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WHENLIPSAREDUST.
Love.if1lovetheybestintuneand space, Ilovetheenotatall; loveaphantomstandinginthy place. Somethingthatwearsthesemblanceof thyface, Andanswersindistinctlytomycall.
Love,ifthouInvestbutwhatthine eyessee, ItisnotI,norI, Butsimplysomenecessityinthee Seekingasatisfactionthatmaybe Asampleinanotherbyandby.
Love,lettheheavenstelluswhatlove is;
Notpassion'sfitfulgust, Notamysteriousevanescentbliss Spentinthelightningofaburning Ides, Butthesoul'slifethatstayswhen lipsaredust. -AnneL.Murrey. a SOLDIEROFCHRISTAND FATELERLANiJ.
ThegreatFochisamongus,says theCatholicStandardandlimes,Phil adelphia.Tenthousandwelcomesto theCatholicheroandthegreatest generalofhistime!Wearehappy intheunashamedprofessionofthis earnestCatholicgentleman. The KnightsofColumbuscallhimbrother, ashehasacceptedmembershipin theirorderatthehandsoftheSupreme Knight.HispresenceattheHoly SacrificeoftheMassasanobligatory observanceofthesanctificationofSun. dayispartofthegreatobjectlesson thatthismanofprayerandwaroffers totheadmiringAmericanmillions.
Hiscomingandhistarryingwithus mustmakeforabetterappreciationof thingsCatholicandofCatholicvalues onthepartofourfellow-citizens.In ,negeneralharmonyofacclaimthat greetshim,weareright,therefore,in insistingthattherebeclearlysounded thetriumphantnoteof_welcoming AmericanCatholics.Note:CatholicAmericagaveawarm greetingtothegreatFrenchMarshal.
HISTORICSCOTCHABBEY.
Agoodmanyrecollectionsofancient ScottishCatholichistorywereturned overrecentlywhentheQtteen,accompaniedbyPrincessMary,paidavisit totheancientAbbeyofArbroath, whichhasbeenimmortalisedbythe poemoftheAbbotofAberbrothock andthewarningbellwhichheplaced onadangerousrock.
TheAbbeyofArbroathisnowmostlyinruins,thoughpartofitisused asadwellinghouse.Butintheruins ofthechurchthetombofitsfounder, KingWilliamtheLion,isstilltobe seen,andintheoldsacristythereis stillpreservedtheking'sheartanda numberofmanuscriptscomposedby themonksofArbroath.
GOUNOD'SREVERENCEFORTHE HOLYEUCHARIST.
schoolssince1918,removesfromNew Englandeducationallifeoneofits mostdistinguishedfigures.Death camesuddenly,theresultofanacute intestinalaffection,suggestiveofptomainepoisoning.
Mr.Thompsonwasamemberofthe KnightsofColumbus,theCatholic AlumniSodalityandmanycivicand educationalorganisations.Heattend. edthepublicschoolsatPortland,Me andlaterwasastudentatSt.Joseph's HighSchoolandatSt.Anselm'sCollege,Manchester.N.H.Heservedin theSpanish-Americanwarwiththe NewHampshireVolunteers. In1901hecametoBostontoaccept ajuniormastershipinSouthBoston HighSchoolandin1910waselected assistantsuperintendentofschools. Assuchhewrote"CommercialEducationinPublicSecondarySchools,"and heoriginatedin1917theplanofplacinghighschoolboysonfarms,anin. novationsosuccessfulthatitwasad. optedthroughouttheUnitedStates.
CATHOLICSANDSOCIALISM.
ThoughregrettablethattheEnglish CatholicConfederation,atitsrecent conference,shouldhavepassedaresolutiondeclaringthataCatholiccannot lieaSocialist,andthattheLabour PartyhasbecomeSocialistic,itisgratifyingthatauthoritativerepudiation ofthisresolutionhasbeensoemphatic andsoprompt,observestheAveMaria. Itwasmoved,itseems,byMr.Thomas Burns,whohasdonegreatworkon behalfofCatholicinterestsinthelabourmovement,butoflatehasbeen devotinghisenergiestopropagating theviewthatnoCatholiccanconsistentlyidentifyhimselfwiththeLabourParty.Hehasbeengoingtoo farandtoofast.Thematterisbeing investigatedbytheHolySee,andthere hasbeennocondemnationofCatholic tradeunionists.
