Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-18
ARCHBISHOP URGES
LAYMEN'S ACTIVITY
Hopes for Future Rests With
Them. Baltimore PreIate
Tells Catholic Group.

Characterizing love Of Christ and re-
spect for law and authority, born of the
realization that the saving of ones soul
Is more important than the attainment
OF mere material success, as the finest
contribution which Catholic laymen can
make 10 the United States, Archbishop
Michael ]. Curley of Baltimore, in an
address to 1000 Catholic men attend
ing the annual dinner of the League of
I.aymens Retreats In the Mayfiowcr
Hotel last night declared that ms
hopes for the future of the Baltimore
archdiocese rests upon the laymen
themselves
Other speakers at the dinner includ-
ed James F. Smith. judge Of the United
States Court Of Appeals and former
Governor General of the Philippines,
end Rev. Eugene De L. Mcdonnell. S.
y spiritual director of ManrcSa -on-the-
Severn and founder of the famous
third SUNDAY Brigade" Of St. Alloy
sius Church here. Patrick j. Haltigan
was postmaster at the dinner. which
was witnessed from the ballroom GAL
leries by 200 Catholic women.
Warns of Social Nipers."
Destruction of great powers comes.
not from outside attack, but from the
social evils and the social vlpers Win
in the archbishop warned, in declar-
ING that Catholic men have duty TO
t!-.r country in guarding we'll their re-
IciodS fervor and the welfare of their
souls He said:
Il cannot imagine a finer contrlbu-
ton that you men of ManreSa can make
70 YOUR Nation than by building in your
s4ive- love for Christ and respect
for law and authority"
Archbishop Curley urged the laymen
t. talk religion as they would talk about
their material business, contendlng
there are other men waiting for word
Of God from lavn1an. Clergymen. he
said, are too quickly forgotten but lay
men. men of the material world them
selves, cannot be.
Judge Smith suggested that religion
only would save the powers OF the world
today from the decay which DESTROYED
the civilization and culture Of earlier
centuries. The present time. he said,
has set tor itself the impossible task
o. destroying religion
Men remember the things they
ought 10 forget and they forget the
things they ought to remember: We re-
member the haireds bred OF religious
differences and We forget the charity on
which our religion is founded. We re-
member the material things OF our Ma
tons erea tnesS and we forget the spiri-
tial principles which made that great
ness possible
Priests Give Address.
Referring again TO the fallen powers
Of Europe. Judge Smith declared: SO
r. will be with us IL We forget God: SC
II viii be with us If we are measured
weighed and found wanting"
Father Mcdonnell spoke OF ManreSa
and its quiet, reverent atmosphere
which took you away from all the tur-
mol and business and seeking" for rev.
erent reflection and spiritual refresh
rnent He urged the men who had Wis
tied Manresa 10 tell other men about its
benefits 10 them mentally and spirit
Caily
Rev James l. Mcguire. s. j. assistant
spiritual director Of Manresa. also
spoke lie said the retreat movement
IN Washington is an assured success
and ne characterized it. with other lay
organizations such as the Holy Name
Society and the various sodalities as
"5alwarks against the agents OF the
devil"
John Cabrey OF Philadelphia spoke
Of the retreat house az Malvern. near
Philadelphia. describing its administra-
tion and the success which has met its
efforts
Vocal selections were offered by
George O'Connor, Bernard Fitzgerald
and w. r. Cross