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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21.
Features of Today's Services
The annual vesper service of the fourth degree Knights of Colum
bus will be held this evening at the Sacred Heart Church.
Rev. O. P. Gilbert, pastor of the Second Baptist church, will preach
a sermon tonight on “Civic Rightoousness.”
At St. Paul Episcopal church this evening Rev. G. Sherwood Whit
ney will continue his discussions on the Emanuel Movement.
Rev. H. L. S. Tooruer will preach Sunday night at the Crawford
Avenue Baptist church to the old veterans.
R eT - A. W. Lamar of Nashville, who is well known in Augusta,
will conduct the services at the First Baptist church today.
A number of the Northern tourists will attend the morning service
at the Tabernacle Baptist church to hear Rev. C. T. Walker preach a
special sermon.
There will be a special service of thanks at the Shiloh Orphanage
by “Uncle Dan” McHorton.
In The Augusta Churches
St, Patrick’s Church
Very Rev. L. Bazin, V. G., rector;
Rev. J. Hennessy, assistant, Sun
day masses October to July; 7:00,
0:00, 10:30; vespus 8 p. m «
Sacrsd Heart Church.
Corner Greene and McKinne Sts.,
Rev. J. J. Sherry, -S.J., rector; Rev.
J. -Lonergan, S.J., and Rev. R. A.
Macready, S.J., pastors. Morning
service: Masses at 5:30, 6:20, 7:30,
9:30. Sunday school at 10:15. High
mass at 11. Evening service: Beads
followed by Benediction at 8 o’clock.
First Church of Christ, Scientist.
Regular services are held at rooms
508 9 Leonard building at 11 o’clock
Sunday morning and 8 o’clock Wed
nesday evening. The subject of the
sermon for Sunday is “Mind,” the
text, “Be not conformed to this
world: but be ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good, and accept
able, and perfect, will of God.” Ro
mans 12:2. This church also main
tains a free reading room at the same
place, which is kept open daily from
10 to 12 o’clock, where all the author
ized Christian Science literature may
be read, or purchased if desired. A
cordial invitation is extended to the
public to attend the services and visit
the reading room.
Sibley Presbyterian Church.
11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pas
tor. Rev. J. H. Thompson; subject for
11 a. m., “Satan as an Opponent;” for
7:30 p. m., "The Rewards of Pati
ence.” Sunday school 9:45 a. m., Mr.
O. P. Palmer, superintendent. Ev
erybody welcome to these services.
, Second Adventist Church.
Preaching Sundav morning 11 a. m.
Subject, “The Soul, What Is It?”
Night services 7:30 p. m. Subject,
“The Office of the Holy Spirit.” J. J.
Williams, pastor. Sunday school 9:45
a. m., W. C. Rhoades, superintend
ent. Loyal Workers meeting 3:30 p.
m. Come one and all.
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church.
Sunday, February 21, all services
will be conducted in the English lan
guage, the morning service begin
ning at 11 and the evening at 8
o'clock. A cordial welcome awaits all
that come. Wednesday evening, as
it is the first, day in Lent, special
services will be held beginning at
8:15. These services will be held ev
ery Wednesday evening during Lent.
They are public services and our
neighbors and friends are cordially
invited to come and worship with us.
Our seats are free at ail evening ser
vices.
Curtis Baptist Church,
Broad street, above Thirteenth. Ser
vices at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev.
J. H. Oliver will preach at both ser
vices, at the close of the morning
service a special call conference will
be held and the membership are urg
ed to attend this service. After the
night service the ordinance of Bap
tism will be administered. Sunday
school at 3:30. A cordial welcome
to all services extended to strangers
and visitors.
Christ Presbyterian Church
Corner of Telfair and Cumming
streets. J. S. Ellis, pastor, preach
ing 11 a. m. and Bp. m. Sunday
school 9:30 a. m. Mid-week prayer
meeting Wednesday evening. All
are most cordially invited to all our
services.
