Southern Messenger (San Antonio and Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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tltsa and Day of Adoration.
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an election of officers takes place.
The article follows:
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS
OF CATHOLIC SOCIETIES.
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the support they deserve, they
fouid have achieved
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I wish to publicly acknowledge
two favors recently granted through
the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Bless-
ed St. Rita.
Sherman, Texas.
The Catholic may go to Church
and drop his mite into the contribu-
tion box per force of habit and pie-
cept. But to subscribe to a Cath-
olic paper is wholly a matter of
free choice; and where it is done,
It indicates that there is a Catho-
lic. family, that it Is Catholic be-
cause it likes to be Catholic; it
likes catholic thought and ia willing
to go part of the way to meet it.
Voluntary loyalty of this kind is sig-
nificant. It la always intelligent;
and loyal, too, for it expresses it-
self in a taste for good reading
matter; aud intelligent Catholicity
is the need of the hour in this ccuu-
try.—The Tablet.
A REPLY TO DR. RIDLEY
OF THE KU KLUX KLAN.
[The following letter of R. J. Bar-
ry was published In the Beaumont
(Tex.) Enterprise of August 30. Mr.
Barry is to- be commended for his
prompt and good-tempered reply to
the Ku Klux preacher, and for se-
curing it» publication in the local
paper which bad published a report
of the sermon. This h the right
course to pursue in such cases, as
it ensures the same publicity to the
refutation that was given tu the
statements refuted.—Editor South-
ern Messenger.]
Reverence for the sanctity of the
home life lies at the basis of all
well-being. Nothing can make up
fc.r its absence. It should be fos-
tered and cultivated in the young as
the surest guarantee of their future
happiness and usefulness.
ed the Union, and sought subse-
quently to withdraw from it. There
the word secession had some mean-
ing. But Ireland cannot secede or
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Question—Please explain
riag<-i are made in Heaven."
Answer—I suppose various
planations could be given to the
expression, and many of them would
Empire for the simple reason that
she never acquiesced in inclusion
in it, and never admitted that she
was part of it. “The fundamental
unity of our ancient kingdom,” by
which Mr. Lloyd George meant the
“kingdom” of Great Britain
Ireland, bas also no existence in
fact, “Fundamental
would more accurately describe An-
glo-Irish relationship as it has hith-
erto existed.
iishing the above, I am, 7°®” v®ry
truly. R- BARR i.
acknowledg events.
I prayed to the Blessed Mother
and promised publication for re-
covery from an illness; my prayers
were answered.
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Question—What is the maximum
age, and the minimum of knowledge
and finance for entering a school for
the priesthood?
Answer—There is no maximum
age limit. A student is usually
required to have finished college be-
fore he may enter the seminary. The
question of finance depends on the
seminary, the diocese, and the stu-
dent himself. Your pastor will bo
able to supply you with full infor-
mation on the subject.
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At this season some of our Cath-
olic societies hold their annual elec-
tion of officers—one of the most im-
portant duties that devolve upon
the members, and one which should
bo performed with great care after
prudent forethought. The interests
of the society should be the first
consideration, and the qualities of
the candidates should be carefully
looked into, with this end in view.
The Church and her societies:
need men, sterling Catholic men,
vigilant, well informed, trained for.
service and fitted for leadership.
We have such men, but too often
i they are not brought to the front at
election time,, and the modesty that
Rev. Joseph James C,»ffey, newly [ usually accompanies true merit pre-
vents them from pushing themselves
forward.
The qualifications essential, to
leadership have been happily and
set
of the Brooklyn Tablet, and we are
glad to reproduce a portion of his
clever article here. We would rec-
From 1851 to 1930, 1.338,199
persons emigrated from Ireliiml, the
equivalent of 83.2 per cent, isf the
average population of that coun-
tiy. Yet some people wonder why
tnat. "extremist,’’ De Valera, wants
tu end British rule in Ireland
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■■■'■ the Cause; and the Canoe alone. The
real Catholic leader, besides being
loyal and intelligent,' is somewhat
humble. He is' not trying every
trick of the trade to advance him-
self in the organization; he is not
, bothering busy editors to put his
picture in the papers or hiring press
agents, who are more or less, a
juke; he Is not lying awake at night
~ *-iw he can. break into
ordained, win be assts&mt to Vary'
Rev. Joseph Pelnar, at: Wei®,
Rev, Joseph Kune is appointed
pastor of the new pariah of Holy
Cross, East Bernard, Thia hn.d been vigorously
a mission of Father Peadel of Wai- ' ' "
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Communications for
oot reaching this office by TUES-
DAY will not appear till toms of
following week.
