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PAGE 2—THE BULLETIN, December 10, 1960 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. C&S REALTY COMPANY “Specialists in Commercial- Industrial Real Estate” 604 Mortgage Guarantee Building Warehouses, Stores, Mfg. Plants, Acreage, Shopping Center Dev., Industrial Dev., Subdivision Dev., Insurance MIKE & STEVE SERTICH JA. 4-2053 - .-..TT-iyfWO The Catholic In America Insured to $10,000 Postage We Pay On Mail by FSLIC Accounts 4 % Current Rate on Savings Standard Federal 48 Broad St. NW, Atlanta 3 Georgia MU. 8-6619 BtHHWMOM CE. 7-8694 Free Inspection Atlanta, Ga. m CATHOLIC PATRIOTISM WON FRIENDS DURING CIVIL WAR Increased attention has been given recently to Alexis De Tocqueville. After his visit to the Unite'! States in the 1830’s this Frenchman wrote so pen- etratingly of democracy in America that even the exag gerated adulation of Henry Adams could not rob his writ ings of their worth. Within a couple of years af ter the death of this scholarly statesman further demonstra tion had come of his declara tion: “The Catholics of the United States- are at the same time the most faithful believ ers in God and the most zeal ous citizens of the Republic.” The first opportunity for Catholics to establish their loyalty to America had come during the Revolution from England: already we have seen how splendidly that test was met. The passage of almost “four score and seven years” had dimmed for some the remem brance of the glorious record of Catholics during the Ameri can Revolution. Nativists had come not only to question their loyalty but their very eligibility to become true cit izens. Not by words but by deeds — this time “in a great Civil War” — Catholics vindi cated De Tocqueville’s judg ment of their being the best of citizens. SIXTY-NINTH REGIMENT Three days after the first shot was fired at Fort Sumter President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers. New York’s Sixty-Ninth Regiment was the first to respond. Within 48 SMI-NEL REALTY CO. Homes Near Pius X High School — Our Lady of Assumption School — Im maculate Heart of Mary School. 3665 A Clairmont Road GL. 7-0798 (Multi-List Realtors) CHAM BLUE, GEORGIA 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. 225 BUCKHEAD AVE., N. E„ ATLANTA, GA. PHONE CE. 3-1133 OPPOSITE CHASTAIN MEMORIAL PARK DINING ROOM Open 6 P. M. lo 11 P. 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Five years of potato tamine in Ireland and heartless evic tion by English landlords had brought thousands of impov erished Irish immigrants to the United States in the dec ade preceding the Civil War. Due to the difference in the size of the cities the influx of the sons of Erin had been even more noticeable in Boston than in New York. Often landing absolutely destitute, Irish lads and even lassies had eagerly accepted any sort of work. The 50,000 and more in the Hub City had crowded into the North End and Fort Hill. Soon-it became almost a proverb to say that a good workman, did as much as an Irishman. Notwithstanding, the Puri tan social and financial aristo cracy despised these newcom ers. Unable to understand their deep loyalty to Catholi cism, an eminent historian has criticized the Boston Irish for refusing to take jobs distant from “the ministrations of their priests. Oppressed for their religion in Erin, the spi ritual sons of St. Patrick en countered similar opposition when searching for work in Boston by signs which read “No Irish Need Apply.” These placards were hur riedly removed because of the unflinching loyalty of the Irish Catholics to their newly adopted country. General Burnside erred grieviously in attacking Lee’s impregnable position at Fredericksburg. But for the Gaelic members of the Irish Brigade “their not to reason why, their’s but to do and die.” A correspondent for the London Times marveled at the “undaunted courage display ed by the Sons of Erin” as they made seven successive stormings of the ^invincible position from which the Con federates poured forth shot and shell. Two-thirds of Gen eral Thomas Meagher’s Bri gade never again answered roll call. They had not died in vain. No nativist back in Bos ton dared question the love of the Irish Catholics for their new-found homeland. Highly important to the Un ion was preventing European nations from allying with the South or recognizing the Con federacy as independent. In October, 3861, Archbishop John Hughes of New York was invited to Washington. There President Lincoln commission ed him to present the position of the Union to the Catholic Emperor of France, Napoleon III. After he had disembarked at Liverpool the