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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
PHILIPPINE MISSIONARIES
APPEAL,

The Catholic Church Extension So
ciety takes pleasure in submitting
herewith, for the perusal of friends
interested in the home missions, let
: ter from Belgian missionary in the
Philippine Islands, which bears the
hearty endorsement of the Archbishop
of Manila:
81 know these days of general ar,
earthquakes and revolution are very
sad; and l am almost ashamed to talk
about my own miseries, petty miseries
compared to those of others. During
Passion Week | was in Sapao, the
poor Barrio, which asks for help. Not
only are the walls falling away, but
the roof is in worse condition. l had
to hear confessions under an umbrella.
Many people did not go to church be-
cause the roof leaked so badly; and
these people are not accustomed to
fine churches, so they are not exact
ing. In the parish of Dapa the mis-
sionary received help from the EXten-
sion Society. Now he has not only a
good church, but the only church, as
the Aglypian Church will not be re-
built The Aglypians have not Cath
Ollie Church Extension Society to help
them. After the rebuilding of the
Catholic church three Aglypian bar
rios returned to the Mother Church.
In the neighborhood of Sapao there
are still four Aglypian barrios. Who
will help to save them to Holy Mother
Church? With the grace of God and
the good will of some Catholics, /
hope all these towns will return when
we have a good church in Sapao. May
God inspire some one to come to our
rescue. If not, we will have patience,
knowing that in these days patience
is a necessary virtue everywhere"
Five hundred dollars is the usual
amount asked of donors to insure the
building of mission chapels; and, in
order to preserve the Faith of the
Filipinos and incidentally strive to
gather in the strayed sheep, it will be
necessary to build more churches and
schools in the Philippines.
The Philippine Islands have beer
more or less neglected in the past by
the people of the United States, who
above all other people should have
taken a more lively interest in it, be
cause of the fact that it is a pos
session of ours.
AS you can see from the above let
ter, the Reverend Father states that {
number of chapels are needed in thu
district under his jurisdiction. Arr
you going to help save these Filipino'
to the Catholic Church by sending
your donation toward the erection o
these much-needed churches, or ar
you going to rely on some one els
coming along with donation to TAX,
care of the needs? Don't depend upol
some one else doing your share-sent
what you can promptly to the Catho
lie Church Extension Society, IS
Mccormick Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,, TO
there are a number of souls at stake
and it is up to you and every Catholi
who may chance to read this, to SEN
your mite without delay.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
CATHOLIC MISSION IN TOGO
WEST AFRICA) A VICTIM
OF THE, WAR!

The following touching letter, which
tells us of the destruction of a work
truly humanitarian, i. e. f1ourishing
Catholic mission, has reached us these
days. 1t is addressed to confrere of
the writer and was penned in an Eng
lish detention-camp FL
London, January %, 1918.
Dear Confrere:-.
After six-years't stay in Togo, l
have been led into British captivity to-
gether with II other missionaries, on
the II of October of last year. With a
bleeding heart l babe farewell to the
beloved Togo-country. The parting
was made doubly bitter by the order
to board the steamer within two hours.
Now all the missionaries have been
led away from here. The churches
and chapels are now empty and DESC
late, the perpetual lights" have been
eXtinguished throughout Togoland,
and more than $4,000 Christians, who,
thanks to much hard work, had been
won over to Christianity, are now left
to relapse into paganism. The last
Fathers and Sisters are expected to
land in England this very week. With
this short notice | will conclude the
letter and remain
Your confrere,
B. E., Togo Missionary.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
THERE ARE LOCAL QUEENS IN
CHINA,

"The Mossos," writes Rev. Celestin
Sirgue, P. F. NJ, of the Kien Tchang
mission, ARE people dwelling in the
mountains of our district and greatly
resembling the Thibetans. They pos
sess a queen, to whom is given much
service and homage. Two Catholic
among the Mossos, one in the popu-
lous center near the market, and the
other high in the mountain peaks near
the residence of the ancient queen.
1T will be most valuable work to
bring this remote and interesting tribe
into the Church, and the development
of the mission will be watched with
interest"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
Continued from page %
ST. PATRICK AND THE DRUID
KING.

