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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-06-04
CATHOLICS AND THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.

Why are Catholics opposed to the
Public Schools?
The question should be reversed so
as to read ''Why are non-Catholics
opposed to the Parochial SCHOOL,"
says the Sunday Visitor. The COM
mon school system of this country, all
Catholics will concede, is the biggest
and best institution which the States
have founded, yet, in the words of
Lyman Abbott, if with the develop
ment of intelligence there We're Of
fered a concurrent development of
the moral nature of the child" the
system would be much better.
Not to patronize a thing does not
imply hostility. Sixty million people
in the United States do not aatronize
the churches, but it we're untrue to
hold that this large body is hostile to
Christianity. One-half of all Catholics
do patronize the public schools.
Imitation is the highest form of en-
dorsement, and Catholics give evi
dence of their endorsement Of the
public school curriculum by embody
ing it in their own educational sys
TEN. Catholics realize that such re
igious instruction as would suit Prot
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-06-04

estant, Jew, and Catholic alike would
be impossible in the public schools,
but because they want the hearts and
consciences (as we'll as the minds) Of
their children formed by definite re-
ligious instruction, they couldn't
schools of their own, modelled after
the original American schools.
Our greatest patriots of the past
attended parish schools. Washington
and Webster, Mckinley and Teddy
Roosevelt-who were the personifica-
ton of Observation-Disclosures their
education in religious schools. More
than one-half of all students attending
the higher institutions of learning in
the United States today are in re-
ligious schools.
Catholics would be deserving Of
censure for operating separate schools
% if they expected the public gener-
ally to support them; and (2) if the
finished product of the parish school
were inferior. But Catholics build
and maintain their schools not only
at their own expense, but at big
saving to the taxpayers generally;
and the parish school teaches al that
the public school teaches and with
equal thoroughness. If the former in
addition teaches the child about his
Maker, about his soul, if it sows seeds
calculated to produce virtuous life,
why should opposition arise, unless
from anti Christian sources?
The two hundred per cent voluntary
enlistments of Catholics in the Army
and Navy, both when we we're at peace
and during the late war, furnish the
| answer to the insult that the parish
school does not promote Americanism
Our observant statesmen and edi'
tors decry the wave of crime sweep
ing over the country; Protestant re-
| ligious bodies are asking for a: least
one hour of religious instruction a
week in the public schools; the Ma
tional Education Association passes
resolutions every year for the intro
duction of religion into education
Bolshevism, which is in the air. car
be successfully combated only by edu
cation built on Christian principles
yet-strange anomoly-there is more
agitation now than ever before
against the parish school. Again
everybody is talking about the toe
high taxes; most states have gone tt
the limit in raising taxes for the sup
port of the public schools we now
have; legislators agree that taxation
of property must be curtailed if We
would interest people in building
But what if all parish schools were
closed and new public schoo, room
had to be provided everywhere fol
Catholic children! Moreover. the
schools are suffering now botr from
a shortage of teachers and from too
many incompetent instructors. Where
would the fifty thousand additional
teachers, needed to instruct two mil
lion more children, come from?
No one but the infidel and anti
Christian could, at heart, be opposed
to religion in education; those who
not belonging to this class, are hostile
to the parochial school, must be 81
because of prejudice founded on mis-
understanding.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-06-04
A MODERN WONDER.

The following incident occurred near
the little town, of Athol a few weeks
ago, writes Father Mennis in Dakota
Catholic.
A young farmer, named Emery
O'Connor, came to his brothers hay
field for load of hay. The place
where he loaded the hay was in the
open prairie and two miles from the
nearest house.
When he had finished loading he
climbed on the load and was ready to
start when he missed his fork. 1t
stood on the ground by the side of the
load. He stopped down to fetch it, fell
over head foremost and broke his
spine.
The team of mules then pulled away
to the nearest hay stack and began to
feed. He lay there helpless as if
nailed to the spot. Suffering intense
pain he was withal perfectly con-
scious. The prairie grass was damp
He felt it chilled him to the bone
He knew that his work was over. He
was alone No one in sight or with.
in call. No one but God.
