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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
GREEN BAY APOSIOLATE
ORGANIZATION WILL ENLIST
ACTIVE SUPPORT OF
LAITY,

Rt. Rev. Bishop Paul p. Rhode, as
sisted by the pastors and d represen-
tation of the 1aity, one from each par
ish, at meeting held in the episcopal
residence, at Green Bay, Wisconsin,
recently completed the plan for the
perfecting of an organization to be
known as "The Green Bay Apostle
late"
The object of this organization is
to enlist more active support OF the
Catholic laity in matters affecting the
religious and moral, as well as the
civic, welfare of the community.
The city has been divided into sew
en- districts. Each pastor has appoint
ed a chairman of the district in his
care, who, with him, will select the
active workers to carry on the work
in their district.
The Apostolate will strive to aid
the spiritual and temporal wants OF
needy Catholics, and work in cooper
alton with all other already existing
charity agencies in Green Bay. Its
active members will dispense the ale
these organizations generally supply
to needy citizens, and will provide
every other want not usually given
by them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
WILLIAM J. 0NAHAN IS DEAD

ton of Private Chamberlain from Pope
Leo XIII. This honor was renewed in
1910, by Pope Plus X with whom Mr..
Onahan had a private audience. He
was also present at the death of Pope
Leo XIII.
bishop Ireland, and several other Bish-
ops, Mr.. Onahan formed the Irish Cath
Ollie Colonization Society, which placed
Irish immigrants on farms in Nebras-
ka, Arkansas and Minnesota. Down to
the day of the late prelate's death,
Archbishop Ireland and Mr.. Onahan
maintained the warmest friendship for
each other. Although very feeble, he
attended the Archbishop's funeral in
st. Paul last October.
Mr.. Onahan lectured on subjects of
historical and biographical interest.
He was in great demand as a speaker,
and he wrote many papers on social
and civic questions, which attracted
wide attention. His views on public
questions and issues were always con-
sentative. He was frequent contrib
utor to many Catholic journals and
magazines. In recognition of his lit
erary attachments he received honor.
airy degrees from Notre Dame Univer-
sity and various other colleges In
1890 Notre Dame conferred upon him
a high honor by awarding him the
Laetare Medal. He had one of the fin
est private libraries in the West, his
collection of works on Ireland being
regarded as unequalled in the United
States. He sent number of rare and
valuable volumes to the library of the
st. Paul Seminary. He held many of.
fees of trust in a great variety Of soci-
cites and organizations.
Mr.. Onahan was married in 1860 to
Margaret G. Duffy, whose family set
tied in Chicago in 1912. Six children
were born of the marriage, only one
of whom survives-Mrs. Gallery, with
whom he lived.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
Won HERT[|NG DIES
GREAT GERMAN SCHOLAR AND
STATESMAN PASSES
AWAY.

Count George F. Won Hertling, the
former Imperial German Chancellor,
died on January 4, at Ruhpelding, Bav-
aria. He had been i'll for six days.
Won Hertling was born in Darmstadt
of well-known family. He passed
through the gymnasium, or high
school, of his home city, studied phil
osophy and history at Munster, Mum
ich and Berlin and received the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy in 1864.
Later he visited Italy and studied
the dogmatic history of the Church,
and in 1867 became teacher of philoso-
ply in the University of Bonn. He
was we'll known as writer on Cathol-
icism and political sociology.
Count Won Hertling was a member
Of the Reichstag continuously from
1885 to 1912, with the exception
of the period of 1890 to 1896. He be:
came the Center Party leader in 1909
after the death of Count Hompesch.
He was chosen Minister-President of
Bavaria in 1912, and was appointed
Imperial German Chancellor in Octo-
Der, 1917, succeeding DR.. Georg Mich
aelis. He resigned in the fall of last
year. He was one of the most learned
men in the German Empire.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
OMAHA SERVICE FLAGS
PARISH EMBLEMS SOLEMLY
BLESSED IN THE CATHE-
ORAL.

The ceremony of blessing the serv-
ice flags of the parishes of the diocese
of Omaha attracted a great assem-
blage of people to the Cathedral Sun
day, January 5. The Cathedral was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
flags and festoons of the national
colors being draped from the pillars
and walls.
The service flags. were arranged in
the 5sacristy and we're borne by dele
cations from each parish. In most
cases these delegations consisted of
three men from the army or navy
service in uniform.
The flags were grouped in the sane
tuary. They made a pretty sight, fill
ing more than the space in the sane
tuary opposite the Archbishop S
throne. The Archbishop was sur
rounded by about twenty-five pastors
from the CITY, An address of presenta.
ton was made by Mr.. Lynch.
When all the flags had been assem-
bled in the sanctuary, the Archbishop,
leaving his throne, blessed them and
then returned to the throne.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
C. M. Thuente, O. p, and at its con-
.clusion Solemn Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament was given.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18

