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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

One of the issues before the
country today is the question OF a
bonus for the men who risked all
to save this republic. According
to poll being taken by lead
ing magazine, it would appear
that the people are pretty well
divided on the subject. The sol
der organizations, naturally, are
in favor Of this recognition, while
the general public seems to be
divided.
From broad viewpoint, there
is no reason on earth why the
government should refuse to rec
ompense it's saviors for the part
they played i'll saving the nation.
The shame Of the whole thing is
that the soldiers should be forced
to ask for this pittance.
Modern custom sanctions assist
ance for military forces in the
form of a pension. The proposed
bonus may take one Of many
forms: pension, paid up insur-
ance, cash gift. concession Of
land, educational facilities, etc.
In some way or other, however,
the nation should repay it's fight.
ing men for all they endured and
achieved in the cause of liberty.
The objection that such pro-
cedure would bankrupt the coun-
try is pure rot. A small part of
the amount owed us by foreign
governments would easily cover
the cost. As Senator Lodge re-
marked, The shock of war did
not break our treasury, nor will
the shock of peace disrupt it. .
Nor will it do to say that, after
all, the men merely did their duty.
True, each one discharged the OBJ
legation Of citizen to his coun-
try in it's peril. But it should be
remembered that this was not an
ordinary task: it meant leaving
one 5 family, often in distress; it
meant the forfeit of income for
a year or more, the effects of war
as shown in shattered limbs, i'm
paired health, deformed bodies !;
it meant risking ones life in the
most unusual circumstances. A
firm pays its employees for the
performance Of routine duties
but the same firm will bestOw a
bonus upon an employee when he
performs that duty at the risk
of his health or life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
THE MOTHER OF SORROWS.

One of the sublimest spectacles
given to mankind to contemplate
is that Of Mary, the pure virgin
and spotless Mother, standing at
the foot of the Cross. Mother love
ever evokes tenderness in the be-
holder. Such affection, when
aroused by sorrow, has a poignant
and compelling appeal. The moth
er Of the Maccabees, witnessing
the death Of her seven sons, stands
out in ancient history. Niobe, be-
wailing her slain children, is the
most pathetic human touch left us
by the art of paganism.
Mary, however, stands alone in
her grief. The exalted station
which she occupied in the scheme
of humanity: the supreme inno-
cence Of her Son; the ingratitude
of people whom He would save ;
the vileness of His executioners
and the divine nature of the Vic
tim Himself: all this sends a hush
of horror and pity over the hearts
of thinking men.
It is commonly accepted that
the more finely ones nature is
formed, the more tender one s
sensibilities, the more keenly does
one suffer. The summit Of perfec-
ton was reached in this regard
in both Jesus and Mary. Hence
the very acme Of suffering was
experienced by those two won
drous beings, the Goodman and hui
manity's solitary boast. The real
ization that her Son was God and
could, by mere thought, ami
hilate His tormentors, was cause
of added SORROW While her rev.
erence for such divine mercy elic-
tied her admiration, it also deep
ened the wound opened by man s
perfdy.
Occasional reflection on the pie
ture of Mary standing bravely at
the foot of the cross cannot but
strengthen one IN the midst of dis.
appointments and the ingratitude
| of mankind. The sight Of her
calm and unperturbed demeanor
| while her very soul was agonizing
is a lesson to all who fume and
| worry about the little trials of life
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- 2 s V
anthropy stops at the material or,
at most; the mental. Charity, on
the other hand, operates on a
higher plane.
In the first place charity is mo-
tived from a more elevated source.
1t sees Christ in His suffering
members, and it's ministrations are
given as to Christ Himself. This
strengthens the bond between
worker and recipient, for the spir-
itual element adds love to material
aid Then again, Christian char
ity, by visualizing Christ in the
poor, reacts on the soul of the
worker himself, thus increasing his
sympathy and charging his effec-
tiveness. All this tends to produce
greater and more appreciated re-
suits, both for him who gives as
well as for him who receives.
Where Christian charity loses
sight of the supernatural, it re-
verts to the plane of mere philan-
thropy. When Christ ceases to be
the object of the agent Of charity,
relief may be forthcoming, but per.
sonal merit is bounded by the ma.
terial order and the spiritual is
in eclipse.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
POPE SPEAKS HEBREW
DELIGHTS PARTY WITH LINeUis-
TIC A6lLiTY-HoLY FATHER
TALKS TO JEWS IN THEIR OWN
LANGUAGE.

