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J* PAGE 2—THE BULLETIN, October 1, 1960 GOING TO THE PICKRICK? Quality Recapping New Tire Sales & Service BROWN TIRE CO. HI If Yon Can’t H Re-Tire - Retread H Chamblee, Ga. : Iff 5039 Peachtree H Road Glendale 7-3131 Robert Brown, Owner SALES SHOE SHOP Service • Quality Satisfaction CE. 3-9223 3988 Peachtree Rd., N. E. Atlanta ATLANTA’S ONLY MATERNITY SPECIALTY SHOPS 224 Peachtree, N. W. Broadview Plaza JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL JUNIOR COLLEGE 105 Forrest Ave., N. E. JA. 3-8580 “Around the Corner from Sacred Heart Church” Day And Evening Classes GERALD DUDDY Complete Interiors • Furniture • Lamps • Tables • Wall Decor • Carpeting • Bedding THIRTY YEARS IN METROPOLITAN NEW YORK AREA Now Located at 4061 Peachtree Rd., N. E. Brookhaven Atlanta, Georgia Phone — 233-8884 "GOOD FURNITURE MODERATELY PRICED" — Store Hours —> 9 a. m. — 5:30 p. m. Friday evening til 9 The Catholic In America 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 American community from Colonial times. The author holds a doctorate in American Church History has taught in various universities, and is pres ently Archivist and Historian of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. In the early years of the 19th century a Catholic could have viewed life in these United States with great sat isfaction. The number of the faithful had grown steadily, with natural increase and con versions aided slightly by im migrants from the Old World. The first bishop of the Church in the United States, John Carroll, had the respect of all who knew him. In 1808 he became the first archbishop of the country, with four new dioceses coming into being at the same time. The spirit John Cotton had expressed in saying “it was toleration that made the world anti-Christian” 150 years before in Massachusetts Bay Colony apparently was fast waning. In many places today ex pressways and toll roads are provided to allow transpor tation accelerated above that of ordinary streets and high ways. The United States of Jefferson's administr a f i o n would be intolerable in this respect, for even the large cities were hardly connected with a passable road. Like wise, modern Americans would be appalled at the onerous restrictions against Catholics which some states then retained. In general, however the magnamity expressed by the Founding Fathers in the Con stitution had been infectious. Sometimes through a single in dividual a whole state bene fited. The Test Oath was re- BROOKWOOD SERVICE STATION Pure Oil Products - Tires - Lubrication - Tail Pipe - Mufflers - Brake Work MR. CLAY, Prop. Road Service - Pick-Up & Delivery 1820 Peachtree Rd., N.W. TR. 6-2171 Atlanta, Ga. JUHAN'S CLEANERS Expert - Personalized Service Given to Every Garment Coming Into Our Plant 112 N. Main St. PO. 1-4404 College Park, Ga. BARRETT & LEACH Fancy Groceries - Fresh Vegetables 3771 Roswell Road CE. 7-0355 Famous Prime Western Beef 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. niUUUNATOISl CE. 7-8694 Free Inspection Atlanta, Ga. “We Don’t Overcharge” CKAMBLEE 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 PAINTS. GLASS. BUILDING MATERIALS John G. Butler Company MILLWORK AND HARDWARE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Store 2-1161 Plant 2-1164 — Over 100 Years of Service — PER ANNUM Current rate r BROOKHAVEN FEDERAL 'SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION 4008 Peachtree Road, Atlanta 19, Ga. Accounts Opened by Mail— CE. 7-6406 . 9 C COLPEPT. Pres debt . 4°/o . PER ANNUM CURRENT RATE scinded in New York, for in stance, because the competence of Catholic Francis Cooper prompted his fellow citizens to remove the prohibition on a Catholic holding public office. Perhaps the “Land of the Free” might soon be realized on the state level as well as in the guarantees of the Fed eral constitution. Occasionally the improve ment in the position of the faithful prompted a reaction by those who were incensed by any recognition of the “Church of Rome.” During the War of 1812 stolen property was returned by a New York resident who was a penitent of Father An thony Kohlmann. When the priest refused to testify in court the cry went up that the confessional was a shield for thieves, and Father Kohlmann was indicted. The court de manding he answer, the priest replied: “It would be my duty to prefer instantaneous death or any temporal misfortune, rather than disclose the name of the penitent in question.” While all the judges were Protestants, speaking through De Witt Clinton the New York tribunal ruled the priest could not be forced to testify. This legal recognition of the seal of the confessional roiled some who were in tensely anti-Calholic. A Ai ries of pamphlets and writ ings spewed forth, flaying the Church and her mem bers. No doubt saner heads would have prevailed and the vituperation gradually subsided had not a new weight been added which temporarily unbalanced the scales of traditional Ameri can justice. Europe had been involved in war almost from the time of the American Revolution. The United States had hjeen drawn into the struggle in 1812. After peace came in 1815 there