Salvation Army.
The meetings of the Salvation Ar
my are as follows:
Sunday 10 a. m.—Street Meeting
on McKinne Street.
Sunday 11 a. m. —Holiness Service
in the Hall, 1283 Broad Street.
Sunday 3 p. m. —Sunday School and
Adult Bible Class.
Sunday 4 p. m. —Street Service on
Reynolds Street.
Sunday 7 p. m. —Street Service at
the Albion.
Sunday 8 p. m.—Salvation Service
in the Hall.
Everyone is cordially invited to
these servioes and especially out out
of town friends who are stopping in
the city. Ensign and Mrs. Robins in
charge.
Broadway M. E. Church
Corner Broad and Mills St.
Rev. 4. P. Dempsey, pastor.
Pr<«u}hfng at 11 o’clock a. m. and
8 p. m., by the pastor.
Sunday School at 9:30,
Mid-Week service, Wednesday at
g o’clock.
First Presbyterian Church.
Corner Telfair and Seventh Streets
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Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p, m.
by the pastor, the Rev. J. T. Plun
ked;.
Sabbath School at 3:30.
Christian endeavor at 7 p. m.
Wednesday evening prayer service
at 8 o’clock.
St. Paul’s Church.
Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney, pastor.
8 a. m.—Celebration of the Holy
Communion.
11 a. m.—Morning Prayer and Ser
mon.
4 p. m.—Sunday School.
8 p. m.—Evening Prayer and Ser
mon on the “Emmanuel Movement.”
Asbury Methodist,
H. W. Joiner, pastor.
Sunday School at 9:30 a. m.
N. J. Downs, Supt.
Weekly Teachers’ Meeting Wednes
day at 7:15 p. m.
Preaching by the pastor at 11:00
a. m. and 8 p. m.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday at 8
p. m.
All are most cordially invited to
attend these services.
Church of the Atonement.
Morning prayer at 11 a. m.
Evening prayer at 5 p. m.
Sunday School and Bible Class at
4 p. tn. I
Ash Wednesday, Holy Comunlon,
at 11 a. m.
Evening prayer at 8:30 p. m.
Services daily during Lent at 5
p. m., except Friday at 8:30 p. m.
Rev. S. B. Carpenter, Rector.
St. James Chuch.
Rev. Richard Wilkinson, D. D., pas
tor.
Sunday services 11 a. m. and 8 p.
m.
Services and sermon conducted by
the pastor.
9:45 a. m.—Sunday School, J. E.
Parker, Supt.
7 p. m.—Literary meeting of the
Epworth League. The Bible in Art.
Wednesday, 8 p. m.—Mid-Week
prayer services. Strangers cordially
invited to attend all services.
First Baptist Church.
Preaching at li a. m. and 8 p. m.
by Rev. A. vV. Lamar.
Public are cordially invited to these
services.
The committee on the nomination
of a pastor will meet immedately
after the morning service.
Every member is requested to be
present.
Christ Church.
Cor. Milledge and Greene streets.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. J. H.
Fly the, Supt.
Morning prayer and sermon 11 a,
m.
Evening prayer and sermon at 8
p. tn.
You are cordially invited to these
services by the Rev. Mr. Prescot in
charge.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. J. B. Derrick, pastor.
Church is on Greene street in front
of Court House.
Morning service at 11 o’elock.
No night service.
Sunday Bible School at 9:45 Sun
,dav mornings.
Chas. W. Hogrefe, Supt.
Visitors and strangers welcomed.
Come worship with us.
Reid Memorial Church.
Rev. J. T. Plunket, D. D., Minister
in charge.
Sunday School at 4 p. m.
Adult Bible Class at 4:15 p. m. con
ducted (alternately) by well known
Bible students.
Thursday evening prayer meeting
and services at 8 15 p. m.
Attractive music at all services and
strangers cordially Invited.
