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timore. On the third occasion,
Cardinal Gibbons successor,
Archbishop Michael J. Curley
of Baltimore, officiated at the
funeral of Senator Walsh.
Senator Barbour, at whose
funeral the Catholic prayers
were read for the first time in
the Senate. was not himself a
Catholic. He was a member of
no church. He firmly intended
to embrace the Catholic faith
but had not at the time of his
sudden death.
"The Church." said Bishop
Keane at Senator Barbour's fu-
neral. regarded him as having
been a catechumen, as a candi-
date for baptism and for full
membership in her commun-
ion; for such his words and acts
had plainly declared him to
be-"
The Baltimore Sun of May
II, 1892, said that although
the dead Senator was not a pro-
Tossing member of any church
denomination, his wife had
been a Catholic" and that
Catholic funeral service had
been requested by the family.
1t is interesting in connec-
ton with the funeral of Sem
ator Kenna that it was he who
formally notified the Senate of
the sudden death of Senator
Barbour eight months before.
This duty fell to Senator Ken
ma, because Senator Daniel Of
Virginia, Senator Barbour's col
league, was absent from the
chamber because of illness.
President Roosevelt and his
Cabinet, the members of the
United States Supreme Court,
Vice President John N. Gar
ner, the members of both the
Senate and the House of Rep
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The Yardstick
Pegler's Smear OF Durkin
Termed Vulgar Attack
By Msgr. George G. Higgins
AHMMNNN NNH NNNDFz

are a couple of sentences in
the column which simply have
to be answered for the sake
of the record and in spite of
our resolution not to pick
quarrel with Mr.. Pegler. The
two sentences in question read
as follows:
at seems to me that Eisen-
hover had decided to insult
and challenge the decency of
better citizens when in 1858,
he picked, of all the men avail
able for the job of secretary
of labor, Martin Durkin. presi-
dent of the plumbers union.
The Republicans had elected
Ike, but for a first cabinet
he chose an oldtime racketeer
with the hide of an armadillo,
the ethics of a pig and the
soul of New Deal Democrat" !"
Exemplary Christian
Mr.. Pegler's slanderous and
disgustingly vulgar attack on
the reputation of the late Mar
tin Durkin is utterly beneath
contempt. And the fact that it
was published-without an edi-
torial rejoinder or disclaimer
In several of the leading news
papers of the country Is q dis
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A few years ago, in the
course of a speech delivered
at a convention In Saint Louis,
we parenthetically criticized
the writings of Westbrook Peg
Ter on the subject of American
trade unionism. We said,
among other things, that Mr..
Pegler seems to be opposed to
the very idea of trade union
Ism as q matter of principle
that he consistently fails to
make the necessary distinc-
tons between good, bad and
indifferent unions and union
leaders.
In support of this admitted
iy severe criticism of Mr.. Peg
Ter we quoted a typical state
ment from one of his columns.
"Unionism," he said in that
particular column, 'is still
predatory racket. absolutely
hostile to the constitutional
guarantees and to human dig
nifty and freedom"
Several months later a pro-
fessor at a well known Catho-
lie university in the Midwest,
who had read a copy of our
Saint Louis speech, politely
but firmly took us to task for
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Making Marriage Click
Going Steady Doesn't
Promote Monogamy.
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

the race. AS soon as we leave
the Christian world, marriage
is almost everywhere centered
only on the continuation of the
race. A certain woman is mar
ried so that children can be
had under favorable conditions.
A man can then be sure of his
ancestral lines. Now he can
live publicly with a person of
the same social status, but
conjugal love is not for them
of the essence.
Christianity originated the
concept of uniting love and
procreation. It is one of our
most fundamental Christian
dogmas. Outside of Christian
ity, conjugai love is still a
value in itself sought independ-
emily of children.
This whole concept Is en-
dangered by the practice of
"going steady" at early ages
with no immediate intention of
marriage. Conjugal love today
is becoming definitely a value
in itself. It's link with matri-
mony is more or less accident
al. That is pagan. | know few
incidents more pathetic than
a lady who could have had a
child and does not and who
calls her little dog and says
sentimentaily "come to Mama"
In the Christian concept, IL
is wise to remember parents
do not have the children for
the good of the parents. Man
Is on earth for himself and for
God, not for his parents. He
is here to realize a personal
destiny. II conjugal love is
necessarily associated with the
right to have children and to
educate them, conjugal love
necessarily involves unselfish-
ness. Anyone, however, who
makes of sex something self
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Father Healey's
&s~i,y Go,ne,

@. When t1e pray, lead Us
not into temptation" that has
dltodys bothered me, for I
can't see ho1 zoe can refer to
God as though He could lead
as into temptation!
