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Show A handsomer magazine than is tho June "Men and Women" it would be exceedingly difficult to produce. It is a work of art and merit. The publisher pub-lisher deserves much credit and praise. : On the first page we reprint, from the Republic , (Boston) a most entertaining story concerning Togo, the Remarkable, It favors much of the im- i probable, in the light of some supplementary tales, j end we can vouch only for its sparkle. That alone, however, makes it worth while The Sacred Heart in the Blessed Sacrament! I Truth once more transcending the wildest flights of the most soaring imagination. And this is the " sublime heritage of Catholics! Can we ever mani fest a just and fitting degree of appreciation for I I he all-holy Gods' condescention to sinful and sorrowful sor-rowful humanity ? 1 . J - . Bishop Spalding he of the Episcopalian per- I suasion has had conferred upon him the distinction distinc-tion of being made the object for the. vulgar ridicule ridi-cule of a local Socialistic organ, of the revolution-I revolution-I Jrv cult. This would lead one to conclude that j there must, after all, be left some vital Christian- ity in Episcopalianism. ' I t- I We have before us a report of an address, by the ! eloquent Father J. J. Gibbons, of Leadville, Colo., Jelivered before the graduating class of St. Scholastica's academy on last Thursday evening. It is a cause for regret that this address reached j JS loo late for insertion in this issue, and its pub- I ' ication must therefore be deferred until next week. I t- I Evidently is the Catholic editor, who occupies t post at the pinnacle, a very much marked indi vidual. Not to 6eem eccentric, we are bound to :hroniclc the fact. that Dr. Phelan, of the West-irn West-irn Watchman, is about to visit Rome. Of course re wish the universally esteemed Doctor a most tden?ant journey and a safe return to his post of imincnt. usefulness. ;! . . . ' ' . So very precious, it seems, was the anniversary tdition of the Catholic Citizen (Milwaukee) that t, was not permitted to come under the ken of ur esteemed editor. lie, however, consoles him-iclf him-iclf with the reflection that the ordinary edition f that estimable journal is "good enough." We rlean from our exchanges that this special num-er num-er was of .superior excellence, and upon this baso y ur cordial congratulations to its worthy editor. ; I "I ' As the logical inference, resulting from a stu- I lious inquiry, is that the Christian virtues, in all I beir truest significance, are absolutely necessary j o the expemplary gentleman, it follows that Cath- 'lies should assiduously cultivate the finer natural .'races that are also indispensable constituents in lie noble manifestation of an exalted character! IDtherwise there can bo no lofty type of manhood, tnd the divine scheme is, to that extent, frus-raied. frus-raied. ! : I ' Dr. Briggs, who has essayed the reformation of I ven reformable creeds without any marked degree f 'f success, now announces that he has discovered I igns of sympathy with his views in our Holy Fath- T, whom he recently had the honor of visiting. It I 6 possible that Dr. Eriggs may yet have the grace J o discover that the unreformed and irreformable I 'reed really transcends his virile powers of criti- "ism, and, like many another perplexed and weary ' randcrer, may finally find a haven of rest for his ftonn-tossed soul, for life and eternity. Stranger I hings have happened, and miracles in the spiritual f lrder are by no means uncommon, even in our ra- ; ionaliftic arc The celebration of ''Flag Day" this year's occurring oc-curring on Wednesday last is a most commendable commen-dable event. If, as seems natural, it should tend to imbue the hearts of the people with re-invigorated aspirations to make prevail the sturdy spirit of the founders of the sublime institutions, whose revered emblem 'Old Glory" is, doubly cherished may well be this holiday of the nation. , Much has of late been published in deprecation of and protest against "heroine-izing" Kan Patterson, Pat-terson, recently acquitted, after a sensational and mal-odorous trial, of the charge of murder. Because Be-cause this woman boars an unsavor3' reputation, it is urged, she should not be paraded before and receive re-ceive the plaudits of the public. What a sad commentary, com-mentary, ail this, on the state of mind and morals of the public! ' , As was to be expected, the Socialists of Cleveland, Cleve-land, O. (actuated, evidently, by the lawless spirit that animates the revolutionary cult throughout the world) have, in convention assembled, formally declared their antagonism to the public-ownership movement. Will this serve as conclusive evidence to their deluded but well-meaning victims that these agitators are. in no proper sense, the friends of labor? Or, is it really true that "The American people like to be humbugged ' 'Republican," writing