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AUGUST 30, 1024.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
VIENNA TEACHERS WIN
ANTI-SOCIALIST FIGHT
Anti-Christian Foes of Reli
gious Education in Vienna
Schools Defeated.
By Frederick' Funder.
(Vienna Correspondent, N. C. W. C.
News Service.)
Vienna.—A sharp rebuff has just
keen dealt the Socialist foes of the
teaching of religion in the Vienna
schools, in the returns from the
elections for representatives of
teachers on the school boards. The
Christian-minded teachers’ ranks
were found to have remained vir
tually iptact, and an almost unim
paired majority was registered for
them in the elections, despite the
fact that in the last year no less
than 500 teachers were dismissed
from the service because of their
schools.
This fight of the Socialists, who
are in control in Vienna, to root
out the teaching of religion in the
schools, has been waged viciously,
with plenteous money and with
every weapon at hand. Last year,
when the elections took place, the
Christian last polled 4,000 votes to
2,5000 for the Social Democrat anti
religionists. Immediately, the city
authorities started at ruthless weed
ing out of the teaching force, with
the view of reducing it to a purely
hnti-Christian body. Yet, despite
their high-handed methods, the poll
this year showed 3,921 for the
Christian list, and 2 636 for the
anti-Christian. In other words, the
Christmas had suffered but little
loss.
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Ten Mile Procession Greets Legate
to World Eucharistic Congress
Twelve Thousand Children R eceive Holy Communion in
Amsterdam Stadium—Seve n Cardinals and Scores of
Archbishops and Bishops at International Celebration.
By GEORGE BARNARD
(Specila Correspondent, N. C. W. C.
Service.)
Amsterdam—The series of bril
liant scenes which marked the 27th
International Eucharistic; Congress—
the first held in Holland—closed
with with a procession of the Bless
ed Sacrament in the Stadium, fol
lowed by Benediction given from a
great altar erected in the center of
the arena. Thirty thousand people
packed the seats of the largest plarc
of assembly in the city.
The Papal Legate, Cardinal Van
Rossum, celebrated Mass at the same
altar the tremendous sports ground
being again crowded to bursting
point.
12,000 Children Receive Communion
Two gatherings at the Stadium
stand out as remarkable scenes of
the Congress:
Twelve thousand children received
Holy Communion at open air Mass
celebrated by the Bishop of Haar
lem, in whose’diocese the Congress
was held. As early at 8:30 a. m.,
every Catholic child in the city, it
seemed, had been taken to the Stad
ium. On the altar were about thirty
large ciboria full of unconsecrated
Hosts. When the Communion bell
was heard to ring in the great
silence which hung over the vast
open air cathedral, the children cor-
menced to file out of their seats
and to cross the arena to the com
munion rails which had been erect
ed around the four sides of the
temporary sanctuary.
Sixteen priests began to distribute
Communion—four at each of the al
tar rails forming the square. The
children came and went in orderly
procession for more than half-an-
hour, during which time Com-
Tnunions were given at the rate of
300 per minute, or a thousand in a
little more >han three minutes.
, As soon as the Bishop's Mass was
fininshed, he knelt in the sanctuary
whilst another priest went on with
a second Mass, which was over be
fore the last of the children had
received Holy Communion.
The Cardinals, who took part in
many of the Congress functions
throughout the week, were: Cardinal
Piffi. Archbishop of Vienna; Cardi
nal Bourne, Archbishop of West
minister; Cardinal Dubois. Arch
bishop of Paris; Cardinal Bertram,
the- Prince Bishop of Breslau; Car
dinal Echulte, Archbishop of
Cologne; Cardinal Heigy Casanova.
Archbishop of Toledo, and Cardinal
Sincero.
Bishop Arrives in Airplane
Bishop Heylen, who is a dis
tinguished linguist, gave the open
ing address in Dutch. He has open
ed Congresses in many countries,
and always in the language of the
people. He spoke in French at Mon
treal; in Italian in Rome; in Eng
lish in London; in Spanish at Ma
drid. Hfe will open the Congress at
Chicago in 1926, according to pres
ent arrangements. Bishop Heylen
arrived at Amsterdam by airplane
from Belgium, in order not to have
to cancel an engagement in his
diocese.
