St. Viateur's College Journal, 1888-12-29

Sr. VIATEUR'S CoLLEGE JOURNAL. LECTIO CERTA PRODEST, VARIA DELEUTAT. Seneca.

No9

BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. ~ATURDAY, Dec. 29th., 1888.

VOL. VI

CHRJ Tl\IAS.

BY L oms A.

FALLEY.

Ring! Ring! Ring! 0 loud bells,on thest1fi midnight air

0 bleak winter winds, ulowing so pierc ing and col d

]<'ling thy titlings of joy, thy sweet messnge of lov e,

Bid the nations yon p:tss in , in your long, hasty fli ght

O'er the land, sound the praise of the Infant God f:tir

Their contentions to cease, to forget all their olcl

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coml0rtle~S:

stab!e bo1n, whilst far above

B itter hate, fur ngain shine:" the Bethle' m light

The whi te angels, their hymn sung again noel again

An rl the angels are &inging ngain anrl again

"Be to G:>(l in the highest great glory; to m€n

"Be to God in the highest great glory; to men

Of goo ~l will on earth,_peace, holy peace without end"

Of goo•l will on earth, peace, blessed pence without end."

Bicl the hung•·y anrl poor to rejoice nnrl be glad

0 ye men joi n tog-ethet· your hearts and your tongues J,)in your hearts in deep love

For thei r k:ng chose to be like . them, iowly and P•>O r

joir. your tongues in the praise

Though a God that be wa.s

01 your new-born Redeemer ; and sing the song, sung Long ago 'neath the Bethlehem star's dazzling ra.ys.

By the bright white robed angels, 11gain and 11gain "Be to l)r,d in the !Jighestgreat

rlllers hennl n•Jt his voice They

del'pi~e'l

him thongh held

he the world's ctestiny.

Hit! them sing with the angels ngain anrl aga.in "Be to Gorl in the lligbestgreat. glory; to men

glory ; to men Of good wilt on earth, peace, blessed pence wit!Jout end."

01 good will On cmth peace, !July peace withont em!.''

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men, leave for to-day all your care~, and around

The cold cribofyom God,kneelandgiv e bimyourluve

Like the shepherds who first on that night from the gron nd

. nose, and

left all their flock s, the command from ahuve

To obey, singing over again :Lnrl 11ga.in

"lle to God on the hig!Jest, great glory; to men (lt' gnorl

,,.ill on em·t.h, p~1('f' 1 hh·il""rl p~~ce with·•ut e11<l."

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CHRISTMAS.

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DoNNELLY.

Colrl~and si lent is the hea:t, d reary an d ctead !Ue the affections which feel no genia l glow, no fervid lo ll g ings for the coming of that season , ''Wherein our Sav iour's birth is celebrated.' ' Cherished as t hi s se:1sou is by all Christia.ns, yet., none pay more homnge to it than the collegia n for then his homeward beg ira takes place and the rna ny trials of college dAys are forgotten a.mirl st the b li&sfu l pleasures <;>f the family fireside. The rigor of the season wou ld seem to sap en joy m ent of its g rati ficatio n bnt renlly it throws o'er everything an ai r of mnjesty not out of keeping with the solem11ity of the occasion.

T o be sure, nature at this time d oes not carpet the e::~rth w:th green sward, no azure sk y sm il es upo n ns from above, no merry songsters discourse sweet music from the trees an d the blossoms and leaves have long since disappeared. The fleecy off-sprin g of Wint<:>rEarth's dictator at this season-hA s enve loped every thing, an d save the gl istening brilliancy of the icicle wbeu the bUn l>eams upon it, a ll is· r;ee min g ly g loomy and desolate.

The mind, however, fills up the void m::~.de by nature. The mrial flight which fancy takes t o t he n ot d ist aut regions of the past, the happy recollections awakened by a hallowed memory falls like dew upon tl1e pleasures of the present and causes everything to be ioyou s. The conv iva lity which is con st ant ly break ing forth from the fest iv e student is on this occn.s ion somewhat restrained by the solemnity of th e fea~t which is celebrat.ed. The church is now in all her glory. Fot· weeks has she l>een awn.itiug the advent of this fes tiva l and when th e clay arrives she breaks forth in glad a nthems to Him who ca me to establish peaee a nd good will amongst all. The midnight mass, t he f u ll c hoir, the silent wo rsh ippers a nd the"J'oyou; '1-Ios::tnna' m inolino . "' 0 together as they do, fitti ng ly us her in th e mos t beautif!ll fea:;t-day of the y ear. The mystic past h as le ft us m any customs, but none i~ m ore dear to t he multit nrl 0, I ve nturG to say, t ha n that of fum ily r e union at Christ m as time. The young mr.n who b::tve SC<1tte red t<l clrink deep dro ug hts from th e ry ri s n spri ng seek w it h av icl itv the hom"s of the ir chi ldhood . Th ose gron w u p t o m an ;1 esta t ewhobave for wea ry yea rs baffled tb e ru de bl us t of adversity return t o fo rg et trials amo ngst the eve1·-(l ear, never-forgotten m ement oes of happie r d ays. A nd what is more p leasant t o t he p are nt , wb.at ca u ses more j r1y to the chil d tha n t he renew ing of t h ose affectionate d uti es wh ich nature imposes on everyone? A n unaccounta b iH u isf·Pgt:nd of a nelent customs [lnd a eertai n ,~. e~ i :· e to

dispense with wlu~t is unn~cessa.ry bas G!.tt1 sed t)le Christmas holidays- in this couJ;ltry to lose thlilt charming s implicity which ebaracterized its cele bration in Englaurl. H ere th e lu x uriant plenty of the Christmas cliun er, the m erry tales at the fi reside in the ,e -venin()" e> ·• and the honest s incerity of t hose pt·esent h~ve mad e . place for the state lier anrl more fash ionab le customs. of a new co u nt ry. Nev nt.b eless, to ma.ny inhabltaots of this uroad fi,J}I'\ happy land, Cltristm;1S brings but few ·p ·1e.asur~s. I refer to the poor. Th ey do not e njoy the ease of their 1nore fort un n. te neigh!Jors, many eye n Jnck th e necessaries of lif,~ a nd if thi s season does not inspi-re charity to them by the rich, their Christma~ wi ll p:n·tftke more of '>Orrow Chftn of joy . The refure, when the day dawn ~ upon us with a ll i ts enjoyment~, old association!! nnrl present beauti es, le t n o t t ile sen~es a lon e e n gu l f ~ themselves i11 the FC:l. of ple~s ure, let the be::~ r t enter into t he rest i vilies else our Christmas wi ll be uuythiug L u t merry.

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1\ll DNIGHl' MASS IN OANAIJA. BY

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E:tc.h clinHJ has it,scharms. F lori<ia cl isp lays her orangetrees an1l ete rnal Howers. Oan :-1.dn. is ado rn ed wi tll !Jer suu1vs and frimas, :tlld how ~Je>tutifu l i::s t lmt CO lllt t ry t1 uri 11g th e lo ng winter! This season trnnsforms thr" North into a fai ry land uncl brings with it pl eas ures and enjoyment or" all kind s. The earth exchanges her ma nt le of verdure for the spotlPss vei l of t he ur icle. The eolrl wi1Jcl has stripp r.;cl t he trees of th eir fuliage, !Ju t t he snow clothes the n :il1.ed l>ranclles with flowers b rig hter than pearl s. The li mpid water of th e ri Ye rs is eha nge<i i11tO :t v as t crystul m irro r w he re in is retl ected the swi ft ska ter as he sk ims along lilie a l iv ing ya Lch . ' Vhen va lleys and hi lls. have thus pu t o n th eir: winter gar m e nts, t lw atmosphere is b r b l{ a nd clear, the firm ament abov e, b lue and deep as t he sl1y a t NHples, t he n co mes t he m ost touch in g' religio us feast of th e year , Chris tmn s aucl i ts midn ig ht mass. How a nx io usly e v e n thr. c hildren awa it it. T hey con nt th e d ays th a t w ill b r ing t his sae rccl hour, b ow hi g l1 th e s no w ~h o uld ri s<', how thi ck th e ice s ho uld fr ee ze b efore it com es. Aod see, t hey l.HLve n o t gone to r est this evening la t e tlw ugh

i t is.

Li s ten ! do you henr the e burch b ell ringing in th e s ilence of the ni g ht? O h ! the m o m e nt has com e at last, m id ni gbt mass is r ung ! In a n in s tnnt all the cott ages a rc Jit up. Th e wl10le fa mily is soon ready a nd a way they rid e fo r c hurch .

