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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
HONOR PROF. WARREN
FRENCH CATHEDRAL BELL DEDI.
GATED TO PROFESSOR.

Professor III. Langford Warren
formerly a member of the Harvard
university faculty, who died a short
time ago, is to be honored by having
bell in the cathedral of Noyon
France, dedicated to his memory.
This tribute to the memory of Pro
fessor Warren is to be provided by a
group of men who were associated
with him in his efforts to solicit con
tributions from American architects
for the purpose of restoring one OF
the small churches in the devastated
region of France. The location in the
Noyon Cathedral was chosen because
during his lifetime, Professor Warren
had manifested great interest in the
Gothic architecture of France and In
the cathedral at Noyon in particular.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
YEARNs FOR PEACE
CARDINAL GASPARRl WRITES ON
REVIVAL OF ECONOMIC LIFE
IN EUROPE.


The Chairman of the Organization
Committee of the Social Week held in
Paris the last days of July and the
first days Of August at Strasbourg,
received from Cardinal Gasparri, in
the name of the Supreme Pontiff, a
letter of congratulation from which
the following is quoted:
by selecting as your topic this
year The State and Economic Life
you desire to carry forward your
studies on the economic restoration
of society. The Holy See can but
formulate wishes for the happy real.
ization of this design. Nothing, in
deed, which can help to re-establish OF
strengthen the good order OF human
relations can remain Indifferent to it
1t has above all things at heart social
peace in each nation and international
peace among all peoples. 1t is con
stantly concerned with those problems
seeking the economic betterment OF
the working classes, and is always
ready to favor, with all it's force, com
mon prosperity which will render gen
eral, in favor of the humble, that legi
innate well-being which is also useful
for the perfecting of moral and reli
gious life."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
A CHARITIES DIRECTORY
CATHOLIC GUIDE BOOK WILL BE
READY IN SEPTEMBER.

The National Conference of Catho-
lie Charities, at it's annual meeting in
September at the Catholic University,
will be able to announce the realiza-
ton of long cherished ambition, the
publication of the first Directory of
Catholic Charities in the United
States. Ever since the foundation OF
the conference in 1910 there has been
an urgent demand for a national
directory. But, because of the many
difficulties in the way of obtaining the
necessary data, attempts to compile
this work failed. The first attempt
was made by Rev. DR.. William J. Ker-
by, first secretary of the conference,
in 1912, but because of the lack of
organization of Catholic charitable
work at that time it was impossible to
obtain sufficient data to warrant pub
LEGATION.
The Directory of Catholic Charities
in the United States" is loose leaf
octave volume of over four hundred
pages including a very complete class.
flied index. It's scope is much broader
than the title would at first suggest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
APPROACHING THE ELEV-
ENTH HOUR.

There is time for everything,
but not everyone seems to realize
this plain principle. Some people
are painfully punctual on every
occasion, while others rush In at
the last moment. ALPS well, pro-
vided the rush is not too late. For
even a departing, train will calmly
ignore the painting traveller as he
tears into the depot when the puff
fling monster is already rolling
over the shiny rails
The eleventh hour is gradually
drawing near for parents who
have children of school age. That
is, for those, who are yet uncertain
as to where Walter and Sylvia will
be sent to imbibe the elements OF
learning and education. Oh
course, Walter and Sylvia are ex.
Aceptional children. God has
blessed them with all the gifts Of
heaven. And besides, we must
! not forget that both Sylvia ane
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

Why our wonderful public
school system is not more efficient
than it is, may be ascribed to a
variety Of causes. A speaker at
the Boston convention of the
National Education Association
pointed to ''too much system as
the root evil. Another, quoted in
the Monitor Of July 7, said the
chief trouble was politics. He il
Illustrated his opinion by the fol
lowing incident: An investigator
touring the Appalachian Noun
tain region inquired Of a slouchy,
Indifferent youth Of twenty-four
how he had become county school
superintendent. The youth re-
piled, in the tone of one who had
a just complaint: Il didn t want
to be school superintendent,
wanted to be sheriff, but they
(meaning the local politicians
made old man Brown sheriff and
told me I'd have to be county
school superintendent; for a while
anyhow" His own school ex-
perience had ceased at the ninth
grade, yet he held jurisdiction
over 5000 children!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

