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

How st. Thomas a Beckett, Arch
bishop of Canterbury, England, and
one of the greatest figures in the me-
diaeval Church, died in defense of the
liberties of the Catholic Church
against encroachment by the civil
power, and how he had been wonder
fully warned that he was to die for
the Church, was described recently
in an address made to members of the
Catholic Evidence Guild in West
minister Cathedral Hall, England.
England's martyred Archbishop
fought a remarkable fight in the in
terest of the freedom of the Church
and of the popular rights guarded by
her. st. Thomas gave his life for the
Church's freedom, which Henry II, no
less than his later namesake, sought
to destroy, as the greatest curb on his
despotic schemes. The English peO-
pie, then thoroughly Catholic, recog-
nized in the champion of the Church
defender of their own rights against
the tyranny of kings and mobiles.
In the matter of state domination,
question which has always eXer-
cised such a peculiar fascination over
the English mind, st. Thomas init
mately touched the conditions of our
modern life. The danger of state en-
croachment upon Catholics, whether
aimed directly at the Church or at her
teaching through the lawful rights OF
the people, is always present.
Model For Present.
While the likelihood of suffering
martyrdom in the cause of the Church
is now remote, the speaker pointed
out that the work of reconvertine
England will scarcely be accomplished
without an unflinching loyalty to prin
ciple and a resistance to unlawful
claims in the spirit of st. Thomas.
The speaker gave a striking descrip
ton of the struggle of st. Thomas
! against the enemies of the Church
| The storm burst two years after his
| conservation, on his refusal to sigr
| the Constitutions of Clarendon, which
| OWluS W Ills uSSlI0 W COuC1lldI0 lut
King where possible without sacrifice
of principle, he had promised to sigr
| before he saw them. He was com
PEELED to flee from the kingdom, ant
took refuge at Pontigny. There HI
subjected himself to severe penanc'
| for this fall"
According to the speaker, all I'm
certainty as to the right course t,
pursue was removed by vision o
Our Lord, who is said to have reveal
ed to him His will that he should di
for the freedom OF the Church. Fo
the last five years of his life, the en-,
| was clear. He remained calm an
resolute through the Kings attempt
4 to break his will until the fatal da
| came, when, on the steps of st. Benz
/ diets altar, in his own Cathedral, b
shed his blood for the Chureh's fret
4. dom.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SOCIETY
OF NATIONS.

In the course of a great meeting
held a short time ago in the Paris
SOrbonne in favor of the Society of
Nations and after speeches by Mr.
Bourgeois and Mr.. Poincare, this i'm
portant statement of Cardinal Annette
was read by the Auxiliary Bishop,
Mgr. Roland Gosselin:
"The inspiration Of the Society of
Nations is essentially Christian, for
the Christian doctrine is that all men
are brothers, all created by the same
God, and all called by God to the same
eternal destiny. Issued from the same
Father, men, as they multiplied, form
ed at first families, then tribes, and
lastly nations. But these different
groups must not remain strangers
and still less, hostile to one another.
I'm the designs of Providence mar
rover are the bonds which unite the
members of a family or of a nation
but just as families cannot remain
isolated, so must nations be united
Such union, however, must be found
ed on two laws: justice and charity
Justice proclaims to the people is
we'll as to the individuals: Render to
all men their dues Charity adds:
Love one another Such are the nee
essary foundations of a genuine soci
ETY. of nations.
Let justice first of all reign
amongst nations through the respect
of every ones rights, and through the
reparations of the rights that may
have been violated. And once justice
has been assured, let charity, let mu
tual good will bind nation to nation
as they bind man to man. On these
conditions the world will enjoy peace
"The Catholic Church, a vast soci
ETY. of nations established by Christ
destined as it's name indicates, tt
| spread all over the world, had sough
| in the Middle Ages to realize this
ideal among the peoples which pro
| fessed it's Faith and obeyed it's laws
| 1t was Christendom. Nowadays thu
world does not enjoy such unity o
Faith, yet there remain moral prin
ciples unanimously recognized by al
i civilized peoples. 1t is noble ant
praiseworthy undertaking to aim a
founding on these common principles
a covenant that may guarantee thu
peace of the world and preserve i
from the frightful conflicts whicl
have soaked it in blood. The Churcl
can but wish heartily the success o
this project.
Since the men working for it's rea
ization have called upon me for an e1
preston of my thought in this solem,
gathering, may | be permitted to fol
mulate the wish that the future Soc
ETY. of Nations provide place worth
! of Him for the Supreme Represent;
!, tive of the highest moral authorit
| that exists on earth; Of that autho,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
BETTIE'S WAY.

