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PAGE 6—THE BULLETIN, July 12, 1953
EAGER TO LEARN
TIME FOR PLa i
Letter To Parishioners Of St. Joseph's n „..
Archbishop O'Hara Praises
Work Of Jesuits In Macon
PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE
Readers throughout the Dio
cese will recognize Very Rev.
Father Herman J. Deimel, V.F.,
pastor of Holy Family Church,
in Columbus, Georgia. At vari
ous times in his priestly career
Father Deimel has held posi
tions in Savannah, Columbus,
Valdosta, LaGrange, Willachoo-
chee and Atlanta.
Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia,
he was ordained by Bishop
Keyes in 1928 and assigned as
assistant Rector of the Cathe
dral. He spent four years as the
Administrator of the Mission at
Willaehoochee before going on
to positions in Atlanta and Val
dosta, then finally to LaGrange
and his present assignment as
Pastor of Holy Family Parish
and Vicar Forane of the Colum
bus Deanery. Father Deimel is
also a pro-Synodal Judge, a
VERY REV. HERMAN
DEIMEL, V.F.
member ol the Diocesan Con-
suitors and Director of the Dio
cesan Council of Vigilance.
Mrs. A. J. Schano—
Family—
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stitutions. Many more Uiousands
are needed to go out to the mil
lions in the foreign missions,
living m the darkness of idola
try and paganism.
“There will always be voca ?
tions to the priesthood, sister
hood and brotherhood,” the
Bisnop stated, "but we must
find them, encourage them and
help them to fructify so that we
will have the necessary priests,
Sisters and Brothers to serve
God in His vineyard on earth.”
“The duty of providing the
Church with vocations falls pri
marily on the family,” he said.
“Homes founded on a high spi
ritual ideal are the seed of nu
merous and generous voca
tions.”
“The ultimate end, the highest
summit, which the love of a
husband and wife, a mothei and
father can reach is to surrender
to God for a higher function the
son and daughter whom He has
given them,” the Bishop con
cluded.
The indifferentism in many
Catholic homes toward religious
vocations was deplored by a
Serra member from Omaha.
Donald Keough, a business ex
ecutive of that city, declared
that “vocations are being buried
today in thousands of our Cath
olic homes.”
“Most of them are stifled by
secularism,” he stated, “and then
quickly buried by Catholic par
ents with tools shaped by world
ly indifferentism . . . The same
secularism that causes such a
tragedy is also responsible for
much complaint about this
dearth of Religious.”
Calling attention to the role
of Serrans in promoting voca
tions, he said: “Our target
should be our own home and
every Catholic home — the
nurseries of all vocations. Our
function is — by prayer, sacri
fice, example and good works —-
to develop an atmosphere in
which vocations will be heard.”
“Our mission is not to stir up
the crowd,” he concluded. We
are to still the secularistic voice
of the crowd, to hush the world’s
clamor for men’s minds, to still
the blast of materialism — so
that the ever present voice of
the Paraclete can be heard by
courageous young boys and
girls.”
DISH SUPPER
AT AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA — On June 24th,
members of St. Mary’s parish
attended a covered dish supper
at 7:30 in the parish hall.
The group had an enjoyable
evening which was climaxed by
a talk delivered by the Very
Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., pas
tor. Father Bourke told his par
ishioners of some of the high
lights of the Diocesan Pilgrim
age to Lourdes.
The committee in charge of
the evening consisted of Brian
Mulherin, Marian Mulherin, Mr.
and Mrs. Crane Garren, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Best.
A man may be rich in ex
perience, and still not be able to
raise the price of a square meal.
100 Children
/vtrenci Keiigious
Vacation ^cnool
COLUMBUS — On June 16,
Hoiy ramny School opened ns
doors to one nundrea cnuaren
attending religious instruction
classes, these cmioren are tnose
wno uo not nave the opportun
ity to attend tne Catnonc scnool
during tne year.
Tne session opens daily with
the noiy saeniice ot tne Mass,
Fattier ueiinei cere orating. Hus
is xoiiowed by an nour of re
ligious instruction.
