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OCTOBER 25, 1930 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA 5 Former Savarmahictn Dies in Detroit Funeral of Capt. Wilson Held From Savannah Cathedra^ of St. John the Baptist (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Capt. M. Edw. Wilson, prominent former Savannah- ian, died in Detroit, Mich., Oct., 11. Mr. Wilson was ill with pneumonia for several weeks. Funeral services were held in Sa vannah Oct., 16, from the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Interment followed in the Cathedral Cemetery. The pallbearers were Vincent Skef- fington, James W. Hennessy, William G. Sutlive, Joseph O. Maggioni, Fer dinand Neuberger and Arthur Pearce. The Republican Blues, now Regi mental Headquarters Battery, 118th Field Artillery, acted as honorary es cort. The escort consisted of Captain Frank S. Thornton, Lieut. J. T. Greene, Master Sergt. James Mar shall, First Sergt. Joseph Cranman, and Sergts. Moore, Winters, Pearlman and Crosby. The Sanctuary Society of the Sa cred Heart Church held a card party on October 15, at the Catholic Wo men’s Club rooms. Mrs. E. T. Skef- fington and Mrs. F. A. Smith super vised the arrangements for the affair. The Knights of Columbus indoor ball league got under way October 13, with two games at the Benedictine Armory. About seventy-five of the members of the council have joined the four teams which have been formed. The schedule call for twen ty-four games, two a night. Jim To bin, Bill Kenkins, Harry Robinson, and Dick Fogarty are captains of the four teams organized. The educational committee of the Catholic Women’s Club entertained with a card party on October 21, at their club rooms. Mrs. C. R. Pat terson was chairman of the committee in charge. At the October 6, meeting of the St. Vincent’s Academy Parent-Teacher Association, Father Croke gave an in formal talk asking the members for their full co-operation witht he asso ciation. The society gave a card par ty at the DeSoto Hotel on Oct. 17. Frain-Nueslein—The marriage of Miss Ann Elizabeth Frain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Frain, to James George Nueslein -was solemnized at the Sacred Heart Church October 8. Rev. Fr. Norbert, O. S. B., assisted by Rev. Fr. Aloysius, O. S. B., offi ciated. After the ceremony the bride and groom left for Cuba on their wed ding trip. o- Station WSB, Atlanta, which has been t broadcasting the Catholic Hour of the National Council of Catholic Men through the cooperation of First Vice President J. J. Hav- erty of the Catholic Layman’s Association WSB has gone on its winter schedule with the change from daylight sav ing to standard time in the East, and its schedule during the winter, as before daylight saving time went into effect, does not permit it to broad cast the feature regularly, Lambkin Kay, radio director of the station, which is spon sored by the Atlanta Journal, announces.. The Catholic Hour will be broadcast by WSB the first Sunday of the month, however, and the fifth Sunday when the calendar permits. It is anticipated that when the time changes again the pro gram will be broadcast from Atlanta every Sunday. All oth er stations broadcasting the Catholic Hour will continue to do so. -6 The funeral of Anderson Bell, who died October 11, was held from the Sacred Heart Church. Interment fol lowed in the Cathedral Cemetery. Mr. Bell was a native Sovannahian and is survived by one son, Joseph H. Bell; two daughters, Mrs. Nellie White of Savannah and Mrs. Marie Skinner of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Yokum of Savannah, and Mrs. Susan Zehnbar of Jacksonville. An interesting meeting of the Sa cred Heart P.-T. A., was held October 7, at the school building. Mrs. Elton Wright, president, conducted the meeting. An interesting talk was made by Rev. Father Aloysius, O. S. B., as sistant pastor of the Sacred Heart Church. Standing committees, seven in number, were announced for the ensuing year. On October 24, the as sociation gave a Hallowe’en party at the Benedictine Armory. Mrs. L. H. Cooper was general chairman of the affair. At the close of the meeting the members enjoyed several selec tions rendered by Mrs. Theresa Hub- ner, accompanied by Miss Margaret Steeg. Mrs. Sarah McQuillan, widow of the late Edward McQuillan, died on Mon day, October 8 ,and the funeral took place from the Cathedral of St John the Baptist. Interment followed in the Cathedral Cemetery. Mrs. McQuillan was well known. She is survived by a son and several grand-children. William J. Ryan, prominent Sa- vannahian, was sworn in as deputy sheriff of Chatham County on Oc tober 10. Mr. Ryan succeeds T. P. Wright. Mr. Ryan has been connected, for a number of years, with the Screck- Monahan real estate concern. Brady-Wolfc—The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Anne Brady to Frank R. Wolfe was solemnized on October 16, by Rev. Father Knox at the