What a pleN sa nt ri de! The ni g ht is calm, the air pure an d c ri ~p; t he s tars ii bin e from nbove as so m any he11v-

~n·. VlAt~UR'S <JOLLEGE JOURNAL. enly eyes; the moon's silvery beams light up sparkling jewels on every fiake of snow. And it is so warm U!Jder the thick wooly furs, the bells jingle so merrily on the foaming horses, and 1he sleighs glide so swiftly on the creaking snow.

- As we turd this bend tbe parish church, all ablaze comes in YUW'. Let us enter. Light is streaming down from every part of the temple. The chandeliers hang; ing from the gray (l!d dome are taken down and loaded with tapers. One would think that all the stars of bea ven . had gathered above the worshipful spot. Slowly the faithful enter, shaking otf the snow from their shoes.

Their eyes are turned towMds the alt..'l.r adorned with branches of evergreen and myriads of colored lights.

On 'i·resh mOss is the miniature stable with its tha!cberl roof and the littie crib, and in it. on golden straw smiles the babe of Bethlehem !: ...

The religious silence is soon broken by tbe melodious strains of the organ. Mass begins: . white clouds ho ver round the altar like angels' wings; the church resounds wit.b the antique Noel. It seems as if the heavenly spirits were awakened by tlle echoes, and were singing t~gain over the cradle oi Bethlehem the glad tidings, and this bumble country church all dazzling in the middle of the darkness tseems to resemble the poorshelter under which eighteen centuries ago shone the Light of the world.

The setvice i&over, the last notes of the Christmas canticles die away; the rolls of the perfumed incense slowly vanish, but the pious crowds still surrounrl Lhe illuminated crib. The whitehaired man kneels trembling wi~h age and by his side the candid ehild opens his eyes with wonderment.; all make their mode:,t offering to him who was bom so poor. Finally they leave anrl passing out, they turn and throw one l~s t gla.nce at tile beautiful cbild whose celcsti11l charms they carry Jeeply engraven in their souls.

Returnir;g home they are hailed by the reveillon of those who could not accompany them. Tiley sit at table to partake of the feast and keep up a g ay and reveren. tial babble, relating their impressions. H ow lovely was the divine infant ! What golrlen locks, what rosy cheeks !

None ever saw such beautiful eyes, 5uch a sweet smilel The pious people seemed not to see in the manger a statue of plaster, but it was theit· eye of rlevoti on an d faith that unerringly picture.d to them the real d iv ine CLild. 0 solemn nig~t, brighter than tne day l wha t fund tnewories thou bringest to the he:trt, surprised to finrl itself still young. Can I ever forgH the ru stic chnpel and itsmagil: lights? Again I bea r the chiming bells, the ChristmaS carols, &nd believe I am again praying lrith tile humble peasants at midnight m~s.

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WHAT CHRISTMAS IS TO THE STUDENT.

BY R OBERT P RA.TT,

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In the laugu age of the poet we tune our lyres and si ng, "0mne bene, Sine peen::~, T empus e t ludendi; -.

Venit bora, Absque mora Libros deponen di."

The time of t imes which the students have so longingly looked forw ard to has nearly arrived. Christmas bas been from date imm emorial what an oasis is to the weary traveller c~ossing the mighty de~ert. It was St. Paul who spoke of th e day of his separation, of fighting a good fight anci of the crown that was laid up for him, but in the language of the St. Vi a teur'~ students w_e can truly say th at we have kept the rnl es and there Is laid up for us a turkey which we the righteous shall ct~rve on Christmas day. Y es! d ear read er, ere another moon shall have m ad~ its exit from the fair heav ens , many of us shall have bidrlen adieu to the transitory pleasures of college life, anrl wiLh grips well packed with paper collars will take the wings of the morning fo~· the classical city of Kanknkee. BuL the first gre~t happin ess of the occasion will be when we boarri the tra in. Th ere we will see all kinds of people who are takin g ad van. tage of cheap rates ttrod are goi:lg to see as much of the world as possible for the le:1st money. Among the crowd we will see many an old m aio with her yellow flowererl bonnet, frills and tucks. How graciou ly she will smile upon us ? But she w ill soon perceive that the students of St. V iateur's are no spring chickens and that her smiles are useless. At every way station the honest old farmer will get abourcl, and he will nl:'.turally wonder where so many handsome young men c11me from, a nd will conclucle fr om their app e ~mm ces that they mnst have a very easy life of it. LiLtle he knows how many hours of hard s~ucly it reqnires to demonstrate beyonfl any .:loubt that •·If the d ingo n::~ls of a parallelogram are eqnal, the parallelogram il':' a rectangle." .

At last we complete our jounH'Y the tram stops and we are em br~ced by our vener ~ ble prtrents anrl beloved nine little s1sters and seven brothers who have come with Dad and i'\fflm to the depot to see their big brother who h3s bPen away to college and is supposed to know everything that is knowable. 0! how glad they are ~ 0 see us and little Johnny grins from ear to ear when be discovers a stray peanut in the coat-tail pocket of student Jim. After all the preliminary remarks have closed and everyone has left the depot the procession is formed for starting hom e. Dad grabs the satchels and we start. It is needless to say that the dogs all bark as we go 11p the 8treet, nnd it may be that some of us

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luve a cl ear cousin (?) wlu will cn.utions ly pee k out from some winnow as we p tss. \V Int a time wh e n we arrive ho:n :-, nothing to clo but answer qtr es tiuns' wllicb are s il o wereJ 0 :1 u ~ by tl! e duz ~ n. Tlra stu ··l e nt wi l l uat ura ll y have a des ire t:.> t::lw a short itw e ntory vf wh :tt wi ll constitnLe tb e C lt ristm:Lii dinner . n ~ will seA t he olct turkey gobler, who h:ts b ;e n s h ut up in the b tCk y:td for tl1e pt ;t tl1'ntlt lo httetl, but lt e, th <) turkey , seem ittg ly k to ·, yiug wlty so mn.n y lu x uri es !ttl VA b ee n phce.l Lmf"re him, h ts e:~.Len b .trely e n ,ug:1 to kee p sou l n.n11 bu ly L·lg <' t h e:·, :1 11 l he, th e studenr., wil i tin<l to h i;; u ~ t e r di sg u;t t h tt ti re hi p b 1-n8s ~t:< n rl h igh "lr tha n th e t-lil :tl1'l t int th e b:E:a::>t f<)elS likP t he b .u.:k uf a slt·trp knife, nnd on tl13 wlll)le it i ~ :ts p oo r a.~ ,J\>h'::; turkey. li ·Lilging up t he C . tristtnt~ ~J 'X.Jc~; is also an ot he r very pleas ing fe:1tu r_e or Lhi s se tson . Tlley nre usu·tlly hung 11 p in on e str.Ligh t ?'Wile ab JVe the the · pln.ce , hn t it i,; all r ight 1vith t)tnt:\, Cl:ws, he fill s tl tem ju st U1e s:1me.

Johnny of C ~Jm~e gets t h 3 Jt tmping-.Jtek ancl it is his fi rst d e~ i g ltt in the 111 )rnin g to s how it t o tt:,.. big bro L!te r, w:t r) at o :1ce b 2g ins p ~t ll in g the string.; with ni l his might. T h is, Ju lmoy ol>j<.:cts to :<ml wa r ensn8s flt once.

Ju ltnuy :tp pl ies to !ti s 1\Lt, wh 0 is l~u~y over t he hot m·en in t he le i tc lt en sticking l>ro o :n-stt·aws i 11 to th e cl e lie i<>us fr u it c:tke to see i f it is clone in th e rni ,Ule. Johnny p ulb her by the npron st rin g~, ancl erys out th:1t h is big b:·othr r .J im h:<s !ti s jumpiug J 1c.:k and b eca:Jse he luts h een aw :t.Y t<l col lege and k•' Ows (heelc and Ph!fs inlo,qy he can come h .nne ~nrl monopol izE. jumping J :wko; and everythin g e lse. Dut the good rn<•ther soon re ~ tores pence ::.nd the d inner pruceeJs t h rowin g out its <l eligh tful odor u nti l the house and ynrcl smell like a fi rst class b :1kery.

