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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 5, 1926.
Some Plays Need Padlocks
Cardinal Hayes Declares
Pays Tribute to Catholic
Actors’ Guild in Address at
Annual Dinner in New York
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
New York—Authors who write
drama and fiction with unbridled
realism was rebuked by His Emi
nence Patrick Cardinal Hayes in an
address to 1,500 guests at the annual
luncheon of the Catholic Actors’
Guild held at the Hotel Astor. Cardi
nal Hayes declared that such au
thors are holding up false ideas of
life to the youth of the country.
His Eminence attended the lun
cheon as guest of honor wearing
the red cape and hat symbolic of his
office. He entered with a uni
formed escort. Wilton Lackaye, Vice-
President of the Guild and ^oast-
master. sat on the Cardinal’s left
while Pedro de Cordoba sat on his
right and Thomas Meigham the mo
tion picture actor, sat not far away.
Mayor Walker’s expressed desire
for a ’’clean, wholesome statge in
New York,” was praised by His Emi
nence. He was delighted with the
Mayor’s stand, he said, adding that
’it puts a plot of shame on our city
to think that for a moment unfit
plays can be tolerated.”
“We need more of a padlock on
that type and institution than we
do on" other things to which pad
locks have been applied,” the Cardi
nal continued. “Faith, hope and
charity have been pushed aside in
such plays, just to pander to the
lowest instincts of human nature
And what grieves me most is that
many actors and actresses with gen
uine talent are willing to < play such
parts on our stages today.”
His Eminence paid a warm tribute
to the members of the Catholic Ac
tors’ Guild, saying that it is impos
sible for the stage to grow with
such actors and actresses belonging
to the profession. He said it fcas
his wish that they could influence
playwrights to write only clean and
uplifting plays.” ,
Will H. Have, former Postmaster
General and a leading figure in the
motion picture industry, declared
/ that Cardinal Hayes’ work in or
ganizing the Catholic Charities has
helped to stamp him as one of the
great men of the stage.
Other speakers were Surrogate
John P. O’Brien, the Rev. Martin E.
Fahy, Chaplain of the Guild; Otis
Skinner and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Arthur J. W Hilly, who rep
resented Mayor Walker.
Dominican Father Discovers Altar
Joshua Built at Command of Moses
NUNS USE AIRPLANE
French Priest, Professor in J erusalem, Finds Relics Past
Centuries of Previous Search by Other Scholars Had
Not Revealed—Discovery An Important One.
By Dr. Alexander Mombelli
(Jerusalem Correspondent, N.C.W.C. News Service)
Jerusalem.—Through the efforts of
a Dominican Fajther. it is believed
that the famous Biblical altar of
Joshua, constructed about the fif
teenth century B. C., has at last
been found. It is remarkable that
an actual altar has been discovered,
whereas centuries of previous search
had not even revealed the site.
Father Raphael Canneau, a pro
fessor at tile Ecole Biblique de St.
Etienne in Jerusalem, is the man
who made tile discovery, after a
series of new researches based on
premises not used before.
When the Israelites came out of
tlie desert, according to the Bible,
and, Moses having died in the land
of AJoab, crossed the Jordan under
the guidance of Joshua, they con
fronted, the city of Jericho. This
city they took, then consolidated
their first conquests by capturing
the city of Hai, after which they
advanced as far as Sichem. It is
related, after the account of the
fall of Hai, that Joshua “built an
altar to the Lord the,God of Israel
in Mount Hebal,” and that, accord
ing to the command of Moses, it
was “an altar of unhewn stones
which iron had not touched.”
Upon this altar, it is further re
lated, Joshua offered holocausts to
the Lord and read to the people
the blessings promised to those who
faithfully followed the law and the
punishment reserved for those who
transgressed. The Bible describes
the scene thus:
“And all the people and the • an
cients and the princes and judges
stood on both sides of the ark, be
fore the priests that carried the ark
of the covenant of the Lord, both
the stranger and he that was born
among them, half of them by Mount
Garizim, and half by Mount Hebal
as Moses the servant of the Lord
had commanded.”
Now Mount Garizim and Mount
Hebal are the two highest points
in Samaria today, and belong to the
range of mountains that crosses
Palestine and forms the vertebra of
the country. They overlook the
plain, or plateau, that Jacob, in his
own picturesque terms, said extend-
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ed toward the south like two pow
erful horns.
