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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
MOTHER JOSEPHINE

A depth Of feeling, unusual In
daily life, is aroused in the hearts
of many who walk the streets OF
st. Paul to-day knowing the sad
news of the death Of Mother Jose
phine. It brings one back to the
early days of the city. 1t recalls
a Cretin, a Grace, a RavouX, an
Oster, a Father Ireland. For
though to-day st. Paul is no mean
city, in earlier days Everybody
knew everybody and Mother
Josephine knew and was known.
She probably was the best loved
nun in st. Paul. The ideal relig-
ious, with a twinkling eye, a mind
that understood human nature
and that had heart Of pure gold.
Her life, spent among the orphans,
was a constant reminder to these
poor children Of nobility Of char
acter, Of the sweetness of woman
hood and Of the strength of her
faith in her Divine Master. She
was an eXemplar to them Of all
that is good, noble and pure.
Though not of this world, she had
clear vision Of it. She knew its
pitfalls, but she knew also the
joy and peace that come to those
in the world who are doing God S
will and living according to His
dictates.
The saddest time of her life was
when she was obliged to give up
her work among her loved ones.
To leave her beloved Orphan Asy-
lum, where sweetest memories lin
gered in closest blend was indeed
the severest trial Of her life. After
wards she felt as though she were
far from home, as if she had gone
into another world, from a land
of poverty into a land of culture
and of wealth-and she longed
for the land of poverty.
Her life was a happy one, dim.
lined only by the thought of the
little ones she had left. When ole
|age crept on and brought with i
weakness of body, it was unable
to subdue a spirit Of sincerity, o.
Iprayer and Of love. When deatf
came, she faced it with smile be
Icause she knew it meant entering
Into life with her Beloved Master
| for Whom she had initiated, a!
| far as she could, the example Ell,
had set before her and to Whom
lshe had devoted her life work
MAY her soul rest in peace.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
CONVERTS IN AUSTRIA
MEN OF CULTURE IN FORMER
KINGDOM COMING AROUND
TO THE CHURCH.

Just as in France, where many
writer's whose attitude toward the
Church was one of Indifference if not
hostility, have come to confess their
faith, so in Austria, in her season of
distress, there is a trend among her
men of culture to the exhaustless
spring of Christianity.
These wonderful professions of faith
in Austria are like the brilliant sig
nails shot skyward over the battle
field by night.
Herman Baur, the dramatist, who
was once the favorite Of the liberal
and Masonic press, has led the way
for other men Of letters. The novel
list, Theodor Won Schullern followed
Baur, and now Josef August Lux, a
native of Vienna, who lived for many
years in Bavaria, has returned to the
Church. Lux is living in Salzburg He
is the author of numerous widely read
essays and other works of an esthetic
character. He is celebrated for the
elegance of his literary style and for
his fine artistic perceptions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
PASTEUR's CENTENARY

Preparations for a centennial cele-
bration of the birth of Louis Pasteur,
famous Catholic scientist, begun in
Paris last week, revealed that John ID.
Rockefeller recently provided funds
for the purchase of the great physi-
clans birthplace at Dole in the Jura
It will be transformed into museum
in which will be housed an extensive
medical and surgical library, with all
the authentic documents of the
French savant.
Commemoration Of Pasteur's serv-
ices to humanity will be celebrated
throughout the civilized world,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
SHEPPARD-TOWNER BILL
MATERNITY MEASURES TO BE
ADOPTED TO AID NEEDY
MOTHERS AND INFANTS-BlLL
is WELCOMED.

Advocates of the Sheppard-Towner
bill, which passed the House of Rep
resentatives last week, following its
adoption by the Senate, are highly
elated at their victory. The bill
went to conference after it's passage
by the House so that amendments
adopted after the Senate passed it
might be made acceptable to both
branches of Congress.
The position of the National Catho-
lie Welfare Council, with reference to
the measure, was made clear in a
statement issued by Rev. John j,
Burke, c. S. P, general secretary of
the Council, while it was pending in
the Senate The statement was as
follows:
'''The Sheppard-Towner bill has for
it's purpose both state and federal aid
to needy mothers at the time of child
birth and the subsequent immediate
care of their infants. The need of
such care is beyond question, as the
infant death-rate in many places only
too clearly shows.
while the federal portion of the
bill is objectionabl in as much as we
believe the liberalization tendency
must be deplored and opposed, in
view of the extreme emergency and
it's grave need we believe the bill
ought to be supported. Moreover, an
other important reason on account of
which the bill ought to have our sup
port is that it does protect the family !;
it encourages child-bearing and is op-
posed to nefarious measures of birth
control and contraception, which will
soon be claiming a hearing in Con,
gress.''
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
, MAcULA NON EST IN TIE.

