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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Archbishop Prendergast
Dead
VENERABLE HEAD OF ARcHO!O.
CESE OF PHILADELPHIA DIED
LAST TUESDAY-HAD BEEN ILL
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

Most Reverend Edmond Francis
Prendergast, Archbishop OF Phitadel-
phia, Pa, died at the Archiepiscopal
residence last Tuesday evening On
December -, last, he was stricken
with a severe illness and had virtual
ly been confined TO his bed ever since.
He was III his seventy-f1fth year.
Archbishop Prendergast was born in
Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May 5, 1S43. At the age of sixteen he
came to the United States and enter
ed the Seminary of st. Charles BOr-
romeo, Overlook, Pa. He was or
dained to the priesthood November IT,
1855, in the Cathedral by Bishop Wood
Of Philadelphia. He did parochial
work in st. Pauls parish, that city,
at Bristol, Allentown. and various
places in Susquehanna County. IN
1874 he was appointed pastor of st.
Malachy's Church, Philadelphia; and
in 1896 he became Vicar General of
the Diocese. On February "a, 1897,
he was consecrated auxiliary Bishop
of Philadelphia, and Titular Bishop OF
Scillio. He remained pastor OF ST.
Malachy's until the death of Arch
bishop Ryan, February II, 1911. Final
ly, he was appointed Archbishop of
Philadelphia, May 27, of the same
year.
In the comparatively short time of
his administration Of the Diocese he
promoted Catholic works of every
kind. He assisted at the foundation
of the Catholic High School for Girls,
one of the most successful institu-
tions of it's kind in the country He
also renovated the Cathedral and took
a prominent part in the establishment
of the great Misericordia Hospital. 1t
is said that during his labors in the
Episcopate he administered the Sacra-
ment of Confirmation to nearly two
hundred thousand candidates, ordain-
ed several hundred young men to the
priesthood, and oficiated at the re-
ligious reception of nearly one thou
sand nuns.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
PreIate Dies Suddenly
MGR. DUFFY SURVIVES STROKE
OF PARALYSIS BUT TWENTY
FOUR HOURS.

Mgr. James s. Duffy, rector OF st.
Agnes Church, Brooklyn, n Y, died
at the rectory of the church February
IA. He had been in comparatively
good health until the-day before, when
he suffered a stroke of paralysis.
Mgr. Duffy was one of the most
widely known and most respected
clergymen in the country. His home
had been for many years the visiting
place of high ecclesiastical represen.
tatives of the Church. He was a
close personal friend of Cardinal Glib
bons, and his achievements in Brook.
lyn both as a church builder and an
advocate of the parish school system
of education, were as widely known
far outside of Brooklyn as they are
in the borough itself.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
A PASSION PL AY

ly Catholic lines. If these movements
are to succeed in doing good, they need
right ideas 'and inspiring subjects.
Plays like bethlehem" and The
Upper Room" are illustrations of the
choice of inspiring subjects, subjects
which the poor modern world hardly
knows how to contemplate on the pres
ent-day stage, but subjects the great
est in all the history of mankind, and
others can. These plays are exam
pies of what can be done in the direc-
ton of revival of plays in the style
of the admirable medieval models.
These plays make their appeal chief
ly by virtue of their theme The play
is the chief thing; the players are Sec
Ondary. Hence they seek no notoriety
and their names are not published.
They offer their best efforts in deEo-
| tion to the great theme which they
venture to present. And with like de-
votion in their audience, there is no
doubt but that the whole effect will be
quite beyond the ordinary offerings of
present-day theatricals.
"Thet Upper Room" however, will
be presented under direction which is
ample guarantee of the high character
of the production. Miss Mary G.. Kel-
lett, who has the general direction, is
graduate of the Emerson College of
Oratory, Boston. Sne is at present Il
member of the teaching staff OF the
Minneapolis School of Music, Oratory
and Dramatic Art Her work bas re-
ceiyed high commendation in the East
and throughout the Northwest.
The stage setting for this play is
designed by Mr.. Ralph E. Smallay OF
st. Paul, whose ability has been dem
onstrated in work done for the Mask
and Zany Players and also in pageant
ry, notably in the instance Of the High
School pageant at The Auditorium n
few years ago.
/ The musical accompaniment will be-
directed by Mr.. Leo G. Bruenner. MIR.
Bruenner is crganist at the Church OF
st. Luke, and for many years has Eeen
prominent in musical circles in ST.,
Paul.
! Readers of "The Catholic Bulletin"
will do well to take interest in this at.
, tempt to do in St. Paul what has been
done with great success in other cities
such as those above-named. The st.
: Paul production has profited by the ex-
perience of these earlier efforts, espe-
cially that of Pittsburg, and hopes TO
/ present this sacred play with all the
: dignity that it deserves, with careful
: attention 10 costume and scenery, and
! according to the standards of true dra-
: lmatic art. The cast has been careful
lily chosen with view to feverent
: spirit, and the whole is in the hands
E of entirely competent direction. This
$ Passion Play will be q eredlt TO tbs
/ Catholics oG Vt; Paul.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Rev. Philip caterini