Archbishop stated his intention in a' let ter to a Cardinal in Rome: “I made known to the Pres ident that if I should come to Europe, it would not be as a partisan of the North more than of the South; that I should represent the interests of the South as well as the North — in short, the interests of all the United States, just the same as if they had never been distracted by the pres ence of a war.” On Christmas Eve at the Tuileries Hughes had a long conversation with Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie. As a consequence France neither intervened in the struggle nor accorded official recognition to the Confederacy. PACIFIES RIOTERS In his numerous letters to Secretary of State William Seward, Archbishop Hughes mentioned visiting European spas in the hope that the baths might revive his health. On his return to America it was evi dent that' not many days were left to him. Notwithstanding, he made one more effort to aid his adopted country. Volunteers having become insufficient, Congress enacted the country’s first draft law in 1863. When the initial names were being drawn. in New York, the city was immobiliz ed by a riot which lasted four days. The poor had revolted against enforcement because the regulations permitted an exemption to be purchased for $300.00 and because foreign la bor was being imported to keep wages from rising. At the height of the melee the governor appealed to Hughes to pacify the insurrec tionists. Physically incapable of even standing, the Arch bishop had notices posted in viting the rioters to come to his residence. Seated in a chair on a balcony, the Archbishop pleaded with his listeners to cease the commotion. Having given his blessing, Archbishop Hughes retired from what was his last public appearance. Three days after the New Year began this valiant Irish- American churchman and pa triot breathed his last. During the War with Mexico President Polk had provided for a few Catholic chaplains. After the War between the States commenced Lincoln wrote Archbishop Hughes. The President stated he could find no law governing hospital chaplains, but “I will thank you to give me the name or names of one or more suitable persons of the Catholic Church” who would be ap pointed for that purpose. Among the priests who serv ed in the Union forces several became distinguished prelates, such as Archbishop John Ire land of St. Paul and Bishop Lawrence McMahon of Hart ford. Patrick J. Ryan, later Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis and Archbishop of Philadel phia, resigned his chaplaincy because he felt he could do better work in the hospital among Southern prisoners of war as a volunteer priest. Many others offered their services as the need arose. When there was no priest at all in Fredericksburg, though “the city is literally a hospital,” Bernard McQuaid went there from Newark, New Jersey, to attend the dying. The future first Bishop of Ro chester, New York, remained until another priest was as signed. In the South the clergy were not at first exempt from conscription. Bishop Patrick N. Walsh of Charleston having protested, priests were then as signed as chaplains for the Confederate forces. Among them was Francis Xavier Le- ray, later Archbishop of New Orleans. Abram Ryan, poet- priest of the South, was a vol unteer chaplain amid the fighting in the West. In a gallant attempt to ob tain foreign assistance Bishop Walsh evaded the northern naval blockade and crossed the Atlantic. His perilous voyage was in vain, for by then Eu rope recognized that the cause of the valiant men in grey was lost. Probably the Church deriv ed most benefit from the serv ices of the members of the various Sisterhoods. Early in 1862 the Union Government formally requested that Sisters be assigned as nurses. To many Americans women in religious orders or congre gations were something entire ly unknown. Those who saw them on duty, and especially all who benefited from their tender care, never again would listen to any calumny direct ed against these dedicated wo men. MONUMENT FOR SISTERS Especially at Gettysburg did Sisters win the title, “Angels of the Battletield.” From near by Emmitsburg Sisters of Charity were taken in wagons over muddy roads to care for the fifty thousand killed and wounded on both sides. One unforgettable scene was Sister Petronilla Breen sitting on a shattered tree stump making compresses from strips of ma terial she had torn from gar ments of her own which she had brought. William Tecumseh Sherman was not beloved in the South after his march through Geor gia. But Sisters at Charles ton found him both gracious and understanding when they sought to take