Question—If a person is u convert
and wants to be married quietly,
can the marriage take place with-
out the calling of the banns?
Answer—It is the office of the
Bishop to determine when a dispen-
sation may bo granted from the
banns; the dispensation will bs
granted when the Bishop feels that
there are sufficient grounds. If
the marriage of n convert takes
place shortly after his reception In-
to the Church, it frequently hap-
pens that that is considered suffi-
cient grounds for dispensing from
the banns,
fidential matter told outside the . ... --------
confessional aa he is with regard to back entirely upon our own mtg
something told in the sacred tribun- ——--
al?
Answer—The secrecy of the con-
fessional flows from a religious mo-
tive, while that observed outside
the confessional is based upon the
principle of professional honor. A
priest is absolutely forbidden by the
Church to reveal in tny way a mat-
ter confided to him in the secrecy
of the confessional. As regards
other matters outside the tribunal
he is bound the same as any pro-
fessional mau is expected to main-
tain inviolable information given
him simply in bis professional capa-
city. Hence in both cases the priest
is under an obligation, but in a dif-
ferent way.
The observance of Labor Day was
general in San Antonio and through-
out Texas. There were many of our
Catholic brethren in’the ranks of
the sons of toil who marched in
I ublic parade, and many more
among the happy, well-dressed
with sym-
Clerical Changes and Appoint rnema.
Rev. Thomas Hogan, assistant st
Sacred Heart Church, Houston, is
added to thk teaching staff of St.
Mary’s Seminary, La Porte.
Rev. Michael O’Regao, newly or-
dained, takes Father Hogan’ti place
as assistant at Sacred Heart.
Rev. James 51. Kirwin. Jr., sa sent
as assistant at St. Anthony’s Church,
Beaumont..
Rev. Michael Joseph Murray, new-
ly ordained, goes to assist Rev. John
Kearns in the missions nt Bay City,
Wharton, Freeport, Aagletca and
the whole lower Brazon valley.
Rev. Fred. B. Harly, newly or-
dained, is assigned to assist Rsv.
James P. McCarthy in Nacofideches,
Lufkin, Rusk, Morale, Livlingstm,
Sou Agustins and the missions of
East Texas,
Ity is something more
mere giving of money,
would seem to be a
chance for practical Catholics ...
wealth to show in most practical
manner the charity inspired by Him
who said: “I was sick and you visit-
ed Me.”
Lane County, Oregon, is typical
of hundreds of counties north aud ,.«uo
south, east and west, throughout faith
the United States. They want many
things, some of which they will not
obtain for years to come. But next
to priests to preach the Gospel, they
want most the Gospel message of
love carried by Catholic hospitals.
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lie schools is great, and much is
accomplished through public educa-
tion, but let those go to public
schools who want to go to them,
and accord to others the right of
their own choice, as to their chil-
dren’s education. One language did
you say. Dr, Ridley, demanding one
school and one. language? Were
Hancock, Jefferson, Lee, Franklin,
Fenn, Lewis, Morris, Adams, Car-
roll and the other parties who sub-
scribed their names to the constitu-
tion of this grand old country of
ours, 109 per cent;Americans? They
did not demand one school and one
language.
"Have you forgotten that Spanish
W3B.-tllD first Rtioken in
America? Then French? I Have you
overlooked the fact that our grand
old country was -named for an Ital-
THE NEED OF
RURAL HOSPPPALS.
The survey of the rural parishes
and missions in Lane County, Ore-
gon, conducted by the Rev. Edwin
V, O’Hara for the Social Action De-
partment of the National Catholic
Welfare Council, reveals conditions
in rural parishes that call for care-
ful study.
That the report will result In
earnest effort to improve the condi-
tions of those who work on the
farms cannot be doubted. No sub-
ject of more vital Interest to the
future of the Church in America
could engage the attention of the
Men’s and Women’s Councils In all
sections of the country.
While the survey as a whole may
be left in their hands for considera-
tion of the constructive policies
which already have been outlined,
there Is one feature of Father
O'Hara’s report which should sug-
gest to Catholic philanthropists of
means an immediate outlet for their
generosity.
