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JULY 8, 1933
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FIVE
The Eucharistic Congress
Prize Winning Essay of Miss Mary O’Shea in Competi
tion Sponsored by the A.O.H. Auxiliary of Georgia
The Knights of Columbus
Address of Hon. Thomas Gamble, Mayor of Savannah, in
Welcoming to That City the Recent K. of C.
State Convention
Essay by Miss Mary O’Shea, Mt. St.
Joseph Academy, Augusta, Junior, on
the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin,
which was awarded the local, state
and national first prizes offered to
Catholic High School students of
Georgia by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Miss
O’Shea is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J J. O’Shea, Augusta The award
was made at the annual commence
ment exercises at Mt St. Joseph Acad
emy.
By MARY O’SHEA
Ireland, the name that- will always
suggest to us a land of enchanted mu
sic, beautiful hills, smiling valleys,
and above all a land of courageous and
God-fearing people who down through
the ages have been oppressed in every
possible way, especially on account of
their unfaltering devotion to the
Catholic faith, was the scene, in June,
1932, of the 31st international Eucha
ristic Congress. It was celebrated there
in honor of the 1500th anniversary of
Saint Patrick’s advent to Ireland, and
during all these years, -Ireland has
been thoroughly loyal to the Church,
in which respect no other country can
compare. At some time or other, each
of the great Catholic countries of the
world, except Ireland, has abandoned
the faith, but she through days of
trial and triumph, has always remain
ed faithful, and is today the greatest
Catholic country of the world, in prac
tice as well as name.
The welcome extended to those who
came to witness this wonderful spec
tacle, although extremely impressive
indeed, was only a faint symbol of that
which thrilled the Catholic world
namely Ireland’s “cead mile failthe”
to her Eucharistic King. Throughout
the land the predominating thought in
every Irish heart was: “Let us prepare
to greet our King.”
One cannot imagine the hardships
and privations that some of the people
underwent in order that they might
offer a fit greeting to Jesus Christ.
For months the poorer people saved
their money in every possible way to
enable them to attend the Congress
in Dublin. Rich and poor labored
together to make it a success, and
their efforts were fully rewarded. In
all places, large and small, Ireland
proclaimed her hearty welcome by
flags, and various kinds of decora
tions, and at night each house had a
candle in a window symbolizing the
light of faith. There could not have
been a more edifying sight than to
see the people in the poorer districts
of the city, kneeling beneath banners
which declared their undying faith,
and around small improvised altars
erected to the Eucharistic King, recit
ing with devoutness the Rosary in
honor of the Blessed Mother.
Certainly there could not have been
a more suitable place for such an
event than Ireland, where each heart
is filled with a great love for the faith,
which is its most cherished posses
sion. The Congress was not confined
to the city of Dublin alone, but
throughout the country every Irish
heart was brimming with her wel
come and praise to Christ. Never had
the faith of this race been shown in
all its splendor as it was that notable
week in June. During this period Ire
land held aloft her Catholic banner
for the entire world to see, and we
may truthfully say that, while the
Congresses held elsewhere were ex
cellent, the one in Iceland will go
down in history as the greatest of
them all, mainly because of the pro
found religious atmosphere together
with the humble and fervent faith
of the people. The words of Cardinal
Lauri, addressed to the multitude, are
an additional proof that the Congress
in Dublin was supreme. They are as
follows: “Although my expectations on
coming here were very high, and I had
prepared myself to witness something
that was extraordinary, I am obliged
to say that in all truth what has oc-
curredi is far beyond anything I could
have conceived as possible.”
In Dublin’s pro-Cathedral on Wed
nesday afternoon, June 22, 1932, the
Congress was formally opened with
addresses by the Bishop of Numar,
the Archbishop of Dublin, and Car
dinal Lauri, the Legate from Pope
Pius XI. On that opening night the
Blessed Sacrament was on exposition
from 9 o’clock until midnight, and it
is next to impossible to describe that
enormous mass of people ,who gath
ered there to pay homage to their
King. Every Church in Dublin was
filled to its capacity, and outside the
pilgrims knelt, speechless, captivated
by that thrilling scene of Calvary,
ever re-enacted upon our altars.
Shortly before midnight as the multi
tude looked on in astonishment slow
ly but very distinctly tire words “Ado-
ramus,” “Laudamus,” “Glorificamus”
were written across the sky. What a
marvelous sight that must have been
to see the words of Ireland’s welcome
suspended across the heavens, while
below hundreds of thousands knelt in
silent adoration before their King;
and that same night received Him into
their hearts!
