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Official
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The Diocese Of
Savannah
Vol. 38, No, 8..
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PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1957.
Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Atlanta
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50,000 FAITHFUL TAKE PART
His Eminence Francis Cardial Spellman and officers of the
Mass march in procession to the altar prior to the Cardinal’s cele
brating a solemn pontifical Mass of Thanksgiving to mark the 25th
anniversary of his consecration as a Bishop. More than 50,000
faithful attended in. Yankee Stadium, New York.—(NC Photos).
STADIUM MASS HIGHLIGHTS
CARDINAL’S ANNIVERSARY
Saint James’
Now Has Eight
Grade Program
SAVANNAH, — Saint James’
Parochial School opened its
second year with a full eight-
grade program. The school, locat
ed at Montgomery Crossroads on
the southside, was opened one
year ago with only a four-grade
program. This year’s enrollment
has reached 405 pupils. Addition
al playground space was recent
ly acquired from Crest Hill Gar
dens, Inc. and a baseball diamond
constructed.
The faculty for this session is:
Mother Marie Antoinette, I. H. M.,
principal and fourth grade teach
er: Sister Mary, I.H.M., 7th and 8th
grades: Sister Marie Gratia. I. H.
M.. 6th grade; Mrs. Joseph L.
Miller. 5th grade; Mrs. Howard
L. Johnson, 3rd grade: Sister
Marie de Lourdes, 1. H. M., 2nd
grade; Sister Marie Josina, 1st
grade and music; Mrs. John S.
James »nd Mrs. Edward Fogarty,
Jr., kindergarten.
Father John D. Toomey, pastor,
has announced the first meeting
of the St. James Home and
School Association will be held
Monday. Sept. 16, at 8:00 P. M. in
the parish hall. Mrs. Joseph H.
McCormick is president of the
association.
Japan’s Catholic
Population Now
Totals 241,745
TOKYO, (NC)—The Catholic!
population of Japan increased by
14.706 during the past year, bring
ing the total to 241,745 in this
land of more than 90 million
souls.
Official statistics released by
the Apostolic Nunciature here for
the year ending last June 30 show
that the Church has nearly dou
bled its membership within the
last 10 years. In 1947 Japan had j
132,252 Catholics.
There were 10,581 adult bap
tisms during the past year, but
at the same time the number of
catechumens dropped by 464, to
a total of 17,177.
The number of Japanese secu
lar priests increased by 18, bring
ing the total to 249, and the num
ber of Japanese order priests to
taled 83, a gain of 14. There were
1.085 foreign missionary priests,
an increase of 10.
The number of vocations among
Japanese Sisters continues to
grow. There are now 2,842 pro
fessed Sisters and 1,616 novices,
postulants and aspirants. Their
ranks are swelled by 1,065 foreign
Sisters.
An increase of 22 brought the
total number of diocesan major
seminarians to 263, but at the
same time, the number of Re
ligious seminarians dropped by
16 to 160.
The number of both all-Catho-
lic and mixed marriages increas
ed during the year. Those in
which both parties were Catho
lics numbered 1,421 as opposed to
1,204 the year before, and mixed
marriages increased by 106 to a
total of 1,785.
NEW YORK (NC)—His Emi
nence Francis Cardinal Spellman,
observing his 25th year as a bish
op, was praised at a mammoth
jubilee celebration in Yankee
Stadium as being “especially con
sumed with the spirit of St.
Paul.”
“He has ever been conscious
of the fervent words of St. Paul
which were uttered at the mo
ment of conversion, when Paul,
blinded by the vision of God in
the heavens, cried out: ‘O Lord,
what wilt Thou have me to do?’
“The dedication of his life and
his efforts have been in the ex
ample of St. Paul as, strengthen
ed by his intercession, they have
walked together in the follow
ing of the will of Christ.”
So spoke His Eminence James
Francis Cardinal McIntyre, Arch
bishop of Los Angeles and one
time auxiliary bishop of New
York, at the noon Pontificial
Mass of Thanksgiving marking
the anniversary.
Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop
of New York was the celebrant of
the Mass which was U. S. Cele
bration of his anniversary.
.Two weeks previously, Cardi
nal Spellman visited Vatican
City where he was received by
His Holiness Pope Pius XII.
While in Rome, the Cardinal of
fered Mass at the Altar of the
Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica, the
same altar where he was conse
crated a bishop. Five fellow Card
inals were at the service.
Four Cardinals, 16 archbishops
and 85 bishops attended the cele
bration here. They marched to
the altar in a procession which
included 2,500 persons. In addi
tion to Cardinal McIntyre, the
Cardinals were: Their Eminences
Edward Cardinal Mooney, Arch
bishop of Detroit; Samuel Cardi
nal Stritch, Archbishop of Chi
cago, and James Cardinal McGui-
gan. Archbishop of Toronto.
A message of congratulations
from Pope Pius XII was read at
the Mass by His Excellency Arch
bishop Amleto Giovanni Cicog-
nani, Apostolic Delegate to the
United States.
The Pope consecrated Cardinal
Spellman a bishop in 1932 when
the Pontiff was Cardinal Pacelli,
Vatican Secretary of State. As
Pope, he named Cardinal Spell
man to membership in the Col
lege of Cardinals in 1945. At the
elevation ceremonies in Rome the
following year, the Pope gave
Cardinal Spellman his own Red
Hat as a token of esteem.
