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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
APRIL 27, 1929
Patron of City, Abbey and
College Honored in Florida
Abbot Mayeul Officiates at St.
Leo Father Bresnahan De
livers Sermon
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Saint Leo, Fla.—The feast of St.
Leo was celebrated here with elab
orate ceremonies April 11 under the
shadow of the Monastery.
Pontifical High Mass was offered
by the Rt. Rev. Abbot Mayeul De
Caigny, O. S. B., at present a guest
of Rt. Rev. Abbot Charles, of St.
Leo Abbey. He was assisted by
Father Louis, O. S. B., as assistant
priest, Father Paul, O. S. B., as
deacon, and Father Aloysius, O. S.
B., as sub-deason. Mass was read
in' the open at a beautiful altar
erected before the main entrance of
the Monastery. The weather .was
ideal for the occasion and Florida
evergreens were there in abundance
to lend a charm.
Besides the college students and
the resident Fathers and Brothers,
the Sisters of St. Benedict came with
their pupils from the Convent at
Lake Jovita. A number of priests
from neighboring parishes were al
so present and with them came hun
dreds of their congregations. Those
especially represented were St. Pe
tersburg, Lakeland, Dade City, Lake
Jovita, New Port Richey and St.
Joseph’s.
Following the Mass, in anticipa
tion of the feast of Corpus Christi,
there was a Theophoric procession
through the grounds. Passing from
the monastery to the new and beau
tiful St. Mary’s Science Hall, a pause
was made for Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament) thence to St.
Edward’s Hall, the college proper,
where another beautiful altar re
ceived our Eucharistic God. The fi
nal stage carried the immense con
gregation back again to the Abbey
and final Benediction was given in
the Church of St. Leo. It was one of
the most impressive outdoor services
ever held at this beautiful Monas
tery College, that nestles in the hills
of Florida.
The sermon of the occasion was
preached by Rev. P. J. Bresnahan,
of St. Petersburg, who, after touch
ing briefly on the life of St. Leo I,
Pope from 440 to 460 A. D., and his
zeal for the unity of God’s Church,
dwelt more fully on the Real Pres
ence of Christ in the Holy Eucha
rist and the meaning of the feast
and ceremonies of Corpus Christi.
Music was furnished by the Col
lege Choir under the able direction
of Father Thomas, O. S. B., and the
Very Rev. Prior, Father Francis,
acted as Master of Ceremonies.
FOCH’S EXAMPLE DREW
MAN BACK TO CHURCH
BY M, MASSIANI,
Paris Correspondent N. C. W. C.
News Service.
Paris.—The Sunday following his
radio sermon commemorating Mar
shal Foch, Father Lhaande, S. J.,
was able to announce to his vast au
dience that the example o. the piety
of Ferdinand Foch had brought an
errant Catholic back to the fold.
In eulogizing the qualities of the
illustrious hero. Father Lhande had
invited everyone to join him in a
prayer for the soul of the deceased.
One of his unseen audience wrote
to him a few days later saying that
although he had been brought up
in the Catholic faith, he had ceased
to practice it, but, impressed by the
great lesson of piety given him by
the life of a man as illustrious as
Foch, he has decided to resume his
Christian habits of former days.
“I authorize you, my Father.” he
added, "to make use of my letter if
you think it will be of service to
others.”
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The Papal Flag
A photograph of the Papal flag, to
which particular interest attaches be
cause of the signing of the treaty
| and concordat between the Vatican
: and the Quirinal. This photograph
! is of a flag sent from Rome to New
York, and flown in that city during
Cardinal Cerretti’s recent visit be
fore sailing for home. The portion
of the flag nearest the staff is yel
low, and the outer portion, white.
The triple tiara and the keys ol St.
Peter are shown on the white field.
