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Show : HELENA i 4 A Budget of. Catholic News From the Episcopal" See of Montana. (Correspondence Intermountain Catholic) Helena, Mont., June 12. The Literary society of St. Vincent's academy held their last monthly- meeting until after the opening of school next September, at the academy hall Tuesday evening, June 5. These meetings have been held monthly all during the year with a regular attendance of all the members,. mem-bers,. The society, has been an incen-; incen-; five- to developing decided literary I tastes among many of the members and judging from the excellent and I n'&h order of the programme rendered I Tuesday evening, these evtnings have i been -well spent, practically and instructively in-structively speaking; all the members take deep interest in the literary work. The colors of the society are white and gold, the papal colors. The stage wa3 festooned and draped with them. Many beautiful plants and flowers enhanced en-hanced the beauty of the decoration and added color to the scene. The programme was well rendered every number receiving merited applause. ap-plause. The Thesis on education was very good and showed a great amount of reasonable judgment as to what should constitute the foundation for a solid education and which called forth some timely remarks on the part of Rev. Bishop Brondel. The officers of the society are: President. Miss Ada Delorimer. Vice president. Miss Eva Delorimer. Secretary, Miss Annie Gannon. Treasurer, Miss Gertrude Gokey. "'Tis the Woodbird'.s Song" , Members of Society Roll call. Quotations frrm voi-Iaiii. oi,V.nr. Instrumental solo.. Miss Agnes Geary Current topics ; . . . . Misses N. McKee, K. Parker and G. Gokey. Recitation Miss Jennie Brady Harp solo..., Miss Eva Beauple Thesis on education. Miss Alice Pirdalue Original poem Miss Leonora Kler Vocal solo. "Thro the-Valley". . . Miss Eva de Lorimier (Accompanied by Miss Nellie Langlois) Critic's report....... Miss Mary Russell. Farewell address Miss Josie Haley "Valse" St. Vincent's Orchestra Besides the members of the siciety and Sisters, the invited guests present were: Right Rev. Bishop Brondel, Rev. Fathers Day and Burns, Colonel Charles G. Curtis, Miss May Curtis, Miss Bessie M. Lawlor and Master Frank Curtis. At the close of the programme Bishop Brondel delivered a brief address ad-dress to the society. He said it gave him great pleasure to see such marked improvement among the members of the society during his absence and he honed as this was their last meeting beore the close of school they would all rotiirn r v.t- knm. ..,nnfi,..j in soul and body, mentally and spiritually, spiritu-ally, and assure their fond parents who had made many sacrifices for their sake of their love and gratitude. And always, the bishop emphasised, when asked to play or sing or do anything that you have learned while at school, respond promptly and readily and do your best to make your homes happier by your presence during vacation so your parents will rejoice with you and feel the comfort and blessing of your companionship. The Bishop eulogized the necessity for a moral and religious training and said it afforded him much pleasure while abroad to note that perfection in any degree was only accomplished through. Christianity. And in the "Old World." Music, sculpture, painting and literature was preserved and handed down through the ages by Catholic and Christian artists. Bishop Brondel gave them all his blessing and wished all a happy and pleasantvacatlon. Master Frank Curtis returned from California last week, where he has been attending college. - .J. P. HendricksTuperintendent of Butte schools, and President Leonard! of the school of mines have been representing rep-resenting Butte at the state board of education, held here last week. Commencement exercises of-St. Vincent's Vin-cent's Academy will be held at Ming's opera house June 25. Great preparations prepara-tions are nearing completion for the ! event. St. Vincent's Academy will have two graduates this year, Misses Eva and Ada Delorimer of Havre, Mont. Mrs. B. F. Kelly, while attending the 1 Gentry show last Wednesday, slipped and fell with her babe in her arms. The baby died the following day from the injuries received, while the mother's injuries were not serious. The parents have the heartfelt sympathy of their many friends in their sudden and sad bereavement. : -? The boys and girls of the first Communion Com-munion class who received Pentecost Sunday were solemnly received into the Sodalities last Sunday by the Rev. Father Day. The names were taken at Sunday school of all the members who will make their first communion next year. There will be quite a large I class again next year. Mass is celebrated every . Monday morning at 8 o'clock for all members of the Altar society, living and dead. Bishop Brondel left here last Saturday Satur-day for Missoula, to administer confirmation con-firmation on Sunday, June 10, to the children of St. Francis Xavier's church, of which Rev. Father Pallidino is the