Bishop’s residence. After the wedding, the couple left for Florida on thir wed ding trip. On October 12, Savannah Council, Knights of Columbus, celebrated Co lumbus’ Day with an all-day outing at the Benedictine camp. On Octo ber 11, the Fourth Degree assembly celebrated the occasion with an oyster supper at the club rooms. The sup per was served by ladies of the Cath olic Women’s Club. Mrs. J. B. Mc Donough was in charge. A beautiful mosaic shield was pre sented to the Council by James Pelli. The shield which is a splendid piece of work was made entirely by hand. Mr. Pelli was thanked on behalf of the council by James F. Glass. Rev. Fr. T. J. McNamara made an inspiring address on “Christopher Columbus” N. T. Stafford, deputy grand knight, acted as toastmaster on the occasion^ On October 14, the Ladies’ Auxili ary of the Blessed Sacrement church held a meeting at the parish hall. Final plans are being made for the booth at the Georgia State Fair which- Will be in progress the week, October Scientist Believers, Fr. McClorey Says (By N. C. W. C. News Service) NEW YORK. — While propaganda has persuaded many to believe that science and revelation cannot be re conciled, the fact is that by far the greater number of genuine scientists have been believers in revelation, the Rev. John A. McClorey, S. J., de clared in his address on “Scientists and Sciolists,” in the “Catholic Hour,” October 19. The “Catholic Hour,” is sponsored by the National Council of Catholic Men and is broadcast over a network of the National Broadcasting Company from Station WEAF here. “Great is the power of propagan da,” said Father McClorey. “Through its instrumentality the persuasion has become cjuite common that science and revelation cannot be reconciled Yet, as a matter of fact, by far the greater number of genuine scientists have been believers in revelation. The two Bacons, Copernicus, Kepler, Kircher, Newton, Harvey, Descartes, Ampere, Volta, Mendel, Lord Kelvin, Clarke-Maxwell, Faraday, Pasteur, these are a few of the great believing scientists who occur to the mind at once. Can any group of non-believ ing great scientists be compared with these? “The gigantic intellects of the pa tristic age—Augustine, Ambrose, Je rome, Athanasius, Leo Basil, Chrysos tom and Nazianzen—were steeped in devotion to Christianity. Nearly all the thinkers of the Middle Ages, with Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Al- bertus Magnus, and Bona venture at their head, were holy as well as learned men. In poetry, Shakespeare, Dante, Milton Tasso, Calderon, Cor neille, and Racine; in sculpture and painting, Michael Angelo, Raphael, Murillo, and Titian; in music, Mozart, Chopin and Gounod; in architecture, the builders of the Gothic Cathedrals; in eloquence. Bossuet, Massillon, Lacordaire, Burke, Chatham, Pitt, Fox and Webster. We do not sub scribe to the statistical argument nor take satisfaction in merely counting heads, but we do maintain that it is a fact that great scientists and great intellectual leaders in every age have found no difficulty in reconciling their scientific knowledge with their faith in revealed truth. This fact is a valid argument against those who say that the two are inherently in compatible. DR. DANIEL W. SHEA DIES— PHYSICS DEPARTMENT HEAD (By N. C. W. C. News Service) WASHINGTON.—Dr. Daniel Wil liam Shea, head of the Department of Physics at the Catholic University of America here, died at his home in Greenland, N. H., October 17. Dr. Shea would have been 71 years old on November 27. He had been a mem ber of the Catholic University faculty since 1895. Born in Portsmouth, N. H., in 1859, he was graduated from Harvard University with the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1886, and the Master of Arts degree in 1888. He received the degree Doctor of Philosophy at Fried rich Wilhelm University, Berlin, in 1892. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1886 until 1888, and served as a professor at the University of Illi nois. 26 to November 1. The Auxiliary gave a card party on October 16. At the regular monthly meeting of the Catholic Women’s Club held on October 14, Rev. Fr. Boniface, O. S. B., gave an interesting lecture on the "Passion Play.” Father Boniface was introduced to the members by Rev. Fr. T. L. Knox, chaplain of the club. On Monday evening, October 27, the entertainment committee will stage a style show under the direc tion of Miss Margaret Reynolds. The committee will stage a minstrel on November 18 and the rehearsals for the play are under the direction of Rev. Fr. Norbert, O. S. B. The educational committee, under the direction of Mrs. Charles Peter son, has begun its activities again this year. A committee was appoint ed to visit the Detention Home each Tuesday during November, for the purpose of helping with the work of that institution. Mrs. Joseph E. Kel ly, president, presided over the meet ing. Mrs. Mary Dunn, daughter of