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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
FOCH.

The country today rings with the
praises Of a man who welded the
allied forces into one invincible pow
er and with that mighty weapon
shattered the hitherto impregnable
lines of the strongest nation in Eu-
rope. Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of
France and beloved of half the world,
has come to thank us for our part in
the terrible struggle. He is candid
about the matter and is generous in
his acknowledgements. Moreover, he
acts like a real human being, with
none of the DISCRIMINATION spirit
about him at all. He is a genius Of
the highest order, but he makes you
forget that in the friendly familiar
ity of his greeting and conduct.
1t is worthy of mention that when
the fortunes of the allied powers
seemed lowest, one general after an
other was sent by France to retrieve
an apparently lost cause The Ma
sonic lodges selected their favorites,
and one after another they were hurl-
ed back in defeat. Vcrdun seemed
doomed when Petain, although a
Catholic, was given command, and
Verdun stood. Then the powers
sought a man capable of uniting all
their forces and directing them as an
irresistible machine against the en-
envy. The willy Clemenceau, bitter
anti-clerical, was shrewd enough to
swallow his pride and recognize the
one man able to attain that goal.
The command was given to Ferdi-
nand Foch, a fervent Catholic and
brother of a Jesuit. Clemenceau
was right, and all the world knows
now that he was.
This man Foch had his own ideas
about war. His life. had been spent
in the study of military science, but
he knew full well that there is a
higher Power to reckon with in all
human affairs. 1t was to this su-
perior Power that he recommended
himself and his armies. He appeal
ed for prayer, and a million little
children laid siege to heaven. He
himself stormed the celestial citadel
with devout and burning supplica-
tons. After trusting in God and
keeping his powder dry" Foch I'M
leashed his armies. smashed all OPP
position, compelled a powerful en-
envy to surrender, and then-gave
all the credit to God. Boosting may
be unseemly, but on this occasion
one may be permitted to say that the
war was won by Ferdinand the
Catholic"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
At GRAND C01EAU
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF SACRED
HEART CONVENT OBSERVED.

The one-hundredth anniversary of
the foundation of Sacred Heart Con-
vent at Grand Coteau, La, was cele-
brated last week with impressive
ceremony, hundreds of former pupils
participating in exercises that lasted
three days. ~
The centenary celebration opened
with the singing of pontifical High
Mass by the Right Rev. Jules B.
Jeanmard, Bishop of Lafayette.
The convent of Grand Coteau is
famous throughout the United States
for the remarkable manifestation that
occurred there more than thirty years
ago when a young postulant, Madam
Mary Wilson, was suddenly recalled
from the brink of the grave to perfect
health at the end of novena to ST.
John Berchmans. Twice the saint ap-
peared to this favored child, and the
infirmary thus hallowed has been
transformed into shrine which is the
object of many pilgrimages, through
which numerous graces and favors
have been granted. ~
The convent was founded by Ma
dame Eugene Aude, French relig-
ious who had arrived few weeks
previous from st. Louis, in 1921. She
had. been chosen by Mother Duchene,
the pioneer religious of the Sacred
Heart in the new world, to organize in
Louisiana the second house of the or
der on the western continent.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
sEcTs GET TOGETHER
HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH
. MEMBERS JOIN Episcopal
LIAM BODY.

Nearly the entire membership of
the Hungarian Reformed Church in
America, including twelve congrega-
lions in Eastern states, of which three
are in the vicinity of Philadelphia,
will affiliate with the Episcopal
Church. according to an announce
ment by Bishop Rhinelander, Episco-
pal bishop of Pennsylvania.
The affiliation is said to be a direct
result of the recommendation of the
recent Lambeth conference on church
unity and to mark the first tangible
result of the recommendations of the
program adopted at that conference,
The Episcopal Church will not alb
sorb the Hungarian Church, but rath-
er permit it to retain it's entity as an
organization with the right to preserve
it's forms, to retain titles to all it's
property and to continue it's deanery,
while at the same time it's congrega
tons place themselves under the pas
toral care of the Episcopal bishops in
whose dioceses they are located and
conform to the fundamental rules and
laws of the Episcopal Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