Promptl,y nt 1.30 it is announced tlt:1 t nil tl titt gs are ready n nrl t he st udent, wit lt a !tea1·e nh· s mi le over ~preading his se re ne cot t;-ttemtt lc e, s its down to tlte 1east . A ltltoug lt the tu r:key re ,e mb: e~ in appearnece ~lte hlst rose or s u mm e ~·, tlte other goon tlt ings make up th e d e lici<~ney. O tt nne] n r o nnd th e beautifu l <lin ner- Lahle are sasses vf a ll nges, fro m th e eight yPar o ld kirl snss to Lite Jiv e week-l o ld tur n ip sass, hut Lhe sassest sass of all is tile kid' :; snss. The sturlent e;tts of evurse nntil his sto mac.:h i:-; as ful l of Rwee t m eats :-~s a IJlOwn up foot.• hall is of wind . AfLer a r e past o f this nature, tlre great seen<>, the sceu e of all 8Ce nes g-<'l ne rally b eg in s nl>ont mid-n ig ht, wll e u t lre sL ucl c nt is awakened l •y the most. exr:ruciating p:tins, the !'ace is c,Jverecl with a cold swe:tt; Lhe re mcmbranec the dolic.;ions ditJtlel' fill;; him with clis;:?: ust, and f1·otn tlw bo t tom uf hi s su ul, a nd !tis s torn:1rh, Ic c CX t.: l airn~, "\-anity <•i vu.niti es, all i:> vanity ."

Jb~ a ll this mu s ~ neeJ$ be to th e stude n t, with ouL it C hristmas vacatio n would Le a failure. J'iow, d em· ren<l er, in conclusion let us not fwget the lon e widow

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or the h um e less o rpltan, but Jet us ope~1 ·o ur hearts with f\Otnp ass iou aud ma ke at least . a li ber1i!.l donation of dried apples and CQllege h ash. Then w.e 'may return to Cul!ege wiLh Lit e assurance tlm L our vacu.tion has been a LJle s~ ing not on!y to ourselve~, .uqt also to the widowhood ;UJcl urpkwhuoJ in general.

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J u Lui;;, word i::; embudiecj : t lte i dea o f a ll v irgtua l. Tire wuril i Lse lf pus:;e::;~es a. eltartlllllg :>wet.:tue.:;.:;. \V l! eu we ~a y' iis p ure a.:; suow, Llte re i:; at UIJCe presented to OUr . llll;IU t lt e idea Of a liea.uty witlwut ::.Laai or tarui:;Ll. At1<f ·- i t is tlle bea u tiful ::;11uw wl1ich leud::; o wtuLer ' its evei')' c harm.

J>,cture Lo your::;elt' vue of t lt ese" 1.lreary melanc.: holy days: t ll e tree:; <tl'e ·stripped of 'thei r 'fJ li:.1ge, t lte li in l::; lw ve tl ~ u, and tile lJOrtlJ!.!I'Il 1V iucb ::.igh t'tutl weep over IIl J Li l'JJiu6· uature . .E \;f ryt!Jiug ' be Li>keus sadu es::; ami ennui. Y uu ::;it be fure the fin:•pl;tc.:e atid luLk d reuu1i ugty out ut' Lit e wiuduw. Tll e wi ud Ltas l:e ~t.:;eJ its muau u Ju· . "' ami all is trn.uq u il. Y un l'<Jll~e yvur::;elt with a Ha r t, e.L il yuu believe your eye:::?' l'i:s incJeed tlte fi r;;t SliOW uf LlJC ,;easUCJ: Llut tS p ure al!l l

lL is WJLit pleusure you ['erceive Lltese l ittle JLke::;, llJ etSeJJgl' rs u1 juy; l tke t lle I.JuLteJifl ,es wltu weary vl c!Ja~iug eaell ol!Jer, litm lly s iuk grue~ l u ll :· to t lie e;u·tll.

Nuw .)' 'Jll !uuk up , Y'•Utry to pierce · t lle rtgiull:l of s uuwy treasure:,, Llle Llto us!iud wutHk.rs of wiuter , a tJd yu1t luseyuur::;elf iu a vague rev e rie.

LiLLi e by liLt le tlte nigltt s pre~Ld;; her wings over the s iJeut eartlt , Hllli tlti ttkiug p erdtanee ·of some oft t old legend, you lJitS;; lll Se usili ly iuLo Lhe a r ms of sleep. lu tlt e wuruiug tlte see11e .is euLir ely cltaugt:Ju, fur it has uot cea sed suuwing during t lt e nigh t.· Everyth iug lm;; aSSU1ued a f:tiry a;;p<:et. \\' it h· admiration you be IJold the V<lst immaculate rrw.ntle whic.:l t ~uftly c o ve rs tlte earth. Here aucJ there the wiud ltas tossed t lt e wh i t e liakes into clrifcs il11d in to winiaturc pyramids wi.tich r ise as mou umeuts to p oor dead uat.ure.

A!oug th e hedges and leuces the S:JOW Las acuuu 1ubted to such a h e igllt Lhat the ro:.d-b eds seem but valle.) s tbrnugh whidt re ceho the joyous laught er of child ren and th e m er ry jingle of L!Je s le igh-bells. The trees uear their li g iJ t load, likewise the olcl roof, orctiuari ly t<o grny and weatlter-ucatC'n, is of a dazzling whiteue.;s as if angels lt o vering ne~1r had sh~ k en out tl.Jeir wi>1gs.

Nature has n.ssurnecl :t robe of in;wce nce and reposes .like a child nc~tled in fo lcls of lace. B.'lwlJ again nature ves ted in her Yirginal mni;t!C', ft>r ·s~oi1 April will a wake he r with tlt e spring-song 0ftlt e birds :tnd M ny will ~.:rown It er with fivwers.

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CIIRISTMAS THOUGHTS. 'l'he sleigh-bells :tnd the belfry chimes which mal'e the air ring with snob gladness all around, ann the grand oln anthem of glory, which in chapel and cathednd has agn.in burl't forth from the lips of worshipful men-all rec.a lt . tb at m vsterions nig~•t when the nngels themselves, rlrawn to the earth by the sple nnor of that minnight stable. chanten in the ell 1ir~, th e hym n of j oy of praise to God anrl peace to men. The sea~o n is full of be'lutiful, ho iy and wholesorn<.>, suulime l'uggestiven ess, full of tbe ever new, ever in compre hensib le stupendous mystery of Re<lemption. And ns · we recall th e 's:vl begin11ing of our hi story, th e saving effects of th :1t g ptnd union a~ain break mo5t vividly . upon our minds. l\'fan a fter the wrecknge of sin was himself the saddest of wreck; intellectually, j1hysically, m oraiJy and spiritually rninecl. He had lost his birthright. to heaven , b:lrterecl it for the mi~ernble mess of sin; lost the fulness anrl brilliancy of that scie;JCe · wbich made him rank among the angels; lost too, thP. na tur n.l r ect i tude ot' hi:; will, which, now swaye 1l hy paEs ion, becnm e tyranienl and rejet:te-1 the dictates of reason. 'Twn::; th en too, that llnm ~t nity b ~ came heir to all the ills that fl rs h is visited with .... With the c losect gates of heaven before him n.nd tlJe closed gates of earLIJly p·1rac! : s ~ behi11d ;,im, what wou lcl IJ ave been th e lot of Lhe outcast Adam hac! it not been for Him? ·what despair wo ul<l have seiz,,cJ the poor man! tossecl h itber an,l t!liLh er by irresistibl e n.ncl imperious npe·ites, to what low clt•plhs of d eg mclativn be woulcl have fallen ~ Dut there eame con. solation in the midst of npplication, n rfly am id the oarknsss-it was the promi se of th e I{e,1eemcr through whom man was n.gain re-instated into Gorl's favor and brought bn.ck ft·om namnation. Consoli ng hopel Again through Him, we bre:1the a life tlut is worth the living.

The advent of Christ a n1ongst men, t!J e n, mean s for each inrliv id ual , his own regeneration from tlJ.e conditi on of degenerncy and dio.in!Jeritance into whi ch he had been cnst by the sin of the first p:1rent.s. It men11s also purebase of grace, wlle.reby to cu 1h pnfsi on aJ ,cl t•> triumph over vice. Wh:tt an occasion for holy joy i5 this! 111'Jeed let us be giacl!

