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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-12
A MILITANT CHAPLAIN
REV. CAPTAIN HEGERTY Is Elk
oNERATED AT COURT
MARTIAL.

An Army chaplain and a Catholic
at that, has been court-martialed-a
very rare occurrence. But it is one
which proves that, though they are
few and far between, there are still
in the army bigots of the worst type.
Father Hegerty, an Irish-Australian,
who while over in Ireland on holiday
volunteered as chaplain to the forces
and has served in France for some
time, having organized primitive
chapel for his men, placed over its
entrance a label: "The Catholic
Church A certain superior" Off
Ger came along and ordered him to
substitute THE Roman Catholic
Church Father Hegerty, with all
due respect, refused to do SO, declar.
ing that an injunction was outside the
sphere of his commanding officer, and
that he would not qualify the word
Catholic in any way. He was i'm
mediateiy placed under arrest and
court-martialed in due course. The
military tribunal decided in favor OF
the Rev. Capt. Hegerty unanimously
and his accuser was correspondingly
crestfallen.
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MENDACITY in PRINT
ANOTHER LYING HISTORY OF
THE UNITED STATESMEN
AND OLD LIES.

A good service has been performed
by the Rev. John Selinger of Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, to the reading public
and also to the cause of truth by
drawing attention to some of the
falsehoods with which so-called
History of the American Nation
which has just been published, teens.
The first part of the first of its nine
volumes, entitled "A Sketch of the
History, Greatness, and Dangers of
America" numbers, he tells us, Cath
olics with Mormons, and calls them
"a people still enslaved by the dog
mas and superstitions of the Middle
Ages" In another place it is stated
that the ancient (Catholic) civiliza-
ton lacked two things that we rely
on, free schools and an untrammelled
press" And so there is deduction
after deduction and assertion after
assertion without the slightest proof.
Chapter asserts that the priests of
Columbus day denounced his asser-
ton that the earth was round and
turned around the sun as doctrines
Dangerous to the Church" Chapter
VII relates how "Menendez Of Spain
was sent by Philip II to Florida with
strict orders to behead and gibbet
every Protestant in those regions; "
how Mass was celebrated on the
ground still reeking with blood OF
the innocent victims These sam
pies are sufficiently indicative of the
character of this new history" which
lis being sold on the subscription
and instalment' plan in several
States; and they ought to put Cath
olics on their guard against the
agents who will endeavor to sell it to
them.
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DIOCESE OF ST. CLOUD

ST. Cloud: On Sunday, December
30, Father SEVERN, o. S. b., of st.
Johns University, gave an illustrated
lecture on Yellowstone Park, which
was much appreciated by the large
gathering which had assembled at the
st. Cloud Institute.
The announcement that on Sunday,
January 6, Mr.. S. G. Pandolfo of the
Pan Motor Company would speak at
the Institute on the needs of ST. Cloud,
called forth a record attendance. Hun
dreds had to be turned away since all
available space had already been oc-
cupied before the appointed hour. Mr..
Pandolfo insisted that the spirit of
unity must predominant in a progress
sive town, and that st. Cloud will
thrive and prosper once it has lived
into the ideas and the principles rep
resented by the st. Cloud Institute.
Thirty members of the Young La
dies League, much interested in social
work, meet at the ST. Cloud Institute
on Mondays and Fridays. They are at
present attending course of lectures
which are given by Sister Henrietta
o. S. B.
Sunday, December 80, the Ri. Rev
Bishop went to ST. Joseph where he
gave a conference at St. Benedicts
Academy. On Thursday, January 8
he gave a similar address to the Sis
tiers stationed here in st. Cloud, at the
three parochial schools and at the hos
pital.
| Onamia: Last Monday and Wednes
day witnessed special services in the
Church of the Holy Cross in memory
of H. van Risseghem, who enlisted
| from this parish and was killed re
Gently on the far away battle front
On New Years day, after the High
Mass, the congregation made the Sta
lions of the Cross for the repose Of
his SOUL On January 2, a large mum
Der of parishioners attended the Re
uuiem Mass which was offered up fol
the same purpose
L
first services were held in the church
erected at this mission, Of which Rev
M. Hoffman, has charge. The charity
and generosity of outside friends help
ed considerably in making the erection
of this church possible, where crate
full souls will ever remember their de
voted benefactors. Among the contrl
butors we are proud to mention the
name of Mrs. Anna M. Busch, thu
mother of our Rt Rev. Bishop. Bishol
Busch undoubtedly has inherited his
kind and generous disposition from
his mother, who once more has showl
her Catholic heart by making dona
ton of $4,000 to the mission of Elbow
Lake.
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MINNEAPOLIS.