The next day, Thursday, the streets
leading to the Pro-Cathedral, where
the Pontifical Mass was to be cele
brated by the Papal Legate, were
crowded with the multitude who
wished a vantage point to obtain a
view of the procession. At the close
of the procession the beautiful tones
of “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” were car
ried to the assembled pilgrims through
amplifiers, and shortly after the ring
ing of the sanctus bell filled the street
with the kneeling worshipers at the
feet of the Eucharistic King.
That evening approximately two
hundred thousand men congregated in
the beautiful Phoenix Park of Dub
lin, and ,amid a perfect silence, lis
tened to the eloquent words of the
Bishop of Raphoe, and the Archbishop
of Saint Louis, while later on solemn
Benediction was held which ended
with the mighty chorus of “Holy God
We Praise Thy Name”.
The meeting of the women of Ire
land, which took place the next day,
was only a repetition of the preceding
one. It seemed as if all the Irish wo
men had gathered together in Phoe
nix Park that night, and a spirit of
faith, and holiness prevailed over the
entire group of them. But this was
only a prelude to the wonderful event
of the following day when the chil
dren of Ireland took possession of the
green. A white and blue robed choir
of school girls sang the Mass of the
Angels. That tremendous group of
young girls, their sweet voices up
lifted in hymns to the Lord, gave one
an idea of what Heaven must be like
with its choirs forever pouring forth
praise to the throne of God. Perhaps
the most touching scene of the whole
Congress occurred when the Papal
Legate descended from his throne,
and mingled with the little ones. You
could not really tell who were the
more delighted, the Cardinal or the
children.
And now we have come to the clos
ing day of this most triumphant Con
gress. At 3 o’clock Sunday morning
the pilgrims began to arrive for the
Pontifical Mass, scheduled to be held
at 1 o’clock that afternoon in Phoe
nix Park. Words could not adequate
ly describe the grandeur and magnifi
cence of that scene. It was a picture
worthy to be painted by some great
master. The sun shone brilliantly up
on the great altar and the vestments
of the celebrant, Archbishop Curley,
of Baltimore, while the black and
white of the clergy, the royal pur
ple of the bishops, and the crimson
of the cardinals, all ranged about the
altar, perfectly completed this beau
tiful scene. When the presence of the
King of Kings upon the altar was an
nounced, a deathlike silence overtook
the multitude, and a stillness like that
of midnight reigned over the huge
park at midday. And then, as if any
thing further were needed to perfect
the scene, the voice of Pope Pius XI
came and blessed that vast multitude
assembled in the name of Jesus
Christ.
Following the Mass the grand pro
cession formed, with representatives of
every race, color and tongue. As one
regarded this spectacle, there was seen
a shining example of the universality
of the Church. It was a striking pic
ture of dignity, authority and fidelity
to God, as the procession moved along
reciting the Rosary to the Blessed
Virgin.
Slowly but surely the procession
neared its close as Primate Mac Rory
of Ireland came along with his steady
tread, and, under a golden canopy,
surrouxrded by clouds of incense from
the golden censors, came Jesus Christ,
the King of heaven and earth, held
aloft in the consecrated hands of the
Papal Legate, while among the can
opy bearers were President DeValera
and Ex-President Cosgrave, political
enemies of long standing, but united
in their tribute to Christ, and once
again Jesus walked among His kneel
ing children, as in the days of old,
leaving a trail of heartfelt thanksgiv
ing and praise.
Slowly, calmly, through the thou
sands cf kneeling people this mem
orable procession moved on to its
close. Finally the Cardinal Legate
lovingly placed the majestic Christ on
the altar at O’Connell Bridge. Then
the priests, prelates and people joined
together in singing “O Salutaris Hos-
tia,” and “Tantum Ergo Sacramen-
tum”, their farewell to the Eucharis
tic King, and as the Pope’s Legate
raised the sacred Host to bless that
kneeling multitude, the people of
Dublin and the world brought forth
that mighty melody of the Church:
“Holy God We Praise Thy Name”,
and thus the most remarkable of Eu
charistic Congresses passed into his
tory. How truly could the Irish peo
ple say:
"Thanks be to God! that a million
faithful
Have made the air with sweet music
ring
In prayer and blessing, in praise and
chanting,
In glad Hosannas to Christ our King.
