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6 > THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA APRIL 17. 1926 THE BULLETIN The official Organ of the Catholic 1.flymen's Association of Georgia. ■Richard reid, Editor. Published Semi-Monthly ljv the Publicity Department with ! i>e Approbation of the Rt. Rev. bishops, of Raleigh. Char- leslnn. Savannah. SI Augustine, Mobile and Natchez. 009 Lamar. Building. Augusta, Georgia. Subscription Price, #2.00 Per Year. FOREIGN ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE S. T. Mattingly, Walton Bldg Atlanta, Ga. ASSOCIATION OFFICERS FOR 1924-25. P. H. RICE, K. C. S C.. Augusta President COT.. P, ir. CALLAHAN, K.S.G.. Louisville, Ky.. and ADMI RAL WM. S. BENSON, K.C.S.G., Washington. D. C. ..... Honorary Vice-Presidents J. .1. HAVERTY. .Atlanta First Vice-President .1. B. McCALLUM. Atlanta. Secretary THOMAS s. GRAY, Augusta Treasurer RICHARD ItlCII). Augusta Publicity Director MISS ClWlLl-; PERRY, Augusta*Asst, Publicity Director VOL. VII. APRIL 17, 1926. No. 8 Meinb'r of N. C. W. C. News Service and of the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. Lnlrrrci as second class matter June 15 192R at thc\Posj tl'ice at Augusta, Ga., under Act of March. 18,9. Accepted .or mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Sec tion llO.'t, Oct of October it, 1917, authorized Sept 1, 1921. Of lor The Church's Authority “In the exercise of llie charge that has been con fided to her (the Church) of teaching, of guiding and leading to eternal happiness all those who belong to t}ie Kingdom of Christ, she can not depend upon another,” declared the recent Encyclical of Pope Pius XL “Typically Catholic,” non-Catholie Christian critics lamented, “a step toward the Union of Church and State, with the State subjected to the Church.” Going over some back files of The Bulletin we found in the second issue, published in April, 1920, a if article by a Bishop in which he commented On an address delivered by a politician at a convention lie once attended. An officer of the convention was much impressed by llie politician's visit. “He took fifteen minutes to tell us how grateful we ought to be for a visit from that politician,” ilic Bishop wrote. “1 had to follow him. All I could say was that instead of our thanking the politician for coming there, he ought to thank us for letting him in. We are not «t lie lackeys of llie slate. We arc not flunkies put on corners to keep down rioters. We arc absolutely independent of these things, and when a man goes into the Christian pulpit to represent the gospel of Christ arid life prophets of God. he stands upon the bones of the mighty who have created the organic •forces out *,of which "civilization-lias arisen. “The Church, by its very nature, is called upon to occupy a place" ot priority among all the orders and organizations to which men can attach themselves. It ministers to the 1 supreme" want of mankind, namely, the salvation of the soul, and . in this work it is as solitary as .Jesus is companionless among the sons Of men. It is conceivable liiat the lower needs, of the human race might lie supplied by other agencies, al though it may lie doubled that the human societies, philanthropic bodies and reform schemes, Which are so abundant to Christendom, -would survive very long if the Church should cease to exist. It is absolutely certain that no oilier organization would, or could, do the spiritual work of the Church.' l lie Bishop commended the, idea 'that the Church should forsake its spiritual mission “lo accomplish tasks of secularism.” “The Church is the poorest pos sible manager of a theatre and the sorriest sort of a dancing master,” he. said. “But in its own heavenly sphere it is without a rival or a competitor. When the Church enters the market pltice. a childish and capri cious world will neither mourn-when site laments nor dance when she pipes. “The priority of the Church rests securely, upon the proclamation of the gospel which is the power of Cod unto Salvation to every one that beHevcth. In the realm of the spiritual the Church is supreme , among and above all tlie organizations in tile earth.” The writer of the article above and its solid Catho lic teaching on the independence of the Church is spiritual matters was Rt. Rev. Warren Ai Candler of Atlanta, Bishop of the Methodist, Episcopal Church. imposed upon by demagogues. Today, as -in Jhe days of pagan, Rome. Catholics, can point out that they are at least as loyal as any class in tiie Republic; that there are no revolutionists or 'communists in their ranks; that, despite the charges of lack of patriotism by the classes that, gave the govenment the most trouble' when the clouds of war recently hovered over the country, Catholics then led all others in the proportion of their numbers in the armed of the nation. The. Catholic Church is over nineteen centuries old, ffnd in her pathway* across the nations and