those four words are worth more
than all your beef Prove it, said
the Druid. Now St. Patrick saw that
this was the finest chance in the
world to convert this Druid King and
all his sour.faced men, and so he
asked him had he a scales in the cas-
tie at home; and if he had would be
send some one after it.
with that two of the best runners
were off to the castle and back again
they came before st. Patrick had time
to tell the Druid King any more than
that he was a follower of a God who
was more powerful than all the cruel
Druid gods put together. Ho,, said
the Druid, I'll believe that when I
see it. Good said ST. Patrick, I
hope you are not one of them that
don't keep their promises
by this time the men had brought
the scales, and st. Patrick told the
kings men to lay the beef, one quar-
ter on top of another, into one side
of the scales. They did so, and
away went the other side into the ali
as the first quarter hit the scales
You should have heard the ignorant
Druids roar with laughter when they
saw this, but st. Patrick held his
peace until the last quarter was in
the scale. Then he pulled bit OF
paper out of his book, and wrote on il
with a bit of charred wood he picked
out of the fire. Thanks be to God
He showed it to the Druid King, pick
| ing out the words for him the same
as you'd do for your little sister
Johnny, when she brings you hel
story book"
Yes. and then what?' asked John
ny.
"Oh dear, oh dear laughed the
old. cobbler. sure, when st. Patrick
laid the scrap Of paper with the holy
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
DONATES $1,000 FOR CHAPEL IN
AFRICA.

A gift of $1,000 for a Catholic
chapel in Africa was made by st.
Louis woman yesterday, commemorate
ing the closing of the third fiscal year
of the establishment of American
Headquarters of this work in st.
Louis. At the offices of st. Peter
Claver Sodality, in the Fullerton
Building, which has charge of collect
ing for these African missions, it was
computed that $4,000 has been given
this year.
The donor of the $1,000 does not
allow her name to be used. She
wishes TO devote the $1,000 to a
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
NOTES..

Bad news comes from Bishop Rays
sac, of the Swallow mission, who
writes that on February Is a bad
earthquake shook the district. Over
five hundred people were killed and
many houses destroyed. Only one
Christian belonging to the mission
was killed, but the church and ad-
jacent buildings were badly injured,
and it will take hundreds of dollars
to put them in proper condition again.
Swallow is full of soldiers, as trouble
is on again between the people of
the North and those of the South.
Many soldiers were killed in the
earthquake.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
THE SPELL OF INDIA.

Mystic India is replete with wonder
full sights and sounds. The great fes-
rivals to which the Hindus throng in
thousands, the majestic temples in
which they are held, form pictures
that cannot be duplicated in the
world.
Father Hood, E. F. NJ, says of the
feasts of the Arni, at which thirty
thousand assist: ss. Il
What an amazing sight it was to
see this ever-moYing multitude per
ambulating the temple precincts. so
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
B. E., Togo-Missionary

The Catholic Mission in Togo, West
Africa, was founded 1892 by the Soci-
ETY. of the Divine Word, of which the
Motherhouse is in Steyl, Holland.
Being a mission in a tropical climate,
it had many difficulties to struggle
with. Thanks to the perseverance and
the zeal of the missionaries, many of
whom had to sacrifice their young
lives in fulfilment of their sacred .du-
ties, the mission had reached a -four
ishing and most promising stage. .
Before the outbreak of the war, the
mission numbered bishop, 81 priests
IL Brothers, q Sisters, PIT teachers
$500 pupils, 22, 900 baptized Christians
II churches, 16 chapels, 156 prayer
houses. Now all that is left prey to
decay through the expulsion of all the
missionaries.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
BISHOP coMMENDs THEM.

