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Published by the
Catholic Lay
men's Association
of Georgia.
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed”
VOL. XVII. No. 3.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 28, 1936
ISSUED MONTHLY—52.00 A YEAR
Bulletins
ARCHBISHOP GLENNON, of St.
Louis, was the speaker Sunday over
the Columbia Broadcasting System’s
“Church of the Air’’ period, and Mon
signor Fulton Sheen continues his
Lenten series over the National
Broadcasting System’s Catholic Hour
sponsored by the National Council of
Catholic Men.
A PRESS CAMPAIGN for the Cath
olic Universe Bulletin of the Diocese
of Cleveland through the Students’
Catholic Press Crusade resulted in the
securing of 31,706 new and renewed
subscriptions in a 15-day period.
KNOXVILLE’S Catholic High School
publication, “Gold and Blue”, is
among the 27 Catholic school publica
tions of the United States receiving
awards at the 12th annual conven
tion of the Columbia Scholastic Press
Association in New York.
CATHOLICS are taking leading
parts in the tercentenary celebration
plans of the State of Rhode Island.
Bishop Keough will be celebrant of
the Pontifical Mass on “Thanksgiv
ing Sunday” in October. Brown Uni
versity, a Baptist institution, late in
October also will sponsor a football
game between Providence College,
conducted by the Dominicans, and
Boston College, conducted by the Jes
uits.
DR. GEORGE SPERTI, director of
the Institutum Divi Thomae founded
by Archbishop McNicholas for grad
uate research, has developed a new
soap which provides Vitamins A and
D to the body by absorption. Animals
suffering from rickets have been
cured by the soap, which provides
the same vitamins by external use as
the eating of spinach.
PARIS has started 18 new churches
during the past year, bringing the to
tal number of churches erected since
the installation of Cardinal Verdier
as Archbishop to 88, of which 63 are
completed.
HIM EMINENCE, Cardinal Dough
erty, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will
attend the golden jubilee observance
of the Association of French Youth
in Paris on Pentecost Sunday.
FATHER COUGHLIN’S original
Shrine of the Little Flower burned
to the ground last week with a loss
of $30,000; defective wiring is blamed.
It was from this shrine that Father
Coughlin started his discourses which
brought him national fame.
BISHOP SCHREMBS of Cleveland
last week donated $500 to the Red
Cross for flood relief.
THE OSSERVATORE ROMANO
has taken occasion again to deny re
ports in secular newspapers at the
Vatican is placing at the disposal of
the Italian government sums of
money collected from Peter's Pence
in Germany, but which the Reich
government would not permit it to
export from the country. The story
is a pure invention, says the Osser-
vatore.
FATHER HERBERT VAUGHAN,
founder of ' the Catholic Missionary
Society, nephew of Cardinal Vaughn
and of Bishop Vanghan, died recent
ly in England. Seven Archbishops
and Bishops attended the funeral
Mass at Westminster Cathedral.
Bishop-Elect Adrian to Be
Consecrated in Davenport
MRS. J. J. LYNCH OF
ATLANTA DIES AT 83
Beloved Benefactress of
Church Makes Splendid Be
quests to Religion
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — Mrs. John J.
Lynch, whose assistance to the mis
sions particularly in Southwest Geor
gia won for her the name of “the
Mother of the Missions”, and one of
the most generous benefactors of the
Church in Georgia, died here March
21 after an extended illness.
Mrs. Lynch was born in Staunton,
Va., 83 years ago, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mahoney, and
she came to Atlanta with her parents
while quite young, living here since
early childhood. She was married to
John J. Lynch, one of Atlanta’s lead
ers in business in the days when the
city was achieving its distinction as
the metropolis of the Southeast. Mr.
Lynch died in 1923.
Surviving Mrs. Lynch are her sis
ter, Mrs. B. O’Connor, her brothre,
John F. Mahoney of Los Angeles, and
several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mrs. Lynch was a regular attend
ant at the conventions of the Lay
men’s Association untl her health
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Bequests in Will of
y
Mrs. John J. Lynch
Newspaper reports on the will of
the late Mrs. J. J. Lynch of Atlanta
indicate that the following bequests
for Catholic purposes were made by
her:
$25,000 as a trust fund to the Bishop
of Savannah, fo be allowed to accu
mulate until sufficient to pay for the
erection of a new church in Atlanta.
$20,000 to St. Theresa’s Church, Al
bany, the headquarters of the South
west Georgia Missions.
$I0'000 to the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia.
