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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
SACRILEGIOUS THEFT
RARE SILVER CROSS STOLEN
FROM CHURCH AND MELTED
DoWN-lRREPARARLE LOSS TO
ANTIQUARlANS.

Chalices, pyxes and the famous By
zantine silver-gilt cross, which were
stolen from the Gravedona parish
church on Lake Como, Italy, have been
melted by jeWeler to whom the
thieves sold them, and are forever lost
to the worlds treasury of art. Anti.
quarians long regarded the cross as
one of the finest specimens of Byzan.
tine craftsmanship. The chalices and
pyxes were rare examples of Four.
teenth Century artistry.
Through the confession of one of
the sacrilegious robbers, it has been
learned that a former attendant at the
church planned the theft. He explains
that he was tempted to commit the
crime by the offers he received from
numerous English-speaking visitors to
purchase the relic at its weight in
gold. The culprits probably would
have escaped detection but for the
fact that one of the three in the rob.
berry dropped pocketbook contain
ing papers that identified him as mil
itary deserter. They were traced and
captured the same evening.
When the police learned the name
of the Milan jeweler to whom the
precious objects had been sold they
fastened to his shop, but were too late
The jeweler had already placed them
in crucible and all were melted.
The Byzantine cross was valued at
million francs. The thieves sold
it and the chalices and pyxes for $40
francs.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01

"Bible of Amiens," cites the following
from speech by the Duke of Yelling
ton in the House of Lords. The Duke
of Wellington said: e
at. is already we'll known to your
Lordships that of the troops which
our gracious Sovereign did me the
honor to entrust to my command at
various periods during the war---a war
undertaken for the express purpose of
securing the happy institutions and
independence of the country-at least
one-half were Roman Catholics. My
Lords, when l call your recollection
to this fact am sure all further
eulogy is unnecessary. Your Lordships
are we'll aware for what length of
period and under what difficult cir
cumstances they maintained the En-
pire buoyant upon the flood which
overwhelmed the thrones and wrecked
the institutions of every other people
how they kept alive the only spark
of freedom which was left unextin-
guished in Europe. -.
"My Lords, it is mainly to the Irish
Catholics that we all owe our proud
predominance in our military career,
and that personally was indebted for
the laurels with which you have been
pleased to decorate my brow. :. p. We
must confess, my Lords, that without
Catholic blood and Catholic valor no
victory could ever have been obtained,
and the first military talents might
have been exerted in vain"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
CATHOLICS AND SOCIAL ORDER
POWER OF CHURCH BEING FELT
IN EURoPE-HoPE FOR RELIC.
IoUs PROGRESS IN THE BAL
KAN PROVINCES.

Out of the welter of European pol
itics come reports, many of them un-
official, some official, emphasizing the
important part Catholic tradition and
Catholic belief is playing in the task
of reconstruction and re-establishment
of social order.
There are rumors of rapproche-
ment between the Italian conservative
party and the so-called Catholic party
for the support of the government in
opposition to the radical political ele-
ments. There is another rumor that
the Catholic parties in all European
countries are considering the estab.
lishment of more or less cohesive
organization to combat the spread O.
radicalism and Bolshevism There is
still another report that union of
Bavaria and Austria, both of which
are Catholic in faith, is contemplated.
Many Of these rumors have reached
Washington through official sources,
indicating that foreign chancelleries
are giving more consideration than
they have given for many years prior
to the outbreak of the great war, to
the enormous influence of Catholicism
upon European political and social
conditions, The proposal now under
consideration by the French govern.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
WHEN A FEW WHITE ROBES
CLOTHED A HUNDRED.

