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Bleak House Joyce Kilmer once infenccl that the loneliest thing in his estimation was a house with nobody in it. He sings: "Whenever I walk to suffern, along the Erie track I pass by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles bracken and black. I suppose I've passed it a hundred times, but I always stop for a minute, To look at the house, the tragic house, The house with nobody in it." Still more tragic, however, is a mind with nothing in it. Not necessarily a deranged mind, one mentally unbalanc- ed, but one filled with intellectual trash. It takes considerable time to clean house. It involves both labor and incon- venience, but the results warrant the exertion. "My desk is always full of worthless papers, My key ring carries lots of useless keys. My mind holds countless stale and futile wonies, Why drag th1·ough life such foolish things as these?" Uninvited "You know, I had the most difficult time getting myself invited to attend services at a Catholic Church " a recent ' convert said. "A goodly number of my friends were Catholics and the hints I used to give them to show my desire to attend services with them! Not a one ·would invite me. In fact, whenever the matter of religion happened to come up, they seemed to be uncomfortable and would s\vitch the conversation as quick- ly as possible." Isn't it sad to think that there are peo- ple outside the Church of Ch1·ist long- ing to be invited in and no one asks them? How readily Catholics will give an inspiring sales talk for a new hay fever cure, a reducing diet, a good book or movie and never a word that \VOuld arouse the interest of others in the Church! Realizing how much the Church has to offer to make people happy-Christ's complete doctrine and His Sacraments-isn't it amazing that we are indifferent when we see friends of om-s not possessing these o-ood things? Why not suggest that they partake of them?

Their faith is "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not." ~~Cw,Le;;;;;~;;~~~ CLASS A-SECTION I -~ (Unobjectionable for General ( Patronage) J Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Angels Wash Their Faces Bad Lands C Beau Geste s Blondie Takes a Vacation Chicken Wagon Family Colorado Sunset Conspiracy Cowboy Quarterback, The C Death Rides the Range s Desperate Trails Fighting Gringo

of the hardships of olher countries. Our Nation is great enough to despise the deceptive profits of arms' sales that represent nothing more than blood- money. The embargo law, as we have it now, was a happy mistake on the part of its original sponsors. It preserved us more than was intended. Because of it we did not come to the assistance of the Com- munists in Spain. Because of it now we can stay clear of embroilment in Europe. There is a point that seems to be for- gotten in the discussion of this special session of Congress. The present neu- trality act is the result of the votes of the elected representatives of American citizens throughout the Nation. These representatives refused to change the law in the last session of Congress. Was not that plain enough indication of the will of the people of the United States? By what right does any one ma..-ri, albeit President of the United States, under our form of Representative Govern- ment, strive to impose his will on an unwilling peopl'e? This is no time for party politics. The welfare of the Na- tion demands that every representative in CongTess and every Senator look first to the good of his country and away later to his place in the party line. America wants to stay neutral. This can only be accomplished by avoiding discriminatory laws. Great in Simplicity It is invariably true in nature that the really great things are silent, unob- trusive, simple. Great in their sim- plicity, simple in their greatness. The snow-capped mountain does not speak in words but nevertheless silent, soulful thoughts crowd the mind as we gaze at its majestic grandeur. The deep, sv;rift river seldom murmurs or complains, it is only the shallow brook that babbles on its way to the sea. AB in nature so too among men. The deeply and thoroughly learned are sel- dom puffed up by pride for they are in- ternally conscious from experience that the human mind is very, very finite. There are a number of things it just cannot grasp. Hence the world's g1·eat- est thinkers and scholars are men of deep humility-they a1·e men of Faith. They recognize that there are mysteries of nature and also mysteries of faith. months ago. she even subtly advised what kind of Pope we should have. A facile typewriter an.:! a comprehensive knowl- edge of Webster's dictionary do not make a col- umnist worth reading. It takes real education, which does not consist only of the two mentioned assets. National commentators should know a little more than one-sided false statements and impr£'ssions picked up along the street or at bridge parties. If this fair columnist would insist a little less on "I think" and "I doubt" and "I fear" and do o. little more studying, she would be in a better po- sition for instance. io state actual facts as to divorce and sexual fidelity in countries that frown on divorce and in those where marital licentious- ness is accepted. While studying, she might also discover that the Catholic Church never annuls a maniage; fUl'thermore, that it is illogical to claim the United States is a Protestant country, since it was discovered by a Catholic whose exploration trip was financed by a Catholic; since most of its first settlers were Catholic. and its independence was achievecl through the invaluable help of Catholics. The great majority of Protestants in this country today are no longer Protestant. for they are not affiliated with any religion. Church- going Catholics outnumber them. But. where Dorothy shows her 11and is by her occasional, gratuitous. patronizing statement that she has no grud[".e against catholicism. That is sweet of her. theologians without dogma only had Will Roeers• sense of humor, enjoying their game of bunco, their altitude and smartness would have a redeeming feature. But, they loot< so ridiculously pitiful in their contrast with St. Paul's advice, "not Lhat we are sufficient to think anything of our- selve.~. as of ourselves." But the great pity is that, from this sort of daily literary effusion, so many readers will quaff tlrnir wisdom. Catholics, even, will quote these dogma dispensers with respect and profound aC:miration for their authority, instead of reading, reliable Catholic literature on the questions of the day. And, if you contradict them, you are at once stamped as narrow-minded. box The Name and Address of the Sender Must Accompany Questions Mailed to This Department. If these By The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter W. H. 1,Vynhoven

