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AUGUSTA, GA„ MAY 11, 1929
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Three American Priests Are
Slain by Bandits in Chifia
News Briefs
(From N. C. W. C. News Service)
CHICAGO, 111.—Sixteen Catholic
booksellers and dealers in church
goods have taken life memberships
In the Catholic Press Association
by contributing $100 each to the
Literary Awards Foundation of the
organization, it is announced here
by J. H. Meier, secretary. The
first awards to writers, made pos
sible by the foundation, will be
made in Cincinnati at the C. P. A.
convention this month.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The num
ber of colored Catholics (in the
United States tripled between 1906
and 1926, according to figures just
released by the United States Cen
sus Bureau. In 1906 there were
41,982 colored Catholics, in 1916,
51,688, and ten years later, 124,324,
an increase of 72,636 or 140 per
cent, in ten years.
BUENOS AIRES—Twelve thous
and Irish and Irish Argentines took
part in the St. Patrick’s Day pil
grimage to the national basilica
of Our Lady of Lujan. The Arch
bishop of Buenos Aires was cele
brant of the Solemn Pontifical
Laetare Medal Presented
to Former Governor Smith
The Laetare Medal, awarded
by Notre Dame University an
nually to a Catholic who has
distinguished himself in some
field of constructive endeavor,
and presented last year by
Bishop Keyes to Jack J. Spald
ing, K. S. G., in Atlanta, was
presented for 1929 to Former
Governor Smith of New YoPk
by Cardinal Hayes, acting for
the University, at exercises
Sunday evening at the Plaza
Hotel, New York. Very Rev.
Charles L. O'Donnell, C. S. C.,»
president of Notre Dame Uni
versity, presented the greetings
of the university. Among the
messages of felicitation receiv
ed was one from President
Hoover. The addresses of
Cardinal Hayes, Father O’Don
nell, Frank Pierce Pont
Graves, commissioner of educa
tion for the state, and Gover
nor Smith were broadcast by
the National Broadcasting Co.
Oldest of Murdered Pas-
sionist Fathers Was 35.
Refused to Leave Posts
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
UNION CITY, N. J.—A solemn
requiem Mass was celebrated at
St. Michael’s Passionist Monastery
here April 29 for the three young
American missionaries, priests of
the Congregation of the Passion,
who wer& killed in China April 24
by Chinese bandits.
The slain priests were:
The Rev. Walter Coveyou. C. P.,
35 years old, of PetosWbv. Michi
gan.
The Rev. Godfrey Holbein. C. P.,
30 years old, of Baltimore, Mary
land.
The Rev. Clement Sejbold. C. P.,
33 years old, of Dunkirk. New York.
A cablegram received here April
27 from the Rev. Arthur Benson.
C. P., in Hankow, brought the first
word of the priests” deaths. The
young missionaries were slain, it
was said, in Chenki, in the Pro
vince of Hunan, near Changsha.
There were no details.
Mass.
SAN FRANCISCO—The story of
the Vatican Library was told at a
luncheon of the San Francisco
Jointing House Craftsmen by Arch
bishop Hanna recently. So great
was the interest that many desiring
to attend the luncheon could not be
accomodated.
OMAHA, Neb.—A fraternity for
seniors and alumni of Jesuit col
leges. Alpha Chi Kappa, an out
growth of the Order of the Golden
Caldron, has been launched here.
A number of Jesuit colleges have
given the movement 'heir approval.
NEW YORK.—John P. Boland,
executive secretary of the Catho
lie Truth Society of England, will
spend the month of October lectur
ing in the United States, it is an
nounced here.
NEW YORK.—Mrs. Rosalie Kav-
an, Czech representative of the N.
C. W. C. here and one of the most
Widely known and beloved immi
gration workers here, is dead here
of pneumonia contracted at her
work.
BALTIMORE.—Rt. Rev. John M.
McNamara, D. D.. auxiliary Bishop
of Baltimore and pastor of St.
Gabriel’s Church, Washington, has
been named vicar-general by Arch
bishot) Yurley, succeeding the late
Bishop Corrigan.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—More
than 350 Ohio members of the Ca
tholic Daughters of America visit
ed Washington recently on an edu
cational tour.
