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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. 40, No. 1 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1959 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year SYLVANIA DEDICATION—His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Auxiliary Bishop, is pictured as he dedicated the newly constructed Church of Our Lady of the Assump tion, Sylvania. Other priests pictured are Right Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancellor of the Diocese; Very Rev. John D. Toomey, pastor of St. James, Isle of Hope; The Rev. Robert Rademacher of Statesboro. Cardinal Urges Citizens To Join In Fight On Smut Bishop Dedicates New Sylvania Church .SYLVANIA — The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption was dedicated Sunday, June Gth. Ceremonies began at 5:00 p. m. with the dedication of the new Church, Rectory and Parish Hall by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Thomas J. McDon ough, auxiliary Bishop of Sav annah. Following the dedication rites, the Rev. Joseph Nagele, Pastor celebrated a low Mass in the presence of His Excellency, the Disnop. Speaker at the Mass was the Very Rev. Clement F. Borchers, Superior General of the Glenmary Home Missioners, .„wko staff the new Parish and the Churches in the Statesboro area. Father Borchers said that the erection of a Catholic Church in Sylvania was a tri bute to the zeal and leadership of Bishop McDonough, the un tiring labors of the Glenmary Fathers, “who have left home, Father, Mother, brothers and sisters and friends, to come to Georgia and make new friends and to win souls for Christ.” At the conclusion of the Mass, Bishop McDonough expressed his personal thanks to the ben efactors who have made pos sible the raising of a Catholic church in Sylvania. He thanked donors from other Dioceses and the people of the parish and the Diocese of Savannah. Bishop McDonough also paid tribute to the friendliness and open mind edness of the people of Sylvania and of the Statesboro Mission area in general. Father Nagele, pastor, ex pressed gratitude for the inter est and spirit of sacrifice which brought lay people and the Lit tle Sisters of the Poor from as far away as Savannah. An informal reception for Bishop McDonough was held in the parish hall immediately af ter the Dedicatory rites. (N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) BOSTON,—His Eminence Richard Cardinal Cushing urged that members of all faiths join law enforcement officials in a fight on obscene literature, which, he said, is a special threat to youth. The Archbishop of Boston suggested in a special statement released here that the anti obscenity campaign proceed on two fronts: legal action through the courts and the arousing of public opinion against smut dis tributors. Cardinal Cushing pledged support to “every movement within the community at large which aims for the suppression of obscene literature and for the prosecution of those who are brazenly and unscrupulously en riching themselves by pro viding their fellow men with the means of moral self-destruc tion.” However, he pointed out, “the real campaign against obscene (Continued on Page 6) Chairmen, Captains Named Drive Launched For St. Vincent's Addition SAVANNAH — A campaign is being conducted by St. Vin cent’s Alumnae Association to raise the $250,000 necessary for the new school building. Alum nae members will be contacted first for pledges to the cam paign, after which three other divisions will be launched. The recently announced pro gram whereby a new build ing would replace the pres ent school structure, would in sure sufficient space to allow the enrollment to be doubled within the next few years. This split-level, L-shaped structure will be erected between the con vent building and that portion of the Academy which was add ed several years'ago, fronting on Lincoln Street. Sister M. Bernadine, R. S. M., Superior at St. Vincent’s is serv ing as honorary chairman, with Mrs. John E. Porter and Mrs. William C. Broderick as co- chairmen. Mrs. J. Arthur Kear ney and Miss Regina Lytjcn are secretary and treasurer of the campaign, respectively and Mrs. Jack Dressel is in charge of office volunteers. The Aulmnae Division is un der the honorary chairmanship of Sister M. Michael Joseph, R. S. M., with Miss Johanna Daly as chairman and Mrs. Wal ter M. Crawford and Mrs. Jos eph Winders as vice-chairmen. Kick-off date for this Division was JUNE 11, at which time captains and workers assembled in St. Vincent’s Auditorium to, hear the details of the campaign and saw drawings of the pro posed new building. His Excel lency, Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough, gave