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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
WIPING OUT THE PAPACY.

From time immemorial the
enemies Of Holy Church have
sought to dispense the flock by
striking at the Chief Shepherd.
When the Romans went forth to
uproot Christianity from the En-
pire they always sought first to
capture and to Stay the reigning
Pontiff. SO down through the
course Of the ages history shows
how the Popes of Rome have been
prosecuted and hunted from place
to place. Various cities in Italy
have received the Supreme Pom
tiffs who were in exile. Avignon
knew them well for many years,
nor were they strangers in the
Orient, being often enticed or
dragged thither according to i'm
perial caprice Or strategy.
At times the powers Of the
world have succeeded in depriv-
ing THE Church Of a Pope for
some time. But the Promise of
all days even to the consumma-
ton Of the world" has ever held,
and the power of the keys has
eventually found it's way into the
hands Of another Pope.
One hundred and thirty years
ago the leading atheists of Eur
ope prepared the funeral dirge of
the Papacy. In high glee. they
arranged rites and ceremonies
that were to accompany the obse-
quies Of the last hated Pontiff of
Rome. This holy man was
dragged into exile by a modern
Caesar, and the coryphei Of athe-
ism eXulted with unholy joy.
To the anathema hurled at his
head by the Pope Napoleon sheer
ingly answered: "Can this cause
the arms to drop from the hands
Of my soldiers?' 1t was a defy
against the Lords anointed, and
the Lord Himself gave a literal
answer. On the terrible retreat
of Napoleon's army from Moscow
the arms actually fell from the
frozen hands Of the Imperial
troops. And still the Papacy con.
tinued.
In 1914 the modern atheists
prophesied that the influence Of
the Papacy would be completely
wiped out at the end Of the great
upheayal which threatened the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

We rise to make a suggestion.
says a writer. We have seen, in
the last eventful decade, many
sorts of weeks. There have been
thrift-saving weeks and baby
weeks and weeks devoted to clean
ing up the town. There have been
get-together weeks and no-acci-
dent weeks and weeks dedicated
and given over to philanthropic
work Of various kinds. But one
week not yet duly considered nor
launched into the scheme of
things deserves as much if not
more to be thought on and pro
NOTED. 1t is, we hereby formally
suggest, a stay-at-home week, to
make our good people pleasantly
acquainted with and lovers of
their home.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
ITALIAN CATHOLICS
POPULAR PARTY HAS 101 DEPU-
TIES IN ITALIAN CHAMBER.

This is the hour of the Catholics in
Italy by reason of the 101 deputies be-
longing to the Popular Party elected
at the political elections in November
last. These are all strong, picked
men, ready to do battle for Christian
ideals. They are not, 1.-The Pope's cav
alters as their adyersaries have call
ed them with a view to deprive them
of the sympathy of certain classes.
The Popular Party is to Italy what
the Center Party is to Germany, and
what the late Irish Parliament Party
was in the House of Commons.
Already their strength is felt in the
Italian Chamber of Deputies. The So
cialists, though $50 strong, fear these
good stern men who are determined
to tolerate no nonsense. The Prime
Minister and his Cabinet know they
must placate these 101 deputies.
How? BY conceding to them the two
most important portfolios of all, i. e.,
that of Justice and Public Worship
and that of Public Instruction. True
it is that the government has 24O Lib
eral deputies at it's back, but this body
of 24O has subdivisions, so that the
Prime Minister can never depend up
on a majority. The Catholic Party,
on the contrary, can always depend
upon it's own solid vote and expect
help from other parties in the Cham
Der, even from the socialists when
such may be accepted.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
AMERICAN LEGION

man who was in the service on this
side
"The American Legion at the Min
neapolis convention demanded that
the War Department retract the hon.
Orable discharges and demanded that
the department also state on what
grounds these men were given back
pay, allowances and bonuses for the
time they spent in prison. Another
resolution adopted was one asking for
the deportation Of Victor Berger, EN-
ma Goldman, Alexander Berkman and
every man and woman who during the
war did everything in his or her power
to block the government of the United
States in successful prosecution of
the war.
"A resolution was also adopted con-
demning that other type of Stacker,
the man who had his first citizens pa
pers and who Immediately upon the
entry of this country in the war asked
that his application for citizenship be
Withdrawn. This resolution demand
ed that these slackers be for all time
barred from becoming citizens of the
United States and that applications
presented by them at any time in the
future be forever cancelled
There is no reason why these men
who fight should not be the men who
make the laws. AS Captain John
Smith said, Those who won't work.
can't eat so it is in this case; those
who won't fight for their country
can't expect to make the laws of their
country. Alien Slackers who come to
this country and are not satisfied with
this government have no place here
and should be at once sent back to the
country from which they came. The
United States has always been like a
mother welcoming her children with
open arms. In the future she will
have to be more careful as to the kind
of people she welcomes.
The next step taken by the con-
'vention in Minneapolis was for legis-
latiOn to care for the disabled re-
turned soldier, sailor and marine.
The convention Endorsed the Sweet
Bill which will increase the allotment
to disabled service men, and not only
lHuOISeu IL DuI passed. resolution 10
the effect that immediate action be
taken. This bill has since passed
both Houses of Congress.
Il need not ask why all ex-service
men should become members of the
American Legion. 1t is of vital in
; terest to them to become members.
They are all interested in legislation
, which is to be passed. 1t is up to
| them to see that the kind of legisla-
: ton you want passed is the kind of
legislation which will be passed.
There is no reason why 100000
| fighting men should not have say as
; to what the laws of this country
should be. We should see to it that
the same government of the people,
) by the people and for the people
) handed down to us by our fathers,
, should be the heritage which we hand
down to our posterity."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

