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Member ot tne Na tional Catholic Wel fare Conference News Service. 'Qullttm Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens Associations^Geoiga TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS. IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED” Ihe Only Catholic Newspaper Between Baltimore and New Orleans VOL. XV., No. 1. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, JANUARY 13, 1934 ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR Bulletins (By N. C. W. C. News Service) A HOLY NAME BROADCAST has been arranged over the WABC-Co- lumbia network for Sunday, January 14, 1:00 to 1:30 Eastern Standard Time, with the Rev. Thomas F. Conlon, O. P., national director of the Holy Name Society, as speaker. THE REV. FRANCIS WOODLOCK, S. J., noted English Jesuit, has left London for an extended visit to the United States and Trinidad. THE NEWMAN CLUBS’ meeting of the New York Province here Febru ary 2-4 will be attended by about 3,000 students, reservations indicate. CARDINAL MUNDELEIN present ed complete clothing outfits to one hundred boys at Christmas, an an nual custom of the Cardinal. MSGR. MICHAEL LAVELLE, for forty-seven years rector of St. Pat rick’s Cathedral, New York, has been named vicar-general by Cardinal Hayes, succeeding the late Bishop Dunn. ST. PHILLIPPE CONVENT, Three Rivers, Canada, was burned to the ground New Year’s Day with a loss of $180,000. A temperature of fifty degrees below zero hampered the ef forts of the firemen. Ursuline Sis ters conduct the convent and school. W. H. LAUFERSWEILER, whose cartoon, “Brushing Up Sports” was being carried in 200 newspapers in the United States and Canada, died at Minster, Ohio, and was buried from St. Augustine’s Church, of which he was a member. Although but 30 years old, his cartoon was a national feature for nine years. BROTHER JOSEPH STAMEN, S. J, master builder, died in Baltimore on New Year’s Day. He supervised the building of the Jesuit Novitiate at Wemersville, Pa., Canisius Col lege, Buffalo, the Colosseum at Au- riesville, N. C., the chapel and two wings at Woodstock College, a Jesuit Mission in South Dakota, and was supervising the erection of high school buildings of Loyola School at Evergreen, Md., at the time of his death. THE REV. WILLIAM L. LANE, colored priest ordained by Bishop Swint of Wheeling December 23, will serve in Trinidad under Archbishop Dowling. Father Lane sang his first High Mass Christmas in New York, at the Church of St. Charles Borro- meo. FATHER COUGHLIN describes the new Congress as “the most momen tous since the birth of the Republic,” in a recent radio address. He called the present depression as “man made,” and asserted that “starvation in the midst of plenty is in defiance of God’s will.” “NOW I SEE” by Arnold Lunn is the January choice of the Catholic Book Club. Mr. Lunn, noted Eng lish author, entered the Church a short time ago. THE REV. PETER QUINN of Nat chez, Miss., has been appointed Di rector of Boy Scout activities in the Diocese of Natchez, by the Most Rev. Richard O. Gerow, D. D., Bishop of Natchez. THE REV JOHN G. KUHLMAN, S. J., ordained to the priesthood 40 years ago, and a member of the fac ulty of Xavier University in Cincin nati, died early in January at the age of 73. DR. A. LAWRENCE LOWELL, president-emeritus of Harvard Uni versity, lias declined to accept presi dential appointment on the motion picture code on the ground that the authority attending such appointment made him no more than an on-look er, with no power to improve condi tions in the motion picture field. SCOUTMASTERS in Detroit par ishes have formed a conference of Catholic scoutmasters to promote the welfare of the boys in their field. The Rev. Edward J. Hickey, spiritual director, presided. THE THIRD ORDER of St. Domi nic will hold a World Congress in Rome March 3-7; the American dele gation, headed by the Rev. Edward Hughes, O. P., national director, will sail from New York on the “Wash ington” February 15. ADDRESSES of the Most Rev. Am- leto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, deliv- erc, i at the National Conference Charities in New York, and at the convention of the Council of Catho lic Women in St. Paul, have been issued in booklet form by the Na tional Catholic Welfare Conference. Mexico Permits Only 1,024 Priests for Entire Country Florida Pastor Dies THE REV. M. J. FARLEY REV. M.F. FARLEY DIES IN LAKELAND Injuries Sustained in Fall in His Sleep Fatal to Beloved Florida Pastor (Special to The Bulletin) LAKELAND, Fla.