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Twuefedi Year, No. i*.
HPII iilf'S Father Antelli stood at th
door of his little log cabin in thi heart of Alaska and gazed tau ingly acroes the undulating: vaQe; The lengthy days in the land o: the midnight sun were short tag. and behind the distant par- , pie hffls the sun himself was stow-l ly sinking: to rest, bathing tin barren.roek-erowned heights a flood of mystic Bplendor. Fromf the half-open, squalid igloos on! the slope came the sound «f raer4 TV childish langhter.mingled withf the tender lullabies of Eskimo, mothers usrging their little opes;
What can it be coed for?" [mused A^km wondering Sbe [was tond&g in the roa£&*ler> - fsthof the flagrant garden
dm her hand was a Hf' It had been handed
If^L6?^ &*1** afcaBfon,on stone of which was distant Yukon, and with it * 25th,
letter from thewuntly old Jesuit
35R Saf* SkC JBJSfcW*
Aroun^ tlie Globe Geoege Prirorose, the famous
l&ZJS?S^^^\9Mt^'^m^ N. Y., the cwaei^]Sdnti»tor«id*iif IfcajfeSSfc]
devotftsii'
sent toour readert, beeidesa few fore the main altar, outaid* th«:
m)te»,a short and cowpfeteftketch r^c a l ^ T « p ^ f(^ v « ^ "
• " * • • • * pitgr^piiiei^
» reflected. * f trifi" aVk~«j . S e f 2 d w i t f ? e S S S ^ f L t ^ »jN& #*»tot t M ^ « e * | ....... Jsnepat the roea^ mtoJdieieea* and r ^ * n ^ , i ^ ^
native fishermen were unloadud ^ « X ^ « « K ~ » - * f*thw^diid€k.hasl>eeaiwn^^ •;• •<;• •'.;&***• their oomiaka, richly laden i L M ^ T ^ t o s f l ! e n ? d «rora the rectorship of S t f w w y W ^ t o ^ ^ ^ i t ' l M M m - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ^ ^ food for the coining winter; farf?2lf f™* J*i <™*«™*§ curMAinbroe» a New York, a n d b i * p ? > ^ $ * a i f ^ out beyond them stretched a w f f i ^ ™ T i i & i ^ S ? * . ^ silvery, gbearning -amitem of theg^ 1 ^^ * tmFb *? JWeotar tdJaj. J-Driacoll, who raeam|»3*u»dttt the lank of JBtalltoeEnglish ioOQmt&M * " Yokoian* its toftntarfe*; r i p - i f ^ * ^ mm^m^mm$,„._ sunlight. The quiet, irresistibli TJi 5 S T E^x** herwhite dress but accentuate «_ ltie a™0"? ?«> rectory at
L * & J ? l S w i » rare, clinging l6vel ine«si^»^J 6 u . .^^W8tor^in.1
lC*^-(ley surrendered Uw recto\y0j^Kcith4ni.f6r^ub«c
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3*ft.i%|M Wveral oilier features on& t o l e ^ ^ V ^ S ^ f ? ^ ! ^ found to ^ d ^ J f c a j a g ^ t f f i l ^ S ^
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ca. ThiSi ti«t^5eiB.iiJ»4»«toritlw Upon ^r^rpThlf-lo
rt a£Lof IL8"1^, ' i p p « w ^ Although wonderful cure* are « U d t t ^ t t i P » ^ W % t w ^ . r i i
recorded mjmiaghm w r o a t n t ^ t X f r c l * i i | ^ « t 6 S M th«e' wtj no ebrationof a »olw»n high «»«*.'