A. o. n. Installation: The A. o. H.
of Minneapolis broke all records of
past performances at the grand joint
installation of the officers of all of the
fen Divisions of the city, which was
scheduled for Thursday evening, jan
nary 10, at the /. o. o. f. Hall. The
exercises were under the direction of
Division No. 10, with the cooperation
Of County President Frank D. Feeney.
The preparations were so thorough
that the occasion proved one of the
most inspiring and entertaining in the
history of, local Hibernianism.
Division No. 8, A. o. H.: The month
" meeting and annual election of off.
GERS of Division No. s, A. o. H., was
held recently at the Nicollet Hotel
THE following were the officers chos
en-: President, H. c. Mcmahon; Vice
president, Harry Donnelly;; Treasurer
n q. Sheehan; Financial Secretary, M
q O'Donnell; Recording Secretary. f
Il. Cribby; Insurance Secretary, Fred
". Milan; Sentinel, +. J. Sheehan;
Sergeant-at-Arms, w. n. Kenny. After
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Brief Reviews and Notices

A Glory of Maryland: BY M. S. Pine.
Published by the Salesian Press,
Philadelphia, Pa. Price $1.00.
This poem is a gracious tribute to
the Most Reverend Leonard Neale,
D. D., the second Archbishop of Bal
timore, founder at Georgetown, Dis
trict of Columbia, of the Order of the
Visitation in the United States of Amer
lea. The work is published on the
centenary of Archbishop Neale's de-
parture from this life. The great Arch
bishop was born in 1746, and was edu-
Gated in France and Belgium. With
his four brothers he entered the So
ciety of Jesus. He labored as a mis-
sionary in England and in the Wilds
of Guiana. The writer of the poem
has sung the glory of the great prelate
as founder of the Visitation Order in
America. The trials of the pioneers of
the Georgetown Visitation are portray
ed in poetic vein. The book is taste
fully made up, and contains copious
notes on the chief characters, on the
suppression of the Jesuits, on the Sui
picians, etc.
The Case Against Municipal Owner
ship. BY f. G. r. Gordon. Pub
lished by the Record Publishing
Company, Hayerill, Mass. Price Is
cents.
In this brief work the author, who
is a well-known lecturer and writer
on sociological subjects, sets out to
demonstrate his case against NUM-
cipal ownership by presenting facts
rather than theories. He has long
been known as a determined antagon
list of Socialism in it's various phases
He reviews municipal ownership as ii
has been treated in Germany, England
Australia, and elsewhere. He exam
ines into the arguments for municipal
Socialism. One of the most interest
| ing chapters of the work is the story
of the Socialist colony in Paraguay
South America. The failure of that
venture, led by William Lane, a bril-
liant journalist of Australia and a So
cialist, is carefully traced. The book
is intensely interesting and illuminat
ing to all those who are interested il
sociological and economic questions.
The Voice of Belgium: BY Cardina
MERCER. Published by Burns ant
Oates, London, England.
This work of more than three hun
dred pages contains the war utter
ances of Cardinal MERCER, the heroic
prelate of Belgium. A preface by Car
dinal Bourne of London, introduces th,
various papers, twelve in number. Il
every line Of Cardinal Mercier's utter
ances there breathes the spirit of pa
triotism, love Of country, and fdelit
To God.
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DIOCESE OF DULUTH

Duluth: On Tuesday evening, Janu-
airy s, there was a joint installation of
officers of seven divisions of the A. O.
H. and Ladies' Auxiliary of ST. Louis
county. The installing officers were
Mr.. John Simons and Mrs. John Muir
ply of Duluth. Mr.. T. J. Doyle, State
President of the A. O. H., gave the
principal address. Right Rev. Bishop
McGolrick was the guest of honor.
The program was as follows: "Star
Spangled Banner by the audience, led
by Miss Mary Lydon; address of vel
come by Miss Mae Hammill; piano
duet by Misses Gertrude Cole and
Elizabeth McGraw; Memories OF
Erin" and "Oh! Harp of Tara" were
delightfully."- spoken by Miss Mary
Shesgren, to the accompaniment OF
Miss Florence Denny on the harp
Mother Machree," by J. ]. Lee After
the singing of God Save Ireland by
the audience, the evening came to a
close with an address by Bishop Nc
Golrick.
Visitors to the Cathedral during the
week were Fathers Cream, Buh, Mol
oney, Gamache and Pirnat.
Grand Rapids: The patriotic Thanks
giving sermon delivered by Rev. L
Beuchler of st. Joseph's Church here
has drawn praise from Washington
Father Beuchler has received the fol
lowing letter under date of January
from George Creel, chairman Of tht
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Strikes Unjustified Now
ARCHBISHOP GLENNoN TELLS
UNION MEN WELFARE OF Ma
TON MUST BE CONSIDERED
FIRST-coNDlTIoNS FOR LEGIT-
INNATE STRIKE.

