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Delegate At Mass For ilind
Novice, iiiee A
WADHURST, England (NC)—
Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara,
Apostolic Delegate to Great
Britain, came to this southern
town to officiate at the burial
of a novice Brother.
Brother Frank Ingerson, of
the Institute of Charity (Ros-
minian) novitiate here, was no
ordinary novice. He was a total
ly blind Anglican minister who
. was received into the Catholic
Church in 1957 and who entered
the novitiate only last August.
He died at the age of 36.
He lost his sight in one eye
as a schoolboy, and shortly after
graduation from Durham Uni
versity he became totally blind.
He taught himself Braille and
Bishop Lays
Corner Stone
For lew School
AUGUSTA — His Excellency
The Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc
Donough, D.D. J.C.D., Bishop of
Savannah laid the cornerstone
for the new St. Mary’s School
in ceremonies which took place
on Tuesday, - March, 29th.
Work is well under way on
the new 12 classroom structure
which will be located at the
corner of Monte Sano Avenue
and Helen Street. Present plans
calls for completion of the $270,-
000 building around the first of
September.
KNIGHTS PLAN
m SUPREME
mmrnm
WARNER ROBINS — Grand
Knights of Georgia’s K. of C.
councils met here on March 13.
Principal business of the
meeting was the laying of plans
for the Supreme Convention of
the Knights of Columbus which
will take place in Atlanta from
August 16th to 18th. A crowd
of more than 1500 is expected
to attend this gathering which
will have the Biitmore Hotel as
its headquarters.
The K. C. leaders heard plans
outlined by the Atlanta conven
tion committee which is headed
by William J. McAlpin, chair
man, and William T. Jordan, Jr.,
vice chairman. The Grand
Knights were advised of the as
sistance that was needed from
each council in the state.
It was announced that a con
vention program was planned
with each council being respon
sible for a quota of advertisers
from their section of the state.
iinister
typing, and despite his handicap
went on to Oxford University to
study for the Church of England
ministry. After his ordination,
he served for seven years an
Anglican curate, and was sta
tioned most of the time at Lu
ton, near London.
After becoming a Catholic, he
worked for a time as an engi
neering inspector in a London
factory. When he joined the
Rosminians, he was able to
serve Mass, read the .Scriptures
in the community refectory, and
take his turn at household tasks.
Archbishop O’Hara presided
at the funeral Mass and gave
the sermon.
Superintendent To
Add ress April PTO
Meeting At Aquinas
AUGUSTA — The Rev. John
J. Cuddy, Diocesan Superinten
dent of schools, will be guest
speaker at the April meeting of
the Aquinas High School P.T.O.
Scheduled for the school cafe-
torium, the meeting will be held
Tuesday afternoon, April 5th, at
3:30 p. m.
Father Cuddy’s topic will be
“Catholic Education.” “All par
ents are particularly requested
to attend,” says Mrs. Paul Hern
don, program chairman, “to hear
this very important talk.”
Establish
K. 6. Council
At Valdosta
VALDOSTA —- The Father
John J. Kennedy Council No.
4913 Knights of Columbus has
been established here.
Thirty-three new members
were initiated in Albany on
Sunday, March 20th. Added to
12 transfers from other Coun
cils the new council has a mem
bership of approximately 45.
A tireless worker in the es
tablishment of the new K. C.
council was the Reverend Tho
mas J. Payne, pastor of St. John_
the Evangelist Church, here.
Among others active in the es
tablishment of the council were
Ray Dwornik, District Deputy
of District Two, John McCreary,
Macon, Insurance representa
tive of the Knights of Columbus,
Wilson Barton, grand knight of
the Albany council and the of
ficers and committee chairmen
of the Albany Council.
Grand Knight of Council 4913
is Zeno Sutter. The addition
of the Valdosta council brings
the total of councils in Georgia
to thirteen.
