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Member of the National Catholic Welfare Con ference News Service. 'Tjht Bututw Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens AssociationsfGeorgia "TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS, IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED" r h e Only Catholic Newspaper Between Bal timore and New Orleans TEN CENTS A COPY. VOL. V. 16 AUGUSTA, GA., AUGUST 30, 1924. ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY $2.00 A YEAR PIONEER FLORIDA NUNS GOLDEN JUBILARIANS Three Sisters of St. Joseph, Fifty Years Religious, Hon ored at St. Augustine. Special to The Bulletin. St. Augustine, Fla.—Three Sisters of St. Joseph, Rev. Mother Mary Louise, superior of St. Joseph’s Con vent in this city and superior gen eral _ of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Florida, Rev. Sister M. Theresa and Rev. Sister M. Gertrude, were hon ored on the Feast of the Assump tion, August 15th, at exercises which marked their completion of a half century as Sisters of St. Joseph. The occasion also commemorated the Golden Jubilee of the building of St. Joseph’s Convent in this city. High Mass was celebrated at nine o’clock in the morning by Rev. Emile Hernandez Mission, O. S. A., of Lawrence, Mass., a nephew of Sister Theresa. Father Francis, O. S. B., assisted. Rt. Rev. Patrick Barry, 1). D„ Bishop of St. Augus tine, and Very Rev. James Nunan, D. D., vicar-general, were present in tlie sanctuary. City Decofates Convent. The city of St. Augustine, under city manager Eugene Masters, lav ishly decorated v'he grounds sur rounding the coavcnt with Ameri can and Spanish flags, the Spanish flags recalling tnat the parents of Sister Thereas, who was formerly Miss Aloysius Hernandez and of Sis ter Gertrude, who was Miss Mary Capo, were horn in St. Augpstme when that city was under Spanish rule. The Capo and Harnandez fam ilies were both among the pioneer settlement of this historic city. The first Mass on the morning of the Jubilee was celebrated by Father Nunan at the convent. Previous to the High Mass at the Cathedral, the Sisters of St. Joseph and the visiting sisters, including Dominican Sisters from West Palm Reach, and the sis ters of St. Joseph from other parts of Florida, to the number of about ninety, marched in procession. Sisters Given Purses. In the evening the Sisters were tendered a reception in the auditor ium of St. Joseph’s Academy. Rt. Rev. Bishop Barry and Past State Deputy Clarence Rogero of the Knights of Columbus were the speakers. Bishop Barry congratu lated the sisters on their jubilee and paid a glowing tribute to their work. Starting with nothing fifty years ago, they have built up a splendid educational system which extends to all corners of the state. He told of the struggles of the early days, of the zeal necessary to over come the early obstacles, and of their final triumph. Mr. ltogero, after a tribute to the Sisters, presented them with three gold baskets, containing over twelve hundred dollars, the gift to them of the citizens of St. Augustine. The baskets were borne by three little girls in golden garb, Janice Winning- ham, Celeste Pomar, the grandnieces of Sister Gerlrude. and Lillian Mas ters. The Sisters then received the . congratulations of Bishop Barry, Mr. Rogero and the people of the city. The musical program at the re ception was rendered by Mrs. T. V. Pomar, Mrs. Stella Capo Weltch. Mrs. Noel Mier, Miss Ruth Vanzant, G. W. Winningham and Harold Co lee, who, with Mrs. Evelyn Capo Winninham, Mrs. George Small, Wallace Leonard and Henry Manucy, composed the choir at the Mass in the morning. Refreshments were served at the reception by the alum nae of St. Joseph’s Academy and to the alumnae, headed by Mrs. Lillian (Continued on Page Twelve.) Chicago—Five Dominican priests and one lay brother reft here Aug ust for Seattle, Wash., whence they will sail Sunday on the Presi dent McKinley for Shanghai, China. Their destination is Kionning Fu, in the province of Fukien. They are Rev. John F. McCadden, O. P., of New York City, Rev. Bernard C. Werner, O. P., of Sharon, Pa.. Rev. John R. Grace, 0. P., of Boston, Rev. James G. O’Donnell, O. P., of Bos ton, Rev. Thomas H. Sullivan, O. P„ of New York City and Brother Jor dan Warnook, O. P. of Providence. Dominicans have engaged in for eign mission work from the very foundation of the Order by St. Dominic. They have been actively engaged in China for more than 300 years. In fact the first Christian missionary to preach the Gospel in the Land of Joss, was the Portugese Dominican, Father Gaspar de la Cardinal Hayes Assisting In Defense Day Plan (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) New York—Cardinal Hayes will co-operate in plans for Na tional Defense. Day, September 12, according to announcement made here. A letter written by Monsignor Carroll, chancellor of the Archdiocese, to C. M. Pen- field, secretary of the American Defense Society, reads: “Permit me to assure you that His Eminence will be pleased to co-operate n so far as he can with the plans for your observ ance of Defense Day on Sep tember 12.” JESUIT SCHOLASTICATE FOR NORTH CAROLINA Hendersonville Estate Ac quired for Purpose—Macon Novitiate Still Possible. Special to The Bulletin. Hendersonville. N. C.