For six months plague has ragged in
Hyderabad, India, and as usual our
missionary Sisters have spent them.
selves in ministering to the afflicted
Six Franciscan Missionaries devoted
themselves entirely to the plague
camp and had the great consolation
Of baptizing twelve hundred pagans
at the point Of death.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20

holy pictures, not too badly damaged
or soiled, if you will send them to the
Catholic Church Extension Society, $50
Mccormick Building, Chicago, ILL.,, we
will take pleasure in forwarding them
to the Missionary who has asked for
them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20

The world is so full of horrors just
now that we pass with scant notice
things that would once have made a
great impression on our minds. But
we must try to find spare moment
and few spare pennies for two mis-
sion countries-India and China, in
both of which the pest is raging
China is having that form of epidemic
known as pneumonia plague; India is
suffering from it's ancient enemy,
cholera. Not only natives, but Euro.
pean priests and nuns are likely to
be sacrificed. Medicine, disinfectants
and food will all help to Danish the
terrible diseases from the districts in
which they are entrenched.
Not only Philadelphia, but the mis-
sion cause, has sustained a great loss
in the death of Archbishop Prender-
CAST. He was dearly loved, and that
some of his flock have found an ap.
propriate way of remembering him is
shown by. this statement from the
Diocesan Director of the Propagation
of the Faith:
1--WE are pleased to report that
many, very many, offerings in memo
ry of our late Archbishop have been
sent us by the good people of this
diocese. And it's a beautiful senti-
ment this, one that rebounds to the
credit of priests and people alike, this
practical expression of the love of our
people for the good and kind Arch
bishop who is gone
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
NO MORE DISGRACE
FOR DRINKING MEN

to consult SPECIALISTS or spend a
few days taking NEAL WAY" at home
or at the NEAL INSTITUTE, Twelfth
and Minnesota Streets, st. Paul, Mimi,
medical care for typhoid fever. Both
are suffering from a diseased c0ndi-
ton resulting from carelessness and
thoughtlessness in violating Natures
vent you from protecting your health
and life. Ask for full Information
about the sr rs ia ss5. ..s43. Z
sNeal Way Established IN 90 Cities
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-10
MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE.

Possibly few citizens of Nashville
appreciate to its full worth the work
that Meharry Medical College is doing
for the Negro race. This institution is
going quietly on its way sending out,
yea rafter year, graduates in medicine,
dentistry and pharmacy, who are serv-
ing their own people in most accept
able way. Their graduates have been
enlisted in the Medical Corps and are
taking part in the fight for health
and sanitation in the army camps at
home as well as serving in the hospi
tai work in France.
There are only two leading schools
Of medicine in the United States
which are conducted exclusively for
the Negroes Howard University at
Washington D. c., and the one in Nash
vile. Several other schools are at
tempting to conduct medical courses,
but the modern demand for equipment,
Endorsements and scholarship in fac
ulties have prevented these institu-
tions from being recognized as meet
ing the requirements of the present
day medical college. The American
Medical Association recognizes How
ard and Meharry as the two schools
doing work which are worthy to be
continued5among the Negroes.
With the drafting of large number
Of Negroes the demand for doctors to
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-10
GOING OVER THE TOP.

The spring term is slowly bat
surely drawing to a close. May is
the last month of study and in fact
examinations take place in May i
we expect to go over the top into
an advance grade we must cOnse-
crate our mental capacities on oui
studies. knowledge only yields to
diligent study. Swimming over work
and examining never carry any one
"over the top" In fact, it has too
often been proven that the result is
to the contrary.
All students should endeavor to
go over the top" but especially do
we appeal to the candidates for
graduation to do their best to go
over the top" The seniors should
never allow anything to. deter them
from their goal. In less than two
months time the roll Of honor will
be called, diplomas will be awarded
and the successful students will have
entered upon broader fields of life
determined to "go over the top" Let
no member of the class Of rs turn
back He that endureth until the
end receives the reward, May all
the seniors Ego over the top" to sue,
cess.
The Pearl High Voice.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-10

