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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21

guests with many a witty tale; he
delivers a delightful homily on
the uselessness of riches, the
foibles of his contemporaries, the
sureness of death, and the pleas
ures of earth. For acumen and
depth and shrewdness of observa-
ton, Horace stands unrivaled
among the ancients.
Add to this variegated display
of intellectual richness the beauty
of language, the flow Of thoughts,
the inimitable cleverness of the
whole, and one has an idea Of the
delights to be found in the per-
usal of the old masters The
greatest works of modern times in
the whole field of literature are,
as a rule, but faint limitations of
the noble exemplars reared by
those towering geniuses of intel
lectual beauty who lived and
wrote two thousand years ago.
Well could Horace, as spokesman
for the whole company of writer's,
proclaim 81 have reared a
monument more enduring than
BRASS
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
THE BULLY.

There is type of human being
who goes about encased in steel
armor; he is impervious to all
those arguments and pleas that
usually appeal to the average
mortal Supplication he laughs
at; justice is Knocked, charity rid
iculed, the amenities of life ig-
nored, the niceties of human rela-
tons scorned, even religion made
subservient. His motto is the Sec
ond part Of the phrase, Glove me
and the world is NINE" for the
only love he knows is prefiXed
with the word self. This type is
commonly called the bully, and he
is found in all walks Of life. His
anatomy is slightly disarranged,
for his gall is found in the head,
and his brains-you may conjec-
ture their location.
Some years ago an humble
monk was walking through the
streets of Rome, carrying bas-
ket in which he placed the chance
aims that were given him. A
bully in the form of an Italian SOL
der, apparently safe in his uni
form of the invader, tainted tins
humble religious and then struck
him a singing blow on the cheek.
Mindful Of the Gospel injunction.
the lowly Capuchin meekly turned
the other cheek and received
straightway another telling blow.
Then laying down his basket, the
now aroused Capuchin-formerly
a noted athlete-simply re-
marked: "The Gospel tells us to
turn the other cheek, but further
than that it does not say So
forthwith he proceeded on the
spot to give the soldier-bully the
most artistic and scientific lacing
that the most rabid fan could de-
sire to witness. Leaving the bully
groaning in the gutter, the hum
bic monk went on his way, solicit
ing aims for his brethren. Sic
semper de bullibus.
The only argument, apparently,
which has the power to penetrate
the armor of this type Of human
anomaly is the physical one. What
joy and a relief to see such a
monstrosity brought low! AS
Macaulay says, speaking of the
downfall of a Roman bully: "God
send Rome such another day, and
send me there to see.'
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
LAYMEN'S RETREATS
GREAT INTEREST IN MOVEMENT
IN AMERICA.

(By N. c.. w. C. News Service)
Real relief for the mind and spirit
of the tired business men is being af-
fOrded in many parts of America to-
day under the auspices Of religious
leaders who are conducting laymen's
retreats. The spread of the retreat
movement during the past five years
has been so great that the number of
men who will participate in such re-
treats before the summer season is
over is estimated to run into the tens
of thousands.
The faculty of Holy Cross College
in Worcester has just announced a
retreat of three days, to start on Fri
day, August q, at six o'clock and to
close on Monday, August 80, at s
o'clock, allowing the participants to
be back at business with the loss of
only half a working day.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
IRISH AND OLYMPlCS.

History relates how in the early
days-long before the Christian
epoch and well into that time
Irish athletes came from the far
western Hibernia to compete in
the classic games Of the Olympic
contests. Later on under the
Christian era they learned much
on these trips of the new religion
OF the Nazarene, and narrated to
their countrymen all they had
heard and seen regarding the
Christians.
Since the restoration of, these
celebrated games in modern times
the Celt has ever given a wonder
fully good account of himself. He
is reputed to love a fight more
than anything else in the world
except his religion-and such
competitions bring out all the
fighting spirit in every contestant,
Last Sunday Antwerp, famed
city of the little fighting Belgians,
saw the opening Of the old Olym.
pic games. Many nations were
there represented, all eager to dis
tinguish their respective banners
in world competition. The Irish
desired to compete under the flag
OF their new republic: their vic.
tories would have brought glory
to themselves; but the mother
country objected, and the Cell
was told either to march behind
the Union Jack or not march al
all. He chose the latter, so ap
parently the games this year
would be conspicuous by the alb
sence of Irish names.
Nevertheless, the American en-
tries carried a consoling notice
The chief athletes in this nation
OF famed athletes are Pat Melon
aid, Matt McGrath and Paddy
Ryan. AS the villain says in the
thrilling melodrama: courses or
our fate! They have foiled us
again. +"
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JAMES O'NE|LL
FAMOUS ACTOR BORN IN Kill
kENNY-ONElLL' CHRISTIAN
ROLES RECALLED BY DEATH.

