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THE PRESTIGE OF THE PAPACY.
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fejrence among u3.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL Editor
the
CALENDAR
Francis
Borgia,
the best
OFFICIAL.
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IMccese of Galveston.
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States.
re-
OFFSCESL.
Houston, Texas.
to
Even
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Program of ths Forty Honrs Devo-
tion and Day of Adranttom
WHY CHILDREX COMMIT
SUICIDE.
welcome -H
of good will,
was increase
mark about the ethiea!
Catholic convents. I ti
Answer—Are Catholic women al-
lowed to Join lodges that are con-
nected with forbidden societies of
men?
Aw<»—Nq, s
September.
September 30, October 1. 2, Wal-
lis, Guardian Angels.
October.
8, 9, 10, Austin, St Austin's.
11, 12, 13, Bear mon t, Hotel Dieu.
14, Eastgate, St. Ann’s.
15, 18, 17, Waco, Church ot the
Assumption.
IS, 19,20, Bryan, Villa Maria
Academy.
22. 23, 24,
Mary’s.
ft
of the King's English talk about be-
ing 'generous* when what they con-
i' mplate does not even deserve to|
be called just."
DAY will not appear till Is.me of
following week.
Entered at the Post Office) at Ban
A it r onio, Texas, as second dura mail
matter.
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Fort Arthur, St.
Guadalupe. - or twc
ibSftNovaLt^L ^Houston, £S”
I promised the Sacred Heart pub-
lic acknowledgment of a favor re-
cently received.
Amarillo, Texas.
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. . ____ ___law then rcccgnizcc her - - - i*._
cf Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, full legal capacity to act indepen-
n.n... u— a------ gently of her parents.
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President De Valera and his Cab-
inet have accepted Lloyd George’s
Invitation to a conference in London
on October 11 "with a view to as-
certaining how the association of
Ireland with a community of na-
iiot reaching this office by TUES- tiona known aa the British Empire
DAV -tw-rll nn*- «v nnnat* +111 te-t-itcx .'if’
may be best realized with the Irish
national aspirations.’’—Great hopes
are entertained of this conference,
not only by the Irish people at home
and abroad but by ail friends of
liberty, and justice. May these hopes
be realized.
K«„ Ubi. tat «*»«» «■ “a^
impartiality and bis ‘ftse°ce Whatlstbei mtenfng
providing aid and comfort for the fl£ "ex-Cathedra?:” -
Diocese of Corpus ChrirtS.
Program of the Forty Hours Devo-
tion and Day of Adoralfon.
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'l&V ''MAC?1 4AkVd«, -•■ TTV+c * ■*»siw*“.****»■ | M,w ■*■ TH r-;-r • • w«*<,'’SOTSfcf.:.-
aassrisisses sbssssxsss sk
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THE K. O. HISTORY MOVEMENT.
BEs i
as ^Sarles solation to all who were bePSfl^ ' . . — -■< ■/ t ■S^. I 8
For the Week Ending Oct. IS, '21.
Sunday, 9—Twenty-first Sunday af-
ter Pentecost
Monday, 10—St
Confessor.
Tuesday, 11—Office of the day.
Wednesday, 12—Office of the day.
Thursday, 13—St. Edward, King
and Confessor.
Friday, 14—SUCalixtus I, Pope ami
Martyr.
Saturday, 15—St. Theresa, Virgin.
slanderous utterances of perverted,
uneducated, unobserviug minds.
The record of American Catholics
fa peace and in war is written in
and on that
We need not
or two of whom will probably die, worry alwat tFle slauders of others;
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Question—How can a girt find out
something about the life in a clois-
tered order?
Answer—By reading the life of
some Saint who belonged to the or-
der or by consulting some member
of the order.
Question—What Is the difference
between the Mass said by a priest
and the Mass said by a Blsihop?
