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T * Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia Vol. 39, No. 23 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1959 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Five Priests Of The Diocese Honored By Pope Bishop McDonough Dedicates Hail-Auditorium At Augusta AUGUSTA — Heavy rains failed to keep an estimated 400 persons from packing the new Auditorium oi Immaculate Con ception parisn for dedication ceremonies held last Sunday af ternoon. His- Excellency Ihe Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., auxiliary-bishhop, who dedicated the new building, told those assembled that the audi torium-was “a demonstration of the love the people had for Holy Mother Church.” . The Very Rev. P. J. O’Dono hue, S.M.A., provincial of the American Province of the Soci ety of African Misssions said that the building represented a real dream of more than brick and mortar, “woven in are pov erty, prayer, and sacrifice.” The provincial went on to explain that the early priests, sisters and parishioners of Immaculate Conception, through their sacri fice have made the building pos sible, “step by step, stone by stone, soul by soul.” The pastor, the Rev. Adolph Gall, S.M.A., told those assem bled that the building “makes our religious and educational plant complete.” Father thanked “each and everyone who had contributed to the building.” Father Gall was celebrant of Solemn Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, which clos ed the ceremonies. In attendance, in addition to the Bishop and Father Dono hue, were the Right Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancel lor of the Diocese, approximate ly' ten priests, the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Im maculate Conception, sisters from various religious commun ities, and the Marist Brothers, from Aquinas High School. An American flag was pre sented by the American Legion Screen-Ramsey Post 505. Music for the ceremonies was provid ed by the School Glee Club. Germany’s Adenauer, Senior Catholic European Statesman, Will Quit Active Politics PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS O God, hear our prayer and let our cry come unto Thee. Bless our Diocese of Sav annah with many priestly vocations. Give the young men You call, the light to understand Your gift and the love to follow always in the foot steps of Your Priestly Son. —Indulgence of seven years Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us. St. John Vianney, pray for us. Imprimatur! -f Thomas J. McDonough ! w " ■ ■ MSGR. McNAMARA msgr. McDonald MSGR. BRENNAN AUDITORIUM DEDICATED—The Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough, D.D., J.C.D., auxiliary-bishop of the Diocese is pictured as he blessed the new auditorium of Immaculate Conception parish, Augusta. Pictured with His Excellency are the Rev. George C. James, St. Mary’s parish, Augusta, and Chaplain Vic tor Lustig of Fort Gordon.—(Morgan Fitz photo). (N.C.W.C. News Service) BONN, Germany — West Ger many Chancellor Konrad Ade nauer, who has announced he would seek the presidency of Wes1 Germany, is known throughout the world as Eu rope’s senior Catholic states man. His decision to run for pres idency was regarded by ob servers here as signaling the re tirement from active politics of the 83-year-old statesman who, more than any other individual, has raised West Germany from the rubble of defeated nazism to the status of a prosperous bastion of democracy. Today, 14 years alter the end of World War II, the Chancellor can look back on a record of constructive achievement in re building his nation matched by few other statesmen in history. Chancellor Adenauer will re tire from active politics next July, when he will seek to suc ceed retiring President Theo dor Heuss. The West Germany head position. It was pointed out here that the July date will be well be yond the spring East-West ne gotiations over the Berlin cris is and related problems, in which the West German leader is expected to play a major role. Observers also commented that as President, Dr. Adenauer will remain available to the West German government as a consultant on national and in ternational policies. There was unanimous agree ment that it will be well for Germany if he does, for in the past decade and a half Dr. Ade nauer has proved himself both a remarkably astute politician and a Christian statesman of un matched vision and unflagged idealism. One of his greatest achieve ments in this period has been organizing and directing the Christian Democratic Union, a political party based on Cath- olic-Protestant collaboration to rui .-Si"* Bofa P,\ Sees Latin America Facing Dual Crises DETROIT, (NO—Latin Amer ica is facing crises today in both the socio-economic and re ligious fields, a journalist ex perienced in Latin American af fairs said here. The “impact of the industrial revolution upon an agricultural society” .and the results of “a century-and-a-half of rabid se cularism” were cited as princi pal causes of Latin America’s problems by Jaime Fonseca. Mr. Fonseca, editor of Noticias Catolicas, Spanish-and Portu- guese-language news services of the Press Department, National Catholic Welfare Conference, was a participant in a workshop on Latin American affairs held during the biennial convention of the National Council of Cath olic Men. Citing the many ties of relig ion, culture and economics that bind all Catholics in North and South America, he urged U. S. Catholics to have renewed inter est in and sympathy for the problems of Latin America. Mr. Fonseca pointed out that Latin America’s