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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
PAPAL ENVOY SPEAKS
ARCHBISHOP CERRETTl TELLS OF
EFFORTS OF HOLY Father TO
MITIGATE SUFFERING.

Monsignor Bonaventura Cerretti,
secretary of the Sacred congregation,
a special papal envoy on his way to
America, is in Paris. He expressed
himself as delighted with his visit to
President Wilson, to whom he gave a
letter from the Pope.
To press representative Archbish-
op Cerretti said: I'm the world war
the Holy Father suffered more than
anybody else, because of his peculiar
position as the head of the Church
with children in all the nations in the
conflict. He has helped all without
discrimination or favoritism, maintain
ing absolute impartiality so far as
political questions are concerned and
always pleading against brutality, dev-
astation and ruin, while begging for
those starving, suffering and op-
pressed.
I'm doing this the Pope has often
been misunderstood and his actions
have been deliberately misrepresent-
ed. History will do him justice. The
Holy Father is most grateful to all
Roman Catholics throughout the world
and especially to those in the United
States who have been so loyal to their
country and responded so generously
to it's call. He is confident that the
future condition of the world will be
more favorable to the spiritual work
of the Church everywhere and also
that the religion in the hearts of the
people will grow stronger following
the war"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
WORK OF THE NUNS
IN LETTER TO CARDINAL GIB-
6ONS, OFFICER PAYS TRIBUTE
TO NURSES - FINDS THEIR
OBEDIENCE TO ORDERS HIGHLY
COMMEMORATE.

In letter to Cardinal Gibbons, Sur
geon General Rupert Blue of the
United States Public Health Service,
paid high tribute to the heroic work
performed by the nuns of the various
religious orders in Washington during
the epidemic of influenza, just now
subsiding..
When the plague reached the stage
that made necessary the calling for
volunteer nurses, the nuns and Sis
tiers of all the orders in Washington,
placed themselves at the disposal of
DR.. Blue for nursing work They were
obliged to work long hours and under
trying circumstances, but they saved
hundreds of lives.
General Blue said:
Your Eminence: The Sisters of the
Catholic Church, who volunteered for
duty at the hospital established by the
Public Health Service at 1900 Vir-
ginia Avenue, N. W., Washington, D.
c., for the care and treatment of pa
tients, suffering from influenza, have
returned to their school work.
will you kindly express to the
Mother Superiors of the various orders
to which these Sisters belong, the zp-
probation felt by the service for the
valuable assistance which they rem
dered at time when it was difficult
to obtain other help in the District of
Columbia. Their habit of quick and
unquestioning obedience to orders, and
their willingness to render every as
sistance in their power made their
services of exceptional value, and the
self-sacrifice they displayed in nursing
persons suffering from this dangerous
disease is highly commendable.
Respectfully,
RUPERT BLUE,
'-." Surgeon General, u. S. A."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04

ing, the pains of which we can lessen.
exhort you then to give your most
earnest support to all efforts, made by
Christian charity, to mitigate the suf-
ferings which this past war has
caused. Aid, to the full extent Of
your ability, the Red Cross drives, the
knights OF Columbus drives and all
kindred, worthy undertakings.
The third duty which Christianity
imposes upon us, is to bear our own
part of the sufferings, with patience
and resignation
Many of you have sons, brothers and
kin on the fields of battle and look
forward to their safe return, with
anxiety. Many of them have died on
the fields of battle giving their lives
for our country; others have shed
their blood from wounds and with
thousands of sick are in hospitals.
There is sorrow and sadness, there.
fore, in many homes.
In these and many other ways, wor-
ries and cares have been brought to
you. Bear them with trust in God
and with submission to His holy will,
in the spirit of faith All these suffer
ings may serve as means to make us
more and more like to Jesus, the Cod
child.
The fourth and most important of
all our Christian duties is the one |
mention now to be converted to God
and to pray. God sends us trials in
life for this purpose. They are all
punishments, directly or indirectly in
flicted upon us by Him, in punishment
for our sins.
During the years just preceding the
late affliction, God had showered upon
mankind numerous temporal blessings.
Not humble gratitude, but forgetful-
ness of Him, pride and self-indulgence
were the return made by many for
these divine favors.
Many recognized this when the war
came, but now that it is over, let us
not go back to our old ways. Let us
continue in the spirit of penance, let
us turn to God, and with contrite
spirits, pray without ceasing.
Let us pray for all that suffered in
the past war, not only for those who
have died or have been wounded, but
also for those who mourn and are sad.
Let us pray for their souls and their
bodily welfare. By our prayers we
can invisibly draw near to the beds of
the wounded and the sick, and bring
them comfort and help.
Gods word remains eternally true:
Blessed are the merciful, for they
shall receive mercy"
Sincerely yours in Christ,
+ JOSEPH MARIA KOUDELKA,
Bishop of Superior.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
College Gold Stars