Answer—Essentially the Mass is
the very same: the Body and Blood
of Christ are offered, consecrated,
and consumed under the appear-
ances of bread and wine. Priest and
Bishop and Pope celebrate the same
sacrifice that Chriat offered at the
Last Supper and on Calvary, . The
only difference is that of ceremon-
ial and vestments, and these vary
according to the Maas said or sung.
fc|:sogrHERNMMKsa:NGm:
J i ';'' S!os{g Coplea ,. ......5 cento s
fcf’ .^wSr «■
® D-. ®lBhos> of San Antonio; tlto KI. ,10’ 3 Patxlek0' Kort . M™,, nttil
I®'- ^hJ1, J’-'w®’?’!?
till'
October,
9, 19, 11, Our Lady of Consola-
tion, Vattmannvilie.
15, 17, IS, Star of the Sea, Aran-
sas Paes.
23, 24, 25, St. Martin’s, Kings-
ville.
30, 31, Nov. 1, St. Gregory, Greg-
ory.
Question—What should a person
do who through forgetfulness has
ordered meat in a hotel bn Friday?
Answer—He should change .the
order and observe the law of'his
Church. I* “■----- --1"—1 ’
l:
Question—“Has the ; Bishop any
more power to forgive sins than
the ordinary priest?
Answer— By ordination, the priest
receives the power to forgive sins,
the consecration of a Bishop gives
Iifrn no greater power. But in ad-
dition to the power of forgiveness
the title of
jurisdiction Is also required, and1
this is granted by the Bishop. The
Bishop may reserve absolution in
certain cases to himself, or the Pope
may reserve certain sins to the Bish-
op, and in thia respect the power of
the Bishop in reference to the for-
giveness of sins Is greater than that
of the priest.
No matter into what sphere a
man enters, he never ceases to be a
moral agent, never ceases to be ac-
countable to the Supreme Court of
ail peoples. Whatever our freedom,
we are not free from God. Wheth-
er, through the inheritance ot citi-
zenship, a man is called to fill an
office or simply to exercise the right
of the ballot, there Is ever a tribun-
al before which he must give an-
swer for hia actions, the court of
conscience. A traitor to
interests ot his country is a trait-
or to conscience. The question is
cot whether his deeds square with
the bare requirements of social and
civil iaw^s: the question is not
whether his actions are such as to
render him safe from the indignity
Cf prison bars, but the question is
whether his actions as a citizen
square with God-given moral prin-
ciples, the principles of eternal jus-
tice.—Catholic World.
OFFICE OF PUBLICAMON:
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tng. West Commerce and. Press
Streets, San Aiitoulo, Texas. Phone
Crockett 2628. Editorial Booms,
Phone Crockett 31KG.
When notifying us of a change of
address please give us the former
place of residence as well as the
new address.
Ctemmunicatlons for publication
In view of the misapprehensions
that are current regarding the
Knights of Columbus American his-
tory movement, the following state-
ment of its purpose and scope
should be disseminated as widely as
possible.
The purpose of the Knights of Co-
lumbus American history commis-
sion is to encourage investigation
into the origin, the achievements
and the problems of the United
States; to Interpret and perpetuate
the American principles of liberty,
popular sovereignty, and govern-
ment by consent of the governed;
to promote American solidarity, and
tn exalt the American ideal.
To accomplish this the knights
have Inaugurated a prize competi-
tion for the best studies, based on
original research in primary sources,
iu the field of American History.
A PRESSING APPEAL.
Rev. P. Dionysius, sub-prior o.f
the Carmelite Fathers’ Monastery
tn Marta Taferl, Austria, who wae
formerly In the diocese of San An-
tonio, has sent a pitiful plea for as-
sistance. Not only during the war,
but even now the suffering in Aus-
tria is very great and the income
of the Fathers is very meagre—
entirely insufficient Jor their sub-
sistence. Father Dionysius appeals
especially to the clergy tor Mass
stipends.
first attempt of the selfish parent to
exercise authority, he has not the
Tear of God to: restrain him. That
suicide should follow in many in-
stances is appalling, but, horrible
as is the conclusion, it Is not illog-
ical.
to prayers to the Most Sacred Heart one. The law then recognizers her
Tartiitt VSlIaaaciiil VlnsHui I —-Ij . ; •
Mother of God, and heir Spouse,
Blessed Joseph.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Victoria, Texas.
Many thanks to .the Sacred Heart,
to whom I promised publication, for
a special favor received.