—A story in the Asheville Citizen of August 14 states that the Jesuit Fathers of the New Orleans Province will build on the recently acquired Sheppegrell es tate here a scolasticate which will rank with the other great scholasti- cates of the order in America, Wood- stock, College, Maryland; St Louis University; St. Michael’s, Hilyard, Washington, and the college at Mon treal. The Jesuit property, which was formerly a summer home of Dr. William Scheppegrell of New Or leans, consists of 140 aches in one of the most beautiful sections of the North Carolina mountain coun try. The building of the school will involve an initial outlay of $500,- 000, it is said. Rev. F. X. Twelmeyer, S.J., presi dent of> Loyola University, New Or leans, Rev. F. D. Sullivan, S.J., dean of the University, and several other Jesuit Fathers have been here dur ing the past few days, and the an nouncement of the plan for the school followed their coming, Long-Standing Need. The Jesuit Fathers in the South have a novitiate at Grand Coteau. La. which succeeded St. Stanislaus’ College, Macon, when the latter in stitution was burned three years ago and which may be moved to Macon again by .rebuilding there. Here the novices or new members of the Society of Jesus, spend their first four years of the order in religious training and study of the classics. The novices are then scheduled for a three year course in philosophy and the sciences. At the present time the members of the Society in the South make these studies in St. Louis, Hilyard, Washington, Wood- stock, Maryland, or at some of the other scholasticates of the Order. The school at Hendersonville will not only enable these men to make their studies there but will receive as students Jesuit scholastics from other, parts of America and even from Europe. The Hendersonville school will be a unit in the system of education of the Society of Jesus fgr its pros pective priests. When a Jesuit scholastic leaves here he will have had seven years of study since his high school or college days. Four years of practical experience and training in pedegogy follows, and is succeeded by a four year course in theology. Then, after fifteen years of study after his high school or college course, a member of the So ciety of Jesus is ordained a priest. (Continued on Page 11) Cruz. He preached there in 1555. The first organized and perma nent effort aimed at the conversion of the Chinese was inaugurated bj the Dominicans in 1582. The church’s first martyr in China was the Dominican, Blessed Francis Capillas. He shed his blood for the faith in the very Province in which the Am erican Dominicans are to labor, in 1648. Throughout the centuries, the Dominican Order has given many thousands of martyrs to the church and the cause of Christ The first native Cluflesi la It elevated to the episcopacy was the Dominican Friar, Gregory Lopez. Father Paul Curren, O. P., and Brother James Murphy, 0. P.. are at present ' in Kicnning Fu. Other priests will leave the United States next year for the same apostolic activity. They will be joined by a large number of Dominican Sisters. PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS HOLY NAME CONVENTION Chief Executive May Also Review Part of September Parade in Washington. 1 Washington, D. C.—President Coolidge will address the 100,000 and more men who will march in the great Holy Name rally parade here September 21, it was announced this week by the Very Rev. M. J. Ripple, O. P. P. G., national di rector of the Holy Name Society, through Patrick J. Haltigan, direc tor of the Holy Name Union of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Several days ago Father Ripple and Mr. Haltigan, who. has for many years been an official at the capitol, visited the president and re r quested that he address the Holy Name men. At that time, the re quest was taken under advisement. This week, the local committee again called at the White House to re ceive the president’s answer and to give a further outline of the pro gram for the day. At the conclusion of this conference, the Holy Name chieftains made the announcement. To Speak Following Parade President Coolidge' will address the thousands of delegates and visitors at the Monument Grounds, following the