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DECEMBER 15, 1928
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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Catholic Club Organized
By Columbus Parishoners
Mr, Fox President of New
Society Which Hopes to Se
cure Catholic Social Center
(Special To The Bullitcn
..Columbus, Ga.—The Catholics of
Columbus evidenced their desire to
form a Catholic Club at a meeting
December 3 at the Knights of Colum
bus Hall, which was largely attended.
The purpose of the meeting was
explained by Louis C. Kunze, acting
chairman, and the aims of the Cath
olic Club were presented by Father
Dan McCarthy; after several talks
were made the meeting organized
Tlie Catholic Club and elected of
ficers for the ensuing year.
Michal Fox is President of the new
Club and the vice-presidents are Mrs.
Woodruff, Mrs. Westbrook, Father
Hoiieck and Mr. Kunze.
Mrs. Mark Mote was elected as
secretary and Miss Margery Zettler
as treasurer.
Notice was given of the' meeting
at which a proposed constitution
and by-laws would be submitted;
the Club will start in earnest by the
first of the year in its endeavor
to arrange a Catholic Center where
the various societies in the parish
can meet and all social functions of
the parish will be held.
The whole parish is very much
interested in the Catholic Club and
its success is assured by the desire
to work for the program as ar
ranged by the committee.
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Religious Tolerance in Italy
Jewish Colony in Rome Since First Century Unmolested
—Episcopalians, Lutherans and Other Protestant Live
in Harmony With Italian Catholics — Slurs of Some
Leaders of Other Protestant Denominations Resented
It may he asserted without hesita
tion, that of all Catholic countries,
Italy is the one where Protestantism
enjoys the greatest religious free
dom. Only recently, the Osservatore
Romano, which is used by the Vati
can as its Official Organ, comment
ing upon this fact, called attention
to the case of the Waldenses who,
from time immemorial, have ‘been
residing in the Aosta valley with
out being subjected to the least vex
ation, though the Constitutions of
tihe country did not recognize any
other but the Catholic religion. In
the year 1848 official recognition was
extended to all religious Oodics,
granting them not only freedom of
worship, but also full liberty to ex
ercise their activities. That this lib
erty was not merely nominal, is
shown by statistics; for whereas in
1861 the Protestants numbered only
32,684 adherents, ten years later
they had reached 58,651, and in the
year 1910 had increased their mem
bership to 123,453.
Romans for the Methodist school on
Monte Mario, it is also true that it
has never been closed and that even
now a new addition to it is under
way.
If all non-Catholics in Italy behave
like gentlemen, there is no danger
that they will not be treated as
such. «
The Jewish colony, ever since the
time of Titus, who brought tike Jews
as slaves from Jerusalem, in the
first century, has dwelt unmolested
within tile wails of Rome, and never
more peacefuly than when the Popes
ruled over the city.
In Rome the Episcopalians have
their church in Via Nazionale, the
Wcsleyans in Via del Baubino. the
Lutherans in Via Sicilia, and no
complaints were ever made by them
that they lacked protection on the
part of the civil authorities or
friendliness on the part of the cit
izens. The simple explanation is
that these are law-abiding people
minding their own business, and as
such deserving of the respect and
consideration of their neighbors.
The Methodists and the Baptists
on the other hand have lodged ex
aggerated complaints and have posed
as victiihs of a tyrannical govern
ment and a fanatical people. But the
fault must be placed entirely at
their own door, for, in the midst of
an odious propaganda, they were
guilty of hurling (he grossest in
sults at the Holy Father and of rat
ing the Italians, who had given
them hospitality, as being below the
level of uncivilized nations. This is
not a rash statement. The late
Theodore Roosevelt, although fav
orable to Methodists, in his letter
addressed to Sir George Trevelyan
and published by Scribner’s Maga
zine (February 1920, page 135).
charged the Methodists in Rome
with being crude, vulgar and devoid
of all consideration, devoured by,the
thirst of being in the limelight, ut
terly incapable of distinguishing be
tween fame and notoriety.” “This
person (he refers to their leader)
thought of no better way of draw
ing upon himself the attention of
the populace, than by resorting to
vile invectives against the Pope, not
even sparing him from the pulpit in
Rome, and stigmatizing him as ‘the
harlot of Babylon’.”
In 1922 wc find a similar manifes
tation in the “Christian Advocate” a
Methodist organ of New York Citv
In its issue of October 19. page 1303
and 1304, it has the following pas
sage concerning Methodism in Eu
rope: “Of the great agencies at
work since the war, Methodism re
mains alone ... .to carry on the
work of a new unity of Christen
dom . . . From those fields, which
for many years, have been ridden
witli empty form and ecclesiastical
superstition, appeals have been- sent
to our men, to come and preach to
them the living Gospel. In Italy, the
plow' and the seed have been used.