But the coming of Christ means more; ror t!1e whole worlct, for eac: ll nation in it as ior every incliYi rlufl l in society, it means nfl.tional regeneration, true ci vi liz:ttion,-ehristianity. 'Tis well k 10wn that wher1 Christ appeared the world was not very good; assured ly n ot as goon as H11 left it. The R omans, who have been considered as the best e..xpouents of pag~tn civ iliz~.tion, were then at the zenith of tuere nati o nal glory; but socially a nd r eligio'Usly, or if you will morally, th ey were absolutely rotten, rotten to the core. Their downfall cou ld D'Ot be ftr off. Oth er nMi ons harl li ved

and cti ed for the same vices. Chr ist's life givin g ))l'in c:ples of charity, of se lf-conqu est and immoiation. of ju .· . tice of true lib erty and of well orrlered fraternity amongst men, were the panacea to cure the ill s, to uplift nations from their po lish ed semi-barbarism to give the tone and true refin ement of Chris tian and rea ,l y civihz <:! d nations It was th e~e principles which, ns t hr y gradu:1lly t>eeame incul catecl into the liv es of Enrope:lll ps uples built them up into the ad mirable Christin.n n ·\tion s o f mocl ern times. All honor t hen to that nnrqua.l" led Benefactor of the human mce! Let the world re joice; L~-Jt every man sing forth his praise!

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He lny on th e m arble st eps ofnn e legant mnnsion. It was only little Tim-- a hunclle of rn gs-. Luxury l1nrl. not ~miled upon the I i Ltk one au d fortune hac! not kisse cl his brow.

It was New- Ye~r's E ;·r. The last moments of a dy. ing yenr \V\'l'C f:t,;t p:~ssing the threshold of t!Je presen ~. nncl t:1king- tl.ll it· plnce in th e infinite patt. The wincl s igh ed n mour11ful dirge and a swifter gust tos;;ed a thin 1· .; ~I ove t· the little g'lmin';;; m otion lP-5S form. The moo u,- thP pal e, colcl, cheerles~, wintry moon l1roke rom hehinn a cloun and for a rnomont lit _up the im-· penetr:t ble ctnrkness.

With a oeff oJt Tim !'Cse onhis elbowanrl rubbed his eyes. He looked around him . ''I'm so cold," he s·t.iil, a·ncl with a shuclcler fell back agnin to : he marble ste"p as motionless as before. Tlll! wine! ceafecl its moumfnl hymn nnct the silver,· ...oon gliJed back to her hicliJtg ph ce behind tl>e cl ouds . .... . . .

'Tis nenr ly midnight. No so und distur];s the solemn stilln ess , no light the awful hlar:kness of the night. An ange l, b right ~nd r a ni a nt, though unseen by mortal eyes, bends over 11Je wasted or of little Tim. Ann no w she rises, but she bears some tllin g sacredl y in her bosom and shc:l ters it j ealously with her virginal wings . . . .. .

List! the bells ring the g lad advent 0f the New YeHr; was sueh c him e e'er henr·cl befure? Hurk to the music, flnd the song,--t.he world is 1:ejoicing ow r its birth. A new year to be filled with so much good . A whole y enr to be kin<l to the poor, to shelter tbe harm :ess, to care f•>r the o rpb n. n ....... .

Soon the door of Lhe maPsion openefl, a figure clad in costly clothes stepped out a nd nearly s tum hied over--a buncll e of ntgs. He turned and pushed th em with his fo ot. It ~as the eold lifel~s::l form of a boy. An cfficcr was callect and all that r emained of litt.]e Tim was burie<l in a n obscure corner o r the potter's fie ld among t.h e outcnsts of a selfish world,--:md his SO'.ll liYes in heaven with th e nngels o f a merciful f:tth e r.

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Yon t hen r ~·aliz e, wlmtiti:> to ' ·I>On t· into thehfeedinv D IHJ SOill tlw lwlm of consolation.''

Y ou installtly feel re paid a luuHh·edfold. Jl ow mu elt i::: ~·t>' ll' p !ea,; ure enhall(Td \dten in aftvr y cnn;, a! an llllt:'Xj•eeted tilll e and lllOJllent yon I'! Ud denly 111 eet the one tbat 1ra,.; formerly, the recipicllt of you r holiday k ill<1nvs:-! .If thi::; per,.;on ln1,; ri&en to wealth or f'ta t ion, how willin gly lwspitality i t-~ Jll'OI·icled for yon. Ur.if poYertyancl tt·ial <~till SU I'l'Ollllll l1illl, are you nut gmtiJit•d to kno"· tl1at he I'Ctain t-:n(·h a trn e allll gel\ eJ'<) UR reeollection of days gone by '! Tru e it j,.; tlta t, '· a good aetiol t i;; ne1·er thrown aw<~y, or furgottell by on r fdlow-neatures,'' not to ,.; peak of that "iu,·i;; ilJ!e Eye th at luok,.; with tt~uder fondtwr<" do11·1t on all th e path,; we try.''

a;; tltet\e are, Lh ey ai l lnl\·e th ei1· " day," anrl if not perforlll ed during that period th "y nttt st <1\mit t he nex t oppo rt u nity. \\' lt il·lt t·utne,; for 11,; : perliHp-.; n e 1· e r~ I-I ere! i t ir<, l': OTt fte t t!lle \\·e li;;t.en to t he first lay of th e ],in! in th e op ~ nin g of Spring, Hntil we 1Jt>hold th e ti eld ,; c-lad in all th eir 1\'0nt ed 1re rdure. and tlt e tree,; decketl ll'itlt lt\\:minnt foliage --- Ill\ til th e (·rop,; are ri pe ne.J. ltan·<·,.;t ed · and gatltt•red i1t frull! !till atll l d ale, atHI tlte eun~ted frui ts m·e taken l~a re of for fu t ur-: u,.;e. Tbu ,; th e r.en,.;ons pn."" nntil all a~ain l ook,; l"U'(' anJ h1l'ak.

The st rOJl O' eold \\·indt;, di1·e,; t tl w tree,; uf all th ei r g t·;utd<·ur.C':'-1 aturl~ ilJl l'ear,; ,.;trip[!l'd of all het· l'li!U'Illn, I ! •1 a>',.,\lllll' the ga rh ul' lll(llll'!lit J~. \\'l 1at It()\\' 1 l'a!l <·hee t· the 1\'t!ak, th L' 1\'t'ary , the di ,_<·un,.;ulatl'. the * *;;< unfortuu atv~ 1\'lten: i,- :-;ula<'e ,now t" lH.' f,)\\nd! ll'ltat 1 E J: E .L\<>TIIEH YE.\H l> .\W:\K uponut>, -great em j,; uu\\· <dJuttt to dawn! '\'lwt gn·at e1·vnt j,_ I I'J'e tl :t• prtH'llt on t• is n •eorde<l witlt the pa~<t, - let.

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t.be profes·or and the actors but was enjoyed by a large and appreciative audience.

JouRXAL pre~ent for the first time. We ha•e 1mvle The orche tra under the direction of Prot. ul!iv:'ln a conscientious endea\·or to present a number filled opened the programme with a. "Night in New York;, witli what will be appropl'iate to this heautifnl sea- i\f eJley Overtme, probably one of the best pieces the son, and· in this our maiden effort we beg the kiud or<.,he t.ra has on its repertoire. indulgence of those to whom we may not appear the T 1e curtain rose and disclosed P rof. De!sarte in his pink of perfection. private apartments just ahou l to rehearse a. lecture. It being early in tbe evening he proce:ds and delivers :t * ''Talk on Elocuti0n." * * THE GLA-\.D NE·w YEAH. is upon us. It opt•ns By his masterly expose of the oratorical art we were ton it:j Ya:;t store-h onse of po11sibilities, which with given m::~.ny new hints on the bea.uty and value of a conscientious endeaYor and earneBtnes · in the fnl - good elocutionary <training, in f:~ct fo r many the Protillment of our dutie:; will lJe conYerte1l into mer- fe3sor put tbi::~ noble art in an e nttrely c~itferent light it.:; on the books o£ the recording angel. If '88 has from which some eramped a nd crude minds are accustomed to view it. lwonght happine:::s we ha,·e en·ry cnuse for rejoicing, No more had be finished t-han his valet-Jack H averif ~'OITOW, with elll·i:::tian forfcanmce let ns thank ly announced some Yisitors, a nd the first clelegation of the Almiallfv n • that Hi:4 chastisement. has not been l'urprisers arrive. ·with a lwppy foresight they hnd more t~eYere. \V.e ha,·e profited m nch by experience provided fnr the clelay in the arrival of the other guests eYe1·y Jl' lll" is a page in tlti s great tcncher's Yolnme. and Lad :.ec•Jrecl the services of the Cecilian Quintette Let not di\·en;itie:< ch.uut u:-: for the world needs to tliscourse mu~ic during the interim. They were eutin· ly eq tml to tbe occasion. ~~~ but let 11::: up and write in the coming year a pnge By tile t. ime they had finished all the guests had nrmore heautifnl, brigl1ter, nohler, than any prE'ceetlri vrd and a way to spend the evening was before them. mg.

