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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
ENGLISH MONK TERMED
“A MOST AMAZING MAN”
Praises, of Brother Raymond,
Who Built Hall Unassisted
Sounded By Press.
Drive For Five Million Dollars
Planned To Enlarge Georgetown
Washington, D. C.—For the pur- j did capital emerge from an expanse
pose of raising a .$5,000,000 fund for of wooded hills and grass-grown
London—Fame has come overnight
to Brother Raymond, of the Mis
sionary Sons of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, whose building of a
parish hall and enlarging of a parish
church was reported in the N. C. W.
C. New Service last week.
No sooner had the personal ac
complishment of this humble monk
been given prominence in one of
the English Catholic papers than he
was beseiged by reporters and pho
tographers, and accounts of his
achievements have apeared in prac
tically every important paper in
England.
One of the interviews, published
in the Daily News, described Brother
Raymond as one of the most amaz
ing men that one could meet, and
justified the assertion by a graphic
account of his accomplishments.
"He has built the church hall, the
church porch, the altar and the out
houses,’ says the Daily News( ac
count, “had done the work of a san
itary engineer; installed thirteen
hot-water radiators; put in a new
boiler; fitted the church and house
through out with electric lights; put
in the ventilators; drawn all his own
plans; designed the buildings; made
the house furniture; laid the wood
block-floo/mgs; rebuilt the church;
fitted all the windows and doors,
and done the glazing work and laid
on the gas.
"There is nothing he cannot do.
He cuts bis colleagues hair; brews
the non-alcoholic beer, prunes the
vines, acts as doctor and nurse,
makes the rich vestments for the
church, has made a gorgeous canopy
for the altar, and helps to edit the
magazine.
"He also does a good deal of sculp
ture work, teaches French and Span
ish, and acts as dentist for the com
munity. He not only darns the socks
but knits them; does all the shop
ping, acted as cook for twelve
months, and repairs the boots.”
new buildings and extension work in
all departments, President John B.
Creeden, S. J., of Georgetown Uni
versity has announced the organi
zation of the Georgetown Endow
ment Association with national
headquarters in Washington.
Under the direction of Conde B.
Pallen of New York, former editor
of the Catholic Encyclopedia and
graduate of the class of 1880, steps
are being taken now to form local
committees of the Georgetown En
dowment Association in New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, New
Orleans, and other centers where
Georgetown alumni are most nu
merous. Washington headquarters
have just been opened in the Ed
monds building where a suite of six
offices is being maintained.
“Georgetown University, for the
first time since its founding, 133
years ago, is making the first pub-
• '.c appeal to its alumni and friends
for an endowment,” President Cree
den declared. “What it has ach
ieved has been without the aid of
an endowment and this only by vir
tue of the fact that the members
of the college faculty have never re
ceived remuneration, a sacrifice pos
sible only in a religious, order. In
its professional school a great ma
jority of its faculty likewise have
devoted their time and service to
Georgetown without thought of fi
nancial reward. For the first time
in its long history of usefulness,
Georgetown feels compelled to make
an appeal for an endowment fund
if it is to expand as it should.”
Centralization of the entire uni
versity on the Hilltop where George
town College has watched a splen-
CATHOLIC CHILDREN
ASSISTING VETERANS
Commander of Disabled Ex-
N. C. W. C. REPORTS
REVEAL YEAR OF
EFFECTIVE WORK
(Continued from page one)
fied human reason at the expense
of divine revelation and refused
submission to any save the author
ity of man’s own individual judg
ment; a philosophy which started
with liberalism in religion, has come
to a disastrous end at last in the
universal shipwreck of nations, as
this same liberalism has applied to
matters moral, social economic and
political.”
Organization Necessary.
