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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
A Christmas War Message
CARDINAL GIBBONS TO OUR
BRAVE FIGHTERS 80 "oBEDI-
ENcE," HE STATES, IS THE PAR
AMOUNT DUTY or ALL.

Cardinal Gibbons, in Christmas
message, which he issued to the sol
diers and sailors in the service of the
United States, said:
''The message Of Christmas is that
of obedience. The Child, whom all
Christendom loves and adores, came
into the world of His own making to
fulfill the will of His Heavenly Faith
er God Almighty though He was, He
could say: In the head of the Book
it is written that I should do Thy will.
Behold! / comet
Before the Infant Babe opened His
mouth He taught in His human form
the wonderful lesson of obedience.
>:"Whi1e sending to all of you my
very best wishes for a Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year, entreat
you to learn this lesson of the Divine
Infant and be obedient to the will of
your superiors."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
A COMPARISON WITH REGARD TO
FAITH AND coNnUcT-AMERlcA
POINTS OUT SOME INTERESTING
FEATURES - RETRoGRESsloN
SEEN IN SOME QUARTERS.

Because there are so few of them"
for which we are thankful, most OF
the parties referred to will approve.
of this from America on THE Irish,
old and new" 1t does not apply SO
much to the West Even when the
new Irish in this part of the country
get rich they have no "mephitic draw
ing-rooms.
Like all Irish priests the late Canon
Sheehan was deeply Interested in the
Church in the United States. Fully
appreciating her strong vitality, man
ifested particularly in works of educa-
ton and charity, the Canon was by
no means blind to the fact that, be-
cause of worldly prosperity, some were
falling away from the faith of their
Irish ancestors, and losing their at
tachment to the Church which they
had helped to build up. In his exceed
| lingIy interesting volume, Canon Shee.
han of Doneraile," just published by
Longmafis, Rev. H j. Heuser re
lcords how in conversation, the Canon
expressed his fear that many chill
dren OF the saints" were setting uT
new gods:
The wealthy Irish-American is rails
ling generation that learns not mere
lIy to forget the old land of theil
fathers, but to become ashamed of it;
to initiate the manners and fashions
and last of all, the vices and infdelity
| of a great body of Americans wht
recognize no definite faith. and who
make civic virtue their sole religion
secular training their sole education
and worldly success the standard o
all their attainments.
The words sting, but they are true
every one OF them. and thereais scarce
lily large city in the United States
lin which they have not been verified
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
Pope Helps Bishop
BELGIAN PRELATE SENDS GIFTS
TO WAR PRISONERS.

Mgr. Heylon, Bishop of Namur,
Belgium, is in Berne, Switzerland, and
is staying at the Belgian consulate
there. 1t is his intention to send to
every prisoner at present in Germany
who has come from his diocese,
whether civilian or military, Christ
mas parcel. When the Bishop con-
fided this intention to the Pope the
Holy Father warmly approved it and
presented the Bishop with a sum of
$4,000 towards it's realization. His
Holiness also assured Mgr. Heylon
that he had arranged for an adequate
supply of Mass wine, oil for Holy
Thursday, incense and wax for the
service of the, altar for the Belgian
diocese.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
REcoLLEcTIoNs OF VALIANT
PRIESTS WHO SERVED IN
EARLY DAYS OF THE REPuB-
LlC-cATHoLIc cHAPLAlNs IN
OUR FIRST ARMY AND NAVY.

Warm expressions of appreciation
and admiration have been given on
the part of the President and several
members of his cabinet, of the patri-
otic activities of Catholic citizens
represented in this connection by the
Knights of Columbus-in promoting
the spiritual welfare and physical COM
fort of our soldiers. In reference to
Catholic chaplains, the well-known his
torian, Thomas F. Meehan of New
York, has contributed to a newspaper
of that city a few interesting details
about those VINO served in the first
army and navy of this republic.
A volunteer chaplain to the Clark
Expedition was Rev. Peter Gibault,
whose influence saved Vincennes and
that territory to the American cause.
Mr.. Gibault, the priest to whom this
country owes many thanks for his
zeal and services" was the way Gov
ernor Patrick Henry of Virginia spoke
of him in his instructions to Colonel
Clark. OF the naval chaplains the
most notable perhaps was the Recol-
lect priest, Rev. Seraphin Bandol, who
was on D'Estaing's flagship, LIE Lam
guedoc." He remained here about ten
years and was chaplain in Philadel-
phia to the French ministers Gerard
and Luzerne. He was in New York
in 1884 and said Mass in a private
chapel at the French minister's house,
the McComb mansion, on Broadway,
near Bowling Green. In Philadelphia
he frequently officiated at old st. Jo-
seph's, and he was the preacher at st.
Mary's Church on July 4, 1779, the
first distinctively Catholic celebration
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
IRISH OLD AND. NEW