A tnirty minute period of re
cess on tne spacious playground
provides mucn fun for tne chil
dren. Project period and visual
aid time comes next and then a
happy morning of work is com
pleted with cnoir practice. All
from the fourth grade up attend
this.
The children enjoyed a holi
day on Friday, July 4th, so a
special treat of a watermelon
cut was provided for them on
Thursday, the 3rd.
The vacation school is con
ducted by the Sisters of Mercy
of the Province of Baltimore.
Dean Addresses
Spring Hill
Alumni Group
AUGUSTA — Rev. George
Bergen, S.J., Dean of Studies at
Spring Hill College in Mobile,
Alabama, addressed a local
alumni group last night at Sac
red Heart Rectory in Augusta.
Father Bergen reviewed the
progress made at Spring Hill
during the past few years in
enlarging and bettering the fac
ulty, in raising the scholastic
standings, in improving the stu
dent discipline, and in expand
ing physically. He spoke of in
tentions for offering graduate
programs in English, the phys
ical sciences, and education, and
he stated plans for immediate
and necessary physical expan
sion.
Also at the meeting: Albert
Rice reported on the progress
of the Expansion Fund Drive;
Charlie Thomas and Bill Lenz
reported on talks given to high
school students in Aiken and
Augusta.
Ed Schweers, a recent gradu
ate, told the alumni of campus
changes during his four years
at the college; Harry Best, Jr.,
was named chairman of the En
tertainment Committee; and
Louis Mulherin, Jr., was made
By-laws Committee Chairman.
Patrick R. Mulherin is president
of the alumni club.
Mrs. Mamie Murphy
Services At Augusta
AUGUSTA — Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Mamie Murphy
were held June 18th at St.
Mary’s-on-the-Hill Church, Rev.
Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., officiat
ing.
Survivors are one foster son,
Frank Duffy of Newark, N. J.;
three daughters, Mrs. Earl A.
Crawford of Macon, and Mrs.
George Sutton and Mrs. S. A.
Weatherford of Augusta; eight
grandchildren, twelve great
grandchildren and one sister,
Mrs. J. A. Smith of Augusta.
Dearly beloved in Christ:
You will remember that in
1956 Our Holy Father divided
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlan-
ta thus creating the two sepa
rate Dioceses of Savannah and
Atlanta respectively. It then be
came necessary for me at once
to face the reorganization of the
territory now comprised within
the confines of the new Sav
annah Diocese. In drawing up
the line of division between the
two Dioceses I made it a point
of asking the Holy Father to
permit the City of Macon, even
though it is closer to Atlanta
than Savannah, to remain with
in tne Savannah Diocese.
After the division had been
decided upon I started on a
journey to visit with Father
provincial of the Society of
Jesus in New Orleans, but since
it was Holy Week and I had
heard that the Provincial was
giving a Retreat in the northern
part of Louisiana, I returned to
savannan. However, on Good
Friday of t n a t year Father
Cranaell, the former Provincial,
most graciously and generously
came to see me, at no little in
convenience to himself, at my
residence in Savannan, where I
laid before mm my plan of hav
ing the diocesan clergy assume
cnarge of St. Joseph's Parish,
Macon, and of ail tne missions
attached thereto. Father Cran-
aeii immediately agreed. T h e
promptness and cheerfulness
with which he told me that he
felt sure that the Society would
be only too happy to go along
with tne idea edified me im
mensely and, of course, made
my tasK much easier.
r ather provincial understood,
as cieariy as 1 am sure ail of you
understand how greatly the
Macon area or the Diocese is
indebted to tne sons of Saint
Ignatius. The Jesuit Fatners
came to the City of Macon in
the year 1887. f or three score
and ten years the Catholic iile
ot Macon nourished and devel
oped under their care. When a
bishop looks Dack over a period
of such devotion and loyalty
like that he feels a sense of
gratitude which words alone
cannot express. I realize that it
was in an hour of need that a
brilliant Order of priests left
aside their normal work which
is that of education and spirit
ual instruction to shoulder the
burden of the ordinary admin
istration of a parish. It was the
Jesuit Fathers who erected the
beautiful Saint Joseph’s Church
in Macon, whose dedication took
place in 1903. On that occasion
one newspaper of the day called
the architecture of the structure
“frozen music” and added: “the
church at the corner of Poplar
and New Streets stands as a
monument to the zeal of a rela
tively small church group who
erected it.”