The democratic manner and lin,
guistic ability of Pope Plus XII were
the subject of comment by Joshua
Goldberg of New York, who arrived
from Cherbourg on the Mauretania.
Mr. Goldberg told how he made ar
rangements in Rome to have ten
young Jewish theological students re-
ceived in audience by the Pope.
n The party was ushered into the
presence of the Pontiff without osten-
tatious ceremony, Mr. Goldberg said.
and the Pope received the members
with smile. After bestowing his
blessing, the Pope, according to Mr..
Goldberg, chatted with the students
for twenty minutes, speaking in He.
brew. I@
: Pope Plus has been a student of
the Hebrew language and history for
many years. As a young priest, he
studied the language under the direc.
ton of Rabbi Alexander di Fano OF
Milan, one of the greatest living au.
thorities on Jewish literature, .theol
ogy and history. Later, when the
present Pontiff had been made librari
an of the Ambrosian Library at Mi
Ian, he again studied under Rabbi di
Fano in order to perfect himself III
some details of the language. Rabbi
di Fano is the authority for the state
ment that the Pope is one of the fore
most scholars of Hebrew in Europe.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
CATHOLIC JOURNALISM.

One field which has been but
lightly trodden by Catholics IN
this country is that of journalism.
The possibilities in the dissemina-
ton of the daily printed word are
limitless. For the newspaper IS
a powerful factor in holding pub
lie opinion and policy. Readers
run into the millions, and a vast
number take their mental nourish-
ment from the views and argu-
ments of the daily paper. :.
There are not many really great
journals in this country today.
The days of such men as Greeley,
Dana and Medill are past, and few
there are to take their places. The
press, moreover, seems to be
dominated by higher interests, so
that an editor usually writes in
the big dailies according to the
dictates of the owners. This does
not mean that their influence is
bad: it merely indicates the lack
Of independence under which
many editors labor.
Catholic editorial writer's are
few in this country. Usually
Catholics are reporters or feature
writer's, subject in every way to
the within of the managing editor
One reason perhaps for this de-
fciency is found in the fact that
Catholic colleges rarely prepare
their students for this career. I'm
til recently, in fact, few colleges
Of any kind numbered a course in
journalism on their curriculum
With solid training in philosophy
and history, a Catholic Journalist
has an immense advantage over
the unskilled writer. For this
mental equipment gives him a
sure grasp, clear perspective and
a correct knowledge of principles
and events and the Interpretation
thereof
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
CATHOLIC CHARITIES.

