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Non-Catholic Federal Re
serve Expert Asserts Fig
ures Previously Announced
are Erroneous.
Washington, D. C.—-Following the
exposure by Lewis Meriam, formerly
of the United States Bureau of Cen
sus of the inaccuracy of the figures
ou the religious composition of the
United States as of Dec. 31, 1916
furnished to the war department by
Rev. Dr. Walter Laidlaw, secretary
of the Federation of (Protestant)
Churches, another non-Catholic of
the highest standing as an expert
statistician lias analyzed Dr. Laid-
law’s figures and demonstarted their
unfairness to the Catholic body.
Mr. E. A. Goldenweiser, statistic
ian\ of the Federal Reserve hoard,
not only substantiates the findings
of Mr. Meriam (who reported that
he had been forced to the opinion
that Dr. Laidlaw had attempted “to
Put something over” on the Caflio-
lics) hut does so by somewhat dif
ferent, although equally conclusive
methods. He uses the figures of age
and sex distribution of the total
population of the country largely to
establish the fact that the Catholic
total is far in excess of that fur
nished to the war department by the
secretary of the Protestant Council.
Dr. Leidlaw reported 15,721,815 Cath
olics in the United States; Mr. Gol-
denweiscr declare^ that a “reason
able estimate of their number is 23 -
000.000.”
The report of his analysis made
by the expert statistician of the
Federal Reserve Hoard to the Rev.
John J. Burke, executive secretary-
of the National Catholic Welfare
Council, is as follows:
By E. A. Goldenweiser.
(Statistician Federal Reserve Board)
No exact statistics of the number
of persons of each religious denom
ination in the United States are
available. The census of religious
bodies, published decennially by the
bureau of the census, gives infor
mation about the number of church
members and other items delating
to church organizations, but does
not give data as to the number of
persons who profess a given faith
although not affiliated through
membership to the church organiza
tion. The latest report on religious
bodies by the bureau of the census
report, out of a total of 41.926,854
members of all denominations in
1916, members of the Roman Cath
olic church consisted 15,721,815, or
37.5 per cent. This number, as stal
ed above, includes only persons for
- whom there is a record of actual
membership in the church and cer
tainly does not comprise ail the per
sons of Roman Catholic faith in the
United States.
Deductions.
For partial proof of this statement
reference is made to the composi
tion of tlic Catholic Church mem
bership by sex. Of the total num
ber of Catholics, 12,569,395 were re
ported by sex. Of this number, 6,-
149,035 were males and 6,420,360 fe
males, the percentages being 48.9 and
61.1, respectively. It is not reason
able to suppose that in the total
population of Roman Catholic faith
there were more women than men
since in Hie total population of the
United States there are more men
than women and among the immi
grants, of whom a large proportion
are Catholics, the ratio of men lo
women is even larger. In 1910 the
total number of males per 100 fe
males in the United States was 106.2
and in 1920 as a consequence of the
interruption of immigration l>y the
war, the ratio declined to 104. It
is probably safe to say that in 1916
tlie year to which the figures on re
ligious bodies refer, the ratio was
about 105. If we assume that the
sex distribution among those for
whom it is known, then 51.1 per cent
of file 15,721,815 Catholic members
were females. This would make a
total of 8,033,847 females. To this
number of females there would cor
respond at the United tSates ratio
of 105 males per 100 females—8,435,-
MILLIONS SLAUGHTERED
By
Bolshevists in Russia,
Survey Discloses.
By Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Baron von
Capitaine,
Cologne Correspondent, N. C.
W. C. News Service.
Cologne.—-More than 1,700,000
persons have been put to death
in Russia since the beginning of
the Bolshevist regime there in
1917, according to the “National
Tiedende,” which has just com
pleted and published a survey
of conditions in that country.
This paper declares that the
Bolsheviki must accept responsi
bility for this wholesale slaugh
ter. The “Tiedende” says that
the numbers of Russian citizens
killed and executed and their
social condition were as follows:
Teachers, 7,675; physicians, 8,-
800; officers, 54,650; soldiers,
260,000; police, 10,500; farmers,
12,900; “intellectuals,” 355,250;
workmen, 192,000; peasants, 815,-
000.
