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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
THE MODEST MISSIONARY.

How far would n thousand dol
lars, go toward building a house OF
worship here? Yet an apostle in In
dia, Father D'Souza, apologies be-
cause a chapel he has built exceeded
his estimate and is costing one thou
sand dollars. He says: =
THE debt won't be quite so heavy
as totbe compared to the deep sea; but
we may call it a shoal or shallow, and
as | am a tall fellow l shall manage
to keep my head above water; it will
not emerge or drown me. I will prob
ably breathe long enough to build an
other chapel yet"
Father DSouza resides in Mattigiri,
and he says that in a neighboring vii
lage even the caste people are anxious
to have a school, and there is a rumor
af1oat that they are getting up a depu-
tation to meet the Bishop. 1t must be
through a special design and protec-
tion of the Blessed Virgin.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
PRoTESTANTS LEARN.

Catholics teach us the lesson of
constant attendance upon public wor-
ship. Protestants go when the weather
is just to their liking. Who has not
heard early on Sunday mornings the
tramp, tramp of people, with a hard
weeks work behind them, while we
are sleep, fastening to the Catholic
Church with prayer book in hand?
Catholics go to church to worship,
Protestants frequently to hear an elo-
quent preacher. Catholics seldom even
in their prosperity turn against their
Church. Would to God our rich Prot
estants were as faithful!
"The rich Catholic hesitates not to
kneel by the side of the poorest. There
is real democracy in a Catholic con-
gregation in prayer before God.
''In caring for their children Catho-
lies teach us a lesson. Statistics show
that Professionals do not hold their own
children to the Church.
1.-The Catholic Church has been
charged with putting too much stress
upon good works and not enough upon
faith. Professionalism has swung to the
other extreme and not put enough
stress on good works. Good works
don't save, but faith without works
is dead. Our religion is too much talk.
We have too many women's meetings
and not enough Sisters of Charity.
Kindly, generous acts-people believe
in that kind of religion.
THE Catholic charities, covering
every conceivable case of need and
suffering, put Professionals to shame.
One orphanage is worth a whole ton
of tall talk. Christianity is not only
a recipe for getting to heaven, it is
rather a powerful incentive to make
this world better for our being in it.
Req. c. M. Peters. (BdDEist)
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR A MIL
LioNAlRE TO COME FORWARD.

When we have a reputation like this
it ought to make us. burn to live up to
it. Unfortunately we are not all bless
ed with superintendent riches, but
many of us can spare an offering that
seems muniicent to a Door missionary.
Rev. H. A. Gogarty, c. S. SIP. is a
clever apostle in Nairobi, B. E. Africa,
and his brief letter is as follows:
I'm spite of difficulties we are doing
we'll. When will this awful war cease?
The world is brought to a standstill.
1T seems a desperate thing to ask,
but if you know of any kind Amer
lean acknowledgements Is a>million-
aire in America-who would be willing
to send a medium-power motor.bicycle
(315 h. p.) to Africa, mention my name
to him!"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH IN
AFRICA.

Among other ~consoling reports from
the Dark Continent we received the
following from Rev. F. KEELING, S. Sp.,
Pref. Apost., Huambo, Angola: Well
then, we have luckily passed through
the various. distressing phases of the
last year, but Jul personnel is very
much reduced. In order to be able
to face all events we are obliged to
increase our number as much as pos
sible and to take a great deal of IA
tigue upon ourselves. Already two of
my brethren in religion have sue
cumbed to their task during the course
of the year. One of them, dear Father
Richie, a missionary, young and full
of life, was suddenly seized by a ma
lignant fever and within six hours was
a corpse. The second n was the
sanity and much regretted Father
Genie, our veteran. He died on Aug
ust 9 of an epidemic. We have lost
in him a great and valiant apostle who
for thirty-three years devoted himself
without reserve to the interests Of the
Prefecture. During his long apostolic
career he did much by his painful sac
riices and labors for the good of re
,ligion. ] take the liberty of sending
a short report of the year past. The
total number of our black Christians
is at present 24,O69. There, are 2,721
Christian families. Our boarding
schools have been frequented by 515
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
JAPAN NEEDS MANY PRIESTS.