resident pastor, who wrote the history of the church in Montana, entitled "Indian "In-dian and White in the Northwest; or History of Catholicity in Montana." Bishop Brondel will confirm a large class at Deer Lodge on Thursday, Corpus Cor-pus Christ!, where Rev. Father De Rychere, the pioneer priest of Montana, Mon-tana, Is in charge. On Sunday Bishop Brondel will administer confirmation in St. Patrick's church, Butte, where that "large and loyal class" under the direction of Rev. Father Callahan awaits him. He will also be in Walk-erville Walk-erville the same date. Rev. Father Aken left last week to take a couple of weeks' rest and vacation, va-cation, goin via Butte to the Flathead lake. The Rev. Father from last reports re-ports was enjoying a change if not a rest, assisting Father Batena of Walk-erville Walk-erville with the first Communion class of that place. Father Aken's large class at Helena just received before his departure, de-parture, bue he is still anxious to assist in tne good work going on, and we hope he will get some rest before again resuming re-suming his duties at the Cathedral parish. par-ish. -S The Ladies Literary and Benevolent society at St. Aloysius hall every two weeks. They held their last meeting on last Tuesday, June 5. The Rev. F. J. Malo, who has been a missionary among the Indians for the past forty-two years and who visited the province of Oregon and Montana in behalf of the Indians and negroes a short time ago, has been appointed chaplain to the Sisters of St. Ann's hospital, hos-pital, Anaconda. -?- Rev. Father Batens, the pastor of St. Laurence church, Walkerville, was in Helena last week to see the Bishop on official business conected withh is parish. par-ish. He is contemplating the erection of a school house in the near future. Mrs. James Dunn, an active and energetic ener-getic worker in Catholic social circles, left for Tacomay Wash., last week, to reside there in future. Just a few short weeks ago the wadding wad-ding bells of Sacred Heart Cathedral rang joyously and gladdened the-hearts of the many friends of Willis 3. Hilger of Helena, son of ex-Judge and Mrs. N. ' Hilger, and Miss - Ellen Ransome O'Brien, who were solemnly united in the holy bonds of matrimony on April 25. Miss O'Brien was a very popular young lady of this city and a graduate gradu-ate of St. Vincent's Academy last year. rney leu nere tne same aay ior Seattle, Se-attle, 'Wash., at which place they executed exe-cuted plans, for a trip to Cape Nome and left a short time ago on the steamboat steam-boat Humboldt for Skagway. The sor- i rowful news reached Helena last week that Mr. Hilger was accidentally drowned in Lake Bennett. . Full particulars par-ticulars have not been received. nly a hurriedly written letter by the bereaved be-reaved wife to her husband's sister conveying the sad news of the deplorable deplor-able loss, wherein she states: "I am all alone. Will is no more. He went to the bottom of this treacherous lake Tuesday noon. God took him from me, but I can't stand it. . Everyone is very t kind to me. All his papers were on him. I am going to tay here until I can find his body. I can't say more. I know this will break your hearts. Oh God! mine is in his watery grave." Judge Hilger received a telegram from Mrs. Hilger, dated at Bennett, June 4, last Saturday, June 9. It was a brief repetition of the' news conveyed con-veyed by mail and In addition requested request-ed the forwarding of Mrs. Hilger's marriage mar-riage certificate, in the, event of the body being recovered, to enable Mrs. Hilger to technically claim the same. Joseph Hilger, a younger brother, left for the scene to assist the distracted young wife in her recovery and burial of the husband's body. It is reported that Mr. Hilger had on his person all valuable papers, checks, drafts, etc., when drowned. As soon as Judge Hil- 1 ger head this he immediately telegraphed tele-graphed to friends to supply the bereaved be-reaved wife with any funds or anything any-thing she deemed necessary and the same would be forthcoming at once. The next mail is anxiously awaited by the sorrowing parents; it will not arrive until some time late this week. Mr. W. S. Hilger was born at Henderson, Hender-son, Minn., but lived in Helena and vicinity since he was one year old. He was 33 years old, and was educated and raised in Montana. He wa3 a brave and daring boatman,, spending most of his time at "The Gate of the Mountains" in the summer time, being an experienced exper-ienced and expert swimmer, his many friends are unable to account for his drowning in Lake Bennett. His many daring exploits on the whirlpools on the Missouri river gave hira the ability and strength to handle large and small boats with comparative ease. "Will," as he was familiarly called by his friends, was a noble, brave and courageous young man, always faithful and true to . his friends under any and all clrcum- stances, willing to lend a helping hand wherever it wes needed, and honored I and beloved by all. His young wife i and bride has the deepest svrr.nathv