"There is no stain in Thee"
sings the Church on the feast OF
the Immaculate Conception OF
Mary. Sinless, stainless, inviolate,
ever virgin, she has remained from
the moment Of her conception.
Other creatures have attained
high degrees Of sanctity: Mary
surpasses them all. John the Bap-
fist was cleansed Of original sin In
his mothers womb: Mary needed
not this publication, since not
even the shadow Of that primal
guilt reached her. AS an Orien-
tai tradition has it; when a soul
lis created the breath of sin imme
diately marks that soul; but when
Mary was conceived God inter
posed a veil before her, and the
breath Of original sin could not
penetrate to that pure being. In
other words, John was cleansed,
Mary was preserved from, the
stain.
Purity and innocence are so
highly priced and esteemed that
even the sinner is forced to bow
in reverent homage before the
heavenly virtue. The innocence
of little child, Of a person vowed
to God, Of a saint, invariably
evokes the tribute Of the world,
even though the world fails to
cultivate this tender and delicate
flower. To the wording in
nocence, purity, is a mere exotic,
a rose that is not indigenous to his
own soil. He will admire and
praise it, even though he refuse it
access to his own garden.
This angelic virtue seems grad
ually to be disappearing from
earth, at least, it is losing its
fragrance and pervading aroma.
The children of God have gone
after strange customs; they have
initiated the children Of Satan
the look, the speech, the raiment
all cry out Of Sodom and Gomor-
rah. Youth in it's teens is already
saturated with the breath that
swept away the cities Of the plain
It. yearns for the impure and
satiates eye and ear and brain and
ina gination with the offal thrown
from the Augean stables upon
stage and screen, into converse.
ton and daily intercourse. Is il
to be wondered that from time tt
time an outraged God sends dis
aster and catastrophe among the
sons of men? Is it not rather &
matter of surprise, and a proof o.
divine mercy, that He does no
wipe out the greater part of thu
race?
Mary was conceived withou
: sin. She progressed through tn
nlire Of this world without 81
| much as soiling the hem of he
garments. The atmosphere Of tn
!, day, reeking with the loathsome
!, ness Of sin, affected her not, TO
3 her heart was pure and he
thoughts of God and her every &C
9 ton prayer to the Almighty
: Well, therefore, does the Churc]
r repeat increasingly Of her, Macul
: non est in tie, There is no stain il
: thee.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

Sr., who helped with the building of
the cathedral, were also present.
Buildings All Renovated.
All the buildings of the parish have
been provided with a new stucco
finish, and many other repairs have
been made to bring them strictly up
to date. The extensive improvements
made in the interior of the church in
clude frescoing of the walls and cell
ing, the latter having been finished in
panel effect adding much to its
beauty. The panels are marked off
| by an endorsement of gold. The color
scheme blends from a rich cream in
the center of the church to q tan at
| the sides.
On the right wall of the sanctuary
is the coat-of-arms of Rt. Rev. P. r.
Heffron, second Bishop of the Winona
diocese, and on the left, near the
Bishops throne, is the coat-of-arms of
the Rt. Rev. J. B. Cotter, the first
Bishop of Winona.
The gold work on the altar and the
pulpit has been regilded by the Hack
ner Altar Company of La Crosse, Wis.
The sanctuary lamp, candle sticks,
and crucifix have also been regilded.
New stained glass windows have
been provided to harmonic with the
mural decorations. The chief tint in
the new windows is amber, flooding
the Cathedral with d rich golden light.
The windows have been donated and
bear the following inscriptions:
"a. B. Helm, given by Mrs. a. 3.
Helm"
"Tn Memory of Patrick, Mary and
Lulu Dooney, given by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Broderick."
George T. Smith"
Gift of J. J. Kelly in Memory of
Father, Mother and Sisters"
Gift of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians"
Gift of Steichen Family in Mem
DRY of Mrs. Margaret Steichen."
Gift of Edw. Martin in Memory Of
Mrs. Edw. Martini
Gift of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Boyle"
Gift of John Sherman in Memory
: of Mrs. John Sherman"
, Gift of Frank Schiller in Memory
of DR.. Elizabeth Lynch Schiller"
The windows were furnished by the
Da Prato studios of Chicago and New
York.
The sanctuary has been provided
with a new Wilton Brussels carpet
donated by the ladies of the parish.
The main floor of the church is short
J ly to be covered with battleship
linoleum.
} A new concrete wall has been built
: between the church and convent, thus
: harmonizing with the stucco finish of
the buildings, and adding greatly to
: the appearance of the grounds. Spe-
l cial lights have been installed for use
: at lawn socials.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
CATHOLIC POETS IN AMER.
ICA.