world. They foretold dire results
for the Church to follow swiftly
upon the fall of the Papacy. En-
emies Of religion, especially in
England and France, gloated over
the impending disaster to the
Church. At the end of the war
there would not be nation on
earth so humble and small as to
do honor to the Roman Pontiff.
Practical extinction of Papal in
huence and authority was finally
in sight.
And yet, somehow, the ways of
God are not the ways OF man.
Throughout the terrible conflict
the one voice that was heard with
respect by all nations was the
voice of Benedict XIV. The one
power that exerted itself for the
welfare Of all peoples without dis
tinction was the power Of Bene-
dict XIV.
The first statesman to lay down
general principles, that were
afterward embodied in the treaty
of peace, was Benedict XIV. In
the present confusion of govern
ments and of politics, amidst the
sutferings of peoples everywhere:
the one and only figure that has
succeeded in inspiring confidence
and faith is Benedict XIV.
Today the Papacy is vastly
more powerful and influential
than it was five years ago. AT
that time the greater nations
needed but little the voice OF
Rome. Today governments
throughout the world are sending
their ambassadors to the Vatican
Italy is actually going out of hel
way in order to show favors to-
wards the See Of Peter. Great
Britain has her ambassador at the
Vatican, the Central Powers are
Fastening thither, and France. the
eldest daughter of the Church, i:
already showing signs Of repent
ance and seeking a means of re
turning to her Father without too
much disgrace America wa
never nearer the heart of the Su
preme Pontiff than it is today.
1t may seem irrevcrent to spcal
Of the Holy Father as indulgins
in mirth; but if such he does, thel
today his paternal smile must in
deed be broad and full.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

less supporters of the cause so
near to his own heart.
During the past twenty or
thirty years many men of promi-
nence have arisen in our midst.
The bench, the bar, the marts of
trade and the public forum have
witnessed the successful careers
of men whose names are beloved
Of all the citizens of st. Paul. Not
a few Of these present great civic
leaders sat, as children, at the
feet Of their teacher, Miss Cram
sic, and learned to mold their
characters nobly even as they
stored their youthful minds with
the teachings that flowed from her
heart and her soul. At her fu-
neral these prominent leaders bent
low in silent tribute to Mary
Cramsie. They mingled with the
men and the women who came
from st. Paul homes to utter a
last prayer for the soul Of one
whom they ever had revered.
And the good Sisters of st. Joseph
recalled that she had been one of
the first graduates of st. Joseph s
Academy, and one of the most
loyal. And the Sisters were there
in large numbers. The present
pupils of the Academy also came,
nearly one hundred strong, to
learn how good woman, the first
president of their Alumnae, is
honored and beloved by reason of
her goodly. Christian deeds. 10
them was it a striking lesson of
the value Of upright and worth
while Christian womanhood.
Mary Cramsie has departed to
the land that already has received
so many Of the early pioneers with
their noble and exalted chieftain
Archbishop Ireland. May her
soul richly enjoy the rewards
promised "earth's noblest thing.
a woman perfected
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
A DRIVE IN HELENA
CAMPAIGN STARTED TO ENLARGE
ST. CHARLES COLLEGE.

Right Reverend John P. Carroll,
Bishop of Helena, Mont, has issued
letter of appeal for funds to erect
two new buildings to be added to st.
Charles College in that city. The
purpose of these additions is to pro-
vide a building for boys under high
school age, and another for an in
crease of about two hundred students
of high school and college grades.
This latter building will consist OF
private rooms Bishop Carroll says
that the cost of these buildings will
be about $226,OOO, and he is confident
that it will be raised without diff
Guilty. The college is now in its tenth
year.
Bishop Carroll has appointed Rev.
John J. O'Kennedy, acting rector of
the Cathedral in Helena, to organize
and conduct the campaign. Father
OKennedy will have his headquarters
in the college.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

Writing of the visit of Mr..
Coote and his colleagues to this
country, an English paper recalls
the fact that Lord Castlehaven,
commenting on events in the mid
die of the seventeenth century,
says: s'It was certainly miser-
able spectacle to see every day
numbers of people executed by
martial law at the discretion, or,
rather, caprice, of Sir Charles
Coote, a hot-headed and bloody
man, and as such accounted even
by the English Protestants.' And
this "bloody man." says the same
English paper, was selected and
employed by the government OF
the day. Of course Sir Charles
operated in Ireland.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
HUMANITY FLAG"
DISPLAY OF FLAG is PROHIBITED
BY WASHINGTON OPINION.

