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MAY 27, 1944
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF CxEORGIA
THREE
News Review of the Catholic World
I PRELATES ATTEND CAT1IORIC PRESS CONVENTION—Attending the sessions of the annual convcn-
ftion of the Catholic Press Association, in Milwaukee, a'e left to right: Bishop Thomas K. Gorman of
Reno; Archbishop Samuel A. Stritch, of Chicago; Archbishop Moses E. Kiley, of Milwaukee; Archbishop
John Gregory Murray, of St. Paul; A. J. Wey, of the “Catholic Universe Bulletin,’’ Cleveland, retiring
president, and Bishop John F, Noll, of Ft. Wayne. (NCWC).
Catholic Press Association
Insists on Pope’s Peace Plan,
Appeals That Rome Be Spared
Governor of Tennessee
Pays Tribute to the
Catholic Church
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—No organi
zation is better fitted to give con
tinuity of thought and policy to a
sound program through a dread
ful distressing war than the Cath
olic Church, said the Governor of
Tennessee, Prentice Cooper, in
liis address of welcome to the del
egates to the annual convention
of the Catholic Committee of the
South, held in Memphis, April 25,
26, and 27. Governor Cooper
spoke at the civic reception held
at Ellis Auditorium.
“We welcome you.” said the
Governor, “because the purpose
and aim of your organization is a
C hristian objective . . . because
you are a practical organization
. . . because you are making for
the progress of the South.
“No organization is better fitted
to give continuity of thought and
policy to a sound program through
n dreadful and distracting war
than the Catholic Church down
through all sorts of periods, both
of storm and calm, emerging al
ways stronger than ever and
more capable of achieving its
Christian ideals.
“I recall a conversation I once
had in the city of Nashville, while
a guest of Bishop Adrian, at a din
ner given in honor of Archbishop
Stritch- The war was going on at
the time. I remarked to Arch
bishop Stritch that 1 knew of no
oiganization in tire world that
would be changed as little as by
this the greatest of all wars ns the
Catholic Church. I said that the
Catholic Church could withstand
the impact of war better probably
than any other organization in the
world, in spite of all that un-
Christian rulers like Hitler, Hiro-
hito, or any others might be able
to do against it. Archbishop
Stritch’s reply was: ‘Yes, our
Church down through the centu
ries has withstood successfully
many Hitlers.’
“Of course, that is true. The
Catholic Church, if anything,
seems to grow stronger in time of
trial and to be able to render an
even greater Christian service.
“In the name of tlie people of
Tennessee, I welcome you to our
state, and wish you a most succcss-
fjul, profitable, and enjoyable
cbnvenlion.”
CONFIRMATIONS IN
DIOCESE OF RALEIGH
(Special to The Bulletin)
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. — His
Excellency the Most Rev. Eugene
J. McGuinness, D. D., Bishop of
Raleigh, administered the Sacra
ment of Confirmation on April 23,
at St. Patrick’s Church here, the
class including 26 children, 21 of
whom attend St. Patrick’s paro
chial school, and 65 adults, men
and women of the parish and sol
diers from Camp M'ackall and Fort
Bragg.
In the procession from the rec
tory of the church, before the
ceremony. Bishop McGuinness was
attended by a number of Army
chaplains and members of the
clergy from Fayetteville and
places in this area.
Following the administration of
Confirmation Bishop McGuinness
officiated at Solemn Benediction
ot the Blessed Sacrament, with
the Rt. Rev- Msgr. John Treacy, of
the Diocese of Cleveland, and the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Scally, di
rector of the Society of t he Propa
gation of the Faith, in the Archdio
cese of New York, assisting.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
MILWAUKEE. — The Seven
Points of Peace approved by the
Catholic Hierarchy and by Prot
estant and. Jewish leaders shc'-ld
be recognized as “a dymanic ef
fort on part of moral and spiritual
forces of this country,” it was
stated in a resolution adopted at
this closing session of the thirty-
fourth annual convention of the
Catholic Press Association of the
United States here.
