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SEPTEMBER 28, 1940
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVENTEEN
Holy Cross
Augusta
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gust and followed with a breakfast at
the Hotel Richmond. The breakfast
was in charge of John Burke. John
ny, the newest member in the club,
as a one -man committee deserves
much cret as he did a magnificent
job.
The Ritual Committee has planned
a gala night, for everybody. They are
going to initiate all new. members se
cured by the Membership Committee
on their recent drive- From all echoes
the new members -are going to have a
hard time. However, the entertain
ment committee has taken pity on
them and is planning a party to be
held immediately after the initiation
for all those who are able to contin
ue with the other members.
The club wishes to thank the exec
utive committee of the Georgia Fed
eration of Junior Catholic Clubs and
in particular Tommy Kehoe, for their
acceptance of the Holy Cross Club in
to the Federation at the meeting in
Augusta. Since the convention mem
bers have become quite enthused
about the pins and the course at Villa
Marie. Several have already signed up
for the entire course and others are
making plans to attend on the week
ends.
Also in progress are plans for the
play to be put on in the latter part
of November or the first part of De
cember. The play has already been
selected and the problem of select
ing the cast is now receiving atten
tion.
In the ping pong tournament which
the club has been holding, the finals
have not yet been played. Thus far
some high class ping pong has been
witnessed and the finals are to be
played with Johny Kearns and Neal
Franklin as the finalists-
Columbus
Augusta
Cor Jesu Club
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Junior Catholic Club
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tendance will far exceed that of
past conventions. More information
ahout this convention will appear in
the next issue of the CYO page.
It is most encouraging to see so
many new faces at the meetings of
the club. It is the fond hope of the
Juniors that these new faces will be
permanent and will become active
members. However whether they are
prospective members or just visi
tors they are always welcome. It is
ation and also as a token of the lojA
alty of all, the club presented him
with a wrist watch.
Father Manning in his usual wit
ty manner, but this time with a
touch of sadness, thanked all for
their kindness and stated that he
would always remember his many
friends here. Refreshments were
served to conclude the evening of
farewell and parting.
Father Barr and a group of club
members spent the evening of Au
gust 15th. entertaining the less for
tunate children of Gracewrood. Be
ing moderator of the club Ire asked
the club to accompany him on that
mission of bringing joy to less for
tunate little ones and the response
was most gratifying. Those going
along were Katherine Kearns, Billy
Brotherton. Gerald Rex, Bill
Kearns, Billy Brittingham, Mike
Hummell, Bob Rucker and Bryan
Mulherin.
' Following the convention the
members of the club are resting for
a short time before going ahead
with a vast fall and winter pro
gram. The club extends its thanks
to His Excellency Most Reverend
Gerald P. O’Hara for his attend
ance and very timely and encourag
ing talk, also to Father Grady for
his presence. They also wish to
thank Father Kennedy for his splen
did talk and Father Barr for his in
terest in the convention as well as
the other members of the clergy who
attended. To the clubs and all the
delegates the thanks and apprecia
tion of Car Jesu as all of you as
sisted the club immensely-to make
what is believed a very successful
and interesting meeting and con
vention.
Atlanta
Blessed Chanel Club
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the wish of the club whether you
are a visitor or members that you
will visit the group often.
A nickleodian which was pur
chased recently has been installed
in the clubhouse and at the present
time is very popular with all.
The recent social was a tacky
dance which went over with a bang.
The committee in charge is to be
thanked for their very successful ef
forts in promoting this long needed
social.
Misses Genevieve Bruin and Ger
trude Bouchard were delegates at
the last convention in Augusta and
report that a very successful and
lively meeting was held.
y
Congratulations
and
Best Wishes
SHOE COMPANY
Always Busy
of his year as president he was called
home due to the illness of his fath
er. " He has decided to remain there
and his back home gain is the
Blessed Chanel’s loss.
Another very important change has
been made in the club. Father Bar
rett has been appointed Moderator of
the Blessed Chanel Club to succeed
Father Maguire. The club has suf
fered a severe loss in losing Father
Maguire but it is certain that the ad
dition of Father Barrett will be a very
happy one. In the short time that
Father Barrett has been at Sacred
Heart he has won a host of friends
and this coupled with his interest in
the club and young people should be
a boom to the Chamelites. To Fath
er Maguire a vote of thanks.