Il don't see why l couldn't have
been very rich,' said Margle. she
was holding a basket for the blossoms
her mother was shipping Off to take
to a sick friend. "Pd like to give a
lot of money to a hospital. 1t must
be nice to do great big things"
Indeed it u.s." said Mrs. Holton
cheerfully. But it is nice, too, to do
little things"
81 think I'm different from most
girls" Margie said thoughtfully. Bet
tie said the other day if she had a
million dollars she'd have ice cream
twice a day.
Margie's mother laughed outright.
I'm afraid that even ice cream would
fall at that rate" she said, ''just as
my sponge cake did,
"You never told me about your
sponge cake,' Margie said interested
1y.
when was a little girl was very
fond of sponge cake" Mrs. Holton
said as. the basket filled, she turned
toward the house. Mother used to
make six at time and when they
were taken out of the fancy tin molds,
| the sponge cakes were carried with
great care to the cellar where they
were placed in stone jars. 1t is the
custom nowadays to eat sponge cakes
as soon as they are made, but now
they are raised with baking powder
| whereas in mothers day they were
| raised with plenty of eggs and steady
| beating. and a sponge cake was not
| thought ready to be eaten until it was
at least a week old. I always wanted
my sponge cake when it came hot out
| Of the oven, SO mother made me g
| .samnle' which was never enough.
used to say that when | was ole
enough to have home of my own
II would make and eat hot sponge
cake twice a day.
did you?" Margie asked.
Eyes, | really did-for about three
DAYS. then tired of it, Mrs. Holtor
answered with a quietly reminiscent
smile.
| Margie frowned a little to show hov
i serious her mood was.
Il don't believe you know just Wha
u | mean" she said. When Bette
thinks of having lot of money. sh
| always plans for something like hay
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
THE "TROTTING" CATHOLIC.

We've often heard of, and in fact
we've seen, the one-kneed Catholic
the vestibule Catholic; the watch.
your-watch Catholic; the wishy-washy
Catholic; the fifty-fifty Catholic; the
lodging Catholic; the sprinting Cath
olic; the last-minute Catholic; the
DETERMINATION Catholic; the treason
Catholic; but now species deserves
to attain to the Immortality of cold
type. You have seen him, says the
Freeman, so have we, the trottine
Catholic. The trotting Cath
olic comes late and leaves early. Just
as soon as the priest has genuflected
at the last gospel these people rush
for the door as though someone had
Just called out, Fire." When they
decide to take in the theater, a bal
game or a dance, we wonder do they
just manage to get there" What dc
you think?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS ON DEMOC
RACY.

