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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
ANOTHER STAMP ACT.

During the struggle of the
American colonies for indepcnd-
ence, more than a century ago,
one Of the most odious features OF
the opposition was termed the
Stamp Act. From that time down
to the year 1917, the mere men
ton Of that act was sufficient to
arouse painful memories in the
heart of every American. Hatred
Of the act crystallized to such an
extent that it was one Of the prOX-
innate causes Of the Revolution.
1t is long cry, however, from
the American Revolution to the
present day. At this moment we
are confronted by another Stamp
Act which has aroused a spirit Of
patriotism throughout the land.
The government, in prosecuting
the present war, has embarked
upon a campaign that may be said
to be built upon the little thrift
stamp. For some time there has
been going on throughout the ma
ton a gentle, but none the less
persistent, campaign for the sale
of thrift stamps and war savings
stamps. The movement so far has
met with gratifying results: but
the very nature of the thrift
stamp scheme is such that it must
be continued over a long period.
All persons in this country are
now familiar with the details Of
the plan. The intention of the
government is to make this Stamp
Act SO effective that it will con-
stitute a comprehensive outpour-
ing Of individual help from every
man, woman, and child in the
country. The plan is so simple,
involving the initial outlay Of but
twenty-five cents, that it readily
appeals to every person who has
the slightest notion Of his duty
towards himself and towards the
nation.
Last Sunday there was insti-
tuted what has been called War
Club Week. +" On its success de-
ponds, in a large measure, not
only the success Of the thrift
stamp campaign in Minnesota, but
the third Liberty Loan as we'll
The thrift stamp is destined to
catch the loose change that the
average person losses aWayex-
cess cigars, candy money, amuse-
ment tickets, and other items of
expense that are. often uselessly
incurred.
This campaign offers an excep-
tional opportunity for all to help
N the great cause in which all
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

The Catholic Register of Den
yer records the fact that the Colo
RADIO supreme court has upheld the
legal validity of common-laW
marriage, or continued concubin-
age with no religious or civil cere-
mony. 1t is a shame, says our
contemporary, that the laws OF
Colorado should recognize as legal
a union of this kind, although it
must be admitted that it is only
just that a man should be held
financially in a case Of concubin-
age as much as in marriage.
Persons who enter common-law
marriages should be prosecuted
as nuiSances.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
Bishop Gallagher's Will
AN EDIFYING DOCUMENTARY 900
LIFE INSURANCE BEQUEATHED
TO THE DIOCESAN SEMINARY.

The last will and testament of the
late Rt. Rev. Nicholas A. Gallagher
Bishop of Galveston, Texas, was
filed last week for probate in the Of
flee of the County Clerk. The Bishop
left no personal estate other than his
life insurance policies, the proceeds
of two of which, amounting to $4,000
are bequeathed to st. Mary's Sem
mary, La Porte, a diocesan institu-
ton founded by the late Bishop for
the training of young men for the
priesthood. A third policy, for $4,000,
in the Catholic knights of America,
is devised to the Bishops sister. All
the remainder of his estate, consist
ing of church property, is left to his
successor in office.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
THE INroxlcATloN OF LIFE.

