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Member of the National Catholic Welfare Con ference News Service T) Ur jQuttrtm SfjSjgJ 2f JJl?, Catll0lic Laymens Assoc iation/feorgia TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED" The Only Catholic Newspaper Between B al t i m o re and New Orleans. TEN CENTS A COPY. VOL. XI. No. 3. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 1, 1930 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY—$2.00 A SEAR FEBRUARY CATHOLIC PRESS MONTH RELIGION IN UTAH SCHOOL ALLEGED State Official in Reports Links Mormon Seminaries and Public Schools Cardinal Gasparri Retiring After Distinguished Career Papal Secretary of State Under Two Popes, He Served During World War and While Settlement of Roman Question Was Negotiated Cardinal Pacelli Successor (By N. C. W. C. News Service) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah.—I. L. Williamson, State High School In spector, has submitted to the state board of education a report in which he calls into question the constitu tionality of the maintenance by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints of seminaries, both in and out of public school buildings, in Utah, outside of Salt Lake City. “The time has arrived,” the l'eport says, “when the whole question of the relationship of seminaries to the public schools should receive careful and thoughtful consideration. It should be emphatically reiterated that the problem is purely a consti tutional, educational and financial one and does not involve in anyway, the question of religious beliefs, which is a personal matter, or the im portance of religious education.” “That the spirit, and perhaps the letter, of the constitution is violated fay the practice of giving credit in the public schools for something which the constitution prohibits being taught there, and of making religious education an indirect bur den on the public taxpayer, is only the opinion of a layman,” the report continued. “It is sufficient to raise the question and suggest the ease with which .the point might he set tled by the state judiciary.” The report has been discussed by the board, but, go far as is known, no action has yet been taken. Inspector Williamson begins his re port by referring to the work of pre paring a list of schools adhering to those standards set up in 1926, and to which “public high schools were ex pected to conform in order to parti cipate in the distribution of the state high school funds.” Cardinal Gaspari who w. 1 re tire as Papal Secretary o. State soon, will be succeeded by Car dinal Pacelli. The following ac counts of the lives of the retir ing and new Secretaries of State is furnished The Bulletin by the Associated Press. I theology and canon law in the Roman Seminary of the Apollinare and the Catholic Institute of France. Three aspects need to be analyzed in studying the close relationship of the seminaries to the public high schools, the report states. These are (1) The statutory and constitutional aspect; (2) the educational aspect; (3) the financial or economic aspect. Regarding the first aspect, the in spector declares that two questions present themselves: (1) Do the Old and New Testament courses given in the seminaries contain sectarian, reli gious or denominational doctrine? (2) If so, is it lawful to give credit in the public schools for courses which the law prohibits the public schools to teach? “A casual glance at examination questions and students’ notebooks, together with occasional visits to the seminary classes, indicates clearly,” he says, “that while the courses con tain much that is valuable from the standpoint of Bible history, they also contain teachings which, so far as known, would be accepted by no other religious body than the one under whose auspices the seminaries are conducted.” “Unquestionably,” he adds, “the seminary courses are of such a na- CARDINAL GASPARRI Having had the signal honor and heavy responsiiblity of serving as Secretary of State under two Popes Benedict XV and Pius XI, and of ad vising the former during the ordeal of the World War and assisting the latter in the delicate negotiations that led to the Lateran Treaties, His Eminence Pietro Cardinal Gasparri is universally recognized as one of the most capable and distinguished dip lomats of modern times. During his fifty-two years in the priesthood, Cardinal Gasparri also acquired an enviable reputation as one of the Church’s most eminent scholars and as a man of great per sonal humility and piety. He is an emipent historian, canonist and the ologian, having