1t is surprising or is. it, that
Catholic America has not yet
reached out to, climb the heights
of poetic excellence. The inspi-
ration of religion is Just as strong,
the beauties of the Church just as
impclling as when they ravished
the minds Of Dante or Chaucer.
Subjectively speaking, there is
scarcely dearth Of poetic intel
ligence among our Catholic peo-
pie. Is it then because this intel
ligence has not been directed
along the stream where the MUSES.
disport themselves, but rather to-
wards the power stations of com
mercial activity that dot the same
stream? Whatever be the reason
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
TO WRITE OF HAITI
OF ISLAND CON-
DlTIONS Is UNDER Way
MICHAEL WILLIAMS ACCOM-
PANIES SENATE INVESTIGA-
TORS AND WILL REPORT ON
CONDITIONS FOR CATHOLIC
NEWS SERVICE.

Michael Williams, representative
Of the National Catholic Welfare
Councils News Service, sailed from
Philadelphia on the U. S. Transport
Argon, November "a, accompanying
the Senatorial Investigating Commits
sion which is proceeding to Port-au-
Prince, Haiti, to investigate condi-
lions in that island since the military
occupation by the United States five
years ago. Senator Medill McCor-
mick is Chairman of the Committee
and the other members are: Senators
Tasker II. Oddie of Nevada, Atlee
Pomerene of Ohio, and William H.
King of Utah. The commission will
hold sittings in Port-au-Prince and
will tour the island, making a first
hand inquiry of conditions there.
Secretary Denby's Letter.
Secretary of the Navy DENLY under
date of July Z, 1921, wrote a letter
to Rev. John J. Burke, G. S. p, Gener
al Secretary of the Catholic Welfare
Council, approving of the proposal
made by the Council to send Ameri
can Catholic lay missionaries to Haiti
Il think the lay missionaries sent
to Haiti will do a great deal of good,
wrote Secretary DENLY, "benefting
the Haitians greatly and aiding in
realizing the true purpose of the
American occupation in Haiti. We
are in that republic confronted with g
difficult problem. Your work can &C
a. long way toward helping the solu
ton"
1t is estimated that about ninety pei
cent OF the more than two million
population of Haiti are Catholics. Be
cause Of disturbed conditions in the
island for a number of years the posi-
ton of the population is at present ;
difficult one, and it is believed tina
the American Catholic social welfar
workers will be able to do a grea
deal to improve their lot
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
BELGIUM HONORS KURTH
RECOGNITION GIVEN TO NOTED
CATHOLIC HISToRIAN-SOME
WORKS TRANSLATED.

Belgium recently paid a solemn
homage to the memory of it's dis
tinguished son, the historian, Godfrey
Kurth. Kurth had occupied the Chair
of Medieval History at the State
University of Liege, Belgium, from
1872 to 1906, under the successive adj
ministrations of opposing political
parties. In 1906, he had been made
director of the Belgian Historical In
stitute in Rome to conduct researches
among the archives of the Eternal
City. Obliged to leave Rome during
the war, he had died brokenhearted
at Assche, a village near Brussels,
and been temporarily buried in that
Village.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