Keeping we'll is often presented to
us in the guise of duty, but DR.. Fisk
of the Life Extension Institute knows
how to look at it in more attractive
light. Health, as he sees it, is the way
to Joy, the joy of simply being alive.
Some people talk much about the
joys of living, and try very hard to get
them, but will never succeed because
they go about it in ways that disorder
the instrument through which the joys
arrive.
In a recent number of the Monthly
Health Letter, issued by the Life Ex-
tension Institute, DR.. Fisk tells how
one cannot and how one car reach the
real life which is in itself a joy.
You cannot reach that state of health
by the poison route, by the aid OF
alcohol, opium, nicotine, coffee, or any
other drugs The patent medicine
route is also poison route, and is not
the way to real living.
You cannot reach real life by the
medicinal whiskey route. There is no
such thing as medicinal Whiskey,"
DR.. Fisk says. 1T is never tonic, and
neither is such whiskey approved by
the medical profession, as the men
dacious advertisements often state"
The most important route to the
| living that is joy, DR.. Fisk pictures as
| the activity route. Proper food and
ways of eating it, the open air, and
control of the mental states, are i'm
lint To no
the four hundred muscles of the body
must be actually hungry for activity.
| This muscle hunger can be cultivated
| by keeping the muscles alert and &C.
tive during the day, by giving them all
active work at some time every day,
by moving actively and briskly when
we do move.
| This, in the main, is DR.. Fisk's recipe
for attaining the state of health that
makes just being alive a joy. Ii we
look at it a little more closely we shall
see why the man who talks so much
about drinking to increase the joys of
life has to be continually coming back
TO hat artificial means. The alcohol
in the wine, beer, or Whiskey is de-
pressant, and as soon as that effect is
fully manifest he has no desire to be
active. The beer drinker, particularly,
is usually the opposite of alert and &C
tive.
If the theory is true that alcohol
develops in the body poison to act as
it's antidote, and that this poison sets
up a demand for more alcohol as soon
as the supply On hand is exhausted,
then the habitual drinker is habitual-
ly poisoned man, and we should expect
him to act the role of sick man. He
is not fully alive, and the drug he
takes to make him so only poisons still
more those four hundred muscles
whose activity is so essential part
in the joy of living.
Some one has said that youth has no
need of intoXication by wine, for youth
itself is intoXication. The word is
taken of course, in the sense of exhil-
aration, and it is this exhilaration that
makes normal youth the most joyous
period of life The possibility of con-
tinuing that joyfulness through adult
years is one that we shall see realized
oftener as we see less of the alcohol
poisoning.
|
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
lion. Religious indifference seems
to have affected the Jews to a de-
plorable extent.


In a recent letter to Cardinal
Gasparri, protector of the Society
of st. Jerome for the spread of the
Gospel, His Holiness, Pope Bene-
dict XIV, says: "We desire that
the book of the holy Gospel be
found in every family, and that
all Christians should cultivate the
habit Of reading a passage each
day so as to live in a worthy man
ner and to make themselves agree
able to God in all things, for it
is too true that all evils and errors
arise from ignorance Of the Cos
pei and failure to practice it.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
INDIANS ARE LOYAL
INDIANS GAVE TEN MILLIONS IN
BONDS.

The report of the Indian Office,
concerning the participation of
American Indians in the war, is of
great interest and significance. 1t
is pointed out that the Indians have
subscribed in round number 100000
900 for liberty bonds and thrift
stamps, per capita investment of
nearly $40. The number of Indians
voluntarily in war service is 5000, of
whom 1900 are known to be in the
Army and 200 in the Navy. There are
Indian nurses and hospital attend
ants. The acreage of foodstuffs plant
ed by the Indians has been vastly in.
creased, and there is enthusiasm eV-
erywhere, it is said, in supporting the
American cause.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
Lithuanian independence
THE FOUNDING OF A MONARCH
IcAL STATE BASED ON CHRIST
IAN PRINCIPLES.

In an interview printed in the Ber-
lin Lokal Anzeiger, Bishop Karevic
of the diocese of Kovno, Russia, who
has been negotiating with the Ger
man Chancellor at the German Army
headquarters regarding affairs in
Lithuania, sail:
Il come here to impress on the
German Government that the time
has arrived to consider the creation
Of an Independent Lithuania, which,
it goes without saying, would lean on
Germany. We have in mind a mon
archical state founded on a Christian
and conservative basis. | have been
assured that my proposals will be
benevolently considered"
Lithuania occupies an area of ap-
proXimately 100000 square miles,
chiefly contained in the Nemen, Drina
and Dnieper valley.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

The value Of the Catechism as
an authoritative pronouncement
on Catholic teaching is empha-
sized by Cardinal Newman. In
the "Apologia" he says: eff
Protestants wish to know what
our real teaching is let
them look at our Cate
chisms. The Catechism of the
Council Of Trent was drawn up
for the express purpose Of provid-
ing preachers with subjects for
their sermons. | may say
here that | rarely preach SER
mon, but | go to this. beautiful
and complete Catechism to get
both>my matter and my doctrine. "
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
A GREAT LEADER GONE.