Japan, like other mission countries,
suffers from a dearth of apostles. At
Yokohama, a large cosmopolitan city,
where Japanese from every province
and strangers from all parts of the
world meet and mingle, the presence
of a numerous Catholic clergy is much
needed, but at present FIR. Evrard, P.
+. NJ, in spite of his advanced age,
tries with the aid of a catechist and
one Japanese Sister to care for the
native Catholics.
Fr. Pettier, in charge of the Euro
pean parish, celebrated recently his
golden anniversary in the priesthood.
He continues his difficult and numer-
Gus duties, having such help as FIR.
Spenner, Chaplain of Marist College,
can give him..
Japan then calls loudly for the
means of gathering a more fruitful
harvest for the Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
MISSION WORK AMONG BRITISH
HOP PICKERS.

The London Universe. in it's issue
of September 81, prints the following
item, referring to a field of home mis-
sions which for some time has at
tracted the attention and care of Cath
olic social workers, layfolk and cleri-
cal, in England: THE hop-picking
season, which has just closed, will be
remembered by hop pickers as one of
the worst for many years. Most of
the farms had a very short picking,
and the weather was mostly wet and
scheerless. Under these circumstances
the work of the franciscan Mission
ameRg the Catholic hop pickers was
N of unusual difficulty. But it also
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
ANOTHER PROTESTANT MILLION
FOR CHINA.

The Sisters of Charity are working
in many districts of China. One of
them is Kinkiang, where they have a
hospital, orphanage and home for the
aged. The flood did much damage to
the mission and has entailed great
loss to the Sisters and misery to their
charges. Add to this the fact that
Kinkiang is noted for its intense heat
and dampness, and some idea of what
the Sisters min%istrations mean will
be gained.
An American millionaire recently
gave one million dollars to the Prot
estant mission in Kinkiahg. Is this
not enough to make the poor Catholics
a little ~envious? However, they have
their consultations. For instance, the
Picking government has asked the Sis
tiers of Charity to take charge of a
new hospital opened in Picking. That
tells that the hostile feelings are dy-
ing out of the empire as far as relig-
ion is concerned.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
OUTWARD FORMS.

"From our Catholic friends we may
learn to appreciate the value of the
outward forms of religious Worship.
While many of our Protestants were
still asleep, hundreds of men and Wom-
en- this morning were on their way to
offer up their prayers in the house OF
God. The heart must be right to Sc
cure the divine favor, but the outward
forms of worship possess an impor-
tance far beyond what we often give
to them. Neglect them and you will
find the springs which feed your spir-
itual life drying up completely.
"A second lesson which we may
learn is that of reverence. The Cath
Ollie Church instills in the hearts and
minds of it's followers a spirit of rev.
erence for sacred things and sacred
places.
''Millet's Angelus has won the adj
miration of multitudes by its portrayal
of the spirit of reverence in two peas
ants toiling in the field. They have
been busily engaged in hard, laboriOus
toll, but as the clear light of day fades
into the glow of evening they hear the
bell in the distant tower calling to
prayer, and as it rings out its mes
sage they cease their work and stand
there in the field in an attitude of rev.
erent worship. Say what you will, it
is worth not a little to have that spirit
so %inwrought into the very fiber of the
soul that even about the common tasks
of life almost unconsciously it reveals
its presence. Professionalism came as
a reaction against the grossest -spir-
-itual abuses. But it often happens
that a reaction swings the pendulum
too far in the opposite direction. In
discarding forms and liturgies so
largely, l sometimes fear that w do
not attach to this matter of yer
ence the Importance that we ought.
"A third lesson which we may learn
is that Of loyalty. In order to succeed
in our work, we must initiate their
example. A church that influences
the life of a community must have not
an uncertain wavering attachment for
its members, but a loyalty which will
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
CHAPTER III.