Press c f England in General
Lauds Italian-Vatican Treaty
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
London—The negotiations between
the Holy See and the^Italian govern
ment resulting in the settlement of
the Roman Question are generally
acclaimed in comment on the re
cently-signed treaties appearing in
the press of England. The comment
of some of the newspapers follows:
The Times: It has needed great
statesmanship in the Pope and in
Signor Mussolini to attempt a* real
settlement of a problem which has
so long seemed insoluble. Strong
opposition to any particular settle
ment will no doubt be felt by some
school in both camps. But if Pius
XI and the “Duce” have really
achieved and can maintain a true
settlement they will have deserved
well of their common country and
of the world.
The Observer: The substance of
sovereignty has been maintained and
established before the world. The
one-sided Law of Guarantees, where
by the Italian Parliament purported
to grant privileges to the Pope as
to a subject, is abolished. Its place
is to he taken by a formal Treaty
signed by parties each equally
Sovereign. In this most vital sense
the Papacy is visibly free and in
dependent.
The Morning Post: That Musso
lini should desire such an under
standing was natural. Any dictator,
who takes by force, must look about
when he settles down for those sanc
tions and benedictions which go to-
confirm doubtful title-deeds. Napo
leon, in somewhat similar circum
stances, concluded with Pius VII
that famous concordat of 1801 which
gained for him- the power influence
of the Vatican in France and which
remained in force until 1905.
The Daily News: When the two
greatest authoritarian powers join
forces and play into each others
hands, it becomes more than ever
difficult for other dogs to bark.
The Birmingham Post: The pro
longation of the quarrel benefited
neither the Roman Church nor the
Italian State, and both parties are
to be congratulated on a happy con
clusion of th delicate negotiations
necessary to compose their difficul
ties. The Ecumenical Council which
the Pontiff is said to to he concok-
ing for next year will thus have an
especial significance, for it will vir
tually be the resumption of that
Council which broke up in 1870 at
the fall of the temporal power of
the Papacy.
The Yorkshire Post: If it be true,
as it seems to us to be, that the Va
tican authorities have done wisely
in restricting the requirements of
territorial independence at the nar
rowest limits, it is equally true that,
in thus refraining from grasping at
the shadow of temporal sovereignty
in the old sense, the Vatican has
obtained the substance of visible
and demonstrable independence—an
independence which cannot hut give
additional weight and authority,
even among non-Catholics, to Papal
efforts toward the peaceful settle
ment of disputes and the betterment
of human relations and conditions.
Col. Donovan to Address
Notre Dame U. Graduates
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Notre Dame, Ind.—Col. William J.
Donovan, soldier, statesman and
lawyer, will deliver the commence
ment address at the 85th annual
graduation exercises, to be held at
the University of Notre Dame, Sun
day, June 2, it is announced here.
The Rev. Charles L. O’Donnell, C.
S. C., president of the university,
also announced that Dr. Norbert C.
Hoff, Ph. D., president of Mount
Saint Charles College, Helena, Mont.,
is to deliver the baccalaureate ad
dress. The Rt. Rev. Bernard Ma
honey, D. D„ Bishop of Sioux Falls,
S. D., will pontificate at the bacca
laureate Mass.
The largest class that has ever
been graduated by Notre Dame will
hear Col. Donovan give the Com
mencement address. University au
thorities estimate that 420 seniors
will be given their degrees. Last
year 388 degrees were presented.
Students who are to have impor
tant parts in the Commencement ac
tivities include J. Blaekall, of North
Baltimore, O., who will deliver the
valedictory; Murray Anthony Young,
of Poteau, Okla., who will -recite the
class ode, and John P. O’Neil, of Og
den, Utah, who will deliver the class
oration.
Holy Cross Jubilee Postponed.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
New Orleans.—The Holy Cross Col
lege Jubilee, which was to be held
here in June, has been postponed
until autumn because of the exten
sive program of improvements and
changes now going on at the col
lege. Announcement has just been
made that Brother Gilbert, C. S. C.,
has been chosen historian of the
jubilee. Brother Gilbert is chair
man of the educational conference
of the Brothers of the Congregation
of the Holy Cross.