resources are meager to satisfy the demands of its growing population for “economic expansion, social ad justments and political democ racy.” “For the most part,” he said, “the economic resources are un derdeveloped and compete un favorably in the world market.” Moreover many members of the wealthier classes are “blindly reluctant to share or diminish their position of privilege,” he said. Social injustices and a high illiteracy rate have contributed to the religious crisis of Latin America, Mr. Fonseca declared, “because unless a man is a saint, he must sink in spiritual des peration, or indifference when confronted with extreme pov erty.” “Yet the miracle is that the majority of the people are deep ly rqligious and, when con tacted by the priest, show an immediate revival,’ ’he con tinued. When the hierarchy and the clergy are in touch with the people, Catholicism prospers, he said. But, he warned, “when large segments of the population go untended for long periods because of the scarcity of priests, then they fall into spirit ism or join the active Protestant sects or embrace the mystic of the communist conspiracy.” Mr. Fonseca cited the “vicious circle” of a “languid spiritual life” caused by the shortage of priests, and of a shortage of priests caused by a weak spirit ual life. However, he said, as a result of the heroic determination of Latin American Catholics, there are signs that they are “recov ering ground, not only in the gnv-jt-.ipl . MSGR. DEIMEL MSGR. BOURKE Dramatic Saids On Indicted Obscenity Dealers Prelude To Others, Postal Head Says Former St. Thomas Superior Dies SAVANNAH — Funeral serv ices were held April 8th at the Church of St. Viator in Chi cago for Rev. Eugene M. Kel ly, C.S.V., former superior of St. Thomas Vocational School. Fa ther Kelly was 82 years of age when he died after a brief ill ness at Mercy Hospital, Wash ington, D. C. When St. Thomas Vocational School closed Father Kelly, a member of the Clerics of St.. Viator was sent to the Viatorian House of Studies in Washington, D. C. Father Kelly was known to. scores of Savannahians and to the many children who at tended Vilia Marie, located on Wilmington Island, next to St. Thomas. (N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON, — Postmas ter General Arthur E. Sum- merfield said here the dramatic raids on the New York City headquarters of three firms charged with major operations in mailed obscenity are a pre lude to similar ones in other areas. He said in a statement after the raids that “we intend to press this program to clean up the mails all over the United States.” Earlier, he announced that government agents had simul taneously raided headquarters of three of the nation’s “large, defiant and ruthless purveyors of mail order filth.” The raids, he said, dealt a “devastating and history-mak ing blow against the multi million dollar, mail order bus iness in obscene films, slides, pictures and circulars.” He call ed them the “largest single ac tion (of this type) on record.” “The action taken,” he de clared, “will, be welcomed by the American people in all walks of life and all sections of the nation who have received or seen their children receive unsolicited obscene materials from these purveyors.” Mr. Summerfield said postal inspectors and U. S.. marshals acted after opening of sealed in dictments returned by a Federal grand jury in New York charg ing three men with using -the mails to distribute pornograph and obscenity. Seized in the crackdown, Mr. Summerfield said, was Ben Ilimmel, 43, of Forest Hills, Long Island, N. Y., operator of “Pig Alley Imports,” 247 West 46th St., New York. Arrest warrants were issued for William Glanzman, 33, of Atlantic Beach, N. Y., operator of Monart, Inc., and Bowery Enterprises, 171 East 33rd St., and Sidney Poss, 40, of Brook- (Continued on Page 8) HIGH ECCLESIASTICAL HONORS CONFERRED Four Sisters Professed For Georgia Service SAVANNAH — Sister Mary Terrence, C.S.J., the former Miss Camille Collini of Sav annah is among a group of four Sisters of St. Joseph of Cor- ondolet who were professed on March 19th for service in Geor gia. Sister Mary Terrence is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben nie R. Collini of Savannah. She was formerly a resident of St. James Parish. Professed with Sister Mary Terrence were Sister Grace Ed mund, C.S.J., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund L. Lully of Clark Hill, South Carolina; Sis ter Mary Mathias, C.S.J., daugh- te rof Mr. and Mrs. Ignatz Grail of Manitowoc, Wisconsin; and Sister Francis Therese, C.S.J., the former Miss Janet Vanden- berg of Troy, New York. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Con don of that city. SISTERS PROFESSED—Four Sisters of St. Joseph of Corondolet. professed recently for Georgia service are, top, Sister Francis Therese, Sister Grace Edmund. Bottom, Sister Mary Ter- —rpw,-' ——————— CScY-r* ^ ^ c ""C7 TVT ;■ SAVANNAH — “Both the Diocese and the priests con cerned have been signally hon ored,” said Bishop Thomas J. McDonough in announcing the naming of five Diocesan Priests to Prelatial Dignity. Bishop Mc Donough was notified through the office of the Apostolic Del egate in Washington that high ecclesiastical honors have been conferred upon Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist; Very Rev. Msgr. An drew J. McDonald, Chancellor; Very Rev. Thomas A. Brennan, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Savannah; Very Rev. Herman Deimel, pastor of Holy Family Church, Columbus; and Very Rev. Daniel Bourke, pastor of St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Au gusta. Monsignor