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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
RECTORY DYNAM|TtD

Dynamite, exploding on the stone
window-sill Of the study at the Rec
tory of ST. Casimir Church, in Johns
town, Pa, last week, wrecked the
study and damaged the portico of the
building only a few minutes after the
pastor, Very Rev. B. Dembenski, one
Of the best known priests of the AL
toona Diocese, had left the room.
Several arrests were made on sus-
picion, and Johnstown police, state
constabulary, and country officers are
running down clues to the authors of
numerous threatening letters sent to
Father Dembenski within the last
three months. The priest has in his
congregation more than 1000 men,
most of whom were involved in the
steel strike. He frankly advised
them to return to work before the
movement back to the mills was well
begun, and he publicly denounced a
few radicals among the large foreign
element.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
ARMY MORALS
OFFICERS HELD
RESPONSIBLE BY WAR SEC
RETARY.

The Secretary of War has declared
that commanding officers 'are respon-
sible for the moral training of the
personnel of their commands, and, in
making the War Department policies
in that respect effective, the religious
needs of all denominations should be
met as far as practicable The Sec.
rotary adds that sit is desirable and
customary that a commanding officer
before introducing an agency for
moral or religious instruction, should
avail himself of the counsel and rec
concentrations of the Chaplain, who is
the member of his staff best fitted to
offer advice on such subjects
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
K. OF c. SCHOLARSHIPS
EXAMINATION FOR KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS GRADUATE scHoL-
IPs-coNDITlONs FOR EN-
TRANCE.

A competitive examination for the
graduate scholarships, established by
the Knights of Columbus in the Cath.
olic University, will be held Saturday,
April 10. Applications should be filed
on or before March 10.
The examination is open to students
who have received the bachelors de-
gree in arts, science or letters; and to
students who are now in the senior
year of their college course. Students
who desire, as K. of G. scholars, to
enter the law school of the university
must have received both the bache-
lors degree Tin arts, science or let
ters) and the degree bachelor of law.
All candidates are required to take
examination in English, history and
mathematics. Each is further re-
quired to take examination in physics
or chemistry or biology; and in Latin
or Greek or one of the modern Ian
guages (French, German, Spanish)
The candidates will select the science
and the language in which he desires
to take examination.
The examination will be held in the
college of which the candidate is now
a student, or at some center to be de-
termined with view to candidate's
convenience.
The scholarship entities the holder
to board, lodging and tuition in the
University during the academic year.
riod required for obtaining an adj
vanced degree, viz, for the master
ship in arts, one year; for the master
ship in philosophy, two years; for the
doctorate in philosophy, three years
Forms of application and further in
formation may be obtained from Very
Rev. Edward A. Pace, Director of
Studies, the Catholic University OF
America, Washington, D. c.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

Emeline Whitlock. Entertainment and
lunch followed the meeting.
The dramatic and musical entertain
ment given by the pupils of SIS. Peter
and Pauls school at the Majestic Sun
day afternoon and evening, January 4,
drew patronage that taxed the ca
pacity of the theater. The gross re-
ceipts from the two performances
were $22O19. While the players were
very young they demonstrated an
ability to entertain that was surpris-
ing The most ambitious effort was
the four-act drama Olga, or Out of
the Shadows Into the Light" and in
both comedy and pathos it stirred the
emotions of the audience. There were
chorus numbers by the 18th and Sth
grade boys, vocal solos by Isabelle
Hauer, and an operetta, "The Holy
Night"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
EvANGEuz|NG FRANCE
MILLIONS IN MONEY AND MANY
WORKERS SEEK TO MAKE
FRANCE PROTESTANT.

The plan to place Protestant work
ers of various denominations as mis-
sionaries in the war-stricken districts
of France is being pushed, silently
but with great ardor, notes the Lon
don Universe. Men and women, with
credentials to carry on social service
work among the women and children,
cross in every steamer, and the
number is increasing weekly. The Of
fetal organ of the Methodist Episco-
pal churches of America proclaimed
their purpose to implant their Protes-
tantism by means of community cen
tiers, schools and churches, and an
nounced that a large part of their
budget of $140,000,O0O would be spent
among the widows and orphans of
people that is at heart devoutly Cath
Ollie.
One of the Y. w. c. A. women,
working around Chateau Thierry,
said: "The Catholics may control
France for the time being, but we
shall get their children, and the next
generation will see France ours
Protestant money is pouring into
France from America"
American Catholics intend to send
to France Catholic men and women
and chaplains, people who can go into
the very villages where these Protes-
tants are working and personally
point out the menace and work
against it on the spot. The knights
of Columbus are taking an active in
terest in the matter.
The Federal Council of Churches"
in 1918 published 3,441,276 pieces of
literature, and during the same period
spent $4,000 for Protestant works in
France and Belgium; in the course of
the current year it is devoting $3,O0O,-
600 to the same purpose. The Metho.
dists are using $2,50O,O0O for the
"evangelization of Europe" and they
have undertaken to reconstruct TWEEN
ty villages in the vicinity of Chateau
Thierry. The Episcopalians are plan
ming to use large portion of the $780,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