The Association dedicated it
self to “exercise every effort tQ
bring these Seven Points for Peace
to the attention of the American
people.” It also dedicated itself
“wholly to the forwarding of peace
proposals made by our Holy Fath
er to the end that the victory of
the Allied nations may bring about
a peace and social order that will
be founded on justice and charity.”
The Association resolved to be
“vigilant against any official or
unofficial assault on our recogniz
ed democratic institutions, vigor
ously condemning exaggerated
paternalism in government, which,
under the guise of emergency leg
islation, might jeapordize the free
dom guaranteed by our Constitu
tion and the Bill of Rights.”
After reaffirmiftg its loyalty and
devotion to His Holiness Pope Pius
XII, the Association voiced a
prayer that "his efforts for the re
construction of human society may
establish the Kingship of Christ
over all individuals, all nations,
and all races.”
“Whereas our beloved nation is
now engaged in the most gruelling
war of all history, and is now ap
proaching even more serious tests
for the achievement of those idealk
of freedom and democracy for
which our nation was founded,”
the resolution stated, “be it re
solved that the Catholic Press As
sociation in this hazardous year
of 1944—as in all former years—
proclaim its loyalty to our nation
and beg God that in liis provi
dence He may guide our President
and our Congress, our military and
naval leaders, so that they may
victoriously prosecute the war
which has been thrust upon us by
evil forces.”
Deploring the derangement of
society and of the family arising
from the war effort, ancl specifi
cally the increase in juvenile de
linquency, the Association recom
mended that the “Government and
people be extremely solicitous
about maintenance of a wholesome
family life and proper protection
of the younger generation.”
Voicing the conviction that the
great social encyclicals of the
popes are “valuable instruments
for the creation of peace ar.d har
mony in industrial relations,” the
Association urged that these docu
ments “be considered basic to the
settlement of all disputes affect
ing the social order of our coun
try.”
The Association pledged itself to
the “principles and the exercise of
justice and charity toward our
Jewish and Negro fellow-citizens,
inveighing at the same 'time
against the campaign of vilifica
tion of our Holy Mother the
Church, which would tend to de
stroy the close-knit harmony and
unity in American society.
The resolution reemphasized
“the sacred principles of soveign-
ty of nations, large and small,”
and demanded “respect on the part
of all belligerents of the rights of
religious and Catholic institutions
jeopardized by the advance of war
ring forces.”' Specifically, the As
sociation urged that “oiif high
command be commended for its
solicitude toward religious insti
tutions” and urged that it “exer
cise the utmost diligence to spare
Rome and other proximate religi
ous and cultural monuments that
lie in the path of war.” It recom
mended also that “measures such
as proposed by the Bridges resolu
tion which would institute neutral
commissions to operate in the
above-mentioned direction.
Resolutions expressed gratitude
to the Most Rev. Moses E. Kiley,
Archbishop of Milwaukee, and host
to the convention; the Most Rev.
J^hn J. Murray, Archibisliop of
St. Paul and Episcopal Chairman
of the Press Department, National
Catholic Welfare Conference; the
Most Rev. Samuel A. Stritch,
Archbishop of Chicago; the Most
Rev. Thomas E. Gorman, Bishop of
Reno and Assistant Chairman of
the N. C. W. C. Press Department;
the Most Rev. John F. Noll, Bishop
of Fort Wayne, and to the staff of
the Catholic Herald-Citizen, mil-
waukee, host newspaper.
A resolution extended congratu
lations and good wishes to the Na
tional Catholic Community Service
and suggested that members of the
Association “continue to give it
Mil and sympathetic co-operation
in informing readers of the Cath
olic Press, the mothers and fath
ers of our men and women in uni
form, of facilities offered to those
in service by the National Cath
olic Community Service.