Walter must prepare for society;
they have their social careers to
remember, and this must be taken
into consideration when selecting
a proper school. Would it do for
them to early associate in the same
coterie with, say, Mike and Lena?
Perish the thought. Mike and
Lena probably will be their future
servants.
Teaching Sisters represent a
high type of womanhood. True,
they do not move in the exclusive
circles of human society Though
many Of them formerly did,. The
reason is that they belong to an
even more exclusive set, one
where virtue and soul purity and
mental and spiritual beauty count
for more than money and fine
homes and motor cars. These are
the ladies who will raise even
Walter and Sylvia to high plane
of genuine social worth, while al
the same time they will turn Mike
and Lena out with the rough
edges completely worn off ano
nicely polished.
| Parents will do well to weigh
the value of a Catholic education
for their little ones; for materia
ornaments count for naught wher
there is question of the beauty
and strength of a soul.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
K. OF C. WAR FUND
OVER 100000 STILL REMAINS
IN TREASURY.

More than s7,OOO,O00 remains in the
war camp fund of the Knights of Col
umbus, according to a report made to
the supreme convention by Supreme
Treasurer Daniel J. Callahan.
The report showed disbursements Of
$2,74S, 2O649 during the fiscal year
just passed. The balance, in cash and
securities, is $7,506,125.96.
The report of disbursements by the
Supreme treasurer, exclusive of the
war camp fund, showed that the order
has contributed s6,979.S2 to the Irish
Relief fund, s2,229.s5 to the Pueblo
flood sufferers, $346.SS to the Tulsa
riot sufferers, $205.O0 to the European
Relief Council fund, $170.70 to the
Cardinal Mercier fund and $S,055.69
to the Italian Welfare Fund.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

dress and His hours for callers.
Moreover, He is anxious to enter
tain; and what a royal Entertain
er He is! No talk of the weather
or literature or the vagaries OF
science or local or national Cos
sip. He speaks to the heart, just
as bosom friend. He talks to us
of those things that concern us
most intimately: our weakness in
certain matters; our anxiety re-
garding ourselves or relative or
friend; our aims at success and
the hurt we received from others
the good we should like to do for
this or that person, and the injus.
tice inflicted upon us by some
wandering Judas. Oh, He com.
munes with us in manner thai
leaves, us strong and sweet anC
courageous.
This Friend yearns for a daily
call from us. He longs to have
us drop in for few minutes tt
see Him. A little visit on our way
to or from our homes means 81
much to Him and unspeakabl,
more to u.s. 1t is not question
of formal attendance at definit,
function: it is the little kind,
visit that proves the caliber o
genuine friendship, for it is en-
tirely voluntary. A few churche
have a goodly number of sucl
daily visitors; while others, pei
haps the majority, are used one
week when the fear of God send
multitudes to hear Mass. Durin
the other six days the Roya
Friend in the Tabernacle waits pa
tiently for a thoughtful subject t
call and offer his respects. Surel
the patience Of Jesus Christ is III
finite
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

The only lives that now have
any particular value are the lives
of murderers. The life of muir
derer is very sacred thing.
Society has an immense and press
ing responsibility resting on it's
collective and individual con-
science to see that a murderer
lives to ripe old age. Murder
has become so common that even
the newsboys are bored by the
headlines, says an Exchange. The
only possible way to stir up excite
ment about the taking of a human
life is to suggest that a murderer
be hanged. Then the legions OF
the. sentimentalists, the progress
sive penalists, with their various
sects and septs will rise clamor
ously and shout "Thou shalt moi
kill!'
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

A special grand jury, in Phoe-
nix, Ariz., which has been con-
Quoting an investigation into the
night riding activities of the Ku
Klux Klan, has returned a report
that of 135 members of that organ
ization who testified, the "major-
ity seemed to be victims of
amnesia." All that most of the
witnesses could remember was
that they joined, paid ten dollars
and resigned. Five indictments
were returned against three men
as a result of the investigation
The total membership Of four
Khan organizations in one county
was shown to be in excess of seven
hundred.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
THE VALUE OF INDUL-
GENCES.

