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BOW DOWN IN JERICHO, by Byron Herbert Reece (Dutton), $2.75.(Reviewed by V. R. Chapman) The author of “Ballad of the Bones” proves himself no “one book poet” by again producing a volume of poetry which goes far to confirm the enthusiastic predictions his first efforts drew from the critics.Mr. Reece has no sympathy with that school of poets whose aim is to wrap their meaning in a cloud of obscure images. He is a North Georgia farmer and his poetry is as down-to-earth as a furrow in a cornfield, or a dusty country road.Yet he is a real poet, nonetheless, for only a poet of a very high order could say:“The rough palm of the wind Ruffling my hair the wrong way up As elders used to do,And in the morning-glory’s cupThe sky drowned in the dew.”Mr. Reece takes many of his themes from Holy Scripture. Catholics should find a special appeal in his ballad “Mary.”Fear’ should be of particular value and interest in this section of the country is that it is a stirring narrative of Revolutionary times which tells of the exploits of “Marion’s men” in the Carolina lowcountry near Charleston.The leading character in the book, “Penn Thomason,” a Quaker is well drawn, and of the other characters, “William Ervin,” the sturdy South Carolinian, and “Hertz,” the Jewish bondservant, seem most appealing. The only Catholic character is “Pauline Nichols,” who is portrayed as being of a Tory family, though it has always been our idea that few, if any, of the Catholics in colonial days sided with the English.In this, his first novel, Mr. Steward shows real promise, and it is hoped he will soon be offering other works.Readers of The Bulletin may recall that on sevend occasions this paper has carried articles by Mr. Steward, one of them, about the Trappist Abbey at Conyers, being later reprinted in The Catholic Di-Rest.“No Time for Fear” seems destined to be one of the most popular of the novels which have the struggle for American Independence as their background.PRESENTED WITH GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION -r- In thepicture above, His Excellency the Most Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D., Archbishop-Bishop Jt Savannah-Atlanta, is shown as he was being presented with the proclamation issued by Governor Herman E. Talmadge of Georgia, wnich designated September 17 as “Archbishop O'Hara Day.” The presentation is being made by Lieutenant Colonel John E O’Brien of the Governor’s Staff. The Proclamation reads as follows:THE STATE OF GFORGIABY HIS EXCELLENCYTHE SONG OF THE CAVE, byEdward F. Murphy, S. S. J.,(Bruce), $2.50. ^(Reviewed by Margaret Donovan)Have you ever read the Old Testament story of Ruth, the Moabi-tess who, although not of the Chosen Race, was privileged to become an ancestor of the Savior? Just four short chapters, but bow much they tell!You can’t read the Book of Ruth without getting exciled about it. But the same story as Father Murphy tells it will make you sit up nights to read it and then go to bed and dream about it.Elimelech and his wife Naomi, with their two sons, left Bethlehem on account of famine and went into the land of Moab. After several years, Naomi, having lost husband and sons by death, decided to return to Bethlehem. Her two daughters-in-law started home with her. Then Orpha was persuaded to go hack to Moab, but Ruth would not hear of returning. She begged Naomi:“Entreat me not to leave thee; Whither thou goest, 1 will go.Thy people shall he my people And thy God shall he my God.”Shortly after their arrival, Rulh meets Boas, a kinsman of the family, and the story ends as love stories usually do. The son of Ruth and Boas was Obed, father of Jesse and grandfather of David, therefore an ancestor of Joseph and Mary.But let Father Murphy tell it. You see Naomi and her husabnd getting ready to pull up stakes and start out to find a new home in a foreign and unfriendly country. They even have to sacrifice their home in order to get a yoke of oxen and a cart to haul their few belongings. The hostile Moabites, who worshipped idols, resented the newcomers and their religion. Event after event is vividly portrayed, the slaying of Elimelech and his sons out-rivalling some of today’s thrillers. Then the return of the two women to Bethlehem and the jealousy and hatred that is shown to the Moabitess, Ruth.Father Murphy hints that the cave of Ruth’s time was perhaps the same one in which, generations later, Joseph and Mary found refuge on that “Holy Night” when the angels sang because the long yearned-for Messiah was born.