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p 4* Member of.ijie National Catholic Welfare Con* Terence News Service. 1&fcr Hullttxh Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens Association^Ceor^ia “TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED" The Only Catholic Newspaper Between Bal- liniore and New Orleans TEN CENTS A ( Ol'Y. ' VOL. VII. No. 8. AUGUSTA, GA., APRIL 17, 1926. ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY .$2.00 .A YEAR French Protestant Pastor Pays Fine Tribute to Jesuit Priests (By X. \V. C. News Service) Paris Praise for tlic Jesuits from the l>en of a Protestant pastor has again called attention to the services rendered the Church and tlie nation by members of the Society of Jesus in France and aboard. The Piov. Edouard Soulier, Deputy for Paris, has devoted an article in "La Nation'’ to ttic Jesuits, praising in no unceVtain terms their beue- ticient activity which he. claims is vitally necessary to the defense of the religion's spirit which is so violently attacked today. lie says, in part: >*By the astute exploitation of divisions fatal to our people, there is being carried on under out very eyes a stubborn and many-sided warfare on religion in itself and on .spirituality. Moral forces are misunderstood add annihilated; Christian civilization is devastated. ‘The Jesuits have worked to build up solid ramparts against this assault. They are men vigorous in thought and virile in body and it is natural that they should have devoted themselves also to distant missions, like Saint Francis Xavier. In 1923 they had S3 mission charges with 3,484, priests of ttic Society and 4 772 auxiliaries drawn from other orders or from among the natives, They have had ninety martyrs aiffl their bravery in the French army during the last war. to gether with the importance of their Book of Gold 171) killed out of 835 mobilized—show them to he as ardent in ttie defense of tlieir country as Ihcv are for the propagation of the faith.” The Protestant writer then enumerates the scientific establishments founded bv the Jesuits in Syria and the effort made to keep them abreast of tiic latest scientific progress. The University of Bey rut, de stroyed during the war, has been raised from its nun. It lias re gained its remarkable ami extensive influence and Ihc author, who iiad visited Syria on a parliamentary mission, declares that he was a witness of this influence all through the Levant. ‘‘1 remember,” he says, "my return from Beyrut with a Father who. according to their custom, was coming hack to Paris to get in touch with tlie latest discoveries, medicines and instruments, the desire to follow and even pursue science never leaves them for a moment. Was it not a Jesuit, Father Uicent, who recently explored Thibet and Mon golia where he discovered the most extensive and richest paleolithic strata yet known?" Chicago Ideal Congress City Visitors to Eucharistic Fete in Great Metropolis of the West Will See Some of the World’s Greatest Wonders MU PERSECUTIOIS TO CLOSE 100 COLLEGES! Non- Catholic Clergymen Hold Cabinet Posts Despite Constitutional Limitations (By X. G W. G. News Service) Mexico City.—More than one hun dred Catholic Colleges in Mexico are expected ip close here within tlie next fortnight rather than to accede to the Mexican government s order to exclude religious education. Some time ago tlie government gave the colleges 70 days to conform to its regulations. It is now under stood that they have been directed to close lather than conform. Meantime, the Most Hcv. Arch bishop Garuana. 'Apostolic Delegate to Mexico and the Antilles, lias not been molested by the Government and continues about his duties des pite rumors Hint there would he dif ficulties about liis presence. Tin Government announced upon his ar rival that so long as he did not vio late 'ts religious decrees arid Ihose in the Constitution, lie would nol be molested. The Bishop of Papantla was forc ed to leave Ills See city at night, alone, oil horseback, for a long ride over had loads, and immediately after liis departure tlie Cathedral was closed and sealed although lb? sacristan and several of the laithlu! were still inside. Agent of file Ministry of the In terior appeared at the Scientific In stitute of San Juanieo early one af ternoon leeently, ordered the lilty students into U'c street and hurried tlie live priests there 1 into automo biles without being allowed to- gel any of their effects. .They were tal\ en lo the office of the Inspector General of Police, .where they were detained for several hours, and four of them three Italians and a Pole tlie other was a Mexican—were plac ed on a train for Vera Cruz