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thousandyearsago! -J.C.Nolan. UncleSamandOpium. Urgingimmediatelegislationtostop theopiumtrafficintheUnitedStates, Dr.R.S.Copeland,HealthCommission. erofNewYoee,declaredthatthe l'nitedStates,nowhasthe"doubtful distinction"ofbeingthechiefopium consumerintheworld.Hsisaysthat theuseofopiumisincreasing,andis farworsethanthewhiskyhabitever as..564,0n0poundsofopiumwereimportedintoAmericain1918,andin 1919640.000poundswerebroughtin. Thisequals.saysDr.Copeiand,fifty grainsforeachpersonintheUnited States.Noothercivilisedcountry importsmore-Ianthreegrainsper c.tpita.
ADvfndlingMinistry. In1.:nglandtaxifal'ingoffofthe Lumberoflo'glicancicrgyinenis alarmingmanyoftheadherentsof theestablishedchurch.Whereasin 1914therewere24,000clergy,thenumberhasdroppedto18,500.Conditions intheProtestantEpiscopalChurchin thiscountryaresimilalaccordingto the"LivingChurchAnnual,"whichis justout.Thenumberofcandidates fortheministryinthewholeUnited Statesisleesthanthreehundredand fifty,andthemajorityofneseare menwhohavetostudysometwoor threeyearsbeforebecomingavailable. However,thesameyearbookshows thatmoremoueswasraisedthan everbeforeforallpurposes,parochial aswellasnfesionary-somethitielike tennibiliondollarsmorethaniniS2iI etithatitwouldseemthatsomeother thanafinalfrilseasonmustaccount forthetailingoff. KnightsofColumbusRally. Whatwassaidtobethelargest singleinitiationinthehistoryofthe KnightsofColumbusintheUnited StateswasconductedinRochester, NewYork,on3recentSundaybyDr. JamesG.Coyne,Statedeputygrand knightiftheorder.Intheone initiation3.144newmembersof RochesterCouncilwereobligatedmore thandoublingthecouncil'smembershipandmakingitthelargestinthe UnitedStatesexceptthatinDetroit. Thenewmembersweregainedinarecenttwoweeks''[rivepreparatoryto theerectionofanewbuilding.
GreatCatholicComposerDead. CatholicSwitzerlandhaslostoneof itsglories:thecomposerHansHuber. Criticsnamedhimoneofthemasters ofthepresentday,andgivehima placeclosetoSaint-Saens.Hewrote fourMasses,twofororchestra,and twofororganalone.HealsocomposedaremarkableChristmasoratorio. TheillustriouscomposerwasapracticalCatholic.Thepapersannouncinghisdeathallmentionedthefact thatitwas..aiscustomtosendan offeringtotheChurchoftheMa, donnaatLot:am°,wheneverhewas calledupontoappearinpublic.It washiswayofaskingtheblessingof heavenonhiswork.
PiusXI.andFrenchAcademy. SeveralacademicianshaveannouncedtheirintentionofproposingPope Piusail.forassociatemembershipin theAcademyofInscriptionsand BellesLettresassoonasavacancyoccurs.Thisisthefirsttimethata PopehasbeensuggestedformembershipinanyoftheFrenchacademies. WhilehewasstillCardinalArchbishopofMilan,thenew.Pontiffwasproposedforthishonourbecauseofhis scholarlyachievement.CardinalMercierbelongstotheFrenchAcademy of.MoralandPoliticalScience.King VictorEmanuelofItalyisameruber oftheacademytowhichitisproposedPopePiusbeelected,andQueen MarieofRoumania.isamemberof theAcademyofFineArts. * e PriestDefendsCharacterofActors. Rev,FrancisP.Dully,formerarmy chaplain,inwhoseparish,thatof HolyCrossChurch,onWestFortysecondstreet.NewYork,thereare manyactorsandactresses,deprecated whathecharacterisedasthe"general denouncementofthetheatre"byRev. JohnRoachStratton,pastorofCalvaryBaptistChurchinthatcity."It isthemanifestrightanddutyof clergymentodenounceevils,particularlysuchasaredetrimentaltogeneralpublicmorals,"FatherDuffysaid. "Therearemanyplaysthatneeddenouncing,andnodoubtthereare membersofthetheatricalprofession whoselivesrequirereforming,but1do notseeanyneedforissuingageneral denouncementofthetheatreanymore thanofanyotherinstitution.There aremanyactorslivinginmyparish, andIhaveisonthewordofthekeepersofboardinghouses,flats,and hotelswheretheylivethattheyhave nomoreself-respectingandlaw-abidingtenants.Iknowmoregoodthings aboutactorsasaclassthanIdoevil things."