McNamara was named Protonotary Aposto lic, and the other four priests have been named Domestic Prelates “di mantelletta” with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor. Monsignor NcNamara, who as Pronotary Apostolic will be en titled to celebrate Pontifical Mass on days and occasions de termined by the Bishop is the son of Mrs. Margaret McNa mara of Savannah Beach and the late Patrick J. McNamara. He was ordained for the Dio cese upon completion of studies at St. Charles College in Catons- ville, Md. and St. Bernard’s Seminary, Rochester, N. Y. After ordination, Monsignor McNa mara served on the middle Georgia Missions before becom ing Rector of the Cathedral. He was named a Domestic Prelate by the late Holy Father, Pope Pius XII in 1939. Monsignor Andrew J. McDon ald was born in Savannah in 1923, the son of James Bernard and Theresa McDonald. After attending local schools, Mon signor McDonald continued his studies for the Priesthood at St. Charles College, Catonsville, and St. Mary’s Seminary, Bal timore. After his ordination in 1948 he pursued his post-gradu ate studies at the Catholic Uni versity of America in Wash ington and the Lateran Uni versity in Rome. He received his Doctorate in Canon Law at Rome in 1951. Although active in Chancery work since his or dination, Monsignor McDonald has also been engaged in Parish work. At present he is Chan cellor of the Diocese. He was ap pointed a Papal Chamberlain by the late Pius XII in 1956. Father Thomas A. Brennan also was born in Savannah. His parents were Thomas and Mary Brennan. Father Brennan, after graduating from Cathedral School in Savannah and St. Charles Seminary, Catonsville, attended St. Bernard’s Semi nary with Monsignor McNama ra. He was ordained in 1923, and has held assignments in Atlanta, Albany and Augusta, and at the present time is Pas tor of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Savannah. While serving in Albany, Father Bren nan was Dean of the South Georgia Missions. He is a mem ber of the Diocesan Board of Consultors. Father Herman J. Deimel is the son of August and Cathe rine Deimel, and was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Father Dei mel studied in Fitzgerald, St. Meinrad’s Minor Seminary, St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, and the Sulpician Seminary at Brookland in the District of Columbia. Ordained in 1928, Father Dei mel has served in Savannah, in Southwest Missions of Georgia, Atlanta, Valdosta, and is pres ently Pastor of Holy Family Parish, Columbus. He is Vicar Forane of the Columbus Dean ery, an Extra Synodal Judge and a member of the Diocesan Board of Consultors. Father "TYarvipl .T "Rrmrlro xzrr born in Birr, Ireland, the son of Dennis D. and Mary Bourke. He completed his primary and secondary schooling under the Presentation Brothers in Birr and Dublin, pursuing his Ec clesiastical studies at All Hal lows Seminary in Dublin. He was ordained in Ireland in 1934 and shortly afterwards was as signed to Blessed Sacrament Church in Savannah as As sistant Pastor. Later appoint ments followed in Albany, Douglas, Atlanta, and finally in Augusta, where he is pres ently pastor of St. Mary’s Church. Father Bourke is an Extra Synodal Judge. Vicar Forane of the Augusta Deanery and a member of the Diocesan Board of Consultors. Their appointment brings to six, the number of Savannah Diocesan Priests named to Pre lacies. The word “Prelate” is a general name for an ecclesias tical dignitary. Some Prelates, such as Archbishops and Bish ops exercise jurisdiction by rea son of their office. Others, such as Protonotaries Apostolic and Domestic Prelates in this coun try are personally granted the title and honors of Prelates, but who receive no jurisdiction or ruling authority by reason of the honors. They are enLlled to wear a special Ecclesiastical costume and hold a place of honor at all Liturgical func tions. Both Protonotaries and Domestic Prelates are known as “Right Reverend Monsignor.” Macon Group Addressed By Judge Grice MACON — Homes in which the father is missing and the mother works produce most of the delinquency cases in Bibb County Juvenile Court, Judge Benning M. Grice told mem bers of the St. Joseph Home and School Association at theii April meeting. Judge Grice said there were 350 reported delinquency cases in 1958, almost one a day. He said the working mother makes the big difference in most cases. Some mothers, he said, are working to buy extras that could be done without while the children are allowed to run the streets. He said this is not fah; to the child. Judge Grice listed theifts as the chief offfense, with auto mobile offenses close behind. Truancy and alcohol also play a major role in cases handled by his court, he said. A good home, good associa tions such as in the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, good schools with parent and teacher relation ships, and attendance at church and Sunday School are good in surance against delinquency, said Judge Grice. Ed Assad was appointed by President Ernest McMullen to head a committee to plan the anual school picnic. Methodist Bishops See Kennedy WASHINGTON — Fifty-one Methodist Bishops gathered in annual Council met this week with Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.), a Catholic and lead ing contender for the 1960 Dem- ocratic presidential nomination. The Bishops also met with President Eisenhower, Vice- president Richard M. Nixon, candidate for the Republican nomination, and Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) another Democratic candidate. Reports did not disclose the rviyTVYCO pf t"Ko c r>-