North Carolina K. C.
to Meet in Raleigh
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C.—The twenty-
fourth annual convention of the
North Carolina State Council of
the Knights of Columbus will be
held in Raleigh on May 27 and
28. The convention will open with
a Solemn Pontifical Mass, to be
celebrated by the Most Rev. Eu
gene J. McGuinness, D. D., Bishop
of Raleigh, in the chapel of the
Catholic Orphanage at Nazareth.
Convention sessions will be held
in the quarter of Father Thomas
F. Price Council, at the orphan
age.
The convention banquet will be
held on the evening of May 27 at
the Milburnie Fishing Club, and
will be followed by a dance.
Reservations for the banquet and
dance should be made through
Raymond B. Streb, K. S. G., presi
dent of the Royal Banking Com
pany in Raleigh.
On the afternoon of May 28
there will be an exemplicalion of
the second and third degrees.
There will be no first degree cere
monial, so all candidates should
have been initiated in the first de
gree before reporting-
Following the ceremonial a buf
fet supper will be served at the
orphanage.
John P. Cumming, 3007 Fair-
view Road, Raleigh, will be in
charge of hotel reservations, and
due to the existing conditions it is
Charleston Deanery
Council of N. C. C. W.
Re-elects Officers
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Mrs.
Archie Willis is again president of
the Charleston Deanery Council of
the National Council of Catholic
Women, having been re-elected at
the annual meeting held on April
19. Other officers elected were
Mrs. Charles A. Dennis, vice-pres
ident; Mrs. W. E. Douglas, record
ing secretary; Miss Emily Riley,
corresponding secretary, and Miss
Jeannette Lowry, treasurer.
Mrs. Willis presided at the
meeting. In her annual report she
told of the valuable aid given the
Red Cross by members of the or
ganizations affiliated with the
Deanery council who are serving
as Nurses’ aides and Grey Ladies
and in the canteen corps. In addi
tion to making surgical dressings,
assisting in the Red Cross drive for
funds, and serving in the Air
Raid Warning service, members as
sist at three local USO clubs,
where they act as hostesses and
chaperons, serve teas and break
fasts, at the information desk, and
sponsor a coffee hour each week
at the Women’s Division USO-
NCS Club.
Mrs. G. Leo Lowry, president of
the Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women, thanked the members for
their splendid work during the
year, and asked that they be ready
for even greater service in the near
future.
Miss Emily Riley read various
communications and Miss Jean
nette Lowry gave the financial re
port. Reports were submitted by
the affiliated organizations and
Mrs. John DeAntonio was appoint
ed chairman of the picnic commit
tee.
Miss Margaret Drennan, of the
Women’s Division, USO - NCCS,
was thanked by Mrs. Willis for the
use of the building, and the mem
bers voted to present a gift to the
club in appreciation. A rising vote
ot thanks was given Mrs. George
Lewis for her work as chairman of
the library and literature com
mittee, and to Mrs. Douglas for the
excellent manner in which she
handled the serving of meals at
the "Day of Recollection” held at
the Convent of Our Lady of Mer
cy.
Mrs. J. J. Reynolds, assistant dir
rector of the Port USO, thanked
the members for their assistance,
and the Sacred Heart Parent-
Teacher Association for gifts sent
by that group to WACs at Christ
mas.
Miss Joan Geilfuss played two
piano selections and Miss Mary
Grude sang. Following the busi
ness meeting the Sacred Heart
parish council were hostesses at a
social period. Members of the
committee were Mrs. J. B. Cleary,
Mrs. J. C. Long, Mrs, W. E. Flath-
mann, Mrs. W. J. Kanapaux, Mrs.
Norman Keenan, and Mrs. Ander
son. Spring flowers were used in
decorations and corsages were
presented Mrs. Lowry and Mrs.
Willis by Mrs. Anderson.
THE REPORT, published April
14, that an unexploded bomb had
been found in the Sistine Chapel
is declared by Vatican authorities
to be without foundation.
advisable that reservation be made
as soon as possible. George D.