it cannot be denied that there is
"a deplorable lack Of poetic vigor
among us.
True, there is no lack OF anna
flourish attempts to whip PLAIN
thoughts into palmer verse. AS
Byron remarked in his day:
Behold! in various throngs the
scribbling crew,
For notice eager, pass in long re
Each spurs his jaded Pegasus
apace,
And rhyme and blank maintain
an equal race.
Today the "crew" submits it's
efforts, sometimes timidly, at
other times with considerable
hauteur, to the Catholic press,
with the expectation that the pro-
duction will probably mark a new
epoch. Once in a while an editor
is so fortunate as to receive a bit
of real poetry; like finding a valu-
able casket amid the fotsam and
jetsam Of a vast wreckage. The
wreckage, however, usually is
void of such baskets.
At times one runs across a
dainty or a vil'ile piece in a col
lege magazine, real gem thrown
off at the white heat of youthful
enthusiasm. In such cases there
is a strong temptation to write to
| the budding bard and encourage
him or her to devote a life to this
high vocation. Perhaps it would
be useless, after all, to suggest
this sacrifice, for shortly the
thorns and brambles of worldly
pursuits grow up about this In,
spiration of college days, and ii
is hedged in with ambitions for.
eign to the Muse, and thus the
country loses prospective Joyce
or Aline Kilmer.
| Would it not be worth while in
our institutions of learning to en-
courage real poetic talent wher
ever it may appear. In European
colleges much time and attention
are devoted to the cultivatlng Of
the art of poetry. One result is
larger number of poets of rea
worth. At the same time person!
who have been trained under sucl
conditions usually imbibe a gen
uine love for real poetry, thus be
coming readers and patrons O.
the genial bard. In our country
on the contrary, a poem mus
have strong emotional appeal il
order to win a respectabl,
large circle Of admirers. Mer
intellectual worth, although garb
ed in words and phrases arden
and glowing, simply goes beg
ging. This was the case with tn
, so-called Dante clubs so popula
a few years ago and now, fo1
/ tunately, defunct: for the ambl
tious danes and maidens wrestle
,, with something far beyond thei
strength and soon drifted int
quiet symposiums where styles
society and ''small TALK took tn
place of dignifed discussion.
In a way, next to religion, Their
is no more delightful mental pc:
: session than a genuine love fo
:, excellent poetry. That man is IL
dependent Of the scorn or plat
= dts of the world who can bur
L L and lose himself in the pages {
Horace or Racine, of Dante, kea1
or Schiller-or Of his favorite al
thors Of high renown.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

1t is strange-or is it?-how
many writer's and newspapers are
able to find all kinds of faults
with the conferees in Washing
ton. For the first time in history,
diplomats of the great nations
have met to minimize war instead
of to promote it. This alone
should evoke encouragement from
the press, since so many persons
are influenced by the fourth es-
tate. Some of our Catholic papers
might be better engaged than in
knocking" this conference.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
BROTHER OF SINGER

The See of Northampton, made
vacant by the promotion of Bishop
Heating, as Archbishop of Liverpool,
is filled by the appointment of Canon
Cary ELVES, as Bishop. The Bishop
elect is younger brother of Gervase
ELVES, the famous tenor killed recent
Iy in a train accident in Boston. For
fourteen years he has been the Dio-
cesar Inspector of Schools in the
northampton Diocese,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

In compliance with his expressed
wish, his body was taken up recently
and removed, for permanent burial, to
his native place, Arlon. If Belgium
had no chance to honor it's illustrious
writer at his death, it amply made up
for this lack of opportunity on the
occasion of the translation of the body
to its last resting place.
Several of the works of Godfrey
kurth are available in English. "St.
Clotilda" has been translated by
Miss Crawford, and "The Church at
the Turning Points of History" and
What are the Middle Ages?" by the
Right Rev. Victor Day of Helena,
Mont.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
MODEL OF SHRINE

A model of the Shrine of the I'M
maculate Conception which has been
prepared for the Catholic University,
will be placed on exhibition in Boston
and perhaps in New York and Phila-
delphia, according to an announce
ment of the Rev. Bernard A. McKen-
ma, secretary of the Salve Regina.
The model was recently completed
under the direction of Olmstead
Brothers, the landscape architects for
the Shrine
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

Just seventy years ago, Novem-
Der 3, 1851, the Sisters of st. Jo-
seph came to st. Paul at the invi-
tation of Bishop Cretin. This
work has grown until to-day they
have schools, academies, colleges,
orphanages and hospitals through
out the northwest. Truly, God
has blessed their work, and Church
and State in the whole northwest
have been the beneficiaries there
nf
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
REQUESTS TO CHARITY
MICHAEL RYAN LEAVES $1,000 TO
CATHOLIC SOCIETY.

