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Show eft" " : - ; ; . j BtiFCf) ' tk victorj - 1 : which orer- Universal. CHURCH CALENDAR. Sunday. July 27 St. Pantaloon. M. Monday. 2S St. Xazarius Com.. MM. Tuesday.-2 St. Martha, V. Wednesday SS. Abuon & Sen-lien. Sen-lien. MM . Thursday.-,")! St. Ignatius' Lovola. C. Frjday, Aug. 1 Peter's "hains. Saturday, 2 Alphonsus Liguori, D. -A PRAYER. (Written for the Pilot.) O l,ord. be Thou a kindred soul, A lo-NiDg1 brother be. To ease the panes and soothe the wounds Made by the enemy. When dangers threaten and we fear Our souls will vanquished be. Do Thou. O Ixird. stand by our side, And calm anxiety. Give strength to conquer in the fray, Courage to struggle well. And hope to battle earnestly Against the powers of hell. Then, with the Lord, what need we fear, Why tremble at the foe? He is a shield that will ward off The tempter s every blow. Joseph Kunan. LEAGUE OF THE SACRED HEART. Helpful Th.oug-b.ts. The general intention for July is "Reverence for the Name of Jesus." The intention was designated at the special request of the apostleship and was designed to assist the growth of j the Holy Name societies in this country. coun-try. Says The Messenger of the Sacred Heart: "Much has been done of late years to check the habit of blasphemy, and the members of the Holy Nome societies so-cieties have done their share to cultivate culti-vate a respect for everything sacred under the most sacred name they bear. It is in recognition as well as iri further recommendation of their services in this good cause that this general intention inten-tion has been designated by his holiness holi-ness Leo XIII, and we should do all in our power, by prayer and by encouragement, encour-agement, to aid the members of these societies In bringing people nearer to God by inspiring them with respect for the name of his divine Son Jesus." vf The custom of publicly and solemnly consecrating children to the sacred heart of our Lord at the moment in which their young hearts first receive him. is becoming more and more general. gen-eral. We are told that recently in the cathedral of Tours, France, a numerous numer-ous band of first communicants were thus offered to the heart which , loves them so much, and that in the diocese of Tours this custom is followed in all the city parishes, in a large number of establishments under the care of religious re-ligious communities, arid in . many of the country parishes. Sacred Heart Messenger... The lover of souls will -never lose his time or throw away his labors if he de-; de-; votes, himself to the 'work of the League of the Sacred Heart. Catholic - doctrine being true, and the church cre-deitals cre-deitals absolutely Catholicity must always al-ways have over men's minds a certain power and force, and the effectual work of the devotion is one which commends itself to ; all devout souls. .The learned, accurate, reasonable and devout de-vout setting forth f the full revelation and inheritance given to the world through Jesus; Christ our. Lord was never ir.ore required than at this present pres-ent time. How am I to obtain devotion to the sacred heart? Only by the remembrance remem-brance of the nemia dilectio qua di-lexit di-lexit nos; that he loved me so much that he died for me, he lives for me, and in living for me, longs for rrie; dwelling on it, that he does lonf for nie, that he is "always living to make interecession for me, and then from this to say: "And what can I do:for him? How, can I love him?" Father Dignam S. T. ; s. There is always sorrow 5n tho tvnri1 If we could only tell ourselves that at the very moment when some hearts are most joyous others are sinking beneath some dreadful weight of despair would me not pause occasionally to offer-up a prayer for those in special stress and sorrow? This would fcfe a noble apos-tolate apos-tolate for league members.- to always remember those who' mourn: to pray that their burdens may be lifted, that peace may come to them God's peace which blesses and consoles. Whatever afflictions we endure in this world, .provided .pro-vided only that we endure them iii the spirit of faith and love, can merit for us so many degrees of glory in eternity. eterni-ty. Blessed are they that mourn, saya our Savior, for they shall be comforted. How excellent, then, must be that prayer in which we supplicate the heart of God to aid poor souls to bear with patience and ' joy; the sorrows which his merciful : providence sends them. The" souls for whom we should pray especially: are those whom some poignant sorrow. some profound disappointment, 'some feeling of utter desolation weighs down so to become a serious temptation,- "", The Christian sotiI " cannot remain unmoved at the afflictions of rational and immortal, beings whom nature and the Divine redemption have made her brethren in a' two-fold way; A brothety says Proverbs, that is helped by. his brother is like a strong city. To console con-sole the afflicted is one of the spiritual works of mercy, and here we can put it in practice by fervent and persevering persever-ing prayer for our brethren in sorrow and tribulation. We ask the Sacred Heart to enlighten these sufferers as to the priceless trtsure which they, possess, a treasure lor which the angels an-gels almost envy thorn. Here especially, under its tspect of sacrifice, does the Sacred Heart be-i-ome the