When the morning light lay over
the waters sheen they broke camp,
but the last request of the old Dunk
ard was, Colonel, l want We to send
me some of you. Cath'lic .readin'."
Some weeks passed and there came
to the mountain home a little fairy
cross and a bundle of books-a
Catholic Bible, a prayerbook, the
Following of Christi "a Gatechism
and a History of the Church: r.. 1a.
e The old Dunkard spent many hours
along the ripping waters Of the Elk,
with only; "OF Roam an June for
companions. !" Often, too, seated under
the balsams, he read until the even
ing shadows darkened the page. Once
in the young year when the balsam
peaks of the beech were silvered by
the rising moon, her rays through the
mist, formed a spectral cross. Then
it was that he resolved to journey the
hundred miles to the far-off city,
where, as Colonel Noone told him,
was the nearest Catholic church.
Companioned only by "Ol' Roam
and with an ample supply of v~ictuals
in his saddle-pockets, Gran.'ther
Cayley set forth on his sorrel nag,
and rode toward the distant Black
Mountains.
Round many a rocky pyramid
* i p = y
Shooting abruptly from the dell;
Round many an isolated mass
The native bulwarks of the pass"
Scott.
So on the golden Easter morning
he came to the city of the hills to
find the Catholic church. He. sat a
white-haired patriarch amid the wor-
shippers of the beautiful Easter Mass.
The rich vestments of the sanctuary
priest, the deep religious chant of
the Gregorian Mass, the swinging
censor, the ascending clouds of in
cense, carried him in spirit before
the great white Throne of God. The
altar banked with Easter lilies, with
the golden famed candles, the gold
vessels, the solemn ceremonies
brought wildly to his mind, the
altar and sacrifice, as commanded by
the Most High in the Book of Levitt
icus.
Unconsciously he repeated the
prophecy of Malachy: For from the
rising Of the sun even unto the 60
ing down of the same, my name shall
be great among the Gentiles; and in
every, place incense and pure oblation
are offered unto my name, saith the
Lord of Hosts
Hushed and all OVERWHELMINGLY with
a curious glance at ethe4 home-spun
clad old Mountain Man-and all
was silent before the red glow of the
sanctuary lamp, a great peace settled
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
THREE LITTLE CHILDREN SEND a
CHRISTMAS GIFT TO
THE MISSION.

From Mrs. A. j. Phaneuf of Pitts
burgh, Pa, comes a letter containing a
gift of $3.50 intended for the mission
aries of China. A particular interest
attaches to this gift m account of its
donors. The letter will best explain
itself:
THE money represents the savings
of my three children, Mary, age II:
James, 8, and Albert, 5. Last year
there was n more, but God called
her to Himself, and now the three
others want to make up their little
sisters share. She was fond of send
Ing all the money she obtained to the
Chinese babies, and | hope you will use
this for the same purpose. 1t is the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
A SAVING WORK.

There is no work which if the OBJ
ject and the dignity of the end be con-
sidered has more claims on our sym
pathy and support than the Propaga-
ton of the Faith" said Cardinal Far
ley. 1T is pre-eminently Catholic, seek.
ing as it does to bring the saving
truths of Christianity to the nations
which have been given to Jesus Christ
as His inheritance. 1t aims solely to
open up new fields to the Gospel mes
sage, which was given to all peoples
for all times"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
FOR THE CAUSE or EDUCATION.

Fifty dollars safely invested will Sc
cure permanently the Catholic educa-
ton of a child in Father Merkes'
Madras mission school. He says that
candidates for the priesthood must be
obtained from the Catholic mission
schools, SO that anyone Wishing to-
give one of these scholarships is really
taking the first step towards placing
a future priest at Gods altar. Masses
will be said for all b~enefactors and
photographs of their grateful proteges
will be sent them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16

to some of China's neglected babies"
Perhaps other youthful friends of
the missions will like to give part of
their Christmas savings to the. poor
waits that live on the other side Of
the world and know very little about
Christmastide and the good things
that go with it. Now is the time to
send the contents of the mite boxes
and banks.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
GROCERIES

ton of IA catechists. From June 80,
1916, to June 80, 1917, we registered
924 baptisms of adults, 1924 baptisms
of children and 81 deaths. l admin
istered the Sacrament of Confirmation
to 65S Christians. The number Of
marriages is 345, the number of Com
munions 1906. There are 3,138 cate
chists. In our nine infirmaries there
are 1920 sick tended. These figures
give. us great consolation" al.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16

