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0 FROM OUfI SPECIAL a ARCHDIOCESE of ST. PAUL ST. PAUL. St. Paul Seminary: The examina tions, preceding tlio mid-year holiday, have been going on during the past week. On Thursday, January 25, the faculty and students will celebrate the patronal feast. Solemn High Mass will be sung at 10 o'clock by Right Rever end Edward D. Kelley, D. D., V. G., Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Mich. The Sermon will be preached by Rev. John C. Stuart, professor of Philosophy in Dubuque College, Dubuque, Iowa. St. Paul Tabernacle Society: The regular monthly meeting of the St. Paul Tabernacle Society will be held on Friday. January 26, at 10 o'clock. In the afternoon at 2:30 Rev. Jas. A. Byrne, ol' the St. Paul Seminary will address the ladies on Foreign Mis sion?." Christ Child Society: The mem bers of the Society gave a tea from •1 to (I P. M. Friday, January 19, at (he Little Settlement house, ::."7 drove street. Ancient Order of Hibernians: Spe cial music and recitations featured the program given Wednesday night, Jan uary 10, at Hibernian hall, following the installation of officers. Officers were installed for Division No. 1, Ladies' Auxiliary and the juvenile so ciety, Ancient Order of Hibernians. More than 200 were present. Ad dresses were made by the presidents of the two major divisions, E. J. Me Manus of the Ancient Order of Hiber nians, and Mrs. Ellen Conrov of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Miss Elizabeth Koester, coloratura soprano, sang, ac companied by Miss Mary McCarthy. Guild of Catholic Women: The De partment. of Arts and Letters will meet Monday, January 22, in the par lor of the Guild Home. The follow ing papers will be read: St. Adalbert, by'Mrs. William McCann St. Stephen of Hungary, by Mrs. J. M. Byrnes St. Cyril and St. Methodius, by Mrs. P. J. Gallagher. Mrs. M. W. Fitzgerald will lead the discussion. Church of St. Luke: The officers of St. Luke's Court No. 890, W. O. F., will be installed Wednes day evening at Central Hall. Fol lowing are the new officers: Mrs. P. H. Gallagher, Chief Ranger: Miss Stel la Carling, Vice Chief Ranger Miss Louise Fraser, Recording Secretary Miss Nellie McColl, Financial Secreta ry Mrs. W. Murray, Treasurer Mrs. M. Coffey, and Miss Nellie Norris, Con ductors Miss Mary Jennings, and Miss Hettie Fraser, Sentinels. Mrs. Fanny Miller, State Deputy, will install the officers, assisted by Deputy Chief Ranger, Mrs. H. Carling. Very Rev. J. C. Byrne, V. C., is acting chaplain of the court. Church of St. Cecilia: The ladies of the parish gave a card party in the Church Hall, Bayless and Cromwell Aves., on Wednesday evening, January 17. De Baun and Kolar appeared in a specialty, and refreshments were served. A large gathering of friends and parishioners made the affair a very pleasant success. Church of St. Jobn: A branch of the Society for the Propagation of Faith was established in St. John's parish last Sunday. Sermons on the subject were preached at the morning Masses, and a meeting of the parish ioners was held in the afternoon in the school hall. From those present some thirty-five were chosen as promoters of the Society. Mrs. Bertha A. Riley, 733 Conw?ay Street, was elected Paro chial Secretary. The Diocesan Direc tor, Rev. James A, Byrnes, attended the meeting and addressed those pres ent on the subject of the missions.-' MINNEAPOLIS. Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary: On Sun day, January 14, the Most Reverend Archbishop preached at the High Mass. He complimented the congre gation very highly on their zeal and energy and on the generous response made by them to the efforts of their pastor. During the past year the re ceipts of the parish amounted to over $78,000. Out of this sum $52,000 was used to help reduce the indebtedness The remainder was used for current ex penses and various improvements. The Most Reyerend Archbishop pro posed various new improvements for the coming year, including the chapel of St. Anne, the completion of the stone steps and approaches to the church, and the completion of the sanctuary. Without doubt the parish loners are entitled'to highest praise as well as to the sincerest gratitude of their pastor, and this the JVIost Rev erend Archbishop sincerely accorded them. The Archbishop also announced that one small chapel