When a man commits a sin he
incurs guilt before God, and at
the same time he contracts a debt
towards the divine Majesty. Mere
confession does not, ordinarily,
cancel this debt, but it is neces-
sary that adequate restitution be
forthcoming in the form Of PEN
ance or other good works. Sin
cere confession removes the stain
Of guilt: good works cancel the
obligation, in whole or in part, of
punishment which is due as a re-
suit Of sin.
IA good work carries a two-fold
effect: merit and satisfaction.
The merit belongs exclusively to
him who performs the deed, nor
can it be transferred to another.
The satisfactory element, how
ever, may be applied either to
ones self or to another. Here
precisely is where the Church ex-
erts her authority. Acting as the
guardian Of the deposit Of faith,
and of the treasury of good works
heaped up by Christ and His
saints, she dispenses these riches
from time to time to those who
need to make satisfaction for their
offenses.
This dispensation Of spiritual
goods is accompanied by definite
conditions on the part of the re.
cipient, conditions laid down by
the great Almoner, the Church
herself. They are comparatively
easy of performance. Their, worth
is incalculable in terms of human
values. What enhances their i'm
portance is the fact that usually
they may be applied to the souls
in Purgatory, those unfortunate
departed ones who, without per
sonal funds, are forced to pay tn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
PROSECUTE CATHOLICS
sovlETIsM FAvoRs JEWS, WHO
DEFiLE CHRISTIAN sHRINEs-
SACRED PARTICLES DEsEcRAT-
Ed BY COMMISSIONER - TRAP
IN WHICH CHURCH OFFICIALS
WERE CAUGHT.
by N. C. w. C. News Service.)

. (By N. C. w. C. News Service.)
The hatred of Bolshevism for Chris
tianity RACES not only against the Rus
sian Orthodox Church, but even
against Catholicism and other Chris
tian denominations. The Jews alone
find favor with the Bolshevik In
fact, since their accession to power
in Moscow, in the course of three
years fifteen synagogues have been
erected. Before the war, the Jews
had but one synagogue there.
According to the latest information,
the Catholic Church of Gachina has
been pillaged, and a commissary of
the Soviet, Jew, has profaned the
sacred particles. The priests have
been arrested and handed over to the
court for rebellion against authority.
Two priests of Ligowa, suburb of
Petrograd, Fathers Pietkiewicz and
F. Wasilewski, have also been ar
rested.
Things are still worse in Podolia
The devilish craft of Bolshevism has
been concealed under the mask of
legality. In 1918, the Bolsheviki pro-
posed to the clergy, both Orthodox
and Catholic, that ecclesiastical prop
critics be declared national patrimony.
1t was, they alleged, mere Formally,
without any attempt at their confisca-
| ton. To avoid greater evils, many
Catholic priests subscribed to the re.
quest of the Bolsheviki in good faith.
They did not foresee the deplorable
consequences of their compliance with
it. In 1922, the Bolsheviki threw off
| their mask, and when the Catholic
clergy protested against the abuses
committed in the churches, they an
swered by declaring that of their own
will, the ecclesiastical goods had been
1 turned over to the Soviets. The
priests that have opposed the spolia-
ton have been threatened with the
closing of the churches and arrest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
4 PRIESTS WILL
DIScLOSES BUT LITTLE CASH,
HIS INCOME BEING GIVEN TO
RELIGIOUS CAUSES.

The will of the late Ri. Rev. Mgr.
Patrick J. Cannon, for fifty-two years
rector of st. Patrick church, Lockport,
N. Y, vino died last May, has been
filed for probate. Monsignor Cannon's
estate is valued at $4,000 personal
property, no realty. For some time
he had been giving practically his en-
tire income to the establishing OF
burses at the college of the Propa-
ganda, Rome, Italy, and Niagara and
st. Bonaventure universities for the
education of young men for the priest
hood. He was also devoted to other
religious causes.
Under the will two distant cousins
are given $500 each, and the balance
of the estate is equally divided be
tween Rt. Rev. Mgr. John d. Biden
and the Rev. DR.. John J. Mcmahon.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

Oklahoma has proven itself a
better guardian of legal institu-
tons and American princip pies
than the state of Texas. The cleo
tons held by the former state this
week brought victory in no I'M
certain terms to the anti-Ku Klux
Khan candidate, R. II. Wilson.
The victor's strongest opponent
appealed for election on a plat
form which was founded upon the
blatant shriekings Of the invis-
ible empire. Law and order tri-
umphed and the Khan Kandidate
was defeated. There always will
be Klans, Evangelical Societies of
Bigots, Guardians of Liberty, ETC.,
but the great majority of the
people are sound and fair Of mind
and heart, observes the Trans
cript.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
CARES FOR SEAMEN
NEW FLOATING CHAPEL FOR
BoATMEN OF PARIS BLESSED
ON THE SEINE.
(By N. C. w. C. News Service.)