Loyola University of Chicago feels
justly proud of the record her sons
have made in the war. Nearly eleven
hundred of the former students of the
Jesuit institution are known to have
entered the service of their country.
This does not include the enlistments
in the Students Army Training Corps.
Among the service stars are twenty
five for army chaplains who formerly
studied at old st. Ignatius. The num-
Der of wounded is not known. AT
present there are twenty-five gold
stars for those who have died in the
service.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
PLEADS FOR IRELAND
MESSAGE SENT TO LORD MAYOR
OF LONDON ASKING FOR CON-
SHERATON BEFORE COURT OF
THE WORLD.

The following letter was sent from
X. of G. headquarters at Camp Dew
ems, Mass:
To His Honor The Lord Mayor of Lon
don.
The Mansion House,
London, England
My Dear Lord Mayor:
I have received your communication
of recent date and wish to thank you
for your interest.
1 would assure you that nothing
would be more conducive to the full
est development of the happy and cor
dial relationship existing between the
two great English speaking peoples
America and England than that the
American people should know that
Ireland had full and free hearing
before the court of the world.
The principle that small nations have
the right to decide their own destiny
has been fully indicated on the bat
tlefields of civilization by the hero
blood of democracy.
The worlds heart beats today with
the pulsation of a new day of oppor-
tunity-may it be one of opportunity
for Ireland, also-she has given, and
still gives to the Empire, pure women
and brave men; let it not be denied
her to stand in her rightful place in
the concert of civilization.
l have the honor to be,
My Dear Lord Mayor,
Most sincerely and respectfully
yours,
WILLIAM E. KERRISH.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
CHURCH In GERMANY
MOVEMENT FOR COMPLETE SEP
ARATION OF RELIGION AND
GOVERNMENT CATHOLICS
WOULD BE AFFECTED.

The German Centre party, on the
authority of the London Catholic
Times, favors amongst other things,
two distinct movements-one for the
withdrawal of the Rhine country from
the authority of Berlin, and the other
for the unification of the Germans of
Austria with those of Germany. They
recognize that both in Austria and
Germany monarchy is at an end, and
in an address to the Austrian Germans
have declared for government accord
ing to the principles of Christian de-
mocracy.
That some separation between
Church and State is imminent appears
to be certain. The Koelnische Volks-
zeitung states in a dispatch from Ber-
lin, dated the previous day:
eve have just learned that the new
Prussian minister of worship, Adolf
Hoffman (Radical Socialist), intends
to bring about the separation of
Church and State in few days by
way of decree. The first of April is
fixed as the beginning of the new or
der of things.
AT the moment nothing more is to
be said on this matter than that it
means heavy blow to the sentiments
of Catholics and Professionals if the
new. government attacks institutions
so deeply rooted in the life of the peo-
pie and the state. In the days of the
Kulturkampf the Catholics, by the con-
fession of the Prussian State itself.
conferred upon it number of moral
benefits. 1t was, therefore, easy to
understand why the state recognized
the constitution and maintained creeds
which aimed at it's own preservation.
ITO this acknowledged principle. the
adoption of which has had good results
on all sides, the new Socialist gov
eminent of Prussia has suddenly be-
come unfaithful. We cannot admit
that the present time at which the
first considerations should be the
establishment of order in the kingdom
and the feeding of the people offers n
suitable occasion for such step. If
such profound changes are to be in
troduced in the life of the Prussian
people, the people must first be con-
suited. We believe that in the whole
OF Prussia the strongest opposition
will be offered to this measure, which
is nothing else than an act of opp-es-
sion against the Catholics and Prot
estants. The bishops, as the appointed
representatives of the Catholic people,
will no doubt make stand against it.
Cardinal Won Hartmann, of Cologne.
and Prince-Bishop Bortram, of Bres-
lau, have already been informed Of the
Prussian governments proposal"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
Bishop Advises Resignation
BISHOP kOUDELkA ADMONISHES
PEOPLE TO PRAY AND TO EN-
TER INTO SPIRIT OF FAITH.

