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The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
AMERICAS OPPORTUNITY.

One effect Of the world war
was to place America, the United
States, unmistakably in the fore
front of the powers of earth. The
place which she now occupies is
one of honor and strength. The
nations have looked to this coun-
try for help in time Of war, they
have begged assistance in time OF
peace and Of need. In all things
America has been generous and
magnimous- demanding nothing
in return for her largess.
Today this republic stands be-
fore the world as host to the
powers in conference, the most
momentous that ever has faced
the family of nations. In virtue
of her position she asks the gov
ernments Of the various peoples
to reflect with her on the terrible
losses occasioned by war; the use
less waste; the accompanying bur
dens of taxation; the threat to
civilization; the breaking down of
standards Of justice; the utter dis
regard Of the common rights Of
every people. Fighting is the
method adopted by animals to
settle their differences; man uses
his reason in such a contest only
to intensity his animal procliv-
tiles, not to reach a rational de-
cision.
The sane peoples of earth are
back Of America in this call to
permanent peace. Their leaders
may be actuated by false ideals
Of national honor; the people
themselves are misled by no such
foolish theories. The question
remains as to whether these lead
ers can be brought to the point
of viewing the horrors of uni
yersal war in the light in which
it appears to the gaze of the
actual combatants and the conse-
quent sufferers. The prayers of
all people will arise fervent and
intense that the God Of nations
may see fit to inspire the chosen
representatives of the nations to
put an end once and for all to
the universal carnage that threat.
ems the human race as result OF
the enormous plans for increased
armaments. America is willing
no one doubts her sincerity. May
the willy, intriguing spirits Of the
older countries be forced by the
voice Of justice and mercy to joir
with the United States in decree
ing rational, just and lasting
peace for all peoples.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
THE ARMIsTICE PATRON.

1t may have been pure accident
and it may not-that the armis-
tice was signed, in 1918, on the
feast of st. Martin Of Tours. In
any case, the day is sacred to the
great military patron Of the mid
die ages. For Martin Of Tours
had been a soldier, warrior un-
der the Emperor Julian, in the
fourth century. It is related that
on certain occasion the youth
ful fighter was approached by a
poor man who was cold and half
naked. Having nothing else to
give, Martin at once ripped his
military cloak in two and gave
the beggar one half of it. The
following night Our Lord, clothed
in that half cloak, appeared to
the young soldier and expressed
His gratitude for the charity to-
wards one of His poor.
Casting aside the trappings of
military life, Martin received bap-
tism-for he was not yet a Chris
tian-and was ordained to the
holy ministry. Having been ap-
pointed Bishop Of Tours, he gath
cred about him a group Of eighty
holy men and lived in their midst
as saint.
His zeal is noted in the oft
quoted expression which he used
on his death bed, when eighty-one
years old. When his clergy com
planned at their approaching loss,
the holy old man exclaimed
Lord, if I am still necessary to
thy people, I refuse not the bur.
den.' Evidently he was not fur.
ther necessary in this world, fol
be died soon afterward. Who car
tell, however, how needful his
prayers and intercession in heav
en- were for the Church of God or
earth. For many centuries he was
invoked and honored as the CHIEF
patron, with St. Michael the Arch
angel, Of Christian armies.
| st. Martin, patron Of the Armis
| tice, well may be implored at this
time, for the results of that mo
mentous cessation of hostilities
have not yet reached their full
ness. Christian and pagan to-day
are skirmishing for the future
each avows his sincerity in wish
ing to avoid another world dis
aster; but the prospects Of perma
nent peace are not too roseate
God was banned at the peace ia
BILE: will He also be forced t,
stand outside at these delibera
!, tions? He once said: 81 shall
laugh at them in their destruc
tinn -
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
A BISHOPS SUGGESTION.

