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g t ► i Member of (he National Catholic Welfare Con- Terence News Service. Tj\if HuUttm Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens Association/Geoigia "TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED” r h • Only Catbalie Newspaper Between Bal timore and New Orleans TEN CENTS A COPY VOL. 10. NO. a. AUGUSTA, GA., MARCH 30, 1929 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY $2.00 A YE AIJ .. - . ^ BaltimoreHonors Archbishop on Silver Jubilee Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, D. D., Ordained Twenty-Five Years Ago For Florid^ (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Baltimore.—His Holiness Pope Pius XI; His Excellency, Cardinal Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State; Their Eminences, William Cardinal O’Connell, Dennis Cardinal Dough erty, Patrick Cardinal Hayes; His Excellency, the Most Rev. Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, Apostolic Delegate to the United States and about 80 bishops and archbishops of the American Hierarchy sent messages of congratulation March 19 to the Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Arch bishop of Baltimore on the occasion of the silver jubilee of his ordination the priesthood. His Holiness in his message con ferred his Apostolic Benediction upon the jubilarian and upon the priests and the faithful of the Arch diocese of Baltimore. The Sover eign Pontiff* message was as fol lows : “The Holy Father joining in the rejaicing of the Archdiocese of Balti more in celebrating the sacredotal jubilee of its beloved shepherd, sends to Archbishop Cnrley, to the clergy and to the faithful of the archdio cese of Baltimore the apostolic bene diction as a token of paternal be nevolence and as a pledge of abund ant divine graces upon his zealous ministry. To this I unite my per sonal felicitations. “CARDINAL GASPARRI.” While the celebration, March 19, the twenty-fifth anniversary to the day, of Archbishop Curley's ordi nation in Rome, was confined prac tically to the priests and religious sisterhoods and brotherhoods of the Archdiocese it was most impressive. At 10:30 o’clock, the hour at which Orchbishop Curley began the pontification of his Solemn Jubi lee Mass all the church bells of the Archdiocese were rung and thou sands of Catholics in offices, work shops, homes and on the streets offered up silenV. prayers for His Grace. Last Sunday morning thousands of Catholics received Holy Com munion for His Grace’s intention and thousands again received on Tuesday morning. In many of the churches of the Archdiocese there were special Masses for children on the Archbishop’s jubilee day. Mil lions of Communions, Mass inten tions, prayers and other spiritual works were contained in the spirit ual bouquets which were sent to His Grace in the days immediately pre ceding the jubilee. More than a thousand ecclesias tics, seminarians, priests and v mon signors were in the procession which preceded the celebration of the jubilee Mass. The Right Rev. John M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, was the only bishop attending, as the celebration was purely a diocesan affair. The jubilee sermon was delivered by Monsignor Joseph A. Cunnane, the oldest active priest in the Archdio cese of Baltimore. The chalice which His Grace used at the Mass was the gift of his 88- ARCHBISHOP CURLEY Bishop O’Hern Consecrated By Cardinal Hayes Archbishop Hickey, His Pre decessor in Rochester, De livers Consecration Sermon (Continued on page 11.) Rochester, N. Y Rt. Rev. John Francis O'Hern, D. D., third bishop of Rochester, N. Y., was consecrated in St. Patrick’s cathedral, this city, March 19, His Eminence Patrick Cardinal Hayes of New York City, officiating. The co-consecrators were Most Rev. Edward J. Hanna, D. D., archbishop of San Francisco, and the Rt. Rev. Thomas C. O’Reilly, D. D., bishop of Scranton, Pa. The sermon was preached by Most Rev. Thomas F. Hickey, D. D., arch bishop of Vimanacium. The ceremony was unusual in the fact that Archbishop Hickey was Bishop of Rochester for the past 20 years, and resigned a short time ago because of poor health, due chiefly to serious heart trouble. Bishop O’Hern was Vicar General of the diocese at the time of the resigna tion of Bishop Hickey. DEATH OF MARSHAL F0CH CAUSES UNIVERSAL SORROW Career of Great Soldier Ever Guided by His Faith Religious Fervor and Patriotic Zeal Inspiration of Famed Marshal of France, Generalissmo of World War, One of Century's Most Distinguished and Colorful Figures BY M. MASSIANI (Pari3 Correspondent, N. C. W. C. News Service) Paris.