Burkett, who is in charge of the
convention program, will announce
the names of the speakers later.
Georgia Methodist Paper
Lauds Monsignor Sheen
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEWNAN, Ga.—The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, of the
Catholic University of America,
who has just completed- a series
of 14 radio addresses in “The
Catholic Hour” program produced
by the National Council of Cath
olic Mc-n, is termed “one of the
greatest preachers of this genera
tion” in an article in the current
issue of The Southern Methodist
Layman, published here.
“If any of our brethren are ever
given to criticizing our Catholic
brethren,” the article stales, “you
should send to the National Coun
cil of Catholic Men, Washington,
D. C., and ask for and read the 1 (
sermons recently delivered by
Monsignor Sheen, the last of
which was preached Easter at 5 p.
m., C. W. T. The one thing that
touched our heart deeply was, n
closing his farewell remarks, he
asked that all of his listeners,
‘Jews, Protestants and Catholics,
pray for him. In our humble
judgment, Monsignor Sheen is one
of the greatest preachers of ..ns
generation.”
THE DESIRE that the fifteenth
centenary of the death of Si.
Cyril of Alexandria be celebrated
by all the faithful by promotion
of the return of the sepax-ated
brethren to Mother Church,
through integrity of faith, mutual
charity and fidelity to the See of
Peter, was expressed by His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII in an Encycli
cal, “Orientalis Ecclesiae Decus,”
published in Osscrvatore Romano.
Noting that today greater inter
est is being shown by all in the
return of the separated brethren
to the unity of the Church, the
Encyclical addresses a fervent
appeal to the dissident Bishops
who venerate St. Cyril, inviting
them to restore concord by the
three means practiced by the Saint
—the three bonds, faith, love for
God and neighbor, and obedience
to the See of Peter.
Bishop of Alexandria from 412
to 444, St. Cyril defended the di
vine maternity of the Blessed Vir
gin Mary against the attacks of
heretics, the union of the two na
tures of Our Lord, and the primacy
of the Roman Pontiffs.
TWO WIDOWS, one the moth
er of a priest, the other the wid
ow of the late Karl Rogers, found
er of the Narberth Movement; re
ceived the habits of Visitation
nuns at a ceremony at the Monte
Maria Monastery of the Visitation
in Richmond. Va., May 8.
The Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton.
Coadjustor Bishop of Richmond,
presided at the ceremony, at which
Mrs. Helen Rizer. widow of the
late James L. Rizer. of Towanda,
Pa., and mother of Rev. Kennelli
Rizer, pastor of St. Patrick's
Church, Richmond, who celebrated
the Mass following the ceremony,
received, the name of Sislcr Mary
Andrea. Mrs. Florence Rogers wiil
be known as Sister Mary Magda
lene.
A SERVICE FLAG honoring the
75.268 members of the Knights of
Columbus serving in the armed
forces of the United Nations and
bearing a gold star for the 376
who have already given their lives,
was dedicated at New Haven,
Conn.. April 16. A message from
President Roosevelt expressed to
the Knights his warm apprecia
tion of the many splendid contri
butions which the organization
and its members are making to the
nation's war effort.
A NEW PUBLICATION by His
Excellency the Most Rev. Amteto
Giovanni Cigcognani, Apostolic
Delegate to the United States, has
just been published by St. An
thony Guild Press, Paterson, N. J.
Entitled “The Priest in the Epistles
of St. Paul,” the book consists of
a collection of pasages from St.
Paul “on the dignity and duties of
the priesthood,« designed to help
the reader reflect on the life and
duties of a priest.
THE TOTAL POPULATION of
the Vatican State, including extra
territorial possessions, is today
approximately 9,000, says Trans-
ocean, German news agency. The
population of the Vatican City it
self is about 2,000 the agency adds.
This rise is due to the influx of
priests from the war zone and the
strengthening of the Swiss Guards
and the Vqtican police, the agency
states. Also a number of Allied
diplomats are now living within
the city.