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Show I I W "This is the J - 1 p Gggwft Unlwsal ? I v"lAn'"''V WS w 1 - I THE INCREASE OF SUICIDE. I .May Devotion Blotted Virgin. I Sunday, 20 Trinity Sunday. St: Eleuchcrius, . ! Monday. :!0 St. John Xopomucenc, M. St ' ! j J'dix, T.M. St. Ferdinand, Kg. j I Tuesday, ol St. Angola leriei, V. St. Petro- ? j.Jllii. V. St. Ilermias, 31. ! June Devotion The Sacred Heart of Jesus. j Wednesday, 1 St. Philip XcrJ. St. Paninhi- I hi-. M. ' . Thursday, 2 Corpus Christ i. St. 3Iarccdljnus, 3'. Vhi X.h, 1S"5 Friday, 3 St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, V. St. 1. in. Ah. . . - Saturday, 4 Si. Frauds Caracciolo. St. Weill Wei-ll i r. Al'. St. Xennoe, V. GOLDEN" JUBILEE PRAYER, i sre approaching the g.dden jubilee of an i v n! of great importance the proclamation of J 1 1n- dogma of the immaculate conception. His j Holiness. Pope Pius X, has composed and reconi- lnciided the following, prayer to all the faithful. J I i II'1 lms enriched the daily recital of the prayer wili an indulgence of COO days to he gained each j d;:.. Cut out and put it in your prayer book "and S rite it devoutly. ' ; i I'mycr lo Mary Immaculate. Composed and; i r '-eumiended to all the faithful (with an indulg- !..T of 000 days once a day, Sept. S, 1903) by 1 lis j Holiness. Pope Pius X. "Most Holy Virgin, who wast pleasnig to the f Lord, and didst become His Mother, immaculate j alike in body and mind, in faith and love, look , 'j graciously upon us wretched sinners who implore i iny powerful patronage during this solemn year' i if jubilee, wherein we celebrate the proclamation ji "f ihe dogma which announced to the entire world J ihat ihou wast conceived without sin. The ma- j iiius serpent, against which was uttered the . j n'r-t -urse, continues without ceasing to combat I and insinuate itself among the miserable children I of Eve. Do ihou then, our blessed Mother, our j iiueen and advocate, who from the first moment ? of ihy conception didst crush 1 be enemy's head, j Tceive the prayers which in union with thy own heart we ask thee to present at the throne of God. j ihat we may r ver yield to the allurements which j will beset us; so that we may all reach the harbor ! of salvation, ard that despite so great dangers, the church '"-ristian society may once more chant the hynm c: freedom, of victory and of I jicace. A mo ." I Impriinatvr. March 12, 1904. . ! JOHX M. FARLEY. Archbishop of New York. THE BIBLE AUT) THE CHURCH. i The Arena, down in Boston, is the official or- ; pan of American radicalism, if any such has ex- ; iience. If any persoft has a bold heresy tbat he I I v islies to propagate, he 1alks it to that periodical. ! I livery palc-purplc frowsy of the very advanced j i i;nds a roosting place in its pages, and frequently j some of the host of ancient accusations squat in I its odd corners. A writer in the current number t asserts, anioi.fr other things, that Luther first gave ilie Piible to the world and that tbe Catholic church i i has always tried to keep the Scriptures from the II ' r""i,Ic- I : The Cailiolic Times of London rather curiously I has an editorial 'refuting a statement almost sim- I ibir. Since the charge is one frequently made, it , ; may ie well to present an effective answer in brief ! ; coinpas.-. ( iting Gigot's "Biblical Lectures'' as j . Midion'ty. the Times thus disposes of the as?cr- j ; "Ilefore ihe first Protestant version was sent j forth into the world ihere appeared eighty-four i . 'iiinc,l editions of Holy Writ in the ancient lan-uag-. ; ixty-two in Hebrew, of which twelve were of iho ( ), Testament entire, and fifty of selected j . portions; and twenty-two in Greek, of which three I v.vro of ihe Old Testament, twelve of ihe Xew I I 'I '-lament and "seven of separate portions of the Scriptures. In the Latin, which occupied a special J portion as being the universal language of the I O'Iin-ntc.1 men of ihe lime, there were published "l:; ciliiioiis. -f which 148 were of the entire Bible, of ihe Xew Testament and 33 of separate 1 .ok- of ihe inspired writings. In-the moderen j i h:iiu:'i;i s there were issued 19S editions, of which I J 1" were of the entire Bible, comprising twenty : in Itnlijin. twenty-ix in French, nineteen in FJem- ; i-h. iw,, in Spanish, six in Bohemian, one' in Sla- v-'iiip ;i n 1 ihirty in German, and ninety-four of siil.