Rev. Filippo Caterini, who has been
elected Procurator General of the
Dominicans, belongs to a family well
known in the religious world. He was
born in 1881 and is consequently
young for SO responsible a position.
He joined the Dominicans in Rome
while still very young; he studied at
the College of st. Thomas Aquinas
and took there his degree as Doctor
of Canon Law. In 1910 he was elected
prior of Santa Maria Novella, Flor
ence, and in 1914 of the Minerva.
Rome. His cousin, Father Caterini,
S. J., was until last year rector of the
Gregorian University in Rome when
.pe resigned On account of III bealth
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
THE POPE AND PEACE

the memorable pOntifical document OF
last August, it does not follow in the
slightest degree, and it would be a.
great mistake to think, that on this
account the Holy See has any inten.
ton of bringing pressure to bear on
one side or the other, in sustaining
or uphOlding it's concrete proposals,
thus departing from that line Of con
duct which, as we have said above.
it has taken from the beginning, and
which it has strictly observed through
every trial and difficulty.
"On that account we have been snr.
prised TO see put forth in a morning
paper the hypothesis OF a possible
change Of attitude on the part Of the
Holy See, and an affirmation that IL
will now be able to take a different
line OF conduct from that, which this
same paper thinks fit TO attribute to
it, on the faith Of statements, which
have come from We know not where
1t would seem moro reasonable and Sc
rious to ask, noting the perfect cor.
reSpOndCncc between the pronounce
mcntS of two eminent statesmen and
the Papa note, why q fitting answer
was not given to that most important
pCntificai document, Of which, after
a few months interval, the political
wisdom and the high opportuncness
have heen implicitly recognized by
reproducing. under another shape, It's
fundamental points"
What That journal Said.
The morning paper referred to by
the OsseryatOre Romano had put for
ward the argument that, in as much
as the Holy See recognized the sim
ilarity between the allies terms as
outlined by Premier George and Pres
ident Wilson, and the suggestions in
the Papal peace note, therefore. unless
the Central empires at once came into
line, the Holy See must necessarily
range itself on the side Off not the
allies-at least the terms these had
laid down as bases Of Il just and last
ing peace. 1t is happy idea and one
which has no doubt been in the minds
OF many not only lately bur ever since
August, 1914. But the supernatural
character Of the impartiality Of the
Holy See as an institution is neces-
Sttri1yN1he first tningAto be taken into
account. And Just as His Holiness has
condemned acts Of injustice commit
ted by or enemies, so he can approve
acts and terms which correspond to
what he himself has suggested as just.
without infringing on that impartial.
ity. But he cannot taI-e sides.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
To Improve Education

Right Reverend J. Henry Then, D..
D., Bishop of Denver, has named a
committee to prepare for six weeks
institute Or summer college to be con-
Quoted in Denver next summer and
each year hereafter for the teaching
sisterhoods of the state. After a time
it is also proposed to name a super
intendent of the parochial schools of
the state and to hold regular examina-
tions for the Catholic teachers. 1t is
purposed to work for uniformity in the
parochfal schools Of the state, in order
to increase their efficiency.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
TO HONOR SISTERS
NUNS MEMORIAL BILL RECON-
MENDED AGAIN BY CON-
MITTEE.