served on the His torical Commission appointed by Car dinal Vaughan to investigate the question of the validity of Anglican Orders; having been secretary to the Special Congregation of Cardinals created by Pope Pius to codify the Latin canon law, and having taught Cardinal Gasparri was born in Vis- so in the diocese of Norcia, Italy, on May 5, 1852. After 'his ordina tion he became secretary to Cardinal Mertel and at the same time he serv ed as a member of the faculty of the Roman Seminary. Some years later at Paris he became professor of canon law at the Catholic Institute. Here he lived 18 years in the shadow of the Chapelle des Cannes. The rec tor of the Institute Msgr. Baudrillart during the ceremony attending the unveiling of a bust of Cardinal Gas parri last year, recalled how Msgr. Gasparri had lived these years in one of the humble cells of the In stitute, years which he had deigned to call the best of his life. “A life of intense labor,” the rec tor added, “and constant giving of himself to his pupils and scholars. ‘He Was,’ one of these has written to me, ‘a professor who was always amiable, always accessible at any hour of the day.’ Named Archbishop “He followed the rule of the com munity while in this house, an edi fying example of the priestly life. His only distraction was the work (Continued on Page Eleven) Church Music Order by Archbishop Hanna Secular Hymns Banned From San Francisco Churches (Continued on Page Eleven) (By N. C. W. C. News Service) SAN FRANCISCO.—The Most Rev. Edward J. Hanna, Archbishop qf San Francisco, in a mandate issued on the eve of his departure for Rome, has ordered certain changes in the pres ent practice of church music, in keep ing with the provisions of the “Moto Proprio” of Pope Pius X. made on November 22, 1903. Banning from use in the wedding ceremony, secular melodies such as “O Promise me.” “I Love You Truly” and "At Dawning.” Ruling on use of the organ, saying that the organ “is the only musical instrument to be used in the church and should be played according to the rules of really sacred music. Mu sic at requiem low Mass must be limited to the organ.” Banning, for use in professionals, preludes, interludes and recessionals “such selections as ‘Pilgrim’s March’ from Tannhauser; and the aria ‘Med itation’ from Saint-Saens’ opera ‘Thais.’ ” His Grace strongly recommends the introduction of congregational sing ing at benediction and Lenten serv ices, at novenas and the like. C. U. Summer School Admits Men, Women Catholic University”'' An nounces New Policy BISHOP BECKMAN IS NAMED ARCHBISHOP Ordinary of Lincoln, Ne braska, Succeeds Late Archbishop Keane BISHOP McDEViTT IN APPEAL ID LAITY Episcopal Chairman of N. C. W. C. Press Department Suggests That Catholic Committees Cooperate Dollar a Sunday” Founder Foresees Its Universality (By N. C. W .C. News Service) WASHINGTON—The Dollar-a-Sun- day Club movement, begun eleven years ago, now affects 6,000 of the 12,000 churches in the United States, and will be universal in another five years, Frank M. Sullivan, of Seattle, Wash., its originator, declared today in an interview here. Mr. Sullivan was in Washington on his annual tour of the country, during which he usually attempts to visit cities where the Dollar-a-Sunday clubs are func tioning. The Dollar-a-Sunday Club is a loosely knit organization, without membership blanks or initiation fees, which has as its sole purpose the making of the country “dollar con scious,” Mr. Sullivan said. He de clared that the movement was be gun because of the crying need of an able financial system for the church, and as a means of eliminating the begging from the altar which has been so necessary hi the past. The organization now numbers be tween one and two million mem bers, according to the founder, and the work of expanding it is going on constantly. Mr. Sullivan, who is an official of a Seattle Bank, formerly was active in copper mining, and has now retired. He devotes virtual ly all his time to his hobbies—the Dollar-a-Sunday Club and golf. The financier declared that the movement has already done much to redeem the “lost dignity of the church in money affairs.” He said the time is not far off when it will be possi ble for a priest in a parish to men tion finances only once a year: when he makes a statement on the money status of the church. “And that statement,” Mr. Sullivan added, “will ! not be a plea for added funds, but i a jubilant report. “More important than the material benefit of the club is the spiritual effect. In the first place, the man who gave a dollar a Sunday gets a