Americans are a betting people,
notes an observer. The instinct
Of the gambler is found in many
an otherwise we'll balanced man.
In this sense an American can I'M
derstand Pascal s argument for
the existence of God. He puts it
in the form Of a wager and main
tains that the odds are altogether
against the man who denies the
existence Of God; eff | stake my
belief in the existence of God" he
says, Il gain everything if there
is a God, and | lose nothing if
there be no God. But if | wager
against the existence Of God,
and there is one, | lose everything.
My course therefore is to put my
trust in God which insures my
winning all, or at the worst losing
nothing" Think it out and put
it up to the next agnostic or in
fidel you meet! '.+
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
LATE ARCHBISHOP DECRlED NE.
DIocRITY-lNSIST ON IN
TELLEcTUAL PROGRESS.

1.-THE Catholic Bulletin prints on this
page excerpts from brief chapel talks
on variety of subjects delivered by
the late Archbishop Ireland to his
students at st. Paul Seminary. The
series is copyrighted by the San Fran
cisco Monitor.]
Intellect is the only power the
Church has today outside of grace.
Men are attracted by it. The Ameri-
can people admire intellect. In their
pursuits of the material, in their mad
rush for wealth, they will always
pause to listen to a man of intellect.
Intellect triumphs today. Men are
searching far and wide for it, and when
found it is richly rewarded.
You must have great zeal, attention
and application in your studies. Tai
ent is lost when it is not combined
with application, industry, effort, at
tention. You must be eager to learn.
Try to grasp everything that is put
before you by your teacher, seize up
on it with your attention and try to
probe to the depths it's meaning. Get
all there is in it out of it. After all,
your purpose at college is largely
mental training, to equip your mind
to be a fit instrument, sharp tool
ready to operate upon any question
that comes before it. Grasp all that
you read and hear, analyze it, pene.
trate it and understand it thoroughly
Then your mind becomes sharp and
quick to grasp things and put them to
best advantage. Resolve to become
men of intellect.
Your last examinations have shown
intelligent and careful teaching on
the part of your professors. Though
much matter has been gone over in
the lectures, the examinations showed
that the students think They have
revolved these questions in theil
minds, weighed them, grasped them
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
WILL HELP COLLEGES
AND EMMITSBURG
BENEFIT BY ESTATE.

The will of Daniel William Baker,
former United States district attor-
ney, who died New Years Day, in
Washington, D. c., has been filed for
probate. The will was executed JAN
uary 3, 1916. October II codicil was
made At his widows death, should
there be no issue living, his estate
is to be divided into two equal parts,
one to be given Georgetown College
for it's law school and the other to be
paid to Mount st. Mary's College at
Emmitsburg, Md.
Each institution is directed to estab.
lish for the benefit of some students
in Montgomery county, Maryland,
scholarships, called "the Andrew Hull
Baker scholarships" In case of dis
agreement, the scholarships for Mount
St. Mary's College are to be arbitrat-
ed by the president Of the Citizens
National Bank of Frederick, Md, and
the scholarships for Georgetown Uni
versity by the president of the Mont
gomery County National Bank of
Rockville, Nd
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18

woman derive advantage from the
atmosphere of a non-Catholic in
stitution of learning, however de-
sirable it might be from other
viewpoints.
1t may be asked, Why cannot
our Catholic colleges take care of
these foreign students. In an
swer it may be stated that our
Catholic institutions are doing so
at the present time to a great
extent. 1t is well known that our
schools labor under a severe hand
leap in that very few Of them en-
Joy an endowment which might
enable them to extend favors of
this kind. In spite Of this disad-
vantage we find foreign students
in many of our colleges. Saint
GATHERINGS College, for example,
in this city, although overcrowd-
ed, has two French young ladies
who were sent here for an Ameri-
can education. st. Thomas Col
lege has students from the Philip
pines. And other colleges are do
ing their share.
The suggestion presents itself
that if our Catholics Of means
were aware of this condition there
is little doubt but that they would
generously respond to this call,
and would either endow some col
lege with a scholarship: Or per-
haps they might be inclined to
meet the expenses Of the education
Of one or more Of such foreign
students. To a person of wealth
such an outlay would be but a
trife, while the cause Of educa-
ton and Of religion would gain
great impetus. Even an organi-
zation or a parish might consider
the advisability of thus furthering
the cause Of religion, and at the
same time Of doing noble serv-
ice for God and country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
HELPING THE CAUSE.

