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V Published by the Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia r&Ulin “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” VOL. XXI. No. 10 THIRTY TWO PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 26, 1940 ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR Savannah to Welcome Apostolic Delegate Attending Catholic Laymen’s Convention Georgia Catholic Laymenn Meet in Savannah, Oct. 27 Program of Twenty-Fifth Annual Convention of Geor gia Laymen Includes Reception to Apostolic Dele gate, Mass, Luncheon, Business Session and Public Meeting (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — The twenty- fifth annual convention of the Cath olic Laymen’s Association of Geor gia to be held in Savannah Sunday, October 27, the Feast of Christ the King, will bring to that historic city of Georgia one of the greatest as semblages of Catholic laity in its history. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, will honor the convention by pontifi cating at the convention -Mass to be held in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, and will address the af ternoon session of the convention at the Savannah Municipal Audito rium. Convention activity will begin on Saturday afternoon, when a delega tion of church and civil leaders, headed by the Most Reverend Thom as Gamble, will welcome the Apos tolic Delegate upon his arrival at the Union Station, where he will be greeted by throngs of parochial school children, and members of the Catholic parishes of the city, and then escorted north on West Broad to Broughton Street, east to Bull Street, south to Harris Street and then east to the Bishop’s Residence. On Saturday evening at 8 o’clock in the ball room of the De Soto Ho tel. there will be a public reception in honor of His Excellency, the Apostolic Delegate. THE CONVENTION PROGRAM Sunday, October 27, 1910. 9:30 a. m. — Solemn Pontifical Mass, Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist, with His Excellency, the Most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Cicog nani, D. D., as celebrant. Sermon: His Excellency the Most Reverend Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Charleston. 11:00 a. m. — Business meeting of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia, at the Knights of Co lumbus Hall, with Dr. J. Reid Brod erick, of Savannah, the president of the Association, presiding. 1:00 p. m. ■— Luncheon at the Hotel De Soto, in honor of the Most Reverend Amleti Giovanni Cicog nani, Apostolic Delegate to the Unit ed States. - 3:00 p. m. — Public session of the Annual Convention of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, in the Savannah Municipal Auditorium. PROGRAM—AFTERNOON SESSION Address of Welcome — The Hon orable Thomas Gamble, Mayor of Savannah. Response — Dr. J. Reid Broderick. President of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia. Annual Report — Hugh Kinchley, Executive Secretary of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, and Editor of “The Bulletin.” Address — “The Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia in Re trospect” by Richard Reid, K. S. G., Editor of The Catholic News, New York. 1 Address — “The Catholic Mind and Catholic Action” by Frank J. Sheed, Member of the Catholic Evidence Guild of London, England. Address — “Some Catholic Con tributions to America” by the Hon orable Clare Gerald Fenerty, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Phil adelphia. Address — “The Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia and the Bishops and Clergy of the Dio cese” by the Most Reverend Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D.. J. U. D., Bishop of Savannah - Atlanta. Address — His Excellency the Most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Ci cognani. D. D„ Apostolic Delegate to the United States. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Pope Pius XII Appeals to U. S, Catholics for Aid to Missions Pray and Give for Spread of Gospel His Holiness Urges in Broadcast on Eve of Mission Sunday—Pontiff Re calls Visit to America By MSGR. ENRICO UCCI (Vatican City Correspondent, N. C. W. C. News Service) VATICAN CITY — The “large- souled liberality” of American Cath olics gives honor to their name “in the harvest fields of the Gospel and among the tillers of Christ,” His Holi ness Pope Pius XII declared in a spe cial Mission Sunday discourse broad cast to the United States over the Vatican City radio station. Appealing to Catholics of the Unit ed States to “gaze on the world and on the harvest of souls everywhere so fair to see,” and to behold how waves of destruction, suffering and count less human sorrows are casting dan gers and obstacles in the paths of “the workers in His vineyard,” the Sovereign Pontiff asked for prayers and gifts for