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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
DIsARMING THE NATIONS.

When the world war had pro-
crossed in it's fury, the Holy
Father issued a letter, pleading
with the nations to cease their
slaughter Of the human race. He
told them what to do in order to
insure peace. The world refused
to heed his voice, so Mr.. Wilson
embodied some of these sugges-
tons in his fourteen points. The
world then listened-and straight
way rejected Wilson and his
Points. Pope Benedict claimed at
that time that the peoples of
earth should cease arming them
selves to the full limit. He argued
that this constant building of
ornaments, this recruiting Of vast
standing armies, was but a race
IN which the largest and richest
nations were bound to succeed in
overwhelming their weaker broth
ers.
Finally the big powers have seen
the light. They felt out the va
rious peoples, and the response
was for a permanent peace. All the
Christian churches Of this country,
including the whole Catholic hier-
archy, pleaded for a cessation of
preparations for war. The lead
ers of the world have heard; and
now they are going to gather in
the city of Washington to discuss
ways and means of minimizing, at
least, warfare among men. Amer
lea is the most powerful of all the
ratiOns, and she has clean hands.
But not a single one Of the other
governments comes without some
little matter to be arranged. a
problem that is held in allegiance
for the time being in order to give
them an opportunity to refuse to
accede to the just demands for
peace. Their respective nations
are clamoring for peace; but the
political leaders have way of
looking along different lines, each
one sensing danger from the
others or seeking to grasp all ad-
vantage.
| IF the peoples Of the various
nations would summarily-it mat.
ters not how-oust their leaders
who block the way to permanent
peace among men, it would not be
long before the world could pro
gress UNNECESSARILY without the
black pail of pending struggles
daily darkening the armament
| America is sincere and so are hel
| leaders; but what Of the other
representatives?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
MCCORMACK GIFT
NOTED IRISH TENOR GIVES PEG.
TORAL CROSS TO ARCHBISH-
OPP CURLEY.

Hundreds of admiring art lovers
viewed the beautiful pectoral cross
which will be the gift of John McCor-
mack, the famous Irish tenor, to the
Most Rev. Archbishop Curley, on the
occasion of his elevation on November
80 to the See of Baltimore The cross,
which was on exhibition for two days
in the Metropolitan School of Art, Dub
lin, has been sent to the United States.
1t is the work of Miss Mia Gran
well, of Dublin, and follows the de-
sign of the ancient cross of Cong,
thereby recalling memories of Clon,
macnoise Abbey, near Athlone, where
Archbishop Curley and Mr.. McCOr-
mack were born, and we're school
mates. Clonmacnoise was a great
school of Celtic art. literature, sCulp
ture, and. metal work in the twelfth
century.
The cross is of fine gold, with thir-
ty-two stones, all of which are found
in Ireland, including crystal, green and
yellow marble, jasper, amethyst, and
agate
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
THE UNIVERSAL PATRON.

1t was a happy thought Of the
Holy Father to order special devo-
tons throughout the world this
year in honor of St. Joseph, the
foster-father Of Jesus. 1t is not
only a duty to reverence this
unique saint: it is a matter Of
supreme policy, for the world to-
day stands sorely in need Of some
heavenly protector. True, God
rules the universe and Mary is our
Mother. But the children Of men
have gone over to the ways OF
evil in such vast numbers that it
behooves the Church to enlist as
many powerful advocates as she
can in order to turn, if possible.
the wrath Of an outraged God
from a rebellious world.
Hence it is that this year, the
whole Catholic body throughout
the earth is invoking St. Joseph
Our own Catholic people in this
diocese are praying to him dur
irg the last days of the month Of
October.
True it is that the Providence
Of God rules the world and thu
affairs of men. But the Church
teaches that this Providence i:
often directed, so to say, by thu
force of prayer on the part O
men. In other words, God act
through Divine Providence in re
sponse to the call of His children
and often in virtue Of their gOot
works. Surely will He hearken t,
the pleading Of one whom He obey
ed when on earth. The little Fam
lily in Nazareth contained in it
bosom the God of the universe
and yet st. Joseph ruled the DIES
TIMES of those two who were vast
! ly more powerful than he. IF sue
were his influence and authority a
Nazareth, these qualities are no
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
WOMEN REVERSE ACTION
STATE FEDERATION OF CLUBS
DECLARES AGAINST BIRTH
CONTROL PROPAGANDA.