The committee on library of the
house at Washington has recommend
ed that the famous bill authorizing the
A. o. Fl. and it's ladies' auxiliary to
erect a monument on government
ground to the nursing sisters of the
Civil war be passed. The bill says
that the following orders were repre-
sented among the nurses: Sisters of
Mercy, Sisters of the Holy Cross, Sis
ters of st. Joseph, Sisters of Charity
of Nazareth. Sisters of Charity of st.
Vincent de Paul, Sisters Of the Moth
er Seton Order of Charity and the Ur-
suline nuns. The bill quotes Presi-
dent Lincoln and President Davis of
the Confederacy in praise of the sis
ters' war work.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
MGR. BENSON'S DRAMA, "THE
UPPER ROOM" WILL BE STAGED
IN K. OF C. HALL-ATTEMPT TO
REVIVE INTEREST I'M SACRED
PERFORMANCE OF ST.
LUKE TO SPONSOR EVENT.

"The Upper Room" a drama of
Christ's Passion, written by Mgr. Rob-
ert Hugh Benson, will be staged in
st. Paul at the Knights of Columbus
Hall on March 19, 20 and 21. 1t is a
sacred drama in three acts, to be pre-.
sented by a cast of twelve characters,
assisted by male chorus. They were
encouraged to undertake this great
work by Rev. VIM. Busch, professor of
history at St Paul's Seminary, who
has time and again shown zeal and
energy in reviving sacred drama.
This Passion Play is to be presented
under the auspices OF the parish of
st. Luke and under the direction OF
Miss Mary G.. Kellett Of Minneapolis.
The production of this play is in
tended primarily to do spiritual good +:
to bring home to all who see it the
lessons taught us by the sufferings and
death of our Divine Lord-the same
lessons that are set before us in the
daily Mass and in the liturgy Of Lent
and Holy Week.
That these lessons can be taught
powerfully by Passion Play, is well
known through the example of the
world-famed Play of Oberammergau
Mgr. Benson, in composing a Passion
Play for presentation on a simpler
scale, has wisely chosen to make il
suggestive rather than realistic. The
success of his effort is amply proven
lby the manner in which "The Upper
! Room has been received in many cen
ters in our country, such as New York
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cincinnati ant
st. Louis.
This play, moreover, also serves Il
illustrate how the stage may be mad
means of instruction and edification
We have, unfortunately, come to thinl
of the stage as furnishing only amuse
ment, and that not always of the best
But the fact is that the moder
drama has its origin in the medieva
mystery and miracle plays which wer
an outgrowth from the Church'ss litul
Icy. They furnished not only entel
Itainment, but religious and moral edl
lcation, while they also founded an
developed dramatic art.
If the stage today has fallen froI
Tits former standards it should be n
lstored to what it once was. The PR
Isent-day, commercialized theatre ]
leaving us little beyond the moyin,
picture drama and the ephemeral va
| deville. AS a protest and correctly
| effort. We have of late the "Littl
| Theatre, movement. Similar effort
lhaya been begun on more distinctly
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Irish Regiments Chapel

At a meeting held at the Mansion
House in London representatives of
Irish regiments decided to support a
proposal TO reserve a chapel in West
minister Cathedral as a memorial to
officers and men Of those. regiments
who had fallen during the world war.
For each regiment there will be a
tablet and book containing the
names of the fallen, irrespective of
creed. The Duke of Connaught is
president and patron of the scheme,
Viscount French and Sir Bryan Ma
hon are vice-presidents, and Lady
Egerton is the treasurer.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Bishop Hayes
CHAPLAIN GENERAL WILL VISIT
CAMPS HERE AND IN FRANCE.

