell down dying, the throat
parched to a finder and the blood
rushed to the head. In 1718 the
heat rose to 1l8 degrees. In 1873,
at Bologna, Italy, the heat was
50 great that people were stifed,
and had to take refuge under
ground.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14

"Tell Mother.i'' These are al
ways the first words of the
wounded U. S. Marines, says dis
patch from Paris, those devil dog
fighters who routed the pick of
the German forces in the recent
battle on the Marine, when they
are brought into hospitals here.
One Marine, just a boy, said
GIVE been sort Of wanderer
for the past six years. / guess the
folks back home thought / was
good for nothing. But now
wish you would write mother for
me and just tell her |, made good, =
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14

How can you reconcile with his
calling a priest-the article in
The Century Magazine, ''The War
and Spiritual Honesty" by Rev.
Gavan Duffy? says a writer
thought he was Catholic mis-
sionary in India-was in this
country some time ago and pub
lished a book, Yonder, but this
article finds fault with the Pope
for being neutral" The explain
alton is very simple-two differ
ent persons of nearly similar
names Thomas Gavan Duffy,
author Of Wonder, !" is a Cath
Ollie priest and missionary. in India
and was in this country recently,
The writer i'll The Century Maya
zine is T. Gavan Duffy, an Angli-
ean and he thinks he is a priest.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1918,

Next Wednesday. Friday and
Saturday viii be Ember Days.
a decree of the Sacred Congre-
cation Of the Council accordS to
the Catholics Of the belligerent
countries freedom Of choice as to
observing as Ember days other
days than Wednesday and Satur-
day in Ember week, the Friday
fast, OF course, remaining fixed.
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full unite your prayers in the name
of the Church for the repose and
happiness of the souls of all the
faithful departed, as well as of those
who were near to you in life, where
soever they may lie at the present
moment. ,.
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An Altar Society

The Altar Society of Saint AIMS
Church, Hiawatha, Kansas, has taken
little French orphan boy. This lit
tie boys father was very devout
Catholic, and at his death it. was his
request that the boy be brought up
Catholic, and he was very DESTROYS
OF having Catholic people interested
in him.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14

Half mile dry zones enforced
by municipal authorities will be
required for the present by the
War Department for the protec-
ton of educational institutions
with army training units.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14

We do not regret to announce
the demise Of "Puck" Of New
York, a near-comic weekly with a
strong dislike for everything
Catholic except Catholic money.
The probable cause Of its death
was apopIexy. brought on by the
Catholic Record in this war.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14

Count de Lafayette, descendant
Of Lafayette of American Revolu
ton fame. was killed at the front
on June II. Three descendants OF
the Marquis de Lafayette have
met death in the present war.