(By N. c.. w. C. News Service.)
Funeral services for James O'Neill,
the veteran actor who played the part
of Edmund Dantes in THE Count of
Monte Cristo," more than six thou
sand times, were held August II from
st. Josephs Church, New London,
Conn. where the deceased was a par
ishioner.
Mr.. O'Neill, who was more than sew
enty years old, died in the Lawrence
Memorial Association Hospital after
suffering two months from an intern
al disorder. His wife and sons were
at his bedside.
He played the leading part in "The
Count of Monte Cristo" for more than
fifteen years, and his name has be-
come so associated with the play in
the minds of stage lovers that to men
ton the one is to suggest the other.
His first appearance in the drama
was at Booths Theatre in New York
in 1883, and when Charles P. Thorne,
who played the part of Dantes, died,
Mr. O'Neill assumed the role which
he played continuously for years. 1t
was the character in which he
achieved his greatest success, and de-
spite his efforts to discard it for 9TH
ers, he was often compelled to return
to it for the qualification of the public
demand and at the request of the
theatrical managers.
An unusual incident in Mr.. O'Neill's
career was his attempt to impersonate
Christ in a passion play produced in
San Francisco in 1880, when O'Neill
was a popular player. The effort was
frowned upon by the authorities, de-
spite the reverence and fervor with
which Mr. O'Neill essayed the part
and after running for a few weeks it
was withdrawn.
Mr.. O'Neill was born in Kilkenny
Ireland, in 1S49, and came to America
when a child. 1t is said he studied
for the priesthood and to this fact has
often been attributed his remarkable
success in his famous role, in. which
he portrayed the character of priest
He appeared with Adelaide Nelson
and Edwin Booth in classic plays.
Following the funeral services the
remains were inferred in the Catholic
cemetery in New London.
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The decline and eventual ex'
tinction of the middle class IL
England, leaving only the wealthy
at one end of the social scale and
the working class at the other, is
predicted as result of the recent
report of the National Birthrate
Commission. The chief cause OF
the declining birth is declared to
be voluntary restriction. The
commission says in part: Grace
suicide has begun. While the
practise of restricting the family
began with the educated and pro
fessional classes, it is gradually
spreading through the whole com
munity for reasons which are not
far to seek. Child bearing, nurs-
ing and rearing of children are
tedious and full of anxieties, espe-
cially if sufficient domestic assist
ance is not forthcoming .
The refusal to accept the burden
of parenthood on unworthy
grounds is not only often an evil
dence of selfishness, but, if it be-
comes general will also have as it's
consequence a slackening Of the
moral fibre of the nation. -
America is already suffering from
this malady.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21

Father Andre, a bogus
priest, who purports to be one of
the Missionary White Fathers, col
Letting Mass Intentions for the
poor missions, is at work again.
This is his third round in the past
six years. In 1914 he appeared in
Brooklyn as a Dominican; about
two years later as a White Father
from Algiers, and now as a White
Father from somewhere else. This
time he seems to be making the
round of the converts. He is a
man about 5 feet 9 inches tall,
with exceptionally black hair,
dark eyes, and a brownish COM
pleNion. j In 1914 he wore a dark
blue suit, now he is wearing one of
al almost black material. He al
ways produces his papers to show
that he is a priest and speaks of
his Father Superior, a Father Nc
CURE, whose picture he generally
carries. This man is not priest
and his papers are spurious, We
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
WORK OF THE OBLATES