We are used to pathetic tales from
our poverty stricken missionaries, but
rarely does anything SO touching as
this story come to our Offices Bishop
Declerc, of Upper Kassai, Africa, does
not make an appeal for clothing for
poor little ones, but the facts speak
loudly.
AS in many other parts of Africa,
the natives of Kassai are reduced to
rags or to the garments made of leaves
belonging to their primitive state. Oft
en- the priests cannot permit those
ready for First Communion or con-
firmation to approach the altar so de-
plorable is their appearance.
Bishop Declerc had the happiness of
seeing ready for confirmation this year
a goodly number of young people,
many of them girls. After long weeks
of study and preparation they eagerly
awaited the day of confirmation, but
. as the time drew near cloud ap:
peared in the sunny sky-the maidens
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
A HOPEFUL SIGN
CATHOLIC MOVEMENT IN swift.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SEEK
ROME.
(By N. G.. w. G. News Service ,

(By n. c. w. G. News Service)
There is to be noted among the
Professionals Of Switzerland an unrlis.
taxable trend toward Rome, especially
in the case of theological students.
Lausanne and other cities offer the
most important examples of this move.
ment. Some pious Professionals, dis.
satisfied with the fruits of the Refor.
alton, are turning instinctively to
the Catholic Church. Many are com.
ing back into the fold.
One prominent Protestant pastor is
on the point Of conversion to the an.
Gent Faith. Another pastor has in
troduced in his service prayers for the
dead. The result has been a larger
attendance at his services.
This Romeward tendency cannot yet
be compared ito the oxford move
ment" in England, in the middle of the
last century, but it is strong enough
to justify the remark made recently by
Protestant:
"The fashion is. now to become a
Catholic"
Protestant churches in Switzerland
are showing disposition to reunite.
The age of individualism in religion
has passed or is passing as the neces-
sity of reunion asserts itself. A new
evidence of this tendency is the pro-
posal for union between the two great
Protestant groups, the national and
state-supported body and the independ.
ent churches.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
NATIVE PRIESTS.

p. -.
Bishop Munagorri, O.. P, OF Tonkin,
is one Of the fortunate prelates. He
writes to say that in the spring he con.
secrated eleven new priests which
brings the total number of his native
clergy to one hundred and thirty eight.
Tonkin, the land of martyrs, is rich
now in Christians, but it, has none the
less teeming population still wait
ing regeneration. in Mgr: Munagorri's
Vicariate alone there are 100000
souls. To give instruction to the
grown persons seeking the missions,
to baptize dying infants properly de-
mands the services of hundreds of
priests, so that the one hundred and
thirty-eight native missionaries are not
enough, considering the lack of Euro.
pean apostles.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSIST AND OUR
TIMES.

In the great non Catholic Partisan
daily, lie Temps, has appeared an ar
ticle from the pen of the we'll known
Italian statesman and social economist
--Signor Lingi LuZzati, regarding the
differences of the various rates of eX-
change in Europe. Towards the con-
clusion the writer says: This critical
situation is now of such nature that
from an economic standpoint a Saint
Francis of Assist would today be very
much more useful to the world than
a learned professor of economic sci
ence, or even a delegate to the League
of Nations" This esteem for the SER
aphic saint on the part of the Israel
itic scientist is by no means new, and
is in a way only reiteration of pub
lie confession on a previous occasion
AS Prime Minister of Italy in 1910
Signor Luzzati sent telegram to the
municipality of Assist, in which he re.
ferred to the remarkable personality
of st. Francis, who better than any
one else had embodied in his life and
character the Hottest law of brotherIy
solidarity between all sections and all
classes of our commonwealth"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01