Turning to God he cried: Dear
Lord don't want to die here ali alone
without a priest; send the mules to
my brothers house. He will under
stand"
AS soon as he had finished this sim.
pie sublime prayer the mules con
trary to their nature pulled away
from the haystack where they were
feeding, and struck out in run till
they arrived at Jerome O'Connor's
place. They broke the wagon, left the
load behind them. Thus making sure
the tragic meaning of their coming.
The mules leaving the haystack
without urging is naturally unexplain
able. They were hungry and tired
They had travelled about six miles
When they did leave the haystacl
they would naturally return home
They didn't. They went in the op
posite direction. When they did &c
away from their normal route they
would naturally have gone at an easy
pace. They didn't. They dashed of
at full gallop. And if they didn't poor
| O'Connor would have been dead be
fore his brother could have found him
This simple story was poured int
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morning Manuel left his home and
made his way to the union headquar-
tiers, where hundreds of men, idle like
himself, congregated and discussed
their wrongs. Usually. he arrived
home short time afteWthe children
had returned from school.
Manuel Rossetti was a good man.
the son of immigrant parents He
had not had much opportunity for edu-
cation, but he was devoted to his fam
lily and to his Church. Of late how
ever, especially since the strike, he
had been in a moody frame of mind.
He was not usually a talkative man,
less, especially at home. So his en-
trance naturally broke up the con-
versation between Romeo and Agnes.
The evening meal was soon over,
and afterwards Manuel Rossetti took
his hat and prepared to leave for the
union hall, where, since the strike
started, he had been in the habit of
spending his evenings. Mrs. Rossetti
who had noticed that her husband had
been later and later in returning from
these evening sessions, looked up at
him as he took his hat
Are you going, Manuel?" she ask
ed.
YES" replied the husband. II
guess l will go down and see what's
doing tonight. I'll be back early"
"You might take Romeo with you,"
said Mrs. Rossetti, who was quick to
realize what effect the company of the
son might have in bringing the father
home before midnight. "He is through
with his examinations now and he
need not stay home to study tonight"
Manuel Rossetti's son was the apple
of his eye, and while he was not eager
to bring Romeo with him, he did not
protest against the suggestion.
"All right, Romeo" he said. Come
along"
Romeo's eyes lighted up with JOY
in minute he had forgotten the
| humiliation that had brooded on his
mind for the past several hours. The
atmosphere of the down town city
streets at night with their groups of
men eagerly discussing events of the
day and hour, and especially the union
| headquarters-wher he had gone
on two occasions where the strike
| leaders had announced general meet
| ings to which the men were to bring.
their families, had great fascination
| for him.
Along the well lighted street the
stolid man and the delighted boy
wendell their way. The sights and
sounds were commonplace and drab
enough to Manuel Rossetti. but in
them Romeo always saw something
new and interesting.
| Continued on page -
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my ear from the lips of the dying
man as I lay beside him on the grass,
after giving him the last sacraments.
AS | have said before he was entirely
conscious. A man on his death bed
isn't liable to indulge in vain boasting.
The weak things and the foolish
things of this world hath God chosen
to confound the wise and the strong.
What could be more stupid than a
teamsof mules? What could be weak
er than a man with a broken spine?
The weak became strong when his
word set the invisible hand of God to
work. And the foolish mule team act
ed as if endowed with intelligence
when they became the swift messen-
gers of natural and supernatural aid.
If the news of this incident were
spread it would hearten many dis
couraged soul who has lost confidence
in prayer. 1t may too be instrum entail
in bringing openminded non-Catnolics
to study somewhat of the nature of
the true church. When God works so
stupendous miracle, primarily to
bring the consolation of the sacra-
ments to dying Catholic, men may
not think lightly OF the sacramento
system of the Church.
1t may bring shame and sense to
the nominal Catholics who are
ashamed to speak of miracles lest
their neighbors mock them. The tenn
pie of Christianity is builded on the
miracle of our divine Lords resurrec-
ton. And when He wishes to
strengthen the faith in Johns weak
disciples He said: go and relate to
John what you have seen and heard
the blind see, the lame walk, the lep-
ers are cleansed, the dead rise again.