A. st. James states in his
Epistle (1:13) "Let no man
say when he is tempted that
he is tempted by God" We
know that God made us 10
advance in virtue, to grow in
truth and in pursuit of good
ness. We know, however, that
He made us free and that in
the present state of the world
our progress depends on over
coming the evil temptations of
the world, the flesh and the
devil. God permits these temp
tations and protects us by His
grace. He leads us to our goal
as the Good Shepherd and in
this petition we are simply
asking His continued protec-
ton and guidance around and
through the temptations which
surround us.
@: Hol1 much time did Sc.
Paul spend IN prison?
A. Aside from the short
periods he spent in various
prisons during his missionary
Journeys it would seem that
he was imprisoned about four
years. When he returned to
Jerusalem (some say in So A.
d. he was arrested by the
Romans and kept prisoner for
two years. Because he appeal
ed to Caesar he was taken to
Rome where he spent about
two years more in prison. His
Imprisonment. was not always
restrictive for he taught peo-
pie and wrote several of his
Epistles Ito the Colossions, to
Philemon, to the Ephesians
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and to the Philippians). He
was released from prison fin
ally but after brief period of
activity was again imprisoned
and (Eusebius says in 81 ADJ
he was beheaded.
@: Is it correct to say that q
man cannot 90 ,orong if he fol-
LotUs his conscience?
A. Not exactly. 1t is pos
sible to have an erroneous
conscience and it is possible
further for that error to be
the persons fault. A man can
have a false notion of right
and wrong in some particular
case because of wilful neglect
of opportunities to learn Gods
law. In such cases he might
be said to follow his con-
science Collectively wrong)
and yet be guilty of sin. If,
however, person is ignorant
of the true precepts of the
moral law through no fault of
his own he may follow his con-
science without sin eve n
though he is doing Something
that is effectively wrong. Per-
haps a person can be so in
fluenced by his family back
ground and his whole environ
ment that he does not realize
the immortality of some prac-
tice (e.g. polygamy, divorce.
headhunting etc.. II Is be-
cause of the possibility of er-
ror in moral matters that God
revealed the moral law
through Sacred Scripture, Ira
dition and sent us a living
teacher In the Catholic
Church.
Send questions to Father Ed
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resentatives, the heads of diplo-
matte missions, and other dis
tinguished personages gather
ed on the floor for the funeral
of Senator Walsh.
On this occasion. Archbishop
Curley was attended by Bish-
op John M. Mcnamara, then
Auxiliary of Baltimore, and
now Auxiliary of Washington;
Msgr. Cater Archbishop James
H. Ryan, rector of the Catho-
lie University of America; Fa-
ther John F. Fenlon, S., SUI
perior of the Sulpicians in the
United States; Father w. Cole
man Nevils, ST., president of
Georgetown University; Msgr.
David T. O'Dwyer, procurator
of the Catholic University of
America; Msgr. Edward L.
Buckley, then pastor of st. Mat
thew's church, here, and Fa-
ther Joseph N. Nelligan and
William ]. Sweeney, then as
sistants at st. Gabriel's church
here, of which Bishop McNa-
mara is pastor.
The pastor of st. Matthews,
now the cathedral of the Arch
diocese of Washington, was al
so present at the services for
Senator Mccarthy. Msgr. John
X. Cartwright, who had preach
ed the sermon earlier in the
morning at the funeral Mass
for Senator Mccarthy, sat be-
side Father Await as he con-
Quoted the Senate service. Fa-
ther Await had officiated at
Senator McCarthy's wedding in
1853. Archbishop Patrick A.
O'Boyle of Washington offered
a Pontifical Mass of Requiem
for the Senator in st. Mat
thew's Cathedral here just be-
fore the Senate ceremonies.
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our criticism of MIR. Pegler.
While he did not completely
exonerate Mr.. Pegler, he ten
tatively defended him against
the charge of being basically
anti-union and then, assuming
the role of friendly counselor.
told us very frankly that, in
his opinion, we ought to stop
criticizing Mr.. Pegler in our
writings and public addresses.
