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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Vol. 41, No. 8 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1960 10c Per Copy—-$3 a Year MISSIONARY SERVANTS OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY LABORING IN DIOCESE NONARY SERVANTS OF THE HOST HOLY TRINITY IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, DUBLIN—The Rev. Cajetan McDyre, M.S.bS.T., new pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Dublin, Georgia, and Rev. Myron Bateman, M.S.SS.T., assistant pastor, chat in front of church with Mr. William F. Govreau, a leading Catholic layman and member of parish since 1930. As Bias Incidents Mount SEN. KEFAUVER SEES ‘FLOOD’ OF ANTI-CATHOLIC LITERATURE (N.C.W.C. News Service) Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tenn essee has told the U. 3. Sen ate that the country is “being flooded with false and libelous anti-Catholic materials” in connection with the presiden tial campaign. Fie said the anti-Catholic propaganda is aimed at the defeat of Sen. John F. Ken nedy, a Catholic, who is Dem ocratic nominee for President. Sen. Kefauver warned: “Not only will a smear campaign damage the image of our coun try; it will also damage the soul and conscience of our na tion.” Sen. Kefauver’s assault on bigotry in the political cam paign highlighted recent de velopments involving the so- called religious issue and poli tics. He charged __(Aug. 30) that much of the anti-Catholic pro paganda now being distribut ed throughout the country is reminiscent of the “dirty cam paign” of 1928, in which Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, a Catholic, was defeated in his bid for the presidency. He said other factors besides anti-Catholic feeling contrib uted to Gov. Smith’s defeat, but that “a campaign calcu lated to stir up religious hat reds” played a significant part. “When America faced the test in 1928, she flunked,” he said. “The question now is whether the ghost of 1928 has been laid to rest.” “All indications are that it has not — that it is riding high,” he added. He called on Americans to “publicly disown” hate litera ture and do all they can to prevent a “hate mongering election.” “Now with our national life challenged by attacks on both sides of the oceans, America faces another test of its ma turity,” he s a i d. “Can we choose a government rational ly and inetlligently? Or will we make our decision on the basis of blind, unreasoning nassions and irrelevant is sues?” Other developments relat ing to religion and politics in cluded the following: 1) In Washington, D. C., the national chairman of the Re publican and Democratic par ties signed a fair campaign practices code (Aug. 31) drawn up by the Fair Campaign Practices Committee. At the same time Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, chairman of the non-partisan fair prac tices committee set up in 1954, noted that religious propagan da is appearing “all over the country” in connection with the current campaign. Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington, the Democratic national chairman, and Sen. Thurston B. Morton of Ken tucky, his Republican counter part, both accompanied their signing of the fair practices code by urging their party’s representatives and candidates! to do the same. Sen. Jackson said the points at issue between the two par ties should not be clouded by “campaigning that comes from the sewers.” Sen. Morton dis avowed “bigotry and mud~ slingmg” and said he recently passed along to state GOP chairmen a previously publi cized memorandum quoting Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s instructions that there be no mention of religion in his, campaign against Sen. Kennedy. 2) In Oklahoma City, about 1,000 “messengers” attending the 10th annual meeting of the Baptist Bible Fellowship un animously adopted a resolu tion opposing Sen. Kennedy on religious grounds. The Baptist group said Sen. Kennedy “has made the Ro man Catholic Church a basic issue in the current presiden tial campaign.” It described the Catholic Church as “a totalitarian re- (Continued on Page 6) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Anti-CathoSicism Mounting in Ozark “Bible Belt” As Political Race Progresses (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) . GRANBY, Mo., — Sunday sermons throughout the rugged “Bible Belt” country of the Missouri Ozarks are being di rected against Catholics. A well-organized campaign by some Protestant ministers has resulted in united opposi tion against Catholics, who make up less than one-half of one per cent of the total popu lation in the Ozarks. The anti-Catholic campaign apparently began just after the Democratic nominating con vention in July, and just be fore the Republican conven- PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD REV. J. B. LANGLOXS Died September IB, 1876 REV. CHARLES M. REICH Died September 17, 1917 RT. REV. FRANCIS X. GARTLAND, D. D. FIRST BISHOP OF SAVANNAH Died September 20, 1854 REV. PATRICK J. McCABE Died September 21, 1881 O God, Who didst give to thy servants, by their sacre- dotal office, a share in the priesthood of the Apostles, grant, we implore, that they may also be one of their company forever in heaven. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. tion. At that time some 200 Prot estant ministers from through out southern Missouri met at the Joplin, Mo., Young Men’s Christian Association. “The purpose of the meeting was to organize a committee that would select nominees for president, vice president, sec retary-treasurer and general manager of an organization whose motto would be ‘Don’t Vote for Kennedy.’” A minis ter who attended the conven tion reported. The Knights of Columbus Council in Joplin protested the use of the YMCA for political purposes by a religious group, and urged that Community Chest funds be withdrawn from tlie Joplin YMCA. The management of the Jop lin YMCA denied knowledge of the purpose of the meeting. However, two additional meet ings by the ministers’ group were later held there. Catholic missionary priests who spent the summer giving street-corner missions to small Ozark communities reported a sharp increase in attacks on the Church in recent weeks. “Everywhere we go we pick up reports that the Sunday ser mons had been directed against Catholics,” said Father Oscar J, Miller, C.M., director of the Catholic Motor Mission Cru sade, which visited nine Ozark towns. “The effectiveness of this propaganda is especially (Continued on Page G) DUBLIN — With the coming of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity to Im maculate Conception Parish in Dublin, the Diocese of Savan nah now counts ten Religious Communities of men staffing parishes and schools. Canonically erected as a Re ligious Congregation in 1929, the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, or “Trini tarians” as they are more fa miliarly known trace their be ginnings back to the mission ary zeal of their founder, a Vincentian priest, the Very Rev. Thomas A. Judge, C.M.., who formed a small group of mission-minded lay Catholics into a band known as the “Outer Missionary Cenacle,” in 1909. From this lay apostolate there developed two religious congregations, one of Priests and Brothers (Missionary Ser vants of the Most Holy Trini ty) and one of Sisters (Mis sionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity). But the Outer Cenacle, lay missioners, still carry on their work under the direction of the two Religious Congregations who now com prise the Inner Missionary Cenacle. Although officially only thirty years old, the Mission ary Servant of the Most limy Trinity today numbers 130 Priests, 45 professed clerics, 45 professed Missionary Brothers, 11 clerical Novices, 5 Mission ary Brother Novices and 63 candidates for the Priesthood. And with Immaculate Con ception Church and its mis sions and stations they now staff 31 parishes, 41 Missions and 17 Mission Stations in va rious parts of the country. Although their assignment in Dublin is their first in this Diocese, the Missionary Serv ants of the Most Holy Trinity are no strangers to Georgia. When Father Judge was first assigned to work in the South at Opelika, Alabama in the fall of 1915, he persuaded three lay Associates to come with him to start a Catholic School. Anti-Catholic feeling was running high at the time, and a man who had offered a house for the use of the Asso ciates was forced to withdraw his offer under threat of vio lence, without the promised house it seemed that the of a school would have to be aban doned, at least temporarily. But at this point, Mrs. Mary K. Walker and the Misses Deg- nan, Catholics of Columbus, just across the river from Ope lika offered the hospitality of their homes and a few weeks later the Associates were able to rent a house in Opelika. In the forty-five years that have passed since that time, the spiritual sons of Father Judge have become familiar sights to the Catholics of Col umbus as they generously lent their assistance whenever nec essary. “We are both privileged and happy that these good priests have so generously answered our request,” said Bishop Tho mas J. McDonough, “and we know that not only Dublin, but the whole Diocese will be the beneficiary of their work and of the wonderful, zealous, missionary spirit of their re- Clergy Appointments REV. CAJETAN M. Me- DYKE, M.SS.5S.T., to Pastor, Immaculate Conception Church, Dublin. REV. MYRON BATEMAN, M.S.SS.T., to Assistant Pastor, Immaculate Conception ASSUME CHARGE OF PARISH AT DUBLIN DUBLIN — Fifty-year-old Immaculate Conception Church in Dublin, Georgia has become the first charge of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity in the Diocese of Savannah. On September 1st, Bather Cajetan McDyre, M.S. SS.T., assumed the pastorate of Immaculate Conception parish and its four mission stations. Assisting Father McDyre is Father Myron Bateman, M.S.SS.T. vered founder, Father Judge.” Church, Dublin. New Religious Communities For Diocese SAVANNAH—Three communities of Sisters and one com munity of Priests have accepted assignments in the Diocese of Savannah, it was announced recently by the Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah. Four Ursuline Sisters arrived in Columbus, Georgia late in August, to staff Our Lady of Lourdes School there. Two Gienmary Sisters are expected to arrive at States boro, Georgia about September 15th. They will be engaged in Catechetical work in the Statesboro-Sylvania-Claxton area. Three Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement arrived at Douglas, Ga. on September 12th. They, too, will be engaged in Catechetical work, conducting classes at Douglas, Baxley, Willacoochee, Alapaha, and Fitzgerald. Their activities will also include Parish visitations. Fathers Cajetan McDyre and Myron Bateman of the Mis sionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity took over pastoral duties at Immaculate Conception Church, Dublin, Georgia on