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FORTY-TWO 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. WE SERVE ONLY THE BES'I DIAL 2-6*87 THE NONE SUCH RESTAURANT GUS A. SMAHAGDIS. Prop. Augusta’s Most Up-lo-Date Eating House Reasonable Prices 915 BROAD STREET AUGUSTA, GA. 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