Had John Redmond, the Irish
Nationalist leader, died five years
ago, Ireland, as one man, would
have been Frustrated with grief.
Unfortunately, however, the past
few years have witnessed divi-
sion Of opinion and sentiment that
has tended to ALLEVIATE some of the
followers of this indisputably
great leader Although opinions
differ to-day as to the success Of
Redmond efforts, history will
doubtless show that he was one Of
the greatest leaders that Ireland
has produced from the days of the
incompatible O'Connell.
When the shadow of misfortune
fell across the Inflated Parnell,
Ireland S cause was exposed to
utter failure owing to, divisions
among her very friends. Through
his energy, ability and loyalty,
Redmond soon succeeded in weld
ing into practically a united
whole the various factions and
their divergent ideas. Every
where he was looked upon as the
chosen leader destined to bring
Ireland's cause to a triumphant
issue.
Like all great leaders, Redmond
finally came to a point on his on
ward progress where the road
branched off in different direc-
tions. He was obliged either to
stop or to choose one or the other
Of these two roads. Combining
the ability Of the statesman and
the~loyalty Of the Irishman for his
country, Redmond decided for the
good Of his country to place his
hope on the solemn pledge of the
British Premier and the Liberal
party. He reasoned that English
fair play" would surely force
the government to keep its pledge
of Home Rule to Ireland. Events
soon showed, however, that while
England had progressed along
many lines, her feeling towards
Ireland was ever the same. Irish
hopes were dashed to the ground
and such was the chagrin Of the
people that the bloody scene OF
Easter week in Dublin was the
result. Redmond's star began to
wane, and the spirit Of disaffec-
ton towards him has been grow
ing ever since.
While it may be difficult at this
distance to form a correct esti-
mate of Redmond S actual posi-
ton as regards all Of Ireland, it
may be said that the friends of
Ireland s cause, at least in this
country, look upon Redmond s
last failure as an error of Judg-
ment and not an indication Of dis
loyalty. 1t seems to us at this dis
lance that his great mistake was
in trusting to English promises
for history shows that England
never yet kept faith with the Irish
people. AT base, the influences in
England today to keep freedom
from the Irish people are the same
that caused the name of Cromwell
and others Of that ilk to be the
most eXecrated in Ireland; and
the chief of these influences is re,
ligion.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
NEW PIPE ORGAN
CHURCH OF ST. CLEMENT IN
STALLS PIPE ORGAN WITH APP
PROPRIATE CEREMONIES.

On Sunday evening, March 10, the
the Church of ST. Clement, in Mime
apolis, was blessed and dedicated by
the pastor, Rev. r. J. Fitzgerald,
This beautiful instrument, which is
modern in every respect, was built by
a well-known firm in Milwaukee. 1t
contains 60 pipes, with two manuals,
ten stops and all the latest improve
ments. 1t has all told thirty-one adj
Unstable combination knobs. During
the recital, which followed the dedi-
cation, the extraordinary sweetness of
the various tones was noticed and COM
mented upon, especially by all the mu-
sicians present.
The instrumental numbers of the
program, including both classic num-
bers and favorite melodies, were rem
dered by Mrs Frank Hoffman,, or
ganist of the ST. Paul Cathedral. Mrs.
Jane Holland Cameron added the vo-
cal numbers of the program. Gounod's
well-known ''Sanctus" was rendered
with telling force and artistic beauty
by st. Clements choir, accompanied
on the organ by Mrs. Hoffman. Rev.
G. F. McGinnis, Phi, d., spoke on "The
Debt Which the Musical World Owes
to the Church" The ceremonies were
brought to a close with Solemn Bene-
diction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Two angels, life size, holding can
deIabra with a cluster of ten electric
lights each, were placed on either side
of the sanctuary for the first time.
These figures, of exquisite workman
ship and richly decorated, add con-
siderably to the splendor Of the sane
tuary furnishings.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
THE OLDEST SOVEREIGN IN
THE WORLD.

