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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
CHRISTMAS GREETING

from God-not by, creation but by
manifesting Himself to the world in
the form of man. He taught that He
was truly the Son of God. 1t is be-
cause of our belief in these words
that the message of the angel still
thrills us with joy: This day there
is born to you a Saviour who is
Christ the Lord" (Luke AID
Unbelievers answer those same
questions by saying that Jesus Christ
was the best man that ever lived and
| that the world will never see His like
again. This answer refutes itself. It
would be passing strange that the
best of men would have neither model
nor shadow were He of earth. 1t
would be passing strange that the
beauty of Christs character would be
so great that His disciples would
never cease dreaming about it until
they produced the finished Gospels
and yet that in writing the Gospels
they would have no thought that they
were writing anything but historic
truth. 'That which was from the be-
ginning" they said, which we have
heard; which we have seen with our
eyes; which we have looked upon, and
our hands have handled. of the word
of Iife-we declare unto you the life
eternal which was with the Father
and hath appeared to u.s." Il Ep. ST.
John 1:1-2) They tell us that before
His disciples and before the religious
as we'll as the secular authority Christ
Himself taught that He was the Son
of Cod Nay-it was for this declara-
! ton of His divine Sonship that He
died, and since He arose again, as
His disciples testify, His resurrection
was a warrant of the truth of this
declaration: who was predestinated
the Son of God in power by the resur-
rection of our Lord Jesus Christ from
the dead" (Rom. 1:4.) No one with
open mind can read the Gospels and
see therein anything but sober state
the glory as it were of the Only-Be-
gotten of the Father, full of grace and
truth" (John 1:14.) Christ, indeed,
was the best of men-an ideal man
because His human nature was grated
into the divine. His disciples did not
have to idealize but merely to set
down His words and deeds to make
| the most perfect picture ever liTnned.
In this blessed Christmas time with
thankful hearts we recall all these
grounds of faith. We rejoice in the
thought that the Goldman who one
day will come to Judge now comes
to save. We cleave to the loving
Saviour lest we might have reason TO
| fear the just Judge. May His grace
ever more and more mould us into
His likeness and may His peace be
ever more and more diffused in our
souls. Then faith making melody in
our hearts will continuously re-echo
the angelic song: Peace on earth
to men of good will"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
Catholic Order Of Foresters
ORGANIZATION ASSUMED FULL.
SHARE or WAR RESPONSIBLE
TlEs-25o MEMBERS KILLED IN
WAR.

The Catholic Order of Foresters has
assumed it's full share of war RESPONSE
bilities, having subscribed and paid
for 100000 worth of U. S. Liberty
Bonds of the issues one to four, in
elusive, and also for $555,O0O of Cana
dian Victory Bonds, these investments
comprising part of the orders
mortuary reserve.
In addition to the amount invested
as an organization in war securities,
there is record of the purchase of
over one million dollars in Liberty
Bonds as represented by individual
subscriptions of it's membership. Up
to the middle of October the order
had lost $50 of it's members killed in
the war, these losses having been met
in financial way by two loyalty as
sessments Of $100. each and levied
during the past eighteen months,
every court of the order having
responded promptly to the call.
The orders High Court Officers
have urged upon subordinate courts
an active participation in every
patriotic activity since the beginning
of the war.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
A Municipal Chorus
CITY OF ST. PAUL WILL SOON OR
CAME A SINGING
SOCIETY.

To perpetuate in peace what was so
helpful in war the. City of st. Paul
has set aside sum of money to or
ganize municipal chorus. 1t will be
under the direction of Mr. G. B. VOL
Ian, secretary to Mayor HOdgson. 1t
is the earnest desire to have a chorus
of at least 1000 voices this first sea-
son.
Membership shall be free to all citi-
zens, dependent only upon the proper
balance of male and female voices,
and upon regular attendance at re-
hearsals.
All men and women who are inter
ested in the organization of such a
chorus are asked to attend a meeting
at 4:30 P. NJ, Sunday, December 20,
in the Council, Ehanabe., City Hall.
Immediate organization and re-
hearsal are requested that the chorus
may assist. at patriotic demonstrations
in honor of our returning soldiers and
sailors, also to participate in the open
ing concert Of the free municipal con.
cert season on February II, Lincoln's s
Birthday.
1t is hoped that every church and
other singing society in st. Paul will
join the municipal chorus in a body
The invitation to join is just as
earnestly extended to individuals
Choir and chorus leaders are urged to
extend this invitation to all members
and vocal teachers to their pupils.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
READERS i OF THIS PAPER SUB.
scRIRED ONE THOUSAND DOT
LARs-FuND GOES TO SEMI
NARY IN cHlNA--vIeAR APos-
ToLIc ACKNOWLEDGE GIFT.

