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VOL. XVIII. No. 12
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 21, 1937
ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR
Louisville, Newark Sees Made Archdioceses
Bulletins
THE HOLY FATHER made his an
nual retreat early in December, with
Father Righini. a Jesuit, as retreat-
master. His Holiness insisted on the
regular routine of the retreat despite
urgent requests and pleas to the con
trary from his physicians, because of
his SO years and his recent and re
curring illness.
NICE in France has been selected
for the Thirty-fifth International
Eucharistic Congress, which will be
held in 1940 This year's congress
will be held at Budapest.
CARDINAL O'CONNELL. Arch
bishop of Boston, observed the 78th
anniversary of his birth on the Feast
of the Immaculate Congeption. His
Eminence expressed the _ conviction
that the peak of economic ant^ in
dustrial disturbance has passed, and
although pointing out current moral
and economic evils, he expressed
confidence in the future.
Archbishop Walsh
REV. RAPHAEL D'ORISI, S.J., will
observe the golden jubilee of his or
dination December 31 at St. Charles
College, Grand Coteau, La.
ARCHBISHOP BAUER of Zagreb
in Jugo-Slovakia, one of the most
distinguished of European prelates,
died early in December at 81. A
Bishop since 1911 and an Archbishop
since 1914, he is scucceeded by his
coadjutor. Archbishop Stepinac.
BISHOP JEANMARD of Lafayette,
1st has announced plans for a re
treat house on the grounds of St
Charles College, Grand Coteau, La ■
The retreat house will be ready in
September. St. Charles is the novi
tiate of the Jesuit Fathers in the
South.
FATHER COUGHLIN, who retired
from the publication of Social Jus
tice. is to resume connection with the
publication as editorial counsel, with
the permission of Archbishop Moon
ey. A statement from Father Cough
lin's office said that it would be his
duty “to make Social Justice, in
policy and content, a journal such as
the name of a priest may in pro
priety be associated with”. Father
Coughlin will also write for the pa
per.
BISHOP GEROW of Natchez con
ferred minor orders on eleven color
ed seminarians on the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception at St. Augus
tine’s Seminary conducted by the
Fathers of the Divine Word at Bay
St. Louis, Miss.
CANADA will hold its National
Eucharistic Congress at Quebec June
22-26.
CARDINAL BONZANO’S remains
have been removed from the tomb of
Propaganda Fide in Rome to the
Church of the Franciscan Sisters of
Missionary of Mary at Grottaferrata
of whom he was a generous benefac
tor. The Cardinal was Apostolic
Delegate to the United States from
1911 to 1922.
Archbshop Thomas J. Walsh, nam
ed the first Archbishop of the newly
created Archdiocese of Newark, was
born in Parker's Landing, Pa., Dr.
cember 6, 1873, was educated at St.
Bonaventure's Seminary and in
Rome, ordained in 1900 and served as
secretary and chancellor of tin* Di
ocese of Buffalo during the episco
pates there of Archbishop Quigley, of
Chicago, Bishop Colton and Cardi
nal Dougherty. He was also rector of
the old Cathedral in Buffalo.
Consecrated Bishop of Trenton on
July 25, 1918, he was transferred to
Newark March 2, 1928, and made as
sistant at the Pontifical Throne six
years before. Bishop Walsh has been
a winter visitor to Aiken, S. C., and
while there visited the office of The
Bulletin and the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia, with Bishop
Joseph H. Conroy, Bishop of Ogdens-
burg, N. Y.
FR. COUGHLIN PLANS
TO RETURN TO RADIO
No Change in Conditions,
Archbishop Says — Ex
presses Confidence in
Character of Series
Bishop Thomas J. Walsh and
Bishop Floersh Archbishops;
Three New Dioceses Created
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
DETROIT—Announcement that the
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, pastor of
the Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal
Oak, Mich., will resume his national
radio addresses early in 1938 was
made here.
A statement issued by Father Coug-
lin’s office said: “Announcement
was made today of Father Coughlin's
return to the air in the very near
future. It is understood that all mat
ters have been clarified and will be
fully explaired in Father Coughlin s
first appearance in his new series
of broadcasts shortly after the first
of the year”. . ,
The following statement was issued
by the Most Rev. Edward Mooney,
Archbishop of Detroit: Father
Coughlin’s resumption of his radio
broadcasts represents an exercise of
the liberty of action which he has al
ways enjoyed in this matter and
marks no change in the conditions
under which they were conducted. 1
am confident that this series of radio
addresses will bring to bear on a
nation-wide audience his recognized
power for good as an exponent of Ca
tholic teaching.”
Announcement also was made that
Father Coughlin would be heard over
a hook-up of 27 stations.
New Sees Are Paterson and
Camden in New Jersey and
Owensboro in Kentucky.