- potions of Holy "Writ, consisting chiefly of - ' "pie- ,,f ihe . Xew Testament and the Psalms. In :dl. including the Polygot printed at ihe cost o" . 'nnlin:il Ximencs, (5l'! elirions of the Bilde. :f v ' v!:tch T.K wei-( in tlic languages of the laity, had i i-ii' d from ihe press with the sanction and at iho f I itiMahce of the church, in countries where she i :.i-i:ioe oi, uie ciiuicn, hi c.iuui rics w ucru huu : Teitiied supreme, before Luther's German version ; ;' the Bible appeared in iri.?' !- ' Considering that the art of printing was not. i j 1'hi years old when Luther's Bilde appeared,. it: I it-"si he admitted that the church was not nig' j .irdly in u!ting the Bible lefore the laity. Be-' 'I fore the invention of printing; look at the thou- -;r,id- of copies of ihe Scriptures. which ihe njc.-iks I'.jti' lit-,- copied out by hand in writing; as legible j ; rini. There was toil and more thai: toil. ; : I It h-i.- often occurred 1o us. that a toll in a- ar'gli- J iint again-t the )ret ended antiquitv of Prot.es.;iJ ! .-nit i -in could he formulated by asking the sects i "vliy if ihey existed, they never "iut the Bible into A ' hands of the people" prior 1o iho eoming' ' ; 1. ui her. The Gnostics in the first century did not"' i -itii'e to circulate their destructive forcicf. Ihe numerous other heretics win followed then I did in like manner. But if Methodist- existed." j v ;.y wore they so ci iminally inactive .' Why weiv I 'he hypothetical Baptists still as mbr It will nof 5 do t,, point to Wyeliff and Coverdalc. '1'hcy were I i i "lerns. The simple truth is orthoilo v Protp.st- if :i'i-ui has no antiquity at all. It did ir.t put :"!'h for t lie reason that it had n oN-i-siciice. If I " did exi.-t. it never look' paiu ( write out the j l;!.!o word by word and letter by letter and give it i :he jieriple in the vernacular. Whr did it leave ' '1 the toil of translating and copying, to the I j!io;ik- in the scriptoriums '. Xew, World, Chicago. j 12 IT IGNORANCE OK MALICE? (Catholic Telegraph, Cincinnati.) j We are at a loss to know whether wo fhould -"ttrihutc to ignorance or malice! the many ealum- :es ultered against the Catholic church by our Protectant exchanges. Wo desire to be. charitable,- I 1 nt it i difficult to be so whoa ye. see in the Her- I id.) and Presbyter (Presbyterian)' of this ii!y arii- I " les like the following, which appeared in practic- . :,'ly the sauif words hi a Iap1i-t paper of Cinein- I r!i,'i. It looks like a conspiracy of malice: '', . A'e wonder, when we lea nun! of it, how it 'was 'hat ip policeman who was killed the o'her'dny j in Springfield was buried by the CrTnolics. ' He I vas brought up in ihe country, not far from Cin- I cmnati. his iia rents .ioi:-0atholi'.s, though !.tp;-ob- II i ::'''v nothing else in part icular." it appear?,' how- ever, ihat he married a Catholic wife, and i.ow we " '"Id that, he was re,-eied ;5nlo the church by I J;v. Daniel Buckley, who 'baptized him shortly i '' I i before his death Probably the prayers, of his K.H..l Catholic wife obtamed ViU great blessing for for' Tm'n,,S "S ,hat U !s unwinihon ;hr,nSl,,S 10;r:" n. in the face, u l out hope , Christ, ,o tlIn! to ,he duuvh of Lome, which has control of puruaN.rv. h niin that in some way the church can sav'them Ii. wa espeeia ly so with Pi rand, the California murderer who obtained the 'great hlessing' bv the aid of a-Loinau Cntholi-r pri.s: less than an'hour hefore he .was hung. Protc-tanC churches and I rotestaut ministers , cannot heg-et -repentance toward God and faith" in-our Lord Jesus Christ' in the bean of a dying man. Ii the dying repents, lie must repent himself. But if he exunmits himself him-self to. Pome it promises to do the things needful for him. The difference is great, the only wonder being- that more criminals do not commit themselves them-selves to the church."' Xow, without any lengthy reference to the fact ihat, after Durant was hanged, a Protestant, preacher, on his deathbed, confessed that he had committed the murders for which Durand was executed, ex-ecuted, we wish to inform our separated brethren of the: pen. that Pome, centuries before the Bap-lists Bap-lists or Presbyterians were heard of, taught that "if the dying repents,, he must repent for himself."' him-self."' And Pome is not progressive (0 in the Baptist or Presbyterian fashion. She docs not change her doctrine to suit loose men or loose morals of any time. Her