4 ~. .Ar -s sf8.- 4 sr ~ 4
Last spring The Catholic Bulletin
opened a subscription for the founda-
tion of a burse in some seminary in
the Far East, in memory of the late
Bishop McGolrick The necessary sum
Of y$1, 100000 was promptly realized and
remitted to Father Byrnes, Diocesan
Director of the Society. for the Propa-
CATION of the Faith; it was forwarded
khy him to. the central office Of the So
sciety in New York, and, assigned to the
Eseminary of N. Shensi (China). This
Vicariate is of recent foundation, 1911,
and was entrusted by the Holy See to
Spanish Franciscans. 4.
The following is asletter of thanks
addressed by Bishop Ibanez, Vicar
Apostolic, to the readers Of The Cath
olic Bulletin who contributed the
burse. @
vicariate Apostolic of N Shensi
China
Yen-an.fu. Sept. is, 1918.
To the Charitable Readers Of The
Catholic 6uIIetin, St. Paul, MINI. j
4 have just received the sum OF
100000 sent BY Mgr. Freri General
Director OF The Society for the Propa.
cation or the Faith In the United
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
NEW ERA In SPAIN
CHURCH TO BE ALLOWED MORE
FREEDOM IN HER VARIOUS
ACTIVITIES.

A wonderful change has come over
Spain and the spirit of her dream, or
rather the attitude of her ministers.
1t will surprise those who remember
the erstwhile activities of Count Ro.
manones to hear that he, as present
Minister of Justice and of the Cutie,
has taken the initiative in a measure
inperiously demanded blythe former
for the latter-the increasing of the
famine salaries of the clergy.
These salaries have not been modi-
fed since the Coneordat of 1861, and
their. ridiculous amount makes many
parish priests in the country simply
workmen in soutanes, according to a
Spanish phrase. Moreover, the Budget
of the Cultes necessarily reduced is
very far from returning to the Church
a tenth part of the interest of the
riches which have been plundered
from her since the Revolution of 1885
The Bishops demand a minimum sal
ary of 1000 pesetas for the parish
priests and $50 pesetas for the curates,
not in themselves large sums, for the
first represents about 5000 of our
money, and the latter about $170, per
annum, remember.
Romanones seems determined to at
last put an end to the shameful re-
gime of penury of the Rural Clergy,
for he has promised to raise the sal
aries of the rectors to 1000 pesetas and
those of the assistants to 750 pesetas.
At the same time he announces also a
series of reforms which will be vel.
'comed by Catholics and which bear on
the teaching in 'the seminaries, the
appointment of Bishops, and other i'm
portant questions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
BURSE FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS

states, for the foundation, of a bIrse
IN perpetuity in favor of student If
the seminary of this poor vicariate.
Mgr. Freri informs me at the same
time that this foundation is made in
memory of the late Bishop McGolriek
OF Duluth by readers of The Catholic
Bulletin. As a mark of appreciation
beg leave to address the following
words of gratitude to all those who
contributed to make up the burse.-
What great work it is for the glo1v
OF God and the salvation of souls to
help young men to answer their yoca-
ton and prepare for the holy priest
hood. Without that charity it would
be impossible for us to maintain our
seminary, because the students pay alb
solutely nothing, everything has to be
given them free; indeed, il we were 10
ask a contribution, the parents wonId
not let them enter the. seminary. Con
sequently the mission has to support
the seminary and all educational in
stitutions. And as this mission is Of
recent foundation and very poor. II
would be impossible for us to deyelop
hheswork Of native clergy which has
become an absolute necessity.
To foster those yocations to the
priesthood Is, to give to the Church
workers, who, in due time, will work
for the conversion OF their fellow
couAtrymen. How many more pagans
wouldsbe converted IL we had a larger
number Of native priests! Truly the
word cf the. Holy Gospel is fully real.
tcontlpued on page .,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
APPROPRIATE THOUGHTS FOR
THE SEASON BY VERY REV.
JAMES C. BYRNE, ADMINisTRA-
TOR or THE ARCHDIOCESE OF
ST. PAUL.