There, on the height of Monte Mario,
Rome, the great new school stands
high like a beacon . . . God has re
served Monte Mario to Methodism for
an illuminating centc not only fo
Rome and Italy, hut also for the
whole world.”
Another glaring breech of polite
ness, and common etiquette is to be
found in the correspondence of R.
Fcndrick, printed in the European
edition of the Chicago Tribune, Ap
ril 17, 1923.
In his classical reply to Bishop
Henderson, April 1923, Cardinal O’
Connell of Boston, quotes the in
sulting language resorted to by these
propagators of civilization against
the Italians in general, and the Pope
in 'particular: “We will hold a .big
international convention on the top
of Monte Mario .which stands 200
feet higher than the summit of St.
Peter’s Cathedral, just as Protest
antism stands 200 spiritual feet
higher than Catholicism.” (See the
N. C. W. C. News Service issue for
week of April 16, 1923). These of
fensive words were pronounced by
Bishop Theodore S. Henderson of
Detroit in a violent attack on the
American Hierarchy, at the New
England conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church held in Holyoke,
April 1923. Is there any wonder
that, after so many uncalled for pro
vocations and open attacks, the Ital
ians should feel aggrieved, and
should resent the utterances of men
who claim that they have come to
evangelize and civilize them? Could
there be a greater insult to the re
fined feelings of a people justly
proud of its religion and history?
Georgia Editor s Stand For
Fairness Highly Praised
New York Catholic News Re
produces and Commends
Monroe Tribune’s Editorial
The New York Catholic News,
the Catholic newspaper of the
Archdiocese of New York and
having one of the largest circu
lations of any religious news
paper in the country, in a recent
issue republished with commen
dation editorial matter from the
pen of Ernest Camp, editor of
the Monroe Tribune and imme
diate past president of the Geor
gia Press Association. The edi
torial of tlie Catholic News fol
lows :
During tlie height of the warning
in the South of the danger of Cath
olic domination in (his country if a
Catholic were to he chosen President
a Georgia editor, Ernest Camp, writ
ing in his paper, the Monroe Tri
bune, showed such talk was “veriest
nonsense,” for of the 110,000,000 peo
ple in the United States only 20,-
000.000 are Catholics, of whom but
20,000 are to he found in Georgia.
While he was scoring this point with
statistics Mr. Camp must have
shamed even the bigots when he
wrote:
“A Catholic, Christopher Col
umbus discovered America.
“A Catholic, Charles Carroll,
gave his sympathy, his wealth
and his influence to Ihe cause
of- the Revolution and was one
of the signers of the Declara
tion of Independence.
“A Catholic, Daniel Emmett,
wrote ‘Dixie,” most stirring of
all southern airs.
“A Catholic, Father Ryan, was
poet laureate of the Confederacy
and wrote the immortal lines of
“The Conquered Banner" and
‘Tlie Sword of Lee.’
“That 'beautiful and unforget-
ahle southern song, ‘The Bonnie
Blue Flag,’ was composed by
Harry McCarthy, a Catholic.
“A Catholic, John Mallet, was
at the head of the ordinance ser
vice, making munitions of war
for the Confederate government.
“A Catholic. Charles O’Connor,
volunteered his services to de
fend Jefferson Davis and was
his steadfast friend until the
southern chieftain secured his
liberty.
“A Catholic, Admiral Sommc.%
carried the Confederate flrr; up
on the seven seas, and of him
the immortal Lee wrote: ‘He
died as he had lived, discharg
ing the highest duty of a patriot
with devotion that never falter
ed and courage that shrunk
from no danger.
“A Catholic Confederate sol
dier, Edward I). White, of Louis
iana, was chief justice of Ihe Su
preme Court of the United
States.”
These instances of Catholic service
lo tlnr South are hut illustrations of
the loyalty all over the world of
Catholics to the land in which they
live. The good Catholic can never
be anything hut a good citizen.
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Agrees to Withdraw Resig
nation from National Guard
If it is true that there has been
no enthusiasm on the part of tlie continue to serve as chaplain.”
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Buffalo. N. Y.—The current issue
of The Echo, published here, says
that the resignation of the Rev. Ro
man Nuwer. of this city, as chap
lain of the 106th Field artillery. New
York National Guard, tendered on
account of the manifestation of re
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