1t might surprise many an apostle
of modern democracy to learn how
thoroughly ST. Thomas Aquinas, the
great Medieval Catholic philosopher,
anticipated the modern ideal of a
proper democracy. Yet perusal of
his thought on this subject will re-
veal that the Saints views both show
onstrate how thoroughly the Church
has held to the ideals of freedom
Though he treated political questions
only incidentally and dealt with social
issues mainly in what he designed to
be merely an elementary textbook for
beginners in theology there is at the
present day a peculiar appropriateness
in the ideals of st. Thomas and his
followers.
We owe to him the incorporation
into European political thought of
Aristotelian terms and concepts which
automatic, and never before in the in
torvening centuries have there been
such widespread symptoms OF re-
turn to his chief political theories,
says Prof. Alfred O'Rahilly M. A, in
"Studies," the Irish Quarterly Review.
He is democratic and living because
he takes no account of the inclusive
imperial conception which the world
was destined to outgrow, and he is
modern and helpful especially because
he lays no stress on the idea of the
absolute and sovereign State, whose
whose demise many are beginning
vaguely to anticipate, the writer sug
geStS.
Champion of Democracy.
St. Thomas has left us in no doubt
concerning his ideal of government
of rulers in any city or kingdom
says:
"One man is according to merit
set at the head to preside over all and
under him are other rulers according
to merit. Yet such a regime is the
concern of all because the rulers are
not only elected from all but also are
elected by ALL Such is every good
policy combining monarchy inasmuCl
as one is at the head, aristocracy, in
asmuch as there are many rulers
! (elected) according to merit: ant
| democracy, i. c., the power of the
| people, inasmuch as the rulers can be
elected by the masses and the cleo
| ton of rulers is the business of the
people"
This is a very uncOmprOm1sins
championship of democracy. says
Prof. O'Rahilly.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
THE MERITS OF PRAYER.

The sage philosopher Cicero, in his
treatise on the virtues, says they are
so beauteous in themselves that, were
it possible for man to behold them
with corpOreal eyes, he would become
so exceedingly enamored with them as
to undertake anything, how difficult
soever, in order to get possession of
them. | may say the same thing of
Prayer-it is SO beautcous and lovely
in itself that there is no person who
could comprehend the benefit and
sweetness of it that he would not be-
it that he would never cease to pray.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21
GROUNDS OF IGNORANCE.

Roger Bacon, summing up for Pope
Clement on the body of the doctrine
that he was teaching at the Univer
sity at Oxford in the 18th century
starts out with the principle that
there are four grounds of human ig
norance. These are:
l. Trust in inadequate authority.
2. The force of custom which leads
men to accept too unquestionably
what has been accepted before their
time.
5. The placing of confidence in the
opinion of the inexperienced.
4. Hiding ones own ignorance with
display of superficial wisdom.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21

ing nice things to eat, and lovely
clothes, or an automobile. l don't feel
that way a bit. | long to be rich so |
can give money to hospitals, and send
sick folk to the seaside, instead of TAX
ing them few flowers out of our own
Garden" Margie was SO in earnest
that she did not hear footsteps behind
her till merry girlish voice said gay
ly:
"Margie, dear, I've come to take you
to see Ray 1t is whole week since
you were there and she is longing to
see YOU
Its too hot to go today, Bette"
objected Margie.
we'll walk real slowly" Bette
persisted. And poor Ray gets so
lonely. She says the girls used to
come real often at first, but that now
they only come once in a while. You
know it is true, too. Get your hat and
come along. A little sunshine won't
hurt you"
Margie did not move.
81 don't feel like going today she
said. ITO tell the truth, Bette, she
talks about herself all the time, and
get awfully tired of it.. .
"No wonder she does when we don't
go oftener," declared Bette. "She
doesn't have anything to think of but
sickness. We can help her by telling
her about school and other interest
ing things like that. Come, Margie.'
GIVE got to write letter this after
noon, | really have, Bettie,' Margie
said. "Give my love to Ray and tell
| her l hope she'll be better SOON"
| She watched Bettie's erect little
| figure trudging down the sunny road
alone. She made no move to go to
write the letter of which she had
| spoken. Indeed she was about to take
up the subject of the hospital bequest
when her mother interrupted her.
"Whatever Bette may say said
| Margie's mother, I'm sure that if she
had money she would not use it fool
| ishly and selfishly. She would use it
! as she uses her leisure, and her bright
wit and her cheerful face to relieve
suffering, to help and comfort those
1 who need such aid. It would no'
surprise me if some day God trusted
4 Bette with money, for she makes
such wise use of the other gifts He
has entrusted to her."
i And up to the present Margie is moi
just sure how much her mother meant
.lby that.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21

ity which, speaking in Gods name,
has the greatest power to bring men
to the practice of mutual justice and
of mutual love-"
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statute morality; the former will lose,
for he favors the spirit which remains
untouched by police regulations. And
both are wrong, dreadfully so, after
the manner of heresiarchs. For both
of them approach the plague and the
blessing, as if matrimony were a mere
civil contract to be done and undone
by the nod Of g magistrate. In thai
lies the primal curse that has ruined
our civilization. And the curse will
lie on us until Americans realize that
matrimony. is natural contract
raised by Christ to the dignity of a
Sacrament with which the State can
not tamper.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21

