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PAGE 2— 1 THE BULLETIN, August 20, 1960 — ’ "' lll A- J GOING TO THE PICKRICK? I The Catholic In America JEWELL'S BEAUTY SALON Highway 54, Forest Park (next to Bob’s Barbecue). Phone PO. 6-6968. Hours: 8:00 a. m. to 6:30 p. rn. Mon.-Sat. Specializing in permanents and tinting. Mrs. Jewell Stancil, Owner Radio Station WERD KC 860 On The Dial 330 Auburn Ave., NE JA. 4-0666 —- Atlanta, Ga. GENERAL TIRES GENERAL BATTERIES TEXACO PRODUCTS GENERAL TIRE & SUPPLY CO. Broad at Twelfth St. AUGUSTA, GA. By Rev. Peter J. Rahill, Ph.D. This is one of a series of articles reviewing the position and experience of the practicing Catholic in the life of the Arneri- can community from Colonial times. The author holds a doc torate in American Church His tory; has been a seminary pro fessor, and is presently Historian of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. ENGLISH REVOLUTION INTENSIFIED COLONIAL ANTI-CATHOLICISM No all-pervading light—none theless, one more star of liberty gleamed amid the gloom of colonial anti-Catholicism. While this instance is to the credit of all Americans, Catholics may take pride that the religious freedom was granted by a Cath olic colonial governor. Moreover, the freedom of con science was extended to every one. A brief tribute is deserved JUHAN'S CLEANERS Expert-Personalized Service Given To Every Garment Coming Into Our Plant 112 N. Malnt St. PO. 1-4404 College Park, Ga. PEACHTREE ROAD PHARMACY BROOKHAVEN—NORTH ATLANTA PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS Cali CE. 7-6466 - We Deliver Atlanta, Ga. 4662 Peachtree Road, N.E. EMILY FINOCCHIO'S KUT & KURL SHOP AUDREY, JUNE, NORMA EMILY 3675 Clairmont Rd. GL. 7-4580 CHAMBLEE BARRETT & LEACH Fancy Groceries - Fresh Vegetables 3771 Roswell Road CE. 7-0355 Famous Prime Western Beef Atlanta, Ga. BROOKWGOD SERVICE STATION Pure Oil Products - Tires - Lubrication - Tall Pipe - Mufflers - Brake Work MR. CLAY, Prop. Road Service - Pick-Up & Delivery 1820 Peachtree Rd.. N.W. TR. 6-2171 Atlanta, Ga. Any Time — Anywhere Call a TAXI RADIO CABS DECATUR CO-OP CABS 310 E. HOWARD AVE. 24-Hour Service Passengers Insured Trips Anywhere DE. 7-3866 — DE. 7-1701 DECATUR, GA. General Microfilming Service Microfilming Service Supplies & Equipment Electrostatic Prints of Valuable Records GEORGE E. KINNEY, Owner 333 Vi Peachtree, N. E. DR. 8-0571 Atlanta, Ga. Crenshaw Bicycle Shop Schwinn St Dayton Bicycle. New - Rebuilt - Supplies - Repairs 995 Hemphill Ave., N.W. TR. 6-1744 Atlanta. Ga. Cloudt's Food Shop 1933 Peachtree St., N. E. TR. 6-7523 Atlanta, Georgia CATERERS TO ATLANTA Clairmont "66" Service Station YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD "66" DEALER Road Service — Phillip's Tires Batteries and Accessories ME. 4-9119 2767 Clairmont Rd. at Expressway Atlanta, Ga. • We Give S & H Green Stamps • We Pick Up and Deliver NORTHWOODS AUTO SALES, INC. “WE SPECIALIZE IN EXTRA CLEAN SECOND CARS” ACROSS FROM WINN DIXIE 5200 BUFORD HWY. DORAVILLE GL. 7-4384 ST. JOSEPH’S INFIRMARY SODA FOUNTAIN COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT LOCATED NEXT TO GIFT SHOP ON MAIN FLOOR IN NEW BUILDING ATLANTA. GA. A. J. BOHN COMPANY Brick. Building Tile, Spectra Glaze Concrete Blocks CEdar 7-6461, Atlanta, Ga„ 3229 Cains Hill Place. N. W. dale' CELLAR RESTAURANT PEACHTREE AND IVY STREETS CHARCOAL brtOILED STEAK .. „ CHICKEN — SEAFOOD Hours: II a. m.-11 p. m.. Luncheon through Dinner VISIT BEAUTIFUL DALE'S COFFEE HOUSE T.nhhv Tmnerial Hotel 6 a. m.