The annual conference of Cath
Ollie Charities, to be held in Wash
ington next week, recalls the adj
vance made in recent years by
the welfare bodies in the Church.
This Improvement has been chief
" material 1t consists i'll more
scientific and approved methods
of administering relief.
The Catholic Church, the moth
er of modern charitable work,
ever has followed the rule Of APP
plying succor to the distressed and
the afflicted. Overturning the old
pagan custom Of neglecting the
needy and the infirm, Christianity
erected hospitals and centers
where every phase of help might
be afforded the needy. The mon
asteries of the Middle Ages be-
came headquarters for the distrib-
ution of relief and assistance. and
the Church, through her ministers
and nursing sisters, has reached
out to alleviate suffering wher-
ever it may be found.
In recent years, charity and
philanthropy have worked in har-
mony Each has endeavored te
copy, III a way, the improvements
made by the other. Charity has
added inventions and great va.
riety Of means to promote its
efforts to relieve misfortune. Phil
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
MRS. McCAHILL.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Nc
Cahill at Lake City this Saturday
recalls the noble life Of a splendid
woman. Touched by the hand of
the Grim Specter while on her way
to the Passion Play at Oberam-
mergau. this lamented daughter
of the Church gave up her soul in
alien surroundings, but fortified
by the consultations of that re-
ligion which for so many years
she had practiced with faith and
devotion.
The charity poured out by Min
nesota's richest woman was
worthy of her piety. Catholic to
the core, she ever stunned pub
licity in the bestowal of her gifts.
Her largess was for Christ s
needy, and from Christ alone did
she seek reward. Even her most
intimate and lifelong friends
knew but in a general way the
vastness Of her munifcence. Since
the report of her death hundreds
Of letters have been received
from all parts of the country,
each one attesting to the aid and
assistance given the writer by
Mrs. Mary >McCahill on some for
gotten occasion known but to the
giver and the cipient. Such is
the nature of Christian charity.
A life of such splendid helpful
ness is a consolation to the griev-
ing relatives. 1t soothes the
poignancy of sorrow, and it
sweetens memory with the balm
OF fragrant deeds that never can
fade. 1t strengthens ones faith
in humanity and religion which
can bring forth such rare blooms
even among riches. Both the
Church here and the State are
richer far for having witnessed
the example OF the devoted wife
and mother who knew so well
how to blend charity and loyalty.
Catholics bow in reverence to her
virtues. while all citizens are
proud to revere her momory.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
WEST INDIAN CHURCH BANS
DIVORCE MARRIAGE

The religious ban on remarriage of
divorces, moot question among
leaders of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States, was Wig
orously reaffirmed by the Synod Of
the Anglican Church of the West In
dies, close relative of the Episcopal
body, in pastoral letter of the seven
West Indies Bishops.
The law of the Anglican Church in
the West Indies, prohibiting marriage
to all Divorces, was reaffirmed in the
following announcement:
1--WE reafirm the indissolubility of
marriage and refuse to admit any re-
Taxation of. the principle contained in
the table of kindred and affinity for
church people, even where civil law
sanctions such relaxation"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
An APOSTOLIC MAN
INDIAN MISSIONARY HALF A. CEN.
TURY SPEAKS TEN TONGUES.
STILL VIGOROUS in WORK or
MASTER.

The Rev. Joseph M Cataldo, s.. T.,
Indian missionary for over half a CEN
tury, celebrated his sixtieth anniver-
sary in the priesthood last Friday. In
December, Father Cataldo will keep
his SEVENTEEN anniversary as a mem.
Der of the Society of Jesus
Master of nearly ten Indian Lam
guages, this devoted priest has dis
tinguished himself in the evangelical
ton Of the Red Man, and Is at present
in charge of the Nez Perez tribe at St.
Joseph's Mission, 1Slickpoo, Idaho,
where convent and school were de.
stroyed by firesFin 1916.
II am eighty-six, now" Father Ca
taldo wrote recently to Father Hughes,
Director of the Bureau of Catholic In
dian Missions, Washington, D. c..
'The dear Lord may call me soon.
But would be glad to live on, and
hold the fort until I see the mission
rise again from the ruins of the fire
of 1915. This little mission, taken by
force from the mouth of Satan, is
winning many souls for heaven. Eight
I -. L
devoted Sisters of St. Joseph are en-.
during heroically hardships am un.
able to relieve. Since the school and
convent were wiped out, six years
ago, they have taught IA children
worked for them, and made their home
in the shanties built by the Indians al
that time as temporary shelter. Op
position is rife, the divorce evil threat
ems. But the fervor of our people is
most gratifying. The tribe numbers
about 1900. Besides the school and
church here, we attend two other
small churches, and six Indian vii
lagos. To close the mission would be
to yield our trustful little lambs and
helpless sheep to ravening wolves. We
have besought the good st. Joseph
through the Christ-like charity of his
clients throughout the country, t.
take care of this poor little mission.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

"The woman is narrowed by
the home, and the man is narrow
ed by the woman,'' says "a
feminist. If the remedy, as pro-
vided, results in cold victuals and
strong minded chattering wife,
the man is apt to regret the pass
ing Of the narrow woman and the
comforts of the home she main
tanned for him. But 'the break
ers of hearts, the queens of
romance, the goddesses of thou
sand devotees have not been
cooks No less nor more than
they have been mothers of men
says the Citizen. What career is
it for a woman to be a toy of lust
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
THEY DID IT.