for de portation, despite the efforts of the Italian minister to have them set at liberty long enough at least lo al low them to adjust their business affairs. Archbishop .1. Juan dc .1. Herrera Pina, of Monterrey, in liis Pastoral Belter, refutes the accusation of treachery brought against Die Mexi can Catholics by the Government. The Archbishop reveals that ill Oc tober 1914 lie went from Havana to New York to confer with Theodore ltoosevclt. then a candidate for re- election as President of the United States, to beg him to refrain from fighting for armed intervention in Mexico during liis electoral Cam paign. In so doing lie wa acting as the representative of the Mexicali hierarchy, who were then in exile. Fix-President Booscvelt voluntarily promised to cease demanding alin ed intervention. The Archbishop ut- tirms that the Mexican hierarchy cannot be branded as traitors when in addition to the action mentioned above, they succoded in winning the support of the Catholic Hierarchy of the United States to the same cause. The Cullcs government, which de clares that it is- only enforcing llie Constitution in its war upon Catlio- lies is found to be violating the very provisions its actions indicated it regarded as most sacred. The Constitution provides that "minis ters or religious creeds may not, cither in public or in private meet ings, or in acts of worship hr reli gious propaganda, criticize the fun- (P,v N. G. \V. ('.. News Service) New York Catholic charities of the Archdiocese of New York expend ed $445 627.59 to extending aid to 189 479 persons last yepr, Cardinal Hayes, who is now restored to full health, announced here recently when lie met with all his pastors in Cathedral College to submit his an nual report on charitable work. "We arc proud of tlie record,” Car dinal Hayes said in addressing Ins pastors. "We point to 179,479 per- sons who were direclv helped last year. We call attention to the fact that may not he generally known: The Catholic Church is second to none in Ihc amount of relief actual ly administered Uy her and under her supervision in 339 parish units. Bast vear Catholic Charities expend ed $445,627 59 in relief. “This sum represents only a frac tion of the lolal expenditure of Uic By M. R. DERV1N Visitors who attend the 23th In ternational Eucharistic Congress to he held June 20-24 at Chicago will find themselves ill ttic capital city of the greatest industrial empire of the world. Chicago is a city of wonders to all who know these wonders. It is a place of enchantment for those who seek out the thrilling romances of its remarkable career. But even there is given a breath-catching glimpse of the real Chicago if tlieir itinerary is well directed. On the threshold of this Eucha ristic City the visitor beholds one of Chicago’s characteristic marvels of accomplishment. The very ground upon which I lie chief relig ious exercises of the congress will take place in Grant Park, tlie land where I lie $5,900 000 Stadium is con structed is a new creation, as it were. It is made land. It did not exist when tlie city was founded. It came from the bowels of the earth, 60 feet beneath the down town district; and was dug out from 55 miles of underground tunnel which connects Ihc railway termi nals with the business district of the city. But any attempt to compress the attractions of Chicago into a para graph meets with such a wealth of deserving eminence that justice re quires a mention of them all. To meet this requirement ade quately in a brief space a tabula tion of twenty-seven features in which Chicago leads all other cities in the world is herewith given. They arc: In mileage of boulevards. In the diversity and importance archdiocese. The annual budgets of more than 200 Catholic charitable agencies necessitate more than $7,- OOOOOO.” ' Cardinal Hayes took occasion lo make a distinction between tr;;.- Christian charity dud “mere hunian- itarianism.” “Beware of false prin ciples of sobbing sentimentalists," lie said. “These people are funda mentally wrong. They leave God out of the whole question ol' charity and Aeal with man as though lie had n^- inimortal soul.” His Eminence declared that one of tlie outstanding charitable achieve ments of the year was the work of flic Catholic Probation Bureau which care for adults in the Court of Gen eral Sessions. Cardinal Hayes’ annual appeal for charitable contributions was answer ed bv 249,943 people who gave $1,~ 077,674.04. of its educational institutions. In transportation facilities. In the number of conventions en tertained annually. , In the production of meat and packing-house products. In cold storage facilities. As a food distributing center. As a produce market. In the manufacture and distribu tion/of farm machinery and imple ments. In distribution of dry goods and general merchandise. 