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DECEMBER 21, 1946
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN
Day of Recollection
Sponsored by NCCW
for Women in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Father Jos
eph A. Curtin, O. M. I., of the
Oblate Mission Band, from Doug
las, conducted a Day of Recollec
tion which was held at Mount St.
Joseph Academy here, Decem
ber 15, under the auspices of the
Augusta Deanery Council of the
National Council of Catholic
Women.
The committee in charge of res
ervations included Mrs. William
Lucky, Miss Nell Caver and Miss
Clair Marriott.
ATTENDS BEATIFICATION
CEREMONY OF HIS BROTHER
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The
unique distinction of being pres
ent at his brother’s beatification
in fit. Peter’s Basilica in Rome,
on November 24, was the privil
ege of Brother Norbcrt Bauer,
C S. C., a member of the Congre
gation of the Hply Cross, the re
ligious order which administers
the University of Notre Dame.
His brother, now Blessed An
drew Bauer, O. F. M„ was one of
the twenty-nine martyrs who
were put to death in the Boxer
Rebellion in China some forty
years ago, and who were beati
fied last month.
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New Rector for
North American
College in. Rome
To Dedicate New Churches
Merry
Christmas
and a
Happy
New
Year
WASHINGTON — (NC)—Bishop
Martin J. O’Connor, Auxiliary of
Scranton, has been named the new
Rector of the North American Col
lege in Rome, it was announced in
word received here by His Excel
lency Archbishop Amleto Giovan
ni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate
to the United States.
The appointment was made by
the Sacred Congregation of Semi
naries, according to word sent by
His Eminence Giuseppe Cardinal
Pizzardo, Prefect of that Congre
gation.
Bishop O’Connor succeeds to a’
post left vacant by the recent
resignation, because of ill health,
of Monsignor J. Gerald Kealy of
Chicago.
The new Rector of the North
American College was named Ti
tular Bishop of Thespiae and Aux
iliary Bishop of Scranton in No
vember 1942. Bishop O’Connor
was born in Scranton, May 18,
1900, son of the late Martin J. and
Belinda (Caffrey) O’Connor. He
was educated at St. Thomas Col
lege (now the University of Scran
ton), St. Mary’s Seminary, Balti
more, and the North American
College in Rome, which he now
heads. He was ordained to the
priesthood in the Basilica of St.
John Lateran in Rome, March 15.
1924.
Bishop O’Connor also attended
the Propaganda College and Apol-
linaris University in Rome, re
ceiving the Doctorate of Theology
from the former and the Doctorate
of Canon Law from the latter.
Returning to Scranton, he serv
ed as Secretary to the Bishop of
Scranton from August 1, 1929, to
January 1, 1936; as Chancellor of
the Diocese from August 1, 1930,
to January 1, 1936: as Pro-Syno
dal Examiner from September,
1929, to January. 1936; as Dio
cesan Notary from October, 1929,
to January. 1936: as Diocesan Di
rector of Sodalities from October,
1929, to January, 1940. and as As
sociate Editor of The Catholic
Light, diocesan weekly, from 1929
to 1935.
Bishop O’Connor also served as
Secretary to the Clerical Fund,
Secretary of the Board of Con-
suitors. Diocesan Consultor, Vice-
Officialis and later Officialis of
the Diocesan Tribunal, and Epis
copal Representative for Religious.
He was appointed Vicar General
of the Diocese of Scranton on De
cember 7, 1938, and had been pas
tor of St. Joseph's Cathedral for
nine years at the time of his eleva
tion to the episcopate.
Bishop O’Connor served as a
trustee of the University of Scran
ton for some eight years. He also
served as a trustee of the All-
bright Memorial Library, Scran
ton and as Morale Chairman of
the Lackawanna County, Penn
sylvania. Office of Civilian De
fense. He was created a Domes
tic Prelate .'n 1936.
SOUTH’S GREATEST JEWELERS 1
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BISHOP WALSH
The Most Reverend EmmetSM. Walsh. D. D„ Bishop of Charleston,
who will dedicate, on December 22, the Church of Our Lady of the
Valley, which has just been completed on U. S. Highway No. 1, near
Langley, South Carolina, and the Church of Our Lady of Peace, which
has been erected in North Augusta. South Carolina.