Delegates to the twenty-seventh an
nual convention of the New York State
Federation of Women's Clubs have
voted unanimously to rescind their ac-
ton of year ago favoring the dis
semination Of birth control literature.
The vote followed an adverse re-
port on the dissemination of literature
by the Department of Child Welfare
and general condemnation of the prac-
tice by the delegates.
Mrs. Mary Garrett Hay of New York,
speaking for the Child Welfare De-
partment, said it had made an ex-
haustive study of the subject since the
organization voted in favor of the dis
semination of birth control literature
at the convention in Utica last year.
cit seems to be the general opinion
of the organization members" said
Mrs. Hay, "that they are not in a
position to say they favor birth con-
troll. The members seem to be of the
opinion that it is not matter for the
organization generally, and they felt
it would be to the best interests of
all concerned if the Utica action was
rescinded."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

cese, there are 100000 Easter Com
munions. The number of frequent,
or pious Communions, is fifteen times
greater than formerly.
This proportion is higher than the
average in France. M. d'Avenel es-
tablished the average by chasing the
dioceses in three categories: 1st, those
which may be classed as religious"
numbering 81, in which the majority
of the women go to Mass and to Com
munion at Easter and in which half
of the men go to Mass and one-fourth
make the Easter Communion; End,
those qualified as "lukewarm," % in
number, in which the majority of the
women go to Mass but where only half
go to Easter Communion and where
only one-third of the men go to Mass
and make their Easter Communion in
! the proportion of IL to Is per cent;
| 3rd Is dioceses classed as Indifferent
for the reason that the minority of the
women go to Mass, and that the num-
Der of men making the Easter Commun-
ion is less than IL per cent. They are
classed as indifferent" but not anti
religious, for even in these dioceses
all insist on having their children bap-
tized, and are married and buried by
the priest
In conclusion, for the country as a
whole, Paris and the departments of
Alsace and Lorraine excepted-out of
a population of 34,000,00O, at least TO-
600 900 are practical Catholics. from
16,OOO,OOO to 100000 fulfill, in part at
least, the duties imposed by the
Church, and 100000 to 100000,
among whom is very small group
openly hostile, live in Indifference
to religion of any kind, and, although
baptized, are Christians in name only.
The result of fifteen years of separa-
ton in France therefore shows that
not only has the country not become
dechristianized but it has made notice
!; able religious progress.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
GENERALS ARE CLERKS
HUNGARIAN NOBILITY REDUCED
TO MANY KINDS OF
PLEBEIAN WORK.

Hungarian generals and statesmen,
and a majority of the nobility who
played brilliant roles during the war
and at the court of the ex-Emperor, are
following the example of Field Mar
shall Won Koevess, the conqueror Of
Ivangorod, who recently opened a
cigar shop in Budapest, by setting up
in business as shopkeepers, tailors, car
penters and clerks.
The Baroness Dora Banffy, daughter
of the former Hungarian Premier, has
opened hat shop, while Count Eu-
gene Klebelsberg has become mount
ed policeman on probation.
. Count Albert Apponyi, the veteran
Hungarian statesman, writes two ar
ticles monthly for New York news
paper, and Herr Won Szepessy, member
of an old family of aristocrats, is
about to marry a dressmaker and
plans to become Womcn's tailor.
Famous dancers and singers, unable
to live on their salaries, have opened
manicure saloons, and the greatest
tragedienne of the National Theater,
Emilia Markus, is employed in a soap
works.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

lessened now that he has become,
next to his spouse, the mightiest
citizen of heaven.
Religious communities through
out the world are wont to confide
in st. Joseph in nearly all their
trials and needs. Did he prove
a failure in this regard, they
would speedily turn to some other
patron. Their constant patron
age of him, however, is proof of
his kindly success as a pleader.
The Holy Father now invites all
Christians to invoke this sturdy
defender of the Redeemer, and
this invitation includes especially
Won
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
OLDEST SCHOOL CELEBRATES
GoNZAGA MAKES PLANS FOR ITS
CENTENNIAL.