the key-note address. Captains in the Alumnae Division, one for each class, in clude: Mrs. Mary N. McCarthy, Miss Meta Ebberwein, Mrs. Loretto Flanagan, Mrs. Kathleen DeHaven, Miss Mary McNally, Mrs. Gladys Harte, Miss Mary Louise Murphy, Mrs. Joseph McDonough, Miss Mary Ellen Flynn, Miss Mary Sullivan, Mrs. Joseph C. Davis, Mrs. Joseph Ulivo, Mrs. Thomas J. Corcoran, Mrs. William E. Dugger, Miss Mary E. Sullivan, Mrs. John F. Dillon, Mrs. Peter R. Schreck, Mrs. Mary L. McAfee, Mrs. Fred A. Doyle, Mrs. William F. Whalen, Mrs. Herbert Griffin, Jr., Mrs. Edward White, Mrs. Jos. A. Christianse, Miss Rose mary Ware, Mrs. G. S. Richards, Mrs. Wm. F. Hennessy, Mrs. Wm. Moncrief, Mrs. Nelson Has- lam, Mrs. C. E. Armfield, Mrs. T. C. Madison, Mrs. R. C. Gilli- kin, Miss Marie Ryan, Mrs. Charles Decker, Miss Sue Ros- siter, Miss Patty Grevemberg, Miss Beverly Williams and Miss Laura DeBorde. Mrs. George Ebberwein and Miss Pauline Kenny are captains for the asso ciate members of the Alumnae. Archbishop Gives Seyen Addresses On Anniversary LIVERPOOL, England (NC)— Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara, Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain and Bishop of Savan nah, Ga., marked his 30th anni versary in the episcopate by giving seven addresses in one day. The first was to 90 priests meeting at Up Holland, the Liverpool archdioceesan semina ry; the next was to the semi nary students who attended a retreat prior to their ordina tion. Other addresses followed in the town of Chorley and Wigan, where Archbishop O’Hara also preached and gave Benediction. The exhausting day ended for the Archbishop when he spoke at a dinner given in his honor by Archbishop John C. Heenan of Liverpool. AUGUSTA RETREAT AUGUSTA—T h e annual Retreat lor men, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, will be held ihis year at St. Angela's Academy, Aiken, S. C. The Retreat will open Fri day evening June 19th and wil close Sunday afternoon, June 21st. Relrcalmaster will be the Rev. John E. Sweeney, S. J. Those interested in making this retreat are requested to contact Mr. John L. Arm strong, 112-Sth Street, phone PA-27435, "Answer To Vocation Prayers" Plan September Opening For Diocesan Preparatory Seminary First Class To Number 14 SAVANNAH—On September 10th fourteen, boys from Savan nah, Augusta, Macon, Warner Robins and Albany will enter the new Preparatory Seminary of St. John Marie Vianney, it was recently announced by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough, auxi liary Bishop of Savannah. The new Preparatory Seminary, is located at Grimball’s Point, Chatham County. In February of this year Bish op McDonough announced the beginning of an intensive drive' for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood. During the course of this vocational program, Fa ther William V. Coleman, vice- Chancellor and Rector of the new Seminary spoke to all the 7th and 8th grade students in the Diocese and personally in terviewed ail uie oUi grade boys, Special players were offered throughout the Diocese until Pentecost Sunday begging the intercession of Mary, Queen of the Clergy and St. John Vianney to bring abuot an increase in Seminary enrollment. “The es tablishment of this new Minor Seminary is a wonderful an swer to these prayers,” said Bishop McDonough. The new Seminary has been placed under the Patronage of Mary, Queen of the Clergy and St. John Marie Vianney. St. John Vianney was a Priest of the Diocese of Lyons, France, who died in 1859 and was raised to the honors of Sainthood by Pope Pius XI in 1925. Three years after his ordina tion in 1815 John Vianney was appointed the Parish priest of Ars, a small village near Lyons, where he served for forty-four years until his death. It was in the exercise of the functions of the parish priest of this tiny French hamlet that as the “cure’ d’Ars” he became known throughout France and the Chris tian world, as an extraordinary Spiritual Director. During the last ten years ~of his life he spent from sixteen to eighteen hours a day in the confessional to accomodate the great crowds which by 1855 numbered twenty thousand pilgrims a year. His direction was charac terized by common sense, re markable insight and super natural knowledge. and his in structions were simple in lan guage but “breathing Faith and the Love of God which was his life principle and which he in fused into his audience as much by his mariner and appearance as by his words” according to one biographer. “Humility, gentleness, pa tience and cheerfulness, inform ed by the Love of God were the hallmarks of his life,” said Bishop McDonough, “and we pray the Holy Patron of our New Seminary to instill these same virtues in the