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DATON A BEACH SECTION Member of the National Catholic Welfare Con ference News Service TjUr 'Qutlttin The Only Catholic News paper Between B al t i m o re and New Orleans. TEN CENTS A COPY. VOL, XI. No. 4. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 15, 1930 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR St. Paul’s Church One of South's Finest Ninety Per Cent of Parish in Societies Dozen Catholic Organiza tions Flourish at St. Paul’s Reached through the medium of the various organizations of St. Paul's Church, nearly 90 per cent, of the parish are included in so cial, spiritual and athletic activi ties. Twelve societies are listed as a part of the St. Paul’s membership. Of the twelve, one is international, four are national and seven are lo cal. Known as the Third' Order of St. Francis. the international order, which is composed of members of St. Paul's parish, is perhaps one of the most austere lay organizations in this country. Women who enter this branch of the church service devote themselves as far as possi ble to a life of charity, and prayer. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Knights of Columbus, a na tional organization, known through out the country, has a branch here. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday at Fraternal hall on North Beach Street. Socials, card parties and charity work are a part of their accomplishments here. HOLY NAME SOCIETY The Holy Name society, another of the national orders for men is a purely spiritual organization, for the purpose of promoting a greater respect and reverence for the name of Christ as well as for the personal sanctification of its members. Two Scout troops, one of Boy Scouts of America and one of girls complete the national organizations. Boy Scout troop No. 4 was the fourth to form in Halifax county. The Boy Scout activity is one of the finest in the country and is rec ognized as one of the best organiza tions provided for our American boyhood. The Brownie Scouts is a junior branch of the Girl Scouts. Tire Girl Scout order is known throughout the world and although not an interna tional society, there are similar or ganizations in nearly every country abroad. Of the seven organizations which belong only to the church of St. Paul, five work solely for the bene fit of the church. St. Paul’s Ush- er| guild is composed of the ushers of the church. The ambition of the guild is to give information concerning the church building, pews and general interior of the edifice in addition to giving the attention necessary for the parishioners’ comfort and ease during religious devotion. CARE OF ALTAR As Artist Pictures St. Paul’s w&. REV. WM. MULLALLY ST. PAUL'S PASTOR His Courage and En thusiasm and Cooperation of People Built Church . The architect pictures the new St. Pauls Church, Ridgewood and Cypress streets view above is as it is seen from across the street intersection. Daytona Bcacli, Fla. The St. Paul’s Has Five Buildings in Bloch Catholic Property Among Most Valuable in City Care of the altar and its linens and also the flowers for the serv ices are the honor of the Altar so ciety whose attention to these de tails are the work of the members. Also pertaining to the altar is the Altar Boys club. Membership has greatly increased since thebuild- ing of the new church, and though the requirements of the club are unusually strict, the organization is perhaps orje of the most coveted of the dozen. Four boys are used dur ing the services, and these boys must be familiar, not only with the Latin which is expected of them, but must understand thoroughly the ceremony in which they take part. Training is given by the sisters and the priest in charge. St. Paul's Sewing Guild and the Peninsula Sewing Circle are the Lvo needlework clubs of the chutch who are instrumental in providing the hand made articles which, are placed on sale at the Halifax Coun try Mid-Winter Carnival. Both societies meet weekly at the homes of the members. BODY AND SPIRIT Two of the widely diversified or ganizations of the church are the League of the Sacred Hearty and St. Paul's athletic association. One pertaining to the spiritual needs of the body and the other to the physi cal. The Sacred Heart is a devo tional order. A playground which consists of -7,000 square feet, is a part of the recreation provided by the athletic association. Basketball, baseball and tennis are featured by the club, team play being particularly stressed. Completion of the new steel, tile and stucco Church of St. Paul marks the most advanced stage in progress that this church has ever reached in Daytona Beach, with a full city block of property and five buildings in use. The property includes a frontage on Ridgewood Avenue of 300 feet, from First Avenue to Cypress Street, extending back on each street 323 feet, and even a greater distance over a 100 foot frontage in the cen ter. The center 100 feet extends through First Street to a length of 572 feet from Ridgewood Avenue. Facing the Ridgewood frontage are the new building at the north side, the parochial residence of Rev. Wil liam J. Mullally in the center, at 360 North Ridgewood Avenue, and a wooded garden on the south side. Back of the wooded lot and facing on First Avenue is the community house or parish house, which has been used as a church since its erec tion in 1924. It is now being used for additional classes which it is almost impossible to house in St. Paul’s parochial