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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03
DUBUQUE COLLEGE
BETWEEN TWO
INSTITUTIONS is AMlCABLY
SETTLED.

The case of the former Dubuque
College and Seminary against the for
mer St. Josephs College of Dubuque,
Ia, was settled last week by cOmpro-
mise. DR.. Cornelius NJ. Steffen and
Very Rev. John Stuart met at the
Chamber of Commerce and announced
that settlement had been reached.
In future the Presbyterian school will
be known as the University of Du-
buque. A name for the Catholic col
lege has not been selected. Accord
ing to the agreement change in the
corporate name Of either institution is
to be made and recorded not later
than July /, 1920.
The basis for the agreement was
the desire on the part of those inter
ested in both institutions to establish
a spirit of harmony, for the sake OF
religion and for the good Of the com
munity in general.
The taxable court costs both in the
state supreme court and the district
court. shall be paid one-half by each
party to the case.
The litigation began in 1911. The
plaintiff University of Dubuque) lost
the decision in the district court and
the case was appealed to the supreme
court. The case was remanded tc
the local court for the admission Of
additional testimony.
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the simple reason that Catholic
naturally rcsents dictation from
the pulpit i'll those things that con-
Germ his political activity. Such
All attempt, were it ever made,
would result i'll bringing down an
avalanche Of opposition on the
head of the Catholic candidate
himself.
AS regards the industrial Gle
ment, it is clear that a new order
has already been inaugurated. The
effects of this change are not now
apparent in their entirety, as they
are still in process Of evolution :;
but within few years the full
force of the changed conditions in
the industrial world will be felt
in every branch Of human activity
in this country as we'll as i'll Eu-
rope. Capital and wealth have
long ruled the world Of labor with
an iron hand. The pendulum has
swung the other way and the
country may yet see a complete
reversiOn Of ideals and standards
in regard to the rights and the
duties Of the Workingnan. The
forces Of liquor refused to see the
writing on the wall, and national
prohibition became an actuaiity
overnight. If the leaders Of i'll
dustry close their eyes to the III
evitable change that is now
sweeping over the land. we may
yet live to see the evil genius of
socialism brooding over every fac
tory, foundry and workshop, if
not i'll the very halls of legisla-
ton.
In either case, it remains true,
woe to the man who sets afame
religious or industrial disscnsion
at this time. The wheels Of jus.
ticc may move slowly, hut their
motion will be accelerated in
measurabIy by applying the cleo
trlc power that comes from the
ill-conccived and untimclv heat of
diSscnsion in the religious or the
industrial world: and the authors
Of the catastrophe will be crushed
by their own folly. 1t will be an.
other case Of Frankinstein.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03
THE TEST OF LOYALTY.

Each year at this time every
Catholic is called upon by the SUI
preme authority of his Church to
give practical testimony, a con-
crete test of the loyalty which he
Processes. The Catholic Church,
much like the governments of the
world, is not satisfied with mere
lip service; she demands that
her members be so thoroughly
grounded in the spirit of allegi-
ance to her and to her teachings
that from time to time they will
90 forward and give tangible
proofs Of the faith that is in them.
The test which the Church OK
poets from each and every one of
her children is the reception OF
the Sacramcnts once a year, the
fulfillment Of the Easter duty. SO
important is this duty in the eyes
of the Church that no reason, bar
ring impossibility, is accepted in
lieu of the performance Of this
obligation. The penalty for ne
gIect or non-fulfllmcnt is scpara-
ton from the benefits o. religion
without, however, freedom from
punishment. The violation of this
prcccpt, therefore, entails a NOR
tai sin and, in the event Of one s
dying in that state, Christian
burial is denied the unrepcntant
individual.
Assuming that Catholics under
stand and appreciate the tire
mendous power, the immense
value of the Sacramento. it seems
we'll nigh incredible that the
duty Of partakin" Ct these
wondrouS gifts should needs be
impressed upon the mind under
the threat of punishment. i'm the
physical order men sometimes 90
on what they term a hunger strike
in order to show to the world that
lItN ItluSt SuiJllllSSlOl w ItI TAN
acts of the constituted authorities
When, however, in the spiritual
order Catholics inau4urate a
"hun@cr strike," and ohstinately
refuse to nourish their souls with
the Bread which came down from
heaven for the purpose of THEN
nourishment, one we'll NAY won
der whether such persons have
even a slight knowledge Of the
value of their faith.
1t is for such refractory Chris
tians that the drastic law of the
Church was made. Fortunately
such persons are not in the ma
jority, nor do they represent the
average type Of Catholic. Expe
rience teaches that those who de
liberately absent themselves from
the Sacred Table, and who con
tinue year after year to ignore the
grace Of God, usually fall into the
hands Of Divine Justice, and die
in their sin.
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CARDINAL G|UST|NI DEAD
LATE PRELATE WAS AUTHORITY
ON CANON LAW-HELD IMPOR-
TANT POSITIONS.