will be deco rated at the expense of a generous family of Minneapolis. The contract for this work has already been let. A class of instruction has been or ganized for Catholics and non-Catho lies. The course of instruction was opened Monday evening, January 8 So far ninety-four persons have been enrolled. The classes meet in the school hall every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at eight o'clock The course is open for Catholics and non-Catholics. L. C. B. A: At the January meet ing of Branch No. 970 of the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association the ^following officers wore installed for the year 1917: Mrs. Mary Tracy, President Mrs. M. Lee, First Vice President Mrs. Margaret McEUigott Becond Vice President Mrs. Rose Cog win, Corresponding Secretary Mrs Justina Hogan, Financial Secretary Mrs. Mary Ritzel, Treasurer Mrs "r, •"'!,? k Loughlin, Guard Mrs. Dickinson, Marshal Mrs. P. Sheehan, 'Mrs. F. Mi lan, Mrs. M. Bierman, Trustees. Af ter installation the members were very pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. W. Geib, No. 2P.17 Clin ton Avenue. Refreshments were serv ed and a musical program rendered. Ladies' Auxiliary, A. O. H.: Mon day evening, January 8, the Ladies' Auxiliary, Division No. 1, were host esses to the men of Division No. 1, A. O. H., at their hall, South Seventh street. The men responded by the presence of the entire division, and the evening was" delightfully spent listening to a most appropriate pro gram rendered by the Indies. After the conclusion of the program the ladies treated the gentlemen to a most appetizing lunch in the dining room, where many excellent toasts were given in honor of the ladies. Every one present had an excellent time. De La Salle Alumni: The Alumni held their annual meeting Tuesday night, January 10, at the school. Officers were elected, and an enjoy able evening followed. OUTSIDE THE CITIES. St. Peter: The members of the Catholic Women's Literary Club were delightfully entertained at the home of Mrs. ('has. W. .Alason, chairman of the program committee, Wednesday afternoon, January 3. Refreshments were served and the following pro gram rendered. Reading, Miss Marie Ritt Vocal Solo, Miss Lucile Pyne Vocal Solo, Master Charles Mason Reading, Mrs. Agnes Pyne, Vocal Solo, Mrs. D. L. Holland. The occasion was the annual social meeting of the club. Graceville: The Ancient Order of Hibernians held their election of offi cers recently, 1he following being in trusted with the supervision of the division for the ensuing year: J. P. Trainor, county president ,T. F. llawan, division president Daniel Foley, vice president Wm. Cregan, treasurer J. M. Scanlon, secretary J. W. Ginnaty, insurance and financial secretary T. Sullivan, sergeant-at arms Dan Campion, sentinel, and J. C. Lyttleton, marshal. On Thursday evening, January 18, the local lodges of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies' Auxiliary held a joint installation of officers at Fraternity Hall, at which the §tate President of the A. O. H., Mr. P. J. Doyle, the State President of the Auxiliary^ Mrs. Mary B. Daly, and Rev. M. J. O'Brien of Minneapolis, were present. A banquet was served, fol lowing the* installation, and a very en joyable time followed. Montgomery: Sunday afternoon, January 7, at St. Raphael's hall, the local Divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians entertained at a joint installation of officers. State Treas urer of the Order, John Sheehy, was in charge. The ceremony was edify ing*Snd impressive and the attendance was large and enthusiastic. Follow tlie installation, an entertainment preceded a sumptuous repast, which had been prepared by- the Daughters of Erin. The program on Sunday was one of the best ever presented at a Hibernians installation, and the youngsters who participated made a grand showing. Impromptu remarks by a number of speakers were also timely and well received. Following is a list of the newly elected officers of various societies for the new year: The Le Sueur County Officers of the A. of A. O. H.: President, Mary Sheehy Vice President, Mary Byrne Secretary, Norah McCarthy Treas urer, Anastasia M. Greer Correspond ent, Anna Furlong Directors, Eliza beth Smith, Elizabeth Loftus. The Local Division No. 2 of the L. of A. O. H.: President, Isabelle O'Brien Vice