To the Most Rcver nd Charles Francis Buddy, D.D., Bishop of San Diego. Most Reverend and Beloved Father in Christ:

ESTABLJSUED IN 1912 Owned nnd Published bY the Diocese of San Diee:o RT. REV. LAURENCE FORRISTAL. REV. JAMES P. O'SHEA, REV. C. NORMAN RAL- EY, REV. MATTHEW J. THOMPSON, REV. ' DAVID P. McASTOCKER, S.J..................... .................................................. Associate Editors Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice o( San Diego Under the Act of March 8, 1879 The Southern Cross ful[ills the need of an alert and vigorous Catholic Press. lt offers Catholic news from the end~ or the earth. It exposes sham, fah1ehood, sophh1try, and fearleH8ly defends truth. To be correctly inrormed on vitalJy important topics, every Catholic in the Diocese of San Diego should rend The Southern Cross. 1oI4 CHARLES F. BUDDY, Bishop of San Diego. Subscribera nre reque8ted to notify this office of change of address immediately_ MaltEr intended for publication in The Southern Cross should reach this office by Tuesdsy noon. Address all communications to; THE EDITOR, ln3fi Third Ave., San Diego, Cali!. Telephone F-3913 The Forgotten Point The U. S. Congress made a law to protect the neutrality of the Nation. The idea underlying the law was two- fold - to keep international-minded people from meddling in affairs that are none of America's business, but that are ruinous of America's peace; and to preserve America from the stain of foreign blood-money. We have been assured that every ef- fort will be made to keep America out of this European war. That appears to be an unnecessary assurance if we mind our own business and keep out of the danger zone. Real neutrality is absolute neutrality. To foist a specious neutrality act on the country that will m:ean, in effect, exclusive aid for one side is a decidedly unfriendly and provocative act. It can no longer be alleged that the war is between dfotator;ahips and "democra- cies." That argument was scrambled when Russia and Germany forgot their theoretical differences in the face of more pressing realities. It seems des- tined to a more thorough scrambling when Mussolini joins England and France. A revision of the arms embargo can only mean one thing-a desire to make money out of the woes of Europe. It is a sad day for American ingenuity when it has to depend on the barbarous, war- ring passions of other nations to create a little boom in American industry. It is no reflection of the spirit of America to seek even temporary prosperity out THEOLOGIANS WITHOUT DOGMA Will Rogers, after making a tour through Eur- ope, visiting the heads of different countries, wrote a delightful book, "The Ambassador Without a Portfolio." He found his experience extremely amusing, golng around as a common ordinary American chatting and wisecracking with kings and presidents. What struck him most forcibly was the fact that, although he was a nobody, the world's great ones received him with honor and seriously discussed weighty world problems. of which he did not know even the fundamentals. We have syndicate writers in this country who pose as theologians and write on learned subjects which they never studied and on which they have only their own personal opinion not even backed up by solid reading. Arthur Brisbane was one of them. About the only thing on which he was one hundxed per cent correct, was his insistence that this country should concentrate on aerial defense. For the rest, he was invariably off shade, especially in his wise observations and cogitations on faith ancl morals, the discipline and policy of the Cath- olic Church. One fact in his favor, however, was that his writings in disagreement with the Church were always tempered with a degree of respect. The most ludicrous theologian without a port- folio that we have today is the columnist, Dorothy Thompson, wife of Sinclail· Lewis. She comments on everything and anything without even a trace of logic. Her pet subject is Rome and politics. At one time, she sadly deplored that the Pope showed his sympahy for "the rebels" in Spain, which made Lhe Supreme Pontiff, according to her reasoning, a dyed-in-the-wool Fascist. She could not com- prehend that the Spanish Bishops, priests and nuns wh.o were being wantonly and cruelly mur- tlered by "the Loyalists" were the Holy Father's beloved cl1ildren, irrespective of his political in- clinations. She also has her set ideas about Rome's attitude in regard to Nazism and Communism. and why Jesuits are at the bottom of all international af- fairs. Her opinions are all so clear that mud look~ transparent in compariSon with them. A few The question