In the agricultural country of a
Western State which Father O’Hara
investigated, he found one Catholic
hospital. This lone institution of
its kind not only bus been of the
greatest service tn caring for women
at childbirth, noticeably reducing
the mortality of mothers and in-
fants, but to non-Cathollcs whom It
assists “has brought a touch of the
universal cbarity of the Church.’’
In these latter days cbarity has
become a much-abused word. All
public schools? The system of pub- practical Catholics know that cbar-
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Yet hero- lives for
God-given
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Holy Communion twice on the same | "WM
day? x -ttSsaE, iexag,
Answer—When a priest saya more
out when the Church makes a new th«ie. things are sins,
law? * will has been trained by
Answer—The legislation of Ute tom, it is instinctive wlth^iWffl
Church is published in an official resist the allurement.
bulletin called “The Acte of the
Apostolic See.” Church laws are of-
ficially published when they appear
in that bulletin. It is then the duty
of the Bishop to see that these laws
are brought to the knowledge of the
faithful and this is usually done by
means of an official communication
sent to the pastors and read to the
people. If the new law Is of serious
practical import, it is promulgated
several months before it actually
goes into effect; in the. meantime
the law is read and explained to the
people. Thus, the decree, "Ne Te-
mere ” of Pope Pius X wau promul-
gated August 2, 1997, but did not
go into effect until April 19, 1908.
For the Week Ending Supt. 17, *21.
Sunday, 11—Seventeenth Snndar
after Pentecost.
Monday, 12—The Holy Name of
Mary.
Tuesday, 13—Office of the day.
Wednesday, 14—Exaltation of ike
Holy Cross.
Thursday, 16—Seven
Our Lady.
Friday, 16—SS. Cornelius and Cy-.
prian, Martyrs.
Saturday, 17—Stigmata of St. Fran-
cis,
Marlin, will attend Highbanks. He emmend also, that it be read in the
relinquishes Mexia and Teague..
These places together with Groes-
beck will be made a new parish, and
a priest sent There next week.
: Rev.' John Gaffney, ■ S. S. J., re-
places Rev, iFather -Roichmuyer, S.
E the sew parish
® a; Ames, Father Reichmeyer is sent
by his Provincial to d.place In Ten-
. nessee. .
. “■ R«'7 A.' F. Fletcher, 0. M. 1, re-
idaCeiv:Hav,:.-.E,;A.;;-BoritBS, O..M. I.,
; i ’-stor of ihe -tmmamJnte cimcep-
;■ I : u u Church, ■ Magnolia Paris, Hous-
A;:..I ’ / Other., changes will••.lia
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Last week ws published an Item,
called from one of our exchanges,
stating that “the wife and daugh-
ter of Dr: F^derick J. Kinsman,
formerly Episcopal Bishop of Dela-
i>un uo ware, a recent convert, have also be-
push ^relatives into conM Catholics? This is a mistake.
>««?* * * ? t Hho true sWa ot the case is given
os follows la the “Catholic News
of New York: .
"As far as our knowledge of the
distinguished churchman goes, and
v/e believe our'source of information
to be sound. Dr. Kinsman is not, nor
ever has been married. His mother
aud sister have come into the
Church, the former following her
sen’s lead, the latter preceding her
brother in making her profession
r,f faith. In one of his published
addresses, Dr. Kinsman is quoted aa
saying that he may some day enter
the priesthood.”
Question—Is there any obligation
to join a Catholic society?
Answei—There is no real obliga-
tion to do so. But you have very
little of the Catholic spirit if you
confine yourself to those things that
aro of strict obligation. The Church
bleawfl Catholic societies and urg#s
Catholic men and women to affiliate
with them. This is especially true
in ths case of real Catholic societies,
organizations whose purpose is eu-
sentially religious or spiritual: such
as the Holy Name Society, the Ro-
sary Confraternity, the Sodality of
v**«/ etc. No man
....... .„r nimself alone, and no one
Is a Catholic for himself alone* he
has a duty to society and to fhe
Church. He should be interested in
the spread of Catholic faith and de-
Tf? on; ;n tha strengthening of Catii-
In the conv«rsion of
t om Am? w® external indlcu-
uons that we have true Catholic
rouA; should be en-
«r.i‘r„”ss
c*,wte
parade, and
the happy,
throngs who looked on
pathetic interest. This Is as it should
be. Ours is the Church of the rich
rnd the poor, the capitalist and the
wage-earner, the employer and the
employed. To each class, as to each
Individual, she preaches the same
eternal principles of right and jus-
tice. When her teaching is accepted
by the modern industrial world, the
labor problem will solve itself.