doctrine-hers only by right of guardianship, Christ's by right of authorship author-ship is always the same. She still leads the sinner sin-ner no matter how low he has fallen, even if his sins be as scarlet and be as numerous as the sands of the sea she still leads him to the fountain of grace, but she does not pretend that she can drink for him or compel him to partake of the. saving waters. If the sinner about to die, no matter what may have been his crimes, no matter what may have been his previous religious affiliations, by the inscrutable in-scrutable mercy of God recognizes in' her the keeper of the keys and asks her. aid. Porno is proud of the fact and extends her helpful hand. She will go even to the brink of hell itself to save a soul for Him who by his own example taught her to be solicitous for the stray sheep. "I say unto you that, likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over, ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance." "And other sheep I have which are not of the fold; them also I nmst bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." VATICAN- TKEASUE.ES FOB AMERICA. . Count Cagiatti, a "Roman nobleman who has been appointed by Pope Pius X special commissioner commis-sioner of ihe, Vatican to the St. Louis exposition, exposi-tion, is here with the treasures the Vatican has sent to this country, sayt; the Xew York Sun. The count is the guest of Mgr. Lavello at the icathedral rectory. During his stay here ho will be entertained enter-tained by Archbishop Farley. T have brought with me to your American exhibition ex-hibition those treasures from the Vatican which will be of especial interest to Americans,'' said Count Cagiatti to a Sun reporter. "I see that it has been stated ihat the Vatican jewels will be brought-to this country. This is not so, for they are never taken, from the Vatican. The exhibit will consist , largely of old manuscripts and illuminated illu-minated volumes of ancient workmanship. .1 have the Vatican Bible, which is, I bclie;e, the most, valuable: in the -world. One of the most valuable volumes I have in the collection is the margin- j noted copy of Cicero De Pepublica. This was discovered by Cardinal Mai when he was the libra--rian of the Vatican, and it has held the interest of scholars the world over. "I have also autograph letters from many of the popes, and grants and bulls of appointment of your first American dignitaries: also letters concerning con-cerning the expeditions which led to the discovery of America. The collection includes the death mask of Leo XIII. made by Galli, and a cast of the late pontiff's right hand. "Perhaps the most elaborate feature of the Vatican Va-tican exhibit will be the specimens of Vatican mosaic mo-saic which we have brought. Xearly 400 years ago the popes started a school iu the Vatican for this art, with the idea of beautifying cathedrals and churches only. This has since spread to secular secu-lar branches and has Wen advanced to one of ihe highest-forms of art. I have a number-of -valuable porlraits and miniatures done in mosaic, so fine that they almost defy ihe eye to detect the difference between them and high grade miniature, painting. We also have mosaic scenes of various parts of: Rome.'" - - This is Count Cagiatti's first visit fo tho United Stales: He speaks English perfectly. "Most Romans do," he explained. "There are many Americans there. We like Americans, and the Holy Father considers them, his stanchest friends. America has mothered -Italians, .a ml the .church in this country lias done. much for. the protection pro-tection and advancement of our race. I have, boon ; ifitercsted in ihe great. !work being done for the Italians, and I am surprised at the "vast number i of beautiful churches you have for Italians." Count Cagiatti will.go.to Washington to visit Mgr. Falconio, ihe apostolic delegate, before going ; to St. Louis. It is'belicved tbat the delegate will 1 accompany him to the exposition. The .count will iS-fcuHm in the United State!? until fall. i !: ;;, r ' POPE BLiESSES A BABE. , 'v .Th. first christening ever honored by the Pope's presence in years took place the other day. The child was the daughter of ppor Roman parents, par-ents, who was being christened -by" ii curate of St. Peter's just, as Pius X descended into:.the church to receive the members of a pilgrimage -frort) "south Italy. . .. " (. As is the custom, the