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Arizona republican., 1920-02-29
For Sunday. Feb. 2e. 1920

Lesson topic. Peter Writes About l Christian Living"
 l Lesson text: I Peter 2: 1-5, II, r. 1925
 Golden text: "He that Saith He Abided In Him Ought Himself Also te Walk Even As He Walked I. John 2: 6 Lesson Material
 1. Putting away therefore all wick edness, and all guile, and hypocrisies and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 as new born babes, long for the spirit ual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; ,. If ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious; 4, unto whom coming, liv ing stone, rejected indeed of men but with God elect, precious, ,. ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a. holy priesthood, to of fer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
 Il. Beloved, I beseech you as so- journers and pilgrims. to abstain from fleshly lusts. which war against the soul; F. having your behavior seem ly among the gentiles; that, wherein they Speek against you as evil doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation
 19. For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfu1ly. 20. For what glory is it, if, ye sin, and are buffeted for it ye shall take it pa- tiently? but if, when ye do well. and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21. For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22. who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth. 23. who. when he was reviled, reviled not again, when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24. who his own self bars our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed. p. For we were going astray like sheep: but are now re- turned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
 Introduction
 Christian believing is to Christian living as the tree to it's fruit Peter, the most pronounced of doctrinial preachers, becomes one of the riches New Testament writers on the holy life. Instead of lingering a the waters of baptism. he would have the breth- ren go forward to spiritual perfection. Tn his zeal he becomes the church schoolmaster, in joining them who be- gan as babes in Christ to add to their faith, or supply in their faith, virtue. knowledge, self control, patience, god liness, brotherly kindness, love. This course he assures them, will make them to be bound in the knowledge Of Christ, while neglect will bring narrow vision and forgetfulness of the fact that they have been cleansed from their old sins. The truth is that, from the beginning, Peters proclamation of the doctrine of Christ was blended with instruction in the Christian life. Disciples of Christ must do what they say if they would prevail in the testi- mony which is in the world.
 Tn our lesson Peter is writing to those who have just entered upon the task of walking before their fellow men even as Christ walked He is not unmindful of the negative side of the Christian life, and points out some of
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during the scenes. He also observed
that the youth kept his hands hidden
beneath his fur coat, folded on his
knees. On sudden, the emperor
leans over, rapidly plunges his right
hand under the fur, and snatches from
the hands Of his page--a Rosary.
One may we'll imagine the confusion
OF the youth, especially at that epoch
in history, when the beads were not
always greatly priced or honored.
This fact led the youthful servant to
expect a good scoiding from him who
was tho terror Of France. -s.
All, August, I have surprised
YOU" said Napoleon to the boy, who
was all upset well, l am pleased
with you. | see that you are above
these trifling scenes; one day you will
be a great man." And he returned his
beads, saying: Continue, my boy!
shall distract you no more
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THE CHILDREN'S HOUR,
THE SCOUT CAVE.

Hey, Cave Gang, come closer, let each
of us name
The worst kind Of nuisance-we'n call
it a game.
II vote for the fellow who's never on
time!''
''The fellow who always would borrow
a dime!"
''The chap who takes pleasure in
starting a fight
"The geezer, while camping, who
smokers all night"
Yes, those pests are terribly trying, I
grant,
But III cast my vote for the fellow
who cant"
He can't rig a fsh-pole, he can't take
a hike,
He can't cook fiap-jack or tinker his
bike,
He can't learn to signal, he can't do
first aid,
Can't do without candy or pink lem.
onade,
Can't follow a trail and can't lace up
iAio oIiOCp
Can't do blamed thing that you want
him to do!
Oh, boy, I'd be happy if l could but
plant
A swift ON the rear of the fellow who
can't.
He can't get his grammar, or spelling
or math,
Can't split the kindling, he can't take
a bath,
He can't help his mother, he can't use
his head,
Can't rise in the morning and can't sc
to bed,
He can't find his collar, he can't tie
He never knows what he could do il
he'd try
But repeats all day long his monoton
Gus chant:
"Oh, mamma, oh teacher, oh mister,
can't
There's great need in the world fol
the confident man
Who tackles his work with a hearty
49," II cam '' '"5 81" -.
So if you would succeed and find liv
ing a joy,
Just learn how to do things while 20,
are boy;
For the boy who refuses to work wher
he SHOULD
Loses the power to work when hi
WOULD.
Weakness and softness his talent:
supplant,
And he finds at the test that HI
REALLY CAN'T.
-Bops' Life.
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PRAY FOR YOUR PRIEST.