SUBSCRIBER.
San Antonio, Texas.
Question—Is there any-reason far
any special-class of persons think-
ing that daily or frequent Com-
munion would be improper for
them? rJ t .. ■■■•
Answer—No. Th’e’b^Iy conditions
necessary for daily Communion are
the state of grace afid!A(rl^ht inten-
I promised public acknowledg-
ment for success granted in certain
undertakings, through prayer to
Our Blessed Lady of Perpetual Help
In honor of the Sacred Heart.
A READER.
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fc. ■ X Schuler. n.D..BlehcPOfBS Paso. ™
WILLIAM A MISNGER, Gene^ i; record. oMeedk^.persons or organ,, Jith Gpd-nbsent
|O? ■, Manager, to whom all moneys :----si'T.-iir katiOEB KUrmounte the slander, owr- there can he ho pr-
it. y. should be paid and cchSmsnlcatlcmH ed away, merely returning id the comes the libel- end destroys the ma- Of authority in the i
O '. addressed. owner her own? Yet our misusers HcIoub utterance. Truth to mighty when the child, reared to an atmon-
' , jmd mHSt urevaiL The muddling- there of selfishness, revolts at the
Ing person or paper or organization
will not survive unless dignified in-
to the position of being considered
worthy of notice,
While we can and do protest
against the malicious actions of
people who by their slanders would
seek to destroy the good name of
their fellow-men, who would en-
deavor to create in the hearts ot
people a feeling of rancor or dis-
trust ‘against their neighbor, who
would try by malicious statements
to create differences between peo-
ple, such efforts are always doomed
to ultimate failure; they win fail
as a result of their inherent weak-
ness and will have no lasting effect
upon the people against whom they
are directed.
We Catholics go serenely on our
way, trying to perform the duties
enjoined by our holy faith, con-
scious of the fact that in being faith-
ful to the teachings ot our religion
we will best perform the duty we
owe to our Republic. We have been
taught from early childhood not on-
ly the moral obligation but the civic
duty, and we are teaching our chil-
dren, in turn, the same lesson—
kve ot God, love of country.
We have no excuses to make at
any time for our faith or oar mem-
bership in the Holy
Church.
in the Holy Catholic
That Church has ever been
the champion ot the people’s liberty.
It has ever sought to further educa-
tion. It has always bad the foster-
ing, kindly hand ot charity to ex-
tend to the needy. It has been
mindful of the weak, tender to the
yen ng and considerate to the ■ Id.
It has helped to uplift the fallen,
and its record will never be changed
by the mud-slinging sheet or the
Probably no result of the world
, war has greater world significance—
. certainly none , has been so surpris-
ing to those not of the Faith—than
the increased prestige of the Vati-
can.
During the war it was believed
quite generally that the Vatican had
suffered Joss ot influence. This pop-
ular international conviction was
strengthened when the Vatican was
denied representation in the Peace
Conference.
The exclusion of the Vatican from
the Peace Conference came about
through the secret agreement of
April, 1915, by which Italy made
the Vatican’s nonparticipation in the
making of peace a condition of her
entrance into the war on the side
ot the Allies", >
Italy evidently was determined
that the Papal power should not be
augmented through the war, and
Great Britain and France became
parties to this policy of the Italian
Government.
With the Vatican unrepresented
iu the Peace Conference and unable
to influence the war settlements, the
Italian Government must have felt
quite satisfied that?the Vatican’s po-
litical power could not be extended.
But the unbelievable has happen-
ed. How astonishingly the purpose
of Italy to discredit the Vatican has
failed is set forth strikingly by Mr.
L. J. S. Wood in The Atlantic
Monthly for September:
•‘Before the war,” says Mr. Wood,
“the Holy See had diplomatic rela-
tions with a dozen States; now it
has such relations? either sending a
representative
sending and "rjec^iv^ii^witii twenty-
five. Quality, too, jias increased, as
the order, theologians state t**at
ligation to pay for fatfo? meals, but
may eat the meat. 'Mcffr CathoHes
under the circumstances 'would, I
think, put the meat to one side and w ~ M i,
be satisfied with the rest of the practice. Get Into the game.Rm.1
°» meal, not from n sense of atrict oh- enough snunk in von to-dafanOte?
