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fl | Member of the National IE] Catholic Welfare Con- 1 JQnllttm | The Only Catbalie Newspaper Between Bal- j|||ference News ( Service. 1 Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens Association^eor^a $ 1 TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED** 3 timore and New Orleans TEN CfiNTS A COPY. VOL. Ill, No. 11. AUGUSTA, GA., JUNE 5, 1926. ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY $2.00 A YEAR I 111 ill IT Silver Jubilee for Cardinal BISHOP FOB 25 YEARS Boston Archbishop Honored as He Completes Quarter of Century in Episcopacy • (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Boston—With the warm felicita tions and affectionate greeting of the Holy Father, Cardinal O’Conndil, Archbishop of. Boston, on May 19, celebrated his twenty-fifth year as a Bishop of the Catholic Church, ainid the loving acclaim of the people of hi.s archdiocese of every -station in life. Perhaps nothing so typified the spirit of the cardinal’s flock as their response to his request that their recognition of his jubilee consist of prayer and pious acts. There was presented tp him, in answer to .liis plea, a “spiritual bouquet” of ' no fewer than one million prayers and good works, which the presentation speaker assured him was “the offer ing of a diocese literally on its knees” and the “tribute of unani mous heartfelt prayer of loving children for a loved and loving la ther.” Despite the wish of His Eminence, one material tribute was offered. It was tendered “as our jubilee heart offering,” and was a fund large en ough to cover the entire cost of substantial additions to St. John’s Seminary. Cardinal O’Connell began his jubi lee day by celebrating Mass at the Cathedral before a huge concourse of his flock and administering Holy Communion with his own hand. As he began the Mass, at the same hour the Rev. M. J. Scanlon of Chel sea, who witnessed the consecration as a bishop of His Eminence 25 years ago in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, began a Mass of thank giving in the same basilica in Rome. Twenty-five years ago Cardinal William O’Connell was mad i a bishop. He is seen here leaving Boston College, during the cele bration of his silver jubilee. At the conclusion of the Mass His Eminence imparted the blessing of the Holy Father, as he had been empowered to do in a letter of feli citation from the Vatican The let ter, which also granted ' a plenary indulgence to all who received Holy Communion on the day of the jubi lee, said of Cardinal O’Connell: “I know the many and great things which under your direction and by your action have been ac complished for the welfare of Holy Mother Church and which well de served Our praise because, among other things, of your well known devotion to this Apostolic See whose honor has always been foremost in your thoughts and your deeds; whe ther We consider the devoted and studious care given by you to the students of your beloved country in this Eternal City, or again the glory ?f the faith abroad, spread and nour ished by you as Representative of the Apostolic See in Japan or again tile zeal and wise apd beneficant ac tion in the government and conduct of the great works done in the Archdiocese of Boston—the building of schools and the erection oi churches and th e founding of chari table institutions—and besides all these things, very noteworthy in themselves, your charity was known to all those in need during the bit ter war which for a while was rag ing in tile world. “No wonder then that We hold you (Continued on Page 8) Bishops Tell President Mexican Stand Menaces American Peace Good-Will Now Existing Between Nations of Wester^ Hemisphere Threatened by Injustices of Mexican Consti tution They Write—Secretary Kellogg Replies (By N. C. W C. News Service.) Washington.—The Administrative Committee of the National Catholic Welfare Conference recently made public a communication which it addressed on April 23 to the Hon. Calvin Coolidge, president of the United States, dealing with the re ligious persecution in Mexico. At the same time the Administrative Com mittee made public a reply by Sec retary of State Kellogg to this com munication, directed on April 27 to the Rt. Rev. P. J. Muldoon, Bishop of Rockford, 111., a member of tl\e Administrative Committee who was one of a party who preesnted the original letter to the President on behalf of the Committee. The letter to the President fol lows : “His Excellency, / The Honorable Calvin Coolidge, President of United States, Washington, D. C. “Dear Mr. President: “We, the undersigned members of the Administrative Committee of the. National Catholic Welfare Confer ence, representative of the bishops, clergy and laity 0 f the United States, respectfully manifest to Your Excel lency our grave concern, the distress and anxiety we feel, because of the injury and growing danger to our own country and to international good will upon this hemisphere, caused by the present conduct of the Government of Mexico. “The distress we feel is not sim ply our own; through numberless pe titions from organizations of our own religious faith, and through pe titions 1 rom those not of our faith, the increasing critical nature of the situation has been brought home to New Zealanders Arrive in Chicago to Attend Eucharistic Congress Special to The Bulletin. Chicago, 111.