Have you ever said a prayer for
your priest? He deserves it-and he
desires it. Your thought that he does
not need it is complimentary, but he
wants it. Cut out the following prayer
and place it in your prayer book, to be
read after Mass, or recite from mem
DRY, on passing him in the street:
20 Jesus, Eternal Priest, keep this
Thy servant within the shelter of Thy
Sacred Heart, where none may harm
him.
Keep unstained his anointed hands,
which daily touch Thy Sacred Body.
Keep unsullied the lips purpled
with Thy Precious Blood.
Keep pure and unearthly heart
sealed with the sublime marks of Thy
glorious priesthood.
Let Thy holy love surround him.
and shield him from the worlds con
tagion.
BLESS his labor with abundant fruit
and may they to whom he has minis
tered be here his JOY and consolation
and in heaven his beautiful and ever
lasting crown. Amen"
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THE GIFT OF APPRECIATION.

There is one thing about Helen,'
said a girl speaker, "she has a gen
uine gift Of appreciation. Whenever
you speak of anybody, she always
seems to bubble over with some kind
ly appreciation of her. When some
one remarked the other day that Miss
k was not at all pretty, she
broke in with, Yes, but then some PEG
pie don't need to be pretty; they're
nice enough without it. It is always
that way with her; she has seen the
CLEAN of gold somewhere in somebody
that nobody else ever detected or
thought of looking for.
Her elder sister is a splendid mu'
sician and her younger is quite bril-
liant elocutionist, but don't know but
I'd rather have Helen's talent Of ap'
preciating people than to have the
gifts of either of the others. | believe
she gets more joy out of it and per-
haps gives more joy with it, ,4ta
It is a talent toward the acquiring
of which we can do a great deal by
practice, even if we seem to be lack
ing in it by nature. .4
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1917, and since then the United States
Government has appropriated 100000
to carry out the project that he and
his devoted dog started
Rufus will be we'll provided for by
DR.. T. H. Agnew, a veterinarian and
personal friend of Beck. His years of
hardship, of life-saving service on the
desolate wastes under heavy saddle
bags, plodding along continuously in
his leather boots, are not without
their reward. His many friends who
used to see him on the streets and pat
him with approval as he started out
on his desert trips will not forget him
in his old age. A good friend of Ru.
fus, writing in the Pasadena Evening
Post, closes her tribute of praise to
this noble, self-sacrificing dog with
these words: -. V
Il shall always think of him with
| the background of the desert, and all
about him imitless space. l shall
think of the dawn with it's wonderful
| orange and flame, and desert blues
| when the morning stars are singing
the moon has sunk out of sight, ant
Arcturus is blazing. Through it all, ]
| shall hear that musical baying of Ru
fus, as if he called to the distant
| mountains to send forth their streams
| of living water and | shall remembe1
| the intrepid dog that never faltered
| the life saver, Rufus of the desert"
| Our Dumb Animals
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RUFUS, DOG HERO OF THE
DESERT.

Surrounded with every comfort pos
sible and now sixteen years old, "Ru-
fus,'' known as the ''hero of the des-
ert' who, with his partner, Lou Wes-
colt Beck, made the sun-scorched,
trackless wastes of the great South
west safer for travellers, is passing his
old age in a dog sanitarium at Pasa-
defa. -
The end of his days on earth is not
far off. He is spent and feeble after
his many long and weary journeys
over the burning and binding sands
with his pioneer master. He will nc
doubt soon fall asleep. Even now he
day dreams probably of that long
long desert trail, or the glad time he
will have when he can rejoin his com
panion of bygone days.
Lou Wescott Beck and Rufus were
intrepid pioneers in "a life-saving prof
ect which received scanty support
and tardy recognition. Together they
Jared forth on their mission of mercy
the former carrying sign-boards and
cans of paint, the latter laden with
saddle bags of restoratives and poison
antidotes. While Beck set up the
guide-posts or painted the water signs
Rufus detoured widely and succored
many prospector who but for him
would have died miserably from the
delirium of thirst or the venom o.
snake Bites AZ
The work Of these two. great bene
factors Is over. Beck died in July
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MOTION BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
FOR PRAYERS IN THE CON-
vENTION.