AcorrespondentoftheLondonTablet,writingfromtheCathedralClergy House,remarks:"Surelyitbelongs,in thefirstplace,toCatholicbishopsto denouncewhatisdangeroustofaith andmorals;andsurelyitisunfitting foramixedbodyoflaityandclergy withnocanonicalstatustoassume thisessentiallyepiscopalfunction,and thatinamostcontentiousmatter,affectingtheconsciencesofthousands."
BOMBTHROWERINCHURCH.
Whileareligiousceremonywasin progressattheCathedralofGuadalupe,Mexico,onthe14thofNovember last,abombwasexplodedonthealtar belowtheimageofOurLadyofGuadalupe. Therewerenocasualties thoughthechurchwascrowded,andno seriousdamagedone. Theauthoroftheoutragewasarrestedshortlyafterwards,thepolice savinghimfrombeinglynchedbyan excitedmob.
Thepeoplefromallovertherepute SicflockedinlargecaravanstoGaudalupetopaytributetoOurBlessed Lady,thepatronofMexico.
CARDINAL'STRIBUTETOWAR MOTHER.
AdelicatetributetoEngland'swar motherandthemembersofherparty waspaidbyCardinalDoughertyon theoccasionoftheirvisithere,whiien hepresentedtoMrs.AmeliaEmmaMcCuddenandtoeachofthoseaccompanyingheranAmericanBeautyrose. Mrs.McCudden'sthreesonskilledin thewarwereCatholicsandshetake: prideinthefactthat,Sherearedthem intheCatholicfaith,thoughsheherselfisnotamemberoftheChurch. SheisaccompaniedonherAmericantripbyherdaughter,Cathleen.
ARCHBISHOPBANSBIRTH CONTROL.
S.E.McCARTHY, HOTEL PERTH. Proprietress
CamilleBellaiguetellsthefollowing anecdoteinthe"RevuedesDeux Mondes": "InthepapersleftbyGounod,I foundthefollowingnote,datedApril 28,1869:'To-morrowistheFirstCommunionofHenrydeB. Iam going." "Hecame.Afterwehadcomeout oftheChurchofSt.Thomasd'Aquin Myfatherwentuptothegreatartist. whomhehadknownintimatelysince childhood. "'Dearfriend,'hesaid,whileh.)ld:ng mebythehand,'thisismyson.He alreadylovesmusic.Willyouaddto alltheblessingshehasjustreceivedby givinghimyourblessingofbeauty?'
"Gounodthenexclaimed:'Mychild, to-dayIamnot~thytoundothe latchetofyourshoes.To-dayyoubear Godinyourheart,anditisforyouto blessme.'"Then,suitingtheactiontothe words,hekneltonthepavementbeforeme.Ididnotknowwhattosay, andatfirstIblushed."
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SPIRITUALBOUQUETFORFOCH.
OnehundredthousandchildrenattendingtheparochialschoolsofNew YorkunitedinofferingsspiritualbouquettoMarshalFach,whoisona visittoAmerica.TheCatholicchildrenofEuropegaveasimilarbouquet totheillustriousFrenchCommander, whoexpressedsatisfactionatthepractice.Eachchildwasaskedtooffer upattendanceattwoSundayMasses, tenRosaries,oneHolyCommunion,twentyaspirations,fortymemorares,to becompletedwithinthirtydays.
AGREATCATHOLICPARADE.
TheeditoroftheTablet,inaleadingnoteonthesubject,hasthisto say:"ToproclaimthataCatholicmay notbeaSocialistisanattempttodecideaquestionuponwhichitisforecclesiasticalauthoritytospeak,andon whichtheChurchhasissuednodecision:whiletosaythattheLabour PartyisaSocialistPartyisaverdict onapointwhichiscertainlyhighly debatable.Theresolution,therefore, settlesnothing,butitisnonetheless mischievousint-itisanundue embatrassment lictradeunionists,whomitmay,bringintoneedlesscollision,notonlywiththeir unions,butalsowiththeLabourPartybeforesuchaffirmationsasareput forwardintheresoltitioncouldberegardedassufficientlyfoundedandcertain.Andwemaybesurethatnot tillthenwouldthecompetentecclesiasticalauthorityundertaketodecide thequestionwhetheraCatholicmaybe aSocialist.Italldependsuponwhat ismeantbySocialism.Theremay heaSocialismwhichitwouldbenossibleforCatholicstoaccept,ora_Socialismwhichisimpossible."