demanding why she had failed to keep
faith with him.
She then most solemnly promised
to delay no longer, and having made
all her preparations for the Journey
which would take several days, she
and her husband mounted their mules,
and set out for the shrine.
1t was long and fatiguing journey
round the many intentions of the bare
and rugged sea coast, which was inter-
sected by deep ravines or '"barrancos"
as they are called there.
Pine-clad heights lowered above the
road, capped with cloud, and below
lay fantastic piles of black volcanic
rock, the only vegetation being
clumps of prickly pear, aloes, and the
candle-like branches of the euphorbia.
They spent night at small reala,
or wine shop, and the next day
reached their destination, the village
of Candelaria. The following morning
| image and the cave on the seashore
the little church, where above the high
altar, hung round with ex-votos, was
enshrined the miraculous statue.
And she and her husband devoutly
heard Mass and received Holy Com
munion, after which they departed on
| their return journey to Laguna.
From that day no more ghostly
| sounds were heard in their home.
The friar appeared once more-a
radiant and glorified apparition this
time, and already in heaven. He came
to thank her for her services, and
then vanished forever.
Peace and happiness now reigned
| in the once troubled household, and
before the year was out the young
couple were blessed by the birth of a
son, whom they always regarded as
having been sent them as a reward
for their charity and in answer to the
prayers of the Phantom Friar, whose
| soul they had assisted to find repose
Cd &C. E. Jef5ep.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
SCH OCH
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
ment to re-establish formal relations
with the Vatican points the way Euro
pean opinion is drifting -

"ASAA SAAS SetIASbA POAALo tAAS "e1S AS"1o
pean opinion is drifting. t
The probability of the re-establish-
ment of a German state, predominant
ly Catholic, consisting of South Ger
many and what remains of Austria, is
discounted in official quarters in
Washington. 1t is doubted, in the first
place, that Bavaria would combine
with Austria in view of the deplorable
economic condition in the latter coun-
try and a union of Austria with Ger
many is barred by the treaty of Ver-
sail1es.
The Baltic situation also offers
interesting possibilities in the way of
the revival of Catholic influence in
view of the reconstruction of the Polish
state and the possible recognition of
the other so-called Baltic republics.
After the partition the Catholics I'M
der Russian domination in this region,
Lithuanians, Poles, and Ruthenians,
were for the most part, under pain of
severe punishment, obliged to sub
scribe to the Russian orthodox faith:
but, in many cases, occasional mis-
sionaries said Mass and administered
the sacraments in the depths Of the
|.silent forests. With the menace of
Bolshevism removed religion in these
Baltic countries, will turn back to it's
old channels with the possibility that
the Catholic Church will eventually
regain the position it once held.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01

the rice crops as they are gathered
from season to season-there are two
crops each, year-and have practically
nothing stored ahead for emergencies.
When famine comes they devour the
leaves from the trees, the grass IN the
fields; the babies are thrown by the
wayside; those who are able try to
drag themselves out of the devastated
district, many of them perishlng by
the road.
Such is the misery to which the ma
tives of Bishop Fabregues' missions
are now reduced. 1t behooves every.
one who can snare an aims to send it
to this perishing people.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
STARVING MISSIONARIES.

When we say that most of the Catho.
lie missionaries are suffering from
hunger because they have not the
means to feed themselves properly, we
are probably suspected by many of
exaggeration. Here is the report OF
an eyewitness more than confirming
our assertion. Father Cadillac, Vicar.
General of Tokyo, writes:
Il had lately the honor to accompa.
ny Mgr Fumasoni, Delegate Apostolic
to Japan, during his visitation of the
Diocese of Hakodate. We found excel
lent Christians, well-organized parish
es and Jealous missionaries, but how
thin were the latter His Excellency
could not help noticing 1t, and asked
me the reason. My answer was that
they did not have enough to eat, and
were slowly starving to death.
THE poor men were doing their best
to give decent reception to the rep
resentatives of the Holy Father, and
1 could easily see that these extra ex,
penses would cost them many days of
fasting. / left them what I had in
my purse, and it was not much. De.
spite the increased cost of living, mis-
sionaries in Japan have to subsist on
ten dollars a month, which about SUI
fees to buy an egg for breakfast, an
other egg for supper, and loaf OF
bread or little rice every day.
Despite this sad condition of affairs
l heard no talk of strike among
them; nevertheless, could you not
send them something to eat?"
The sad condition, of affairs de
scribed by Father Cadillac exists in
other missions besides that of Hako
date
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
THE TUNEFUL BLACK.