-lO p. m. by Colonel Thomas Dongan, Governor of the Province of New York from 1682 to 1688. THOMAS DONGAN Born in Ireland the same year that the colony of Maryland was founded (1634), Thomas Dongan was related to the Cal verts by marriage. When King Charles I was beheaded by the Puritans, the Dongan family left England for France. Thomas rose to the rank of colonel in a regiment of Irish exiles fighting for France. Not withstanding, he obeyed an or der issued by Charles II for all Englishmen to return home. The Duke of York, brother of Charles II, was proprietor of the colony which had been nam ed after him, As is well known, the original settlement on Man hattan Island had been made by the Dutch. In turmoil from the time of its seizures by the English, New York quickly responded to Don- gan’s wise rule. The action which rendered his administra tion completely distinctive was taken almost as soon as he as sumed control. In 1683 Dongan convoked the first representative assembly in the history of New York Prov ince. “A Charter of Liberties” was adopted at the instigation of the Governor. The title of the legislation was fully merited by its provisions. Patrick Henry’s rallying call was anticipated in the stipula- SWAP AND TRADE Book Lovers - Record Collectors - Bargain Hunters Exchange your books & magazines for those of the same class and condition for only 5c & 10c Cantrell's Oddity Shop 245 Peters St., S.W. MU. 8-054 5 Atlanta, Ga. Hamilton Realty Company • Farm Lands 0 Commercial Property • Development Property 0 Homes 0 Rentals 0 Insurance and Loans 5280 Buford Hwy. GL. 7-7249 DORAVILLE BALY TIRE CO. SPECIAL SALE: $7.95 for Guaranteed Recapped 6.70-15 Tires Plus tax and recappable tire 4945 Peachtree Road GL. 7-0202 — Chamblee, Ga. Quality Recapping New Tire Sales & Service BROWN TIRE CO. I If You Can’t Re-Tire — Retread CHAMBLEE, GA. 5039 Peachtree Rd. Glendale 7-41131 Robert Brown, Owner W. O. BRYSON WATCH REPAIR 217 No. 1 Peachtree Bldg. MU. 8-7135 — Atlanta, Ga. **VVe Don’t Overcharge” CHAMBLEE LAWN MOWER SERVICE Parts and Repairing For All Leading Makes — Karts Serviced and Repaired Clinton — Briggs & Stratton, Etc. 4872 Buford Hwy. Across from Camp’s Chevrolet tion that there was to be no tax ation without representation. Equally unique and more apro pos to our discussion, religious liberty was given to all resi dents. On receiving the docu ment in London, the Board of Trade and Plantations vetoed the legislation. Notwithstanding, toleration continued during Dongan’s term of office. Bankruptcy and persecution were ' the Governor’s personal return for his advanced legisla tion. With the accession of Wil liam and Mary to the English throne, Dongan was in complete disfavor as a Catholic and a favorite of the Stuarts. Though he became Sari of Limerick on the death of his brother, Thomas died in obscure poverty. WILLIAM OF ORANGE Dongan’s charter has been called the “Magna Charta of American Constitutional Liber ties.” How surprising it is to find some historians almost ignoring it. With the Protestant ascendan cy complete in the mother country, the New York Assem bly promptly nullified all of Dongan’s liberality. Once again the Catholic Church was out lawed and legislators fulminat ed against “the diabolical de signs of the wicked and cruel Papists.” Over and over again during the 18th Century many of the provisions of Dongan’s charter were petitioned for from the mother country. But religious liberty for Catholics was not one of them. The American Revolu- eion came and succeeded, but rights were not restored to Catholics until 1806. It would be misleading to leave the impression that the reversal of policy in New York was peculiar to that province alone. All of the colonies had been markedly affected by a revolution in the mother coun try. The Catholic James II had been replaced by William and Mary, the latter a Protestant daughter of the departing sov ereign. The new King, William of Orange, has been called the “idol of 17th Century Protestant ism.” He readily dropped the Calvinism of the Netherlands for the Established Church of England. Parliament, now supreme ra ther than the King, passed the “Toleration Act of 