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EIGHT THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OI- GEORGIA JUNE 17. 1933 Abbot Bernard, for 29 Years FATHER WALSH IS Si. Bernard Abbot, Is Dead Second Abbot of Alabama Monastery Was First Bene dictine Professed There THREE PRIESTS FOR CHARLESTON DIOCESE (Special to The bulletin) ST. BERNARD. Ala.—The Rt. Rev. Bernard Menges. O. S. B„ Ph. D.. fox the past 29 years abbot of St. Bernard monastery and president of the col lege. died of a heart attack, on Tues day morning, June 5. at 9:15 a. m. Although in poor health for the past few years. Abbot Bernard punc tiliously observed every duty and obligation of his high position as su perior of the community until the very end. On the day of his death he had attended a high Mass cele brated by the Verv Rev. Prior Boni face Seng. O. S. B. Feeling unus ually weak. Abbot Bernard left the services and went to his room for a rest. Shortly afterwards he was found dead, death in all probability overtaking him suddenly. Abbot Bernard was born at Ober- mohr. in Rhenish Bavaria. Germany, December 11, 1866. At the age of 16 he came to America and remained for a short time with his uncle, the< Rt. Rev. Benedict Menges, O. S. B„ founder and first abbot of St. Ber nard. who was then stationed as pas tor at Huntsville, Ala. Having decid ed to devote his life to God as a Benedictine monk, he entered St. Vin cent’s Archabbey, Latrobe, Pa., as a candidate for the Order. After the year's novitiate, he pronounced his simple vows, July 11. 1389. During his clericate he was prefect of the senior department and profes sor of Latin. It was during these years that he obtained the practical experience and showed the execu tive qualifications that he has al ways manifested during the long tenure of office at St. Bernard. When the new community was es tablished at Cullman, in 1892. Abbot Bernard joined the community and was the first to make his religious profession as a member of St. Ber nard. Although he had not complet ed his studies, the exigencies of the times were such that an exception was made in his case, and he was ordained priest, Julv 19. 1892, by the Rt. Rev. Jeremiah O’Sullivan, D. D„ Bishop of Mobile, in the old St. Paul’s Church. Birmingham, Ala. When St. Bernard was opened for its initial session, September 18. 1892, Father Bernard was appointed its first vice president and director. He remained in this positron a year, when he ,was sent to Belmont Ab bey, Belmont, N. C., to complete his theological studies. In the summer of 189T he was appointed pastor of St. Michael’s church, Ripley, Ohio. He was stationed there for five years when he was recalled to St. Bernard, and again appointed director of the college. He was active in this ca pacity when, upon the death cf Ab bot Benedict. Father Bernard was chosen as his successor. July 20. 1904. The election was confirmed by the Holv See the following August, and on November 17. of the same ye ex. he was solemnly blessed bv the Rt. Rev. Edward P. Allen. D. D.. bishop of Mobile. On the celebration of his 25th anniversarv as abbot, the Holy Father. Pcoe Pius IX. signally hon ored him by conferring upon him the “cappa magna”. During the 29 years that Abbot Bernard has served as the superior of the community, many improve ments have been made. It is owing to a great extent to his indefatig able energy that St. Bernard is what it is today. Although not a caterer to modernistic tendencies. Abbot Bernard recognized the trend of the times, and by dint cf hard labor and unrelenting economy inaugurated changes and improvements that have made St. Bernard a thoroughly Ben edictine abbey and the school a strictly up-to-date educational insti tution'. In his death the community has sustained an irreparable loss and ■ his place at St. Bernard will be hard to replace. The funeral took place June 8. from the college chapel with interment in the morasterv cemetery. The Most Rev. Thomas J. Toolen. D. D.. Bishop of Mobile, six abbot prelates of the Benedictine Order, three monsignori, more than fifty priests of this and the neighboring dioceses, many sisters of different congregations, and a large concourse of people from Cullman, Birminhgam, Decatur, Gadsden and other nearby cities, attended the funeral of Abbot Bernard June 9. The services commenced with the solemn chanting of the Office of the Dead by the members of the com- munitv. Then followed the Solemn Pontifical High Mass of Requiem celebrated by His Excellency, Bishop Toolen, He was assisted during the services by the following: Rt. Rev. E. J. Hackett. V. G., as assistant priest; Very Rev. Prior Felix, O. S. B., Latrobe. Pa., and Rev. F. Theodose. O. S. B.. of Cullman, as deacons of honor; Rev. Frederick Haarth, of Hubbard Woods, III, as deacon of the mass and the Very Rev. F. Aloysius, O S. B., of St. Bernard, as subdeacon of the mass. Rev F. Phillip, O. S. B., and Rev. F. Andrew, O. S. B., of ficiated as masters of ceremonies Final absolution over the remains was given by four of the attending abbots and finally by Bishop Toolen himself. The officiating prelates at this impressive ceremony were the Ordained in East to Labor in the Southeast (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON. S. C—Three recent graduates in theology, the Rev. John P. Clancy, the Rev. Anthony Plikunas and the Rev. James J Guinea, or dained last Saturday, will labor in the Diocese of Charleston. Father Clancy was ordained at the Cathedral in New York, Father Pli kunas at the Hartford Cathedral and Father Guinea at the Cathedral at Buffalo. Father Clancy made his philosophi cal studies at Belmont Abbey College and his studies in theology at St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore; Father Pliqunas and Father Guinea are alumni of St. Bernard’s Seminary, Rochester, N. Y. They will come to Charleston early in July. Little Flower Camp in Land of the Sky Sisters of Christian Educa tion to Open It June 27 JESUIT PROVINCIAL Native of Mobile and Former Spring Hill President Suc ceeds Father Salter Rev. William Quinlan, Dean of Priests of South y Dies (Special to The Bulletin) ASHEVILLE, N. C.—The Little Flower Camp, conducted by the Sis ters of Christian Education “to sup ply the best possible outdoor vaca- ion for your little daughter,” will open at Mount St. Louis, June 27, and will close August 7. The Sisters of Christian Education conduct St. Gen- evieve-of-the-Pines College at Ashe- ville. The camp is splendily located, and the table is supplied from the camp farm and dairy. Playground super visors guide the children in their sports, swimming, volley ball, tether ball, obstacle golf, roller skaing, short hikes, treasurer hunts, nature-sturdy, wading camp fires and other pro grams. The little campers also ac quire a facility in the speaking of French at the camp. Since its establishment the Little Flower Camp has achieved a reputa tion as one of the finest camps in the South, and there is every prospect that the coming season will be a most successful one. Art Society Again Elects Mr. Haverty (Special to The Bulletin) NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Very, Rev. Joseph M. Walsh. S. J,, procu rator of the Jesuit Province of New Orleans, and a former president of Spring Hill College, lias been named provincial of the Province, succeed ing the late Very Rev. John M. Sal ter, S. J., who died several weeks ago. Father Walsh is a native of Mobile, a member of one of the leading Catholic families of Alabama, and an alumnus of Spring Hill. He was edu cated at Spring Hill College , St.. Stanislaus’ College, Macon, St. Louis University, and other institutions of the order, and ordained eleven years ago. He became president of Spring Hill College, his alma mater, Sep tember 8, 1925, and served nearly a year over the customary two, terms of three years each, retiring in Au gust of last year to pecome procu rator or finance officer of the prov ince. _ , At Spring Hill College, Father Walsh made a notable record both as a builder and an educator. He is one of the most widely known edu cators of the South, and under his direction Spring Hill, already dis tinguished in collegiate circles, gam ed new prestige and influence in educational circles. The Province of New Orleans of the Jesuit Fathers, which Father Walsh heads, extends from Virginia through Texas, and has in its charge twenty-five parishes, Loyola Univer sity at New Orleans, Spring Hill College at Mobile, four academies, two houses of retreats, served by 191 priests, and 39 brothers. The prov ince has forty-eight scholastics in the major seminary, 53 novices, six novice brothers and 37 junior schol- Father Walsh's predecessor, the late Father Salter, was, like him, a natiye of the South; Father Salter was born in Georgia at Sparta, ana all his priestly life and most of his student days were spent in the South, as Father Walsh’s have been. LAYMEN'S RETREAT FROM JULY 13 T016 Pastor of Sharon Church,, 89, Oldest Alumnus of St. Marv’s, Ordained 62 Years FATHER QUINLAN Robt. R. Otis Heads Realtors of Georgia Atlantan Honored at Recent Convention in Macon Atlanta Association Re names Him President (Special to The Bulletin) MACON. Ga.—Robt. R. Otis, chair man of the City Planning Board of Atlanta, and one of Georgia's most prominent real estate leaders, was elected president of the Georgia Real Estate Association here at the annual state convention which closed June 4. Mr. Otis is president of the Atlanta branch of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia and active also in Atlanta business and civic move ments. (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga—The Rev. Wii- liam Quinlan, for a generation the dean of the secular clergy of Geor gia and for several years the dean of the clergy of the Southeast, died in Atlanta Saturday, June 3, after an illness which became serious only two days before his death. He was eighty-nine years old at the time of his death, sixty-two years ordained, and the oldest alumnus of St. Marys Seminary, Baltimore, the alma mater of more priests than any other semi nary in the United States. Father Quinlan was pastor of the Church of the Purification, Sharon, and went to Atlanta about two months ago for treatment. He was active up to that time, and even since going to Atlanta he had made a trip to Savannah to attend ceremonies at the Cathedral. Greenville Knights Receive Communion Thirteenth Annual