It never rains but it pours and
along with the loss of Joe McGowan
also is the loss of the Moderator. To
you. Father Maguire, for all you have
done for the club since you have
been with us we offer a prayer for
your future success and sincerely say
’ God Bless you and thanks a ^million
for all you have done for us.”
A club library has been formed un
der the able leadership of Lawrence
Burtchaell. This library shall be
composed of Catholic literature,
monthly periodicals as weU as print
ed volumes. To finance this new idea
it shall be up to the newly formed
entertainment committee to raise the
necessary funds. Any contribution
will be gratefully accepted as long as
these contributions are Catholic or
pertain to Catholicism.
Harriet Coyle has been appointed
chairman for the entertainment com
mittee and Peggy O’Shea has been
appointed new head of the literary.
Peggy’s task will be to take care of
all publicity in all the papers and a
huge task awaits her.
Savannah C. Y. P. A.
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THE SOCIETY FOR THE
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Rev James J. Grady
FOREIGN MISSIONS
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EAST HARRIS ST,
Savannah. Ga.
Lay Apostles Needed Today
vention in Savannah during October.
The club has been asked to assist in
making the meeting a huge success.
It is the first time die younger group
has been asked to cooperate. Without
hesitation the C. Y. P. A. pledged
one hundred per cent cooperation to
the Laymen.
A drive for new members will start
soon. Marie Davis is in charge and
it will continue until the latter part
of October. As the drive starts open
house will’ be held so that the pros
pective Members can view the ad
vantages members now enjoy.
The call to service of the National
Guard has taken from the ranks of
C. Y. P. A. two very valuable mem
bers namely, William Oetjen and
Myles McManus.
John Sullivan as head of the study
club submitted his plans for the
coming year. Frances Morton, head
of the social committee, announced an
old-time trolley ride as the social of
the month of September.
Due to the National Guard training
and other reasons which necessitated
withdrawals from committees the fol
lowing changes are announced by
President Hernandez.
Fiances Welch to succeed Larry
McCarthy on the entertainment com
mittee. John Sullivan to succeed
William Oetjen as sergeant-at-arms
and athletic director; Jack Moylan
as business manager of the boxing
team and Joe Macher and John Coun-
ihan have been appointed to the box
ing team.
Also outlined at the recent meeting
were the various activities for the
coming months. It was announced
that classes would include sewing,
cooking, commercial and internation
al code. The international code is a
new cause and will be under the di
rection of Jack Pacetti.
Atlanta
Immaculate Conception
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ed at the convention regarding the
CYO pins and orders are now being
taken for the little green and gold
pins bearing the proud insignia of
the CIO-Ga. Fed. of Junior Catholic
Clubs.
Hilda Johann capped top honors
in tennis. She met all competition
with the will that, ranks her as
queen of tennis in I. C.’s tourna
ment of sports.
There is still much debating and
discussion as to the change of the
name of the club. The selection
which was to take place has nar
rowed down to two names and thev
are ‘‘Immaculate Conception Club”
and “Regina Caeli Club.” The
change was suggested after the
club's decision that the name. Young
People’s Catholic Club, of the Im
maculate Conception Church, was too
long. The debating has been strenu
ous. however, lacking a two-thirds
majority for either name, the club
is still without a new name.
Membership is increasing, as
three new members joined the ranks
of I. C. They are Mary Louise
Buelterman, Eleanor Wells and Bet
ty Sears.
To the present officers who will
retire from office upon election
goes a vote of thanks for their fine
work in establishing the Immacu
late Club as the leading club of the
federation. To the new officers goes
the usual pledge of cooperation and
support in whatever they attempt.
“The most urgent need of the day
is to form in each parish a group of
lay people who are well informed,
resolute and courageous— who are
truly apostles.”
