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Member of the National Catholic Welfare Coun- cil News Service. TEN CENTS A COPY. VOL. III. NO. 15. Xjht/Quilttin / Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens As sociatkmsfGeorgia M TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED** AUGUSTA, GA., AUGUST 25, 1922. j The Only Catholic S Newspaper Between Bal- ^ timore and New Orleans 1 $2.00 A YEAR i ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY 1 Georgia Men at 1922 Retreat Sacred Heart College, Augusta Sitting—T. P. Doris, Jr., Robert J. Morris, E. W. Gillespie, T. P. Doris, James Brodie, Edwin J. Dorr, Dr. V. D. Barbot, Jas. L. Mc Creary, Jos. H. McNeil. Standing, off steps—James P. May, Karl L. Sebler, James J. Joy, Matthew S. Rice, Capt. E. J. O’Connor, A. J. Bindewald, Charles S. Bohler,. John Brittingham, Jerome J. McCarthy, Rev. P. A. Ryan, S. J., pastor of Sacred Hart Church, Rev. Thomas A. Carey, S. J., retreat master, J. J. Spalding, J. P. McAuliffc, Richard Reid, Alfred M. Bat- tcy, Henry Bindewald, T. P. Kearney, D. J. Hayes and Capt. P. H. Rice. On steps—E. H. Sullivan, Hugh Kinchley, ’ R. W. Hatcher, M. J. Hallihan, James Ii. Mulherin and J. L. Herman. In rear—M. J. Callaghan, Ed. A. Sheridan and Stuart A. Cashin. Gilbert K. Chesterton, Famous English Publicist, Enters Church Washington To U Bar Klan from American Army “No Divided Allegiance,” Says Senator Wadsworth, Military Affairs Committee Chairman. ANTI-SALOONLEAGUE BACKS KLAN FAVORITE Alleged Fraud in Oregon Election Attributed to the K. K. K.—Canada Cold To ward Klan. Washington.—Whether or not tlie oath of allegiance to the Invisible Empire taken by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, is more binding than the oath of allegiance to the United States taken by a member of the armed forces of the nation, appears to have been put up to the govern ment fcul decision by the Kian’s recently revealed attempt at pro selytizing in the United States Army. Following attempts to dominate tile civil government by placing its members or friends in office in Texas, Oklahoma, and other South ern and Western States; and to abolish private schools as part of a plan to dominate educational in stitutions in Oregon and elsewhere, the Klan is now recruiting mem bers in the United States army. At a spectacular initiation ceremony held at Odenton, Md., on the night of August 15, several members of the Tank Corps stationed at Camp Meade were taken into the Klan, according to reports from that place. This was followed the next day by tlie declaration of the leader in the initiation ceremonies that ef forts are being made to spread the Klan influences broadcast tlnough- out the American Army. At the War Department, when fhe attention of Secretary Weeks had been called to reports of the affair at Odenton, it was said that no re port had yet been received from the commanding officer at Camp Meade and that pending receipt of official information no comment could he made. The attitude of the War De partment, as authoritatively stated, however, is that of unalterable op position to tlie affiliation of mem bers of the army with any organiza tion claiming to the military service. No Divided Allegiance. Senator Janies W. Wadsworth, of New York, chairimflh of the Senate ,Committee oil Military Affairs, said [regarding reports of Klan activities »n the Army: “As a general pro position, I believe that the army Jiuthorities should investigate very lawfully the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan or any other similar organiza tion attempting to proselyte among l)ui' soldiers. I have every conti nence that the Secretary of War will f see to it that discipline will he pre served and that no divided allegi ance will he permitted in the Army.” The Senator made it clear that he would regard the spread of the Ku Klux Klan in the army as contain ing a possible danger to the main tenance of good discipline, although he expressed grave doubts as to the ability of the Klansmen to make any appreciable headway in the matter of converting the troops to Klan doc trines. His opinions are rather gen erally held on Capitol Hill, in the latter respect. As one Senator ex pressed it: “I have too much con fidence in the good sense and pat riotism of the American soldier to believe that the Ku Klux Klan will ever make any headway in the army.” DRYS BACK K. K. If. Washington, I). C.—Earle B. May- field, Ku Klux Klan favorite for nomination for United States Sen ator from Texas on the Democratic ticket will have the support- of the Anti-Saloon League in the primary battle of August 2G, when he will op pose former Governor James E. Ferguson, who polled the second highest number of votes in the July primary. In case Mayfield is elect ed it is understood that efforts will (Continued on page 10) BISHOP KEILEY NOW LOCATED IN ATLANTA Atlanta, Ga.