.'The fourth lesson which we may
not falter eve when subjected to the
~severest tests. ,
learn from our Catholic friends is one
of zeal. A spirit of cold indifference
never accomplishes anything"
Req. w. M. Walker. Baptist.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16
WET WASH

the high altar and in ecstacy of soul
he cried, Il have found thy Tents, o
Israel and the Tabernacle of the
Most High" Then he arose and
passing from picture. to. picture of the
Way of the Cross, he recalled the suf-
ferings of Our Divine Lord as he had
read them in the New Testament.
Anon he stood before the altar of
Mary, to contemplate the infant Je-
sus Again and again he returned to
the high altar. There it seemed to
him the eye of God looked forth into
his soul, and there, at last, with head
bowed on sanctuary rail before Our
Eucharistic Lord, he made a final
prayer for divine guidance.
CHAPTER w.
When the western waves of ebbing
day. were rolling towards the shores
of night the old patriarch set forth
again for the waters of the distant
Elk, and when the star of even
cleaned over the Twins of the
Block he was again encamped be-
meath the shadows. 1t was n of
those perfect nights of early spring
that come to us here in the noun
tains, SO still and bright, with the
sweet altar of primroses and perfume
of the balm of Gilead. In spirit he
kept the night watches with Our
Dear Lord DER the Judean Hills.
(How our Saviour loved the noun
tains-from the hills of Galilee, we
a trace His loving footsteps even
unto the Mount of the C%ruciixion.)
Lead Kindly Light amid the encir-
cling gloom,
Lead Thou me on;
The night is dark and | am far from
home,
Lead Thou me on
Newman.
Though lonely, "Gran''ther" was not
alone, for he spent the night in holy
meditation and silent prayer, and
when dawn silvered the enpurpled
hills with coming day, he had re-
turned in spirit to the ancient Cath
Ollie faith and Church of his fore
bears. He made his morning prisons,
and on his heart as best he knew, he
made the Sign of the Cross.
And SO he returned home. There
for the first time, he spoke o. his
trials of mind and explained his
new found faith and peace Of soul,
sought after for SO many years, to
the old wife and his children A let
ter asking for the visit of a priest
of the Catholic sChurch' went to
Colonel Noone, but it did not sur
prise him. In time, Colonel Noone's
letter came to the nilsson rider Of
the sfluted mountains-and soon he
found the trail that led to the purple
waters Swallowed BY the Beech.
When the priest "offsaddled to stay
for the night" he found a mind fully
prepared for the great mysteries of
our holy faith and a soul ready for
reception into the great Catholic
heart of Holy Mother Church.
The o~ld-fashioned bureau dressed
with mountain fern, laurel and trail
ing arbutus, made a lovely altar.
Time passed, but ere the sweet
azolias had ceased to bloom in the
late fall, "Grant'thers Cayley, with
''Gran'ma.' knelt again at the altar
for their first Holy Communion.
20 words of We olden Thursday
Ye come from the far away,
Ye bring us Fridays Victim
In His own loves olden way"
s III II Father Ryan.
And the one who served the priest
at the Mass on the murmuring waters
by the Falls of Elk was-the Ken.
lucky Colonel.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16

THE BRIDE is. PRESENTED WITH
A PlckAx.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-16

AS pagan marriages in Africa are
very noisy, the missionaries like to
aar+sGeate NfInAFP4Af4S4m <KEUb
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-30
VOTE ON THE Amendment.

Only one constitutional amend
ment is submitted to the people at
this election; that is on the question
Of prohibition. 1t has been the usual
experience heretofore that voters
have been more or less Indifferent as
to constitutional amendments, a
large percentage failing to make use
of the pink ballot. In this way more
than once, amendments that unques-
tionably were for the public interest
failed to secure the necessary votes
for adoption, because the many who
failed to vote on amendments are
counted as voting against them.
With only one amendment to be con-
sidered this year, this should not
happen. Remember, that if you do
not indicate your choice on the pink
ballot you will be| counted as voting
against the amendment.
If you are in favor of a dry state,
therefore, and do not want your vote
to count against your own convic-
tions put cross (X) opposite YES"
on the pink ballot.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-30
RED CROSS NOTES.

