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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-08

enter was to endure for life, they
would not only be more cautious about
the step, but would try harder to. live
harmoniously. In countries where
there exists no divorce law, welded
couples live more happily than they do
in this country.
II the Almighty has called most PEG.
pie to the married state, it is plain they
will find happiness therein if only they
will pray for direction in their choice,
and will, by honorable courtship, mer.
it blessing on their union.
The Catholic Church regards mar
riage as a Sacrament; st. Paul calls
it by this name (Eph. v, 32). Marriage
is sacred not only because it has God
as it's Author, and because Christ hon.
ored a marriage by His first appear
ance in public life, but also because
the home is the very foundation OF
society, and the school in which the
child is to be started right on it's jour
ney to eternity.
People who believe that divorce
should be allowed to one who was mis-,
mated do not consider the rights OF
the children. They are separated from
one of their parents without being con.
suited and must themselves often be
subjected to severe hardships by &C
cepting a new parent, who will not be
father or mother to them.
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THE ETERNAL QUESTION.

A merry controversy is raging in a
Catholic weekly concerning the small
number of present-day marriages, says
the Catholic Transcript. The young
men blame the women and vice versa.
One bright young lady wrote the prize
letter Of the week and we clip the
following excerpt because our daily OBJ
serFations plainly indicate that the au-
thor is in great measure correct in
her conclusions.
The young men of today want the
girl who stops to powder her dainty
little nose in every slot-machine mir
ror. The girl who asks them to put
her powder puff in the pocket of their
blue suit. The girl who begins a
risque story but is ashamed to finish
it; the girl who has been told she
looks like Gloria Swanson and tries
to play the part. The girl who is
fond Of the food in Chinese restau-
rants. She who telephones you at the
office ethree or four times a day, and
is the cause of your wasting an amount
of the boss precious time in idle
chat. She is the kind Of girl any
fellow can pick up on the street cor
ner; or the one they can find hang
ing around some popular pool room,
and public dance halls unescorted.
That's the kind Of Jane the fellows
all love to chase around with, as some
people express it. But is that the
kind OF partner they want to take
for life? No, indeed, Is that the
kind Of wife they want to make a
home and help keep it? No, indeed!
Is that the kind of wife they want
to be the mother of their children?
Absolutely no, But when they have
finished sowing their wild oats and
have decided to settle down for life,
they begin looking for the good old
fashioned girl of yesterday. One who
can cook their meals; meals that they
can be proud OF in the eyes Of their
friends. A girl who can sew, mend
and keep a home neat and clean
That's the kind of wives they want
Let me tell you this much, Catholic
young men; you'll not find that girl
" 5OoeVihdy IouSeu III some. puDtlC
dance hall: but where will you find
herr You'll find her exactly at home
in the porch swing having heart to
heart talk with mother while the
haby=doH type of girl is staging
it UP to a public dance. Why / have
two Of the dearest brothers God ever
created and 4 would not trade them
for all the jewels in the. world.
know we have more like them, but
where are they n,
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AMERICAS LACK OF LEADERS.

Is America sowing solely for profits?
Is there an oVer-emphasis in this land
on greatness from a financial stand
point? Irving Bachelor says 50 and
he makes the point that, despite the
fact that we have multiplied our
schools and colleges, our great men
| are either dead or very old, says the
Minneapolis Journal. He goes on:
In public life we have. no great
outstanding figures-no one like Web
ster or Calhoun or Clay or Lincoln or
Seward or Sumner or Conkling or
Blaine or Sherman. In journalism
there is no Greeley, no Grady, no Me-
dill, no Pulitzer. What are our au-
thors doing to stir the souls of men
las did Snow Bound and The Psalm of
Life and the Commemoration Ode and
Tom Sawyer and the Scarlet Letter?
In the pulpit where are the men to
ring the worlds tocsin as did Beech
er and Talmadge and Brooks and Alb
bolt and Storrs and Father Ryan,"
There are two reasons FOR this pow
erty OF church and state, says Mr.
Bachelor. They are the mothers of
and ministers Of today.
Until recent years there was a force
|alive in this country which was pure
" American It was the spirit Of the
Pilgrim Fathers which put character
above money and made home DOM
inant factor in life. Under its sway
a mans moral credit was placed far
above his financial credit If he lack
ed the moral qualities, no amount of
money could buy him into the circle
of community leaders. Under the
workings Of that spirit, America pro-
duced generations Of moral and intel
lectual giants The nation was not
by any means perfect, but it cherish
ed high ideals and strove to practice
them.
But then there came period of in
vention which uuickened business.
Wealth began to accumulate and like.
wise the stories Of wealth. Financial
success became the ambition Of the
young and homes were depleted in the
rush TO the growing cities. Business
suddenly had dethroned government
and politics as the dominant motive
in the land
es We have reached point now from
which We can look back and see. where
~ make erred. When we started out
sWitlas'tlie idea tos Sow profits, it was
foredoomed that we should not har-
yest Il crop Of great men, Theslat-
ter eonR0te chaFact er, faith and truth
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DID YOU EVER SEE