Silence Impossible
We took this advice to heart
and made a resolution that
for the indefinite future we
would manfully resist the
temptation to pick another
quarrel with Mr.. Pegler. We
had no trouble keeping this
resolution until another friend
of ours from the Midwest sent
us a copy of Mr.. Pegler's col
umn which was published in
The Detroit Times and a num-
Der of other newspapers on
May l, the feast of Saint Jo-
seph the Worker.
In general there Is nothing
substantially new or different
about this column. We had
read II all before at least a
hundred times. However there
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ish, utilitarian, a game, is un-
dermining the Christian con-
cept of parenthood. Parents
do not own the child, they
own only his education. IL
they are to look forward not
backward, conjugal love must
be holy, unselfish, reverent.
Sociological and moral facts
indicate that there are wide
spread immortality and selfish
ness in the lives of very, very
many of those "going steady"
1t is estimated that ten to
twenty per cent of the girls
marrying are already with
child. A baseball pitcher does
not prepare for a league game
by keeping his arm in a sling.
How can you develop unselfish,
holy parenthood with beastly,
egotistic behavior. 1t is said
that "monogamy" may result
from all of this. But the us.
Bureau of Vital Statistics shows
a 1919 increase of divorce in
January and February of this
year.
Sociologists know that the
younger the age Of marriage.
the greater is the percentage
of divorces. Other studies show
that one generally does not
marry fhs high school STEADY"
II was said that there is an in
crease of affection and fidelity
because of the pattern of "go-
ing steady" and eventually an
increase in the size of families.
I am sure that large families
are more accurately related to
better economic conditions, to
better housing facilities, and
to the memory of and resolu-
ton from their own lonely
youth with only one brother
or sister. Or 1t may be due to
medical advancement in child
bearing. more to follow.)
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grace to American journalism.
Freedom of the press-what
sins are committed in thy
name!
The reader will have to make
allowances for the personal
tone of this column in defense
of Mr.. Durkin against the
scurrilous criticism of a man
who probably never met him
or, in any event, certainly
never got to know him as well
as we did. We cannot write
impersonally and dispassionate-
ly about a man whom we knew
intimately for Is years and
whom we deeply admired and
respected as an exemplary
Christian gentleman.
Mr.. Durkin was a man of
deep and abiding faith and a
man of persevering prayer
and penance. He was daily
communicant for at least 80 or
40 years and possibly even
longer. He never took a dime
that didn't belong to him, and
he was scrupulously vigilant
about the handling of the funds
which he administered as pres.
ident of his international union
and as Secretary of Labor.
Shortly before he died -
which was long before the
opening of the Mcclellan hear
ings - Martin Durkin engaged
the best legal talent he could
find to prosecute a local of
ficial who had stolen money
from the union treasury. His
handling of this case-involv-
ing an official whom he had
known as a friend for many
years-was typical of the man.
To characterize such a man as
n racketeer with the ethics
of pig" is an all-time low in
yellow Journalism.
PesIer's Influence Negligible
In a certain sense this de-
fense of Mr.. Durkin's reputa-
tion is probably unnecessary
and superfluous. Nobody who
was privileged to know him
personally will be influenced
in the slightest by Mr.. Pegler's
incredible attack on his repu-
tation. On the contrary, his
bitterest critics (and he had his
share) would undoubtedly be
the first to protest that Mr..
Pegler has done him a great
injustice, the evil of which is
compounded by the fact that
he is no longer here to defend
himself. Come to think of it,
however, if Mr.. Durkin were
still alive, he probably wouldn't
bother to reply to Mr.. Pegler.
He would offer 1t up in silence
for the poor souls-and for the
reform of a columnist who has
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At that time, also, 1t was
strongly urged that some steps
be taken to relieve missioners of
some of the burden concerned
with the work, especially if over
work prevented their spiritual
care of all the people in their
charge. The suggestion was made
that the order of deacon be rein
stituted as an independent, term
inal grade in the clergy.
In an address to the congress,
Bishop Willem van Bekkum,
S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Ruteng,
Indonesia, stres Sc d the great
need of missioners for assistance
in the ministry of the missions.
At the same time, it was
pointed out that only in mission
areas, but also in Europe, where
great population sh hits have
taken place because of immigra-
ton from behind the Iron Cur
tain, priests are greatly in need
of help in caring for their swell
ing parishes.
The diaconate was a self
contained grade in the early
Church. Now retained only i'm
its symbolic form, in the Latin
Rite, its restoration as a prae-
ticaI aid in ministerial fvne.
fions is considered by many a.
an ideal solution TO fhe prob
lens presented in mission areas
and heavily populated parishes.