In splendid discourse, which
he delivered recently in Milwau-
'kee, Bishop McNicholas Of Duluth
offered various plans Of practical
work for the men of the Holy
Name Society. He outlined some
OF these thoughts, while others
were merely suggested. Among
the latter was the idea of forming
the local unit into a study class Of
apologetics. In this way, the Bish-
op said, it would be possible to
train Catholic men in those ele-
ments Of Christian teaching which
are so important, nay essential.
for the intelligent Catholic to-day.
AS a matter Of plain fact, the
average Catholic is poorly inform
ed concerning his religion. True.
ne believes firmly in his faith ;
but he usually let's it, go at that,
without arguing or seeking fur
ther illumination. The result is
that when approached by an in
qulrer as to certain tenets of his
belief, he shrugs his shoulders and
changes the subject.
1t is well known that few if
any persons outside the Catholic
Church have a correct knowledge
OF her history, her teachings, her
attitude towards science or hel
policy in human affairs. Hence
the most natural course for an in
quisitve mont Catholic is to speak
to his Catholic friend on such mat.
ters. Finding that this friend il
Ibut poorly informed possibly
knows nothing at all Of the partic
ular subject the earnest seeker
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
SCIENCE AND FAITH.

From time to time we are told
that men of science, professors in
colleges and other leaders of thought,
do not believe in God. What is more,
this lack of faith is said to be the di-
rect result of scientific investiga-
ton; science, in other words, re-
flutes such belief.
While it may be useless to argue
with those who are already welded
to agnosticism or, worse still, athei-
ism, it is not amiss to recall the va
rious methods by means of which
pseudo-scientists arrive at their
strange conclusions.
Prof. Leuba, teacher in promi-
nent eastern college for women,
made an investigation among one
thousand men of science and the pu-
pills in eleven different institutions
OF learning. His questions related to
the existence Of God and the immor-
tality of the human soul. The an
swers to his queries were illuminat-
ing, in a way. They proved, for one
thing, that faith is divine gift and
is not vouchsafed to all. The stu
dents, especially, showed by their re-
sponses that they possessed a hazy
idea of these momentous matters,
but it was an idea derived from the
emasculated doctrines of Protestant
ism. If even leading men in the
churches deny the divinity of Christ,
the Virgin Birth, the full power OF
the Atonement of Christ, why won
der if the men in the ranks 90 a
step further and reject even the
existence of God and the souls i'm.
mortal nature.
| 1t may also be remarked in pass
ing that while America may lead
the world in physical science, he1
quota of real philosophers is lamen-
tably, ridiculously small, although
it would seem that every professor o1
that intricate subject poses as a Pla
to or an Aristotle, even as an Aqui
mas or an Augustine in the realm O
lpure thought.
| unbelievers have existed always
even in the ranks Of science, just al
there ever have been wandering me
teors and fve-legged calves; both ex
lceptions to the ordered laws Of ma
lture. Recent times, it is true, dat
ing from the deplorable farce call
ed the reformation, have produce,
an unusually large crop Of doubter
with regard to the fundamentals o
the spiritual life. Kant, Hegel
Darwin, Huxley, Tyndall, Renar
and bitter group Of other misguid
ed spirits, have enriched the rank
of unbelief. Their theories and pro
nouncements, however, have lru
counter to human experience and th
!, intellects of the ages. They may b
! Goliaths, but they battle in hops
less cause, while even their follow
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
HONOR PIONEER BISHOP
OF BODY OF RIGHT
Reverend JOHN BAPTIST
BRONDEL, D. D., FIRST BISHOP
OF HELENA-EiGHTE AN
NIVERSARY OF DEATH OF THE
PRELATE-HISTOR OF LIFE IN
PREPARATION.