Nv are the simpletms and tile bows.
and girls the boarders. Fathers and
mothers look with approval on the
idiotic flights Of the nestings, car
ing not, knowing not what may hap
pen to the fledglings of the flock.
The youthful upstairs are credited
with a tremendous power of know
ing how 'to take care of themselves"
The doting, thoughtless, natural
guardians of these unfortunate
young people act on the transferred
principle that "the child can do no
wrong" Breathless and headstrohg,
the junior members of the family
rush hither and thither in search of
new sensations-one can scarcely call
such excursions pleasures.
Is it not about time at this stage
OF our progress that parents once
more realize the full import Of their
responsibilities? Is it not time that
they endeavor to restore the simple
but wholesome standards that obtain
in families where the dignity Of hui
man nature is appreciated at its full
worth? Social standards today re-
semble somewhat closely what his
tory describes before the fall of
Rome and the French Revolution.
Why not try to get back to that con-
dltlon which always prevailed in the
saner periods of the life of the race,
a condition quantity put by Gold
smith: ~
BLESSED be those feasts with simple
plenty crown'd, ~s
Where all the ruddy family around
Laugh at the jests or pranks that
never fail,
Or sigh with pity at some mournful
tale,
Or press the bashful stranger to his
food,
And learn the luxury Of doing good.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
THE UNITED ORDER OF OMAN.

The Voluntary Parenthood
League announces that the first
American conference on Birth Con-
troll will be convened during the
second week of November. Mar
garet Sanger is chairman of the
committee. A certain Marie c..
Slopes of London will help along
the good work, as she has come to
this country to teach the willy
Americans how to practice volunta-
ny parenthood, which means prac-
tically the stunning Of psrenthood.
Much could and might be writ
ten anent this filthy propaganda.
Were we to speak ever so little
about the details of the accursed cult,
the government would deprive us of
the use of the mails. Suffice it to
note in passing that this modern at
tempt to outlaw the laws of nature
is contrary to the ordinances laid
down by God Almighty Himself in
the natural as well as in the reveal
ed law. This is not merely a mark
or brand of modern pagans: it is a
practice that unfortunately is find
ing favor with so-called Catholics.
1t is the baleful Towering in actual
life Of that lack of modesty so prev
alent today in literature, drama, APP
parel, and the looseness common in
ordinary conversation, even among
the youth of the times.
st. Alphonsus stated that the ma
jority of people in hell are there
through the vice of impurity. Birth
control crusades are the active prop
uganda and means of recruiting for
Hades-and many Catholics are
caught in the net.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
PHILOSOPHY N GERMANY
COLOGNE WILL BE SEAT OF
THoMlsTIc TRAINING SCHOOL.

~(By N. C. w. C. News Service.)
Cologne has been definitely selected
as the home of the great institute for
the teaching of Thomistic philosophy,
and a considerable part of the fund
for the institute has been subscribed.
The Holy Father himself is one of the
contributors, and has given his special
blessing to the undertaking. Cardinal
Archbishop Schultz is credited with
the suggestion for establishing this
institute in which are to be trained
the youth as well as the priests of
Germany.
The restoration of the scholastic
philosophy of the great AQuinas under
Leo XIII had important results even
in Germany. In the universities hav-
ing Catholic theological faculties,
scholastic philosophy was made the
basis of theological study. Professor
Stoecker, of the Muenster university
in Westphalia, won much. attention by
his revival of the Aristotelian phil
|osophy,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
VENERABLE ART TEACHER
PROF. BoUDoUSQUlE CELEBRATES
JUBILEE or SERVICE.