Within recent months 28 bish
ops and 1,215 priests have been
killed.
KLIN OFFICIALLY
flOEO FROM CITY
K. of C. Junior Branch
For Catholic Boys Voted
IN SOUTH GEORGIA National Convention
Pelham, Ga., Takes Action
After Mass Meeting Which
Unanimously Voted to Op
pose Ku-Klux.
Prelate Proves
Americanism of
Catholic Schools
Portland, Ore.,—The Most Rev
erend Alexander Christis, Arch
bishop of Oregon City has is
sued a pastoral letter dealing
with proposed legislation where
by attendance at public schools
would he made compulsory in
the stale of Oregon.
The letter quotes the lale
Theodore Roosevelt, Chief Jus
tice William Howard Taft, form
er Vice-President Marshall and
leaders of various religious den
ominations to show the necessity
ot a thorough religious education
being imparted to children.
Speaking of the Americanism
of parochial schools the letter
says in part:
“You, beloved members of the
laity, are the best proofs of the
Americanism of our own Deno
minational Schools; you know
that these schools are absolutely
American for innumerable reas
ons, aiqong which are the fol
lowing:
“First—Teir history is
American. Religious schools an
tedate the American revolution;
their growth has kept pace with
the growth of the country; re
ligious schools arc not a foreign
importation.
“Second Their curriculum
American. Our religious schools
follow the accepted American
course of studies from the first
grade to the university.
“Third—Their teachers are
Americans. The nation has no-
lietter or truer citizens than the
instructors in our denomination
al schools.
“Fourth—Their pupils are Am
ericans, or under the influence
of their training they are being
rapidly changed into the refined
and finished product.
“Fifth—Their ideals are Amer
ican; nowhere is love and re
spect and devotion to the flay
more insistently taught than
there, as every crisis in Ameri
can history has proven.
“Sixth—The motto of every
Catholic school in the land is
American. For God and country,
a fitting complement to the mot
to of our nation itself, In God
We Trust.
“And so, beloved members of
the laity, the five elements that
make the public schools of-
America great are shared and at
times excelled by the denomina
tional schools ol' Oregon and
elsewhere.”
is..
Augusta, Ga.—The official baring
of the Ku-Klux Klan from Pelham, a
South Georgia city, the condemna
tion of its principles by Judge Samel
H. Sibley, of the United States Court
for the Northern District of Georgia,
and by other public officials; the po
litical activity of the Ku-Klux in the
state in view of the coming elec
tions, the declaration by three can
didates for Mayor in Atlanta that
they are not members of the Ku-
Klux; and the refusal of the corpor
ations committee of the State Sen
ate to recommend the adoption of
the unmasking law—these arc a few
of the recent developments in the
Ku-Klux situation of Georgia.
The action at Pelham was promp
ted by the attempts of Atlanta men
to organize a Ku-Klux council in the
Mitchell County city. Two men came
to the city representing themselves
as stock salesmen. One was invited
to address the Bible class at the Bap
tist church. It developed tht they
were trying to organize a Ku-Klux
local, and opposition grew to such an
extent that a mass meeting was call
ed.
W. C. Cooper, president of the
First National Bank of Pelham, was
elected chairman of the meeting and
J. A. Lewis, City Clerk, secretary.
Mayor A. R. Baggs declared the pur
pose of the meeting to he the pre
vention, if possible, of the organiza
tion of the Klan in the city. A dozen
citizens made strong talks against
tlie Klan, and the pastor of the Bap
tist church in which the Ku-Klux or
ganizer spoke send a message from
his sick bed in which he said that
he had been misled when he invited
the speaker, and he urged that" the
organization of the Klan in the city
he prevented. The meeting voted
unanimously to oppose the Klan.
Following the meeting, City Council
adopted an ordinance prohibiting
parades of masked men.