— The Rev. M. J. Farley, for the past thirteen years pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, died here December 27 from the effects of injuries sustained in a fall the Fri day before Christmas. Father Farley not long ago underwent an operation, and had not fully recovered. He was walking in his sleep when he fell from the second story of the rectory, sustaining fatal injuries. Father Farley was born in County Longford, Ireland, at Sonagh, March 1, 1891, and educated at St. Kiernan’s College, Kilkenny, Ireland, the Grand Seminary, Montreal, and St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore. He did post graduate work at the Catholic Uni versity of America- Coming to the Diocese of St. Au gustine, he served as assistant at the Church of the Immaculate Concep tion, Jacksonville, and as administra tor at Sanford before his appointment as pastor of St. Joseph’s parish, Lake land, by the then Bishop Curley of St. Augustine; at the time of his ap pointment in 1920, his parish embrac ed all of Polk County. Since then parishes have ben established at Winter Haven, Bartow, Lake Wales and Lake-of-the Hills, all part of Father Farley’s original parish terri tory. Under his zealous care Catho- (Continued on Page Three) One State, Tabasco, Allows But One Priest for Popula tion of Over 224,000 BY CHARLES BETICO, (Mexico City Correspondent, N. C. W. C. News Service) MEXICO CITY.—The most recent figures relating to State legislation in Mexico limiting the number of clergy reveal that only 1,024 priests are per mitted to minister to the spiritual needs of 15,012,573 persons throughout a vast area of 1,671,704 square klio- meters. One Priest in Tabasco The State of Tabosco is notable for such legislation, since only one priest is permitted there. He must carry out his spiritual mission among 224,168 souls. Next comes the State of Chiapas, which, with a population of 528,654, is Official Calls God Perverse Divinity (By N. C. W. C. News Service) JUAREZ, Mex.—“The fight is against God because God is a perverse divinity.” This dec laration was made by a dele gate on the floor at the conven tion of the National Revolution, ary Party in Mexico, accord ing to information received here. This delegate, who was from Vera Cruz, had just pre viously championed obligatory communistic Instruction throughout the Republic of Mexico. Not one of the 2,000 delegates present voiced a pro test. The presidential nominee of the National Revolutionary Party declared personally that there would be, under his ad ministration, no backward step in the administration of the “religious” laws. permitted only four priests, or one to every 132,163 persons. Vera Cruz is ranked next, with one priest to every 105,882 of population, but since the State is populated with 1,376,476 citizens, 13 priests are per mitted within its confines. The survey covered merely the laws limiting clergy and did not in vestigate the many other disabilities suffered by the Church in Mexico. In 1924, for example, the Congress of the State of Tabasco promulgated a law prohibiting any priest from being un married. The same y ear the Most Rev. Pascual Diaz was apointed Bishop of Tabasco. After he assumed his office, however, he was forced by the then Governor Thomas Garrido Canaval .to leave the diocese. At first refusing to go, the prelate was final ly obliged forcibly to depart. He was later appointed Archbishop of Mex ico and the Holy Father named the Most Rev. Vicente Camacho as Bish op of Tabasco. But Governor Canaval refused to allow Bishop Camacho to take possession of the See. Archbish op Diaz became Administrator of the diocese. Enters the Dr. Herbert Ellsworth Cory, head of the Liberal Arts department of the University of Washington, and a not ed educator, who was recently bap tized a Catholic in Seattle, by the Rev. James B. McGoldrick, S. J., a former student of the professor. Pro fessor Cory received the Doctorate of Philosophy from Harvard University and was a professor at the University of California and a lecturer at John Hopkins University. Formerly a Con- gregationalist, Dr. Cory attributes his conversion to his studies of the mys tery of life while in the biological laboratory of Johns Hopkins.