Ed win B LJOlh proposed some se lectio ns, which was l.e:nti ly rl.'sponded to by most of the actors, l\Ies!irS. Ir* "'* TDIE in itt> ineessant changes may rol1 us lit_ vir;g nnd Keene begged to he l!xcused on a ccount of tle by little of those "old-folk'' cH stom,; wl1ich cli~g ~ev ere colds.

Mr. James Brown Potter was the firs t to favor the at len.:-: t in memory to Christmas festi ,-itie;;. Onr celpnrt y. H e essayed the declamation with which his wife chmtion::: may ],e str·ipperl of tl1e poetry \\·hieh chargai nco lwrself such a widespre:v.l reputation, " Osther neterized tho;;e of our :<tnrdy ancestor::; in dayqwimc- ,Jol.'." l\Ir. P otter delighted every oue, but had to lea ve '"al. ('ltristma,; EYe 11Hl3' 11ot find tl1e mistle-toe tue pnrty ns :~n eng!tgcment called him down town. !tung O\'Cl' the iireplaee, nor the yule-log hlazing Genial sturdy old ,John -MeCullotigh next took the hrightly therein; W t' Jll't.Y not h e awa.kt•ned on Olu·ist.tl oor and g:tVC that most beautiful of passnges from Vuginins, "The death of Virginia." Mr. McCullough's HHl.:'\ mormng by cltildrl'll "inging hymns of joy awl prah:e ; and the ••boar's head,'' the fcatl1ered peacock, speaking was on tbe whole an admirable, but we suggest anrl the "wa;;sal-howl'' may not hencl 011r Cl1ri st- that little more control of his voice wfluld lend a delic :l<.:j' to his softer passages which John failed to g\ve ma~ board: but uotl1illg eau chaf e from the l1eart'il them. throne at Chri;;tmas those hicklcn f' en t: ations of Nn.t. Goodwin spoke the "Green l\Iouotain Justice" gladness, praise, anrl thanksgidng which will re- to the sati~t:wtion and amusemeut of every one and main as long as me :nory shall relate the in tinite yielded the flour to 1\lr. l\Iiln who recited. ''l dream." goodne::.!'l of a (Tod hom for hi s wayward creatnreil. OutsidA of a tr:tle in elinntion to monotony the rendering was quite pleasing and will some day raise the young tragedian to a higher position on the stage than he now occupies.

TilE DELSARTEA~ HECEPTION. Henry Dixey made a decided bit in " Th e Uncle'' Mr. Dix('y was probably the most effective elocutionist of l'robnbly tbe most unique nnrl interesting entertnin- · ibe evening showing a decided finish in his every men I> of the f~ll term was its la'3t: the rece1- tion tender- sy lln ble . ed Prof. Del~atte hy '\number of tue leading theatrical . Mr. Robert Downing made his first appearanc~ beshra of tbe day, on ~ay evening Dec. 15tb. And fore a local audience, and surprised all by his ability the flJea.<Jnte O( the eYenittg Wl1~ not eonfiOIJ!l alone tQ R ohert certainly ' 'has it in him''. <

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Edwin Booth spoke a beautiful s }lection "Music on th(:: Rappahannock." That Booth spoke it is a cntici_8m in itself.

D ixey about this time foun d Gus Williams clozing off in a good old fashioned Dutch mann er on the corner of the sofa and ushered him up fo r something. G us was great, "veil de baby can't help clat!"

With trag ic strid e L awrence Barrbtt wa lked away with a generous share of the honors by the &plcndid rendition of "The Story of Some B ell s." J../\Wrence was last but not l east-~m cl the bell rang, but it was n't on him. It was two Strandecl Tragedi ans at the door. I-hverley ushered th em in and in answer t o Prof. Delsart e' s query proclaim ed themselves I g nat ius Donnelly and Francis B ::tcon. Th ey w ere in cos tume and carri ed their own seen ery. Everybody prese nt has his opinion formed, so we will say for the unfort~ nate absentees only ,- th ey couldn't be beaten, 1t was a continual roar of laughter from the time th ey entered till they va.nisherl.

We must not forge t a novel feature which was introduced-piano acqompaaim ent t o some of the r eci tations, Criticism varies ::ts ta- its propriety. To some it certainly did not lend any charm , thou g h it aid ed in interpreting some of th e passages.

The gu ests departed at about half-past t en aml the Professor naturally tired afte r an evening of sne ll delightful surprises, sat do wn antl actually d ozed off in his chair soon a ftet· the guests had left. By a sple ndid mechanical effect the ac tot·s were prese nted in different poses grouped about th e stage, and represe nted th e professor's dream.

We understand t.he same actors are going to give another entertainment early in tlte Spring which we will await with anxiety.

TO THE DEPARTING YEAR. -AN OD E-

0 partinu: year, I fa in wo alrl hoJd thee, F'ast thou'rt flittir.g from my gt·asp, .

Soon thy d :;ys will be completcrl Anrl thy deeds those or the pflsL Holling on in co nstant molion, Otlt ers co me to take thy pl:lce, lVIfl.y they , ns you, bring pe11ce and gladness Unto a ll the b.uman race.

WILSTACH'S DANTE. vVe gratefully acknowledge a be:mtiful set of :Mr. Juhn A. Wilstach's translation of Dante's Di v'i ne Comedy, the g ift of the author. This edition is composed of two el egant volumes in th e latest style ofbinrling. A di stinguishing fe ature ot Mr. vVilstach·s translation, i& tile entirely new metro of his verse. 'rogether with the eopions notes, whi ch will be of grefl.t &1-'rvice to the ren der, thi s iss ue of Dante ml]st mak~~ - a markerl impression on the lite rary public. A work' of this kind cannot be jn~tly commented on after a llasty survey, aud · we must therefore defer a more ex tended notice. \\·e cannot pass over the delicate courtesy of the author; who kindly inserted his portrait as well as his autograph. The work Las bee n issued by one of the lead illg' pu Llishi ng hou::,es of the East, Messrs. Hou g ten Mifflin & Co.

A LONGFELLOW NlGHT.

PROG RA:'II iVI E. ' Ve are ind ebted to fi'lessrs, Hougten a Mifflin & Co., P rof. F'r<tncis D elsarte .. .. .... . .... . .. :Mt·. J. P . Erod. Bosto n, for "' neat little p:t:nphl et bearing the above J ohn Mr.Onllough ... ..· ..... . .... . ..... J. J. Cond o n. tit lH. T h•>. book cou~a ins til e Poet's choicest pieces, Edwin Booth ......... . .. ... .. ........ M.J. Murray. t oget her wi th a sketch of hi s lift! by , Kath erine O' Keefe.

Lawrence Barrett ............ . ... .. \V. B. MeCarthy. Ti.Ji s great st!lr shim~s brightest in our Am e!·ican galHenry Dixcy .............. . ... . . 'vV. J. Prende rgast. lery and needs uo further commendnt.ion fl'om us. The Thos. Keene ..... . .......... ... ... .. Cbas. KniEe ley. tender word s of prai:>e he 11 ttered in t:t vor of the N>tt. Goodwin ... . ..... .. .. ... ....... L . Grand champ. Catholi c CIJ·urch, of her service and her Saints, has Robert Downing .... .. ....... ... . . . P. A. Bissonette. imprint.ed hi s na mA ind elibly in the hP.nrts of Catb olics.

H enry Miln ..... .. . . .... . ... .. ... . .. . s. t:5. Sainclon. No other writer s urrounded by the snme influences, is James Brown PottPr . .. . ... . .. . ... . D. C. McNamara. . filled with the same te nder sentiments of piety; 110 other Gus Willi ams .. .. ....... .. . . . ... . . .... Geo. Lehm ·1n. ~as broken cl own so completely, rhe barri ers of pre·william Crane ... .... . .... ... . ...... . . . Arthur Tnrt. Judi ces, anct no other Prvtes tant poet can live so long Stuart Robson . . ..... .. ..... .. ...... . F rank Mood y. in Catholic m iod s as Longfellow. Thi s book has bee n Jobn Haverly .... ..... ... . . . .... .. ... Andrew K err. issu ed espec ially for Catholic school and JibrariPs, and .