nf a large circle of friends who know them both personally, and feel sorry to see i the bright and prosperous future which a few weeks ago seemed to be theirs, so suddenly turn into sadness and grief, and the bellst !thatst) joyously rang out in gladness can only1 send forth their echoes in muffled tones of sadness for the departed, and in sympathy for the young and sorrowful wife. Rev. Father1 bay preached an interesting inter-esting and instructive sermon last Sunday Sun-day on the duties of children to their parents, taking for his text: "Honor thy father and thy mother, that thou mayst live a long time and it may be well with thee in the land which thy Lord thy God shall give thee." Deus. V-16. i . His words, in part, are as follows: "Next to God. our parents are the authors of. our being and life; we are bone of their bone, flesh of their flesh and blood of their blood. Without them we would never have enjoyed the blessing bless-ing of life on earth. Without them we never could have become heirs to the kingdom of heaven. Before we were born we were the object of their most tender solicitude and love. To bring us to life, oui mothers subjected themselves them-selves to sufferings and infirmities far months and months. "Thou Shalt honor thy mother," ' id Tobias, in his last admonitions tc Is son, "all the days of her life; for thou must be mindful what and how great peril she suffered for thee in her womb." Writh pain jtnd travail they brought us forth. For months after our birth they fed and nourished us with their own substance. That we might rest in peace they spent sleepless nights: that we might become strong they weakened themselves. TThe more helpless and miserable we were, the moFe thev surrounded us with lov- I ing care. The more intensely they suffered suf-fered for us, the more ardently they I loved us and the more fervently they imprinted their affectionate kisses on t our infant brows. The flame of love is ever burning in the heart of a mother. The unworthi-ness unworthi-ness and ingratitude of her children cannot diminish it; time and distance far from extinguishing it, acts like new fuel, and gives it a greater intensity. A mother's love how sweet the name, What is a mother's love? A noble, pure and tender flame, Enkindled from above. "That we might have food, clothes and shelter, our fathers declined no labor, spared no exertion, shrunk from no danger. In compensation for their parental . solicitude and affection, the only ambition and reward they expect on earth is to receive in return the love of their offspring. "If such is the devotion of parents for their children, must we wonder at reading read-ing in the history of Greece and Rome of wonderful instances of filial reverence rever-ence and love? Must we wonder at the strong love of parents implanted in the hearts of pagan nations in our own day? If parents have such titles to the gratitude of their children, must we wonder at God commanding children to honor father and mother? No, a thousand thou-sand times no. But what we cannot help wondering at is often to see -children of Christian parents outdone in filial devotion by children of old pagan Greece and Rome, and of modern pagan nations. What fills us most with amazement is to witness Christian children chil-dren fall short in the observance of this great commandment ,of honoring father and mother, of honoring, loving and obeying them in all that is not sin. The child who does not love his parents par-ents who gave him birth may justly be regarded as a deformity and a monster of nature. Woe to the child, the son and daughter who do not love their parents in reality and deed; who do not console them in their sorrow and affliction; who do not visit them, nurse and wait UDon them in their ailings and .sickness; help them in their trouble, relieve them in their wants. Who, when their parents have grown old and infirm, allow them to be dependent de-pendent on the care nrl charitv of I strangers. Or to im deprived in their declining years of the comforts of a home. Woe to' the ungrateful child, son or daughter, who refuse to bear with the faults and infirmities of their old parents par-ents and to tend them with the same loving care which the parents lavished upon them in their infancy and childhood. child-hood. Woe to all those M ho bring grief and ' sorrow to the hearts of their parents. The silent complaint of that hard working, work-ing, self-sacrificing and broken down father; the bitter wail erf that disappointed disap-pointed but still ' loving mother will ascend before the throne of the just judge and bring the curse and malediction maledic-tion of the. Most High down upon that ungrateful and unnatural child, for it is said in the book of Eli, 3-17: "Of what an evil fame ia he that forsaketh his father, and he is cursed of God that angereth his mother." And again: "His life shall be taken away in the midst of his sins." Prov. They will finish a sinful life with a sinful death, and share the lot of the. sinners for everlasting ever-lasting ages." BESSIE M. LAWLOR. |