The Sacred College has suffered a
severe loss in the death of Cardinal
Guistini, who has died in Rome. He
was siXty-eight years Of age. He was
born in Cineto Romano, near TiVOli,
Italy, in 1882 The funeral was held
March 20, when Rt. Rev. Giulio Sera-
fini, Bishop of Lampsacus, OBLIGATED,
the Irish students assisting at the
altar, and Cardinal Vannutelli, Dean
of the Sacred College, pronouncing the
absOlutiOns. TwentyOne Cardinals
were present at the obsequies.
After long and active career, en-
bracing many departments of the GU
ria, he was made a cardinal in 1914.
He was universally regarded as one
of the most valuable members Of the
Sacred College on account of his ca
pacity for work and his varied and
profound knowledge. He was espe,
cially distinguished for his familiar
ity with canon law. He was held in
the highest esteem by Pope Benedict
The Cardinals death leaves a num-
Der of important positions vacant:
Project of the Sacred Congregation OF
the Sacramento; Protector of the
Franciscans, in which capacity de
ceased had recently visited the Holy
Places and Egypt as Legatc "a late
re" for the celebration Of the seventh
centenary Of st. Francis; Protect OF
of the NuguStinianS, of the DiScalCcC
CarmcliteS, of the Irish College al
Rome, and of the Franciscan Tertiar
les at Dubuque, Iowa.
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WOE TO HIM.

In his now famous letter in re-
ply to the bigOted Anderson, head
of the New York ALti-Saloon
League, Archbishop Hayes said:
"Woe to him who in these critical
days sets afame industrial, social,
racial and religious disscnsion.
Better for America that he had
never been born. "
In the rcams Of articles and
books turned out the past year or
two with regard to the present
dangers to society, there is scarce
ly a sentence that can equal the
above admonition for timeliness
and sound thought. 1t comprises
in a nutshell the essence Of the va
rious problems that now confront
the social body in this country.
These problems are reduciblc to
the racial, social, industrial and
religious elements. Narrowed
down, they fall into two catego-
ries religious and industrial.
There are forces at work at this
very moment that seek to over
throw either religious CT indus
trial stability, or both Evil
minds, that work in the dark
have concocted nefarious schemes
to infame citizen against citizen
in the realm Of religious thought
Organizations, papers, magazines
Of this iIk have been founded with
the avowed purpose to incite re.
ligious dissension, in each case the
venom Of their forked tongue be.
ing aimed at the Catholic Church
Election years usual y are chosen
as the most propitious times fol
the dissemination Of this poison
Ignorant and prejudiced minds
are led to believe that the whole
country is threatened bv foreign
invasion, directed by the Vatican
authorities, if a Catholic be ever
so much as mentioned for office
They are told that the Catholic
forces are banded together to SEIZE
the reins of power in the name o:
the Pope.
The whole thing is so childish
that it were idle to attempt to re
flute it. Those who are on the in
side Of the facts know full wei
that it is an utter impossibility t,
weld the Catholics into one sole
:, vote for a Catholic candidate, 10.
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1t is positively nauseating to
read in one engagement announce
mcnt after another, in the case OF
families which have attained a lit
tie social prominence, that Miss So
and SO went to such, to this or that
convent, and after graduating at
tended such and such q finishing
school. AS often as not the pros
pective marriage is mixed one,
says the Western Waterman. How
true that it is among the demo-
cratic multitude that the Church
has her loyal adherents. They,
poor umsophisticated souls. have
not contracted the friendship of
the world. And by way of COM
pensation they have missed incur
ring the cnmity Of God.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03
SECRET SOCIETIES.