“> ligation, but from a sense of sacri-
fice and mortification.
------ very simple, u you cams ssrew?
A KU KLUX TRAGEDY.
The deplorable affair at Lorena,
Teas, tost Saturday night, when
Sheriff. Buchanan J of McLennan
County was shot down in attempt-
“* ing to stop a Ku Klux parade and <)ur country’s history,
25, 26, 27, Houston, Our Lady of eight other men were woumJad, one record we can stand.
; We invite communications from onr
readers on topics ot public interest.
k df 1SL ~ ,
Denton, Tex., Oct. 1.
Tile Sb nt Bern Messenger of Sept.
21* warns priests against a well-
dressed, ' smooth-looking individual,
aged about 45. Thank you. Only
God. knows how often priests have
been duped. What is the cause?
Do their kind hearts prevent them
from seeing wickedness in the
world? Yeung priests especially
who have but little experience about
i rooks, should be on their guard.
Such experiences may be good for
priests by helping to detach them
from the unworthy objects of this
world.
Rev. Fathers, we are net called
by a good God to dabble iu such
transitory things. Mammon has al-
leady too many by the throat—steer
clear ot him.
(Rev ) RAYMOND VEIiNIMONT. the person who
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Bishop Byrae’» Engsgemmte.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop will begin
Fall Confirmations on October 16.
at Waco.
October 17, Laguna.
18, Big Lump; 19 Taylor, for
Mexicans; 20, Manor, 21, Elgin; 22,
Gienham; 23, Guadalupe, and-St
Austin's Chapel in Aostln; 26, Bay
City.
character as a scholar or then- hammer needed to
. ----------- ------ unRif<j JnEt .UTM^gg
obliterated North and sSW|
and West, Irish and GeradffiSl
Jew, while one homom«CTffl||
ica presented a united
this bitter attack on
out the differences ahd?^®«s0|
fejrence among us. ?wW|
Besides, ail this'is gooOi^l
Ing Cor us. We are
about, and this gives as ti?
to talk about ourselves,
somebody has started a |
us, we may naturally
Through public lectures, tfctbwafflMI
vote conversation, through
the newspapers, through-'
Catholic papers and
have a wonderful opporft^Oi
reach people who othenri^lWtf’a
never have paid any. attenficO^I
us. In a way at least, eVerv^iaiS,'l
Is a boost. I was j
convert recently, and ask&^sagSl
she became a .Catholic.
the Church was knocked
she raid. Let us take adraatwslM
the knocking that Is advert^^f
Now the beat way, I amiranyti^M
is. through personal conteritiiiB
Lectures, books, pamphlete. '^W?
are all good. But
portant thing is to have a 18^.'^
wideawake people ready ta
every opportunity to talk
clem. To do it effectively, towsra®
they must know Catholicism. And to
know Catholicism they must be wlil-
ing to study it. It does not:racss|
by inspiration with the receptlbft?cc??
Confirmation. -;????;■?
Get some book like- CeO?
Question Box or Cardinar tllKBiYs'
If the meat is served, and Fajttl of Our Fathers and r«Brl
the management refuses to change study it. Know It from rarartK*
fovei. ahIe to eieJafo: jj,
own words what these men
Then try it out on some &equAiht-M
snee. You will be surprtsadSW|'
soon your diffidence diBappeara S^?
you will welcome the ehan«?«f?
talking. It to all a question; ^?
________ __________ game, Jtexs
enough spunk in you to deferut th*:;
Church when you get
Most of the objections proposadttii|
very , simple. If you rauT/atiM
many Mmisitt living vletlnw of the great catastro-
ta «»* « '
nUeuce to return. hearts o£ all men
absent from the home thus his power
r- there can be ho proper recognition his enemies confounded.