That was His way of proving His
divinity then. It's His way now. Men
didn't believe His words. They be-
lieved His works.
The Church is His Mystic body. She
breaches what He preached No more
no less. But we do not believe Him
Let men study the works that have
the impress of God upon them, and
doubts will vanish as mists before the
morning SUM-
/ am responsible for this. account
and | have a crowd of witnesses tc
corroborate my statement.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-06-04
THE BISHOPS MEDAL

Romeo Rossetti marched home from
school in sulky and incendiary mood
In his heart he wished that every
school in the world would burn down
and all their schoolbooks with them
AS for the teachers the
Christian Brothers Romeo could not
exactly wish to burn them, but lie con.
ceived of various ways in which they
might be properly punished for scores
of misdeeds which Romeo could count
against them.
Arriving home he threw his books
violently on the table and gave vent
to his outraged feelings.
Francis Finlay won the Bishops
medal" he exclaimed. Its a cheat
He's been stooleyin' around Brother
Thomas all year and of course they
gave it to him.
| holland that included Romeo's
| mother and, father, and his sister
| Agnes, who went to the Presentation
convent-knew what that announce
| ment meant to Romeo. The Bishops
medal for Christian Doctrine anG
American History was the coveted
prize of the first year high at the
Christian Brothers Romeo had set
his heart on it. In this he was urged
on by his mother, who was proud oil
| her sons ability as student, and by
his sister,, Agnes, who shared hel
mothers pride in the talented boy
Agnes, too, felt the announcement
keenly. Francis Finlay's sister, Mar
| garet, was also pupil at the Presen
tation convent, and every girl in the
school, knew of the rivalry between
the two lads in the first year high.
II wish every, school in the city
would burn down. said Romeo. &c
know it's a cheat"
/ why, Romeo" interrupted Mrs
Rossetti, that's no way for Chris
tian Brothers boy to talk. had hopee
you would win, but if you can't lose
like little man, it's just as we'll 20,
were defeated, SO that you may lear1
how to take defeat"
4Of course, Romeo" said Agnes.
| "But what's the use of studying 2
cried Romeo. Here's a fellow work
his head off all the year round ant
gets nothing in the end. Absolutel,
nothing!"
i Didn't you learn something's" ask
ed Agnes. And besides, are you sur
you answered all the questions care
J fully?"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-06-04
! CONVERTED By LAITY.

The average Catholic man or wom-
an does not seem to realize that all
of the converts to the church are not
brought in by the priests. They are
brought into the church most fire.
quently by earnest men and women
who probably did not appreciate that
their example could have such desir-
able results. AS the laity comes into
closer contact with our separated
brethren than does the priest, the
work of conversion depends largely
upon their zeal. If they be weak
kneed, Apologize or compromising,
there will be no results. If they have
the courage of their conviction and a
sincere desire to bring their non
brethren to better understanding of
the Church's position and teachings,
they can be the real missionaries.
There never was time when an in
telligent, sincere and jealous Catholic
could win more converts to Col than
he can at the present day.
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I answered them more carefully
than any one,' said Romeo. 81 was
the last to turn in my paper and Fran
els Finlay was the first"
"Let us see," said Agnes. "How
many questions were there?'
"Ten," said Romeo. ''They were
all easy. All about the sacraments
and sin in catechism and about the
revolutionary period in hist ory.'
How many kinds of sin are there?"
asked Agnes.
'That was one of the questions, !"
replied Romeo. "And l answered it
right There are two kinds of sin
mortal sin, which requires grievous
matter, sufficient reflection and full
consent of the will, and venial sin,
which is a slight offense against the
law of God in matters of less i'm.
portance, and which in matters of
great Importance is an offense com.
mitted without sufficient reflection and
full consent of the will"
But your answer was not right"
said Agnes. 1T was written without
sufficient reflection 1t is true there
are two kinds of actual sin, and they
are mortal and venial, but sin is first
divided into the original sin, which we
inherit from our first parents. and
actual sin, which we commit our
selves"
Romeo was momentarily nonplus
sed well, don't care he said
I'm sure Francis Finlay got that
wrong, too"
What were the history questions? p
asked Agnes. r.
