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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
MOVIES FOR LITURGY.

The fact that the Methodist Episco-
pal Church has decided to add mo-
ton pictures to it's religious services
draws attention to a need of some
thing more than sermons and verbal
worship, which is supremely supplied
in the Catholic Church by the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass
Even aside from the divinely ap-
pointed reasons for Catholic liturgical
worship. it can easily be seen that
fundamental human needs themselves
offer reason for such ceremonial.
f. B. Moroney in 'America' points
out what a sublimely inspiring thing
it is to participate in the more than
verbal act of sacrifice which is con-
tanned in the Mass.
"Certainly," he says, "the tremend-
Gus silence that can be felt, but not
explained, during certain parts of the
Mass, for example, affords a fleetins
vision of power by which the congre-
cation is held enthralled. 1t appears
that for the moment at least this
crowd of men, women and children,
totally unrelated in everyday life,
standing on entirely different levels of
culture and ideals, is vibrating to a
strange harmony of sentiment and as
piration under the influence of the
Divine Presence. If there is ever an
hour in our human affairs when
grandeur is nigh unto our DUST that
hour would seem to be realized dur
ing the Holy Sacrifice
1.-THE man of strength and ambition
forced to bend before irresistible
Majesty, the careworn housewife or
laborer sensing helping Presence,
the sinner reaching out mystically for
the hand of the Redeemer, the child
conscious in dim way of an Author
ity demanding reverence and love, and
each responding according to his own
mental and volitional and emotional
constitution, this is the mysterious
charm and utility of the service, in
tribute to which Catholics fill and
empty an ordinary city church six
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
AN ECHO OF PENAL DAYS.

A ceremony which recalls a strik.
| ing, though tragic, bit of Catholic his
tory of penal days took place recent
ly in Liverpool, England, says the
Pilot. A number of priests and people
from St. Michaels parish, Liverpool,
made a pilgrimage to place where
hundreds of Catholics were secretly
buried in consecrated ground during
those troublous times.
The spot is in a corner of Crosby
Woods, and is known as the Harkirk
The recent pilgrimage was conducted
with the permission of Francis N.
Blundell, Squire of Crosby. Prayer
for the dead was offered, hymn was
sung, and the story of the Harkirk
was told by a speaker, who stood at
the base of an old cross.
The name of the place is corrup-
ton of it's old Saxon title, as the
glade was a noted place even before
the Conquest. In the parish of Serf-
ton, in Reformation times affairs were
thrown down, the priest was burned
or hacked to pieces, and Catholics
we're ill treated, both dead and liv-
ing.
Permission was refused to bury the
dead in their own parish churchyard,
and they were inferred in marshes
and sandhills. One April evening
300 years ago there was carried to
the church gate the body of a wom-
an who had expressed a desire to be
and turned it away.
new minister met the funeral cortege
buried in st. Helena, Seton. The
Rather than bring the body home
again, those who brought it buried it
in a lane as close as possible to con-
secrated ground. The remains were
rooted up by swine. This outrage
led William Blundell. then Squire Of
Crosby, to offer the Harkirk as a
place in which to bury the dead. He
was fined for this charitable act, and
also put in a dungeon.
The graves in the Harkirk were
f1attened out and the walls were over
thrown. However, burials were con-
Quoted there secretly, q priests being
inferred in the place. Midnight flu
nerals continued to be a feature for
nearly a century.
Thanks were given to the Blundell
family for their kindness in facilitat-
ing the pilgrimage.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
HIS HELP TO REFORM.

1t must have been gratifying to the
Sacred Heart to be assured by a con-
viCt, writing from Pennsylvania
prison. that their widely-read and pop
ular little monthly was telling agent
in bringing about his proposal to lead
a better life in the days to come.
after | leave this prison." prom
Uses the erstWhic offender, Il intend
to become member of the League
and the Holy Name Society, showing
you how much good the Messenger
has done for me. | am only sorry
lived so long and never woke up until
God works wonders in mysterious
ways and He has come to me in
prison and helped me with the aid
of the Messenger of the Sacred
Heart, and | tell you from my heart
| found God to be the only Friend
because | would not listen to Him
outside; because He wants me, and
now | want Him."
This man, says an exchange, who ac-
knowledges Il have served the devil
long enough and | want better
friend" is but one of the countless
erring who have been helped back to
righteousness by the influence of re-
ligion. It is a pity-for the sake Of
the unfortunates who are the objects
of their sympathy and efforts,-that
our modern reformers employ every
means of uplifting the fallen, save
those which are best calculated to
raise them up, and keep them in the
ways of morality.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12