—Tit. Rev. Ben jamin J. Keiley, D. D., who re signed as Bishop of Savannah last February, is now located in Atlanta at St. Joseph’s Infirm ary. He will remain here at least for the present. Atlanta has a warm spot in its heart for Bishop Keily. It was to Atlanta he came in 1886, when he elected to accompany Bishop Becker, to Georgia from Dela ware. He served as rector of the church of the Immaculate Conception here for ten years, until 1896, when he was named rector of the Cathedral at Sa vannah and Vicar-General of the Diocese. His many visits to Atlanta since his elevation to the Episcopacy indicates that At lanta’s affection for him is re ciprocated. EX-GOVERNOR COX HAS AUDIENCE WITH POPE Pontiff Expresses Regret at Failure to Visit America, Judge Ansberry in Party. Rome—F'ormer Gov. James M. Cox, of Ohio was received in private au dience yesterday by Pope Pius XI., who spent considerable time in talk ing with tile recent Democratic can didate for president of the United States and the members of his par ty, including James M. Cox, Jr., Judge Timothy Ansberry of Wash ington and Ernest Rice, of Dayton. His Holiness repeated to Mr. Cox liis oft expressed regret that he had been unable to visit America before his elevation to the pontificate and said he would have crossed the sea if lie had not been elected. He in quired concerning conditions in the United States, declaring his deep in terest in the American people, whom he said lie regarded as such an im portant factor in the world’s devel opment. \ Mr. Cox commented that many people in the United States, on see ing the first pictures of Pope Pius published after his election had re marked that lie looked very much like ail American and that this was the highest compliment they could pay one of another country. His holiness appeared to he greatly pleased at this remark, laughing heartily. Before the lend of the interview the. Pontiff presented Mr. Cox with a commemorative medal, on one side of which was a likeness of the Pope and on the other a shepherd. He gave all the members of the par ty the Apostolic Benediction before they retired. The interview took place in the Pope’s study, His Holiness having personally conducted the party thither after they had been formal ly presented in the secret ante chamber by Monsignor Vignalc, one of the papal chamberlains. Certain Protestant ministers of some prominence, who heretofore have enjoyed a reputation as men of good intentions and some wis dom, have seen tit to associate them selves with bigots notorious for their irrational hatred of Catholics and their propensity to foster strife as a means of personal profit, in the formation of the “Evangelical Pro testant Society.” In the announcement of the pur poses of the society, the officials of the organization declared that it was initiated “to defend American democracy against the encroach ments of Papal Rome.” The official manifesto said: “The Roman Catholic Church is the outstanding peril to America and the world. It has always claimed a divine right to rule the world, both religiously and politically, and since the war it has engaged in a despe rate effort to make good its claim. Its intrigues have been directed Philadelphia, Pa.—-A special copy righted dispatch to the Public Led ger, printed this morning, confirms previouS reports of the entry, of G. K. Chesterton into the Catholic Church. Along with this news it is reported that some members of the Anglican clergy have been exceed ingly plain spoken in their criticism of the methods which, in their opin ion, caused the writer to abandon the Church of England. The Anglican clergyman, Canon Headderly, is quoted as follows: “As a parson of the Church of England, I should like to say that our An glican treatment of the biggest—in every sense—asset wc have on the intellectual side is on a par with our general muddleheadness as a re ligious body. We have never had such an apologist a$, G. K. Chester ton, and yet he has hardly ever fig ured at a church meeting. We pre fer the dull logic of some dry-as- dust professor from Oxford to the mainly against Great Britain and tlie United States. “It is well known that the Roman Catholics have determined to ‘make America Catholic,’ if possible; to create .hostility between the United States and Great Britain, in order to prevent the close cooperation of Protestant countries; to undermine our public school system in the in terest of parochial schools, where Romanism may be taught; to re write American history in the 'in terest of the papacy, and thus to poison the minds of even Protestailt children; to secure strategic posi tions in our Government for the in crease of Roman power and the fur therance of Roman designs; to hold the balance of power in this country through the acitivity in politics of Tammany Hall, the Knights of Co lumbus, the. Jesuits and other sub- sidary organizations, and, finally, to undo the work of the great Reform- | ation of the sixteenth century.” sparkling paradox of the greatest wit of the century. “Religion is still groaning under the weight of Puritanism and kill joys in this country. Mr. Chesterton would lift us up hut we won’t let him. We are still seared by mid- Victorian arguments about science and miracles. G. K. G. would de liver us and keep us orthodox at the same time. “Rut we would rather not be