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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

Declarations of nullity in matrimo-
NAL cases brought before the Roman
Tribunal of the Rota have averaged
only seventeen annually for the last
five years, although most of the work
of this ecclesiastical court in that per-
iod has been in connection with such
proceedings.
This information was contained in
an address made to the Holy Father
by Monsignor John Prior, Sub-Dean of
the Tribunal, on the occasion of the
inauguration of its juridical year, last
month. Monsignor Prior added that
this record of the Tribunal is worth
remembering in view of the accusa-
tons of on-Catholics that the Catho-
lie Church is inclined to facilitate the
dissolution of the marriage tie. {
War Weakened Family.
Monsignor Prior spoke of the weak
ening of the family as consequence
of the World War, and cited as evil
dence of that fact the excessive num-
Der of divorces in those countries
whose legislation permits dissolution
of marriage.
The Tribunal of the Rota, Monsi-
gnor Prior said, had often been called
upon to Judge matrimonial cases, and
fiye-sixths of the causes coming before
it were of that nature, but it's declara.
lions of nullity had totaled less than
hundred in five years.
In pronouncing upon such cases, he
said, the Tribunal did not mitigate the
just severity and the standards which
were designed for the protection Of
the Christian marriage, and therefore
the Supreme Tribunal of the Segna
tura which judges appeals from rotal
decisions did not in any instance can
Gel decree of dissolution, but merely
modified some that were contrary tc
the dissolution.
The Holy Father, replying to Mon
signor Prior's address, praised the zeal
and wisdom of the Tribunal of the
Rota. He agreed that the accusations
uttered against the Church for it's
matrimonial discipline are rendered
void by their inherent inconsistency
The increase in the number of matri
monial cases brought before the eccle.
siastical tribunal, the Holy Father
said, was attributable to the diminu
ton of that sense of dignity and rev.
ference with which everything in con
nection with Christian marriage ought
TO be regarded.
This diminution of respect for the
sanctity of marriage, the Holy Father
continued, is also the cause of null
make marriage void and increase the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
Diss olution of Christian Marriage

number of appeals for the dissolution
of the matrimonial bond But the
Catholic Church, he said, can never
forget the words of the Divine Mas
ter: What therefore God hath join
ed together, let no man put asunder."
This will always be my fundamen-
tai principle in matrimonial matters,
since no man has the power to dis
solve a true marriage in it's integrity
but can only determine if the marriage
has been void from the beginning"
Pope Benedict declared.
These words of the Holy Father made
the profoundest impression on his
hearers and confirmed once more that
sanctity and dignity of the Catholic
morality which alone contains the
solution of humanity's problems in
the most critical period of history.
Tribunals History.
The Tribunal of the Rota dates from
the beginning of the thirteenth cen
tury, Pope Innocent III in 1905 having
defined the duties of the rotai judges,
who were by him called Auditores.
The importance of the Tribunal in
creased with the centuries Popes
Honorius III, Gregory TX, Martin V,
Sixtus ", Clement VII and Paul Ill
further enlarged it's functions and dig
nifty.
During the temporal sovereignty of
the Holy See, the Tribunal of the
Sacra Romano Rota in the Pontifical
Government also undertook all the
civil Jurisdiction which is now exer-
cised by the law courts of the several
states. Besides being the judicial Or
gan of the Roman Court of Justice, it
extends it's authority also to all the
| ecclesiastical cases that are submitted,
jurisdiction of the Apostolic See.
The civil supremacy of the Popes
ceased in 1870, and as there was no
longer the temporal administration of
the States of the Church, the Tribunal
of the Sacra Rota also suspended it's
functions together with other admins
trative agencies of the Pontifical Gov
eminent. The prelates, Uditori di
Rota, continued to exist in the Roman
hierarchy, but their title was only
honorary, since they no longer pos
sessed juridical authority. The judi
cial cases which were formerly with
in the jurisdiction of the Roman Court
of Justice, thereafter were examined
and discussed by the Roman Congre-
| cations not in a juridical form but
| rather in an amicable and conciliatory
manner.
This situation. remained until 1908
In that year Plus x, in the reform of
the Roman Court of Justice, effected
| by means of the Apostolic Constitu-
ton, Sapienti consilio, not only modi-
! fed the functions of the Roman Con-
gregations but renewed in it's most
| solemn form the Tribunal of the Sacra
Romano Rota, giving it all the jurid-
| ical competence that it had always
| possessed in the ecclesiastical court.
Since then the Rota has brilliantly re-
newed it's glorious traditions
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