—From Europe, Asia and Australia, from the frigid north and the tropical south, Cardinals, bishops, priests and laity are al ready sailing tile high seas to Amer ica and the Eucharistic congress, which will he held at Chicago on June 20-24. Revised figures indicate that there will lie fifteen Cardinals, including the primates of the lead ing countries of Europe, and 500 Archbishops and Bishojis at the Congress. Tlie first group Ao arrive at Chi cago was from faraway New Zea land, and included Rt. Rev. James M. Liston, Coadjutor Bishop of Auk- land, Very Rev. Msgr. William Or mond and Rev. James Delaney. The party traveled 9 000 miles to lie pres ent,at the Congress. Count Henry d-Yanyille, general secretary of the permanent committee for the Con gresses, has arrived in New York, accompanied by Bishop Freri as in terpreter. Cardinal Bonzano, Papal Legate, will sail, from France with his retinue June 5. Cardinals Dubois of Paris, Piffl of Vienna and Czernocli, of Hun gary will sail from Liverpool June 14. Besides Cardinal Reig y Caso- nova, Primate, of Spain, will send two bishops as leaders of delega- t ions from Mexico; one Mexican rail road already has reservations for 900 pilgirms. Cardinal O’Donnell, Pri mate of Ireland, is sailing June 4, accompanied by an archbishop, five bishops and 70 priests. Cardinal Charost of Rennes, one of the most eloquent preachers in France, sailed June 2, A striking figure at the Congress will be Joseph Lo Pa Hong, the dis tinguished Chinese Catholic of Shanghai, who was recently in this country to attend a meeting of the United Stales chamber of commerce. The charities of this remarkable man include 2000 men, women and children, whose support is his care or, as he expresses it, the care of St. Joseph, his patron. He is a com mander. of the Order of St. Sylves ter, Knight of St. Gregory and mem ber of numerous other papa] orders and general director of several of the largest public > service corpora tions in China. “There is no need to rehearse here the provisions of the present Mexi can Constitution which wipe out ev ery vestige of religious liberty and deny to every priest or minister of the gospel, of any and every de nomination, the inalienable rights of a free man. The result has been the Setting up on this continent of a government that explicitly denies the principles which we believe arc the very life of our country. And the agents of the Government of Mexico are disseminating those" principles through the public press and through their own propaganda literature “Political opponents of the said Government have been driven into our own country, or have taken ref uge therein. Their presence it not conducive to peace. “The disturbed conditions, brought about in great measure by inis-gov- ernment in Mexico, have driven thousands of Mexicans across the border into our own country. Up to the present, we have promoted good will with the Ijitin-American repub lics by favorable immigration laws. The increase in Mexican immigra tion has already intensified a de mand for a modification of our inf- migration laws with regard to Mexi co and the countries of Central and South America. Of itself such agi- (Continued on page 11.) Mexico Violated Agreement in Expelling Papal Delegate Herbert Hoover to Receive Degree From Georgetown (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Washington—Georgetown Uni versity, of this city, will confer the honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, upon Secretary of Com merce Hoover at its 137th an nual commencement exercises to he held Tuesday, June 8. Secre tary Hoover also will give the address to the 500 seniors who will be graduated from the five departments of the university. The chief reason for the uni versity conferring this honor upon the secretary of commerce is its desire to recognize his world-wide humanitarian efforts, and particularly his relief work in Russia. At the same time the university wishes to recognize his promotion of foreign trade, which greatly concerns its school of foreign service, graduates of which are scattered in 42 coun tries. One of the most important events at the university jnst prior to commencement will be the presentation of a portrait of the late Chief Justice White of the United States supreme court to the law school by the senior law class. The exercises will be held June 2. BISHOP BRENNAN MAMED TO SEE HE RICHMOND Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton Goes to Virginia — Salt Lake Has New Bishop (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Washington.