bigger kick out of his money than by buying anything a dollar can buy, in this day. Secondly, the priest is relieved of worrying about money, and is able to devote his full men tality to the spiritual needs of his parishioners. The dollar to the do nor is not a large sum of money; the dollars from all the parishioners, however, form the backbone of the individual church's existence.” An emergency situation created the Dollar-a-Sunday Club, according to Mr. Sullivan. He returned from France in 1919, he said, after having served abroad with the Red Cross, to find his old parish in Seatttle in a deplorable financial condition. The church had a debt on it of $150,COO. and was unable to pay even the in terest on the debt. Mr. Sullivan, ask ed for advice by the pastor, suggest ed the Dollar-a-Sunday plan, with the result that in six years the total debt had bee • wiped out. (By N. C. W. C. News Service) ( WASHINGTON. — With the an nouncement that the summer ses sions at the Catholic University of America will begin this year on June 28 and continue until August 8, it is revealed that for the first time since its inception, the summer school will be open to men, as well /is women, both religious and lay, and that they will be admitted for either graduate or undergraduate work. Altogether, the announcement states, 121 courses are to be offered in the graduate and undergraduate departments. Graduate courses will be offered in Education, Social Ser vice, Philosophy, Psychology, Math ematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Library Science, English, Latin. Greek, French, Spanish, History and Music. Dr. Roy J. Deferrari, Professor of Latin and Associate Professor of Greek, is to be director of the Sum mer School. The advisory commit tee consists of Dr. John B. Parker, Professor of Biology; the Rev. Dr. James M. Campbell. Associate Pro fessor of Latin and Greek; the Rev. James A. Geary, Instructor in Com parative Philosophy; the Rev. Fran cis P. Cassidy, Instructor in Educa tion; and Miss Margaret Cotter, reg istrar. (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) ROME—The Rt. Rev. Francis J. L. Beckman, Bishop of Lincoln, Ne braska, has been promoted to be Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, it was announced here today. Bishop Beck man succeeds the Most Rev. James John Keane, who died last August. The Rt. Rev. Francis J. L. Beckman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 25,_ 1875. He was ordained to the priesthood by the Most Rev. Wil liam Henry Elder. Archbishop of Cincinnati, June 20, 1902, and was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln by the Most Rev. Henry Moeller. Arch bishop of Cincinnati, May I. 1924. Bishop Beckman studied for the priesthood at Mt. St. Gregory Prep aratory Seminary and at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary. His first appoint ment as a priest was as assistant pas tor of St. Paul's Church, Cincinnati. Shortly after this appointment. Fath er Beckman was sent abroad to make advanced studies at Louvain and at the Gregorian College in Rome, where he received the degree Doc tor of Sacrtsd Theology. On his return to the United States, Father Beckman was made Professor of Philosophy at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, a position he occupied un til 1912, when, upon the resignation of the Rev. Joseph A. Shee, he be came Rector of the Seminary. Dur ing Father Beckman’s administration, the Seminary enjoyed a remarkable WASHINGTON—February hav ing been designated as Cathcl'c Press Month by His Holiness Pope Pius XI, the Rt. Rev. Philip R. McDewitt, Bishop of Harris ,urg. Episcopal Chairman of the Press Department of the National Ca tholic Welfare Conference, makes an appeal to the Catholic people of the United States for better support of their religious press and offers a definite suggestion as to the form this suppoit should take. TEXT OF BISHOP MDEVI1TS LETTER The full text of Bishop McDevitt’s appeal is as follows: The printed word affects profound ly the world’s life. It manifests its greatest power in the daily news paper. In the Catholic newspaper it renders service to religion and moral ity and aids the Church in carrying out the commission to preach the Gospel of Christ. The zeal and energy of the Catholic Press is using the printed word are evidenced by the more than one hun dred Catholic papers in the United States, with the number of readers estimated at 5,000,000. Many of these Catholic paj irs have an honored place among the influential papbrs of the country, in everything that char acterizes