Sr. V IATEUR'S CoLLEGE JOURNAL. LECTIO CERTA PRODEST, VARIA DELEUTAT. Seneca.

VOL. VI BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. ~ATURDAY, Dec. 29th., 1888. No9

CHRJ Tl\IAS.

BY Loms A. FALLEY.

Ring! Ring! Ring! 0 loud bells,on thest1fi midnight air

]<'ling thy titlings of joy, thy sweet messnge of lov e,

O'er the land, sound the praise of the Infant God f:tir

Ius coml0rtle~S: stab!e bo1n, whilst far above

The whi te angels, their hymn sung again noel again

"Be to G:>(l in the highest great glory; to m€n

Of goo~l will on earth,_peace, holy peace without end"

Bicl the hung•·y anrl poor to re­

joice nnrl be glad

For thei r k:ng chose to be like

. them, iowly and P•>O r

Though a God that be wa.s

rlllers hennl n•Jt his voice

They del'pi~e'l him thongh held

he the world's ctestiny.

Hit! them sing with the angels ngain anrl aga.in

"Be to Gorl in the lligbestgreat.

glory; to men

01 good will On cmth peace, !July peace withont em!.''

0 bleak winter winds, ulowing so piercing and col d

Bid the nations yon p:tss in , in your long, hasty fli ght

Their contentions to cease, to forget all their olcl

Bitter hate, fur ngain shine:" the Bethle' m light

An rl the angels are &inging ngain anrl again

"Be to God in the highest great glory; to men

Of goo•l will on earth, peace, blessed pence without end."

0 ye men join tog-ethet· your

hearts and your tongues

J,)in your hearts in deep love

joir. your tongues in the praise

01 your new-born Redeemer ;

and sing the song, sung

Long ago 'neath the Bethlehem

star's dazzling ra.ys.

By the bright white robed

angels, 11gain and 11gain

"Be to l)r,d in the !Jighestgreat

glory ; to men

Of good wilt on earth, peace,

blessed pence wit!Jout end."

( J men, leave for to-day all your care~, and around

+ The cold cribofyom God,kneelandgive bimyourluve

Like the shepherds who first on that night from the gron nd

. nose, and left all their flocks, the command from ahuve

To obey, singing over again :Lnrl 11ga.in

"lle to God on the hig!Jest, great glory; to men

(lt' gnorl ,,.ill on em·t.h, p~1('f' 1 hh·il""rl p~~ce with·•ut e11<l."

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CHRISTMAS.

lh G .10:0. E. DoNNELLY.

Colrl~and si lent is the hea:t, d reary and ctead !Ue the

affections which feel no genia l glow, no fervid lo ll g ings for the coming of that season ,

''Wherein our Sav iour's birth is celebrated.' ' Cherished as thi s se:1sou is by all Christia.ns, yet.,

none pay more homnge to it than the collegian for then his homeward beg ira takes place and the rnany trials of college dAys are forgotten a.mirl st the b li&sfu l pleasures

<;>f the family fireside. The rigor of the season would seem to sap en joy ment of its g rati fication bnt renlly it

throws o'er everything an ai r of mnjesty not out of keeping with the solem11ity of the occasion.

T o be sure, nature at this time d oes not carpet the

e::~rth w:th green sward, no azure sky sm il es upo n ns from above, no merry songsters discourse sweet music from the trees and the blossoms and leaves have long

since disappeared. The fleecy off-spring of Wint<:>r­Earth's dictator at this season-hA s enveloped every­thing, and save the gl istening brilliancy of the icicle wbeu the bUn l>eams upon it, a ll is· r;eeming ly g loomy

and desolate. The mind, however, fills up the void m::~.de by na­

ture. The mrial flight which fancy takes t o t he n ot d is­t aut regions of the past, the happy recollections awak­ened by a hallowed memory falls like dew upon tl1e pleasures of the present and causes everything to be ioyou s. The conviva lity which is const ant ly break ing forth from the fest ive student is on this occn.s ion some­

what restrained by the solemnity of the fea~t which is celebrat.ed. The church is now in all her glory. Fot· weeks has she l>een awn.itiug the advent of this fes tiva l and when the clay arrives she breaks forth in glad a n­thems to Him who came to establish peaee a nd good will amongst all. The midnight mass, t he f u ll choir, the silent worsh ippers a nd the"J'oyou; '1-Ios::tnna' m inolino

. "' 0

together as they do, fitti ng ly usher in the mos t beauti-f!ll fea:; t-day of the y ear. The mystic past has le ft us m any customs, but none i~ m ore dear to the multit nrl 0, I ve nturG to say, t ha n that of fum ily re union at Christ ­m as time. The young mr.n who b::tve SC<1tte red t<l clrink deep dro ug hts from the ry ri s n spri ng seek with av icl itv the hom"s of the ir chi ldhood. Those gron w u p t o man;1 esta tewhobave for weary years baffled tb e ru de bl us t of adversity return to forget tr ia ls amo ngst the eve1·-(l ear, never-forgotten m ement oes of happie r d ays. A nd what is more p leasant to t he pare nt , wb.at causes more j r1y to the chil d than t he renewing of t hose affectionate d uti es

wh ich nature imposes on everyone? A n unaccountab iH u isf·Pgt:nd of a nelent customs [lnd a eertai n ,~. e~ i : · e to

dispense with wlu~t is unn~cessa.ry bas G!.tt1sed t)le

Christmas holidays- in this couJ;ltry to lose thlilt charm­ing simplicity which ebaracterized its cele bration in Englaurl. H ere the lu x uriant plenty of the Christmas cliuner, the merry tales at the fi reside in the ,e-venin()" e> ·• and the honest s incerity of t hose pt·esent h~ve made . place for the statelier anrl more fash ionable customs. of a new co u ntry. Nevnt.beless, to ma.ny inhabltaots of this uroad fi,J}I'\ happy land, Cltristm;1S brings but few ·p·1e.as­ur~s. I refer to the poor. Th ey do not e njoy the ease of their 1nore fort un n. te neigh!Jors, many eyen Jnck the necessaries of lif,~ a nd if thi s season does not inspi-re

charity to them by the rich, their Christma~ wi ll p:n·tftke more of '>Orrow Chftn of joy . Therefure, when the day

dawn ~ upon us with a ll i ts enjoyment~, old association!! nnrl present beauti es, le t not t ile sen~es a lone e ngu l f ~

themselves i11 the FC:l. of ple~s ure, let the be::~ r t enter into t he rest ivilies else our Christmas wi ll be uuythiug

L u t merry. - ·----1\ll DNIGHl' MASS IN OANAIJA.

BY M***

E:tc.h clinHJ has it,scharms. F lori<ia cl isp lays her orange­trees an1l ete rnal Howers. Oan :-1.dn. is adorned wi t ll !Jer suu1vs and frimas, :tlld how ~Je>tutifu l i::s t lmt CO lllt t ry t1 uri 11g the long winter! This season trnnsforms thr" North into a fai ry land uncl brings with it pleasures and enjoyment or" all kind s. The earth exchanges her ma nt le of verdure for the spotlPss vei l of t he ur icle. The eolrl wi1Jcl has stripp r.; cl t he trees of their fuliage, !Ju t t he

snow clothes the n :il1.ed l>ranclles with flowers b rig hter than pearl s. The li mpid water of the ri Ye rs is eha nge<i i11tO :t v as t crystul m irro r w here in is retl ected the swi ft

ska ter as he sk ims along lilie a l iv ing yaLch. ' Vhen va lleys and hi lls. have thus pu t o n th eir: winter

gar ments, t lw atmosphere is b r b l{ a nd clear, the firma­ment above, b lue and deep as t he sl1y a t NHples, t hen co mes t he m ost touch ing' rel igious feast of the year , Chris tmn s aucl i ts midn ig ht mass. How a nx io usly ev en thr. children awa it it. T hey connt the days that will

b r ing t his saerccl hour, bow hig l1 the sno w ~hould ri s<', how thi ck the ice should fr eeze b efore it com es. Aod see, they l.HLve no t gone to r est this evening la t e tlw ugh

i t is. Li s ten ! do you henr the eburch b ell ringing in th e

s ilence of the nig ht? Oh ! the m o ment has com e at last, m id ni gbt mass is r ung ! In a n in s tnnt all the cott ages

a rc Jit up. Th e wl10le fa mily is soon ready a nd away

they rid e for church . What a pleN sant ri de! The ni ght is calm, the air pure

and cri ~p; t he s tars iibin e from nbove as so m any he11v-

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enly eyes; the moon's silvery beams light up sparkling jewels on every fiake of snow. And it is so warm U!Jder the thick wooly furs, the bells jingle so merrily on the foaming horses, and 1he sleighs glide so swiftly on the creaking snow. - As we turd this bend tbe parish church, all ablaze comes in YUW'. Let us enter. Light is streaming down from every part of the temple. The chandeliers hang; ing from the gray (l!d dome are taken down and loaded with tapers. One would think that all the stars of bea ven . had gathered above the worshipful spot. Slowly the faithful enter, shaking otf the snow from their shoes. Their eyes are turned towMds the alt..'l.r adorned with branches of evergreen and myriads of colored lights. On 'i·resh mOss is the miniature stable with its tha!cberl roof and the littie crib, and in it. on golden straw smiles the babe of Bethlehem !: ...