''They were all easy" said Romeo
zone of them was, who was the
Father of the American navy?"
"And how did you answer it,"
John Paul Jones'"
"That is not correct" said Agnes
John Barry is usually given the title
of the Father of the American navy
1t is true that John Paul Jones was
a brave man and a remarkable sea
captain. The United States navy was
permanently organized by Act Of Con
gress, March 27, 1894. Six captains
were appointed by President Wash
ington, and Barry's name headed the
list. The commission was datec
February %, 1897, and appointed Bar
ry captain in the navy to take ranl
from the fourth day of June, 1874.
He was Registered No. l. and wa:
thus officially the first ranking office
of the United States navy"
The discussion was interrupted b,
the arrival of Romeo's father. Man
uel Rossetti was pattern maker, ant
for three months the pattern maker,
| in Newark had been on a strike. Eacl
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There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not the marks of weakness,
but of power. They are the messages
of overwhelming grief, of deep emo
tion, and of unspeakabIe love.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:
At rules held in the Clerks office
Of the Circuit Court for the County
Of Berkeley, on Monday the LIST day
OF August, 1921
James Moore, who sues on behalf
Of himself and all other lien cred.
itors Of the National Shale Brick
Co, corporation, Plaintiff.
VS..
National Shale Brick Co, a corpora
ton, Equitable Trust Company,
Trustee; Unknown holders of the
bonds issued by the said National
Shale Brick Company secured by
Deed of Trust; W. b Hinton and
Ernest l.. He6in. partners trad.
ing and doing business as Hinton
& Heflin; and Earl Small, De.
PENDANTS.
The object of this suit is to as
certain what real estate is owned by
the defendant with the liens there
on in the order of their priority, to
obtain decree Of sale for the sub.
lection Of said real estate to tho
payment Of the said liens thereon;
to obtain from the defendant the
Equitable Trust Company COM
plete discovery Of all of it's trans
actions pertaining to the receipt,
transfer and delivery OF the bonds
referred to In the bill of complaint,
with the names and addresses of
the persons to whom same were
originally delivered with the consid-
Grafton paid thereafter: and for
sue hother and further relief as the
Court may see At to grant
And affidavit having been made
that the said defendants Equitable
Trust Company, Trustee and the
Unknown holders of the bonds is
sued by the said National Shale
Brick Co. secured by deed of trust
are non-residents of this State, the
said defendants are required to an
pear within one month after the
date of the first publication of this
order, in the Clerks Office of said
Court, and do what Is necessary to
protect their interests.
1t is ordered that a copy of this
order be forthwith published once q
week for four consecutive weeks in
the Evening Journal, a newspaper
printed in the town of Martinsburg,
in the County of Berkeley and be
posted at the front door OF the
Court House of Berkeley County at
least twenty days before Judgment
or decree is rendered.
l.. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk.
NOLL & FAULKNER, Attorneys for
Plaintiff. 8 1t wk wks
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-11
ESTIMATES.

State OF West Virginia,
County OF Berkeley To-Wit;
District of Falling Waters,
At a regular session Of the board
of education OF Falling Waters dis
trict of Berkeley county held at the
regular meeting place thereof, on
the second Tuesday in August, 1921
Present John D. Lands, President
Of said board Of education, and H.
B. Stickel and H. l.. Hull, Commits
sioners.
In accordance with chapter 18,
Acts, 1921, the board of education
proceeded to make up an estimate
Of the amount necessary to be lev
led for the current fiscal year, to
cover all district debts and liabilit-
les payable during the year, includ-
ing the probable expenditures for
district purposes, and proper allow
ances for delinquent taxes, exonera-
tions and contingencies, but deduct
ing the money in the treasury appli-
able to the service OF the years and
district claims doth determine and
estimate the several amounts to be
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:
At rules held in the Clerks Of
fee of the Circuit Court for the
County of Berkeley, on Monday the
1st day of August, 1921.
