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AUGUST 5, 1933
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THREE
Church-State Concordat for Germany Put Into Effect
ALL PARTIES VOICE
THEIR SATISFACTION
Era of Accelerated Coopera
tion Predicted as Result of
Newly Signed Pact
News A bout Catholic Women
(From the' N. C. W. C. News Service)
SEVEN GIRLS from the graduat
ing class of 38 at St. Mark’s Parish
School, St. Louis, have loft for
Sparkhill, N. Y., to enter the Order
of St. Dominic.
BY DR. MAX JORDAN
BERLIN. — Unreserved satisfaction
is expressed among German Catho
lics over the signature of the new
Concordat between the Holy See and
the German Federal Government
which is generally expected to open
a new era of friendly relations be
tween State and Catholic Church in
this country.
Chancellor Hitler himself an
nounced the completion of the nego
tiations. President von Hindenburg
also expressed his satisfaction in a
telegram to Vice-Chancellor von
Papen, who acted as the German ne
gotiator in Rome, while the Caritas-
verband, the great association of
German Catholic charities, wired its
sincerest congratulations to Chancel
lor Hitler.
Instructions were' immediately is
sued by the government whereby all
the members of the Catholic clergy
or leaders of Catholic organizations
who were recently Srrested in dif
ferent parts of the country were to
be released and no further measures
were to be adopted against them,
while the Catholic associations for
mally recognized as such in the new
Concordat were officially given per
mission to continue their work. The
government's principal aim in the
Concordat was to obtain safeguards
against mingling* of political inter
ests with religious purposes, and the
Hierarchy has declared full support
of' this aim.
On the Church's side, the principal
efforts were directed at securing full
independence of Catholic activities,
especially for the many organiza
tions connected with the Church,
and at assuring Catholic religious in
struction in the schools.
It has become known that the
Holy Father himself took an active
personal interest in tnese Important
negotiations, and it was probably due
to this that an agreement was rech-
ed within so short a period, unpar
alleled in similar negotiations be
tween the Church and foreign gov
ernments.
That an atmosphere of mutual trust
Was immediately created through the
conclusion of the Concordat was
shown by the appointment of the
Most Rev. Wilhelm Beming, Bishop
of Osnabrueck, to membership in the
new Prussian State Council. The
State Counsel is to consist of no
more than 59 members, and one of
its three groups is to be made up of
representatives of the Church, in
dustry and labor, science and the
arts, and of other men especially
deserving of public honor.
Most of the measures recently
adopted against individual Catholic
organizations have been formally
withdrawn and their properties re
turned. Only in a few instances In
vestigations as to presumed political
activities under religious guise still
continue.
Orders have been issued that the
Catholic youth groups must not be
interfered with by other youth or
ganizations. Under the Concordat,
all Catholic organizations devoted to
religious purposes, and especially the
youth groups, will be free and inde
pendent in all their movements. Ar
rangements will, it is expected, soon
be made by the proper authorities
for the coordination of groups which
up to now have pursued tasks out
side of the immediate realm of the
Church. All groups formerly con
nected with the Center Party remain
dissolved.
The Bishops of Eichstaett and of
Wuerzburg have addressed a circu
lar to their clergy warning them rfBt
to express any criticism of the new
government and to refrain from po
litical allusions in their sermons and
during religious instructions.
The Bishops of Wuerzburg and of
Rottenburg have, at the same time,
expressed themselves strongly in fa
vor of continued full support of the
Catholic Press, whose task, the
Bishops say, is more important than
ever. Many Catholic papers have al
ready declared their intention to
back the new government, unreserv
ed]^, with due regard for Catholic
principles.
SISTERS, Franciscan Missionaries
of Mary, at Kafr el Zayat, Egypt, in
the Nile Delta, were victims of a mob
recently, the mob surrounding the
convent and forcing them to give up
neglected children for whom they
had been caring. The assault, says
the London Times,-has caused a very
regrettable impression in all quar
ters “as the work of the nuns is
recognized as one of true charity and
the value of their services to Egypt
is esteemed highly.
