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VOL. XIV., No. 21
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. DECEMBER 16, 1933
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Bulletins
( By N. C. W. C. News Service)
ABBE LEMETRE, internationally
famous Belgian priest scientist, will
lecture on "The Expanding Universe”
at the Catholic University of America
in December and January.
GENERAL LAZARO CARDENAS’
National Revolutionary party nom
inee for the presidency, is, on his rec
ord. mere anti-Catholic than even
Calles. When Governor of Mich
igan last year, a state with 1.048.000
people, he backed the passing of a
law limiting the number of priests
to 33.
THE RT. REV. MSGR. G. T.
WALSH, Houston, Texas, one of the
most widely known priests in the
Sotuhwest, died early in December.
The Bishops of Galveston, .Dallas and
Corpus Christi *'ere among the nu
merous prelates assisting at the fu
neral services.
SISTER ALEXIS PHELAN, sister of
the late Father Phelan, founder of the
Western Watchman, is dead in St.
Louis at the age ot 88. Sister Alexis
was a Visitation Nun.
THE VERY REV. THOMAS J. HIG
GINS, S.J., ail alumnus of St. Jo
seph’s College, Philadelphia, has
been named president of the college,
succeeding the Very Rev. William T.
Tallon, S.J., whose canonical term of
office has expired. Father Higgins is
35 years old, and perhaps the young
est college president in the country.
200 MIDSHIPMEN from the United
States Naval Academy attended the
fourth annual Thanksgiving Mass at
St. Mary’s Church. Annapolis. Bish
op McNamara, Baltimore auxiliary,
was celebrant and confirmed five mid
shipmen.
THE REV. GEORGE TROLLOPE,
London Redemptorist, who was an
actor of note before his ordi
nation at the age of 31, died early in
December in his 55th year.
GOVERNOR SMITH will be pre
sented the first Catholic Action Med
al of St. Bonaventure College at ex
ercises in New York next Sunday.
Cardinal Hayes will preside.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has sent
a message of condolence to the fam
ily of the late Mrs. Josephine Mc
Gowan, Catholic lay leader, of Co
lumbus. Ohio. President and Mr 1 *.
Roosevelt were admirers of Mrs. Mc
Gowan’s social welfare work.
SHANE LESLIE, noted Catholic au
thor of England and Ireland, will give
a course of lectures at the University
of Pennsylvania next year, it has been
announced there.
MRS. ALFRED J. TALLEY, of New
York, has erected at the Indian Pue
blo of McCarthy’s, New Mexico, a
new chapel in memory of her par
ents. Mrs. Talley’s husband, Judge
Talley, is president of the Marquette
League. Archbishop Gerkcn. of Santa
Fe. and Bishop Vehr, of Denver, as
sisted at the consecration; Monsignor
Flynn, director-general of the Mar
quette League, delivered the ser
mon.
BOY SCOUTS from parishes in”ev-
ery part of Paris attended the dedica
tion of a new chapel at Les Quatrc
Routes, the erection of which was
sponsored by Boy Scouts known as
Des Routiers, most of them members
of the Madeleine Parish.
ARCHBISHOP CURLEY dedicated
the new St. Francis Xavier Church
for colored Catholics in Baltimore the
first Sunday in December. The struc
ture, erected in 1836 as a Universalist
Church, later became a famed lecture
and convention hall.
FATHER BERNARD
FATHER BERNARO OF
BELMONT ABBEY OIES
Beloved Belmont Pioneer
Was Founder of Benedictine
School, Savannah
BELMONT. N. C.—Funeral services
for Rev. Bernard Haas, O.S.B., treas
urer of Belmont Abbey College, and
one of the deans or seniors of the Ab
bey, were conducted in the Abbey
Cathedral December 2, beginning at
9:15 o’clock with matins and lauds
from the office of the dead. At 10
o’clock Solemn Pontifical Requiem
Mass was celebrated by the Rt. Rev.
Abbot Vincent Taylor, O.S.B., D.D,
Ordianry of Belmont, assisted by
Very Rev Alphonse Buss. O.S.B..
assistant priest; the Rev. Dr. Thomas
Oestreich, O.S.B., and the Very Rev.
Boniface Bauer, O.S.B., deacons of
honor; the Rev. Gregory Eichenlaub.