Christian Church,
Rev, Howard T. Cree, minister to
the church at Greene and 7th Streets
announces the following services,
9:45 a. m.—Bible school, E. B. Hook
Supt.
10:00 a. m.—Adult Bible class.
11 a m.—Sermon, “Divine Emanci
pation.”
8:00 p. m.—Sermon, "Spirits Oppos
ing Spiritual Success.”
Miss Eva Lernert, the Bible School
Specialist will inaugurate a Bible
School Revival on Sunday continuing
for several weeks. She will speak
at the church service briefly. Mass
meetings will be held Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday nights. A most
important meeting of all the women
of the church in the Lecture Room on
Mandoy afternoon at four o’clock
when Mis; Lenaert speaks.
Greene Street Presbyterian Church.
Between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. The Rev. Geo. E. Guille, pas
tor. Preaching by the pastor at
11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. o’clock. Sun
day school 9:45 a. m. Society for
Christian Endeavor meets in the
Sunday school room at 7 o’clock.
Mid-week prayer service and Bible
study Wednesday evening at 8
o’clock. Strangers and visitors cor-j
dially invited to all the services of
this church. Attractive music. Seats:
free.
West End Christian Church.
Rev. P. H. Mears, pastor. Preach-.
ing 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the
pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m„!
Chas. B. Matheny, Supt. Bible study j
cjass meets at 3 p. m. Prayer meet- j
ing Wednesday night at 8 p. m.
St. Luke Methodist.
Preaching 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. us
by pastor, Rev. J. P. Erwin. Sunday
school 3p. m. Epworth League de
votional service 6:45 p. m. and regu
lar prayer meeting with Bible study
Wednesday night at 8. Pews free.
Crawford Avenue Baptist.
Rev. H. L. S. Toomer, pastor. Spe
cial sermon to the old Vets at 11 a.
m. Subject: “Christian Warfare. ’
Regular sermon at 7:30 p. m. Sub
ject: "If Thou BelieveSt with All
Thine Heart Thou Mayest.” Sunday
school 3 p.m. Robt. D. Kennedy, Supl.
Prayer meeting 8 p. m. Wednesday.
Public invited.
First Congregational Church.
Corner Eighth and . Gwinnett
streets. Rev. R. J. McCann, 8.D., pas
tor, residence 722 Gwinnett street.
Services every Sunday at 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 1
p. m. Weekly prayer meeting Wed
nesday at 7:30 p. m. Strangers al
ways welcome.
Second Baptist Church
O. P. Gilbert, pastor. Preaching at
11 a. m. and Bp. m. Morning theme:
“Communion.” At the evening ser
vice tne pastor will continue his dis
courses on civic righteousness, and
a full house is desired. Come early.
Sunday school meets at 9.30, J. G.
Beldlng, superintendent. To these
services we extend a cordial invita
tion to the public.
St. John Methodist Church
Greene street, between Eighth and
Seventh streets. Services at 11 a. m.
and 8 p. m., conducted by the pastor.
Rev. Luke G. Johnson. Seats free.
Strangers and visitors cordially in
vited to worship with us. Sunday
school at 9.30 a. m., C. G. Goodrich,
superintendent.
Colored Churches.
Canaan Baptist Church,
Rev. A. D. Dunbar, pastor. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and. at 8 p. m. by the
pastor. Sunday school at 3 p. m., l.
P. Bailey, superintendent. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Thankful Baptist Church.
Walker and Lincoln streets. Order
of services: Preaching Sunday 11
a. m., by the pastor, F. R. Wallace,
D.D. Sunday school 3 p. m., E. O.
Harmon, Supt. Preaching night. Pub
lic cordially invited. L. J. Mays, C.C.
Gethsemane Baptist Church.
Rev. T. H. Holmes, pastor. Early
prayer meeting 6a. m. Preaching at
11:30 a. m. by J. H. Franklin. Sun
day school at 3p. m. Preaching at
8:30 p. m. Revival meeting during
the week. Preaching by Rev. James
Franklin, from Monetta, S. C. All
are welcome.