And surely our own sweet Mother
Mary
Came down to see what Erin had
done,
In town and country, in hut, and
hamlet.
For the sake of Mery’s own dear
Son.”
Florida C. D. of A.
Regent in Colorado
Miss Oliveros at National
Convention of Order
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.—Miss Mena
L. Oliveros, of this city, re-elected
at the last state convention, held in
Miami, as State Regent, Catholic
Daughters of America, has left to
attend the National Convention in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Mr. Daniels* Initial
Address in Mexico
Colonel Callahan Takes Is
sue With Remarks in The
Bulletin Concerning It
The Dixie Musings Department of
The Bulletin in the May 20 issue car
ried the following comment about an
address by cor Ambassador to Mex
ico:
“Hon. Josephus Daniels, U. S. Am
bassador to Mexico, got off on the
wrong foot when, in presenting his
credentials, he felicitated the Mexican
government and expressed his own
government’s admiration for Mexico’s
‘marked advances in social reform,
public education, agriculture, trans
portation, communications and all
measures which promote the well-be
ing of your nationals.’
“Mexico’s churches have been seiz
ed by the state, most of her priests
deprived of the rights to exercise
their ministry, Catholic schools are
forbidden by law, thousands of Sis
ters have been exiled and hundreds
of religious and laity murdered. Re
ligious education is illegal. The stream
of clergy has been cut off. The
Church in Mexico is subject to one of
the most vicious persecutions in mod
ern times. And Ambassador Daniels
felicitates the government.
“The charitable thing to think is
that Mr. Daniels was merely trying
to be polite and did not weigh his
words. But the effect on an anti-re
ligious, un-democratic government,
acting on principles diametrically op
posed to those on which our own na
tion is founded, may well be imag
ined. Mr. Daniels had a difficult task
before him when he went to Mexico.
His first official act made it infinitely
more complicated.”
This comment prompted the follow
ing letter from our friend Colonel P.
H. Callahan, K.S.G., of Louisville,
Kentucky:
“To the Editor of The Bulletin:
“I was very sorry to see in a recent
issue of The Bulletin, an article crit
icizing Josephus Daniels in connection
with his remarks at the reception ten
dered him in Mexico City
“Who in the last 25 years did as
much for Georgia Catholics as Jo
sephus Daniels when he took your
most distinguished member, Admiral
Benson into his office in Washington,
made hilfi chief lieutenant and turned
over to him the honor as well as the
responsibility of running the Navy
during the late War? This prominence
brought the admiral into the White
House where his talent and ability
were recognized by President Wil
son, who then took him to the Ver
sailles Conference, a place that was
to have been given William Jennings
Bryan, for Benson had knowledge re
garding navies and freedom of the
seas which Wilson wanted in his con
ferences. If it were not for Daniels,
Benson would have remained in a
navy yard or been put in charge of
construction work somewhere.
“You are in a neighboring state and
in 1928 you knew how Josephus Dan
iels, who had been very active for
the Dry Cause in his Church as well
as in the party, left us, to our great
dismay and embarrassment, and took
up the cause of A1 Smith who every
body must admit was the champion
of the liquor forces whom we had all
been fighting. His explanation was,
the opposition were using Smith’s re
ligion to defeat him, and he would
fight religious prejudice as the worst
enemy of our American civilization.
The News and Observer, as you must
know, lest 25 per cent of its circula
tion within 60 days, and I think prop
erly so, and Daniels going down in
defeat the paper has never been able
to regain its former prestige and cir
culation.
“Hoping to see a proper explana
tion in the columns of The Bulletin as
to why you failed to do the perfectly
obvious in connection with this dis
patch, beg to remain,
“Yours very truly,
“P. H. CALLAHAN,
“Louisville. Ky., ,
“June 12, 1933.”
Reading Colonel Callahan's letter,
and then re-reading our comment in
the light qf it, we still fail to see that
it was not in order and in good taste.
Admitting all that the Colonel says
about Ambassador Daniels and his at-
tude toward Catholics and against
intolerance (he selected Admiral Ben
son knowing he was a Catholic, but
not because or in spite of it, and the
appointment reflected great credit on
Mr. Daniels) we can find in it no rea
son why we should not express our
convictions when we believe that he
is wrong.
