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? Member of the National 1 Catholic Welfare Con- 4> ference News Service & p Xjhr 'Qulltim Official O rgan of the Catholic Laymens Associat ion^Ceor^a “TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEEUNG AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED" The Only Catholic News paper Between B al t i m o re and New Orleans. 1 TEN CENTS A COPY. VOL. X., NO. 12 AUGUSTA, GA., JUNE 29, 1929 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR Mexican Religious Peace Basis Reached Catholic School Pupil Wins National Flag Essay Contest News Briefs (By N. C. W. C. News Service) ST. Louis, Mo.—Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Tannrath, rector of the Cathedral here and chancellor of the diocese, died here June 18 of cancer in his 66th year. His lather was a steamboat captain on the Mississippi and a Federal officer in the War Between the States. Monsignor Tannrath and his en tire family were converts. Conducted Neptiations LONDON.—Rev. Mother Angela, born in 1847 of Protestant par ents. converted to Catholicity in ] 865, and for 64 years a religious, 61 of them in the missions of In dian, died early in June in Poona, India. PUBLICATION FOR NUNS COLLEGEVILLE. Minn— The monks of St. John's Abbey are planning a publication for Sisters, the first issue to appear in Sep tember. It will be known as “Sponsa Regis.” “Spouses of the King.” The monks already pub- ' lish the liturgical review here. WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Catholic Students’ Mission Crusade is in session in Washington; a thousand delegates are registered from all parts of the country. CHINESE BANDITS PUNISHED HANKOW, China.—Six Chinese bandits who participated in the as sassination of three American mis sionaries in Hunan provnce several weeks ago have been killed or cap tured. the American consulate has been advised. The slain mission aries were Rev. Godfrey Holbein, Baltimore; Rev. Clement Seibold, Dunkirk, N. Y„ and Rev. Walter Coveyou. Petoskey, Mich., all Pas- i sionist Fathers. ALBANY. N. Y.—The expansion of The Evangelist, diocesan paper here, under the editorial direction of Rev. John‘O'Connor, has led to the appointment by Bishop Gib bons of Rev. William T. Taaffe. of Troy, as assistant editor. BUFFALO, N. Y.—Addressing 15.000 people in the congregation and a vast radio audience. Rt. Rev. William Turner, D. D„ Bishop of Buffalo, at a solemn Pontifical High Mass at Goat Island. Niagara Falls, in memory of Father Louis (Continued on Page Ten) Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores, Apostolic Delegate to Mexico and leader of the Mexican Bishops, is shown above as he was about to enter the National Capital in Mexico for a conference with President Portes Gil; these conferences led to the signing of the religi ous peace pact, thereby termi nating, it is hoped, the situation which the Archbishop's ap pearance in civilian dress well illustrates. Newspaper Apologizes for False Statements on Foch Boston Post Expresses Re gret for Publishing Inter view Revealed as Fake (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) NEW YORK—An expression of regret has been published by the Boston Post for publication in that newspaper of an article pur porting to have contained an inter view with a “close friend of the late Marshal Foch” in which an at tempt was made to cast doubt upon the Catholic beliefs of the great war leader. The retraction on the part of the newspaper followed investigation by “America”, a Catholic review of the week published in New l^rk. The Post article, signed by one (Continued on Page Eleven) Springhillian to Be Ordained at Woodstock (Special to The Bulletin.) MOBILE,' Ala.—Among the Jesuits who will be ordained at Woqdstock College, Md., this week is Rev. Henry Allain St. Paul, S.J., a native of New Orleans, and a member of the faculty here from 1922 to 1926. Mr. St. Paul was educated by the Jesuits at Jesuit High School and Loyola University. New Orleans, entered the Jesuit Novi tiate at Macon August 14, 1915, and made his philosophical studies at Mt. St. Michael’s College, near Spokane, Wash., and his theological studies at Woodstock. Commencement News From Few of Many American Catholic Colleges (From N. C. W. C. News Service.) ST. LOUIS, Mo.—More than 450 received degrees at the 111th an nual commencement exercises of St. Louis University here early in June. WORCESTER, Mass. —Holy Cross College conferred degrees on 245 at its 75th annual commence ment exercises. The honorary de gree of Doctor of Laws was con ferred on Edward V. Killeen, K. S. (J.. Brooklyn, and James M. Kier- nan. president of Hunter College of Columbia University, and the degree of Doctor of Literature on Rev. Francis P. Donnelly, S. J. widely known author. BROOKLYN, N. Y—St. John’s College here conferred degrees on a class of more than 700 June 12. Hon. William C. Redfield, secre tary of commerce in President Wilson's cabinet, the commence ment speaker, and Senator Robert Wagner were awarded honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws. BALTIMORE, Md—Loyola Col lege here conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws on Gov ernor Albert C. Ritchie, of Mary land at the commencement exer cises here. NEW YORK, N. Y—Cardinal Hayes and former Governor Smith v ere speakers at the commence ment exercises at Manhattan Col lege here. A son of Governor Smith was among those receiving the de gree of Bachelor of Arts in course. NEW YORK, N. Y.