‘ BALTIMORE, Md.—The will of
the late Rt. Rev'. Owen B. Corrigan,
D, D-, auxiliary Bishop of Balti
more. left all his property to Arch
bishop Curley for religious purpos
es, with the exception of his library
which he left to Rev. Father Peter
L. Ireton.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—John D.
Rockefeller, Jr„ has contributed
$25,000 to the tenth annual appeal
for the Catholic Charities of the
Archdiocese of New York, Cardi
nal Hayes has announced.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—T h o m a s
Aloysios Dorgan, the famous news
paper cartoonist ‘'Tad," died at his
Long Island home May 2. For years
he had been an invalid. The fu-
By M. M assiani
(Paris Correspondent, N. C. W. C.
News Service)
PARIS.—The municipal councilor
representing the district in which
is found M. Clemenceau’s home, on
rue Franklin, has just told an in-*
teresting anecdote on the relations
of the Tiger with his neighbors, the
Jesuits.
The house next to that of M.
Clemenceau is occupied by the Col •
lege St. Louis de Gonzague. A tree
in the college garden shaded the
window of the Tiger's study and
cut off the view*. One day, M
Clemenceau complained to an as
sociate who remarked: “Why don’t
you ask your neighbor to trim his
tree?”’
“My neighbor?" Clemenceau ex
plained. “My neighbor is a congre
gation and I would never ask this
favor.”
“Very well/' his listener replied,
“I’ll ask it myself.”
“As you wish,” the Tiger said.
Some time later, M. Clemenceau
‘was agreeably surprised to find his
window clear.
“What has happened?” he cried
Msgr. Ruiz Amicably
Answers Partes Gil
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Mexican Archbishop Asks
That Government Take
Steps to Reconcile Differ
ences
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. • — Archbishop
Leopoldo Ruiz, who is visiting
friends in Washington and who is
the senior of the Mexican hierachv
and chairman of the committee of
Mexican bishops, upon being shown
the statement of President Fortes
Gil published in the press. May
2, was asked why, in view of
the conciliatory attitude assumed
by the President of Mexico, the
bishops might not now return to
Mexico and authorize the resump
tion of public worship, said:
“The religious conflict in Mexico
arises from no cause which cannot
be corrected by men of sincere good
will. As an evidence of good will
the words of President Portes Gil
are most important. The church
and her ministers are prepared to
cooperate with him in every just
and moral effort for the improve
ment of the people.
“Not able, in conscience, to ac
cept laws that are enforced in my
country, the Catholic Church in
Mexico, not wilfully but as a sol
emn duty, has found it necessary
to completely suspend all acts of
public worship.
“With sincere respect, I ask the
government of my country to re
consider existing legislation, in a j
spirit of sincere patriotism and i
good will, to the end that steps be j
taken to remove the confusion be
tween religion and politics, and
prepare the way for an era of true
/beaee and tranquility.
“Shpulg there arise, any seeming
ly insurmountable difficulty to pre
vent this action, the logical solution
would be found in the submission
of disputed points to specially au
thorized representatives of the
church and of the government of
Mexico as has been done with such
excellent results in similar contro
versies.
“The Catholic bishops of the
United States, in their joint pas-
| (oral of December 2, 1926. appealed
out in surprise.
His associate replied, “I simply
asked the Father to trim his tree
a little telling him that it would
render you a great service. Instead
of trimming the tree, he cut it
down.
“Oh,” exclaimed the Tiger, “he
has exaggerated the favor asked.
Before I did not wish to write to
ask him this favor but now I must
thank him.” And so, he wrote:
“Mon Pere, I can not thank you
enough for the service you have
rendered me but which you have
exaggerated. I am most grateful
to vop.
“But do not be offended by the
title I have given you in calling you
Mon Pere since you have just given
me the light.”
The superior of the college re
plied, as follows:
“Mon Fils, what would one not do
for ‘Pere La Victoire’ who saved
France The. service I have render
ed you is indeed little and you ex
aggerate.
“On your part, don’t be surprised
at the title I have given you in call
ing you Mon Fils, since I have just
opened to you the heavens.”
Chenki. which is next to the pro
vince of Kiangsi, where a Catholic
chapel was burned recently, and
where other disorders have been
reported, was the missionaries’ post
of duty. It is believed that they
refused to desert their places, de
spite the many dangers that sur
rounded them.
Letters that have reached St.
Michael’s Monastery here from
priests in China, have told of a se
rious food shortage, and that rice
was being conserved and doled out
to the needy. Even this charitable
work was becoming more and more
difficult, the letters revealed, as
outlaw's would swoop down upon
the missionaries and seize their
food supplies. There was no re
dress from these outrages, appar
ently. and the priests were forced
to carry on under ever increasing
difficulties.