in "Truth" is furnishing a scries of articles relating to the eight-hour law decision that are interesting and instructive. His contention that Justice Harlan's dissenting opinion proclaims the sounder doctrine effecting the public-weal public-weal seems to be well sustained. In view of tho fact that the modern methods of production, in which labor-saving machinery is so important a factor, would tend to yield an abundant supply of all required commodities under a universal eight-hour eight-hour system, it is difficult to conceive why there should be any opposition to its adoption in all the industries of the land. , : Having, at different times, called the attention of our readers, in a special manner, to the superior su-perior excellence of the contributions to "Our Literary Lit-erary Table" by the pupils of Sacred Heart Academy of Ogden, we would now fain do likewise like-wise in reference to a brief but altogether admirable ad-mirable review of "The Idylls of the King," which appeared in our issue of June 3d. This contribu tion is from the pen of Miss Mary Desmond, an undergraduate of St. Mary's Academy of this city, and speaks volumes in praise of the exceptionally excellent merits of our western Catholic institutions of learning. Is iL.aiieccssary inference that an oath of fidelity fidel-ity to the International Typographical union and its members, and the fact that such fidelity "shall ! not be entrenched upon by allegiance to any other" including religious "organization," would conflict con-flict with one's duty to the Catholic Church? It is Avith much diffidence, and therefore tentatively, that we would take issue with, the able and highly esteemed es-teemed editor of the New York Freeman's Journal on a question of this character: but it does seem to us that it must first be shown that the organization organiza-tion in question is one unlawful in its constitution, purposes or tendency ere such a conclusion can be justified. .The form of the prescribed oath is un deniably objectionable, but it may well be doubted that it is, in its essence, anti-Catholic. The appeal of Cardinal Gibbons, in his address to the graduating class of Trinity college, will no doubt serve as a text to "advanced thinkers"- for dissertations upon the "unprogressive spirit" of the Church and her clergy. Hi3 Eminence does not believe that woman can be elevated by seeking equality with the "lords of creation." Woman has a mission peculiar to herself. The idea of elevating the "sterner sex" and the race in the aggregate to higher planes, spiritually, morally and intellectually, intellectu-ally, may not appeal to the aspiring souls of the agitators for equality; but Cardinal Gibbons probably prob-ably prefers to be in harmony with the laws of nature's. God than to be the applauded exponent of principles opposed to all sound reason and common com-mon sense. All that the more aspiring and intelligent intel-ligent women demand in behalf of their sex should be unhesitatingly and gladly granted them; but it is, palpably, a mistake to conclude that the noisy advocates ad-vocates of equal rights are the accredited spokesmen j (or spokeswomen) of the more exalted sexthe superlatively winsome creatures of God that all true I and noble men revere and adore precisely because of those delightful inequalities with which they have been so charmingly endowed by an inexorable nature. y Is the exalted character of a true gentleman incompatible with the spirit of agnosticism ? Cardinal Car-dinal Newman avers that it is not. But with all due respect for his incomparable intellect perhaps per-haps the most consummately trained, in some respects, re-spects, in the history of the world of thinkers we must take issue with this illustrious churchman on this point. Men of culture, regardless of their attitude concerning religion, find it convenient, if not natural, to maintain a bearing of courtesy and amiability toward their cultured fellow men. If, however, it is incumbent upon the cultured gentleman gen-tleman to manifest a like degree of politeness toward to-ward the well-meaning boor, is it not necessary that he should be imbued with, and animated by, the Christian virtues of humility, charity aud self- sacrifice? The true gentleman is invariably polite and courteous in all intercourse with his fellows, be they kings or beggars. Is this bearing possible to one animated by a purely secular spirit? Is it not necessarily and exclusively the fruit of faith in the absolute worth oif humanity irrespective of the outward form in which it presents itself? Does it not depend, absolutely, upon divine charity an attribute of heart unknown to the unbeliever? Verily, the .highest type of the "gentleman" can only be exemplified by the man commandingly imbued im-bued with the highest Christian principles and ideals. Only the Catholic may be the gentleman por-excellcuce; and only the gentleman can typify the model Catholic. |