On the occa•ion of the Silver Jubilee of your priesthood. w , your devoted and grateful children, tender io you Lhe trlbut,c of our love and our prayers, and to God our gratitude that, he has sent you. Prefr,r_ence fo1· t1,e things of the spirit so strongly indicated by you fmds joyful response in our hearts. Therefore in thanking God for you, we icnder our gratitude in the fon11 of gifts of the spirit which we J1ope may be rrccepted not only as a petition before the Great White Throne but also a pledge of eternal happiness. Constant and kindly leadership in spiritual things has bet·n to us an example that strongly suggests imitation. Labors han filled your days and you have :-lept. in th1• affliction of the cares that our selfishness and our waywardnt'ss have laid upon You. But instead of the reproach we deserved there issued from your lips with Cl1rist-like tenderness the sweet call to penance and amendment. You came with a bles!sing and you remain a blessing to us. Our hearts throb their gratitude to God and you. May your years be many among:;t us and when you finally lead your flock back to the Eternal fold. may you be able to say as Christ did, "Father, of ail ll1at were given me I have not lost even one." Masses 21,042.

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feast days SUNDAY, Sept. 24.-The Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. Encour- aged by a vision of the Blessed Virgin, St. Peter of Nolasco and his confessor with King James of Aragon, established the order of Our Lady of Mercy for the redemption of captives. MONDAY, Sept. 25.-St. Germin, Amiens. TUESDAY, Sept. 26. - SS. Cy- prian and Justina. martyrs un- der the persecution of Diocle- tian. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27. - SS. Cosmas and Damian, martyrs under the persecution of Dio- cletian, were noted for their skill in medicine and practiced their profession without taking fees. THURSDAY, Sept. 28.-St. Wen- ceslaus, son of a Christian duke of Bohemia, was martyred on the feast of the Angels, A. D. 938. FRIDAY, Sept. 29.-St. Michael the Archangel, captain of the Bishop and martyr. native of Pamploie in Navarre, received the crown of martyrdom at

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fortitude, evl"ry faitl1ful soul in stnfe with ihc powers of evil. SATURDAY, Sept. 30. - St. Je- rome, doctor, born in Dalmatia. A.D. 329, revised the Latin Bible. ~"S'S-.~~~ FORTY HOURS DEVOTION Sept. 24.-San Diego: our Lady of Angels. Oct. 1. - San Bernardino: I Our Lady of Guadalupe: San Jacinto: St. Anthony. 'i Oct. 8 - Casa Blanca: St. Anthony. I National City: St. Mary. Oct. 15 - San Bernardino : Holy Rosary. Oct. 22 - Arlington: St. Thomas. Coacl1ella: Our Lady of Soledad. l Oct. 29-Holtville: St. Jo- seph. i champion of i

