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The Official Organ of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia. THE BULLETIN Member of the National Catholic Welfare Council News Service. “TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED” The Only Catholic Newspaper Between Bal timore and New Orleans TEN CENTS A COPY. VOL. HI. NO. 1. AUGUSTA, GA., JANUARY 25, 1922. $2.00 A YEAR ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY FR. BYRNE DIES IN NEW ENGLAND AFTER OPERATION Passing of Chaplain at Fed eral Penitentiary in Atlan ta Shocks Diocese—Fune ral in Connecticut. REVMlCHftEU eJ.BYiaitE Atlanta, Ga.—Rev. Michael J. Byrne, chaplaii at the Federal Peni tentiary at Atlanta for the past four years, died at Carney Hospital, Bos ton, Mass., January 9, following an operation. He was buried two days later in Norwich, Conn.) his boy hood home. Father Byrne had been in ill health for some time, but was able to attend to his duties as chaplain until recently. An operation prom ised a permanent cure, and he went to Boston to undergo it. His death followed. Few priests have had careers as interesting as that of Father Byrne. Born in Norwich, Conn., Nov. 22, 1857 lri " “"rly studies were intend ed to fit him VJ \-Cl- " T>»\i]ql on _ iat order . Ill health prevented him from achieving his ambition. His brothers were members of the fam ous “Eight Bells” theatrical com pany, and he decided to accompany them as- business manager and pub licity agent in their travels. In this capacity he traveled practically every state in the Union and several foreign countries, and on many oc casions appeared behind the foot lights himself. At the age of 37 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Scanlon of Norwich, a boyhood friend. Two sons, Dr. John F. Byrne, who served through the world war as a major in the 324th Field Artillery, James J. Byrne of Cambridge, Mass., State of Maine representative for Associated First National Pictures, and one daughter, Miss Mary Byrne, a Unit ed States army nurse, just returned from Siberia, were born. In 1908 Mrs. Byrne died, and in liis grief his thoughts again turned to the Church and Holy Orders. At the age of 51 he started his studies for the priesthood at St. Francis College, Loretto, Pa. He was ordain ed by Bishop Garvin, at the Cathe dral at Altoona, Pa., and assigned to the Diocese of Savannah. After a few years of parish work in Savan nah, he was made chaplain at the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. Father Byrne’s success in his work among the men at the Federal Pen itentiary was littlo short of phenom enal. When the suggestion was made that a Catholic chaplain be named for the institution, Bishop Keiley selected Father Byrne, and he seemed to have been made to ord er for the position. The high es teem in which he was held by the (Continued on page 12) THE NEW BULLETIN The Bulletin greets you today in a new form, and we trust it is on» of which our readers ap prove. The Bulletin in its new form will publish matter simi lar to that carried up to this time, and state, national and world news of interest in addi tion. It proposes to place be fore its readers not only Catholic news, but news about Catholics as well. It is particularly desired to publish the activities of Catholics in Georgia. Daily newspapers have a staff of reporters to gath er such news. The Bulletin must depend on members of the Laymen’s Association and other readers for such information. News items of interest to Catholicss are welcome. The ' Bulletin belongs to its readers. Every member of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia is a part owner. The editor invites suggestions de signed to improve The Bulletin. Two heads are better than one; the 2,000 heads in the Laymen’s Association are a thousand times better than the two'. What do you think of The Bulletin? Let us hear your suggestions. Savannah and Charleston Among Those Which Gave More Than Their Share. Record Incomplete. Washington, D. C.—Four dioceses of the United States have proved by records that they supplied more than their percentage of Catholic soldiers to the armed forces of the country during the world war, according to Daniel J. Ilyan of the Department of Historical Records of the National Catholic War Coun cil. The four dioceses are Indianapolis in Indiana, Burlington in Vermont, Charleston in South Carolina and Savannah in Georgia. Based on their population in 1918, the Catholics of the United States should have furnished 830,- ' 3 ‘ -> the fighting foi-ccs of the country. j* j s estimated however that the number of C«i holies who saw service was much larger than that; the computations, b- ed on different statistics, indicating in some instances that the number of Catholics exceeed one-third the to tal enrollment in the various