INDIANAPPOLIS MAYOR EMBARRASSED
BY GROUP CHALLENGING RIGHT OF
A CATHOLIC TO SEEK PRESIDENCY
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (NC)— States while remaining true to
The Mayor of Indianapolis has
apologized for a demonstration
in the Indiana statehouse by a
Baptist group challenging the
right of a Catholic, to seek the
presidency.
“The city was disgraced by
this act of bigotry,” said Mayor
Charles Boswell (March 22). “As
Mayor of Indianapolis and as a
Protestant Methodist, I was em
barrassed by their disgraceful
action. I was appalled by it.”
Led by a Bloomington, Ind.,
Baptist minister, the group car
ried a sign and passed out anti-
Catholic leaflets in the State-
house lobby as Sen. John F.
Kennedy of Massachusetts, a
Catholic, filed (March 21) as a
candidate in this state’s primary
election.
The group’s leader, the Rev.
Dr. Hendon M. Harris, Jr., of
Bloomington, said it represented
members of the “Baptist
Evangelization Society.”
Its members passed out leaf
lets challenging Sen. Kennedy
to debate this topic: “Resolve:
that a Roman Catholic president
cannot impartially defend the
Constitution and advance the
rule welfare of the United
his religion.”
Sen. Kennedy accepted a
leaflet, but did not comment. At
a press conference later he said
the group is entitled to its
views. He added:
“I believe in the U. S. Con
stitution and the freedom of
speech. I also believe in the
First Admendment, which pro
vides for Church-State separa
tion. I also believe in the Sixth
Amendment, that there shall be
no religious test for office.”
At the end of his conference,
a member of the protesting
group shouted: “Are you going
to accept our challenge?”
The Senator replied that Ire
had stated his views. The
shouted challenge was repeated.
The Senator snapped:“I wonder
why you did not challenge me
when I entered the U. S. Navy.”
Most in the crowd of several
hundred persons applauded.
After Sen. Kennedy had left,
Dr. Harris, the Baptist group’s
leader, told newsman: “We
would have a safer and quieter
country if we were free of
Vatican politics.”
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
Published By The
Catholic Laymen's
Ass'n of Georgia
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1960
10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
TO BE NEIGHBOR-BISHOPS
Two new Ordinaries in the State of Minnesota will he in
stalled in their Sees on successive days. Most Rev. Francis
J. Schenk, left, will be enthroned as Bishop of Duluth on
April 19, and Most Rev. Laurence A. Glenn, right, will be
enthroned as Bishop of Crookston on April 20. Archbishop
William O. Brady of St. Paul will officiate at both cere
monies. (NC Photos)
Missionary Brother-Ex-GI-
Addresses Ft. Binning Group
FORT BENNING — An fex-
army sergeant returned to ad
dress a Holy Name Communion
breakfast at the Officers’ Club,
Fort Benning, Ga., on Sunday,
March 13. He had formerly been
a member of the society while
attached to the Infantry School
there in 1956. His name then
was SFC Joe Fox, a native of
Floral Park, N. Y.; his name
now — Brother Shamus,
M.S.Ss.T., a missionary brother
assigned to St. Joseph’s Prepa
ratory Seminary located across
the river from Fort Benning at
Holy Trinity. It has been almost
four years since he exchanged
his khakis for the black after
doing a nine-year stint with
Uncle Sam during which time
he saw service both in Europe
and the Far East.
“I am here,” began the ex
soldier, “to make a few simple
observations concerning army
life from the standpoint of one
who has been on the inside and
is now on the outside looking
in.” He went on to tell the group,
that his army career meant for
him not only an opportunity to
help both himself and others to
a better life, but that it also
proved the fertile soil of his re
ligious vocation. ■
In tracing the factors that
helped him make such profit
able use of his time in the serv
ice, the brother from Holy Trin
ity emphasized the influence of
a zealous army chaplain who
enlisted the apostolic efforts of
G.I.’s like himself who could en
courage other soldiers in the
performance of their religious
duties. Brother Shamus ex
plained too his own training for
the brotherhood and the work
the brothers perform as Mission
ary Servants of the Most Holy
Trinity.