CatholicEvidenceinEngland.
Catli,licopen-airmeetingsconductedbytheCatholicEvidenceGuildin the"bullring,'apublicplaceatSirmineham,E.ieland,havebeensosuccessfulthattheArchbishopofBirminghamhasblessedthenewliteraturelibraryopenedbytheguildfor thebenefitofnon-Catholics.Itis snailartothelibraryconductedby theguildinLondon,whereithasbeen foundthatthefeespaidbyvisntors aresufficienttoentetexpenses.
SocialistsBanCatholicBooks.
WithinafewdaysaftertheSocialistspressofAustriabadhurled denunciationsattheCatholicChurch forplacingFatherNivardSchloegel's translationoftheNewTestamenton theIndex,theViennaMunicipal BoardofEducation,controlledbySocialists,issuedanorderdirectingthe removalof137booksofChristian characterfromthepubliclibraries. About200,000volumeshavebeencondemnedtoexclusionbythesesame anti-clericalofficials.Onthelistof booksbannedbytheseViennaSocial. istsarefictional,historicalandpoeticalworksbysomeoftheablestGermanwritersfortheyoung.Nota fewoftheseauthorsareknownand readabroad.TheSocialistexcusefor thiswholesaleeliminationofbooks fromtheschoolsandlibrariesisthat theyarewritteninthespiritofthe oldmonarchy.Itisinrealitythe beginningofacampaignundertaken bySocialistteachersofViennaagainst allmoralandreligiousbooksforthe young,especiallyagainstChristianliterature.Inconsequenceofthiscampaign.200.000booksaretoberemoved.Thismeanstheendof400school librariesinViennaalone.
StudentGovernmentinCollege. Studentgovernment,withdisciplinarypowerbytheofficersofthestudentcouncil,istobeintroducedat Bostoncollege,America.Atthesuggestionoftheseniorclass,thisnew orderofthingshasbeensanctioned,withaviewtointensifyingthecollege spirit-alwaysasomewhatdifficult thinginapurelydaycollege-by bringingthestudentsintoacloser personaltouch.Astudentcouncil, electedbyballotbytheentirestudentbody,willhavesupervisionofthe HustonCollegeStudents'Association, astheorganisationhasbeennamed.Formaltrialwillbeheldforanystudentwhomaybechargedwithan offence,and,undertherules,"acommittee_ofthreewillbeselectedbythe boardtoservenoticeontheoffender toappearfortrialonafixed[datebeforetherepresentativebody.The DeanRev.P.J.McHugh,S.J.),or hisrepresentative,willbepresentat alltrials.Incaseofaseriousoffense, theboardwillrecommendtheexpulsionoftheoffendertotheDean."
ProtestantBishop'sFiguresCorrected, Statisticsshowinganapparentloss ofmembershipintheCatholicChurch, usedbothbyDr.Darlington,bishop oftheProtestantEpiscopaldioceseof Harrisburgh,Pa.,andGustavusMeyers,awriterwithSocialistictendencies,arenotcorrect.Thishasbeen provedbyMr.LewisMeriam,anexpertstatistician,formerlyoftheU.S. CensusBureau.Mr.Meriam,anonCatholic,wasretainedbytheNational CatholicWelfareCouncilfortheexpertstudyoftheselgures.ThestatisticswerecompiledbytheRev.Dr. WalterLaidlaw,researchsecretaryof theFederationof(Protestant)Churches,andpublishedinapamphlet entitled"RomanCatholicismandProtestantism."Mr.Meriamconfines himselftothestrikinglyillogicalmethodfollowedbyDr.Laidlawincomputinghisfigures.Dr.Laidlaw's handlingofthereligiouscensusof Canadainhisestimationshows,accordingtoMr.Meriam,eitheirignoranceasastatisticianorleadsoneto believethatthecomputationisa pieceofstatisticalcamouflageunder coverofwhichanattemptmaybe madeto"putsomethingover."After pointingoutseveralglaringinaccuracies,Mr.MeriamstatesthattheproportionofCatholicstothewholepopulationoftheUnitedStates,instead ofbeing15.5percentasgivenbyDr. Laidlaw,isatthelowestestimate,21.5 percent,andactuallysomewherebetweenthatfigureand32percent.