Central Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. J. Sullo Cooper, pastor.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. and 8 p.
m. by the pastor.
The great Evangelist, Rev. D. A.
Pinson of Sumter, S. C. preach
during the week.
All people are cordially invited to
come and hear him.
Union Baptist Church
S. W. Cor. Greene and Kollock St.
T. H. Dwelle, A. M., B. D., pastor.
Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. ser
mons by the minister.
Sabath school at 3 p. m.
Prof. L. E. White. Supt.
The public heartily welcomed.
Friendship Baptist Church
Harper street. Rev. H. Morgan, pas
tor. Preaching at 11 a. m. by Rev.
A. Sanders; at 3 p. m. by Rev, N. F.
Haygood; at 8.30 p. m., by Rev. J. B.
Smith. Public invited.
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
Rev. W. H. Dunn, pastor. Prayer
meeting at 6 a. m. Preaching at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. We will have revi
val during week. Come over and
help us.
Harmony Baptist Church.
Preaching at this church Sunday,
Feb. 21 at 11:30 a. m. and 8 p. m.
by the pastor, Rev. E. G. Thomas, A.
B. B.D. Sunday school at 3p. m.
The public cordially invited to be
with us in all of these services.
Colored Y. M. C. A.
Rev. Warren w. Jones, pastor of
Macedonia Baptist church, will be t.hf
speaker at the colored Y. M. C. A.
Sunday, Feb. 21, at 5 p. m. All col
ored men invited.
Stuart’s Buchu and Juniper Is the
most reliable remedy known for kid
ney and bladder trouble. )1J)0 all
druggists.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
REGULATIONS GOVERNING
LENT ISSUED BY BISHOP
The official regulations, governing
Catholics during Lent, as promul
gated by Bishop Benjamin Kelley, of
Savannah, are as follows:
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH.
Official.
Rev. and Dear Sir: Bv the com
mand of the Third Plenary Council
of Baltimore, a collection Is to be
taken up in all the churches on the
first Sunday of Lent, for the missions
among the - Indians and colored neo
ple.
We require all of our clergy to re
mind their flocks to give liberally lot
this good work, and to forward the
amount to our Chancellor in Savan
nah.
REGULATIONS FOR LENT.
General Law.
All the week days of Lent from
Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday
are fast days of precept, and one
meal, with the allowance of a mod
erate collation in the evening.
The Church excuses from the obli
gation of fasting, but not of abstHv
ence from flesh-meat except in spe
cial cases of sickness, the infirm
those who are attaining their growth,
those whose duties are of an exhaust
ing or laborious character, women*
in pregnancy or those nursing in
fants, and all who are enfeebled by
old age.
The following Dispensations are
granted for this Diocese by the Au
thority of the Holy See:
I.
The use of flesh-meat is allowed at
every meal on the Sundays of Lent,
and at the principal meal on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(Ember Saturday and Holy Saturday
excepted.)
11.
The use of eggs and food made of
milk is allowed every day at the
principal meal, as also at the colla
tioij.
111.
A small piece of bread with cup of
coffee, tea or chocolate, may bo
taken in the morning.
IV.
Where it is not convenient to take
DR. JONES WOULD
NOT GOME HERE
COLUMBUS.—It is a matter of
much gratification to the members
of the First Baptist church and the
people of the city generally that the
Rev. Dr. M. Ashby Jones will re
main in Columbus, although more
than one church of prominence has
indicated to him recently a desire to
extend him a call in case it would
be favorably considered.
Recently a committee from tho
First Baptist church at Augusta made
inquiry to ascertain if he could con
sider a call from that church. Dr.
Jones could offer no encouragement
in the matter, however, as he has de
cided to remain in Columbus, and so
the call was not extended.
Dr. Jones has been In Columbus
not quite three years, but he is al
ready very intimately and thoroughly
identified 'with community affairs.
