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VOL. IV. NO. 15.
AUGUSTA, GA., AUGUST 11, 1923.
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GEN. G0URAUD, HERO
OF ARGONNE, GREETED
BY GEORGIA COMRADES
Visit of French War Leader
Curtailed By Death of Pres
ident—He Attends Mass at
Macon Sunday.
Special to The Bulletin.
* Atlanta, Ga.—The death of Presi
dent Harding curtailed the visit to
Georgia of General Henri Gouraud,
the “Lion of the Argonne”, whose
command in the battle of Champa
gne included the Rainbow Division,
in which were many Georgia and
other Southern units. While in
Macon last Sunday, August 5, he was
notified by his government that he
was to represent Prance at the fun
eral of the late chief executive of
the United States. He left Macon
Sunday afternoon and passed
through Atlanta that evening. He
had been scheduled to spend Mon
day here and plans had been made
for a great reception for him. His
new plans made it necessary for
him to eliminate all stopovers and
cancel all engagements except a
short stopover at Hamlet, N. C. He
arrived in Washington Monday even
ing.
English Education Laws Framed
Upon Religious Tolerance Lines
Right of Parent to Direct Education of Child Has Never
Been Disputed in Britafn But Has Always Been Accepted
as One of the Fundamental Principles of English Law.
London.—The question as to the right of the parent to
control the education of his child has never been debated in
England. It has always been accepted as a fundamental
principle qf English law, which has gone very far, in spite
of efforts made towards nationalization of education, to rec
ognize parental rights in the matter of education.
The educational controversies which have waged In Eng
land during the past quarter of a century have been concern
ed with the securing from the state of an adequate alloca
tion of state educational grahts for religious schools. Up to
1870 England had no efficient, organized system of popular
instruction. Since that time a national system of schools
has grown up. But no attempt has ever been made to do
away with private or religious schools on the ground that the
state should have absolute control of all education.
Fighting Chaplain Must
Now Fight For Health.
Gloversville, N. Y.—The Rev.
Francis A. Kelley, first National
Chaplain of the American Legion,
will leave for Saranac Lake this
week for hospital treatment and
rest by which he hopes to re
gain his health. He is suffering
from an affliction resulting from
his work during the war.
Father Kelley was known as
the “Fighting Chaplain'' of the
27th Division and has been
awarded the Distinguished Serv
ice Cross on the basis of his mil
itary record. He has been grant
ed an indefinite leave of absence
by Bishop Gibbons of the Dio
cese of Albany.
COLUMBUS GREETS GOURAUD
Columbus, Ga.—When General
Gouraud arrived at Columbus late
Sunday night, he was accorded an
- unscheduled welcome by 1,500 cit
izens who had waited an hour be
yond the time set for his arrival to
greet him.
“Why should you gentlemen greet
me in such large numbers?” he ask
ed in French. “This welcome is a
most agreeable surprise to me. I
am deeply moved/’
When it was learned Sunday that
the distinguished French leader was
to pass through the city that night,
the American Legion made hasty
preparations to greet him. A plat-
toon of infantry was secured from
Fort Benuing. Hundreds turned out
from the city. Among the first at
the station were Mayor J. Homer
Dimon. Miss Anne Wood, city com
missioner. C. M. Woodfolk, chair
man of the board of county com
missioners, and J. H. McClatchcy,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce. Later came General W. H.
Gordon. U. S. A. commandant at
Fort Benuing, and many of the of
ficers of the Fort, State Chaplain
Edward N. McKinley of the Ameri
can Legion, who happened to he in
the city, Commander M. S. Eddy
of the Local American Legion and
General Chairman James H. Palmer,
who accompanied the General to
Macon. The train was late, and
every minute’s delay increased the
size of the crowd.
In behalf of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, Mrs. H. Fay
Gaffney presented General Gouraud
with a huge bouquet of flowers.
Maurice Loridans of Columbus, who
was born in France and fought in
the French army, spoke to tlie Gen
eral in French, and the general and
English law with reference to edu
cation is contained in the Statute
Law which can only he interpreted
by tile judges. Such rulings, how
ever, do not lay down any new prin
ciples because the principles are
laid down in the act itself. On the
other hand judicial rulings do not
derogate from these principles. Eng
lish Statute Law, therefore, is final
and an analysis of it makes it very
clear that the rights of parents and
children with reference to education
are part of the Statutes themselves.
The British Law with reference to
education is contained in the Chil-
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CARDINAL^ LETTER IS
APPROVED AT VATICAN
Archbishop of Paris’s Expla
nation of Reparations Let
ter of Pope Commended. *
“EQUAL RIGHTS” BILL
OPPOSED BY CATHOLICS
ANTI-CATHOLIC SCHOOL
BILL DIES IN ALABAMA
Warren Harding
Outspoken Foe
Of 11
His Criticism of Prejudice
Frequent — Catholic Con
gregations Pray for Soul of
America’s Departed Leader.