It was said here that five of 31
Passionist missionaries sent from
this country to China since 1924
have returned to America because
of nervous breakdowns.
Fathers Clement Seybold and
Godfrey Holbein were companions
ever since their days at St. Mich*
ael’s, where they were ordained to
gether on October 28, 1923. They
were among the Passionist mis
sionaries who went to China in
June, *1924. Father Walter Coveyou
had been in China only' since last
September.
Dr. Holbein Once Captive
BALTIMORE. Md.—T li e. Rev.
Godfrey Holbein, C. P., one of the
three missionaries killed Wednes
day in China, was the son on Mrs.
Mary Holbein, of Irvington, and.
when sailing for China in 1924, said
his farewell at St. Joseph’s Pas
sionist Monastery here.
The young priest had been cap
tured once before by bandits in
China, but was released when he
declared he was an American and
(Continued on Page Three)
Vincent Cefalu State
Oratorical Champion
Marist School Boy Will Rep
resent Georgia at New Or
leans. Halligan Second
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, G a.—Vincent
Cefalu, fifteen years old and a
sophomore in high school at
Marist College, representing
the fifth Congressional district
of Georgia in the state oratori
cal contest at the State Capitol
April 27, won the state cham
pionship in the national or
atorical contest for high school
students, one hundred dollars
in gold, presented by the At
lanta Constitution, sponsor of
the contest, and a set pf books
worth sixty dollars: he'will re
present the state in the sou
thern zone finals at New Or
leans May 10. Julian C. Halli
gan of Benedictine School, Sa
vannah, won the second prize
of $20; he represented-the first
district. w The Constitution was
the subject off the address.
The judges were Hon. George
H. Carswell, secretary of state,
Dr. M. L. Brittain, president
of Georgia Tech, and Dr. L. A.
Pound, state high school su
pervisor of the Department of
Education. Participating in
the contest were the winners
of elimination contests in the
twelve Congressional districts
of the state. Miss Marie Good
year, representing the Bruns
wick district, is a member of
St. Francis Xavier parish there
and a graduate of the parish
school she is a student at
Glynn Academy. Rev. James
J. McGuekin, S. M„ Professor
of English at Marist College,
will accompany Cadet Cefalu
to New Orleans.
(Continued on Page 7) * (Continued on Page Three!
Kindly Act of Religious Melts
Heart of Agnostic Clemenceau
Wyoming’s Only M, C.
Representative Vincent Car
ter, the state of Wyoming's on
ly delegates in the lower house
of congress, is a graduate of the
Catholic University of America
and a former instructor at
. Fordham. U niversity. New York,
He is a Cathoi c.
(Harris & Ewing)
Archbishop Gurley Is
Honored ai Washington
Five Thousand Attend Cath
olic University Observa
tion of His Silver Jubilee
(By N, C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. — The Catholic
Church in America is the only
great moral force in the Republic,
the Most Rev. Michael J. Curley.
Archbishop of Baltimore, declared
in an address to some 5,009 persons
who filled the gymnasium of the
Catholic University of America
here, April 22, to commemorate the
silver jubilee of His Grace’s ordi
nation.
Among those who paid spoken
tribute to Archbishop Curley on
this occasion were the Rt. Rev.
John M. McNamara, Auxiliary
Bishop of Baltimore; Admiral Wil
liam S. Benson. U. S. N„ retired:
Senator David I. Walsh, of Massa
chusetts, and the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Edward A. Pace, Vice-Rector of the
Catholic University of America.
Charles W. Darr. State Deputy of
the Knights of Columbus, presided.
The Catholic University Glee Club
sang, and St. Mary’s Industrial
School Band furnished the music.
Among those in attendance were
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Mon
tana; Senator Henry F. Ashurst, of
ArizonaSenator Joseph T. Rans-
dell, of Louisiana; the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Thomas J. Shalian, Rector
Emeritus of the Catholic Univer-
sitl of America; Brotlier Paul, Su
perior General of the Xaverian
Brothers, with residence in Bel •
gium; the Spanish Ambassador to
(Continued on Page 6)
BROTHER BARNABAS
DIES IN SOUTHWEST
Executive Secretary of K.
of C. Activities for Youth
Noted as Authority on
Work.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW. HAVEN, Conn. —Brother
Barnabas, F. S. C\, executive secre
tary of the Knights of Columbus
Boy Life Bureau and prominent
figure in the field of boys’ work and
child welfare, died after a pro
tracted illness at St. Joseph s ♦Sani
tarium, Albuquerque, N. M.