1 In the production of household electrical and gas devices. In the number of department stores. As a millinery jobbing center. As tin oil center. In the manufacture of Icleplione equipment. In the manufacture' of men’s clothing. In the manufacture and distribu tion of furniture and allied lines. In flic sale of merchandise through mail order houses. As a grain center. In the diversification of manufac tured products. In the manufacture of products for export. In the production of refined pe troleum products. In the manufacture of parlor lamps and shades. As a market for all classes ol skilled and unskilled labor. As nil industrial center. In the manufacture of pianos. Some detail of flic five hiajor at tractions of Chicago may well con vince intending visitors to the Eu charistic Congress that the gran deur of the religious'festival will be embellished with secular enjoy ments of unmeasured delight. As a matter of fact Chicago has been for years the haven of tourists who come bv the thousands in this Gar den City that slands at the head of the Mississippi valley in queen ly pre-eminence and unrivaled power. For Chicago is the Great Center Market of the world, where one-half of all exports and imports of the United Stales are originated or distributed. So vast is the wealth of Chicago, so titanic tlie enterprises conceiv ed and consummated here, so virile, stupendous and inspiring are Hie civic ideals of its leaders, and so magnanimous and cordial are its big-hearted people that any one who conies here may well say lie or she has visited the Wonder City of the World. Within the environs of Chicago and not far from its-borders lliere is another magic place just brought forth to become tlie center of ec- clcsistical learning in America. It is the little town of Mundelein where the concluding ceremony and most gorgeous pageant of the Eucharistic (Continued on page 11.) Two French Priests Serve Parish More Than Century (By X. C. W. ('.. News Service.) Paris—Two pastors in 105 years is the reeaord of the. little parish of Saulles, in the Dpart- ment of Haute-Marnc. Abbe Boitipard, who has just passed away, had been pastor since 1871. His prcdccssor had served since 182). But Saulles, had another claim to distinction. Twenty-five years ago, among the living natives of the parish were 37 priests and religious. Not a bad record for a parish of 230 souls. GEM. NOLAN GIVEN HIGH PRAISE BE SUPERIOR Secretary of War Davis Re views His Brilliant Record When Transferring Him (By X. C. W. C. News Service) Washington, I). C. High tribute is paid Major Gen. Dennis K. No lan, who on Monday relinquished his post as deputy chief of staff of the United s’lates Army, in a' statement issued recently by Secre tary of War Davis. "General XoiaU’s relief was made necessary by the wise provision of existing law- which requires general staff officers to serve at least two years in six in command ol' troops,” said Scoretyry Davis. "Generai Nolan’s reputation in his own profession is unusual, and makes him a man of mark among military men in «U countries. He was graduated from West Point in 1896. He was only three years af terwards a volunteer major com manding a cavalry squadron in the Philippine Islands, "During the World War lie serv ed as commanding general of a Pennsylvania brigade, and as di rector of intelligence at General Pershing’s headquarters. His ser vices led to liis appointment as a permanent brigadier general when the Army was reorganized in 1920. Since lhal time he has served as assistant chief of staff of the war de pa rime tit. and as commanding general of aji i Ilf aw t ry brigade in Texas. “1 have learned lo appreciate to the fullest extent the excellent na ture of the advice given by General Nolan as to all military questions affecting Ihc Var. department, and 1 am very sorry indeed that he is going." General Nolan, who is an ardent Catholic, was born in New York in 1872. lie served in the Spnnisli- Anicriean war. the Philippine insur rection, anil the World war. In the latter struggle he won llie Distin guished Service Medal, and also re ceived the following awards from foreign countries for valor: Com mander of Hie I.egion of Honor and Croix de Guerre with palms, from France: Commander of the Batli, from England; Commander of the Order of the Crown, from Italy, and Commander of tlie Crown, from Belgium. (Bv X. C. W. C. News Service.) Mexico City.-—“Tile persecution has done more than any mission lor the good of religion in Mexico. 