Soviet “War of Nerves' Could Lead to
Hostilities Budenz Tells Congressmen
Merry
Christmas
and a
Happy
New
Year
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(By N. C W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON—Soviet Russia
is engaged in a “war of nerves’’
against the United States, em
ploying tactics similar to those
used by Adoif Hitler but with
“Soviet variations," and this- could
lead to “the point of military
action" Louis F. Budenz. a for
mer leader of the Communist Par
ty in this country, charged in
testimony here before the. Un-
American Activities Committee
of the llosue of Representatives.
Other highlights of Mr. Budenz’
testimony were:
U. S. communists and their fel
low-travelers are part of a "Rus
sian fifth column operating in a
conspiracy entirely on behalf of
Soviet Russia.
The NKUD, Russian secret po
lice, certainly operated in this
country in 1936-37 and probably
still is at work here.
A reiteration that - Gerhard
Eisler. also known as Hans Ber
ger. is the top communist in this
country and that such leaders as
William Z. Foster and Earl Brow
der must take orders from him.
Mr. Budenz, 55-year-old assis
tant. economics professor at Ford-
ham University, New York, who
abandoned the Communist Party
last year while serving as editor
of its The Daily Worker and re-
tui ned to the Catholic Faith, was
the only witness at the commit'
tee's session. He testified for
more than three and a half hours.
At the conclusion ,of the session,
Mi. Budenz said he would return
to the committee at a later date
armed with notes dealing with
communist infiltration into the
schools, movies, radio and the
press of the nation.
Mr. Budenz told the committee
that the Soviet “war of nerves"
movement was a conspiracy to
establish a world dictatorship
under the control of the Kremlin.
Ho asserted that this, movement
means an attempt to “overthrow
the Government of the United
Stales.”
Tlie movement, he charged, is
operated Ihrough a communist
underground in this country,
which is linked with the Com
munist Party and, in its further
ance, makes use of communist-
front organizations.
The erstwhile communist editor
told the committee that in 1936-37,
he personally had dealings with
representatives of the Soviet secret
police in this country. He was
questioned at this point by Repre
sentative J. Parnell Thomas of
New Jersey, who wanted to know
whether the secret police still
were in this country.
“It would surprise me very
much if they were not,” Mr.
Budenz replied.
Mr. Budenz declared that the
Comintern, through which Russia
seeks to spread its world dictator
ship, was disbanded in name only
a few years ago. but insisted that
it exists "in fact if not in form,"
as instructions still go out from
Moscow to parties in various coun
tries.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister
Dmitri Maoulisky, who also heads
his nation’s delegation to the
United Nations, was described by
Mr- Budenz as the real head of
the Communist Internationale. He
asserted that Russia at present is
using the United Nations as a
sounding board to discredit and
belittle the United States.
In his testimony concerning
Gerhard Eisler, also known as
Hans Berger, Mr. Budenz declared
that communist leaders such as
Mr. Foster and Mr. Browder “have
no political lif^t except as trans
mitted by Eisler.' Explaining the
deposition of Mr. Browder as
leader of the Communist Party in
this country, Mr. Budenz testified
that jt was in line with the com
munist policy of always keeping a
party leader of varying political
hue “on ice" to bp used when pol
icies changed. He viewed Mr.
Browder’s deposition as an indi
cation of a Communist change of
policy in view og the Teheran
agreement, but added it was
"merely a diplomatic gesture to
ward peace.” Mr. Budenz de
scribed Mr. Browder's present
position as “head of the commu
nist book trust," wdiich makes
him seem free to write for
newspapers and appear on the
radio as “an ex-communist.’’
NOVENA DEVOTIONS AT
SAVANNAH CATHEDRAL
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Father Leo
J. Vogt, C. PP.S., of the Precious
Blood Mission House. Char
lottesville, Va., conducted a sol
emn novena at the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist here in prep
aration for the celebration of the
Feast of the Immaculate Con
ception. the patronal feast of the
Church in the United States.
Upon concluding the novena
here. Father Vogt left for Elmira,
N. Y where he is ooodocting a
mission..