New Detroit Auxiliary
Archbishop Floersh
Incomplete Figures Say 163
Priests Slain in Santander
and 102 Killed in Asturias
To Name Battleship
for Admiral Benson
Navy Department to Honor
Famed Son of Georgia
JOHN J. M. O’SHEA, New York
attorney, has been appointed direc
tor-general of a new committee to
solicit funds for the relief of Spanish
orphans, widows and the destitute,
the Rev. Francis X. Talbot, S. J., edi
tor of America and chairman of the
American Spanish Relief Fund, an
nounces.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
One of the six United States de
stroyers now under construction is
to be named for Admiral William
Shepherd Benson, Chief of Naval Op
erations during the World War and
later president of the National Coun
cil of Catholic Men, it was announc
ed by the Navy Department here.
The destroyer is one of six author
ized by an Act of Congress of March
25, 1934. It is now known as Num
ber 421 and is under construction at
the plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation at Quincy,
Mass.
(Spanish Correspondent, N. C. W. C.
News Service)
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON—The number of
Eccelsiastical Provinces in the United
States has been raised to 10 by the
creation of two new archdioceses.
At the same time three new Sees
have been created, bringing the
number of dioceses' up to 92, including
the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Dio
cese and the Diocese of Pittsburgh
(Greek Rite). This is a net gain ot
one diocese, and though three new
dioceses are now crated, two exist
ing ones have been raised to arch
dioceses.
Two American Bishops are raised
to archiepiscopal. dignity, three new
Bishops are to be created, and an
Auxiliary Bishop is named for an
archdiocese already existing.
The Diocese of Louisville, one ot
the oldest in the United States—-hav
ing been erected originally at Barchr
town in lSO^-ds created the Arch
diocese of Louisville. ,
The Diocese of Newark, established
in 1853, is created the Archdiocese of
Newark
The Most Rev. John A. Floersh,
Bishop of Louisville, becomes Arch
bishop of Louisville, and the Most
Rev. Thomas J. Walsh. Bishop of
Newark, becomes Atchbishop of
Newark.
A new Diocese of Paterson is cre
ated by a division of what was the
Diocese of Newark. A new Dio
cese of Camden is created by a di
vision of the D;ocese of Trenton. A
new Diocese of Owensboro is created
by a division of what was the Dio
cese of Louisville.
It was also announced that the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Stephen Woznicki. pastor
of the Church of Hyacinth. Detroit
has been named Titular Bishop of
Pelte and Auxiliary Bishop of De
troit.
Social Injustice Aids Reds
Bishops Assert in Statement
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. — Declaring to all
the people that “the truest friend of
the poor and the laboring man in the
world today is Pope Pius XI,” the
Bishops of the Administrative Board
of the National Catholic Welfare Con
ference present "A Christian Attitude
on Social Problems" in a statement
made public here.
The Bishops warn that “designing
agitators” and “‘cunning propagan
dists” are increasing ‘the unrest caus
ed by evils already grave and disturb
ing”. They assert that, if for the mo
ment. Communist propagandists “are
keeping their activities largely under
cover”, the reason is that "they are
biding their time, awaiting the hoped-
for collapse.” They declare that “an
unjust economic system” has had
much to do with “the rapid growth of
the world's social cancer—Atheistic
Communism.” They defend the rights
of labor, but warn labor not to incur
the charge that it countenances coer
cion and injustice They urge that em
ployes and employers collaborate in
seeking solutions to the social prob
lems. They recommend that further
study be made of “the whole in
tricate problem of. money and credit
so that such evils as exist in
duced.”
Speaking of the totalitarian state,
the Bishops call it “another method
of destroying the liberty of the peo
ple”. “Tlie poor and the laboring
classes should resist the tendency to
to set up the omnipotent state,”
they declare.
BING CROSBY, famed radio and
screen star, received an honorary doc
torate in music from Gonzaga Uni
versity. his alma mater, at Spokane,
Wash., late in October.
GIJON.—In Asturias alone, under
the Red domination, 102 priests were
killed, according to documents made
public by ecclesiastical authority. The
list of Religious who lost their lives
is not complete, the total number of
priests is believed to be in excess
of 6.000. It is known definitely that
seven Capuchins were shot in Gijon,
and that four others suffered severe
torture but escanel with their lives.
Of the 163 executed in Santander,
67 were diocesan priests, 75 members
of Orders and 13 were, seminarians.
In addition to this numoer, nine
priests died as the result of tortures
suffered during the persecution.
Canon Arturo Alvarez, Diocesan
Director of Recovery, has returned
from a tour of eastern Asturias and
reports that not a single church es
caped desecration. Those not de
stroyed by fire were wrecked by the
vandalism of the Reds. Altars were
torn down and church bells carried
off. In general nothing remains of
the churches but four walls. Many
were desecrated by being used as
warehouses for food and munitions,
or as movie theaters or dance halls.
In El Concejo de Siero of 22 churches
only the chapel of the Little Sisters
of the Poor remains. In Gijon the
three principal churches were de
molished: the Jesuit Church, although
sacked, is still standing.