The body of the Right Reverend
John Baptist Brondel, D. D., first Bish-
op of Helena, who died November 8,
1903, was removed on Thursday, No
vember 3, the eighteenth anniversary
of his death, from the old Cathedral
of the Sacred Heart to it's permanent
resting place in Resurrection ceme-
terry.
The Right Reverend John P. Carroll
D. D., Bishop Brondel's successor, Of
ficiated on Thursday morning at a
Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass for
the repose Of the soul of the deceased
prelate. A great number CT the priests
of the diocese were in attendance at
the funeral Led by the Reverends
Francis x. Batens and James M. No
Ian as chanters, they recited the Of
fee of the dead Immediately before
the Mass.
The officers of the Mass were: eel.
ebrant, Right Rev. John P. Carroll;
assistant priest, Right Rev. Mgr. Vic
tor Day, V. G.; deacons of honor:
Reverends A. R. Coopman and A.
Heithoff; deacon of the Mass, Rev. j.
G. Tougas; subdeacon, Rev. E. P. Cur
ley; masters of ceremonies, Rever-
ends w. P. Joyce and P. P. Marnane.
The absolution was pronounced by
Bishop Carroll.
Bishop Brondel was born in Belgi-
um, in 1841, and came to Helena in the
early eighties, his territory compris-
| ing the entire state of Montana He
travelled most of the time, visiting In
dian Missions, and the pioneer church
es that had been erected at the time
Not long before he died he recon.
mended that the diocese be divided
and week before his death he pre-
sided at a meeting of prelates in Hell
ena for the purpose of recommending
names for the new diocese of Great
Falls. The diocese of Great Falls was
erected and Bishop Lenihan was
named for the place. A few months
later, Bishop Carroll came to Helena
as the successor of Bishop Brondel.
A life of Bishop Brondel is now ir
preparation by the Right Reverend
Monsignor Victor Day, Vicar Genera
of the diocese of Helena under BishoI
Brondel and his successor, Bishop Car
roll. Monsignor Day is being assisted
in the work of compilation of data
on the deceased Bishop, by the Rev
erend s. J. Sullivan, D. d., of Town
send, Montana, who as boy in Hell
ena and later as one of the Cathedra
clergy, was intimately associated will
the late Bishop in much of his work
The Life of Bishop Brondel, which
has been in preparation for severa
Years, will be published within few
months. Inasmuch as it will give al
intimate description of much of th'
labors of the pioneers in the missions
of Montana and the northwest, j
will be distinct contribution t.
Church history in the great west.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
JEs' BE WHAT YOU Is.

One of the peculiar kinks in
human nature is that which leads
a person to pretend a superiority
which he does not possess. Each
man stands forth with certain nat
ural and acquired qualities; his
pretense cannot add one iota to
his actual worth, although he
strive ever so hard to appear
greater or of more Importance
than he really is. The very effort
itself indicates a lack Of solid
value.
Usually it is amusing to watch
the antics Of such a person. Re-
alizing his shortcomings, he en-
deavors to make up for them by
assuming what neither God nor
nature ever intended for him. In
this way at times he succeeds in
deceiving the gullible, and he rev.
els in their approval. The judi
cious, however never fora moment
credit him with being other than
they actually know him to be. But
not having genuine gold, he loves
to play with tinsel. Perhaps it is
just as well, since tinsel is his natu-
raj element.
The colonel's lady and Judy
.O'Grady may be sisters under the
skin, but frequently they are
worlds apart in every other re-
spect. May not also the same be
said of the colonel himself and
Judy's other halfg The most ma.
jestic, awe-inspiring, but withal
mirth-provoking, individual in the
whole world is perhaps the drum
major at the head of a parade
From trembling and defiant shake
or bearskin, to shiny boots, he is
the embodiment Of power, strength
and beauty: shonso of these he re
mains but a common mortal, like
unto the rest Of mankind. Fol
his whole impressiveness consists
in a mere outward appearance.
| So it is with many people whom
we meet in daily life. Take away
the shake of their conceit and thu
| gaudy uniform of pretense, an6
their apparent glamor melts away
like the waxen wings Of Icaru.
when he attempted to fly acros!
the sea. After all, there is deer
philosophy Of conduct in the ole
Darkey's words:
Don't be what you amt,
| Jes' be what you is.
If you is not what you am,
Then you am not what you is.
If you re just a little tadpole,
| Don't try to be a frog,
If you're just the tail,
| Don't try to wag the dog.
You can always pass the plate,
| If you can't exhort and preach
IF you re just a little pebble,
/ Don't try to be the beach.
| Don't be what you amt,
| Jes' be what you is.
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The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
HEROES TO THE END
FOUR ORPHAN LADS HEIRS OF
TWO SOLDIERS.

Four orphan lads at Mt. st. Vincent
Home, Denver, have learned of their
inheritance of $4,000 each from two
world war heroes, Thomas ]. Madigan
and James Jacques, who died recently
at Fitzsimmons General Hospital. The
soldiers, without relatives, through the
Rev. William ]. Ryan, of the hospital.
bequeathed $4,000 life insurance to
the four most deserving" boys at the
orphanage. The beneficiaries are
Donald Floyd, 10 years old; John Mail,
10; Eugene Casey and Roy Hillstrom,
each 3 years old
Madigan and Jacques died Of tuber-
culosis contracted IN France,
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
SOUTH WAKING UP
REPRESENTATIVE FORCES BEGIN
TO REALIZE DANGERS AND DIS.
GRACE OF SOUTHERN BIGoTRY
PRESS AND PULPIT EXPRESS
HORROR.