Retreat to Be Held at St. Joseph’s Home, Washington, Ga. (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—J. J. Haverty. K.S.G.. president of the Atlanta Art Association, and for many years one of the prime movers in increasing in terest in art in the Southeast, was re-elected president at the biennial election meeting held here recently. The Art Association conducts the High Museum of Art, the annual re part of which revealed constantly in creasing attendance and no deficit for the year. Over 23,300 persons visited the museum during the year. Catholic Hour at Americas Station Fourth Sunday of Each Month—Fr. Sheehan Speaks (Special to The Bulletin) AMERICUS, Ga. — Station WENC here is continuing its monthly Catho lic hour each fourth Sunday after noon from four to five. The May broadcast was given by the Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan of Albany and the Southest Georgia missions, of which the Rev. Thos. A. Brennan is pastor. A feature of the broadcast is a question box. The reaction to the local Catholic hour has been most gratifying, there being numerous in dications of its effectiveness and the favorable reception it is being given by countless people in this territory. Rt. Rev. Abbot Alcuin, O. S. B., Praeses, St. John’s Abbey, College- ville, Minn.; Rt. Rev Abbot Martin, O. S. B.. St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchmson ,Kan.; Rt. Rev. Abbot Vin cent. O. S. B., Belmont Abbey, Bel mont, N. C., and Rt. Rev. Abbot Jus tus. O. S. B., St. Bede's Abbey, Peru 111. The corpse was then born in pro cession to its final resting place in the monastery cemetery, accompanied by the entire assembly. Among the prelates present for the occasion were: The Rt. Rev. Abbot Francis. O. S. B., St. Leo, Fla.; Rt. Rev., Abbot Mark, O. S. B., Shawnee, Okla.; Rt. Rev. Msgr. John M. Mo- gan, V. G., Nashville, Tenn.; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis T. Sullivan, Chatta nooga, Tenn. Men of Parish Offer Com munion for Msgr. Gwynn AUGUSTA. Ga—The 13tli annual retreat for the laymen of Georgia, sponsored by the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, will be held at St. Joseph’s Home, Washington, Ga., from Thursday night, July 13, to the following Sunday morning. Tlie holding of the retreat at St. Jo seph's Home is made possible through (lie generous co-operation of the Rev. Thomas L. Finn, manager of the Home, and the Sisters of St. Joseph. The retreat is open to interested lay men not only in Georgia, but else where. Early reservations are advis able; tlie registration last year ap proached the capacity of the Home. Reservations may be made by writ ing tlie chairman of the retreat sec tion, R. W. Hatcher, Milledgeville, or (.he secretary, Richard Reid, 1109 La mar Building, Augusta, Ga.; officers of local retreat- committees will also receive reservations. The expenses of the retreat are met by private vol untary contributions from the re- treatants. The name of the retreat- master wall be announed in the next issue of The Bulletin; it will be given by a Jesuit Father. (Special to The Bulletin) GREENVILLE, S. C. —The Knights of Columbus and men of St. Mary's parish received Holy Communion in a body the first Sunday in June, a quarterly custom, and offered up their Communion and prayers for the soeedv recovery and return of the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. K. Gwynn, pastor of St. Mary's, who has been ill for some time and is. now recup erating at the home of his sister, Mrs. C. C. F. Hammond, Kathwood. S. C., near Augusta. Monsignor Gwynn is gradually recovering his strength after his long seige of ill ness. The Rev. Sidney F. Dean was celebrant of the Mass. The commit tee arranging the attendance of the men at the Communion included William Watson. Thomas P. Cant well. Charles Kloeckler. James F. Gallivan and John L. Sowers. Stephens Mitchell Heads Lawyers’ Club Elected at Annual Meeting of Atlanta Legal Group ATLANTA, Ga.—Stephens Mitchell, a leading member of the Atlanta Bar, was elected president of the Atlanta Lawers’ Club at the annual meeting just held here. Mr. Mitchell is chair man of the Historical Committee of the Atlanta Branch of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia, and widely known in Georgia legal and historical circles. He is a member of pioneer Atlanta and Georgia families. Motorcade to St. Joseph’s Home at Washington Sunday A motorcade from Macon Sun day to St. Joseph’s Home, Wash ington, started the series of trips to tlie Diocesan home for boys. An account of this motorcade will appear in tlie next issue of The Bulletin. (Special to Tlie Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—The Knights of Columbus Councils of Atlanta and Augusta, of which C. L. McGowan and John T. Buckley are the respec tive grand knights, will sponsor a mo torcade to St. Joseph's Home, Wash ington, Sunday, June 18. George N. Bremer is chairman of the Atlanta committee and J. Coleman Dempsey of the committee in Augusta. A start will be made from each city after Mass, in time to allow those partici pating in the motorcade to reach Washington before noon. No reservations are necessary; the onlv thing required is that those wishing to participate