| in their support for the work of St
Mary's Hall, and were unanimous in
expressing the great necessity for
the need of homes for young women
Suggestions were made that they
might have a Domestic Science de-
partment in connection with the
home: also to follow the suggestion
made by the Catholic War Council
that we register all Catholic young
women coming to the city and find
boarding places for them"
A sustaining membership was voted
at fifty dollars a year.
The following officers were elected
to the board: Mrs. Frank Worstrel,
secretary; Mrs. j. G.. Malloy, treasur-
err; directors to serve one, two, three
and four years-Mrs. Chas. Silverson,
Mrs. DanI Coonan, Mrs. ]. G. Fame
chon, Mrs Jas. l.. McNall.
Irish Literary Club: The Irish Lit
erary Club will meet with Division
No. 2, l.. A. of A. o. H., at their reg
ular meeting Monday evening, Janu-
airy 10. The feature of the evening
will be a quiz on the Irish question
conducted by the Rev. M. O'Brien.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
DIOCESE OF DULUTH

Clerical Conference: The first of
the quarterly conferences for the year
1920 was held at the Sacred Heart
Cathedral, Duluth, on January 10,
Bishop McNicholas presiding. All
the priests of the diocese were pres
ent and the conference began at II
a. M Father Mallory, Sacred Heart
Cathedral, read paper. Father
Floyd, Father O'Mahony, Father Les
kovitch, Father Boland, and Father
Schiffrer discussed the subject mat
ter proper of the conference. Then
the Right Reverend Bishop addressed
the assembled clergy. His address
dealt with diocesan matters, diocesan
organization The conference ended
at | p. m.
Clerical Appointments: Rev. Theo
Theisen has been transferred from
Brainerd to ST. Anne's Home, Duluth
The following extra-synodal appoint.
ments have been made: Rev. J. A.
Limmer and Rev. H. A. Floyd have
been appointed EXaminatores Cleri
Rev. Michael Boland is judge of the
Matrimonial Court. For criminal and
disciplinary causes Rev. P. O'Riordan
is Procurator Fiscalis and Rev. Thad
deus Mccarthy, Actuarius.
The Vigilance Committee consists
of Rev. P. O'Riordan, Rev. James
Hogan, and Rev. II. A. Floyd.
The EXaminatOres PrO-Synodales
are Right Rev. Joseph F. Buh, Right
Rev. D. w. Lynch, Rev. M. Bilban
Rev. ]. J. OMahony, and Rev. j. A
Limmer
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
DEATH OF FATHER M|KOLA||
WAS PASTOR AT WELLS, MIMI
A NOTED AND JEALOUS PRIEST
BISHOP HEBRON SANG THE
REQUIEM MASS.