The action of Councilman Walter
Sims, of Atlanta, in reading before the
City Council the fake oath of the
Knights of Columbus as part of a reso-
luton calling for an investigation of
the knights of Columbus by that body,
has resulted in an amazing reaction
among the better class of non-Catho-
lies of the city.
Sims and his followers have been
condemned by the three daily papers
Of Atlanta, The Constitution, The
Georgian and The Journal. The re-
ligious intolerance which prompted
the action of Sims has been scored
from the pulpit by Rt. Rev. Henry ].
Mikell, Protestant Episcopal Bishop
Of the Diocese of Atlanta, by Rev. DR..
c.. B. Wilmer, rector of ST. Luke's
Protestant Episcopal church, and by
Rev. DR.. A. R. Holderly, pastor of
East Point Presbyterian church. Rev.
DR.. Ashby Jones, one of the leading
Baptist clergymen in the South, has
also denounced the wave of bigotry
which eliminated in the Sims resolu-
ton.
Resolutions denouncing the prevail
ing bigotry have been adopted by the
Rotary, Kiwanis, Civitan and Lions
Clubs. Nell Wilkinson, president of
the Atlanta Presidents Club and for
mer president of the Chamber Of
Commerce, has scored it in no uncer-
tain terms. Mayor James L. Key, of
Atlanta, has vetoed the resolution
passed by the City Council providing
for an investigation of the Knights
of Columbus, and the Council reversed
itself by sustaining the veto.
''Unless we eradicate this spirit of
religious intolerance, neither our pros
perity nor our happiness is secure"
declared Bishop Mikell in his anti
intolerance sermon.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

Cincinnati last Saturday. The
Jewish group could be taught by
Jewish religious teachers and Prot
estant and Catholics by teachers
of their faiths, he said. Il be-
lieve the Bible should be taught
in the public schools in accord
ance with the religions of the pu-
pills, Each religious group would
receive it's instructions separate
w." he said.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
LADY LAuRlER DIES

Lady Laurier, widow Of Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, formerly Prime Minister of
Canada and prominent leader of the
Catholics of the Dominion, died No
'vember 1, in Ottawa, after short ILL
ness. Lady Laurier was vice president
of st. Johns Ambulance Association,
the National Council Of Women and
the Local Council of Women. She was
honorary president of the Canadian
immigration Guild and also the Wom-
ems Canadian Historical Association.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
CURED AFTER 8 YEARS

At the recent Lorraine pilgrimage to
Lourdes, woman who had suffered
from tuberculosis of the lungs for ten
years, was cured. This woman, who
had been in bed for nine years, had
received the last Sacraments before
her departure for Lourdes and made
the whole journey on stretcher. She
left Lourdes in good health, and able
to walk. Improvement of three other
patients was observed.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
100000 LOURDES
!. PILGRIMS

p Although the year 1921 has not yet
come to an end, the railway station of
Lourdes reports that already one mil
lion pilgrims have passed through
there.
1t must also be remembered that
many pilgrims go to Lourdes by road,
especially those who spend the sum-
mer in the neighborhood of Lourdes,
in the Basque country, and in the
Pyrenees.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
DUTCH MINISTER TO VATICAN

DIR. Van Nispen, who, it was thought,
would be transferred to a new post
is to remain as Minister of the Neither
lands to the Holy See. His appoint
ment has been made permanent. The
Dutch legation to the Vatican was
established as temporary represen.
tation In January, 1916.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

The newspapers deplore the alb
sence Of Lloyd George from the
disarmament parley in Washing
ton. Tt is rather embarrassing for
him to sit in at such a conference
when he maintains an armed force
in Ireland. Under the conditions
his voice would be but feeble in
the chorus urging disarmament
in fact, it would be actually
funny.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12


The South is beginning to awak-
en- from it's torpor. The southern
press now deplores the miscar-
riage of justice when the mur-
Gerer of Father Coyle was set
free by the forces of bigotry. The
whole proceeding at the trial was
such that even Protestant
Bishop denounces the narrowness
that has permitted this blot on
the land Of so-called chivalry.
Hereafter southern chivalry,
like another exploded slogan,
English fair play may be
stamped as obsolete, little used
worn out, bad form. -
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

Count Pietro Rusconi and Lieut..
Altobelli recently engaged in a
duel in Rome, in which they ex-
changed seventy-eight sh t s,
neither suffering damage. At last
their seconds and the surgeons
stopped the fusillade. The two
men said they were reconciled.
Perhaps they used blank cart
ridges.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