Right Reverend Bishop Patrick T.
Hayes, chaplain general of the Roman
Catholic chaplains in both branches
of the United States service, inspected
Camp Upton last week He left there
to visit Fort Hancock and Camp Dev.
ems. His visit to Camp Upton is the
first stage Of his tour Of the country
during which he will Visit every camr
and cantonment in the country. When
he completes his tour he will start i'm
mediately for France for a tour oil
camps where American forces are 10
Gated
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Notre Dame Chaplains

Two more stars were added to the
Notre Dame service fag last week
when Rev. Charles O'Donnell, C. S. c.,
professor of English and associate ed
itor of the Ave Maria, and the Rev.
Ernest Davis, G. S. c., professor of
chemistry, left on Thursday for an
Atlantic seaport, whence they will
soon sail for France to serve as chap
lains in General Pershing's army. Sin
cerity and simplicity marked the fare
we'll demonstration by the Notre Dame
students to the fifth and sixth priests
their school has given to the great
war.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Parochial Red Cross

Very Rev. J. c. Byrne, v. G., has
forwarded a check to the director of
the Parochial Branch of the Red Cross,
Of st. Paul, to cover the quota for the
pupils of st. Luke's School. All the
pastors and teachers are enthusiastic
about the work which will soon be
in all the Catholic schools
of the city.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Christian Brother Appointed

Brother Justus, president of De La
Sale Institute, Chicago, has lately
been appointed a member of the State
Council of Defense He has been spe-
cially charged by the council with the
enrolment of volunteers from Chica,
COS Catholic colleges and high schools
for work, on the farms this spring and
summer, to the end of aiding in ulti-
mate and undelaged victory for Amer
ica IN the war u
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Galveston Administrator

Very Rev. James M. Kirwin has
been appointed administrator of the
Diocese of Galveston, Tex, pending
the appointment of a successor to the
late Bishop, Rt. Rev. N. A. Gallagher,
D. D., who died on January q. Fa-
ther Kirwin is vicar-general of the
diocese, chairman of the Bishops
Council. and Diocesan School Board
and rector of Saint Mary's Cathedral
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Effect is Revolutionary.

''The general effect of all this on the
zens after the war is little short of
revolutionary. A similar change has
taken place in the minds of our people
at home. The munition workers, hard
working, but overstrained by long
hours and heavy work, subjected some
times to irritating mismanagementa and
anxious about the future, tend to be
resentful and suspicious of the public
authorities and the political leaders.
They, too, are questioning the whole
system Of society.
'"The voluntary war workers also
have had their experience widened
Not only are many of them doing
useful work for the first time in their
lives and doing it we'll, but they are
working in companionship with and
sometimes under the direction Of those
with whom they would not in normal
times have dreamed of associating
They are readjusting their views on
social questions. There is, in short, a
general change and ferment in the
mind Of the nation"
The Cardinal points out various
lines Of special Catholic effort, but
urges cordial cooperation in the eff
forts which are being made by vari
Gus religious bodies to remedy all un
Christian social conditions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
Bishop O'Dwyer's Estate

The Cork, Ireland, Examiner states
that the late Bishop of Limerick, the
Right Reverend DR.. O'Dwyer. shortly
before his~death said @You will find
.910-$50-of mine in the bank not
enough to bury Me-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
THE CHURCH AND WAR

"They proclaim that the existing
order should be overthrown and de-
stroyed in the hope that out of the
chaos and destruction some better ar.
rangement of mems lives may grow
up. 1t is a policy of which we see the
realization and first fruits at the pres
ent time in Russia. The vast major
ity Of our peoples are held back, if not
by religious motives at least by their
Unborn practical sense, from suicidal
projects of this kind"
The new sense of the reality of re-
ligion with which hundreds of thou
sands of Englishmen have been i'm
pressed during the war, the Cardinal
thinks, will he one safeguard. The
dangers, however, are very real, he
says.
"The effect Of competition uncon-
trolled by morals has been to segre-
gate more and more the capitalist
from the wage-earning classes" he
says, "and to form the latter into a
proletariat, n people owning nothing
but their labor power and tending to
shrink more and more from the re-
sponsibilities of both ownership and
freedom. Hence the increasing lack
of self-reliance and the tendency to
look to the state for the performance
of the ordinary family duties. While
the constitution had increasingly TAX
en- on democratic forms, the reality
underlying those forms had been in
creaSingly plutocratic. Legislation un-
der the guise Of social reform tended
to mark off all wage-earners as def
nitely service class, and the result even
before the war was a feeling among
the workers Of irritation and resent
ment which manifested itself in
sporadic strikes, but found no very
clear expression in any other way.
During the war the minds OF the
people have been profoundly altered.
Dull acquiescence in social injustice
has given way to active discomfort.
The very foundations of political and
social life, of our economic system,
of morals and religion are being
sharply scrutinized, and this not only
by few writer's and speakers, but by
a very large number of people in every
class of life, especially among the
workers. Our institutions. it is, fplt,
must justify themselves at the bar of
reason. They can no longer be taken
for granted. The army, for instance,
is not only fighting, it is also thinking.
The soldiers have learned the char
acteristic army scorn for the self
seeking politician and empty talker.
They have learned the wide difference
between the facts rs they see them
and the daily press reports of them,
and they have learned to be suspicious
of official utterances and bureaucratic
ways.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-17