September.
9, 19, 11, Beaumont.
Sacrament.
12, 13, 14, East Beinard, Holy
Cross.
15, 16. 17, Magnolia Park, Church
of the Immaculate Cote option.
18, 19, 20, Mariip, St. Joseph’s.
21, 22, 23, Houston, Sacred
Heart.
24, 25, 26, Caldwell, Immaculate
Conception.
27, 28, 29, Beaumont, St. Jo-
seph's.
September 39, October 1, 2, Wal-
lis, Guardian Angels.
Dioceso of Dallas.
n of the Forty Hoors Deva-
i and Day of Adm-attom humble. He
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September.
II, St. Vincent-de Paul’s, Alma.
11, 12, 13, BL Joseph’s, Cleburne.
13, SL Michael’s, Mt. Pleasant. J0Ke; M Ja a0)
iff, 19, 20, St. Joseph’s Institute, k'tiderlng ho’
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18, St. James’, Sulphur Springs.
IS, 19, 20. St. John’s, Strawn.
25, St. Ann's, Colorado.
25, 26, 27, Holy Family, Nazareth.
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Published weekly under the auu-
p i Sicca of the EL Rev. Christopher E.
11' Byrne. D. D., Bishop of Gaiv^ftmt
■■ the Rt.Rev.Arthur J.DtosBaerta.D>
D., Bishop of San Antonio; the Rt.
Rev. Joseph P. Lynch, D. D.,
of Dallas; the Rt. Rev. Hl. B. L«d-
eftut,- D. tT, *BEliop of Corpus
Christi; and, the RL Rdf. AntteW
J. Schuler, p' :D., B^Iiop of El Faso.
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION:
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When notifying us of a change of
address please give us the founer
place of residence as well as Cut
new address.
for re-
the true analogy.
it has been the practice of British
Ministers to draw an analogy be-
tween the War of Independence in
Ireland and the Civil War in Amer-
ica, and to compare their own po-
sition with that of President Lin-
coln and his administration (says
the Irish Bulletin).
Mr. Lloyd George, on April 19,
1921, in his reply to the protest
made by British Churchmen against
his policy in Ireland, said:
"Fundamentally, tbe issue is the
seme as that in the war of North
and South in the United States; it
is on issue between secession and
union.....Lincoln always re-
jected alike truce and compromise.
.... Is not our policy exactly the
____; It Is, by reason of the con-
tiguity of the two Islands and their
strategic and economic Interdepend-
ence to fight secession and to main-
tain the fundamental unity of our
ancient kingdom.”
The analogy is false, both In es-
sentials and in detail. There can be
no question of secession on the part
of the Irish people, who have al-
ways denied the right of the Brit-
ish Government to rule Ireland or
to Include her In the territories of
tbe Empire. The central fact of
Irish history has been thia unbrok-
en claim to individual nationhood
and its expression for hundreds of
years either in armed protest or by
constitutional agitation against the
British connection. The Southern
(From the Beaumont Enterprise,
August 30)
R. J. Barry, county auditor, takes
exceptions to certain remarks made
by Rev. Caleb R. Ridley, imperial
officer of , the Ku. Klux Klan, who
delivered a” serfit'di* Sunday night at
the Magnolia : i Avenue Baptist
church. Mr. Barry sends in the fol-
lowing communication to The En-
terprise In answer tv Mr. Ridley:
"Your write up In Monday morn-
ing’s issue under deadlines, "Ridley
Talks To Big Crowd Here,” prompts
me to submit a few remarks, which
I trust you will he kind enough to
make public, t am a Catholic, and
a fourth degree Knight of Colum-
bus, and bare np apologies to make
tc any one. In fact, I am proud of
my faith, and the order to which I
belong. Dr. Ridley Is eminently
correct En his statement ‘that he
cannot be a Knight of Columbus,’
but this fact should in no way in-
fluence him to use. his eloquence, in
an effort to create strife among peo-
ple of different ■,religious beliefs.