These words ore attributed to Pope
Piups XI. who thus summarized the
vital need of the Catholic Church in
these trying and seemingly disastrous
times. The laity of 1940, as describ
ed by the late Souvereign Pontiff,
would hold in their hearts no rem
nants of bigotry, for their knowledge
of religion would be founded upon
the strong rock of truth, and sustain
ed by a universal charity. Resolute
and courageous there would be no
deviation from the path of duty, re
gardless of ridicule, distrust and even
persecution. In the final analysis,
the need for which Pope Pius XI
pleaded is the formation of a laity,
whose daily lives will prove they
are truly members of the one, holy,
Catholic, apostolic Church.
SCHOOL DAYS
For the boys and girls of America
the advent of the month of Septem*-
ber marks the termination of summer
holiiJsTs and the beginning of the
school year. We are not going to of
fer any admonitions for conduct dur
ing the coming study periods; parents
and teachers are the guides in such
matters. However, there is one sug-
gestion to be made. As children of
this great nation _you are free, not
only to acquire a worthwhile educa
tion, but to receive instruction in
your religion as well. The youth of
other nations are not so fortunate.
Would not gratitude impel you there
fore to show some appreciation for
the great favors you enjoy? How
about a daily prayer for the mission
apostolate? One "Our Father”, one
“Hail Mary” and the invocation “St.
Francis Xavier, pray for us”, is not a
great deal to ask, but this prayerful
remembrance has been called “the
very nourishment of the mission^.”
SMILIN' THROUGH
“Of all the possessions owned by
a missionary,” states The Challenge,
“his sense of humor is probably one
of the most priceless. Without^ it, he
simply could not exist as a mission-
er.
“It is perhaps the most versatile of
all his faculties; it can be summoned
in an instant and can divert the tide
of fortune or misfortune into an en
tirely different channel. It can
avert disaster, transform defeat in
to triumph, and is a general shock-
absorber for its possessor.”
ASTONISHING FACTS
The Rev. W. Howard Bishop has
made a comprehensive study of con
ditions in the United States from the
religious standpoint and has unearth
ed some startling facts. He has
found that "in cur nation there are
at present sixtv-five million unbeliev
ers. i.e., sixty-five million people who
claim membership with no church
whatsoever, either Catholic or non-
Catholic.”
Do you realize that this total repre
sents practically one-half the entire
population of this country? There is
the consoling side to the picture
showing that of the remaining one-
half, one-third are Roman Catholics
so that we may feel that the Church
is really established here. Such be
ing the case, not only must mission
ary activity continue here, but must
extend to those far-off lands where
the establishment of Christianity V
still in the formative state.
LANDING BLIND 4
Have you ever been a passenger cn
a plane that is “ianding blind’ ? Or,
maybe, worse still, you were the
pilot. You will remember the feel
ing of being imprisoned in uncer-
t a i n t y, wondering mcmentardy,
whether you would see for a last
split second a fence, a building, a
mountainside—striving with the puny
force of your will to push back that
blanket of fog. or rain, or sleet that
was confining all the past and all the
future into the living flash of the
present.
If you ever have “landed blind”
..you will understand something of
what the missionaries are feeling *o-
day. The world, locked in deadly
conflict, the future deep-shrouded
U'ith the clouds of war; will there
be any food for those orphans; can
they keep that hospital . going; can
they be sure of their own lives and
liberty?
By the Catholic faith that is in you.
by the charity of Christ that urges
us, by the memory of 2000 years of
glorious struggle, rally to the cause
of the stricken missions in this their
darkest hour: (Australian Catholic
Missions.)
ACTION JUSTIFIED
With Her divinely inspired wisdom
Holy Mother the Church has always
recognized the nationalistic trend
among the peoples entrusted to Her
care. Thus we find the Apostles and
early Fathers of the Church install
ing, as soon as possible, a hierarchy
ar.d clergy indigenous to the lands
they evangelized, and this plan has
continued through the centuries.
With present day restrictions in
Japan the various Protestant denom
inations who have not adopted the
same policy are confronted with
many difficulties. By contrast we
find that the Holy See has fostered
and maintained a native clergy in
Nippon. The Metropolitan of the
Empire and the Bishop of Nagasaki
are Japanese; every parish in (he
archdiocese of Tokyo has been en
trusted to native priests. While the
Episcopal Church which is now un
der fire, has expended $23,000,000 for
mission work in Japan. Catholicism
has built the edifice of Her Christ
ianity upon the solid training of a
native clergy.