$5,0, j to St. Joseph’s Infirmary, At
lanta,
$5,000 to the Church of the Immac
ulate Conception, Atlanta.
$5,000 to the Female Benevolent
Orphan Association (St. Mary’s
Home), Savannah, the Diocese Home
for orphan girls.
$5,000 to St. Joseph’s Home, Wash
ington, the Diocesan home for orphan
boys.
$2,000 to Mt. dc Sales Academy,
Macon.
$500 to the Little Sisters of the
Poor, Savannah.
$500 to Our Lady of Lourdes par
ish for the colored people in Atlanta.
Mrs. Lynch made other bequests to
her sister and other relatives, creat
ing a trust fund for her sister and
stipulated that the residue of the
estate shall eventually go to nieces
and nephews in Georgia and Califor
nia. A bequest of $1,000 for the Home
for Incurables is also provided.
Protestant Journal Records
Church Gains in S. America
Apostolic Delegate to Of
ficiate at Elevation of New
Bishop of Nashville
(Special to The Bulletin)
DAVENPO RT, Iowa.—The Most
Rev. William L. Adrian, D. D., Bish
op-elect of Nashville, will be raised
to Episcopal dignity at Sacred Heart
Cathedral here Thursday, April , 16,
the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cic
ognani, D. D„ Apostolic Delegate to
the United States, officiating, assisted
by the Most Rev. Moses Kiley, D. D.,
Bishop of Trenton, and the Most Rev.
Henry P. Rohlman, D. D., Bishop of
Davenport, as co-consecrators.
The sermon will be delivered by the
Most Rev. Edward D. Howard. D. D.,
Archbishop of Portland in Oregon,
who was Auxiliary Bishop of Daven
port when named Archbishop of Port
land ten years ago.
Archbishop Cicognani will be wel
comed to Davenport by a committee
of clergy and laity, and will be ac
companied by a procession from the
Rock Island Station to Sacred Heart
Cathedral where he will pay his first
official visit to the chief church of the
Diocese. Bishop Rohlman will wel
come the Apostolic Delegate, Arch
bishop Cicognani will respond, and
the Most Rev. Francis J. Beckman,
D. D., Archbishop of Dubuque, will
officiate at Solemn Benediction.
The day of Bishop Adrian’s conse
cration as Bishop of Nashville will be
also mark the silver jubilee of his or
dination. After the consecration cere
mony and banquet, Bishop Adrian
will return to his parish in Victor,
Iowa, where the following Sunday he
will pontificate for the first time in
St. Bridget’s Church, where he has
been pastor for the past 14 months
since his retirement as vice-president
of St. Ambrose College. That after
noon he wil himself administer the
Sacrament of Confirmation to a class
which he has been preparing for the
reception of the Sacrament.
Bishop Adrian will remain in the
Diocese of Davenport for a short time
before going to Nashville for instal
lation as Bishop of that See in suc
cession to the late Most Rev. Alphonse
J. Smith. D. D. It is anticipated that
the installation will be early in May.
BISHOP-ELECT ADRIAN was hon
ored by St. Ambrose College, his
Alma Mater, where he served many
years as a member of the faculty and
vice-president, on the occasion of his
first visit there after the announce
ment of his election as Bishop of
Nashville. The speakers at the din
ner were the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Martin
Cone, D. D., president of St. Am
brose College, Bishop Rohlman of
Davenport and Bishop-elect Adrian.
Monsignor Cone and Bishop Rohlman
recalled the achievements and charac
teristics which prompted the Holy See
to select Father Adrian for the great
See of Nashville; Bishop-elect Adrian
in his response spoke of the many
years he had spent at St. Ambrose
College and asked the prayers of the
faculty and students for him and his
flock.
FR, DAMIEN’S BODY
ON WAY TO BELGIUM
Government Making Pre
parations to Receive Re
mains of Heroic Priest
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
CHICAGO—Gains of the Catholic
Church in South America are cited
in a report from Argentina to The
Christian Century, an undenomina
tional journal of religion published
here.
The report, which is described as
“Correspondence from South Ameri
ca”, states that current religious
sentiment in the South American
countries “again offers its support
to the historic church.”
The report is as follows:
“The conception prevalent a gene
ration ago that South America is
irreligious no longer holds. After
surging for a time in favor of positi
vism, later of theosophy, the current
of religious sentiment again offers
its support to the historic church
which for more than a decade has
shown visible signs of ' growth in
power and influence. Recently Dr.
W. E. Browning, regional secretary of
the committee on co-operation, sent
out a questionnaire requesting im
pressions from a number of leading
missionaries and national workers of
the evangelical movement regarding
the religious situation in various re
publics.