—Fordham University conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws on Governor Frank- Syracuse Boy First at Washington. Four of Eight Finalists Were Pupils From Catholic Schools (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) WASHINGTON—Robert L. Sul livan, a pupil ot Cathedral Catholic High School, Syracuse, N. Y., won the championship in the boy's divi sion o( the First Annual Nation- Wide Flag Contest of the United States Flag Association, sponsored by the Hearst newspapers, in the final competition held on the East steps of the United States capitol here June 14th. Mary S. McGomgal. a pupil of the Willard School, Troy. N. Y., won the championship in the girls’ divi sion. Robert Sullivan, by virtue of this victory, becomes Boy National Flag Champion, and Mary McGonigai, Girl National Flag Champion. Merle M. Clarke, of Sauit Ste, Marie Senior High School. Sauit Ste. Marie, Mich., and Alma Groves of Byromville, Ga„ who won second place in their respective divisions, become Boy and Girl National Flag Escort. The four victors will be taken on a trip around the world, beginning June 28, from San Fran cisco. The judges of the June 14th "finals” were: For the boys—Sena tor Pat Harrison, of Mississippi; William L. Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintend ent of Public Schools in the District of Columbia. For the girls, Rep resentative Ruth Bryan Owen, Miss Jessie Dell, of the United States Civil Service Commission, and Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, in charge of the dramatic and pageantry de partment of the District of Co lumbia a public schools. Four of the eight- finalists, se lected from among the 36 regional champions, are Catholic school pu pils. The Catholid school pupils among the regional champions are: Joseph Connors of St. John's Parochial School, Pittston, Pa., representing the Second Region; Robert L. Sullivan of Cathedral High School, Syracuse, N. Y-, rep resenting the Fourth Region; Ed ward Callahan, of Aquinas Insti tute .Rochester, N. Y„ representing the Fifth Region; Thomas P. Der- dock of St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Pittsburgh, Pa., representing the Eighth Region, and Piker A. Ospi- tal of St. Mary’s High School, Stockton, Calif., representing the Sixteenth Region. Catherine Higgins of St. John’s School, Watertown, Mass., repre senting the First Region: Mary C. Varnhorn of St. Catherine’s Normal Institute, Balfimore, Md., repre senting the Sixth Region; Elaine E. (Continued on Page Ten) BISHOP DENNY SCORES DR. CANNON’S POLITICS Bishops and Clergy Return Churches Will Be Reopened Government to Register No Priests Except Those Ap proved by Bishops—Religious Teaching of Young Per mitted in Churches, But S till Barred From Schools, Private as Well as Public—Rights of Citizens to Pe tition for Change Recognized MEXICO CITY—Religious peace again is to reign in Mexico. The exiled bishops and clergy are to return and the churches are to be re opened. This was assured the afternoon of June 21 when there was made public here the terms of a i agreement reached between Archi - bishop Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores, Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, and Pro visional President Emilio Portes Gil. The announcement of the sign ing of the peace pact was made after two meetings June 21 between President Portes Gil and Arch bishop Ruiz and Bishop Pascual Diaz of Tabasco. Following a con ference earlier in the afternoon, the President again met with Arch bishop Ruiz and Bishop Diaz at 4 p. m. to affix their signatures to the accord. It was more than an hour later when statements pre pared for the press were distributed and publication restricted until the following morning. The release to the press included signed statements of the President and the Apostolic Delegate. Ambassador Morrow Among Those Who Were Active in Settlement The terms of the agreement are said to be in all essential particu lars, the terms of an accord reach ed by former President Calles and the Rev. Dr. John J. Burke, Gener al Secretary of Hie National Catho lic Welfare Conference at a- meet ing at San Juan Ulua in April, 1928, but not ratified. In the negotiations which have been held -here during the last sev eral days between President Portes Gil and Archbishop Ruiz, there were several who played important roles though they were not changed with the responsibility of the prin cipals. Chief among these was United States Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, who, when it seemed that the negotiations between the representatives of the Church and the Mexican Government had reached an impasse, employed his good offices to re-establish amica ble relations. Others whose efforts assisted in bringing about a solution of the problem were the Rev. Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, S. J., vice-president of the Georgetown University, Wash ington, D. C\, who came to Mexico about six weeks ago with the au thority of the Vatican and assisted in solidifying sentiment within the ranks of the representatives of the Church; Senor Miguel Cruchaga Tocorn'al, former Chilean Ambassa dor in Washington, who cooperated with Dr. Walsh, and Bishop Diaz, who assisted Archbishop Ruiz and attended the conferences with President Portes Gil. On making public the announce ment of- the restoration of religious peace in Mexico, signed statements were given out by President Portes Gil and Archbishop Rui~" embracing the terms of the agreement. That of the President said: sations took place as a result of the public statement made by Archbishop Ruiz y Flores on May 2 and the statement made by me on May 8th. “Archbishop Ruiz y Flores and Bishop Diaz informed me that the Mexican bishops have felt