Among the Religious killed at
Gijon was Father Nemesio Gon
zalez, a venerable and dearly beloved
priest, the friend ot the poor. He
had devoted his entire life to the
evangelization and the relief of the
poorer sections of the city. He al
ways said his first Mass at 5:30 so
that the working people might attend
and during strikes, lay-offs or other
calamities, he was indefatigable in
his works of mercy. He was truly
“God’s mendicant” and« he made the
rounds of tTie homes of the more for
tunate to collect alms for the un
fortunate of Gijon. The full extent
of his charity will never be known.
While in prison Father Gonzalez
had the satisfaction of reconciling
some of his fellow-prisoners with
God. He maintained his magnani
mity to the last moment of his life.
He asked who was in charge of the
firing squad and gave him his modest
watch to keep as his own. The youth,
after that, would not take part in
the execution.
Archbishop WaLsh and Archbishop
Floersh received the Pallium by
proxy the Consistory held at the
Vatican December 12. At the same
time the Pallium was conferred, also
by proxy, upon the Most Rev. John
J. Cantwell, Archbishop of Los An
geles, and the Most Rev. IJdward
Mooney. Archbishop of Detroit. Both
Archbishops have been named since
the last Consistory.
The Ecclesiastical Province of
Newark embraces all of the State of
New Jersey, which heretofore was
part of Ecclesiastical Province of
New York. Besides the Metropoli
tan See of Newark, the Province will
have as Suffragan Sees the already
existing Diocese of Trenton and the
new Dioceses of Camden and Pater
son.
The Diocese of Paterson will em
brace Passaic, Morris and Sussex
counties in the State of New Jersey,
while the Diocese of Camden will in
clude the counties of Camden, Gtou-
(Continued on Page 9)
Archbishop Floersh, the new Arch
bishop of Louisville, was ordained to
the priesthood and consecrated
Bishop in Rome. He Went to the Di
ocese of Louisville first as Coadju
tor Bishop, after having served on
the staff of the Apostolic Delegation
in Washington for a decade.
Born at Nashville. Tenn., October
25, 1886, Archbishop Floersh received
his early education in the parochial
schools of that city. Later he went
to Rome to study at Propaganda Co! -
lege, and he was ordained in the
Eternal City on June 10, 1911. He re
turned to the United States and was
stationed at St. Patricks' Church, in
Memphis, for a short while before
being called to the Apostolic Dele
gation.
Archbishop Floersh joined the
Apostolic Delegation staff as Secre-
trv to the Apostolic Delegate, then
Archbishop John Bonzano, serving
there with Bishop Keyes, now retired
Bishop of Savannah. He accompan
ied Archbishop Bonzano to Rome
when the Papal Delegate was recall
ed there in 1922 for elevation to the
Sacred College of Cardinals. He was
in the Eternal City when it was an
nounced that he had been named Ti
tular Bishop of Lycopolis and Coad
jutor to Bishop Denis O’Donoghue.
of Louisville.
He is the second native of Nash
ville to become an Archbishop in
recent years, the other being Arch
bishop Samuel Stritch, of Kentucky,
formerly Bishop of Toledo.
Cardinal Bonzano officiated at
Archbishop Floresh's Episcopal conse
cration in the chapel of Propaganda
College, Rome, on April 8, 1923. The
co-consecrators were Archbishop,
now Cardinal, Francesco Marchetti-
Selvaggiani and Archbishop Michele
Cerrati.
Archbishop Floersh received a
warm welcome upon his arrival in
the Diocese of Louisville, in June.
1923, and succeeded as Bishop of
Louisville on July 26, 1924. following
tlie retirement of Bishop O'Donag-
hue because of H healthy
North Ireland Intolerance
Is Assailed by Protestants
(Special Correspondence, N. C. W. C.
News Service)
DUBLIN.—Tlie bigotry in the North
of Ireland compared with the tolera
tion shown in the South is repeatedly
the subject of comment by Protestant
speakers, even in the North, whose
minds are unbiased and whose desire
for justice is supreme.
In an article on ‘ Protestantism and
Partition”, published in the New
Northman, a journal issued by
Queen's University. Belfast, Captain
E. Verschoyle, of Ballinamallard,
writes: ‘’During the past 15 years
there has been a regrettable and in
creasing tendency to intense bigotry
in tlie speeches of ’political leaders
and in the acts of some public bodies
in the North. It is a matter of great
thankfulness that this bigotry has
not been widely imitated in tlie
South, where relations between the
majority and the minority are much
leas strained.”
“The article continues to examine
the attitude of aloofness of the Pro
testant Churches - and asks: “Is there
no connection between this aloofness
and the extreme developments of Na
tionalism and Sinn Feinism and Re
publicanism? Similarly today, when
tlie vested interests of Partition, both
North and South, grow continually
more deeply entrenched, surely the
churches should feel concerned? Un
fortunately they were so long asso
ciated with the idea of political as
cendancy that it is proving extreme
ly difficult to outlive that associa
tion. The creation of the border in
1922 was probably inevitable, but,
except to a horde of place-hunters,
evil.” Capt. Verschoyle is an ex-
High Sheriff of Fermanagh and a few
years ago protested against the in
flammatory speeches of Sir Basil
Brooke, Minister for Agriculture, who
urged Protestant employers to refus*
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