O.S.B., a nephew of the deceased,
deacon; Rev. Leo Frierson. O.S.B..
sub-deacon. The ceremonies w r ere di
rected by the Rev. Dr. Nicholas Bli
ley, O.S.B., and the Rev. Anthony
Byrne, O.S.B.
Music for the funeral was the Gre
gorian chant rendered by the Cathe
dral choir under the direction of the
Rev. Francis Underwood, O.S.B. Af
ter the Requiem Mass the funeral ser
mon was preached by the Rev. Eu
gene Egan. O.S.B., pastor of St. Ben
edict’s Church, Greensboro, N. C., and
a co-laborer with Father Bernard for
13 years in Savannah, Ga. In his ser
mon Father Eugene brought out as
outstanding virtues in Father Ber
nard’s life, his gentlemanliness and
particularly his courage facing dif
ficulties and in solving the many and
varied problems he had to face in
his manifold labors for the church in
the South. He pointed out further
that Father Bernard's life was dom
inated by three great loves—his love
for the Church Universal, his love
for the Order of St. Benedict of which
he w r as a member, and his love for
his community.
Interment took place immediately
after the absolution, following the
Mass, in the Abbey Cemetery.. Pres
ent for the funeral services besides
those mentioned were the Very Rev,
Msgr. Joseph F. Croke, Chancellor of
the Diocese of Savannah; the Rev G.
Obrecht, S.M.A.. the Rev. Norbert
McGowan, O.S.B., the Rev. Stanis-
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Support President in N.R.A.
Bishops’ Statement Urges
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. — Earnest support
of President Roosevelt’s efforts for
national recovery is bespoken in a
statement issued by the Administra
tive Committee of the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference here.
Asserting that the President ‘‘‘stands
in need of friendly cooperation and
helpful advice and he has not shut
himself off in sullen isolation from
his fellow-citizens to work out his
problems alone,” the statement de
clares that ‘t‘he program he is seek
ing to carry out is the best he could
devise, it is the best Congress could
construct, and any attempt to make
partisan profit out of the present mis
ery ana distress is a crime against
fair-dealing and humanity.”
That the President will, at times,
make mistakes, and that those he has
called to his assistance will some
times be in error, is to be expected,
“but a good augury for the future is
to be found in the fact that, so far. he
has been so often right in the midst of
so many possibilities for error,” the
statement declares.
“We, ourselves,” it concludes
"have not escaped the effects of the
general calamity. Our schools are in
many places crippled, the demands for
relief have increased a hundred fold,
but we must go on and rededicate
ourselves to the cause of education, of
preaching and of religion, to every
function of the sacred ministry that
promotes the salvation of souls, and
in this way we shall aid most effec
tively in the restoration and recon
struction of our country.”
Death of Capt. Rice Brings FR. JUDGE, FOUNDER
Sorrow to the Entire South if RELIGIOUS ORDERS
IN THE SOUTH, DIES
Augusta Flags at Half-Mast,
City Bells Toll at Funeral of
C. L. A. President-Emeritus
AUGUSTA. Ga.—With the flags of
the city at half-mast and the mu-
municipal bells tolling, Augusta
paid its final tribute here November
24 to one of its most honored citizens,
Capt. P. H. Rice. K. C. S G., presi
dent emeritus of the Catholic Lay
men's Association of Georgia, as his
funeral was held from Sacred Heart
Church, of which he was a member
for nearly a half-century.
Although Captain Rice had never
held public office or offered for it,
official Augusta joined in honoring
him. The mayor of Augusta issued
a statement expressing his official and
personal sorrow at Captain Rice’s
passing. The judge of the Superior
Court adjourned court for the day
so that he might act as honorary pah-
bearer. Both newspapers editorially
lauded his great services to the com
munity and his character as an up
right citizen.
Death came unexpectedly to Cap
tain Rice. He spent several hours at
the office of the Laymens Associa
tion’s the day before, as was
his custom. He contemplated going
to Savannah that day. but complained
of not feeling well, and remained at
home instead. Twice that morning he
had members of the family call up
the office of the Laymen’s Associa
tion to attend to Laymens Associa
tion work details for him. He was
sitting in a chair when his physician,
who dropped by to see him. came in.