George W. Appleby, Jr., Plaintiff.
VS.
C. G.. Cushwa. George Mason, George
S. Hill, Harry NJ. Grove and Ed
ward Sigler, Trustees OF the
Evangelical Lutheran Congrega-
ton of Martinsburg. W Va; VIM.
Summer & Co., partnership; A.
P. C. Broute, F. v Fout, Benjamin
Oden, Executor of A. Oden, de-
ceased; Chas. G. Sewer, surviving
partner OF Chas. G. Sewer and
Frank c. Potts & Co.. w c. Bond
Administrator of Philip H. Fry;
Chas. ]. Faulkner, Trustee; Mary
Fry; J. B. Lippencott & Co, a
corporation existing under the
laws of the State OF Pennsylvan-
ia. and Jonas Langfeld, Defend
ants.
The object OF this suit is that the
Court may decree that the title un-
der the conveyance of Benz. Oden,
to George W. Appleby, Jr., of July
1st. 1921, is not impaired or invali-
dated by any defects alledged as af-
fecting the validity of said deed
from the Trustees of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Congregation of Mar.
tinsburg, w. Va; that the Court
shall appoint a commissioner to re-
convey the legal title of the prop
erty purchased by the complainant
on July list, 1921, which was con-
veyed to Chae. J. Faulkner, Jr.,
Trustee, on the 10th day of Jan,
1876, recorded in Book 10. page 70,
of the records of Berkeley County
or direct the said Commissioner to
execute a release of said deed eaat
the cloud resting upon the title RAY
be removed; that the Court might
appoint a commissioner or direct
the Clerk under the terms OF the
statute to render a release OF the
judgments described In said bill rem
dered against Archibald Oden, ST.,
deceased.
An affidavit having been made
that the said defendants VIM. Sum
mer & Co, A. p. G. Eroute, r. V.
Fout Chas. c. Sewer, W. c. Bond,
Mary Fry, ]. B. Lippencott & Co.,
and Jonas Langfeld, are non.resi.
dents of this State, the said defend
ants are required to appear within
one month after the date OF the first
publication of this order, in the
Clerks Office OF our said Court, ano
do what is necessary to protect their
interests
1t is ordered that a copy OF this
order be forthwith published once
week for four consecutive weeks in
the Evening Journal, newspaper
printed in the town of Martinsburg,
in the County OF Berkeley, and be
posted at the front door Of the
Court House Of Berkeley County at
least twenty days before Judgment
or decree Is rendered
L. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk.
Faulkner & Kilmer, Attorneys for
Plaintiff. 8 4 1t wk 4 wks
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:
AT rules held in the Clerks Office
Of the Circuit Court for the County
Of Berkeley, on Monday the LIST day
Of August, 1921.
S. H. Johnson, Plaintiff
vs..
Nellie Johnson, Defendant
The object OF this suit is to obtain
an absolute divorce.
And affidavit having been made
that the said defendant Nellie John
son is a nonresident Of this State,
the said defendan. is required to ap-
pear within one month after the
date Of the first publication of this
order, in the Clerks office of our
said Court, and do what is neces-
sary to protect her interests.
1t is ordered that a copy Of this
order be forthwith published once
q week for four consecutive weeks
in the Evening Journal, a newspaper
printed in the town of Martinsburg.
in the County of Berkeley, and be
posted at the front door of the Court
House of Berkeley County at least
twenty days before judgment or de-
cree is rendered.
L. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk
.ZlRKLE, Attorney for Plaintiff.
s 4 1t wk 4 wks
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-11
ESTIMATES.

State of West Virginia,
County of Berkeley, To-Wit;
District Of Opequon.
At regular session Of the bolrl
of education Of Opequon district Of
Berkeley county held at the regr-
lar meeting place thereof, on the
second Tuesday in August, 1912
Present: s. A. Shriver, President
of said board Of education, and
VIM. p. Miller and ]. w Miller,
Commissioners.
In accordance with chapter 1876,
Acts 1919, the board of education
proceeded to make up an estimate
Of the amount necessary to be lev
led for the current fiscal year, to
cover all district debts and liabili-