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About The bulletin of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia. (Augusta, Ga.) 1920-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1932)
4 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA DECEMBER 10, 1932 WACHOVIA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE RALEIGH HIGH POINT SALISBURY WINSTON-SALEM Capital and Surplus $4,500,000 COMMERCIAL BANKING TRUSTS—SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT INVESTMENTS—INSURANCE NITS A GOODYEAR TIRE SAIJLS & SERVICE CO., Inc. One Stop Super Service Station Hillsboro and Harrington RALEIGH, N. C. Goodyear Tires and Exide Batteries “WE NEVER CLOSE” Phone 4?00-4701 THE CITIZENS AND SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Total Resources Over Eighty Million Dollars We cater to accounts oi thrifty, conservative individuals, firms and corporations. WE PAY INTEREST ON SAVINGS— COMPOUNDED FOUR TIMES A YEAR. Open Saturday afternoon from four to seven for the purpose of receiving Saving Deposits. BISHOPS SCORE FLOOD OF IMMORAL BOOKS (Continued From Page One) courts of the nation to such an extent that it is now almost impossible to have the most obscene of books de barred from the customs or from mails.” and that “many writers, be reft of talent and of true litera ture gifts, are playing up the sexual, the sensational and the superficial, and that these books are exploited by many reviewers as literary pro ductions.” Calling upon ' “our own Catholic people, young and old, to maintain valiantly the standards of worthy, clean literature,” the Bishops ask them “to make it part of that cru sade of Catholic Action, of which the Holy Father speaks.” “The publi cation and unobstructed distribution of indecent books and periodicals is, at the present time, one of the greatest menances to our national well-being,” the resolution con cludes. The problem of the use of leisure time “becomes more and more acute” and is “one of the gravest problems at present facing our country,” the Bishops state in the third resolution adopted at the meeting. “The indi vidual is easily demoralized by idle ness,” it says, “yet the door, to both is held open by circumstances to millions of our young and our adult. “For those who are idle,” the reso lution continues, “the government- city, state or federal—has, unfor tunately, small moral concern. Yet it is the duty of government to aid in the moral well-being of its citizens. Government oftentimes does not pro tect its idle citizens; it leaves them to be the prey of the theatre and moviehouse owner, who exhibits by virtue of government authority, by virtue of a government license, by sanction of government. That our citizens permit this is no encourag ing sign for the future moral and mental stamina of the nation. Yet both will be required in abundance, if we are to weather the storm that no one seems able to control.” Then earnestly appealing “to the conscience of our country to rouse itself for the sake of the unemployed, for the sake of the entire nation, to a sense of, and to action on, this for- reaching public evil,” the resolution adds: GUILDS TO TRAIN CATHOLIC WRITERS “To our own people we appeal that they should further resolve to use part at least of their leisure time in attendance at daily Mass: in fre quenting the other services of the Church and endeavoring to acquaint themselfes with the meaning and the message to them of the liturgical year. To our Catholic organizations, particularly to our St. Vincent de Paul Councils, we earnestly recom mend a personal service, personal contact with the individual unem ployed. He may be facing the crisis of his life. Personal encouragement, even when financial aid is impossi ble, is of the greatest value. “In like manner, Catholics of pro fessional training, such as doctors, nurses, might most worthily give of their free time in service to the sick poor. Such service is effectively done by orderly local organization. “Spiritual help, personal compan ionship are the humane chords by which we are sustained and help fully bound to one another. To pastors, under the Ordinary of course, we recommend the holding of extra Church services that further oppor tunity be given to the unemployed to pass well their leisure time. Thus can we promote that Christian, Cath olic consciousness which will help ourselves and our fellows over all barriers into the power and the vic tory of Christ and of His Church.” National Sodality Announces Movement Furthering Cath olic Press Efforts (By N. C. W. C. News Service) ST. LOUIS—Growing out of the resolutions of two conventions, that of the Catholic Press Association, and the National Sodality Convention, a practical plan to develop Catholic writers has just been announced. At the Catholic Press Association’s con vention this summer the delegates earnestly discussed means of interest ing young writers in the Catholic field. The Sodality, Central Office, at the reuest of the delegates gath ered at the Sodality convention in Chicago this year, has just initiated two writers’ guilds for amateur writers, with a view to answering the desires of both conventions. The Ca tholic Press Association, through its president, Richard Reid, and “America”, through the Rev. Francis X. Talbot, S. J., literary editor of that publication, are actively co operating in the establishment of the guilds. , The plan outlines two Writers’ Training Guilds, one called the Scriveners, the other the Catholic Student