“My third and last proposition,”
Bishop Schrembs continued, “is that
only a return to Christianity princi
ples can redeem the world and bring
back to it that peace which it lost
when it rejected Christianity
Pointing out that wherever the life
of the church was manifest in a
vigorous and healthy Catholic life,
it would be found that the church
was thoroughly organized, the bish
op summarized his conclusion by
saying: “I am merely stating what
must be evident to every man of
s.nse, thai Catholic interest de
mauds the formation of a great or
ganization which will embrace and
gather together all the forces for
the promotion and defense of those
sacred interests wherever and when
ever they are unjustly attacked by
nnti-Catholic or non-Catliolic forces,
an organization which will unite in
dividuals and parishes without de
stroying the individuality of either;
an organization which will feed and
nourish all associations within and
in turn be fed by them; an organ
ization which will demand no more
nor be satisfied with no less than
what is implied by the word ‘Cath
olic.’” An organization such as he
had described, the bishop emphatic
ally declared, is the National Coun
cil of Catholic Men.
The officers of the organization
all of whom were re-elected are:
President, Admiral William S. Ben
son ; vice-president, Thomas P
. Flynn, of Chicago; secretary, P. J
Hally of Detroit; treasurer, Charles
Jp. Denechaud of New Orleans; and
executive secretary, Michael J
Slattery of Washington. The exe
cutive committee is composed of
Richmond Dean of Chicago; W. P.
Horan of Denver; Walter T. John
son, of Kenton, Ohio; James E
Deery of Indianapolis; Joseph M
Tally of Providence; C. A. Beeby
of Hays, Kans.: Michael B. Hurley
of St. Paul; uames J. Sullivan of
marshes, is the ultimate aim of the
movement. The proposed building
plan would necessitate the removal
of the present athletic field to a
site back of the College walks where
greater space would be afforded.
“Georgetown’s needs are many
and pressing,” said President Cree
den. “Despite its handicaps thru
the lack of funds, it has established
the first School of Foreign Service
in the Pnited States and its law
school is the largest in the coun
try. Georgetown could easily take
care of three times its present en
rollment if it had more adequate fa
cilities. Both dormitories and class
rooms in all departments are
urgently needed.”
“Scientific expansion in modern
education has increased with great
strides in the last 25 years. The
educational institution that does not
keep pace with this development
suffers both in efficiency and deve
lopment. Georgetown possesses a
good scientific equipment and fair
space for it but it needs larger quar
ters and funds with which to add to
its facilitiei. A separate and ade
quate science building has long
been a pressing need.
“Georgetown long ago outgrew its
small medical and dental quarters.
If these schools are to grow in fu
ture years, they must be provided
wth new buildings. Their capacity
could easily be doubled. From their
foundation, the medical and dental
departments have been mainly de
pendent upon the generous and self-
sacrificing services of their profes-
ors. Endowed professorships in
these two departments would be'
only a matter of justice.”
Service Men Commends
Them for Their Help.
Cincinnati, O.— Parochial schools
of the United States are being en
listed in a great movement of Amer
ica’s school children in the interest
of the wounded and disabled
veterans of the great war, accord
ing to announcement made here by
C. Hamilton Cook, of Buffalo, na
tional commander of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World
War. Captain Cook, who visited
national headquarters of the Dis
abled American Veterans the other
day, declared that the parochial
school children are responding most
generously to the nation-wide plea
being made for the co-operation and
support of the school children of
the nation, to assist in the com
ing National Forget-Me-Not move
ment.
The school children of both pa
rochial and public schools through
out the country ade giving a half-
hour or one hour a week, between
now and November 4, Forget-Me-
Not Day, in making the little paper
forget-me-not flowers that are to be
sold everywhere in the country, for
the weliare and relief of the dis
abled and wounded war 'veterans of
the nation.
Catholics Mourn Death
of Episcopalian Bishop
Chicago.—Catholics in many parts
of the United States will mourn the
death of Bishop Samuel Fallows,
head of the Reformed Episcopal
Church of North America, who died
here last Tuesday at 'the age of 87.
Bishop Fallows was the leader of
many movements designed to bring
about better relations between mem
bers of different religions and was
at the time of his death honorary
chairman of the American Unity
League, which has for its purpose
the carrying out of a militant cam
paign against the Ku Klux Klan.