The religious silence is soon broken by tbe melodious strains of the organ. Mass begins: . white clouds hover round the altar like angels' wings; the church resounds wit.b the antique Noel. It seems as if the heavenly spirits were awakened by tlle echoes, and were singing t~gain over the cradle oi Bethlehem the glad tidings, and this bumble country church all dazzling in the middle of the darkness tseems to resemble the poorshelter under which eighteen centuries ago shone the Light of the world.

The setvice i& over, the last notes of the Christmas canticles die away; the rolls of the perfumed incense slowly vanish, but the pious crowds still surrounrl Lhe illuminated crib. The whitehaired man kneels trembling wi~h age and by his side the candid ehild opens his eyes with wonderment.; all make their mode:,t offering to him who was bom so poor. Finally they leave anrl passing out, they turn and throw one l~st gla.nce at tile beautiful cbild whose celcsti11l charms they carry Jeeply engraven in their souls.

Returnir;g home they are hailed by the reveillon of those who could not accompany them. Tiley sit at table to partake of the feast and keep up a gay and reveren. tial babble, relating their impressions. How lovely was the divine infant ! What golrlen locks, what rosy cheeks ! None ever saw such beautiful eyes, 5uch a sweet smilel The pious people seemed not to see in the manger a statue of plaster, but it was theit· eye of rlevotion and faith that unerringly picture.d to them the real d iv ine CLild. 0 solemn nig~t, brighter than tne day l what fund tnewories thou bringest to the he:trt, surprised to finrl itself still young. Can I ever forgH the rustic chnpel and itsmagil: lights? Again I bear the chiming bells, the ChristmaS carols, &nd believe I am again praying lrith tile humble peasants at midnight m~s.

.......

WHAT CHRISTMAS IS TO THE STUDENT. BY R OBERT P RA.TT, '9 1.

In the lauguage of the poet we tune our lyres and sing,

"0mne bene, Sine peen::~,

T empus e t ludendi; -. Venit bora, Absque mora

Libros deponendi." The time of t imes which the students have so longing­

ly looked forward to has nearly arrived. Christmas bas been from date imm emorial what an oasis is to the weary traveller c~ossing the mighty de~ert. It was St. Paul who spoke of the day of his separation, of fighting a good fight anci of the crown that was laid up for him, but in the language of the St. Viateur'~ students w_e can truly say that we have kept the rnles and there Is laid up for us a turkey which we the righteous shall ct~rve on Christmas day. Yes! dear reader, ere another moon shall have mad~ its exit from the fair heavens , many of us shall have bidrlen adieu to the transitory pleasures of college l ife, anrl wiLh grips well packed with paper collars will take the wings of the morning fo~· the classical city of Kanknkee. BuL the first gre~t happiness of the occasion will be when we boarri the tra in. There we will see all kinds of people who are taking ad van. tage of cheap rates ttrod are goi:lg to see as much of the world as possible for the le:1st money. Among the crowd we will see many an old maio with her yellow flowererl bonnet, frills and tucks. How graciou ly she will smile upon us ? But she w ill soon perceive that the students of St. Viateur's are no spring chickens and that her smiles are useless. At every way station the honest old farmer will get abourcl, and he will nl:'.turally wonder where so many handsome young men c11me from, and will conclucle from their appe~mmces that they mnst have a very easy l ife of it. LiLtle he knows how many hours of hard s~ucly it reqnires to demonstrate beyonfl any .:loubt that •·If the d ingon::~ls of a parallelogram are eqnal, the parallelogram il':' a rectangle." .

At last we complete our jounH'Y the tram stops and we are em br~ced by our vener~ ble prtrents anrl beloved nine little s1sters and seven brothers who have come with Dad and i'\fflm to the depot to see their big broth­er who h3s bPen away to college and is supposed to know everything that is knowable. 0! how glad they are ~0 see us and little Johnny grins from ear to ear when be discovers a stray peanut in the coat-tail pocket of student Jim. After all the preliminary remarks have closed and everyone has left the depot the procession is formed for starting hom e. Dad grabs the satchels and we start. It is needless to say that the dogs all bark as we go 11p the 8treet, nnd it may be that some of us

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luve a cl ear cousin (?) wlu will cn.utions ly peek out

from some winnow as we p tss. \V Int a time when we

arrive ho:n :-, nothing to clo but answer qtr es tiuns' wllicb

are s il o wereJ 0 :1 u~ by tl! e duz ~ n. Tlra stu ··l ent wi l l

uatura ll y have a des ire t:.> t::lw a short itwentory vf

wh:tt wi ll constitnLe tb e C lt ristm:Lii dinner . n ~ will seA

t he olct turkey gobler, who h:ts b ;e n sh ut up in the

b tCk y:td for tl1e pt ;t tl1'ntlt lo httetl, but lt e, th <) tur­

key , seem ittg ly k to ·,yiug wlty so mn.n y lu x uri es !ttl VA

bee n phce.l Lmf"re him, h ts e:~.Len b .trely e n ,ug:1 to kee p sou l n.n11 bu ly L·lg <' th e:·, :1 11 l he, the studenr., wil i

tin<l to h i;; u ~te r di sgu;t t h tt ti re hi p b 1-n8s ~t:< n rl

h igh "lr tha n th e t-l il :tl1'l t int the b:E:a::>t f<)elS likP t he

b .u.:k uf a slt·trp knife, nnd on tl13 wlll) le it i ~ :ts poo r a.~

,J\>h '::; turkey.

li ·Lilging up the C . tristtnt~ ~J 'X.Jc~; is also another very

pleas ing fe:1tu r_e or Lhis se tson . Tlley nre usu·tlly hung

11 p in on e str.Ligh t ?'Wile ab JVe the the · pln.ce , hn t it i,;

all r ight 1vith t)tnt:\, Cl:ws, he fill s tl tem ju st U1e s:1me.

Johnny of C ~Jm~e gets t h3 Jt tmping-.Jtek ancl it is his

fi rst d e~ i g ltt in the 111 )rnin g to show it to tt:,.. big bro L!te r,

w:t r) at o :1ce b 2g ins p ~t ll ing the string.; with ni l his

might. T his, Ju lmoy ol>j<.:cts to :<ml wa r ensn8s flt once.

Ju ltnuy :tp pl ies to !ti s 1\Lt, wh 0 is l~u~y over t he hot m·en in t he le i tc lt en sticking l>roo :n-stt·aws i 11 to th e

cl e lie i<>us fr u it c:tke to see i f it is clone in th e rni ,Ule.

Johnny p ulb her by the npron st rin g~, ancl erys out th:1t

h is big b:·othr r .J im h:<s !ti s jumpiug J 1c.:k and beca:Jse he

luts heen aw:t.Y t<l col lege and k• ' Ows (heelc and Ph!fs inl­o,qy he can come h .nne ~nrl monopol izE. jumping J :wko;

and everything e lse. Dut the good rn<•ther soon re~ tores pence ::.nd the d inner pruceeJs t h rowin g out its <le­

ligh tful odor u nti l the house and ynrcl smell like a fi rst

class b :1kery.

Promptl,y nt 1.30 it is announced tlt:1t nil tl tittgs are

ready nnrl t he student, wit lt a !tea1·e nh· s mi le over­

~preading his se rene cot t;-ttemtt lce, s its down to tlte

1east . A ltltoug lt the tu r:key re,emb: e~ in appearnece ~lte

hlst rose or s u mm e ~·, tlte other goon tlt ings make up th e de lici<~ney. O tt nne] n r o nnd the beautifu l <lin ner- Lahle

are sasses vf a ll nges, from th e eight yPar o ld kirl snss

to Lite Jive week-l o ld tur n ip sass, hut Lhe sassest sass of

all is tile kid' :; snss. The sturlent e;tts of evurse nntil his

stomac.:h i:-; as ful l of Rwee t meats :-~s a IJlOwn up foot .•

hall is of wind . AfLer a r epast o f this nature, tlre great

seen<>, the sceue of all 8Ce nes g-<'l ne rally b eg ins nl>ont

mid-n ig ht, wll e u t lre sL ucl cnt is awakened l•y the most. exr:ruciating p:tins, the !'ace is c,Jverecl with a cold

swe:tt; Lhe remcmbranec or the dolic.;ions ditJtlel' fill;; him

with clis;:?: ust, and f1·otn tlw bo t tom uf hi s suul, a nd !tis s torn:1rh, Ic c CX t.: l airn~, "\-anity <•i vu.niti es, all i:> vanity ."