President, Mary Cough lin Recording Secretary, Anna O'Con nell Financial Secretary, Anastasia Hanlon Treasurer, Mary E. C. Shee hy Mistress-at-Arms, Catherine Cas sidy Sentinel, Elizabeth Loftus Sick Committee, Sisters O'Connell and Ijoftus Finance Committee, Sisters Mihigan, Sery and O'Connell Spirit ual Director, Rev. E. Polasek Medical Examiner, ,Dr. Jas. McKeon. Division No. 3, A. O. H.: President, Hon. John Spence Vice President, S. Clarkin F. and I. S., D. A. Hanlon R. S., E. Clarkin Treasure*, H. F. Cassidy Medical Examiner, Dr. Jas McKeon Chaplain, Rev. E. Polasek S. A., J. Keohen, Sr. S., Edward Coughlin Trustees, J. S. Clarkin Arthur B. Roach and M. M. Malone. St. Andrew Court No. 790, C. O. F.: P. C. R., Anton Cordes C. R., F. Turek V. C. R., John W. Krai R. S W. Kizershot F. S., J. T. Franta Treasurer, J. A. Kaisersatt Speaker II. F. Cassidy Trustees, J. Keohen J. F. Krenik, Chas. Sheehan S. C., H. Foley J.„C., T. K. Daleiden J. S. Thos. Kaisersatt O. S., Aug. J. Turek Spiritual Director, Rev. E. Polasek M. E., Dr. Jas. McKeon. St. Hedwig Court No. 413, W. C. O F.: C. R., Mrs. Bozena McKeon "V C. R., Mary Moudry R. S., Anna Schat F. S., Ellen JMalone Treas urer, Christina Franta Trustees Mary Speikers, Mary Loula, Veronica Pelant Conductors, Anna Kriha Frances Mach Sentinels, Carolina Franta, Anna Horazdovsky Auditin Committqe, Mary Pexa, Ellen Keohen Visiting Committee, Anna Prchal Mary Wondra Good of the Order, Mrs. Mary Coughlin Delegate, Mrs A. E. Schatz alternate, Mrs. Chris tina Franta Medical Examiner, Dr. James v McKeon Spiritual Advisor, Rev. E. Polasek. Catholic Western Union No. 46 President, Wencel Franta Vice Presi- Lepeska Marshal, W. Moravec Jani tor, Frank Kuchinlia Flagman, Vac. Pelant. St. Elizabeth Lodge No. 120.: C. R., Anna Horazdovaky V. C. R., Carolina Franta R. S., Mary Pan F. S„ Ro?e Shima Treasurer, Anna R. Janda Trustees, Antonia Rehor, Anna M. Petricka, Mary Herman, Christina Slavik Conductors, Catherine Mixa, Elizabeth Pelant Sentinel, Mary Chalupa Spiritual Advisor, Rev. Emil Polasek Medical Examiner, Dr. Jas. McKeon. Bohemian Catholic Workmen, No. 3.: President, Frank Janda Vice President, Edward Slavik Recording Secretary, John* Pan Financial Sec retary, J. F. Janda 'Treasurer, John Schatz Medical Examiner, Dr. Jas. McKeon Chaplain, Rev. E. Polasek Trustees, John F. Kriha for unexpired term of Frank Ruzicka Trustee, Matt David Janitor, John Simacek Flag bearer, J. J. Pomeji. DIOCESE OF BISMARCK Mi not: The regular meeting of the Daughters of Isabella was held in St. Leo's Hall on January 9. The newly elected officers were installed. On Thursday evening, January 11, a card party was given in St. Leo's Hall, by the Knights of Columbus. It was a marked success and a very large num ber was present. The Daughters of Isabella served a luncheon. A large class will be initiated into the Order of the Daughters of Isabella on Sunday, January 21. The banquet will be given by the Altar Society. DIOCESE OF DULUTH Duluth: A joint, installation of the Hibernians and the Ladies' Auxiliary of St. Louis county was held Thursday evening, January It, at St. James Auditorium. The affair was the larg st gathering of Hibernians and the Auxiliary ever seen in St. Louis coun- A great many .visitors fi'om out of town were present and marveled at the wonderful spirit of progress prevailing among the divisions of this ounty. This is only the first chain of public, affairs anticipatory to the tate convention in 1918 which will be held in this city. There were seven divisions represented and eighty-live officers were installed. Among the distinguished visitors present was Mrs. Mary McWhorter, national presi dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Miss Hammill and Mr. Powers had charge of the installation ceremonies. The pi'ogram committee consisted of County Presidents Mrs. Sara Murphy and John Simonds, also County Vice President Mrs. E. W. Funk. An ex ellent program was rendered and all those present enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and all vowed that this affair would be the means of getting many new members into the organiza tions during the coming spring. After the program a reception was tendered the national and state officers. The Bishop's Club meeting held on January 16 presented the following program: Bible reading, Miss Belle Powers