through tire ages she has, prescinding from the assistance promised her by her Divine Founder, accumulated a wealth of experience no other institution in the \yorld has had time or opportunity to gather. The value of this experience is seen continually in the human side of the Church. Her organization is at once the ad miration, the model and tho* despair of great states men fashioning migblly empires. Coining nearer home, this experience is exemplified by the organiza tion of the Church in the United States. H'cr edifices surpass in number and in value those of any other denomination. Her universities, colleges, high schools and grammar schools constitute a larger system than any other in the land save those erected by the weal thiest nation on the face of the earth. No other organization in America can even begin to be com pared with the Catholic Church in the matter of car ing for the sick in hospitals, llie homeless aged in chdcrful institutions, and the fatherless and mother less little ones in orphanages that ace almost as like loving homes “as thou art to thyself.” Even those who will not admit the loving care bestowed on the Church by* its protecting Founder grant that its succesS in these and numerous other directions denote an efficiency born of ages of thoughtful experience. Now consider the charge (hat the Catholic Church is engaged in political plotting in these United States, and that she has been seeking political domination since the birth of the nation. In this year of grace, the one hundred and fiftieth year of the Republic, although her members constitute eighteen or twenty per cent of the country's population, they constitute but nine per cent of the membership of the National House of Representatives; four per cent of tl)c. mem bership of llie United States Senate, and not a fraction of one-one hundredth of one per cent of the member ship of the Cabinet. Is it reasonable to suppose that the Catholic Church, so eminently successful in other directions, would be such a Signal failure in this one if it had her attention, and especially, as those who make the charge assert, if (his were her major ambi tion and aim? The Masonic Builder docs not think so. Com menting oh such an assertion in a recent hook, it says that if the Catholic Church were “a sort of secret Prussian army, international in character, and mov ing everywhere in accordance with headquarters,” the view of those who declare the Catholic Church is in politics; “it would inevitably have obtained its end by this time, and llie Pope and his counselors would he autocratically ruling the world.” News of injuries sustained in Lou isville, Ky., by Benedict Elder will be received with regret by Mr. Eld ers hundreds of personal friends among the readers of The Bulletin, forces*! M r . Elder was hit by an automobile Dixie Musings Catholic Comment THE AGE OF THE BOY (From the Hartford Transcript^ “I bis is the Age ol' flic Boy !" ex claim those parents who are boost ing. .organizations to take care of their children, so „ that lher them- near his home the night of March sc]ves can £o)( - JnWol% cIllh; ol . , oolt 30 and was rushed to St. Anthony s hospital in an unconscious condi- Catholic Efficiency and Politics The accusation that Catholics were plotting to over throw the government was first made in the ancient Roman Empire nearly nineteen hundred years ago. On this account merely to lie known as a Christian was considered sufficient for a sentence of not only- death but inhuman cruellies at the hands of the con stituted authorities-. If ever there was reason for followers of the gentle Christ to defy authority and to attempt to overthrow it, here was an occasion. Yet the fearless and fiery Tertullian, oftentimes more zealous than discreet, declares that despite all this the Christians were tvyo're loyal .to Caesar titan the Romans themselves, since they never revolted against him or even thou girt of taking the vengeance that could so easily be theirs during the frequent revolutions in those troubled days. The accusation was made, then as now, by those who hoped to profit in one way or another by stirring up hatred against Catholics, or by honest people The E.ucharistic Congress The Bulletin in previous'issues has revealed the unparalleled plans being made for the Twenty-Eighth International Euchrastic Congress which will be held in Chicago June 20-24, and Ibis issue carries additional interesting stories about the first .gathering of its kind ever held in Hie United Stales. The articles reveal there that is hardly a country in tiie entire world that will not be represented at the Congress. Cardinals from Rome, bishops, priests arid laity from llie countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, Augsralia, South America all are teething in large numbers. Defeated Germany, tired France and per plexed Mexico are sending splendid delegations to hortor tiie Eucharistic King. If Catholics will 'come