Michael Ryan, of Dubuque, who died
recently, makes number of requests
to Catholic institutions in his will,
filed for probate in the district court.
Among the gifts is one of $1,000 to
the st. Vincent de Paul society of
Dubuque, and one for similar
amount to be held in trust by Arch
bishop Keane for aiding poor young
men aspiring to ordination in the
priesthood
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

Here is we'll known thought
from Bacon: 81 had rather be-
lieve all the fables in the legend
and the Talmud and the Alcoran
than that this universal frame is
without mind. h. 1t is true that
little philosophy inclineth mems
minds to atheism, but depth in
philosophy bringeth mems minds
about to religion. Respectfully
submitted to the consideration of
many college professors.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

Reports from Rome seem to IN
dictate some kind of an approach
ing agreement of friendship be-
tween the Vatican and Japan. An
exchange of representatives would
do much to promote kindly rela-
tions between the land of the
Popes and that of the Rising Sun.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

Archbishop Spalding says:
Gone may be genuinely religious
and yet be narrow, hard and un-
reasoning" It may be question
ed as to whether this is "genuine'
religion. It may be a good imita-
ton, but it lacks the quality of
reasonableness which is a part of
all true religion.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
Jubilee Banquet.
MAUDE ADAMS GIFT

A recent report states that Maude
Adams has donated her Sandy Garth
estate near Lake Ronkonkoma, L. T.,
to the Church, to be used as a Cath
olic orphanage. The magnificent cob
blestone mansion situated there is in
cluded in the actress gift.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

The Mission Press at Tcchny,
Ill.,, has just issued its two st.
Michael Almanacs for 1922-one
in English, the other i'll German.
AS usual, these ANIMALS are well
edited and are replete with useful,
entertaining and edifying articles
of great variety. The price is 25
cents.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

The parish had been preparing for
this celebration since early in the
year by making extensive improve
ments in it's plant. All these have
now been completed and have been
paid for as WELL
Jubilee Services.
Sunday at 500 A. M, Mass was
celebrated by Rev. P. F. O'Brien.
Music was rendered by the Girls
Choir of the cathedral high school, &C.
companied by the organ and violins.
During the Offertory a violin duet was
played.
At 1920, the solemn high Mass was
celebrated with the Rev. John P.
Sherman as the celebrant. Rev. J.
Fl. Peschges was assistant priest, Rev.
J. E. Grabowski, deacon, Rev. J. w
| Haun, subdeacon, and Rev. Francis M
Kelly, D. D., master of ceremonies
The Right Reverend Patrick R. Hef
from, Bishop of Winona, delivered the
sermon He traced the history and
growth of the parish during the past
fifty years.
Sunday evening VeSpers were con
| Quoted with Rev. J. E. Grabowski as
the celebrant, assisted by Rev. J. w
Haun as deacon, and Rev. J. McShane
as subdeacon. The sermon was
preached by Rev. P. F. O'Brien, M. A.
professor in the St. Paul Seminary
Father O'Brien in his remarks com
lplimented the people of the parish OF
the splendid task which they had &C
complished, for the jubilee celebration
in the complete renovation of the fou
buildings of their parish, and the al
sence of all debt He paid worth,
tribute to the work of the Reveren,
John P. Sherman for the zeal an
success which had marked his ad
ADMINISTRATION of the affairs of the pal
ish. He complimented the parishion
ers especially for the generous spiri
of cooperation which had been show
in the beautifying of the parish prop
erty.
Monday morning at nine oclocl
there was a solemn requiem Mas
for the souls of the deceased men
bers of the congregation. Fathe
Sherman was the celebrant, and h
was assisted by Father Grabowski a
deacon, Father John McShane as sui
, deacon, and Father John Meier as as
| sistant priest.
Jubilee Banquet.
t Monday evening banquet and toas
program were enjoyed at the Phi
Harmonic Hall. The banquet wa
served by the ladies of the parish
The program was in charge of LIE
, F. Murphy, as POSTMASTER, and oil
er prominent men of the parish spok
f to the assembly.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1921

One of the surprises of the day
of Judgment will be to learn how
many persons have been doing the
work of Satan under the guise OF
religion.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03

A very salutary preparation for
Christmas is to reflect once in a
while on the mystery of God s
love for Man: the humiliation Of
the Creator Himself.