ARE WE FAILURES?
Many of the missionaries who visit
ed the offices of The Society for the
Propagation of the Faith during the
past two years, have remarked that
the Chinese, Indians, Africans and
Oceanic peoples wonder why, if the
church teaches the doctrine of love,
so many so-called Christian peoples
are warring one against the other.
Truly there is a scandal-giving pos
sibility in the present crisis and one
that is hard to explain to peoples who
have but lately learned of the teach
ings of a loving and forgiving Re
deemer.
There is one point to be remember
ed however—it is not Christianity
which has failed. Rather the indict
ment must be laid at man’s own door -
—man who has turned a deaf ear to
the doctrines of Christ and then
blames Him for the disaster which
human greed, injustice and insatia
ble ambition has wrought. Because
we live in the midst of this catastro
phe our perspective is destroyed and
we fail to realize that Christianity
was founded on what the world
would hail as failure. She has
faced defeat and destruction before,
but, long after the bones of Her con
querors have been reduced to dust,
She has lived and flourished, the
perennial flower of eternity.
FIRST CALL FOR 1940
Mission Sunday, by - order of the
Holy See, will be observed by Cath
olics throughout the world on Octo
ber 20. We are cognizant of the fact
that ‘‘the world” this year will be
definitely limited in its response and
that America, alone of ail nations
free from the immediate actuality of
war, offers the lone hope for mission
aid.
Appreciating the seriousness of the
situation the Sovereign Pontiff lias
graciously agreed to speak to the
Catholics of the United States direct
ly from Vatican City over the Nation
al Broadcasting System in a coast-to-
coast hook-up on October 39, from
1:30 to 2 p. m. If you have been in
different to the tremendous need of
our missions up to the present time,
let us hope that this appeal from the
Vicar of Christ on earth will quicken
your charity to aid in the greatest of
all works—the extension of God’s
Kingdom on earth.
THE CONQUEST OF SOULS
CONTINUES
“Few mission reports from war-
torn China are more fascinating than
that concerning the work done by
the Chinese Sisters of St. Francis
in Hankow. In spite of anxious
hours, the Sisters treated 136,551
patients and cared for 17.299 refugees.
During free time the Sisters instructed
74,964 adults in religion and prepared
1519 for Baptism. In their orphan
ages are some 200 infants; their
schools htnse an enrollment of. 1922
pupils. These figures seem to pro
vide plenty of opportunity for work,
but the Government—to show its ap
proval of the Sisters’ efforts—has
honored these good women by ap
pointing them to give anti-cholera in
jections in area where ignorance of
vocation has made people timid. Don’t
be deceived, there is no army of
Sisters in this Community, early
sixty-three.”
—Australian Catholic Missions.
HISTORIAN S VIEW
To let religion underlie foreign pol
icy is a high piece of wisdom, for
nations clash through differences of
culture, and differences in culture
arises from difference in religion—
(From Cromwell by Hilaire Belloc).
A JAPANESE JUBILEE
Coincident with the recent ruling
made by Japan concerning foreign
missionaries comes news that the
> ear 1940 marks the 75th anniversary
of the discovery of the Japanese Ca
tholics who held staunchly to their
faith for 200 years without the minis
tration of a single priest.
It was on March 17. 1865 that the
Reverend M. PetitjeJan .member of
the Society of Paris Foreign Mis-
sioparies. was confronted by a group
of 12 cr 15 persons who demanded to
know' “where is the Virgin Mary?”
Conducted to the altar of Our Lady
the little group disclosed that they
formed a representation from the
thousands of Japanese who had con
served their faith despite the most
severe persecutions. "This”. as
Father Prudent Monfette, O- F. M„
Superior of the Franciscan College
of Nagasaki, remarks, “constitute^ the
amazing resurrection of the Church in
Japan—a resurrection which is unique
i in the history of the church.”