“The Song of the Cave” is a wonderful story told in a fasciantjng way.HERMAN E. TALMADGE, GOVERNOR OF GEORGIAA PROCLAMATIONWHEREAS: A beloved friend and resident of the State of Georgiahas been away from this State for several years on a dangerous mission in the interest of Christian peoples, it behorves me. as Governor of this State to call the attention of our citizens, the return of this Clergyman, andWHEREAS: Our returning citizen lias maintained his headquarters in Georgia, his accomplishments and travels, perilous, have made him an internationally recognized peisonage of great importance; he has been through many trying situations in performing the tasks which took him away from Georgia, and he has returned sa’ely now.THEREFORE: I, Herman E. Talmadge, Governor of Georgia, dodeclare Sunday, September 17, 1950, “ARCHBISHOP GERALD P O’HARA DAY” and extend, in the name oi all good and peace-loving citizens of this State, a hearty and cordial “Welcome Home” to His Excellency, Ar jhbishop-Bishop Gerald P. O’Hara, of Savannah-Atlanta and Papal Nuncio to Romania.The people of this State I am sure, are both proud and honored that Archbishop O’Hara’s duties permit him to be in du* midst again. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of this Executive Department to be affixed this date of September »6, 1950 _HERMAN E. TALMADGE,GovernorBy the Governor:WILLIAM H. KIMBROUGHSecretary. Executive Department.WHERE I FOUND CHRISTPersonal accounts of conversion to Catholicism as toid by thirteen well-known persons are contained in WHERE I FOUND CHRIST, which Doubleday published on August 17. Edited by Rev. John A. O’Brien, WHERE I FOUND CHRIST is a companion volume to his best-selling book, THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS. Among the individual contributors to the hook are Thomas Merton, Avery Dulles, Jocelyn Toynbee, and Ruissa and Jacques Maritain. Each tells hisstory in his own words, and together their reports give an integrated picture of why people accept conversion. Father O’Brien, who has contributed an Introduction, Conclusion and biographical notes to the hook, is Research Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame University.LITTLE QUEEN, by Mary Fabyan Windeatt, new edition with new illustrations by Gedge Harmon, (The Grail Press, St. Mein rad,Indiana), $2.00.(Reviewed by Mary Eileen Hall,age 16)This is without a doubt one of the most beautiful hooks I have ever read. It is simply written and appealing to children of all ages. I had read “Little Queen” about five years ago, but I enjoyed this new edition more than I did the first one. Mary Fabyan Windeatt is my favorite author and I know she helps many people, both children and adults.Her story of St. Therese, told in the first person, reveals the childlike soul of the Little Flower and shows how close to God simplicity is. It shows how the little ordinary things we do each day can he made most pleasing to God.And it is a lesson in trust. A child who is afraid something will hurt him, will run to his father for protection. And the father, happy at his child’s confidence, will protect him. St. Therese shows that our heavenly Father is the same to us.Just the other night I was babysitting and the little boy kept bragging about his daddy. When I was getting him ready for bed I told him I would help him say his prayers. He acted like he had never heard of God, but finally repeated a few prayers after me. If only he could learn to have confidence in God like he does in his daddy. If only WE could be that way, full of trust in God no matter what happens to us.Back to the book though. It is one that can help you make your daily actions into pnayers. You will find a friend in little Therese who is ready to help you. She can do that now that she is in heaven better than when she was on earth. You won’t find a dull page in “Little Queen.”“NO TIME FOR FEAR.” by Davenport Steward, (Hale Publishing Company, Hapeville, Georgia) $3.00.(Reviewed by Hugh K inch ley)In the September issue of TheReader’s Digest, there appeared an article which was condensed from radio broadcasts by Henry J. Taylor, in which we may read: “If we Americans wish to remain Americans we must know our American history,” and which states that since American history is not a required course in our colleges, a pitifully small number of students actually study the subject.Which adds weight to the opinion that the author of a historical novel is really doing a patriotic service when he strives to make his readers better acquainted with some incident or period in ourcountry’s history.One of the reasons why Davenport Steward’s i “JNo * Room . iorTHE 385TH ANNIVERSARY of its founding on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady was celebrated when Bishop Thomas J. McDonough. Auxiliary of St. Augustine, offered Mass at the rustic outdoor altar on the grounds of the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in Florida. The parish, established in 1565, is said to be the oldest iuthe United States- iAUGUSTA, GEORGIATHE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA FIVE
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