The holy Christmas season is at
hand. Now we prepare to celebrate
worthily the anniversary of the birth
day of our beloved RedeemeT AS
the quickly coming, quickly vanishing
years bring round once more this great
day, how the mystery of it all over
whelms us! Happy we, if we catch
a new glimpse, a deeper insight, a
flash of new comprehension of this
wondrous Child-the solution of the
riddle of this world, Himself its great
est mystery. Pause and marvel at
what 'oanner of man was tt1s who
was born IN Christmas Da
Who whispered into the soul of that
Child as yet unborn His great destiny
to be victim of eXpiation and called
forth at once the answer: 'Holocausts
for sin did not please thee. Then
said l.: behold I Gomez" (Heb. 1850.
Who spread before that fair Youth
of twelve years the great scheme of
things by which He knew that He
had a mission from God? did you
hLON IlldI llldoI DC ClOOuC Ah y
Fathers business?" (Luke 2:49D
Whence came to that new teacher in
Israel the knowledge that earthly
values--the sword and sceptre, wealth
and wisdom-are transitory and vain,
and that spiritual values alone endure? ?
my kingdom is not of this world y
(Jno. 28:36) Whence came the con-
viction that by word and deed He
must disclose the false and reveal the
true? For this was | born and for
this came l into the world that l
should give testimony to the truth. !"
John 1S:37.) In the midst of cold
grasping world from what master did
He learn that great compassion for
the poor and afflicted? While He was
unfolding the divine word, who in the
midst of the error of the letter taught
Him the secret of the truth of the
spirit? When folly was boundless
who annointed His lips with such a
copious stream of heavenly wisdom
When all were wrapped up in the
cares of the present, who gave HIM
a clear and steady vision of the ages
to come? Who evolved for Hin the
sublime plan of projecting a church
that would outlive all time? The
wisest of sages, the holiest Of leaders,
the one consistent teacher-consistent
even unto death, whence was per-
sonality so exalted? The answer to
all these questions, the only answer
possible, is that this wondrous Child,
this supreme Man, came forth from
God This answer is from Himself
He taught that in truth He came forth
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
Permanent X. Of C. Building
KNIGHTS or COLUMBUS IN ENG.
. LAND AND SCOTLAND.

!. A Knights Of Columbus building just
completed at Westminster Cathedral,
London, will remain as permanent
structure. There had been some de-
lay in constructing this building be-
cause of governmental need Of new
materials but the Superintendent of
Army Contracts finally removed all
obstacles. American troops, home.
ward bound, will use the building un-
til after demobilization. 1t, will then
stand as a memorial evidence of the
great work rendered by the Knights
of Columbus to the allied soldiers and
sailors during the war.
Other K. of c., temporary buildings
in England, housing K. of G. Clubs are
situated at Winchester Camp, Liver.
pool, EdgWare Road, London.
In Scotland, knights of Columbus
clubs are operated at Littlehampton
Market Drayton and Invergorden. AT
the last-named point, Father Knowles
British Naval Chaplain, is in charge
Many sailors visit this club.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
Death Of Monsignor Clark
DUBUQUE PRELATE CALLED
WHEN PREPARING TO GIVE BEN
EDIcTIoN.