Pope made 'A tour of ihe large, basilica, stopping here and. .there to chat with his visitors. On passing the chapel where the baptismal bap-tismal font is kepi? lip. Stopped tO:'iiiqul're about the child and insisted -on-suggcsting lhe ;pames to be given to it, speaking.. words "of .encouragement to the surprised parcntsatid giving the papal blessing bless-ing to the little babe.' ' .This act has greatly increased in-creased the Pope's "popularity amoiig,J th?,. Roman people. ; - ., : s ':.' .. V, i , - -.. -;( THE SACKED . SCAPULAR. ';, ! ' ; Suppose that some, oni? ylio signalizes '. himself in the defense of his country is jbonoredby that country with some badge of distinction .will such a person cast aside1? bis'i honors' contemptuously? Should not the piece of brown cloth made iii the form of a scapular and entitling us to special blessing be worn with respect? :' It may be held that wearing the scapular is simply a bit of superstition. Granted if Ave at-. at-. tribute any power' to the material object, the hit , of cloth. But we do justly attribute great power to the mother of God, in whose honor scapulars arc . worn. A Mary herself when, in 1237 she. appeared ; to St. Simon Stock of England, assured him that those wearing scapulars with honor and devotion would never be punished " with eternal torment,' . surely the mother of the Savior lias the power of putting her promise in execution... The wearer,, however, must hold the badge with' veneration and' endeavor, to .lead a life ,of rcelitude. It will not do to expect .protection through the scapular unless un-less there. is a corresponding stamp ot her approval. ap-proval. ; , . . -A '. -:Since the advantages arc great and. the requirements' re-quirements' few. the badge of the Blessed Virgin should be worn with respect as a garment of pro-, tection, just as one wears. the insignia of office of privilege, placing trust in the protective power of ihe mother of God. All Catholics should be careful care-ful not to neglect to avail themselves of the simple means of grace by enrollment among those who desire the aid of Mary against the temptations of life and in the struggle-of the hour of death. Rev. Father Walsh. WHY THE CHTJECH USES LATIN. Why does the church use the Latin language ? For these reasons: ; 1. Because, a universal community requires a universal language.' The church of Christ is universal. uni-versal. - " -. - -- - : ; n ' ( 2. Because it - does not change. If, for example, ex-ample, the church should use French in one of her fomulas alone, that of :baptisui, she would have been obliged to change it over sixty times. In the so-called Anglo-Saxon of 1,000 years ago she could not be understood except by experts. C. Because nothing can equal the dignity of the Latin language, its clearness or its beauty. It is the language of science and civilization, and deserves to he the language of an unchangeable religion. ' - 4. Because it lifts the liturgy of the church above the everyday usage of words, which alters their sense and debases it by licentiousness. This misfortune has actually befallen the English liturgy li-turgy of the Anglo-American Episcopalians. 5. Finally, a universal language speaks of a universal brotherhood, and makes a Catholic at home in all Roman Catholic churches of the world. Besides, he understands the language, though unlearned, un-learned, by the ceremonies of the church, or from his prayer book, which ' contains its entire meaning mean-ing m his own tongue. ANECDOTE OF PHILIP BROOKS, The devotion of Catholics to their clergy and to iheir religion generally is a source of never-ending never-ending wonder to the Protestants. Jhc sacrifices our people in the United States have made and are making' to build up st parochial school system is a good instance of this. It. is an incontestable argument for the power of the true faith and its ability to inculcate holiness in life. Philip Brooks, the late Episcopal bishop of "Massachusetts, when rector of a church in Philadelphia, often remarked to his curate at breakfast that it was wonderful to peep out of one's window on a bleak winters morning and sccc crowds of Catholics trooping to church at 4:00 a. m. on a holy day of obligation. "Suppose," he would say, "you and I were to announce an-nounce to our people next Sunday that on the Wednesday following there would be special services serv-ices at 4:30 a. m. How many, think yoiu would we find present V And then Broooks" countenance would cloud over, and, growing thoughtful, he would sav: "A wonderful institution, surely; a wonderful institution!"