In a pastoral letter to his people,
Right Reverend Bishop Koudelka, of
Superior, Wisconsin, says in part:
The Bishops Letter.
Praise to Thee, o Lord, for Thy
infinite mercies is the cry of all
Christian nations over the whole
world.
At last, after so many years Of
hope and prayer, hear the angelic
hymn of the holy night: peace to
men, Peace, peace, what sweet
and consoling word after the awful
slaughter of men. May this peace
among the nations bring to them that
brotherly love, which is the sign by
which the followers of the Christ-child
are known. And this holy peace will
be lasting one, if we give glory and
honor to God by fulfilling our sacred
duties.
What holy obligations does the war,
just over, impose upon us?
Our duty is not done, when during
the times of anxiety and affiliction, we
allow ourselves to be carried away by
grief: we must rather sanctify such
times by those holy sentiments with
which Christians have always endured
great trials. There are especially four
such exercises of Christian duty which
wish to point out to you, and these
we must try to practice.
First: We must consider the past
events with the eyes of faith. There
is to them. not only a human side,
namely the actions of men, but also a
divine, the will and permission of God,
and this we must not forget.
However great the sufferings may
be that befall us, Christ has left us a
source of consolation in holy religion,
which will soothe them all. Faith
teaches us, that the Providence of
God watches over all the struggles of
men.
Though men may plan and do evil,
we know that loving Father reigns
and rules over all, Who will bring
good out of evil, Who chastises us to
try us and to make us better, Who, to
say all in one word, unites to every
cross blessing.
Our second duty is to help: to help
all, to help with all the means under
our control, to help the more in pro-
portion to the greater needs. Even
now. thousands of wounds are smart
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
DIOCESAN ORGANIZATION

The Speakers Committee, whose
chairman is Rev. Jas. A. Byrnes of St.
Paul Seminary, has outlined the work
to be carried out through country and
parish workers. The time is ripe for
the organization of a Speakers Bureau
for the diocese.
On a foundation of true, out
spoken platform of Catholicity a
weighty influence can be exercised by
a Speakers Bureau. The demand for
qualified speakers, both men and
women, far exceeds the supply not
only out over the state, but also in the
cities. Countless meetings are called
in Catholic circles for many different
occasions, such as anniversaries,
patriotic days, graduation exercises,
presentations, receptions and numer-
GUS other occasions; all require, in
fact, demand speakers. The speakers
chairman Of each parish should try
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04