Mrs. Matthew F. Dunn and the late Dr. Dunn, has returned to Notre Dame College in Baltimore for her senior year. History of Catholicity in Edgefield Covers Century Church There, Recently Ren Lynch in 1860. Bishop Eng Bishop Barry of Savannah The historic old church at Edge- field, S. C., one of the oldest in this section, located on the Aiken Missions of which Rev. George Deitz is pastoi, and in particular charge of Rev. Alfred Kamler, has just been reno vated, the renovation including the repainting of the interior, installing ot electric lights and fixtures and other improvements. The following article on the church, written by Rev. Henry F. Wolfe, chancellor of the Diocese of Charleston, indicates in convincing fashion the historic importance of this venerable little church. ovated, Dedicated by Bishop land, Bishop Reynolds and Attended the Mission “Vicar Foreign” to the Bahama Is lands, which were at that time under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Charleston. There he was most fav orably received and honored by Gov ernor Bayley. He celebrated divine service at the residence of the Spanish Consul. REV. HENRY F. \VOLFE, M. A. The earliest history extant of the Catholic Church in the Edgefield dis trict dates back to about 1828. Dur ing Bishop England’s time the scat tered Catholics in this vicinity, were occasionally visited by him and his clergy, and principally by the Very Rev. John Barry, pastor of Augusta and Columbia successively. He later became the second Bishop of Savan nah. After Bishop England’s death, his successor, the Right Rev. Ignatius Reynolds, attended this mission from time to time. Divine worship was celebrated ip the old Court House, ac cording to the Catholic Miscellany, founded by Bishop England in Char leston, the first Catholic paper to be edited in the United States. When the See of Savannah was created, in 1850, Georgia was separat ed from the Diocese of Charleston, the Rev. Timothy Bermingham was resi dent pastor at Columbus, Georgia. At the division of the diocese, Bishop Reynolds was Anxious to retain Dr. Bermingham and invited him back to South Carolina. He complied with out hesitation, leaving a devoted con gregation and a city where he was es teemed by every class and denomina tion of citizens. The Bishop offered him the choice of Columbia, where he was erstwhile pastor for twelve years. Father Bermingham, never theless, accepted St. Andrew’s Church, Barnwell, where no priest had ever been resident, and made it his headquarters. He was to care for Edgefield, Graniteville, Clinton, Dr. Burt’s, Dr. McDonald’s, and General Jones,’ to whose homes he went once a. month to celebrate Mass—the prin cipal rite of the Church ordained by Christ to afford the faithful an op portunity to receive and worship the living Body and Blood of CJirist under the appearances of bread and wine. After the lapse of a year, Dr. Ber mingham accepted the pressing in vitation of General J. Jones of the Graniteville-Edgefield District, to be come a resident in his household. This happy relation was only termi nated when the General was appoint ed by the State of South Carolina to superintend the construction of the new State Capitol at Columbia. Gen eral Jones, although he was not a Catholic, was a great benefactor to the Catholic Church at Edgefield. From then on, Father Bermingham went to Charleston, where he lived with Bishop Lynch at the Cathedral, attending his missions regularly. During all this time, Dr. Berming ham, preached, periodically, and by public announcement through the “Edgefield Advertiser”—in a little chapel built by his friend, Dr. John H. Burt, and a convert, eight miles from Edgefield Court House. There, citizens of all classes and denomina tions in the vicinity assembled to hear the zealous missionary, and most of them for the first time, and to hear Catholic doctrine and morals, which he forcibly and impressively preached —to the conviction of many. The happy result of this was that a gentleman who had been a regular and an attentive hearer—Dr. Elbert Bland of Edgefield, opened and head ed a subscription list for the building of a Catholic Church at the Court House. He was generously assisted not only by the few Catholics, but likewise by several non-Catholic friends. The amount collected was two thousand dollars, a large sum in those days. Father Bermingham purchased a four acre lot for the sum of three thousand dollars, although he did not have a dollar for this object. He left Edgefield and travelled far and wide on a collecting tour, returning in a few months with funds to pay for the lot. Dr. Bermingham set out on his second tour for money travelling to New Orleans and thence to Canada. On his return work at the Quarry began January 28, 1858. The following month, _ February 4, the cornerstone was laid by Dr. Patrick N. Lynch, Administrator of the Diocese of Char leston. The stone contains a copy of the last issue of