1t is gratifying to read in the
daily press of the religious sim
cerity Of Marshal Foch. Sunday
and holy day finds him in his
place before the altar Of God as
the humblest Christian. This is
in marked contrast to the conduct
of some other foreign visitors to
our shores.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

The extension Press has just
published an excellent, illustrated
booklet: ''The Rosary: It's His
tory and Use," by Rev. E. J. Nc
Guinness. The booklet contains GA
pages, Is beautiful sepia pictures
Of Rosary subjects, and it retails
for Is cents. 1t, is very tastefully
made up.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
GREECE AND ROME

M. Skassis, Greek minister at Ma
drid, has arrived in Rome, charged
with the mission of concluding the
concordat between his government and
the Holy See.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

Teaching of religion in all of
America public schools was
urged in an address by DR.. s.
Parkes Cadman, pastor of Central
Congregational Church, BROOKLYN,
before a convention of 5000
teachers at the conference of the
Ohio Teachers Association in
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

According to eastern papers,
there is a sort of epidemic of
burglary on churches and priest s
homes in that part of the country.
Signs point to a gradual move
ment westward Of this unholy
traffic.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

The public health authorities
are to be congratulated on their
earnestness in disseminating
knowledge concerning the dan
gers of cancer. This is a subject
that should appeal to every
human being, since all alike are
exposed to it's ravages.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

Competent physicians in the
East and West are warning the
public against the new yeast-eat-
ing fad. 1t is said to be unwhole-
some and may become dangerous.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
.SALES|ANS LOSE SUPERIOR

Don Alberta, Superior of the Sale
sian Institute, has died suddenly at
Turin. The Holy Father sent letter
of coincidence. Don Alberta, in 1903,
came to America to visit the Salesian
colleges here.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

Perhaps we shall understand
the Irish question better when
our own Filipinos organize their
Sim Fein, says an esteemed con-
temporary.
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1921

The month of the holy souls
still calls to you from out the
depths: "Have pity on me, have
pity on me, at least you, my
friends
The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

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Evening star., 1921-03-03
Fish From a Can.

Deviled Lobster-Two tablespoons
butter, one tablespoon dry mustard.
one-half teaspoon salt. one teaspoon
lemon juice. one can lobster. one ta
blespoon WORCESTERSHIRE or tomat
sauce. Beat the two ia biespoons of
butter to a cream: add the mustard.
salt, sauce and lemon juice. Divide
the lobster into neat pieces. saute for
about six minutes in one third cup
butter and. when nearly done. add
the creamed mixture. Heat the whole
thoroughly and serve on toast.
Salmon Loaf.-One can salmon. one
tablespoon chopped parsley, salt and
pepper. one-half cup stale bread
crumbs, two eggs, a little milk. blade
of mace. Scald the milk and the
butter together. About two thirds
cup Of milk will probably be needed,
but little more or less may be re-
ouired according to the softness of
the fish and the size of the eggs.
Mince the salmon and add to it the
bread crumbs. parsley. salt and pep
per. Add also the lightly beaten
eggs and pour in the milk. little
at a time. so as not to get the mix
ture too soft. Turn into a CREASED
mold or bowl cover closely and let
it steam for one hour.
Creole Shrimps.-Two tablespoons
butter. one teaspoon onion Juice or
grated onion one and one half table
Spoons fOur. one and One-half cups
stewed. strained tomatoes one bay
leaf. salt and pepper. one can shrimps.
Melt the butter. add the onion juice
and -four and stir until smooth: then
the seasonings. tomatoes and bay
leaf and stir constantly until boiling.
Pick over the sh"imps and heat them
in the sauce. Serve plain or with
boiled rice.
Rroiled Sardines-One can sardines
salt and cayenne. lemon juice. strips
of toast. Remove the fish from the
can carefully. so as to keep them
whole. With the dull edge of a knife
blade scrape off as much as possible
of the skin. Heat d tablespoon of
butter in "A frying pan or chafing
dish and cook the sardines in it. turn
ing them so that both sides may be-
come thoroughly heated and slightly
Drowned. Sprinkle with salt and
cayenne and squeeze the lemon juice
over them. Lay each sardine on a
strip of freshly made. well buttered
toast. Serve very hot.