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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. XVIL No. 6 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, JUNE 20, 1936 ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR Bishop O’Hara Establishes Three New Parishes Bulletins Nazi Anti-Catholic Charges Denounced hy U.S. Ministers THE UNITED STATES is contrib uting |700,000 a year for the missions of the world through the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, and the Society is seeking to increase this amount to $2,000,000 annually. MSGR. DUANE HUNT of Salt Lake City is the current Catholic Hour speaker over the National Broad casting Company, sponsored by the National Council of Catholic Mtn. STEAMSHIP authorities are al ready making announcements about the departure of ships from Pacific ports in January for the Internation al Eucharistic Congress in Manila. REV. PIERRE JALBERT, S. M., su perior of the Eastview Scholasticate, has been named provincial of the Marist Fathers in Canada. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT sent warm felicitations to John Carroll University and the Jesuit Fathers in Cleveland, on. the. occasion, of. the Golden Jubilee of the college and University. SPAIN’S Radical government is closing religious schools the only schools in many places. Hundreds of thousands of parents are refusing to send their children to other schools where they are available, because of the anti-religious nature of the schools. JOHN J. BRADY of Brooklyn, a graduate student at the Catholic Uni versity Department of Architecture, has won the highest award in the nation-wide design competition spon sored by the Beauy Arts Institute of Design of New York. NOTRE DAME University announc es ten new fellowships in the De partment of Chemistry, valued at $908 each, made possible by Francis P. Garvan, president of the Chemical Foundation. Mr. Garvan has also made a gift of $10,000 to purchase books and periodicals for chemistry and allied sciences. CATHOLIC EVIDENCE Guild workers held their first outdoor meeting in Columbus Circle recently, bringing Catholic truth to the strong hold of radical agitators. CRIME STATISTICS showing what religion and particularly Catholicism have accomplished in crime preven tion are the basis of a forthcoming book, “Crime and Religion”, by the Rev. Leo Kalmer, O. F. M., and the Rev. Elgius Weir, F. M., chap lains at the Illinois State Prison. THE G. O. P. convention declared against centralization of power which “would doom all personal liberty, in cluding religious liberty and educa tion of children as their parents wish them educated’’. The birth control lobby was missing at this year’s con vention. ARCHBISHOP CICOGNANI, Apos tolic delegate to the United States, has sailed for Rome on his first vaca tion since he was appointed to his present post in 1933. SAN FRANCISCO recently was host to a regional meeting of the Catholic Conference on Industrial Problems, which Archbishop Mitty addressed. C. P. A. President VINCENT FITZPATRICK IS C.P. A, PRESIDENT Noted Baltimore Editor Elected at Catholic Press Convention in Ohio BY BURKE WALSH (Staff Correspondent, N. C. W. C. News Service) COLUMBUS, O—Vincent de Paul Fitzpatrick, Managing Editor of The Catholic Review, official organ of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was elected president of the Catholic Press Association at the closing ses sion of its silver jubilee convention here today. Bishop Hartley is per manent Honorary President. Other officers elected were: the Rev. J. W. De Pencier, O. S. M., vice president; Charles H. Ridder, treas urer; Joseph H. Meier, secretary; and Joseph J. Quinn, the Rev. Fran cis P. LeBuffe, S. J., Business Man ager of America, and Dr. Charles P. Hart, of The Catholic Telegraph, members of the Executive Board. The Rev. James M. Gillis, C. S. P. t Patrick J. Scanlan and Richard Reid were chosen members of the Litera ture Bureau and A. J. Wey, General Manager of the Catholic Universe Bulletin, Cleveland; the Rev. Charles J. Mullaly, S. J., Editor of The Mes senger of the Sacred Heart, and Charles Murphy, Business Manager of The Catholic Review, were nam ed members of the Advertising Bu reau. Upon taking office. Mr. Fitz patrick named Father De Pencier, Benedict Elder and Mr. Meier to constitute the Circulation Vigilance (Continued on Page 7) World Acclaims Holy Father as He Starts His 80th Year 1 (By N. C. W. C. News Service) NEW YORK. — Speaking in the name of all of the Catholics of Am erica in a radio message of greet ings to His Holiness Pope Pius XI on the seventy-ninth anniversary of the Holy Father’s birth, His Eminence Patrick Cardinal Hayes, Archbishop of New York, acclaimed the Pontiff as one whose presence in the Vati can “assures us against disaster, from the destructive elements of re ligious strife, or social disorder.” Cardinal Hayes spoke over an in ternational radio hook-up in the course of the “Catholic Hour” pro gram produced by the National Council of Catholic Men. The pro gram originated in the studios of the National Broadcasting Company at Rockefeller Center. At the outset of his