A sword fish or a stone fence?
A horse fiddle or a pig iron?
A bottle fly or bed spring?
A tomato row or pot roast?
A star fish or rat-tail file?
A clock spring or a cow slip?
A band box or a cat nip?
A barn dance or chimney sweep?
And did you ever hear
The shoe blow it's horn?
A harebell ring or
A cough drop?
A pillow tick, or a IL
Tree top hum?
And did you ever see
A board walk or mill race?
Butterfly and the dish mop?
A hill farm and hill mop it's brow?
A tree spin it's top or a bee chew it's
gum?
Corn prick up its ears or potato
wipe it's eyes?
A clock wiring its hands or a table
cross it's legs?
A man pull up the lake or cat take
up tree?
A girl drop her eyes, or the night
fall?
An apple turn over or a clock wash
its face?
Did you ever eat any door jam when
the door was jar?
Or see a peanut stand or a stone
step? Young Peope.
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Sermons on Catholic Worship.

made to the participation of the faith
ful in all that is done by their Of
flcial representative The terms "chal-
Ice OF salvation" and ga sweet odor
for our salvation" clearly indicate that
the contents of the chalice are esti-
mated by the anticipation of the value
they will possess after the words or
conservation have been pronounced
For it is only the chalice of Christ's
saving blood that may effectually be
presented as the purchase price of our
salvation. The SAVIOR of that blood
alone placates the divine Majesty In
tercessiOn is made not only for the
faithful, but for the whole world"
Truly the hope of the world is center
ed in the altar of sacrifice. The Vic
tim of the holy sacrifice appeases the
divine wrath and draws down upon all
the blessings and graces of God The
Apostle of the Gentiles explains this
so graphically when he says: "The
chalice of benediction which we bless,
is it not the Communion of the blood
of Christ" q Cor. x, 16). This chal-
ice of salvation is, according to st.
John, 'the Precipitation for our sins,
and not for our sins only, but for those
also of the whole world" Q,I,20).
Prayer Of Humility.
Before setting the chalice down on
the altar, the priest makes with it the
sign of the cross, reminding us thereby
of the identity of the two sacrifices,
the bloody and unbloody one
Bowling in fervent entreaty, the
priest recites the following prayer in
the name of all assembled: 80 Lord,
accept us, animated with a spirit of
humility and contrition of heart; and
grant that this sacrifice we offer in
Thy sight this day may be pleasing to
Thee, o Lord God" Mindful of the
psalmist's assurance, ga contrite and
humble heart, O God, Thou wilt not
despise," the members of Christ's
mystic body pray that they be made
an acceptable spiritual sacrifice.
Prayer to the Holy Ghost.
Now follows the invocation: "Come,
o Sanctifier, almighty, eternal God,
and bless this sacrifice prepared to
Thy NAME" "Come," implores the
priest. His eyes and hands are raised
heavenward, expressing the earnest de-
sire that the fire of the Holy Ghost
may come down, consume the bread
and wine, and convert them into the
body and blood of Christ. "The Sane
tifier" is properly the title of the
Holy Ghost, since to Him is attributed
the work of dispensing the graces mer
tied by Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
The Sanctifier, full participant in the
power and infiniteness of the God
head, is invoked to effect the mir
acle of the transubstantiation as He
effected that of the incarnation, be-
cause of their close analogy. Both
mysteries are works of special love-
1t is but proper that both be ascribed
to the Spirit whose particular note is
personal love.
The Lesson Learned.
This, then, explains in summary
way the prayers and ceremonies of
the offertory of holy Mass. From
it we can learn very much. The
whole oblation ceremony should spur
us on to purge our hearts of sin; to
adorn them with virtues whose radi-
ance will please Jesus in His Euchar
istic Coming to our affairs.
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WHY is THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
so OPPOSED TO DIVORCE?

