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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATIIOLItt LAWMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
AUGUST 25. 1945
Resolutions Adopted by Georgia Laymen
Attending Retreat at Washington
(Special to Tlir Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. Ga.—The fol
lowing resolutions were adopted
at I lie twenty-fifth ami a I Retreat
'or men. sponsored by the Cath
olic Laymen's Association of Geor
gia and held at St. Joseph’s Home
here:
will) adequate and comfortable
sleeping quarters—not only that. •
but for serving us with delicious 1
and bountiful meals under very,
trying conditions. We are not un
aware of the fact that Ihese devol-
vvomen do the Meaning, 'make
the beds, superintend the prepara-
ni.-cru ui,-n. mi,.. ,• Uon and serving of the food, and
Is I'.nlfl, V liU: that we con inuc , ,, . , ,,
.. , . at the same time perform their rc-
,’“ ™ allls ' Prayers one ]igious dllUcs and atLenc , t o the,
-Slf . M “ nas Physical and spiritual needs of the
tor our retreatants; our several re- .
treat-masters; Father John Clean. |
director of St. Joseph's Home; cur j children at this institution. They,
hostesses, the.Sisters of St. Joseph. are 80 Practiced in acts of humil-
THAT we arc gratified that our i '! v ** la * menial tasks, such as the.
efforts were successful in restrict- ft'Pcrior of the community polish
ing attendance at the 1945 Retreat
to a number,within the limit estab
lished by the ODT regulations gov
erning such gatherings.
THAT the retreatants be com
mended for their wholesome spirit
during the Retreat, especially in
tlicpr mainl&ining silence.
THAT we express appreciation
to our four non-Catholic friends
who attended the Retreat, one
from Atlanta, one from Macon and
ing the floors with her mop. arc
I lie rule and not the exception.
Those and other sacrifices they
gladly make to give us an oppor-
unity to be better men. We note
with gratification and pleasure
that dear Sister Ambrose, who has
taught Christian Doctrine and the
three ll's to the children of many
of us. is here ministering to our
needs with undiminished energy
and zeal, and we remember with
two from McIntyre, and we trust Tide that il was chiefly on her ac-
that their intimate association with coun *- " ,a ^ :l group of Catholic
Catholic men during these days, Toymen under the leadership of
and from their attendance at the
various exercises of the Retreat,
they have gained a belter under
standing of the Catholic Church
Bishop Keyes erected this magnifi
cent building in 1930-1991.
THAT we are thankful that
Father John Clean, the director I
AT LAYMEN’S RETREAT—prominent among those attending the
“ r> ‘I* annual Rc'reat for men spom oi oil * by the Catholic Laymen's
Association of Georgia, at St. Joseph’s Home, Washington, Ga.! were,
lell to rigid, tront row: Martin .1. Callaghan. Macon, vice-president of
Hie Laymen’s Association: I he Rev. Patrick Walsh. O. P., New York.
N. Y.. the ielrcalmaster; James B. Mutherin, Augusta, chairman of
the Retreat Section of the Laymen's Association, Miles J. O’Connor,
chairman of the Augusta chapter of the Retreat Section; back row
Bernard J. Kane. Atlanta, chairman of the executive committee and
immediate past president of the Laymen's Association, and Bernard
S. Fahy. Rome, president of the Laymen's Association.—(Photo bv
Norman Wrigley).
and its teachings and will ju-ccpt of this institution, preserves his
invitations to be with us again on health and vigor and that his sun-
future Retreats. ny disposition and good humor
THAT we express our gratitude make us feel comfortable and at
to our friends in \Vilkinson County, home. As director of St. Joseph’s
WASHINGTON. — (NO — You
can argue from now until dooms
day, but you can’t convince a good-
v ho always attend our Retreats and Home he is our host and we wish U number of the folk in Balayan
who by their example continue to lo express appreciation and gratis
be an inspiration to their fellow-1 tude for his inexhaustible kind-
A Filipino Legend
ness and his perpetual welcome.
THAT we resolve, Divine Provi
dence being willing, to return
again in 194ti.
Allred Batte.v
K. fV. Hatcher,
John McCreary,
Hughes Spalding,
Committee.
Estes Dcwemus Enters
New Law Firm in Atlanta
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA. Ga.— Announce-
retreatants. Especially are we
grateful to J. G. Hatfield.