that the constitution and the laws, particu larly the provision which requires the registration of ministers and the provision which grants the separate states the right to deter mine the maximum number of ministers, threaten the identity of the church by giving the state the control of its spiritual offices. “They assure me that the Mexi can bishops are animated by a sin cere patriotism and that they de sire to resume public worship if this can be done consistently with their loyalty to the Mexican Re public and their consciences. They stated that it could be done if the church could enjoy freedom within the law to live and exercise its spiritual offices. “I have had conversations with Archbishop Ruiz y Flores and Bis hop Pascual Diaz. These conver- “I am glad to take advantage of this opportunity to declare publicly and very clearly that it is not the purpose of the constitution, nor of the laws, nor of th,e Government of the Republic to destroy the identity of the Catholic Church or of any other, or to interfere in any way with its spiritual functions. In accordance with the oath of office which I took when I assumed the provisional government of Mexico to observe and cause to be observ ed the constitution of the Republic and the laws derived therefrom, my purpose has been at all times to fulfill honestly that oath and to see that the laws are applied without favor to any sect and with out any bias whatever, my admin istration being disposed to hear from any person, be he a dignitary of some church or merely a private (Continued on Page Eleven) (Continued on Page Eleven) Methodist Bishop Sees Danger to His Church in Political Activities (By N. C. W. C. News Service) RICHMOND. Va. — Ultimate di vision of the Methodist division of the Methodist Episcopal Church South unless political activities of churchmen cease was predicted by Bishop Collins Denny, June 20. Bishop Denny was speaking in opposition to sending to President Hoover a resolution which had been offered by Bishop James Cannon, Jr., dry leader and political cru sader of the church. Bishop Can non’s resolution was incorporated as an amendment to a conference report on temperance and social service. A violent session was precipitat ed by the discussion of political ac tivity of the church, and the presid ing elder was obliged to make fre quent rulings as to who had the floor. Bishop Denny charged that Bishop Cannon, in his speech June 19 had neglected to mention that the resolution had not been unani mously approved by the Methodist College of Bishons. Both he and Bishop Warren A. Candler of At lanta, Bishop Denny said, had dis sented. “I feel very deeply about this,” Bishop Denny said. “I do not think it is within the sphere of the church to do such things. I fear that it means the ultimate divi sion of the Methodist Church, for many will refuse to be dragged, as a church, into politics.” Father Burke Recalls Efforts Leading to Mexican Settlement (Bv N. C. W. C. News Service) WASHINGTON—The Most Rev. Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, Apostolic Delegate to the United States and formerly the Apostolic Delegate, to Mexico, on June 22 issued the fol lowing statement on the agreement for the settlement of the religious problem in Mexico: “Needless to say, I am most grat ified to hear of the solution of the religious conflict in Mexico. A con tinuation of the mutual good-will and cooperation which have effect ed the settlement will mean an era of peace and prosperity for the Mexican nation.” ' The Rev. Dr. John J. Burke, General Secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, issued the following statement: “The work of adjusting the re ligious situation in Mexico rested mainly with the Most Reverend Fumasoni-Biondi, Apostolic Dele gate to the United States, and until a month ago Apostolic Delegate to Mexico. Under his leadership and guidance negotiations began as early as February, 1927, with ex- President Calles. As general sec retary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, I went to Mex ico twice to interview ex-President Calles—the latter time accompa nied by Archbishop Ruiz. These were the first effective steps toward a settlement. When Archbishop Ruiz was appointed Apostolic Dele gate to Mexico, he assumed com plete charge and to him must be a credited the settlement nounced in the press. “When the Bishops of Mexico de cided to suspend public worship, they did so because of the interpre tation given to the law of regis tration for priests made the life of the church impossible. The present adjustment does not by any n eaus give that liberty to the church to which she is by every right en titled: nevertheless. it doc i ac knowledge the corporate right of the church and the authority of the bishop of the diocese. The bish ops, therefore, may return with dignity and the right of tlie church to exercise its spiritual functions, is recognized. The adjustment, in the words of Archbishop Ruiz, is the opening of an era of mutual good will and respect in which all Mexicans will labor in com mon for the welfare of their father- land. Our own government here, and our Ambassador to Mexico/ gnve every assistance which their office would permit , and every courtesy that might rightly be ex tended to us as citizens in help ing our fellow Catholics in Mexico. “Under the leadership of the Mexican hierarchy, which lia3 shown loyalty to church and to country, patience and self-sacri fice throughout this long trial, the Mexican people face a future wherein the nation will be more united than ever and its long-es tablished religious traditions sbfne with even greater glory.”