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8 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGI \ MAY 9, 19.; ETHICS BIND FRANCE TO PAY CARDINAL ASSERTS Archbishop of Lyons Points Out That Church Is Ready to Aid Now As In Past (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Paris. March 1.—Christian ethics and natural ethics make it an obliga tion of conscience for France to meet her financial obligations, de clares Cardinal Maurin. The Arch bishop of Lyons devoted his Len ten Pastoral to the financial crisis preoccupying the public opinion of France. He preaches the strict ob. servance of fiscal duties. The Pastoral says: “However heavy it may be, you 'Will not neglect the accomplishment of this duty. 'The liquidation of the war brings a crushing burden to weigh on our country. France must honor her obligations, and, we must say it, Christian ethics as well as natural ethics which is in agree ment with it, lays down the prin ciple that this is an obligation of conscience for us. What are sac rifices of money when during the war our. soldiers paid so generous ly and so fully the sacrifices of blood? At the present time we must all, each in proportion to his resources, strive to put the nation afloat again and make it prosper ous.” The Cardinal then declared that the Church of France is ready to come to the help of the state as in the past, in times of famine, war or public calamity. “Despite the injustices of which we have been the victims, despite our present distress, we shall know how to consent to the sacrifices de manded by circumstances. We shall accept without bad grace the deci sion ^at the taxes, already so heavy * ic further increased if it is recognized that it is impossible to do otherwise.” H HI ft When You Build Let ns save you money on your ROOFING MATERIALS Complete stocks of Galvanized Cor rugated, Five V Crimp and Perfec tion interlocking Roofing, Metal Shingles. 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After explaining that the general answer to the question is contain ed in the Encyclical of Pope Pius XI. establishing the Feast of Christ the King, the speaker said:, “Tonight we shall briefly discuss Catholic Ideals as they apply to the performance of the duties of citi zenship and to the tasks which con stitute our daily work in the field of labor- and industry.” It remained for “The American Hierarchy.of our time” to issue per haps the most noteworthy pro nouncement on the civil and politi cal duties of people ever given the citizens of this country, the speak er said referring to “the new cele brated National Pastoral of the Archbishops and Bishops of the American Hierarchy issued i.u 1919 at the close of the World War.” “The state,” he quoted in part from the Pastoral, “has a sacred claim upon our respect and loyalty. It may justly Impose obligations and demand sacrifices, for the sake of the common welfare which it is established to promote. It is the means to an end, not an end in it self; and because it receives its power from God, it can not right fully exert that power through any act or measure that would be at variance with the divine law, or with the divine economy of man’s salva tion. As long as the state remains within its proper limits and really furthers the common good, it has a right to our obedience. And this obedience we are bound to render, not merely on grounds of expedi ency. but as a conscientious duty.” “The bishops further call upon Catholics,” the speaker went on, “to see that our political system be kept healthy and that our govern ment he administered for the best interests of the people and accord ing to their express will. The only way that these results can he ac complished. they state, is by the adoption of the right principles, the choice of worthy candidates for office and the direction of partisan., efforts toward the nation’s truef welfare and the purity of .elec tions.” “With regard to our civic respon sibilities,” the speaker said later, “it becomes clear tliat we can show our love of God and our neighbor by performing the duties*of citizenship considerately, persistently and with understanding. Our religion should animate, us in all that we do and supply us the highest motives for the discharge of our civic obliga tions. A conscientious member of the church must necessarily be a loyal citizen of the state; a citizen who loves his Creator, must love, his neighbor and be willing to serve unselfishly in the righteous causes of his fellow citizens.” Advertising to business conditions and the relationship between capi tal and labor, the speaked asked. “But what does all this mean? ‘Stealing,’ ‘defrauding,’ ‘gouging,’ ‘something for nothing,’ ‘doing right’ ‘not being fair’—those all refer to matters of justice. They then re fer to the Ten Commandments and the love of God. They are moral questions, and, therefore, are mat ters of right and wrong.” “Let us look at it from still an other angle,” the speaker said, in conclusion. “Man was