. ------ . , ... -----<,,,1 Just recently a Deputy
whose government insisted on the
; Pope’s exclusion from the conference
to make peace, lamented in tha Itai-
, - w B _ V—M Alki*. n.W_,
Un
fliu UCHTCU VU LUCCf OUl* **■ 4041 ~1HW| 11^1??
man can be made to see thto.
once he sees that, he can be'.lrejjjig
to see -that when people hiivev-M
resort to lies in attacking' thAOttS
eiic Church there must be sometfetngM
more to that Church than - bei|lra3
thought. He has begun an inve^d??!
gation that may convert him entire*
I Frequently, too, t\e attack tab?'
implication became the bigots
rftald to make an open attack. TMf |
ank, “Do you know that the Knighl3.j|
of Columbus take an anti-AmffltfcW;d
oath?’’ or they say, “No CaflwU||
priest should be allowed to catrtp i
young girls." If you point
to an intelligent man, he will bMB d
to see that there must be rottse- j
thing wrong with a cause ttet ;rfr|1
lies upon such tactics. <
Instead of bewailing thls.auML..
like cowards, we ought to mate
best of it like heroes. It
a wonderful chance. And it.wamyjJ
worthy of the Catholic faith,
long line of martyr ancestors tMt?.;K|
ours, then we should seize
portunity. The Catholic Chara |
will come out of tlito bigger •’’M
better and stronger than ever. ■ :
A PROTESTANT APPRECIA- I
TION OF CATHOLIC SCHOO^ J
A non-Cathollc in the
!was perplexed when bto daWW®|
came to the ago when he.
select an institution to educM^a
offspring. His children were?iU’K|.|
wise Protestants yet his own ew?8^s|
lence made him fear the resW^|.jS
secular education. In his
ity—but we will pennit
hto own story: I consuHed
partner, the Judge. Send^^^gj
a Catholic convent,” he ,.:gjwS<g-jJ
characteristlcuil y. ” Sisters ■>
care of girts right. That’s thoir^J
now. They’re not working
money. And ‘Glory to GM
is the only kind where the othW^^
low hns a chance to sit
game.” Curiously enough,
brought back to me m.v
I took
review of the women in
whom I know to be eonven^s^|t«
uates comparing them with
I .knew to be the productsi «
methods of education. Wien
exceptions the balance SW"®.
5^1
Catholic convents in the
tag tho first visit home I
. ihein keenly, looking
H -iny acquired traits I
* undcBftable. I J
Question—On what days besides
Sundays are Catholics in the United
States obliged to go to Mass?
Answer—On six holydays of ob-
ligation, Christmas, New Year’s, As-
cension Day, the Assumption ol Our
Lady (August 15), All Saints’ Day
(November 1> and the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception (December
8 )*
Question—How long should young
people keep company before get-
ting married? >
Answer—(The object of "company-
keeping” is that the two persons
should become practically certain
that they would be happy In married
life. Six months is usually consid-
ered suffi cienL Long engagements
are not advisable.
i
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B ■ EuHdi n
. Streets,
•
Sir: * '
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Chamber that Italy was the on-
ly power of importance in the world
that was unrepresented at the Vati-
can, a condition, he declared, which
was most unfortunate'for Italy and
ought to be remedied. And since
then there have been many akns
that Italy to disposed to seek bet-
ter relations with the Vatican.
The world, quite manifestly, is
spiritually sick. Never has it been
in greater need ef spiritual comfort
and guidance. Where could it turn
more hopefully tor these helpful
ministrations than to the one’power ------
which has survived the political conferred by Ration,
cataclysms ot all the centuries past,
which has its grant of spiritual au-
thority from Christ, and Hto pledge
of perpetuity?
LETTERS'FROM THf PEOPLE.
__ri Wil who were-l
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uSrtod or chBdraa, the spoils* thh Vatican was
ssgs= =s-».