1t should rather be asked why are
not the Protestant churches as much
opposed to divorce as the Catholic
Church, because if the Bible be their
authority, they cannot sanction abso-
lutte divorce in any case. Even if st.
Matthew (V, 80 and XIX, 81 author.
lied absolute divorce for the one cause
of unfaithfulness, how about the many
f1imsy reasons which the Protestant
churches condone? asks the Sunday
Visitor.
AS matter of fact, for fifteen hun,
dred years of the Christian era, these
two texts from Matthew were inter-
preted to authorize separation only
where one of the marriage partners
had proved unfaithful, but it was new
er understood that the innocent party
had right to remarry. So holds
three-fourths of Christendom even to-
day. The prohibition contained in
Mark tx, 9-12), Luke (XVI, 49, and
Paul q Cor. VII, 10-11; Rom. VII, q
- is absolute; and Matthew, in the
two texts quoted in favor of separa-
ton, can easily be reconciled with the
other four in which no exception is
suggested.
st. Paul distinctly AYERS that death
alone dissolves the marriage tie, and
Luke says Everyone that putteth
away his wife and marrieth another,
committeth adultery and declares
that he also committeth adultery "who
marrieth her that is put away" Mark
is equally emphatic. He uses the word
whatsoever" where Luke uses the
word everyone" In fact, it is difficult
to understand now anybody can see an
exception permitted by Matthew, be,
cause, while he does justify the put
ting away" of wife for the cause of
fornication, he contends 'he that shall
marry her that is put away committeth
adultery" Mark and Luke speak Of
the man marrying another after put
ting away his wife; but Matthew says
nothing of the man marrying another.
Hence mere separation was in Mat
thew's mind
The state of New York allows abso-
lutte divorce only for the miscalled
Scriptural reason, vet the latest sta.
tistics credit New York state with g.
269 divorces during 1916. Grant one
reason and dissatisfied people will
bring about the condition which will
enable them to become divorced.
It is true that many individuals must
suffer hardship by being denied the
privilege of remarrying after separa-
ton, but laws are made for the general
good. Every law will work hardship
on some people. If people foreknew
that the marriage they were about to
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AGNES.
CConcluded.)
Chapter III.
In the Moonlight,

Aoo yCdlo nave passed away since
the summer that Tom O'Neill ane
Ralph Gordon spent their vacations il
the Turtle Mountains. Ralph Gordon
is partner with his father, and stu
dious, good-natured Tom O'Neill is
married to sweet Catherine Malloy,
The young physician has goo6
practice at Iona, and is beloved b,
every one.
In the law Office of Gordon & Sor
sat Mr.. Gordon and Ralph one morn
ing.
The older man had just finished
reading letter from a wealthy client
Ralph he said, as he laid the let
ter aside, II think it is better to go &c
San Diego and look after this affair
Judge Dougherty lives there and he
will help you with it. He and | are
old class mates"
Judge Dougherty, a, kind-faced. sill
very-haired man, received the young
man cordially, saying, Jim Gordon
SON is most welcome. / am sorry nv
wife is not at home. She is spending
few weeks with her brother in Ia.
coma. But Martha will make you com
Portable
Martha, an elderly woman, had been
employed in the Dougherty household
for years.
In short time, the affairs of his
client were looked after.
Stay few days longer" pleaded
the judge, as Ralph spoke of return.
ing home.
with pleasure answered Ralnh
as the business is finished, still have
a few days to spend with you."
L wish to show you some of the
picturesque old ruins before Won re.
turn. Then tomorrow there will he
commencement exercises at st. Ma.
rvs Academy"
The commencement exercises were
beautiful, but all was lost on Ralph aft
er one young girl came on the stage
and sang in a pure, sweet voice, save
Maria
The singer was attired in a soft
white dress. She had slight girlish
form, with masses of golden hair.
brushed back from her white brow
and soft gray eyes.
who is she?' asked Ralph.
Agnes Elmslie,'' replied Judge
Dougherty DIR. La Notes niece
Il have seen her before" said
Ralph, "but where?'
Then he remembered Henry John
sons daughter.
1T can't be!-and yeti" mused
Ralph.
After the program, Judge Dougherty
spoke to Agnes.
You did extremely well tonight. A.
mes. Meet my friend, Mr.. Ralph Cor.
don, from Dakota. Miss Elmslie. Mr..
Gordon
From Dakota?' asked Agnes. II
used to live there
Can it be possible that you are the
little Agnes met at Lake Mona? Hen
ry Johnson's daughter? No, your name
is Elmslie''
Is Yes, | am the same Agnes" laugh
ed Agnes. Daddy isn't my honest-to.
goodness father, as we children used
to say. But he raised me from infan-
cy until Uncle John found me- Dear
Daddy'-and Agnes gave happy lit
tie sigh.
4 must go now, Judge. Uncle John
said Sister Annunciata wishes to see
me. Won't you bring your friend over
to see Uncle before he returns home %
As Judge Dougherty and Ralph
walked slowly home, the Judge told.
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Agnes held out her hand to Ralph.
He touched it reverently.
yes, dear, He has" he answered in
low voice.
Then they walked slowly back to
the porch
It is the Feast. Of the Assumption of
Our Blessed Mother. In the little
chapel of st. Mary's Academy, three
young women in bridal attire, kneel
to receive the habits Of Sisters Of Mer-
cy from the hands Of the sanity, white
haired old Bishop. One is sweet Ag-
mes Elmslie.
Father La Motto is the celebrant Of
the Mass. A few friends and relatives
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Successful business may have these
qualities, but not necessarily SO.
The result is that there are two
ideals struggling for ascendancy in
this country, the spiritual and the
materialistic, with the latter at pres
ent having the better of the argument.
We are becoming lovers of ease, idle
ness and pleasure and are robbing the
nation of homes wherein mothers mold
men of moral character. Is it any
wonder, then, that today in church or
state there is such an absence of
great personalities?
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are there to witness the ceremony.
Among those present is DR.. La Motto
and his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. John
sou and little fair-haired Annette.
Benediction is given, and after re-
oeption in the academy parlor, the
guests depart.
A happy light shines in the faded
eyes. Of Sister Annunciata as her beads
slip, slowly through her frail fingers.
How wonderful are the ways of
God" she murmurs softly Il prayed
that my other Agnes would have the
vocation to become a nun. And God
has given this gift to her child Sweet
Agnes Bride Of Christ
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STOCK QUOTATIONS AT SOUTH SIT.
PAUL. TUESDAY, OCTOBER A.