Professor Paul C. Boudousquie, M.
A., has just celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary of continuous service at the
head of the art department of Spring
Hill College, the well known Jesuit
institution of Mobile, Ala. The event
was commemorated by reception and
dinner given in his honor by the
faculty, students and numerous friends
of the college.
Since 1871, when he was chosen to
preside over the art department of
Spring Hill, Professor Boudousquie
has seen hundreds of young men come
and go. Many scores of prominent
men throughout the country have been
students under him. Professor Bou.
dousquie was born in New Orleans
and received his primary education at
the Jesuit college there, but subse-
quently studied engineering in France.
He is Confederate veteran and a
former member of the staff of the U.
S. engineering department.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
FIRE IN SCHOOL
SISTERS SAVE 1,40o PUPILS IN
r. FEW MINUTES.

Fire was discovered in the basement
of the five-story school building of ST..
Anthony's parochial school in New
York last week, shortly after the 1,400
pupils had assembled for the days
session. A Sister in charge of the
kindergarten ON the first floor rang
the school fire drill and in less than
five minutes, before either the police
or the firemen arrived, every one of
the 1,400 pupils, with their teachers,
was safely out of the building. Moth
er Louise, principal of the school, di-
rected the exit of the children and
at the top and bottom of each flight
of stairs Sister stood keeping the
lines straight and quieting the little
ones frightened by the smoke-flled
Railways.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

On November II, the nations Of
the world will commemorate the
signing Of the armistice that put an
end to hostilities among the powers
of earth. Carnage ceased on that
day, and the governments of the
world decided to talk over the mat
ters that had been disputed with all
the machinery of destruction that
science could bring forth. These
subjects, in fact, have been discussed
ever since that memorable day, and
they are still to great extent unset
tied.
On the third anniversary of the
momentous occasion the leaders of
the nations will gather IN the city of
Washlngton-an appropriate meet
ing place-and there consider the
possibility of a final armistice.
Their deliberations will center
around the advisability of putting
an end to world wars. The means
thereto is the Limitation of arma-
ments, the cutting down Of the enor-
nous expenditures that are but the
prelude to another catastrophe. The
peoples of earth are tired unto death
over the chickering's and quibblings of
injured national feelings. They de-
sire to live in amity with their neigh
bors. Every desolate home, every
mother and every man of sense wish
es to see an end Of all such slaugh-
ter. But humanity is queer mix
ture of sentiment, national pride and
downright evil. No possible armis-
tice can suppress the unholy ambi-
tons of certain parties; and nation
al feelings are easily aroused.
Will some man Of mighty moral
power and of sufficient persuasive
ness arise and convince his fellow
conferees that world struggles, such
as the recent one, must be forever
banned? misunderstanding will
ever exist among nations; recourse
to arms undoubtedly will become
necessary; but is it not possible to
devise central body with sufficient
force and power to quell the earth
quake of human upheaval? This is
the avowed object of the coming par
ley. Judging from advance infor-
nation it would appear that prac-
tically every man will come to the
conference fortified with an eff or
a "but." America stands ready to
accept a working solution Of the
problem. Will France and Italy,
England and Japan join with sin
cerity and truth in the search for
such a solution? They are credited
with an earnestness that bespeaks
success; will the Frankenstein of ma
tional greed sit in at the feast?
The prayers of the world will go
up in fervent appeal to the God OF
hosts that the representatives in
Washington will be strong and cour-
ageous enough to seal the death SEN
tence of war.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
THE THIRD TRAGEDY.