piano solo, Miss Inez Gra ham current events, Miss M. Gray violin solo, Miss G. Stringer Knights of Columbus male quartet, Messrs. Lynn, Van Hoven, Dougherty and Mc Carthy hostess, Mrs. L. K. Dougherty. On January 19 the following pro gram was rendered: Bible reading, Mrs. Geo. Lynott vocal solos, Miss Ila Young reading, Rose Spellman vocal olos, S. W. McKenzie piano, G. Jack on songs, W. Martin Catholic cur rent events, Elizabeth Halley. Rev. Edward Garesche, S. J., gave a lecture in the Cathedral auditorium last Monday evening on, "The Field Be fore Us." Before the lecture Miss Lil lian Laskey gave a violin selection, ac companied by Miss Mattson. Rose Spellman gave a reading, and Miss Blais several vocal solos. Woodland: On Thursday evening of this week the ladies of the Church of St. John the Evangelist gave a card party in the church hall. The date for the dedication of the newr church is set for January 28. DIOCESE OF FARGO Valley City: St. Catherine's School opened Monday, January 8, with an enrollment of 91 pupils. The course of studies covers the eight grades and first year high school. It is planned to extend the curriculum next year to cover the entire high school course. tf Geneseo: The members of St. Mar tin's parish are elated over the beauti ful new church. The church was com pleted in December and Mass was cele brated in it for the first time on Sun day, December 17. The new building cost approximately $25,000. It is a brick structure, gothic in design and has a seating capacity of 350. Grand Forks: The Knights of Co lumbus of Grand Forks Council re ceived fifty new members at their an nual initiation meeting held on Janu ary 14. DIOCESE OF LEAD Sturgis: On the Feast of Epiphany, January 6, St. Martin's beautiful lit the chapel was the scene of two very impressive ceremonies at which the Right Reverend J. J. Lawler, Bishop of Lead, officiated. Two postulants, Miss Gertrude Lockwood, of Oelrichs, S. D., and Miss Helen Koehler of Chicago, 111., received the habit and white veil of Novices of the Order of St. Benedict. After this beautiful ceremony, the solemn Benedictine ceremony of Perpetual Vows took place. Sister Mary Laurentia, former ly Miss Anna Schendt of Nebraska, pronounced her final vows, and re ceived from the hands of the Right Reverend Bishop the robe, ring, veil, dent, Jos. Mazanec Treasurer, Frank! and crown, of those who make solemn Janda Recording Secretary, John 1 profession in the Benedictine Order. Novotny Financial Secretary, Frank V After Holy Mass the Right Reverend 2,115,000 invalids, 634,000. I I! THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, JANUARY 20, 191?1 Bishop spoke words of praise and en couragement for the Sisters,- and those who were entering the religious life. He spoke of it as a life of self-denial, and said many time3, "He who con quers others is great indeed, but he who conquers himself i£ still greater." Pupils have been late in returning from vacation at their homes, by reason of an epidemic of grippe. School opened Wednesday, January 3. The semester closes January 26, so the week of January 22-26 will be the one for the mid-year examinations. The new fire-escapes are in order. Regular fire drills will be given every two weeks. New hooks were donated to St. Mar tin's Academy Library at Christmas. Thanks for them are due to Miss Hanna McBride of Sioux City, la,, Miss Genevieve Comniisky of Lead, S. D., and Miss Maude Crouse of Cas per, Wyo. The coming of the new year witness es a wonderful improvement in the building of St. Martin's Academy. The convent building has had another story added to it in order to afi'or 1 accommodation to the increased attendance of pupils. But the crowning work of making a progres sive and beautiful home for the young people sent here is the interior decora tion of the chapel. Mr. Stable, an ar tist from Switzerland who has an in ternational reputation as a mural dec orator, has been engaged for several months in painting the walls and ceil ing of the new concrete chapel. He has given good evidence of his ability. The middle of the ceiling is bright ened with three splendid life-sized paintings, one depicting the Nativity of our Lord, a second the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the third, Jesus, Sun of Justice. On either side of the ceiling are the writers of the four