killing steers
Common light steers 2.25 $500: plain
heavy steers, 3.25M4.25; good native
steers, $500 5.25; Dakota steers, $50
05.50; corn fed steers, 1000 $50; choice
fed yearlings, S.00M 800.
Cows and Heifers--
Gamer and cutter cows, 1.75@3.00;
bulk of butcher cows, 3.00@4.50; choice
grass heifers, 800 a 500; dry fed heif-
ers, 6.50MS.50.
StOcl1ers and Feeders
Common to fair yearlings, 5000 400:
fair to good yearlings, 4.00M4.75; good
to choice yearlings, 4.75m5.50; fair
feeders, S00-1,000 lbs, 4.75q5.25, good
feeders, $500 500.
Dairy Cows
Common to CHOICE, a5.OOQ75oo; bulk
of cows, 45.00 % 60.00.#
Hog Quotations
Heavy packing sows. 6.00n6.25:
heavy mixed, 650@700; good mixed
hogs, 7.00m7.50; light hogs, 7.50@7T7;
Gull pigs. 5000 100; good stock pigs,
7.15MS.25; boars, 1.50M3.00.
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him the story of DIR. La Notes niece.
A few evenings later, they called at
the home of DR.. La Motte
The physician and his wife received
Ralph cordially. The Judge was an
old friend of the family.
agnes has told us of meeting you
before said Mrs. La Motto, giving her
hand to Ralph in welcome "She told
us of the night you and Dr. O'Nejil
sang at Mr.. Johnson's home"
'.I'1l never forget that night" said
Agnes. eve talked of it long after
wards. You both sang Ave Maria
Then l didn't know about our Blessed
Mother, but / loved the hymn"
1t was beautiful moonlight night
The little group was gathered on the
porch. The physicians wife was sit
ting beside him on a low stool, one
white hand resting softly on his knee.
DIR. La Motto and the Judge were
enjoying their evening cigars.
Ralph took the cigar which DR.. La
Motto offered, but did not smoke He
was listening to Agnes as she told Of
DIR. La Motto finding her; then of the
conversion of the Johnson family.
'And it was my cousin, Father La
Motto, who instructed Daddy and
Mother explained Agnes. you met
Father La Motto when you went to
Mount Carmel, Mr.. Gordon"
''How many changes in three years."
remarked Ralph.
Agnes" said DIR. La Motto, 'shoW
the moon-fowers to Mr.. Gordon while
the Judge and / finish our cigars here.
Your aunt and were looking at them
a little while ago. They are lovely
tonight"
Agnes wore simple white gown;
gold cross hanging from slender
chain was fastened around the girlisl
throat.
The two young people walked slow
ly down the walk, to one end of the
garden where the moon-fiowers clam
bered over high stone wall. The
moonlight shedding its radiance over
the garden made a beautiful scene.
Here and there palm trees cast their
shadows, and clumps of sweet-scented
flowers waited their perfume on the
night air. And the moon-flowers were
beautiful, their pure, white blossoms
glistening in the silvery moonlight.
Aren't they lovely?" asked Agnes,
touching white blossom softly.
Are We in fairglands" asked Ralph
in return.
Agnes laughed softly.
Ralph sighed. And to think to
morrow | must go back. There is
something l must ask you before l
co.
His manner had grown serious.
do you think, Agnes, you could
learn to care for me?''
Flush, oh, hush" cried Agnes. "Let
us go back to the rest
Little Agnes pleaded Ralph in a
low, passionate voice. II have loved
you since | met you at Lake Mona
three years. ago. love you now, dear,
more than ever. Is there no hope Of
winning your
Agnes shook her head slowly.
Tell me-" pleaded the young man;
lis there some one else who already
has?''
There is someone else answered
Agnes, in a low. sweet voice. So low
were the words spoken that Ralph
bent his head over her to catch them.
In few months will be His bride,
dear friend =
The sweet voice paused a moment, |
then continued, In few months
will be Bride of Christ. Hasn't God
been good to me?'
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GRAIN FUTURES, MINNEAPOLIS.