In his opening address he made
a graceful reference to the pres
ence in the stand, among about fifty
bishops from all over the world, of
the venerable Archbishop of Wel
lington, New Zealand, Msgr. Red
wood, who is the oldest bishop on
earth. Twelve hundred bishops have
died since he was consecrated in
London. In spite of his years, and
the long journey he had made from
New Zealand to attend the Congress,
he was one of the most active of
the bishops present, and one of the
few members of the episcopate to
get out of the Stadium for the early
morning Mass of the children.
A letter from the Holy Father,
read by -Father van Dijik, one of
the Congress secretaries, was re
ceived with tremendous applause.
His Holiness made a plea for free
dom for religious processions
through-out the world. This had
particular significance in Holland,
where religious processions are bar
red from the streets—a piece of
legislation which necessitated the
holding of the great procession of
the Blessed Sacrament within the
confines of the Stadium.
The whole of the vast assembly
stood throughout the reading of the
Pope s letter.
The Legate’s arrival the previous
day was marked by scenes such as
had never before been witnessed in
Holland. Cardinal van Rossum is a
native of Holland, and his selection
by the Pope to be his representative
at the Congress gave great pleasure
to the Dutch Catholics.
Great Reception to Papal Legate
Cardinal van Rossum sailed from
Antwerp on the “Batavier II.” At
Ijmuiden, at the entrance to the
North Sea Chanal, the. liner was
met by a huge crowd of craft of all
sorts, decorated with flags and ban
ners, and carrying bands.
The Legate appeared on the
bridge of his vessel amid scenes of
remarkable enthusiasm. Sirens
shrieked, crowds cheered and bands
played as the “Batavier II” moved
down the canal, with the Legate
blessing the people on the smaller
boats and on cither bank.
Small steamers and motor boats
fell in the wake of the Legate's
ship and formed a procession along
the canal. It is estimated that there
were more than 250 boats in the
procession, carrying 40,000 people.
The banks of the canal were lined
in many places with groups of chil
dren and country-folk who had
come to pay honor to the Legate.
Thousands of the child .had little
flags in the Papal colors. Hymns
were sung during the marine pa
rade, both by the people on the
boats and the crowds on both banks.
The ten-mile procession to Am
sterdam lasted nearly three hours.
Hundreds of people on bicycles ac
companied the procession along the
roads on the canal banks.
Justice Kelly of New York
Made Knight St. Gregory by
Pope Pius.
New St. Louis President
Father Robison Resigns Be-
signs Because of III Health
(By N. G. W. C. News Service.)
St. Louis—The Rev. William F.
Robinson, S.J., has resigned as Presi
dent of St. Louis University and
the Rev. Charles H. Cloud has been
appointed Acting-President in his
place. Father Robinson’s resigna
tion, proffered because of the state
of his health, necame effective im
mediately and Father Cloud has
taken over the administration of the
office of President. •
Father Robinson was appointed
President of the University in 1920.
About a year later ill health in
duced him to offer his resignation.
At that time, however, he was pre
vailed upon to reconsider and he
remained as President although se
verely handicapped by his physical
condition. At the close of the last
scholarstic year he went to Colorado
Springs. During' the past week he
returned for three days to present
his resignation and is now in Colo
rado again. It is reported that he
will probably remain there for an
indefinite period.
1,175-ACRE ESTATE FOR PAULISTS
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Oak Ridge, N. J.—The Paulist
Fathers have purchased the 1,175-
acre Stony Brook estate, near here.
They will immediately transfer their
novitiate, which has been at Edge-
field, Conn., to the newly-acquired
property.
The Stony Brook estate was
bought from I. W. England, who had
spent more than $50,000 developing
it. It contains a large house, with
several outbuildings, at an eleva
tion of 1,200 feet, and in the center
of the estate is Stony Brook lake.
Architect Lauds Church
Dean Bailey of Cleveland
Praises New Structure.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Cleveland.—High tribute is paid
to the architectural excellence of
St. Agnes’ Church here by Dean
Henry Turner Bailey, of the Cleve
land School of Arts, in an article
in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The
article is one of a series descriptive
of distinct speciments of architec
ture in Cleveland. After giving a
detailed description of the architec
tural features of the Church, Dean
Bailey concludes by saying:
“The citizens of Cleveland owe a
debt to Msgr. Gilbert P. Jennnigs
that they can never repay for build
ing here such a perfect embodiment
of his faith—the faith of so many
of our fathers—as a perpetual re
minder of the past and a perennial
influence towards more good archi
tecture in the Cleveland of next
generations.”
