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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA 19 Church as I have heard the Catholics criticized in Protestant Churches, and I think the Catholics are in the right there. Thanking you for the above mentioned book and hoping to have a reply at an early date, I am. PROGRESS OF CHURCH IN ENGLAND SHOWN DURING PAST YEAR. London. Progress of the Catholic Church in Eng land is shown in the new Catholic Directory for this year, which has just been published. As the statistics in some important respects do not include Scotland, it is necessary to confine comparisons to England and Wales. With one exception a slight drop of 120 in the number of infant baptisms increases are recorded under every head. The number of priests in the country has risen by twenty-five, and Catholic Churches and chapels by twenty-four; the figures are now 3,929 and 1,928, respectively. In 1918 there were 323 more Catholic marriages than in 1917, while the conversions numbered 9,402, an increase of 384. All Scottish statistics are addi tional. INFORMATION FREE. A Plea for Peace. Catholics in Georgia. Catholics in American History. Catholic Belief. Catholics and Marriage. Catholics and the Bible. The Pope and the War. Catholicism and Politics. Stop Lynching. Catholics and the Public Schools. The above booklets giving information about Cath olics and their attitude towards questions of the day will be sent you gratis upon request. All questions about Catholics and their belief an swered. Address, The Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, 107 9th Street, Augusta, Ga. PRESIDENT OF NOTRE DAME PRAISES LAYMEN’S WORK. University of Notre Dame, March 3, 1920. Permit me to congratulate the Catholic Laymen’s Association upon the success of the work. Anti- Catholic prejudice can never stand the light of day in a democratic society. You have beautifully exem plified this principle in your successful campaign down there. What interests me especially is the methods you have employed in your work of publicity. What you have done there may be, and doubtless will be, duplicated in other sections of the country with no less happy results. It will be my pleasure to make a study of the literature you have sent me and to bring knowledge of your movement to the attention of all who may be interested in knowing of it up in this section. With my best wishes for the continued success of the good work, I am, very sincerely yours, (Signed) JAMES BURNS, C. S. C., President. THE NEW VICAR GENERAL. Succeeding the late Very Rev. P. H. McMahon, as vicar general, is Father Joseph D. Mitchell, rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in Savannah. The appointment was announced by Rt. Rev. B. J. Keiley on February 1 1th. Than Father Mitchell there is no priest more pop ular with the laymen, and his appointment is the cause of general rejoicing. Commenting upon the honor bestowed upon this zealous young priest, The Savannah Press recently printed the following: After being ordained a priest Father Mitchell served a year in Atlanta before coming to Savannah, where he has remained for the past twelve years. When he first came here he was made an assistant under Father G. X. Schadwell, who is now in Wash ington. In 1909 he was made chancellor of the Diocese and held this position until the fall of 1917, when he was compelled to give this up on account of his eyes. Rev. Father T. A. Foley succeeded him. Rector of Cathedral. On May 15, 1919, Father Mitchell was appointed by Bishop Keiley as rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, which position he will continue to hold in conjunction as vicar general. Father Mitchell is one of the most prominent and active priests of Georgia. During his 12 years in Savannah he has done much charity work and is known for his good deeds among the poor. One of Father Mitchell’s chief works was the founding of a Catholic Church near Rocky Ford. He happened to be in that vicinity once and heard there were several Catholics who would like to be able to attend mass on Sundays. After earnest and hard work for three years, Father Mitchell has erected a small wooden church where mass is said once a month.”