Jb~ a ll this mus ~ neeJ$ be to the stude n t, withouL it C hristmas vacatio n would Le a failure. J'iow, d em·

ren<l er, in conclusion let us not fwget the lone widow

' " • .J .,

or the humeless o rpltan, but Jet us ope~1 ·our hearts with

f\Otnp ass iou aud ma ke at least . a li ber1i!.l donation of

dried apples and CQllege hash. Then w.e 'may return to Cul!ege wiLh Lit e assurance tlmL our vacu.tion has been

a LJles~ ing not on!y to ourselve~, .uqt also to the widow­hood ;UJcl urpkwhuoJ in general.

-FlwM Tu~ l ' H.I!:N c u,· .ey 1:'. vv.

Tile ~uuw·. J u Lui;;, word i::; embudiecj : t lte idea of a ll

Llut tS p ure al!l l v irgtual. Tire wuril i Lse lf pus:;e::;~es a.

eltartlllllg :>wet.:tue.:;.:;. \V l! eu we ~ay' iis p ure a.:; suow,

Llte re i:; at UIJCe presented to OUr . llll;IU t lt e idea Of a

liea.uty wit lwut ::.Laai or tarui:;Ll. At1<f ·-i t is tlle beau tiful

::;11uw wl1ich leud::; o wtuLer ' its evei')' charm.

J>,cture Lo your::;elt' vue of t lt ese" 1.lreary melanc.: holy

days: t ll e tree:; <tl'e ·stripped of 'thei r 'fJ li:.1ge, t lte li in l::;

lw ve tl ~u, and tile lJOrtlJ!.!I'Il 1V iucb ::.igh t'tutl weep over

IIl J Li l'JJiu6· uature . .E \;f ryt!Jiug ' beLi>keus sadu es::; ami

ennui. Y uu ::;it befure the fin:•pl;tc.:e atid luLk d reuu1i ugty

out ut' Lit e wiuduw. Tlle wi ud Ltas l:e~t.:;eJ its muau u Ju· . "' ami all is trn.uq u il. Y un l'<Jll~e yvur::;elt with a Har t, e.Lil

yuu believe your eye:::?' l'i:s incJeed tlte fi r;;t SliOW uf LlJC ,;easUCJ:

lL is WJLit pleusure you ['erceive Lltese l ittle JLke::;,

llJ etSeJJgl' rs u1 juy; l tke t lle I.JuLteJifl ,es wltu weary vl

c!Ja~iug eaell ol!Jer, litmlly s iuk grue~ l u ll :· to t lie e;u·tll.

Nuw .)' 'Jll !uuk up , Y'•Utry to pierce · t lle rtgiull :l of suuwy treasure:,, Llle Llto us!iud wutHk.rs of wiuter , a tJd

yu1t luseyuur::;elf iu a vague rev erie.

LiLLie by liLt le tlte nigltt spre~Ld;; her wings over the

s iJeut eartlt , Hllli tlti ttkiug perdtanee ·of some oft told

legend, you lJitS;; lllSe usili ly iuLo Lhe a r ms of sleep.

lu tlt e wuruiug tlte see11e .is euLir ely cltaugt:J u, fur it

has uot ceased suuwing during t lt e nigh t.· Everyth iug

lm;; aSSU1ued a f:tiry a;;p<:et. \\' it h· admiration you be­

IJold the V<lst immaculate rrw.ntle whic.:l t ~uftly co ve rs

tlte earth. Here aucJ there the wiud ltas tossed t lt e wh i te

liakes into clrifcs il11d in to winiaturc pyramids wi.tich r ise

as mou umeuts to poor dead uat.ure.

A!oug the hedges and leuces the S:JOW Las acuuu1u­

bted to such a he igllt Lhat the ro:.d-beds seem but val­

le.) s tbrnugh whidt receho the joyous laught er of child ­

ren and the mer ry jingle of L!Je s le igh-bells. The trees

uear their li g iJ t load, likewise the olcl roof, orctiuari ly

t<o grny and weatlter-ucatC'n, is of a dazzling whiteue.;s

as if angels lt o vering ne~1r had sh~ken out tl.Jeir wi>1gs.

Nature has n.ssurnecl :t robe of in;wcence and reposes

.like a child nc~tled in fo lcls of lace. B.'lwlJ again nature ves ted in her Yirginal mni;t!C', ft>r ·s~ oi1 April will a wake

he r with tlt e spring-song 0ftlt e birds :tnd M ny will ~.:rown It er with fivwers.

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CIIRISTMAS THOUGHTS.

'l'he sleigh-bells :tnd the belfry chimes which mal'e the air ring with snob gladness all around, ann the grand oln anthem of glory, which in chapel and cathe­dnd has agn.in burl't forth from the lips of worshipful men-all rec.a lt . tbat m vsterions nig~•t when the nngels themselves, rlrawn to the earth by the splennor of that minnight stable. chanten in the ell 1ir~, the hym n of j oy of praise to God anrl peace to men. The sea~o n is full of be'lutiful, hoiy and wholesorn<.>, suulime l'ugges­tiveness, full of tbe ever new, ever incomprehensib le stupendous mystery of Re<lemption. And ns ·we recall th e 's:vl begin11ing of our history, the saving effects of th:1t gptnd union a~ain break mo5t vividly . upon our minds. l\'fan after the wrecknge of sin was himself the saddest of wreck; intellectually, j1hysically, moraiJy and spiritually rninecl. He had lost his birthright. to heaven , b:lrterecl it for the mi~ernble mess of sin; lost the fulness anrl brilliancy of that scie;JCe · wbich made him rank among the angels; lost too, thP. na turn.l r ect i tude ot' hi:; will, which, now swaye1l hy paEs ion, becnm e tyranienl and rejet:te-1 the dictates of reason. 'Twn::; th en too, that llnm ~tnity b~came heir to all the ills that fl rsh is visited with .... With the c losect gates of heaven be­fore him n.nd tlJe closed gates of earLIJly p·1rac! : s ~ behi11d ;,im, what wou lcl IJ ave been the lot of Lhe outcast Adam hac! it not been for Him? ·what despair woul<l have seiz,,cJ the poor man! tossecl h itber an,l t!liLh er by irre­sistibl e n.ncl imperious npe·ites, to what low clt•plhs of degmclativn be woulcl have fallen ~ Dut there eame con. solation in the midst of npplication, n rfly am id the oarknsss-it was the promi se of the I{e,1eemcr through whom man was n.gain re-instated into Gorl's favor and brought bn.ck ft·om namnation. Consoli ng hopel Again through Him, we bre:1the a life tlut is worth the living. The advent of Christ a n1ongst men, t!J en, mean s for each inrliv id ual , his own regeneration from tlJ.e condi­tion of degenerncy and dio.in!Jeritance into whi ch he had been cnst by the sin of the first p:1rent.s. It men11s also purebase of grace, wlle.reby to cu 1 h pnfsi on aJ ,cl t•> triumph over vice. Wh:tt an occasion for holy joy i5 this! 111'Jeed let us be giacl!

But the coming of Christ means more; ror t!1e whole worlct, for eac: ll nation in it as ior every incliYi rlufl l in society, it means nfl.tional regeneration, true ci vi liz:t­tion,-ehristianity. 'Tis well k 10wn that wher1 Christ appeared the world was not very good; assured ly not as goon as H11 left it. The R omans, who have been con­sidered as the best e..xpouents of pag~tn civiliz~.tion,

were then at the zenith of tuere nati onal glory; but socially a nd religio'Usly, or if you will morally, th ey were absolutely rotten, rotten to the core. Their downfall cou ld D'Ot be ftr off. Other nMions harl li ved

and cti ed for the same vices. Chr ist's life giving ))l'in c:­ples of charity, of se lf-conqu est and immoiation. of ju .· ­

. tice of true liberty and of well orrlered fraternity amongst men, were the panacea to cure the ill s, to uplift nations from their polished semi-barbarism to give the tone and true refinement of Chris tian and rea ,ly civihz <:! d nations It was the~e principles which, ns t hry gradu:1lly t>eeame incul catecl into the lives of Enrope:lll psuples built them up into the ad mirable Christin.n n ·\­tion s o f mocl ern times. All honor then to that nnrqua.l" led Benefactor of the human mce! Let the world re joice; L~-Jt every man sing forth his praise!

"* +{9-J TIM'S NEW- YE:\.R. IXS+

He lny on the m arble steps ofnn e legant mnnsion. It was only little Tim-- a hunclle of rngs-. Luxury l1nrl. not ~miled upon the I i Ltk one au d fortune hac! not kissecl his brow.

It was New- Ye~r's E ;·r. The last moments of a dy. ing yenr \V\'l'C f:t,;t p:~ssing the threshold of t!Je presen ~.

nncl t :1king- tl.ll it· plnce in the infinite patt. The wincl s ighed n mour11ful dirge and a swifter gust tos;;ed a thin

1· .; ~I ove t· the little g'lmin';;; motion lP-5S form. The moou,- thP pale, colcl, cheerles~, wintry moon l1roke rom hehinn a cloun and for a rnomont lit _up the im-· penetr:t ble ctnrkness.