serves and saved by the departments
where are found large families, some
Of which sent up to fourteen sons to
the colors.
She listened to me, attentive and
visibly frightened by the truth which
was taking hold of her.
what will my husband say?"
What he will"
! "And if | have no money!"
God will give it."
and if l die?"
'You will have done your duty.
Moreover, there is much less perilous
chance for you by accepting your duty
than by doing the contrary"
For a few seconds she pondered
over my words-then, extending her
hand, she said with calm simplicity:
Il will not kill him.
That evening went to bed satisfied
with my days work.
That was twenty years-already
twenty years ago-on beautiful even
ing in May.
saw her again, the other day, this
young woman.
Young? Yes, she was still young
looking and more so than in former
days. -...... .r-e as,. ,e.e..
True, her hair was somewhat less
black and some wrinkles furrowed her
brow :; ...
But there was so much sunshine in
her eyes, SO much motherly pride in
the gesture with which she introduced
to me blond and tall young man on
whose chest were pinned two ribbons
of glory. ......
''This is my son." --.....
And her voice sounded to me like
an "Alleluia'' ...t -...
Both sat down and we began to talk
But, once in while, when the
young man explained to me Verdun
and the big guns, the strategic i'm
portance of such and such a position,
the eyes of the mother stared at mine,
and they we're asking me:
DO you remember-twenty years
ago."
DO l remember, oh woman, what
you were on the verge of doing!"
But, alas! for one, who asserted
herself in presence of the abominable
temptation. how many others have
fallen!
nj And far beyond her son my eyes
caught a glimpse of the splendid fight.
ing army which never modified out
of the empty cradles.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
THINKING THE WORST.

Some good people who have in their
homes the figure of the three little
monkeys that are supposed to incul-
cate the lesson "see no evil, hear no
evil and speak no evil are yet very
far from putting the lesson into prac-
tice. AS an example of the injustice
resulting from rash judgment there
was a Catholic lady who usually went
home from lenten services with some
Episcopalian friends in her neighbor
hood, says the Catholic Advance. The
Catholic services being out first the
ence on the part of her friends
walked down to the Episcopal church
to meet them. One evening her friends
being detained for some time, and the
weather being cold, she entered the
vestibule and waited for them. Not
long after another Catholic lady, ter
ribly scandalized, was holding forth
on the lax principles of the first lady
who had actually attended Protes
tant services during lent" She
wound up, 81 am not telling some
thing that I heard, I am telling what
l saw with my own eyes. l saw hel
coming out of the church with the
Blanks"
And so she had. Immediately hel
mind leaped to the conclusion that E
woman who loved her Church had
proved disloyal to it's commands
Charity might have restrained hel
tongue about something that did MOI
concern her in the slightest degree
Some good people ought to have E
scratching cat engraved on their note
paper.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
RESPECT FOR THE BLESSED
SACRAMENT.

A very beautiful illustration of love
and generation for the Most Holy
Sacrament is given in the autobiog.
raphy of the late Bishop Curtis, of
Wilmington. After this prelate had
voluntarily retired from the admin,
istration of his See-owing to bad
health and advancing years-he be.
came a member of Cardinal Gibbons
household. Selecting a room just un
der the roof, the Bishop spent there
part of his time, reading, writing.
studying and praying. But to visit the
Blessed Sacrament was the dearest OF
all his occupations Often he rose
during the night, and making his way
to the sanctuary, would remain there
for hours. One bitterly cold night
when freezing sleet made walking diff.
ficult, the Bishop crawled upon his
hands and feet along the icy path
Being asked once how he passed the
time in the sanctuary, the holy man
quietly replied, ooh! I stay there like
a dog at the feet of my Master!"-
J. J. S.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12