THAT we bear in mind that this
is our twenty-fifth annual Retreat,
our Silver Jubilee, as’it were, and I
we congratulate (he Chairman of,
our Retreat Section. James B.
Mulhcrin, of Augusta, who has at-!
tended each and’ every one of our ,
twenty-five Retreats.
THAT v.e express thank ; to our
Bi-hop. His Excellency the Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, for his
continued intere.-t In our Relrea!
and that we likewise express our
deep regret that he was unable to
be present at the close of this j , . ,
most successful spiritual banquet. G™ 5 " 1 ,as boon made ol the rcor-
THAT we remember in our ! fflin'Mlion th <‘ f "' m ° r Smith,
prayers our fellow Retreatants of " nl ! ’ alu J Bloodworth, one ol At-
I'ormer years who have gone be-1 ; an a s , law llrms - 1ICW
fore and entreat Hiem in their j ' !>n wdl be known as Smith. Par-
prayers to intercede for us before , 1 lt p? ' ’ K ( 11 ^ 1 oremus.
ihe Throne of God. knowing and i The original membens of the
realizing that they are in the Com- firm. Alex W. Smith, Sr.. Tliod
munion of Saints as ;o cx:sl ined ' A. Hammond ard Victor Lamar
to us by our gifted Rep eal Master. Smith, for many years wore iden-
Ihc Rev. Patrick Wal-h. j lified with the progress and expan-
THAT «r thank Richard Reid i sion of Atlanta, and as Smith,
for his continued interest in our j Hammond and Smith, were recog-
Rctrerts and cspeically for bis rue- nized authorities on civil law. Vic-
Cessful efforts in securing this to) 1 Lamar Smith, the only surviv-
year our retreat master. Father
P-.iIri- k Walsh, of (lie Order of I was one of the sponsors who first
Preachers of the Order of St. Dorn- brought Metropolitan opera to At-
inie. lanta. Alex W. Smith. Jr., now
THAT we memorialize Fathei , occupies the private office of his
W l b as a most c !•. zealous | father, where the name on the
ard effective force in expoundin'* door has been unchanged since
the doctrines of our religion and 1398.
in explaining to us a firm resolu- Members of the newly organ-
lion not only to retain and cherish Fed firm are Victor Lamar Smith,
our I-'ifli but also to be justly Alex W. Smith, Jr.. Robot E. Leo
proud of being children of such a 1 Field. Croom ’ rtfldge and list •
Solicitious Mother. We hall al- Dflrcmus.
ways cherish Father Wal-li's mem- Mr. Doremus, who moved to At-
ory and petition him lo rrm-mber nta from Augusta some years
his Georgia Cracker friends in his ago, is the immediate past presi-
prayers at Mass. j dent . Ihe Atlanta Branch of the
THAT again we wish to acknow-1 Catholicf Laymen’s Association of
ledge our indebtedness to the Sis- . Georgia, and a member of the
tors of St. Joseph for providing us Cathedral parish.
Hi-I their (own isn’t miraculously
protected. •
Balayan nestles in a Targe and
picturesque valley across the bay
from Mindoro and about 50 mites
south of Manila in the Philippines.
A letter which recently came in-
to tlie possession of the Rev. Law
rence I*. Gatti. assistant pastor
of St, Stephen’s Church, here,
throws some lighl on the feelings
of the townfolk. It was written by
an American uoldicr, a non-Cath
olic. who had been participating-in
guerilla activities near Balayan.
The letter was addressed lo the
soldier’s wife who turned it over
lo Father Gatti,
OLD SPANISH LEGEND
’’About three and a hall een-
t ries ago,” the letter says, “when
the Spaniards conquered the Mal
ayans over here, (lie lands of
Southern Luzon were laid waste
and all the town burned—except
the small town of Balayan—where
I lie Spaniards, according to Hie
legend, said a ‘white lady’ appear
ed and asked ’hem to spare the
town.
"At the turn of the century,
Admiral Dewey came to Manila.
v or three years the lands of Luzon
were again trod over by dcstruc-
ing member of the original firm, live troops and many towns burn
ed as the Americans fought first
I be Spanish and then the Philip-
nc troops led by the insurgent
General Aqulnaldo. Many towns
were destroyed but one remained
untouched—Balayan.”