to the scandal of all decent non-Cath-
olics and the eternal ruin of many
souls. What some call "the Irish,"
by which they mean the second and
third generation of Irish emigrants,
are probably the only people in this
mixed United States among whom are
found in notable numbers, individuals
ashamed of the stock from which they
have sprung. The descendants Of
English, German, French, italian, Pol
ish and Hungarian settlers, all confess
to certain love for the home of their
ancestors. Only the prominent Irish
are ashamed Of martyred Ireland, a
nation that has nobly suffered far be-
yond all others in the high and holy
cause Of love of country and love OF
God.
When men fall to that depth Of
degradation, they have fallen beneath
all contempt. The grandson of the
hardy peasant, type of faith un-
daunted after centuries of persecution.
dances attendance upon an unclean
crew of sneering money-grubbers, who
despise him for. his craven spirit,
while they use him as a plant tool.
His sister, separated in time by brief
span Of years, has nothing in common
with the old Irish grandmother. one
of a congregation, as Dooley writes.
| that heard Mass deYoutly with their
prayer books upside down. because in
her day in Ireland the price of an edu-
cation was denial of the faith. Grand
daughter has what some consider an
.'education"; her faith is Of the dead
kind that knows nothing OF good
works. Her brother, graduate of nom
Catholic schools and mephitic draw
ling rooms, might be a hereto, if he
had enough religion left in him to
make a respectable heresy. AS 1t is,
he is only an uninteresting apostate.
What changes has time wrought
Seventy-fiye years ago. the Irish in
/ this country built the roads, dug the
Il trenches, filled the churches, blessed
sEGod when the little girl went or to
| scqptnued On page 81
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
Bequests in England
LARGE LEGAcIEs LEFT TO CATH
OLIc CHARITIES.

Catholic charities benefit to some
thing like $125,OO0 by the will of the
late Mr.. y. Shaw of Kilbnrn, England.
He leaves the sum Of $4,000 to Car
dinal Bourne to be divided between
his cathedral and the Catholic works
in his archdiocese. Sums of $4,000
each are left to Nazareth House and
the Little Sisters of the Poor, while
$4,000 each goes to the Crusade of
Rescue, the Good Shepherd Nuns, the
two Catholic hospitals of st. Andrew
and st. Elizabeth, st. Joseph,s Hos
pice for the Dying, st. Vincents Grip
pies Home, the Catholic Institute for
Deaf and Dumb at Boston Spa, and
the aged and infirm poor. of London
The Bishop of Middlesborough re
ceives a legacy of $4,000, and St. Cuth-
bert's College, Durham, and the York
shire Infirm Secular Clergy Fund re.
ceive $1,000 each.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
St. Joseph's Hospital
ELEVEN ST. PAUL NURSES ARE
ORDERED IN NAVAL
SERVICE.

Eleven nurses of the Navy detach-
ment No. .248, organized recently at
st. Joseph's hospital, st. Paul, have
been ordered to Norfolk, Va, for sery-
ice, it was announced by hospital Of
Nficials.
Those in the detachment are Miss
es Elizabeth Keary, chief nurse; Mar
garet Baecker, Marien Besemann,
Mary Bauer, Hadassah Work, Thea
Thomson, Anna Reistenberg, Margaret
McManigal, Anna Schurger, Mayme
Musil and Anna Williams.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
TO-DAY THERE ARE 1856 PRIESTS
AND 1895 CHURCHES = DE-
PLoREs THE WEAK-KNEEp
CATHOLICS.

