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VOL. XXI. No. 11
TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 30, 1940
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Catechetical Congress Is Held in Charleston, S. C.
LEADERS IN RELIGIOUS
INSTRUCTION ATTEND
REGIONAL SESSION
Members of the Hierarchy
Participate in Conference
Sponsored by Archbishop
of Baltimore and Wash
ington
(Speical to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON. S. C. — Held at
the invitation of the Most Rev. Emmet
M. Walsh, Bishop of Charleston, un
der the sponsorship and patronage
of the Most Rev. Michael J. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore and of
Washington, the First Regional Cate
chetical Congress of the Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine brought to
Charleston for a three-day session,
starting November 2, many leaders in
the field of religious instruction, in
cluding six members of the Hier
archy.
Urging Catholic laymen to take
more active part in the crusade of
Catholic faith, the Rev. Dr. John A.
O'Brien, of the University of Notre
Dame, addressed an audience of eight
hundred at the opening session held
in the Momminger Auditorium.
Dr. O'Brien, speaking on “Adapt
ing Means to the Altered Conditions
of the Times,’' said there are 70,000,-
000 humans in America today who are
“untouched by religion.” The con
fraternity presents to Catholics, he
said, a challenge to penetrate these
millions.
The Most Rev. Edwin V. O’Hara,
Bishop of Kansas City, had as the
title of his address “Go Forward to
New Conquests for Christ,” and said
that “the field of action for the Con
fraternity of Christian Doctrine is
clearly outlined” in the pronounce
ments of the Popes and Holy See.
The Most Rev. Emmett M. Walsh,
Bishop of Charleston, was honorary
Episcopal chairman and the Rt. Rev.
Monsignor James J. May, Vicar Gen
eral of the Diocese of Charleston,
presided.
On Sunday. November 3, the sec
ond day of the congress, the Most
Rev. John J. Swint, Bishop of Wheel
ing. was celebrant of a Solemn Pon
tifical Mass celebrated in the Cath
edral of St. John the Baptist. In the
course cf the sermon which he de
livered at this Mass, the Most Rev.
Peter Ireton. Coadjutor Bishop of
Richmond said: “It has been said that
the tempo of present day life is cal
culated to make the people of our
day more a reading people than a
thinking people. Unfortunately, the
sum total of Catholic information too
many receive in adult life is restrict
ed to the necessarily limited message
from the altar on Sundays.”
FIELD MASS AT
COLORED CHURCH
Included in the day’s activity was
a Field Mass celebrated on ttie
grounds of the Immaculate Concep
tion Church. Charleston’s oldest col
ored parish, by the Most Rev. Edwin
V. O’Hara, Bishop of Kansas City.
The sermon ata this Mass was deliv
ered by Bishop Walsh.
In the afternoon a thousand attend
ed a session at the Gloria Theatre
with the Catholic home as the them?.
At this session the Most Rev. Joseph
M. Corrigan, rector of the Catholic
University of America, spoke on
“How Parents Must Teach Religion
in the Homes ” He told what should
be done and illustrated his remarks
with various methods that might be
employed by the parents.
“Parental Responsibility in the
Teaching of Religion”, was discussed
bv the Most Rev Gerald P. O’Hara,
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, who
was honorary Episcopal chairman of
the session.
Sister M. Rosalia, of the Mission
Helpers.- Servants of the Sacred *
Heart, Towson, Md.. told about the
work of the teaching Sisters and of
the Confraternity of Christian Doc
trine.
Student nurses of St Francis Xav
ier Infirmary rendered musical se
lections during the afternoon pro
gram.
EVENING SESSION
AT GLORIA THEATRE
In the evening the congress reas
sembled at the Gloria Theatre for a
program on adult education, with
Bishop Ireton as the honorary Epis
copal chairman, and the Rev. Joseph
G. Cassidy, of Savannah, presiding.
Tlie Mast Rev. John J. Swint,
Bishop of Wheeling, spoke on the
“Aims and Methods of Adult Religi
ous Edu-Mion”. There can be ii«
doubt of the need of adult religious
education, he said. “I believe that —
today the children are pretty wett
(Continued on Pafle SJwentjH j
Bulletins
Scenes at Catechetical Congress
MONSIGNOR FRANCIS A. MIN-
TYKE, Chancellor, of the Archdio
cese of New York, has been named by
Pope Pius XII Titular Bishop of Cy-
rene and Auxiliary Bishop of New
York.
THE SPREAD OF STREET
SPEAKING by Catholic Evidence
Guild Orators throughout the United
States was described at the ninth an
nual National Catholic Evidence Con
ference held in New York.