FIFTYYEARSINCHINA.
TherecordoffiftyyearsinChina, withoutoncevisitinghisnativeland, belongstoFatherJosephPons,P.F. M.,ofTchong-king,inEastSu-Tchuan. FatherPonswasborninLyons, France,in1847,andwenttoChinain 1872.Hehasseenmanychangesin thatcountrysincehisarrivalandall forthegreaterfreedom-ofreligion. Hispresentfieldofactioniscaring forthepoor,forthegoodlyageof74 doesnotmeaninactivity. Father Ponsisasactivenowaswhenhewas newlyordained.
THEMOVIESASDOPE.
ProtestagainsttheuseinNewYork oftheopenforumfordisseminating theideaofbirthcontrolwasmadeby ArchbishopPatrickJ.Hayesofthe RomanCatholicarchdioceseofNew York. "Commonprudenceanddecency,"he said,"shouldkeepsuchdiscussion withinthewallsofaclinic,oronlyfor theearsofthematureandexperienced." ThelawsofGodandman,science, publicpolicy,andhumanexperience, hesaid,allwerecondemnatoryofbirth control,"preachedbyafewirresponsibleindividualswithoutendorsement orapproval,asfarasIknow,ofa reputablebodyofphysiciansora medicalsociety,whoseprovinceitis toadvisethepubliconsuchmatters." Hedeclaredthetenetsofbirthmiltrolwereindirectoppositiontothe opinionofmanydistinguishedscien tistsoftheworldwhohadbeenmakingaseriousstudyofthecausesofimpendingdeteriorationoftherace whichhadbeenforeseen_byknown biologists. Therecentcongressofeugenicshad emphasised,hesaid,thenecessityof protectionofmonogamousmarr:ages withalimitationofdivorce,more childreninthefamiliesofthewell-to-do asamoralduty,earliermarriages,a moreshelteredlifefor and unselfishdevotiontothefamilyasa patrioticduty.Physicianshadfound,headded,that successivechildreninafamily,aswell asparents,weremostalwaysstronger andhealthier,andthatchildrenmarkedforspecialgeniuswereveryoften bornafterthefifthinthefamily.
"ThevoiceofTheodoreRoosevelt," hisstatementcontinued,"stillechoes throughouttheworldinhisstrong.1enunciatiooofracesuicideandthesins againstthecradle:hisloveoffamily liferemainsoneofthemostwholesomememoriesofhismostnoblecharacter."
Hesaidhefeltitapublicdutyto protestagainstopenbirthcontroldiscussion,andthathedidsonotina sectarianspiritbutinthebroaderone ofthecommonweal. e
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GERALDV.P.McCARTHY, Preprietec
TenthousandCatholiclaymen marchedthroughthestreetsofDenver (U.S.A.)underthebanneroftheNationalCouncilofCatholicMen,when Denver'sgreatnewCathedralwasconsecratedinNovemberlast.
Thirtyparisheswererepresentedin theline,headedbypastorsandpresidentsofparishcouncils.EachcouncildisplayedtheAmericanflagconspicuously.Itisestimatedthat30.000 attendedBenedictionoftheMost BlessedSacramentintheopenair. Twenty-onemembersoftheHierarchyandmanydistinguishedpublic officials,includingtheGovernor, Mayor,andaStateSupremeJustice, attendedtheconsecrationceremonies. Thevisitingprelatesweretendereda mammothreceptionattheKnightsof ColumbusHall,wheretheprincipal speakerwasArchbishopHanna,ofSan Francisco.
NOTEDCATHOLICEDUCATIONALISTDEAD.