His present duties at Holy
Trinity include the supervision
of the seminary’s workshops and
catechetical work on the week
ends at Our Lady of Lourdes
parish in Columbus, Ga.
MISSI0II AT ST. HART’S
NUK PASSIM WEEK
AUGUSTA — The Rev. Louis f
J. Wheeler, S.J., will conduct a
parish mission at St. Mary’s
during Passion Week.
Services are to.be held night
ly at 8 p. m., consisting of
Rosary, instruction and bene
diction and will not last over
an hour. The mission will begin
Sunday, April 3rd.
of Love; Friday — Sacrificial
Love.
Father will also preach at the
Mid-night Mass on Holy Satur
day and on Easter Sunday. His
subject at Midnight Mass will
be “The Risen Saviour.” On
Easter Sunday his subject will
be “Joy of Easter.”
During the Mission, Mass will
be offered at St. Mary’s on week
days at 6:30; 7:30 and 11:30 a. m.
Father Wheeler was ordained
in St. Louis in 1923 by the late
Cardinal Glennon. A member of
the Maryland Province of the
Society.of Jesus, Father has de-
Rev. Louis J. Wheeler, S.J.
voted the greater part of his
priestly life to the giving of, mis
sions and retreats. Two of Fa
ther Wheeler’s brothers are
Jesuits and a third is a secular
priest.
Father will remain in Augusta
during Holy Week and will
preach at services to be con
ducted Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights.
Topics of Father Wheeler’s
sermons during Holy Week will
be: Wednesday.—Human Weak
ness; Thursday — The Token
Retreat For
Aquinas Students
AUGUSTA — A retreat tor
students of Aquinas High
School will be held April
11th through 13th (Monday
through Wednesday of Holy
Week).
Conducting the Retreal
this year will be the Rev,
Louis J. Wheeler, S.J.
Warner Robins
Home And School
WARNER ROBINS — A de
lightful musicale, under the di
rection of Sr. M. DeSales, was
the program highlight of the
Sacred Heart Home and School
Association March meeting. The
presentation featured members
of the fifth, sixth and seventh
grades in skits, recitations and
musical selections.
Joan Belle : Thigpen, sixth
grade student, was awarded
first prize in the Deanery Es
say Contest concerning religious
vocations; Mrs. Joseph Dem-
bowski, Deanery president, pre
sented the award on behalf of
the Deanery Council of Catholic
Women.
The meeting was the first’to
be held in the attractive new
double classroom addition of the
school.
Officially
Consistory
Pontiff Names 3 To Sacred College
Seven New Cardinals
Proclaimed At Secret
Msgr. McDonough, Flannery O'Connor Speakers
D. C C. W. CONVENTION AT
SAVANNAH APR. 30 & MAY 1
SAVANNAH — Mrs. George
W. Chandler of St. Michael’s
Parish, Savannah Beach, will
be General Chairman of
the Twenty-First Annual Con
vention of the Savanah Dioce
san Council of Catholic Women
to be held in Savannah on.
April 30th and May 1st at the
DeSoto Hotel.
At a meeting held recently at
the home Mrs. Edwin Mulligan,
it was announced that the fol
lowing ladies would serve as
co-chairmen to represent their
respective parishes: Mrs. John
Buckley, Sacred Heart, Mrs. Ed
win Mulligan, Nativity of Our
Lord, Mrs. Owen Porter, Cathe
dral, Mrs. Arthur Fleming,
Blessed Sacrament, Mrs. Donald
McLendon, Our Lady of
Lourdes, Mrs. B. W. Cunning
ham, Our Lady of Good Hope,
Mrs. J. R. Marin, St. James, all
of Savannah, Mrs. Harvey Mil
ler, Waycross and Mrs. Peter
Vivenzio, Brunswick.
Also attending this meeting
were Mrs. A. J. Seyden, Presi
dent of the Savannah Deanery,
who will be host to the Con
vention, Mrs. R. E. Stradmen
of the Spiritual Development
Committee, who is chairman of
the Panel Discussion for the
Saturday afternoon business
session at the Convention, Mrs.