With aoeffoJt Tim !'Cse onhis elbowanrl rubbed his eyes. He looked around him. ''I'm so cold," he s·t.iil, a·ncl with a shuclcler fell back agnin to : he marble ste"p as motionless as before. Tlll! wine! ceafecl its moumfnl hymn nnct the silver,· ... oon gliJed back to her hicliJtg ph ce behind tl>e cl ouds . .... . . .

'Tis nenr ly midnight. No sound distur];s the solemn stillness , no light the awful hlar:kness of the night. An ange l, b right ~nd ra niant, though unseen by mortal eyes, bends over 11Je wasted or of little Tim. Ann no w she rises, but she bears some tlling sacredl y in her bosom and shc:l ters it j ealously with her virginal wings . . . .. .

List! the bells ring the g lad advent 0f the New YeHr; was sueh chime e'er henr·cl befure? Hurk to the music, flnd the song,--t.he world is 1:ejoicing owr its birth. A new year to be filled with so much good. A whole y enr to be kin<l to the poor, to shelter tbe harm -:ess, to care f•>r the orpb n. n ....... .

Soon the door of Lhe maPsion openefl, a figure clad in costly clothes stepped out and nearly s tum hied over--a buncll e of ntgs. He turned and pushed them with his foot. It ~as the eold lifel~s::l form of a boy. An cfficcr was callect and all that r emained of litt.]e Tim was buri­e<l in an obscure corner o r the potter's fie ld among t.h e outcnsts of a selfish world,--:md his SO'.ll liYes in heaven with the nngels o f a merciful f:tthe r.

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P U BL rSHED SEJH I- ::liO ,.'l'HLY, llY T i l E HTUIWXTS.

EDITOR S .

l'AUL VI'II.STACI! .• .. .• . .... • •... • ••.•••. . . '8H. < ' 11.1s. rr. B . .u. r. ...... . ... . .... .. . . . . ... . .... ·s!l. A . . r. Fi :AZEH • .. . .. . . .•. .. ... . ••.•••..•...• '!J 1.

l On e year - . -TI<:H l\IS. Six months - -

P :ty:tul e in ad v:11we.

Fol' adv t• rti s iug . St>P Ja ... t pag<·.

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AJI s tml e ll1S of the ('o llt •gt! a re i l t\"ikd 10 ''!Jill <.:Olt lrtlllll lti ll>i ol lll:t l lt.' l' for tit ~ , l Ol'IL'\' .\L.

All coutnll tllic:ttious s hould l>e all<lr~ssPd "i::it. Viateur's College Jotn·u:d," Bottrhm111ai s <iron•, 1\ aukaln•p Co., fd.

Fnt, rt •<l al the !'o, t Oftic l· a t B<~url>onuai s Ut·ov••, Ill. , as ~ccund class I Hl i:LHt> r .

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E Dl T< >H I A L~. I ··TDfE \L \ ITt; F01 ~ ~ 0 OXE ... ami a::; he

plt:>se;; wit h lightning rap idity, 'NC are continnally

batt ling with the occnpatiom; of daily life. \ 'a riPd

a;; tltet\e are, Lh ey ai l lnl\·e thei1· "day," anrl if not perforlll ed during that period th "y nttt st <1\mit the nex t oppo rt u nity. \\' lt il·lt t·utne,; for 11,; : perliHp-.; ne 1· er~ I-I ere! i t i r< , l': OTt fte t t!lle \\·e li;;t.en to

the first lay of the ],in! in the op~ning of Spring, Hntil we 1J t>hold the ti eld ,; c-lad in all their 1\'0nted 1re rdure. and tlt e tree,; decketl ll'itlt lt\\:minnt foli­

age --- Ill\ til the (·rop,; are ri pene.J. ltan·<·,.;t ed · and gatltt•red i1t frull! !till atll l dale, atHI tlte eun~ted frui ts m·e taken l~a re of for fu tur-: u,.;e. Tbu ,; the

r.en,.;ons pn."" nntil all a~ain look,; l"U'(' anJ h1l'ak. The st rOJl O' eold \\·indt;, di1·e,; t tlw tree,; uf all thei r

g t·;utd<·ur.C':'-1 aturl~ ilJl l'ear,; ,.;trip[!l'd of all het· l'li!U'Illn, I I

! •1 a>',.,\lllll' the ga rh ul' lll(llll'!lit J~. \\'l 1at It()\\'

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l'a!l <·hee t· the 1\'t!ak, th L' 1\'t'ary , the di ,_<·un,.;ulatl'. the unfortuu atv~ 1\'lten: i,- :-;ula<'e ,now t" lH.' f,)\\nd! ll'ltat

great em j,; uu\\· <dJuttt to dawn! '\'lwt gn·at e1·vnt j,_ I H!JI't·ual'ltiug, t l! vnli,·t• rJ ul!t' lllind, and di"jll'l tltl' I

tbrku~~;:; th<.tt hang,; m·,t·r ~·ut· lte;u.'t,.;. <llHl. annoy,; uur I r.oul! l he I· \'Hl-t t•f ( J,r~»tllllls tr< t'<I!!IJJHY, the da\' I ,.... . 1H1 whidt. ·•.J ,:-<11~ I l "lllillllllt .'al,·at .. r " \\'a:-: lu,rn ~

i I·:_ · :\I)HL!:\ U 1-'E.\. 'T, du wt· fury l'lllttpt't'lwud I

thet·! Art' '"e uot apt to fo t·gl't tliat, fll'i UJ' tu youJ· I <·flllliH)!. \\'l' 1\'l'l't' tt·nnhled in h~>~\l't allll JJJind . nut! I

Ii how happy. how prouJ, how 1•elieved we f:lt wl:e l>U llle kind frieud'' pometl into our bleeding bosom the balm of conso lation?'' ,'hall we now, iu on.r mvment of triumph, forget. onr benefactors; or, if we eaunot aid them in any way, are there not others to whom we lllay lend a lwl ping hand_~ Must we feel that th e ,.;able uigltt of ::'OJ'J·uw, will ll CYer ugain enl'hrond ue. ! ~\ lt 110~ at any lll Oitlcnt our hold 011

,.;m·l'e,.;,; and hnppinel:' ::> 111ay be rent in twain, and

tlt< ·n we a re no lrt(,re than the poor urchin strnggling

again,t the p:~ ltin~ _ rain.

LET [S f:)EE WH.A.T W E CAN' DO, ciuring

tl1i:; co\Uing ~eas\n. Let n t> Bot forget "Onr::;e]ves ''

let u s make presen ts to onrselYe:>. which time nor

moth can not fade or di!ll. And during this holy time "no greater pre ;-;eut can \l'e lllnke onrsel\'es than to ha,·e the a::;::; uraneo that we have ma.d~

::; mte uuel1appy.'' Yon \l' ill theu ::ee, yo n will tlten be ani nwted at bl lwlding tlt e mamter in whidt allotlter manife:::ts hi ::; appreciation of yonr kindne:;::;. Yon then r ~·alize, wlmtiti:> to ' ·I>On t· into thehfeedinv

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IHJSOill tlw lwlm of consolation.''

Y ou installtly feel repaid a luuHh·edfold. Jl ow muelt i::: ~·t>' ll' p !ea,;ure enhall(Td \dten in aftvr

y cnn;, a! an llllt:'Xj•eeted tilll e and lllOJllent yon I'! Ud ­denly 111 eet the one tbat 1ra,.; formerly, the recipicllt of you r holiday k ill<1nvs:-! .If thi::; per,.;on ln1,; ri&en

to wealth or f'ta t ion, how willingly lwspitality i t-~

Jll'OI·icled for yon. Ur.if poYertyancl tt·ial <~till SU I'l'Ollllll l1illl, are you nut gmtiJit•d to kno"· tl1at he I'Ctain t-:n(·h a trne allll gel\eJ'<) UR reeollection of days gone

by '! True it j,.; tlta t, '· a good aetiol t i;; ne1·er thrown

aw<~y, or furgottell by onr fdlow-neatures,'' not to

,.; peak of that "iu,·i;; ilJ!e Eye th at luok,.; with tt~uder fondtwr<" do11·1t on all the path,; we try.''

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E J: E .L\<>TIIEH YE.\H l> .\W:\K uponut>, -­I'J'e tl :t• prtH'llt on t• is n •eorde<l witlt the pa~<t, - let.

lit' ... tril'l·. eitlter by 1\)ok, def>d, wor<1 Ot' exam ple, to n1ake snllll.' l JH_· f~: ('l tl .nt .. ] t ld!!tl tl1e darkt':;t elo\1(1

tlt1 rt• lwJ;g,.: a ,..jJn·r li11ing.'' _\nd JWrhap" wh~..·u

llll" ' it j,. ,];u·h·,..t 1JiglJt tu u,.., wl1ell we at-e Lereft uf

frielld>', a,,;i,.:t:UJet• and all,--- that kind look or ad­lllnllition .;o lU\·ingly gi 1·~n, may he the 111 ans of

l't'modng all that llppt·e.;~,; us, HJI(l }{•lvl u,.: to joy Rllll hlh;,.; that know.: no end.