overpopulated Germany, the tremend-
Gus war which would be the necessary
consequence all that, the small
brains of this little woman did not
see.
What she saw was, as always, her
personal self, her little self, her little
apartment, her little purse, her little
waist, her little patrimony, her. little
happiness, ETC., etc.
For all these reasons he was a dan
ger-the little intruder!
Therefore, without giving him time
to shape himself, there was already
question of-killing him.
And the one who condemned him,
before me, a priest, was the mother.
When, among animals, the last and
the least of females would let herself
be cut into pieces for her little one.
When the woman was through with
her defense of murder, there was for
moment a dead silence between us.
A young priest, listened to the vi
brations of my soul. l was feeling
that a poor little human life was go
ing to be Immediately at the mercy of
the words with which God would in
spire me. s "
Then tried to show to her, to this
woman, that God is life and wants
life-the full and overf1owing life-let
her look around in nature to see how
manifest is this affirmative and i'm
perative will of God, and how guilty
the creature is that dares to stop the
flow of life.
With the aid of history proved to
her that a nation which puts limit
to the number of her children is ma
ton which goes down to the grave,
that, in spite of appearances, even on
this earth, it was the large family
which in the struggle for life, had the
advantage.
This large family-God was taking
loving care of her.
For this family also was reserved
the sympathy of all those who concern
themselves with the future
| cannot recall to mind all my argu-
ments, but | do remember that I was
deeply moved.
And all that L could add now that l
have the proofs and arguments
brought to the front line by the pres
ent war-the strength of Germany
coming most of all from her children,
the only sons disappearing in the
roaring battle and with them count
less homes-Franee calling her re.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12

times on every Sunday. The sweet
simplicity of it all, the human salts
faction of it all ought to be proof pos
tive of it's Divine source. How poor
a thing is the movie in comparison!
Of course the writer only skins the
surface, almost, of the deepest rea
sons for the satisfaction of the Mass
But the fact that it supplies what nc
motion picture can supply in matters
of worship, is a hint to non-Catholics
of what they have lost by fleeing from
the true Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
BISHOP DENOUNCES "UPLlFT-
ERS."

Bishop Fallon of London, Ontario
recently declared that Canadians to
day have the spectacle of divorce
courts being given to Ontario without
the people having asked for it and Of
divorce courts being inflicted or
Prince Edward Island against the ex
pressed protests of the people of thai
province.
For twelve years this province has
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
JUST A LITTLE ADVICE
(From the French.)

Twenty years ago-twenty years al.
ready, since on a beautiful evening of
May
l had just arrived at st. Roch par.
ish, as young assistant pastor. Be.
fore. had remained six years buried
in the midst of the people, the poor
people, in the midst of living exu.
berating masses, in suburb of work.
ing folk. And l will never be thank.
full enough to Divine Providence for
those days of lived and living expert
ences. es@
On that day ! was on duty. About
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12

five o'clock, l saw coming into the
sacristy young woman, wan and dis
tressed.
Can I speak to you. Monsieur
IAbbe?'
"Certainly. Madam"
She looked around into the hall.
too large, where crowded the ushers,
where the altar boys tattled surrep-
titiously.
SIS there not a private office?"
"Yes!"
ct will not take long. Just little
advice"
A little advice!
Simple matter. 1t was only CUES.
ton of killing the child she was wait.
ing for.
At the last minute she had had a
scruple.
Do not throw up your hands with
pharisaical Indignation
1t has been, unfortunately, during
half century a crime of too many
a woman!
In one way or another-sooner or
later-they kill many women.
And when one closes his eyes to
collect his thoughts and focus them to
take a sharp picture of this silent as.
sassination by the mother-perpetual
unrelenting, protected by strong en-
tanglement of resolutions frightful
nightmare overpowers us, and the
guns of the Germans are no more
than second-class danger.
'Just little advice" the woman
continued to repeat.
| stared at her while she talked.
All that she said was SO empty, SO
useless!
She was very quick in establishing
the line of defense, in lining up the
pretexts, always the same.
She was throwing at me the little
reasons which sink into nothing in
presence of the eternal reason-the
husband who did not want it-she had
already two children-and the rent
to pay-and without health-and the
bills of the doctor-and after that
etc., etc.
God, who in this little world of ours,
gives food every, day to millions of be
ings, who have neither money nor doc
tors, this God did not count at all, in
her provisions
The country, left without the nor.
NAL number of children, extending
every day the vortex into which a
fatal suction was going 70 precipitate
The Washington times., 1920-02-16
b OOKS