Moorhead: A meeting of the
Knights of Columbus who live in Moor
head and vicinity was held in ST. JOS
eph's school hall on Sunday afternoon,
December %, for the purpose of con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of instituting
a local council of the Order. 1t was
finally decided to undertake the work
and the ceremonies incident thereto
will be held on May 20, next. There
is no council of the Order in the State
of Minnesota nearer than Crookston,
Perham, Norris and Graceville, and
as there are seventy-five or more
members of the Order in Moorhead
and vicinity and many prospective can
didates, it was deemed advisable to
organize council
The Catholic Order Of Foresters
in Moorhead will inaugurate con-
certed drive for new members.
Plans have been perfected for the
campaign and the prospect of initial
ing a large class at an early date is
most promising. All young men who
have attained the age of 16 years are
eligible. The Court has made a spe-
cial initiation fee for the forthcoming
class which should prove attractive to
all and especially to the young men.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid held it's
regular meeting last Thursday after
noon in the Assembly hall of st. JC-
sephs school. This splendid society
of st. Joseph's parish has been very
active in the past and the good work
it has accomplished is the fittest tes-
timony of it's worth and usefulness.
St. Joseph's parish has many things
Catholic worthy of emulation, but
aside from the splendid work of the
devoted pastor, Rev. Alfred Mayer, o.
S. b., ably seconded by the laity, St
Joseph's has one of the finest paro-
chial schools to be found in this or
any other locality. The parish school
ing been opened shortly after the
parish was organized 1t is conducted
by that capable corps of Sister teach
ers of the Benedictine order Notwith.
standing changing conditions, the
yearly attendance of st. Joseph's
school is on the increase. There are
more than 40 pupils enrolled for the
school year 191S-1919. The interior
of the school is undergoing betterment
in the way of new desks and decora
tions. The winter term opened Thurs
day, January 2, 1919. 1t goes without
saying that the Catholic youth OF
Moorhead have been blest with the
benefits of a school that inculcates
the fundamentals of true education
sound religious instruction, together
with thorough secular knowledge.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
Mother Of Patriots

Names of 1,848 students and alumni
of Georgetown University who served
in the war are included in an honor
list just compiled by the officials of the
University. This list is exclusive of
the more than 500 members of the
Students Army Training Corps at the
college.
Thirty-one Georgetown men lost
their lives in the service and eleven
won distinguished service medals.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
Seeks To Limit Clergymen

The Mexican chamber of deputies is
considering measures for the mitiga-
ton of several sections of the consti-
tuition. The reforms refer to the
power of state legislatures to fix the
maximum number of clergy participat-
ing in the religious rites and requiring
that all members of the clergy be
native-born Mexicans. These meas
ures were taken up by the chamber
after the passage of a bill giving
President Carranza extraordinary pow
ers in financial matters.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
Important Notification

The "Osservatore Romano has
published the following statement
Numerous requests continue to be
sent to the Secretary of State asking
for information of missing soldiers or
prisoners and petitions also for their
repatriation. We are authorized to
notify that in the present condition of
things the Holy See finds it Impossible
to continue the charitable work in this
regard successfully. However, in the
greater number of cases this would
now be superduous."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
Is Given Appointment

According to the latest Vatican
Bulletin, ''Acta Apostolicae Sedis,'
Archbishop John Baptist Pitaval of
Santa Fe, N. NJ, is appointed titular
Archbishop of Amida which is at pres
ent Diarbekir, on the Tigris, in
Turkish Kurdistan. Archbishop Pita-
val resigned the see of Santa Fe to
remain until his successor is named.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
ARCHDIOCESE Of ST.PAUL
ST. PAUL.

Church of st. Mary: At the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Rosary
Society held last Sunday afternoon
the following officers were elected Tor
the coming year: President, Mrs.
Margaret Norris; Vice President, Miss
Katherine Kelly; Secretary-Treasurer,
Miss Eugene F. McGrorty. The Ros-
airy Society has a membership of one
hundred and fifty women of the parish,
divided into ten bands, each of which
is in charge of a promoter. The reg
ular meetings are held at four O'Clock
in the afternoon of the last Sunday of
each month.
ST. Mary's school will reopen after
the Christmas holidays on Monday,
January 6.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
Cardinal Is Not Coming

The Belgian consul general for
Canada has denied the report that
Cardinal MERCER would visit Canada
and the United States. He has been
officially advised that Cardinal Mer-
cier has no intention of leaving Bel
GUM.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
EAPOLiS.

