The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-30
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Editorial ,Pckiings

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the knights of Columbus had taken
charge of the ceremony, it would be
in equal bad taste as iii the Masons,
for instance, were entrusted with 1t.
1t would be another manifestation of
the tyranny Of the majority. The more
fraternal societies confine their ac-
tivities to the object Of their existence
and conduct their business in their
own chambers the better for 4us and
for them. We can stand fonnting Of
badges and buttons, although at times
we question its fitness, but we will all
feel trffe more comfortable il it
ends there.
New World lChicago).
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A few years ago there used to be
a slogan: What are you going to. do
with it when you get it?s # there are
bigots in this country who are deter
mined to close the Catholic schools
in the interest of better education, as
they say, what are they going to do
with the ousted children? If the
various States cannot take care
of the public school children of today.
cannot get teachers to teach and can
not get money to erect buildings, how
are they going to take care of the mil.
lions Of children who will be on their
hands, educationally speaking, when
the parochial and other private schools
are closed? Il
Baltimore Catholic Review.
Government returns show that the
percentage of persons who own their
own homes is higher in Canada than
in any other country, and our bril-
liant Antagonist contemporary, The
Casket, is justly proud of this dis
tinction. This is a matter Of con-
graduation and rejoicing" it says,
@for few things have a more beneficial
effect on citizenship than the sense
of responsibility that comes with the
possession of home of ones own.
The natural unit of the human race
is the family; and the natural and
logical place in which to bring up a
family is home which belongs to
that family. All considerations, then,
of religion and worldly prudence join
to make it wise that men should try
to make home for themselves In
the United States, unfortunately, the
trend has lately been more and more
towards tenantry, in the country as
well as in the cities, where the, one
family home is giving way to the fiat
and the apartment, which in its last
analysis is nothing but a glorified
tenement. We shall not make much
progress in social reform, and especi-
ally in the solution Of the labor ques-
ton, until we pay due attention to
the need of a home for every family,
especially for every workingman's fam
ily-so strongly emphasized among
others, by Leo XIII In his encyclicals
Exchange. &c .s
So
The Church's solicitude for chill
dren is nothing new. The first house
of refuge for youth was founded In
Rome in s1704 by Pope Clement XII
who had placed over the door the fol-
lowing inscription Clement XI, SUI
preme Pontiff, for the reformation and
education of criminal youths, to the
end that those who when idle had been
injurious to the State, might when
better instructed and trained, become
useful to it. It is of little use to re-
strain criminals by punishment unless
you reform them by education"
The method adopted by Pope Glenn
ent, that Of having the inmates work
together in silence during the day,
and in separate cells at night, was in
troduced into this country one hum
dred years later under the name of the
| Auburn system.
| Providence Visitor.
/ A man of character sets up for him
self certain principles which he will
follow under all circumstances. In do
| ing this he will often. have to go
against his momentaryy fancies and
against the promptings of his
passions. But it would be fatal to his
character were he to- loosen the
tightness of his principles SO as to
have, upon occasion, more elbow
room for his fancies or his passions.
So a commonwealth, knowing the
proverbial fickleness Of the people,
sets up constitution embodying the
first principles. of government for its
own protection AS long as the con
stitution stands firm there may arise
popular movements that threaten the
rights of minorities, but they can do
no lasting harm. For the waves will
be broken on the rock of the popular
bill of rights, the constitution. But il
the constitution is weakened by
clauses, or so-calIed amendments, that
make it pliable before the onslaught
of popular passions, in the same pro
portion the security of the peoples
rights is weakened and placed in jeo
pardy.
The Guardian Little Rock.)
Two days after election this office
Twas notified Of a sharp advance in
the price OF inks, with a notation that:
These advances are caused by the
new tariff law which has just gone
into effect Isn't that nice2 Big bust
mess is now in control and the printer
must suffer with the rest Of the com
imon people. The price of print paper
| is now $40 ton higher than It wa.
lsix months ago. and we are told i