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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 (Continued on Page Four) 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. G □ 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- (Continued on Page Twelve) 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