Such is not only “un-American, but
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.sure teachings of 'the/Redeemer of .the claim to secede from the British priesthood or the religious state, so
WGTld 'WhHitt•'VftT'Q ol'tvinTo wssi-onw*' t*lsa+ owtavlrto1 4-Ka a< >wh«iws_
"Dr. Ridley states’ that he is a
Klans man. - Very. well. But Dr.
Ridley makes the statement that
the Ku Klux Klan stands for one
hundred per cent Americanism, af-
ter he has made the statement that
‘there is no room but for one school,
and one language, in America.' I
feel that Dr. Ridley should be re-
minded of the fact, that the consti-
tution of our beloved country grants
to us some privileges, along reli-
gious lines, and I. a Catholic, will
do all In my humble capacity to
safeguard that constitution.
"Why should Dr. Ridley be Inter-
ested about the education of Catho ■
lie children? What right has he
i to tell Catholics that they must send
their children to public schools
when Catholic schools are support-
ed by private, and not public funds?
What right has any American to say
to me that I must send my children
to public school when I am helping
pay the bill for their tuition and al-
so paying taxes for tbe education
of other parents’ children? It might
be of interest to Dr. Ridley to know
that, in tbe city of Beaumont alone,
over three hundred Cathoifc chil-
dren are educated by Catholic teach-
ers, at the expense of Catholic par-
ents, thereby relieving the public of
additional taxation to educate them.
That our public schools are over-
crowded, at present, and that it
would cost the taxpayers of Beau-
mont quite a large sum to erect
buildings to accommodate the Cath-
olic children In public schools. We
Catholics build our own schools,
. maintain them, and pay our own
teachers; It is true that these holy
women receive but a mere pittance
1 for their great service. They are
’ not teachers from a standpoint of
. salary, hut in the Interest of their
, great and noble faith.
"Catholics force no one. Catho-
lic-or non-CathoDc, to attend their
; schools, or any other schools. Why
i should non-Catholics try to force
. Catholics to send; their children to
Question—-How do we prove that
the Catholic Church is the Church
founded by Christ?
Answer—By showing that she
possesses all the marks by which,
His Church is recognized by men.: faith thus insidious ‘but t^ZS^I
They are given fn the catechism. 5 tremeiy tar reaching in
sd
Children and parents aro alike
glad when school opens. The long
weeks of summer idleness are try-
ing times for both. The whole-
some child wants to be doing some-
thing alt the time and ought to be
kept occupied. He can be refreshed
by interesting duties much better
than by mere idleness. Vacant-
mindeduess Is the natural conse-
quence. of empty-handedness. The
summer camps have done much to
counteract the evils of long vaca-
tions. Most people, however, can-
not afford to send their children to
summer comps, and many must
leave them to their own resources.
Those parents are most fortu-
nate who have at hand Catholic
schools for their children, schools
that fulfil admirably a large part of
tbe parents' duty toward their chil-
dren. Most parochial schools are
new so efficient that they measure
up to {he public schools in all t___
pertains to the ordinary curriculum.
Moreover, the parochial schools offer
eomething which the public schools
cannot give. They provide a reli-
gious education and, above all, a re-
ligious atmosphere. They also throw
about the child a refining influence
which can be rarely found in other
schools.
The teachers of our parochial
schools bring to their class-rooms
something better than mere pedago-
gical ability. Tbe consecrated men
and women who labor there consti-
tute the finest influence in our edu-
cational system. They teach high
things, and they exemplify them.
They create a relationship between
themselves and their pupils which
Is .most persuasive to social, moral,
and religious betterment. Their re-
ligious character, and their cul-
ti’re, makes it a privilege for chil-
dren to be under their guidance.
The need for religious education
is now generally realized tn the Unit-
ed States. The effects of Irreligious
Heining are so evident that patriotic
men aa well us moral and religions
leaders are very much in favor of
leligioue education. It has taken a
long while for mon to recognize the
truth of the commonplace princl-
forth by the editor rle that aB lhe ,wig is ilent* 30 u
will grow. It is encouraging, how-
ever, that the truth at length pre-
vails. If the religious traditions
of our people had not been so in-
gtained that they could not be up-
rooted even in u generation of irre-
ligious schools, our country would
be in greater danger than that
which now threatens her. But we
have gone far enough, and as a na-
tion we know that we must get back
to God.