KNIGHTS PROSPER
Nearly 800,000 Members
Now Enrolled.
Atlantic City—Close to 800,000
members are now enrolled in the
Knights of Columbus, according
to reports submitted to the su
preme convention in session here,
which showed the enrollment to
be 782,400. Of these members,
558,327 arc associate, and 224,073
insurance members. There are
fifty-nine state councils, includ
ing those of Canada, Mexico, and
other jurisdictions, and 2,248 sub
ordinate councils.
Ambitious Program Adopted,
Captain Rice Unanimously
Elected a Supreme Direc
tor of Order.
His Work in Laymen’s
Association Commended
Joseph Scott Nominated C.
L. A. President for Post—•
Contests for All Positions
But His.
Jap Scientist, A
Leader of Race,
Dies a Convert
Atlanta Kiwanians Hear
Judge Condemn Kiansmen
Federal Judge Sibley Scores
I n v i sible Government—
State Anti-Masking Law
Blocked.
ABBEY THOUSAND YEARS OLD.
Cologne.—Among the several Ger
man monasteries which are this
year to celebrate the millenium or
more of their existence, Corvey Ab
bey on the Weser, near Hoexter, al
though by no means the oldest, is
perhaps the most historic and in
teresting. It is now eleven hun-
years since Corvey became base of
the Christian missionaries who
spread the Faith throughout Nor
thern Germany and Scaudansvia.
Judge Sibley’s condemnation of
the Ku-Klux Klan was voiced in an
address before the Atlanta Kiwanis
Club, where he delivered a power
ful argument for law enforcement
and law observance. After scoring
mol) rule and lynching, he said:
“1 was approached to join the Ku-
Klux Klan, approached as a Federal
judge, and I declined. ' Why? Be
cause there are features in this or
ganization which would make my
membership inconsistent with my
duties as a judge. In the case of the
Ku-Klux Klan, the great power for
harm lies in the secrecy which
shrouds every movement. If it is
not responsible for acts of lawless
ness, it at least lays itself open to
suspicion.”
The hill introduced into the Senate
by Senators Jones and Snow, making
it a misdemeanor tor any organiza
tion or its members to appear in
public wearing masks and robes, was
turned back to the Senate, by a vote
of six to one, with the recommen-
dation*that it he not passed. Rev.
Caleb Ridley, a Baptist minister, and
chief lecturer for the Klan, appeared
for the organization against the hill.
Previous to the vote on tlie hill, it
was modified to permit the wearing
of robes, in order that the use of
caps and gowns by students and pro
fessors in commencement exercises
might be legal.
Several members of the Ku-Klux
Klan have announced for public of
fice. One of them, the editor of The
Searchlight, is running for the state
legislature on a platform directed
against the Sisters of the Good Shep-
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New York.-.-Diplomats, scientists,
and distinguished men from every
walk of life gathered in St. Patrick’s
Cathedral last Tuesday for the fu
neral services of Hie iate Dr. Jokiclii
Takamine, eminent scientist and per
haps the best known Japanese in tlie
United States, who became a convert
to the Catholic Church six weeks
before his death.
Dr. Takamine, who was a samurai
of the Kanazawa clan, spent the ma
jor portion of his life in the United
States and was known as the un
crowned Ambassador of Good Will
between this country and Japan.
He was horn in Kanazawa City in
tlie province of Kaga and was one
of the first graduates of the Imper
ial University of Japan, taking his
degree in engineering and chem
istry. Later he studied at the Uni
versity of Glasgow.
His Wife a Convert.
The turning point of his life came
in 1884, when he was appointed as
Japanese commissioner to tlie world
fair at New Orleans. There he met
Miss Caroline Hitch, whom he mar
ried, resolving thereafter to spend
the remainder of iiis life in the
United States. His wife, who was
a convert, probably was the influ
ence who brought him into the
Church six weeks before his death.