In 1907 Bishop Fallows opened
in Chicago a “home saloon,” where
soft drinks were sold and for two
years the place did a profitable bus
iness, becoming a mecca for tour
ists from many parts of the globe.
He acted as a colonel in the Civil
War and was brevetted brigadier
general of volunteers for meritori
ous service.
PASSION PLAY GIVEN
FOROBERAMMERGAUERS
CONVENTS’ HIGH TEACHING
WORTH COUNTY LOCAL.
Dublin—High distinctions have
been obtained by the students of
the Convent of St. Louis, Monaghan,
at the Intermediate examinations of
the past scholastic year. The per
centage of passes secured exceeded
90 per cent. This record compares
favorably with that of any other
teaching institution in Ireland. The
Dail Eirrean cup for spoken Irish
in Ulster which was won by the Con
vent in 1921 was retained this year.
Obcrmmergau.—A special present
ation of the Passion Play was given
for the benefit of the villagers of
Oberammergau, many of whom have
been unable to attend"a single per
formance during the regular season.
During the rehearsals nearly every
one in the village aside from the
members of the cast was busy get
ting ready for the tourists who were
expected to attend. The crowds
that flocked to see the Passion Play
were so great that during the reg
ular season which closed Sunday,
the villagers were kept busy provid
ing accommodations with the result
that very few' of the natives were
able to see the play.
Many' of the older men and women
are particularly anxious to w'itness
a presentation since they regard it
is improbable that they will be able
to see the next peforrinance in 1932.
It is also regarded as very probable
that this year marks the last ap
pearance of Anton Lang in the role
of Christus.
POPE’S PORTRAIT FOR COLLEGE.
Providence, R. I.—A portrait
painting of ope Pius XI, has been
given to Providence College by the
Rt. Rev. William A. Hickey, Bishop
of Providence. The painting is by
Orazio Gaiger and was purchased by
Bishop Hickey during his recent
visit to Rome.
Philadelphia; Martin J. Convoy of
New York; T. J. Cahill of Cheyenne,
Wyo.; and F. R. Lowther of St.
Louis.
Message from Pope.
The delegates were inspired in
their deliberation, not alone by the
approbation of the hierarchy, but
bya special blessing sent by His
Holiness, Pipe Pius XI, ackow-
ledging their message of filial de
votion and praying for the success
of their labors.
This message, addressed to the
Right Rev. Joseph Schrembs, Bishop
of Cleveland, was as follows:
“The Holy Father accepts most
gratefully the filial homage of the
National Council of Catholic Men
assembled in Washington and he
sends most lovingly His Apostolic
Benediction as a pledge of divine
favor for the happy success of their
labors.
“Cardinal Gasparri.”
Faith Essential To Great
Singer Mme. Calve Says
Mine. Emma Calve, who is writing
the story of her career as an opera
star and concert singer for The Sat
urday Evening Post of Philadelphia,
describes in a recent installment
her method of training aspirants for
musical honors whom she receives
as guests at her castle at Cabrieres.
Her designation of the one thing
essential to a really' great singer is
contained in the following extract
from the article.
“You have told us a great many
interesting things,” a pupil said to
me one day. “You have talked of
singing, of study, of music, of art
and religion. But which oi these
many things is most important?
What, above all, is necessary in or
der to become a great singer?”
“My child,” I answered, “in order
to sing really well one must believe
in God!”
“Ahl” exclaimed my young friend.
“That is why you talk to us so of
ten of le bon Dieul”
“Yes,” I answered. “That is, in
deed, the reason 1 I do most sin
cerely believe that religion is of
tremendous and fundamental impor
tance in the life of every individual.
The strength, the fire, the flame,
which transform mere vocalization
into a transcendent, moving force,
come to us from a higher power. We
ipust keep ourselves in humble com
munion with that power if we are
to receive its blessing. That is why
I say that those who wish to sing
with more than average skill must
keep their faith pure and strong.”
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