the Missions. "Prayer,” His Holiness said, “is the sword that pierces the heart of God and lets flow His love and mer cy.” “The money you give to help the poor Missions,” the Sovereign Pontiff continued, “is a loan made to the Lord, and the Lord will recom pense you for it. Christ, Who speaks and works in the champions of His Gospel, will grant you to share in their merits. He will consider as giv en to Him what you give to them.” Pope Pius recalled his visit to the United States as Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, Papal Secretary of State, in 1936. “Delightful and still vivid in Our mind,” he said, “is the memory of Our visit among you, and of the long journey we made by air across those fertile regions, amazing with their mountains and plains, lakes and rivers. Then it was We came to know and admire your cities, your churches and cathedrals, your high schools, colleges and universities, the well - balanced spirit of your stren uous activity, the extraordinary mon ument of your faith and chairty.” ‘Today,” His Holiness continued, “though his unworthy successor, We occupy the Chair of Peter and, while precious memories, never to be eras ed, carry Our thoughts to you, Our gaze stretches far beyond, over the face of the earth, and the hope that you will help Us in spreading the Gospel takes on new life, new strength, expands and is lifted up to the sublime heights scaled by your eager and unselfish zeal to bring the nations to the feet of Christ.” Pius XII in Broadcast Asks Prayers for Peace (By N. C. W. C. News Service) VATICAN CITY.—Speaking by ra dio to the closing session of the Third National Eucharistic Congress of Ar gentina, held in the city of Santa Fe, His Holiness Pope Pius XII called upon the pilgrims to pray to Our Lord to spread His peace among all mankind. Bringing to a close the four-day manifestation of faith in the South American Republic, the Sovereign Pontiff prayed that God's peace may “extinguish the bitter struggle which sows death on land and sea and in the sky, and feeds people with the bread of pain and bathes them in tears of blood.” “Only in Christ, the world's Sav iour, is there hope,” His Holiness said, because “in His hands are the hearts of men, and He knows and can bring tranquillity to the tumul tuous waves.” The Apostolic Delegate ARCHBISHOP CICOGNANI His Excellency the Most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, who will celebrate the Mass which will open the Silver Jubilee Convention of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Geor gia in Savannah. His Excellency will also address the afternoon session of the convention. 20,000 Priests, Seminarians, Brothers Register for Draft Although Exempt From Army Service Clergy and Re ligious Enroll Under Selec tive Training Service Act (By N. C. W. G. News Service) Upwards of 20,000 priests, semin arians and Brothers registered in various parts of the United States in compliance with the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. Although they were required to register, priests, seminarians and Religious are specifically exempted from training and service by the se lective serevice law itself. There are 8,160 students in the ma jor seminaries of this country, it is shown by a Survey made by the De partment of Education of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, Wash ington, D. C. Virtually all of these are within the ages of 21 and 35 years. The same survey shows 9,568 stu dents enrolled in preparatory sem inaries throughout the country, but it is estimated that not more than a sixth of these have yet reached their majority. REGISTRATION OF PRIESTS Taking 25 years as the average age of ordination, the great preponder ance of priests ordained in the last nine years will not yet have passed the age of 35 years. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Ready, General Sec retary of the National Catholic Wel fare Association, told the Senate Committee on Military Affairs last summer that 1,400 priests were or dained last year. Taking 1,200 to be the average annual number of or dinations over the last nine years, it would mean 10,300 new priests in that time. It is believed 9,500 of these have not yet attained the age of 3G years. Estimating the ndmber of Brothers at 7,000. and assuming about one- third of these to be within the ages of 21 and 35 years, this would add more than 2,000 to the number of reg istrants. Of all the registration places in the United States, Taft Junior High School in Washington, D. C., prob ably saw the greatest concentration of priests, seminarians and Religious. This was due to the that that this was headquarters for that area which em braces Catholic University of Amer ica, with its two-score of affiliated colleges and houses of study. Registering a total of 4,792 indi viduals, Taft Junior High