vetwra- Th« tfljtrim* art $*%.pw**r*d
spell of an Alaskan ered in the fragrant peaceful saule played about t l » ^ f h ^ S3?gW ^ ^ ^ t e r e s t for It was th« tmt a oldJesult-a Upaw he lingered * h ^ " d ± c a t ? f P d I u b t i * H e S v ! l I to aJdlttl f b L v K~ ^SJ3V™^J"^^'J,W«"*WI in the open doorway, loath to re- ¥£», *?*££* o f t&!i28SLft S E the diiaoSSon o f f f l W i l , J , S f a ^ W «nter the dose little cabiri which °F *& „ w i d M irwesiatibiy ^ ° ^ L L n * t i ? i r f S ^ B S ! : t c ! i * W «t dMne HerviM, SpUcBd a e « « i . k^ch.oxhand ~ * J £ a B g ^
His muarngs were Interrupted her tea^efigeS « § A « f ^ ^ ^ A b 1 w / o f N ^ ^ bv^e ndden sbnll cry of a a n d w ^ a n F r S e S S ^ ^ r T o E l ! ™ f ^ U 6 0 ? » 1 ^ 8 » ! , t h e w c -chQdiBhvosice: k « n . N
v " o c y 0 B Q ton of Cavershwn were canonsr* - r f t f «fc1ftJW jof the e«tabll8hment When Not-f*"-*p^ i 1-65^
has come, mnd here's a t0lZ^l\ * « . - -^.u «d*im.I'hoir the"Sir qualidt-
FatherAvnUUi turned with.shepoaeeateswouldbloasomand Buddp itart to see * little lad, esxparfti into still greai Igliulcrunraing quickly op thebeautyi" aTopft, a large .browi> bmidDeiii Their regret was echoed a! ~ «, .'t 7, t -lAascond relic, k i i remarkable.lmany his arms, P^ting and breaithless thousand^esby Brian DeaSrJ A 0 ® ^ * ? * ^ , 1 ^ * e work was presented in ISTO.TttSdT'5^^ the-boy reached 3ie priest's side. w h o had known « d calred M tf.TO^F «|? b M ^ o f St ^mU^,mimJtiimm
"I'vebeesnrunmngaUtike wayAileenfromchildho(>d.lliey I j a d ^ ^ 7 < ^ d l ^ P v t w d % Wb<mes«f S t Ann*,!* "~ from the wharf tolling it^to been playmatesiand noone-faWr S J ^ J ^ f ^ ^ n ^ M W ^ ^ W t t afmhiJrffirBfaKuTenee «w»jpjt are _ you,£ather-and it iihea;»y.» thanheknewtne sterling™*W*rdcat. It w^remo^edtofclnsa!l>icl»»iiqtoi88^ofeb^kSSr^iif
'Thank 3?t>a, my lad, "the mis-otf her character. -»««—. —^ *—^ *- —*.t_ * * — ^ « „ . , - . _ « . . - -•• -—- -Bionary ans rered. There was a The one thing that wit ring «f plesssure in hia voice. Let-Brian from declaring MB ters sand psbckages were* rarity was the difference in their i w w . u «««"•«* ~X-T*'^Z~7'" naviifWNiwiwwnnirir'' o n t f a B i : B Y u k o n in tbegSon.j He realized full well Sat J r ^ l s S k t ^ three short months of.summer. ?Ven if she consented to become S D M S f f i i ^ S 1 ^ ^ *5P«««1C«, ** ^"^f N & 4 ] ^ \ * < ^ and the faroillar Americao post- his wife their niarried life-would wSnS^K^&S^^ °* **(>>iPiUy»f%fiMl4M j i g ^ W | * M l l i ^ » ^ ^ ^ ^ S J S " •br«*ftomttotbfl happy. They were both W i t l , T h o r M ^ p 0 * 5 * * - H?%io»te * i l * | , ^ ^ «t*P« E % 0 ^ ^ J W L '*&$£$% hiB native b*atJi, With a qoick. too sincere and too open-hearted m • - - >-vWWch the^WfeM^aicei^OB mMBMffl^^ tt dexterous touch he unfastened to ignore in their daily inter-^ The faculty «nd officers of tfcdrknees/ Thta ittiriUbaM pobalitf'^m,\.' : ^ - ^ - ^ the n^ywrrapph^andjdisclos- course with each other the very Georgetown University for 1810 *» imitation ofthe realS<»U^. As th*idsaof nilraclsWstns to Sfi*. eda large quantity of closely- groundwork and foundation of all w«™ «mounced last Saturday, ta, now at Rome, wh|<jh0arfiWfw be ^iweeisWK, Joined; » packed caaceled postage Btemps true Christian happiness. So'ChM among the changes is dieK» ticendedand descended ter- (8:'|fffipl|ft»;f^^^.{a»Pb-f« iffi* with* letter in a girlish hand-there was nothing to do but to waifitoent of Rev. Charles Mack- ^elunae* while preceedfag; 'tp nwatpe»lib.fl&M * | writing lyicag on the top.lt read:wnitand pray. True, Aaeenwas eey.prefect of studies, ter St.^I«t«iW^i«w^aiSMdrJi8T^ "'