Rev. John J. Mikolai, D. D., pastor
of the Church of st. Casimir, Wells.
Mimi, died at the parish house Wed.
nesday evening, January Z. An acute
attack of nephritis was the cause of
his death. Father Mikolai had been
suffering from the results of nerv.
Gus breakdown for several weeks but
his condition had not been considered
serious. He is the third pastor to
die in Wells in the past twenty-seven
years.
Father Mikolai was born in the
Province of Silesia, Germany, Novem.
Der %, 1869. AS boy he attended
the schools of his native land and in
1884 he came to this country with
his parents. The family settled in
the vicinity of Wells, Mimi, upon
their arrival in this country. The
youth attended the local schools and
afterwards took up his studies at the
College of st. Thomas, st. Paul.
Upon the completion of his academic
course he studied law for a short time
then entered st. Paul Seminary
where he was ordained in June, 1900.
Father Mikolai's first charge was as
pastor of Paramount and missions
In the course of his passionate of five
years here he built the present church
which now stands as a monument to
his zeal. He served as pastor at
Minnesota Lake for the next two
years. In 1907 Father Mikolai was ap-
pointed pastor at Wells. For a short
time he went abroad to take a post.
graduate course in theology, studying
at the University of Cracow, and com.
pleting his studies in Rome in 1908
where he received the degree of Doc.
tor of Divinity. On his return ia
this country, in 1910, Father Mikolai
was appointed to the parish of St.
Casimir at Wells, where he remained
until his death. He was always noted
as a Jealous worker for the material
as we'll as the spiritual welfare OF
his people. He erected the large
school of St. Casimir in Wells at a
cOSL OIL 94o,UUU.
The funeral services took place
from the parish church in Wells or
Saturday morning, January 10. The
Office of the Dead was chanted by
the twenty-six priests present. I'm
mediately afterwards the Rev. Peter
A. Roy, of st. Paul, delivered il
Polish, a touching eulogy of the de
ceased. Then followed a Solemn Pom
tifical Mass of Requiem by Right Rev
erend P. R. Hebron of Winona, wht
also paid glowing tribute to the de
parted in his sermon in English. Rev
E. J. Van Hoenackere sang the Liberia
The deacons of honor were Revs.
Mayer and A. Hennekes. The deacon
Of the Mass was the Rev. H. Dasz
kowski, and the subdeacon Rev. D
Ryszka. The archpriest was Rev. M
O'Connor, and Rev. J. Peschges wa
master Of ceremonies. The honorar,
pallbearers were Revs. w. E. Griffin
E. J. Van Hoenackere, D. Coleman
A. Brzoskowski, w. Colbert and A
Gmeinder. The active pallbearer
were parishioners: T. Byrnes, G. L
Schmitz, B. Kipp, P. Kulat, T. Koziol
elk and J. Ruffing. The ceremonie
at the grave were performed by Rev
j. Cieminski of Minneapolis.
On Friday morning, January 9, Rev
w. Colbert celebrated Mass for Fathe
Mikolai, which all the children of tn
parish attended.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

100000, recently collected for relig-
ious propaganda in France, and the
Presbyterians will expend $4,000 for
the spread of Protestant ideas in the
devastated regions. The Protestant
Foreign Missions Societies are raising
100000, portion of which is to
go to the same end. The Baptists are
soliciting $1O0,OOO,OoO, part of which
is to be employed in "evangelizing"
France.
The same thing is beginning, and is
promoted on the same scale, in Gee
chO-Slovakia.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
DIOCESE OF SIOUX FALLS

Wakonda: At a meeting held in
Wakonda on Sunday, January II, the
abraham Lincoln branch of the
Friends of Irish Freedom was
formed with the following officers:
Hugh Riley, president; J. J. Donohue,
vice-pres.; Miss Nellie MILAN, record
ing secretary; Miss Margaret Dono-
hue, financial secretary; J. S. Perry,
corresponding secretary; John M.
Carr, treasurer; B. J. Loughran,
orator; William Burke, guard; J. j.
Mcdonnell, director of organization;
Kathryn McManigal, director of pub
licity; Dom. Carr, J. H. Dwyer, and
J. J. Slattery, trustees. The branch
has at present a membership of over
one hundred and expects to number
double that in a short time. Rev.
E. J. Egan presided, and John P.
Rafferty, of Sioux Falls organized the
branch and explained the aims and
| objects of the organization.
Flandreau: Rev. George E. Kelly OF
Flandreau was in Sioux Falls last
week and while there called on the
Right Rev. Bishop O'Gorman.
Montrose: Rev. J. P. Hogan Of
| Montrose has been under the care Of
| Doctor Billion at McKennan Hospita
for the past few weeks and expect!
to return home in few days. Rev
Geo. J. Walsh of Sioux Falls has beer
attending to Montrose parish during
the illness of Father Hogan.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
CAUSES OF BEAT|F|CAT|ON
OMAN CONGREGATION n.
MANY NAMES.

The Sacred Congregation of Rites
has now before it for consideration
the causes for qualification of certain
eminent servants of God in France
Among those whose Process is now
going forward are the martyrs of Sep
TENDER, 1892.
The cause is also being considered
of the servant of God, the Venerable
Antoine Chevrier of Lyons, Noe
Pinet cure of the diocese of Anglers
and the Venerable Catherine d.
Francheville, OF the diocese OF Rennes
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
DE VALERA WITH Mother

canon De Valera, president of the
Irish republic, spent the holidays in
Rochester, N. Y, with his mother,
Mrs. Kate Wheelright. He then went
to Washington to arrange details of
the $5,OOO,OOO bond issue which he
hopes to float in this country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
MINNEAPOLIS.