Unpatriotic shop-keepers can no
longer sell, nor thoughtless citizens
buy the socalled Humanity Flag" in
the national capital, according to an
opinion rendered by Assistant District
Attorney Ralph Givens
The Humanity Flag" is a mongrel
in which the Stars and Stripes are
combined with the French tricolor and
the British Union Jack Over every
red stripe of Old Glory there is paint
ed a continuous line of miniature
British emblems, probably a hundred
in all.
Shaemas O'Sheel of New York, who
has had copies of this insulting bit of
British propaganda removed from dis
play in his native city, saw one re-
Gently in the window of a novelty
shop in Washington. Upon request
ing its removal he was forcibly eject
ed. Taking his stand before the show
window, Mr.. O'Sheel called on passing
citizens to stop and protest against
the insult to their flag. Mr.. O'Sheel
sent for the police. The officer who
responded secured copy Of the flag
picture, and the police authorities re
ferred the matter to the district at
torney's Office Assistant District At
torney Givens quickly decided that
the mongrel device was a plain viola
ton of the statute against marking OF
disfiguring the American flag, and il
response to Mr.. O'Sheers demand, no
tilted the District Of Columbia police
to that effect.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

Says an exchange: A young
man whom the writer knows
served in the trenches in the world
war, suffering hardships which
can hardly be described. He had
no intention Of becoming a priest
before the conflict, but afterwards
entered a seminary. Asked why
he did it, he declared: Il saw
the politicians gather at the peace
table to settle the chaos, as I
thought, according to the plans
they had announced publicly
when we were fighting; but in
stead, they merely played politics.
Nobody could have suffered more
to help the world than we had
done. Yet how small were the
results compared with expecta-
tons! Then | realized: What is
the use of trying to work for the
world alone? Why not strive for
something lasting9 So | deter
mined to become a priest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
VATICAN DIPLOMACY
RESTORING OF "STUDlO" MEETS
SEQUEL OF WAR

Attention is again being conferred
on the decree of the Sacred Congre-
cation of the Council restoring the
Studio" under that Congregation
first instituted by Leo XIII, but dis
continued under the late pontificate
1t is a course of higher studies for
such as have already taken their de-
gree in canon law, on the practical
and administrative side of it, the ex-
pert side of Curia, SO to speak. Par
ticularly it trains priests, who may
go into the work of the Congregation
of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs,
the diplomatic side of the Vatican.
1t is not to be denied now that the
recent extension of the work of that
department arising from the war and
from the results of the war has Gre
ated a demand not fully perhaps fore
seen, out of proportion to the avail
able supply.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
A VALIANT WOMAN.

One by one the pioneers Of this
city are falling into their last
sleep. Gradually their ranks are
being thinned out, and each de-
parture marks the slender line
that leads from the old days up
to the present. Some of these
valiant citizens have been identi-
fed with particular fields Of en-
deavor: others take in the whole
community in the variety of their
interests. Such was Miss Mary
Cramsie who passed to her reward
last week. @.
During the many years of her
active life in the heart of St. Paul
Miss Cramsie ever won to herself
the highest. plaudits for her abil-
ity, her sincerity of purpose and
her real achievements. Unlike so
many pseudo-reformers, this de-
voted woman directed all her en-
ergies Of heart and Of mind to the
solid upbuilding Of a Christian,
democratic and sterling citizen
ship. Gifted in a literary way,
she employed her pen to further
the cause Of righteousness both
here and elsewhere. Indefatig-
able in her efforts to help her
neighbor, she spared neither time
nor strength nor personal comfort
to bring assistance where help
might be sorely needed.
Archbishop Ireland had no
more devoted and successful CO.
worker in the cause Of temper
ance than Miss Cramsie. With
delicate, feminine intuition she
united strong, fervent singleness
Of purpose that achieved results
while it did not crush the spirit
The great Archbishop appreciated
her ability in the field of temper
ance and recognized in her one
Of the staunchest and most fear.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17


F. B. Tracey, a Protestant his
torian, says in his "Tercentenary
History of Canada: Il have
given more detail to the story Of
.Jogues than I shall give to any
other Jesuit martyr, for the rea-
son that | consider it one Of the
most amazing stories | have ever
read in history or fiction, and be-
cause the Roman Catholic Church
has. at last, taken the initial steps
leading to his canonization: and [
find a surprising amount of ignor-
ance, even among Roman Cath
olics, as to the record of this
noble life.'
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
SALARIES IN IRELAND
IRISH AND AMERICAN SALARIES
COMPARED.