address, Cardi nal Hayes noted that the celebration of the anniversary of the Holy Fath er’s natal day was not by any means confined merely to the members of his Church. “Into the Vatican mes sages of good-will are pouring from very many not of the household of the faith, who appreciate the exalted spiritual and incomparable moral influence the Pope exercises, outside of his own Church, for the common welfare of mankind,” the Cardinal said. “Tne Church’s greatest menace,”' Cardinal Hayes continued, “is ship wreck of the faith. These are temp estuous times that torment the world in general and call for heroic faith in Christ with regard to the Bark of Peter. At the helm, thank God, we have Peter’s successor, Pope Pius XI, with authority to command and eye to direct the storm-tossed ves sel, battered by wind and wave, on seas mountainous high. There is no cry, ‘Lord save us, we perish,’ be cause of our absolute confidence in the Vicar of Christ whose presence assures us against disaster, from the destructive elements of religious strife, or social disorder.” Leading Protestant and Jewish Clergymen Deplore Accusations Against Priests (By N. C. W. C. News Service) NEW YORK. — A “solemn protest” of much vigor is made against the “almost unique brutality and unfair ness" of the Nazi Government of Germany in its attack on the good name of the Catholic clergy of that land, in a statement made public here and signed by 48 Protestant and Jewish clergymen, many of them na tionally known. The Rev. Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, director of the National Conference of Jews and Christians, made the statement public, but made it plain it was not a pronouncement of the conference but was the expression of its own signatories. Dr. Clinchy is a Presbyterian minister. Recent placing of 276 Catholic cler gy on trial in Germany on charges of immorality was the subject of the statement. Significantly, the minis ters and rabbis note that “since every vestige of free German Cath olic Press has long since disappear ed,” by Nazi order, “no information can be obtained from any source not identified with the German Propaganda Office.” The clergymen testify to the high reputation of the Catholic clergy in Germany for upright living and loy alty to moral principle, noting that the German Protestant clergy attest this. The statement is as follows: “We, the undersigned, lodge a solemn protest against the almost unique brutality and unfairness of the most recent attack launched by the government of Germany, charg ing Catholic clergy with gross im morality. He who steals my purse steals trash—and the religious orders, many dioceses, and numerous indi viduals were robbed of their funds during the course of the now well- known trials for violation of the foreign exchange laws under which confiscatory fines and long prison sentences were imposed. “After this effort failed to accom plish the desire of the Nazi govern- Continued on Page Sixteen ST. MARY’S PLANS NEW ORPHANAGE FOR GIRLS OF GEORGIA Bishop O’Hara President of Home With John W. Gleason as Vice-President (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—An important meeting of the Advisory Board of St. Mary’s Orphanage for Girls, Sa vannah, took place at the orphanage Monday, June 1, when changes were made among the officers of the in stitution and plans were formulated for the erection of a new and fire proof building for the orphan girls of the diocese. Bishop O’Hara presided and open ed the meeting with prayer. After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting and of various reports, the Bishop stated that he thought the time opportune to effect a change among the officers of the in stitution that would bring the man agement of St. Mary’s Orphanege more in accord with Canon Law. After explaining the position of the Ordinary of. a diocese in relation to diocesan institutions, he pointed out the canonical propriety of having the Bishop of Savannah as president of St. Mary’s Orphanage rather than its honorary president, which latter position he has held heretofore. Ac cordingly it was decided that the of fice of honorary president should be a . olished, and that the Bishop of Sa vannah should always be the actual president of St. Mary’s Orphanage, as he is of St. Joseph’s Orphanage for Boys at Washington, Ga. It was decided moreover that here after the office of secretary-treasurer of St. Mary’s Orphanage be always held by the Chancellor of the Dio cese of Savannah. John W. Gleason, the former pres ident, was named vice president. All Continued on Back Page Famed Convert Dies GILBERT CHESTERTON 62, DIES IN LONDON Distinguished Leader in Field of Letters Became Catholic in 1922 (Cable, N. C. W. C. News Service) LONDON—Gilbert Keith Chester ton died Sunday morning at his home in Beaconfield, a suburb of this city. Sunday night, in a tribute broadcast nationally by radio, E. C. Bentley, the novelist, called him not only one of the most gifted but also one of the most beloved men of this time. The press of England has been unanimous in proclaiming his genius. Mr. Chesterton was 62 years of age on May 29, and had finished his