Mr. President. The small progress
we have made. after four or nVe
v-c,ks' close attendance and continual
reasonings with each other our olilei-
ont sentiments on almost every ques'
tion. several of the last producing do
many Noes as Ayes, is, methlnhs
melancholy proof Of the lmpertec''oh
of The human understanding. we III
hood seem to feel our own want OIL pc
,:.:a,, wisdom since We have been
running all about in search OF IL. we
have gone back to ancient history ~,
,nodels Of government. and examined
.bo different forms OF those repuehcs,
which. having been originally forhleo
with rho seeds OF their own dlsSoiu-
ton. now no longer exist: ana we nav
viewed modern states all fouho ho-
rome hut find none of their cohs'i'"-
lions suitable to our circumstances.
IN This situation of this Assembly,
.rroning. as it were. in the dark 10 liho
,,,1i,ical truth, and scarce aole 10 ols-
,i,,o,,;sb II when presented to us, no"
has it happened, sir, that we nave ho'
hitherto once thought OF humniE ap-
,,,ripm TO the Father OF lights 10 llium'
;rota orr understandings? In the be-
,,;rrino, of the contest with Britalh'
,,.han we we're sensible Of danger, we
Ind daily PRAYERS in this room LOT the
divine protection. Our prayers Sii'
were heard; land they were gracious
tx answered. All of us. who were en-
,..grd in the struggle, must nave oo-
rerypd frequent instances OF super
Intending Providence in our FAVOR 10
tbo, kind Providence we owe this hap
NV opportunity Of consulting IN peace
-, the means of establishing our fu-
,,re national felicity. And have We
now forgotten that powerful fr1eho
~, DO We imagine we no longer neeo
Its assistance? l have lived. SIT d
long time; and the longer hVe' lhe
more convincing proofs | see OF TINS
t,,st that God governs the affalrs OF
mon And if a sparrow cannot 1ali
10 the ground without His notice, Is 1t
,rohable that an empire can rise With
ont His aid? We have been assured
sir in the sacred MliIhS0' 1ANN
cant the Lord build the house, they
labor in vain that build it, | firmly
believe this and l also believe, that'
without His concurring aid, we shali
succeed in this political building, no
hotter than The builders of Babel; we
shall be divided by our little partial
local interests, our projects will be
confounded. and we ourselves shat be-
come reproach and bye-"ord down
"a future ages. And. what is worse
mankind may hereafter, from this ah'
fortunate instance. despair OF estaD-
fishing government by human WISDOM
and leave it to chance. war, and con-
quest.
therefore beg leave to move.
That henceforth prayers. impforlns
assistance of heaven and its bsess-
ing on our deliberation, be held IN
this assembly every morning before
ve proceed to business; and that one
or more of the clergy of this city be
requested to officiate in that service
from Albert Henry Smyth, Inc
Life and Writings of Benjamin FRANK
lin" Vol. 9, p. 600.)
June %, 1887.
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order for Creditors to Present Claims,

Order for Creditors to Present Claims,
Etc.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss. Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of. Anna
Kathrine Leslie. Deceased.
Letters of administration on the
estate of Anna Kathfine Leslie, De-
ceased, late of the County of Ramsey,
and State of Minnesota being granted
to Thomas Louis Leslie.
1t Is Ordered, That six months be
and the same is hereby allowed from
which all persons havings claims or
demands against the said deceased, are
REQUIRED to file the same in the Pro-
bate Court of said County, for exam
ination and allowance, or be forever
barred.
1t Is Further Ordered That the Sec
ond Monday in July, 1920, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, at a General Term of said Pro-
bate Court. to be held at the. Court
House, in the City of st. Paul, in said
County, be and the same hereby is
appointed as the time and place VIII IN
and where the said Probate Court will
examine and adjust said claims and
demands.
And It Is Further Ordered, That
notice of such hearing be given to all
creditors and persons interested in sale
Estate, by forthwith publishing this
Order once in each week for three
successive weeks in The Catholic Bull
letin, a legal newspaper printed and
published in said County
Dated at st. Paul this 7th day of
| January, 1920.
BY the Court: E. w. BAzILLE,
(Seal.) Judge of Probate.
Attorney for Administrator,
Pioneer Building, st, Paul, Mimi.
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AMOR MI.