He is lending his active presonal as
sistance and encouragement to prac
tically every good public movement
that is being inaugurated and is at
the head of more than one useful or
ganization, in addition to his min
isterial duties. His departure from
the city would be a real loss for Co
lumbus and all his friends are de
lighted over his attitude in the mat
ter.
VESPER SERVICES
FOR THE K. OF C.’S
The annual vesper service of Pat
rick Walsh Assembly, Knights of Co
lumbus, will be held this evening at
St. Patrick’s church, beginning at 8
o’clock. All members of the assem
bly are requested to meet at St. Pat
rick’s school on Telfair street at 7.30
promptly, to get final Instructions as
to the march, the singing of the ves
pers, etc. All members are expneted
to wear full evening dress with
sword and baldric.
All Knights of Columbuß, whether
Sir Knights of not, are asked to be
present aDd assist In the service.
Seats will be reserved In the center
aisle for all knights. Only the fourth
degree members are required to ap
pear in evening dress.
The sermon will be preached by
Rev. Fatner Gunn of Atlanta, the elo
quent Marist father, who has come
to Augusta primarily for this event.
The public is cordially invited to be
present.
CHARLESTONIANS
TO PREPARE FOR THE
NEW SEMINARY
CHARLESTON, S.C.—Now that the
special commission of the United
Synod of the Lutheran church, has se
lected Charleston as the place for the
erection of the new seminary, to
take the place of the Mount Pleas
ant Institution, which has been
found too Inaccessible and unsuitable
for the work, It Is expected that a
meeting of the pastors and represen
tative Lutherans of Charleston will
be held in the next week or two when
definite plans will be determined upon
j for the raising of the money to erect
the seminary and the residences for
ii he faculty. On account of the smaU
the principal meal at noon, it is law
ful to invert the order, and take a
collation in the morning ana dlnnei
in the evenirfg.
V.
Dripping and lard may be used in
preparing food.
VI.
On Sundays there is neither fast
nor abstinence, but fish and flesh
must not be used at the same meal
VII.
Those who are exempt from thi
precept of fasting may eat meat at
the three meals on meat days.
VIII.
By a special lndult, granted to tho
Bishops of die United Stales for ton
years, working people who cannoi
easily observe the common law ot
the Church, are dispensed from the
obligation of abstinence on all days
of the year, except Fridays, Ash Wed
nesday, Holy Week and Christmas
Eve. This dispensation does not
exempt from the additional obligation
of fasting, where such exists) nor
does il authorize the use of fish and
flesh at the same meal. It includes,
however, not only the indlvidiuil
workman in whose favor it is grant
ed, but all the members of their fami
lies as well. In return it Is expected
that those who avail themselves of
this lndult will endeavor to enter into
the spirit of the Holy Season of Lent
by voluntary acts of mortification and
penance. A most useful and commend
able custom is that of abstaining dur
ing Lent from stimulants, in honor
of the Sacred Thirst of our Divine
Savioilr.
The Paschal time extends from the
first Sunday of Lent till Trinity Sun
day, during which time all Catholics
who have attained the use of reason
are hound to prepare themselves to
receive worthily the Holy Commun
ion. The Holy Season of Lent Is a
proper time also, for children to go
to their first confession, which they
ought to do generally when about
seven years of age.
(Signed)
BENJAMIN JOSEPH KKILEY.
Bishop of Savannah,
number of young men who are being
educated and trained for the Luther
an ministry of this United Synod, the
new institution will not be very pre
tentious in appearance and size, but
will be so built, as to allow for ex
tensions from time to time.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
HEALS INSANITY
Boston, Mass., Fob. 10, 1909.
Church Editor, Augusta Herald,
Augusta, Ga.
Dear Sir: In your, issue of the 7th
appeared a statement from New York
which credits Father Thomas E.
