The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-06-17
Catholic Educational Congress

conflict with belief that religious de-
nominations also should provide
schools for children of their own
faith.
Champion Baseball Contest.
At four o'clock there took place on
the College diamond the baseball con-
test for the Twin City Parochial
School championship. City laurels
for Minneapolis had been won by the
Holy Cross team, while st. Vincent's
boys were the successful leaders of
st. Paul An immense throng that
Overfowed the stands on to the field
witnessed this contest. The battle
was a regulation nine-inning game.
The first three innings presented a
high class brand of flawless baseball
st. Vincent's team then took the lead,
and although the Minneapolis cham
pions fought hard and gamely to stave
off defeat, they finally were forced to
bow before a Is to score, thus Civ
to the champion st. Vincent baseball
team
At the end of the game 26 teams of
the Twin Cities marched around the
field. They were headed by the Cretin
band, Immediately followed by the St.
Vincent Twin. City Champions and the
Holy Cross boys, runners-up for first
honors. Together they escorted His
Grace Most Reverend Archbishop
Bowling, who had witnessed the game,
to the home plate. Here the Arch
bishop presented the various cups
which were as follows: st. Paul:
North division, st. Vincent; South
division, ST. Luke; city and Twin City
championship, st. Vincent. Minneap-
oils: North division, Holy Cross;
South division, Incarnation; cup for
sportsmanship, to the "Caseys," (boys
from Catholic Orphanage). The city
championship honors of Minneapolis
were represented by huge bronze
plaque presented, with the Casey cup,
by the X. of C. Kennedy Bros. and
Mcdonald Bros, both of Minneapolis,
donated the other cups for that city.
The prizes for St. Paul were given by
the K. of c., while the Twin City cham
pionship emblem was the gift of the
College of st. Thomas.
Sundays Program.
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock His
Grace, the Most Reverend Archbishop
Bowling sang Solemn Pontifical Mass
in the College chapel. The large
church was thronged long before the
hour for the services. His Grace was
assisted by Very Rev. J. c. Byrne as
archpriest; Rev. w. Busch and Rev.
l.. Kucera, as deacons of honor; Rev.
J. Doherty, deacon of the Mass, and
Ziskovsky was master of ceremonies.
His Grace gave a most impressive
and heartfelt talk, taking as his sub.
ject the beautiful liturgical symbols
and meanings of the Pontifical Mass.
The music of the Mass was rendered
in faultless style by select choir of
LOO parochial school pupils, under
the artistic direction of Father Missia.
Miss Mary Downey was at the organ.
DR.. MeIody's Address.
At o'clock Sunday afternoon Rev.
DR.. John A. Melody, of Chicago, spoke
before huge audience that filled
every available spot in the Armory
and overflowed on to the adjoining
grounds. Very Rev. H. Moynihan,
D. D., presided So many thousands
| were present that Archbishop Bowling
addressed an immense number in the
| auditorium of st. Thomas College. DIR.
Melody deplored the loss of the sense
of reverence in the people of this
country Reverence" he said, sis a
political and social virtue, and not an
| ecclesiastical one. The loss of it
threatens the safety of our country,
Lack of reverence" he declared, sis
something that means a subversion of
| the ideals necessary for full and
noble life Reverence is the sense OF
! truth in practice" He added that rs
per cent of the children in America
knew nothing of religion except what
they have picked up in casual way
Bishop Busch.
Right Reverend Bishop Busch of st
Cloud, Mimi, developed the idea oil
education with reference to life. He
pointed out how the conduct of q
rational being must of necessity be
influenced by right ideas and worthy
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