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- The pu lpit of Rev. A. L . Lauzon's chu rch at Osseo, Minn. was filled on Chri tmas Day by R ev. E. - Tnt! ,Joua~ \L L . Ri \"ard C. . V. our genial Prefect of t u dies. F !l.ther - Wi<~he~ to every one.

R ivard will assist Father oumis of B irch Coolie, Minn .

- A .Merry Christmas. on New Y ears. I n the course of his vacation he expect~ , - _And A Happy New Year. lo vi it St. P aul and Minneapolis and the maLy al umn i .. -We _trust you found your stocking full. in the respective cities .

- 89w do you like onr Holiday Number?

- "Break ranks march :''-Each one of the officers _..:.. Mr. Justin Ricou of hreveport, L'l.. i:> visiting iu and cadets is in posses ion of a furlough gr anting him a CbiCIJgo . . leave of nhsence from December 21st. until J an. 3rd ~. ' - '~l.J~ corridors and halls are i~dee<l lonely without signed wUh the bold autograph:< of Maj or Grandcham p the 200. and Adjutant D. Ricou. Let the report at the first Dress - 'Ve trust old Chris has tuned. a merry Christmas P arade of 1889 be" All present," with no necessity of Chime for all. having to account" for a11y absent-ees.

- Ou the 2~inst. the benutifttl snow came liken, shot - In looking over the four months just past we canfrom the Eallt; yet, no success. not but noti~e what a lively term it bas been fo r t he , - .;'-."early all the· D eacons and Sub-deacons of the societies. Fonr l!ew ones have sprung up into a healthy Seminary officiated on Cbristmas Day. existence, I mmaculate Conception, Delsartian Circle, ~ Rev . Cha:;. · O'Brien acted a Deacon at Sol...-mn Pickwick Club, and tbe Ceci lian Quintette, and all ·. lligb M11ss 011 Cbristm~s Day , in Peoria Ills. reports tend to convince us of the prosperous condition . ,. - J>•:of. _J;une~ Sol~n will spend the Hc)lirlay .at bis of all the rest. home 111 Clwwpaign, 1118. after a. few days visit f\'itL - ' Ve suggest that the proceeds of one of the spring friend in Cbit;.'lgo. entertainments be devoterl to the printing office. There -Rev. P. A. Sullivan, who received sub~deaconship nre so many things which the increase in general and op tbe 2twl. in:>t, officiated in that capacity on Christjob work rlemand that nowhere could ready cash be _mns _Day in St. ~tephen's Cburcb, Chicago. donated !Jetter tban to this d epartment, Let the - i t will be hard work to get used to elating our manager think over it and take steps in this direction . .JetLers 18 9 anci in spe.\king of oll '88, gone with its - After a diligent5earch we find that in the collrge at I.JUrrl!m of memories, t0 say "last year." present there are ~.,.illiams and Georges e::tch 13, Franks, •.; .

- An account of the celebration · of tbe 13th. Anni- (), ,Josephs and. J oh ns each 8, Jam es 7, Arthurs 5· ; versary of the foumla•ion of St. Patrici{'S Literary .The names outside of these are well scatterl:'cl, hav!ng A ~ocbtion may be found in another column. very few duplicates. After the Arthurs the only names -The s~nrlcuts all went off joyously on tbe morning of which there are more than one are; Cbarles 4, Martins, of the 2lsf. There was many a happy heart as the Ang-ustes, T!Jomas, Frederic ks a nd Harrys, each 3, tra.ins pulled off bf'Ming them to their respective homes. Viateurs, Stephens, Louises, and E <lwards each 2. But - A s 110 i11dncement for his Elocution class to work one sturh nt bears the nnme of Patrick. hnnler, Rev. J . P. D 0re generously offers a pr ize of - On Sat.urclay last, December 22nrl. in tbe Catwenty-five <iollars in gold, to lte given on Commence- thedral of the Holy Name, in Chicago, the sacrament of IDf'pt chy.

H oly Orders was conferred on a number of Theologi an!!

- Rev. Father. Dooling C. S. V. officiatec;l at, the by Hi s Gmce, Archbibhop P atrick A. Feehan. The . ol~ml) High Mflss on Curistmas Day at St. John's !:o:tcrament was conferretl at eight o'clock l\Iass after .Pu1hnnn , Ilis. On New Year's D.ty he will be itt Dan- which the young Reverends took breakfast in the Pm·· -ville, llls. somge with the ArcbiJishop and the clergymen of the - Tbut. pile of stone to the let\ of the college is be- parish. Among them from St. Vi ~.t.r ur's Seminary, were ginning to he eloquent. It ~peaks of a splendid new cnndidates for Deaconship, Revs. l~ernnrd Flood, Cba.s. chnpel, new balls, more room, more convenience, etc, O'Brien, Ambrose D. Granger, and J.P. Dore; for Subetc. . Work will begin on the foundation early in the deaconship, Re v. P. A. Sullivan. Rev. James l\IcGavick .spring. ' 83 received the or.ler of priesthood, Father McGnvick . ,.- Our ''society'' editor and onr observor ••along the sang his first Holy Mass at All Saints Churcll , Chicago line'' are taking their,cnstomary holiday vacation which on Chris!.mas Day . At this mass Rev. J. P. Dore for . ~account.$ for no items in lheir respective department:! the first time officiated as D eacon. The Reverend - ~ .this.i ue. They will return soon with a new supply of genllemE'n have the congratulations and best wishes of ... JW.per: and sbnrpened penrils to chronicle any events all the students of St. Viateur's and especially of the

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followed a p~em by Mr.' t: ·:F'uUey~ which for b~{l.uty Q"f imagery and delicacy of e~pt·e$&ion, W'&s fuos:t tinique.

The violin solo by Prof. Sullivan, with piano aecoll\~ paniment by Mr. Paul Wilstach was b(!li.l\iti'fulllY eximat.et.f.

Next followed an essay by Mr. . Ob~s~; u : i3e~.fl eu.titled the " Absurdity of Agnosticisrri':'' Mr>HaU trea'~ed ;his subject in a masterly manner and ' most cleiJ,l-ly elucidated the questio~ under disciissi')rl. 'ften · cain'~ the · deba·te between Messrs. G . bonnelly and S. Saindon,." Resu1v-ed that Americ~ has produced · a pdet: tl·t to · be tanked. among the thirteen immortal English poets."

The Judges were Rev'. M .•J. Marsile U. S. V. R£·.v. . :Father Legris and Rev. D. Granger. Mr. DonneHy ·ably sustained the lltfirrila:tive and by ·much cogent ·r easoning and able research made a great impression on his hearers. Mr. Saindon of the neg. then came forth and r ably defenderl and eulogized th(j 1'3 immortals. Each of the disputantS · deserve cre(:it for tb~ Jill11111Cr be handled his side of the question. After considerable dis~ pute among the Judges li · decision was · reached dod Father Legris arose and ii.nnounce<l. that "1'he palm'' bad been won by Mr. Donnelly of the Affirmative. The following is the programme.

Overture .....•.................. Cecilia!) Quintette.

Annivers~ry Poem .............. ; ... LouisA. J<:alley.

Absurdity of Agnosticism ...... : ........ C. H. Bait 5th. Air Varie.... . .•........ . tor Violin and Piano.

Prof. Sullivan and !\It·. Wilstnch.• Debate- -Has America a poet Affir'm ati ve G eo. Donnelly.

Negative ...... ·• ......... : . .... ·. .' .\ . :Sam; Samdon.

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Thursday the 13th. inst. being the thirteenth anunal return of the founding of St. Patrick's Liter~<ry and Debating Society, the members enjoyed a conge.

Order of the day was holy Mass at seven A. M.; at which Rev. E. L. Rivard C.~- V. Director preached an interesting and instru ctive sermon.

At 4 P. M. the members and guests wended their way to the refectory, where an inviting repa!'t awaited them. Uonrse followed course until a.ll were amply cared for, when Father Rivard tapped the bell. During the silence which followed, the clergyman arose and re• questecl Rev. l\1. J. l\1at·sile C. S. V. to respond to the toast ''Our society." A more oppropl'iate selection conld not have been made.The speaker went on to show ihe necrssity and utility of societies and the strength which can be amassed and the good which can be dene by proper organization. 1\'lany examples Jrom but recent date and also from the dim and distant past, wh!O're enumerated to verify the speaker's po:;ition.