Les of the Ktt Klux Klan the child rapeate the Faternorter be gloom it **? ® y fTom Uie
W ewehends God as the Fats- The Pope has kept away
Of authority in ths household. And
__u-.,.i_" : on cimnru
and must prevail. The mud-allng- phere of selfishness, revolts at
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Octoterr.
and flagfant instances of thia re-—
both
■|? by'.'.'sdyqicates. o
; i‘By their fruits ye shall know er who made tho: greatest , of racri-
theta".: --is ? a: sacred utterance that Bees and compelled love; and. obe-
bas coma down thronzh the races, dience.: ter? takiite ^thought cf .the
toss
■
■| L ’ splendid opportunity
. who are ambitious <
' went and succca '
| j who utilizes hto
of Hfo the One who upende
< stags in idle amusements;
is?:'.?:.:--?: -. . IrtTKo* H.t-
- this time is the re-establishment of
;???? .- the home. If . woman’s recent ad-
vsnee, BO^caiied/nas .tieen: in-a <li-
:g|-; ■ reeUou. away from the. homo,, then
woman anti tho nettaU.. w 11 ’ ttnffnt*_
powers widened and ^ugmeniad -by
ft"- <
I®-" OTfiSKS
&|V : :'p»eBerved-and madevrtiat it should tfon.and freedom of conscience, em-
sr.rQ:,f<mMaWn of jt God- bodied In civil and. religious. liberty, gas because .“lite it
'l£M5SA.^
Government,
and -ntart if itta the nraBPrvntlcn
hScdof
Oto. ahe^S« «
H'S SFrS 5Sir«£~ »
dra when ha defines a matter of ulus that comes frota
faith or morals. We must always best:;of us. get Jetharcir
remember, however,1 that
as a 1
nsry — -■
Ionian, does not enjoy the preroga-
tive of infallibility, and, therefore,
can err.
The re-opening of the Knights of
Columbus night echaois provides a
r to young men
of self-improv a-
success In life. Thd man
----------—„ evenings for study
is bound to outdistance In the race
:?? nr urn tn» j>n» -whn unnndg hto eve-
idle amusements;
What this'country'needs most at
4116 K ^cent ad-
ggjg;, vance, eo-ralled, has tan ia a di-
the' BEST ANSWER TO SLAN-
ir -DERERS. ■
AivTYVACt-i.wAuvjiaM*: ?i>uu .*M|U|£U4,Ki£ki.iUU. ;uj ■■■'■■■■>» . !■»
the ballot; • “purifies polities” at the la one of the glories of our
thRi IpflRjRTiijvE* nF Sifli’Hnfiii- «feat <fr
tolerating sucit an organization sb
the Kn KIux Klan. The jeadera of
the klan in this case had been noti-
fied repeatedly by the sheriff that
the parade of a body of masked
men through the streets of the town
would not be permitted; they chose
to disregard the notice and defied
the officer of the law, with the re-
sult stated.
It is just- such an occurrence as
might have been expected—a logical
outcome of the ku klux program.
Officers ot the law are sworn to
maintain the peace and security of
the community; the klan sets itself
above the law and assails its offi-
cers in the performance of their
duty.
There are numerous evidences
that the Lorena tragedy has aroused
public sentiment all over Texas
against this gang ot. masked out-
laws? On Monday seven judges in
as many Judicial districts instructed
grand juries to make thorough in-
vestigation of Ku Klux Klan activi-
ties. In many places steps are be-
ing taken to forbid parades by bod-
ies of masked men; the leading of-
ficials of Texas freemasons have set
the seal of Masonic disapproval on
the klan and all its ramifications,
and any Mason who may have join-
ed the hooded gang fs urged to sev-
er his connection at once.
In its flagrant defiance of the law
at Lorena the klan has overreached
itself. Peaceful and law-abiding eiti-
' sens; who, after all, constitute the
overwhelming majority of our popu-
lation, will not stand for such out-
rages. ■
.. . "K the woman or to-day. with her
powers widened' and augmented by' ■■■■
gre^t Ropublic that H upholds
■■T; In thft hatae;:tlief:«ahBl;TT v,inIri nrtacfnles of CQuallty of num before
■■ will'
The writer of a communication
from Brownsville signed “A Sub-
scriber” is informed that we pay
no attention to questions or other
communications unless they are ac-
companied by the full name and ad-
>«w, not td,reBSI ot ' writer. The Informa-
physical ?.Kht. present case will
cheerfully be given by any Ortho-
~ ■"*» ■"
in,, ahoald ta disregarded UdNUSOMK UMACres
®wte
THE MORAL OBLIGATION
OF ClVIIi LAW.