Durham, N. c., May 1.-THE COM
mencement season at the National
Training School here is on in full.
The pathway leading to the school
has been cemented, the campus put
in tip-top order making the entire
surroundings of the institution one
of the most beautiful to be found any
where in the south The season
opened with tree planting by the
senior class. The first exercise of a
literary character was an Operetta
given by the musical department,
Sunday was a day of joy and in
spiration to students, visitors and
faculty The commencement sermon
was delivered at $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon by the Rev. Dr.. Joseph
Hunter, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
/ Presbyterian Church, Newark, N. j.
In the evening at o'clock the chief
attraction was Pres. Jas. E. Shep-
pard's address to the undergraduates,
patriotic song service and the final
testimony meeting in which a large
number took part On Tuesday even
ing at o'clock the annual address
to the joint Y. NJ. C.. A. and Y. w.
c. A. was delivered by the Rev. DR..
John e. Ford, pastor of the Bethel
Baptist Institutional Church, Jack
sonville, Fla, Wednesday, May s,
Glass Day Exercises were held, which
included play. At o'clock in the
evening the annual address to the
joint literary societies was delivered
by DR.. w. e. B. Dubois, Editor of the
Crisis Magazine n. Y, Thursday, May
9, the program includes commence
ment day exercises at 1880 a. m.
with Rev. DR.. CORTLAND Myers pas
tor Of fremont Temple, Boston, as
/, commencement orator. Exhibits from
. the departments of domestic art and
= science were shown for two days and
attracted much attention and re-
, ceived unstinted favorable comment
, from the visitors and friends of the
school from near and far a notable
fact about the Nationa. Training
school is that for three consecutive
years, DR.. James e. Sheppard its
liable and farslgbted president has
guided it through che year and closed
the term without a deficit. This Is a
most remarkable piece of work and
places President Sheppard in the
front rank as school executive.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-10
$1,000 RALLY AT ST. PAUL
CHURCH.

Feeling that the churches and
friends Of st. Paul A. NJ. E. Church
would like to know of the financial
outcome of our rally known as War
of the Roses" generalized by Mrs
Mary e. Williams Cred Rose) and
Prof. E. L. Kinzer white Rose) We
are pleased to note the following cash
as sealed in envelope and handed in
to DIR, H. l.. P. Jones, pastor on Mon.
day night 9Th inst.
General E. L. Kinzer $4,000: Gen
eral NJ. E. Williams $555.93. Total
cash, $1O55.93.
The Red Rose had for Secretary
Mrs. j. II. Hale. Prof Bate. Treasurer
The White Rose had for Secretary
'lss Louise Gleaves. Mr.. John H.
adams, Treasurer.
DR.. l. J. Edwards, p. E. of Column
bla District preached at II a. m. DR.
John II. Grant, pastor Payne Chape
at 3 p m. DR.. II. F. Tyree formerly OF
Texas at p. m.
Captains will report in next week,
issue
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-10
TURNER COLLEGE AND IT'S
FUTURE. THE PRESIDENCY.

turner College, the deGominationaI
school Of the African Methodist in
tennessee located at Shelbyville.
recently lost its president in tbe
death Of Rev L, Jas. johnson. DR.
Johnson had served only about fem
months, including the summer montbs
OF last year His death was distinct
shock to the administration at Tur.
ner College Ct u''
The trustees, at their mating ,ro,.
IlSt VIII be confronted with the nrob.
rem Oh choosing a man for Dresidont
a number Of aspirants for tbo nIano
nave already put in their annoa,..
auce' II is to be hoped that the trms
tees VII make haste SLOWLY and nnt
dlIo" the politicians to bring tho
steam roller into play and mako tbo
Ii'I',aAe OF selecting man not fitted
Tor the position. '''0U
q great pastor may not be a CONNIE.
Leht president Of COLLEGE A .matnI,
less orator may be the most MAJ
man Of all A great scholar, na,,
nave every other quality but that
"hlch IIts him for this resnoneihIo
position. An eloquent preacher r,a,,
DE Lhe worse misfit Of all the bunch
Inc government would hardly nlaca
man III charge Of any military affairs
VINO mad had no military training
Whatever. Neither do white men nloco
men IN charge Of educational institr,
IONS VINO have had no training ar ov.
perlence in work of that kind Ana
ms Ii 'dea IS growing more and more
Elllclency is the order of the dav at
IHIs Iline. And yet we find MANY of
our reading men acting upon the nrin.
clple, that the only thing necessary
10 the presidency of church school
is the ability to make big speechps
or preach big sermons.
lhey DO not have the slightest idea
OF what 1t means to preside over the
aestinies Of an institution of learning
lhls applies to large extent, to all
SCHOOLS controlled by Negroes. The
wonder is, that they succeed as we'll
as they do.
one writer to the press has already
said in regard to the presidency of
turner College, Turner College at
TINS time, needs more than any other
one thing, a man that can shell the
woods with the thought that our edu
cational work must be conserved
hTere is no other question before the
trustees that begins to be so impor
tant."
To my mind, that very thing is chief
est among the non-essentials in thu
selection of president of any schoo
today. Let those who profess to sup
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-10
ARMY CAPTAIN REFUSES TO
OBEY ORDERS OF SUPERIOR
OFFICER IS COURT MARTIALED
RACE PREJUDICE.

