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c. c~ ~====~111===D=~=CE=M=BE=R==~II====~ BISHOPS' ANNUAL MEETING NUMBER -Including- A Report of the Proceedings of the November, 1931, Meeting of the Archbishops and Bishops of the United States Digests of the Annual Reports of the Episcopal Chairmen of the National Catholic Welfare Conference The Bishops' Statement on the Unemployment Crisis ADDITIONAL FEATURES Peace: A Summary Text for Individual Study or for Three Discussions at Group or Organization Meetings; Analysis of the Report of the President's Advisory Com mittee on Education; Full Text of the Resolutions Adopted by the Catholic Rural Life Conference; Reports of Recent Meetings of Diocesan and Deanery Units of the N. C. C. w. An Announcement of Importance to All Our Subscribers (See pages 16-17) Subscription Price VOL. XIII, No. 12 Domes tic-$l.00 per year December, 1931 Foreign-$l.25 per year 2 N. C. W. C. REVIEW December, 1931 N. c. W~ C. REVIEW OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE N. C. w. C. Administrative ({This organization (the N. C. Purpose of the N. C. W. C. Committee W. C.) is not only useful, but IN THE WORDS OF OUR HOLY FATHER: MOST REV. EDWARD .T. HANNA, D.D. necessary. .. We praise all "Since you (the Bishops) reside in Archbishop of San FranciscQ cities far apart and there are matters who in any way cooperate in this of a higher imp01't demanding your Chairman great work.N-POPE PIUS XI. joint deliberation. • • . it is im perative that by taking counsel together RT. REV. THOMAS F. LILLIS, D.D. you all agree on one common aim and Bishop of Kansas City FACTS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION with one united will strive for its attain Vice-Chairman ment by employing, as you now do, the HE National Catholic Welfare Conference was means which a-r:e adequate and adapted Chairman, Department of Sc>cial Action T organized in September, 1919. to present-day conditions," The N. C. W. C. is a common agency acting un -Pope Pius XI to the Bishops of the United RT. REV. PHILIP R. McDEVITT, D.D. der the authority of the Bishops to promote the States. August. 1927. Bishop of Harrisburg welfare of the Catholics of the country. IN THE WORDS OF OUR BISHOPS: Secretary It has for its incorporated purposes ((unifving, coordinating and organizing the Catholic people of ((We have grouped together, under the United States in works of education, social wel the National Catholic Welfare Confer MOST REV. JOHN T. McNICHOLAS, fare, immigrant aid and other activities." ence, the various agencies by which O.P., S.T.M. It comprises six departments-ExECUTIVE, EDU the cause of religion is furthered. Archbishop of Cincinnati CATION, PRESS, SOCIAL ACTION, LEGAL and LAY Each of these, continuing its own Chairman, Department of Education ORGANIZATIONS, including the National Councils of special work in its chosen field, will Catholic Men and Catholic Women. now derive additional support through general cooperation. RT. REV. JOSEPH SCHREMBS, D.D. The Conference is conducted by an Administra "The task assigned to each depart Bishop of Cleveland tive Committee composed of seven Archbishops ment is so laborious and yet so promis and Bishops. ing of results, that we may surely ex Chairman, Department of Lay Each department of the N. C. W. C. is adminis Organizations pect, with the Divine assistance and tered by an Episcopal Chairman. the loyal 8upport of our clergy and Through the General Secretary, chief executive people, to promote more effectually RT. REV. HUGH C. BOYLE, D.D. officer of the Conference, the reports of the Depart the glory of God, the interests of His Bishop of Pittsburgh ments and information on the general work of the Church, and the welfare of our Chairman, Press Department headquarter's staff are sent regularly to the mem Country." - bers of the Administrative Committee. -From the 1919 Pastoral Letter of the The Administrative Bishops of the Conference re Archbishops and Bishope of the U, S. RT. REV. JOHN G. MURRAY, S.T.D. port annually upon their work to the Holy See. Bishop of Portland Annually at the general meeting of the Bishops, Chairman, Legal Department detailed reports are submitted by the Administra tive Bishops of the Conference and authorization Departments and Bureaus secured for the work of the coming year. No official action is taken by any N. C. W. C. EXECUTIVE-Bureaus maintained: Im Assistant Bishops department without authorization of its Episcopal migration, Publicity and Information, Chairman. Historical Records, Publications, Bus Administrative Committee No official action is taken in the name of the iness and Auditing. whole Conference without authorization and ap MOST REV. SAMUEL A. STRITCH, D.D. proval of the Administrative Committee. EDUCATION-Divisions: Statistics and Archbishop of Milwaukee It is not the policy of the N. C. W. C. to create I nformation, Teachers' Registration, RT. REV. EDWARD F. HOBAN, D.D. new organizations. Library. Bishop of Rockford It helps, unifies, and leaves to their own fields PREss--Serves the Catholic Press in those that already exist. the United States and abroad with RT. REV. JOHN F. NOLL, D.D. It aims to defend and to advance the welfare both Bishop of Fort Wayne regular news, feature, editorial and of the Catholic Church and of our beloved Country. pictorial services. RT. REV. El';IMET M. WALSH, D.D. It seeks to inform the life of America of right fun Bishop of Charleston damental principles of religion and morality. SOCIAL ACTION-Covers the fields of , It is a central clearing house of information re RT. REV. JOSEPH F. RUMMEL D.D. Industrial Relations, Citizenship, So garding activities of Catholic men and women. cial Work and Rural Welfare. Bishop of Omaha All that are helped may play their part in pro RT. REV. JOHN F. O'HERN, D.D. moting the good work and in maintaining the com LEGAL-Serves as a clearing house of Bishop of Rochester mon agency, the National Catholic Welfare Con information on federal, state and ference. local legislation. RT. REV. EDWIN V. O'HARA, D.D. The N. C. W. C. REVIEW records monthly Bishop of Great Falls the work of the Conference and its affiliated organi- LAY ORGANIZATIONs-Maintains a per- zutions. It presents our common needs and oppor- manent representation in the inter- tunities. Its special articles are helpful to every ests of the Catholic laity. Functions REV. JOHN J. BURKE, C.S.P., S.T.D. Catholic 'organization and individual. through local units of some 3500 societies affiliated with the N. C. General Secretary I c. M. and N. C. C. W. 1--.....;..------------=---1I CHARLES A. 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REVIEW ment of numerous chapels with resident wish to be classed as liberal; the rejection of s ubscribers is contained on pages 16 and 17 priests in the rural areas and of better facili dogma is assumed to be an indication of of this issue. It states ties for worship and residence of the Sisters of broadmindedness by unthinking editors and "CATHOLIC the action of the Ad- Mercy on the Indian reservation of Pleasant writers who do not realize that"if there be no ACTION"-Our ministrative Commit- Point are other projects completed through creed, there will soon be no morals. New Title tee, N. C. W. C., at Bishop Murray's zeaL A diocesan paper, liThe Church has no desire to be aggressive their recent meeting in The Church W mold, also was established under toward the secular press. It is a simple mat Washington, authorizing a change in the name his auspices and has proved of great aid in ter of self-preservation on her part to take of the N. C. W. C. 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