Some time ago we mentioned
the fact that the Ku KluX Klan
was quietly organizing III the
Twin Cities. The information, to-
gether with the name Of the organ
izer, came to us through a man
who had refused to give adherence
to this strange aggregation. The
daily papers tell how the dress
rehearsal was held Thursday
night of last week around a hay
stack in a damp stubble field near
Cedar Lake, just off West Twen-
ty-fifth street" in Minneapolis.
Among those present were four
horses and seventy-fve Minneap-
oils denizens Of the well-known
invisible empire together with
q few others.
1t is quite generally known that
this queer society aims at opposi-
ton to Catholics, Jews and Ne
groes in public life. 1t is entirely
un-American, for it usurps the
rights and duties Of the lawful
authorities. Ii there is no place
in this country for a S'papal en-
pire, - an external autonomy
surely were it difficult to find a
reason for the existence of an
INVISIBLE empire, aside from
the fact that the word, empire, is
distasteful in a democracy.
The Klan usually precipitates
clashes Of one kind or another. So
we may expect something do
ing" before long from the grand
exalted knights Of the nightie. 1t
may yet come to pass that Catho-
lies, Jews and Negroes, together
with aliens (does that include
Englishmen?), will be forced to
unite for self-protection. Our
hope is that such will not be the
case but that the fery-cross artists
will realize their foolishness and
settle down to plain, loyal citizen
ship.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
BISHOP N ATLANTA

Rt. Rev. BENJAMIN J. Kelley, who
resigned as Bishop of Savannah last
February, is now located in Atlanta,
at st. Joseph Infirmary, and he will
remain there at least for the present. \
This city has warm spot in its
heart for Bishop Kelley. 1t was to
Atlanta he came in 1856, when he
elected to accompany Bishop Becker
to Georgia from Delaware. He served
as rector Of the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception here for ten
years, until 1896, when he was named
rector of the Cathedral at Savannah
and vicar-general OF the diocese.
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but we have no connection with
that organization. F"

Laymen are not anointed in
Confirmation to the end that they
merely save their own souls and
pay their pew rent, says an ex-
change. They must think, work,
organize, read, speak as circum-
stances demand, ever anxious to
serve the Church and to do good
to their fellowmen. There is, on
the part of the Catholic layman
too much dependence ON priests
If priests work, laymen imagine
that they themselves may rest
Lay action is today particularly
needed in the Church. Laymer
have, in this age, special voca.
ton.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

At the dedication of the new
church and school of st. Cecilia S
parish, in San Antonio, Tex, Bish-
CD Drossaerts said: "Here in
Texas, unless all signs are mis-
leading, there is a strong under
current of fanatic bigetry threat
ening the life of our parochial
schools. This current is notice
able nearly everywhere through
out the country. though many of
our coreligionists do not as yet
perceive it. Let us open our eyes
and be watchful!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

shuns the vile, in speech or con-
duct. It seeks to mollify, not to
enrage. It leads towards the good
and beautiful, and it forgets self
in it's consideration for others.
The lack of culture brands a man,
professional or otherwise, as a
boor, a bigot and an Internal
nuisance. He is the original bull
in the china shop: like the bull he
deserves the thrust of the matador
OF the fate of the shambles.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

A women s. organization, in
corporated under the name of
American Women, +" said to have
many of the same principles as
the Ku Klux Khan, has filed arti-
cles of incorporation with the
Secretary of State at Austin,
Texas. Membership is limited to
Gentle, Protestant, American
born women citizens Of the United
States. Miss A. B. Cloud, acting
executive officer, who has an of.
fee in Dallas, said: "Our or.
ganization is independent of the
Ku Rux Khan and has nothing to
do with that order. Some of our
principles are the same, Judging
from what have read Of the khan
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