The Secretary of State OF the Uni
ted States is paid an annual salary of
$4,000, and the Chief Secretary for
Ireland is paid 1900; the United
States Attorney General receives an
annual salary of $4,000, and the At
torney General for Ireland receives
$24,35O. Thus do the English treat
Ireland by taxing her to pay high sal
aries, also providing those salary
grabbers with heavy additional ex-
penses covering household costs. high
ly paid assistants, etc. It might also
be noted that the Lord Chancellor re-
ceives $29,220 yearly, whereas the
Chief Justice of the United States STU
preme Court is paid $4,000; the Lord
Chief Justice receives s24,350
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
ILLINOIS PRELATES
AUTHORIZE RAISING OF FUNDS
FOR WOMAN'S COLLEGE,

AS stated recently, the Dominican
Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wis, have been
invited by Archbishop Mundelein to
come to Chicago, for the purpose of
establishing a Catholic College for
Women. The need of such an insti-
tuition in the state is urgent and, as
the sum of about $1,O0O,00O will be
required for its erection and endow-
ment, the Most Reverend Archbishop
together with Bishops Ryan, of Alton
Dunno, of Peoria; Muldoon, of Rock.
ford, and Althoff, of Belleville, has
authorized a statewide campaign to
raise the required amount during Feb.
ruary. Archbishop Mundelein has
pledged a personal donation Of $4,000
to the fund
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
JOHN J. FERRECK
LEADER IN LAYMEN'S RETREATS
DIED IN EAST.

active Catholic laymen of Philadelphia.
died in that city on January 8, after
an illness Of several weeks.
Mr.. Ferreck was actively interested
in the organization of the laymen's
weekend retreats which were estab-
lished in Philadelphia in 1918. Mr..
Ferreck was the first president of the
organization and was engaged in
spreading the idea of these retreats
throughout the country. He visited
in st. Paul last year and consulted
with our Most Reverend Archbishop
who was deeply impressed with the
value of the movement.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

death being passed over the bar.
For instance, last week it was re-
corded that thirty-one persons
had gone to their long home by
drinking booze sold over a bar IN
Hartford, Conn. Is the man who
sold this deadly stuff to be classed
as a murderer, or are the fools
who drank it to be placed in the
suicide class?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
EVEN AT THE ALTAR.

The ingenuity Of the clergy in
promoting the works of religion
has often brought to light some
unique methods. A dispatch from
a Colorado town tells the follow
ing:
Starting with the first Of the
year Father Kipp, the local pas
tor, has made an ordinance that,
as soon as the marriage ceremony
is performed, the bride must be-
come a member Of the Altar and
Rosary Society, and the groom will
be led into the church to select a
pew. All dues and assessments
are to be paid in advance.
The novelty of such method
strikes one as unwonted and I'M
usual. At the same time it should
prove most effective and impress
the newly united couple with the
obligations that are incumbent
upon the members Of a parish.
Moreover, the excuses that fire.
quently are adduced, to exempt
one from joining a parish society
or renting a pew, have absolutely
no weight at the moment when
two hearts are bound together for
better or worse. Doubtless their
mutual joy at the moment is such
that they willingly would accede
to any reasonable request and
gladly; consent to give their
names to every kind Of parish
activity. There is a psychology
in this method that should recon-
mend it to pastors everywhere.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

According to the card indexes
in the office Of the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, the most numer-
Gus family name is Johnson,
$4,000 of them being recorded.
There are $3.50 Smiths; the
Browns number $4,000 and the
Williams are fourth with $4,000
names. There are 2S,050 Joneses,
$4,000 Andersons and 1880
Walkers. The favorite Christian
name of the Johnsons is John,
while that of the Smiths is
William. John J. O'Brien wrote
to the bureau about his insurance
He gave serial number, but said
he could be identified by the fact
that the beneficiary, his wife, was
named Mary A. Then the search.
ers found in the files the names
of us John j. O'Briens, the wives
Of 80 of whom bore the name OF
Mary A.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
DUKE OF NUREMBERG
RECEIVED AS NOVICE INTO BENE-
DICTINE ABBEY AT
BEURON.

The Duke Karl Alexander of Wur-
temberg has been received into the
Abbey of the Benedictines at Beuron,
and admitted to the religious habit as
novice.
The Duke is the youngest son of
the former heir apparent to the
throne of Wurtemberg. He is a young
man of twenty-three years Of age.