Mr.. l,ansings statement was gwen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-17

fishing independent kingdoms and rcpub-
lies in voluntary association with Ger
many. and also from Rummnis under the
pretcxt Of restoration and .frunticr recti-
hcatlon.
President Wilson, in his speech at
Baltimore on the frt anniversary of
Americas entrance into the war, d.
rectcd attention to this vital difference
between German words and German
deeds. German words, ss delivered by
Count Hcrtling on Feb. %. when he de-
earcd that Germany could 'fundamen-
tally agree" with the four principles
laid down in President Wilson's speech
of Feb II, were coptradIcted by the
German deeds at and following tho
Brest-Litovsk conference IL was after
this demonstration of what he regarded
as complete proof Of German insincerty
that President Wilson, on April q, ac-
ceptcd the German challenge and an
nounced that the American response
would be force to the utmost" with
Aout stint or limit.
WHY DECISION WAS SO PROMPT
MIR l.ansing's statement was given
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-17
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali which Is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes
the hair brittle.
The best thing 70 use IS Just plain null
sifed cocoanut oil, for this is pure and
entirely greaseless. Its very cheap, and
beats the most expensive soaps or any
thing else all 10 pieces. You can get
this at any drug store, and a few ounces
will last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub IT In; about teaspoonful is all
that Is required II makes an abundance
OF rch, creamy lather, cleanses thor
oughlv, and -rinses out easily The hair
dr1es quickly and evenly. and Is soft.
fresh looking bright. fluffy, wavy and
easy 10 handle Besides, it Ioosens and
takes out every particle OF dust, dirt and
dandruf,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-17
NO" u. S. REPLIES
TO PEACE NOTE

Washington. Sept. l6. The
Secretary of State issued the fol-
lowing statement last night:
II am authorized by the Presi-
dent 10 state that the following will
be the reply of this government TO
the Austro- Hungarian note pro-
posing an unofficial conference OF
belligerents;
The government of the tnited
States feels that there is only one
reply which il can make 10 the sug-
gestion of the imperial Austro-
Hungarian government. IL has
repeatedly and with entire candor
stated the terms upon which the
United States would consider peace
and can and will entertain no pro-
posal for conference upon a mat
ter concerning which il has made It's
position and purpose 30 plain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-17

out within half an hour after he bad re-
ceivod the Austrian proposal. There ~
some reason to believe that the secretary
acted with this unprecedented promptncss
in matter Of such great import with the
design not only To indicate clearly the
position Of the United States government.
bat perhaps to anticipate and prevent as
far as possible newspaper discussions OF
the Austrian proposal which might CON
vey to the enemy misleading impression
that there WINS anv considerable element
in the United States willing to consider n
negotiated peace.
Also, it is understood, there WAS a
purpose to sound the note which the
Entente Powers might repeat in making
their own answers All these powers
had gone on record formally as accept
ing the conditions of pence laid down
bv President Wilson as their own.
WHEN HOT AND TIRED
Hossford's Acid Phosphate
give- prompt relief TO tired nerves. 1t
cools and refreshcs ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-17
NO PEACE EXCEPT
ALLIES WAY, WILSON
TELLS AUSTR|ANS
Austria's Proposal Rejected in
Fifteen Minutes: You Have Our
Terms, President Replies.
ALL CONGRESS APPROVES
ACTION Of EXECUTIVE
Stand of u. S. Ends Discussion at
Once; Secretary of State An
nounces Decision.

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