“The first question dealt with the
growth of the influence of the Ro
man Catholic Church. The sub
stance of replies to this question is as
follows: ‘There is general consent to
the statement that the dominant
church is, at present, enjoying what
may be called a revival of influence
and power. There is, it is stated, an
increased attendance on its services;
there are street processions in cities
which formerly forbade them; its
schools report a heavier enrollment,
especially theological seminaries in
which young men of the country are
registering in greater numbers; an
air of greater confidence prevails and
more modern methods are being used
in propaganda, such as broadcasting
and more effective advertising in
the press and by means of specially
prepared books and other literature.’
“Three reasons emerge as under
lying this revival. First, it is a re
action against nationalistic material
ism. Second, it is a result of wisely
organized activities within the church
(including youth, men, women, work
ingmen, students, professionals)
interlocking all into a whole which
exerts a united and continuous pres
sure on national life and on the agen
cies that channel it. And third, the
tolerance and indifference of the lib
eral elements toward religion in these
countries gives the church a distinct
advantage in its aggressive move-
ment.”
BL REV. ANTHONY COPPENS,
(Belgium Correspondent, N. C. W. C.
News Service)
BRUSSEL S—Official Belgium is
making extensive preparations for an
impressive reception when the re
mains of Father Damien, Hero of
Molokai, arrive in Antwerp on May
3 via the United States.
Following a meeting of the Cabinet,
at which Premier Van Zeeland pre
sided, it was announced that all the
Ministers would be present at the
public homage to the Apostle to the
Lepers.
The civil authorities will join with
military and religious dignitaries in
the solemnities. King Leopold will be
present.
Details of the arrangements for the
reception at Antwerp, the transfer of
the remain to Louvain, and the in
terment at the Church of the Piepus
Fathers there, have not as yet been
worked out.
At first there was some objection
to the date selected for the reception
ceremonies as that Sunday is First
Communion day for the Catholic chil
dren of Antwerp. At the request of
the Provincial of the Piepus Fathers,
however, the parish priests of Ant
werp consented to the time chosen,
realizing that the splendor of the
reception will enhance the joy of the
First Communion Day.
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PHILADELPHIA AUXILIARY
BISHOP LAMB
LAETARE MEDAL GOES
TO G, L. A. OFFICIAL
University of Notre Dame
Confers Annual Award on
Editor of The Bulletin
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NOTRE DAME, Ind.—Richard Reid,
Georgia editor and lawyer on Sun
day was named recipient of the Lae-
tare Medal, bestowed annually by the
University of Notre Dame upon an
outstanding member of the Catholic
laity.
The Laetare Medal has been pre
sented each year since 1883. The name
of the recipient is officially an
nounced on Laetare Sunday, the
fourth Sunday of Lent, a day set
aside by the Church for rejoicing in
anticipation of Easter. The award
last year was made to Frank Hamil
ton Spearman, California novelist,
and in 1934 to Mrs. Genevieve Gar-
van Brady, New York philanthro
pist. It was awarded Jack J. Spald
ing of Atlanta in 1928 and Admiral
William S. Benson. U. S. N., a na
tive of Macon in 1917.
The Very Rev. John F. O’Hara.
C. S. C., president of Notre Dame and
chairman of the Laetare Medal Com
mittee, made the following statement:
“The University of Notre Dame an
nounces that the Laetare Medal for
the year 1936 is awarded to Richard
Reid, of Augusta, Ga., in recognition
of his distinction as a Catholic lay
man and his achievement in the field
of journalism as editor of The Bul
letin of the Catholic Laymen’s Asso
ciation of Georgia. This award should
meet with the approval of those who
are at all acquainted with his con
tribution to civic leadership in the
South.”
Mr. Reid has been active in the
public life of Georgia since 1919, and
has achieved national recognition as
editor of The Bulletin and as a con
tributor to America, Commonweal,
Columbia, The Catholic World, The
Sign, and The Ecclesiastical Review.
(Continued on Page Twelve)
BISHOP HUGH LAMB
AUXILIARY BISHOP
Bishop O’Hara Co-Con-
secrator of His Successor
in Philadelphia Ceremony
(BY N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE)
PHILADELPHIA.—With His Emi
nence Dennis Cardinal Dougherty,
Archbishop of Philadelphia, officiat
ing. the Most Rev. Hugh L. Lamb
was enrolled on the Feast of St. Jo
seph among the successors of the
Apostles. In the Cathedral of SS. Pe
ter and Paul, in the presenec of many
visiting prelates and members of the
clergy, Bishop Lamb was consecrated
Titular Bishop of Helos and Auxiliary
Bishop of Philadelphia.