parade, which will he the most impressive religous cere- monal the capital has ever seen. The parade will be the Srowning feature of the Holy Name convention, to be held here September 18-21. In addition to the address it is possible, Mr. Haltigan said, that the president will conic to the reviewng stand for a brief time in the course of the parade. It was pointed out that the president could not of course, review the entire parade, which would involve many hours in the reviewing stand while the tens of thousands of singing men pass ed by, with ther 150 bands and sea of banners. It is probable." however, that the president and Sirs. Cool idge will witness most of the pa rade from the more secluded and more comfortable vantage point of. the White House, inasmuch at it is planned to have the" marchers pass by the executive mansion. 1 The flood of reports with which the local commttees are working now indicates that the lump esti mate of 100,000 marchers may be suststantially exceeded. For in stance, Baltimore is planning to send 45.000 marchers; the New York con tingent is estimated at 40 000, with a probablity of more, and Newark and Jersey City are counting on 10,- 000 each. Should these estimates be made good,” what with the many thou sands from other large cities, and the army of smaller delegations, the number would soar far above the 100.000 mark. The Holy Name offi cials here have consistently attempt ed to be conservative in ther esti mates, and have refrained severely from sending out inflated stories concerning the size of the conven tion. They coiltent themselves, in the main, with saying the final ral ly will be without a parallel in the history of religious demonstrations in tlis country. 1 _______ Preparations at University Work has been begun on the placing of seats in the large gym nasium at the Catholic University of America, where convention delegates will gather. Across the campus of the University, extra men have been put on the force working on the National Shrine of the Im maculate Conception, that the crypt, were Masses will he said during the convention, may be as complete as possible, and that the grounds surrounding the Shrine may be so worked down as to give :ome hint of the vastness and beauty the com pleted edifice will have. Former Memphis Superior Sister Mary Incarnation Dies in St. Louis. (By N. C. W. C. News Service) St. Louis, Mo.—Funeral services were held in-the chapel of the Good Shepherd ■ Convent at Normandy Monday morning for Sister Mary Incarnation Lyons, who died at the institution Saturday afternoon after a short illness. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery. She was 59 years of age and had been a member of her order for 36 years. Before coming to St. Louis four years ago she had spent six years in Memphis, Tenn., as superior of the Good Shepherd Convent of that city. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Thomas Stokes, and a brother, William Lyons, both of Kenmore, Ohio, her former home. Denounces Intolerance John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for the presidency, who in an address in New Jersey last week expressed his opposition to organizations fostering intoler ance. Mr. Davis specifically condemned the Ku Klux Klan. ^Senator LaFollette, Independent candidate for the presidency, and General Dawes, G. O. P. vice presidential candidate, have al so scored the organization. FATHER TAYLOR NAMED ABBOT OF BELMONT Pastor at Greensboro, N. C., Native of Virginia, Elected Aug. 20 by Abbey Council. Special to The Bulletin. Belmont, N. C.,—Rev. Vincent Taylor, O. S. B., a native of Norfolk, Va., where he was horn forty-seven years ago, and who has been pastor of St. Benedict’s church, Greensboro N. C., for the past twenty-two years, was elected August 20 abbot of Belmont to succeed the late Bt. Rev. Leo Haid, O. S. B. Belmont’s first abbot. Forty-five members of the Order of St. Benedict in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, parti cipated in the election, five voting by proxy. Father Taylor will be come abbot of Belmont and presi dent of Belmont Abbey Seminary and College when the election is approved by Pope Pius XL Rti Rev. Abbot Ernest, O. S. B., abbot of St. Mary’s, Newark. N. J., president of the American Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Monks, presided at the election. Bt. Rev. Abbot-elect Vincent was horn in Norfolk, Va., September 19, 1877, and was educated in the parochial schools of Norfolk and at Belmont Abbey College. Following his graduation at Belmont, in 1897. he entered the Benedictine Order, and was ordained to the priesthood (Continued on Page Five.) (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Indianapolis. Ind.