Sherman with saying “Unless there
1r something to offset the Christian
Science teachings, the country’s arv
lums will be ao crowded they will be
a burden to the public.” The report
further quotes Father Sherman as
saying “In interviews that I have had
with several superintendents of in
Bane asylums, they tell me that there
are many patients in them as tho re
sult of a study of Christian Science.”
As our critic has not givfin names and
dates we have no opportunity of
making an investigation of this mat
ter. Nevertheless, we have had con
siderable experience iri the applies
lion of Christian Science to insanity
and are prepared to say that many
persons have been healed of insanity
through Christian Science, and i have
never known an instance where in
sanity could he traced to Christian
Science. We sometlnHfH have heard
it said that certain persons have gone
insane over the subject of religion,
and it is not unlikely that aome of
tneae persons who have over-taxed
themselves with the Btudy of religi
ous subjects have sometimes includ
ed the study of Christian Science.
Persons who believe in Methodism,
Presbyterianism, GatcholicUm, are to
be found in the insane asylums. In
fact, thousands upon thousands of
persons are to be foiftid in our usy
luma today who represent, the ortho
dox denominations. Would it be
proper to eay that their religion has
made them insane? If, perchance,
some of these insane folks have had
an interest in Christian Science, and
indicate this fact by talking about
Christian Science, we submit that it
is no more proper to say that they
have been made insane by Christian
Science than to say that the thou
Hands of persons who represent other
denominations have been made in
sane by their particular form of reli
gion. We think it Is safe to aay that
it is not religion, but Hie want of il
which makes any person insane. An
abiding faith in God —an understand
ing of the fatherly protection of di
vine Love, as it taught in Christian
Science, could not possibly produce
insanity, though in a given case a
patient, might fail to obtain a suffi
cient degree of understanding to be
relieved of insanity.
Christian Science does not teach
that “nothing if real,” if' by that, i,
meant that everything is unreal, F
is the teaching of Christian Science
that the human or material concept
of creation differs from the spiritual
sense of it, and it is the mission of
Christian Science to correct ail wron,<
in order to verify the truth c? our
Lord’s declaration “Ye shall know the
Truth and the Truth shall make you
free.”
Yours sincerely,
ALFRED FARLOW.
Of Interest To Catholics
Acts of Heroism in Italy-—Archbishop Ireland on Lincoln's Religion—Catholic
Priest Officiates in New England Legislature—New Monument at
Gettysburg—Annual Payment of “Pious Fund.”
NEW YORK. Tho following accounts
ot inspiring acts of heroism and devoted
charity following upon the recent earth
quake in Italy have been received from
that stricken country.
W« are told that upon returning to
Home from Messina our American min
ister, Mr. Grißconi, expressed freely his
admiration for the extraordinary cour
age shown by Mgr. DArrlgo, archbishop
of Messina. The archbishop was awak
ened on the fatal morning by the roar
of falling masonry all around him, to
find only a few rooms and the atrlul of
his residence still standing. Without a
moment’s delay he hurried to his sem
inary, only to find it a mass of ruins,
lie was met by some of his students
running towards him, almost, naked, for
whom he found some more adequate
covering. They returned to the wreck
age, where they worked for hours, find
ing many corpses of priests and stu
dents, saving ten students more or loss
seriously wounded and drawing out four
others, whom the archbishop absolved
before they dieu.
Learning that one of their fellow stu
dents was si 111 on the nurd floor of the
tottering ruins of the seminary, the
students climbed ladders steadied for
them by the soldiers (who would not
risk their lives In so dangerous a ven
ture)) and brought him down in safety
to terra tlrma, In the presence of tho
archbishop, who encouraged them in
their dangerous work.
Returning to his ruined residence, tho
archbishop found it already Oiled with
the wounded, naked and terror-striokmi.
He encouraged t.iem and was the first
one lb start an organized movement to
rescue the wounoed lying buried in the
ruins of the city. He dispatched hln
seminarists to seek food and clothing
for tho people, himself going hungry ami
cold for days. The aged prelate was
seen at all hours of the day and night
climbing about arnongHf the dangerous
ruins, encouraging, cheering, consoling
all.