TRIBUTE to three Sisters of St.
Paul at Capetown, South Africa, was
voiced by Protestant ministers and
other leaders at the opening of the
new dispensary of the Sisters there
late in July.
THE WOMEN’S Catholic Order of
Foresters will meet in international
convention in Chicago August 10-12,
Bishop Sheil officiating at the Ponti
fical Mass at " the Cathedral at the
formal opening of the convention.
BLESSED SOUBIROUS. who will
be canonized September 8, would be
89 years old were she still living.
The Echo de. Paris recently published
a lengthy interview with Mme. Phil-
omene Niiolau, 83. who was a close
friend of Blessed Bernardette.
THE DOMINICAN SISTERS, whose
order has been laboring at Capetown,
South Africa, for a half-century,
have erected a new building for the
education of the deaf.
TWENTY-THREE of the 168 mem
bers of the Fifth Gold Star pilgrim
age en route to France on the S. S.
President Roosevelt, are mothers of
Catholic soldiers who died while
fighting for their country in France
and are buried there.
SISTER AMBKOSINA McCONNIN
of St. Mary’s Hospital, Cincinnati,
finished first in a field of more than
400 candidates for nurses certificates
in the State of Ohio, the Ohio State
Medical Board announcing that her
average of 96.6 per cent, was the
highest.
MISS MARY C. DUFFY, of Newark,
N. J., Supreme Regent of the Cath
olic Daughters of America, who has
just been decorated with the Papal
Cross “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice,” in
recognition of her work in behalf of
Catholic Action. Miss Dully was
unanimously reelected Supreme Re
gent of the C. D. of A. at its bi
ennial convention at Colorado Springs.
ASHEVILLE,
N. C.
St. Genevieve* Pines
DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Conducted by the Religious of Christian Education,
Accredited
Junior College, Academy, Grammar School
Located in the “Land of the Sky,” 3,000 feet above sea level. Unsurpassed
climatic conditions. A French Department where students have the same
advantages" as in France is annexed to the College,
For information apply to the REVEREND MOTHER
COUNTESS MARK FUMASONI-
BIONDI, wife of Count Leone Fu-
masoni-Biondi, died in Washington
late in July. The Countess was re
lated by marriage with the recent
Apostoiic Delegate, and was for
merly Miss Maguire, - of New York.
After a Requiem Mass at St. Paul’s
Church at the Capital, the remains
were sent to Rome for interment.
PEACE must be promoted through
the press and the school if tranquility
among nations is to increase the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. John M. Wolfe, of
Dubuque, says in a statement issued
by the Peace Education Committee
of the Cathloic Association for Inter
national Peace.
SOUTHERN JESUIT
GOING TO CEYLON
Rev. Mr.J.T, Linehan Volun
teers for Missions
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW ORLEANS —Mr. John T.
Linehan, S.J., a scholastic attached to
the faculty of the Jesuit High School
here, has volunteered for service on
the Trineomali Mission in Ceylon, and
will go to that post with the under
standing. that it is to be his life work,
Mr. Linehan expects to sail from
New York about August 10, and will
join the staff of St. Michael’s College,
Batticaloa, upon his arrival on the
Island of Ceylon. Following his or
dination, Mr. Linehan will be assign
ed to missionary' work.
Jesuits of the Province of Cham-
paigne, France, are at present in
charge of the Trineomali Mission. As
they feel the need of English-speak
ing teachers and missonaries, they
appealed for aid. Mr. Linehan was
the first to volunteer for this service
following the receipt of the appeal in
the New Orleans Province of the So
ciety of Jesus.
Mr. Linehan is a native of Bloom
field, N. J., but has lived and studied
in various parts of the United States.
He enlisted in the United States Ma
rine Corps during the World War.
He entered the Society of Jesus in
the New Orleans Province in 1925 and
made his classical studies at St.
