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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
many Council 1380. (Signed) Adrian D. Schwartz,
Grand Knight.
St. Marys Ga., April 19. 1 am in receipt of The
Bulletin, and want to say that 1 am more than de
lighted with it. The article by our Right Reverend
Bishop entitled “Christ and Peter,” is simply superb.
I do hope that the Association plans to push the cir
culation of The Bulletin, as 1 believe it will fill a long
existing vacancy in Catholic journalism in Georgia.
Whenever I can be of service to you or the Associa
tion please command me. (Signed) James T. Vocelle.
Blue Ridge, Ga.—1 enjoyed your pamphlets and
would be glad to get a copy of “The Faith of Our
Fathers.”
Columbus, Ga.—I have received your pamphlet en
titled “Catholics and Marriage,” for which I thank
you. It seems that the misunderstanding (of non-
Catholics) arise through inability to properly distin
guish between a civil contract, as contemplated by the
State, and a sacrament as understood by the Catholic
Church. I am non-sectarian in religion and do not
have any prejudice against any church.
Leesburg, Ga.—I have been receiving the literature
you are sending me, for which please accept my most
profound thanks. "While not a Catholic myself, I am
very much pro-Catholic in my views, as I have always
been, and your booklets afford me much assistance
in refuting the ignorant and absurd remarks made
by uninformed anti-Catholics. 1 would like for you
to please continue sending me the literature or any
thing else covering this subject, and am quite willing
to pay for same.
Tennille, Ga. Please accept my thanks for the
booklets or leaflets sent me which I received O. K.
I enjoyed reading them, every one very much, and
feel much better* by getting the information which I
think so many others ought to have. Indeed, I think
it would be gratifying and comforting to a great
many. I am now nearly 70 years old, and have been
in total ignorance as to the real truth of what the
Catholic Church stood for. The address by Thad-
deus K. Oglesby before the Confederate Veterans cer
tainly was fine. 1 appreciate very much indeed your
kindness in making it possible for me to get this
highly interesting and instructive literature. I have
been interetsed and have wanted to learn for quite
a while the facts as are laid down in these booklets,
which I have gone through today.
Augusta, Ga. 1 am due you an apology for not
having answered sooner your valued communication
of the 14th, but, not being of a business nature from
my viewpoint, it has been put off from time to time,
and I hope you will take the will for the deed in this
particular instance. I must confess that I have not
read all of the printed matter that you have been kind
enough to mail me, but have read a good portion of
it and, while it has probably made little or no change
in my opinions, it has enlightened me on certain
points on which I have not heretofore been entirely
clear. At the same time, I would like to convey the
impression that, although I am of the Protestant faith,
I have too many good friends of the Catholic persua
sion to believe all of the rumors that are put afloat
for certain effect and at certain times. I appreciate
the interest shown and certainly believe that the work
you are doing will tend to reconcile some of the wide
differences that have existed upon what seems to me
perhaps the broadest and most perplexing problem
with which we have to deal. Religious controversies
from the beginning of time have been serious, and I
can not for the life of me understand why two people,
each possessing a reasonable amount of intelligence,
can personally have any falling out over a question,
the desired ultimate ehd of which is the same in each
case. In other words, it would seem to me that it
makes no difference which means of transportation
is employed. If two people start from a given point,
one traveling by rail and the other by water, I can not
see why either one is right to criticize the other for
his choice of routes and, boiled down, that is my
opinion of all religious controversies. I wish to grant
the other parties the same privileges I insist upon
having for myself.
Atlanta, Ga., June 28, 1920.—I wish to express my
sincere appreciation of your kindness in writing and
answering all my questions. I find “The Faith of
Our Fathers” a very interesting book, and am study
ing it carefully.
Brooklyn, N. Y.—I have been receiving literature
from the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia
for the past several months, and wish to take this op
portunity of expressing my admiration and apprecia
tion of the splendid work that your Association is
doing. The facts in the pamphlets are stated in such
a clear and convincing manner that they could not
fail to correct many of the misstatements that have
been circulated about the Catholic faith. Trusting
that your Association may soon spread to other States
of the Union, I am, very sincerely yours (Signed),
Henrietta A. Fox.
Macon, Ga. 1 received your booklet yesterday and
read the contents carefully, which impressed me very
much. I have never heard but one side of the Cath
olic faith, and the stand I took towards it was through
pure ignorance, no doubt, but that is the same trouble
with the majority of the people that feel any way but
friendly towards your Church. The old saying is that
any religion is better than none, and since I have none,
I will not have anything to say about any one else s
belief. Please continue to send me your booklets, for
I want to know more about yourT>elief.
Columbus, Ga. 1 most respectfully beg to say that
as per your promise, I have received the book by
Cardinal Gibbons, “The Faith of Our Fathers. For
your courtesy in sending me this I desire to thank
you very much. I am now reading same, and find it
gives very full reference to the questions I asked you
in my former letter.
Macon, Ga.—Your literature has been coming to
our home for some months and has been carefully
read, and I might add prayerfully perused. To say
the least we are wonderfully impressed with same.
We are Protestants, but love the Catholics and are
yearning for universal peace amongst yourselves and
ourselves. My husband is much inclined toward your
church, and he is the writer of these few lines. He
has many friends among Catholics, and sometimes I
am inclined to believe he may seek to become one of
your body. We have been recipients of many favors
from Catholic friends, and are very grateful toward
them.
Macon, Ga. After reading your pamphlet (A Plea
for Peace), admiring the way you expressed your
plea. Then reading a pamphlet by the Protestants, I
have reached the conclusion that my preference is
with you, and without being too much trouble and at
the earliest convenient time I would thank you. Kindly
mail to me the information concerning each of the
subjects on enclosed list. I am a boy 17 years old;
my father was a staunch Catholic; he died in my in
fancy; my mother was a Protestant; therefore, all I