auto- biogarphy just a month before. He became ill upon his recent return to England from a visit to the South of France and it was said at that time that his heart was weak. Born at Kensington. London, in 1874, Mr. Chesterton first aspired to fame in the field of art. While serv ing as art critic on the Bookman, he discovered that his talents lay in the field of literature, and began to de velop them in that direction. He pub lished a volume of poems under the title, “The Wild Knight”, in 1900 and at that time definitely set upon a career in journalism. He quickly established himself and soon was writing for some 15 London news papers and magazines. His work in journalism did not interfere, however, with his writing of books, and his in dividual, attractive and forceful style Continued on Page Five NEW ATLANTA PARISH IS ANNOUNCED WITH FR. MOYLAN PASTOR Thomasville and LaGrange Missions Become Parishes. Father Sheehan and Father Daly Are Named Pastors Father John Crean Washington Rector Griffin Mission United to Atlanta Parish and Warm Springs to LaGrange SAVANNAH, Ga.—His Excellency, the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bis hop of Savannah, announced here Wednesday that a new parish has been established in the Peachtree Road section of Atlanta, with the Very Rev. Joseph F Moylan, V. F-, as its first rector. It will bear the name of “Christ, the King.” The territory of this new parish Parish, Atlanta, which is in charge frill be a division of the Sacred Heart of the Marist Fathers. The exact boundary lines of division between the two parishes, as well as the loca tion of the new parish buildings, will be made known at an early date. This appointment will go into effect August 15 next. Father Moylan’s successor has not been announced . THOMASVILLE MISSION BECOMES PARISH The Mission o f St. Augustine, Thomasville, heretofore in charge of the Rev. Thomas A. Brennan, rector of St. Theresa’s Church, Albany, Ga., has been erected into a parish, with the Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan as its first resident pastor. Father Shee han will assume charge of his new parish on July 1. MISSION AT LAGRANGE TO HAVE RESIDENT PASTOR The Rev. George T. Daly, assistant rector of St. Joseph’s Church, Athens, has been appointed to take charge of St. Peter’s Church, LaGrange, as its first resident pastor. The La Grange mission thus becomes a par ish. It was formerly attended by the Rev. James E. King, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Athens. The precise limits of the territory of the Thomas ville and La Grange parishes will be announced later. REV. JOHN CREAN NAMED WASHINGTON, Ga., PASTOR The Rev. John Crean, assistant rec tor of the Holy Family Church, Co lumbus, has been named rector of St. Joseph’s Church. Washington, Ga., and manager of St. Joseph's Orphange for Boys, located in the same place. Father Crean takes the place of the Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan, (Continued on Page Three) Holy Father Lauds Work of Catholic Press Association BY BURKE WALSH (Staff Correspondent, N. C. W. C. News Service) COLUMBUS, O. — His Holiness Pope Pius XI prays that the “mag nificent achievements” of the Cath olic Press Association of the United States during its first 25 years “may be a sure index and augury of an even more glorious future of service to Catholic ideals and to Catholic Action,” His Emenence Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Papal of Columbus and Honorary President of the Asso ciation, read to the Silver Jubilee Convention of the C. P. A. here. Bishop Hartley also read to the convention a letter from His Excel lency the Most- Rev. Amleto Giov anni, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, expressing his appre ciation o'f the work the editors and publishers “are so zealously carry ing forward in interests of Catholic journalism.” In the name of the As sociation, Bishop Hartley dispatched to the Holy Father a message of filial devotion. Cardinal Pacelli’s let ter follows: “I beg to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency’s letter of April 18, appraising me of the forthcoming meeting in your Episcopal City of the Catholic Press Association of the United States for the purpose of celebrating the twenty-fifth anniver sary of its foundation, “The Holy Father received the news of your silver jubilee with great interest and pleasure and he commanded me to convey to the As sociation through Your Excellency as its distinguished Honorary President, his cordial greetings and his father ly felicitations on the noble work for the propagation and defense of the Faith which has been accom plished in the quarter-century of its existence- “It is his ardent prayer that the magnificent achievements of the past may be a sure index and augury of an even more glorius future to Cath olic ideals and to the members of the Catholic Press Association his Apos tolic Benediction that it may call down upon you, who are dedicating your lives to the diffusion of the truth, divine enlightment and guid ance and the consolation of God’s grace in your arduous labors for Pis honor and glory,” j , , ,' j