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A HOLIDAY NUMBER the Editor' cf the JouRXAL pre~ent for the first time. We ha•e 1mvle

a conscientious endea\·or to present a number filled witli what will be appropl'iate to this heautifnl sea­son, and· in this our maiden effort we beg the kiud indulgence of those to whom we may not appear the pink of perfection.

* * * THE GLA-\.D NE·w YEAH. is upon us. It opt•ns

ton it:j Ya:;t store-honse of po11sibilities, which with conscientious endeaYor and earneBtnes · in the fnl ­tillment of our dutie:; will lJe conYerte1l into mer­it.:; on the books o£ the recording angel. If '88 has lwonght happine:::s we ha,·e en·ry cnuse for rejoicing, if ~'OITOW, with elll·i:::tian forfcanmce let ns thank the Almiallfv that Hi:4 chastisement. has not been n • more t~eYere. \V. e ha,·e profited m nch by experience eYe1·y Jl' lll" is a page in tlti s great tcncher's Yolnme. Let not di\·en;itie:< ch.uut u:-: for the world needs ~~~ but let 11::: up and write in the coming year a pnge more heautifnl, brigl1ter, nohler, than any prE'ceetl­mg.

"' * * TDIE in itt> ineessant changes may rol1 us lit_

tle by little of those "old-folk'' cH stom,; wl1ich cli~g

at len.:-: t in memory to Christmas festi ,-itie;;. Onr cel­chmtion::: may ],e str·ipperl of tl1e poetry \\·hieh char­

neterized tho;;e of our :<tnrdy ancestor::; in dayqwimc­

'"al. ('ltristma,; EYe 11Hl3' 11ot find tl1e mistle-toe

!tung O\'Cl' the iireplaee, nor the yule-log hlazing hrightly therein; W t' Jll't.Y not he awa.kt•ned on Olu·ist.­HHl.:'\ mormng by cltildrl'll "inging hymns of joy awl prah:e ; and the ••boar's head,'' the fcatl1ered peacock,

anrl the "wa;;sal-howl'' may not hencl 011r Cl1ri st­ma~ board: but uotl1illg eau chaf e from the l1eart'il throne at Chri ;;tmas those hicklcn f' en t: ations of gladness, praise, anrl thanksgidng which will re­main as long as me:nory shall relate the in tinite goodne::.!'l of a (Tod hom for his wayward creatnreil.

TilE DELSARTEA~ HECEPTION.

l'robnbly tbe most unique nnrl interesting entertnin- · men I> of the f~ll term was its la'3t: the rece1- tion tender­ed Prof. Del~atte hy '\number of tue leading theatrical shra of tbe day, on ~ay evening Dec. 15tb. And the flJea.<Jnte O( the eYenittg Wl1~ not eonfiOIJ!l alone tQ

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t.be profes·or and the actors but was enjoyed by a large and appreciative audience.

The orche tra under the direction of Prot. ul!iv:'ln opened the programme with a. "Night in New York;, i\f eJley Overtme, probably one of the best pieces the or<.,he t.ra has on its repertoire.

T 1e curtain rose and disclosed P rof. De!sarte in his private apartments just ahoul to rehearse a. lecture. It being early in tbe evening he proce:ds and delivers :t

''Talk on Elocuti0n." By his masterly expose of the oratorical ar t we were

given m::~.ny new hints on the bea.uty and value of a good elocutionary <training, in f:~ct for many the Pro­fe3sor put tbi::~ noble art in an enttrely c~itferent light from which some eramped and crude minds are accus­tomed to view it.

No more had be finished t-han his valet-Jack H aver­ly announced some Yisitors, a nd the first clelegation of l'urprisers arrive. ·with a lwppy foresight they hnd provided fnr the clelay in the arrival of the other guests and Lad :.ec•Jrecl the services of the Cecilian Quintette to tliscourse mu~ic during the interim. They were eu­tin· ly eq tml to tbe occasion.

By tile t. ime they had finished all the guests had nr­ri vrd and a way to spend the evening was before them. Ed win B LJOlh proposed some se lections, which was l.e:nti ly rl.'sponded to by most of the actors, l\Ies!irS. Ir­vir;g nnd Keene begged to he l!xcused on a ccount of ~ev ere colds.

Mr. James Brown Potter was the firs t to favor the pnrt y. He essayed the declamation with which his wife gai nco lwrself such a widespre:v.l reputation, " Osther ,Jol.'." l\Ir . P otter delighted every oue, but had to lea ve tue pnrty ns :~n eng!tgcment called him down town.

Genial sturdy old ,John -MeCullotigh next took the tl oor and g:tVC that most beautiful of passnges from Vuginins, "The death of Virginia." Mr. McCullough's speaking was on tbe whole an admirable, but we suggest that little more control of his voice wfluld lend a deli­c :l<.:j' to his softer passages which John failed to g\ve them.

Nn.t. Goodwin spoke the "Green l\Iouotain Justice" to the sati~t:wtion and amusemeut of every one and yielded the flour to 1\lr. l\Iiln who recited. '' l dream." OutsidA of a tr:tle inelinntion to monotony the render­ing was quite pleasing and will some day raise the young tragedian to a higher position on the stage than he now occupies.

Henry Dixey made a decided bit in " The Uncle'' Mr. Dix('y was probably the most effective elocutionist of ibe evening showing a decided finish in his every sy lln ble . . Mr. Robert Downing made his first appearanc~ be­

fore a local audience, and surprised all by his ability R ohert certainly ' 'has it in him''.

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Edwin Booth spoke a beautiful s }lection "Music on th(:: Rappahannock." That Booth spoke it is a cntici_8m

in itself. D ixey about this time foun d Gus Williams clozing off

in a good old fashioned Dutch manner on the corner of the sofa and ushered him up for something. G us was great, "veil de baby can't help clat!"

With tragic stride Lawrence Barrbtt wa lked away with a generous share of the honors by the &plcndid rendition of "The Story of Some Bells." J../\Wrence was last but not l east-~m cl the bell rang, but it wasn't on him. It was two Strandecl Tragedians at the door. I-hv­erley ushered them in and in answer to Prof. Delsar­t e' s query proclaimed themselves I gnat ius Donnelly and Francis B ::tcon. They were in cos tume and carri ed their own seenery. Everybody prese nt has his opinion formed, so we will say for the unfort~ nate absentees only ,- they couldn't be beaten, 1t was a continual roar of laughter from the time they entered till they va.nisherl.

We must not forge t a novel feature which was intro­duced-piano acqompaaiment to some of the reci ta­tions, Criticism varies ::ts ta- its propriety. To some it certainly did not lend any charm , thou gh it aid ed in interpreting some of the passages.

The gu ests departed at about half-past t en aml the Professor naturally tired afte r an evening of sne ll de­lightful surprises, sat down antl actually d ozed off in his chair soon a ftet· the guests had left. By a splendid mechanical effect the ac tot·s were presented in differ­ent poses grouped about the stage, and represented the professor's dream.

We understand t.he same actors are going to give another entertainment early in tlte Spring which we will await with anxiety.

PROG RA:'II iVI E.

P rof. F'r<tncis Delsarte .. .. .... . .... . .. :Mt·. J. P . Erod. J ohn Mr.Onllough ... .. · ..... . .... . ..... J. J. Cond on. Edwin Booth ......... . .. ... .. ........ M.J. Murray. Lawrence Barrett ............ . ... .. \V. B. MeCarthy. Henry Dixcy .............. . ... . . 'vV. J. Prende rgast. Thos. Keene ..... . .......... ... ... .. Cbas. KniEe ley. N>tt. Goodwin ... . ..... .. .. ... ....... L . Grandchamp. Robert Downing .... .. ....... ... . . . P. A. Bissonette. H enry Miln ..... .. . . .... . ... .. ... . .. . s. t:5. Sainclon. James Brown PottPr . .. . ... . .. . ... . D. C. McNamara. Gus Williams .. .. ....... .. . . . ... . . .... Geo. Lehm·1n. ·william Crane ... .... . .... ... . ...... . . . Arthur Tnrt. Stuart Robson . . ..... .. ..... .. ...... . F rank Mood y. Jobn Haverly .... ..... ... . . . .... .. ... Andrew K err. I gnatius Donnelly l two strand ed t D. C. McN fl mara. F rancis Bacon ) t raged inns l Harry Hy nes.

TO THE DEPARTING YEAR.

-AN ODE-

0 partinu: year, I fa in woalrl hoJd thee, F'ast thou'rt flittir.g from my gt·asp, .

Soon thy d :;ys will be completcrl Anrl thy deeds those or the pflsL

Holling on in constant molion, Otlt ers come to take thy pl:lce,

lVIfl.y they , ns you, bring pe11ce and gladness Unto a ll the b.uman race.