Monsignor Jennings established
St. Agnes’. parish about thirty
years ago. He has been its only
pastor. The present church, de
scribed by Dean Bailey, was conse
crated by Bishop Schrembs, May 2,
1923.
FR. KLEIN HEADS FRANICSCANS
Cincinnati, Ohio.—Very. Rev. Ed
mund F. Klein, O. F. M., was re
elected provincial of the Cincinnati
Franciscan fathers at the annual
chapter held in St. Anthony's Mon
astery, Mt. Airy, Very Rev. Rudolph
Bonner, O. F. M. was elected vice
provincial, ‘succcding Rev. Chryso-
tom Theobold, O. F. M. The follow
ing were elected consultors: Pohl-
kamp, O. F. M., St Joseph’s Church,
Louisville, Ky.; Linus Braun, O. F.
M., St. Boniface Church, Louisville,
and Sebastian Erbacher, O. F. M, St.
Anthony’s Monastery, Mt. Airy.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Brooklyn.—Word has been receiv
ed in Brooklyn that Hon. William
J. Kelly, Justice of the Apelleate
Division of the Supreme Court, of
the State of New York, and one
of the best known Catholics in
New York, had been made a Knight
of St. Gregory by Pope Pius.
Justice Kelly is a life long resi
dent of Brooklyn. He resides at
292 St. James Place, which prior
to his purchase of the property was
the home of Alfred C. Chapin, for
mer Mayor of the old city of
Brooklyn. He had a notable career
at the bar prior to his elevation
to the bench. Upon the expira
tion of his initial term of fourteen
years, he was re-elected in 1917,
leading all other candidates by a
vote which was a flattwing tri
bute to his ability and fairness and
to the respect in which he is held
in this community. He was assign
ed to the Appellate Division for
the second department as an asso
ciate Justice in 1916 by Governor
Whitman. In 1923 Governor Smith
designated Judge Kelly as presid
ing Justice of the Appellate Divi
sion to succeed Mr. Justice Black-
mar, retired.
He has been for many years, and
is now a trustee of St. Joseph’s
Church, Pacific Street. He has been
a member of the St. Vincent de Paul
Conference attached to that church
for over forty years. He is a mem
ber of the Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum Society, St. Patrick’s So
ciety, the Brooklyn Bar Association
and the Brooklyn Club. Manhattan
College conferred upon him the de
gree of LL. D. He is a generous
supporters of the Catholic Charities
of the Diecese.
. Transferred to Montreal College
New York.—The Rev. Thomas I.
Gasson, S. J. former Dean of the
Graduate School at Georgetown Uni
versity, Washington, has been as
signed to Loyola College, Montreal,
where he will co-operate in plans
for the extension of Catholic uni
versity education among the Eng
lish-speaking Catholics of Canada.
For the past year Father Gasson has
been Superior of the House of Re
treats for Laymen at Mt. Manresa,
Staten Island.
FATHER GASSON OF MANRESA
PIETY OF EMPLOYERS
MADE CLERK PRIEST
Missionary in Africa Reveals
That Example Turned His
Thoughts Toward Vocation
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Dublin.—Rev. B. J. MacLoonc, who
has spent thirteen years in Bu-
ganda, Central Africa, reveals an in
teresting piece of autobiography in
a letter sent home. In his early
days he spent six years at the
drapery business in Dublin. Tell
ing how he came to receive Kis
vocation he relates that the attend
ance of his employers at daily Mass
made an immense impression upon
him. He continues: “This togeth
er with the marvelous Catholic ac-
twity of Dublin, seeing crowds at
tend daily Mass, crowds going to
daily Communion, and the frequent
retreats so affected me that even
tually I made up my mind to go
to the Foreign Missionary College
at Fresfield, near Liverpool, and
take my place—the last place—
amongst little boys who were pre
paring for the priesthood.”
Father MaeLoone who is a native
of Donegal County is known in
Dublin as the “Wee Donegal Priest.”
The piety qf Dublin Catholics to
which he refers has impressed
strangers of all denominations who
visit the city. On a recent occasion
an English Protestant politician
staying in Dublin with a Catholic
Judge, accompanied the Judge to
Mass on a week day. He was so
surprised at the crowds he saw in
the Church that ’ e asked the Judge:
“Is it Sunday?”
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