consolation of the snffprinp- "I will comfort the souls devoted to My Heart," said our Lord to Margaret Marga-ret Mary; "I vi!l console them in all their afflictions." Having thus -assuaged their sorrows here below. He will heafter following that other promise which He made, to "write their names in His Sacred Heart, from j which they shall never be effaced" give them -for the eternal recompense ' of their sufferings. His Sacred Heart ! !Lr?r. . .. He (God. the Son) left heaven because be-cause pain was such a paradise for Him. and it was an exclusively terrestrial ter-restrial paradise: and if He loved it so. He may well expect that those who loved Him shall love it also. Father Faber. "O. God, be merciful to me, a sinner." sin-ner." If these words of the publican emrited forgivenes for his sins and caused him to be justified, why should they not have the same value on the lips of another sinner and in the end procure pardon for him also? Ven. L. De Blois. Cath61ic 'Churchman. The Different Versions of the: Bible. There were '"twenty-two versions, or different translations .of the Bible in the various languages of Europe before be-fore Luther was, born.,. sOver J0Q editions edi-tions of the entire Bible were printed in the vernacular tongues during the time intervening from 14;o to These were independent of the many editions printed With "the -Latin'-texf.' .1 ' In Germany it was printed twenty-five , times before Luther's translation, which appeared in 1330. Two copies of a German Bible printed in 1466 are preserved in the university library at Leipsic. The Mazarin Bibie is considered consid-ered the earliest complete book published. pub-lished. It bears the date of 1455, and was printed in Latin. A German edition edi-tion of the Bible, published in 1460. is the earliest book printed with metal type and on both sides of the leaf. The Rev. Dr. Maitland estimates "that at least fift; Latin editions of the Bi-; Bi-; ble were published before Luther was born. To say nothing of parts of the Bible or of b(ks whose place Is uncertain, un-certain, we know of at least twenty editions of the whole Latin Bible j printed in Germany alone, before Luther was born." Rev. J. F. Mullany in Donahoe's. THE BLESSED. Low is the lintel of our dear Lord's door, And who would enter in Must the new life begin With little children, and the crouching poor; With mourners, and with meek and lowly souls; With those who long for good As prisoners pine for food. Or kneel in dreams where living water rolls. Beneath those gates too low for human pride The blessed come and go, Each bearing seed to sow. In God's great gardens, or His mfcadows wide. With Gentle Mercy, Peace and Purity, They find their glad employ Sowing the seed of Joy, Nor know its name, or what the fruit shall be. t Sometimes the memory of a long-past day, When they had suffered shame And death for Christ's dear name. Sweeps o'er them like a cloud above their way; But on a golden morn there falls a Voice: "Come. O ye Blessed come! ' It is the harvest-home, i And all the fields are white with Joy. Rejoice:" Re-joice:" T-Mary A. Lathbury. - J THE TAFT COMMISSION DEFEATED BY IRELAND. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 22. Archbishop Arch-bishop Ireland, in an interview with a representative of the Associated As-sociated press, reviewed the progress of the negotiations between Governor Taft and the Vatican, and took to task certain cer-tain Catholic institutions that have assumed as-sumed to question the fairness of the administration toward their co-religionists. The archbishop said: 'YeS. the nPWS from 7?nma la milf satisfactory, and I am sure quite correct. cor-rect. Private advices coming to me from the most reliable source confirm In all respects the dispatches given by the Associated Press. "The sovereign pontiff and other Roman Ro-man authorities are delighted with Governor Taft personally, and with the negotiations in course of progress between be-tween h'im and the Vatican. v "The reports s out by the representatives repre-sentatives of certain London papers to the effect that the pontiff was displeased dis-pleased with the manner of acting of the commission of cardinals appointed to treat with Governor Taft were absolutely ab-solutely unfounded. "As stated in this morning's Rome dispatch, the pontiff assured Governor Taft that he was most satisfied and happy at the results so far obtained, and that he was confident the negotiations negotia-tions begun in Rome would be the starting point of a complete and satisfactory satis-factory solution of the question under discussion. The statement resumes in the most exact manner the situation as to the Vatican's views, and as it really Is. "The Vatican and Governor Taft came auicklv nnri Mcii-c- n o tial agreement; the question of the Vatican is what practical methods are to be adopted to put the agreement into execution. With a little time, certain cer-tain matters now seeming to offer great difficulties will be made, by quiet skillful touches of pontifical diplomacy to work themselves without friction or excitement, and so, when in Manila final conclusions are to be reached, things will be ripe and will turn out ali right. "This is the Vatican's method of proceeding. pro-ceeding. It is a wise and prudent method. Mr. Taft understands the matter and leaves Rome thoroughly satisfied and hopeful.i "There can be no