who has but done his duty and
then forgotten the glory of it all.
One striking incident occurred
in his stay in Chicago where hum
dreds of thousands turned out to
do him honor. On Sunday morn
ing, he prepared to attend Mass
in the Cathedral. When he be-
held the escort of cavalry ready
to accompany him, he remarked:
Il need no escort to go to- Mass.
All my life | have attended Mass
as simple Catholic, and | do not
require assistance now. - Other
great men might have said the
same thing, but Foch said it. And
he acted on the statement.
When Joffre was here several
years ago, one watched the papers
in vain to see where or what serv-
ices he attended. Foch was not
so elusive. Every Sunday-and
All Saints day in Kansas City
finds him before the altar of God
even as the humblest Christian.
And why not? Did he not him
self attribute all credit for the vic
tory Of the allied armies to God
He disclaims being genius; he
refuses to think himself a prod
ICY; but he does maintain that he
is a Catholic. Surely is he a
strange figure coming from out
the shadow of the Masonic govern
| ment of France.
Perhaps certain of our "prom.
inent Catholics also would at
tend Mass if they had military
escort-to force them to go
Doubtless they will not claim the
prominence Of Ferdinand Foch
And yet, though surrounded by ar
atheistic government, the Marsha
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
TO HELP NEGROES
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR COLOR.
ED PEOPLE is PLANNED

Plans for the establishment of an
industrial school for colored people, to
be located in ST. Mary's county in
southern Maryland, were discussed at
recent meeting held in the depart
ment of education of the National
Catholic Welfare Council. 1t is en-
pected that the school will occupy a
farm which was given to the archdi-
Geese of Baltimore, several years ago.
The necessity of such an industrial
school for the colored population of
that vicinity was emphasized by those
who attended the meeting, and COM
mittee of three was appointed by the
department of education to prepare
a report on the proposed undertaking,
which will be submitted to the new
archbishop of Baltimore.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19


The following is culled from
The Catholic Record: Much
amusement has been created by
the story of a stolen church in
British Columbia, which was sur
reptitiously removed from it's
original site in deserted settle
mcnt and transferred on car and
scow to a distant point. 1t was
the property of the Church of
England in Canada. Which fact
should recall to rejecting Angli-
cans the innumerable stolen
churches which, dotted all over
England, stand reminders Of the
Great Pillage' of the sixteenth
ccntury.o
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19


The Rev. George Laughton,
preaching in a Winnipeg Congre-
gational church, recently confined
his Sunday sermon to attacks
upon Sim Fem, resurrecting the
old libel on the Jesuits to complete
his diatribe. The Northwest Re-
view (Catholic), reminds the gen
tleman Of a reward Of 81 900 Of
fercd any one who can prove
the charge that the Jesuits now or
ever taught that the end justifies
the means. Telling him where he
can find it, The Review challenges
him to come and get this easy
money by proving his statements.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

lii the eighteenth annual report
Of the Catholic Educational Asso-
citation just issued, there is found
IL substantial array Of papers dis
c,lssing matters of paramount in
terest in the educational world.
The report contains the papers
aid addresses of the eighteenth
annual meeting, which was held
at Cincinnati last summer. If one
nay Judge by the papers here pre-
scntcd,, Catholic educators are
working with earnestness and sin
ce@itv toward definite and rea-
sonabIc program, and one best
suited to the conditions Of oul
country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
ERzBEReER's DAUGHTER
ELDEST DAUGHTER JOINS THE
cARMELlTES.