Two years after they came to
Macon the Jesuits put up the
Pio Nono College, an Institution
that is still commemorated in
the name of a nearby street in
the city. The destruction by
fire of the College in 1922 was a
real disaster to the parish and
indeed to all the Catholics in
Georgia.
You will notice, my dear peo
ple, that in the normal life of
the Church it is the Bishop of
the Diocese and the diocesan
clergy who directly administer
the parishes in the Diocese. This
is the usual state of affairs. We
all know that in the history of
the Church in times of special
need the various Orders and
Congregations have shown
themselves ready to come to the
assistance of the Bishops in op
erating parishes, even though it
also meant leaving aside the
tasks that were special to them
in order to contribute more ef
fectively to the commcln good.
Once a Bishop sees that a parish
has developed to such an extent
that he can release Religious Or
ders from parish work to dedi
cate themselves to their special
apostolates and replace them by
his own diocesan priests, the
parishes which have enjoyed the
devoted care of the regular
clergy may have to make a sac
rifice. But they will realize it is
a sacrifice entailed by the nor
mal development of the Diocese
to which they belong.
A similar development can be
observed in the missionary ter
ritories of the Catholic Church.
In the initial stages bands of
devoted clergy, members of Re
ligious Orders and Congrega
tions, go out gladly to do th«
pioneer work and to organize
the structure which later must
develop into the full framework
of a Catholic Diocese. In due
time the local clergy of the Dio
cese are completely in charge
of parishes begun and develop
ed to maturity by the Regular
Clergy.
I fully understand that this
normal development in the City
of Macon will entail more than
the usual sacrifice. Here indeed
the people have been bound to
the Fathers' of the Society of
Jesus with bonds of the closest
affection and cooperation. You
can be certain that I am also
bound with the same bonds of
affection and cooperation with
the Jesuit Fathers through their
pastoral work in Macon. The
change takes place only
in response to the demands of
normal diocesan development.
So far from signifying any dis
satisfaction on my part with the
Jesuit Fathers, it is a sign on
my part of frank and sincere
confidence. It was in recogni
tion of my confidence that the
Father Provincial readily ac
cepted the decision that his Fa
thers in Macon might be releas
ed from parish work so that
they might be available for the
special work of the Society. It
is in proof of this confidence
that I state here publicly that I
should be most gratified if the
Father General of the Society,
through his Provincial, should
decide to open a Retreat House
or a secondary school or college
in some part of my Diocese.
I realize the sacrifice I call
upon the parishioners to make
but I also know the Catholic
loyalty of the people of Macon
and, therefore, have no hesita
tion in asking you to make it.
Father Provincial, in the in
terview that I have referred to,
said: “If we Jesuits are not
ready to meet the Bishop at ev
ery point, who on earth can be
expected to do so?” Here we see
the spirit of those pastors who
have under God given you the
faith and brought you to ma
turity in the faith. Their spirit
I am sure is your spirit; you
have imbided it from the best
of teachers. You, therefore, like
them, will look to the good of
the whole Catholic Church ra
ther than to your own immedi
ate comforts and convenience.