—“Non nobis Domine, nod nobis, sed nominie tuo da gloriam \" It was witn these words of' the Psalmist that a French general, en tering reconquered Chalons in Sep tember, 1914, replied to the congrat ulations of its Bishop, Monsignor Tissier, who came to the gates of the city to thank him with touching emotion for having liberated from enemy occupation the episcopal city and all Champagne. The warrior chief who thus expressed both his modesty and his faith was General Foch, at that time commanding the Ninth Army. Other honors awaited him, other victories were reserved for him. Neither the honors nor the victories would lessen his humility. As to his religious faith, it would be affirmed, in the future as in the past, without ostentation but with human respect, happy in rendering homage publicly to God, and to the courage of his fellow soldiers for the success won by the greatest army in history. The most illustrious of soldiers remained the simplest of Christians. King, Statesman, Toiler Share Grief at His Coffin Allied Commander Dies Forti fied by Last Sacraments—n National Funeral Ordered Ferdinand Foch first saw the light in a home that was ardently Cath olic. Of four children, his family gave one to the Church—a Jesuit, Father Germain Foch, younger brother of the future marshal and now professor at Montpelier. When Ferdinand was born on Oc tober 2, 1851, at 10 o’clock in the evening, the Foch family was living on Rue St. Louis in the Gascon city (Continued on page 10) Kindly Letter of Queen Victoria. to Pope Pius Printed in England She Sent Sympathy to Pontiff in His Troubles—Condemned Abuse of Catholics by Churchmen in Her Dominions Other officers of the consecration service included two brothers of the new Bishop, the Rev. Lewis J. O’Hern, C. S. P., rector of the Apostolic Mission house in Washing ton, D. C., and the Rev. Thomas J. O’Hern, rector of St. Bartholomew’s church, Buffalo, N. Y. A third brother, a layman. Col. Edward O’Hern of the U. S. Army, partici- (By C. C. W. News Service) - London.—A letter of appeal writ ten by His Holiness, Pope Pius IX, to Queen Victoria of England when the Sicilian insurrection seized the Quirinal, and Her Majesty’s reply have just v been published irTThe Uni verse here* The Universe published at the same time expressions from other communications written by the Queen showing her displeasure with the abuse to which Catholics were ■fbeing subjected. Concerning the exchange of letters between the Pontiff and the Queen, The Universe says: “It was an historic occasion, for from this appeal ensued the first state correspondence transacted be tween an English monarch and the Sovereign Pontiff since the reign of Henry VIII. (Continued on page 11.) Catholics Suspect Revolutionists— Gil Government Exiles Women (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Mexico City.—While the former Obregonista chieftains directing the present rebellion in Mexico have made successive official and unoffi cial overtures to win Catholic sup port for their uprising, they have not been successful. Mexican Catho lics, it is evident, nad reason to doubt the sincerity of the insurgent leaders. Up to the present time they see in this latest revolution nothing more than a clash of tne military which holds no assurance that victory for the rebels would bring a cessa tion of religious persecution. Official announcement was made „y the government March 23 that 1,- 721 Catholic priests tnroughout Mex ico had complied with the recent or der of the Department of the Inte rior to register their home addresses. Among those who have complied, the official announcement said, are the Bishops of Papantla, Chihuahua and San Luis Potost, and the Aux iliary Bishop of Mexico City. . By order of the Ministry of Go- bernacion, twenty Catholic women ico. The women had been sent to Isles de las Tres xiarias, the penal colony off the Pacific Coast of Mex ico. Teh women had been sen to Mexico City accused by Gov. Rami rez of the State of Jalisco of furnish ing rebels with arms and ammuni tion. The penal colony, opposite the port of San Bias in the State of Si naloa, is the place of incarceration of two thousand or more of Mexico’s most desperate criminals. Every department of the federal government here, and some of the State and local governments, are dismissing from their service all em ployes believed to be in sympathy with religious elements, according to Excelsior, which says the dismissals were ordered by the Department of Gobernacion. The same paper de clares that the Secretary of Educa tion, Ezequiel Padilla, has issued a circular ordering the teachers of all the public schools to devote them selves to the teaching of the “ideals” of the Mexican Revolution. “There had been a previous letter, prepared by Queen Mary in 1555, when she was expecting the birth of a child to Philip II, and it was actually signed in anticipation of the event which, however, did not take place. “There were no records of State correspondence with The Vatican in James II’s reign, but a formal com munication was made between the Prince Regent (afterwards George IV) and Pius VII.” Pope Pius addressed the Queen as “Most Serene and Potent Sovereign Victoria and Illustrious Queen ot England,” and said: "Greeting! Your Royal Majesty has already learned what a subver sion of public affairs has taken place at Rome, and what utterly unheard-of violence was on the 16th of the late month'of November of fered to us In our very Palace of the Quirinal, in consequence of a nefarious conspiracy of abandoned and most turbulent men. “Hence, in order to avoid more violent commotions and more serious dangers, as likewise for the pur pose of freely performing the func tions of our apostolic Ministry, we not without the deepest and most heartfelt sorrow, have been con strained to depart for a time from our Holy City, and from the whole of our pontificial domains; and in the meantime come as far as Gaeta (Naples), where, as soon as we had arrived, our first care was to de clare to our subjects the sentiments of our mind and will, by