September 1st. Sees Separated Christians As Moving Closer To Church GLASGOW, Scotland, (NC) — Separated Christians are slowly but perceptibly mov ing closer to the Church, ac cording, to a priest who was an observer at the recent meeting of the World Council of Churches. He is Father Bernard Lee- ming, S.J., professor of dog matic theology at Heythrop College, England, who spoke in an interview published in the Glasgow Observer, Scottish Catholic weekly. Father Leeming was in St. Andrew’s, Scotland, to observe the August 16-24 meeting of the World Council’s central committee, the policy-making body for the organization of 172 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox churches. The com mittee issued a report at the meeting saying it welcomes the announcement of the Sec ond Vatican Council and the establishment of the Holy See’s new secretariat on Chris tian unity. The English Jesuit said that the central committee’s Faith and Order Commission “has (Continued on Page 6) Several years ago the Most Reverend Thomas J. McDon ough, Bishop of Savannah had requested priests of the Mis sionary Servants to accept a mission in the Diocese. But due to other pressing com mittments the request could not be filled until this year, when the Very Reverend Tho mas O’Keefe, M.S.SS.T., Cus todian General, assigned* Fa thers McDyre and Bateman to serve in the Savannah Diocese. and his theological studies at the Marist "College, also in the nation’s capital. Father McDyre is a veteran of mission work in the south, having spent three years at Holy Name Mission Cenacle, Vanceboro, N. C. and eight years at Immaculate Concep tion Mission Cenacle, Camden, Miss. Father McDyre also taught history at the Immacu late Servant’s Seminary at Holy Trinity, Alabama. Since 1956 he has been pastor of St. Elizabeth’s Church, Farmville, North Carolina. Father Bateman, a native North Carolinian was just or dained in May of this year. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leamon D. Bateman, live in Hobucken, N. C. The recently ordained priest attended public schools in Hobucken before entering St. Joseph’s Preparatory Semi nary at Holy Trinity, Alabama. After completing his studies for the Priesthood at Father Judge Seminary, Brackney, Pennsylvania, and Holy Trini ty Mission Seminary, Winches ter, Virginia. Rev. Cajetan McDyre, M.S.SS.T. Besides providing for the spiritual needs of Catholics in Dublin, the priests of Immac ulate Conception will also serve Catholics of Irwinton, Sandersville, Fort Valley, Per ry and the Veterans’ Hospital at Dublin. Mass is celebrated in chapels and Irwinton, San dersville, and Fort Valley, and at the Perry Manufacturing Company. Father Cajetan McDyre, the pastor, is the son of Mrs. Har riet and the late James W. Mc Dyre of Philadelphia. A 1933 graduate of Northeast Catholic High School, Phila delphia, he entered the Mis sionary Servants at Holy Trin ity, Alabama, where he made his novitiate and finished his lunior college studies. Father McDyre was ordain ed in 1945 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Con ception in Washington, D. C. after finishing his philosophy studies at Catholic University Rev. Myron Bateman, M.S.SS.T. He was ordained May 26th of this year at the Seminary in Winchester by the Most Rev. John J. Russell, formerly Bishop of Charleston, S. C. and now Bishop of Richmond, Virginia. Father Bateman is one of five children, having three brothers and one sister. AD ALTARE DEI AWARD — Photo above shows Monsignor Andrew J. McDonald conferring the Ad Altare Dei award on Edward Pigman of Cathedral Parish. The award was given for meritorious services as a Cathedral Altar Boy. In photo, left to right, are Miss Genevieve Pigman, Mr. Edward Pigman, Sr., Monsignor McDonald, An drew Pigman and Mrs, Pigman. Retreat For Priests Of Diocese SAVANNAH —■ On Monday, September 12, priests of the Diocese of Savannah began their annual Retreat. For the next few days, until Friday, they will put behind thtsm the cares and labors of parish ad ministration directing their time to prayer and meditation and to spiritual instruction. The twenty-nine priests, who will make the Retreat under the direction of Bishop Tho mas J. McDonough, arrived at Savannah Beach on Monday evening and began the week of spiritual exercises with a conference by the Rev. Declan Bailey, O.F.M., Retreat Master. Mass, meditation, spiritual reading, several conferences by the Retreat Master, rosary, Stations of the Cross and bene diction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will be the order of the day until the close of the retreat at weeks end. Priests of religious commu nities throughout the Diocese will provide for parish needs during the week. In announcing the retreat at Book Reviews 3 Editorial Comment 4 Marriage Notices 2 Obituaries 2 Youth Column 5 The Catholic In America 2 SEMINARY DEDICATED COVINGTON, Ky„ (NC) — The new Seminary of St. Pius X for the Covington diocese was dedicated by Bishop Rich ard H. Ackerman, C.S.Sp., of Covington. Bishop William G. Connare of Greensburg, Pa., preached at the dedication. The seminary will open this fall with a four-year high school and a four-year college curriculum. It has an enroll ment of 24 students in the high school and 65 in the college courses. Sunday masses, priests throughout the Diocese asked for the prayers of their peo ple, that this week, devoted to prayer and the things of the spirit might bring spiritual benefits not only to the priests, but to the entire Diocese.