WILSTACH'S DANTE.

vVe gratefully acknowledge a be:mtiful set of :Mr. Juhn A. Wilstach's translation of Dante's Di v'i ne Comedy, the g ift of the author. This edition is composed of two elegant volumes in th e latest style ofbinrling. A di stin­guishing feature ot Mr. vVilstach·s translation, i& tile entirely new metro of his verse. 'rogether with the eopi­ons notes, which will be of grefl.t &1-'rvice to the ren der, thi s issue of Dante ml]st mak~~ - a markerl impression on the lite rary public. A work' of this kind cannot be jn~tly commented on after a llasty survey, aud · we must there­fore defer a more ex tended notice. \\·e cannot pass over the delicate courtesy of the author; who kindly inserted his portrait as well as his autograph. The work Las been issued by one of the lead i llg' pu Llishi ng hou::,es of the East, Messrs. Houg ten Mifflin & Co.

A LONGFELLOW NlGHT.

' Ve are ind ebted to fi'lessrs, Hougten a Mifflin & Co., Boston, for "' neat little p:t:nphl et bearing the above tit lH. T h•>. book cou~a ins til e Poet's choicest pieces, t ogether wi th a sketch of his lift! by , Katherine O'Keefe. Ti.Ji s great st!lr shim~s brightest in our Am e!·ican gal­lery and needs uo further commendnt.ion fl'om us. The tender word s of prai :>e he 11 ttered in t:t vor of the Catholi c CIJ·urch, of her service and her Saints, has imprint.ed hi s namA ind elibly in the hP.nrts of Catbolics. No other writer surrounded by the snme influences, is

. filled with the same tender sentiments of piety; 110 other ~as broken cl own so completely, rhe barriers of pre­Judices , anct no other Prvtes tant poet can live so long in Catholic m iods as Longfellow. This book has been issued especially for Catholic school and JibrariPs, and . no Catboli c lihrary will be complete without this little tren~ nre.

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LOCALS.

- Tnt! ,Joua~ \L

- Wi<~he~ to every one. - A .Merry Christmas.

, - _And A Happy New Year. .. -We_ trust you found your stocking full.

- 89w do you like onr Holiday Number?

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_..:.. Mr. Justin Ricou of hreveport, L'l.. i:> visiting iu CbiCIJgo . .

- '~l.J~ corridors and halls are i~dee<l lonely without the 200.

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- 'Ve trust old Chris has tuned. a merry Christmas Chime for all.

- Ou the 2~inst. the benutifttl snow came liken, shot from the Eallt; yet, no success. , - .;'-."early all the· Deacons and Sub-deacons of the Seminary officiated on Cbristmas Day. ~ Rev. Cha:;. · O'Brien acted a Deacon at Sol...-mn

lligb M11ss 011 Cbristm~s Day , in Peoria Ills. . ,. - J>•:of. _J;une~ Sol~n will spend the Hc)lirlay .at bis

home 111 Clwwpaign, 1118. after a. few days visit f\'itL friend in Cbit;.'lgo.

-Rev. P. A. Sullivan, who received sub~deaconship op tbe 2twl. in:>t, officiated in that capacity on Christ­_mns _Day in St. ~tephen's Cburcb, Chicago.

- i t will be hard work to get used to elating our .JetLers 18 9 anci in spe.\king of oll '88, gone with its I.JUrrl!m of memories, t0 say "last year."

- An account of the celebration ·of tbe 13th. Anni­versary of the foumla•ion of St. Patrici{'S Literary A~ocbtion may be found in another column.

-The s~nrlcuts all went off joyously on tbe morning of the 2lsf. There was many a happy heart as the tra.ins pulled off bf'Ming them to their respective homes.

- As 110 i11dncement for his Elocution class to work hnnler, Rev. J . P. D0re generously offers a pr ize of twenty-five <iollars in gold, to lte given on Commence­IDf'pt chy.

- Rev. Father. Dooling C. S. V. officiatec;l at, the . ol~ml) High Mflss on Curistmas Day at St. John's

.Pu1hnnn, Ilis. On New Year's D.ty he will be itt Dan­-ville, llls.

- Tbut. pile of stone to the let\ of the college is be-ginning to he eloquent. It ~peaks of a splendid new chnpel, new balls, more room, more convenience, etc, etc . . Work will begin on the foundation early in the

.spring. . ,.- Our ''society'' editor and onr observor ••along the

line'' are taking their,cnstomary holiday vacation which . ~account.$ for no items in lheir respective department:!

-~ .this.i ue. They will return soon with a new supply of ... JW.per: and sbnrpened penrils to chronicle any events

lb.:u may tnke pl~ce.

- The pu lpit of Rev. A. L . Lauzon's chu rch at Osseo, Minn. was filled on Chri tmas Day by Rev. E. L . Ri \"ard C. . V. our genial Prefect of t udies. F !l.ther R ivard will assist Father oumis of B irch Coolie, Minn . on New Years. I n the course of his vacation he expect~ lo vi it St. P aul and Minneapolis and the maLy al umni in the respective cities .

- "Break ranks march :''-Each one of the officers and cadets is in posses ion of a furlough gr anting him a leave of nhsence from December 21st. until J an. 3rd signed wUh the bold autograph:< of Maj or Grandcham p and Adjutant D. Ricou. Let the report at the first Dress P arade of 1889 be" All present," with no necessity of having to account" for a11y absent-ees.

- In looking over the four months just past we can­not but noti~e what a lively term it bas been fo r t he societies. Fonr l!ew ones have sprung up into a healthy existence, I mmaculate Conception, Delsartian Circle, Pickwick Club, and tbe Ceci lian Quintette, and all reports tend to convince us of the prosperous condition of all the rest.

- ' Ve suggest that the proceeds of one of the spring entertainments be devoterl to the printing office. There nre so many things which the increase in general and job work rlemand that nowhere could ready cash be donated !Jetter tban to this department, Let the manager think over it and take steps in this direction .

- After a diligent5earch we find that in the collrge at present there are ~.,.illiams and Georges e::tch 13, Franks, (), ,Josephs and. J ohns each 8, Jam es 7, Arthurs 5·

.The names outside of these are well scatterl:'cl, hav!ng very few duplicates. After the Arthurs the only names of which there are more than one are; Cbarles 4, Martins, Ang-ustes, T!Jomas, Fredericks and Harrys, each 3, Viateurs, Stephens, Louises, and E <lwards each 2. But one sturh nt bears the nnme of Patrick.

- On Sat.urclay last, December 22nrl. in tbe Ca­thedral of the Holy Name, in Chicago, the sacrament of Holy Orders was conferred on a number of Theologi an!! by His Gmce, Archbibhop P atrick A. Feehan. The !:o:tcrament was conferretl at eight o'clock l\Iass after which the young Reverends took breakfast in the Pm·· somge with the ArcbiJishop and the clergymen of the parish. Among them from St. Vi~.t.r ur's Seminary, were cnndidates for Deaconship, Revs. l~ernnrd Flood, Cba.s. O'Brien, Ambrose D. Granger, and J.P. Dore; for Sub­deaconship, Rev. P. A. Sullivan. Rev. James l\IcGavick ' 83 received the or.ler of priesthood, Father McGnvick sang his first Holy Mass at All Saints Churcll , Chicago on Chris!.mas Day. At this mass Rev. J. P. Dore for the first time officiated as Deacon. The Reverend genllemE'n have the congratulations and best wishes of all the students of St. Viateur's and especially of the .JOCR.NAL.

1~6 ST. VIA 'l'E\J R'S . COLL~~G E JOU,R~ A~ .. . . .

13th ANNIVERSARY OF

ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY.

Thursday the 13th. inst. being the thirteenth anunal return of the founding of St. Patrick's Liter~<ry and Debating Society, the members enjoyed a conge.

Order of the day was holy Mass at seven A. M.; at which Rev. E. L. Rivard C.~- V. Director preached an interesting and instructive sermon.

At 4 P. M. the members and guests wended their way to the refectory, where an inviting repa!'t awaited them. Uonrse followed course until a.ll were amply cared for, when Father Rivard tapped the bell. During the silence which followed, the clergyman arose and re• questecl Rev. l\1. J. l\1at·sile C. S. V. to respond to the toast ''Our society." A more oppropl'iate selection conld not have been made.The speaker went on to show ihe necrssity and utility of societies and the strength which can be amassed and the good which can be dene by proper organization. 1\'lany examples Jrom but recent date and also from the dim and distant past, wh!O're enumerated to verify the speaker's po:;ition.

Next came a call on Prof. Solon to reply to the toast "The Press." The speaker procf'ede~ so show the rise and progress of this orga::, and the unlimite<i service it is to man in every walk oflif.e. He pointed ou.t its ad van­tages to.religion, scitmce, poli tics, history, painting, poetry, and sculpture, nod the power it wields as an organ of education in this country. The great chances it affords y1>ung men desit'ing to become journalists was .mentioned.