the Catholic Miscel lany, the current day’s “Edgefield Ad vertiser,” a silver medal of the Imma culate Conception, and also the ori ginal subscription list of the citizens of Edgefield towards the Church, and a Latin document written by Dr. Lynch. In January, 1859. Dr. Bermingham, owing a debt of five thousands dol lars on the Church, went to Charles ton to beg. Thence he went to Ha vana, Cuba, and to the principal cities seeking donations for the Edge- field Church. He was especially in debted to the Bishop of Havana and General Concha. He also went as (Special to The Bulletin WASHINGTON, D. C. — The im pressive ceremony of departure of the -Rev. Timothy Brosnahan, S. M., for the foreign missions, was held at Marist College, here October 9. Father Brosnahan follows several other Marist missionaries, who, in recent years, after completing their training at Marist College have an swered the call to the mission field of Oceanica. Among these was the , • * . , , , , jlRev. Thomas Wade. S. M., first Vicar- On his return to Edgefield, he had ApostoUo of the Northern Solomon ott tne oebt^i s i anc js, who is to receive episcopal sufficient funds to pay and to complete the church all but fourteen hundred dollars. At the time of its dedication it is said that the church had no peer apart from the Cathedral of Charleston, south of the Potomac. It is of Norman style ar chitecture and was designed by Major John R. Nierensie, the architect of the State Capitol at Columbia. The edifice is of massive native granite quarried and cut about four miles away. In the tower was placed a bell cast at Menelly’s factory, Troy, New York. The organ was a gift of some liberal citizens, Bishop Lynch, and a few Catholics about Edgefield. Two marble altars were placed in the church and the paneling done in various colored marble. Over the main altar is a stained glass of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the Chufch. Those who have seen this church might well visualize the dynamic per sonality of Dr. Bermingham who made it a part of the rock of the ages. The dedication was held on Sunday, October 21, 1860. The Right Rev. P. N. Lynch, D. D., Bishop of Charleston, was accompanied by Rev. Felix J. Carr, his secretary, Miss Hermine Petit, Miss Elizabeth O’Gorman, and Louis Barbot, members of the Cathe dral Choir, Charleston. Bishop Lynch celebrated a solemn Pontifical Mass, assisted by Rev. Thomas Mur phy of Wilmington, N. C., as deacon, the Rev. J. J. O’Connell of Columbia, as sub-deacon, the Rev. Felix Carr as Master of Ceremonies, and the Rev. T. Bermingham as Archdeacon. Bishop Lynch delivered the sermon followed by an address from the pas tor. In the afternoon the Rev. J. J. O’Connell preached on Holy Com munion. It is interesting to note that Miss Hermine Petit, the Cathedral organist, played in Charleston, on tne piano with the world-renowned Sigis- mund Thalberg and received his eu logy. Mr. Louis Barbot, basso-pro- fundo, is said to have been the ar chitect of the Episcopalian Church at Barnwell, C. H., and remodelled the Court House at Charleston. Bishop Lynch was commissioned in 1864, by President Davis to go to Europe on a confidential mission as Minister- Plenipotentiary of the Confederate Government. In sketching the history of Catho licity and of the Church in Edgefield, it is proper to record the names of those who in addition to the contri bution of their money, rendered ac tual service in the construction of the Church. They are as follows: Dr. John Howard Burt, Charles Mathis, Francis O’Connor, James Mathis, John Bland, Louis Jones, Emmet Sibals, General James Griffin, and Dr. El bert Bland. Dr. Bermingham was es pecially indebted to Col. A. Simkins and Messrs. D. R. Durisoe and E. Heese, Editors of the ‘Edgefield Ad vertiser” whose “Kindly editorials and artistic appreciation cheered and encouraged him.” Father Berming ham said of Dr. Bland, “He was not only the first to commence and subscribe to the list of the subscription that originated the build ing of . the Church, but also he per sonally and by his influence and by various other means, stood by and as sisted Rev. Mr. Bermingham from the day he went into the Quarry, until the day he erected the cross on the church. . . . Indeed, with regard to all. our fellow-citizens, Rev. Mr Bermingham can truly say, that dur ing his three years intercourse with them, while building, he has never received an unkindness or discourtesy in word or deed: but on the contrary, every needed favor, every mark of re spect and politeness has been ex tended to him.” Marist Father Leaves f or Foreign Mission Father Brosnaham Goes From U. S. to Oceanica consecration in Sydney on October 26 at the hands of the Apostolic Del egate to Australia. Father Brosnahan who is to sail from San Francisco on October 23, is to be stationed under Bishop Wade. Last June Father Brosnahan com pleted his studies at Marist College and was ordained