According to the Rev. William
B. Martin, acting rector of the Cath
edral, Dr. Takamine had delved into
tlie philosophies of all different re
ligions, devoting much time to such
study despite his deep interest in
science. He awoke one morning
about six weeks ago and informed
his wife that he needed spiritual
support. He had wandered far -into
intellectual fields, he said, and had
come to the conclusion that the one
thing missing in his life could lie
supplied only by a belief in God.
Of all religions lie had studied, lie
declared Catholicity suited him best,
because it was a religion of author
ity and revelation. His wife sum
moned the Bight. Rev. Thomas J.
Kerman, of the St. Nicholas Church,
Passaic, who found Dr. Takamine so
well informed concerning* Catholicity
that no further instruction was ne
cessary.
Hi3 Great Discoveries.
Dr. Takamine’s two greatest chem
ical discoveries were adrenalin, now
used by surgeons throughout the
world to raise blood pressure, which
is accomplished through the con
traction of the small arteries, and
takadiatasc, which has done much
to improve the brewing of sake and
the making of indigo. Adrenalin has
made possible bloodless surgery in
minor operations, especially on the
eye, ear and throat.
Dr. Takamine believed in a union
between Japan and tlie United States
founded on common economic in
terest and mutual esteem and in
pursuit of this Ideal worked unceas
ingly.
Atlantic, City—Rcdcdicated to the
ideals on which the order was found
ed, and pledged to the carrying for
ward of a four-fold program in be
half of God and county as well as
the exploration of new fields of
service, delegates to tlie fortieth su
preme convention of the Knights of
Columbus brought their annual ses
sions to a close yesterday.
The new work of the order will
be in behalf of the Catholic boy.
Inspired by an eloquent plea by
the Right Rev. Thomas J. Walsh,
Bishop of Trenton, that the order
turn its attention to such work, a
resolution indorsing the establish
ment of a junior order of Hie
Knights of Columbus was favorably
received by the convention and will
he made the subject of investigation
by a special committee.
In addition to this new and dis
tinctive field which will he explored
the convention went on record as fa
voring the coiitiiiuatioi of the re
ligious and patriotic works to which
it has already set its hand. These
include:
Knights of Columbus welfare
work in Rome as requested by the
late Pope Benedict XV and on which
a report was submitted by former
Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn.
The work of tlie K. of C. historical
commission, whose report showed
that the first prize in the national
historical contest was won by Sam
uel L. Bemis, professor of history in
Whitman College, Walla Walla,
Wash., a Presbyterian institution.
The establishment of a national
correspondence school, open to all,
K. of C. free schools for vete
rans and hospitalization work.
The resolution proposing the es
tablishment of the junior order was
introduced by William C. Prout of
Boston, elected a supreme director
at the convention, as chairman of
the committee on the good of the
order. It read:
‘Realizing the obligations which
rest upon us as good Americans and
good Catholics to do our share in
giving proper direction to the aims
and activities of the citizens of to
morrow, this committee recom
mends in the strongest possible
manor the appointment of a special
committee to examine the question
of a junior order of the Knights of
Columbus, or an organization of a
like nature.”
Notable addresses were made at
Hie convention by the Most Rev.
John J. Glcnnon, Archbishop of St.
Louis, who emphasized the duty of
’he organization to counteract the
spread of bigotry by effective pro
paganda and by Bishop Walsh of
Trenton.
Luke E. Hart, former state deputy
of Missouri, nominated as Supreme
Advocate of .tlie organization to suc
ceed Joseph G. Pelletier, who re
signed at the directors’ meeting held
in Chicago last month, was elected
Supreme Advocate after a contest
with William C. Mulligan of Con
necticut, by vote of 165 1-2 to 154.
Captain Rice Elected.
Captain Patrick H. Bice of Au
gusta, Ga., was elected unanimously
to fill ail unexpired term as supreme
director. Captain Bice was nomi
nated by Joseph Scott of Los Ange
les, who called attention to the spirit
of bigotry prevalent in the south
and the valiant and successful ef
forts made by the Georgia Laymen’s
Association, under Captain Rice to
uphold the standard of the Churcii
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