(John A. Ryan, D. D., in the
October Catholic World.)
The authority of the State to
make laws is derived from God.
He has endowed men with such
qualities and needs that they can-
not live reasonable Ilves without
the State. Therefore, He wishes
the State to exist and to function
in such a way as to attain this end,
to promote man’s temporal welfare.
It dues so by means of law. Hence,
civil law to genuine moral law, not
merely a kind of legal or
coercion. It binds in conscience
Herein It differs from the rules of
a social dub. The latter do not
produce moral obligation. Even
Part of some governments the Vati- ^°?Id disrcB ’ '
vital Injury.
Statistics compiled recently by the
Save-a-Life League show that sui-
cides In the United States' during
twelve months numbered 6,171, an
1001*0030 of 1,000 over the figures
for the preceding year.
Lamentable as are these figures
sb a whole, they become particularly
distressing when the column devoted
tn the suicides of children is stud-
ied. Here the totals jump from 477
to 707. In other words, while the
increase among people of all ages
—Including children—was 20 per
cent, that among the girls and boys
of the nation was nearly 50 per
cent.
More distressing still are the rec-
, , . .. ords of these youthful atilcides us
r. ;e ta the home, the cohniry would principles of equality of men before disclosed from day to day in the
j safer, with fwlittoB‘'-ireiF pure .30 the - law, preserving . to every one newspapers, and the reaso'ns given
Ataftrffesn'ji.Brime. weta freedbm : of speech, ■ freedom of '.ac- by those .of tender. years "tor killing
-ion and freedom of conscience, em- themselves. A girl of fifteen inhales =_. _ „
sr.reivfonndaSlton; of p God- bodied In civ 11 and: religious. liberty< gas because 'lite Isn’t worth while can’s good will1 is sought solely to club,.-. Its
people. i Honest expression. of opinion. : to vrith6ut a good time. By a good serve their political purposes in the vital injt
;sE=sssi«therefore the right of ail. Hence at time I . mean having the attention lands over which they have ac- »“ aro,
trn Hmiajr w* flinA rt.iraat,-nriMTialtSHi fA rtf HvAntlUr' tntaitL ♦ -.... Itair Anlv Svir* IlttlrflJ tiilivfllAnl .nnl.nl Anii wha.fl • ..®..
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
A lady who believes she was mi-
raculously saved from, death in the
recent flood, through the interces-
sion of "Thu Little Flower o?
Jesus” with Our Lady of Lourdes,
wishes to publish this favor.
San Antonio,
recelvSig, with twenty- temWat &rt>re in answer Answer—At the age of twenty- an
five. Quality, too, jms increased,
well as quantity. * Before the war
Rome sent to foreign powers only
five nuncios, including those of the
second-class, and two Internuncios;
received only two ambassadors
and twelve ministers, of foreign
Now it sends out nineteen
nuncios and five internuncios;
ceiving eight ambassadors and sev-
enteen ministers. Governments
which had no relations. have estab-
lished them. Governments which
had broken oft relations have re-
stored them. Governments which
had second-class relations have rais-
ed them to first-clasB.”
The British Empire has converted
its special mission, established in
1004, into a permanent legation.
Holland, which in the Spring of
1915 carried through Parliament
the proposal to send a representa-
tive to the Holy See, on the ground
that it was the country’s special and
vital interest that peace should be
brought about as soon as possible,
bus made Its relations permanent,
receiving a separate in ter nuncio in-
stead of having a subordinate share
in the nuncio at Brussels, Among
the governments which had broken
off relations with the Vatican and
which since the war have restored
them, France is the outstanding fig-
ure. The German Embassy has. re-
placed the Prussian Legations, and
Belgium, Chile, Brazil, and Fern al-
so have raised their legations to the
full rank of embassies. Poland,
Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, new
countries which have risen from the
war, have established diplomatic re-
lations with the Vatican.
What fs the explanation of this
remarkable phenomenon? Why are
the governments which, during the
war, rejected and despised the Vati-
can’s counseis'to jtoace, now so an-
xious to get into its good graces?
It will be contended that on the
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