The African Negro has song on his
lips in season and out, in joy and in
sadness, during work and during rest,
on the road and at his fireside, day
and night. If he is alone, he sings to
beguile his ennui. If he is on the
highway at night, he sings to give
himself heart, and to put to flight the
serpents, lions, buffalos and leopards
of the brush. But it is at family or
patriotic festivals that he pours forth
his most enchanting melodies. The
birth of a child passes almost unno-
ticed, but the death of a man, how
ever poor he may be, gives occasion
for funeral chants that haunt one
with their weird notes.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
THE RUSSIAN CRISIS
CATHOLIC PRIEST OF THAT coUN-
TRY TELLS OF RELIGIOUS CON-
DITlONS $500 PEOPLE CLING TO
CHRISTIANITY.
(By n. c. w. C. News Service.)


ANY study of the political upheav-
ais of Russia that does not take into
account religious conditions is certain
to abound in false conclusions" de-
clares the Rev. D. Kalpensky, native
Roman Catholic priest of Russia who
has just arrived in Rome and who de-
clares that vast number of the Rus
sian people look forward to a reunion
with Catholicity as necessity of the
rebirth of this nation.
international, political and social
crises vary in different countries" de-
clared Father Kalpensky, in a recent
interview, "and it is we'll to examine
Russia from a religious as well as a
political viewpoint The Russian peo-
pie are ardent for religious truth.
While they have never been able to
disassociate themselves from past
times, yet many members of the Or
thodox Church prior to the revolution
had fallen into mysticism which had
led to many abuses, rationalism,
'nihilism and immortality being among
the reactions. The Russian soul be-
came mad in it's search for truth.
People Deeply Religious.
even today the religious movement
is. strong in Russia but it does not
spring from the leadership of the
Orthodox clergy. If the churches are
crowded it is not due to the clergy
but the people themselves. The clergy
are only respected as executors. or
those who fulfill sacred functions. but
they have no real quality of leader
ship. All the activities of the Church
are guided by the people who have
formed parish and diocesan councils
which dominate church affairs. The
clergy cannot break with these with
out losing their power.
THE Jewish government of Russia
took no account of these facts and has
on many occasions aroused the resent
ment of the people by indiscretion di-
rected at the Church. In 1918 as
sisted at a religious demonstration at
Petrograd in which thousands pro-
tested against the attempts of the
sBOlSheVlStS TO take over the mOnaS-
terry of st. Alexander. Then the soviet
was forced to give in to the people. I
could cite many similar cases in which
the initiative was taken by the people
and not by the clergy.
"The Orthodox Patriarchate of Mos
COW is powerless to protect the rights
of religion. The weak and cowardly
Patriarch Tikhon symbolizes the i'm
potency of the clergy. The words of
Dostoievski. written fifty years ago,
have proved true: The Russian
Church since the time of Peter the
Great, has been stricken with paraly-
Sis This confession is tragic, but
true and it has the greater force when
1t is remembered that, Dostoieyski
reyered the Church above everything
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had not the proper garments and there
was no way to secure them.
Finally Mgr. Declerc hit on a plan.
He got a few white robes, six or eight.
The first group of girls donned these,
were confirmed and retired, to take
off the robes and pass them on to an
other group, who then approached the
altar. In this way over a hundred
maidens who would otherwise have
been subjected to bitter disappoint-
ment, were able to receive the sacra.
ment of confirmation. 1t seemed al
most miracle-like the multiplying
of the loaves and fishes, and it served
to solve the problem of mo clothes to
wear" now becoming acute in Africa.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
NEW SUPERIOR GENERAL FOR
SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE
WORD.

Very Reverend William Gier, S. v,
D., has been nominated Superior Gen.
eral of the Society of the Divine Word
Born December IS, 1867, at Cronen.
burg, Rhineland, Germany, Father
Gier was ordained to the priesthood
in 1891. After studying in Rome he
was made professor and Novice Mas
ter in the Seminary at Steyl, Holland
Later he was, elected Provincial OF
the East Europe Province. Always
closely in touch with the missions, il
is believed that the new Superior will
be of invaluable service to the mem
bers of the S. V. d.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
DETAILS OF THE DREADFUL
CONDITIONS EXISTING IN
CHEEl.