Julian H a 11 i g a n, Publicity
Chairman, Mrs. A. J. Schano,
Honorary Chairman and the
Very Rev. John D. Toomey,
Spiritual Moderator of the
Council.
Room reservations for the
Convention should be made di-
recently with the DeSoto Hotel.
Savannah and luncheon and
banquet reservations can be
made by writing Mrs. John A.
Phillips, Reservation Chairman,
23 Nancy Place, Savannah, Ga.
Pamphlets have been distribut
ed to the Deanery Presidents for
use in their respective localities
giving rates and other pertinent
information.
Business sessions will be held
on Saturday afternoon and
Sunday morning. The Saturday
afternoon session will be a
group discussion titled “Towards
a More Eucharistic Life.” The
program will be preseneted by_
the Spiritual Development Com
mittee.
The banquet on Saturday
night will have as principal
speaker, The Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Martin H. McDonough, Director
of the Pontifical Society for the
Propagation of the Faith of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
The subject of the address will
be “The Catholic Challenge.”
Concluding the week-end ac
tivities, a luncheon will be held
on Sunday, when Miss Flannery
O’Connor, noted author of Mil-
ledgeville, Georgia, will be the
speaker.
Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright,
of Augusta, is Diocesan Council
President and will preside at
all sessions.
Mrs. Mark Theissen, President
of the National Council of Ca
tholic Women will be a special
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POPE JOHN JOINS LENTEN CEREMONIES
IN POOR ROMAN PARISH; CHURCH WAS
BUILT WITH DONATIONS FROM AMERICA
THE PONTIFF AT PRAYER
This striking picture of His Holiness Pope John XXIII ab» ;;
sorbed in prayer is a source of particular inspiration in IKS f j
Lenten season. (NC Photos)
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
ROME — For the third time
in Lent His Holiness Pope John
XXIII journeyed to one of the
poorer parishes in Rome for
Lenten ceremonies.
He walked in a solemn pro-
cesssion in the square before the
new Church of Our Lady of
Health, which was built by the
Third Order Regular of St.
Francis with funds donated by
Americans. Then he took part
in ceremonies inside the church,
which is staffed by American
priests.
An estimted 100,000 people
lined the streets and main
square of Rome’s populous
Primavalle 'district, on the
fringe of Rome behind Vatican
City, to cheer the Pope on his
way to the ceremonies. Bal
conies overlooking roads taken
by the papal motorcade were
hung with gaily colored bed
spreads and tablecloths — the
bunting of the poor.
Pope John ordered the roof
of his car pushed back, then
stood to bless those who lined
the streets and to acknowledge
their cheers.
At the church he was greeted
by Archbishop Luigi Traglia,
Vicegerent of the Rome diocese
and a cardinal-designate, and
by Father John Bocella, T.O.R.,
Superior General of the Third
Order Regular Franciscans, who
is an American.
After taking part in the out
door and indoor ceremonies,
Pope John spoke about the new
church. It had been inaugurated
only two days before.
“When a new church goes up
something good permiates each
of the homes that are near it,”
he said. “It is something that
elevates and brings joy.”
Calling his talk “a pious and
holy conversation,” he empha
sized that the new church “is
the house of the Lord, but also
your house.”
He said that Christians are,
in the words of St. Paul, “sons
of the light,” and stated that
there are “three essential Cath
olic virtues: goodness, justice
and truth.”
He urged all to practice these
virtues faithfully, and to be
particularly respectful of the
truth, because its denial leads
to a negation of justice and
goodness.
Before returning to the Vati
can, Pope John ascended a
small platform in the square
and imparted his blessing to
the people.
Last year, the first Lent of
his pontificate, Pope John ob
served the Lenten Sundays by
going to ancient stational
churches. In doing this he re
vived a custom that had lapsed
since the Middle Ages. But since
most of the stational churches
are situated in the heart of
Rome, where relatively few
people live, Pope John decided
to fulfill the traditional Lenten
ceremonies at churches in
Rome’s fastgrowing residential
areas.