high-class publications. In order that our better Catholic papers may widen their fielc. of serv ice, and that other Catholic papers, less successful, may grow stronger, certain requirements are imperative. First, the Catholic Press must have the suport of the Hierarchy. The necessity of this co-operation is obvious not only for the Catholic Press but for every activity that con cerns the spiritual interests of Ca tholics. The Hierarchy of America, knowing the importance of the Ca tholic Press, has given to the Catholic papers not simply words of sympathy and encouragement, but, through the News Service of the National Catho lic Welfare Conference, actual and material assistance. The readiness and promptness with which this aid has been extended during the past ten years is an assured pledge of the continued interest of the Hierarchy. The second element toward the success of the Catholic Press rests with cur Catholic papers themselves. The sources of power and develop ment of any enterprise come primar ily from those who guide its destinies. Unless editors and publishers visual ize the possibilities of the Catholic Press and use the opportunities to strengthen Catholic papers and make them acceptable to Catholic readers, external influences and helps will be of little avail in making a success ful paper. (Continued on Page Eleven) Finally, in the fulfillment of its purpose and mission, a Catholic paper (Ccntinued on Page Eleven) To St. Augustine Readers This issue of The Bulletin is the St. Augustine number, and contains special news features as well as advertising from the Ancient City. Our readers in St. Augustine arc urged to patronize the advertisers who made this issue possible. A special invitation is also ex tended to Catholics in St. Au gustine to subscribe to The Bulletin, the only Catholic newspaper in the . Southeast, and honored by the endorse ment of the Rt. Rev. Bishop ol St. Augustine, Rt. Rev. Patrick Barry, D. D„ whose approval, dating back to the time of Iris consecration, has always been a source of encouragement to it. The Bulletin wishes also to thank the clergy, religions and laity of St. Augustine for their cooperation in the publication of tlris number. Mexican State Warring on Church, Defies Government (By Special Correspondence. N. C. [ W. C. News Service.) MEXICO CITY—Matters have i taken a decidedly bad turn for the • Church in the State of Tabasco, with looting and destruction of churches occurring directly under the eyes of officials, and interference with public worship a widespread evil. The occurrences followed closely upon a massacre committed in San Carlos by soldiers acting under of ficial instruction. The fury of these men, apparently, has been incited against the Church by unscrupulous authorities, and their energies are being directed against Cathoiics gen erally throughout the state. A cor respondent, ..writing from the place, reports that “life for Catholics now is impossible.” Among the several complaints that have been received by the Arch bishop of Mexico City and the Apos tolic Administrator of the Diocese of Tabasco, is the charge that statues, altars and other sacred objects have been stripped from churches and j demolished. The blame for the persecution is laid upon the shoulders of Tomas Garrido Canabal, Governor of Tabasco, and Ausencio Cruz, regard ed as the power behind the throne.’’ Canabal, it is saiW. is inspired by a violent hatred for all things Catholic, and, in his defiance of the terms of the State-Church agreement, is sup ported by Cruz. The general situation is admirably summed up in a story appearing in the January 13th edition of Omega, one cf the Tabasco papers. The story charges Cruz and Garrido Canabal with a “barbarism impos sible to be qualified” and continues to cite the various cases that have resulted in protest from Catholics. The Cathedral Esquipulas. at Vil- lahermosa. the story states, has been looted and partially destroyed by the fanatical bigots. The Cathedral, an old one, was stripped of priceless jewels and relics, and the organ was removed. This devastation, the story con tinues, has affected churches in other towns, principally Jouta, Jalapa and Atasta. The federal government is doing everything in its power, it is said here, to aid the Bishop of Tabasco and restore order to the State. This effort is meeting with difficulty, however, because Tabasco as a state never has accepted the agreement tween Church and Government for mally. The situation, however, i* net considered hopeless, and it is be* lieved order will be restored shortly.