Catholics, laymen and priests, and
men and women alike, are preach
ing on Catholic dogma, practice, arti
cles of faith, history and the Papal
Encyclicals to open-air audiences in
cluding agnostics, atheists and people
of many belief in many American
cities.
ESTABLISHMENT of a Depart
ment of Youth in the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference was author
ized, when the newly-elected admin
istrative board of the N. C. W. C.
met and organized.
Acting under a mandate from the
General Meeting of the Bishops at
the Catholic University of America,
the Administrative Board also took
steps to coordinate the relief work
which the Bishops have heretofore
carried on through several independ
ent groups.
IN ORDER THAT LAMPS may
burn bright night and day before the
Blessed Sacrament even in times of
emergency, the Sacred Congregation
of Rites lias issued a decree whereby,
in tlie absence of olive oil or bees
wax, other oils and even elec’iric
light may be used.. Whenevr possi
ble, the decree states, vegetable oils
shall be the substitute.
Pictured above is a scene at the Field Mass celebrated during the Catechetical Congress held in Charleston
An altar for the celebration of the Mass was erected on the grounds of the Immaculate Conception Church, the
oldest of the churches of the Diocese of Charleston for colored Catholics. His Excellency the Most Rev. Edwin
V. O'Hara. Bishop of Kansas City, was celebrant of the Mass, and tlie sermon was delivered by the Most Rev.
Emmet M. Walsh, Bishop of Charleston.
The lower picture shews members of the children’s candlelight choir at the session of the Catechetical Con-
gress held in the Memminger Auditorium.—(Piioto by Peck, Courtesy of the Charleston News and Courier.)
America Responds to Rope s
Plea for Prayers for Peace
Bishops Lead Faithful in Supplication for Cessation
of War—Thousands of Priests Offer Masses
Throughout the Whole United States
America’s response to His Holiness
Pope Pius XII’s appeal that last Sun
day be made a day of prayer for
peace and the relief of suffering, roll
ed across the United States—a tidal
wave of supplication.
Observance of the day began in
this country at midnight on the At
lantic seaboard and stretched three
thousand miles to the Pacific Slope.
There was not an hour in all those
24 when there were not good assem
blages of people somewhere lifting
their minds and hearts to God.
Despite the current seven hours’
difference in time between New York
and Rome, much of the observance
in this country coincided with the
Sovereign Pontiff's participation in
the ceremonies at the Vatican. Tens
of thousands of priests responded to
the Holy Father’s request that they
join in his intention when offering
up the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Hundreds of priests in this country
were celebrating Mass at precisely
the same time His Holiness was cele
brating his Mass above the tomb of
the Apostles.
The Archbishops and Bishops of
every See in the United States coll
ed tlie Holy Father's appeal to the
special attention of the priests and
people. The Ordinaries themselves
took part in the observances, and the
cathedrals became the points around
which the ceremonies in the various
archdioceses and dioceses revolved.
In many places there were Mid
night Masses, and in some Masses
were offerer! continually from mid
night until noon. Preachers fashion
ed their sermons around the Sov
ereign Pontiffs plea for prayers, and
children at their Special Masses rais
ed their entreaties to God, in response
to the Holy Father's particular appeal
to them.
The Blessed Sacrament was exposed
throughout the day in many places,
and there were special devotions in
the afternoon and evening. Rosaries
were said by entire congregations.
Holy Hours were conducted, and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
brought the set religious services
to a close.
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE
PARTICIPATES
His Excellency the most Rev. Am-
leto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic
Delegate to the United States, led in
the observance of the day of prayer,
celebrating Pontifical Mass at the Na
tional Shrine of the Immaculate Con
ception on the campus of the Cath
olic University of America.
Unprecedented in the history of
the Shrine and the Catholic Univer
sity were the ceremonies held there.
Special permission was obtained from
Rome for the series of religious exer
cises which began at midnight Satur
day with a Mass celebrated by Bishop
Joseph M. Corrigan, Rector of the
University.
Following Bishop Corrigan's Mass'
at the main altar of the Shrine, Low
Masses continued at the altar and
at the numerous side altars until 10
o'clock Sunday mborning. At any
given time throughout that period,
between 10 and 20 Masses were being
offered up m the Shrine. Hundreds
of Masses were offered up for the
Holy Father’s intention on and
around the University campus.
In his Motu Proprio bearing the
date of the Feast of Christ the King.