Gonzaga College, the oldest educa-
tional institution for day students in
the District of Columbia, and the sec
ond oldest advanced Jesuit school in
the United States, will celebrate its
centennial with an elaborate fete No
vember Is to II.
Gonzaga is the fourth oldest Catho-
lie college in the United States, being
antedated only by Georgetown, Mt. ST.
Mary's of .Emmitsburg, and ST. Mary'$
of Kentucky. The Most Rev. John
Bonzano, Apostolic Delegate, will take
an active part in the centennial pro-
gram, and honorary degrees will be
conferred on members of Congress,
public officials and others distinguish
ed in Church and state. Gonzaga has
many distinguished graduates in pub
lie life
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
NOT GUILTY!!

Some time ago there lived
good man down in Alabama. He
was priest of God, and for many
long years did he labor for the
welfare of souls. He was broad
minded and kind, wherefore those
who differed from him in faith
loved and respected him highly.
A minister's daughter decided to
embrace. the religion Of this priest,
and forthwith she was baptized.
Moreover, she determined to
marry man of the same faith,
and this she did.
Now, her father, who had dedi-
Gated his life to God in the min
istry, disapproved of this course
of the girl. He argued and plead
ed with her, even as other parents
have pleaded with son or daugh-
ter for the same reason. All to
no purpose. She had followed the
dictates of her heart and she we'd
ded the man of her choice.
On a certain evening not so long
ago the minister called On the
priest. Two men in the service
Of God discussed the case Of the
converted girl. Holding opposite
views, it was natural that they
should fail to agree in their argu-
ments. Evidently. the discussion
became an alteration, and the
minister won the debate with a
bullet from a revolver. which he
carried on his person. He then
made a scene of the affair, and at
forwards it was said that he was
crazy. A lot of crazy people usu,
ally say that a murderer or suicide
is crazy, forgetting that the HUI.
man will may be swayed into evil
and yet remain perfectly sane. But
the crazy ones claim that the I'M
| fortunate is crazy, and thus en-
sues tangle.
The law was invoked by the
great state of Alabama. Twelve
good men and true Git is ,presum
ed they were good and truel sal
in Judgment OH the minister oil
God who had killed the priest Of
God. It did not seem to impress
them that clergymen do not usual
ly 60 about in a peaceful town
armed, unless they plan or plor
something desperate: murder OF
defense from murder. The gooC
and true ones returned a solemn
verdict of Not Guilty, and thu
minister went free. The Cali
fornia jury that condemned Faith
err Hcslin's murderer apparent,
were better and truer. When ;
priest meets a minister i'll Ala
bama now he should beware
because the minister may b.
crazy" and he may carry gun
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
PARENTS AND TEACHERS
NEW FEATURES ARE URGED IN
PARISH SCHOOL LIFE.

The past year has. registered an adj
vance in the interest taken in the
Catholic parochial schools of Milwau-
kee. ...
Early last fall the Marquette Wom-
ans League, realizing the splendid
work that was being done by the Par
ent-Teachers' Association throughout
the United States, urged the organiza-
ton of Parent-Teachers' Associations
in the parochial schools.
That a Parent-Teachers' organiza.
ton was acceptable to the Catholic
view was manifest in the fact that
Archbishop Messmer is a member OF
the advisory board of the state associa.
ton, and the cathedral blazed the trail
some years previous by its Mothers
and Teachers club Joining the nation,
al and state congress of the Mothers
and Parent-T Teachers Association.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
NORTH AND SOUTH
SOIL FROM VALLEY FORGE TO BE
SYMBOL OF UNION.

The Department of Forestry will
collect a small quantity of sell at
Valley Forge and ship it to Milledge-
vile, Ca, where the local chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton will place it at the root of Lib
erty Tree that is to be planted there
on Armistice Day, November II.
The soil will be collected and ship
ped at the request of Governor Sproul,
who has been informed that the tree
will be planted Ito remind the youth
of our country that sectional estrange-
ment no longer exists, that in place of
it we have union of States no one can
sever"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

Speaking of Admiral Benson
and his work for the Council of
Catholic men, a writer says:
MIR. Benson is not a newcomer
into the organization nor a novice
in the work, but he has for the
past several months been actively
engaged in helping organize par
ish councils in Washington, Bal
timore and Philadelphia, and at
present he is president of his par
ish council in Washington and al
so president of the council of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore. This
real activity Of one of America S
busiest men should be an example
to other Catholic men who some
times think they are too busy to
give little time to Church work. !"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
AT LEAST YOU, MY FRIENDS