Gospels, Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, also St. Peter and St. Paul. Jn the side chapels used by the Benedictine Sisters, the walls are dec orated with life-sized paintings of the Death of St. Benedict, and the Death of St. Scholastica. At opposite ends of these chapels are the beautifully wrought Latin mottoes, "Domus mea domus orationis vocabitur," and "Ecce tabernaculum Dei cum hominibus et habitabit cum cis." The painting is the work of a master hand and with the subdued coloring and shading of the walls and the light from the stained glass windows, the convent chapel is indeed a beautiful place of worship and has few equals from the standpoint of interior finish and mural decoration. DIOCESE OF ST. CLOUD Diocesan Correspondent! Rev. A. S Mreusser. the Catnedral, St Cloud. St. Cloud: On Thursday evening, January 18, in the Cathedral Auditori um, the Rev. Edward F. Garesche, S. J., of the University of St. Louis, Mo., gave a lecture on the wrork of the St. Cloud Institute. Father Garesche has made a special study of this kind of work throughout the United States, and is in great demand as a lecturer on this subject. It is hoped that his interesting as well as convincing lec ture will serve not only to maintain the many friends of the Institute full of activity, but will inspire many more with the same spirit the work of the Institute must thrive its final success has long been assured. St. Mary's Parish: A reception of new members into the Holy Name Society was held here last Sunday evening. The society turned out strongly in spite of the very cold weather. The Rev. Chas. Gruenen wald, diocesan director of the society, preached the sermon appropriate to the occasion. European Refugees Arrive THOUSAND POLISH AND- BEL GIAN REFUGEES LAND IN NEW YORK CITY. Nine hundred and sixty-five refugees from Belgium and Russian Poland ar rived recently from Rotterdam on the steamship Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-American line. The Belgians, numbering 221, were brought here by the Belgian Relief society of Chicago through the efforts of Father John Deyille of Chicago, w'ho has been en gaged in refugee work abroad. They will make their homes with relatives in the middle west. With the Belgians were 744 Rus sian Poles, in charge of Henry C. Za ro. They had been sent over by the aid of various Polish societies. Many of the children among the refugees were inadequately clothed, but the American Red Cross dispatched to the liner in quarantine a supply of 250 children's outfits, including under wear, caps, mittens and stockings, to keep the youngsters Warm on their journey to the west. THE TOLL OF WAR MILLIONS OF DEAD AND INVALID ARE FOUND IN THE COUN TRIES OF EUROPE. In addition to the deed, placed at 6,000,000 it is estimated by the War Study Society of Copenhagen that the wounded on December 1 totaled 13,119, 516, and that the invalids numbered 3,935,938. And the missing, those whose fates will never be known, it is estimated will reach 5,000,000. The heaviest losses of the war as estimated by the War Study Society up to the first of the month are dis tributed as follows: Austria, dead, 718,000 wounded 1,177,000 invalids, 533,000. Belgium, dead, 50,00Q wounded 110,000 invalids, 33,000. Bulgaria, dead, 25,000 wounded 60,000 invalids, 18,000. England, dead, 205,000 Wounded 512,000 invalids, 154,000.' France, dead, 885,000 wounded Germany, dead, 885,000 -wounded, 2,116,300 invalids, 534,000. Italy, dead, 105,000 wounded, 245, 000 invalids, 73,500. Russia, dead, 1,498,000 wounded, 3,820,000 invalids, 1,146,000. Serbia, dead, 110,000 wounded, 140,000 invalids, 42,000. Turkey, dead, 150,000 wounded, 50,000 invalids, 795,000. Totals, dead, 4,631,500 wounded, 11,245,000 invalids, 3,373,700. THE DUBLIN REVIEW THIS HISTORICAL PUBLICATION IS NOW UNDER THE CONTROL OF AN INTERNATIONAL EDITOR IAL COMMITTEE. According to the Tablet, London, England, the Dublin Review will here after be controlled by an international editorial committee. The English committee consists of Mr. Shane Les lie, Canon Barry, Father Martindale, Sir Bertram Windle, and Mr. Robert Wilberforee. In order that. Catholic thought and feeling in America may be better represented the above com mittee will bo assisted by the woi'k of Cardinal Gibbons, the Very Reverend r. Fay, and Mr. Schuyler Warren. According to