in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Concep tion on June 10, by Bishop McNa mara. He lived for some years in Washington, D. C., and has many friends and relatives in this city. At present his family is residing in Brookline, Mass. At 4 o’clock on the ninth of October the formal Departure Ceremony took place. Bishop Shahan presided. Af ter the customary interrogatory which recalls once more to the young missionary’s mind the joys and trials of his calling, Bishop Shahan preach ed a very appropriate sermon on the life of the apostolate and the Church as a missionary organization. After the sermon he gave Solemn Pontifical Benediction. The Very Rev. Romain Butin S. M., Provincial of the Washington Province of the Society of Mary, was deacon and the Very Rev. Nicholas A. Weber, S. M., Superior of Marist College, was subdeacon. The ceremony was attended not on ly by the members of the two Marist houses in Washington, but also by some of Father Brosnahan’s relatives, by a number of Sisters from several religious communities, and by rep resentatives of the Wekanduit Society of Trinity College. Abbe Dimnet Net to Debate Darrow Ecclesiastical Authorities Withhold Their Approval Emily Caroline Dozier, was the first child baptized in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The .first children baptized in the Church after the dedication were the children of John A. Bland and Sally A. Watson. The children were as follows: Arthur Simkins, (By N. C. W. C. News Service) NEW YORK. — Ecclesisatical au thorities of the Archdiocese of New York have declined to give permis sion for Abbe Ernest Dimnet, French priest, author and lecturer, to debate Clarence Darrow, an agnostic, on the subject “Is Religion Necessary?” at Mecca Temple on November 15, it was disclosed here recently. In the absence of His Eminence Patrick Cardinal Hayes, the Rt. Rev. John J. Dunn, Auxiliary Bishop of New York, denied permission for Abbe Dimnet to engage in the debate. Canon Law requires that a priest have permission from the Holy See or from the Bishop of the Diocese before engaging in any controversial religious discussion. That permission to debate Mr. Dar row had been withheld from Abbe Dimnet was revealed in letters made public by the Discussion Guild which was sponsoring the meeting. Abbe Dimnet had written to the Guild, ad vising them that the Chancery of the Diocese of New York had declined hmi permission for the debate. The Abbe also declared that the matter was closed so far as he was con cerned. ST. PAUL’S, BIRMINGHAM, PLANS NOV. BAZAAR , Avory, Elbert, Sophia, ,. , . --— * — Alice, Catherine (Kate) Smiley. The-i which Mrs. Elsie Roll is president, St. Barnabas Parish House Opened in Birmingham (Special to The Bulletin) BIRMINGHAM. Ala. — St. Paul’s parish here will conduct a bazaar November 20-22, and Father Pathe, director of the bazaar, has announc ed the chairmen of the various com mittees. A series of social features for the benefit of the bazaar- will precede it.' St. Barnabas Parish House opened recently with a splendid program. Rev. Francis J. McCormack, pastor, and Rev. Philip McCormack spoke. The Altar Society of the parish, of "MVc TTIoi/-* T? ^TT 7 „ ; j x sponsors were Dr. Wm. M. Burt, and Maria M. Burt. It is interesting to record that Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bland r were not Catholics, although Mrs. Bland became a Catholic on Au gust 22, 1869. Several of the pastors of St. Mary’s, Edgefield, have been very distin guished clergymen. The Rev. Charles Groghan was a chaplain with the rank of Major in the Confederate Army, as was also the Rev. L. P. O’Connell, serving as Military Chap lain to the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy of Charleston, who were in charge of the Confederate Hospital at Greenbrier, White Sulpher Springs, Va. Although Bishop Persico’s ad ministration antedates the foundation of the church, still, as a pastor of the Catholics of the Edgefield district he deserves mention, because he is the second Bishop who had labored on the missions of the United States to be raised to the Cardinalate. If the Catholic Church lives and labors in and about Edgefield today, arranged the household furniture. Mrs. Ellis Walker entertained the Catholic Woman’s Club here at a re cent meeting. we owe it after God, to the sacrifices of devoted and heroic bishops, priests, and laity. To recall to the memory of the present generation, and to record to future generations the achievements of the missionaries of the past is the purpose of this sketch of the Edgefield Church. The sources are as follows: Baptismal. Marriage, and Burial Record of St. Mary’s Church, Edge- field, begun by Dr. Bermingham and containing in his own handwriting a history of Catholicity in and about Edgefield. The U. S. Catholic Miscellany. The Archives of the Diocese cf Charleston. O’Connell’s, “History of Catholicity in the Carolina’s and Georgia.”