Archbishop Glennon, in his annual
sermon on labor, preached at the New
Cathedral last Sunday afternoon to
nearly 700 representatives of st. Louis
labor organizations, declared that
strikes could not be countenanced in
present war conditions, when the
rights of nation are superior to those
of any union.
while holding to the theory of the
right to strike in normal times said
the Archbishop, "it is a question to
be considered gravely nowadays
whether strike under any circum
stances is justifiable. Over and above
the rights of the 1aboring man are
the rights of the nation itself. AS
members of the union, you must con-
slider how far the welfare of the nation
is affected by your acts"
Speaking of the duties of the labor
ing man in the war, the Archbishop
said:
"The response of the laboring man
in this war is the same that every citi-
zen OF this nation is bound to give
that he is prepared to serve, to do and
to dare all things that right law per
mits in the fulfllment of his citizen
ship and patriotic duty.
Those who seek to embarrass the
Government by hindering it's indus
trial activity are, in the very worst
sense of the word, the enemies OF
their country. They are prepared to
destroy the means whereby their own
sons lives may be protected and
saved. A strike is declaration OF
war, not between ourselves and some
body else, but between ourselves and
ourselves. / believe labor has the
right to strike, and believe in labor
unions, but a strike is legitimate only
when everything else has failed. War
is the last argument of kings and ma
tions, and should be avoided if pos
sible.''
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OUTSIDE THE CITIES.

FaribauIt: The ST. Lawrence and
ST. AIMS societies of this city held
their annual election Of officers at the
st. Lawrence school hall New Years
day. After the election refreshments
were served.
The following officers for the st
Lawrence society were elected for the
ensuing year: Peter Lonien, presi
dent; Theo. Adams, vice president; J
P. Lonien, Jr., recording secretary
Nick Roell, financial secretary; Mic
Weber, treasurer; Dr. w. N. Theissen
medical examiner; Nick Meyer, ban
ner bearer; JOS. Lonien, marshal;
Henry Moser, JOS. Braun and John
Henrichs, financial committee The
society will meet every second Wed
nesday evening of the month at the
school hall, instead of the second Mon
day as heretofore.
The officers elected for st. AIMS
society were: President, Mrs Eve
Weber; vice president, Lena Braun
secretary, Mrs. Mary ..RoeH; treasur
CI, MID. CT III 81
shall, Miss Margaret Braun; second
marshal, Miss Julia Grundman; fl
nancial committee, Laura Meyer
Gertrude Lonien, Susie Lonien. DR.
W. N. Theissen, medical examiner.
Watkins: Rev. A. Vflman, pastor O.
ST. Anthony's Church, celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of his ordina
ton to the priesthood on December Is
He officiated at the Solemn High Mas!
at ten o'clock and was assisted By
Fathers Miks and Donney. Rev. G
Schollenberger preached. On the ev
ening of December IL the members o
ST. Anthonys congregation gave sur
prise entertainment at the village hal
in honor of the silver jubilee of thei
| pastor, and presented him with man!
valuable gifts as reminders of thu
| happy occasion.
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DIOCESE OF LEAD

Scenic: Last Sunday Right Rever.
end Bishop Lawler administered the
Sacrament of Confirmation in the
church here. In the evening he adj
dressed a large audience on the sub
iect of patriotism. The pastor, Rev
M. McGonagle, complimented the con.
gregation on the new parsonage which
they have just completed, and said
that new church will soon be built.
Murdo: Last Tuesday evening the
Right Reverend Bishop attended a re-
ception given in his honor, and made
a notable address.
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DIOCESE OF CROOKSTON
Diocesan Correspondents: Rev. Jo-
seph Wurm, Crookston. MINI.