souls of all the students at St. John Vianney Preparatory Seminary. The fourteen new Seminar ians will take up residence in the former quarters of St. Thomas Vocational School, clos ed last year. The former dining room and kitchen of St. Thomas’ is being remodeled by the Dan J. Sheehan Company of Savan nah and will be the new Chapel. It is a concrete and stucco struc ture finished inside in knotty pine and redwood. A blonde ma ple altar executed in modern design by Milton J. Little of Savannah will be installed in a sanctuary flanked on the Epistle side by a hand-carved statue of Clergy Appointments The Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough, D.D.,J.C.D., Auxiliary Bishop, announces the following assignments: REV. E. PEROT FIERO ap pointed assistant pastor pro- tempore of The Church of The Most Blessed Sacrament, Sav annah. REV. WALTER DI FRAN CESCO appointed assistant pas tor pro-tempore of St. Joseph's Church, Macon. DEADLINE NOTICE Deadline for news copy for the next edition of The Bul letin will be 3 p. m. Friday, June 191h. All copy should be mailed to our editorial offices: 416 Eighth Street, Augusta, Ga. :» FOR SEMINARY—A check in the amount of $400 has been given to St. John Vianney Semi nary by St. Joseph’s Library, Macon. Shown are Mrs. W. J. O’Shaughnessey, Library President; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan, Paster St, Joseph’s; Mrs. Leonora Maloney, Treasurer of the Library.—(Drinnon Photo). St. John Vianney and on the Gospel side by a matching hand- carved statue of Mary, Queen of the Clergy. The fourteen seminarians who will begin their preparatory studies for the Savannah Dio cesan Priesthood at St. John’s are Ernest Knesel of Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Thunderbolt; Richard Jurgenson, Alyn M. Wassil, Mark J. Regan, Andrew Klimack, and Richard McAloon, all of St. James, Isle of Hope; James T. Cassidy, Thomas Cook, George T. Powell III, and Min- den Nicklaus, all of St. Josephs’ Macon, Eugene Mahon, Sacred Heart Parish, Augusta; Craig Spinks, St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Augusta; Gary Lotti, Sacred Heart, Warner Robins; and Jos- sph L. Rau, Jr., St. Teresa's, Al bany. Heading the Administrative Board of the new Seminary is His Excellency, the Most Rev erend Gerald P. O’Hara, D.D., J. U. D., J. C. D., Archbishop- Bishop of Savanah and Apos tolic Delegates in Great Britian, who is “Ex Officio” President. Bishop Thomas J. McDonough is President. Rev. William V. Coleman and Rev. Felix Donnel ley are Vice-President and Sec retary-Treasurer, respectively. The Advisory Board for Dis cipline is composed of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Herman J. Deimel, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. Brennan and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara P. A., Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Sheehan and Very. Rev. John Toomey con stitute the Advisory Board for Finance. Five Priests of he Diocese have been appointed by Bishop McDonough to the faculty of the new School. They are Rev. Wil liam V. Coleman, Rector, who will. also teach Latin, English, and Mathematics; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Spiritual Director; Rev. Robert J. Teoli, Assistant Spiritual Director; Rev. John J. Cuddy, Dean of Studies and instructor in His tory; Rev. Felix Donnelley, Pro curator and instructor in Sacred Chant and Art Appreciation. The Rev. E. Perot Fiero is librarian and Instructor in Reli gion and the Rev. Herbert J. Welimeier is director of Phy- sicial Education. All the seminarians will be ninth grade students. One grade will be added each year and the full four year high school course will be inaugurated in 1962. The Seminary Curriculum will consist of 4 years of Reli gion, Latin, English, Sacred Chant, Art Appreciation, Phy- sicial Education and Public speaking; 3 yeai’S of Mathe matics, History (Ancient, Mod ern and American); one year of Biology and one year of Physics. A full program of extra-curri cular athletic and academic ac tivities will be carried on at St. John’s. Thirty acres of wooded property owned by the Semi nary provide three athletic fields and an outdoor swimming pool. A Forensic Society will de bate topics of interest to all boys considering a Vocation to the Priesthood. Seminarians will also edit and publish a News paper which will feature news and articles of interest to all boys of the Diocese seeking di- dection in ^choosing their voca tion in life. The School year at St. John Vianney Preparatory Seminary will begin with the Mass of the Holy Spirit on September 11th. Celebrant will be Bishop Mc Donough. A typical day at the Semi nary will begin with rising at 7:00 