Rev. A. D. Granger was then called un to answer to the toast" Our Moderators!' The Rev. Gentleman commenced by citing the regard which all nntior.s, from the days ot ancient .Rome to the pt·esent, !lad shown to their leaders. And why should we be unrnind · ful why should we f•)rget, or be loath to honor those who have been our leaders, those that have r:lone all to advance u_s in the way ,of true greatness. It should ever be our desire, on each recurring year, to pay a tribute to those who have so faithfully and 0heerfully watched over us and our society. And while we honor those of the past let ns not be unmindfu l of him under whose guidance this society is now so prosperous the zealous and intelligent l{ev. E. L. Rivard. Long may he continue <J.t your hear!, long may he be spared to guide you in the future, as he has done. so willingly and manly in the past.

At 7.30 P. M. all assen1 bled in the music hall to attend the library and musical treat which was in store for t llern. The exercises opened, with a selection by ONr quintette, un<1et· the leadership of Prof. P. A. Sullivan, which wa,s artistically rendered · and ·duly appr.eciateJ. Then

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followed a p~em by Mr.' t: ·:F'uUey~ which for b~{l.uty Q"f

imagery and delicacy of e~pt·e$&ion, W'&s fuos:t tinique. The violin solo by Prof. Sullivan, with piano aecoll\~ paniment by Mr. Paul Wilstach was b(!li.l\iti'fulllY eximat.et.f. Next followed an essay by Mr . . Ob~s~; u : I i3e~.fl eu.titled the " Absurdity of Agnosticisrri':'' Mr>HaU trea'~ed ;his subject in a masterly manner and ' most cleiJ,l-ly elucidated the questio~ under disciissi')rl. 'ften · cain'~ the · deba·te between Messrs. G . bonnelly and S. Saindon,." Resu1v-ed that Americ~ has produced · a pdet: tl·t to · be tanked. among the thirteen immortal English poets."

The Judges were Rev'. M .• J. Marsile U. S. V. R£·.v. . :Father Legris and Rev. D. Granger. Mr. DonneHy ·ably sustained the lltfirrila:tive and by ·much cogent ·reason­ing and able research made a great impression on his hearers. Mr. Saindon of the neg. then came forth and r

ably defenderl and eulogized th(j 1'3 immortals. Each of the disputantS · deserve cre(:it for tb~ Jill11111Cr be handled his side of the question. After considerable dis~ pute among the Judges li · decision was · reached dod Father Legris arose and ii.nnounce<l. that "1'he palm'' bad been won by Mr. Donnelly of the Affirmative. The following is the programme. Overture .....•.................. Cecilia!) Quintette. Annivers~ry Poem .............. ; ... LouisA. J<:alley. Absurdity of Agnosticism ...... : ........ C. H. Bait 5th. Air Varie.... . .•........ . tor Violin and Piano.

Prof. Sullivan and !\It·. Wilstnch .• Debate- -Has America a poet Affir'mati ve G eo. Donnelly. Negative ...... · • ......... : . .... · . .' .\ . :Sam; Samdon. Music ... : ....................... Cecilian Quintette.

A GLANCE.

AT CHRISTlllAS PEHIODICALS.

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will." 1:1 all sincerity we re-echo the Angels:' song, and extenrl our heartiest wishes to all. The beau­tiful feast ofChristmas breathes nawglft hut .love,. Ure very name is a symbol of sll that · is high and holy and good . How the heart of the Christian expands, his eye brightens ll.nd his cheek glows, ·his whole soul. beams forth in rapturous joy as· his 'mind wanrlers back to that ever memorable Christmas Night, when ' Christ the "New·born l{ing" first ·entered the world, when heaven joined itself to earth, angels to men, that forming .one,

. tlley might proclaim the joyful :tidi'ngs-; "Peace-. to-men of goo•l will." When we compare oi.Jr· sJmple•endeavoJis with some of the magnificent w0rkJJ· ~f: ·art which frUs· the cJlumns of more pretentious pa·pers, tbt;lr"e is · not· left great room for exaltat ion on our ~Ft·; but ·as ' lofty: a·im's

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-- ~~===:=::::::=========================================================::=::::: r~·tber than fine apparel make the man, so do we feel -t-hat in the good end proposed lies the chief merit of ou1' attempt. To all then, our best wishes for a !>Jerry Cbtistmas arid Happy New Y ear .. · · We d id not have the pleasu re, of rece1vwg many Christmas numbers of our regular exchangl~S , though

· a nu mber nre Pxpected. 'With all the surplu s work that nece:;smily comes at Chris~mas, \\·hen Yacation is .at hand, ir, is no small effort to get ready for an extra is­sue, and we may expect that t he H oli('lays will be well advanced before we feas t our eses on the trensnres we look fo r. I n li eu ofrt>gular visitors we wi ll take a glc-rnce at some Ch ristmas Gems that b ~we so far come under our noti<'e.

·Figaro lllustre, is the most beautiful JXlper we have tlrns far viewed~ The cove;. alone is a model of art and beauty. The scene represents an artist in m!:'thetic pose ; to his waist is fastrnec1 a guitar the emblem of delight_ fu l harmony: in his left hand a sketch book wllile with tl1c right hand he traces llw beautifu l landscape below Jiim . Th e rlelic'l,tc tints, so beautifully blenned com plete the charm of the picture. The beauty i~ by no mean ~

C011fiued to the cover, for · ih~iJe m·e rn:lny superb pictures as well as many literary gems. Space wi ll nC>t Hllow a review of :tll but we mention as c1 estrv-

- i11g .;;pecial notice ".Jua11a" a lXtititing by Henner, whose d el ieat ely carve(1 features at once ~x press beauty and im,oeence; "The Flng," a li fe-like seene of so ldier life. "Ga !!an try in t IJe P:tst :m<1 Presrnt," in two scenes shows well the contrast between the courtesy ot tile nncients uncJ the afsurance of modern politeness. Figaro for 1888-() is a mngr1ifieent paper and uas much pleasure in store for its rearlc r.".

1'ablfl 1'al.lc's December issue is a:' attrilctive and pleasing one. Altbongh not spec ially designed for a Christm as number, it fills that requi rement to wme exteut. Jt lws a full page j lJ ustration on its fint pnge which shows an ~ngel heralding forth the "good tidings ofgrcatjoy;'' hut even the ercature h<ts wing'l, the face has rather a fleshy appearance for one of the l!e:tvcnly bost. A poem on B~thlellem comes next and with the Menus for Christmas dinners, Christmas stories etc., it mnkes a ple,1siogand interesting m:1gnzinr.

The "C/n·istmns'' Judge h:1s no high ideal even in it.s Christmas i:;sue, but confines itself to the delineation of the prflctical r~ali~ies of every day lifi'. That it is an adept at tllis busin<"s~, goes withont snying. Judge sends out a big number, full of funny seeMs, anrl £unniet; sa_yings. Politics are not prominent. H<•wever tbey could not be pasRed i.n utter silence, but they receive only a slight notice and that in the back of the book. We can recomenrl it as panacea for the many dr­pressions of the human mind, in other words it will 'cut·e the ''blues.''

ROLL OF :HONOR. The following are the names of those who have deserved

distinction during the last fortnight:

CLASSICAL COURSE.

Gold Medal for excellence awarded to ::M:. Murray. First Silver medal, G. Donnelly. Second Silver medal equally deserved by L . Grand­

champ, M. Lennartz, L . Falley. Third Silver_medal equally deserved by R. Pratt, J . Dohe­

ney, .rl.. Dolan, M . Wiseman.

DISTING DISHED.

G. Houser, B~se, Cyr, J. Carlon, Prendergast, Lamarre, O'Connor, Condon, McNamara, O'Leary.

COMMERCIAL COURSE.

Gold Medal for excellence awarded to Arthur Fortin Sr. :First Silver medal equally deserved by Laurie, Smith,

Woodward. Second, by Ca.rney, Coyle, Barrett, Enters, C. Bernard. Third, by Boyle, Brouillette, A. l~ivard, D. Shea, Moody,

Ricou. DISTINGUISHED.

Drolet, J. Dostal, Gallet, :McCann, H . Baker.

Guilfoyle Composition Medal equally deserved by G. Don­nelly and H. Pratt.

Conway Excellence Medal equally deserved by Murray, O'Leary, Pratt, Parker, Tynan, Besse, Cyr, V. Cyrier, Don­nelly, P. Dandura!1d, F . Carlon, Enters, A.M. Fortin, Gallet, Laurie, A. Rivard, J. Ricou, W. Shea, G. Smith, F. Wood­ward.

SENIOR DEPARTMENT.

Gold Medal for Conduct and Politeness equally deserved by Charles Ball, J osept. Cyr, Peter Charron, Elmer Downs, vVard Downs, Joseph Erbland, Arthur K Fortin, Arthur »I. Fortin, Gustave Houser, Martin Lennartz, Martin Mur-ray, Robert .J. Pratt, Paul Wilstach. ·

DISTINGUISHED.

