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Member of the National Catholic Welfare Con- J ference News Service 1 \ Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens Associatsons^€eoi#a "TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED** The Only Catholic News paper Between B ai timore and New Orleans. TEN CENTS A COPY. VOL. X., NO. 9. AUGUSTA, GA„ MAY 11, 1929 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR 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 1 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 (Continued on Page 0) 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.”