Crookston: The Cathedral High
School presented Christmas program
which was highly appreciated by a
large audience. The Bishop took oc-
casion to congratulate both teachers
and pupils on the excellent work in
the school. The High School depart
ment has an increased number of
pupils this year.
Owing to the overcrowded condition
of ST. Vincent Hospital, it was prac.
tically decided, during a recent visit
of the Venerable Prioress to Crook
ston, to build an addition and procure
the necessary up-to-date equipment.
Ada: Mass was celebrated in the
new church for the first time on
Christmas. The parish rejoices over
the fact that they now possess for the
first time a suitable place for worship
Both Father Pelger, the pastor, and
his parishioners are to be congratulate
ed for their excellent work.
Stephen: Father Fraling is receiv
ing bids for the superstructure of his
new brick church to be erected in the
spring.
Red Lake Falls: The bazaar giver
by the parish of st. Mary under the
supervision of Father Hawks, the pas
tor, was great success. Over $4,000
was cleared. The Bishop recently
visited this parish in order to definite
ly settle the question of membership
between st. Joseph's and st. Mary''
parishes.
Oslo: The debt of st. Joseph!
Church has been liquidated by a recen
bazaar. Father Merrill attends THU
/ mission from Warren.
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K. OF C. WELFARE ACTIVITIES

doors. Men knelt there for half an
hour before the service commenced,
and were loath to get up when it was
concluded. They sang the sweet old
hymns of the Church, many of them,
think, with swelling hearts, as ]
never heard them before.
"The men are praying! They want
the spiritual services of the Church,
and are more earnest than ever be-
fore. The Pan-American Mass, with
all it's pomp and ceremony, pales into
insignificance compared to this mag.
nificent service 1t was wonderful. 1t
took one back to the days of the early
Christians. These men came there
of their own volition, under much ply.
steal discomfort, to offer their praise
and homage in heartfelt prayer before
the Blessed Sacrament. If only the
comfortable, perfunctory and self-sat-
isfied Catholics could witness such
scenes, they would get down on their
knees and go down i'll their pockets,
to extend the blessings of this won
derful work"
Soldiers Also Study.
Strange as it may seem to some of
those who have ideas of their own
concerning soldiers and camp life, the
fact nevertheless remains that many
of the men are using their leisure time
for study of a serious nature. In-this
they are being encouraged by the
Knights of Columbus, the Y. NJ. c. A.
and other welfare organizations. The
libraries, established in every Knights
of Columbus building, are exceedingly
popular; and while fiction is always in
demand, books of a more serious ma
ture are called for frequently. OF
course, every American soldier expects
to go to France sooner or later, and
every man of serious bent is ambitious
to be able to speak the language OF
the country when he arrives there.
Many are bewailing the fact that
they neglected golden opportunities
during their school days, but they are
earnestly endeavoring to make up for
this deficiency by intensive study al
the present time. The Y. M. C. A. is us
ing the Rosenthal method, in which
practical and understandable text
books are combined with phonograpt
records, so that the men have the op
portunity of hearing spoken French all
the time, and in this way are building
UP practical conversational knowl
edge which will be of inestimable val
ue once they go ''over there" Sammy
| and his language monograph have
become boon companions; and little
did DIR. Rosenthal, one of the foremost
linguists of his time, dream of the
| service he was rendering American
| military men when he conceived the
idea of utilizing the talking machine
as an auxiliary to his common sense
method of liguistry.
Many Knights of Columbus chap
lains are French speaking, and they
are forming French classes which are
greatly appreciated by the men. Lee
lures on serious subjects also draw rec
ord audiences, and literary and debat
| ing societies are fourishing. Thus
it wiz be seen that the life of the sol
der in camp is varied in it's interests
and that the knights of Columbus, to
gether with other welfare associations
is meeting the demands along as man,
lines as possible.
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committee on public information, at
the national capital:
Rev. L. Boucher, st. Joseph's Cath.
olic Church, Grand Rapids, Mimi: My
Dear Father Beuchler-I have just re-
ceived a newspaper clipping which
gives your Thanksgiving day sermon
have seldom read anything more in.
spring, and, as chairman of body
that has to do with the molding OF
public opinion, / want to thank you
with all my heart. Sincerely,
GEORGE CREEL,
Chairman
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
WELFARE NEWS FROM DODGE.
Camp Dodge, Iowa,
January Z, 1918.