In the street of an old French village,
Alone in the cold moonlight,
With a rifle aslant my shoulder
stood in the dead Of night.
No sound broke the brooding silence,
Save the far-off measured tread
Of q sentry. down where the church
yard wall
Keeps the living away from the dead.
And ever his steps grew nearer
Till we met at the end Of his beat,
And I saw on the breast of his khaki
coat
A badge with legend sweet;
Just a sword-pierced Heart in the cen
Rnt it spoke of love and home,
And clinging close to the blood-red
Heart
Was the message, Thy Kingdom
Come"
He saw me study the legend,
And his blue eyes woke to smile.
He said, ut means that | have a
Friend
The only Friend worth while
We turned again to the silence,
And he paced the minutes away
Till the moonlight paled in the light of
the dawn
The dawn of the battle day.
I saw him again in the moonlight,
But closed were. the eyes of blue,
And pressed to his lips-all wreathed
in a smile
Was the badge with the legend true
The Friend worth while had met him,
-Caressing the sorrows away, Il
AS He took him home from the night
of love
To the love of the painless day.
--JoSe1h T. DAILY.
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TWO TIM ES.

Two little girls are better than one,
Two little boys can double the fun,
Two little birds can build a fine nest,
Two little arms can love mother best,
Two little ponies must go to a span,
Two little pockets has my little man,
Two little eyes to open and close,
Two little ears and one little nose,
Two little elbows, dimpled and sweet,
Two little shoes on two little feet,
| Two little lips and one little chin,
| Two little cheeks with rose set in,
Two little shoulders chubby and
strong,
| Two little legs running all day long,
| Two little prayers does my darling
say,
Twice does he kneel by my side each
day,
| Two little folded hands soft and
brown
Two little eyelids cast meekly down
| And two little angels guard him in
| bed,
| One at the foot and one at the head.
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THE PENSIONERS RIGHTS.

The members of the congregation
have their rights defined and specified,
when these rights may be obtained
through the services of the priest. 1t
is therefore plain that parishioners
should be known to the priests. They
should be Of creditable standing
families and individuals, Rights to
the services of the priests and to the
sacramento carry with them obliga-
tons. These should correspond, and
where obligations are thrown over,
rights are CORRESPONDENCE obscured.
1t is therefore against the spirit OF the
law Of the Church and against the
truths of religion to ignore or con-
ceal ones relations to the Church,
says the New World. The burial in
consecrated ground is forbidden to
those who deny their Catholic faith.
The priest at the funeral services
must know the relations of the dead
in life to the Church, yet, unless he
knows them as living according to the
rules and the teachings of the Church,
he does not know them as their pas
tor Catholics should blush to be dis
covered" This is not to their credit
To be found" only when in trouble or
sickness is to be unknown as a Cath
Ollie, and to have denied the priest and
the Church is to have ignored their re-
ligion, and this is a denial Of Christ.
We have such a large number of
those who apparently conceal them
selves, or as least their Catholicity
We find SO many who confess to liv-
ing in a parish for a period of years
and who do not know even the name
Of priest when asking his services
in a case of sickness. What is the an
swer, unless that they do not care to
be known, since they do not take the
trouble to become acquainted. A
priest does not dare call upon family
or person Of this class. Either he
will be insulted at the door or through
| a speaking tube, or else, he will be
una BILE to find anyone at home.
At what age does young person
become contributor to the church he
or she attends? When does the obi
cation of contributing to the support
Of ones pastor begin? 1t might be
| supposed that this follows on the
period of reaching financial RESPONSE
bility. Young people are quite free
with spending money now, more so
than ever before. They earn money
! at an earlier age They earn greater
amounts than ever. Why should the
poolroom, the theater, the club, the
confectionery store, be the only places
! in which to prove they are good spend.
{ ers? Making far more money than
| father, yet the grown.up son and
daughter are quite willing to yield
place to him in the matter of financial
responsibility at the church. The
world has its own opinion and it's ,owr
term for the one who lags behind
when 1t comes to paying fares.
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THE BUSINESS SIDE OF a PARISH

