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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
Father Liu, Famous Chinese Priest,
Dead After An Illustrious Career
HongKong,—II3' the death of Rev.
I’r. Anthony Liu, China has sus
tained the loss of one of her most
illustrious native priests. Father
Liu was born in 1886 in the prov
ince of Kwantung,—now the mis
sion field of the Maryknott priests,
entered the Seminars' of Hong Kong
in 1876, and was ordained in 1894.
So great was his zeal for the con
version of his fellow countrymen,
that the Holy See took cognizance
of it, and on the occasion of the
silver jubilee of his priesthood in
1919, conferred on him the title of
Apostolic Missionary.
But Father Liu was distinguished
no less for his learning and virtue
Ilian for his zeal. He possessed
an intimate knowledge of the Chin
ese classics and besides being thor
oughly versed in Latin could con
verse fluentl3 r in English and For
tugesc. He was the official trans
lator of Chinese at the Mission. As
a spiritual director he was greatly
sought, and was in constant demand
as a preacher both in churches and
religious houses. His meek and
peaceful disposition attracted many
friends to him. Many European
missioners can recall the kindly ser
vices he rendered them on their
first arrival. As a missioner in the
interior district of the Hongkong
Mission he was beloved b3 - the na
tive Christians and even won -the
respect of the non-Christian popu
lation and of the Chinese authori
ties.
In the case of a difference be
tween conflicting factions he was
looked to as the kc3' man to effect
a speedy and amicable settlement.
Once a high Chinese official of
Hoifung remarked to Fr. Pozzoni
(now Bishop) that he had found
very few people who could be com
pared to Father Liu for prudence
and wisdom combined with such
gentlemanliness and cordiality.
A Protestant clergyman paid him
the tribute of saying “I accept al
ways, without question, his word
and statements even when they clash
with those of my own native Chris
tians, because I deem Fr. Liu abso
lutely incapable of doing harm to
anybody or endorsing any untrue
version or statement.”
In his last illness Fr. Liu ex
hibited a high degree of courage
in the manner, in which he bore his
sufferings. He was perfectly re
signed to the will of God and even
tried to cheer up those around him
He died on March 3 in Canton and
by unanimous consent his body was
brought to Hongkong for interment
Over five hundred Christians were
present at the funeral, among them
Bishop Pozzoni and a large repre
sentation of priests and religions
The bishop who had already held
a solemn funeral service in both
the Hongkong and Canton Cathe
drals, also conducted the last bur
ial service at the gx-ave side.
PRELATE PLEADS FOR
HARMONY IN IRELAND
Dublin.—The Irish Bishops do
no seek to impose their views
concerning the Anglo-Saxon
treaty on the Irish people, ac
cording to Archbishop Harty who
declares that the question should
be settled in the ordinary con
stitutional way by the people.
“In Ireland,” said the Archbish
op,” we have always boasted that
we are a tolei-ant people and gave
liberty to our neighbors. Wt
looked for liberty', died for it
and won it. We want no ascen
dancy and are prepared to give
equal rights to our fellow coun
try-men, whatever be their faith.”
The prelate called for a united
front among the people of Ire
land and said that victory would
coxne through peace.
SCOUTMASTERS NAME
T. L. FINN PRESIDENT
Savannah, Ga.—Thomas L. Finn,
scoutmaster of Troop 14, Cathedral
Parish, and otherwise prominently
connected with the Boy Scout move
ment in Savannah, was recently
elected president of the local Scout
masters’ Association, to succeed H
S. McCrarry, Jr., who has moved to
St. Louis. Mr. Finn has achieved
great success in Boy Scout work,
liis record with the Cathedral Troop
being considered nothing shoi't of
remarkable.
DOUBLE ORDINATION
FAVORED FOR UNITY
NEW CANADIAN DIOCESE
Montreal.—Great satisfaction has
been expressed over the x'ecent act
ion of the Holy See which has di
vided the diocese of the Rimouski
into two distinct dioceses, The of
ficial announcement of this action
has been made by His Excellency
Msgr. Pietro di Maria, Apostolic
Nuncio to Canada.
The new diocese will bear the
name of Gaspe, and will include the
peninsula formed by the Gulf of St.
Lawrence and the Baie des Chaleurs.
The Rimouski diocese was one of
the most flourishing of the Province
of Quebec, but as the population is
scattered over a wide territory', epis
copal administration was very diffi
cult.
It is believed that the presence of
a bishop in the territory' forming the
new diocese will give considerable
impulse to the religious life of the
people and will also do much to en-
eoui'age colonization.
CENTRAL VERE1N CONVENTIN
Detroit, Mich.—Detroit has been
chosen as the place of the xiext an
nual convention of the German
Catholic Cenli-al Verein, on August
21, 22, 23, 1922, according to an of
ficial notice sent by President
Charles Kortz to all the state lea-
of the organization, and the
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Montreal—With the object of has
tening the unity of the Presbyter
ianism and Anglicanism, five clergy
men of each of these denominations
have applied for ordination in the
ministry of both churches. The
question of merging the Anglican
and other Protestant bodies at least
in Canada has been the subject of
many discussions" and negotiations
The five Anglican and the five Pres
byterian clergymen who have taken
the initiative believe their action
will expedite the l'eunion.