It is a pleasure to know that
very few Catholics SO far forget
the loyalty they owe their Church
as to join societies forbidden by
her AT the same time there are
a few who prefer material adVan-
tagcS to the teachings of their re-
ligion. They are the class who
usually indulge in criticism of the
clergy, the hierarchy, and the
Church i'll general Not wishing
to appear to be rencgades, they
follow a line Of conduct that leads
irrevocably, in spite Of their in
tentionS, to state Of reprobation
and shipWrcck in their faith.
There are many evils about
which the Church warns her chill
drcn in the most solemn manner,
and yet she does not attach the
penalty Of eXcision from her life
to those who violate her COM
mands. SO when she tells us that
she forbids membership Of her
faithful in certain societies. and
then adds as a penalty the priva-
tor of her sacraments to such as
disobey, the reasons must be some
what profound and serious. In
the case of secret societies these
reasons are grave.
AS explained in this paper last
week the Church forbids her chill
dren to become members Of the
Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of
Pythias, and the Sons Of Temper
ance, with their auXiliaries. AS
stated there. the chief reasons are
that these societies either main
tain an iron-cIad oath or they take
on the form of religious sccts, or
perhaps have both these objcc-
| tionablc features. In either case
a Catholic is placed beyond the
pale Of his Church if he adhcres
to any such principles. lie may
urge business. social or other
causes as sufficient preteXt to eX-
oneratc himself: the word Of the
Church is final in the matter, and
the penalty remains despite indi,
vidual pretensions.
The so-calIcd "Iiberal' Cath
Ollie, the one who frequently finds
fault with the DEGREES and com
mands of the Church, may assume
an air Of superiority and indie
pendence i'll this matter: SO muct
the worse for him if he does. He
may even hope to enter these Tor
hidden pastures, and then leave
before the summons Of death re
minds him Of his future late. Ii
that case he evidently has forgot
ten all he ever learned about thu
sin Of presumption. Such a per
son is trihine not with the Churcl
but with God, and Almighty Coo
is not apt to overlook the satanic
pride of one who would thus mocl
the commands and the authorlt,
of His established Church on earth
The words of Christ to His Churcl
may will apply also here: :" What
soever you bind upon earth, shall
be bound also in heaven
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03
THE CATHOLIC DIRECTORY
NOTABLE GROWTH OF THE CATH
OLlC CHURCH IN THE UNITED
STATES - 27,65o,2o4 MEMBERS
UNDER THE U. S. FLAG.

The Official Catholic Directory for
Sons, New York; shows much data
which is interesting in these days
when the growth of religion is qucs-
toned.
The United States with it's posses
sions contains 27,65O2O4 members Of
the Catholic faith, 17,735,553 of whom
are in the United States proper. Con-
sidering the universally of the Cath
Ole Church, which includes every race
and class, the increase of 1929 in
its membership in the United States
alone is worthy Of notice, as immi-
grafton has been restricted, while
large numbers of Catholics of foreign
extraction have returned to their ma
tive countries.
The statistical summary shows
many other interesting changes.
While the number of Archbishops is
increased from fourteen to sixteen,
the number of Bishops has decreased
owing to deaths. The list of secular
clergy shows 1889, an increase of
81. while priests of Religious Orders
have been increased by 81 new mcrn-
bers, making grand total of 2l,0l9.
The growth of religious vocations is
evidenced by the number of seminari-
ans, S,944, an increase of 1919 tits
year.
During the past year 14S new par
isheS have been established, making
the number 10,6OS, in addition to 5,513
missions regularly attended Free
parochial schools now number 1852 in
the United States, with daily attend.
| ance of 1,701, 213. Two orphan asy-
lums were erected, making the total
296, and it is gratifying to note that
| the number of orphans has been de-
creased to 45.6S7
Unfortunately, one diocese failed to
submit its new report to the publish
| ers in proper time which necessitatcd
in this case the reprinting of last
| years copy.
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the earth. He gave to those
intrepid missionaries weapons
forged in the armory Of Heaven
aud finally His resurrection gave
divine sanction not only to His
promise of eternal happiness, but
also to His threats of reverend
ing misery for those who refuse
to live according to the code
which He established.
Verify, if Christ be risen from
the dead we are of all mortals the
most happy and fortunate, pro-
vided that we keep HIS word.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03