A certain Army Captain, Rowan by
name, we believe, is undergoing trial
by court martial at Camp Pike for
disobeying the orders given him by
superior officer. 1t appears that he
was ordered by his superior officer to
order out his Company for some class
of army maneuver that included both
white and Negro troops or at least
the order did not specifically separate
the two races in the particular per-
Torrance. This order of a superior
officer so incensed and stirred the
prejudice and false modesty and dig
nifty, of you please, Of this autocrat
from some isolated district of Missis-
sippi, until he fatty refused to OBEY
the order of the government as rep
resented by regular and superior
officer thereof. We suppose that TINS
CAPTAIN had lived in these back
woods districts, where the man was
the most popular who could demon
strate the most hate for and heap
the greatest amount of calumny upon
the Negro. 1t is highly probably
that he thought he would receive
promotion or at least medal for
heroism. Think of it. Men training
and placing their lives upon the altar
of the nation for its defense and hon
or and yet this man so small of soul
and mind that he would interrupt
and hinder an entire national policy
with his fetid personality. He should
be dismissed and punished severely
! for Seditinn
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-10
AN0THE WARRIOR LAYS DOWN
DOWN HIS sWORD-DR, E. D.
McDADE GONE TO REST.

The death of the Rev. E. D. Nc
Dade removes from the active minis
try and local ministerial ranks one OF
the most beloved and best gospel
preachers. While we must all sooner
or latter answer the summons of the
dread sheriff of death and report our
stewardship to the great head of the
church, yet the Of so young man, so
full of promise and useful possibili-
ties, cannot but bring us to the valley
of human sorrow. His was a life
full of useful activities. For a minis
ter of his age and educational abili-
ties it would be hard to point out one
whose successful record surpassed or
even equaled his. The Arch Street
Baptist Church of the city of Little
Rock owes it's splendid condition to
mis- genius as a pastor. A splendid
concrete structure just in the last
stages of construction with large
and healthy membership stands to
The everlasting credit of his powers
nd influences as pastor. He, by
his preaching ability and social pas
toral mannerism, had welded his
church to him in bands of affections
seldom witnessed or found in these
latter days. His appropriateness
and unbounded hospitality, his ever
friendly disposition, drew about him
and kept friends and admirers by
the hundreds. He had the happy
faculty of Winsomeness in the pulpit,
this grace added to his natural gilt
gift as a pulpit orator made MIN
most acceptable as a preacher and
among not a few he was the real
fAvorite. He received more calls tc
pastor churches than he could by any
means fill, resigning and refusing
many charges here of lateyearsowine
to failing health. He was ambitious
and courageous and thus lived much
longer than many afflicted with SINH
lar maladies. His place in the min
isterial cercle will be hard to fill
while his memory will ever lingel
in the hearts and minds Of his many
friends. His funeral attended by the
ministers of the Union District Asso
citation of which he was treasurer
bore striking testimony of the esteem
and respect in which he was held by
them.
The ministers were out in hun
dreds and the general public il
thousands to pay to this distinguish
ed young divine their last tribute o
respect. A noble lesson this to al
ministers who labor hard and exer
themselves extremely physically. TIL
minister should so conserve hi
health that his usefulness could b.
spared to the general public. Tha
we will meet again in the sweet Beu
lah land is the steadfast hope an,
faith.-The Editor.