, his band is only small part of the
missionary labors carried on by the
Oblates among the millions of souls
scattered from Hudsons Bay to Brit
ish Columbia and from the 10th par
allel of latitude to the Arctic Ocean
In their work of building up the
missions in this land of privation and
hardships, many of the priests sta
toned just within and beyond the
Arctic Circle, were obliged to remain
sometimes for whole year without
bread or flour, often subsisting for
months on a diet of uncooked and
unsavory fish; sometimes even re-
duced to the extremity of sustaining
life for days with the feeble nourish-
ment derived from tallOW candles.
Sublime Devotion in Ireland.
Another of the most fertile fields of
the missionary labors of the Oblates
IS IN the country parts of Ireland.
The missions given there are often
accompanied by sublime religious
spectacles. One of these, described
by missionary, took place in a par
ish which lay at the foot of the Galtee
Mountains, on the borders of Tipper-
airy and Limerick. There ten thou
sand persons had gathered for the
final ceremonies of mission week
the renewal of baptismal vows and
benedictiOn of the Most Blessed Sac
rament.
When the sun had gone down each
person in the vast assemblage en-
kindled a waXen taper to be held dur
ing the renewal Of vows. Soon ten
thousand of these tapers lit up the
valley. Then on the TANKS of the
Galtees, taper lights began to twinkle,
some in groups and some in isolation,
shining from the heights amid crag
and heather, where loving and devout
watchers who were compelled to re-
main in their homesteads sought in
I the best way they could to take part
| in the ceremonies. At the final ques-
ton put by the priest: "Do you be-
lieve in the Holy Catholic Church,
| the answer: 1--WE do believe" was
| accompanied by the raising of the
| light in the air to signify that belief
before all men, and kneeling in the
solemn stiffness the vast crowds, con-
secrated anew to God, received the
final benediction.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
HOLY CROSS CENTENARY
CONGREGATION CELEBRATES AN
NIVERSARY OF FOUNDATIONS
SUCCESSFUL CENTURY IN FIELD
OF EDUCATIoN-HAS FLOUR
ISHlNG SCHOOLS.

For the congregation of Holy Cross
gladness, since it marks the centen.
NAL of one branch of that religious
society, the Brothers of Holy Cross
Thursday, August u, the centenary of
Rev. James Francis Dujarie, G.. S. c..
founder of the brotherhood, was hap,
PLY celebrated at Notre Dame, Indi.
ana. The General Chapter of the con
gregation, which opened it's sessions
there on Monday, August 9, furnished
duty of genuine filial piety: Pom.
tifical services, banquet for the com
munity and program for the ami
versary day.
The Right Rev. Joseph lie Grand, c.
S. c., Bishop of Dacca, India, was eel
ebrant of Solemn Pontifical High Mass
at Sacred Heart Church on Thursday
morning, August r. The sermon fol-
the occasion was preached by the Rev
John B. Delaurney, G.. S. c., a mem
Der of the faculty of Holy Cross Col
lege, Brookland, D. C. At noon a
banquet to the community was served
and in the evening musical and lit
ington Hall.
July Is is the date of the centenary
but it was decided to postpone it's OBJ
servance until the time of the Gen
eral Chapter, when members from all
parts of the world could attend. TIC
1,< INcf1 D,,
jarie shall be added that of Father
MOreau, who continued and completed
his work, that of Father Edward So
rim, who founded and so meritoriously
propagated the same work in the
United States, that of Father Riezie
who filled the same mission in Can
ada; Father Hupier, one of Father
Dujarie's first companions, in fine, al
of the Fathers and Brothers of Holy
Cross, who, on both sides of the At
lantic and in Bengal, have cola borat
ed with these founders so valiantly
and in so large a measure.
For many years the Brothers OF
Holy Cross have conducted several
schools and co-operated with the
priests of Holy Cross in the various
colleges of the society. A few years
ago Duiarie Institute, new norma
school for the Brothers, was erected
at Notre Dame and an extensive
course of studies outlined.
Most of the teaching Brothers are
now engaged in conducting higl
schools. They have now three -four
ishing institutions in Indiana, viz.
Central Catholic High School, For
Wayne; Cathedral High School, In
dianapolis, and the Central High
School, Evansville.
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OBLATE FATHERS ON WAY TO
ROME FOR GENERAL CHAPTER
-NOTABLE WORK OF THESE
MISSIONARIES-"THE CAVALRY
OF CHRIST"