The eldest daughter of Matthias Err
berger, leader of the Centrist party,
who was assassinated last August, is
now a Carmelite nun. She received
the veil at the Carmel of Maastricht
on the feast of st. Teresa, October
Is. Pope Benedict sent her paternal
letter and the Apostolic Blessing on
the occasion
Mrs. Matthias Erzberger and a
younger daughter went to the con-
vent to assist in the clothing" of the
young nun. They were the only
members of her family at the cere-
mony.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
SUPERINTENDENT Of
SCHOOLS

jeremiah E. Burke, one of the best
known Catholic laymen of the Boston
Archdiocese, has been elected Super
intendent of the Boston public schools
to succeed Frank G. Thompson, who
died suddenly last week.
Mr.. Bruke, who has been an assist
ant superintendent for several years.
is former president of the Suffolk
County branch of the Catholic Fedora
ton of America, and is a member of
the Catholic Union of Boston.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

On the afternoon that Father
Coyle was shot by an Alabama
minister, he was visiting some
priest friends. Receiving a phone
call from his home announcing
the hour of the ceremony for Ruth
Stcphcnson's marriage, Father
Coyle remarked, 81 suppose Ste
phensOn will shoot me or some
thing" Three hours later, the
priest was dead.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

Several years ago, Edison made
himself ridiculous by his denial Of
Immortality of the human soul.
Now comes Luther Burbank advo-
eating, in effect, birth control as
the great factor for human prog
ress. The birth control confer
ence i'll New York this week offers
its dirty system as an aid to the
commission on disarmament. The
" System" is gradually depopulat-
ing New England of native stock.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
PRIEST SUES PAPER

Counsel for the Very Rev. ). M. Kir-
win, vicar-general of the diocese of
Galveston, and president of St. Mary's
seminary at La Porte, Texas, has filed
a libel suit against the Houston Post,
asking $4,000 damages, $4,000 as
actual and $4,000 as exemplary.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
REQUIEM FOR CARDINALS

A requiem Mass was celebrated in
the Sistine chapel November 7, for the
Cardinals who died during the past
year, among them Cardinal Gibbons.
1t was an impressive service. Pope
Benedict attended and impaired the
Apostolic benediction. In the edifice
were the full diplomatic corps to the
Vatican, large number of Cardinals
and Bishops and representatives of
the knights of Columbus.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

eff this conference is broken
off, = said Premier LLOYD George,
speaking the other day in the Eng
lish House Of Commons ON Anglo
Irish relations, the
first thing any government would
have to do would be to come to
this House and ask for consider
able increase of the forces of the
Crown in ireland. = To which
sentiment the English Bishop of
Exeter. Lord William Gascayna-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
CROSS FOR PELLET|ER

The award of the cross of com
mander of the Order of Leopold ii to
District Attorney Joseph G. Pelletier,
supreme advocate of the Knights of
Columbus, by King Albert of Belgium,
is announced in a letter from Baron
De Cartier. the Belgian ambassador.
The letter said the award was in rec
ognition Of Mr.. Pelletier's striking
services in behalf of the service men
of America
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
THE MARSHAL OF FRANCE.

One of the most marked traits
of Marshal Foch seems to be his
unostentatious display Of good
sense. Honored and feted by
whole nation, he still maintains
the simplicity that has accom-
panied him throughout life. Too
big a man to be affected by adula-
ton, he moved among us as one
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

Speaking of disarmament, it is
not amiSs to remember that it was
the Holy Father who, in 1917, first
preached this idea as the funda-
mental means, with the elimina-
ton of CONSUMPTION, of restoring
and maintaining world peace.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

Cecil, later added a pious Amen in
his published statement: II pray
and hope that as few Irish as is
necessary will be killed to uphold
the British Empire. AS many
Irish as is necessary to the peace
of Erin will be forthcoming when
the pious Bishop gives the word.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

Of France proudly wends his way
to the nearest church and there
pays homage to God. Is it any
wonder that God stood by him in
his hour of trials
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19
POPE AIDS YOUTHS