TrePope'sNieces, EleanorBallow,aged17,andMary Ballou,aged11,grandniecesofPope PiusXI.,arestudentsatSt.Mary's Seminary,Hookset,NewHampshire, U.S.A.,conductedbytheSistersof Mercy.Thetwogirlsrecentlysent amessagetotheirdistinguishedrelative,invokinghisspecialblessing ontheirschoolandschoolmates.The twosistershopetocompletetheirart andmusicstudiesinRome,andat thesametimegetacquaintedwiththe newPontiff.Theiraunt,thabel Ratti,isanieceofPopePius.
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isanrushedtoahospital, whereheisinacriticalcondition,accordingtothereport.Hissatanic costumewasawonderfulaffair,equippedwithelectricbatteriestogivethe effectoffire.Ilecamedownona ropethroughthecupola,spreading terrorashecame.Themanwho conceivedthisideatoputanendto thedanceevil,andwhosonearly provedmartyrtothecause,issaidto beaMethodistministerofthatvicinity.(Thesubstanceofthisstory hasbeenconfirmedbyA.L:Richardson,ofHutchinson.Minn..inaletter ofinquirywrittenbyMr.C.L.Bartlet,ofBertha.Iowa,saysthe"DyersvilleCornmercial."1 DupingAnglicans. Astatementhasbeenissuedtothe effectthata"Rev.R.Barton."a"Romani'latholicpriest,"hasbeen"publiclyreceived"intheChurchofEnglandatachurchinClapham,says the"Universe,"publishedinLondon. England.Thestatementcontinues thatthisMr.Barton"ministeredfor manyyearsasapriestinCarolina, t'S.,andmorerecentlyinEngland. Hehadrequestedthathemightnow, forconscientiousreasons,bereceived intotheChurchofEngland."There isnosuchnameasR.Bartoninthe officialclergylistoftheChurchin theUnitedStatesfor1918or1921,nor intheCatholicDirectoryofrecent years.(Thecatchisthesortofone anordinaryfishermanwouldcalla "blowie.")
ANewPhaseofBigotry. NotonlyistherecordofCatholics whoservedintheworldwarbeing attackedalready,butCatholicswho contributedtothesuccessofAmerican arias,thoughnotintheranksofthe combatants,arebeingsubjectto "whispering"campaignsindifferent partsofthecountry,accordingtoDanielJ.Ryan,oftheDepartmentofHistoricalRecordsoftheNationalCatholicWarCouncil.America.JohnMc. Cormackisoneofthelatesttobe madethesubjectofa"whispering" campaign.Accordingtoinformation receivedbyMr.Ryananeffortwas madetodiscreditMr.McCormackrecently,whet;hesanginacertain city.AndyetMr.McCormack, throughhisconcerts,raisedmorethan £140,000forwelfarework,notcountinghispersonaldonations.Note:The samecowardlyandiniquitoustactics arebeingusedinthiscountrytodefameCatholicsandtodiscredittheir citizenship.Falsehood,slander,and cowardicearethechiefmarksofthe beast.)