Rome—The “Osservatore Romano”
gives the following statement of the
events leading to the explanation by
Cardinal Dubois of Paris of the let
ter of the Pope to Cardinal Gas-
parri:
“In view of the debates in the
Chamber and in the press aroused
by the letter of the Holy Father
and apparent misunderstanding of
the pontifical document, even among
some Catholic members of Parlia
ment, His Eminence, Cardinal Du
bois, Archbishop of Paris sent to
M. dc Gaillhard-Banccl, Catholic
Deputy from Ardcchc, a letter in
which lie explained the true char
acter of the document, showing that
far from being a judgment of the
merits of the Ruhr question—\vliicli
was expressly disclaimed in the doc
ument itself—it expressed the hope
for an early solution of the question
in accordance with the principles of
justice and charity, and that it con
tained many passages favorable to
France. Cardinal Dubois’ letter con
cludes with the statement that the
pontifical document contains noth
ing opposed to French interests or
which could give offense to national
patriotism.”
This account is followed by the
following editorial continent.
“The letter of His Eminence the
Cardinal Archbishop of Paris emplia-
National Council of Catholic
Women Sees Great Danger
in Proposed Amendment.
Seneca Falls, N. Y., —The proposed
“Lucretia Mott” amendment lo the
Federal Constitution, which declares
that “Men and women shall have
equal rights throughout the United
States and every place subject to
its juristdiction”, was adopted by
leaders of the National Woman’s
Party in convention here last week
and plans were announced for a
nation-wide campaign through which
members of the party expect to reach
every Congressman before the in
troduction of the amendment in the
next Congres.
The principal opposition, it was in
dicated, is anticipated from women
wiio favor protective legislation for
those of their own sex.
Measure Introduced Into
Senate Short-Lived—Edi
tors Frown on Movement.
Special to The Bulletin.
Montgomery. Ala.—A bill modeled
after the Oregon law, which would
require children between the ages of
G to 14 to attend the public schools,
thus practically outlawing private
and parochial v seliools, was intro
duced in the Alabama State Senate
by Senator Shorter C. Hudgens of
Cranshaw the last day of July. The
hill which caused a flurry through
the state wheii its introduction was
announced, was referred to the com
mittee on education, and is now
dead.
Statements in the daily press that
the Junior Order of United Ameri
can Mechanics was hacking the Dili
were denied in a letter to the Mont
gomery Advertisr by W. F. McCart
ney, “National representative from
Alabama.”
Several of the leading newspapers
of the state voiced their disapprov
al of the hill, and they were second
ed by many of the most influential
men in Alabama.
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Chicago Minister Lauds Catholic
Program On Religious Education
Indianapolis,—In a sermon deliv-1 and girls a better chance to know
cred here by the Rev. Dr. Edward God. What you would have in the
S. Royer, of Chicago, ar. instructor life of the church you must put in
at the Chicago Training School, Pro
testant churches were advised to fol
low the example of the Catholic
Church and formulate a definatc pro
gram of religious and moral educa
tion if they desired to function ef
ficiently in the future.
“There are two conflicting cur
rents of our day injuring Church
morale.” Dr. Boyer said. “There is
the element stressing religious edu
cation. while there is the other ele
ment that solely upon an evangells-
1 tic program. The Catholic Church is
leagues ahead of us in the Protest
ant churches in the matter of relig
ious education. I say all honor to
the Catholics for the principle they
have laid down in regard to religious
..education. 1 am in favor of a pro-
* gram worked out to give our hoys
your schools. This will not conic
through your preaching methods.
“With many of the men overseas
during the world war, religion was a
mere convention. We must give
more attention to the youth. New
demands are for truer education of
the child. Wc must balance our se
cular educational system with a bet
ter developed religious educational
system.”
Declaring that the world is more
in need of Christian leadership to
day than ever before, Dr. Boyer went
on: “The question is being?’ Again
‘What must the church do to be sav
ed?’ I’igures show that 56 per cent
of the people of this country are not
members of any church. Three out
of four children up lo the age of 18
years receive uo religious education.’
Washington, D. C.,—Great danger
lies in the proposed equal rights
amendment sponsored by the* Na
tional Woman’s Party, according to
a statement issued here by the head
quarters of the National Council of
Catholic Wdmen, which is in effect
a reiteration of the stand taken by
the N. C. C. W when the Woman's
Party originally announced its in
tention'of presenting a so-called
Equal Rights Blanket Amendment in
many state legislatures.