—(Leo nid Fink Photo). REV. CHARLES REID DIES IN TENNESSEE Was Pastor of St. Mary’s Church and Missions With Headquarters at Jackson (Special to The Bulletin) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Rev. Charles Christopher Reid, for twehty two years a priest of the Diocese of Nashville, and for the past six years pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Jack- son, died Christmas Day at St. Jo seph’s Hospital here after a long ill ness. Despite his ill health. Father Reid insisted on continuing his work on the missions, but his failing strength finally forced him to the hospital with what proved to be a fatal ill ness. Father Reid was bom in Belfast, Ireland, March 1. 1883. He studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, New York, and was ordained June 10, 1911, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, (Continued on Page Three) The Holy Father’s Christmas Message 1,011 ORDAINED IN U. S. IN ONE YEAR So Records for 1932 Reveal. Increase of 99 Over Last Previous Survey (By N. C. W. C. News Service) WASHINGTON, D. C—Ordinations in the 93 major seminaries conducted throughout the United States totaled 1,011 during 1932, it is revealed in the biennial survey just made public by the Department of Education, Na tional Catholic Welfare Conference. This is an increase of 99 over the to tal for 1930, when the last survey was made. The number of graduates ordained as members of religious or ders was 335, while 676 were ordained as members of the diocesan clergy. In 1932, the number of students en rolled in courses in theology was 4,- 928. Of this total 1,665 were students training for religious orders and 3,- 263 were students trained for the sec ular, or diocesan, clergy. A total of 2,891 students were enrolled in courses of philosophy. This total in cluded 1,463 religious order students and 1,428 aspirants to the diocesan priesthood. Excluding duplicates the total num ber of students training for religious orders were 3,045 and for the diocesan clergy, 4,682. The grand total of 7,- 727 students in 1932 was an increase of nearly 100 students over the total of 7,632 in 1930. In 1932, the seminaries reported. 1,- 358 graduates. The number of these graduates who received degrees were as follows: Bachelor of Arts. 489; Bachelor of Science, 1; Bachelor of Philosophy, 11; Bachelor of Sacred Theology, 89; Master of Arts, 16S, Master of Science, 5; Licentiate of Philosophy, 1; Licentiate of Sacred Theology, 33; Doctor of Sacred Theo logy, 2, or a total of 797 degrees con ferred. Thirty-seven of the semi naries confer degrees directly or through affiliation with one of the Catholic universities. In the 93 seminaries the instruction staffs included 341 religious and 211 diocesan clergymen in the department of theology. Fifteen lay teachers were also included in this depart ment. The department of philosophy included 287 religious order priests, 118 diocesan priests and 27 lay teach ers. Excluding duplicates the total number of instructors in the'major seminaries in 1932 was as follows: Re ligious order- clergy, 580; diocesan clergy, 267, and lay teachers, 36. The grand total of 883 instructors was practically the same as in 1930 when 886 instructors were reported. Sixteen of the major seminaries are conducted by diocesan clergy, 1 by diocesan clergy and a religious or der and 76 by religious orders. Thir ty religious congregations and socie ties are represented in those semi naries conducted by religious orders. Sixty-one of these seminaries were given over exclusively to the train ing of candidates of the various re ligious orders, 23 to the training of candidates of the various orders, 23 to the training of diocesan priests, and 9 to the training of students for both fields of religious work. The 32 seminaries that prepare as pirants for the diocesan priesthood are located in 28 of the 105 archdio ceses and dioceses of the United States. Dioceses that do not have their own seminaries send their can didates to seminaries in various parts of the country. (By N. C. W. C. News Service Special Cable) VATICAN CITY—Following is the text of the Special Christmas Message