their orphan charges from that beseiged city. No doubt remembering his own Catholic wife, Sher man appointed a military es cort for the Sisters and the little children. Later the Union General visited the Religious and their pupils. In 1914 the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hiber nians petitioned for a monu ment in the national capital to the Sisters who served during the Civil War. Ten years were spent in gathering authentic data. The official records re vealed that more than 600 Sis ters had been enrolled in service, plus many unrecorded volunteers. The monument to the “Nuns of the Battlefield” was unveiled in Washington on September 20, 1924. It stands today opposite the en trance to St. Matthew’s Cathe dral as the nation’s tribute to these devoted women. Drear days again would come to the Church in Ameri ca, but there would be no bas is for criticism of Catholic loyalty. The patriotism of the faithful had met the supreme test in battle and proved true and unyielding. Again the God of peace had drawn good out of war. Next issue: Bigotry in High Places During Reconstruction Period. Hamilton Realty Company • Farm Lands • Commercial Property • Development Property • Homes • Rentals • Insurance and Loans 5280 Buford Hwy. GL.7-7249 DORAVILLE Mission Pafron The feast of St. Francis Xavier, whose likeness is shown above, is celebrated on December 3. The apostle of the Indies was born in 1506 at Pamplona in Spain. As a Jesuit missioner, his labors in India and Japan were remarkable. He died in 1552 on the island of San- cian, near Macao, while try ing to reach China. He was canonized in 1662. (NC Photos) Requiem Mass For Bishop McNamara WASHINGTON, (NC)—Sol emn Pontifical Requiem Mass was offered here for Auxiliary Bishop John M. McNamara of Washington, who ordained more priests than any living U. S. bishop. Bishop McNamara suffered a stroke on Thanksgiving Day. He died two days later (Nov. 26) in Providence Hospital. He was 82. Archbishop Patrick A. O’ Boyle of Washington offered the Requiem Mass (Dec. 1) in St. Matthew’s cathedral. The sermon was preached by Msgr. John K. Cartwright, rector of the cathedral. Bishop McNamara was bur ied at St. Joseph’s College, Emmitsburg, Md., in the same mausoleum as Venerable Mother Elizabeth Seton, U. S. foundress of the Daughters of Charity. He had long been ac tive in promoting her canoni zation cause. He was born in Baltimore in 1878 and studied at Loyola College and St. Mary’s Semi nary there. Oradined a priest in 1902, he served as pastor and assistant in several par ishes in Baltimore, rural Mary land and Washington. He was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore on March 29, 1928. When the Archbishop of Washington became a residen tial See in 1947, he was ap pointed Auxiliary to Arch bishop Patrick A. O’Boyle of Washington. MARRIAGES 0 o 1 DILLON-WOMBLE j o o SAVANNAH — Miss Jacque lyn Womble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morrie Marvin Wom ble and Thomas Joseph Dillon, son of Mrs, Thomas Dillon and the late Mr. Dillon were mar ried November 19th at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Rev. George C. James, officiating. O- -O ORREL-WEIMAR | O O SAVANNAH — Miss Mary Angela Weimar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Wie- mar and Larry Raymond Or rel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Orrel, Jr., were married November 20th at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Rev. George C. James officiating. * * * O O | GOODE-BROOKS | O —O SAVANNAH BEACH — Miss Diane Brooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Clay Brooks, and Bernard Norbett Goode, son of’ Mrs. Margaret Nelson Goode and the late Jamie C. Goode, of Atlanta were mar ried November 12th at the Church of the Nativity of Our Lord, Rev. Aloysius Wachter, O.S.B., officiating. O- REYNOLDS-SEGGIE -O O- -O MONROE — Miss Katherine Cecilia Mary Seggie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Seggie of Transvaal, South Africa, and Robert Grier Rey nolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Grier Reynolds, of Monroe, were married Novem ber 26th at St. Anna’s Mission with a nuptial mass, Rev. John Barry officiating. O- -O | DOBBINS-MEREDITH [ O O ATLANTA — Miss Harriet Montague Meredith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mere dith and John Joseph Dobbins, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jos eph Dobbins, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Dobbins of Bar tow, Fla., were married No vember 26th at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Rev. John J. 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