Art Lovers of Macon Hear
Address by Mr. Haverty
(Special to The Bulletin)
Macon, Ga.—One Hundred Years
of American Art was the subject
of an address April 11 before the
Macon Art Association and Us
friends at the Wesleyan Conserva
tory parlors by J. J. Haverty of At
lanta, one of the leading authorities
on the subject in the South. Mr.
Haverty, whose private collection
constitutes one of the finest art
galleries in the South, told of the
beginnings of art in America and
the influence of European art on it,
and of its development until there
is at present an American school
of painting which is distinct and
distinguished.
THIRD MARKN0LL PREP
SEMINARY FOR OHIO
Maryknoll, N. Y.—Cincinnati will
be the home of a third Maryknoll
Preparatory School. With the ap
proval and encouragement of the
Sacred Congregations of Propagan
da, arrangements have been made
between His Grace, Archbishop Mc-
Nicholas, and Father Walsh, Supe
rior General of the Catholic Foreign
Mission Society of America, to es
tablish a Junior College near the
Archdiocese Preparatory Seminary
at Mount Washington, a suburb of
Cincinnati.
This foundation will complete the
program accepted in 1911 by the
American hierarchy, which included
a Central Major Seminary, to be lo
cated within a radius of 50 miles
from the metropolis of New York,
(Maryknoll, N. Y.) and three Pre
paratory Schools—one for the East,
one for the Middle West, and a third
for the Pacific Coast and adjacent
States.. The Eastern Preparatory
Seminary .is near Scranton, Pa., and
the Western at Los Altos, Cal.
COLUMBIAN SQUIRES IN
FLORIDA PLAN PROGRAM
(Special to The Bulletin)
Jacksonville, Fla.—A spring swim
meet, indoor baseball series and
pool tournament are among the cur
rent activities of Jacksonville Circle
of the Columbian Squires, according
to its April news sheet. A campaign
for new members to replace boys
who have outgrown the age for
membership is to be conducted, with
Squire Shannon Linning in charge.
Water polo will be introduced for
the recreation of the members after
circle meetings during the spring
and summer.
Dominican Sisters’ Convent
at Raleigh, N. C., Blessed
Monsignor Griffin Officiates—
Bishop Hafey to Ordain Two
Seminarians May 23
Special to The Bulletin.
Raleigh, N. C.—The new Dominican
Convent here was blessed Sunday,
April 14, by Rt. Rev. Thomas P.
Msgr. Griffin, chancellor of the
diocese of Raleigh. The convent
was designed by Fr. Michael, O. S.
B., of Belmont Abbey, the diocesan
architect, and will accommodate
twelve sisters. The material is of
Wake county granite, and is the
third in the series of granite build
ings on the church property. The
next ambition is a modern granite
school worthy of the beautiful city
of Raleigh. Monsignor Griffin bless
ed the building as the neighborhood
churches were dismissed and a
large and attentive crowd gath
ered.
From the convent entrance Mon
signor Griffin gave a short history
of the Dominican Sisters of the
days of seven hundred years ago.
While Dominic and his friars were
preaching against the Albigensian
heresy, the first organized body of
his sisters were at home with hands
held up in constant prayer for the
success of his cause. The day the
Dominican nuns came to Raleigh,
he said. God blessed his, the pas
tor’s labors abundantly. Now the
people wished to show gratitude by
giving them a home worthy of their
labors, he said. They will not for
get, he stated, that the people’s
help and that of their bishop had
made possible this beautiful home.
With the lot, the convent cost $52,-
000, and he urged the people to
have the same faith and generosity
that enabled them only a few years
to build a beautiful rectory and
church, all of nature granite, free
of debt. At the end of the ceremoily
a hymn of thanksgiving was sung
in the beautiful convent chapel, and
many non-Catholic neighbors joined
in the singing.
Thos. Gilbert recently received
minor orders in the Sacred Heart
Cathedral and on May 23 Rt. Rev.