Assisting His Eminence as co-con
secrators were the Most Rev. Gerald
P. O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah, whom
Bishop Lamb succeeds as Philadel
phia Auxiliary, and the Most Rev.
George L. Leech, Bishop of Harris
burg, also a former member of the
clergy of this Archdiocese. The ser
mon was preached by the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Thomas F. McNally, rector of
the Church of the Immaculate Con
ception, Jenkintown. who was a sem
inary classmate of the new Bishop.
Several Ordinaries of dioceses in
the East and Middle West, who had
planned participating in the ceremo
nies, were unable to attend due to
flood conditions which made travel
impossible. Among the Bishops pres
ent were:
The Most Rev. John A. Duffy, Bish
op of Syracuse; the Most Rev. Ed
mond J. Fitzmaurice, Bishop of Wil
mington; the Most Rev. William J.
Hafey, Bishop of Raleigh; the Most
Rev. John B. Peterson. Bishop of
Manchester; the Most Rev. Cuthbert
O’Gara, C P., Vicar Apostolic of Yu-
anling. China; the Most Rev. Thomas
J. Wade, S.M., Vicar Apostolic of the
North Solomon Islands; the Most Rev.
Peter L. Ireton, Coadjutor Bishop of
Richmond; the Most Rev. Stephen J.
Donahue, Auxiliary Bishop of New
York; the Most Rev. Raymond Kear
ney, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn;
the Most Rev. William D. O'Brien,
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, and the
Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Aux
iliary Bishop of Boston.
In an edifying address of thanks
giving for the honor accorded him.
Bishop Lamb paid a glowing tribute
to Cardinal Dougherty, saying:
“To His Eminence, the Cardinal
Archbishop, my beloved Father in
Christ, who has just made me a
sharer with him in the fullness of
the eternal priesthood, 1 am grateful
beyond the power of words to ex
press. For some 15 years it has been
my happy privilege to labor in close
association with him. and to appre
ciate his great qualities of mind and
of heart. I have had the opportunity
to admire the keenness of his vision
and the prudence of his judgment,
based on 33 years of experience in
the Episcopate. I have been a daily
witness to his inexhaustible energy
and his tireless zeal in behalf of the
interests of God and His Church. I
have seen his stern devotion to duty
and his readiness always to sacrifice
himself, to spend himself and to be
sper.i for souls.
“For his inspiring example, for his
fatherly counsel, for his unfailing
kindness to me during those years, I
owe His Eminence a debt of grati
tude which I shall never be able to
pay. I am happy to be placed in a po-
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50 Countries to Participate
in Vatican Press Exhibit
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY—Additional in
teresting information concerning in
dividual national exhibits is coming
to light as the Committee for the
World Catholic Press Exhibition to
be held here announces that 50 coun
tries have responded enthusiastically
to its invitation to take part.
Switzerland’s exhibit, it has been
revealed, will feature three impor
tant wall charts. The first will be
a map of the Swiss Confederation,
with the individual Cantons clearly
marked off and the diffusion of the
Catholic Press by Cantons indicated.
The second chart will set forth the
percentage of Catholics in relation to
the total population of Switzerland,
and the proportion of Catholic publi
cations, with their circulations, com
pared with the other press of the
country. The third chart will illus
trate the economic-financial and
editorial make-up of the Catholic
Press.
Special emphasis will be placed
upon the development of the Catholic
Press in the Helvetian Republic, and
the struggle of Catholics to maintain
their religious and civil rights in
certain Cantons. The exhibit will
display samples of publications no
longer being printed, but which play
ed an important role in the civil and
religious life of Swiss Catholics.
The exhibit of Czecho-Slovakia,
wheret here are Czechs, Slovaks, Ger
mans, Ruthenians, Poles and Hun
garians, will be marked: "Czecho
slovak Republic—A Bridge from West
to East—Unionism.”
There are to be five main sections
to the Czechoslovak exhibit. These
will be the general information sec
tion, one devoted to the historic mis
sion of the Catholic Press, another
to the development of the Catholic
Press aonther ot the circulation of
the Catholic Press, and a documen
tary section. The mission history
section will present this part of
Europe as the meeting point between
East and West. It will contain five
or more maps of Central Europe in
dicating the cultural-religious boun
daries of the principal regions in the
years 900, 1350, 1600, as well as to
day. The story of the Union will be
presented with reference to the Ponti
fical Bulls relating to it. ,j