A. M. After morning Pray ers and visit to the Blessed Sac rament, the students will break fast at 7:40 and begin classes at 8:45 after a thirty minute study hall. Three hours of morning classes end at 11:45 when there will be public recitation of the Rosary and Seminarians will have an opportunity to go to Confession before the daily Mass which begins at 12:00 Noon. After lunch and recess at 12:45 classes resume at 1:15 and continue until 3:15 when recrea tion begins. There will be a twenty minute Meditataion period, after which the day- students will be dismissed. Boarding students will have supper at 5:15, Recreation at 6:30, Study hall from 7:00 to 8:00 P. M. The activities of the day come to a close with Spirit ual Reading at 9:30 P. M. The Grand Silence begins at 10:00 P. M. and the students retire at 10:15. Mark Feast Of Sacred Heart SAVANNAH—The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was observed in Blessed Sacrament parish on June 5th, which coin cided with the observance of the First Friday of the month. Promoters and members of the League of the Sacred Heart received Holy Communion at the 6:15 p. m. mass, which was followed by a short ceremony during which the parish was re dedicated to the Sacred Heart. Diplomas were presented to six promoters. They were: Mrs. George W. Adams, Mrs. E. L. Dean, Mrs. John Gooley, Mrs. A. J. Grovemberg, Edward J. Lutz and Mrs. John D. Staple- ton. ARCHBISHOP TAKES PART IN TRADITIONAL PROCESSION Deny Closing Of Korea Daily Was Political SEOUL, Korea (NC) — Three Korean government officials have denied that the recent closing of the Seoul Catholic- oriented daily, Kyunghyang Shinmun, was a partisan politcal move. MANCHESTER, England, (NC) — Britain’s most colorful annual Catholic festival, the Manchester Whit Friday Walk, was for the first time this year televised to millions of viewers throughout western Europe. Cameras at strategic points photographed 30 minutes of the four-hour procession through Lancashire’s industrial metro polis for showing later in the day over the Eurovision net work. The big day for Manchester's thousands of Catholics of many nationalities was seen for the first time by Archbishop Gerald O'Hara, Bishop of Savannah and Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain. The American prelate, accompanied by Bishop Andrew Beck, A.A., of Salford, the local Ordinary, drove in a small open sports car to the city center where from a throne on the steps of the Town Hall he bless ed the 20,000 men, women and children as they passed slowly with their tableaux and bands. Some 200,000 applauding sightseers crowded six deep along the sidewalks to watch the boys and girls, the Catholic Questioned by Democratic party members in the Korean National Assembly were the Di- . . rector of the Office of Public socie les and the 24 parish Information. Chun Sung Chun; groups pass. Highlight of the Foreign Minister Cho Chung pai a .e was a floral tableau with Whan; and Minister of Justice n f ° f the Madonna and Hong Jin Ki. All three were in- , f 1 , ^orne by members of the volved in the closing of the daily. city s Italian Society. Another was a heavy Crucifix carried by Ukiainians. The marchers also included about 300 nurses in uniform and most of the city’s clergy, wearing black top hats, formal knee-length black coats, and carrying gloves and rolled umbrellas. Nuns and city work ers crowded windows along the route which had been closed foi the morning. Police on horse back controlled the spectators. Manchester’s Catholic Lord Mayor, Alderman James Fitz- simons, and most of the 30 Catholic city councilors also took part in the Whit Friday Walk—Manchester’s 125th. At a civic reception afterwards, Archbishop O'Hara decorated Lord Mayor Fitzsimons with the insignia of a Knight Command er of the Order of St. Gregory. The Lady Mayoress—his daugh ter, Gertrude — received the Papal medal, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. The Democratic Committee Against the Suppression of the Free Press had called the ac tion against the daily a viola tion of the spirit of Korea's Constitution. The committee had also stat ed that the shutdown was a pol itical measure designed to aid the ruling Liberal party of President S y n g m a n Rhee. Kyunghyang Shinmun had cri ticized the government and sup ported the Democratic party headed by Vice President John M. Chang, who is a Catholic. The three government offi cials who were questioned said that Military Ordinance 88, in voked in the closing of the pa per, is the law of the land and is not in conflict with the Ko rean Constitution. Questioning of the govern ment officials was ej ected to continue in the Korean National Assembly for some days.