The present day customs of church
support are time honored. The Christ
mas offering is but one of them. The
Church exists solely by the contribu-
tons of it's people. This has been SO
since the beginning, observes an ex-
change. st. Paul used methods very
similar to ours Of today. There is
frequent mention of this. We may
not like the methods. But we must
face the facts. Contributions formed
always the chief support of religion
and the Church must be supported by
those it serves.
Many people contribute when they
come to church, but when they are alb
sent expenses continue just the same.
And their absences are many. The
special contributions at Christmas and
Easter are necessary for extraordi-
nary expenses. Without them mary
parishes could not continue.
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81. Blesses bread and wine with the
sign Of the cross.
%. Elevates the Sacred Host.
%. Elevates the Chalice.
"a. Prays in low voice.
Is. Says, aloud "Nobis quoque pecca'
toribus.'
26. Says aloud "Pater noster."
q. Breaks and separates the Sacred
Host.
%. Let's a small portion of the Sa.
cred Host fall into the chalice.
20. Says the "Agnus Del"
80. Administers Holy Communion.
81. Cleanses the chalice.
80. Prepares the chalice again.
33. Says the ''Dominus vobiscum.''
"a. Says the last prayer.
IS. Says the last "Dominus vobis
cum
36. Gives benediction to the people
81. Says the cite missa est" and the
F. last gospel.
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Since the Church has no other sup
port than that which is given freely
by its members, it happens that the
matter of expenses and contributions
is sometimes brought up in the an
nouncements. No priest cares to re-
fer to the business side of religion.
When it is done you will know that
the need is great. Think, when tempt
ed to criticize, Of the debt upon your
church, try to estimate the trouble in
volved, the worry entailed, in raising
funds to pay off interest, to reduce
debt, and to pay coal bills--business
details which involve ability of high
order, which really would seem to
take all priests time, while he has
the additional duties of caring for his
people, the first and most necessary
reason for being with you.
The pastor each year gives detail.
ed statement of all church receipts
and expenses, so arranged by law OF
the archdiocese. This statement is
audited by a committee of his own
parishioners and is read later to the
people, Or published in some conven
lent form for their consideration. A
copy is filed in the Chancery Office
The matter is arranged with partic
| ular care and prudence and attention
| to accuracy.
A priest, who speaks OF money mat
ters and of religions business side
| has no personal interest, as good Cath
olics understand His salary is fiXeC
by the laws of the Archdiocese. What
you contribute does not concern him
He reminds you Of your duty. that's
| all. But if you would consistently eX
ercise your rights in religion, dom
| lose sight of this duty. 1t is easy tt
avoid this duty. But then there j:
! lacking the consciousness of doins
right And no one ever advanced ii
this world by beginning to practice
| economy at the church door.
| 1t is clear that all references tt
church support take into considera
ton those who are not in a position tt
contribute. This fact is emphasized
in actual practice. The Catholic
| Church is the church of the poor, ant
they are always welcome in all ou
churches. No distinction is eve
drawn. Services are arranged every
where, especially to accommodate
them and their hours of employment
There are no Catholic churches TO
wealthy people exclusively. At al
times poor people find in the Catholi
church welcome modelled on tina
given by Christ Himself to thos
whom He loved SO well.
The Church works seven days
week in the interests of your souls
It's priests are at your call night AM
day. It's schools care for your chi
dren, In the remembrance Of friends
and with the desire to give pleasure t
them don't forget your best friend
Iyour Church as represented in tn
parish in which you live. Make you
Offering what you can afford. Durin
the war we learned 'to give until
hurt" only to find that it didn't hur
after ALL Make your offering to you
parish church and make it generou
one Don't forget. postpone or ignor
it