In a memorandum which they
have submitted to the Presbytery of
Montreal, the Anglican Bishcp of
Montreal, and the Presbytery' oi
New York, the clergymen pi'opose
‘that each, while retaining his pres
ent position, should accept the ordi
inaton service of the other church
or whatever form of admission that
xhui’ch should require as conferring
the commission necessary for minis
try in its communion, with the pre
fatory statement that on the par
of those receiving such commission
it is clearly understood that ‘here
in there is no repudiation of, or re
flection on the past ministry,’ and
as a definite step forward we now
offer ourselves for such cominis-
sion, subject only to our receiving
the sanction of our re specify
churches, which sanction we hereby
ask, this request for sanction to be
submitted at once to the author!
ties of our respective churches.”
All of these clergymen are prom
inent in their respective commun
ions. One is an Anglican archdea
con, one is principal of the Angli
can theological college of Montreal
and another is professor in the
Presbyterian theological college
here.
Belmont, N. C.—The Annual Field
Day at Belmont resulted this y'ear
in victory for the Seniors over the
Juniors. The Junior lads fought
valiantly, but were unable to hold
the stronger representatives of the
Senior Hall, the Red and Black
wearers capturing eveiy first place
but one.
The first event of the day was the
100 yard dash. “Green” Gi'iffin
broke the tape first, followed by
three of his team-mates. Griffin led
the field the whole distance,- mak
ing the century dash in ten- and
two-fifths seconds. From then on
the Seniors piled up their points
but always being hard pressed by
their fighting opponents. The last
event of the day was the mile re
lay. For three and one-half laps
the Juniors carried a lead of nbout
five yards. On the fourth and final
quarter Griffin again covered him
self with glory by cutting down llic
lead on the fast Baggatt and cross
ing the finishing line five yai'ds in
advance, making the quarter in 1.02.
“Green” Griffin was the individual
hero of the day. He carried off
twenty-five and one half points,
taking first honors in 100 yard dash,
220 yard dash, baseball throw, sec
ond in the running-hop-step-and-
jump and running broad jump, and
third in the standing broad jump.
In the Minim events the midgets
took all honors from the little jun
iors.
Georgia boys played a most prom-
ient part in the activities of the
day. “Gi-een” Griffin of Jefferson
ville took the gold medal for hav
ing scflped the highest number of
points. He was followed by Thomas
Lundy of Helen, Georgia, who reg
istered twenty-two points, taking
two first places, running-liop-step-
and-jump and pole vault, scoring in
two other events and running a
quarter in the relay. Clarence Lunly
also upheld Helen by liis good work
while McCormick responded to the
urging of bis Savannah pals. Ma
loney of Atlanta, one of the Juniors
stai-s, was awarded fifth prize, thus
making three out of five prizes the
possessions of Georgians.
ROCHESTER TO HAVE
A CATHOLIC COLLEGE
Rochester, N. Y.—Aquinas Instit
tute is the name given to the new
Catholic College which Right Rev
Thomas F. Hickey', Bishop of Ro
chestei', and several priests and lay
men have incoporated as an insti
tution for secondaxy studies. The
new college will be established in
Rochester.
The bill authorizing the college
was signed by Governor Miller this
week. Section 111 of the bill states
that “the object of the corporation
shall be the religious, normal, seen
Iar, physical, and general training
instruction and education of stu
dents; to conduct instruction in sec
ondary education in the academic
and business coui'ses; to conduct
college or university for higher edu
cation; to teach such branches
learning, science or knoweldge as
the trustees may deem advisible; to
confer literary, scientific, technical
and profession degrees, and in test
imony therefor award certificates
and diplomas; the promotion
science, literature, art, history, a
other departments ofj^nuwledge.”
BELMONT ABBEY
COLLEGE NOTES
CATHOLIC COLLEGE IN
FRANCE LOST NEARLY
THOUSAND SONS IN WAR
One of the most beautiful and im-
pressive scenes of the whole year
at Belmont was the out-door proces-
sioxx of the Most Blessed Sacrament
held on the Monastery and College
grounds. Owing to the large num
ber of visitors present the proces
sion was one of the biggest held in
recent years. All the members of
the Monastery and Seminary, as
well as tlie students of the College,
St. Leo’s, Sacred Heart Convent and
St. Anna’s Orphanage, were in line
The congregation of the Abbey Catli
edral and many 11011-Catholics from
the neighboring towns attended
Benediction was given twice out-
dooi's; once on the monastery lawn
and then on the front college lawn,
from which the procession proceed
ed back to the Abbey Cathderal,
where the third and final service
took place. Father Melchior, O. S
B., carried the Blessed Sacrament in
the procession and was celebrant of
all three Benediction services. He
was assisted by the Revs. Fathers
Michael, O. S. B. and Alphonse, O
S. B.
The altars were beautifully and
tastefully' decoi'ated and the many
impressive little shrines erected
around the paths of the procession
aided an inspiring touch to the na
tural beauty of the grounds. Dur
ing the procession the Alxhey Catli-
edral Choir, under the direction of
Rev. Father Stanislaus, O. S. B., sang
appropriate hymns in honor of the
Most Blessed Sacrament. For the
first Benediction outdoors, the girls’
choir fi-om the Sacred Heart Con
vent funiislied the music, while the
students’ choir of Belmont Abbey
College sang at the service 011 the
college lawn.