created a lit tle lower than the angels and made the brother of Christ in the Re demption. A^l men were so creat ed and all of us were called to be Christ’s brothers and brothers of one. another. We have a high dig nity both as human beings and as sons of God and brothers of the God-man. This dignity must be ob served. The very minimum require ment of this dignity in our work is that we are worthy of a wage that will meet the normal needs of de cent comfort. If we are paid less than a living wage, then our dignity as men and women is outraged. Those who so treat us do not rec ognize Christ as their king nor do they love God and their neighbor. Those who are so treated are han dicapped in the practice of love of God and neighbor. “Yes, here too Christ is King by right, and we must love Him and love our neighbor.” Conan Doyle Exposes Medium Staunch Advocate of Spiriti sm Detects Trickery During Exhibition of Alleged Manifestations By George Barnard (London Correspondent, N. C. W. C. News Service) London.—No less a person than Sir Arthur Conan Dovle, who re cently toured the United States stoutly attempting to justify his belief in spiritism, has just been forced to expose here as a fake Frederick Mannings, until now con sidered one of the best trumpet mediums in the country. Sir Ar thur was present at the dramatic unmaskipg of the man. Simultaneously it has been an nounced that there is being produc ed, as Esther, in Surrey, a motion picture designed to expose the tricks employed by fraudulent me diums. Arthur Prince, professional magician, who conducted investiga tions into spiritism for the Chicago police, is supervising the film and playing a part in it. The picture will be shown to the trade here at Easter. The exposure of Munnings is tak en here as proof that Sir Arthur Conan Dovle is sincere hut deluded in his belief and preachings of spir itism. It came about through a cu rious accident. Sir Arthur describes it thus: “A party of us was sitting with Munnings in a private house, and as the electric lights had gone wrong, owing to a fuse, we were in com plete darkness. “We were getting messages through which appeared to be sus pended in mid-air. and to swing round in various directions. Mun nings was not near the trumpet. “Suddenly the lights came on again—a thing nobody expected— and we all saw immediately that Munnings had an attachment which he was using to hold up the trum pet and move it. “We upbraided the blackguard and turned him out of the house. When Munnings had gone we agreed that we should have to expose him.” Jesuit's Golden Jubilee Father O’Meara Observes It at Florissant, Mo, (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) Florissant, Mo.—A noteworthy cel ebration took place here recently at St. Stanislaus Seminary, when Father James J. O’Meara, S. J, commem orating the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, sang Solemn High Mass in the Sem inary chapel. Father James J. O’Meara, S. J., was born at Balligasheen, County Tipperary, Ireland, on the twenty- ninlh day of September, 1845. After completing his studies at Stonyhurst, he entered the Society of Jesus "at Rochampton, England, September 8, 1863. Soon afterwards, meeting Father De Smet and hearing of the Indian Missions of the Rocky Moun tains in America, he came to this country, finishing his novitiate at Florissant, Missouri. He made his higher studies at St. Louis University- and Woodstock College. He served as pastor at various times in Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Charles, Missouri, and Florissant. He came to St. Stanis laus Seminary in 1916 where he had been stationed ever since. Up to a year ago was engaged in giving retraets to the Italy. New Vincentian Provincial President of Kenrick Semi nary, St. Louis Appointed — L (By N. C. W. C. News Service) St. Louis, Mo.—It has just been announced that Very Rev. M. S. Ryan, C.M., who since 1906 has been president of Kendrick Seminary, has been appointed by the Superior Gen eral of his order to be Pronvincial of the Western Province of the Vin centian Fathers. Father Ryan’s resi dence will be at Pcrryville, Mo., where he will replace Very Rev. Thomas Finney, C.M , who has re signed on account of poor health. Father Ryan will assume his n«(w duties during the summer and it is stated that a new president for Ken rick Seminary will not be appointed until next year. Rare Reliquary at St. Louis (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) St. Louis.—A new $8,000 reliquary set with 195 diamonds has just been completed for St. Francis Xavier’s (College) Church. In it will'repose a relic of St. Francis Xavier, Saint of the Jesuit order and patron of the St. Francis Xavier church. GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK AUGUSTA, GEORGIA OFFICERS CHARLES H. PHINIZY President SAMUEL MARTIN r Vice-President H. D. BEMAN Vice-President GEO. P. BATES V.-Pres. and Cashier Uptown Branch A. B. 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