William J. Hafey, D. D., bishop of
Raleigh, w'ill confer priesthood upon
Chas. Murphy and James Schurier
of Mt. Mary’s seminary, Md.
REINHARDT WITHDRAWS
PLAY AFTER PROTEST
BY DR. FREDERIC FUNDER.
(Vienna Correspondent N. C. W. C.
News Service.)
Vienna.—Protest from the Cardi
nal of Vienna, the Catholic pres3 and
the Catholic laity of this city have
caused Max Reinhardt, noted theat
rical producer, to cancel arrange
ments to present the play, “Mar
riage are Contracted in Heaven,”
planned for his Vienna theaters.
The play has Heaven as its set
ting and God, Himself, is a figure
in the blasphemous farce. When
produced last year in Berlin, it pro
voked the sharpest protests of faith
ful Catholics and Protestants alike.
2 Benedictines to Become
Priests May 22 at Belmont
Fathers Placidus and Alcuin to
Be Ordained—Other News
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Belmont, N. C.—The year 1928-29
for Belmont Abbey College has been
one of the most successful in all the
history of the school. With the
coming of warm weather and less
rain, the Varsity has taken to the
brand new athletic field which was
recently completed at a good cost,
and is working out daily for the re
mainder of the baseball games. A
big surprise of the year has been the
stellar work of Bernard Doris, Who
is holding down the regular second
base position. April 15 he came
through in a pinch and drove in
two runs which meant the margin
for victory, with a terrific wallop
out to deep left field. Edward Dor
is is working as pitcher this year
and has shown up splendid so far.
The tennis tournament is under
way after much rain which hinder
ed its program. Fr. Cuthbert, O. S.
B., is directing the tournament and
the winner will receive a gold med
al.
Plans are being laid for the an
nual track meet which .will be held
some week in the latter part of
May. With the facilities for a 220
yard straightaway and a quarter
mile cinder track things look as
though this will be a success.
For the first time in the history
of the school, Belmont has institut
ed a press bureau to handle the pub
licity for the state newspapers and
also the Southern newspapers. This
department has performed some
worthy w'ork since its establish^
ment in February. At least fifteen
Southern newspapers carry accounts
of the Belmont athletics.
The long suppressed Juniors have
recently come Into their own and
have an organization just as impor
tant as the Varsity, playing the
smaller teams in the state. They
are fully equipped with material and
field in which to practice.
The Piedmont Club is undertaking
a big project this year in the form
of a master play which will be giv
en three successive nights, May 8,
9 and 10. This is a reproduction of
the Vitaphone success, “The Haunt
ed House.” Three Savannah boys,
graduates of. the Benedictine school,
Bob Howard, Julian Sipple and
Theodore Kiene, have leading parts
in me play.
The Piedmont Club is supervising
the printing of the "Piedmont Corn-
tract,” a fortnightly paper, which
reaches 1,100 Alumni. Activities
in the club are blooming. Socials
and other interests are in full sway.
On May 22 Frs. Placidus Klepple,
O. S. B., and Alcuin Bauderman, O.
S. B., will be- ordained in the Abbey
Cathedral, tnus culminating twelve
years of preparation for the holy or
der of the priesthood.
FR. McHARTY CONDUCTS
RETREAT AT VICKSBURG
(Special to The Bulletin)
Vicksburg, Miss Rev. J. J. Mc-
Hardy, S. J., recently conducted a
retreat for the Children of Mary,
the discourses being delivered in the
auditorium of St. Francis Xavier
academy.
St. Aloysius College now has a
twenty-four piece band under the di
rection of Alfred Setaro. Uniforms
will be purchased next year, and it
is hoped to increase the band to
forty pieces. George Lauderdale was
elected drum major and Alfred Mes
sina, leader.
The physics class of St. Aloysius
College visited the telephone ex-
cbance recently and the Vicksburg
Evening Post carried an account of
the visit by Thomas J. Hossley, .’30,
Which covered the better part of
two columns.
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