(By N. C. w. C. News Service.)
The new floating chapel, the Morn
ing STAR" has just been blessed on
the Seine, at the foot of the street on
which is the Cathedral of Notre Dame
of Paris. The new seamen's chapel
was formerly a passenger boat plying
between Paris and st. German. 1t
was presented to Mgr. Plateau by the
director of the company and it's new
owner, who is the chaplain of the
sailors and boatmen, has completed
the installation and changes required
to transform the former excursion
boat into a chapel.
For, rs years Mgr. Plateau has de-
voted himself to missionary work
among the boatmen. Son of teacher
who had school along the bank Of
a canal i'm northern France, he was
early struck by the fact that the boat
mems children could not go either to
school or to church. He entered the
priesthood with the intention of de-
voting himself especially to these chill
dren, and was permitted to do so. He
founded the Boatmens Society at st.
Quentin, and has visited by water the
% dioceses of France and Belgium
which are crossed by canals. He has
established relations with pastors in
port towns, and has organized special
schools for children living on canal
and river boats, and religious Offices
at the hating points. He has made
personal visits on 5000 canal boats in
order to get in touch with the boat
men and their families.
The Academy, a few years ago, re-
warded him by giving him the Mont
Won prize.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

The "Oregon Voter is a little
magazine issued in Portland, Ore,
to promote good citizenship. The
July 20 number contains sympo-
SUM of arguments against the
proposed school bill in that State.
These arguments are clear and
sound, and they are presented by
the following bodies: Lutheran
Synod, Portland Citizens, St.
Helen's Hall trustees, Private
School Principals, Seventh Day
Adventists, Presbyterian Minis
tiers, and the Catholic Association.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

Archbishop Moeller, on his re-
cent visit, found the Holy Father
in excellent health and full of
vigor. "The Pope is an excep-
tionally remarkable character, y
he stated. physically vigorous,
profoundly learned, widely ex-
perienced in diplomacy, and deep
ly religious, he seems destined to
give the Church an exceptionally
remarkable pontificate. One thing
is assured: Plus XI is going to be
the Supreme Pontiff. Precedents
will not be allowed to impede
progress, just because they are
presidents of etiquette aud mere
formality."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
CARDINAL BUYS OLD GERMAN
TOWN MANSION.

His Eminence, Cardinal Dougherty,
has purchased the Toland House, an
historical Germantown residence
erected in 1874, and will raze the
building to erect a new Catholic high
school on the site. Until recently the
building was occupied for forty years
by Charles M. Ballentine, radio eX-
pert of the United States government.
Some time ago a. valuable pane of
glass, on which was engraved an
equestrian figure said to represent
Frederick the Great, was removed
from one of the windows of the man.
sion and presented to the Independ-
ence Hall museum
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

Medical specialists have the
right to charge a patient accord
ing to his social standing or re
puted wealth, a London, England,
judge decided recently, when he
held that DR.. Anghel Caster s fee
was excessive, but awarded judg-
ment against Leopold Hirsch for
1855. DIR. Caster had sued for
$685. for professional attendance
upon Hirsch and his son. Hirsch
contested that the rich should not
be Disseminated against in charg-
ing medical fees. The physician s
counsel argued that the rich
should pay more because the poor
frequently are charged nothing.
DR.. Caster testified that he pre-
sented no fee to clergymen, but
imposed the highest fees he could
upon fnanciers and those who ap-
pear to be rich.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
BASEBALL.