the Review itself, "an attempt will be made, at this crisis in Christendom, to mobilize the fighting forces of Catholicism. The union that s the strength of grea-t enterprises ill be sought and found in its pages." According to recent word, Mr. Shane eslie,* the noted writer on Irish af fairs, will reside in New York City. For this reason the Dublin Review will look for a wider circulation in America. Awakening Among Anglicans SIGNS THAT INDICATE A TENDEN CY OF THE CHURCH OF ENG LAND TO RETURN TO A VENER ATION OF SACRED IMAGES. The present war in Europe has drawn straight and clear the line of demarcation between the Catholic re ligion and the various sects. Accord to authorities on both sides, to the Catholic combatant, religion mean: everything: to the non-Catholic it means little. The Anglican Bishop of Birmingham, England, recently wrote letter to his diocese in which, among other things, he says: "I have been greatly interested in, and touched by, the services in con nection with the dedication of shrines in several parishes, and I wish it to be understood that such memorials are regarded by me with the very highest favor. It is delightful to think of the people in some of our streets, putting, week by week, flowers at the shrines, and remembering in prayer, as they pass by, those who are giving themselves so nobly, as our sailors and soldiers are doing, for their coun try. I should be only too thankful if there were many more signs of our Christianity to be seen along our treets and in our country roads and lanes. It is to me a puzzle why people to whom the Sacrifice of our Blessed Lord means everything, so often ob ject to memorials reminding tTiem of His great Offering at any rate, I am prepared to stand by those who make much of the 'great emblem of our faith." AN UNUSUAL WORK AN APPRECIATION OF THE VERY REV. JAMES C. BYRNE'S BOOK, I S A S A N E A S E CHIMES. (Written for The Catholic Bulletin by Helen Hughes Hielscher.) i Christmas good cheer brought to my desk a little book which gave me so much pleasure and profit in the read ing that I am eager to share it with my friends of The Catholic Bulletin The book itself is modest enough looking, in its brown leather dress with just a suspicion of gilt, but like the "king's daughters," "its beauty is all within." As a cup of crystal water to the traveler on the desert stretches of life is "Christmas and Easter Chimes." The author, Very Rev. James Byrne, enjoys the reputation of being a scholarly man, among those who have the pleasure of his acquaintance, but his scholarship must be a long worn garment, for it fits him so easily, that his readers have no hint that it is an acquired mantle it is only when we find ourselves enlightened at every page—at every sentence, one might say—that the erudition of the writer steals on us and we realize that we have been sitting at the feet of a "mas ter." N With a simpleness that is born of knowledge, lie leads us to the poor little house at Bethlehem, and we hardly know whether we are reading his words or are ourselves meditatin on that wonder of love, that made the Godhead and the Little Baby in the manger one. The glory of Monarchs is seen in its fleetingness by the light that made the stable of Bethlehem the only enduring house in the world There was a house of marble by the Jordan, and there was a house of gold by the Tiber, later there was a house of porphyry by the Bosphorus, where the princes who ruled the surround ing countries were born, but the Ruler of rulers and the King of kings, was born in a poor stable." Thus does the writer open up vistas of thought, rich mines of meditation where we can mine, each as is given us to mine He is no worker on details, the broad illuminating stroke he admires so much in the evangelists is uncon sciously his own. Simple incidents are at hand to illustrate any point that needs simplification. There is no straining after effect. He 'has studied and not without profit the master word painter, who could picture the desola tion of the deserted house by the few words—"the fox looked out the win dow." He leads us through the "pale child hood" of our Lord to His yet sadder manhood, with a mystic grace that kindles our love rather than our pity, for back of it all is the strong free will of God, and we know thai all His agony is for our sakes, and of his own