school. The community house is a long low one-story build ing of simple Spanish design, perma nently constructed for use as a tem porary church, at a cost of about $12,000. MAYOR REOUESTEO CITY'S FIRST MASS Asked Bishop to Send Priest for Marriage in 18 82 Tlie school, to the rear of the new church and the priest's residence, is a large white frame building which formerly did duty as a hotel, and which W'as purchased and moved to its present location when the school was started a few years ago. Near the school and community house is the fifth b.uilding, St. Paul's convent, where the sisters make their home. The rear of the property is used for playground and is well equipped with athletic and play paraphernalia. The new tennis court of St. Paul's Athletic Association has been com pleted here; there are courts for va rious other outdoor games, and slides, swings and other machines for chil dren. No effort is overlooked in the equipment which lias been construct ed and which is steadily undergoing improvement, to lead and oversee the spiritual, mental and physical development of members of the church members. Fr. Turner, Brother of Bishop, Is Dead WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. —The Rev. Dr. John F. Turner, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Chureb, died January 27 in Buffalo at the house of his brother, the Rt. Rev. William Turner, Bishop of Buffalo. Ho was 51 years old. Father Turner was born in County Limerick, Ireland, and came to the United States in 1904, after having been ordained in Rome. Requiem Mass was celebrated in Buffalo for Father Turner. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Father Turner was a brother also of the late, Very Rev. Patrick Tur ner, D. D., pastor of St. Peter's Church, Montgomery, Ala. Jobbing along a sand road through swamp and palmetto scrub, some times lost in the mosquito infested marsh, Alexander Arekstetter, his wife and seven children who had left their beloved Germany for the Florida, which their brother, John Woltz, had painted as a veritable land of promise, looked about them in complete dismay. Daytona, their destination, was a three-day journey by horse cart from Enterprise, where they had arrived by paddle- wheel boat from Jacksonville, after making the trans-Atlantic passage. Daytona in the year 1882 was then barely a settlement. A few log houses straggled along the river front. The meeting place of the peo ple was a general store, to which a small schooner brought supplies on the average of once every three months. When word reached the settlement that the white sails had been sighted off the entrance of the inlet there was an assembly gath ered at the wharf long before the schooner had reached the turn of the river, for her cargo was limited and supplies long awaited were sold almost immediately. Mournfully the Achstetter family thought of their comfortable home land. Speaking a strange tongue they were forlorn aliens denied even the solace of their religion. There was no Catholic church in the com munity, and no priest to make even a yearly visitation. The climax of the situation came when Mary Aeh- stetter and George Dittman, 'her fi ancee who had accompanied the family from Germany, announced their intentions of marriage. It was then that Alexander Achstetter realized that unless a priest was ob tained his daughter would be mar ried outside the church. Hearing the troubles of the Ach stetter family. Dr. George M. Wal lace. mayor of the village, sent word to the Right Reverend Bishop Moore of St. Augustine, requesting a priest be sent to Daytona. In May of 1882 Father Kenny, of Palatka, arrived to hold the first mass known in Day tona. In the tiny log cabin home of them uncle, George Woltz, Mary Achstetter was married to George Dittman. A- crude altar had been erected in a corner of the little place, and there Father Kenny ad ministered the Holy Sacrament. This was the first Catholic marriage to take place in Daytona. Thereafter a mission priest came from St Au gustine or Palatka once or twice a year, usually arriving by mail coach, in order that the Dittman and Achstetter families might make their yearly duty. Annual Carnival to Start February 28 "’—■T The Midwinter Carnival of St. Paul's parish, an annual affair here, will be held February 28 to March 4, and it is anticipated that this week's affair will surpass the successful car nivals of former years. The carnival will be held on the parish grounds, which are covered for the affair by a metal roof. Church at Daytona Beach Cost $220,000 Magnificent Edifice Has Seating Capacity of 3,500 Less than six years ago the first plans for the building of the new $220,000 church for St. Paul’s par ish were made, when Father Wil liam J. Mullally, with keen fore sight, realized the needs of his par ish and decided that the new church must be large enough to accommodate an ever growing city. The building opened to the public with midnight mass Christmas Eve services in 1927. A parochial hall was built and completed in December of 1921, for temporary use os a church while the erection of a larger edi fice was in progress. In January, 1927, the building fund of St. Paul'., church received its first large do nation in the form of two checks for $25,000 each given by George F. Johnson, wealthy shoe manufac turer of Binghampton, New York, and Nicholas P. Young of Brooklyn. Card parties, dances and the regu lar revenue of the church have fur ther increased the fund. Gerald A. Barry, of