'Ibis statement, appearing in a local paper, gives an adequate descrip tion of the manner in which the Mexican Catholics have rallied to the Church since the Mexicali Gov ernment instituted its campaign for the strict enforcement of articles ot the Constitution hostile to the free exercise o’f religion. Schools and churches have been closed, many priests and nuns have been expelled from the country, tlie number of clergy permitted in a giv en state has been regulated and ev en such minor details as the liabils which priests may wear and the number of strokes lor which church hells may ring have been the sub ject of state and municipal regula tion. But Bent, which has been a season of real persecution as well as a season of penance for the people SITUATION IN MEXICO OEM AT CAPITOL HouSHe Foreign Affairs Com mittee Hears Protests on Injustice Below Rio Grande (By X. C. W. C. News Service) Washington.—The present Govern ment in Mexico was charged with making a deliberate and ruthless campaign lo drive God out of the country and with having, through its conduct, forfeited the rights to re cognition by the United States as a member of the family of nations, in hearings conducted this- week l)y the 'House Foreign Affairs Commit tee on the resolution of Hcprcsenla- tive Boylan of New York. Mr. l?oy- lan’s resolution would put the House on record as favoring file withdrawal of recognition from the Mexican Government “until such time as tlie policies and conduct of the said Government in relation to educa tional and religious institutions of all creeds and nationalities justify a resumption of relations." Charles W. Darr, attorney repre senting Archbishop Cyric.v of Balti more; Mother Semple qf the Visita tion Order, who was forced with her nuns to flee from their convent near Mexico City; Judge Alfred J. Talley, representing the Catholic Club of New York and accompanied by- Judge Morgan O’Brien; aud tlie Very Rev. M. U Hippie. O. P.. P. G., Di rector General of the Holy Name Society in the United States, suc ceeded' each oilier in citing outrages against religion by the Mexican Government and registering tlie pro tests of organizations. Near the close of the hearing Mr. Boylan read llie following excerpt from a letter he had received from Patrick F. Scanlan of The Tablet, Brooklyn, President of the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada; “The Catholic Press Association, covering a hundred newspapers and yiaguz.ines in every section oft lie country, unites in the condemnation of the outrageous treatment accord ed tlie Catholics of Mexico by the President of tlie Mexican regime.” • Father Ripple presented to the committee 49 telegrams from Holy Name groups in every part of llie country protesting vigorously against the persecution in Mexico. These telegrams, said the Director General, came from 3,960 branches of llie So- cicyt and represented 1,656,711 Ca tholic men. Some of tlie groups represented in the telegrams were as numerous as 125000 and 150,000, and others were in the hundreds, There were also read into the re cord resolutions of protest adopted by the Knights ol' Columbus of Maryland and of the District of Co in niliia. The venerable Mother Semple im pressed the committee liy her simple recital of liow, despite her advanced years, she had been forced four times to move her school in Mexico because of banditarV and persecu tion.- She told how her family had for generations been prominent in American life, how she went lo head a Visitation convent, how ban dit forays had harassed her for years and finally of the heartless eviction of herself, her nuns and tlieir pupils in recent weeks. She informed the Committee that Am bassador Sheffield had told her to of Mexico, lias found the churches more crowded than ever. The ex traordinary attendance at all church functions has placed a tre mendous burden on the pastors. Confessionals have been literally lie- sieged, with the approach ot' the l'-a'ster season, and the number ol priests left in the country is abso lutely insufficient to hear confes sions, distribute Holy Communion and attend to the religious needs of the people. In some slides tlie enormous crowds have been due to the fear entertained by tlie people that tla- churches might he closed entirely before the Easter season is over, lii Aguascalientes the announcement that the legislature would limit the number of priests who may serve in that state lias been followed by word from the Bishop that should such a decree be isued, the churches will he closed aud the priests witlf- drawu iinmedialeijr. (Continued on Page 11) New York Catholic Charities Aid 189,479 in Twelve Month Period (Continued on page 10) Persecution Has Done More Good Than Mission Mexican Paper Says