half way round tiie globe to participate in llie Eucharistic Congress, of course those of America will make the lesser sacrifice re quired of them to attend. The Diocese of the Southeast, which are peopled with Catholics as loyal as those found anywhere, will, if is expected, he well represented. YVord received at this office indicates that Catholics from Macon, Augusta, Savannah and Atlanta are already planning to go to Chicago in June for the ceremonies. Many in other cities have no doubt made the same decision. There are many able to go to Chicago and who should go to participate in the great observance jn honor of our Eucharistic Lord who have not given the subject proper consideration thus far. The demonstra tion will perhaps he the greatest qf any kind ever held, considered even from a material standpoint, and yve weigh our words well as we write them. Rut the spiritual significance dwarfs the material. We know from tiie words of our Divine Lord that He at taches special value to prayers in common. Millions of hearts will be united in prayer and Holy Com munion at the Eucharistic Congress. Will yours he among them? tion. He recovered consciousness after a few hours and it was then learned that his injuries were not as severe as at first thought. He is improving rapidly. Mr. Elders ac cident is one of a series of crosses sent to the Elder family within re cent months, a series that included i*f several seiges of sickness and tiie Joss by death of one of the tvrip boys born last, summer. The spirit in' which these misfortunes are borne by the "Elder family is evi dence of its sterling Catholicity. We pray tiiat Mr. Elders recovery marks a return to untroubled, days. We all like encouragement, and no one appreciates it more titan those connected with Catholic papers tor they have greater need ot. it than the average individual. Young peo ple do not appear to be as interest ed in the Catholic press as their el ders are, and we were pleased tu be told recently by a young lady that she was vc'rv familiar with 1 tie Bul letin. That was encouraging. 1 read it every month when it comes, she said. That was not so encourag ing, for The Bulletin, as you ot course know, is published semi monthly. The next issue ot t he Bul letin will be isued three weeks from this dale instead of two, since it is issued sdmi-inonthly and not. every two weeks and therefore is ahead ot schedule. The editor in the mean time will attend the meeting of the Georgia Press Association. 1 hose who read The Bulletin every month will not be inconvenienced; we Deg the indulgence of the others “There will lie a St. Patrick s .Day editorial in the Columbus Enquirer- Sun on March 17, 1927,” .writes . C. Woodall in bis column in that pa- per, and he gives his reason tor the prediction in this fashion; “Our authority tor this ts the ed itor, in .person. It seems that little Miss Katlirine Murrah was keenly disappointed yesterday moinnio when slic found on this very page no editorial reference to the patron saint of the Emerald* Isle. .Little Miss Katherine passed her plaint on to her aunt, the Little Classiilied La- dv and the result was a pledge Horn the editor that lu- would Measure up fullv on the occasion ot the nexl anniversary of Erin's favorite hero. The Augusta Chronicle recently bad a lengthy story about Owen Carroll, the famous Holv Gross base ball pitcher,, who was^ training with Detroit in Augusta. Owenie pitched fifty-two games in his four years ot college baseball, wnmmg htty ot them and forcing one ol Hie " games, a contest with Bnnceton. «t_° extra innings. He defeated < sard and Yale twice a yeai toi tour vears, and Princeton three out ot four times. This record Is <;ons del ed the best ever baseball, for he pitched llie Hoy Cross nine. to the intercollegate championship three years »?$«««*- sion. His athletic activity did not interfere with scholastic record, however; he was always among the leaders in his class, lie is now with Toronto, but Ty Cobb expects to have him on the Staff soon again. A—* IIolv Cross was once noted for the number of Dig leaguers .and. priests among its graduates. It still holds its own in baseball, but 1 here has been a suspicion that the number ot its alumni becoming priests is de creasing The suspicion is not well grounded. At Easterhme eighty-six graduates and seventy-tour i on- grad.iaics, a total of one^ hmidred and sixty, were studying lot the priesthood, forty more than were preparing two years ago. In the past few years the college lias sent, out one hundred and seventy-eight men to seminaries. Of the class "'J-D'’ forty-seven took up priestly studies. Of 2,973 graduates, 73b are engaged in H e service of Hie altar. Holy Cross is still the Mother of Priests. Statistics from Other colleges along these lines will be welcomed lor ret- efence in /The Bulletin, since they reflect credit oil • both the col leges and the rising generation in this materialistic age. We