GRAIN FUTURES, MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat
May, high, 1914; low, i.2e%~. i'1oAs
Oats
December high, 315s; low, 3OB. MAY.
high, 35$I low, 345s.
Rye
December high, 81; low. IS. Il
Barley RI
December, high, So; low, So l
Flax
October, high, 1914; low, 1.T9. De.
eenIber, high, LIS; low 1Sl1$.
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THE CHlLDREN'S HOUR.
THE PRAYER OF BUDDY BOY.

Little face a-shining-eyes upturned
above
Little hands a-clasping- heart OF
love;
Little voice a-whispering-keep us safe
through all
Angels hover listening to little Bud
dy's call.
Little head allowing down to bended
knees
Little lips a-whispering, making night
ly pleas;
Keep us all from harm-let nothing us
annoy
Jesus smiles in answer to the prayer
of Buddy Boy.
Katherine Edelm0n.
The Little River news., 1921-04-27
DANIELS VISITS LITTLE ROCK
Former Secretary of Navy, Daniels,
 Visits Little Rock.

Little Rock, April p. - Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy under the Wilson administration, was Little Rock visitor today. Mir. Daniels in two addresses here urged support of the educational campaign of the Meth odist church, South. MT. Daniels ar rived here early Friday morning from St. Louis and was accompanied by J. H. Reynolds, president of Hendrix College, Conway and director general of the 33,0O0,O0O campaign and Henry Ahrens of New Orleans head of the secular press division or the cam paign.
 MT. Daniels was welcomed at the station by committee headed by Governor McRae He later went to the capitol where he paid his respects to his old friend Governor McRae The former secretary made his first ad- dress Friday noon at a luncheon ten- dered him by those interested in the movement He spoke in the afternoon at the first Methodist church.
The Little River news., 1921-04-27
Woman Shows Up" the Cotton Farmer by Raising Poultry
Baptists Will Have Church
 Home Coming Sunday

The Baptists of this city will have a Church Home Coming at their church ir this city next Sunday, May 1st. The Home Coming sermon will be preached by Rev. Doak s. Campbell, president of Central College, The fol- lowing program will be held Sunday:
 Sunday School, 9:30 to 10:30.
 Roll call of members, 10:3O to Ii.
 Sermon, "The Church Home Con- ing" by Dr. Campbell, Il to 11:45.
 The Lords Supper, 11:45 to 12:15.
 Special Home Coming Song Service, 7:3O to 8.
 Sermon, "Duties of Church Mem bers, by Dr. Campbell, to 8:45.
 The services will continue each day for ten days.
The Little River news., 1921-04-27
TEXARkANA WINS CASE
City Awarded S5,7i7 Judgment Against
 Former Sheriii.

Texarkana, Tex, April 23.-After a trial lasting two days in the Miller County Chancery Court, Chancellor Shaver this afternoon awarded a judgment in favor of the city of Tex arkana, Ark, for S5,747.50 against former Sheriff Gurley. The city had sued to recover $9,500. Gurley will appeal.
 The testimony showed that Gurley as collector of ad valorem taxes for the city, had paid into the city treasury $9,500 in time scrip where as he had collected the taxes in cash.
 In it's suit the city contended the scrip had been issued illegally and that S5,74750 of the amount really stood for interest on other outstand- ing scrip or warrants previously is- sued by the city, It Is claimed that Gurley cashed the time scrip for the Madison Bond Company or Madison. Wis, two months after the tax books of the county had been closed.