1689,” where by freedom was granted to all of the dissenting Protestant sects. Catholics, however, were specifically excluded from the indulgence. Further legislation in 1701 stipulated that no Cath olic could succeed to the Eng lish throne, a prohibition which endures to this day. In the American colonies as in the mother country, dissent ers no longer had any reason of self-preservation for making common cause with Catholics. Thus was halted the trend, minor though it had been, of the faithful enjoying, any better treatment in the colonies than in England. Until the revolution in Eng land in 1689 the substantial number of Catholics in Mary land, as well as the attempts of Roger Williams, Williams Penn, and Thomas Dongan to give freedom of conscience to all seemed to indicate that the hos tility to the Church in the Old World would be abated in the New. FOURTH LORD BALTIMORE By injunction from abroad and by imitation in America CASTLEBERRY'S APPLIANCES Visit Our Beautiful Show Room Located In Chamblee. furniture—Appliances—Television GL. 7-2016 3614 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Chamblee, Ga. PAINTS, GLASS, BUILDING MATERIALS John G. Butler Company MILLWORK AND HARDWARE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Store 2-1161 Plant 2-1164 — Over 100 Years of Service — ESTABLISHED 189B CompUt* Baniing~and„Tru3t^Faciliti*9 Tkb Ljbhity National Bank & TiurrlC^ SAYAIIAH, MFMEIFR FEDERAL. DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION the colonial governments im posed the pattern of animosity which had been revived in Eng land. In some colonies, such as the Carolinas, no fresh legal invectives were incorporated into the statutes. The reason was that Catholics were few and certainly no attempt was made to hold services. Previously attention was call ed to Queen Anne having forced Pennsylvania to revise her laws that they might include the pro scriptions against Catholics, From the beginning of the 18th Century, then, there was no place in the American colonies in which a Catholic was legally equal to his fellowmen. Regardless of the locality, the imposition of stricter and in creasingly severe regulation limited the growth of Catholic population. Even for those for whom it was possible, immigra tion to the New World offered no advantage in. the practice of religion. Both in the mother country and in the colonies undoubtedly many weak Catholics lapsed from the Faith rather than suf fer harsh penalties. Already lamentation has been uttered over the loss of Maryland as a Catholic refuge. A like reversal took place in the Calverts, who had labored so manfully to es tablish Maryland. On the death of his father in 1715 the fourth Lord Baltimore was confronted with the choice of losing his proprietorship in America or his Catholicity. He chose to apostatize. That he was termed “a degenerate scion of a noble Roman Catholic house” would have had little value had it not been written by the Prot estant historian, Sanford H. Cobb. To cite the penalties imposed in various colonies on Catholics and more especially on priests actually would be a distortion of history. This was an age ac customed to harshness. Minor civil infractions often were sub ject to dire punishment. For a sensitive or cultured person the social ostracism which accom panied his Catholicism inflicted wounds more difficult to bear than the lash. Catholic practices of no pos sible harm to others were first ridiculed and then banned by law. In Massachuetts Bay, for instance, the celebration of Christmas was forbidden because it was said to smack of “Pop ery.” Nor was “guilt by associa tion” unknown. As late as 1741 John Ury was hanged in New York on the suspicion that he was a priest. As far as can he determined the charge was without foundation, but none theless Ury suffered an igno minious death. SURVIVAL A MYSTERY