branches of the service. Based on the Catholic population of Indiana the diocese of Indian apolis should have supplied 5,295 men to the service. It is already proved by the records to. have given (i,670. Burlington, which should have given 3,060 has to date shown the names of 3,336 Catholics who served. Savannah gave 880 Catholics, whereas, based on Cath olic population, its quota was 723; Charleston has already furnished 403 names, when but 392 were re quired. It is more than probable that these dioceses that have already gone “over the top” on their Catholic quotas will add materially to the lists which they have al ready forwarded io the national headquarters. The Catholic Lay- 'men’s Association of Georgia is now working on its records and is still adding many names to its lists. Director Ryan points out that while 6,728 parishes have furnished at least partial records of the num ber of their men in the service, 4,466 parishes have as yet failed to send in any records of their mem bers who were enlisted. “There is scarcely any doubt,” he declares “that the records when complete will show that Catholics contributed more than their quota of the population to the war. Just (Continued on page 2.) Pope Benedict XV Dead at Rome In Sixty-Eighth Year of His Age And in Eighth of His Pontificate \ POPE BENEDICT XV—HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS End Comes to Two Hundred and Fifty-Ninth Successor of St. Peter in Early Morn ing Hours Sunday. (By N. C. VV. C. News Service.) (By N C. W. C. News Service) “Such a Little Pope!” These wer| the words which sprang involunta ily to the lips of a special corresj pondent of the National Cathol Welfare Council News Service, w was in Rome in May, 192Uto repr sent the Catholic Press of the Uni cd States on the occasion of ti elevation of Archbishop Dougheri of Philadelphia to the Cardinalatj when the correspondent attended t Pope’ Mass in his private chapel arj received Holy Communion from hands. The Holy Father pass through the chapel doors and pausi so long at the foot of the aisle, tur ing this way and that to give h| blessing very sweetly and freely all about him, without a sign of hu ry, that the correspondent cou easily study him where he knelt wit: in reach of the Holy Father’s han His height was about five feet six." seven, and though the Popo w; small, his figure was perfectly pr portioned, and he was distinguishe by the dignified, subtle grace whici sometimes characterises men of d minutive but symetrical frame. The correspondent particularly n ticed the grace with which he mov his hands when engaged in the gre Benedict XV, the two hundredth and fifty-ninth successor of St. Pet er as Popo of Rome and Vicar of Jesus, Christ, Supreme Pontiff, is dead. He died Sunday, January 22, seven years and four months after his election as Pope, which occurred on September 3, 1914. The World War had begun only the month before. His pontificate ran its course co-incidentally with the most extensive and desolating war from which the world'ever suf fered and came to its close when all the terrible problems created by or culminating because of the universal conflict are stiil far from solution. Giacomo (James) della Chiesa, was born ;n Pegli, in the Diocese of Genoa, Italy, November 21, 1854. He was the scion of an ancient and noble family, of the ancient ligurian nobility, which has been termed “a democratic aristocracy.” Members of the della Chiesa family are prom inent in the learned professions in Italy. His- father was the Marchese della Chiesa, and his mothci the Marchesa Giovanna Migliorati. Both died years ago. The elder brother of the late Pope, Admiral della Chi esa, inherited the title. Many rep resentatives of the della Chiesa fam ily fought in the Italian Army during the War, and a favorite nephew of the late Pontiff gave his life at the front for his country. The Pope was a delicate child and when he was born grave doubt was expressed that he would live many days. It is said that as early as his thirteenth year he pleaded with his father for permission to study for the priesthood. That permission was not won until seven years later, when at the age of twenty, Jamc3 della Chiesa displayed to his fath er the diplomas which he had won in obedience to his father's desire that he should study for law, but reiter ated his own desire to enter Holy Orders. He was educated in the Ca- pranica College, Rome, and the Ac ademy for Noble Ecclesiastics, and was ordained priest on December 21, 1878. His great natural ability, animated strengthened and directed by the fer vor of his vocation, caused him to grow steadily and rapidly into the confidence of those to whom he min istered and in the esteem of his su periors. His early career as an ec clesiastic was a providential prepar ation for the task which awaited