The Primavalle district visi
ted by the Pope is regarded as
one of the tougher parts of
Rome. It is one of the several
districts that have mushroomed
around the edges of Rome as
part of the growth that doubled
Rome’s population since World
War I.”
It was first a shanty town for
immigrants from southern Italy.
During World War II Mussolini
used it as a corral where thieves
and other malefactors could be
kept under close watch. Al
though its shacks have been re
placed with government hous
ing, it has retained the scars of
poverty.
The Third Order Franciscans
were entrusted with the crea
tion of a parish in Primavalle.
They began in 1948, working on
the American plan of having
only a temporary church while
concentrating on the erection
of the rest of the physical plant,
such as a school and convent.
The new church crowns their
efforts.
Pastor of the Church is Fa
ther Anthony Manganello,
T.O.R., of Altoona, Pa. His
three assistants are Fathers
Thomas Edwards, T.O.R., of
Provincetown, Mass.; Neil Sai
ler, T.O.R., of Altoona, Pa., and
Roland Faley, T.O.R., of Pitts
burgh.
Names Of
New Cardinals
Are Withheld
VATICAN CITY, (NC)—Pope
John XXIII surprised Cardinals
gathered at the consistory here
by revealing he had named
three new cardinals, but is keep
ing their names secret for the
present.
The Pope made the revelation
at the secret consistory where
he officially proclaimed seven
new cardinals, whose names he
had released March third. After
reading their names to the as
sembled Cardinals, the pope
added:
“Besides these listed, we have
decided to name another three
illustrious personages as mem
bers of the Sacred College.
Whose names however, we re
serve to our self ‘in pectore’. He
stated he would publish their
narnes “at a time we deem op
portune.”
The new cardinals and their
order of precedence are: Arch
bishops Luigi Traglia, Vicege
rent of Rome; Peter Tatsuo Doi
of Tokyo; Joseph Lefebvre of
Bourges, France; Bernard Al
t'rink of Utrecht, the Nether
lands, and Rufino J. Santos of
Manila; Bishop Laurian Rugam-
bwa of Rutabo, Tanganyika,
and Msgr. Antonio Bacci, Sec
retary cf Briefs to Princes.
The Pope told the consistory
his choice of cardinals had been
made in the spirit of Christ’s
mandate to preach the gospel to
all nations, “without discrimina
tion of language, origin or col
or.”
He declared that the creation
of the new cardinals was justi
fied by the forthcoming Second
Vatican Council, which will re
quire “the testimony of eminent
persons of various origins ... to
contribute toward the clarity of
doctrine and discipline and to
increase fervent activity of the
Christian life and apostolate.”
The practice of naming card
inals, but keeping their names
a secret dates back to the reign
of Pope Martin V (1417-1431).
When a cardinal is named
cardinal secretly, he acquires
none of the rights of a cardinal,
however when finally publicly
named, his rank dates from the
time when he had been named
secretly.
The most recent example of
cardinals being named in secret
was the naming of Cardinal
Federico Tedeschini and Cardi
nal Salotti on March 13, 1933.
They were not publicly named
until the consistory of Decem
ber 16, 1935.
Launch Drive
For New Shrine
LONDON — His Eminence
William Cardinal Godfrey,
Archbishop of Westminster, pre
sided at a meeting to launch a
drive for a new shrine of the
English Martyrs.
It will be located at Marble
Arch in the London westend, a
few yards from the old gallows
where more than 100 martyrs
who were subsequently beati
fied — and many other Catho
lics besides — died for their
faith and reformation.
MISSION AT
BLESSED
SACRAMENT
SAVANNAH — A two week
mission is nearing completion at
Blessed Sacrament Church here.
The mission is being conduct
ed by the Rev. Hugh H. McGin-
ley, O.P., of Columbia, S. C.
The first week of the mission
was for women of the parish
and the second for men. A chil
dren’s mission was conducted
in the afternoon of the first
week.