- The curate in question is now a Catholic priest. . ANOTHER PRIEST. INVENTOR. Father Joseph M.urgas'.of the ' Sacred Heart church of Wilkesbarrc, Pa., recently received the sixth and seventh patents on his wireless. telegraph system, and has now completed it for practical operation. He will receive the offer of a company which is to put it on the' market. ; Father Murgas cla ms of - if- that- it is more simple than the'Marconi system, and that, twice as much speed in sending and receiving may be obtained, ob-tained, while it has several Other improvements over the Marconi system. r He has just completed practical experiments betweecn his house at one end of the city, ami a station at the nthr cud, fwo miles away,- with most satisfactory results. If he derives any money. from his-invention, and he. expects a fortune, he will devote it to the church, and ihe first thai he receives will be used in improving the church at Wilkesharre, of which he is pastor. - ! ' A CATHOLIC MARCHIONESS. . : When Caroline, Countess of Qucensbcrry, one of the most notable .Avomen of her" time a Catholic whose piety and earnestness knew no limits a philanthropist whose charity was -only' bounded by her means of bestowing and a patriot whose thought was ever of the land of her fathers was at death's door a few months ago. she appointed ap-pointed her son, the Rev. Lord Archibald Douglas, executor of her will. This week it is announced that the . lady's total property amounted to the value of ()."iT. How nnhiy millions have' been left behind since the 1st of January.. 1904. by men and women to whose account few acts of grace or charity cha-rity have been placed by the recording angel! ' The marchioness was descended from and allied with some of the oldest and wealthiest of British aris-' tocratic families. She might have saved, money and died wealthy. She chose the better part, and freely gave to the poor and .to the cause. of l-eli-gion: therefore is her .memory, honored and beloved. be-loved. London Monitor: -." . INTELLIBLE LANGUAGE. Most people talk in hopes of being understood. , Clergymen above all must try to make those who accept their ministrations' understand them. But not in France.'. ' There M. 'Combes- will have no communication, between priest and people in. Breton, Bre-ton, even .though, the people understand no other form of speech... The penalty. for using the Breton language in the pulpit is, immediate sequestration of the. priest's salary. At the present, moment, in Ihe diocese of Quimper. ninety-eight, priests are robbed of their income for the mere crime of addressing ad-dressing their people in the only Iangunc'e they understand. un-derstand. The bishop, who had appealed .against this iniquitous penalty, has just received an answer an-swer from . M. Combes, in which the minister of worship maintains the infliction of -the penalty, and even imposes it on still other delinquents. Of course, in a state church the bishon can do nothing, noth-ing, the priests can do nothing. M. Combes has his heel on the necks of everyone, and he crushes his adversaries remorselessly. We can only continue con-tinue to wonder , how long French' Catholics will submit, fo tyranny which, were they not utterly cowed or. utterly indifferent, they -would sweep awav in twenty-four hours af the polls. London Catholic Times! . ,- . . THE COLORED WOMAN'S ANSWIR. The prejudice against negroes in Washington is very deep and bitter. To visit St. Augustine's, the colored Catholic church, says a recent visitor, was declared, to he almost recreant to one's race' and traditions. '-. . . .'. "Oh, well, if you are not sensitive to odors," was the contemptuous permission. , '. .. : ' The risk was worth running, for, the music is far beyond that of any other church 'in town and the congregation as orderly and unobjectionable in respect to personal discomfort as one meets anywhere. At the vesper services there are always many white people, these chiefly foreigners of high and low degree, for tho diplomats do. not seem to share the prejudices of the native whites. A colored woman was. asked how she happened to be a Catholic. '. ' ' .. . . "Because it is the only diurch 1 can enter without being reminded of my' color." |