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1 J Menibei ol tuc Na- 1 tional Catholic Wei- (ore Conference News [ Service 1 | Xjht I3u4!ttin W Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens Assoc iationy’Gecrgia TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEEUNG AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED" n,r Uni> latholli Newspapei between Baltimore ind New Orleans ■ TEN CENTS A COPY, VOL. XIV. No. 18. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. OCTOBER 14, lHXt ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY $2.00 A YEAH Catholic Laymen's Association to Meet in Macon Bulletins ( By N. C. W. C. News Service) THE MOST REV. RALPH L. HAYES, formerly pastor of St. Cath arine of Siena Church. Pittsburgh, has been consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Helena. Montana. The Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, Bish op of Pittsburgh was the consecra- tor, and members of the Hierarchy from all sections of the country, and more than 500 priests were present. Among the prelates attending was Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, Bishop of Charleston. REV. FELIX LABUDA, pastor of St. Michael’s Church, at Trcsckow, Pennsylvania, brought rescue to three miners who had been entombed in a coal mine. The miners were trapped when a pillar they were blasting suddenly collapsed. After rescue crews bored a hole through tons of-debris. Father La Buda crawled through the small opening in an endeavor to administer the Last Sacraments to the imprison ed miners. He found them standing some dis tance away in water up to their shoulders. None of them could swim and the water between them and the rescue outlet was eight feet deep. Father La Buda returned to the sur face with the news and other miners with ropes dragged them to safety. THE MOST REV. CHARLES HU BERT LEBLOND, was consecrated Bishop of St. Joseph, Missouri, at St. John’s Cathedra], Cleveland, where he served as assistant priest follow ing his ordination 24 years ago. A few days preceding his consecra tion Bishop LcBlond was the guest of honor at a dinner tendered by the Cleveland Rotary Club, which pre sented him with a token of its appre ciation of his many civic benefactions. RELIGIOUS VACATION SCHOOLS experienced a fruitful year last Sum mer when more than 2,000 schools were conducted, an increase of 500 over the preceding year. Of particu lar interest is the fact that the growth of the schools, which now form a network over the length and bfvadth of the land, hss been greatest during the years of economic depression. THE REV. DR. FRANCIS J. HAAS, Director of the National Catholic School of Social Service, whose ser vices were called upon by President Roosevelt in framing the national re covery program when he was ap pointed a rticmber of the Labor Ad visory Committee of the NRA, has been requested by the Chief Execu tive to assume additional duties of civic leadership and has accepted ap pointment as a member of the Na tional Labor Board. A nationally known economist, widely known for his efforts in be half of social justice in line with the great Encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius XI, Dr. Haas has given generously of his time and energy in the preliminary work of setting up the National Recovery Administra tion. THE MOST REV. JOHN M. Mc- NAMARA, Auxiliary Bishop of Bal timore, gave the invocation at the un veiling in Washington, of the new memorial statue of Samuel Gompers, late labor leader and president of the American Federation on Labor. GOVERNOR FLOYD B. OLS6n. ol Minnesota, in an address deliver ed before the thirteenth “hnnual con vention of the National Council of Catholic Women held this week in St. Paul, praised the work done in that state by Mrs. Thomas P. Ryan, president of the St. Paul Archdioce san Council of Catholic Women, whom . whom he recently named State Chairman of the N. R. A. Con sumers' League. Three thousand attended the first civic meeting of the convention and received through His Excellency the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicog- nani. Apostolic Delegate to the Unit ed States, a message, of greeting and the blessing of His Holiness, Pope Pius XI. Notable Figures at Charity Conference Seventeenth Annual Session to Convene on October 29th A Prince of the Catholic Church, the President of the United States, and the Delegate of the Pope of Rome, with other outstanding dignitaries ot Church and State participated in the National Conference of Catholic Chari ties concluded last week in New York. More than forty American prelates attended. Among the principal speakers were His Excellency the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (right), Apostolic Delegate to the United States; President Franklin D. Roosevelt (center) and His Eminence Patrick Cardinal Hayes (left), Archbishop of New York. President Roosevelt Attends Catholic Charity Conference REV. CHARLES L. DIAMOND, C. S.SP., of Philadelphia, Rev. Joseph G. Noppinger, C.S.SP., of Baltimore, and Rev. Reymond A. Wilhalm, C.S.SP., of Sharon, Pa., have sailed from New York, for East Africa. These young missionary priests were ordained in 1932, and have spent a year in post graduate study. Attacks on Religion Vain, Says President During the course of his address before the National Conference of Catholic Charities, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said: Those people in other lands, and 1 say tills advisedly, those in other lands who have sought by edict or by law to elim inate the right of mankind to believe in God and to practice that belief, in every case discovered sooner or later that they arc tilting in vain against an inherent, es sential, undying quality, in. deed a necessity of the hu man race, a quality and necessity in very fact which in every century has shown an essential progress, and I speak of religion.” NEW FINANCE PLAN WILL AID PASTORS Parish Burdens Are Lifted by Centralization System in Diocese of Syracuse (By N. C. W. C. News Service) SYRACUSE, N. Y.