II The local Red Cross chapter ac-
knowledges receipt of $59.25 from
Maple Hill circle which was sent in
for the general fund.
Anyone who signed pledge card
during the second Red Cross drive
and who has not as yet paid up in
full will kindly send balance due 20
Mrs. j. C. Murphy, treasurer. II.
The annual election of Red Cross
officers was held last Thursday at
their rooms in the Trading Post
which resulted as follows: Chair
man, Mrs. G.. J. Johnson; Vice chair
man, Mrs. H. A. LeSueur; Treasurer,
Mrs. J: G. Murphy; Secretary, Mrs.
VIM. Olson. The officers elect are
to act as. an executive committee Of
which Mrs. A.. M. Anderson was also
elected q fifth member. sil.....%.5
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-30

Editor Alma Isaacsorl.

aE 4EF
The high school and grade pupils
did not have any music lesson Mon
day because Miss Hicks left on the,
America Friday evening for Duluth
and was not able to return Sunday,
on account Of the weather. Miss Rie-
DIESEL accompanied Miss Hicks.
The music class is going to study
the History Of Music" They viii
compare it with the other Histories.
The Physical Geography class
planned to have field trip Saturday
afternoon, to study the different
kinds Of rock but the weather did
not permit them. - 49,. = 81 s-.* =.
l. The Caesar class have Latin COM
position every Monday morning.
Sophie Lesage of Miss Cava-
naugh's room and Grace samskar
were absent Monday.
The. eighth grade geography class
have been. examining some silk tox-;
tiles under the microscope.
The sewing class are making fifty
bright colored property bags for the
slodiers. They are to be finished by
the latter part of November.
Hilda Lief took charge of Miss
Riedeseps room Monday morning.
The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Educational Association, which
is held every fall about the first ST
November in either Minneapolis or
st. Paul, is given up this year, for
the first time in it's history, because
of the epidemic of influenza.
The Gitche Ounce Camp Fire girls
were entertained at their ceremonial
meeting Friday evening by Hilda
Lief at Mrs. John Murphy's. Two
members, Miss Boyle and Elizabeth
Toftey were initiated. The supper
table was decorated with large
and handsome Jack'o lantern. A
very nice time was enjoyed by all.
All of the pupils who have been
in high school either last year or
this are invited to attend the Hal
lowe'en party.
The G. G.. club consisting of the
seventh and eighth grade girls are
planning to have Halloween party
Thursday evening at the home of
Christina Clinch. All Of the girls
are going to dress in costume.
The high school music class are
beginning to be able to read verv
simple music at sight.
The pupils of Miss .McCarthy's
room are going to have a Halloween
party on Thursday afternoon.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-30
DONT's 10 REHENrB En-
iss4.z u .5. I. WHEN SENDING GlFTs
70 Soldiers Abroad. Mar Depart.
.ment and Red Cross Announce
Il. Rules for clristlnas Parcels. #. /

4 One parcel will be accepted 4 by
the War Department through the
Red Cross for each soldier overseas.
Each soldier will be provided with
one Christmas parcel label. This Ia
bel bel will be forwarded by him to the
person in the United States from
whom he wishes: to receive his
Christmas package. Packages that
do not bear this label will not be
accepted by the Red Cross for deliv-
cry to the. postoffice authorities.
Labels, that are lost will not be dup
Heated. 4
Christmas parcels must be- placed
in cardboard boxes, 8 by 4 by 9 inch
es in size. These boxes will be pro-
vided to holders of labels, by the
American Red Cross. They may be
obtained at Red Cross Chapters or
Branches after November J..
= With each box will be given COM
plete instruction regarding the ar
ticles which may be sent, and list
Of: articles which are barred by the
postal authorities. Study these in
structions and avoid mistakes. No
message or. written material of any
kind will be allowed to go in the
boxes. When the boxes are packed,
but unwrapped, they must not
weigh more than 2 pounds Is ounces.
# the parcel is overweight, some ar
ticle must be removed.
Do not put perishable food, soft
candy, liquids, or anything in glass
containers in the package if you
wish it to reach it's destination with
the other contents unspoiled.
!. Do not mail the box yourself.
When packed, the box should be TAX
en- to the nearest collection station
designated by the Red Cross, un-
sealed, and unwrapped, ready for
inspection. Red Cross representa-
,tives are authorized to remove OBJ
:Jectionable articles from parcels.
Shippers will then affix sufficient
postage on their parcels to carry
them to Hoboken, N. J. Parcel post
zane. rates will be charged. The par
Scels are to remain in custody of the
Red Cross until delivered to the
postal authorities.
No Christmas parcel will be ac-
cepted by the Red Cross for ship
ment after November 20. Keep this
fact in mind when planning a Merry
Christmas for the boys Over There