Numberless explorers of Palestine
and pilgrims to the Holy Places have
searched in this territory for the
site of the impressive ceremony de
scribed in the Bible, but without
avail. Most of them sought-the al
tar of Joshua on the plateau be
tween Garizim and Hebal. How
ever, they had great difficulty in-
reconciling the terrain to the Bib
lical account, chiefly because of the
comparatively great distance be
tween the two mounts, which is
more than two miles in a direct
line.
Father Canneau took an alto
gether fresh start on the problem.
He first discussed it thoroughly,
then made a careful examination of
the Biblical test. He observed a
certain valley that runs up to the
two flanks of Mount Hebal and
Mount Garizim, forming a sort of
amphitheater.
Immediately he conceived the pic
ture of the ark, the altar and the
priests in the center of. the valley,
with the people gathered on the two
sides in such position that they
might see the altar and hear the
words of Joshua. This seemed ap
proximately to fulfill the require
ments of the Biblical account, since
the people would be “by Mount Ga
rizim” and “by Mount Hebal,” yet
within sight of the altar.
Having thus localized the proba
ble position of the altar and har
monized it with the scriptural de
scription, he began his search. He
found, near the spot where he had
theoretically placed the altar, seven
great blocks of stone, disposed in
a semi-circle, with a broad stone at
the center. The central stone was
of such a height that it might well
serve today as an altar. It is 1.16
meters long, 1.13 meters broad from
20 to 40 centimeters thick.
Tbe discovery is regarded as of
great value in the study of the Is
raelites’ history through monu
ments they have left. There al
ready are known some Semitic al
tars, but this example is believed to
be the first example of an authen
tic Israelitic altar.
(By N. C. W, C. News Service)
Valparaiso, Chile—Overcoming
a natural dread of the unusual
experiment, several Sisters of St.
Anne recently employed an air
plane to get from Antofagasta,
Chile, to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, a
mission to which they had been
assigned, when poor railroad
conditions prevented their mak
ing the journey -overland.
The nuns had reached Anto
fagasta after crossing the At
lantic and Pacific oceans, and
faced a five-day railroad journey
to Suanta Cruz. This trip was im
possible, however, and the sis
ters, dismayed by the prospect
of being delayed in reporting at
their new mission field, appeal
ed to the Superior of the con
vent at Antofagasta, who ap
pealed in turn to the governor,
who has been exceedingly kind
to the jiuns since their arrival
here. The governor placed an
airplane at their disposal and in
a few hours they were at their
destination.
F. P. WALSH GIVES CHURCH SITE
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Kansas City, Mo—A new church
will be erected for the Catholic peo
ple of the Hickman Mills district
near here on property donated by-
Mr. and Mrs Frank P. Walsh in the
near future, it has just been an
nounced by Bishop Thomas F. Lillis.
Father Thomas F. Kane, assistant
at Annunciation parish, will be the
pastor.
Archbishop of Cincinnati
Appeals For New Seminary
(Bv N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Cincinnati — A pastoral setting
forth the need of a new $1,000,000
St. Gregory Seminary for the arch
diocese wa s read in the churches
yesterady. In his comunication
Archbishou John T. McNicholas em
phasizes the need of a larger edifice
to meet tbe demands of the in
creasing work of the archdiocese.
He also appeals to those of means
to consider generous gifts to the
proposed undertakings.
The letter also sets forth the need
of cultivating vocations for the
priesthood and providing means for
the education of those personally
unable to meet sucb expense. The
date'for the contribution for the
beginning of the new St. Gregory’s
is set for May 23.
AGED “ALTAR BOY” HONORED
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
London—The Holy Father has be
stowed the Cross Pro Ecclesia ct
Pontifice upon Bernard C. Biren,
who bas served in the sanctuary of
Plymouth Cathedral for nearly 50
years,-and for the greater part of the
time as master of ceremonies. The
Bishop of Plymouth presented the
Cross to Mr. Brien during pontifical
High Mass at the cathedral. He is
the first person in Plymouth to re
ceive this decoration.