A few months ago the country
was startled to read of the brutal
murder of a priest in California.
He had answered the call of mercy
and fastened to succor a supposedly
sick man, when the assassin left him
riddled with bullets. Scarcely had
the horror Of this crime begun to
subside when news from the south
land told of the heartless slaughter
of a priest in Alabama; a minister
being the instrument of hate. Last
week the Black Hills harked back
for moment to the days when muir
der was the ordinary pastime of To-
cal desperadoes. Again it was a
priest who gave his blood for the
cause to which his young life was
consecrated.
The cowardly and dastardly muir
der of Father Belknap of Lead,
South Dakota, sent a shudder
through every decent soul through
out the country. The young priest
ordained four years ago-respond-
ed with alacrity to sick call in the
hours before the dawn. Fastening
to minister spiritual help to a man
whom he thought i'll, the anointed of
God is shot down in cold blood and
falls in death on the path of duty.
Of the nobility of that death there
can be no doubt whatever; since he
fell in the discharge of divine mis-
sion, truly can it be said of him !:
Dead on the field of honor. His fell
low priests may mourn him, his
people grieve, but his Bishop can
write after the name of Arthur Bel
KNAPP: Martyr to duty.
The peculiar element of coward
ice which summons priest of God
to a pretended dying person, and
then cuts him down without warn
ing, impresses one with a feeling of
loathing for the degenerate mis-
creant guilty of such Nervousness.
The priest is called at all hours of
the day and night, into every sort of
human habitation, in the midst of
every known peril. Never for a mo-
ment does he hesitate or argue per-
sonal safety. Therein lies frequent
ly the greatest danger for him; but
his mission is to care for the spiritu-
ally needy, and he recks not the
loost.
Father Belknap was a most prom.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
THE ITALIAN Fascist
ATTACK CATHOLICS ATTENDING
CONVENTION IN VENICE,

A conflict between Fascist and del
egates to the convention of the Cath
Ollie party in session in Venice, &C.
Cured in st. Marks Square last week,
causing riot call to be sent in and
the dispatch of police reinforcements
to the scene. The conflict was the re-
suit of an attack by a group of Fa-
scisti upon delegates attending the
convention. -.....a..s-.-. .. '''2:'
The sessions of the convention were
partly taken up with the. reading of
reports, the most important of which
was that Of the party's secretary, who
outlined it's policy, yassailed the Fascis-
ii and the Socialists and urged the fos-
tering of true patriotism and morali-
ty
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

ising young priest. Jealous. untir-
ing and devoted to duty, he had
gained the love of his people and the
warm respect of those not OF the
fold. As his Bishop writes: "a con-
selling feature of the whole affair is
that the on-Catholics are as indig-
nant over it as our own people"
The Black Hills have. witnessed
the labors of many intrepid mission
ers; now their soil is empurpled and
consecrated by the blood of priest
of God. Surely the seed thus sown
will terminate and fructify unto
salvation hundred fold.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
At NOTRE DAME
PRACTICE OF DAILY COMMUNION
is GROWING APAcE.

Every Catholic student at the Uni
versity of Notre Dame received Holy
Communion on an average of over a
hundred times during the last school
year. The total number of Communions
last year was 1881, daily average
of3486. This year, so far, the daily av-
erage is 612. During a recent mission
the average was 1907 daily.
The fact that attendance at daily
Mass lis not required of the students
makes this record more remarkable.
The devotion of the students to the
Blessed Sacrament is the result of in
dividual initiative. Confessions are
heard for two hours every morning in
the main chapel at the university and
every evening in eight other chapels
about the grounds.
Before every football game almost
every member Of the team receives
Holy Communion. When the students
make trip with the eleven, they have
made it practice to arise early and
receive before going to the railway
station.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

A Jewish doctor once baptized a
child who was in danger of death at
birth. Father Claude PERRIN. S. j..
in speaking Of the incident, explain
ell that the doctors thoughtful act
was the outcome Of his studies at the
Loyola University Medical school
A Catholic graduate of the same in
stitution claimed to have baptized q
thousand children who were born
with nc chance Of continued exist
ence. He had, therefore, sent a thou
sand saints to heaven. These facts
give forceful testimony to the wis.
dom of the Archbishop of Chicago
in showing special solicitude for the
continued existence of the medica
school. Fordham, it will be remem
bered, was closed for lack of Catho
lie support.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
CANON SCOTT DEAD

Reports of the death in Venice, It.
chancellor of the archdiocese of New
Orleans under Archbishops Chapelle
and Blenk, former rector of st. Louis
Cathedral there, and widely known
throughout the United States, were
confirmed by cable from his brother.
He had gone to Italy to represent the
New Orleans Dante Alighieri society
at the celebration of the six hundredth
anniversary of the poets death.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
LUXURY OF DOING GOOD.