Members of the Missionary Oblates
of Mary Immaculate from the four
corners of the earth, from the North
Pole to darkest Africa, will attend
the general chapter of that order to
be held in Rome the first week of
October.
Four American priests will take
part in the chapter. They are the
Very Rev. Terence w. Smith of Wash
ington, and the Very Rev. E. Lecour-
tots, of New Orleans, respectively, the
northern and southern provincials of
the order in the United States, and the
Rev. James N. Quinn, of San Antonio,
Texas, and the Rev. J. H. Racette. of
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
The reports which the delegates to
the convention will carry from the diff
ferent parts of the world where the
Oblates of Mary Immaculate labor
promise to form an enduring record
of courage and devotion to the cause
of Christ.
"The Cavalry of Christ"
fdLner QulnH, Oh Sdn AnCOnlO, Tor
example, is a member of the ce!e-
brated missionaries who, in order
thoroughly to cover the extensive dis
trict entrusted to their care, have Or
ganized an equestrian body which is
commonly known by the beautiful and
significant title of ''The Cavalry of
Christi These mounted missiona1 les
constantly scour the trackless prairie
in all directions and bring the mass
and sacraments to scattered homes
and lonely ranches that dot the plains,
far from church and churchly influ-
ence.
Another of the missionaries who
will be in attendance is Bishop Brey-
nat, of the Vicariate-Apostolic of Mac
kenzie often known as the Bishop OF
the North Pole, under whom eighteen
Oblate priests and thirty Gray Nuns
are laboring among the Indians AND
Oftimes treacherous EsquimauX.
The work of Bishop Breynat anc
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
LEISURE AND LATIN.

One Of the most delightful pas
times of the educated man is to
browse through the pleasant fields
of Latin classics. There is there
in a breath Of antiquity that
comes down laden with the fra
GRANGE of the centuries, a fra
GRANGE that, like old wine, has
gained intensity with age. The
thrill Of the writer has not been
lost in the musty halls of Time
the freshness Of thought and ex-
preston is as present as if it
were but yesterday exhaled from
the pure fountain of intellect.
In this realm of Latin classics
one senses everything to suit the
most fastidious taste. The thun-
dering periods and the rounded
thought of a Cicero still awaken
the latent powers Of the soul
Virgil is as enhancing and allur.
ing as when he fitted in mag
nation with the bees, revelled
in bucolic beauties, or narrated in
tense tones the misfortunes of his
beloved Aeneas. Plautus and Ter:
renee and Lucullus have their
nightmares Of pagan recklessness
it is true, but they also paint
glowing pictures that remain
stamped on the mind. Seneca the
philosopher talks sagely anc
wisely Of virtue-which he die
not practice-and Marcus Azure
Illus seems a religious orator de
claiming on the beauties Of moral
ity. Ovid at times, perhaps, stirs
the muddy waters Of paganism
but he is companion who un
folds many a vista Of grandeur
and introduces us to all that Ro
man society meant and was.
And Horace? We're he Chris
tan his natural gifts would hav,
made him a rival Of st. Paul. Be
ing a pagan, he sits at the table
Of the emperor, and regales tn,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
ACTORS MOURN PRIEST

(By N. G. w. c. News Service.)
The New York theatrical profession
is mourning the loss of true friend
in the death Of the Rev. Lawrence E.
Murray, former pastor of ST. Ma
lachy's Church, which is familiarly
known as the Church of the Actors
Guild" Many prominent actors and
actresses attended the solemn Mass
of requiem celebrated for Father Muir
ray August 10, and a large number
followed the remains to the grave.
Father Murray was born in Harlem in
1865 and educated in parochial schools
and Manhattan College.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21

r. H. Markham of New York,
director Of the Near East Survey
Department of the Interchurch
World Movement, told an au-
dience in the Free Methodist
Church of East St. Louis recently
that with 26,000,0O0 boys and girls
in the United States not affiliated
as members of a Sunday School or
parochial school, and approx
mately two-thirds Of the world
without any knowledge of Christ,
the churches Of America face a
task that demands immediate ac-
tien.
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POPE AND MOVIES
USE OF MOTION PICTURES IN
SPREADING KNOWLEDGE OF
CHURCH'S ACTIVITIES POPE
BENEDICT ESTABLISHES ST.
MARKS CINEMA INSTITUTE IN
ROME -pICTuRES PROVE SO
CIAL ASSET IN CATHOLIC PAR
ISHES.
(By N. C. w. C. News ScrviceD