—The appointment by the Holy Father of a new member of the American hierarchy and the transfer of another, the two moves filling the Secs of Richmond and Salt Lake, were announced here to day by the Apostolic Delegation to the United States. The Rev. Dr. John J. Mitty, Rector of St. Luke's Church in the Bronx, New York City, has been named Bishop of Salt Lake. He will fill the vacancy created by the death in January of Bishop Joseph S. Glass. The Rt. Rev. Andrew J Brennan, Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, has been made Bishop of Richmond. Va., succeeding the Most Rev. Denis J. O’Connell, who was relieved of the See in March at his own request and made Titular Archbishop of Mari- amne. Archbishop O’Connell, who is 77 years old has served as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese pend ing the appointment of his succes sor. Bishop Brennan was horn in Towanda, Pa, in 1877. He was graduated from Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., in 1900 after which he attended St. Bernard's Seminary (Continued on ppgc 11.) Secretary of State Had Promisesd to Discuss Any Difficulties Before Acting By N. C. C. W. News Service Mexico City,—The expulsion of the Apostolic D e 1 eg a t e , Archbishop George J. Caruana, which has been resented by Catholics and even Pro testants and which lias called forth a special letter of protest to Presi dent Calles by the Mexican Hier archy, has overshadowed all other recent developments in the Gov ernment’s campaign against relig ion. The. letter of the bishops points out that the reason giv en by the Government for the expulsion of the Delegate is in direct contradiction to a state ment issued by Government officials to the press only a few weeks ago in which it was declared that Arch bishop Caruana’s entrance into the country had been legal in every way. The letter of protest, signed by Archbishop Dr. Jose Mora y del Rio and Bishop Pascual Diiaz, of Tabasco, the president and the secretary of the Corfimitte of the Mexican Hier archy, has been delivered to Presi dent Calles. The expulsion of Archbishop Car uana who is an American citizen has been deplored by many Ameri cans in telegrams to President Cool idge. Archbishop Manna of San. Francisco, chairman of the Admin istrative the Committe of the National Catholic Welfare Council, termed the expulsion “an affront not only to Archbishop Caruana as a great church dignitary but also to his rights as an American citizen.” Similar protests were made by other Bishops, including Bishop Hickey of Providence, Bishop Cantwell of Los Angeles, Bishop Lenihan of Great Falls and Bishop Noll of Fort Wayne, who says that he hopes that the President will “in as discreet a way as possible use influence on the side of justice and fairness.” Archbishop Caruana has issued a statement denying emphatically that he had violated even the present laws of Mexico and asserting that he bad never officiated as a clergyman in Mexico and that when he attended church it was as an ordinary wor shiper. The Osservatore Romano in Rome bias published letters revealing that the Mexican government in 1924 through its secretary of Foreign Affairs had assured Cardinal Gas- parri that Mexico was disposed to receive an Apostolic Delegate and agreed in the words in Spanish of the Mexican Secretary, “in the case any serious difficulty arises it will ask the Holy See to recall him before proceeding directly to his expulsion.” This agreement was violated liy the expulsion of Archbishop Carua'na. Dean H. Dobson Peacock of Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) and Bishop Creighton and Rev. Mr. Thompson of the American Methodist Church are reported to he preparing td leave the country. Efforts of the British minister to obtain permis sion for one foreign minister to off- icate in each colony have been un availing. He could not even secure (Continued on page 2) Admiral Benson, Joseph Scott to Speak at Eucharistic Congress (Special to The Bullentilii) Chicago, 111.—The Antilles and South America will be well repre sented at the Eucharistic Congress here June 20-24, and one of the most distinguished representatives will be Most Rev. Adolph A. Noucl, D. I)., Ph. D., Archbishop of Santo Domingo, primate of the West Indies and once president of the Republic of San Domingo. A son of the famous historian, Don Carlos Noucl, Archbishop Noucl was born in San Domingo and educated in Rome. He was elected president ad interim of the Dominican Republic in 1913 by the National Congress. France has made him a member of the Legion of honor. Another pre late distinguished in public life will he present at the Congress in Men- signor Seipel, former .premier of Austria. Citizens of all creeds will join in a huge ovation to Cardinal Bonzano, papal legate, when he arrives here the morning of June 17. Cardinal Mundelein will welcome him person ally and in the name of the Diocese Governor Small will represent the state and Mayor Dever the city at a reception to he tendered the Cardi nal June 18 at the Coliseum. A party of 210 Jesuit scholastics from St. Louis University will come to Chicago for the Congress. The Coliseum, scene of many notable meetings, will be used for Masses the opening day of Congress, Masses being said every half hour from dawn until noon. Lay speakers at the Congress will include Former Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts, Judge Mar tin Manton of the United States Court of Appeals, Hon. Pierce But ler of the United States Supreme Court, Admiral Wm. S. Benson, U. S. N., U. S. Senator Joseph E. Rans- dell of Louisiana, Hon. Quin O'Brien of Chicago, Hon Anthony K. Malre, K. S. G„ president of the Chicago Holy Name Society, Hon. Joseph Scott, K. S. G., of California, G. Elliot Anstruthers of the. London Tablet, Henri BMurassa, editor of Le Devoi.r of Montreal, Count Henry Pocci and others.