—A new central ized financing plan has been put into effect in the Diocese of Syracuse by the Most Rev. John A. Duffy, Bishop of the Diocese, for the purpose of aid ing parishes crushed under the oner ous burden of financial-obligations and also to relieve pastors to a large ex tent from financial labors. Under the new plan, all financial matters of parishes throughout the diocese, beyond the ordinary expen ditures, will be controlled by the diocese, Bishop Duffy being of the opinion that the assets of parishes in good standing, clear of debt and with surpluses, should be used to aid those parishes suffering from heavy finan cial obligations. The Bishop seeks to secure funds to refund parish mort gages at lower rates of interest. The greater part of such funds, according to the plan, will come from parishes having surpluses and no proximate development projects. Other money acquired by gift is to be used as a re volving fund to aid parishes unable to meet obligations. The financial trans actions of all parishes are to come di rectly to the Bishop’s desk for his personal attention. Nation's Chief Executive, Apostolic Delegate, and Cardinal Hayes Present at Brilliant Closing Session (By N. C. W. C. News Service) NEW YORK.—The President of the United States climaxed what un doubtedly was the greatest gathering of charity workers ever held in this country, when following talks by a galaxy of brilliant speakers, he ad dressed the closing banquet session of the National Catholic Charities Conference here, declaring that the nation would rise triumphant over its present difficulties because its spirit springs from faith in the divine guid ance of God. and that religion is an essential auality of the human race. The addresses of the head of the nation, the representative of His Hol iness Pope Pius XI. a Cardinal, two members of the President’s Cabinet, a director of the governmental emer gency relief activities, United States Senator Robert F. Wagner and former Governor Alfred E. Smith were heard by audiences that included leaders in Catholic welfare work from all sec tions of the country. Illness prevent C. L. A. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The Seventeenth An n u a I Convention of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Geor gia will be held in Macon. Sun day, October 29th. The Officers of the Associa tion extend an invitation to every Catholic in Georgia to attend the coming convention, which will be one of the most interesting and important ses sions in the history of the as. sociation. Our Publicity Director, Rich ard Reid, will bring to the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia a special message from the Holy Father, and will give an account of his recent Holy Year pilgrimage to the Eternal City. Benedict Elder, of Louisville, Kentucky, one of the ablest Catholic laymen in the United States, will also address the convention. With paved highways, re duced railroad rates, and con venient schedules, it is q*ir hope and wish to make the 1933 convention the most suc cessful since the Catholic Lay men’s Association began its campaign to promote a friend lier feeling among Georgians irrespective of creed. Your presence will be evi dence of your interest in the work of the association, and will contribute toward making this convention a success. P. H. RICE, State President. Legion Names Priest National Chaplain ed the participation of Governor Her ein bert Lehman, <^f New York, who sent his Lieutenant Governor to represent the State. Approximately forty members of the Hierarchy attended the sessions of the conference which were held in the Metropolitan Opera House and the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria. President Roosevelt struck a direct blow at materialism when he declar ed that the “people of the United States will recognize and. I believe, recognize with firmer faith than ever before, that spiritual values count in the long run more than material val ues.” ‘Out of the valley of gloom,” said Very Reverend Monsignor Robert F. Keegan, president of the conference, who introduced President Roosevelt, “an eager people is following the torch held aloft by him who is our most distinguished guest of honor this eve ning. We rejoice in the signal favor which he and his gracious lady con fer upon the National Conference of Catholic Charities by their presence here. And while we have the most profound respect for his exalted of fice, may I say that we love him for the man and the friend that he is." Monsignor Keegan said that no man in American history has devoted him self more unselfishly to the public weal than President Roosevelt. Church Responds to Call The impression was gathered from the brilliant assemblage and its im