go to the home, taking along a lunch with a little additional for the boys at the home, a treat for the youngsters there. St. Joseph’s Home, the Diocesan home for boys, is under the manage ment of the Rev. Thomas L. Finn, and conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The new building there, erected chiefly through the efforts of generous Atlanta friends of the or phans. who adopted this means of as sisting the Most Rev. Bishop of Sa vannah in his efforts for the home less little ones of the Diocese, was dedicated a year ago, and is one of the most comfortable buildings of its kind to be found anywhere. The annual pilgrimage to St. Jo seph's sponsored by the Knights of Columbus has done a great deal to ward acquainting the laity of tlie Dio cese with the splendid work being done there by .'Father Finn and the Sisters, and it is anticipated that the attendance this year will be even lar ger than the encouraging attendance at previous affairs of the kind. Born in Cork, Ireland, eighty-nine years ago. Father Quinlan came to the United States at an early age. He made his studies in theology at St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, and was ordained January 8, 1871, at St. Patrick’s Church, Augusta, by Bishop Persico, the fourth Bishop of Savan nah, who later became a Cardinal in Rome. Father Quinlan's first assignment was at the Church of tlie Immaculate Conception. Atlanta; he later served at St. Patrick’s Church. Augusta, and for twenty-seven years he labored at St Patrick’s. Savannah. In 1907 he returned to the Church of the Imma culate Conception. Atlanta, the scene of his earliest labors, remaining there until transferred to the Southwest Georgia Missions, with headquarters at Albany. From Albany he went to Sharon as pastor of the Church of the Purification and chaplain of Sacred Heart Seminary. There were few priests anywhere in the country more widely known than Father Quinlan, and at the time of his death it is believed he was the oldest priest in the United States in active service. He was a frequent visitor in Atlanta, and often went to Savannah, despite the 292 miles be tween the cities. Six years ago when the Catholic Press Association of the United States met in Savannah, Father Quinlan was among those pre sent; there were few better informed about things Catholic and secular throughout the United States and the world than he. His interests were thoroughly Catholic and universal. Father Quinlan had friends in every corner of Georgia, for his labors in his sixty-two years as a priest brought him to every section of the state. Those who knew him best loved him most, and the earliest memories of many of the oldest Cath olics of Atlanta and Augusta as well as Savannah and the missions involve this study priest of the old school, whose heart was as big as the terri tory he has served. BISHOP OFFICIATES AT FUNERAL MASS There were services at Atlanta for Father Quinlan before the remains were sent to Savannah, where they were met by tlie 4th Degree Knights of Columbus; the Rev. H. A. Clark, pastor of St. Anthony's Church, At lanta, accompanied the remains to Savannah. At the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, where the body lay in state, the Most Rev. Michael J, Keyes, D. D„ Bishop of Savannah, the Very Rev. Msgr. Jos. F. Croke, rector of the Cathedral, and the clergy met the remains at the cathe dral door; the office for the dead was said, Monsignor Croke officiating, as sisted by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jos. D. Mitchell, V. G„ the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A. Kane, and the clergy. Bishop Keyes was the celebrant of the Pantffical Mass of Requiem at the Cathedral June 6, with Monsignor Mitchell as assistant priest, the Rev. H. F. Clark, Atlanta, and the Rev. H. A. Schonhardt, Columbus, dea cons of honor, the Rev. D. J. Mc Carthy, Columbus, deacon of the Mass, the Rev. Jos. R. Smith, Savan nah, sub-deacon, Monsignor Croke, master of ceremonies, and the Rev. James Conlin. assistant master of ceremonies. The sermon was deliv ered by Monsignor Mitchell and Bishop Keyes pronounced the absolu tion. Present at the Mass in the sanc tuary were all the clergy of Savan nah and representatives of nearly every parish in the Diocese. Repre sentatives of the religious orders of the Diocese were also present. Pall bearers were C. A. McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, Joseph McEllin, James Connors, P. J. McNamara, Thomas Brennan, Timothy Sheehan and Hugh Grady. Bishop Keyes, Monsignor Mitchell, Monsignor Kane, Monsignor Croke and all the clergy at the Mass assisted in the interment services at Cathedral Cemetery. In his sermon Monsignor Mitchell recalled Father Quinlan’s long and zealous career as a priest, during which he carried the consolations of the Sacraments to countless thousands many of whom would nave perished were it not for his ministrations. Father Quinlan was ope of the last men in the world who would want, words of eulogy pronounced over him, Monsignor Mitchlel said, and he concluded his sermon ■ with the words of Holy Writ: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant .. enter into the joys of thhe Lord.”