His physician was alarmed at his
symptoms, and immediately gave him
emergency treatment. But in a few
minutes he was dead. The imme
diate cause of his death was throm
bosis-
The Rev. J. B. Franckhauser. S. J.,
CAPT P. H. RICE, K. C. S. G.
pastor of Sacred Heart Church, was
celebrant of the Solemn Requiem
Mass at the funeral, the Rev. Leo M.
Keenan, pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church was deacon, the Rev. J. J.
Kennedy of St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill
sub-deacon, and the Rev. Michael J.
Cronin, S- J., of Sacred Heart
Church, master of ceremonies.
The Very Rev. Msgr.. Joseph F.
Croke chancellor of the Diocese
and rector of the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, Savannah, repre
sented the Most Rev. Michael J.
Keyes. D. D., Bishop of Savannah,
who was prevented by illness from
attending.
Present also in the sanctuary were
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St. Louis Auxiliary
Bishop Consecrated
Archbishop Officiates at the
Elevation of Fr. Wilkelmann
< By N. C. W. C. News Service)
ST. LOUIS.—At an impressive cere
mony held in the Cathedral of St.
Louis Thanksgiving Day, the Most
Rev. Christian H. Winkelmann was
consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of St.
Louis and titular Bishop of Sita. The
Most Rev. John J. Glennon, Arch
bishop of St. Louis-, was consecrator
and was assisted by the Most Rev.
Thomas F. Lillis, Bishop of Kansas
City, and the Most Rev. Francis Jo
hannes, Bishop of Leavenworth, asco-
consecrators. The sermon was deliv
ered by the Most Rev. Christopher E.
Byrne, Bishop of Galveston. Seven
teen other bishops and three Abbots
attended the ceremonies and more
than 500 other priests took part in
the processional. Bishop Winkel
mann. a native of St. Louis, was or
dained by Archbishop Glennon on
June 11, 1907.
Washington Honors
Msgr. John A. Ryan
Bishop Chartrand of
Indianapolis Dies
On Occasion of His Investi
ture as Prelate
(BY N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE)
WASHINGTON. —Distinguished ec
clesiastics, famous statesmen, repre
sentatives of labor and a large group
of other prominent citizens joined
here in paying an impressive tri
bute to the Rt. Rev. Msgr, John A.
Ryan, Dean of the School of Sacred
Sciences of the Catholic University of
America and Director of the Depart
ment of Social Action, National Cath
olic Welfare Conference, for more
than a quarter of a century of un
ceasing effort in the fause of social
justice.
The occasion was a testimonial din
ner which followed Monsignor Ry
an’s solemn investiture the day pre
vious as a Domestic Prelate of His
Holiness Pope Pius XI.
The speakers at the dinner included
Miss Frances Perkins, secretary of la
bor in President Roosevelt’s cabinet;
Senator George W. Norris, of Nebras
ka; Senator Henrik Shipstead, of Min
nesota; the Rev. Dr. Francis J. Haas,
director of the National Catholic
School of Social Service, and a mem
ber of the National Labor Board, N.
R. A.; the Rev. Dr. William J. Kerby,
and the Rev. Dr. Patrick J. Healy. of
the Catholic University, and Edward
Keating, editor of Labor.
Once Named Archbishop, He
Declined the High Honor
(BY N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Most
Rev. Joseph Chartrand, Bishop of
Indianapolis, died unexpectedly De
cember 8 at the age of 63.
Bishop Chartrand, a prelate of out-
standiffj; ability and achievement and
one of the best beloved members of
the Hierarchy, was elevated to the
See of Indianapolis on September 7.
1918. succeeding the Most Rev. Fran
cis Silas Chatard. He was the sixth
Bishop of Indianapolis, and served
amid the esteem and affection of the
city of Indianapolis in general.
Born of an old French family in St.
Louis on May 11, 1876, he received
his education at the Jesuit College in
that city, now St. Louis University,
and made his studies for the priest
hood at St. Meinrad's Abbey in In
diana, and at the Jesuit University in
Innsbruck. Austria. Returning to the
United States, he was ordained in In
dianapolis in 1892 by Bishop Chatard.
In 1910 he was appoitned Titular
Bishop of Flavias and Coadjutor Bish
op of Indianapolis. Upon the death
of Bishop Chatard in 1918 he sue-'
ceeded to the See of Indianapolis. In
June, 1925. official word reached the
United States that the Holy Father
had designated Bishop Chartrand as
Archbishop of Cincinnati, but Bishop
Chartrand requested that he be re
lieved of the appointment.