issued by His Holiness Pope Pius XI after the presentation on behalf of the Sacred College of Cardinals and the Roman Prelates of their well wishes to the Holy Father: We hasten heartily to reciprocate to the Sacred College and to the Roman prelates all of the wealth and the cordiality of the good wishes and the felicitations which have been presented to Us. And then We recall with you, Venerable Brothers and Most Beloved Sons, all of that beauty and nobility of things so nobly and affectionately recollected and set forth. And truly We, with you, can only thank, from the bot tom of Our^ Soul, the God of truly greatest good, Giver of all perfect good, for so many and many great graces and demonstrations of compassion and generosity toward all of us and especially toward His poor Vicar. In truth, this year has been a year of Redemption most just, of Redemption recalled and commemorated after nineteen centuries, but all renewed Redemption, work ing anew in so many souls and over such a vast scale. Truly, We have seen great and good things this Holy Year, not yet concluded. Inasmuch as there are three more months until the conclusion, it makes Us think that that which has happened must continue. And now from this moment, with paternal affection, We greet these new pilgrims who have announced their coming, and with them We enjoy the gladness that Di vine Goodness is preparing for Us in continuation of those already conceded to Us in the exultation of so many Saints, flowering always more impressively on the ancient trunk of the Church and who are the fruit, the splendid flower of the Redemption, the most beautiful companion the Divine Redeemer, descended from His Cross in the glory of the centuries, could prepare as His retinue. To those things said, and all the others that We have in Our heart. We can perhaps add only the fatherly benediction which you await and desire—for that ex pectation of which the news has also reached Us—that great expectation of an important Pontificial speech is destined to be disappointed. . The Pope will not make a speech, of either great or little importance; the Pope, however, can and wishes only to talk with his intimates. This We can, or rather must, do, above all as a pa ternal duty, for one cannot fail to respond to such a filial expectation. But this expectation cannot be to hear what the Pope thinks in the present general and inter national condition of things. STERILIZATION DEPLORED It is rather a filial consultation to ask the Pope, the teacher, in the midst of so much talking that is going on, what Catholics should think of that which with an ancient word is called “sterilization,” a - word which spells experiments already in use in faraway countries and for. which there existed in some sense a preparation but which now has been made the subject of legislative dispositions. Objectionable as the subject is, We shall nevertheless speak of it to satisfy that expectation. A decree on the subject emanating from the Holy Office —that Congregation of which the Pope is Prefect and therefore not in a small way responsible—is still recent, dating back only to 1931. In 1930 the Encyclical Casti Connubii—that Encyclical which, thanks to God and the men of good will, has been so well received every where and We hope also has been beneficial—was issued. Therefore that which should and can be maintained in (Continued on Page Three) BISHOP OF BAHAMAS CONSECRATED IN N,Y. Two Cardinals at Elevation of Benedictine to Episcopacy NEW YORK,—In the presence of two Cardinals, two Archbishops, eighteen Bishops, two Abbots-Ordi- nary and nine Abbots, the Most Rev. John Bernard Kevenhoerster, O. S. B., Prefect Apostolic of the Bahama Islands, was consecrated titular Bish op of Camuliana at solemn ceremo nies in St. Patrick’s Cathedral here. His Eminence Patrick Cardinal Hayes, Archbishop of New York, of ficiated as consecrator in the presence of His Eminence William Cardinal O’Connell. Archbishop of Boston, with the Most Rev. John Gregory Murray, Archbishop of St. Paul, and the Most Rev. Joseph F. Busch, Bishop of St. Cloud, as co-consecrators. Among the prelates present were Bishop Andrew J. Brennan of Rich mond, Bishop William J. Hafey, of Raleigh, Abbot - Ordinary Vincent Taylor of Belmont and Abbot Francis Sadlier of St. Leo Abbey, Florida.