The Holy Father has given 10000
lire to the observation-disclosures of
Rhodes, to be used especially TO as
sist the work done by the Franciscans
for the Catholic youth of the island.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

On account of the holiday all
news for next weeks issue
should be in this office not later
than November Fl.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-11-19

OFFICIAL OF ROMAN TRIBUNAL
GIVES OUT INTERESTING FACTS
AND FlGURES-TRUE MARRIAGE
NOT DlssoLvABLE, THE POPE
REMINDS-REPoRT OF TRIBU.
NAL. OF ROTA ON MATRIMONIAL
cAsEs-HisToRY OF THIS I'M
PORTANT TRIBUNAL.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
AUTO SMASHED
BETWEEN RffR|GFRATORS
AT W[NATCHFF
NCTOISTS HAVE THRILLING
ESCAPE FROM INJURY SATUR-
DAY AFTERNOON-CAR TO-
TALLY WRECKED.

World: A thrilling escape from
possible injury or death occurred near
the Great Northern freight depot
Saturday afternoon when Liberty
Six was smashed between two refrig-
orator cars. The auto had come to a
stop right on the siding west of the
depot and the driver was unable to
start the engine.
On one side was a number of re-
frigerator cars loaded while on the
ether was a switch engine attached to
half dozen cars, backing in to pick
up the loaded cars. The engineer
did not see the automobile and kept
right on towards the helpless driver
Finally just before the approaching
train struck the car, the driver jump
cd from the seat, and Immediately af-
teTwards there was resoundiny
crash as the automobile was ground
to pieces between the two freight
cars. The machine was a total loss, or
ct least, it looked like one to the spec e.
tators who gathered after the acci-
don't.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
EPWORTH LEAGUE DOINGS.

\ Halloween Social was held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Seely
up the Chumstick last Friday even
ing for the Epworth League. About
forty were present and all reported
having had a most enjoyable evening.
The program follows: Contrary
Winds; Feat of Gamaliel; Pictures
from the Far East; Meme Meme Tekai
Upharsin; Eve; Occupation of Zebe-
dee's Children; The Philstines and
lsraelites; Pur; Feeding the Multi
tude.
The Epworth League has had print
ed and placed in prominent business
places in town posters announcing the
hours of the NJ. +. Church services.
The Leavenworth chapter of the NJ.
+. church league is planning on a trip
to Wenatchee Sunday night for the
purpose of visiting the League there.
The EpWorth League is going to
give the Deaconess hospital at Wenat
chez Thanksgiving gift of a barrel
or more of canned fruit All those
desiring to help the League out witt
few quarts of canned fruit are ra-
quested to leave them at the NJ. L.
parsonage.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
A DELICATE OPERATION.

Recently DR.. Lessing, assisted by
DR.. Swift of Seattle, performed a
very delicate operation at the Leav-
enworth Community hospital.
Howard, aged twelve, son of NJ.
and Mrs. c. |. Williams of this city,
had suffered since July from severe
headaches and after careful diagnos-
is DR.. Lessing concluded that he was
suffering from an abscess near the
middle of the brain.
Thursday Of last week an opening
was made in the forehead, tube in
serted and the pus drawn off. The
abscess was located at about the CEN
ter of the brain, some three inches
from the opening, and the tube was
inserted through the frontal lobe Of
Of the brain. When this was written
the patiently evidently was recover
ing nicely, being mentally clear and
suffering no pain.
DR.. Lessing had large practice on
similar work while in France with the
eXpeditionary forces.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
LEAVENWORTH 10,
WATERVILLE 9.