Pro-CathedraI: Wednesday even
ing, January IA, the Rosary Society
gave a party and entertainment in
the school hall for the benefit of the
social science department. The
chairman, Mrs. ]. A. Colby, was as
sisted by the social chairman, Mrs. M.
Weed, and the following committee:
Mines. E. J. Loring, J. J. Dowd, M.
Vincent, D. Murphy, j. Breen, J. H.
Nightingale, S. J. Schnorenberg, M. c..
Schumacher.
The president, Mrs. J. c. Fame
chon, and the members of the execu-
tive board formed reception COM
mittee. Assisting Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Loring on entertainment were Mines.
Laura Barrett, J. B. Bemis, B. Vail,
and the Misses Margaret Lynch, Flor
ence Brown, Mary Mulcahy, May Bea'
hen and Edith Barry.
The regular monthly meeting of
the League will be held Monday
January 10, at 2:3O P. NJ, at the AS
sembly Hall, 100 Marquette Ave. Rev
Lawrence F. Ryan of the Cathedral
ST. Paul, will address the meeting. A
social hour will follow the business
meeting.
Seton Guild: The Dramatic Ar
Glass commenced work last week OF
four-act play entitled "The Adven
lures of Lady Ursula" Chas. M. Holt
head of the Minneapolis School of Mu
sic and Dramatic Art, has charge o
this class. The first meeting wa
called for January 8, at o'clock.
College AIumnae: Twin City higl
school alumnae of st. Catherine
college, st. Paul, held social meet
ing the evening of January 9 in tn
Minneapolis knights of Columbus clu
house. Miss Helen Dore of st. Pau
is president of the alumnae associs
ton executive board, which was i
charge of the affair.
LEAGUE of Catholic Women: TIL
first meeting of the department {
st, Mary's Hall, of the League, wa
held Wednesday, January Z, at tn
Assembly Hall, 100 Marquette Av'
Mrs. John F. McGees president
the League, called the meeting
order, and introduced the new chat
man, Mrs. Grace M. Gum, who the
took the chair and presided. Ele
! ton of officers for a DepartmeI
board took place. s...,
The meeting was largely attende
and the members were enthusiast
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
defender OF FAITH"

1t is now reported that the real au-
thor of the book on the Seven Sacra-
ments, which procured from the Holy
See for Henry VIII the title Defend
er of the Faith" was Bernard Andrew,
the then Prior of the Augustinian
Friars in London, and the kings tu-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
ARCHDIOCESE ofST. PAUL
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION.

u. Sunday after Epiphany, Jan. 10:
ST Anne, Minneapolis.
St. Dominic, Mortified.
College of st. Catherine, st. Paul
III. Sunday after Epiphany, Jan. rs:
st. Adalbert, st. Paul.
ST. Joseph, Red Wing.
St. Joseph's Academy, st. Paul.
Septuagesima Sunday, Feb. 1:
ST. Anthony, Minneapolis.
st. Peter, st. Peter.
Visitation Convent, st. Paul.
Sexaeesima Sunday, Feb. g.:
st. Joseph Orphanage, St. Paul.
St. Mark, Shakopee.
House of Good Shepherd, st. Paul
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
ST. PAUL..