When Wellington twas it Well
ington?) said that the battle of
Waterloo was won on the cricket
fields of England, he but ex-
pressed an idea that is as old as
the great warriors Of antiquity.
For ancient history points to the
fact that the most successful of
the warlike peoples of early times
were devoted to athletics.
The oldest known monuments of
Celt and Teuton refer to the ath-
letic proWess of their nations.
Many hundreds Of years before
the Christian era the Egyptians,
Phrygians, Phoenicians and other
Orientals had their games Of skill.
The Greeks adopted some Of the
elements Of these contests and
embodied them in the famous
Olympic games centuries before
Christianity. The Romans also
early developed these various
sports, and the annals of the time
show the high honors and rewards
that were shoWered upon the win
ners in the public games.
It is a curious fact that all down
through history the use of a ball
figured in athletic games. Thus,
tennis and baseball may be said
to be but later evolutions Of the
simple game of palla so familiar
to Greek and Roman, and even to-
day found in their countries.
The American national game
today is one Of the strongest
bonds that unite the interest of
all our people. Accusing enthusi-
assn in young and old, combining
strength and skill with clear
thinking, and demanding the high.
est form Of unselishness, or gen
uine craftsmanship, baseball ex.
ercises an attraction for practical.
ly every healthy individual. Its
followers are numbered among all
ranks and trades and professions
A well known American prelate
recently deceased, was recognized
as one of the most ardent ''fans
in the large city where he lived
Even as Archbishop, he was seer
very frequently attending the big
league games and enjoying the
sport as 'keenl Y as any person
present.
This pastime is one that brings
out definite qualities of control OF
the part of the players and gen
uine, clean enjoyment in the spec
tators. For this reason alone i
is worthy of wide patronage, a.
it tends to blend national feeling
along the lines of straightforward
fair and sincere dealings. Cricke
may have had considerable part il
winning the last war, but there i
no doubt but that the baseball lot
of America furnished the rea
power and stamina, the dash AM
force that carried our opponent
completely off their feet. A worlt
war monument might fttingl
carry a baseball as one Of it's chic
ornaments.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
j.. DONOVAN ELECTED

Thomas j. Donovan was elected
president of the Washington District
Council of the National Council Of
Catholic Men to succeed Rear Admiral
William s. Benson, resigned, at the
annual district convention.
Admiral Benson who recently re-
signed as president of st. Paups Par
ish Council, is still president of the
Baltimore Diocesan Council as well
as national president of the National
Council Of Catholic Men.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

The last issue of the Hartford
Transcript carries the information
that many things indicate that the
Ku Klux Khan is spawning in
southern New England. The
Grand Master of the Connecticut
Free Masons is on record as com.
planning that the Khan has tried
to link up" his organization
with the movement. He "deeply
deplores any attempt to connect
the Masons with the Klan." The
Grand Master speaks for the or
ganization. Individual Masons
are free to affiliate or not.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
last farthing by means of sorrow
o,,I nasy 1r


last farthing by means Of sorrow
and pain.
An indulgence offered for one
Of those victims of divine justice
is just that much paid off the pur-
gatorial debt of that sufferer. It
is well-placed charity that brings
immediate results. Not infre-
quently it is a duty on our part,
as such a person may actually be
expiating a fault into which we
ourselves have led him. In any
case, a practical Catholic will seek
to enlarge his treasure of indul.
gences both for himself and fo1
others.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
MRS. BRADY DECORATED

Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady, prominent
in Catholic societies in New York, has
been awarded the decoration. of,an of
ficer of the French Academy; with
Palm. The award, which was made
by President Poincare, and carries
with it the purple and gold button OF
the Academy, is in recognition of Mrs
Brady's services in connection with
the raising of the Curie radium fund
and her gifts to French organists.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12

Sidney Cats, former governor
OF Florida, who is under indict.
ment in Pensacola charging peon.
age, filed a petition of voluntary
bankruptcy in Federal District
court last week. The total liabil.
tiles amount to $43,O32.73 with
assets given as $3.50. Another
fool for profit whose dupes got
wise. Meow, meow!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
TO TEACH IN YOKOHAMA

The Rev. George J. Meinginger, S.
NJ, who was for many years professor
of languages at the University of Day
ton, Ohio, has been appointed to the
chair of modern languages at st. Jo-
seph's College, Yokohama. Father
Meinginger celebrated his first Mass
in Baltimore, at st. Michael's church,
twenty years ago.