Why, if the parochial school
contributes to illiteracy, is it that
in those States in which there are
the most parochial schools there
is also the lowest percentage of
illiteracy? asks the Catholic
Herald. New York, with its inn
mense foreign population, has
only 81 per cent; Illinois only
"a per cent; Wisconsin "a per
cent; while in Alabama the per-
centage of illiteracy is 16.1: in
Georgia it is 1873; in Mississippi
17.2, and in South Carolina it is
1871 per cent.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
HOLY NAME PARADE

Forty thousand militant Catholic
laymen are expected to participate in
the great procession through the
streets of the nations capital on Oc-
tober 8, when, under the auspices of
the Baltimore Archdiocese Holy Name
society, a great demonstration will be
given of the faith of those who rev.
erence the name of God and are not
unwilling to make a public profession
of their devotion to the ideals of clean
speech.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
MOTHtR-HOusE CHANGED

st. Amalias Convent, Donaldson,
Ind, now replaces st. Joseph Hos.
pital, Fort Wayne, as motherhouse of
the Poor landmarks of Jesus Christ.
The motherhouse, one of the finest
in the country, is admirably situated
about seven miles from plymouth,
Ind. The residence section of the i'm.
posing building has been completed,
but it will likely be three or four
months before the chapel is finished
and the building ready for dedication.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16
FOR RELIGIOUS TRAINING
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IS PRO.
POSED.

The pastors of the churches at Will
mar, Mimi, have formulated plan
for religious training in the public
schools and the board of education
has permitted the plan to be tried out.
The plan does not favor any denomi-
nation, but is intended to give the stu
dent a general understanding of the
principles of religion.
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What a dismal outlook Life
would hold were there no here
after. This thought has buoyed
up the martyrs of all ages. 1t is
the firm basis for the good and
their partial recompense for the
evil they suffer from the wicked.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

The sepulcher containing dead
mems bones, is about the finest
silnile we know to describe the
man who practices deceit: fair on
the outside, rotten within. 1t is
by what is within that he will be
Judged.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

Rudyard Kipling seems to be
mixing facts and fiction when he
asserts that America forced the
armistice. The records show that
the American slogan was, On tt
Berlin, while the French and Eng
lish called the halt.
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new BISHOP NAMED

Father Dobson, of the Liverpool
Archdiocese, has been named CO.
adjutor to Most Rev. Frederick Will
liam Heating, Archbishop of Liver
pool. He has been appointed to the
Titular See of Cinopolis.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

Robbing Peter to pay Paul had
a new application in Chicago re-
Gently, when an employ embez-
zled from the funds of his firm to
pay concern which he had form
erly defrauded,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

The enrolment in our schools
and colleges is most gratifying.
Catholic parents are highly to be
commended for their loyalty, al
though too many still are unable
to see their duty.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

There are certain men who
never think of marriage. There
is hidden blessing in this fact,
for many a good girl is thus saved
a life of misery.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-16

eve saved France and Bel
GUM, then America saved us,
states Mr.. Spender, an English
journalist. 1t is pleasing to hear
the truth.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1e, 1929

The amenities of political life
spare no ones feelings. 1t is a
case of family wrangling on a
large scale.
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Mendel's Discovery.

Prof. e. w. Castle of Harvard
states: What will doubtless rank as
one OF the greatest discoveries in the
study Of biology and In the study OF
Evening journal., 1922-04-04
UNDERWOOD TELLS
HOW THE BEAR LIVES

An illustrated lecture on the life
OF bears was given by william I.y-
Man Underwood before an audience
Of nearly two hundred persons in the
parish house Of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church. Seventeenth street and Riv-
erriew avenue last evening. He
dealt particularly with pet called
Bruno.
Mr. Underwood's lecture was re-
markahly illustrated with photo
graphs taken al various stages dur
ing the life OF the bear. from the
time when IL was tiny cub to a
four-hundred pound animal. four
teen years later Mr. Underwood
is a lecturer In biology at the Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology.
The bear with which the lecture
dealt was born near a logging camp
in Northern Maine. No one knew OF
it's existence until his mother hav-
inc been shot. he was heard whim-
perng In his den under the snow.
The wife Of the camp cook cared
for the little animal. which had
been named Bruno. She raised the
bear until il became so big and
strong his playing became danger
20 the younger children in her fam
lly. Finally he became too large to