Last week a meeting of the AS
ISOLATION of American Colleges
was held in Chicago. Among
other matters of moment the sug-
gestion was made that the dele
gates strive to stir up enthusiasm
in their respective localities in a
subject that was near to the heart
of the convention. This was the
question of bringing students
from foreign countries, including
South America, and placing them
on scholarships in the various col
leges Of this country. The idea
was that in this way these young
people, returning to their respec-
tive countries, would be enabled
to disseminate the seed Of North
American culture and ideals. The
idea in itself is Iaudable.
The question arises, however,
what of the religious training Of
these young people. Most of-them
would be members Of the Catholic
faith. Would the environment OF
secular institutions, or of sectar-
ian colleges, be beneficial to their
religious nature. In other words
would a Catholic young man o.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
HOLY FATHER BEREAvED
THE POPE'S BROTHER is STRlCk.
EN- AFTER SUDDEN DEATH OF
HIS WIFE.

Deep sympathy is felt in Italy with
the family of the Holy Father who
have been doubly stricken during the
past month. On December Is the
Marchesa Eugene della Chiesa, wife
of the Marquis Antonio, who is brother
to Pope Benedict XIV, died somewhat
suddenly at the Palazzo in the Via
Torricelli, Rome. The Pope had been
informed daily of the condition OF his
sister-in-law, who passed away very
peacefully in the presence of her fam
lily, and assisted by Monsignor Fran
ceschini. The Pope early the next
morning said Mass for the repose Of
her soul.
The Marquis Antonio was so over
come at his wife's death that he has
suffered a paralytic stroke, and is in
a grave condition.
The deceased Marchesa came OF the
Jacobini family which has given one
Cardinal Secretary of State to the
Church. She was lady of great piety
and modesty who devoted her life to
works of charity and her domestic AT
fairs. She succeeded the mother OF
the present Pope as president of the
Association of Catholic Women and
was president of several other associa
lions in which the Pope is interested
In this capacity she exercised large
but reserved charity of which few
were aware and she will be sadly
missed by the poor of Rome.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
DEAD IN FRANCE
FRENCH PAY TRIBUTE TO AMERl
CAN DEAD.

The Department of State has re-
ceived the following message from the
French Government:
"The French Government wishes to
express it's profund sympathy and
gratitude to the American families
whose sons have met a glorious death
on French soil during the war. It
wishes to share in their MORNINGS,
The graves of the young soldiers OF
America are as sacred in its eyes as
are those of their French comrades
and it will take the necessary meas
ures to provide that they shall be re
spected and tended with a reverent
and patriotic care"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
WRITER AND PUB
LlclST OF CHICAGO DIES OF
OLD AGE-ORGANIZER OF COL
ONIES-WARM FRIEND OF LATE
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND - WAS
PAPAL CHAMBERLAIN,

William James Onahan, a resident of
of the best known laymen in America,
died last Sunday at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. Daniel B. Gallery,
Chicago. He was eighty-three years
old
Mr.. Onahan was born at Leighton
Bridge, County Carlow, Ireland, in
1886. In early childhood he was taken
with his family to Liverpool where
be, attended Cathedral School ). He
came to New York in 1851, and to Chi
cago in 1854. Here he soon entered
the commission business. In 1868 he
was appointed a member of the school
board and served as school inspector.
In 1869 he was elected city collector,
holding this Office for five terms. For
four years he was city comptroller and
was made jury commissioner in 1897.
He was also president of the Public
Library. In 1898 he became president
of the Home Savings Bank, remaining
in that position until 1905.
Mr.. Onahan assisted In the Organl-
cation Of the Twenty-third Illinois In.
fantry of the Irish Brigade in the Civil
War, and of the Second Regiment I'LL
nois State Guard, in which he held the
honorary rank of colonel He was
chief organizer of the first Catholic
Congress held in Baltimore in 1889,
and also of the Columbian Catholic
Congress, Chicago, 1903.
On the recommendation of Cardinal
Satolli, then Apostolic Delegate in this
country, and of the Archbishops of the
United States, he received the distinc-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
TALKS TO STUDENTS

We say these words to give you pleas.
ure and spur you on to greater efforts.
You are not to be ordinary stu
dents. The country is full of these.
You must be earnest, energetic, de-
voted students. Make good use of all
your time, AS you are in the college,
SO you shall be. Cultivate love of
study, and let your progress in morals
keep pace with your intellectual adj
vancement.
You are on the right path and
should continue on-that's what you
are here for Rest for the mind con-
sists in change of occupation. When
one set of brain cells get tired, bring
into use another field. Take UP some
other, subject. When you are tired of
philosophy take up history Even
your recreation should be put to good
advantage. For example, learn a Ian
guage, French, German, etc. and don't
spend all your time talking moonshine,
sunshine and the weather.
You should ask yourself at the be-
ginning of this semester why you are
in the college. Real students should
have seriousness of purpose. Nobody
succeeds without earnestness and en-.
thusiasm. Human nature is queer
Many of us must be pushed along
like children. Mediate. Say to your.
self, Am | serious? You find old men
in every department of life who are
failures. The right stuff wasn't in
them, or they didn't put it into them
selves. We want no failures in this
college, just dragging along and taking
things as they come. We only want
those who are earnest and serious in
their intentions.
Though we cannot be perfect, We
can all make an effort to be perfect
Don't be a careless young man. Dom
let the winter fall upon your soul
Build up character within. Be stead
fast in your life. Always aim to de-
what is right and you will retain you
self-respect. Keep three. things be
! fore your minds eye: you must be
saint, a scholar and a gentleman.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
PORTLAND BUSINESS MEN TEs-
TlFY AS TO PROHIBITION.