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Eight More Maryknoll Nuns
Depart For Manila Missions
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
New York.—At the convent of the
foreign mission sisters of St. Dom
inic, Maryknoll, a double ceremony,
on April 30, marked tbe progress
of this new community. Although
established little more than six
years, there are now more than 250
Sisters in the Order. Of these,
fifty are in tbe foreign mission
field.
May 2 witnessed the departure
ceremony of eight Maryknoll Sis
ters for service in Manilla, Philip
pine Islands. These, with two oth
ers who left Maryknoll last Septem
ber, will conduct a normal training
school for Filipino girls, under His
Grace, Archbishop O’Doherty. The
Sisters in this group are Sr. M. de
Sales Mullen, Parkersburg, W. Va.;
Sr. M. Teresita O’Donnell, Aber
deen, S. D.; Sr. M. Angela Dalton,
Cambridge, Mass.; Sr. M. Philip Ber
geron, .Norway, Mich.; Sr. M. de
Chanthal Galligan. Taunton, Mass.;
Sr. M. Theodore Farley, New York
city; Sr. M. Assumpta Duffy, Fall
River, Mass.; Sr. M. Caritas McCabe,
Worcester, Mass.
D. W. Brosnan Is Honored
At Capital For Fire Record
Special to The* Bulletin.
Washington, D. C.—Albany, Ga.,
fire department was awarded the
United States chamber of commerce
IM-ize for the best fire reedrd of.
any city in the United Stales dur
ing the past year, and the prize
was presented to Fire Chief D. W.
Brosnan, by Governor Clifford Wal
ker of Georgia, who, with Mayor
E. H. Kalmon, of Albany, P. W.
Dierberger, secretary of the cham
ber of commerce, and John A. Da
vis, of the Albany Herald accompa
nied him to Washington for the oc
casion. The Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce has passed resolutions
commending Mr. Brosnan on the
record his city' made and on its suc
cess in winning the prize.
NOTED CALIFORNIAN DEAD.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Los Angeles—Funeral services for
Walter F. McEntire, one of the most
prominent Catholics of this diocese
and widely known in the legal cir
cles of this city, St. Louis and New
Y’ork, were held from St. Vibiana’s
Cathedral where a solemn Mass of
Requiem was celebrated for the re
pose of his soul. The body was
taken to S’t. Louis for interment.
Did Greek Chants Revived
For Catholic College Play
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Worcester, Mass. — Melodies that
have been stilled for more than 2000
years are being revived for tbe pre
sentation on Memorial Day in the
Stadium at Holy Cross College of
Euripides’ immortal Greek tragedy
“Ilecuba.” by members of the fresh
man class of the College.
The work of reconstructing the
simple, plaintive chants of ancient
Greece, used in the first presenta
tion of this play, is being done by
Prof. John B. Marshall, professor
of music at Holy Cross and head of
the School of Music at Boston Univ
ersity, and Prof. Joseph V. O’Drain,
professor of Greek Literature at
Holy Cross.
Based on “Hymn of Apollo”
Profs. Marshall and O’Drain arc
basing their work of reconstruction
principally on the words and music
of the “Hymn to Apollo,” chisled
in stone and excavated at the ruins
of Delphos in 1893 by a French
Archaeological expedition. This is
the most extensive piece of actual
Greek irfusic ever to reach modern
eyes.
Ireland Honors Memory of
Easter Week Leader
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Dublin — Military and religious
ceremonies in commemoration of
the executed Easter Week leaders
were held at Arbour Hill Barracks,
Dublin May 3.
The ceremonies began with a
Solemn Requiem High Mass in the
church of the barracks attached to
the prison, celebrated by the Rev. M.
Kennedy, Chaplin to the Forces. All
the Chaplins to the Forces in Ire
land were present.
After Mass the congregation
marched in procession to the graves
of the executed men. The proces
sion included the members of the
Executive Council of the Irish F’ree
State, the Chief Justice, the Chief
of Staff and the Officers of all tbe
General Officers of the Army, to
gether with all the Senior Officers
of the Civic Guard, as well as Sen
ators and Deputies of the Dail. The
famous No.l Army Band preceded
the procession. After the chanting
at the graveside of the “Benedictus”
and the “De Profudis”, three volleys
were fired and buglers sounded tbe
general salute.
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