Rev. James Nicholson, S. j., Of Liv-
erpool, speaking of THE Church in
Modern England" says:
"The position of Catholics in this
country from the time Of the sso-called
Reformation until the passing of the
Emancipation Act, was sad one
many cruel laws existed for the pur-
pose of stamping the faith entirely
out the faith that we and they hold,
crafty, clever, and ingenious, almost
diabolicaI-was taken advantage of
with the one object in view to stamp
out the faith that he and they hold,
the dearest thing they possessed, the
faith Of tho Holy. Roman Catholic
end Apostolic Church. And SO they
we're not surprised to hear that so
many finally fell away from the
Church; the wonder was that single
Catholic was left at All
eThe Relief Act came in 1929, and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
ALTAR WINE BARRED

Common carriers are not permitted
to introduce wines into the State of
Oklahoma, even for sacramental pur-
poses, according to a decision handed
down by District Judge George w.
Clark last Monday in Oklahoma City,
Okla,
In denying a writ to compel the
Santa Fe Railroad to deliver the wine,
Judge Clark held that to force rail
roads to accept such shipments was a
violation of the prohibitory law At
torneys for the plaintiff announced
that an appeal to the Supreme Court
would be made.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
"A Religious Mania
JUDGE TAKES OPPOSITE VIEW OF
PLAINTIFF.

Justice Faber, in Brooklyn, N Y,
dismissed the habeas corpus writ OBJ
tanned by Mrs. Nellie Donley for the
custody of her daughter, Josephine
Helen, Sister of Mercy at ST. Cath
crimes convent, Manhattan. Regard
ing Mrs. Donley's charge that her
daughter entered the convent in a fit
of religious mania," Justice Faber
said:
. If love of religion is insanity, the
world would be better if we were all
a little more insane. To aspire to a
religious lifekis not a mania. 1t is a
noble ambition. . - -
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
Pope's Coronation Com
memorated

On Friday, December %, in the Sis
tine Chapel the annual eommemora-
tion of the anniversary of the corona
tion of Pope Benedict took place.
The Holy Father was present in full
state and gave Benediction after the
Mass, which was celebrated by Cardi-
nal Tonti, the first of the new mem
bers of the Sacred College whom he
created.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05

An Associated Press Dispatch from
the base of the American f1otilla in
European waters says:
Services for Catholic sailors in the
American flotilla are being held on
board the destroyers. For the first
time in the history of the American
navy confessions are being heard on
the bridges of the little ships in
places usually occupied only by the
destroyer commanders.
: ne chaplain comes on board the
Ar erican ships and sends to the Off
ccr of the day request to meet the
Catholic members of the crew on the
bridge. The visit is usually made at
MONDAY luncheon hour, when half
hours suspension of work on the part
of certain of the crew will not inter-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
IMPORTANCE OF
WELFARE WoRK-lLLUsTRA-
TIoN TAKEN FROM cEREMoN-
les AT FT. MccLELLAN-soL.
DIERs ARE CONFIRMED.

The religious element of the work
which the Knights of Columbus, rep
resenting the Catholics of this coun-
try, are doing in the various encamp-
ments and cantonments of the United
States Army, is of great Importance,
and it is in this phase of the work
that fathers and mothers are most
vitally interested.
That the men appreciate it too, and
that they are not only willing, but
anxious, to avail themselves of the
consultations of their religion during
these days of turmoil, is demonstrate
ed by the many splendid religious
functions which have been held in
the camps, and in which the men have
co-operated with the clergy in the
most gratifying manner
The knights of Columbus Committee
on War Activities, has just received
splendid report of such a function
held at Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
Alabama, where the Rt. Rev. Edward
P. Allen, D. D., Bishop of Mobile, con-
ferred the Sacrament of Confirmation
on class of fifty-fiVe soldiers, and
presided at a solemn High Mass, cele-
brated coram episcopo.
The soldiers at this camp come from
New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Vir-
ginia and the District of Columbia.
Never before had that section of the
country witnessed more inspiring
sight than the ancient and beautiful
ceremonies which surrounded the
Mass and the Sacrament of Confirma-
ton. 1t had been planned to hold the
service in the open, but the condition
of the grounds owing to heavy rains,
prevented this. Accordingly it was
held in a post exchange, the largest
auditorium available. Even this
proved Inadequate to accommodate
the throng, as nearly 5000 soldiers at
tended.
The celebrant of the Mass was the
sReNs James B. Rogers of ST Radlss
Church, Birmingham, Alabama. The
Rev. Charles O. Gallagher, assistant
post chaplain, acted as deacon, with
the Rev. M. ]. Corr, post chaplain, as
esubdeacon. Dr. Frank e. Harrington,
United States health officer, was mas
ter of ceremonies, and Sergeant A. J..
Costello, was censer bearer. Privates
L. J. Connolly and Gustav Novak were
acolytes.
Gregorian Music is Feature.
The Gregorian music was sung by
a choir of twenty voices, under the
direction of Salvatore Bennedetto,
formerly soloist of the choir of st.
Mary Magdalene's Church, Philadel-
phia. The rendition of this beautiful
music was excellent, and it was at
the request of the musicians that a
solemn High Mass was celebrated.
They had had only two weeks re-
hearsal, but they achieved admirable
results. At the solemn moment of the
conservation, the bugler sounded
Taps and those, who were present
will never forget the awe-inspiring
feeling produced by these notes.
The Right Reverend Bishop, in an
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05