Chicago and Jacksonville, was engaged as archi tect, by Father Mullally. while Hayes and Kroeger. contractors of Jacksonville were to do the actual construction work, which was be gun approximately a year ago. The floor plan of the new church is an exact replica of the famous St. Patricks cathedral in New York city. Smaller in size, but accurate in detail. Its capacity is 1,300 seats. The exterior of the-church is of three coat tan stucco, with the en trance guarded by two massive doors which are the accurate repro ductions of the basilica in Valencia, Spain. Within the _ huge doors, opened only on special occasions, are two smaller doors, which fol low the old world custom of usage for enhance when the big doors are closed. Over the doors of the church is a niche, holding the patron saint of the parish; St. Paul, holding in his hands a sword and a script. Sur mounting the dome of the church is a cupola, topped by a globe and cross which may be seen from many miles away as one of the highest sky marks of the city. Entering the narthex, the main entrance of the church on Ridge wood, avenue, the baptismal font is on one side of the doors, and the stairway leading to the large choir loft, on the other. The beauty of the nave draws its inspiration from the Renaissance period of Italian architecture. Tall colonades, which form the support ing walls, curve in the graceful lines of beauty. An unusual fea ture of the architecture is that there are no angles in the church; the curved or rounded design being used. White stucco walls make an aus tere interior softened by the stain ed glass windows which shed a soft glow of deep purple over the nave. These windows will later be re- (Continued on Page 7> Beautiful St. Paul’s Church of Day- ; tona Beach stands as a monument to J the courage, enthusiasm and zeal of Father William Mullally, one of the most widely known priests of the Diocese of St. Augustine and the pastor of one of the largest Catnolic edifices in the South. Father Mullally was ordained May 31, 1917, by Cardinal Gibbons at Bal timore, immediately after completing his theology course at the famous St. Mary's Seminary in that city. During the foilowing summer he served as assistant at the Church of St. Philo- mena in the fashionable summer re sort of East Hampton, Long Island. The following autumn Bishop Curley of St Augustine, now Archbishop of | Baltimore, appointed Father Mullally j pastor at DeLand. I Arriving at DeLand October 14, 1917, UTather Mullally found a great task j confronting him. In addition to the ! church at DeLand, Father Mullally i also had charge of the parisnes -t i New Smyrna and Enterprise. Travel I between the cities was difficult owing j to sandy roads and irregular train ! service. For five years he labored i zealously in this field, and he was i then appointed pastor of St. Paul's parish, Daytona Beach, succeeding the venerable Father John F. O’Boyle, whom weight of years forced to re linquish his pastoral duties after many years of valiant service. Father Multaliy soon realized that the growth of Catholicity in Daytona Beach made the erection of a new church necessary. The congregation had for years been worshiping in a frame edifice, to which additions had been made from time to time until there was no more room on the prop erty for expansion. With the approv al of Bishop Barry, who had suc ceeded to the See of St. Augustine, Father Mullally acquired the present property on Redmond Avenue, and in the fall of that year the building of the parochial hall was begun; this hail was to be the temporary church until the church could be erected. On the Sunday before Christmas in 1924 the first Mass was said in the parochial hall. Father Mullally continually worked for and dreamed of the day when the parish would be able to erect the magnificent edifice he planned for the new site. In his efforts he had the loyal and effective support of his par ishioners, and only three years after the completion of the parochial hall and temporary church, Mass was said in the new' St. Paul’s, described else where in this issue and erected at a cost of $220,000. It is probably that no parish of the size of St. Paul's in the South has a church W'hich surpasses this stately edifice in size and beauty, and the erection of the church is indicatory of the character and zeal of its pas tor. Father Mullally faces big tasks W'ith courage and enthusiasm and with the ability to perform them that surpasses even his courage and en thusiasm. The erection of St. Paul’s Church is but a reflection of his work in the spiritual field; it is but one of many evidences of the progress of the parish under his direction, and although the most conspicuous is perhaps not the most conclusive. Despite his numerous duties as pas tor, Father Mullally finds time to devote to the civic upbuilding of Daytona Beach. He is a member of the Rotary Club and of other organi zations and there is no one in Day tona Beach held in higher esteem by all classes of citizens than he. as the felicitations which poured in on him from all sides when the church was completed indicated. CARDINAL MUNDELEIN 0NCE GUEST 0F parish Daytona Beach had the distinc tion of entertaining Cardinal Munde- lin of Chicago, and his party for an extended stay three years ago. Car dinal Mundelin was accompanied by several prelates and priests from Chi cago and Father Mullally looked after the comfort of the Cardinal and hi# party while they were here, guesia a4 a local tourist hotel.