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

He who has no vision of eternity
viii never get true hold Of time. -
r. Carlyle. .1. .s.=..a' g
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
BUILD 100 FEET MORE

Work al Rocky Ford /, progress.
ing and ihere vet remain, Il zap %
approximately 100 feei Ia be- con.
Stnctcd The many rises Of the
water ana other uncomfortable com
dilions have hlndered lie work,
which wauid probably have been
completed By ibis time had there
been nothing 10 prevent the pro-
gress Of The work.
It Is expected that the dam will
he completed within few weeks.
providing nothing further prevents
the work.
The massive structure Is one of
the greatest feats OF engineering IN
the Central West and Is worth the
time Of any one TO visit The longi-
tudinal archway throughout the
length of the dam viii form a com.
pletc traffic way through the dam
from bank to bank. The hole
or tunnel is about ) feet high and
about 5 feet wide with a curved top
corresponding to the shape of the
dam. The tunnel will be used In
transporting material aud supplies
back and forth from the building on
ihte east bank To the rail way track
on the wcst bank.
A. nrasaut tha .urr.nf Is brilg
supplied by the use Of Two water
wheels with the aid Of one boiler.
-Four more boilers are in reserve
ready At any moment should the
company have 10 take on extra load.
The work Is being pushed as rap
idly as conditions will permit When
completed, the Rocky Ford plant
will be equipped to supply sufficient
juice 10 supply almost the entire
central west
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
WHOEVER CONGRATULATED

"Since my wifes death, five years
ago. have suffered greatly from
stomach and liver trouble and gas
attacks. / lost over 80 lbs, and at
times was as yellow as saffron. My
doctors could not xhelp me. Six
doses of Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy have entirely cured me. ] have
regained my weight and everyone
is congratulating me how well
look" II is a simple, harmless pre-
paration that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments, including
appendicitis one dose will convince
or money refunded. c. f. North
craft & Co. and druggists every
where.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
METHODIsTS RETAIN BAN
ON DANCING AND CARDS

The Methodist general conference
which has inst adjourned ~ pes
Moline, Is considered by church an.
lhorlllcs one ~ the most epoch MAX
Ing IN the history II The denomina.
lion
IL hnal action WIS 10 20 on rec.
ord Ia favor ~ the inter.church
world movement. aud 70 give this
united cffort ~ many churches The
strongest Kind ~ an Endorsement.
Among The most important actions
taken by tie general conference are
the following;
ludorseemnt Of The lnler.church
world movement.
Abolition ~ missionary epSco.
mey. with accompanying diStinc-
tion, between home and foreign
Fields.
Election If seventeen new bishops
mainly for foreign field. the great
81 number ever created az one Sos
sion The largest number ever elect
"a hy general conference proceed
ing WAS eight
Election Of two negro bishops,
eliminating race boundaries in The
chnrch's highest Office.
Continuance of negotiations for
unihcation with the Methodist Epi,
eopal church south. ignoring the
plan proposed hy former commit
ta.s
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
Waugh Files suit Again.

!, II. Waugh of Harrington, doing
business as the Waugh Garage has
filed suit against Walter D. Hines
director general of the railroads fol
S1.241.73 which he claimed he lost
on bed lathe he had made arrange
ments to ship over the Rock Island
and which were broken in unload
ing from the truck. through the al
legged carelesSness Of the freight
agent. 4 previous suit was filed
against the Rock Island but another
action was necessary with w. j.
Hines named as defendant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
Making Telephone Extensions.