At the conclusion of the Mass
here, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph P.
Donahue of New York presented
to Cardinal Spellman a spiritual
bouquet from the faithful of the
New York archdiocese.
The next day, Sunday, Masses
in archdiocesan churches were
offered for the intentions of the
Cardinal. The faithful were urged
to receive Holy Communion that
day as part of the spiritual bou
quet.
Three other gifts of prayers
earlier were presented the Card
inal, who is Military Vicar for
U. S. Catholic servicemen and
their dependents, by represent
atives of the chaplain’s offices of
the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
In his sermon at the Mass,
Cardinal McIntyre lauded Cardi
nal Spellman’s efforts in behalf
of the faithful of his archdiocese.
“Always eminent in the history
of our land, this archdiocese has
become more eminent in the
eyes of the world, as its Arch
bishop surpassed even the illus
trious and world concept of all
(Continued on Page Eight)
Bishop Walsh
Observes 30th
Anniversary
YOUNGSTOWN, — More than
1,000 persons were in attendance
here as Bishop Emmet M. Walsh
of Youngstown marked the 30th
anniversary of his consecration
by laying the cornerstone of the
new St. Columba Cathedral.
The cathedral is being rebuilt
on the site of the half-century-old
cathedral that was set afire by
lightning and burned to the
ground on September 2, 1954. The
new structure was begun late in
the summer of 1956 and was vir
tually under roof when the
cornerstone was laid.
Assisting the Bishop at the
cornerstone laying were Msgr.
George N. Habig, Vicar General!
of the Youngstown diocese who
is pastor of St. Peter’s parish in
Canton, and Father Glenn Hold-
brook, pastor of St. Columba’s..
Spectators jammed into the un
finished cathedral for the cere
mony and the blessing of the
foundations, clamberng over piles ;
of building materials. Some j
climbed scaffolding for a better
view of the proceedings. A Police
barricade rerouted traffic from
the street in front of the cathe
dral.
Bishop Walsh was consecrated
in 1927 as Bishop of Charleston,
S. C. He came to Youngstown as
Coadjutor Bishop eight years ago
and became head of the diocese
in 1952 following the death of
Bishop James A. McFadden, first
Bishop of Youngstown.
Night School
For Belmont
BELMONT — Belmont Abbey
College will inaugurate a night
school session beginning Monday,
Sept. 16th. In an effort to sup
ply advanced educational train
ing, the evening session will offer
programs of study toward a de
gree, also in Adult Education, in
Education for Public School
teachers, and special courses for
the personnel of business and
industry.
Special courses for Public
School teachers with classes of
fered on Saturdays will enable
the teachers to procure the re
quired re-certification as well as
improvement in methods and
content.
A special program of courses
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12tiTchiild
Baptised By
Bishop Hyland
ATHENS — On Sunday, Sept-
tember 1st, accompanied by Fa
ther Michael J. Regan, the Most
Reverend Francis E. Hyland, D.
D., J. C. D., Bishop of Atlanta,
journeyed to Athens, to adminis
ter the Sacrament of Baptism to
Sighle Ellen O’Hagen, the twelfth
Vows Made By
Brother Selman
Threadgill,O.Ml
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. —
Bro. Selman Threadgill, O.M.I.,
made his perpetual vows as an
Oblate of Mary Immaculate on
Sept. 8 at Our Lady of the
BRO. SELMAN. O. M. I.
Snows Scholasticate, Pass Christ
ian, Miss. He is a member of a
class of ten Oblates who thus
bound themselves for life in the
religious state. A former resident
of Decatur, Ga. and member of
St. Thomas More parish, he began
his studies in 1952.
The son of S. L. Threadgill and
the late Grace Nolan Threadgill,
he is a registered pharmacist and
worked with his lather and bro
ther in their Decatur drug store.
Bro. Threadgill is a graduate of
the Decatur public schools and.
the Southern College of Pharma
cy, Atlanta. He served in the U.
S. Navy from 1943 to 1946.
He is a member of the Central
Province of the Missionaly Oblates
of Mary Immaculate, a world
wide congregation of priests and
brothers. Termed by Pope Pius as
“specialists in the most difficult
missions,” the Oblate ideal is to
teach the Gospel to the most
abandoned souls. Although the
Oblates are relatively young, be
ing founded in 1816, they rank as
one of the largest missionary
congregations.
Now in his second year of the
theology course, Bro. Threadgill
studied at St. Henry Seminary.,
Belleville, 111. and at Immaculate
Heart of Mary Novitiate, Alton,
111. before being assigned to the
major seminary in August, 1954.
The seminary, popularly called
Pine Hills Seminary, is but four
years old and was a hotel before
its purchase by the Oblate Fa
thers.
child of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
O’Hagen.'
The baptism was confered in
the Church of St. Joseph. Bishop
Hyland was assisted during the
ceremony by Father Walter Don
ovan, pastor, and Father Ragen.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kane, of
Athens, were the godparents.
After the ceremony the Bishop
and priests attended a buffet sup
per at the home of the parents.
Both Mr. and Mrs. O’Hagen are
graduates of Marquette Univer
sity in Milwaukee.