In the present world war relig-
ious animOsities on the part Of the
belligerentS seem to have been
almost wholly absent. Each nation
contends that it is struggling for
self-preservation, although certain
governments would have great
difficulty i'll proving such a claim.
So many different nations are in
volved in this titanic struggle,
that religious lines have nowhere
been drawn. In spite Of the uni
versal character of the war, how
ever, it was to be expected that
anti-clerical parties i'll various
countries would not lose the gold
Ell opportunity to place the blame
for some Of the evils at the door
of the Vatican. Catholics every
where rallied to the defense of
their respective countries, and
stood shoulder to shoulder with
their fellow citizens. The Church
took no side whatsoever in the
clash Of nations. The Holy Father
Immediately announced a strict
policy Of neutrality and Of impair
TALLY. This stand he has main
tanned with answering fidelity up
to the present moment.
The hyenas Of hatred, however,
were on the alert to fasten their
fangs in his sacred person when
ever there was a chance Of sue
cess. They ignored the fact that
his sovereignty was the oldest in
the world, and that in virtue of
his position he would not dis
criminate against any Of his spir-
itual subjects.
The Holy Father was accused
of faVoring the Central Powers
because Of Catholic Austria and
Bavaria; but Catholic France,
Italy and Belgium was the an
sWer. 1t was then said that his
interest lay entirely in Belgium;
but even Germany was not de-
ceived by this absurd charge.
Time and again epithet and invec-
tive were hurled at his devoted
head, but they recoiled upon their
source. When the Italian armies
suffered reverses in the northern
part of the peninsula, the cohorts
of bigotry in every land raised the
cry of papal treachery. But the
reply of the Holy Father and the
unanimous confirmation of the
government proved con-
clusively to the world that the
reverse was the truth.
Even in our own country from
time to time the Pope is pilloried
as an enemy Of this or that policy.
Within the past two months varl-
Gus papers and magazines have in
simulated by vile cartoon or care
fully phrased innuendo that the
Vatican is the enemy Of America.
All these outrageous and 'diaboli-
cal accusations are instigated by a
deep-seated hatred of the Catholic
Church and her august head. On
every occasion when the Pope has
been assailed, the evidence in the
case has proven both the upright
ness of the Sovereign Pontiff and
the nefarious~ spirit of the accus-
ers. The papacy witnessed the
destruction of the great Roman
empire; it saw the rise and the
fall of many great nations since ;
and it is destined to survive even
the present world upheaval, and
will yet bury individuals and par
ties, that have assaulted the purity
of it's doctrines and the loyalty
of its stand to the interests of
truth and Justice.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

\ meeting Of all the Belgian
senators and deputies residing in
France, England and Holland will
be held in Paris this month, ac-
cording to the Figaro. The as
Sembly will have an official char
acter, it is stated, and all the Bel
gian ministers at Havre will at
tend. Resolutions will be adopted
to be presented to King Albert
for ratification. This is the first
time an attempt to hold general
meeting Of the Belgian parliament
since the fall Of Antwerp.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
THE PRIDE OF ERIN.

From the foundation Of Chris
tianity it has been customary for
every nation to pay particular
reverence to it's national patron.
This spirit Of veneration is found
ed upon the recognition which we
cheerfully accord to excellence in
another. The history Of the race
is replete with instances showing
the honors paid to great benefac-
tors of. individual nations or OF
humanity at large.
Possibly no other people has in
tertWined the memory Of its pa
tron saint so intimately with its
national life as have the Irish with
regard to st. Patrick. The great
est, the most powerful nations on
earth could not manifest a deeper
or broader interest in their ma
tional patrons than has the little
Island moored in the deep to the
west Of the continent Of Europe.
The Irish are by nature fervent
and affectionate, Warm-hearted
and generous. They are easily
enamored Of great ideals, and pay
unstinted praise and devotion to
purity, courage, and nobility OF
soul. The Irishman lives ever in
a fairyland Of dreams: he never
grows old, for the spirit Of buoy
ancy cannot die in his soul he is
irrepressible. The material things
of life affect him far less than do
the spiritual and the ideal. With
few exceptions, for the sake OF
variety, the Irishman is not a
hoarder Of wealth he spends not
himself in amasSing riches; power
he loves, for he revels in the liber-
ty so often denied him at home.
While not always saint, he is
ever first to recognize virtue and
pre-eminence in others. His cos
m0politan outlook is such that he
easily adjusts himself to any sur
roundings, and the sunshine in his
soul makes him a welcome guest
in every circle.
St. Patricks conquest of Ire
land is without doubt the most
complete victory ever gained by
one man over any nation. Com
pared to that triumph the victories
Of Alexander, Caesar and Napo-
leon are mere episodes in the life
of humanity. For St. Patrick not
only won over. the whole Island,
but he made every inhabitant
thereof, and their descendants
down to the present moment, his
sworn subjects forever. History
presents the checkered career of
every nation following its con-
quest by different invaders: but
Ireland today is as truly the sub
iect domain of St. Patrick as it
was during the life time Of the
great Bishop. All nations ac-
knowledge this fact, and the uni
vcrsal recognition is a splendid
testimony not only to the faith,
but also to the constant nobility
Of soul Of the n Irish people.
Among all the glories Of Erin, st.
Patrick stands ever forth as the
most respondent. 1t is safe to
say that when the last Irishman
breathes forth his soul on this
earth, the other nations-if there
are any left-Will take up the
name and the glory Of st. Patrick
and will perpetuate it for all time.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
Parcel Post