choosing. When he would describe the winsomeness of our Lord he re lates the call of Matthew—a rough man—a publican, who, seeing Jesus pass, "left all things and followed Him." Perhaps, the most striking chapter in the whole volume is that wherein he visualizes the passion and death of our Lord. Here the intensity of a Celtic nature roused by the poignant pathos of his subject, flings him on the primitive for its expression, and it is not his own style, but that of re mote ancestors that flows from his pen. It. is the speech of a time when the lips said less and the heart more. The arrangement of his subject sug gests the "cooines" that were received 011 the death of a well beloved tribal leader. He first describes the death of our Lord, if He had to die with all the honor and glory and grandeur that his heart can suggest, and then beside it puts the pitiable story of what did happen. The reader cannot help feeling sorry, that the same hand which guided us through the grief of the passion did not. continue its guidance through the white joy of the ressurection and the Wonderful forty day?, that terminated on Mount Olivet. The last, few chap ters are of a rather polemical nature, useful to those who are often called on to give a reason for the faith that is in them. CATHOLICS IN WAR PIRIT OF CATHOLICS AT FRONT IS FAR DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE VARIOUS SECTS. Here is testimony from a letter writ ten by a British officer in Flanders to his sister, a lady now residing in Pied mont, Cal.: "The chaplain at the front is not present in great numbers. There are tbout twelve to a division (20,000 men)—four Catholics, four Church of England, and four Noncomi'ormists. Every Sunday there are compulsory church parades. Church parades are the most completely perfunctory af lirs that I have ever seen in my life. The men hate tliem like poison, and growl mightily at being drawn for them. "Contrast this with what I am now oing to tell you. Of late I have been shooting over an Irish regiment who (an ancient, privilege) have their own chaplain. Father Doyle is his name, n English Jesuit, and in the two or three nights that we have spent to gether, I have howled with joy over the tales of the Catholic sidp of the case. This good man, instead of hav to work up interest in the minds of his fighting parish, is worked hard to satisfy their spiritual needs. Every morning he says Mass for the reserve company behind the trenches, at which every free man is present, a couple of times each week. Every evening he says the Rosary in the front line fire trench for the whole attalion, and at the end administers eneral absolution to every man there. "Quite as often as not he is cut down to two or three decades by hos tile shelling, and once, at least, men have been killed and wounded by Ger man fire while the Rosary was being said. Add to this that when the regi ment is out at rest, every man comes faithfully to the Sacraments, and that, in- times of strafeing, this in trepid priest goes straight to the front lines and absolves the wounded and the dying, and you have a picture of what the Church can mean to men of faith in the midst of sudden death. He had told me that some of the acts of contrition of the wounded men have bec-n the most wonderful things has ever listened to—perfect con trition such as he never before thought could be piit into words at all. "The other morning I was at Mass just behind the lines—two planes over head most of the time machine guns from the Boche trenches popping away o beat the band an occasional shell somewhere in the rear—the whole tiling was intensively dramatic. A number of Anglican chaplains have one over to Rome' here in the mid dle of war that or agnosticism was all that was left to the ones who faced the truth." NEW INTERNUNCIO Monsignor Lauri has been appointed Internuncio to the Southern Republics of Peru and Bolivia, succeding Monsig nor Scapardini. THE SHUBERT THEATER. 