Indeed, it is our opinion that such
temperate comment in the Catholic
Press did Mr. Daniels a distinct ser
vice, for silence might have been con
strued as approval which might have
led him into greater difficulties.
Mr. Daniels has not been more
friendly to Catholics than Governor
Smith, or Hilaire Belloc or Gilbert K.
Chesterton, all of whom have ex
pressed views with which most or a
large portion of the Catholic press
have differed, and at times vehe
mently.
If Mr. Daniels were to take the po
sition that he ought to be immune
from criticism because of his attitude
toward Catholics, and his opposition
to intolerance, we should be very
much surprised.
If the Catholic press should remain
silent when an ambassador of our
It is more than an ordinary plea
sure to greet such a convention as
this and to welcome it to our city, and
to express the hope that its sessions
will be productive of benefit to the
order, and at the same time to know
that their visit here will be marked
by a delightful hospitality to the
Knights of Columbus from other sec
tions of our state.
We are prone to measure conven
tions by the character of the local
members of the order that is being
entertained, and when we do this in
the case of the Knights of Columbus
we realize that in its membership are
included outstanding citizens of Sa
vannah, men of the highest personal
character, men who are active agents
in the upbuilding of our city, and in
the maintenance of its prestage in
all lines of human activities who
furthermore give to it that tone of
elevated life that means even more
than the part they play in its ma
terial well being.
We are proud of the class of citi
zens that is embraced in your Order
in Savannah, and we know that
they typify the class of Georgians
who have been admitted to it in other
communities of our State. Studying
and knowing them, we fully realize
why it is that the Knights of Colum
bus today rank so high among
American fraternal organizations,
and have no difficulty in under
standing why your order has taken
so elevated a position as one of the
defenders of true American princi
ples, seeking zealously to preserve
and promote American ideals.
In a day like this, when the world
seems to be so largely swept from
its old moorings, when ancient land
marks are being lost sight of, when
men are swinging from staple prin
ciples, and fluctuating day to day in
their acceptance of new and untried
theories of government, and in many
instances abandoning those concep
tions of life that have been handed
down to us from our forefathers and
constitute the only sound foundation
on which domestic and community
and national life can be safely
reared for permanency, it is gratify
ing to know that such an organiza
tion as yours stands unhesitatingly,
without equivocation, without fear,
and without faltering, on the solid
rock of individual and national char
acter that is our sole reliance in
bringing our own beloved country
through the stress of these perilous
times.
Knowing the individual adherence
of your members of that is elevating
in citizenship, one can readily under
stand and appreciate why in your
collective capacity as a great state
and nationwide organization you
never deviate from the pathway
along which our forefathers tread
when they were laying the founda
tions of this government as one dedi
cated to human freedom and to
the preservation of all human rights
within the limit of protective laws
and guarantee every man the fullest
opportunities to develop his power
and talents, and while promoting his
personal interests thereby likewise
enrich his country and promote the
Benedictine to Give
Catholic Hour Talks
Dr. Walsh of Catholic U. to
Start Series July 16
(By N. C. VV .C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. — The Very Rev.
Francis A. Walsh, O. S. B., Regent of
the Seminary of the Catholic Univer
sity of America, will be the next
speaker on the “Catholic Hour,” the
National Council of Catholic Men,
sponsors of the national broadcast
announced here. He will give a
series of four addresses beginning
Sunday, July 16, and ending on Au
gust 6, starting after the completion
of the series by the Rev. George
Strohaver, S. J., of Georgetown Uni
versity.
The ’“Catholic Hour” is broadcast
over a network of the National
Broadcasting Company, through sta
tion WEAF, here.
Dr. Walsh received his academic
education at St. Xavier College, Cin
cinnati, his theological training at
Mount St. Mary’s of the West, Cin
cinnati, and took graduate work in
philosophy at the Gregorian Univer
sity, Rome.
In addition to being Regent of the
Seminary, Dr. Walsh is an instructor
in Philosophy at the Catholic Uni
versity and at Trinity College, also
this city. He was an Army chaplain
during the World War.
country commends another govern
ment for, to cite one example from
the foregoing, its “marked advances
ir, public education” when that gov
ernment has closed all Catholic and
religious schools and made it a crime
to conduct them, what would be fair
ground for complaint?