LOOK UP. BY Randolph Lewis. New
York: James A. Mccain Co.
Here's a series of inspirational
essays that measure we'll up u
the authors expectations in pro-
viding Sunshine treatment fer
Swallowed lives" Done in a style
that is very reminiscent of Ebert
Hubbard in his earlier days, before
commercialism crept into his work.
they provide courage and hope for
the down hearted, and incentive for
higher and better work for the one
who Is inclined toward a too bitter
self-analysis.
So simple are they that II Is, In
deed, difficult to exactly define
their charm. They make one laugh
through his tears-the author has
that happy faculty OF playing upon
the human emotions as does a mas
ter-harpist. Best OF all, they're de-
lightfully human.
There are seventy of these little
essays in all. many of which have
appeared in newspapers as part OF
n series. Each is n little master
piece. 1t is a difficult task to So
lect one that excels'the others, but
perhaps those entitled bridging
the Ages" and when Mother
'Broiders" will find the greater
responsive appeal in the heart Of
the reader.
The Washington times., 1920-02-16
The TiUO Voices

announced, 1t has been suspected
that Hugh AMI Roris were engaged.
II IL were known that sire had Tilted
an ill-perhaps hopelessiy ih-man
1t woul be uncomfortable for her.
Doris Redeemed. well, people are
going to say things about your rum
ming around there every day." she
insisted. ID
"That Laura and I are fntimare
friends will be an ostensible reason
for my going there. 1t is also known
that I have done a good deal OF
nursing. II Laura Is questioned she
may say that she has elected to be
Hugh's chief attendant and. that, as
her intimate friend, I go often to
spell her" a bit. That sounds
plausible. 1t rests with us to make
1t appear So"
Her mother followed her into the
hall when she started toward the
drawing room.
Ruth" conciliatingly, T approve
of what you said about making peo-
pie believe you are going to the
Rodneys as Laura's friend. For,
my dear, / am not sure that Doris
may not yet change her mind. I
saw by tonight's paper that Daniel
Rodney had subscribed a large sum
to some charity. forget what
was now. But the account added
. that the fact that a man OF his
standing approved Of the cause
whatever 1t was-waSa guarantee
OF the worthiness Of IL.
you know how the Rodneys are
regarded by all who know them.
And I have been thinking that IL
poor Hugh should ever regain his
sight-should be himself again
Doris would find that she loved him
as much as ever" =
Ruth swallowed hard before re-
plying. 81 hope so, mother. That
is what we all hope. But I have
serious doubt OF his ever regaining
his sight. In which case Doris
would have nothing to do with
him..
"oh, you cannot tell'--the mother
began. but her daughter interrupted
her with
All for Doris.
ralph Barton will use all his
influence to prevent Doris return
ing to Ruth. Her will is not very
strong, you know-when 1t does
not agree with her inciinations."
But Hugh Rodney Is the kind OF
man that I would like to have Doris
marry IL he gets well, and #
She hesitated. Ruth filled in the
sentence -
And " Doris had the loyalty to
remain true to him, dear mother
can't you SEQ that the whole AFFAIR
is too problematical for you to
count on anytbing7 All we can be
sure OF Is that Doris will do just
what she most wants to do"
But she may not know what she
wants yet" the mother argued.
The pity OF II is that she may
never be sure" Ruth said gently.
But, please do not worry. I am
doing all that I can 20 keep Hugh's
The Washington times., 1920-02-16
By CYNTHIA STOCKLEY,