The modern home is fast becoming
a disorganized unit. The home, in
its ordinary sense, means the social
and friendly gathering wherein pa
rents and children mingle on the
plane of domestic love. It supposes
bond of affection between parents
and offspring. 1t connotes all the
simple pleasures that are insepa-
rably connected with a well-ordered
family circle.
Today, however, the home lacks
those simple joys; the parents usual
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
IRISH IN NOvENA
(By N. C. w. C. News service.)

(By N. C.. w. C. News Service.)
By order of the Bishops novena
in preparation for the Feast of All
the Saints of Ireland is being cele-
brated throughout that country to
further the object of peace and to OBJ
tain the Divine assistance. The Feast
Of ALL the Saints of Ireland falls on
November 6. The devotions include
the recitation of the Litany of the.
Saints of Ireland recently approved by
the Holy See.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

One of the most distinguished con-
verts received into the Church in this
country was the late Father Fidelis,
the Passionist. The thought that
set him on his quest was this: ''Sup-
pose that after all the Church of
Rome may be right"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

The Booster Trip is a booklet tell
ing in dramatic form Of the relig-
ious and educational conditions in
the Kentucky mountains. 1t is an
amusing account Of trip taken by
the pupils and the director of St.
Camillus Academy at Corbin, Ky.
The booklet sells for rs cents.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

Here is a thought fer the unbe-
lever. 1t is from Carlyle AS this
wondrous planet, Earth, is Journey
ing with its fellows through infinite
space. so are the wondrous destinies
embarked on it, iourneying through
infinite time, under higher guild
ance than ours"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

In a recent pamphlet by "a. E., ="
that noted author makes some telling
points for Irish freedom. The ar
ticle is entitled 'Ireland and the
Empire at the Court of Conscience, "
and it is printed by the Talbot Press,
Dublin.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05
THE CENTRAL SOCIETY

The Catholic Central, Society has
purchased a three-story building in
st. Louis, which is to be occupied as
a permanent home for the Central
Bureau The building is situated at
1886 Westminster place, near the st.
Louis University.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

The American Legion is one of the
most powerful factors for good in
this country. SO long as it main
tains its principles of genuine patri-
otism as exemplifed in the recent
war, it will be able. to purify the
stream of American life Of poisonous
accretions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

The most terrible figure in all
Scripture is without doubt the trail
tor Judas. The most despicable
character among men is the traitor
of his fellows. Many such there
are around us.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

The mills of God. that began
grinding away back in 1914, are still
grinding slowly; the grist is the mil
lions who are starving and suffering
throughout many nations.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

November is considered the month
of sadness among all the months of
the year. 1t is also typical in spir-
itual sense of the lot of those souls
who are paying off ''the last farth-
mo"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

An exchange gives the following
tragedy recipe: Take one reckless,
natural born fool. Two or three
drinks of bad liquor. A fast, high
powered motor car. Soak the fool
well in the liquor, place in the car
and let him go. After due time, re-
move the wreckage. place in black
satin box and garnish with flowers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

There are two great shipyards in
Belfast which employ in normal
times about 10000 men. Since
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

California. Alabama. South Dako-
to: three states in which priests re-
Gently have been murdered.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-05

81 FuTIHSO IOSdlS.
Happily for us, this glimmer of Di
vine wisdom out of pagandom became
a respondent light in the practical
teaching of our Alma Mater. We were
ever held to the consciousness that we
could best know ourselves and our
value in the transcendent fact that a
Man-God had purchased us with the
price of His blood. We were shown
the way of looking into ourselves
rather than upon others. We were led,
each one of us, from self to God and
from God back to our SOUL In this
abyss of self, into which both in theory
and in practice, the light of prayer
and study was consistently directed,
each discovered so many miseries and
so many evil instincts, that he could
hardly be tempted to despise anyone
else. And to this day, let anyone of
US look upon evil never so great, will
he not say, at least if he is in his bet
ter command of himself: THAT is a
thing to which l, too, could easily
come. o God, be always my strength
and my refuge"