The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-02
ST. PAUL

ST. PAUL
Cathedral Parish: A card and
dance social will be given at the
Cathedral school, Third and College,
next Friday, December 1st, under the
auspices of the Rosary Society, Ush-
ers' Club, Holy Name Society and the
Young Ladies' Sodality of the Cathe-
dral Parish. Cards at p. M Tables
for bridge, five hundred and euchre.
Dancing at p. m.
ST. Paul Seminary: At the request
of the st. Paul Seminary Mission So
ciety, Reverend George Kaufman of
St Matthew's parish, ST. Paul, gave
simple but interesting talk to the
Seminarians last Sunday evening.
Father Kaufman had eleven years
missionary experience in India, and
by no means exhausted his repertoire
of interesting missionary stories Sun
day evening.
AS Father Kaufman said, India has
population of 330,000,000; of which
70,000,000 are Mohammedans, 30,000,-
060 are Brahmans, 100000 are
Protestants and 100000 are Catho-
lies, the rest being divided among
petty religions. Father Kaufman Ia
bored in the, southern part of India,
chiefly among the Brahmans He
briefly explained this religion. They
have three gods, Brahma, the head
god who is never :worshipped; Posi-
tive Principle, the creator of the
world; and Negative Principle, the
punisher. But these three are by no
means complete list of Brahmanistic
gods. The common people pay divine
honor to about 33,00O,000 gods, regard
ing almost everything as a divine be-
ing
The life and experiences of mis-
siOnary were next portrayed by the
speaker. The travelling from mission
to mission in cart at the rate of two
miles an hour; the eagerness display
ed by the people to see the priest,
when news of his coming was brought
to them; the ingenious method OF
counting confessions-by putting a
small stone in hat for each confes
sion to indicate how many hosts to
consecrate for Holy Communion; the
celebrating.ef Mass in a stable before
daybreak, to allow the people time to
go to work; the duty of the catechist
to wake up the people in time fol
Mass; the examining of children tC
see how far they had advanced in the
study of catechism under theil
catechist; these and other varied in
cidents we're related by Father Kauf
man.
The quaint custom of the people o.
chanting their prayers during Mass
disturbs priest at first, but he soor
becomes accustomed to it. They can
not pray or read unless they do 81
aloud, and evince surprise when the!
see q missionary reading quietly
Their language is a very difficult on
for a European to master, having fifty
six letters in the alphabet, anon,
them eight kinds of DIS and t's. 1t is
however, so musical that it is calle'
the Italian of the East. Father Kau1
man prayed the Hail Mary as it i
recited by the people in India.
A menace, and at the same time
an ally of the missionary is sickness
The different kinds of disease that ar
most frequent are cholera, malaria
typhoid fever and small poX. Thes
diseases are menace because S
many missionaries succumb to the1
sooner or later, and an ally becaus
through them many conversions ar
made. Then there is the ever preser
danger of snake bite. Father kau
man related his personal experienc
with a cobra, the most poisonous
reptiles. Other experiences were ais
related in a most interesting manne
The Seminarians enjoyed the i
structive and entertaining lectul
and profted not a little from this pra
teal missionary talk. -
Guild ST Catholic Women: The Elk
cutive Board of the Guild of Cath
lie Women will hold Board meetll
Friday at 1915 in the Wilder Bull
ing. On Monday they will hold tt
regular monthly meeting at 2:3O
M. Rev. J. D. Moran of Farmingto
Minnesota, Legion Commander OF
Third District, will give an addres
A group of violin solos will be play
by Fred Schultz. Mrs. w. j. Log
will preside.
ST. Vincent de Paul Society Me
inu: The annual meeting of the c.
ferences of the Society of st. Vince
de Paul under the auspices of the p
ticular council will be held on Sund'
December 10, at 8 p. m, in the Cat
dral basement hall A report OF
years work will be ready there
distribution. 1t will show gratlfyyl
results of the years work. 1t is MOI
the meeting will be well attend
Everyone interested will be welcol
Recital Announced: st. Paups
steal public will be interested IN
announcement that Lewis Shave, d
tone, is to be heard in recital on M
day evening, December IL. the c
cert, which is to take place in
Plymouth Congregational audltorl'
Holly avenue and Mackubin STIR
marks the initiation of the conc
service recently established by
Twin City Publicity Bureau. conduc
by Mary Dillon Foster and Fran
Boardman Mr.. Shave and his SIS