Pro-cathedrai Of st. Mary: The
parochial school opened last Monday,
December 80, in accord with the re.
opening of the public schools of the
city. The six weeks of enforced va
cation due to the epidemic is respon-
sible for the unusual course of re-
opening the schools between Christ
mas and New Years. There was a
good attendance on the opening day
and sixteen new pupils registered for
the coming term.
Church of the lncarnaton: The
parochial school will resume class
work on Monday, January 6, at nine
O'Clock, in the remodeled school build
ing. There are now II class rooms in
stead of six, and ample space for all
the children of the parish. The en-
tire first floor of the building, devoted
for the past seven years to divine wor-
ship, has now been transformed into
six bright attractive school rooms
which just doubles the former capac-
ity of the school. One result of this
will be full-day session for the lower
grades and the opening of school at
nine o'clock each morning for all of
the grades instead of the earlier hour
heretofore necessary.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
Golden Jubilee For Parish
REV. A. BERGHOLD ARRIVED IN
NEW ULM FIFTY YEARS AGO
LAST WEEk-HOLY TRINITY
TON -FITTiNG ANNIVERSARY
IN PREPARATION.

1t was fifty years ago Thursday
the day after Christmas, in 1868-that
Rev. Alexander Berghold, arrived in
New Ulm, Mimi, having been named
parish priest. This was but fourteen
years after the founding of the city,
by hardy pioneers, who came from Chi
cago for that purpose. The Indian
massacre had occurred but six years
previous and the little frontier city
was just emerging from the horrors
of this catastrophe, which almost
blotted it from the face of the earth.
1t is true that Catholic missionaries
had visited this part of the North Star
state, previous to 1868, but Father
Berghold was the first priest to be
assigned to New Ulm.
Father Berghold visited New Ulm as
above stated on the day following
Christmas, 1868, but returned shortly
thereafter to Belle PLANE, again re-
turning to New Ulm early in January.
Mass was celebrated on January 10.
From that time on the organization of
Holy Trinity parish was rapid. From
the small beginning of fifty years ago
the parish has grown to be one Of the
largest in the state of Minnesota
Prior to Father Berghold's coming to
New Ulm, a church had been started
on the present site of the Catholic
school and was completed the follow.
ing year.
Jubilee Celebration.
Rev. r. Schlinkert, parish priest, an.
nounced Sunday that the golden jubi
lee of the local parish would be cele.
brated in a most fitting manner during
the coming spring. A mission of three
weeks duration will be held in COM
memoration of the founding of the
parish. The celebration of Trinity
Sunday, patronal feast day of the par.
Fish, will form the elimination of the
Jubilee, on June Is. Father Schlink.
ert stated that the best talent in the
country had been secured to conduct
the mission and that no effort would
be spared to make the jubilee a sue.
cess in every particular. He also in,
formed those present at the different
Masses Sunday morning that he had
been engaged in matters pertaining to
the preparations for the celebration
during the past several months and
that these arrangements were now
taking actual form.
The celebration of the golden jubi
lee of this parish will be the crown.
ing event in the lives of a number OF
| members of Holy Trinity Church, who
have watched it grow from a small
parish, located on the outpost of civ.
ilization, to one of the largest in the
northwest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
Chicago's Peters Pence

The Archdiocese of Chicago has
sent collection of $50 to the Holy
Father. This is the record for Ameri.
can dioceses this year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
THEY LIE IN FRANCE WHERE LILIES BLOOM
They lie in France
Where lilies bloom;
Those flowers pale
That guard each tomb
Are S a n ly souls
That smiling stand
Close by them in
That nartvred land

And mutely there the long night shadows creep
From quiet hills to mourn for them who Sleep
While DER them through the dusk silently
The grieving clouds that slowly drift to sea,
And lately round them moaned the Winter wind
Whose voice, lamenting sounds so coldy kind
Yet in their faith those waiting hearts abide
The time when turns forever that false tide
In France they lie
Where lilies bloom,
Those flowers fair
For them made room.
Not vainly placed
The stand
Within that brave
And stricken land;
Their honor lives,
Their love endures,
Their noble death
The right assures,
For they shall have their hearts desire -
They who unfinching. braved the fire,
Across the fields their eyes at last shall
Through clouds and mist the hosts of victory.
PeycfDoi Allen, IN York
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04
DIOCESE OF CROOKSTON

Diocesan Correspondence: Rev. Jo-
seph Wurm, Crookston. MINI.