Our Catholic schools and colleges
should have the financial as well as
the moral support of all zealous
Catholics. They have rendered he-
roic service and often at a cost that
only tho Recording Angel knows.
Their builders and their teachers
have endured much, because they
have loved much. They have made
every dollar count for many times
its value. They have acliieved re-
sults without endowments which
have been declared, by endowed col-
in him:; should understand Catholic leges to be impossible. Had thev
beliefs ;arid practices; be able to ex-..-------
Plata:ordinary ■ questions/that .come
up everr;. day. . .He■ should ifkewiss
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A leader elected to s high office
In a Catholic organization should at
least have these four qualities:
First, he should be a real Catho-
lic. He should be a Catholic seven |
days in the week, twenty-four hours
each day. His public conduct and
private life should be above all re-
proach. He should be loyal to ths
teachings of the Church, not a
cheap critic of this or that Cattio-
iic policy, history, procedure or au-
thority. As a devout and loyal Cath-
olic alone, he should win the honor
and respect of his fellow men; he
should be the exemplar.
Secondly, he should be an intelli-
gent Catholic. Not every loyal
Cathelic is an intelligent Catholic,
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i that is
riCOTfirmations'/on/ Ocsobir 16.
beliefs :ttad.practices; be able-to ex-,
ulata ordinarv Questions /that come
he can break into
politics, * or i
the tour hundred.
He Is not ‘attatag to be known as
“prominent Catholic,”, a "liberal
Catholic,” a "society Catholic,” and
. ba will not compromise, pussy-foot
or straddle on any principle. No,
he is principally a Catholic, not in-
cidentally, and his wholehearted de-
votion to the cause is given in such
a manner that he is not looking for
some selfish end or playing to the
' galleries; because his sole idea is;
service—tc see what he cun put into;
bis office, not what he can get out!
ct it. His office is to him a sacred
trust, to be exercised honestly,
faithfully, and unselfishly. Princi-
. pie, not partisanship; the cause, not
the individual, is his watchword.
1 And lastly, he should be a work-
er. He should have time to attend
. all meetings, serve on committees,
bo available for consultation, and be
a piugger on any work assigned to
him. Many of those elevated to
high offices have not the time,
some not the Inclfnation, some not
tbe tenacity, to carry their adminis-
tration on to a happy conclusion.
We have a number of tine, vigil-
ant, capable leaders, men who are
doing splendid and self-sacrificing
work, but we also have a number of
profound jokes who reflect little
credit ou the organization that put
them in office. If tbe good ones are
kept, and the dead ones—or those
alive only tor themselves—are re-
placed, the outlook will be more
promising.
Diurou UUUILQLVIMU, J **«✓*-* - — — HU All
States of America had freely accept- be both foolish and sentimental. But this recognition just as
...... ’ -----’•* -t- there is a true meaning, In fact, sev- - - -
(.■rul of them. One is that the mar-
ried state is . a true vocation from
God, just as tbe vocation to the
that in entering the state of mar-
riage one Is following a vocation
that comes from Heaven. Another
explanation Is that valid marriages
are ratified in Heaven so that the
partners of the marriage remain
husband and wife in the sight of
Heaven until death.
resist the allurement.
These temptations, too ■
mau the solid basis for
his faith. So long as he kaeesWWl
he has a reason for fightiug^Hffl
If he should fall, ths mil
remedied. He can get up acnQyMI
renew the struggle. There iTSiM
something under his twt tt>
But a temptation against
different It can be disguised M-Jfowre1
angel of light, it can
a higher form of tdiatan qgSlMMy
for instance, the question of
carnation. A temptation
faith suggests that this is
the dignity of God, and tbat tS- j
we believe it we are really;
of insulting the Almighty.
is true then we aro idolatoraTs'
worshipping Christ. And turtsg/il
is presented to us the posaibiii^?!
sinning if we do not consider
i temptation. ’“jl
i Not only are temptations aipiW^^
I tremeiy far reaching in titeir’hS"
i cnees. Thus if Christ be not'
Question—Is a priest bound to ob- then Christianity is false,
serve the same secrecy about a con- «an made no revelation e£ Hi-noJt -
*• ’ ’■* **-- to mankind. lienee we are-ttSi
reason.. That can find for
solution tor the existence o£ evil,
hardly give a content to lite.
drift from Christianity to dromir^l
cism is steady and almost iaeritak®|
And with agnosticism everything:b^1
black and meaningless. - -
For if we do not know, whstk ”3
the use of struggling? i£ there ta.sj-iii
God, then we have no duty iowrokri
such a being; and if there is a»
duCy, there is no sin; aud i£no ia/;S
no punishment hereafter. Why rk://;
Bisil the impulse of the mnir,«rt
why forego what seems to
at least immediate happiness, if
are merely brute animals? A
tlou against faith, if yielded to, pr&.