are. told that society is to blame for Chapman's career, there is a grain of truth in this assertion, just as there is in every other fal lacy expounded today Chapman was raised in the crowded city. So was his brother, who is said to lie a respected educator in New York. No were Governor Smith and Cardinal Haves. Chapman and liot society is responsible for his shameful end. just how much Chapmans enyirou- inent was responsible for hts-iite ol crime only God knows and He judges Chapman accordingly, but to heap the blame on society is to de ny the doctrine of free will, respon sibility for pur evil acts and, in the last analysis, tiie very existence of God Himself. R. R. Detroit pitchinj after increasing their wealth. But what are our hoys doing.? asks “The Louisville Record. Bryant wrote “ThanatopsisV at 'the age of 17; Shelly, “Queen Mali”, at 21 : Lord Bryce, “The Holy Roman Empire,” at 26. William Pitt was Prime Min- ! islcr of Great Britain for 17 years, beginning at the ag e of 24. Robert Peel was dominating t lie English Parliament at 22. .1. T. Delano be came editor of the London Times at 23. Schubert, alter writing 600 songs was dead at 30. Raphael had produced his Madonnas before lie was 28? Franklin. Hamilton. Jef ferson, each had erected a monu ment to his name before they were as old as the “boys of this genera tion just coming out of school.” CATHOLIC SCHOOLS JUSTIFIED (From The Record, Louisville, Ky.) “If I were president of this uni versity.” says Professor E. A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin, “I would eliminate the loafers, the ‘boozers,’ the ‘hip-flasks tolcis' and the fellows who think it's smart to violate the laws. There are 1.000 black sheep scampering-'around the campus, leading astray at least 2.000 weakling sheep who might, in good company, he. persuaded to study. We could save the people of this" Stale ¥500,000 a year.” Still, some Catholic parents have to he persuaded and urged to send their children to our own higher schools! PROHIBITION (From the Echo, Buffalo, N. Y.) Father Peter C. Gannon, of tiie Omaha True Voice, after quoting the three Cardinals and Fr. Reiner S. on prohibition, says that it is an op en question for Catholics and not likely to prove permanent as a po licy. Prohibition “is only a passing phase of-the war against llie abuse of liquor. It was, perhaps, neces sary as u means of clearing the sit uation. There is no doubt that the American saloon was “an influence for evil. The saloon lias gone to, stay, but the Volstead act will pro bably be modified or repealed m time. We can afford to be patient and tolerant while we wait for Hie country to work out a solution of the liquor problem. It is not an easy-task that is before the country. And certainly prohibition, as we have it. is not the solution.” Kegis- OUR PRIESTS. (From The Denver Catholic ter ) A priest must have time for study. He must have time for preparation of iiis sermons. He must have time for the reading of his Oflice, which takes an hour to an hour and a half of every day and which binds him under pain of mortal sin. He must have lime for his Mass. He must have lime for the instruction of converts, each of whom consumes twelve to twenty hours, distributed over the same number of evenings. A priest must have time to meet tlie people who bring him serious difficulties for solution and whose cases often take many hours of his clay. He must have time for hear ing confessions,, for-visiting 4lie sick and the poor, for conducting special services, for his work in the parish school, for the work tie must do in behalf of various societies, and so on. A priest gets practically no time. If his parish is large, to do any so cial visiting. Do not be offended if he never conics to your house except strictly on ecclesiastical business. A man who is working ten to sixteen hours a clay—and every priest in a large Western parish is—cannot find opportunity for merely social visits, cuorse remember that the pripriets course remember that Hie priest, like all other men, must have some recreation. If he does not Take it, his heaRl#is going to fail. TWO DICTATORSHIPS. (From the Catholic Sentinel, Port land). Mussolini, reviewing seven years of facisni, says his regime has "solv ed the problem of capital and la bor, “the most serious problem of this century.” But Observers not connected with fascism report that the labor problem has been solved in Italy by the curious method of re ducing labor to a state of industrial, servitude. The right to strike, tjiev say, has been suppressed by violence and intimidation. Italian workers' have not merely lost control of the conditions under which they are to work, but are forbidden to manifest discontent by the ordinary means at their disposal, that is, by quitting the job. Europe seems to have two dicta torships, capitalistic in Italy and proletarian in Russia. Neither would appear to be a desirable ar rangement to live under.