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AUGUSTA, GA., JULY 14, 1923.
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BABSON APPEALING FOR
RELIGION IN EDUCATION
Leading Economist Says
Statistics Prove it is Neces
sary for Prosperity.
Washington,—A circular lelter urg
ing college graduates to exert their
influence to bring about proper in
struction in spiritual affairs in their
respective colleges, has been sent out
by Roger W. Babson. The appeal
is based on the statements that “Ed
ucation unless guided by a religious-
purpose is a very dangerous thing.
Giving wrong economic teaching to
the average man is like giving a
gun to a maniac.”
Calling attention to the fact that
his organization for many years past
has stressed the importance of the
spiritual factor in business, even at
the cost of considerable criticism
of its attitude, Mr. Babson writes:
“If statistics have taught us one
thing during the past twenty years,
it is that the spiritual factor is the
greatest factor in the growth of
communities and nations. It is well
enough to talk about land, labor
and capital. They all have their
uses and functions, but of themsel
ves they are helpless in bringing
about prosperity. Laud, labor and
capital existed long before there was
even civilization. Many great na
tions such as Babylon, Persia, Egypt,
Greece, Borne and even Spain have
possessed land, labor and capital in
abundance hut fell for want of this
far more important quality—the
spiritual factor.”
Explaining this contention, the let
ter goes on: “Land, labor, and capi
tal, and even education are mere
tools which can lie used either for
good or evil. Two men graduate
from the same law school and get
the same degree—one uses his edu
cation to uphold the law, and the
other uses his education to help^
men evade the law. Two chemists
graduate from the same technical
school in the same class—one uses
his training to make foods pure; and
the other uses the same training to
adulterate foods.
“However, the purpose of this let
ter, is not to prove our proposition.
You know that this position is ab
solutely light. Rather the purpose
of this letter is to urge you to use
your influence in having our young
people at school and college taught
the truth of the situation. There is
altogether too much materialism in
our schools and colleges. The pub
lic documents and private reports
of many professors are harmful. The
talks which many professors give,
sneeringly referring to the spiritual
forces of life, are very harmful.
This materialistic trend is distinctly
dangerous and every' college gradu
ate should use his influonce to stop
it and check it- Those of you who
are actively interested in Alumni As-
Georgia Methodist Bishop Publicly
Labels Ku Klux Klan‘ Un-A merican ’
Bishop Ainsworth, After Refusing to Read Anonymous Com
munication from Ku Klux to Prohibition Meeting in Ma
con Church, Gives Reasons for His Attitude Toward Klan
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
Special to The Bulletin.
Macon, Ga,—Bishop W. N. Ains
worth, of the Methodist Church, pre
siding at "an interdenominational
mass meeting held under the au
spices of the Women’s Christian
Temperance Union at the Mulberry
Street Methodist Church, July 5th,
after refusing to read an anonymous
communication purporting to be
from the Ku Klux Klan endorsing
prohibition and demanding the
strengthening of the nation’s laws
on the subject, gave his reasons
why he considered “this organiza
tion the most un-American and most
dangerous in American life today.'
Bishop Ainsworth said that if lie
knew the Klan’s principles, it was
anti-negro, anti-Jewish and anti-
Catholic, none of which he was. In
reference to Catholics, he said
“The Klan, if I understand its prin
ciples, is anti-Catholic, And I am
not anti-Catholic. The Catholics be
lieve some things that I do not be
lieve, and they do some things which
1 would not do; but I am not, in
the true sense of the word, anti-
Catholic. Toward all of these men
with whom 1 differ, and with whose
principles I would in many respects
take issue, I would yet reach out a
hand of help. And I wisli to say,
now that the opportunity has fur
nished itself, that no man in this
land who is standing for righteous
ness and against the things of un
righteousness, for which the authors
of these resolutions say they stand,
has any excuse to disguise his voice
and cover up his face.”
Resolutions adopted at the meet
ing calk'd for the strict enforce
ment of the prohibition laws and
protested against efforts to weaken
them.
The remarks of Bishop Ains
worth from the chair on the Ku-
Klux Klan, as reported in the Macon
News, follows:
“I hold in my hand a communi
cation which reached me just after
I entered the church, accompanied
by a request that it be presented
to the congregation here tonight
The communication purports to he
from the Ku Klux Klan; hut so far
as I know, it is an anonymous com
munication. Nobody’s name is sign
ed to it; and anonymous ^communi
cations have never commanded my
very deep respect. The communica
tion will not, therefore, be read to
this audience tonight.
“This communication purports to
be, as I have said, from the Ku
Klux-Klan, an endorsement of pro
hibition, and a demand for the
English Attitude Toward Church
Improves Says Cardinal O’Connell
\
Boston. — Anti-Catholic sentiment
is being gradually' eliminated in
England in the opinion of His Em
inence, William, Cardinal O’Connell,
who has returned from a trip to
that country during which lie visit
ed many of the old cathedral and
abbey churches.
“I could not help seeing a great
change coming over the religious
life and sentiment of the English
people,” said Cardinal O’Coiinell, on
liis arrival in Boston.