To the Editor:
The new year was ushered in aus
piciously at the camp. The spirit of
cheerfulness and contentment among
the boys was everywhere in evidence.
Stamped on the face of each one is
the determination to make the year
1918 the most epochal in the annals
of our country and to bring victory
to our flag. Camp Dodge is one big
son having but one object in mind, the
vindication of the cause of democ-
racy.
On New Years day the usual
Masses were celebrated, drawing large
| crowds and the number of commune
cants was 80. Gen. Getty held a pub
lie reception which lasted three hours,
and afforded the general an oppor-
tunity to express the greetings of the
season to the officers under his COM
mand. Open house was observed in
all our three buildings, and many
courtesies were extended to the boys.
During the past week various and
varied programs were given at all our
buildings.
Beginning with the new year the
| devotion of the nine first Fridays was
begun. Some twenty of the boys
FaVailed themselves of the opportunity.
On Sunday the Masses attracted the
usual crowds, and the number of
Communions was eighty-nine. We
acknowledge with sincere gratitude
| the receipt of the magnificent dona-
ton made by the good ladies of st.
Patrick's parish, Irish Settlement, of
which Rev. M. Dugan is the pastor.
On New Years day Miss Anna Tier
nan, on behalf of the Ladies of the
Irish Settlement, presented the post
| chaplain with a check for four hun
dred and sixty-one dollars and seventy
cents in aid of our sanctuary fund
| These good ladies held public auc-
| ton at which a calf, pigs. geese, pouI-
try, eggs, butter, fruit, fancy work
| and other such articles-all donated
were sold to the amount stated
We appreciate this spirit of co-opera-
ton to the full and trust that others
| VIII IolloW the patrlotlc impulse and
action of these ladies. Two weeks
ago we acknowledged the receipt of
two hundred dollars from the Cath
Ollie Women's League of Fort Dodge.
We should have been more explicit,
as this was donation from the Cath
olic ladies of the Corpus Christi
Church of Fort Dodge. We gladly
make the correction and thank them
for their munifcent donation. We
also wish to acknowledge the follow
ing additional contributions to our
Christmas tree fund: Mr.. E. J. Kelly,
Des Moines, $25; Mr.. John A. Hol-
land, Des Moines, So; Mr.. Geo. Cruise.
Massena, Iowa, So.
Fraternally yours in Christ,
| PATRICK N McDERMOTT,
X. of G. Post Chaplain.
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ROCKEFELLER DATloN
MAKES HANDSOME GIFT TO
WELFARE WORK OF THE
KNIGHTS INSPECTION OF
CAMPS REVEALS INTENSE sERl-
BUSINESS OF MEN-DEVoTIoN
TO RELIGIOUS DUTIES is MOST
EDlFYING-MEN ARE STUDYING
FRENCH.

The appropriation of 100000 to the
of the official acts of the Rockefeller
Foundation for the year 1918. This
gift is a splendid testimony to the eX-
cellent work which the Knights of Co
lumbus, representing the Catholic peo-
pie of this country, are doing for the
social, recreational and religious wei
fare of Uncle Sans fighting men. 1t
emphasizes the fact that this work is
for all soldiers and sailors, irrespec-
tive of creed, and that the Catholic
organization, under whose auspices it
is being conducted, is adhering rigidly
to the policy adopted by them from
the very beginning of doing this work
in so broad way that every man in
uniform may profit by it.
Tie Rockefeller foundation has la
ken a leading part in making army
welfare work possible, and its appro-
priation to the Knights of Columbus,
which, by the way, is the largest this
organization has received to date from
any single SOURCES a proof of its
earnest desire to benefit the men in
khaki. The Foundation does not act
on the impulse of the moment, and
the work which the Knights are doing
was subjected to a rigid investigation.
1t was found that it measured entire
| ly up to the claims made for it, and as
result it was numbered among the
Rockefeller Foundation beneficiaries
for the present year.
Bagley lnspects Camps.
After an inspection tour which has
| included many of the camps of the
East and Middle East, A. G.. Bagley
general secretary of the Knights of Co
| lumbus Committee of War Activities
has gone to the Pacific Coast, where
| he will visit all the camps and will
| determine by personal investigation
what may be donelto develop and i'm
prove the Knights of Columbus recre
tiers. While in these camps, like all
of those in which the Knights of Co
lumbus are located, a splendid work is
being done. The Committee on Wal
Activities is not willing to neglect any
opportunity to expand it's activities
and to accomplish something more fol
| the welfare of Uncle Sans soldiers
Some new buildings will be erected
to relieve congestion in certain quar-
ters. Catholic fathers and mothers
will, no doubt, be greatly interested il
the following extract from one of Mr.
Bagley's letters, and one which an
swers question which must be fore
most in the mind of every parent:
'sThe rosary was recited last night,
says Mr.. Bagley, writing from south
ern camp, land it was a sight never tt
be forgotten. The hall was crowded
jammed, from the platform to thu