Faroe the way
tat ion, beuace it cuts the greihj^
from under our feet, it destroys ti»
I reason for resisting. . . ;
The only thing tor us tc. do In to : '
recognize a temptation agalaBt faitli/W
for what it is—a temptation tc ttf’s^
We must train ourselves to mita'fS
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clearly here as in regard to isy
other virtue. There must HWiW gLit‘
more dallying with thoughts
faith than against purity mrilitb® “““
Again, there must be mada;iSsJ
Jnst as in regard to other rirttiBO
the clear distinction betweta':;iffl
temptation and a sin. Merely
Ing a temptation against faith
nbt mean that cne has lost kl>^
faith, any more than having s tw-/:;g
tatlon against purity means fhat ono
has lost that virtue. No matter
how long continued or violent temp-
tations may be t hey are not fa,ri
themselves sinful, and they do tti
indicate that one has failed in tur: ; :;
respect.
Unfortunately, many persons vts
are tempted against faith imagine; g
that they have lost their faith just;;;-;
because they have been tc-mptei
They could distinguish tn some otb'
er Held between temptation and tM
loss of virtue, but here they are; ;-;
confused. And then they give
tho practice of faith, because the?
think that otherwise they would M;;/
hypocrites. As booh say that a
Is s hypocrite for. couticuiag to
practice purity in spite o£ tempi**;; s
ttons.
We should, then, recognize tta>;s
tatlons against faith for whattW:-jj
are. And then we should not w g
discouraged because we have theft;,g
but fight cheerfully. The best kwiS
to fight is by continuing the >w .
practices that these temptetk«J;^
would undermine. Tbs idea
would be hypocrisy Is itself a
tatlon and ought to be vigorow^
repelled. No one fails till hie
consents completely. So tons.•’ri';;;
will continues to cling to faith he®
a believer. ? ;
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AUXILIARY BISHOP i
OF PHILADElPfflA*
The Rt. Rev. Monsignor
J. Crane, junior vicar-general Of J?!;; g/g
archdiocese of Philadelphia,
seventeen years pastor of St. rowjga
els de Sales Church in that city,
been appointed Auxiliary SisN’P.^ggS
the archdiocese. He will iia».®j?a|
titular see of Cerium in the ww .
Cyprus. a
The new Bishop is 59
age and a native of Ashland Sfe8g
He was ordained on June 15,
and appointed a Papal Chamber"" ..£a|
on Sept. 22, 1915. ’ .rivl
Colonel Rollin, a
French artillery officer. whr-..^aj
tire army at the conclusion «:
war to complete his theologicar
dies, celebrated his first
the Cathedral of Montauban.
new priest, who is tbe son-m-M
a Senator, is a widower wltF-^^®
children. On the day of bls wwgWM
tion one of his sons receiver
tomsuro.
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TH.', objection therefore is
futile. And so is your Prot^^H^
.....
mstn, the mother of the Savior.
tot be reached by our prayara-
............
say that
--
=: —me /name or sento :■ can
not let him be a Knight
of “Columbus. That might ha one
S“arebno £Vtaof
S^£ASS???g
leans, and thanks ba to God, they
have a very different conception of
Americanism, than is acclaimed b.
the Ku Ki«k Klan.
“My remarks aro not meant to
stir up strife among the good
Americans of Beaumont, nor ar
they made to hurt the feelings of
any noii-CothoJtc. for I respect the
belief of any sincere man,
woman or child, and I am proud to
number among my very best
friends, citizens of all religious be-
liefs. Another thing: 1 ltaT®,r??’
son to believe that many non-Cath-
olies accord to me the right to wor-
ship according to the dictates of my
own conscience, and to educate my
children as I see fit. Thanking you
in advance tor your courtesy in pub-
R. J. BARRY.’’
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