Zealous Vincentian Estab
lished Missionary Servants
of the Most Blessed Trinity
in Diocese of Mobile
(By N. C. W C News Service)
WASHINGTON. — Th Very Rev.
Thomas Augustine Judge, C. M.,
founder of two religious Orders, died
at Providence Hospital, hare, after an
illness of several months.
Father Judge was born in St. Au
gustine’s Parish. Boston. August 23,
1868. Following an elementary edu
cation there, he entered the Vincen
tian Order and was ordained priest
on May 27. 1899. During the early
days of his priesthood. Father Judge
taught at St. John’s College. Brook
lyn. and at Niagara University. For
a few years he was a member of the
New England Mission Band of the
Vincentians and while engaged in
that field, he established centers of
Catholic social action for an active
lay apostolate, in which he was a
pioneer worker. In 1925. he was sent
to Opelike, Ala., as Superior of the
Vincentian missions in the South.
Father Judge, while in the South,
began to interest lay people in a
movement of vital importance to the
Church in her efforts to preserve the
Faith, particularly in the sparsely
settled sections of America.
The foundation for his work was
laid while he was giving missions and
retreats in the New England states.
At each place, in cooperation with the
pastor, he would engage the help of
those who showed unusual generos
ity. Later when Father Judge wes
on mission duty in Alabama, he saw
the need for an organization to work
among the neglected ]>eople of the
South. When he took the matter up
with his superiors, he was given great
encouragement, and the Superior
General of the Vincentians released
him from all assignments so that he
could develop his plan. He wrote to
the people whom he had interested
in the lay apostolate. and also ap
pealed through Catholic papers and
magazines. Several responded. The
beginnings were the humblest. Old
negro cabins served as quarters for
both Father Judge and those aiding
him. In the face of opposition, the
movement advanced. More helpers
associated with Father Judge, al
though hardship and poverty were
their portion.
The Missionary Servants of the
Most Blessed Trinity was founded by
Father Judge in 1916. It is an Order
of Women consecrated to God for
teaching, maintaining hospitals and
all branches of religious social work.
In October, 1931. the new Holy Name
of Jesus Hospital was opened at
Gadsden, Ala. Over 300 of these Sis
ters are now laboring for the spiritual
and temporal welfare of all peoples,
white, colored and Indian, at over 30
Missionary Cenacles located in the
dioceses of the United States and
Puerto Rico.
In 1920, Father Judge founded the
Missionary Servants of the Most Holy
Trinity, a community of priests and
brothers. The Sacred Congregation of
Affairs of Religious, in a letter dated
at Rome on the Feast of St. Joseph
in 1929, officially approved the canon
ical erection and the document gives
concisly a major reason for he new
foundation, “a labor for the preser
vation of the faith on our abandon
ed home missions. Father Judge in
culcated a love of sacrifice into hij
spiritual children.
His Eminence Dennis Cardinal
Dougherty. Archbishop of Philadel
phia presided at the funeral of Fath
er Judge.
President, Governor Extol
Calverts’ Aid to Liberty
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WARM SPRINGS. Ga.-Calling re
ligious freedom Lord Baltimore’s
“greatest contribution to America, a
free America.” President Roosevelt,
in an address which featured a radio
program marking the inauguration
of the Maryland Tercentenary, ex
tolled the Catholic Calverts’ fight- for
toleration, “a priceless possession"
and one they sought “not for them
selves alone, but for all others, even
for those who disagreed with them.”
The president left the “Little White
House” to make the address in Geor
gia Hall.
“May we. in our own fights for
things we know to be right.’ the
president continued, “fight as ably
and as successfully as he did 300
years ago. For we have our own
fights to wage, not against the same
foe. which he beat down, but against
ether fights, just as obstinate and just
as powerful and just a» intolerant of
things we fight for today.”
BALTIMORE.--Governor Albert C.
Ritchie, speaking in connection with
the inauguration of the Maryland
Tercentennial celebration, praised the
Lords Baltimore for their contribu
tions to American government.
The governor said that the Calverts
gave the state and the nation three
priceless gifts—the right of the people
to convene their own legislature, the
right to initiate their own laws, and -
the right to have no taxes voted on;
them which their representative did*"
nit approve.