The great majority of tho clergy wore
killed or wounded; but those who re
mained worked with uieir archbishop,
and soon other priests Joined them in tho
work. An antl-clerlcn.l paper describee
the priests as “flocking like crows to
j the ruined towns.” From Palermo, Ce
falu, Patti, numerous priests and sisters
reached Messina despite many difflcul
i ties and obstacles. Tho archbishop of
Aeireale and the cardinal archbishop of
Catania hastened at once to bring help.
After the earthquake four or five of
the Little Sit-dors of the Poor at Messina
were left uninjured. Half their com
munity and most of their old people
were killed. Several of tho sisters wore
Injured. A dozen helpless old men anu
women, trembling with age and terror,
were left on their hands. Undismayed
by thlH terrible burden, these heroic
women kept their little flock together,
helped them over the wreckage, and
never left them until they had brought
them all in safety to Catania.
The parish priest of Mazzacuva, near
Ri’ggio, found himself wounded and al
most naked In the street, his house and
church a mass of ruins. No offlclalH
were in sight, but In a very short, time
he had broken a way into the ruins of
his house and distributed what, cloth
Ing and food he could And there. Then
with a few of his parishioners he began
to releaHe the wounded from the ruins.
At first his companions refused to bury
the dead, but seeing him, half dressed,
working alone with pick and shovel,
they yielded and worked as perhaps they
had never worked before.
In Cnlnbrla the great figure standing
forth was Mgr. Morn hi to, bishop of Ml
leto. Although he had lost near rela
tives in Reggio, he thought only of his
duty to FFIh flock. He was the first. In
the held, surrounded by his ssrnfnsr-
Ists and a band of devoted priests and
sisters. They visited the mhgt. afflict
ed distrlcfft, burled the dead, rescued the
wounded, consoled the survivors, opened
soup kitchens, distributed clothing and
directed the building of wooden sßeltern
for the homeless population.
Tn Reggio the Italian Bisters of Char
ity had a school, an orphanage, and a
home for Infants. In the school there
wort twenty slsterH. Hcven were burled
under the ruins, with elsven girls and
eight servants. The surviving sisters
resoued the rest of the children, dress
#*d their wounds, clothed and sheltered
thenfUa-nd had them sent to a place of
safety.
In the orphanage two out of the three
sisters were killed. The third, Bister
Huff sells, though herself wounded, for
four days and nights waved and nursed
the thirty orphans who escaped and beg
ged for the food which kept them from
starvation.
In the home for infants four hlh
*«rs with thirty little innocents. Ail
escaped except two babies, who per
ished. A vessel standing outside the
port refused their request to be taken
aboard with their helpless little charges.
Undaunted by this cruel rebuff, they re
turned through the ruins to their home,
where they took four large drawers from
a linen chest arid in euch one they
placed five jabies. The drawers were
lifted onto the heads of the four sturdy
nurses; each of the nuns took two of
the eight remaining babies in her arms;
the little procession set off in a ter
i ible downpour of rain, and they never
stopped until they reached Horace, a
distance of twelve miles from their
starting point.
At Messina forty students of the Col
lege of Ban Luigi were rescued by two
daleslan priests, aided by othsr wound
’d priests who almost naked themselves,
in a torrent of rain, scrambled over the
quivering debris, let themselves down
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into the gaping crevices and saved all
the boys.
The “Stumpn,” a Turin paper, re
marks that “Meanwhile two other aid
squadrons wer ( . leaving Palermo, led by
two other courn geous Sa lesion priests,
Attllio Garlaschi and D. Angelo Belloni,
but when, after great diffeulties, they
arrived at Messina, ihey were not al
lowed to enter the city and were ob
liged to return to Palermo with the help
they had brought.
And we arc assured that a. volume
could be filled with heroic deeds of
clergy and religious during the terrible
period following upon the eurthquake.