was an upsurge in immigration to the United States. Though it was a trickle compared with the torrent of mid-century and thereafter, the influx of people inevitably incited hostility. Some were unable to see the need for additional labor for the new factories, for opening the West, and for internal im provements, such as national roads. Most, of the newcomers were poor and few were educated. Yet Professor Ray Allen Bill- ington holds that these and FLOWERLAND GREENHOUSES Retail — Wholesale Greater Atlanta Deliveries Flowers for Every Occasion Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Chamblee, Ga. — GL.7-3455 EMILY FINOCCHIO'S KUT & KURL SHOP AUDREY, JUNE, NORMA EMILY 3675 Clairmont Rd. - GL. 7-4580 CHAMBLEE Hamilton Realty Company • Farm Lands • Commercial Property • Development Property • Homes • Rentals • Insurance and Loans 5280 Buford Hwy. GL.7-7249 DORAVILLE Insured to $10,000 by FSLIC We Pay Postage On Mail Accounts 4 % Current Rate on Savings Standard Federal 48 Broad St. NW, Ailanta 3 Georgia MU. 8-6619 other objections were minor. “Fundamentally,” he has em phasized, “the aliens were op posed because they were Cath olics . . .” Hostility did not be come inordinate and wides pread at once, but the rancor grew as steadily as an untreat ed ulcer. Notwithstanding, during these years it appeared that an improved understanding was being reached between American Catholics and those not of the Faith. Sev eral positive advances came from Irish-born John Eng land, first Bishop of Charles ton. Mass had not been of fered in South Carolina un til 1786, and then by a priest from a ship which had halt ed in Charleston's harbor. It was from this same “Pal metto State” that the first Catholic newspaper, “T h e United States Catholic Miscel lany,”. was commenced by Bishop England two years af ter his arrival. Never of large circulation, >the journal never theless circulated throughout the country. It continued to present Catholic teaching from 1822 until it was added to the casualties of the War Between the States. In addition to the newspaper England used the spoken 1 word to make the Church. better known. Recognition of his elo quence and sincerity came in an invitation to address the United States Congress. On January 8, . 1826 President John Quincy Adams, the Senate, and the House of Representa tives listened to the bishop for two and one-half hours. With his gifted tongue Bish op England explained Catho lic doctrine to this assemblage of distinguished Protestants. Only in concluding did he re fer to the increasing tension and then it was to plead that “our harmony and union here below may produce that peace and good will that may be em- belmatic of our enjoyment of more lasting happiness in a better world.” Partly to answer the taunts and calumnies which had com menced with the judicial up holding of the seal of the con fessional, publication of the “Truth Teller” was commenc ed in New York in 1825. In the next few years more and more bishops followed the example of John England in vising newspapers to answer critics of the Church. How these ad versaries did multiply! In ad dition to the irritant of im migration two other happen ings engendered opposition and even hatred of the Church. One was from the first font of anti - Catholicism in America, England. The rigor of many penal laws was re laxed or removed by Parlia ment's passage of the 1829 Catholic Emancipation Act. By no means was this belat ed justice unopposed in the British Isles. Hundreds of pamphlets were printed in England and made their way to the United States. These vilifications of the Church were distributed here; with the ancient libels retained they were oftentimes reprinted with reference to the Emanci pation Act. Over and above the pamphlets were about 30 newspapers whose sole or prin cipal Topic was the “Church of Rome.” Most infamous among them was “The Protestant,” started in New York in the first month of 1830. The initial article commented on the revival of the Jesuits. It continued: “The sleepless and wiley exertions of the devotees of “The Man of Sin” (appelation levied at the Pope) constitute a serious topic of scrutiny to all per sons ... It is therefore intend ed to issue a weekly paper which shall be exclusively de voted to a portrature of Pop ery.” The previous year the first council or official meeting of the bishops of the United NORTHWOODS AUTO SALES, INC. “WE SPECIALIZE IN EXTRA CLEAN SECOND CARS” ACROSS FROM WINN DIXIE 5200 BUFORD HWY. DORAVILLE GL. 7-4384 RENT THE FINESTJN FORMAL WEAR ATO’KELLEY’S A complete selection of Dinner Jackets, Tuxedos, Full Dress Suits, Strollers ... tailored and fitted to perfection. / Beautiful Bridal Gowns, Bridesmaid Dresses, Cocktail Oresses and Format Gowns m the newest fashions. Also veils, wreaths, hoops and crinolines. O’M^Snc 231 MITC8EU. ST, S.W„ ATLANTA 3, GA. Established 1919 JA 2-9960 JA 1-0421 Stats was held in Baltimore. This convocation had been urgd in order to counteract this 1 simmering cauldron of abug. An official council let ter to the laity pleaded for chajty and affection among the idherents of all denomina tion. T.is sentence was worthy of ponjering by all: “To