posing list of speakers that this Con ference of Catholic Charities was the answer of the Catholic Church to the call of relief work during the com ing winter. Veteran Catholic experts in social work and welfare and relief activities presented reports outlining (Continued on Pijc Two) The Rev. Robert J. White Honored by Legionnaires at Chicago Convention (BY N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) CHICAGO-The. Rev. Robert J. White, World War veteran, former assistant district attorney of Massa chusetts, and a member of the fac ulty of Catholic University of Ameri ca Law School, was elected nation al chaplain of the American Legion at the organization's convention here last week. Father White has a distinguished record of service in the Navy and in the field of law. Early in the World War, Father White enlisted in the Navy, attaining the rank of lieuten ant. Following his graduation from law school, Father White practiced law, later serving as an assistant dis trict attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He resigned from that position in 1927 to study for the priesthood in thanksgiving for an ap parent miracle which saved his life in an illness incurred from disability received in the course of war ser vice. BENEDICT ELDER WILL BE SPEAKER RICHARD REID BRINGS MESSAGE FROM POPE Bishop Keyes to Officiate at Solemn Pontifical Mass. Large Attendance Expected Macon, the city in which was held the first meeting of the Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia, will be host on Sunday, October 29. to the seventeenth annual convention of the Association, a gathering which will bo honored by the presence of the Most. Rev.'Michael J. Keyes, D. D., Bishop of Savannah, and which will be attended by delegates and visi tors from every section of the State of Georgia, as well as from other states. Invoking God's blessing upon the assembly, Bishop Keyes will be cele brant of a Pontifical Mass which will be offered at St. Joseph's Church, the Rev. Felix J. Clarkson. S. J., pastor, and will also address the con ventional the morning session. Benedict Elder, editor of The Rec ord, Louisville. Ky., and a distin guished member of the legal pro fession. will bo the principal speak er at the afternoon meeting. Mr. Elder has taken an active in terest in the work of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia since its establishment, and has at tended practically every annual con vention. He has served a term as President of the Catholic Press As sociation of America and is consid ered to be one of the most able and best informed Catholic laymen in the United States. Message From The Holy Father Richard Reid, Publicity Director of the Association, and Editor of The Bulletin, its official organ, will bring to the gathering a special message and greetings from His Holiness, Pope Pius XI. Mr. Reid, who is now crossing the Atlantic on a return voyage from an extended tour of Europe, was one of the hundreds of thousands of Cath olics from all parts of the world who made the Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome. While in the Eternal City, the publicity director of the Asso ciation was accorded the distinctive privilege of a private audience with the Holy Father. His Holiness manifested consider able interest in the work of the As sociation and extended his blessing on its campaign of Catholic Action in Georgia. Mr. Reid will tell the convention of his interview with the present occupant of the See of St. Peter, and relate some of the inter esting incidents of his trip, which included visits to Rome, Venice, Florence. Nice, Milan, France, Eng land. and Ireland. Immediately after the convention Mass at St. Joseph’s Church, the convention will open its morning ses sion, at which it is expected that all (Continued on Page Two) Pope Blesses Georgia Laymen and American Catholic Press (By N. C W. C News Service) VATICAN CITY—In a private au dience granted Richard Reid, presi dent of the Catholic Press Associa tion of the United States, His Holi ness Pope Pius XI gave his blessing to the association and its members, and to all aiding the Catholic Press in any way Mr. Reid was presented to the Holy Father by the Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Breslin, Vice-Rector of the North American College at Rome. His Holiness inquired about the number of Catholic publications in the United States, their circulation, and other details of the American Ca tholic Press, and when advised of its extent and scope and said in part: “We give our blessing to the Ca tholic Press of the United States most gladly. There is no instrument which can do more good for the Church than the Catholic Press, particularly in these days. “We express the hope and prayer that the work of the Catholic Press will ever have God’s blessing and bear abundant fruit- We bless not only the Catholic Press but all those who are working with you and all those who are aiding the Catholic Press in any way." His Holiness expressed gratifica tion at the work of the Catholic Press in the United States, as indicated by its growth and effectiveness, and he volunteered a special blessing to the particular work in which Mr. Reid is engaged, that of the Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia. Ilis Holiness ended the audience by graciously saying in English: ”We grant you every blessing according to your desire."