we had not even looked AFTER
n them as they left the ship:
L YA April, because she loved
him. was aware Of his .sstonishmeut
at this strange and sudden Intimacy
Of hers with Bellew. tStiii, what
was the use of caringy There were
worse hursts In. store for him ". in
deed. they met again. as he predict
ed. She bit on the bullet and ig-
nored the pain, at her heart.
Beliew did not waste any small
talk on her-that was one comfort.
He seemed to be more concerned
about his luggage than about her,
shouting out to the colored men to
be. careful and to remove nothing
from the van without his direction.
At the custom house, In fact. all of
his stun was left assiduously alone.
ApriIs was, opened and gone
farough rapidly by the officials,
but the production Of his papers
,Sud credentials as. ap attache to the
Governor of Zambeke. or some out
landishs place. gave Beliew instant
immunity, and no single article OF
hjs belongings was unlocked With
f. q few moments they were again
Ell route for their hotel.
Their way took them by the main
thoroughfare Of the town. 4 and
April was astonished at the hum
bers of people focking on the
pevements, filling trans and rick
shaws, drinking tea on the over
hanging balconies an In the restau-
rants. The air was sunny. yet with
the fresh bits of the sea In II. and
everyone seemed gay and careless.
The whole of one side of the
wide street was lined by Malays and
natives offering flowers for sale.
In front of the bank a sort of floral
bazaar was established, the bright
hend-"dookies." silver bangles. and
"That mountain will sit upon my
heart and crush me into my grave
The Washington times., 1920-02-16
HOme-Mad
Ironing Board.

IOnlng DOarO.
DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIMER:
/ have watched with interest your
articles in The Times each night,
and feel quite confident that 1
worked out an idea which may be
considered worthy of being put in
print for the help OF others, II not
considered the winner of the 800
prize.
We just started housekeeping a
short time ago, and the expense of
buying and furnishing a home made
funds rather low, so l decided to
try and find a way in which to save
a dollar or two on necessities for
the kitchen, and this Is one of the
ways in which / succeeded.
1 needed an ironing board very.
badly, so took one OF the five extra
leaves to our dining room table,
sawed OF the knobs with which
they are fastened together, and
with couple OF pieces of lumber
left from the construction OF our
home 1 contrived, with the aid OF
my husband, n pair OF legs for It,
L padded the board with the piece
OF an old flannel blanket, and for
a cover I used the leg OF n pair of
my husbands old white navy trou-
sers, which just fitted nicely. con-
slider that in this way I really saved
little more than one dollar at a
time when every dollar counted.
MRS. o. s.. u.
The Washington times., 1920-02-16
Novel Economy
In camp Shades.

DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIMER:
did need so very much a shade
for my bedroom lamp. for the ribs
of the frame we're poking through
the silk of my old one. priced the
regular lamp shade material and
found IL would cost several dollars
to properly make a new one. Then
the thought of como old Cooley
prints came to mel I got them out,
cut them to ft each panel, and
neatly pasted them on an expensive
yellow lining with which I had
plainly covered the frame. The raw
edges left between the prints
were covered with strips of old gold
braid. The top and bottom of the.
shade were finished in like man
ner.
/ saved several dollars in money,
and the shade has been a great de-
light-being very pleasing to look
at, and at the same time radiates
a very soft light. NJ. e. d.
The Washington times., 1920-02-16
Virginia Terhunc Van
de Waters New Serial

happiness safe for a while at least
His trust in Doris means his happi-
ness. When he loses that, as he
must unless she changes again. no.
body knows what the result will be.
But must see Mr.. Dayton, dear.
I will stop in your room On my
way to bed to tell you goodnight,
IL you are not asleep. Anyway,
kiss me now"
She held her mother. close FOR =
moment. After all, she was her
mother. the nearest thing in the
world to her.
And Ruth Courtney was lonely
tonight.
To BE C0n0nueA.
The Washington times., 1920-02-16
A Little Dye Makes
Sweater Like New.

DEAR ELIzABETH -LATTrMER
Having read the letters published
IN The Times, I have decided to tell
you how ! saved few dollars.
had an old, faded pink sweater
which I wore last summer, and
wanting another one I realized I
could not purchase II under So, so
nv sweater into *, and now / have
a very pretty navy blue sweater at
the cost of 25 cents.
go ''''.'' MRS. R.r.
The Washington times., 1920-02-16
Spring Millinery
At Low Cost.

DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIMER:
Last year / bought n hand made
straw hat with a. medium large
brim: After bringing the hat out
again. this year I.fosnd 1t was still
in very good condition, although
I was tired OF the style. pur-
chased a buckram brim at the ten
cent store, AS this was small and
close fitting, the braid which care.
fully ripped from the large brin
easily covered the smaller one.
then bought cute little flower at
the same store' r6f 10 cents, and a
yard OF narrow, double-faced rib
bon for 20 cents. After the hat was
nnlsflcd my friends thought II very