(By N. G.. w. c.. News ScrviceD
Of great interest to Catholic people
throughout the world, particularly to
those who are interested in the mo-
ton picture, is the fact that His Iiol-
mess, Pope Benedict XIV, has caused
to be established in Rome, under the
direction of Rt. Rev. Mgr. Grassi, St
Marks Cinema Institute, for the pUr-
pose of producing and circulating both
in Italy and other countries. films of
Italian manufacture, covering relig-
ious and other subjects.
One of the first projects of ST.
Marks Institute was the filming Of
Joan of Arc. These pictures were
taken under the exclusive direction of
the Vatican and will be circulated
throughout the entire world. The In
stitute is under the general superVis
ion of committee appointed from
members Of the Italian Hierarchy and
representatives of religious orders.
The films to be produced under this
management include italian photo
dramas, travelogues and other eduCa-
tional subjects. Arrangements are
being made to have some of their first
productions, particularly those of the
Joan of Arc canOnization, shown in
this country.
Internationally the greatest single
factor in the social life of the Amer
lean people today is the motion pic
ture. There is no single entertain
ment agency that has such universal
appeal. 1t is patronized by all classes
of people. The motion picture at
tendance each week in the larger cities
is admittedly greater than the com
bined attendance upon schools,
churches, lodges, colleges and other
centers devoted to social diversion and
recreation.
Patrons of the motion picture obtain
| from the various animated news
| weeklies, which portray in CONDENSED
| fashion the most interesting items of
current interest, considerable know
| edge of world, national and local
events. The editors of these animated
screen reports have made them inter
esting as we'll as educational, and the
presentation in animated form of tn
| news of the week is always one of
| the most attractive features of the
motion picture program.
! In the services of Protestant
churches the motion picture is being
| largely used to attract those who have
tired of the usual program of worship
! The silent cinema pulpiteer is coming
into wide popularity in non-Catholic
| churches.
While Catholic pastors will never
have occasion to introduce the motion
picture into their churches as an in
| tegral part of the church service, the
motion picture is being used in ever
| increasing measure in Catholic par
ishes, schools, colleges, and institu-
tons, both for social and educational
| purposes. In hundreds of parish
halls, clubs and community center3
| the motion picture is being regularly
utilized as great instrument for good
| in the promotion of better social re-
lationship and in weaving communi-
| ties and neighborhoods into a better
understanding of the different groups
found therein.
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TAKING GREELEY's ADVICE.

The Bolsheviki evidently have
been reading the counsels of the
late Horace Greeley: Young
man, 60 West and make your for
tune. - So they have packed up
their baggage, taken a supply of
vodka (allowed since the over
throw of the Czar) to give them
desperate courage, and launched
themselves on the confding and
unsuspecting West of Europe.
They have gone West to make
their fortune, and they appear to
have more than all even chance.
On the way to Paris and Lon
don these knights Of the matted
beard will try to make friends of
the Germans, who are still smart
ing over their recent loss Of the
military championship Of the
world. Being led to a great ex-
tent by former German officers,
such proceeding will be more or
less successful. The rank and file
Of the German people want peace
and prosperity at home; still,
there is a certain element that will
welcome new adventure. So, all
together, they will 60 West, and
the probability at present is that
they will make at least a modest
fortune before they have finished
their marauding expedition.
But a few years ago the allied
world was breathing vengeance
on the late Kaiser: it was claimed
that the German people did not
want him to reign over them, and
this in the face of denials on the
part of the Germans themselves.
Anyway, the Kaiser had to 60,
and the order Of united sawyers
gained a distinguished comrade.
Now, it would be the irony of fate
to behold several other govern
ments thrown into the discard and
forced to join the order of "Sons
and Daughters of | Shall Never
Arise.''
From the standpoint Of strict
justice and. humanity the scales
are not yet quite even: several
other peoples would be vastly
benefited were their so-called gov
ernments to be replaced by honest
and upright cabinets and leaders.
Germany was not by any means
the only nation that needed house
cleaning in high places: perhaps
the advance Of the Bolsheviks will
tend to make several nations put
their houses in order before the
hurricane hits them. God has long
been Knocked in two countries that
have prosecuted and still to a de-
gree persecute His Vicar: maybe
God is going to bring these Rus
sian hordes down to chastise His
enemies, even as Of old He brou ght
the Assyrians over to punish the
feDelllOuS Jews.
1t is but a short time ago that
two noble upstairs in England told
America to mind her own business,
when she attempted to express a
little sympathy for the downtrod-
den Irish: now they are yelling,
"Wolf! Wolf!' and turning here
for help-Yes, there are few
governments that are headed for
the island of oblivion, and the
sooner their people realize it the
better for all concerned.