I call upon you with good
heart to receive the new pastor,
the Right Reverend Monsignor
Thomas I Sheehan, and his as
sistants. Some little delay has
occurred since Father Provincial
and I deliberated two years ago,
when the Diocese was about to
be divided. The decision was
that St. Joseph’s Parish, Macon,
would be delivered into the care
of the diocesan clergy as soon
as I had the right priests at my
disposal for this important
Catholic center. Now at last I
know I have the men for the
work. Monsignor Sheehan is
well known in the City of At
lanta as a selfless and zealous
pastor of souls. Indeed his repu
tation as a great priest stretches
over a large part of the State
of Georgia. Monsignor Sheehan,
a native of Savannah, spontan
eously resigned one of the prom
inent parishes of the Diocese of
Atlanta and I have placed him
at your service. That service, my
dear people, is your spiritual
advancement in continuation of
the remarkable pastoral work
done here in the past 71 years
by the Fathers of the Society of
Jesus. I feel happy that I have
so good and competent a man to
assume the pastoral charge in
my name within the City of Ma
con; to his zealous and enlight
ened care I commit you with
the utmost confidence in him
and in you, his spiritual chil
dren, from this day forward.
Show that you have learned
under the Fathers of the Society
of Jesus how to love the Church
of Christ above every other per
sonal consideration, giving to
Monsignor Sheehan and his as
sistants the loyalty that you
know is due to those whom the
Hoiy Spirit has placed to rule
the Church of God and who will
one day be called upon to ren
der an account before the Most
High for the souls entrusted to
their pastoral care.
It would have been my deep
est wish to stand before you
this day in person and speak
from my heart the thoughts that
I have attempted to commit to
writing. I would have wished to
pray, as eloquently as I could,
a well-deserved tribute to my
dear friends, the priests of the
Society of Jesus, whom I have
known during the 22 years that
I have bee* a Bishop in Geor
gia. These good priests know
how during the past 22 years,
whenever circumstances per
mitted, I was fond of dropping
in to see them and of spending
hours in their hospitable and,
above all, edifying company.
Time will never cancel the
memory of the visits that I have
paid to your parish over the
years. Great and profound as
have been the affection and
esteem that I have had for the
Society of Jesus all my life, that
affection and esteem have been
intensified by the splendid spirit
of cooperation that the Jesuit
Fathers have shown in the pres
ent circumstances. May the
Good God richly reward them
and the great Society of which
they are members for what they
have done for the Church and
for the souls in this part of the
Diocese.
Take, my dear people, what
you have just heard as coming
from the depth of the heart of
your Bishop as if he were here
present to preside over this mo
ment in your spiritual lives. In
proof of my deep personal in
terest at this time I send you
my blessing and promise to be
with you at the Holy Sacrifice
and in my prayers on the day
when you bid farewell to your
former beloved pastors and re
ceive with all the affection and
welcome of a great Catholic
people the priests whom your
Bishop sends to you in the name
of God.
With affectionate best wishes
and asking a remembrance in
your prayers, I remain, my dear
people of St. Joseph’s Parish,
Devotedly yours in Our
Lord,
s/ GERALD P. O'HARA
Archbishop-Bishop of
Savannah.
EAGLE SCOUT
AWARD FOR
GERALD DALY
SAVANNAH — Gerald P.
Daly, explorer scout and Bene
dictine Military School student,
received the highest rank con
ferred by the Boy Scouts of
GERALD DALY
America when he received the
Eagle Award at the Chatham
District Court of Honors at the
American Legion Hall Post 135.
The 14 year old scout is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Daly, 1012 E. Anderson Street,
Savannah. He is a member of
Blessed Sacrament Boy Scout
Troop 16 and a member of the
Tomichichi Lodge of the Royal
Arrow.
Mr. Julius Drake, scout execu
tive presided at the Eagle Cere
mony. Mr. William Chandler
is the scout master of Troop 16.
Pius XII
Doctors Can
Also Cure
Spiritual Ills
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY — Doctors
can cure spiritual ills as well as
physical ills by helping dispose
their patients to humility and
gratitude, His Holiness Pope
Pius XII said here.
Speaking in French to partici
pants in the 12th congress of the
Latina Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Society, the Pontiff re
viewed briefly the medical
questions that would be debated
during the congress.
He underlined particularly
the need for conducting scien
tific research on “two distinct
but complementary levels”: an
alysis and correlation between
organs.