During the Netherlands Mis-
siological Week, in addition to
Father de Keepers paper on the
restoration of the diaconate, Sug-
gestions were also made that the
vernacular be introduced into
several parts of the Mass, espec-
tally in mission countries.
The discussions were concluded
by talk of DIR. Alphons Mulders,
organizer of the missiological
week, who thanked the delegates
for their participation.
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John de Keeper, secretary gen.
eral of the Mill Hill Fathers, said
that many miSsioners are over
worked and have great difficulty
in carrying out all their duties.
Deacons, even married deacons,
could be a great asset to mission
ers in such a situation, he point
ed out.
Father de Keeper recalled that
deacons existed in the early
Church, where they occupied e
position of respect and respon-
sibility.
The priests plan, as pre-
sented TO fhe participants in
fhe missioiosical week. would
have deacons continue in their
professions, while al the same
time assisting fhe priests by re-
lieving him of some Of his bur-
den.
If the deacons received the
same powers as are given now to
students for the priesthood when
they are ordained deacons, they
could baptize, distribute Holy
Communion, expose the Blessed
Sacrament, lead the people in
prayer services when a priest is
unavailable, and, in general, re-
lieve mission priests of many
catechetical and administrative
tasks, said Father de Keeper.
Recalling the oft-repeated de-
sire of the Church that laymen
involve themselves in apostolic
activity, Father de Keeper sug-
gested that the revival of the or
der of deacon would create a
bridge between laymen and
priests.
Father de Keepers suggestions
concerning the value of the re-
introduction of deacons as part
of the Church's clergy recall
similar suggestions made during
the International Congress on the
Pastoral Liturgy at Assist, Italy,
in September, 1856.
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The Washington Letter
Fourth Time Catholic
Funeral Prayers Read

WASHINGTON - When Fa-
ther William J. Await read fu-
neral prayers for the late Sem
ator Joseph R Mccarthy of
Wisconsin in the United States
Senate chamber last May 6, it
marked the fourth time that a
Catholic priest had conducted
a funeral service in that his
toric room.
On three occasions member
Of the hierarchy officiated. On
the latest occasion, the priest
who had officiated at the Sem
ator's marriage conducted the
service, after an archbishop
had offered requiem Mass for
the Senator in the cathedral
here.
In one instance the deceased
senator was not a Catholic, but
had expressed firm determi-
nation to embrace the Catho-
lie faith.
The three earlier occasions
revealed by the records are
these:
The funeral of Senator John
S. Barbour of Virginia on May
16, 1892.
The funeral of Senator John
Edward Kenna of West Vir-
ginia on Jan. IL, 1893.
The funeral of Senator
Thomas j. Walsh of Montana,
who had just been named At
torney General in President
Franklin ID. Roosevelt's first
cabinet, on March 8, 1888.
Bishop John ]. Keane, then
rector of the Catholic Universe
ty of America, officiated on
the first two occasions. At the
second service, he announced
that he was present at the re-
quest of and as the representa-
tive of Cardinal James Glib
bons, then Archbishop of Bal
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Last week this column car
ried a definition of "going
steady" - not that a definition
Is necessary at this stage. We
also promised to give some
reasons why, unless it is a pre-
lude to marriage, we are OPP
posed to "going steady" But
in the arbitrary sense, we do
not want to be only fright"
We want truth. The Church
has not made a final, official
pronouncement yet, as 1t has
on mixed marriages.
Several magazines have re-
Gently carried the opinion that
"going steady" will promote
"monogamy." IL a boy and
girl continue to go together
from early youth, it is said,
they will now more surely
marry and remain together un-
til death. "Going steady" is
also believed to be a main
factor in the increased size of
families. II is so similar to
marriage that college students
away from their beloved are
expected to live a separate,
monastic life" If, for some
reason their "monogamy" is
"axed," il is then thought prop
er to go into mourning" and
to wait a decent interval be-
fore seeking another steady.
This idea of monogamy Is
possibly true If the author re-
fers to couples who are en-
gagged. i disagree heartily IL
he is talking about ninth and
tenth graders "going steady"
But il he is not talking of the
ninth graders, his whole thesis
Is inane and aimless.
Fundamental Christian Dogma
In the Christian concept of
marriage, the family revolves
on two poles. One is love, the
other is the continuation of