"Dear Father Antelli I am not very favonftly disposed towards Francis Xavier's College, New sion- In each stepiaiiufch^agfeetw^^^ a Catholicbmt I have read an nc- the Catholic religion and was dls- York,Rev. James A.Carlin,former relic from the Holy Land. An WMerl. W#frtl| '.first.jrH*an-0 *".-mj*h count of your labors in Alaska. I satisfied with her own cold creed prefect orf discipline, goes to St indulgenee of 800 days for every count, in as scCur«te;•. a jnaniWr W fiflR am much interested in the work and in the fact lay his hope. Andrew's at Poughkeepsie. as si* **»P »granted to the .faithful K> postlble. of the wonderful MpSSEESSi' of foreign missions, and hope It was Brian Desmond who had 8 0 4 < ) e 8 R e v p e t e r Archer, former w c e a d this attin knesung1curee whiejt hmjb&k ,^8Jit»t SUJISfiSiST-yon will stccept the enclosed aroused her interest in the Alask-ST0^88??" of„ / u n i o r **&* M i d ! ^ * « « ^ t e h a ^ i n d l n a t f | l ^ ^ stamps, which,I understand from an missions by telling her of t h e 0 ^ K*v-J°nn C.Hart, former SFng en our Saviort Passion, piterirfliffcgt -Aanfjfc' the *MesseQ^er,' iiave a money poverty and hardships of the R r o f ? a o r o f 8 B e d a l L * ^ mdff«Jpwna*Tte aAar bftiimiftrf t M ..^ value on the Yukon, as a gift to self-exiled priests who labored G ^ . g o e s to St Peter'sCtollegetaeStatioBaof the Croat whichi HWW fmfifa*Wtftti^,s%bi aid in their "support. I have been there. It was at his suggestion fr8ey CSty;so does Rev.John A. •*? «?ected] oolariae collecting stamps as a pastime that she had collected and sent v00^* ^OTmef professor of the to while away the tedious hours the large offering of canceled l/lf, a n claB8> " e v - P»trick J. of convalescence after a severe postage stamps that were des- glu»iv»n» former professor of po-illness. ffhaaik God, I am better]tbned°to "accomplish'' S(^ethlnjrl$i?tl e««JMny. «§*• w Po'rdnam *°* v*nSrm|{on» *»My now, and hope to be out and tax God's glory. University.New York. »»m. to 5:00 p, m. about soon, I hope you may find the enclose* stamps of some service.
"Aileen Colton/" The Jesuit: closed
murmured gently Aileen Col torn I May the light of faithr
A glad ligiit sprang to his eyes as he began to examine more thoroughly the contents of the bundle. The money value they represented snowed him that he would be able to start the building of the little chapel, aye, and
It was a perfect day in late October The Indian summer still There is a lingered on. as if loath to depart the Ancient and the irresistible spell of those to raise $10^
the note and golden, dreamy days * 'God Mess ' * He give her ed woodlands and fields. Aileen
i t ^for a < m a p e l < m ^ S S ^ ^ ^ | ^ | | S L care^r^ly ove> autunm-rob^ve^^
as strong as when it presented
mgox iHein-ue cimpei, aye, ana*"•"?&*'.'" °»"?*? w "*"*« vuu-~t~ »>~*.j.** •» "»'/.*"= w » w t put it wellon-tibswaytocaanple-ce*,1,n8lt' an<i °* 'asunaware oadpeoptewiw-his -owir-flsaK i i . J i t . ^ U • * ^ _ _ „ v^ • . . . thf l»4 a h a h a i l <itM« « f M A * t > » 3 * i ^ l . A T t n OAAnBAM^iiIttt 4-1\M4> ( U A A * ^ .
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tion; and the old missionary's joy and gratitud* knew no bounds. Truly God was good, and falling on his knees before the crucifix, he poured foxth his soul in fervent, humble thanksgiving.
So long he remained there bowed in pnvyer that he failed to realize the flight of time, and when at last he arose the twi light had deepened to evening! dusk, and the stars, like silvery Brian, fshe points of li^ht, were studding the summer sky. The little room was in total darkness, save for a single luminals moonbeam, which shed afaintmisty light about the tiny window pane.