Mr. Daniels has our cordial good
wishes. We are willing to believe that
his heart is in the right place. But
we still think that his address when
he presented his credentials was a
source of encouragement to the anti-
religious efforts of the Mexican gov
ernment, and unfortunate, and we are
hopeful that he has profited by that
experience.—R. R.
well being of his fellow men.
An organization such as yours, that
stands foursquare against evil ten
dencies and agencies that would des-
truct and destroy our government,
that would bring to chaos and to
ruin those institutions we hold most
dear, and that would level us to the
low base of Soviety Russia, is certain
ly an organization that Savannah can
welcome in a most cordial manner
and to which it can extend its greet
ings the ardent. hope that it will not
only prosper in numerical strength,
but that its membership will continue
to adhere unflinchingly, amid the
storms and stress that may come in
future years, to those fundamental
principles of truth and Christian
virtues to which it has so signally
adhered in its past life and to which
it owes in so a high measure that es
teem and confidence the American
public gives to it an American fra
ternal order today.
We need, as perhaps we have never
needed before, our American men to
be united in organizations that stand
staunchly and without broken ranks
for old and tried American princi
ples in social life and governmental
affairs. You comprise one Of those
institutions, and I welcome you to
Savannah as such, with assurance that
your deliberations here will be mark
ed by a patriotic devotion to the wel
fare of the communities that you
represent, to the State and to the Na
tion of which you are citizens.
The warmth of our Savannah sun
today expresses the warmth of our
welcome to you, the brightness of the
atmosphere is symbolic of our greet
ings. I on behalf of our people as
a whole welcome you to a city
founded on altruism, and whose
growth and deveopment have been
marked by a clear understanding
that while men may personally differ
in their religious and political views
they can still strike hands as broth
ers and work unitedly for the com
monwealth, and in laying the foun
dations deeper and stronger, year by
year, on which to build a noble city
and state, can keep ever before them
the thought that God's laws are im
mutable and never ending, and that
only their acceptance and adherence
to will bring a people safely through
inevitable trials and tribulations and
dangers, and assure that their days
will be long in the land which the
Lord, their God, has given them.
I welcome you as a body of men
who know and accept this, and
whose order is one of those anchors
which help to hold our country
safely in the channel while other
nations toss to and fro in instability
and unrest. We see about us the
wreckage of nations that have wan
dered far from the old landmarks
consecrated by divine authority, and
who must return to them before they
can ever hope for sane and safe and
staple government and become once
more happy and prosperous through
the adherence of high spiritual ideals,
I welcome you as an order that ex
presses devotion to these ideals in its
teaching and whose future I have no
doubt will be marked unbroken by
them.
J. Anthony Long of
Macon Parish Dead
Member of Leading Family
There in Auto Accident
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—J. Anthony Long, 22,
former high school and college ath
lete. and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Long, of this city, died at Brunswick
Sunday, June 18, of injuries sustained
when an automobile in which he and
a party of friends were riding along
the beach struck a sandbed and over
turned. The other members of the
party who were spending the week
end at the Wallace Miller cottage,
escaped with minor or no injuries.
Mr. Long, whose father was the
first president of the Catholic Lay
men's Association of Georgia, was
widely known and highly popular in
Macon, and his death cast a pall of
gloom over the city. The funeral
was held from St. Joseph’s Church,
the Rev. F. J. Clarkson, S. J., pas
tor, officiating at the Requiem Mass.
Interment was in Riverside Cemetery,
Pallbearers were: Active: H. D.
Adams, Billy Hazlehurst, Ed Lackey,
John Sancken, Clare Frederick, Jake
Trommerhauser, Joseph Flahive and
Henry Burnett; honorary, Eugene
Killen, Robert Dunlap, Lawtcn Miller,
Thomas Peeler, J. L. Mulherin. James
McCook, Clarence Lott, Crockett
Odom and Robert Cleveland.
Surviving in addition to his par
ents are six brothers, Louis F. Long,
Chicago; A. J. Long, Jr., Cincinnati;
Wm. M. Long. Roanoke. Va.; Charles
Long, Grand Rapids, Mich.; and John
and Frank Long, Macon; and three
sisters the Misses Rose and Mary
Long, Macon, and Rebecca Long,
Nashville, Tenn.
.. L'Osrervatore Kama.no has issued
a warning that the so-called “Pon
tifical Order of St. Mary of Bethle
hem” is not a Papal decoration, and
that the Holy See knows notfctad
about it