The letter then describes Ihe
Japanese invasion of the Philip
pines. II tolls of how the Ameri
cans. retreating toward Bataan,
of towns being destroyed—but
once again Balayan escaped dam
age. “By now,” the letter says,
“people all over the Philippines
believed Hint a patron saint watch
ed jver Balayan and protected it
from harm.” A number of Fili
pinos. the letter relates, left their
own cities and towns for safety,
and sought refuge in Balavan.
JAPANESE WITHDRAW
“Years later.” the letter con
tinues, “after the Americans had
liberated parts of Luzon. Balayan
faced a new cr isis. The town was
garrisoned by 350 Japanese who
knew it would not be long before
American troops would drive their
way in. The Japanese had orders
to burn Balayan before they re
treated.
“Then one night a miracle Imp
pened. A miracle in which the
‘white lady' appeared and was seen
by a smal force of guerrillas, by
a lone American and by a Japanese
captain. The captain ordered an
immediate withdrawal of Japanese
troops and history repealed itself
that night as Japanese soldiers
fled eastward from Balayan—
leaving il and its inhabitants un
touched. Today the little town
nestles in its large and beautiful
valley—and its children play hap
pily and the oldsters smile con
tentedly as they tell and retell the
story of a small (own and its pat
ron saint.”
THE ALB stil bearing stains of
the blood of Father Philip lloldcn.
English martyr, who was wearing
il al his cxeeu'ion some 400 years
ago, was worn by the Rev. W. E.
Grasar, vice-rector of the English
College, Rome, at a Mass offered
at Catforlh, new Preston. Lan
cashire, for the conversion of
Britain. Relies of other English
martyrs lay on the altar.
U. S. Journalists Hear Pope
Stress Fidelity to Truth
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY—A group of
American journalists coming from
(he Far East and India were told
by His Holiness Pope Pius XII
that "the worthy success of your
profession depends upon this c*
sential la cl,; your fidelity to truth
in what you write and speak."
“The world shudders today," the
Holy Father said, “as il contem
plates (he mass of misfortune that
lias overwhelmed it. May it not
be traced back to the flood of er
ror and false moral standards lei
loose by the written and spoken
world by proucl. irreligious men?"
"You have come," His Holiness
said, “a long way lo Rome; and
Rome is only a half-wav stop on ;
journey which, before it is tin
ished, will have taken you around
I be greater part of the globe,
through many climes, among peo
ples speaking Various languages
Everywhere, your quest lias been
for vvliat today is called news, the
latest information from even the
remotest parts of the world to be
conveyed with a minimum of de
lay to an eager, impatient public.
INVALUABLE SERVICE
“Some of you will add your own
comments, but even these must
have the element of timeliness and
immediate interest. It seems an
easy (ask; but it is an Invaluable
■service your profession offers In
society, breaking down barriers of
time and space and assisting ail
members ol the vast human family
lo share their joys and sorrows,
their triumphs ancl disasters, their
Mopes and their fears.
“An editor, or writer, or speak
er. who is conscious of li is lofly
vocation and its responsibilities, is
always alive lo the obligation he
lias to the thousands or millions
ol people who may be strongly af
fected by his words lo give them
I lie truth, and nothing bill the
truth, as far as be lias been able
lo ascertain it.
“FALSEHOOD DENOUNCED
“Members of the profession who
do not hesitate lo smear their
pages or pollute the ether with
falsehood are rendering a great
disservice to their fellowmen. They
are a'ming a mortal blow at the
spirit of brotherly affection that
should exist among the children
of (lie Heavenly Father, and grave
ly imperil peace among nations."
The American journalists, seen
after (he Papal audience, express
ed themselves as greatly impress
ed by the reception and the Holy
Father’s'discourse. Those present
included: Robert Considine. Inter
national News Service; Harry
Grayson, Newspaper Enterprise
Association; Ilallet Abend. North
American Newspaper Alliance:
Edwin Lahcy, Chicago Daily News;
Pauline Frederick, Western News
paper Union; Mary Day Winn. This
Week; Elsie McCormick, Readers
Digcsl: Harry Flannery, Columbia
Broadcasting System; Miss Bruce
Gould, Ladies’ Home Journal and
Evelyn Eaton. G. P. Putnam Pub
lishers.
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