Rt Rev. Monsignor Arthur NJ Clark
of Dubuque died suddenly Sunday
evening, December s, at the Sisters of
Charity Motherhouse, Mount Carmel,
Dubuque, where he had acted as chap
lain since 1900. Heart trouble was
the immediate cause of his death. The
Monsignor was preparing to give Ben
ediction when the final summons came
While he had been i'll for several
years, he had not been confined to
his bed, and news of the death came
as a severe shock to associates and
friends.
.Monsignor Clark was stricken with
out warning. He failed to rally and
sank quickly, passing away surrounded
by number Of priests, who hurried
to his side when the news of his sud.
den and serious illness became known.
He was 65 years old.
Monsignor Clark came to Dubuque
from Winchester, Tenn, where he act
ed as pastor of a church in 1900.
Since joining the archdiocese of Du-
buque he had acted as chaplain at the
motherhouse at Mount Carmel. He
was born at Framington, Mass, Au-
gust 3, 1853. He was educated to the
Episcopal ministry, but became a con-
vert to the Catholic religion in 1882,
and was ordained to the priesthood in
1886 by Archbishop Corrigan of New
York. He spent much time and money
in building up the library in Dubuque
college.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
"Y" WILL INVESTIGATE
COMPLAINTS BY SOLDIERS OF Be
ING oVERcHARGED OVER
THERE.

Officials Of the Y. NJ. C. A. will thor
oughly investigate complaints by
wounded soldiers returning from
France of the manner in which it's ae-
.tivities abroad are being conducted,
according to an announcement by DR..
John r. Mott, General Secretary of
the associations War Work Council.
Addressing a meeting of the council
held to formulate a policy for the first
six months of 1919, Dr. Mott declared
that the complaints have been so
numerous and widespread that they
must be, met" Part of the criticism
by soldiers has been that the Y. M. C.
A. charged more than prevailing prices
for cigarettes and other supplies.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28

The National Catholic War Council,
representing as it does the Arch
bishops, the highest Catholic authority
in America, was in a position to or
ganize all the Catholic agencies of
the country for war purposes. In
peace time the organization which has
been built up during the period of
the war will still be necessary if Cath
olics are tt play an important part in
settling the great problems of recon-
struction.
The Church is keenly interested in
having the reconstruction issues set
tied on the basis of justice and sound
public policy. While the Church is
anxious for equal justice to all, she is
more Immediately interested in the
weak, in those on whom our institu-
tions press most heavily, and who are
more likely to be the victims of in
Justice. AS prominent United
States official recently put it, 'the
Catholic Church is the poor man S
Church. and if she is not in close
touch and does not deal sympatheti-
cally with the problems of the wage
Garner, she will expose herself to
severe criticism Through the medi-
um of the Catholic press and short
Simple pamphlets the Reconstruction
Committee of the National Catholic
War Council expects to give express
sion to educated Catholic public opin-
ion in America on the various prob
lens which concern the wage-earner
The most Important of these are the
living wage, better housing conditions,
and more adequate protection against
such Industrial hazards as sickness.
industrial accidents, unemployment,
old age, and premature death. An
educational campaign will also be con-
Quoted on such problems as training
for citizenship, government ownership
of railroads, government control of in
dustry, price fixing and colonization.
Among the writer's who will contri-
butte to this educational campaign are
Professors James e. Hagerty of Ohio
State University. Professor David A.
McCabe OF Princeton University, DR..
Charles Fenwick of Bryn Mawr Col.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
st. Paul Committee

T. j. Doyle, state. president of the
A. o. H., and ]. NJ Clancy, City Com
missioner of st. Paul, went to Wash
ington, D. c., and presented to the
Congressional committee on Foreign
relations, resolutions of the Citizens
of st. Paul and of the Trades and
Labor Assembly of the city in favor
of the Peace. meeting in France. The
resolution declared that Ireland should
have the right to determine its own
form of government, as there is a
resolution before congress on that
subject.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
Nuns Name On Monument

Toronto, Ohio, is to erect monu.
ment to all who went from it and gave
their lives in the service of their coun.
try. On the bronze tablet on which
the names of the fallen brave will be
inscribed is also to be placed the name
of Sister Mary Jean, the Loretto nun
who died while nursing the soldiers
at Camp Zachary Taylor. in Kentucky
during the epidemic. Sister Mary Jean
was native OF Toronto.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
Priest To Conference

Rev. E. A. Bouska, pastor of st.
'Wenceslaas Church, at Tabor, S. D.,
will leave the United States for Eu-
rope early in January, where he will
attend the peace conference at Paris
as the Bohemian representative for
the United States.
Father Bouska was appointed, it is
said, by President Masaryk, president
of the new Czech republic. Later
Father Bouskae will attend confer.
ence in Bohemia at which details in.
.volving the destiny of both church and
state will be discussed.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
Holy Name Men