“Research, however,” he said,
“calls for a professional ideal,
a concept of mankind and of the
world to crown such laborious
efforts and give them a perma
nent value.”
As a professional ideal the
Pontiff then gave his listeners
the example of Christ, the Di
vine Healer.
“The miracles of the Lord,”
he said, “were proof of His di
vine origin and mission, and
were immense favors to the sick
who benefited from them. . .
“In the same way that the ac
tions of Christ freed the afflict
ed of their ills, so you can alle
viate the pains of men and es
pecially pereptuate the will of
the Divine Savior thus to pre
pare the hearts of men for the
coming of the Kingdom of God
and make them better disposed
to humility and gratitude.
“You can also,” he continued,
“cure spiritual ills by curing
those 'of the body and thus en
joy the happiness of a life full
of the only riches which do not
pass away.”
The congress was attended by
prominent specialists and uni
versity professors from Belgi
um, France, Italy, Mexico, Por
tugal, Rumania and Spain.
Services For
Otis Ellison
AUGUSTA — Funeral serv
ices for Otis Ellison were held
June 18th at the Sacred Heart
Church, Rev. Joseph LeRoy of
ficiating.
Survivors are two sons, Roger
Ellison and J. V/. Ellison, both
of Hendersonville, N. C., five
grandchildren, and two sisters,
Mrs. Georgia Brown of Daytona
Beach, Fla., and Mrs. James F.
Mooney of Augusta.
Many a young man is willing
to admit that industry and thrift
are virtues — in an ancestor.
Folks are already looking up
places they can’t afford to spend
next summer vacation.
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Savannah, Civil Defense Chair
man, urged all women to avail
themselves of C. D. Training
and Red Cross First Aid and
Home Nursing Classes. She also
stressed the need for spiritual
assistance, Baptism and the Act
of Contrition for those in im
mediate danger of death.
Mrs. Harry A. Sack, of States
boro, Family and Parent Educa
tion Chairman, announced that
her program included a monthly
Family Holy Hour, with a spe
cial intention for each month.
Mrs. L. E. Mock, of Albany,
Foreign Relief Chairman, ex
plained “The Madonna Plan”
which asks that every Catholic
Woman contribute one dollar to
the Foreign Relief Committee,
which will go to the Dispensary
of St. Martha, a medical center,
in Vatican City, for the relief of
mothers and infants in over
crowded poverty stricken coun
tries.
Mrs. A. J. Seyden, of Savan-
n a h, International Relations
Chairman, stated that her pro
gram was one of prayer, study,
and action which included dis
tribution of Fatima Literature,
increased First Saturday Devo
tions, and the observance of
United Nations Day, by attend
ance at Mass and Round the
Clock Rosary.
Mrs. E. C. Thrash, of Valdos
ta, Legislation Chairman, urged
that all Catholic women register
and vote in the coming elec
tions.
Mrs. George Landry, of Ma
con, Libraries and Literature
Chairman, placed special em
phasis on “One Catholic Book as
a Christmas Gift” each year, as
this would be no extra finan
cial burden on anyone and
would increase the distribution
of Catholic Literature.
Mrs. L. J. Ward, of Augusta,
Organization and Development
Chairman, offered her assistance
to any group who would like to
affiliate with the Council of
Women, and also to those al
ready within the council.
Mrs. Ray Pinkston, of Albany,
Public Relations Chairman, urg
ed that all public relations chair
men make fuller use of the daily
papers, radio and television.
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and the other facing the Soviet
Pavilion, a symbolism immedi
ately suggested itself. Entering
the Fair Grounds on the Avenue
of Nations, as I recall, one is
soon at Civitas Dei, the very
presence of which reminds one
of the root-soil of human dig
nity, human liberty and human
freedom. Across the Avenue is
the American Pavilion, the total
aspect of which reminds one of
the historical fact that Our Na
tion represents among the Na
tions of the World today the
highest political expression of
these God-given endowments.
Then as one looks beyond the
American Pavilion there stands
like a colossal octupus the Sovi
et Pavilion.