Pope Pjus asked that Sunday, No
vember 24, be made a day of prayer
that MI those who have died as a
result of the war may obtain eternal
rest: that all those who suffer or
mourn as a result of the war may
be comforted, and that true peace
may be restored in justice and all
peoples united as brothers.
“America” Releases
Result of Poll on
Growth of Bigotry
NEW YORK—A cross section of the
Catholic clergy in this country—1,541
from 48 States—are divided as to
whether anti-Catholic bigotry is on
the increase, according to the figures
of the poll on anti-Catholicism con
ducted by America, Catholic weekly
review published here by the Jesuit
Fathers.
Analyzing the figures in the final
article on this subject in the cur
rent issue of “America”, the Rev.
Gerard Donnelly, S. J., associate
editor, that half of the clergy stated
they did not notice signs of grow
ing bigotry in their own areas, but
were apprehensive over conditions in
the nation as a whole in this regard.
Two questions were placed before
23,863 clergymen: “Are you personally
aware of such anti-Catholic incidents
or publications as are mentioned by
Dr. Chapman?” (Dr. Emmanuel
Chapman, assistant professor of
Philosophy in the Graduate School
and School of Education of Ford-
ham University and chairman of the
Committee of Catholic for Human
Rights). And: “Do you believe that
there is a growing feeling of anti-
Catholicism in the United States?”
Only 1.496 priests replied to the first
and 1.451 to the second.
To the first. 712, or 47.6 percent,
replied in the affirmative, and 784, or
52-4 percent in the negative, the ma
jority being 72 votes. In reply to
the second question, 792, or 54.6 per
cent said “Yes”, and 659, or 45.4
percent said “No”, t he majority be
ing 133 votes.
“The figures are highly interesting,
because they seem to indicate that
two apparently conflicting beliefs are
held by the American Catholic
clery”, Father Donnelly comments.
“The two beliefs might be stated
thus by any clergyman who voted
with the majority: ‘Anti-Catholicism?
Well, the situaiton here in my own
neighborhood where, of course, I am
in intimate contact with events and
able to watch closely, is most en
couraging; but in the rest of the
country I am afraid things look rathtr
bad’.”
REPORTS that the Chinese govern
ment headed by General Chiang
Kai-Shek is seeking to establish dip
lomatic relations with the Vatican
were characterized in Vatican City
us entirely erroneous.
COORDINATION OF CATHOLIC
interests and activities stemming from
the nation's program for prepared
ness, and the unification of all Cath
olic relief and refugee work under
a single Episcopal Committee were
arranged for by the Archbishops and
Bishops of the United States at their
annual General Meeting in Wash
ington.
Nearly a hundred members of tlie
Hierarchy, assembled at the Catholic
University of America, with His Emi
nence Dennis Cardinal Dougherty,
Archbishop of Philadelphia, presid
ing, voted to set up a National Cath
olic Community Service composed of
the Administrative Board of the Na
tional Catholic Welfare Conference,
plus the Military Vicar of tlie Army
and Navy Ordinariate.
EXAMINATION OF THE writings
of Pope Pius X has produced a re
sult favorable to his cause for beati
fication.
Announcing the f ndings of a meet
ing held on November 12, a decree
just issued by the Sacred Congrega
tion of Rites says the writings of
Pope Pius X contain nothing to delay
proceedings with the other acts re
quired in his cause for beatification.
HENRY A. WALLACE, Vice-Pres-
ident-clect of the United States, in
an address delivered in Washington,
lauded Pope Pius XII, as “a strong
leader of the fe-'cfc, seeking interna
tional peace and justice in our day.”
and praised him for bis social lead
ership.
DR. JOHN RUSTIN. Pastor of the
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church, In
dianapolis, told a meeting of pastors
held in connect’on with the Greater
Indianapolis National Christian Mis
sion, “Protestants have lost quite a
bit in not having a confessional.
“THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL
ORDER" is the title of a new pam
phlet issued by the Catholic Confer
ence of the South from its headquar
ters in Richmond. Virginia.
The pamphlet is a summary of an
address delivered before the Region
al Meeting of the Catholic Confer
ence on Industrial Problems, held in
New Orleans last April.
The Catholic Conference of the
South, whose purpose is to unify and
coordinate Catholic endeavor in the
Southland, lias published its second
pamphlet—“Dawn Over Dixie”, by
the Reverend Wilfred Parsons, S. J.,
Dean of the Graduate School, George
town University.
A copy of the pamphlet may be
obtained by writing to the Executive
Headquarters. Catholic Conference of
tlie South, 810 East Grace Street,
Richmond, Virginia.
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed”
Published by the
Catholic Lay
men’s Association
of Georgia