High tribute to the manner in which
Holy Name men responded to their
countrys call to arms was paid by the
Very Rev. Ignatius, Smith. O. p, of
New York, national director of the
Holy Name societies, at the quarterly
meeting held in Philadelphia last Sun
day. Father Smith made the interes-
ing announcement that 100000 OF the
100000 Holy Name members In this
country entered the service.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
CARDINAL Woo is DEAD

Antonio Cardinal Vico, who spent
most of his life in the diplomatic serv-
ice of the Vatican. principally in South
America. died on December 10, in
Rome. Sixteen Cardinals we're pres
ent at the obsequies.5 Cardinal Van
nutelli performed the absolution Of
the body.
. Cardinal Vieo, who was seventy-one
years sold, was Papal Nuncio to Lis
bon at the time of the revolution,
when he was recalled He was ele-
waited to the Cardinalate on November
s27. 1911.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
Irish Race Convention

The, Ancient Order of Hibernians
and Ladies' Auxiliary have endorsed
an Irish Race Convention to be held
in the capital of the nation in the
near future. 1t is pointed out that
this convention will be the greatest
one held in the history Of the country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
NOT A MERE sIDEAlIsT, NOT A
MERE-THEoRlsT, Bur A PRAcTi-
CAL AND PRAYERFuL MAN is
FocH-sEEMs To HAVE BEEN
SENT BY GOD TO WIN VICTORY
FOR RIGHT.

H. .sr - j.
AS the tide Of battle in the great
war turns to victory, there looms with
startling vividness in the worlds imag-
ination the figure of one man whose
genius has exceeded that of any other
soldier of whom time has made record.
1t seems to be beyond all shadow of
doubt that when the hour came in
which all that Christ stood for was
to either stand or fall, Christ raised
up man to lead the hosts that battled
for Him. NJ. i.
When that Hour came in which
truth and right, charity, brotherly
love, justice, and liberty we're either
to triumph or to be blotted out of the
world, Christ came again upon the
road to Damascus.
Whoever does not realize this and
see it clearly as fact, he does but
blunder stupidity, says the Los Angeles
Times.
There will be q crowding company
of critics when the was is ended, and
they will all be filled with the ego
of their own conclusions. They will
attempt to explain the genius of Focl1
with maps and diagrams. f.e
But, while they are, doing so, if you
will look for Foch in some quiet
church, it is. there that he will be
found humbly giving God the glory
and absolutely declining to attribute it
to himself. IT,
Can that kind of man win a war?
Can man who is a practical soldier
be also practical Christian? And is
Foch that kind of a man? Let us
see.
If you were to know a man who
came home every night with a. bag
filed with gold nuggets, you would
naturally be curious to know, where he
went to get them. ~
In the same way, when you see a
soldier winning battles you are curl
lons to know from what source comes
his genius.
Where, then, does Foeh go for the
strength and magical power to bring
home the marvellous victories he has
won and is still holding over Prus-
sia and the unholy alliance she has
made to crush the world, and drive
freedom from the earth? II s
We have the answer close at home
A California boy, serving as a soldier
in the American expeditionary forces
| n France, has recently written a let
ter to his parents in San Bernardino
n which he gives as well as anyone
else could give the answer to the
question we ask.
This American boy-Evans by name
tells of meeting Gen. Foch at close
range in France.
Evans had gone into. an old church
to have a look at it, and as he stood
there with barred head satisfying his
respectful curiosity, gray man with
the eagles of a general on the collar
of his shabby uniform, also entered
the church.
/ Only. one. orderly accompanied the
| quiet gray man. No glittering staff
Of officers, no entourage of goldlacec
aides were with him; nobody but JUS
the orderly. IS
Evans paid small attention, at first
to the gray man, but was curious t
see. him kneel in the church, praying
The minutes passed until full three
4 uliarfers of an l1nuf.i had onna nv before
the gray man arose from his knees.
Then Evans followed him down the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION

NATIONAL CATHOLIC WAR CoUN-
GIL HAS SECURED SERVICES OF
FOREMOST AUTHORITIES ON
SOCIAL QUESTIONS TO PRE-
PARE ARTICLES ON VARIOUS
TOPICS - CHURCH Is CON-
CERNED.