An urgent appeal, in response to a
cable sent by Bishop Babregues, has
just been made for the starving peo-
pie of North China. For two years the
harvests we're destroyed by floods, but
the population managed to keep alive.
This year the first crop was eaten by
locusts and the second is shrivelling
in the earth for want of rain. Nature
seems determined to do her worst to
Cheli and the most terrible famine
now prevails.
We know from previous sad COM
munications how frequently the Chin
nese suffer from Affections of this
kind. They are utterly dependent on
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01
"WHY DOES ENGLAND FORGET p,

The celebrated English art critic,
John Ruskin, in the preface of his
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-06-01
WEAK, NERVOUS,
ALL RUN -D0NN
Missouri Lady Suffered Until Sha
Tried Cardui.- Says "Result
Was Surprising" Got Along
line, Became Normal
and Healthy.

Springfield Mo.-"My back was go
weak I could hardly stand up, and !
would have bearing. down pains and
was not we'll at any time," says Mrs
d. v. Williams, wife Of q well-known
farmer on Route 6, this place. II
kept getting headaches and having to
go to bed" continues Mrs. Williams
describing the troubles from which
she obtained relief through the use OF
Cardui. my husband, having heard
Of Cardui, proposed getting 1t for mo
II saw after taking some Cardui
-. that was improving. The result
was surprising. l felt like different
person.
Later I suffered from weakness
and weak back, and felt all rundown.
I did not rest we'll at night, was so
nervous and cross. My husband said
bo would get me some Cardui, which
he did. 1t strengthened me My
doctor said I got along fine. I was In
good healthy condition. cannot
say too much for it"
Thousands Of women have suffered
as Mrs. Williams describes, until they
found relief from the use Of Cardui.
Since It has helped 80 many, you
should not hesitate to try Cardui II
troubled with womanly ailments.
For sale everywhere. E.8a
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-06-01

The increased interest in the licensing
OF cotton warehouses is though by de-
partment specialists to be due large
ly to the following facts:
The Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
is actively encouraging warehousemen
to become licensed and bonded under
the United States warehouse act and
cooperative agreement has been en-
tered into with the Georgia State Bu-
reau of Markets whereby the State
bureau furnishes free grading ser
vice to all licensed warchousemcn
who desire it. The governor Of the
Federal reserve bank at Dallas has re-
Gently taken an active interest in the
act and is circularizing member banks
in his district in advocacy of the Fed
cral system of warehouses.
Very substantial reductions in the
rates of fire insurance on licensed
warehouses have been granted by the
various rating bureaus in the South.
In majority of Southern States this
reduction amounts to 25 per cent from
the scheduled rates; in other Southern
States the reduction ranges from 25
per cent on certain classes of ware
houses to 10 per cent on others. Ten
per cent is the minimum concession,
The Federal Farm Loan Board has an
proved forms Of receipts to be used
under the regulations and steps have
been taken to secure like approval
from the Federal Reserve Board.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-06-01

Additional floor space will be pro-
Vlded in frame structure l5OX250
to be erected Immediately adjoining
and connecting with the permanent
building, and the building committee
was instructed by the board Of direc-
tors at the meeting this morning to
have plans prepared for this building
Immediately so that contract may be
let as early as possible.
The building site is splendidly sit
uated Immediately west of the city.
A spur track of the Piedmont and
Northern Railway will run into the
building end two trolley lines run
nearby and roads approach from all
sides. All these roads will be put in
good condition before the Exposition
is held. Parking space for automo-
bllcs will be provided in fenced en-
closure surrounding the building.
The board of director sis composed
of John l.. Dahbs, PRESIDENT; G. L..
Ethcrcdgc, II. G. Miller, a. B. Alex
andcr, Jr., Norman a. Cooke, ]. B.
Efird, Joe &. I'itzsimons, David
Ovens, j. c. Patton and G.. w. Parker.
The building committee is composed
of G. l.. Ethercdgc, chairman: r. X.
Blair and K. +. ScogginS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-06-01

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