the Cathedral Altar and Rosary So
ciety was held in the St. Vincent de
Paul room of the parochial residence
Sunday, January 5. The following
officers were reelected by ballot:
President, Mrs. l.. j. Cleary; vice
president, Mrs. H. Stone; treasurer,
Mrs. C. j. Young; financial secretary,
Mrs. J. Ryan; recording secretary,
Miss Hannah T. Dougherty.
st. Paul Seminary: The patronal
feast of the seminary, st. Pauls Day,
which falls on Sunday, January %,
this year, will be celebrated on Thurs
day, January % A Solemn High
Mass will be celebrated at ten o'clock
bishop Bowling. The sermon in hon
or of the patron Saint will be deliv-
cred by Rev. James Shannon, Vicar
General of the Peoria, ILL.,, diocese,
and rector of ST. Mary's Cathedral of
that city.
The mid-year examinations for the
students began on January 10, and
lle SIuueHlS VIII tame lllelI NdCdlloll
beginning on next Thursday and end
ing on February 10.
College of st. Thomas: Forty
Hours Devotion and a spiritual re,
treat extending over three days, from
Wednesday morning to Friday even
ing, marked the present week at ST.
Thomas in an original manner. High
Mass, four conferences to the student
body, visits to the Blessed Sacrament
meditation and spiritual reading con
stituted the daily round of exercises
displacing customary school routine
Rev. J. M. Reardon conducted the eX
ercises, and his impressive discourses
will be long remembered by his youth
full audience. To a sympathetic in
sight into the need of student life
Father Reardon united a-rare power
of awakening them to a conscious
ness of their duties and opportunities
General Communion on Friday morn
ing brought the student body to the
foot of the tabernacle.
Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H.: Divi
sion No. 10, Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, helt
their regular meeting last Wednesday
evening at Junior Pioneer hall. New
officers for the coming year were in
stalled.
Friends of Irish Freedom: A so
cial party and entertainment will b.
given by the society Tuesday even
ing, January 20, in Hibernian Halls
on Seventh Street. All friends o
the cause are cordially invited to b.
present on that occasion.
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God hath yoked to Guilt her pale
tormentor, Misery.zBryant
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17

You can never enjoy your own joy
when you fail to impart some good to
another's heart.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-24

board, headed by General Pershing and
including six other officers
The bill broadens the scope of the
reserve officers training corps at the
various educational institutions over
the country, provides instructors and
material for the schools and also au-
thorizes summer camps to last six
weeks for advanced training of the stu
dent officers. Graduates of the train
ing corps may be commissioned in the
organized reserve.
The reorganization measure further
provides that the head Of the militia
bureau of the war department, which,
under the reorganization, has jurisdic-
ton over national guard and reserve
affairs, shall be national guard Off
Ger not below the rank of major who
will receive the pay and allowance and
have the rank while on duty of mai
or general in the army.
The officers of second the third as
sistant secretaries OF war are abolished
by the measure and their duties alb
sorbed by the assistant secretary Of
war, who will be charged with the pro-
curement of all military supplies and
plans for the mobilization of material
and industrial establishments needed
in time of war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-24
SAVED BY A COCKS CROW.
Lewiston Man Relates Rather Unus'
ual Story.

A curious story was told the Journal
by J. A. McCluskey, who for the past
two months has been at Martel's drug
store on Lisbon street. 1t was over ON
Oak hill, Litchfeld, at the home Of
Charles Collins, where a white wyan-
dotte rooster immortaliEed his name
and secured a happy home by saving a
stand of buildings from destruction by
FIRE
BY strenuous efforts Mrs. Collins sue
ceeded in getting the fire under con
troll, and then he adopted the rooster
and declared him an inmate of his
home Since then the bird roosts on
the otboard of his bed and has the
best food that the place affords. As
long as he lives that house will be
his home and that footboard his roost-
ing place. That his growing at mid
night was an alarm that saved the
house there can be no doubt. That s
the story of why one bird has the best
the market affords and is cared for like a
baby.--Lewiston Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-24
POLISH TROOPS
ARE WEARlED
And Are Falling Back Be-
fore Bolsheviki-Some-
times Without Force
RUSSIAN RESERVES
ARE BEING USED
Giving Them an Over
whelning Superiority
in Numbers

warsaw, July % by the Associated
Press The bolshevik thrust in the
direction of Sokolka, west of Grodnoi
has carried them past the Polish boun-
Diary line set by the council OF am
bassadors Along the railroad in this
region the Poles are reported to be
fighting to stem the momentum OF the
southwesterly curve, which is swing
ing the reds toward Poland's capital,
but in many places the tired Poles are
compelled to withdraw, without much
resistance, in the face of overwhelming
numbers of fresh bolshevik troops.
Bolsheyik reserve divisions assem-
bled by General Brussiloff, weeks prior
to the launching of the offensive, are
daily being thrown in all along the
northern front. They are making head
way against the scattered Polish lines
in the open country, where both sides
necessarily have thin lines at many
places owing TO the length of the front
attacked or defended. 1t is not war
fare like that in France, where viz
tually every inch was protected.
Many spurts and gains are made by
the reds in drives with divisions or de-
tachments between poorly defended
troops or through a gap between with
drawing or manoeuvring troops with
their TANKS unprotected.