The death of Brother Barnabas
came as a great shock to his co
workers here. A member of his
community who visited him only a
week ago had just returned here
and reported him much improved.
Several telegrams and two letters
had been received from the stricken
religious in which he said he was
feeling much better.
The body was taken from the
sanatorium to St. Michael's College,
at Santa Fe, and the funeral was
held from St. Francis’ Cathedral.
An outstanding authority in tlm
.social service field, Brother Barna
bas was selected as the director of
Boys’ Work activities under the
Knights of Columbus in 1923.
Under his supervision the first
graduate course for training pro
fessional boys’ workers was de
veloped at the University of Notre
Dame. Summer courses for voi-*
unt.eer leaders and evening boyo-
logy courses were among features
of the program. He* organized the
Columbian Squires, the junior or
ganization of the Knights of Co
lumbus, for Catholic boys of hign
school age.
The Boys’ Life Bureau of the
Knights of Columbus has acted as
the clearing house for boys’ work
of various types in America. The
impetus given every phase of Boys'
’ Work is a testimonial to his work.
Brother Barnabas was born in
Ogdensburgh, U. Y.. in 1865, and
was graduated from St. Joseph’s
Normal College in 1887. He was a
member of the Christian Brothers
Community and began his work
with boys as a teacher in St. Pat
rick’s Parochial School in New
York City. Under the late Arcn-
bishop Corrigan he made a survey
of child-caring institutions in New
York. President Roosevelt select
ed him as a member of his special
conference on the Standards of
Child Welfare held in Washington
in 1909. Since that time he has
been prominently connected with
all major social service, child wel
fare and boys’ work organizations,
helping to organize many of them
himself.
He organized the Lincoln Agri-
j cultural School at Lincolndale, N
Y., a school for the vocational
training in agriculture for friend
less boys and later served as super
intendent of this school for eight
years. lie was one of the charter
members of the National Confer
ence of Catholic Charities, and
served as vice-president of this or
ganization in 1921.
In addition to his associations in
tlie United States Brother Barna
bas was prominently connected
with such organizations as the in
ternational Committtee in the Con
ference of Social Work, vice-presi
dent of the Canadian Council of
Child Welfare and was a member
of the Advisory Council on out
door recreatian called by President
Coolidge in 1924. In 1925, Brother
Barnabas was elected to member
ship of the National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America. Soon after
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Liberalism Does an “About Face 99
Dr. Ryan of Catholic U. Asserts •
(By N. C. W. C. News Service) l
BALTIMORE—“The Meaning of j
Liberalism.” which he defined as
“love of liberty as opposed to au
thority in education, religion, poli
tics and government,” was the sub
ject of an address delivered April
17 by the Rev. Dr. John A. Ryan,
professor of moral theology at the
Catholic University of America, at
the opening session of the Inter
collegiate Liberal Club at the
Friends’ Meeting House, Home-
wood.
A complete reversal. Dr. Ryan
said, has taken place in the mean
ing of liberalism. Formerly, he
said, a liberal was one who opposed
governmental interference in busi
ness and labor unions, regarding
liberty as limited thereby, whereas
today the liberal favors government
control of industry and powerful
labor organizations, believing they
give freedom from oppression at
the hands of powerful economic in
terests.
“Liberalism in education implies
a freedom from monopoly of
schools in the hands of any group,
whether Governmental dr religious
or private/* Dr. Ryan said. “No
group that supported schools ever
| permitted doctrines opposed to its
j interests to be taught and os a
practical matter, so long as those,
who feel their ideas are not fair
ly treated have the right to start
a school of their own, liberalism
may be said to exist.
“The failure to give the young a
religious, education is not libera
lism, it is supplying them with the
belief that religion is of no im
portance. Inc Russians are not
quite sincere in stating that they
are teachirg no religion; they are
rpreading an anti-religious faith.”
“Those who send their children
to tjre public schools have the right
to expect that nothing will be
taught them contradictory to their
religious beliefs,” Dr. Ryan added.
“Minorities as well as majorities
should have this assurance.
“This does not mean that all
reasonable doctrines should not be
explained as impartially as possible
but no effort should be made by
the teacher to urge acceptance of
teachings that offend the religious
tenets held by the parents of his
pupils. In fact, it would be well if
we had conflicting doctrines of ail
kinds more fi^ly presented in all
our schools.”