Bulletin (Monroe, Ga.) 1958-1962, April 02, 1960, Image 1

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Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Vol. 40, No. 22 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 (Continued on Page 8) 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.