“There is a calm but very impres
sive wave of Catholic sentiment that
is gradually eliminating the bitter
anti-Catliolicism of the radical
Protestantism of even half a cen
tury ago. It is refreshing to see
that this sentiment is gradually
growing among the bishops, among
the clergy and among the people. I
ascribe a great deal of it to the re
newed interest in those wonderful
cathedrals and abbey churches,
many of which I visited, and which
are really sermons in stone for the
English people.
“It is a common thing now lo see
in the ‘London Times,’ High Hass
advertised in Anglican churches; it
has ceased to cause surprise any
longcr. But I must 'say it is be
wildering to find that the Congre
gational ministers are dbnning
chasubles, and that they too are
saying High Mass of Requiem for
Ihe dead and are venerating the old
Saxon saints.
“This surely is a real change in
the religious life of Ihe English
people. Of course, side by side witli
this goes the reaction to be expected.
A small hut very hitter and noisy
faction is awake to all this and ut
ters its feeble but unavailing pro
test.
“I should say that socially Eng
land has changed very radically
very fundamentally. There is almost
nobody in the parks and the Bow
is deserted. One feels rather that
the English people are having their
serious difficulties in an economic
way. But let it he said to their
great credit that they are game and
that they will come through.”
Cardinal O’Connell said that while
he went abroad for a rest he was
not idle. He visited many towns,
although he stayed when possible al
little country inns.
preservation and strengthening of
our laws on this subject.
“The Ku Klux Klan, so far as we
may he able to judge of such a dis
guised order from communications
that are again and again reaching
the public, has many planks in its
platform that seem to be rock-rib
bed in righteousness and are worthy
of cordial endorsement. The main
objection that I have to an organi
zation of this character rests upon
other grounds, and yet, since the
opportunity presents itself, I will
take this occasion to say that there
are planks in its platform for .which
I, as an American citizen, cannot
stand.
“The. Ku Klux Klan, if I know
its principles, is anti-negro; and I
am not anti-negro. The negro is
guilty of some things that I would
not have him do; he does some
things I wish he would not do, hut
I am not anti-negro. I would reach
out my hand and help him; and
may God help every good citizen in
this land do so!
“The Klan, if I understand its
principles, is anti-foreigner; and
I am not anti-foreigner. There
are things that pertain to many of
the foreigners that have found ref
uge on our shores; that I cannot ap
prove, that I would change, but
properly speaking, I am not anti
foreigner. I want to reach out my
hand to every foreigner who has
cast his lot among us, and help him
make a good American citizen.
“The Klan, if I know its princi
ples, is anti-Jew, an<L I am not anti-
Jew. Some of my Hebrew friends
my be guilty of things that 1 do
(Continued on Page 2.)
RETIRING GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA SCORES KLAN
Provisions of Bill Introduced
Into Legislature at Atlanta
Also Bars Masking.
Special to The Bulletin.
Atlanta, Ga.—Retiring Governor
TTios. W. Hardwick in his final mes
sage to ®the stale legislature the
last day of June condemned “in
visible government” and urged the
general assembly to pass a law re
quiring every secret order in Geor
gia to file lists of their members
with the clerks of superior courts
and to make it unlawful to appear
in public masked. A bill along these
lines was introduced into the legis
lature a week later by Representa
tives Bozeman and Wimberly.
The reference to “invisible govern
ment” and to the proposed measures
in Governor Hardwick's message
follow:
“We have no room in Georgia for
invisible government of any kind
or character.
“Government in Georgia should
be in the open and above-board.^I
have no objection to the existence
of secret fraternal organizations,
whose sole purpose and practice is
the cultivation of civic virtues and
social relations; but I do object,
with all of the force and emphasis
of which I am capable, to any'
secret organization that assumes to
censor the conduct of other per
sons or to sit in judgment upon
their actions. Men who follow such
practices are themselves the worst
of criminals, and strike at the very
foundation of all governments. They
would subvert the courts, and en
throne the mob.
“Men who are trying to walk
right in the sight of God and man,
do not need to cover up their
faces,- in the state while they are
doing it.
“The general assembly of this
slate should pass a statute making
it unlawful, under heavy penalty,
Priest Celebrates Golden
Jubilee Among Lepers
Tokio—Mission life in the Far
East is hard on Westerners under
all circumstances, and the reaper
Deaths lays low many ardent la
borers before they have,gather
ed the fruit of their toil; but a
life given to caring for lepers
would seem likely to pay the
heaviest toll in health and vigor.
It was, therefore, an unusual oc
casion for joy and congratula
tion when, on June fi, 1923, the
Kev. Drouart de Lczcy, director
of the Leper Hospital in Gotcm-
ba, Japan, celebrated the fifitieth
anniversary of his ordination in
to the priesthood. He observed
his golden jubilee among his de
voted afflicted ones whose pray
ers and gratitude and love made
the day most happy.
GEORGIA BILL WOULD
REVEAL KLANIEMBERS
I (Continued from Page Two)
Urges Anti-Masking Laws.
He Condemns Religious
Prejudice in Augusta speech
Special to The Bulletin.