Next came a call on Prof. Solon to reply to the toast "The Press." The speaker procf'ede~ so show the rise and progress of this orga::, and the unlimite<i service it is to man in every walk oflif.e. He pointed ou.t its ad vantages to.religion, scitmce, poli tics, history, painting, poetry, and sculpture, nod the power it wields as an organ of education in this country. The great chances it affords y1>ung men desit'ing to become journalists was .mentioned.

Rev. A. D. Granger was then called un to answer to the toast" Our Moderators!' The Rev. Gentleman A GLANCE. commenced by citing the regard which all nntior.s, from the days ot ancient .Rome to the pt·esent, !lad AT CHRISTlllAS PEHIODICALS. shown to their leaders. And why should we be unrnind · ful why should we f•)rget, or be loath to honor those who have been our leaders, those that have r:lone all to "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to advance u_s in the way ,of true greatness. It should ever men of good will." 1:1 all sincerity we re-echo the Angels:' be our desire, on each recurring year, to pay a song, and extenrl our heartiest wishes to all. The beautribute to those who have so faithfully and 0heerfully tiful feast ofChristmas breathes nawglft hut .love,. Ure watched over us and our society. And while we honor very name is a symbol of sll that · is high and holy and those of the past let ns not be unmindfu l of him under good . How the heart of the Christian expands, his eye whose guidance this society is now so prosperous the brightens ll.nd his cheek glows, ·his whole soul. beams zealous and intelligent l{ev. E. L. Rivard. Long may forth in rapturous joy as· his 'mind wanrlers back to that he continue <J.t your hear!, long may he be spared to guide ever memorable Christmas Night, when ' Christ the you in the future, as he has done. so willingly and "New·born l{ing" first ·e ntered the world, when heaven manly in the past. joined itself to earth, angels to men, that forming .one, At 7.30 P. M. all assen1 bled in the music hall to attend . tlley might proclaim the joyful :tidi'ngs-; "Peace-. to-men the library and musical treat which was in store for tllern. of goo•l will." When we compare oi.Jr· sJmple•endeavoJis The exercises opened, with a selection by ONr quintette, with some of the magnificent w0rkJJ· ~f: ·a rt which frUs· the un<1et· the leadership of Prof. P. A. Sullivan, which wa,s cJlumns of more pretentious pa·pers, tbt;lr"e is · not· left artistically rendered · and ·duly appr.e ciateJ. Then great room for exaltat ion on our ~Ft·; but ·as'lofty: a·i m's

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-t-hat in the good end proposed li es the chief merit of ou1' attempt. To all then, our best wishes for a !>Jerry Cbtistmas arid H appy New Y ear.. · · We d id not have the pleasu re, of rece1vwg many Christmas numbers of our regular exchangl~S , though · a nu mber nre Pxpected. 'With all the surplu s work that nece:;smily com es at Chris~mas, \\·hen Yacation is .at hand, ir, is no small effort to get ready for an extra iss ue, and we may expect that t he H oli('lays will be well advanced before we feas t our eses on the trensnres we look fo r. I n li eu ofrt>gular visitors we wi ll take a glc-rnce at some Ch ristmas Gems th at b ~we so fa r come under our noti<'e. ·Figaro lllustre, is the most beautiful JXlper we have tlrns far viewed~ The cove;. alone is a model of art an d beauty. Th e sce ne represents an artist in m!:'thetic p ose ; to his waist is fastrnec1 a guitar the emblem of delight_ fu l harmony: in his left hand a sk etch book wllile with tl1c right hand he traces llw beautifu l landscape below Jiim . Th e rlelic'l,tc tints, so beautifully blenned com plete the charm of the picture. The beauty i~ by no mea n ~ C011fiued to the cover, for · ih~iJe m·e rn:lny superb pictures as well as many literary gems. Space wi ll nC>t Hllow a review of :tll but we mention as c1 estrv - i11g .;;pecial notice ".Jua11a" a lXtititing by Henner, whose d el ieat ely carve(1 features at once ~x press beauty and im,o eence; "The Flng," a li fe-like seene of so ldi er life.

"Ga !!an try in t IJe P:tst :m<1 Presrnt," in two scenes shows well the contrast between the courtesy ot tile nncients uncJ the afsurance of modern politeness. Figaro for 1888-() is a mngr1ifieent paper and uas much pleasure in store for its rearlc r.".

1'ablfl 1'al.lc's December issue is a:' attrilctive and pleasing one. Altbongh not spec ially d esigned for a C hristm as number, it fills that requi r ement to wme exteut. Jt lws a full page j lJ ustration on its fint pnge which shows an ~ngel heralding forth the "good tidings ofgrcatjoy;'' hut even the ercature h<ts wing'l, the face has rather a fleshy appearance for one of the l!e:tvcnly bost. A poem on B ~thlellem comes next and with the Menus for Christmas dinners, Christmas stories etc., it mnkes a ple,1siogand interesting m:1gnzinr.

The "C/n·istmns'' Judge h:1s no high ideal even in it.s Christmas i:;sue, but confines itself to the delineation of the prflctical r~ali~ies of every day lifi'. That it is an adept at tllis busin<"s~, goes withont snying. Judge sends out a big number, full of funny seeMs, anrl £unniet; sa_yings. Politics are not prominent. H<•wever tbey could not be pasRed i.n utter silence, but they receive on ly a slight notice and that in the back of the book. We can recomenrl it as panacea for the many drpressions of the human mind, in other words it will 'cut·e the ''blues.''

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CLASSICAL COURSE. Gold Medal for excellence awarded to ::M:. Murray.

First Silver medal, G. Donnelly.

Second Silver medal equally deserved by L . Grandchamp, M. L ennartz, L . Falley.

Third Silver_medal equally deserved by R. Pratt, J . Doheney, .rl.. Dolan, M . Wiseman.

DISTING DISHED. G. Houser, B~se, Cyr, J. Carlon, Prendergast, Lamarre, O'Connor, Condon, McNamara, O'Leary.

COMMERCIAL COURSE. Gold Medal for excellen ce awarded to Arthur Fortin Sr. :First Silver medal equally deserved by Laurie, Smith, Woodward.

Second, by Ca.rney, Coyle, Barrett, Enters, C. Bernard.

Third, by Boyle, Brouillette, A. l~ivard, D. Shea, Moody, Ricou.

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Guilfoyle Composition Medal equally deserved by G. Donnelly and H. Pratt.

Conway Excellence Medal equally deserved by Murray, O'Leary, Pratt, Parker, Tynan, Besse, Cyr, V. Cyrier, Donn elly, P. Dandura!1d, F . Carlon, Enters, A.M. Fortin, Gallet, Laurie, A. Rivard, J. Ricou, W. Shea, G. Smith, F. Woodward.

SENIOR DEPARTMENT. Gold Medal for Conduct and Politeness equally deserved

by Charles Ball, J osept. Cyr, Peter Charron, Elmer Downs, vVard Downs, Joseph Erbland, Arthur K Fortin, Arthur »I. Fortin, Gustave Houser, Martin Lennartz, Martin Murray, Robert .J. Pratt, Paul Wilstach. · DISTINGUISHED. L. Brosseau, \ V. Barrett, CahiJ, Culliton, Cyrier, Donnelly, Dolan, Grandchamp, K earney, Parker, Meehan, Clune, L esage, l.foody, Saindon, Normoyle, Swegman, Roy, Wiseman.

JUNIOR DEPARTMENT. Gold Medal for Conduct and Politeness equally deserved by v. Lamarre, Falley, Fortin, Howland, Le]3eau, Braden.

DISTINGUISHED. E. Kelley, N ortou, Coyle, Boylan, Doheney, Dandurand,

Legris, O'Connor, Rowland, \Vestney, Souligny.

MI NIM DEPARTMENT. Gold l.:fe{lal for Conduct and Politeness equally deserved

by A. Cyrier, Boyle, R Brennan, Dooley, Guerney, Kopf, G. Smith, B. Dmith. ' DISTINGUISHED. \V. ·woodward, 1<'. \roodward, Maher, L aurie, Bernard, Ca.rlon, Keefe.

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ROY l\1.EMOHIA L N OTES. T hing;; look e n co m ag-i ng! vVe look nnx io us ly fo r t he fi rst s pad e to b e p l unged in to t he ear th.

T he Tl'eas urer is m os t g mlifi.'l<l at the ge n e ro~ ity or tlte uwrl J' s ubsc rib ers.

