The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-12
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in the service. There are but two
young men left in the parish who are
liable to the present draft. The two,
John Perry and John Corbett, both
have tried to enlist, but have been
rejected. There now are eighty men
Government service.
Religion and War.-A Catholic sol
der at Yaphank, L. l., makes this
wise observation: 81 have met fallen
away Catholic young men who have
come to Camp Upton with sheer
on their lips for everything religious
Cut out that talk about church was
their usual attitude for the first few
days. Later l have seen the same
young men running after the chap
lain asking for the privilege of hav-
ing their confessions heard. They
now eat out of the chaplain's hands"
Christless Christmas.-The usual
disputes about the constitutionality of
Christmas festivities in the public
schools are reported from number
Of places. In an Eastern city a cele-
bration was held from which all men
ton of the Saviour of the world was
carefully excluded In view of the
laws, this course may have been logi-
cal, but one cannot help feeling that
it was incongruous. Without Christ,
Christmas has no meaning.
Priest Handles Thrift Stamps
! Mr.. Festus j. Wade has been appoint.
! ed by the U. S. Government as direc-
| tor for Missouri of the new depart
ment of national loans known as
United States Thrift Stamps and
War Savings Certificates" With the
approval of Most Reverend Archbishop
Glennon he has selected Right Rev
Mgr. Tannrath to act as chairman OF
the division including Catholic
| churches, schools and fraternal organ
| izations, to promote among these the
successful sale of the above-namet
stamps and certificates.
Get-Together Spirit.-In ''Histor!
Of the Catholic Church in Colorado,
written in 1889 by the Revs. William
Organ and T. H. Malone, appeared
this (page so: "Old Father Keller
the EpiscopaIian divine 1--WE know no
if he be alive today was a bosom
friend of Bishop Machebeuf in thu
early days, and in the heroic CHART.
displayed by most of Denver's inhab
itants after the sad disaster causeC
by the Cherry creek flood in May
1894, the two were foremost and sid,
by side"
Talks Temperance to Non-CathoIics
Rev. D. ]. Kane, rector of st. Peter
parish of Wellsboro, Pa, first vice
president of the Catholic Total Abstin
ence Union of America, accepted al
invitation to participate on a program
given under the auspices of the Metho
dist churches at Covington, Pa. Faith
er Kane delivered a temperance ad
dress and handled the subject allotted
to him in a masterful manner. TIL,
news that Catholic priest was invit
ed speak to a non-Catholic congrega
ton in that thriving farming borough
attracted hundreds of people.
Heads Historical Society.-John Nc
Gillen, of Chicago, has been paid tn
honor of being elected president of tn
Illinois Chapter of the American Irisl
Historical Society. Mr.. McGillen wa
elected unanimously after Mr.. Jane
Plunkett who has been president o
the chapter since it's organization tw,
years ago, had declined reelection
The big work of the year for the sc
ciety consists in collecting and pre-
pairing material bearing upon the cor
tribution of the Irish race to tn
growth and development of the stat
of Illinois, and having it incorporate,
in the official history of the stat
which is now being prepared in COZ
nection with the centennial celebra
ton of the Prairie state.