Writers’ Guild. The first is for amateur writers with signs of ability who are not now in school; the second is only for students in Ca tholic colleges and universities, and for the exceptional students in Ca tholic high schools. Membership in both guilds is sub ject to certain well-defined conditions which insure that the young writer is qualified to profit by the advantages and rewards which the guilds offer. The conditions make the selection of guild members depend mostly on ac ceptance of manuscript of designated length and quality, may magazines, journals and newspapers, Catholic and secular. These conditions for membership provide for the accept ance of prose articles, stories, editorials, poems, plays,, or good publicity articles both by papers which pay for manuscript and those which do not. In the latter case the conditions are stricter If the articles appear in secular papers hey must be Catholic, at least in atmosphere. Having fulfilled the requirements of publication, application for mem bership is made further dependent on proof of such publication, sub mission of the printed, article,, and a few remaining formalities required by the Sodality Central Office. Once a young writer has obtained member ship in either guild advantages are offered which, it is hoped, will de velop many and excellent Catholic writers, journalists, editors, poets and playwrights. Chief of these ad vantages is the friendly, construc tive criticism and individual attention the young writer’s manuscripts will be given by experts who have agreed to co-operate. 1,100 EDUCATORS AT MISSOURI MEETING 24 Religious Orders Repre sented at St. Louis U. (By N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) ST. LOUIS.—More than 1,100 Cath olic educators representing 24 relig ious Orders of teachers in Catholic schools assembled at St. Louis Uni versity Law School here, November 25, for the second annual meeting of the Missouri Catholic Educational Conference which was held under the auspices of the St. Louis University School of Education. Delegates were present from the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the Diocese of St. Joseph, Kan sas City, Peoria, Belleville, and Springfield, 111. The Very Rev. Robert S.. Johnston, S.J., president of St. Louis Univer sity, delivered the address of wel come. Speakers included Rev. James P Murray, Superintendent of Paro chial Schools of the Archdiocese of St. Louis; Rev. Dr. Raphael C. Mc Carthy, S.J., director of the Depart ment of Psychology of St. Louis Uni versity; Sister Theodoretta Zaborow- ski, Community Supervisor of the School of Sisters of Noire Dame, Mankato, Minn.; William C. Koifma- cher, secretary of the Department of Classical Languages, St. Louis Uni versity; Sister Alphonse McCabe, O.S.U.. of Springfield Junior College, Springfield, 111. Dr. Francis M. Crow- Ley, dean of the School of Education, St. Louis University; Mother Marga ret Bolton, Religious of the Cenacle, associate professor of education, of Fordham University, and cithers equally notable. ANOTHER CIRCULATOR OF FAKE “OATH” CONVICTED (By N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) ALAMOSA, Colo. — J. Charles Hummell, who, last June, published the bogus “oath” of the Knights of Columbus, has been publicly repri manded in court and compelled to pay a ne of one dollar and all court costs for libel. He also made a pub lic apalogy. The libelous attack was made at the time of the opening of the an nual religious vacation school by the Rev. E. J. McCarthy in Alamosa. Ob jection was raised to the renting of the public school to Father McCarthy. Catholic writers of acknowledged reputation, professors of English in Catholic Universities and Colleges, who are sincerely interested in ama teur writers in school or out, and editors of Catholic publications, form ing a large national group, have agreed to divide manuscripts received among themselves for earnest and personal correction, advice and en- I couragement. Thus members of either guild will become proteges of older, more experienced Catholic writers to reap the benefits of their professional advice and experience. These advisers bear the name of “Magistri” and besides personally re vising the manuscript will offer the youthful author valuable publication guidance. The Sodality Central Of fice, in co-operation with the Catholic Press Association', will give every pos sible help to writers in securing publication for worth-while manu scripts. , . Besides the unusual advantage which the guidance of experienced “Magistri” offers to those who acieve membership in the guild, the plan outlines other distinct advantages which the guilds will offer. The m. st important of these are: a monthly serrvice, written by experienced men and women giving practical sugges tions for writing and publication, public recognition by special notice in The Queen’s Work and the Ca tholic Press on the fulfillment of conditions for membership, and on promotion through the grades of membership. These grades are “Tyrones”, or asoirants to member ship, “Scriptores,” or those accepted ^ for membership, and “Laureati or those Scriptures who distinguish themselves. Truly successful and ef ficient “Laureati” eventually qualify as “Magistri”. OUR MEATS ALWAYS FRESH F. A. PERDUE Choice Western and Native Meats Stall No. 12 City Market Phone 2166 RALEIGH, N. C. JAMES E. BRIGGS EVERITT E. BRIGGS DONWOOD BRIGGS ANNIE G. BRIGGS THOMAS H. BRIGGS & SONS, Inc. 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