Th e re is n g rand pil e o f s to ne t o Lhe left of t he co ll ege wl1 ioiJ m ean s b usi n ess.

Those m eetings of tb e s tud e nts 0 11 t l, e 20th. i nst . we re m ost e 11thus iast ic. ' Cer t n.in ly th e Seni o rs of ' S::l - 9 m e~u1 to !Je !Je hind n o ne, wi t h t hei r st.a inc<l g lnss w in d o w ,( B ie JI ou r ieu ."

T he J unio rs n.ga in expr ess t he co ns ta ncy oflhcir c hose n pa t r o n til \.' Bless ed V irg in 1\Inr,r , !..;y (; bocs ing H er Immac ula te Co nce pt io n fo r th ei r win dow.

R e v. F r. l\Iar te l g e ne ro us ly co mes fo rw::ml a ud pro mi:< es a spl e nd id st.ai ued-g l:1ss wind ow fo r t he ~;te r e d .He:1rt Chn r•el. 'o w those w ho wa n t to giv e wind ow,; we wo uld ju s t cas ua lly adv ise t o hurry np fo r, req uests a r e com in g iu t o r f:wo ri te p:t t ro ns.

Re v . F a t her L eg ri:> has b ee n in C hicngo a ncl re ports e nLllll s ias m a mo ng t he m e mb ers o t' th e Roy M e m o ri a l Assoe;ia tiou, a nd sc Clll S very ulu t h e nco urn ged ove r bi s s :~ c ce ss .

The sturl e11 h \<d' .. 88- SUh ,Jv e aw:1 k<~ n e d to a n e n Lll!l s ia m wh ic h is Lrnl y a d mirable fro tH t he s m:l lle;>t m inim to the largest seni or : MrKm5-R!w. F.·. l\hrs il e p res id e <! nud Lh e m :nim s were a live to Lhe sebe me of g iving a w in d o w. Th e re is to b e fin e g o ld W<t te; h r a ffi c~ d , IL IJd C:l.Cll o[' t h t~ m inim 3 took a good ly sln rc. St. J osl:' ph wi ll ue portraye d in t he cen t re of t he ir w in d ow.

J t;N IO I~~ .-B.C' re Rev . F a t he r R : v:t rtt C. S. V. p 1·e;; i(l ed an<l th e m ee tin g ha ving co me t o o rd e r, hn ca ll e d on St •lll e o f th e Ju niors t o expr~>ss t he ir opini o :ts. M tste1· S he:t a,nd L:1m a rre m n.de s peech es, ::wd it w LS fi rtrt ll y m oved th a t a window !Je p urehaseti. :w ei d ed ic:lte :l to th e Imm ~w uh te Con ce pt io n fr n m tl.tc .Jnni ors of •88- '80 .

Sorne fifteen h un d red t iek ets wr re t::~ ke n , nnfl it is hope d t he m rj o ri ty o t' th e m will b i.l di sp r>serl of.

T hnrsd:1.y morni ng, D ece ml•er 20L h. th e Se ni o r o rg :tniz ·' ltion of R ·)y l\1e rn01·ial A qsoc ittti o n me t in study ha ll t o 1l e v ise mc:1. ns wh r. rew it h t o ~tssis t tlw A lurnni in t h e p roposed e rect io n of a c ha pel t o cor nrn orn c rat e Re v.

T hos . Roy C . S. V. Th e enthn s ins m sh o wn hy th ose prese nt was re:1.lly m 0r e t ha n· cou ld b e ex pecte d frorn s tu cle nts a nd d eve lo ped th e f,tc t that tl1 eir hc:uts w e re in t h e wmk . Tl te o rg::tr,iz·l t io :r was m:1 d e p e rm a-ne nt by t he election of M r. C. H . B rll, C 1a irm ,n, R ! V. Bernard, T reasu t:e r, !?.n!l Mr.• G. E . Don nelly , Secreta ry .

I}e v. J .P. D o re i n fe w wor rls· unrold ed the purpose of t he m eetin g, whi ch , :l.S b,)fore st:l.rted IV;ts t.o ass ist

the Roy l\J e moria l A ssocia t ioB. T he b es t way of. ass isting in t he g(lorl wo rk see mrd to b e that wi ndows I la ced in t,h e M e m orinl C hape l by . t he Seni o r depa.rLm e nt. Mr . Wil s tach ta ki og t he fl oo r spok e of th e p r a.0.t icab ili ty of th e m eas11re R.nd was fo llowed by Mr . M urray who co ncurr ing in ivh:tt t he p r ecedi ng g emtle!Jl:a n hacl said, ho t,e rl th nt. no n e wo nlcl be bnckward in rl oit1g his !Jes t, for t be a d van cem e nt of wha t e ve t' wo·ulcl be?- prO· po::;ed . A m o tio n 'nts t he n m <tri e seco nd ed , a nrl carri ed th a t t h e Se ni o rs of '88 a nrl '89 tak e ti ckets (n o tl ess tb a n t we nty -fh c )s e lling as m :tny as pos ~ ibl e, Lbe proceeds t o be use d fo r p nrc h:·.s ing witHlo ws fo r ~ h e R oy M em oria l C h:t ptd. 1\Ir. W il s taclt sn.i (\ t.bat th e ~eu io r's wind o w o ug ht to be th e be s t nncl m ad e a m oti o n 1.ha t if the proceu ls b e m ore th an s uffi eie nt fo r t he pur0has ing of on e w in dow be tter tha n a ny bo ug ht by th e- other d epa r lrr,e n ts, tha t two wind o ws be purch ased .

Th e nex t questi on fo r co nsi• lerati <>ll was t o wh om the: wi ndo 1v ~ ll o ulrl b e d edie:tterl. lt\vas una nim o usly r esolv ed t ha t we r e th e re l>ut o ne 1-vi nrl o 1v, it !Je d e cli 0~1. t ed to S~. P a tri<·k. A li"ely d i s c u ~s i o n was e n ~ere d upon as to who m th e seco nrl wind o w b e rle,di ca.ted, mauy na m es we re pr(lpuse d, but fbally the society settled n po n S t. Th omas Aq uin as, t he pat ro n of Jeami1•g . A m o ti o n was ca rri ed th a t tl,e minute ~ !.Je priuted in Lite CoLL I<:U I•: JIJ u ttN,IL, w ns to iJ;fOJm th e olcl l' lnclent s tb1t th nse prese n t we re acti v eiy co-o peratin g with th e m i n t he ir be nefi ce nt d c~ i g n . A co mmittee was a ppointed by ~ h e ch:tir ru a 11 tf• pro1:ure ti ck e ts af ter . th e di stri b uti on of whi c h th e Soc ie ty a dj o urm.d , amid s nc h fe rv e nt e nt hw;ias m as to spea k well fur tlt e a ccomplishm e nt of i ts p urpose.

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T H E S OIRE E. Qq DtltJd ·1y even it1 g, D ec. 23, ' ' Le Ce,rcle Moli e re," on r rli st ingu ish r rl Come.l y compn.ny, h l a Fnmf ctise, gav e one o f t heir un r il, :~. l e d p i e ce~ , to a large and a p. pr ec ir.. ti ve a nd ie nee. Th e (lbj cc L <>f th e ~o ir e e "\Vas to a iel in tlt e e rec tio n o f th e ll"y l\l e mo rial Chnpel to be b uil t 11 e xt S pr in g. Tli e e nte rta inm e nt n e ttP. rl a. g ood rou n(l s um a nd in a fi nn. ncia l way was t he m ost su ceess t'ul pro_grnmrn e eve r nrrnn g-ed a t S.t. Viateur's. \Vc take tl:) is o pp ortunit y of ret umin g t l1 ·1nks t.o Lhe g en erou s pat ro ns o f the eo ll eg e, m a ny o f wh om ca.m c fr o m far in o rd ~· r t o e nco urage Lh e _ y oun g me11 wh o ha ve spent so mu c:, of t he ir v aln :1.b le tim e in pt'<' P<HiPg thei·r pnrts, w!Ji r: h w e mn st say they fill ed in a m ost satisfa t ') ry m a nn e r. Thi s a nd the des irP to rend er Ru!Jsta nUal aid t o a cause that. find s a r eady res pon se in tlw ile:1.rts of all, bro ug ht m a ny fri.fmrls, to wh o m we ngnin 1e:1d cr o m· m o~ t h e:l.rtfolt th r\.llks.

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