Paris.—General Serrigny, As
sistant Chief of Staff of the
French Army', presided at tli5 un
veiling of a monument by the
Catholic College at St. Stanislaus,
in Paris, to the memory of the
9G8 pupils of the college who
lost their lives on the battle
fields of the World War. The
monument was blessed by Msgr.
De Guebriant, Archbishop of Mar-
cianopolis and Visitor Apostolic
to Siberia and China who, like
General Serrigny and five other
generals who came to Paris for
the ceremony, was a former pu
pil of the college.
The Minister of Public Instruc
tion was represented by his cab
inet chief, and M. Appell, rector
of the University of Paris came
to bring to the pupils of the
great Catholic school the hom
age of the State. 'The French
Academy was rcpi-esented by
Msgr. Baudrillart, who was at one
time a professor at the college.
MAUD ADAMS’GIFT
Formally Accepted by Cena
cle Sisters.
JAMES P.DOOLAN
DEAD AT SAVANNAH
Savannah, Ga.—James Palx'ick
Doolan, formerly vice-president of
the Hibernia Bank died June 8th, at
his residence, 611 Whitaker street,
as the I'esult of a stroke of para
lysis. Mr. Doolan had not been in
good health for the past fifteen
months, but bis death was vei'y un
expected. He was. in his fifty-
ninth year.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary T. Doolan; two daughters,
Kathleen and Marie, and two sons
Joseph Doolan and James P. Dool-
an, Jr., of Savannah.
The funeral was conducted from
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist.
Mr. Doolan was a native of Sa
vannah and had lived here all his
life. He was an honorary mem
her of tiie Catholic Library Asso
ciation and was also a member of
the Hibernian Society.
The pallbearers will be M. A.
O’Byrue, R. Van Keuren, W. J. Har
ty, J. W. Gleason, J. J. Higgins, Au
gustus Glover, Joseph Maddock and
M. A. Spellman.
New York.-—The Lake Ronkonko-
111a estate of Maude Adams, a gift
of the distinguished actress to the
Sisters of Our Lady of the Cenacle,
was formally accepted by that order
last week with ecclesiastical cere
monies In which His Excellency,
Archbishop John Bonzano, took part,
assisted by the Right Rev. Thomas
E. Molloy, Bishop of Brooklyn.
Miss, Adams was not present at
the ceremonies, which were inaugu
rated with a low mass celebrated bj
the Apostolic Delegate, who later^
gave the papal blessing to two hun
dred guests present and delivered an
address on the work being done by
the Sisters of Our Lady of the Cen
acle. The donor of the estate sent
word from Tanncrsville, New York,
that indisposition prevented her
from attending. She sent as a rep
resentative her companion of twen
ty years, Mrs. Hugh Reilly.
Tlie noted actress formed a decid
ed attachment to the sisters of Our
Lady of the Cenacle during several
retreats which she made under tlie
direction of institutions conducted
by them. She had not occupied
her estate at Lake Ronkonkoma for
several years and learning that tlie
capacity of the convent at 140th
street had become inadequate for the
needs of the nuns, she donated them
the Long Island estate, which is
valued at $200,000. Miss Adams is
not a Catholic.
john j. McCreary
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Georgetown University Men
to Spend Summer There.
Washington, I). C.— Fifty grad
uates of the Foreign Service School
of Georgetown University, most Of
them former service men who are
receiving vocational training, will
spend the summer in Mexico study
ing economic conditions. It is plan
ned that they' will sail from New
York on June 17. While in Mexico
they will take a six weeks’ summer
course at the University of Mexico,
in the capital.
Arrangements for the trip to Mexi
co, including facilities for traveling
through the country and making in
vestigations into the agricultural
and industrial status of the Republic,
were made by the Mexican Embassy
al Washington.
Camp Marist
Summer Camp for Boys-Conduct-
ed by the Marist College
Situated in the mountains'of North Georgia, at Lakemont, 118
miles from Atlanta—on Lake Rabun—2,000 feet above sea level.
Non-Military
Non-Sectarian
First season, seven weeks—July 3rd to August 19th. Under the
personal direction of Father Horton, President of Marist College.
Study — Woodcraft — Swimming — Boating —
Hiking — Athletics
The summer camp solves the problem of how your boy may
best spend the vacation weeks. In a camp well conducted, sur
rounded with the best moral influences, he will return home a
better and a stronger boy.
For Particulars, Address Marist College, 298 Ivy St.
Phone Ivy 782 or Ivey 6532.
ATLANTA, GA.
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