In reply to the question: •'Was Abra
ham Lincoln a Catholic?” Archbishop
Ireland fuinnished, a few years ago,
the following interesting bit of original
testimony. Tho archbishop says in
part:
“Father fit.. Cyr was a priest of the
diocese of St. Louis, from which In
curly days the scattered Catholics of
Southern Illinois received ministerial at
tention. ... I knew him when, In
later years he was chaplain to the Sis
ters of St. Joseph, of Ciurondolet, whom
In 1888 he spent a month visiting me in'
flt. Paul. Hore Is his statement, as I
then took it down Ln writing regard
ing the Lincoln family: 1 visited ler
eral times the Lincolns In their home la
Southern Illinois. The father and the
stepmother of Abraham Lincoln were
both Catholics. Mow they had become
Catholics I do not know. They were not
well Instructed in their religion; but
they were strong and sincere in thedr
profession of it. T said mass repeatedly
In their house. Abraham was not a
Catholic; he never had boon one, and
he never led me to believe that he
would become one. At tho time, Abra
ham was 20 years old or thereabouts, a
thin, tall young yellow, kind and good
natured; he used to assist me in pre
paring the altar for mass. Once he
made a present of a half dozen of
chairs. He had made those chairs with
his own hands, expressly for me; they
were simple In form and fashion as
chairs used In country places then would
be.’
“Those are Father St. Cyr’s words. If
Father St. Cyr is again referred to, let
him be quoted for what he was wont to
say; neither more nor less.
“What reliance la to be put on the
rflatenient, ns made to me by Father
Bt. Cyr and not repeated by me tho
reader will decide as he think host.
For my part., I cannot alow my naif to
doubt Its absolute correctness.”
The Massachusetts house of represen
tatives recently established a. new prec
edent for Puritan New England. Mgr.
Griffin, of Worcester, opened the house
with prayer, this being the llryt tinio
that a Catholic priest has been Invited
to perform tins service in that state.
A monuinejit is to bo erected on the
battlefield at Gettysburg in memory of
Father Corby, chaplain of the Irish
brigade in the civil war and tho priost
who pronounced the words of absolution
over the entire brigade Just betors the
battle of July 2, 1863. General Bt. Clair
Mulholland, a. member of the Irish brig
ade, and wno during the battle of July
2 assumed command after General Han
cock had been wounded Is at the head
of the movement.
February 2 was the date for ths
annual remittance of $42,050 in Mexican
currency by the Mexican government to
Archbishop Riordan, of Han Franclaoo,
for (liatrlbution to the dlffcrsnt dlooasas
in California, In compliance with Ths
Hague decree in this celebrated case of
arbitration between the United States
and Mexlcot usually known aa the “Fi
ona Fund."
The Psulisl Fathere of San Franclaoo
conduct a. ayaternatlc work among the
r'hlnrer, and have a flourishing Sunday
school for Iho young folk of Chinatown.
The Sea of Nueva- Segovia, P. I, U
more than 300 yearn old. It has a
Catholic population of a mtllton souls.
ENGLISH DIVINE TO
GO TO FITZGERALD
Rev. F. North Tnmmon,
Formerly of Nottingham,
England, Will Take Mr.
Turner’* Place.
FITZGERAIA Ga.-~Bt. Matthew’s
Episcopal church, whloh has been
without a rector since the death of
Rev. J. W. Turner, several months
ago, has extended a call to Rev. F.
North Tumrnon, of Nottingham, Eng.,
Rev. Mr. Tumrnon arrivod In the city
Sunday morning and almost immedi
ately decided to make this city his
home, and accept the charge of ths
church. He has sent a cable to his
daughter, in England, to come over
at once.
Rev. W. S. Harden, of ths Presby
terian church, left Monday for Bir
mingham to attend the annual session
of the Laymen's Missionary meeting
of the Southern Presbyterian church.
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