'Rolling Stones," an amusing and successful comedy by Edgar Selwyn, will be put on at the Shubert theater by the Shubert Stock Co. the week of January 21, commencing with Sun day's matyiee. It is a story of Chica go and there are points in it that pleas antly recall the" career 6f "Get-Rich Quick Wallingford." Buck Ryder finds himself heavily in debt to his land lady, and unable to meet even a part of the bill. She has him removed to the sidewalk and he becomes desper ate. Determining to hold up the first victim in sight and make him "come across," Buck happens to pick out a young fellow in worse luck than his own. Pooling their wits, the two de cide to let the second member of the pair, Dave Fulton, impersonate a West erner, heir to a Chicago candy factory, whom both believe to have been killed in a wreck. They succeed wTith the hoax and actually find themselves at the head of the business. There fol low many adventures, romantic and otherwise, and the two narrowly es cape prison before they finally decide to stick to the straight path for good. The play gained great success as a comedy favorite during its long New York run. s Itarlfc nf Hanks Brief Reviews and Notices The Mass, Every Day In the Year: Arranged by Very Rev. Edward Pace, D. D., and Rev. John Wynne, S. J. Published by the Home Pres. 24 East. Forty-first Street, New York. During the past few years there has been apparent a revival oi' interest in the ceremonies and liturgy of the Catholic Church. Many oriental studies published in English have tended to give English-speaking Cath olics an insight into the liturgies of early Christianity. The ceremonies of the Mass as practiced in the Latjn rite have often been explained in learned and technical works. The re sult has been that not a few Mass books or translations of the Roman Missal have appeared. We do not hesitate to state that "The Mass, Every Day in the Year," is the best prayer book that we have yet seen. All other prayer books contain the thoughts and prayers of pious writers, but they do not always present the original prayers as used by the Church. In this work the Reverend editors have given us a translation of each part of every Mass said during the year. The arrangement follows that of the Roman Missal, but every thing is in English. Each Mass is complete in itself, and where certain parts taken from the Common are found in different Masses, the place is clearly and simply indicated by the page number. Besides the Masses for each feast day, we find also those of all the Sundays of the year. In iddition to these are the Votive Masses, Mass for the dead, Nuptial Mass, etc., together with prayers sanctioned by the Church for Holy Communion. When it is remembered that the prayers for nearly all the Masses have come down to us from the remotest antiquity, it is evident that assisting at Mass and following these prayers as the priest recites them at the altar cannot but stimulate devotion and inspire one with the ame feeling which the early Chris tians experienced in praying in the same terms. This Missal contains about fifteen hundred pages, but is so compact that it is scarcely larger than an ordinary prayer book. It measures only 6 by by 1% inches. The binding is of the best workmanship, and the type is large and legible and printed on fine India paper. We cannot too highly recommend this book to all Catholics as a constant companion while assisting at the Holy Sacrifice. It not only gives one an opportunity to pray at Mass, but it also places in our hearts and minds the self-same words and sentiments which are being uttered by the priest at the altar. Prophetic Biography of Jesus Christ: By Rev. Vigilius II. Krull, C. PP. S. Second Edition. Published by M. A. Donohue Company, Chicago, 111. Price 50 cents. This little work is intended to present a tribute of love and affection to our Divine Lord. The author takes us through the Old and the New Testaments, pointing oi^t in the former the various prophetic signs and utterances referring to the coming of the Messiah in the latter, he indi cates the fulfilment of the prophecies of old. The miracles of our Lord are shown in the chronological order, and the supremacy of Christ as the, su preme Prophet is shown from scrip ture. Various texts are brought in that fore-shadow the coming of Christ as our God and Judge. The work is written clearly, and cannot but prove an incentive to the development of in telligent piety. THE CHILD APOSTLE is a Catholic children's magazine, lished monthly, filled with pictures and stories for children. Fifty cents a year or three years for one dollar. Address: THE CHILD APOSTLE, 750 McCormick Bldg., Chicago, 111. ESS OPE MBS! 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