When a man is in distress he
always has one recourse: he can
call upon his friends and test the
metal Of their friendship. Kind,
calls to kind, and human suffer-
ing usually evokes human aid and
sympathy. What matters it if the
victim Of misfortune be a stran-
ger. Dire need knows no distinc-
ton in giver or recipient. Few
Of us in this country are acquaint-
ed personally with the myriads of
Belgians, Poles, Germans, Aus
trians, Russians, Serbs, and the
hordes of India and China who
have stretched out imploring
hands to us in the past five years.
America went down in it's purse
and out came the means of allevi-
alton for friend and foe, strange
and alien Of every color and
creed.
The month of November offers
another test Of friendship. In a
far distant country there are I'M
told millions in distress. Many Of
them we never knew: some were
our friends here but few years
ago. The means of communica-
ton between them and us have
been cut. We cannot receive daily
reports Of their condition, as
theirs is a land whence no travel
Ter returns. At the same time we
are assured that they are in poign-
ant anguish and desperate need
of help. What is more, we have
the wherewithal to assuage their
sufferings. They were our coun-
trymen in the faith; they stood
in the same religious ranks that
now hold us; they lived under the
same Christian banner and thrill
ed to the same principles of Chris.
tan patriotism that now direct
us ON our onward march.
Is it necessary for us to have
further proof of the urgent need
Of these friends? "Until the last
farthing is paid was their sen
tence. They are paying off the
debt with personal pain 1t is &
slow process, but we can spee6
their deliverance if we but wish
Prayers, Communions and goo6
works are the coin Of the realm tx
which they now belong; but these
are the very things beyond Their
reach, while we have an abund
| ance Can we not spare IL few
moments a day to minister tt
these friends? It is all SO ter
rible, and we can do so much
Gratitude is not merely a virtu,
Of earth: it remains in. the Geni
zens Of heaven. Think you tina
] these fellow Christians rescued
from fire through our charity vii
forget their benefactorsg Why
. that will be part of their JOY il
heaven, praying for those VIII
enabled them to reach such inef
fable bliss. Now is the time t
consider such matters.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY.

One of the most beautiful, the
most delectable Of arts is that of
approaching old age with grace
and decorum. It is the mellowing,
the Towering Of lifelong quail
ties that early had their bloom
and are now producing the lus-
cious fruit. Strength and rugged
ness are transformed into a subtle
power that spreads it's influence
on every side. Projecting angles
Of character are softened and
rounded off, former hardness re-
ceives polish, and wisdom sue
ceeds mere learning.
Feverish American life usually
becomes restless under the i'm
pulse Of continued activity. The
finer beauties of the soul are held
in restraint and concealment,
while years but lend whiteness to
the head and stiffness to the
joints. Often the promising ten
drills of youthful virtue become
dried and repulsive boughs on the
tree Of age.
Some men and women, like good
wine, acquire sweetness and a
secret strength with the passing
Of time. Kindness and charm
mark their intercourse with their
fellows. One forgets their snowy
locks, the measured pace and the
hesitating word: the perfume OF
gentle character intoxicates with
delight. Such persons are accept
liable, because agreeable, in ev
cry company. Their presence il
| sought and desired, and the
younger generation CLOVIS in the
warmth Of aged beaming. The
sad glories Of the Fall surpas.
even the buoyant greening O
| Spring, and the home is blessed
with the atmosphere that sur
rounds these lovely old souls.
! When we look at certain per
sons in the heyday Of life it i
easy to forecast the bitterness, tn
selfishness and the responsiveness
that are destined to accompan,
them to the very end. For thes
, traits are bound to grow, and tn
; fruit thereof is sour and disgust
ing age. What a blessing, thin
: their friends and acquaintance
/ when kindly death closes thei
tglaring orbs. But the man or til
t woman who grows old GRACEFUL
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
CARING FOR ORPHANS !
$4,000 RAISED FOR HOPE HAVEN
FARM.