Washington, D. C.,—If the Nation
al Woman’s Party succeeds with its
constitutional amendment “all of the
special legislation which has been
slowly and laboriously built up lo
protect women in the home and in
industry will be destroyed”, accord
ing to a statement issued here by the
Rev. R. A. McGowan, assistant direc
tor of the N. C. W. C- Social Action
Department.
“The passage of such an amend
ment”, said Father McGowan, “would
work havoc. In its haste to do away
with evil laws and customs under
which women suffer the National
Woman’s Party lumps indiscrimi
nately all protective laws and cus
toms, good and bad, wliiclj apply
especially to women. To destroy the
had it will destroy the good too.
It will cut down the tree to get rid
of a few branches.
“Yet Jts program is explicable.
Women are handicapped in a special
way by certain laws and customs
which have come down from an ear
lier time when the position of wom
en was different. The National Wom
an’s Party dramatizes the issue
against these laws and customs and
furnishes a rallying point for their
destruction. Its program is to be
expected in a day when .simple slog-
Catholics Prepare to Test
School Law in Oregon
Portland, Ore.,--Following the fil
ing in the United States District
Court by the Hill Military Academy
of a compliant and petition for an
injunction restraining the State of
Oregon from enforcing the compul
sory public school law passed at
the November election, J. P. Kavan-
augli, an attorney representing local
Catholic interests, announced his in-
Washington,—Stunned by the un
expected news of the death of Pres
ident Harding in San Francisco, of
ficials and residents at the National
Capital made sorrowful preparations
to pay final tribute to the nation’s
Chief Executive.
In the churches, where a short
time, ago there were prayers for the
President’s speedy recovery, peti
tions are now being offered up for
the soul of the departed. At alt
the Masses in the Catholic Churches
of tlie city today, thronged with
First Friday communicants, special
prayers were recited for the Presi
dent.
During the interim before final ar
rangements for the transportation
of the body back to Washington and
for the ceremonies to he held here
have been completed, the Capital is
alive with discuscion of the merits
of the man who so lately held the
highest office within the gift of the
American people. Particular em
phasis is placed upon his well known
opposition to all forms of bigotry
and intolerance.
Many times in his public utter
ances President Harding took oc
casion to express his disapproval of
the efforts of various individuals
and groups who attempt to promote
religious and racial prejudice in tlie
United States- He whole-heartedly
detested such attempts to divide
American citizens into conflicting
factions and openly expressed his
feelings whenever the opportunity
offered.
One of his most notable state
ments of this character was that
made in March, 1922 when he de
clared: “In the experiences of a
year in the Presidency, there has
come to me no other such unwel
come impression as the manifest
religious intolerance which exists
among many of our citizens. I hold
it to be a menace to the very lib
erties we boast and cherish.” ,
On that occasion the President
went on to say:
“There is no relation here between
Church and State. Religious liberty
has its unalterable place, along with
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Foch At Lourdes When Doctors
Attest Woman's Miraculous Cure
.Continued on page three..
Lourdes—A remarkable cure was
registered during the stay of the*
pilgrimage from Quimpcr, Madame
Lucie Le Portal, a war widow 5
years old who had suffered from
gastric trouble for 20 years, had an
ulcer of. the stomach and was not
even able to digest liquids. On June
27, carried on a stretcher, she took
part in the procession and received
tlie Benediction of the Blessed Sac
rament. During the Benediction she
suddenly felt a sharp pain through
out her body, followed liy a strange
sense of well being. Upon arriving
at the hospital she announced that
she felt herself to be cured.
The next day three doctors gave
her a thorough examination and dis
covered that the ulcer had disappear
ed. Comparing the results of their
examination with the medical certi
ficates previously registered in the
case of Madame Le Portal, the phy
sicians concluded that it was im
possible to explain the cure by the
normal working of natural forces.
Nevertheless another conference
was held and every statement in the
original certificates was carefully
checked and compared with th<; con
dition of the patient as sliowu after
her experience at the Benediction.
At the conclusion Of this conference
it was decided that there was no
reason for' withholding announce
ment .of the attestation of the mir
acle was accordingly made with un
animous consent of the physicians
by the Bureau of Medical Constitu
tion.
Marshal Foch, who came to the
Grotto on the evening of June 28
with Madame Foch, and spent a long
time in prayer, was later informed
of this cure liy the head of the Bu
reau of Medical Constatalions. Mad
ame Foch was all the more interest
ed in this case as the patient is a
native of the same part of France
as herself.
The Spanish pilgrimage, under the
direction of Cardinal Vidal y Bur-
raquer, Archbishop of Tarragona,
also presented to the Bureau a young
girl who had been cured. But while
recognizing her perfect physical con
dition, the doctors would not pro
claim the cure miraculous* for the
reason that the medical certificates
brought by the girl to Lourdes were
not sufficiently explicit. This is an
other proof of the scrupulcus seve
rity with which the validity of tb*
cures is judged.