Atlanta, Ga.—Representative Boze
man of Worth County and Wimber
ly. of Laurens County have intro
duced into llic House of Represen
tatives of Georgia a bill which would
require all secret organizations and
societies to file a list of their mem
bers with the clerk of court in coun
ties in which they have their meet
ings, and would prohibit the wear
ing of masks or other covering over
the face and head outside of the
lodge rooms. The bill was referred
to’ the general judiciary committee.
The bill provides that any fra
ternal or secret organization or so
ciety must file with the clerk of the
superior court of the county in
which it meets or has a meeting
place, a list of the -names of each
and cvry member, togpther with a
list of the officers arid that the list
shall be recorded in a book provid
ed for that purpose and designated
as “Names of Members of Secret Or
ganizations.” A fee of twenty-five
cents for each 100 names or fraction
al part thereof is to be paid to the
clerk by the person filing the list.
Failure to file such list is made pun
ishable as a misdemeanor.
The bill further provides that the
list of members of all organizations
must be filed by the first day of
October, 1923, and on or before the
first day of October of each year
thereafter. It is provided that the
secretary or some other official shall
file additional names of any new
members within thirty days after
they have been initiated. A fee of
Dr.
FAral Contra
of
It Would Deprive American
Schools of Their Freedom
Says President of American
Educational Council.
(Continued on Page Two)
Washington—Tile current issue of
the “Educational Review” contains
an article written by Dr. Samuel P.
Capon, Chancellor of Buffalo Uni
versity' and President of the Amer
ican Council on Education, in which
the author emphatically opposes the
Sterlihg-Towner bill hut speaks fav
orably of the plan for a Federal De
partment of Education and Welfare
as recommended by President Hard
ing in connection with the proposed
reorganization of the Executive
Branch of the Government. Dr.
Capen writes as follows:
“The United States does not need
and should not have a national sys
tem of public schools. The strength
of American education lies chiefly
in its diversity, its flexibility, and
its freedom. The schools of Nevada
have never been and should never
he like the schools of Massachusetts.
The schools of Alabama ought not
to be like the schools of New' York.
The schools of any locality should
be conditioned by the needs of the
community that they serve. Their
primary task is to fit pupils for the
circumstances of living that prevail
in that community. 'Hie United
States is made up of a group of re
gions having different concerns, va
rying industries and wide differen
ces in the composition of their pop
ulation. The boundaries of these re
gions do not correspond with state
boundaries, but, under the plan ol
educational control which recognizes
the state as the largest administra
tive unit, it is still possible to ad
just public education to regional
needs.
Need Local Responsibility
“The diversity and freedom that
have characterized American educa
tion arc dependent upon local ini
tiative and local responsibility. A
national system controlled from
Washington would shortly destroy
both. A most superficial study of
the educational systems of other civ
ilized nations confirms this asser
tion. French education, for example,
despite its many excellences, suffers
from a blight of centralization
which dries up all local public in
terest and roulinizes the teaching
force. To a less marked degree but
(Continued on page three.)
Queen Victoria of Spain Receives
Golden Rose From Pope Pius XI
Madrid.—Impressive ceremony'
marked tlie functions hefd in con
nection with the reception of the
Vatican envoys and the presenta
tion of the Golden Bose to the
Queen.
Dona Victoria Eugenia, Queen of
Spain, although 1 reared in the
Church of England, is a fervent
Catholic and has been intensely de
voted to the faith ever since her
conversion and marriage, in 1906, to
His Catholic Majesty, Don Alfonso
de Borbon. Ever since the World
War, the Queen has been an ardent
“social worker,” and God alone can
count the acts of social service,
charily and benificencc, which she
has performed. As a proof of the
high esteem which he great merits
have won from the Holy See, the
Supreme Pontiff sent her the Gold
en Bose, a distinction which is ac
corded by tlie Pontiffs only' to those
illustrious persons who have deserv
ed well of the Cathdlic Church.
His Holiness Pope Pius XI en
trusted to tlie Marquis Sachctti the
honor -of bearing to Spain the pre
cious jewel and the Apostolic lettei
of concession accompanying the va
uable gift- The Marquis was accon
panied by Commendatore Giove. T]
Bose of Gold was enclosed in
magnificent case of valuable woo
lined with white silk velvet. T1
Bose is, in reality, a rose bush wit
many branches, covered with leave
and adorned with twelve large rose
and seven buds. The rose hush
set in a magnificent jar in the Bei
aissancc style, marvelously dust
ed, adorned with beautiful garland
and with handles representing tw
dragons. It is marked with the I’ai
al Coat of Arms and a Latin inscri]
tion to the following effect: “'1
Victoria Eugenia, Quean of Spai
Pius XI, Supreme Pontiff, dedicate
gives and donates, Year 1923.”
The highest of the roses hidi
in its petals the little flacon coi
taining the balsam and musk place
in it by His Holiness at the time
was blessed. The Bose of Gold is
valuable example of the goldsmith
art. It was made by the Vatican gol
smith, M. Tabanelli, aud has bee
valued at 50,000 lire.