The United Telephone Company
has purchased the Hollywood Tele-
phone Company's toll lines from
Holyrood TO Geneseo and Hoising-
tond and will use them in connec-
ton with the new Salina I.aCrosse
toll line. A new Concordia- Salina
circuit is being built, new cable Is
being laid at Frankfort. All work
is delayed, carload of copper wire
ordered last winter is not yet re-
ccived. Eight gangs Of men are busy
improving the lines Of the United
territory.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
EusTAcE THREW CUTLER.
viii Tackle BigIer Here in Legion
Bout.

Alan Eusace, the Wakefeld heaNy-
weight wrestler, defeated Charley
Cutler. Of Chicago in a whirlwind
match at Junction City Saturday
night. the bout furnishing the best
entertainment of the season to central
Kansas mat fans Cutler won the
first fall in nine minutes with a
hammerlock and half Nelson ana
Eustace took the second and third
in thirty one and fifty minutes with
A toe hold and deadlock, respective
ly.
At the conclusion of the match
Cutler reiterated the statement made
by Stanislaus Zbyszko following the
latters bout with Eustaee month
ago. to the effect hat Eustace was
the coming American champion. lie
will tackle Fred Bigler here Thurs
day evening for the state title in a
bout under the Legion's auspices.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
Fell in Sewer Ditch.

NJ. c. Lacey had a narrow escape
with his life Friday afternoon at
about 3 AS when the sides Of a sew
er ditch he was digging caved in on
him He was buried under two feet
of heavy, damp earth and only hv
the timely arrival of help did he es-
cape alive He was underground
about three minutes and was nearly
suffocated when taken out.-Enter-
prise Push.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
FOUND BODY IN U. p. YARDS.
MangIed Remains Discovered Beside
Railroad Tracks.

The mangled body of man was
found on the Union Pacific tracks in
the east end of the yards at Salina
late last night. Papers on the body
Indicate that the mans name was
+. Deare, but there was no address
attached. The man was about 81
years old and was moderately well
dressed. 1t is presumed he was a
stranger who had come to the vicin-
ity to hunt work in the harvest
fields and was struck by train
while crossing the tracks. Just how
long the body had been lying by the
tracks Is not known.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
Mrs. Crosby Out OF danger.

T. L. Bond returned last night
from Rosebud, Texas, where he was
called some weeks ago by the ser.
ious wounding of his daughter anC
son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Crosby.
He reports that both are out OF
danger now and that unless unlock
ed for complications should set il
that they will completely recover
Salina Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03

term Of bishops.
Took strong stand against at
tcmpts TO nullify prohibition amend
ment
gave women right 20 become 10
cal preachers" hut defeated propos
al 10 ordain them a. fnli hodges
ministers
ordered that 10 houks should h'
IN ministerial course of study which
do not agree with doctrine II The
MethodI.t EpIscopal CHURCH.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
MAKES SOLDIERS CITIZENS.
Judge King Will Grant Citizenship 70
Fifty Al Et. RiIeN in June.

Fifty more soldiers of alien birth
now stationed at Fort Riley are to
be naturalized in body by Judge
r. /. King at the June term Of dis
trict court there. Under IA special
provision the men will receive their
papers the same day application IS
made without the customary five
wear wait. More than dozen ma
tionalities are represented in the
group.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
D ATS DIE

SO do mice. once they eat RAT-SNAP.
And they leave no odor behind. Don
take our word for it-try package
Cats aud dogs won't touch it. Rats
pass up all food to get RAT-SNAP
Three sizes
25c size cake) enough for the
pantry, Kitchen or cellar.
soc size g cakes) for chicken
house, coops, or small buildings.
500 size o cakes enough for all
farm and out buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by Shockey 4
Landes and J. NJ Gleissner 4 Son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03

Clean. old papers. &c 3 bundle, al
this office.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-03
Newbern Republican Caucus

Republican voters Of Newbern
township are hereby notified to at
tend a. meeting for the purpose OF
selecting candidates for township
officers. to be held at the Purdy
school house, Tuesday, June 10
from 1880 TO 8 O'Clock p. nj. H
Bricker. Committeeman.