God and not io you, nor to us, do they start or fail; to Him and not to u is reserved the judgment of idividuals.” In the opinion of the same Northwestern University Professor Billing- ton the exhortation was vain. He lelieved that this council of bisbps stimulated anti-Catn- olieim in the national atten tions called to the growth and progress of the Catholic Chuch. Catholics were still sparse in Tew England when a jouwal to present the Faith righly was first published in B29. Most of the enthusi asm and the financing came fron the convert-family of the Taylors of Connecticut. The first issue prompted a Proesiani organ of Hartford to publish a caustic editorial on 'Romanism in Connecti cut” which ended with the queiy: "How would it read in history that in 1829 Hart ford, in the State of Con necticut, was made the cen ter of a Roman Catholic Mis sion?" In an unruffled manner the “Catholic Press” 1 ventured “it would read exceedingly well.” The second Bishop of Boston was a Jesuit, Benedict Joseph Fenwick. On his first visitation to Maine he found Catholics at Belfast afraid to confess their religion because of fear of their neighbors. Impelled to strengthen these faithful as well as to counter act the assults, in the same year 1829 Bishop Fenwick founded in Boston a Catholic journal. Its antecedents are in dicated in the title, “The Jes uit” which was not so happy a name for retraining hostile pens and voices. This paper was a predecessor of the Bos ton Pilot of today. An 1832 quotation from the hostile Rochester “Observer” well demonstrates that need for enlightenment about the true teachings of the Church. It read: “A person who is condemn ed to purgatory for 5,000,000,- 000 years can have the time shortened, and the sufferings diminshed, by procuring the Pope’s order upon the devil, who is. the jailor; and so in timate are these two mighty potentates, that it is affirmed Satan never yet refused his friend’s draft and order for the release of a soul thus favored by the Pope.” It was through these Tay lors of Connecticut that a Catholic publication began in far distant St. Louis. In 1832, when Deodat Taylor offered to undertakke the venture Bishop Joseph Ros- ati wrote in his diary: "I will assist him with all my power." At the moment the bishop could have given no financial aid, but soon Pope Gregory XVI sent him $3,000 to help complete the cathedral, com- menceed the previous year. From this money Bishop Rosati diverted two hundred dollars to establish the newspaper “Shep herd of the Vallay.” The mag nitude of the bishop’s approp riation can be better under stood when it is noted that the Easter collection that year in the cathedral parish was $150. The lowering clouds of anti- Catholicism were not to be dis persed until a terrific storm MARRIAGES o o | HANNA-DEADWYLER | O O DECATUR — Miss Mary Vail Deadwyler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Dead wyler of Decatur and Frank Joseph Hanna, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. J. Hanna, Sr., of Douglas, were married September 15th with a nuptial mass at St. Thomas More Church, Rev. Joseph Abi- Nader, pastor of St. Joseph’s Maronite Church, officiating. O O jRONIFACE-McLAUGHLINI O O MACON—Miss Mary Charles McLaughlin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles K. McLaugh lin, and Robert Edward Boni face, of Atlanta, son of Mrs. John F. Boniface and the late John F. Boniface, of Savannah were married September 10th at St. Joseph’s Church, Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan officiating. O— O SHANNON-CLARKE O- -O SAVANNAH — Miss Doro thy Clarke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hagood Clarke, and John Ignatius Shannon, son of Mrs. John Ig natius Shannon and the late Mr. Shannon, of Florence, S. C. were married September 17th at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Rev. Herbert Wellmeier officiating. O O | FOUNTAIN-WILLIAMS | O O SAVANNAH — Miss Bever ly Marie Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wil liams, Sr. and John Artie Fountain, son of the late Noah Adams Fountain, Sr. were married September 10th with a nuptial mass at the Sacred Heart Church, Rev. Timothy Flaherty officiating. o : o | WALDHOUR-O'KEEFE ] O— O SAVANNAH — Miss Har- riette Patricia O’Keefe, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Aloysius O’Keefe and Louis Gregory Waldhour, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harper were married September-17th with a nuptial mass at the Sacred Heart Church, Rev. Terence Kernan, O.S.B., officiating. had been endured. If the at tack was not repelled, the de fenders of the Faith undoubt edly were strengthened by the dozen Catholic newspapers commenced during these years. With Jesus Christ the Light of the World, these journals may be regarded as 12 candles burning in the darkness. All the blackness was not dispell ed, but the little flames be tokened the determined sur vival of the Faith. 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, Ga. • TR. 5-7171 FULTON HOSPITAL Alcoholism 907 Edgewood Avenue Nervous Disorders Atlanta. Georgia PHONE JA. 4-9392 UNITED DAIRIES INC. 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