set free. Any one who courteously and fairly explodes Puritan fallacies is doing more good than he knows to the cause of true religion in Fin- gland. Puritanism has virtually de stroyed Sunday in thinking to pre serve it. It has made religion sus pected. It has taken away joy and beauty and love while it was doing work of angels who make merry in heaven. Most of this sad work has been through sheer lack of humor, and this is partly why it can only be undone by humorist like Chester ton.” This is the indictment. It is an indictment that would he instantly dismissed in any court in Chritcndom. It contains no speci fication of acts done. It is made up wholly of opinions which every sen sible and well-informed man knows have no warrant whatever in fact. Yet upon this indictment the Na tional Patriotic Council organized in Washington as an offshoot of the Evangelical Protestant Society, pro poses : 1. To ban Catholics from holding political office. 2. To prevent any public funds be ing devoted for certain purposes. 3. To wage war upon the paro chial school and to bring about le gislation which will close these in stitutions. The first article of the Constitu tion of the United States guarantees religious freedom by providing that (Continued on Pago 11) Second Laymen’s Retreat Breaks Record of 1921 Thirty-Five Men from Five Georgia Cities Make it at Sacred Heart College, Au gusta. FIFTEEN MORE THAN LAST YEAR’S CLASS Rev. Thomas A. Carey, S. J., of New Orleans Retreat Master—Women’s Retreat at Macon. Augusta, Ga. — Thirty-five men from five Georgia cities were exer- citants at the 1922 retreat for the Catholic laymen of Georgia, con ducted at Sacred Heart College un der the direction of the Jesuit Fath ers, from Thursday evening, August 17, to Sunday morning, August 20. This is an increase of fifteen retreat- ants over last year, when the retreat was held at St. Stanislaus’ College, Macon, since destroyed by fire. The men who made the retreat were: R. W. Hatcher. Milledgeville; E. H. Sullivan, Sandersville; J. J. Spalding, D. J. Hayes, Robert J. Mor ris and FI. W. Gillespie, Atlanta; James L. McCreary, Ed A. Sheridan and M. J. Callaghan, Macon; Capt. P. H. Rice, K. C. S. G., Matthew S. Rice, James Brodie, James R. Mul herin, A. J. Bindewald, Joseph II. McNeil, K. L. Sehler, Stuart A. Cashin, Hugh Kinchley, J. J. Joy, T. P. Doris, T, P. Doris, Jr., Richard Reid, Capt. E. J. O’Connor, Jerome J. McCarthy, J. L, Herman, M. J. Hallihan, Edwin J. Dorr. James P. May, J. P. McAuliffc, T. P. Kearney, A. M. Battey, W. M. Nixon, Jr., Dr. V. D. Barbot, Henry Bindewald and John Brittingham. The rctreatants were quartered at the old Sacred Heart College, and dined at Sacred Heart rectory. Med itations were held in the college hall, and the religious exercises in Sacred Heart church. Tlie Sacred Heart Benevolent As sociation, of which Mrs. Frank Carr is president, assisted in preparing the meals for the rctreatants, a de partment which was in charge of Charles S. Bohler of Sacred Heart parish. Spring Hill College boys served. The women of the Benevo lent Association also assisted in preparing Sacred Heart College to receive the rctreatants. The retreat started Thursday ev ening, August 17. Supper was served shortly after 7 o’clock. The first ex ercise was scheduled for 8 o’clock. It was a meditation, directed by Father Carey, and was followed by an examination of conscience in Sa cred Heart church. The meditation marked tlie beginning of the retreat silence, no retreatant speaking until Sunday morning except in free time, one hour after dinner and an hour after supper. The silence, which was voluntary, was strictly observed by every retreatant. The Program The men rose at 6:30 each morn ing. At 7 o’clock Father Carey con ducted the meditation in the college hall. Mass followed at 7:30, with breakfast at 8:15, meditation at 9:15, private reflection at 10, conference at 11:30, examination of conscience at 12:15, and dinner at 12:30. The afternoon program started with free time at 1:15, rest at 2:15, Stations of the Cross at 3:30, medi tation at 4:30, private reflection at 5:30, rosary and benediction at 6, supper at 6:30, free time at 7, medi tation at 8, examination at 8:45, and night prayers at 9. The rctreatants then retired. The retreat closed Sunday morn ing at the 6:30 mass, at which F'atli- er Carey bestowed on the rctreatants the Papal Benediction. The men re ceived communion in a body, and after mass they sang “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.” The retreat was more successful than even the most optimistic hoped. Rev. P. A.' Ryan, S. J., pastor of Sa cred Heart church, spent consider able time in changing Sacred Heart College into dormitories for the men. Augustans, both Catholic and non-Cntholic, came to his assistance generously with furnishing* He wa» (Continued on page three.) DIVIDING THE NATION i This is the Effect of the Latest Anti-Catholic Drive, Launched By the “Protestant Evan gelical Society”—The War Record of the “Unpatriotic” Catholics, Against Whom 4he Drive is Directed, and Whom They Would Deprive of Rights, Reviewed.