The nations of the earth are
Tuning and fretting over bounda-
ricS, and spoils and the evils of
revolutions. The old Church goes
on her way steadfast and faithful
to her trust. She has seen the
world in commissions before, and
most likely she will witness even
greater upheavals among men be-
fore Gabriel blows taps for the
race.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03
PROTESTANT GENEROSITY

The will of the late Attorney Cecil
D. Hine, filed for probate in Youngs-
town, Ohio, recently, provides that on
the death of his daughter half the in
come of the Jewel block, on the pub
lie square, shall go to st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, and that on the death of
his son in-law, the remaining half
shall go to the same hospital. The
blocks value is conservatively esti-
mated at 100000 and it's present in
come is $4,000 annually. Mr. Hine
was a Protestant.
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banks where stamps were put on the
bills. When they brought their money
they were given so per cent of it
back and receipts for the balance. In
this way the government cut down
the volume of paper money so per
cent. Even after this was done in the
city of Prague l bought kronens for
less than two cents a piece.
In Poland every kind and species of
paper money is in circulation. Her
frontiers have not been fixed by the
peace table, and the profiteers in
money smuggling have dumped the
worthless paper of Europe into PO-
land. In October I was in Warsaw
and my recollection is that the mark
was worth about two cents in Amer
lean money. Poland has no metal
money. She hasn't gold reserve.
Her struggle to get credit to keep her
people from dying by the millions
from hunger and cold is pitiful.
Poor Austria.
Austria is penniless, poverty-strick.
en-. Vienna is city of ghosts, list
less, pepless human beings. They
drag their feet after them. Their
heads are bent between their Shout
ders. The krOnen was worth a cent
when | was there, and even at that
price there was practically nothing
to buy. Austria in her extremity, her
people starving, petitioned the peace
table for the privilege of selling her
art treasures and heirlOOms. The
plea was to exchange them for bread
and coal. Necessity prompted the
plea. The peace table refused the
permission, holding that these things
of value might be the only collateral
out of which the allies could collect
the indemnity.
Europe's Crown of Thorns.
Europe's debt is her crown Of
| thorns, as her dead is her cross. I'm
rest is her Calvary. A new Order is
her hope-her resurrection.
Europe is not dying; she is OK
hausted, tortured, confused. She is
trying to find herself. She is putting
all of her remaining strength into the
effort The task before her is stu
pendous. She must rebuild her house.
| She must nurse her wounded, care for
her cripples. She has counted her
losses, inventoried her possessions.
| The past must bury its dead. To-
morrow is for the living. Today Sho
| is planning for the tomorrow. Sho
must repair her house, put it in or
der TO understand her work, to
| know her plans, to feel her problem,
it is necessary to know her thoughts S.
| Unrest is frightening her. Fear is
her to worry With all her soul she
is pleading to the rich and powerful
| to become as little children again, her
| children. She is telling them that the
fate of the family is at stake, that
| they must make concessions to their
more unfortunate brothers. She is
trying to make them understand that
| they are brothers. Many of them have
forgotten the relationship. When she
| urges them to stop wrangling and
| quarreling she is pleading for their
common good, the family welfare. She
is warning against the danger of jus.
tiCe too long denied of unrest too long
pent up. She is translating the NUT
terings and mumblngs of the discon-
tented. She knows the complaint in
their hearts, she sympathizcs, she un.
| derstands.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03
REQUEST TO HOSPITAL

The will of Mrs. Margaret McCar.
thy, who lived, for the past few years,
at st. Mary Hospital, Pueblo, Colo,
conducted by the Sisters of Charity of
Cincinnati, provides for requests Of
$1,000 to that institution; $500 to Sis.
ter Teresa Marie, who had personal
charge of her at the hospital, and an
amount for a memorial to the late
Chaplain, Father Grace, who died last
year.
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IMMORTALITY.