AS a means of stimulating move
ment of farm products to the con-
sumer, Postmaster General Burleson
has increased the allowable weights
of parcel post packages, effective
March Is. Packages, when mailed in
the first, second, or third zones, may
thereafter be as heavy as seventy
pounds. They are now restricted to
fifty. The weight limit for all other
zones was increased from twenty to
fifty pounds.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

Take an interest i'll human
trouble and suffering, or the
Church service you enjoy so much
will not bring you any nearer
heaven, wrote Bishop Hedlcy. Be
kind, cOnsiderate, gentle, and
helpful to those in your home and
your circle, or the largest number
Of the most devout prayer-boolIs
will be no shield at the judgment,
no rampant in the day of vista
ton.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

are intensely interested. While a
Bond may be beyond the
means Of the very poorest, the
thrift stamp can adapt itself to
the slender wallet of the INDECENT.
as well as to the bullying Golfers
of the opulent.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

Don't keep jingIing, in the
course of your conversation, any
intellectual money you happen to
have. Men Of real capital seldom
carry much money about in their
pockets; but when they draw a
chcque it is honored at sight. SO
with the man of real knowledge
and learning.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

If our Blessed Saviour Himself,
Who came into the world to suf-
fer, found some comfort in His
earthly home, surely we may look
for it also. Love is the first con-
dition of domestic happiness, OBJ
serves Bishop Vaughan; there
must be mutual love between the
inmates Of every home that is
worthy of the name. And this
love must manifest itself in kind
Iy, cheerful, and unselfish devo-
ton to the common interests and
comforts.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

This conundrum has been
penned by Father Irwin, the eva
lerian," of the Brooklyn "Tab-
let: IF four hundred men Of a
parish go to a smoker on Saturday
night, where eats were the cheap
attraction, and but one hundred
attend a wonderful lecture by a
Catholic layman the following
night, does it prove that our men
think four times as much for bodi-
ly food as for brain and heart
food -
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
Educational Meeting

The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Catholic Educational Association of
the United States will be held in San
Francisco, California, on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
July %, %, "a and 25, 1918.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

Ministers and priests born in
Germany, Austria-Hungary, or a
colony Of the Central Empires,
are no longer eligible for appoint
ment as army chaplains, accord
ing to a new policy adopted by the
war department. The fact that
the clergymen have become natu-
rallied citizens Of the United
States does not remove the ban.
The departments new policy was
inaugurated for fear Germany
might subject the chaplains to i'll
treatment if captured, because of
their nationality.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

On April 6, the first anniver-
sary Of the United States entry
into the war, the third liberty
loan campaign will open. 1t is
announced that it will be on for
three or four weeks, and that new
legislation will be necessary be-
fore plans can be completed.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16
I HaA4

In spite of the fact that there
are over 100000 Jews in this
country, according to the latest
church census, there are only
1.769 synagogues, with a member
ship of $4,000. That is, only one
in twelve, approximately, of the
Jewish population is connected
with the synagogue. In Canada
there are about 100 synagogues
with 10000 members, out of Il
population of quarter Of mil
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-16

Rev. James NJ. ReardOn, Editcr-in-Ch1e1
Rev, G, f. McGinnis, Phi. D.,
Associate Editor.
Harry LOcheed, Advertising Manager
Printed by WilIwerscheid g Roth.