School was one of the busiest spots in the Na tional Capital. It is estimated that better than one in every six persons to appear there for registration was a priest, seminarian or Brother. With the steminary of the Catholic Univer sity proper sending 170 men to reg ister, with 120 going from Holy Name (Franciscan) College, 75 from the Dominican House of Studies, 68 from Holy Cross College, 60 from the Paul- ist College, 55 from the Scholasticate of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, 40 from the Carmelite College, 35 from the Capuchin Col lege, 14 from the Redemptorist Col lege, it is evident that well over 800 individuals registered from the Cath olic University and its affiliated in stitutions. Not only in Washington but in every section of the country, those in the long queues of registrants were edified to see Catholic priests im proving their waiting time by read ing the breviary. NUNS AS REGISTRARS Many newspapers reproduced pic tures of priests seminarians and Re ligious waiting to register, or actual ly registering. Mobile, Ala., papers reproduced a picture showing a score or more of Sisters being sworn in to serve as registrars in that city. Archbishop Cicognani Will Be Accorded Royal Welcome Bishop O’Hara, Clergy, Civic Officials, Bands, Benedic tine Cadets, Laity, School Children to Participate MAYOR OF SAVANNAH IN WELCOMING PARTY By FRANK ROSSITER SAVANNAH. Ga.— This historic city of the Old South, rich in Catho lic accomplishments, is making ready to extend a hearty welcome to His Excellency the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Dele gate to the United States upon hia arrival of the afternoon of Saturday, October 26 for the purpose of attend ing the twenty-fifth annual conven tion of the Catholic Laymen’s Asso ciation of Georgia which will be held here. Sunday, October 27. Archbishop Cicognoni. representa tive of the Holy See in this coun try since 1933, is expected to ani■ at the Savannah Union Station at 4:20 p. m., where he will be greet ed by the Most Reverend Gerald P. O'Hara. Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, civic, state and government officials and a delegation of Savannah Catho lics.. Also at the station to welcome the Apostolic Delegate, will be a thou sand flag-waving parochial school children, singing a hymn of welcome to the distinguished prelate, who will be on his first visit to the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta. MUSIC BY SAVANNAH HIGH AND BENEDICTINE BANDS Two bands, that of the Savannah High School and that of the Bene dictine Military School, will enliven the welcome with music. The Sa vannah High School is a unit of the public school system of Chatham County, and its participation in the welcome to the representative of the Vatican in the United States is a gracious gesture of courtesy and good will on the part of officials of the local Board of Education, the school faculty, and its student body. The Cadet Corps of the Benedic tine Military School, a unit of the R. O. T. C., under the command of Cadet Major Charles H. Ray. and directed bv Lieutenant Colonel Severn T. Wallis, U. S. A., profes sor of military science and tactics, who is in charge of the cadet bat talion. The Benedictine Cadets will act as a guard of honor to escort the Apostolic Delegate and the welcom ing party as they move through the decorated downtown streets to the Cathedral .rectory, which will be the headquarters of Archbishop Cicog nani during his stay in the city. In addition to Bishop O'Hara, it is expected the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh. D. D., Bishop of Charleston; the Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuin- ness. D. D.. Bishop of Raleigh: and the Most Rev. William L. Adrian, D. D.. Bishop of Nashville; will be among the dignitaries of the Church who will be in attendance at the Catholic Layman’s Association con vention. On Saturday evening, from 3 un til 10 o'clock, Archbishop Cicognani will be honored at a public reception at the Hotel DeSoto. MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL On Sundav morning, at 9:30 o’clock, the Apostolic Delegate will celebrate a Solemn High Mass in the beauti ful Cathedral of St. John the Bap. tist. Officers of the Mass will be the Very Rev. Dan J. McCarthy. Vicar General of the Diocese of Savannah * Atlanta, and pastor of the Holy Family Church, Columbus: the Very Rev. James J. Grady, Chancellor of tire Diocese of Savannah-Atlant», and the Rev. Gustav Obrect. S. M. A., pastor of St. Benedict’s Church, Savannah, deacons of honor; the Rev. James E. Conlin, pastor of the Bless ed Sacrament Church. Savannah, deacon: the Rev. Joseph G. Cassidy, subdeacon; the Rev.-Joseph W. Kav- anagh. of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, master of ceremonies*, J (Continued On Four-A#; ■ i;;