The Portland, Oregon, Chamber Of
Commerce is circulating a report on
the effect of prohibition on that city.
In sum they say:
Portland, and Oregon, have bene-
flied in every way. Those men and
women who we're deprived of employ
tment, when the state went dry, prob
ably all have obtained remuneratiye
work in other channels.
Probably nothing better indicates
the beneficial results of prohibition in
Portland and the larger Oregon
towns, than the morale of her citizens
in the so-called middle and laboring
classes. II Homes are better kept up;
gardens are receiving more attention;
and bills are being paid; better goods
and more of them are being pur-
chased; the little ones have shoes and
the mothers and fathers, especially in
those families where over-indulgence
in liquors obtained, are enjoying life
to greater degree.
parents can, without stint, take
their families to the movies more fire.
quently, and when they go out in
public they appear better dressed
and more prosperous.
The Effect on Savings.
According to the management Of
the savings departments of Portland's
banks, the growth of new accounts in
those departments was marvellous.
Men who had never saved dollar, or
created a reserve, made deposits with
great regularity.
mo state in the Union has done
better war work than has Oregon.
Her wonderful record of production in
her shipyards, and in her forests, in
her wooden mills, in her iron works,
| in her wheat fields and in every line
| of endeavor has been increased be-
cause, in addition to the remarkable
loyalty of her people, whisky has not
| befuddled or incapacitated her work
ers. They have been able to give their
effort fully; they have not left their
| work to visit the saloon, and have re-
turned to their families at night sober
and ready for another good days
work on the morrow"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18

his part in founding the Catholic
University, the schools and educa-
tional institutions scattered
throughout the Northwest, and
especially in his own diocese: all
these and more attest the intense
interest and enthusiasm manifest
ed by him for the cause Of Catho-
lie education.
The insidious thrust at Rome,
in speaking of the Cardinalate in
reference to Archbishop Ireland,
is the last proof of an utter dis
regard for good taste and sane
judgment in a matter about which
Life knows as little as a wolf does
Of gentleness.
Verify can one tire Of the ennui
Of Life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18

The movement for the union of
all Christians in the one true fold
has taken the form of a vast or
gained effort to storm the throne
of God with universal prayer.
The words Of Our Lord, That they
may all be one, have come to us
in recent years with a new and a
stronger significance. The force
Of Christ's prayer to His Father
was to send missionaries through
out the earth to lead back the peo-
Piles who had strayed from the
worship Of the one true God. This
movement, on the other hand, aims
rather at drawing back into the
harbor of safety those unfortu-
nate brethren whose ancestors
followed false leaders in the past
four centuries, yea, even those
who wandered away many Gen.
turtles ago. In word, it is a de-
liberate crusade to bring back all
Christians of every denomination.
Every age has its peculiar slo-
gan, it's distinctive watchword.
Today the nations are drawing to.
gether under the banner of free
dom. Each country longs to enjoy
separate independence, to rule its
own interests, to direct it's own
destiny. Hence the gradual dis,
appearance Of hereditary mon
archs, and the substitution of rule
by the people themselves. The
great example Of America has
stood before the world for more
than a century. Continual gazing
at this splendid embodiment OF
liberty has finally melted the ma
tons to admiration, then to emu.
lation, and at last to the acqllisi.
ton of similar freedom.
The gorgeous glory of many
courts has been folded up and
placed in the historic museum of
venerated antiquity. The peoples
are animated by a new yearning,
and subject to new desires. The
happiness and peace Of the world
depend on a unity Of purpose and
of ideals. This unity must be
either pagan or Christian: there
is no other alternative. Either
the genuine principles Of Chris.
tianity are to prevail, or there will
be a return to refined paganism
with wealth, power, luxury and Ii
cense replacing the old gods OF
clay, marble and bronze.
Here, then, is reason why the
Church sanctions the Unity Oc
tave of prayer. That they may al
be one: one in ideals, in aims, il
belief. More wonders are wrought
by prayer than this world knows
of. Although human agencies
have been the direct instrument
Of victory, it was the driving force
of prayer that vitalized the power
Of man, and that brought victory
out Of the throes of defeat. Ever,
Christian, therefore, is hereby
called upon to unite in this grant
chorus of prayer, and to move Coo
to effect Christ's ardent wish
That they may all be one.