—Articles of in corporation have been drawn up for the establishment here of the “Catholic Information Bureau.” in accordance with resolutions adopted at meetings of the Catholic Press Association and other Catholic or ganizations. The incorporation pa pers outline the functions of the or ganization as follows: “To collect., compile, file, and pre serve Catholic news, information and bibliography, to establish a news bureau for the collection of Catholic news, and the dissemination of the same through newspapers, and other appropriate agencies; to establish a reference and historical library on Catholic subjects and doctrine, and generally by these means and instrumentalities, simi lar to these, inculcate among the members of this organization and the public generally, the truth con cerning Catholic doctrine, belief, practice and history, it being un derstood that this organization and IntoleranceFares Badly At Hands Of Candidates Davis, Dawes and LaFol lette Condemn Klan by Name—Prejudice Retards Welfare President Says. Washington, D. C.—John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for the presi dency, Senator Robert La Follette, independent candidate, and Charles G. Dawes, Republican vice-presiden tial candidate, have condemned the Ku Klux Klan by name, Mr. Davis making his declaration Friday at Sea Girt, N. J., Mr. Dawes at Au gusta, Me., the following day, and Senator La Follette a few days pre viously in a letter to Robert P. Scripps, of New York. Mr Davis ex pressed the hope that President Coolidge will “by some explicit dec laration join me in removing this topic from the field of political de bate.” President on Tolerance. In his recent, speech of acceptance at Washington, President Coolidge touched briefly upon the question of religious and racial intolerance. He said: “The federal government ought to be, and is, solicitous for the welfare of every one of its inhabitants, every one of its business activities, whether they be small or great. This is one country; w T e are one people united by common interests. There should be no favorites and no outcasts; no race or religious preju dices in government. America op poses special privilege for anybody, and favors equal opportunity for everybody. It has adopted these principles because they ar<* the log ical conclusions of our ideals of freedom. Moreover, we believe they contribute to our material welfare.” Earlier in his address the presi dent had also made a passing ref erence to the same subject of tol eration in the course of his defense of restrictive immigration policy of the administration. He said: “Restricted immigration is not an offensive but a purely defensive ac tion. It is not adopted in criticism of others in the slightest degree, but solely for the purpose of protecting ourselves. We cast no aspersions on any race or creed, but we must re member that every object of our in stitutions of society and government will fail unless America be kept American.” Aside from his speech of accept ance the president had occasion dur ing the past week, through his sec retary, G. Bascom Slemp, to admin ister another rebuke to those who attempt to enhance the role of re ligious and racial prejudice in the present campaign. In a letter writ ten by Mr. Slemp to Herman Bern stein, editor of the “Jewish Tribune” of New York, the president repudi ated circulars distributed in the vi cinity of New York in which the statement was made: “This election is a religious war; Catholics and Jews combined against Protestants.” The circulars urged support for Coolidge and Dawes and were signed “The National Protestant Fundamen tal Christian Association.” Mr. Slemp’s Mter to Mr. Bernstein reads: < “Am very much obliged to you for your letter of Aug. 1, to the presi- (Continued on page five.) corporation is not formed for pecu niary profit.” Charter members of the organiza tion are William M. Madden, Daniel T. Doyle, James B. Mahan, Fred Jones, Joseph P. O’Mahony, James E. Deery and Thomas D. McGee. The idea of a Catholic informa tion bureau, was written into defi nite form in a resolution adopted at the 1923 convention of the Catho lic Press Association in this city. J. P. O’Mahony. editor of the In diana Catholic and Record, intro duced a resolution at that meeting calling for the establishment of such an agency in every city of more than 50.000 population. A com mittee appointed at that time re ported at the 1924 convention in Buffalo. It -was at this latter con vention that Mr. - Benedict Elder, editor of the Catholic Record, of Louisville, suggested that for the present each state should handle its own problems in the way which might seem most feasible in view of local conditions. Six American Dominicans Leave to Labor As Missionaries in China Indiana Catholics Organize to Mitigate Prejudice by Education