Placed between the two —
Civitas Dei and the Soviet, the
American Pavilion seems to
stand guard over the truths
which have come from the
Church and which have made
our Nation the highest exemplar
of human dignity. More, it
seems to express our Nation’s
determination as we look to the
Soviet Building beyond that
Lenin and his cohorts will not
succeed in their avowed pur
pose to rob the children of men
of their God-given heritage.
In subsequent articles, time
permitting and interest sustain
ing we shall seek to tell the
story of our Diocesan Pilgrim
age and to relate our reflections
Mrs. Margaret B. Harrison, of
Albany, Spiritual Development
Chairman, stated that her pro
gram included more family
prayer, attendance at Mass on a
weekday, once a week, and an
nounced that the Annual Re
treats at Mt. De Sales, in Ma
con, would be held July 25-27
and July 29-August 1.
Mrs. Arthur Fleming, of Sav
annah, St. Mary’s Guild Chair
man, invited all the ladies to be
come affiliated with the guild,
as either a member, sponsor, or
patron.
Mrs. Wm. R. Ruehrwein, of
Savannah, Youth Chairman, of
fered her assistance to the Dio
cesan Council of Catholic Youth,
and Father Toomey commended
Mrs. W. C. Broderick, for her
work in arranging the first
youth conferences in the dio
cese.
Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright,
president of the Savannah Dio
cesan C. C. W., stressed the Im
portance of report forms that
are sent to parish presidents in
the fall, and asked that these
forms serve as a guide for re
ports to be compiled in the
spring. The president announced
that the train fare from Atlanta
to St. Louis, on the coach, going
to the N. C. C. V/. Convention,
from September 20-24, is $28.00
for the round trip. Those who
are planning to attend this con
vention should contact Mrs. N. I.
Boatwright at 2640 Bellevue
Ave., Augusta, so that the best
reservations may be made. A
reservation may be cancelled,
whereas the most desirable ac
comodations may not be avail
able at a later date. All dele
gates to the convention should
mail credential cards to Mrs.
Boatwright, at this time, so they
may be sent to the Credentials
Committee.
Mrs. Vincent Canipelli, of Ma
con, Mrs. Jos. Dembowski, of
Warner Robins, Mrs. Stephen
Szemcsak and Mrs. George
Harding of Augusta were guests
at this meeting.
The meeting was opened with
the prayer to Our Lady of Good
Counsel and closed with the
recitation of three Hail Marys
for the canonization of Mother
Seton.
on the itinerary Father Daly
and I followed, once our formal
pilgrimage was concluded.
augustaniT
ENTERTAIN
SERVICEMEN ~
AUGUSTA — The ladies of
St. Patrick’s P.C.C.W. and St.
Josephs’ P.C.C.W. entertained
150 servicemen on Saturday
evening, June 21, at local U.S.O.
Center.
Miss Theresa Strauch, U.S.O.
Chairman, from St. Patrick’s,
and Mrs. Geo. Harding, U.S.O.
Chairman, from St. Joseph’s
were in charge of the arrange
ments. Delectable refreshments
were served by the thirty junior
hostesses. The hall was decorat
ed with urns of.blue hydrangea,
and the focal point was a white
Staffordshire Madonna with an
arrangement of coral gladioli.
Miss Margaret Strauch is
president of St. Patrick’s Parish
Council, and Mrs. B. V. Elliott,
Jr., is president of St. Joseph’s
Parish Council.
Services For
T* J. Halfigan
SAVANNAH — Funeral serv
ices for Thomas J. Halligan
were held June 11th at the
Blessed Sacrament Church.
SPECIAL EDUCATION BOATRIDE
The famed boatride around New York’s Manhattan Island
engrosses the attention of these youngsters, part of a group
of pupils from special classes in the city’s Catholic schools,
which have a program for the educable mentally retarded
children. Sister M. Imelda, S. C., and Sister M. Madeleine,
-O. P„ are Shown accompanying the sightseers. (NC Photos)
U. S. World's Fair—