The annual festival for the benefit
of Hope Haven Farm, near New Or
leans, was given at the Fair Grounds
on Sunday under the auspices of the
Knights of Columbus and the Catho-
lie Daughters of America. More than
$4,000 was raised and 10000 people
attended.
Hope Haven Farm is an institution
where inmates of orphan asylums are
cared for and educated after leaving
the orphanages. The students may be-
come bricklayers, electricians, carpen-
tiers, cabinetmakers, blacksmiths,
plumbers, or farmers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
NUNS FOR new GUINEA

The first contingent from the Mis-
sionary Sisters, Servants of the Holy
Ghost, of Techny, ILL.,, will leave soon
for the mission field in New Guinea.
From among the many who volunteer
ed for the service, only four were Sc
lected for the present. They are Sis
ter Clara Rose Mueller) from Chi
cago; Sister Matritia MARY Haag),
from st. Paul; Sister Dolorosia (Anna
RuholD, from the diocese of Alton;
and Sister Frances Emma Bott), from
Rochester, n. Y. They will leave for
New Guinea at the end of November
or the beginning of December.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

These principles of great Chi
cago firm are worthy of wide
adoption: "To do the right thing
at the right time, in the right way ;
to do some things better than they
were ever done before; to elimin-
ate errors: to know both sides of
the question; to be courteous; to
ne an example; to work for love
OF the work; to anticipate re-
quirements; develop resources
to recognize no impediments; to
master circumstances; to act from
reason rather than rule; to be
satisfied with nothing short OF
perfection"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
A CANCER INSTITUTE
NINE. CURE STARTS MOVE FOR
HOSPITAL.
(By N. c. w. C. News service.)

(By N. C. w. G.. News Service.)
An appeal to the women of Poland
to found in Warsaw an institute for
the treatment of cancer has been made
by Madame Curie, who has made an
initial contribution of $1,000, given her
by the Polish women of Chicago.
That az generous response will meet
this appeal is apparent from the fact
that many Polish women have pledged
themselves to sell their jewels to con-
tribute. Mortality from cancer is high
in. Poland because of war privations
and undernourishment
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29
FRANCISCAN SISTERS BUY
NEAR ST. LOUIS

The Polish Franciscan School Sis
tiers have bought the buildings and
grounds of the novitiate of the Broth
ers of Mary, near Ferguson, a suburb
of ST. Louis, as a convent for mem
bers of their community. 1t is under
stood the consideration was nearly
100000. The Brothers of Mary sold
the property because it had grown too
small for the accommodation of their
novices. They are now building a
much larger novitiate north of Kirk
wood about 10 miles from st. Louis.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

Irish nation passing through it,
possessing the true faith. The
English people of the British En-
pire are quite incapable of win
ming the world to Christ. They
have shattered the Christian faith
into a thousand pieces, and they
can never put it together again.
The Irish people have the faith
whole and entire, and can sc
forth and spread it and win the
whole world for Christ. "
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

The New Age, the Masonic Re-
view Of Washington d c., consid-
ers that issue lost wherein an at
tack is not made on things Catho-
lie. 1t is refreshing to hear others
speak i'll Of one, but it proves dis
concerning, while Illuminating, to
see others stoop to false and ig-
rorant statements. After all, his
tory is history.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

1t is gratifying to see the in
creasing interest Of Catholic lay
men in the works of religion. Let
us hope that they will eliminate
the offcious type of layman who
spends his time continually telling
priests and bishops how to run
the Church. His whole contribu-
ton to the cause consists in cheap
much talk
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

Father Fletcher, well known
London priest, speaking on Bles-
sed Oliver Plunket, recently said /:
eve must pray not only for Ire
land, but for the Irish race and
nation. ] see a door open and the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

On October %, the Catholic
Telegraph of Cincinnati complet-
ed ninety years of journalistic use
fulness. Founded in 1881, our
distinguished contemporary has
ever taken a prominent part in de-
Tense of Church and country. May
it see many more years Of success
and prosperity. s..-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

Those Augusta (Mich.) parents
administered a terrible blow to
high school pride when they
threatened to spank all the chill
dren who did not declare the
strike off and return to- their
StulieS.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-29

The Communion Of Saints is dis
tinctively a Catholic belief. What
a pity those without the fold can
not be brought to a reasonable
view of this logical and consoling
doctrine.