doubt that the active ac-tive co-operation of the Vatican Is now secured to the American government in its task of pacification in the Philippine Philip-pine Islands, and that in the results to come the government at Washington will have ample reason to" facilitate Itself for having sent Governor Taft to Rome. "And now it is to be hoped that there will be among certain classes' of Cath-I Cath-I olics inN America a cessation of movements, move-ments, and .declarations such as we have occasion to hear of regarding re- c ligious matters, in the. Philippines. ' i "The pope ' teaches the Catholics to : trust the American government as they seemingly have been heretofore unwilling unwill-ing to do. in ins conversation wnn Governor Taft, he expressed the highest esteem for American methods of treating church matters, and remarked that he had more than once pointed towards j the United States as setting an example exam-ple well worth copying. "His words ought to signify something some-thing to those who profess to take him as their leader and guide. "At any rate, the direction of Catholic Catho-lic affairs is his business, not that of irresponsible church societies or newspaper, news-paper, editors, and while he informs Catholics that any one matter is in his hands, they ought promptly to step aside and allow him to have charge of "The question of religion in the Philippines Phil-ippines is now formally and officially his own, and it should be considered as Jsuch. A few there may remain who j still believe that they have a better understanding un-derstanding of it that he has, and will insist on telling him how to handle it. "But such as these are few, and at least it will be clear that they' hold no brief whatever from the Catholic body at large. . I "The agitation, such it was. in certain cer-tain Catholic quarters does no honor to those who participated in "it. As is rvnv proven, they spoke and acted Without due knowledge, and certainly without proper regard for the government govern-ment of their country. "They should first have been abso-! abso-! lutely certain that injustice had been done; they should have sought a remedy rem-edy to them by an appeal to the proper officials before raising in public pub-lic irritating clamors. "It was rankest rashness and rankest rank-est Injustice to intimate that the. government gov-ernment intended to proselytize in the Philippines or to do aught fo detac1! the inhabitants from the Catholic faith. ; "To know in the slightest degree Mr. Roospyclt. Mr. Root or Mr. Taft is to I be certain that nothing of the kind j . could have been thought. "of or toler- ated. - . . . ; "There never did reside in the White House a man more fair-minded -and ! impartial in religious matters, more resojute to giye all classes, of citizens the religious rights granted them by the constitution and to protect them in these rights, than Theodore Roose- I velt. . aiming ms. administration it is unqualifiedly un-qualifiedly absurd to imagine that governmental acts could be such as to deny or impair the religious rights of any people or tribe over whom floats the American Hag. "As to Mr. Taft, I quote from a letter let-ter received but yesterday from a Catholic priest living in the Archipelago Archipel-ago palace, in Manila, Rev. W. D. Mc-Kinnon: Mc-Kinnon: " 'I can assure vou nothing could be more unjust than the criticisms of. Governor Taft . appearing in some Catholic papers. Governor Taft has not a particle of bigotry in his makeup. make-up. " In all his acts here I defy any one to say he has shown himself prejudiced prej-udiced in the least.' "If the American government sincerely sin-cerely believes that the four landlord religious orders in the Philippines that have been for years linked in with the Spanish regime, its agents and representatives, rep-resentatives, that they are an obstacle obsta-cle to the pacification of the islands, why see in -this an opposition to the entire church, as if those four orders were specifically the church and the native priests, the Jesuits, Capuchin's and Lazarists whom the government does not disturb did not also repent itfc and as if others as well as the government gov-ernment officials were not of the opinion opin-ion that the peace of the islands would be much retarded. 'And as to schools in the Phillp-r pines, why not when the presence of non-Catholic teachers is talked of, state that out of a total of 5,000 teachers. teach-ers. 3,500 are Filipino Catholics? Why not state that Father McKmnon is a member of the school board of Manila? Ma-nila? And why, when mention is made of non-Catholic teachers, allow the false impression to go abroad that many of these were ministers and active act-ive proselytlzers, and why not remember remem-ber that by the laws of the islands, clergymen who are ministers in any place of organi-ed congregations," may trhee times a week teach religion in the schools of the place, the condition that they be ministers -of organized con- gregations virtually confining the privilege priv-ilege to the Catholic priesthood? "I repeat, the agitation I am re- i proving only comes from the few i American Catholics as a body trust I the government and in the present is- i sues trust the holy see. and hold their, i KOIlIa In no a f AN ARCHBISHOP FOR MANILA. Vatican Man to Establish New Office in Philippines. Rome, July 22. Besides an apostolic delegate for the Philippine islands, the Vatican is preparing to appoint an archbishop of Manila, who probably will be Bishop Sebastian Gebhard Mess-mer Mess-mer (a Swiss), professor of canon law at the Catholic university in Washington Washing-ton since 1890. Three new Philippine dioceses will also be created.. Governor Taft, before starting for' Naples to visit Pompeii ana Mount Vesuvius, expressed a desire that the bishop of one of the new dioceses dio-ceses be a native Filipino." . Major Porter has started for Paris, to spend a few days there, before returning re-turning to Washington. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. On Wednesday. July 9, Bishop Hoban of Scranton ordained at . the cathedral in that city, the first Greek priest ever elevated ele-vated to the' priesthood In this country, Kev. John Parekouta, who, on Saturday ?'f,ralf.vt0 the, offlc" of deacon by Cardinal Gibbons, in Baltimore. Heretofore Hereto-fore the ceremony has been performed In .Lnrope. Bishop -Hoban obtained a special spe-cial dispensation from the College of the Propaganda in Rome, as this was necessary neces-sary on the part of a Latin bishop to ordain or-dain a Greek priest. r.0,?',8 war offlce Pa"s the French Catholic bishop at Hong Kong. China, the sum of Jl.nOO a year for the use of a chapel in which the Catholic soldiers may worship. The priests who officiate speak little or Imperfect English. The Popular BankT Leo XII has ben founded at Madrid In honor of the papal jubilee to aid the working classes. This is a form of celebration which must appeal ap-peal strongly , to the. Pontiff whose life has shown such devotion to the interests of the loborer. Georgetown University, Washington, D. c. conferred the-degree ot.doctor of laws VP.n vton- Bellamy Storer,- at present united States minister to Spain. The diocese to carry off' the honors of the. greatest population is said to be that of Mgr. Battandrere of Allashabad. North India. It has 38,147,000 inhabitants, of whom only 7,162 are Catholics, the rest pagans. ! S-rKl The Paris Uniyers announces on what it claims to be excellent authority, that the Pontifical commission ion Holv Scripture Scrip-ture is in active occupation, and that, though, secret, its labors are rapidly progressing. A priest, recently returned from Rome, said in relation to the archbishopric of New York and a new American cardinal: I "There is reason to believe that the successor suc-cessor to Archbishop Corrlan will be named within a comparatively short time. The Holy Father regards this See as one of the most m"ortant in the whole Church, and ne is unwilling that it should be a day longer than necessary without an actual head. Although there seems to be some speculation here as to the personality of the new archbishop, there is little in Rome. It seems to be taken for granted there that the Pope is really seriously considering only one name, and that Is Bishop Farley s. In fact, there is reason to believe that the Holy Father concluded to appoint Bishop Farley al-mosjl380on al-mosjl380on as he 'earned of the death of Archbishop Corrigan. 1 notice that within with-in the last few days some of the papers have printed dispatches from Rome to the eifect that the new archbishop will be created a cardinal. I am inclined to think that these dispatches are in error. In and about the Vatican the general understanding is that the next red hat given to the United States will be worn by Archbishop Ireland. I do not profess to be in the confidence of the Panal throne, but I simply say that those who ought to know much of the plans end purposes of the head of the Church say i tnat Ireland will be the next American cardinal. - i Rt. Rey. Bishop James E. Quiglev, bishop of the diocese of Buffalo N Y has instituted a systematic' attack against anarchy and socialism in his diocese. dio-cese. Already the Catholics of some parishes par-ishes are banding themselves together toward to-ward breaking down this increasing evil The idea is to organize circles in every parisn of the diocese which the working-men working-men the employers and all men of the parishes will be urged to join. Parish and diocesan meetings will be held with great regularity, and capable speakers will be to benefit the social condition or the working classes along the lines laid down by Pope Leo XIII. in his recent encyclical nt am3 8.wialism. with the oblect pf bringing society in general under the 1 influence of Christian principles and to : counteract anarchy and socialistic teach- - given the sum of $!5o,iXvt to establish a fund for the education of camMdat e, for fnir ? f thc Churcn' This na has just been Incornornted under the laws f that ate.- its title being. "The Henry McCaddid. jr., Fnd for the Eduffi of candidates for the Roman Cath?i2 PnESW 11 the ,Poorer Dioceses of tho I-nited States and Klsewhere." It is a memorial of the h.te Henry McCaddln n brother of . Mrs. Walsh. Mrs Walsh 'in W9fJ at a cost of $aw.O0O. built the Mc-n,I1Hn.In!m0v,laln Mc-n,I1Hn.In!m0v,laln Brooklyn, and pre-and pre-and Pa fi t0ihi ?,h,;,rch of Saint Peter lecture hall buld,n t0 be ed.as a nnd' mZlMd,nff Peoria "has collected the tUle or .nP?Urnber of essays unde' Kducat on-' T?fligion' AnticiMn and iIoiip !. it ere are seve essavs in all s lilfel ti m suSestPi the title. One In to attract considerable attention in particular, a reply to Colonel IngVrsoU |