Charles College, Grand Coteau, La..
and at St. Stanislaus’ College Los
Gatos, Calif. He pursued his phil
osophical studies at Mt. St. Michael’s
College, Spokane, Wash.
COUNOIL AT ATLANTA
EXEMPLIFIES DEGREE
Macon Officials Assist at
Recent Initiation
SACRED HEART ACADEMY
CULLMAN, ALABAMA
An accredited High School, with a Grammar School
department, conducted by the Sisters of Saint Benedict.
This school is beautifully'located in the highest altitude
of the state, just outside the little city of Cullum and
only a short distance from Birmingahm, Alabama. The
farm adjoining the grounds of this institution makes it
possible to offer exceptionally low boarding rates.
For Catalog Address THE DIRECTRESS, '"'k
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta Council,
Knights of Columbus, exemplified
the third degree at the Columbian
Club July 23, M. C. Carroll, Jr., past
slate deputy, of Atlanta, presiding.
Among the visitors were District
Deputy John J. McCreary, Macon,
Judge Augustin Daly and William H.
Mitchell, Macon, past state deputies,
John E. Harrison, Grand Knight of
Macon Council, and Past Grand
Knights E. A. Sheridan, S. E. Mc
Kenna and A. A. Benedetto, Macon.
Grand Knight C. L. McGowan was
in charge of the Atlanta arrange
ments. Judge Charles B. Cannon de
livered the grand knight’s charge.
Charles J. Kelly. Jr., officiated as
Deputy Grand Knight and John
Tischer as chancellor.
The councils of Macon anc. Atlanta
in the Second District are planning
another exemplification in each city
before the end of the year.
PARISH ENTERTAINMENT
IN ALBANY SUCCESSFUL
Recent Affair Is Secohd of
Kind This Summer
(Special to The Bulletin)
ALBANY, Ga. —An ice cream fes
tival and cafeteria supper, sponsored
by St. Theresa’s parish, was conduct
ed on the rectory lawn, Wednesday,
July 26. The entertainment, the sec
ond of its kind to be held in. Albany
this summer, was well attended by
members of the parish and their
friends both from Albany and from
other nearby cities.
MONSIGNOR ST. JOHN O’SUL
LIVAN, of Orange, Cal., who restored
the famous Mission Sy. Juan Capis
trano there, died Juty 23 at 59, after
a short illness.
St. Leo College Prep.
School
Accredited High School
Conducted by the Benedictine
Fathers
Ideal Location
St. Leo Pasco County, Florida.
St. Angela Academy
Aiken, S. C.
Resident and Day School for Girls
Elementary High School and Commercial Departments
Conducted by the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
For Catalogue, Address
THE DIRECTRESS
MOUNT DE SALES
ACADEMY
Conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, Macon, Georgia
Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies
General College, .Preparatory and Secretarial Courses
Offered
Special Courses in Music, Art, Foreign Languages
and Expression
Junior, Intermediate and High School Departments
Are Carefully Taught
Extensive Grounds for Outdoor Recreation, Tennis
Basketball and Other Sports
For Catalogue Apply to Registrar
Sacred Heart Academy
Belmont, N. C.
A Standard Catholic School for Girls
High School, Secretarial, Grammar
and Primary Courses
Art, Vocal and Instrumental Music
The Academy is affiliated with the
Catholic University of America, and
with the University of North Carolina.
Belmont Abbey College 1
BELMONT, N. C.
Established 1878
Boarding School for Boys and Young Men
High School Preparatory
Classical and Scientific Courses
Prepares for Any College
Fully Recognized by the State Board of Education
Junior College
Two Years of Pre-Law, Pre-Medical, Lead to Bachelor of Arts
or Professions
Recognized as a Standard Junior College by the State and
University of North Carolina
Affiliated With the Catholic University
Healthful Climate—Fifty-Acre Campus—Ten-Acre Athletic Field
Fine New Gymnasium
For Further Information Apply to
THE REV. RECTOR
BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE
BELMONT, N. C.