Arising quickly, he lit a candleJeiL7
and sat downt at the table. The notes he was preparing for the Sunday sermsntonislittle native flock lay scattered by bis shabby breviary,and the sight of them aroused him -to a realization of
that she had ever received a tok-
leav*tr»crrtrrchwith. ly" along through the sunlit pad), a Celtic chair. between the trees absorbed in w- . ~. -i> earnest conversation. Though . pilgrimage. The meet < _ some time had passed since she The Archbishop of Toulouse, Pagrimage forour readers had received the rosary.she had»"»rdingrto his custom, went to ° ^ J e * O T Kingston ^^Jt*»m*mn**itf&*.'ufw^ not yet mustered up sufficient the home of the Uttle Sisters on °P tb:e 20f* of JtUy or there* S S 2 i r i S ^ & * S * courage to speak to Brian con- St Joseph's day; he served tfce about«. That ourreadeja_ i^i/^" t^< T O e q e w*^g<"^
ia^pwain
the Can,, a i
is exposed hiirint|«^w|tt an a
., :'•- '-$MU&m*0k$m?* . Thel^IySpringrwh«a«_wt|el ®M$MS$& has cured:«o manr Mc^in- | g ^ | g p | ^
reported Mtsb irowM^^^^^ hovered the groubdBArf the QithoW IJnT f * ^ 1 ^ ^ 1 ^ * ^ ^
injrSt. Anne's is ^r idfi&"» SSfS*S
and so cheerfully that the appe-en Jof acknowledgement for her tite of the good old souls was in-
They had come to a fallen creased. His clergy and /others the trunk of which layjfoliowed his example. "How tree, ine cronx oi wnicn iaypt««ow i ms example. "UowWfY* M'i^^*^f .J^t^i^'«»9«ii^iu\^i'u^^4^r^A^S^^2I»ir
ettctiree,widen were wroaght a quick it and held out his hear.
As she reached his gave a little cry.
"You have dropped r -ian, fshe said nr-pointing her finger.
Brian saw the ground.
jumped over intimately united by bonds that other pHtrimage. hand to assist are natural- aneV religious, asl. <$» July, the 20th three
children of the same fatheiv andlojsdsof p^u^ms,ahout 1«00, & side she"5» protfoeraof &e one broiher|cladinf«f^wfrom "•'- -*iv ^
lethim ilyan
simply. from
To be continued.
Brtansawhis rosary W w e J a X S g ^ ishop and the ioawras arrival at St. . T
thejf iagtog^|he-m^ ^ Archbishop and the joyous arrival at St. Anne's IheyvereSIx
T ^ p i l g i i A s i ^ ^ e d . tneir way to fee whfcm _
. Saelookedati tagainasi t lay^st Sunday Bishop ^ ^ ^ & ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^ ^ ^ m ^ S in his hand. . ^ ^ S ^ f 0 5 * «*"*preached'Ott entering the Basuice iht*fe mS^Tm&m
at the dedicatbn o fJm »ew tension of the pdgrims i T m ^ X ^ S W ^ church in that towm- Md|ep^t(aacted by t*e f«ir ^ W i K ^ ^ i f f i ^ S ^
aBSSss^SBaasa idea of a pfigrimagje tothiewoft' de^workfngehritievwe l»fll fedef-
Emmm&MSstm Christ, by bonds of lasting grati* the lake, left _ tadeon the part of those whoareh-dioceseforSt Jwe-s.wen^rih*ffi^i>&*£^i^i&i& arehelped,andby bonds of con-though their intentions ^erled I S f f i S ! % S » l 2 ^ ^ stantand geneMuscharityontheWfde&, ftiU they were i t t l i e d ^ ^ ^ t J ^ ^ S w 9 ^ 9 ^ ^ 1
i." These remarks wMithe.same hope s»d m^irel « ^ y p e ^ l % l ! W 8 ' J ^ , . _ . » ? the presence ofIbythe same devotiom Onthe&Stt«
of the goof St|,Annet-
JandSt
fe m the diocese of .Bunaloanlpf «rutehe» which atani
assisting bdm. iwtwoghtthwufhthei
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