L. Brosseau, \V. Barrett, CahiJ, Culliton, Cyrier, Don­nelly, Dolan, Grandchamp, Kearney, Parker, Meehan, Clune, Lesage, l.foody, Saindon, Normoyle, Swegman, Roy, Wiseman.

JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.

Gold Medal for Conduct and Politeness equally deserved by v. Lamarre, Falley, Fortin, Howland, Le]3eau, Braden.

DISTINGUISHED.

E. Kelley, N ortou, Coyle, Boylan, Doheney, Dandurand, Legris, O'Connor, Rowland, \Vestney, Souligny.

MINIM DEPARTMENT.

Gold l.:fe{lal for Conduct and Politeness equally deserved by A. Cyrier, Boyle, R Brennan, Dooley, Guerney, Kopf, G. Smith, B. Dmith. '

DISTINGUISHED. \V. ·woodward, 1<'. \roodward, Maher, Laurie, Bernard,

Ca.rlon, Keefe.

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ROY l\1.EMOHIA L N OTES.

T hing;; look enco m ag-ing!

vVe look nnx io usly fo r t he fi rst spad e to b e p lunged in to the ear th.

T he Tl'easurer is m os t g mlifi.'l<l at the ge ne ro~ity or tlte uwrlJ' s ubsc ribers.

The re is n g rand pil e o f s to ne to Lhe left of t he co llege wl1 ioiJ m eans busi ness.

Those meetings of tbe s tudents 011 t l, e 20th. i nst . were m ost e 11thus iast ic. '

Cer tn.in ly the Seni ors of ' S::l - 9 m e~u1 to !Je !Je hind n o ne, wi th t hei r st.a inc<l g lnss w in do w ,( B ie JI ou r ieu ."

T he J uniors n.ga in express t he co ns tancy oflhcir c hosen pa tro n til \.' Blessed V irg in 1\Inr,r , !..;y (;bocs ing H er Im­mac ulate Concept io n fo r th ei r win dow.

R e v. F r. l\Iar te l genero usly comes fo rw::ml a ud pro ­mi:< es a spl end id st.ai ued-g l:1ss wind ow fo r t he ~;tere d

.He:1rt Chn r•e l.

'o w those who wa nt to give wind ow,; we wo uld jus t casua lly adv ise to hurry np fo r, req uests are com ing iu t o r f:wori te p:t t ro ns.

Re v. F a t her Leg ri :> has bee n in C hicngo a ncl reports e nLllll s ias m a mo ng the me mbers ot' the Roy Memori a l Assoe;ia t iou, a nd scClll S very ulu t h e nco urnged over bi s s :~ ccess .

The sturl e11 h \<d' .. 88- SU h,J v e aw:1 k<~ n ed to a n e n Lll!l s ia m wh ic h is Lrnly ad mirable fro tH t he s m:l lle;> t m inim to the largest seni or :

MrKm5-R!w. F.·. l\hrs il e p res id e<! nud Lh e m :nims

were a live to Lhe sebeme of g iving a win do w. Th e re is to b e fin e g o ld W<t te; h r a ffi c~ d , ILIJd C:l.Cll o[' th t~ m inim3 took a good ly sln rc. St. J osl:' ph wi ll ue portrayed in the cen tre of t he ir win dow.

J t;NIO I~~.-B.C' re Rev . F a t her R : v:t rtt C. S. V. p1·e;; i(l ed an<l th e m ee ting ha ving come to o rd e r, hn ca ll ed on St•lll e

o f the Ju niors t o expr~>ss t he ir opinio :ts. M tste1· S he:t a,nd L:1marre m n.de speech es, ::wd it w LS fi rtrt ll y moved

that a window !Je p urehaseti. :w ei d ed ic:lte :l to th e Im­m~wuhte Con cept io n frn m tl.tc .Jnni ors of •88- '80 . Sorne fifteen hun dred t iekets wr re t ::~ ke n , nnfl it is hoped t he m r j ori ty o t' th em will b i.l di sp r>serl of.

T hnrsd:1.y morni ng, D ece ml•er 20L h. th e Seni or or­g :tniz ·'ltion of R ·)y l\1ern01·ial Aqsoc ittti o n me t in study ­ha ll t o 1l e v ise mc:1. ns wh r. rew ith to ~tssis t tlw A lurnni in

t he p roposed erect io n of a cha pel t o cor nrn orn c rat e Re v. T hos . Roy C. S. V. Th e enthnsins m sh o wn hy th ose prese nt was re:1. lly m0re t han· could be ex pected frorn s tuclents a nd develo ped th e f,tc t that tl1 eir hc:uts w ere in t he wmk. Tl te org::t r,iz·l t io :r was m :1 de perm a-nent by t he election of M r. C. H. B rll, C 1a irm ,,n, R ! V. Bernard, T reasu t:er, !?.n!l Mr.•G. E . Don nelly , Secreta ry .

I}ev. J .P. D ore in fe w worrls· unrold ed the purpose of the meetin g, whi ch, :l.S b,)fore st:l.rted IV;ts t.o ass ist

the Roy l\J emoria l A ssocia t ioB. T he bes t way of. ass ist­ing in t he g(lorl wo rk see mrd to b e that wi ndows be I la ced in t,h e M emorinl Chape l by . t he Senior depa.rL­

m ent. Mr. Wils tach takiog t he fl oo r spok e of the p r a.0.t i­cabili ty of the meas11re R.nd was fo llowed by Mr. Murray who concurr ing in ivh:t t t he p recedi ng g emtle!Jl:an hacl said, ho t,e rl th nt. none wonlcl be bnckward in rl oit1g his

!Jes t, for t be ad van cement of whate vet' wo·ulcl b e?- prO· po::;ed . A mo tion 'nts t hen m<tri e seco nd ed , a nrl carri ed

tha t the Se ni o rs of '88 a nrl '89 take ti ckets (no tl ess tban t wenty-fh c )se lling as m:tny as pos~ ibl e, Lbe proceeds t o be used for p nrc h:·.s ing witHlo ws for ~h e R oy Mem oria l

Ch:t ptd. 1\Ir. W ils taclt sn.i (\ t.bat the ~eu ior 's wind o w

o ug ht to be th e bes t nncl m ade a motio n 1.ha t if the pro­ceu ls b e more th an suffi eient fo r t he pur0has ing of one w in dow be tter tha n a ny boug ht by th e- other d epar l­rr,en ts, that two windo ws be purchased .

The nex t question for co nsi• lerati <> ll was to whom the: wi ndo1v ~ ll o ulrl be d edie:t terl. lt\vas una nim o usly re­solved t ha t were the re l>ut one 1-vi nrl o 1v, it !Je d e cli 0~1. ted

to S~. P a tri<·k. A li"ely d i s c u ~s i o n was e n ~ered upon as to who m th e seconrl wind o w be rle,di ca.ted, mauy na mes were pr(lpused, but fbally the society settled

npo n St. Thomas Aq uinas, t he patro n of Jeami1•g . A m o ti o n was ca rri ed tha t tl,e minute~ !.Je priuted in Li te

CoLL I<:U I•: JIJ u ttN,IL, w ns to iJ;fOJm th e olcl l' lnclents tb1t th nse presen t were acti veiy co-operating with th e m in

t he ir benefi cent d c~ i g n . A committee was a ppointed by ~h e ch:tir ru a 11 tf• pro1:ure ti cke ts af ter . the di stri b uti on of which the Socie ty adj ourm.d , amid s nch fe rvent e nt hw;iasm as to spea k well fur t lt e accomplishm ent of i ts purpose.

Gco. E. D o nn e lly.

Sccr~ tary .

T H E SOIRE E.

Qq DtltJd ·1y even it1 g, D ec. 23, ' ' Le Ce,rcle Moli e re,"

on r rli st ingu ish r rl Come.ly compn.ny, h la Fnmf ctise, gave one o f t heir un ril, :~. l ed p i e ce~ , to a large and a p. prec ir.. ti ve a nd ienee. Th e (lbj cc L <>f th e ~o iree "\Vas to

a iel in tlt e e rec tio n o f the ll"y l\l e mo rial Chnpel to be buil t 11 ext Spr ing. Tlie e nte rta inm ent n ettP. rl a. g ood

rou n(l sum a nd in a fi nn. ncia l way was the most su ceess­t'ul pro_grnmrn e ever nrrnn g-ed a t S.t. Viateur's. \Vc take tl:) is o pportunit y of ret umin g t l1 ·1 nks t.o Lhe g en erous pat rons o f the eo ll ege, m a ny o f wh om ca.m c from far in ord ~· r t o e ncourage Lh e _young me11 wh o ha ve spent so mu c:, of t he ir v aln :1.b le tim e in pt'<' P<HiPg thei·r pnrts, w!Ji r: h w e mn st say they fill ed in a m ost satisfa t ') ry mann er. This a nd the desirP to rend er Ru!Jsta nUal aid

to a cause that. find s a r eady response in tlw il e:1.rts of all, brought ma ny fri.fmrls, to whom we ngnin 1e:1dcr o m· mo~ t he:l.rtfolt th r\.llks.

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