During the month of December the
members of the Catholic branch of
the st. Paul Chapter of the Red Cross
continued their efforts in the noble
work in which they are engaged In
spite of the fact that the holidays
necessarily interfered materially In
the work, the record for December
stands almost equal to the high mark
set in November. During the past
month 31,359 surgical dressings were
made. During the same time the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
Venice Gives Thanks

In the Church Of st. Mark in Ven
ice a Mass was celebrated on Christ
mas Day in commemorative Of the
deliverarce Of Jerusalem from the
turk. The ceremony had an unusual
significance inasmuch as the Austrians
had declared they would be in the
piazza Of st. Mark by the holidays.
Instead OF this there we're. ferVent
demonstrations over the expulsion OF
the Turks from the Holy City.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
Bishop Of Digne
NEW BISHOP is APPOINTED TO
FRENCH SEE.

The appointment of a successor to
Mgr. Lenfant, late Bishop of Digne,
France, is announced. The Holy Fa-
ther has chosen Mgr. Jean Joseph
Martel for the dignity. Born at Benoit
in 1860, and ordained priest in 1885,
Mgr. Martel was for seven years SUI
perior of the Free Institution Of the
immaculate Conception and Vicar Gen
eral of the diocese of Digne. At the
present time he is acting as vicar ca
pitular. He knows the diocese thor.
oughly and is we'll fitted to continue
the work Of Mgr. CASTELAR,. now
Archbiship Of Chambery, and OF Bish
op Lenfant.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
K. OF. C. WAR ACTIVITIES

eloquent sermon, pointed out the great
Importance of the Sacrament about to
be received by the young men. He
traced the growth of the Church from
the institution of this Sacrament down
to the present day. He urged the sol
diers to go forth, fortified in the faith.
to fight and overcome the temptations
of the world. He urged them to be
Christian soldiers, the followers of
Christ, Who had this day strengthened
them
The confirmation of fifty-five men
represents weeks of hard work and
sacrifice on their part They cheer
fully gave up their leisure time to
undergo the necessary course of in
struction under the direction of the
chaplains. In addition to the fifty-f1ye
confirmed there were three others
who were prevented from receiving
the Sacrament by reason of illness,
and five whose duties made it impos-
sible for them to complete the course
of instruction at this time
Bishop Allen remained at the
Knights of Columbus building through
out the day as the guest of the Cath
olic men in the camp. He was greatly
pleased with the many evidences of
faith which he saw on every hand.
In the evening, a splendid entertain
ment was given in the Knights of
Columbus building by members Of the
One Hundred and Twelfth Field Ar
tillery, ably assisted by the band of
the One Hundred and Eleventh Ma
chine Gun Battalion. At this enter
tainment, the Bishop was the guest
of honor.
French Officers Guests.
The nine French officers, who are
detailed as instructors to the Twenty
ninth division attended. the Mass, and
later were the guests of Fathers Corr
and Gallagher, at luncheon provided
for the Bishop, visiting clergymen and
guests.
The knights of Columbus building,
located in the center of the camp, is
a veritable mecca for all the soldiers,
irrespective. of creed. They are all
made to feel at home and realize that
they are welcome to use all the recrea-
.tional and entertainment facilities
with which it is possible to provide
them.
The Catholic men set an edifying
example by their faithfulness to their
religious duties. At the early Mass
on Sunday morning, it is no infrequent
occurrence for the entire congregation
to receive Holy Communion. More
than $50 Communions were distri-
buted at this early Mass recently.
Three other Masses are said later in
the day, the last one usually being
celebrated in the open when weather
permits, for otherwise it is impossible
to accommodate the large crowd
which attends.
There is an urgent need for addi-
tional chaplains at this camp, as there
are over $4,000 Catholics among the
10000 soldiers stationed there. There
are no commissioned Catholic chap
lains with any of the regiments Of
the Twenty-ninth division, the spir-
itual wants of all the Catholic soldiers
being supplied by the Knights of Co
lumbus post chaplains. There are
fourteen non-C Catholic chaplains minis
tering to approximately 1000 men
each.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
Pope and. Cardinals
Exchange Greetings