Events far distant and over which absolutely no control could be exercised aroused dor mant colonial anti-Catholicism. From the accession of William and Mary four wars were fought by England against Catholic nations, chiefly France and Spain. Not only were the colonies drawn into the struggles but the lurid flames of intolerance were rekindled. Ministers lashed at the Church from the pulpit; civil officials grasped the oppor tunity for fresh enactments against the faithful. Laws were passed for disarming “Papists,” and it is easy to conceive the social adium which accompanied such summary action. Apparently even militant pa triotism could not dispel the suspicion engendered by hatred of a misunderstood Faith. The records of Pennsylvania show that trader George Crogan had won the confidence of the In dians on the frontier. When war broke out he com mended his redskin friends un der General Braddock. But his valor could not offset his known Catholicism! The governors of three provinces had him under surveillance solely because of his religion. Thus belabored by clubs and impoverished by taxes, Catho lics in the colonies managed to avert extermination until the middle of the 18th Century. Their survival to that point still is a mystery. Even more severe attacks were to he endured before the American Revolution itself brought some toleration. From the Old Testament to these staunch upholders of the Faith may be transferred the tribute: “Giants were upon the earth in those days” (Gen., 6:4). . Next issue: THE QUEBEC ACT A CAUSE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. OBITUARIES Mrs. John A. Davis Services In Atlanta ATLANTA—Funeral services for Mrs. John A. Davis were held July 29th at St. Anthony’s Church, Rev. J. J. Beltran offi ciating. Survivors are six daughters, Mrs. Mary Altson, East Point, Ga.; Mrs. J. W. Hester, Mrs. Grady Pye, and Mrs. L. G. Mc- Burnett, Atlanta; Mrs. M. F. Parrott, College Park, Ga; and Mrs. K. K. Hibbs, San Francisco, California; sons, Johnny Davis, Toccoa, Ga.; E. F. Davis, Ashe ville, N. C.; Ellis, John A. and T. W. Davis, all of Atlanta. Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Annie Hightower of Sarasota, Florida; and Mrs. John Murray of New Orleans, Louisiana; two brothers, Charles Ramsey and Paul Ram sey, both of Seattle, Washing ton; one sister, Mrs. Agnes Swan of Atlanta; 22 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. FLOWERLAND GREENHOUSES Retail — Wholesale Greater Atlanta Deliveries Flowers for Every Occasion Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. rev >i.<u« Services For Sgt. P. E. Pohl ATLANTA—Funeral services for Sgt. Pierre Everett Pohl were held July 29th at the Sa cred Heart Church, Rev. John Emmerth officiating. Survivors are Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pohl, Mrs. Roy L. Bubb, Mrs. Pierre Anneix, Paris, France. Atlanta Services Mrs. Beulterman ATLANTA—Funeral services for Mrs. G. A. (Mary) Beulter man of Phoenix, Arizona, for merly of Atlanta, were held Au gust 6th at the Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, Rev. John Em merth officiating. Services For M. F. Amorous, Jr. ATLANTA—Funeral services for Mr. Martin F. Amorous were held July 28th at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Cassidy, P.A., officiating. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Isabal Nunnally, Charlottesville, Va.; and Mrs. Roselyn Allen, Swathmore, Pa.; brother, Wil liam M. Amorous, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and several nieces and nephews. Decatur Services E. M. Fetherton, Jr. DECATUR—Funeral services for Edward M. Fetherton, Jr,, were held July 29th at St. Tho mas More Church, Rev. Fred erick Girard officiating. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. E. M. Fetherton, Jr., daughter, Mrs. Joseph Racklif, Brooks- ville, Wis.; son, Edward M. Fetherton of Panama Canal Zone; and three grandchildren. Atlanta Services For M iss Erskine ATLANTA—Funeral services for Miss Vincentia M. Erskine were held August 6th at the Ca thedral of Christ the King, Rev. A. M. Dillman officiating. Survivors are a brother, John V. Erskine, Weaverville, N. C.; and a sister, Miss Elizabeth M. Erskine, Atlanta. Savannah Services Mrs. Leona Fraps SAVANNAH—Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Leona Michel Fraps were held at the Sacred Heart Church, August 2nd. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. R. W. Leech and Miss Ann Fraps; a son, Arthur G. Fraps, Jr., three sisters, Mrs. John J. O’Connor, Mrs. J. W. Ligon and Mrs. P. B. Kavanaugh, three brothers, Leon J. Michel, Jr., Brother Richard Aloysius of the Marist Order of Brownsville, Texas; and R. H. Michel of Brooklyn, N. Y.; three grand children, several nieces and nephews. Services For H. J. Johnson SAVANNAH—Funeral serv ices for Henry Joseph Johnson were held August 2nd at the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Zettie Tuten Johnson, a step daughter, Mrs. John Barton; a step son, W. E. Tuten, six brothers, John F. Johnson, J. Herbert Johnson, Leo A. John son, James J. Johnson. William F. Johnson, Fred P. Johnson, all of Savannah: four sisters, Mrs. Marv J. Roche of Dunellen, N. J.; Mrs. Margaret J. Gerken, Mrs. Helen Lariscy and Mrs. Catherine J. Flood, six grand children and several nieces and nephews. Services For A. M. Langford ATLANTA—Funeral services for Arthur M. Langford were held August 4th at St. An thony’s Church, Rev. Joseph D. Beltran officiating. Survivors are his wife, the former Louise Arnold, sons, Er- mon L. Langford Atlanta; and Curtis Langford of California; a sister, Mrs. Rena Franklin, Columbus; and a step daughter, Mrs. Francis E. Wilson, Newark, Ohio. Services For Mrs. Carolan SAVANNAH—Funeral serv ices for Miss Julia Carolan were held July 29th at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Survivors are two nieces, Miss Marie S. Carolan, Savan nah; and Mrs. Eunice V. Par- slow, Orlando, Florida; two nephews, M. J. Dooner and Eu gene C. Dooner, both of Tampa, Florida. Patronize Our Advertisers Insured to $10,000 by FSLIC We Pay Postage On Mail Accounts Current Rate on Savings Standard Federal Savings & Loan Assn. 48 Broad St. NW. Atlanta 3 Ga MU. 8-6619 RALPH CLEANERS PO. 1-5334 1006 Main Street Forest Park, Georgia SALES SHOE SHOP SERVICE • QUALITY SATISFACTION CE. 3-9223 3988 Peachtree Rd., N. E. Atlanta Business or Pleasure Travel Arrangements Air - Ship - Bus - Rail Cruises - Tours - Hotels World-Wide Travel Service GEORGIA MOTOR CLUB, Inc. Affiliated with the American Automobile Assn. 1044 W. Peachtree St„ N.W. Atlanta 9, Georgia 0 TR. 5-7171 DeKalb Musicians Supply 145 Clairmont Avenue DR 3-4305 DECATUR WHAT ABOUT YOU? Tht Franciscan Sisters are Looking for girls who are will ing to serve God as nurses, nurs ing Instructors, supervisors, ad- -ninistrators. technicians dieti tians medical librarians cooks, seamstresses, sacristans, and in the many other departments in which they are needed. The need for Sisters is great LVLore hospitals could De opened if there were enough Sisters tc staff them. Is our Lord calling you? it you are interested in be coming a Sister in the field ol nursing, write today for Infor mation to: Reverend Mother General ST. MART OF THE ANGELS CONVENT 1000 30th Street Rock Island. Dllnole Services For Edwin J. Dorr AUGUSTA—Funeral services for Edwin J. Dorr were held July 28th at St. Patrick’s Church, Rev. John Doyle offi ciating. Survivors are his wife Mrs. Katherine L. Door, four sisters, Mrs. Sarah D. Lucky of Augus ta; Mrs. Frank White of Atlan ta; Sister M. Bernadine, R.S.M., of Savannah; and Mrs. Andrew Sheehan of Atlanta; and a brother Augustine D. 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