a public Pope Urges Congregational Singing at Church Services (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Rome—Urging the people to take an active part in divine worship and to learn the chants so well that they may join in the singing during services, as formerly was the custom every where, Pope Pius XI. has made important recommendations ac companying an Apostolic Consti tution on Liturgy, Gregorian Chant and Sacred Music, just is sued. The Apostolic Constitution prepared on the 25th anniversary of the motu proprio of Pope Pius X. was published in the latest issue of Acta Apostolicae Sedis. The recommendations of His Holiness, made in the hope of furthering the aspirations of Pope Pius X, urged that ,the custom of singing by the con gregation be re-established and suggested churches, schools, as sociations and unions could con tribute greatly to this work. “It is absolutely essential, 99 His Holiness said, “that the faithful not appear to be strang ers or dumb spectators, but, seiz ed by the beauty of the liturgy, they dould take part in the ceremony, mingling their voices alternately with that of the priest." (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Paris, March 20.—Two nuns and a military guard kept watch last night beside a body in a small home in the Rue de Grenelle. A crucifix was in the and of the dead. Above the bed the flags of the Allied nations were draped about another crucifix. There were no flowers in the room. The body was that of Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France, commander in chief of the Allied Armies in the World War. The end came suddenly last eve ning to the great hero of the Gdeat War. He had been lying on a lounge enjoying the Spring sunshine by his open window. His nurse came to inform him that his bed had been made ready for him. The Marshal protested that he did not want to go to bed. The orderly insisted and the Marshal prepared to obey. “Allona y!” he said (the soldier’s familiar “Let’s Go!”) These were his last words. He was carried to his bed. Sudden ly his eyes closed and his hands went to his heart. Madame Foch, seated beside his bed, saw the Marshal suddenly go pale. A medical attendant was re called and two orderlies ran to the Church of St. Clotilde, which Mar shal Foch always attended while in Paris. From it the Rev. Father Ver- dried hurried to administer the Last Sacraments to his distinguished par ishioner. The Rev. Father de Lespinos, an army chaplain, also summoned, ar rived at the bedside as Marshal Foch dropped back into a coma, his wife holding him in her arms. Mme. Foch was weeping as she turned to the priests and said: “I am so happy, Fathers, that you arrived in time to administer the last rites to my poor husband.” Emerging from the house, Father Verdried sadly remarked: “I have just experienced the greatest emo tion of my life.” Father Lhande, the after confes sor of the deeply religious command er-in-chief, arrived some minutes af ter his death. He had administered the sacraments to Marshal Foch ten days ago. “The Marshal told me some days ago that he had no hope of recover* ing,” Father Lhande said, quoting the Marshal as adding: “I have had my span of life. All I want now is heaven.” The Rev. Germain Foch, S. J., bro ther of the Marshal, who has been too ill himself at Montpellier for the last two months to come to Paris, arrived in the city Monday when a crisis set in. The Jesuit Father wish ed to see his brother yesterday morn ing, but the 'physicians, fearing the effect of the recognition of his be loved brother on the patient, ruled that the meeting must wait another day. News of the death plunged Paris, (Continued on page 11) PresidentHoover, General Pershing Pay Tribute to Marshal Foch (Continued on page 11) (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) Paris—Informed of the death of Marshal Foch, General John J. Pershing:, now visiting in Paris, was deeply affected by the news. The general said: “The death of Marshal 'Foch fills me with the deepest grief and at this moment the memory of those trying days of the World war, when we fought side by side, comes vividly to my mind. “All Americans will, remember him as ’the great commander.’ The mem ory of his triumphal visit to Amer ica will remain for us a precious souvenir. “My most sincere sympathy goes out to the members of the mar shal’s family and to the French peo ple at this sad hour, quality of his mind and soul. Per- quality o fhls mind and soul. Per haps his outstanding traits were serenity and confidence in the face of adversity. His greatness' has now become the heritage of humanity.” Washington—Tribute to Marshal Foch as a kind and sincere friend and a man of modesty was paid by President Hoover on learning of tha death of the Generalissimo of tha Allied armies. The president said: “I have learned with sincere re gret of the death of Marshal Foch. I share the respect arid admiration in which he is universally held, but beyond this it was my privilege to be closely associated with him in various activities after the war and, in this way to gam perhaps a spe cial insight not only into his ability but also his fine human qualities of straightforwardness, kindness and modesty. "I realize how keenly his loss will be felt by the French people. In this loss they have the full syn*. pathy of our people.”