Speaking in the name of all
Christians, st. Paul declares that
if Christ be not risen from the
dead we are of all men the most
wretched. In this case it follows
logically that if Christ be risen
from the dead there is no more
fortunate man in the world than
a Christian.
The history Of the human race
proves conclusively that mankind
as a whole never has fallen into
the depths of atheism Implanted
deep in the heart Of every human
being is the shuddering abhor-
renee Of non-eXistence. Little
docs it count, in this relation, how
far man may have wandered from
the safe anchorage of natural or
revealed truth; although his in
tellect may at times rebel against
the light, his heart ever beats true
to the belief which is as natural
to his soul as breathing is to his
body.
History shows that here and
there individual members Of the
human family have protested with
vehement energy that there is no
God, consequently no immortal
ity. Holy Scripture, together with
reason itself, brands such an one
a fool. At the same time even the
nations that have fled the MONDAY
splendor of divine truth and have
drifted into darkness, endeavor to
give reasons for their belief in a
life Of never-ending happiness
Keeping their gaze ever fixed III
the material world around them
they sought reasons and evidence
that would fortify them against
their dread Of extinction. lr
every case. where the belief in ar
immortal life has survived, there
is traceable a vestigc Of the prim
tive religion established among
men by God Himself in the Gar
den Of Eden.
The most convincing proof il
the mind of a Christian that ra
tional nature is immortal is fur
nished by the incontestable evi
dcnce that Christ with His owl
inherent powers rose g!orlously
from the death inflicted upon hin
by man. The whole structure o
Christianity rests upon the divln
ity of Christ. and this same divin
itv, so far as we are concerned
appears in it's most brilliant efful
gence and power in the resurrec
ton of Christ.
Thus, on the day when Chris
shattered the barriers Of the toni
and threw off the shackles Q
Death He placed the seal Of divin
certainty upon every truth which
| He had enunciated, upon ever,
miracle which He wrought, an,
upon every word that proceeds
from His sacred lips. He enable,
| the Apostles and their successor
i, to 90 forth with a message Of di
! vine certainty to the nations Q
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We are advised that copies Of
the full text of the Bishops Pas
toral i'll pamphlet form, eighty
pages, may be obtained at the
headquarters Of the National
Catholic Welfare Council, 1872
Massachusetts avenue, Washing
ton, ID. c. Single copies
ten cents, quantities of 1OO-$S
per hundred. and quantities of 500
or more at the rate Of 81 per hum
dred, carriage extra. No orders
will be filled unless accompanied
by payment to the National Cath
Ollie Welfare Council.
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THE FIRST FRIDAY
WHEN GOOD FRIDAY FALLS ON
THE FIRST FRIDAY.

When the First Friday of April is
Good Friday, on which day it is not
allowed to distribute Holy Com
munion, is the series of rine First
Fridays broken, so that those who
wish to gain the benefit of our Lords
promise must begin the services
again?
We think it is, says the Sacred Heart
Messenger, and earnestly urge all to
begin a new series in May. Some
think that because the Church's regu-
lation makes it impossible to receive
Communion, one may disregard that
month and continue one month longer.
It is better to comply exactly with the
words of the promise.
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Father Vaughan says that to
cighty-fvc per cent Of England s
population Christ is but a name
like Plato or Sophocles. lie is not
a living force, inspiring their lives
and Outstanding their conduct.
IF YOU want to know what has
dc-Christianized the country, /
point my finger to the Provided
School from which Christ has been
turned out and the door slammed
in His face
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03

The Catholic Directory has Just
been received. almost three months
ahead of last years edition. The
present volume seems to be a de-
cided Improvement. The print is
clearer, the form larger, and the
binding such as to allow the book
to remain open at any place with
out forcing.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03

Fifteen years a writer in
the Pail Mall Gazette protested
against the SANDER that Ireland
is priest-ridden. 1.-The p lest" he
said, lis the dearest friend the
peasant has. There is no 'priestIy
rough-riding over souls or minds
in Ireland. There is plenty of
rough-riding over bodies and
homesteads, but the priest is not
the jockey. England supplies
enough and to spare of such rid
crS."
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4 strong wave of Catholic cdu-
cationaI activity is sweeping the
country, Our people sacrificed to
help the parochial schools, and
they are not the poorer for it.
Now they are raising and giving
vast sums for colleges and acad-
emieS. May God bless them for
their noble efforts.