The Leavenworth high school foot
ball team cleaned up on tie Water
vile team last Friday afternoon, here
on the home grounds, by score Of
10 to 0, and great was the rejoicing.
The game was followed by a banquet
at the school at which both teams
played to a draw and gave credit 70
the high school culinary department
as highly efficient in their art l.
was banquet that developed all the
latent gastronomc fighting qualities
of each and every member of the two
teams, Al Hoffman and Prof. Free
man refereed the game but no one
had time to do much refereeing at the
banquet.
Each team now has a shutout game
to its credit. The visitors made the
trip here in one of the big busses in
use on the Waterville-W Wenatchee
stage run, and returned home after
the banquet
Cashmere will play a return game
here this afternoon.
Stores and banks and some of the
other business places closed from
2:45 to o'clock for the game last
Friday and it would certainly be nice
to have them do the same today.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
EAGLE CREEK.

Mrs. H. A. Anderson and childre ,
attended church in Leavenworth Sun
day.
Mrs. Biolk was on the sick list the
first of the week with severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Anderson and
children and Mrs. Curtis Chase en-
ioyed dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Anderson.
Mrs. ]. Fl. Sharpe is able to be out
again after a severe sick SPELL
A large crowd attended the pro-
gram given at the school house Sat
urday evening. After the program
the school was presented with a beau
tiful banner for health crusade work
done last year. The children are very
proud of this beautiful banner. Fol
lowing is the program: "Kind
Friends" by John Schons; 'Iife of
Columbus" by Herbert Anderson:
'Old October" Beryl Sands; "Hallo-
we'en," Wayne Anderson; "Three Lit
tie Kittens" Cameron Sharpe, Mary
Schons and Wayne Anderson; "Three
Brothers, Kenneth Schons; "Ameri-
ca School and Audience; "I'm Not
Afraid" Cameron Sharpe; "Willie
Browns Prank" Herbert Anderson;
Halloween" Peter Schons; Reading.
"a Few Truths on Life" Mrs. H. A.
Anderson; "John Smith Play by the
School: "Nine Little Goblins," Albert
Sands; Solo, zone Fleeting Hour"
Mrs. Curtis L. Chase; "Old Halo
we'en Friends" Kenneth Schons
"The Red Cottage" Wayne Anderson
and Mary Schons.
A candy sale was held to buy rec
ords for the school victrola, after
which delicious lunch was served.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
ADDRESS AT NJ. f. CHURCH.

Last Sunday evening a Mr. Arnold,
of Minneapolis, Mimi, addressed the
gathering at the Methodist church
pointing out among other things that
many advertisements inserted in met
ropolitan papers were merely snares
intended to lure young women to
their destruction and recommended
that parents scrutinizc their papers
and if they found certain forms Of
advertisements to discontinue receiv-
ing the paper into their homes. He
also told of the sinister results of
beauty contests, the need Of matrons
on trains, the danger of young women
unattended in the large cities, and
dwelt upon other matters.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
ELkS BACK UP
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
IN CHELAN COUNTY
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS To
BE RAISED TO CARRY ON THE
WORK OF THIS ORGANIZA-
TION IN CHELAN COUNTY.

Ed. Ferguson, A. V. Shepard and c.
f. Munsell, of the Wenatchee Elks
lodge, were here last Friday and cal
ed together few of our peope at a
luncheon at Andy's Cafe for the pur-
pose Of getting the drive of the Sal
walton Army for a $4,000 fund start
ed.
The Elks have no other interest in
the matter than to assist the Saliva
tion Army and the visitors and those
present are to be commended for their
good work. Other meetings, we are
informed, are to be held here.
0. S. Sampson was elected chair
man and Frank Hennessey to have
charge of the work of raising Leav-
enWorth's quota, which is $4C0.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
BLANKENSHIP FUNERAL
LAST FRIDAY.

The funeral of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Blankenship, How
ard Eugene, was held last Friday af-
tenoon at 2:30 at the Methodist
church, under the direction of the
Leayenworth Undertaking Co., the
Rev. VIM. Hoskins making the ad-
dress. Burial was made in the Leav.
enworth cemetery A large attend
ance of relatives and friends was
present.
The cause of death is said to have
been ascertained and to have been a
deformity of the bowels, caused by
an abnormal appendix The little one
suffered terribly for eighteen hours.
being only fourteen months old and
unable to indicate the seat of pain.