TheChurchandtheCzechGovernment. Or.BeliesistoresumethePremiershipoftheCzecho-SlovakRepublic, whichlastmonthhewishedtoresign. Coincidentwithhisresumptionofoffice, thePrimeMinisterhasgivenoutan interestinginterview,inwhichhegoes overthequestionofrelationsbetween theRepublicandtheVatican.PressedbythePrague"Vecernik"tomake clearthepositionas'betweentheGuts ernmentandtheHolySee,Dr.Bene-s explainedthesituationasfollows:-"I began,"hesays,"tonegotiatewiththe VaticaninthenameoftheNational Councilasfarbackas1916.Quite apartfrommyownvisitstoRome, therewerecertainmattersthatwere presentedthroughthe-nediumoffour eminentpersonages.ThosepersonagesweretheEnglishArchbishopof Westminster,CardinalBourne;Mon. sieurLoiseau,whowasthenlooking afterFrenchecclesiasticalaffairsin Rome;Mgr.Deploige,ofLouvain,and, lastofall,theRomanpatrician.Prince Ghiki.Throughtheirmediation,I wasabletoinformtheHolySeeofthe aspirationsoftheCzecho-Slovakpeople, inthehopethatthepowerfulinfluence oftheVaticanwouldnotbeunfavourabletousintheAlliedcountries.So farasIamawarepersonally,allourinformationgoestoshowthat.ourcase wasveryfavourablyreceived.But apartfromdiscussingwiththeHoly Seethequestionofthenominationof Bishops:nSlovakia,theHolySeehas PELLEW'SBOULDER ForBOYS'andMEN'SSUITS, alsoHIGH-CLASSMERCERY.
J.W.SHEEHAN PrimeBeerButcher,Hannan-street, Kalgoorlie.Tel.488.Maritana-street. Picadilly.Telephone474.
Havinginspectedthetroops,Commandant-GeneralMcKeon,addressing the
andtheassembledpublic, saidthatdaywasforAthloneandfor thewholeofIrelandoneofthe
andmostgloriousforthepast300 years.Thatdaysawthedownfallor allthathadheretoforebeensymbolisedbyAthlone,withitsbarracks,its castle,anditsdungeons.Throughall thosecenturiestheyhadregardedit withverymixedfeelingsindeed.Athlonehadtheirhatredandtheirlove, andtheylookedonitwithpride.That seemedapeculiarstatement;butthey hadhatredforAthlonebecauseitstood forBritishruleandtheswayofBritain'sarmedforces.ThankGodthe dayhadnowcomewhen,astheirrepresentativeoftheIrishnation,he hadsalutedthelastBritishsoldierand watchedhimwalkoutthroughthe gate.
shownthatitunderstandsthereligious needsofSlovakia,andinspiteofthe greatdifficultieswhichareinevitably raisedoverthisquestion,thereisan understandingbetweentheGovernmentandtheVaticantnatisquitefavourabletotheSlovaks.Withregard toothermatters.suchat.forexample theconformityofdioceseswithterritorialfrontiers,theHolySeeisdisposed tomeetourwishesinthismatter
ArchbishopOrderedOutofChurch. ArchbishopCurleywasrecentlycurtlyorderedoutofaBaltimoreCatholic church.ItwasBrotherPhilip-aRedemptoristlayBrother-who,without mincingwords,toldtheArchbishopto "getout"ofSt.WenceslausCzech°. SlovakChurch.Sincehisinstallation ithasbeenthecustomoftheArchbishoptomakevisitstothechurches andinstitutionsunderhiscarewithout announcement.Heinvariablytravels aboutthecityalone.Whenhewent toSt.WenceslausChurchonavisit,he kneltinthebodyofthechurchin prayer,asaBrotherwasdecoratingthe altar.Finishinghisprayer,theArch bishopenteredthesanctuary,andsaid totheBrother,whowasperchedhigh upoverthealtar,"Where'sthepastor?" "Getout,andgoaroundto.thefront doorofthehouse,"calledtheBrother, withoutturninghishead.Theques tionwasagainput,andwhenhereceivedthesamereply,theArchbishop said:"IamyournewArchbishop."The Brothernearlylosthisbalanceand tumbledoffthealtarinhisconsternation.Rubbinghissoiledhands againsthiscassock,hepresentedhimselftotheprelateasBrotherPhilip, Thenhetold-theprelatethathewas "Eddie"Boylebeforejoiningthetiro thers,andaneighbouroftheArchbishopwhenbothlivedinAthlone.The humourofanIrishmanworkingina Czecho-S)ovakChurchappealedtothe. Archbishop,andbothheandBrother Philipspentsometimeinrecounting olddaysinIreland.
bycase,wholesale appearance.Afourteen-year-oldboy tookthedare.TheDevil,shotprice.Cashwithorder.Satisfaction throughtheabdomen,provedto1e,guaranteed.