ThedeathofFrankV.Thompson, superintendentofBostonpublic
TwentymillionsofAmericansareintellectually"doped"dailybythemovies,accordingtoasatiricalarticle writtenbyMrs.ElizabethRobinsPennellintheNovembernumberofthe NorthAi:am:canReview,inwantonshe says:"Themoviesareworsethanasedative;theyaredope,puredope,the mostdeadlyeverinvented. Only shadowsappearonthescreen,moving withabruptness,ahaste,thatleaves notimetowonderwhytheymoveat all.Thefilmsgivesomethingtolook at,nothingtothinkabout;andsomethingtolookatwithoutthought,stupefies,hypnotises.Vacancyofmind preparesforthehypnoticstate;and staringatthescreen,themoderts lotus-eaterdriftseasilyandplacidly intothelandwhereitisalwaysafternoon,achievesNirvanafarsoonerthan theHinduYogistarvingandstaring athismiddle. "Ittookcenturiestodeveloptheart ofcookery,andto-dayAmericalives oncoldstorage.Ittookcenturiesto developtheartofthepainterand theillustrator,andto-daywethrow ittothecamera.Ittookcenturiestodeveloptheartofthedrama. tistandtheactor,andto-draywewaste itonthefilm.Ittookcenturiesto developtheartofeducation,andtodaywestrivetoturnitintoplay. Thesmallminority,howeverdesperatelyitmayclingtoartandthought. willhavebutameagrechanceagainst thelargemajority,hurryingalong*he shortestcuttothatEarthlyParadise wherenoalphabetneedbemastered, fornoonewillread;whereartand thoughtwillberememberedonlyas thesadfolliesofthecadgenerations wholivedbeforetheblessingofthe :novicehadfallenuponmankind."
ArchbishopByrne,ofDublin,replyingtoanaddresswhichhereceives fromtheMunicipalCouncilofthat city,said:"LikeSt.PaulIgloryin beingacitizenofnomeancity.But tome,astoallloversofourpeople,it isacauseofintenseregret,asitisto youacauseofgreatanxiety,thata loathsomeplague-spotliesuponthe fairforeheadofourcity.Ithasbeen saidthatthedwellingswherethousandsoftoilersareforcedtoliveare unfitfortheherdingofbeastsofthe field.Myownobservationhasledme totheabsoluteconvictionthatsuch languageisbynomeansexaggerated Ishouldgofurtherandsaythatthose humanhabitationsarefarworsethan thewell-orderedshedstheprudent farmerprovidesforhiswell-caredcattle. Alittlehometolivein withdecentcomfort,ifpossiblewitha stripofGod'shomelyearthtocultivate.andeasyconditionsbywhichthe workermaybecomefullproprietorof hishomeandgardenare,myLord Mayor,theleastatoilermightexpect inaChristiancommunity."
FORITALIANBABIES.
ThePopehasreceivedinprivate audienceMotherMaurice,_Superiorof theOrderofDaughtersofCharity, whowilllookafterthedistributionin RomeofmilkonbehalfoftheFree MilkofItalyMovement.HisHolinesstookgreatinterestinthearrangementsandgaveexactinstrue. tionsforconvertingthreeroomsin theSantaMartaConventintoasuitabledispensary.Tiealsogaveorders thatthedoctorsattheSantaMarta Hospitalshouldattendthedispensary. givingthebabiesfreeattention. ComtnendatoreSegante,ChamberlainoftheVaticanhousehold,willbe in_chargeofthedistributionthroughItalyunderthePope'sdirectsupet4ision..Anorderforthefirsthunsiredcasesofmilkhasalreadybeen wiredtoAmerica.ThePopehasdictatedaletterblessingtheerfterprise. thankingtheAmericanpeoplefor theirgeneroushelpandimpartingthe apostolicbenedictiontoallcontributors.
4.4444-4444...4,,k41.,144-40+.404.4. eileDayBoysag 44444+.4484.4444.4.
ParentsofDayStudentsarerequestedtoseethattheir childrenattendregularly,andthatfacilitiesareaffordedthem topursuetheirstudiesathome.
.TheSchoolHoursarcfrom9a.m.to4p.m.,Saturdaysfrom 9to12noon.TheMid-dayRecessisfrom12.30to1.30.
TERMS.
TermsforDayBoysandBoarders:--
TheyearisdividedintoTHREETERMSofpractically equallength.Thetermscommenceusuallyonthenearest Mondaytothefollowingdates:
February6thtoMay13th 14weeks
May22ndtoSeptember2nd 14week,. September111htoDecember16th 14weeks
Whenaboyisunabletoattendschuol,ewingtosickness Orsomeothercause,amessagetothateffectshouldbesent, throughthetelephonenotlaterthan9.30a.m.andwhenhe returnstoschoolheshouldbringanotefromoneofhisparents explainingthecauseofhisabsence.
/6,Note.-AllboysattendingtheCollegearetowearastraw bat(Boater)withCollegebandorCollegecap.