On Monday, December "a, the mem
bers of the Sacred College who are re-
siding in Rome paid the usual visit to
the Pope and rendered him the custom
ary Christmas greetings, Cardinal Vim
cent Vannutelli, the Dean, being their
spokesman In his reply the Holy
Father repeated his exhortations for
prayers to Almighty God to restore
peace to Europe, and expressed his
joy at the liberation of Jerusalem
from Turkish rule.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
Chinese Jesuits in New York

The Rev. Chan Pek Tok, S. j., and
the Rev. Simon Tang, S. J., both
Chinese, arrived in New York from
Portugal last Wednesday. They will
leave San Francisco for China early
in January.
Father Tok was ordained in Louvain
twelve years ago and was stationed in
Enghien, Belgium, when the war be-
gan. He made his way to Oporto just
before Enghien was captured by the
Germans. He and Father Tang will
do missionary work in China.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05
ON A DESTROYER'S BRIDGE

CATHOLIC SAILORS TRUE TO
CATHOLIC PRACTICE AT BASE
OF AMERICAN FLoTILLA IN EU-
OPEAN WATERS-PICTUREsQUE
SCENE ABOARD VEsSELs-coN-
FESSIoNS HEARD BY NAVAL
CHAPLAIN.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05

REPORT FOR DECEMBER GIVES
EVIDENCE OF cos MED Es-
FORTS IN GREAT WORK UNDER
TAKEN BY THE CATHOLIC
BRANCH OF THE ST. PAUL
CHAPTER.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-16
Facts About
the American Red Cross
Did you know that

1t has established and operating twenty dispensaries
the American Army Zone in France for the needy fam
lilies there and improve health conditions in that section
ready for our troops?
housing and feeding thousands of children the War
has divided the entire War Zone into main DISTRICTS
with Red Cross workers at each point distribute cooking
utensils agricultural implements, beds, bedding, food and
clothng
It provides builders and ready-to -putup buildings
house the homeless in the devastated regions often before the
walls of the destroyed homes have cooled?
1t bringing two hundred tons of supplies day
into Paris from which hundred and twenty-five tons
reshipped to branch warehouses Francef
It providing artificial limb factory outside of Paris,
in addition to special plants for the making of splnts?
What will YOU give to keep this Hand of Mercy its
work?
Every of every dollar received for the Red Cross
goes for War Relief
ID
the relief ever
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IN
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supported membership andb voluntary
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military andc
in every warto
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andc in Of greatea amy
is to in umeo Of need
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
Our Men Over There.

American troops are proving their
worth in the trenches in France. They
have withstood raids and gas lombard
ments and shock attacks, and in all cases
have held their own. There need be no
doubt on the score of our men,. They
are making good. They have vet to
engage in an offensive operation, but
the spirit they are showing now in the
minor operations of defensive work is
certain to carry them forward in any
task they are ordered to undertake
They have learned the new war game
quickly ana none CT the denominations
introduced by the Germans in the hope
of demoralizing eheif opponents have
slaekened them in the least. Particu-
larly bitter hostility is felt by the Ger
man leaders toward the American forces.
but the feeling is recipfocated and the
men from these shores are determined
to stay in the front line until victory is
won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
War Bread,

Food Administrator Wilson's warning
to bakers that they must observe the 1920
per cent rule in the use of wheat SUBJ
stitutes brings sharply to the attention
Of bread consumers that the wheat
shortage is On acute condition that must
be souarely faced. This is the time Of
year when wheat is naturally least
abundant. 1t will be some time before
the new crop can be harvested and
milled. Meanwhile, in view Of the ne
eessity of exporting the largest possible
amount of grain to Europe, substitutes
for wheat in the making of bread must
be utilized to the full Householders
must not expect all-wheat -four. They
are now compelled to buy so per cent of
substitutes for bread-making in their
flour purchases, and if they buy bakers
bread they cannot expect more than an
1920 ratio. Means for using these sub.
stitutss in the home are available. Re-
cipes for "victory bread" can be OBJ.
tanned through the food administration
and if they are practiced faithfully tho
demand upon the bakers will be greatly
lessened, with the result of reduction
in the consumption Of wheat Objection
to the use of these substitutes is no less
than unpatriotic selfshness.