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"Our youth are taught to distinguish Catholic a1·t and Catholic literature from pagan art and pagan litera- ture, not by any mere choice of color or words, but by an underlying point of view; they are schooled to appraise human qualities r, d human acts, not by a criterion of practical usefulne,' or re~mlt, but by the yardstick of Christian morals; they al'c fired with consuming inter- est in the welfare of Catholicism, becau e Catholicii;m is the axis upon which all goals and all endeavor rcvolvc."- Frank W. Munson. Catho ic 'Vear East Welfare Association Mo~t Rev. Frarcia J. Spellman, 0. 0., President Rt. Rev. Msgr. James 8. O'Reilly. Ph 0., Nation31 Secretary Rev. John J. Corrigan, A,a;£tant Secretary Candh~s for Ch· pel Eight doilars will purchase all the Candles used in a mission chapel for a whole year. If you make this gift, all the Candles used 111 a chapel during the year will burn for your intentions. GREGORIAN MASSES rt d our pamphl t on Gr gor1 n ·1 c . It 1 , , ry br,.,[. I\ xplhlt\ lh old cu ton, of orrcr,ng a Ma c,·Pry day for 1h!ny day for 011 \ '10 I cc d. Writ IOI & C J) • lt fr c. -· WHAT A CHAPEL MEANS Wh 11 th m1 Iona y ha5 a chAp l, he can ay M ss 111 tit urround1n;• • l ,·nn n• rve the Bl<'s ( d Sacr • m, n' lk h: n pl,,ct• to prrach 1,1 11 people :111ct 1o ln\lt th~ srpa- ;ra c1 p oplc F 1\e Jlund1 •d nolla1 will build ;< m de , hapcl lll \11< N ar 1',~ The donor can ( I ~l lhr, name. !'1• ll ily l• athcr wl!l t•l cl the PIRC - . -

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DEAR LOKER: After perusing my former ar- ticles about the Angels you would like to submit a couple of ques- tions or objections. Very well, what are your doubts- "Did not the Jews borrow their doctrine concerning the Angels from the Persians with whom they lived in captivity?'' There is a resem- blance between the system of Persian mythology and that of the Holy Scriptures in regard to Angels, but it is only a resem- blance. The inspired authors of the Old Testament wrote of the Angels long before their country- men came into connection with the Persians or any other races.

"But, Father, what about the Christians?" Did they not get their ideas on the subject from the old pagan religions of Greece and Rome?" Oh. my dear boy, you are confounding doctrine with verbal and pictorial expressions. The early Christians made use of symbolisms which they some- times took from the more in- nocent elements of the old re- ligions. Thus an Angel in early Christian painting is hardly dis- tinguishable from the figures of Genii or of the goddess, Victory. But the resemblance is only ex- ternal. There is nothing in com- mon between Christian teaching about Angels and the fanciful legends of heathendom.

We, as Catholics, are firm be- lievers in the authority and testi- mony of the Holy Catholic Church as the teacher of God's truth and many non-Catholics believe in the Holy Scriptures as the very word of God Himself. So let us see what Holy Scripture tells us about the Angels. In the very beginning of the Bible we read of the Cherubim who guarded the entrance to Eden after the unhappy fall of our first parents. You, no doubt may have read of the Angels sent to deliver Lot and his family from the wick- ed city of Sodom. Do you recall Jacob's dream "he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth and the top thereof reach- ing hea,•en; the Angels of God ascending and descending by it?" (Gen. 28: 12). Prophets in vision saw the throne of God surround- ed by Angels. That none may doubt these testimonies of lthe Old Testament, the sacred writ- ers of the New Testament gives us Our Lord's own words: "See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you that the Angels in Heaven always see the far.e of my Father, who is in heaven. (Mat. 18: 10). Again, "I say unto you, there shall be joy, before the Angels of God up- on one sinner doing penance." (Luke 15: 10). "He that shall be ashamed of Me and of My words. of him the Son of Man shall be ashamed, when He shall come in His majesty and that of His Father and of the Holy Angels." (Luke 9:24). These are some of the passages in which Our Lord speaks of the Angels. St. Paul writes: "We are made a spectacle to the world, and to Angels and to men." St. Peter, "Angels and Powers and Virtues are made subject to Our Lord Jesus Christ in His Glory." 0-Peter, 3:22); and in St. John's visions of the heavenly country, in the Apocalypse, how great a part is played by the Angels. Let us hear what the Church says, "God," declares the Vatican Council, "of His Own free coun- sel, in the beginning of time cre- ated from nothing .. . both spiri- tual and corporeal creatures.

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uncovered, disgraceth her head. Doth it become a woman to pray unto God uncovered.

she recites the Our Father and the Apostles Creed. The god-parents contract an obligation to procure the god-child's Catholic bringing up in case this is neglected by the pa1·ent.,. of women entering the church with the heads covered originate? Q.-When did the custom

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