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Published by the
Catholic Lay
men’s Association
of Georgia.
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed”
VOL. XVII. No. 1.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. JANUARY 31, 1936
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Cardinal Dougherty Presides at Installation of
Bishop O'Hara as the Ninth Bishop of Savannah
Cardinal Dougherty
His Eminence, the Archbishop of Philadelphia
Baltimore Catholic Review
WelcomesBishop to Province
Bulletins
MOTHER IRENE, foundress of the
College of New Rochelle, died in
New York early in January. “Her
noble career is one of the glories of
the Ursuline Order”, His Eminence,
Cardinal Hayes, said in his message
of sympathy.
MSGR. THOMAS V. SHANNON,
for over twenty years editor of the
New World, official organ of the
Archdiocese of Chicago, has resigned
because of press of other duties, and
Father Edward V. Dailey, has been
appointed to succed him. The Rev.
Dr. Timothy Rowan continues as
president and general manager.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY and
the National Georgraphic Society will
sponsor an expedition to Soviet Rus
sia to observe the next total eclipse
of the sun scheduled to sweep across
Asia June 19. The Rev. Dr. Paul
McNally, S. J., director of the George
town University Observatory, will be
leader of the party.
GOV. FRANK II. COONEY, of
Montana, was buried in St. Mary’s
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont., after
Pontifical Mass of Requiem, at which
Bishop O’Hara of Great Falls and
Bishop-elect Gilmore of Helena, were
present. Governor Cooney was one
of the leading Catholic laymen of
the West.
FATHER COUGHLIN in a recent
broadcast said that while he endorsed
the social security ideals of the
Townsend Plan, it is “impossible for
the government to secure $1,600,000,-
000 a month required to distribute
$200 to each of the aged ciizens of the
natoin.
THE PACIFIC COAST Football
Conference teams have eliminated St.
Mary’s College, the University of
Santa Clara and the University of
San Francisco, all Catholic schools,
from their schedules, a policy which
has been protested by members of the
state legislature, state universities
controlling the conference. The Col
lege of the Pacific, Methodist, at San
Jose, has also been eliminated.
TWO WOMEN PHYSICIANS, Dr.
Angelina Guerrieri, of Stockbridge,
Mass., and Dr. Antonia Jaramillo, of
Manila, are entering the Maryknoll
Sisters and will make their novitiate
at Maryknoll, i,. Y„ Dr. Guerrieri is
a graduate of the Marquette Univer
sity School of Medicine and Dr.
Jaramillo of the University of the
Philippines.
PAUL BOURGET, for decades one
of the great literary figures of
France and the world, died in Paris
Christmas Eve. His Eminence Cardi
nal Verdier, officiated at the funeral
Mass.
FATHER JOHN P. KEAVIN, pas
tor of Holy Rosary Church. Niagara
Falls, delivered a sermon on death,
was taken ill while distributing Holy
Communion, finished the Mass, and
died two minutes after he returned
to the vestry after Mass.
(Editorial in The Savannah Press)
The Evening Press has already
extended a welcome to Savannah
and the state of Georgia to Most
Rev. Gerald Patrick O’Hara, D. D„
J. U. D., who was today installed as
Bishop of Savannah Diocese. The
initial welcome was given when it
was first announced a successor to
Bishop Michael J. Keyes had been
named. Today the Evening Press re
news that declaration of pleasure at
the selection made by the church au-
thoritis in assigning this distinguish
ed son of the Church to this imme
diate diocese.
Surely Bishop O'Hara must have
concluded todav he was indeed in
the house and home of his friends.
The handsome Cathedral, in its new
interior dress, was crowded to ca
pacity with those not alone of the
faith of the eminent prelate but by
Holy Father’s Cable
Read at Ceremony
Papal Blessing: Sent Bis
hops, Priests, Laity
“On the occasion of your installa
tion as Bishop of Savannah in the
presence of His Eminence, Daunts
Cardinal Dougherty, the Holv Father
sen’s to His Eminence, His Excel
lency, and all present, both clergy and
iity, Paternal, Apostolic Ben. dic
tion. ’
Tills message from the Holy Father
through His Eminence, Car i.ral Pa-
celli, Papal Secretary of Slate, was
ret d at the instal ation Mass by Mon-
siomor Mitchell.
Hund eds of other messages were
received, chief among them being
those from His Eminence, Patrick
Cardinal Hayes, Arc' bi hop of New
York, and the Most Re/. Michael J.
Curlej r , D. D. Archbishop of Ba ti-
morc, and Bishop O Hara’s Me ropol-
itaii as a Bishop of the Province of
Baltimore.
BISHOPKEYESllD
TOUGHING FAREWELL
Bishop O’Hara, Clergy and
Laity at Station — Purse
Presented Previously
The Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes,
S. M„ D. D., for thirteen years Bish
op of Savannah, in his usual mod
est, retiring way, sought to slip
quietly out of the State and Diocese
he has served so zealously and at
such sacrifice of health and strength.
Word of the time of his departure
leaked out, however, and the be
loved retiring Bishop was given
such a farewell reception as perhaps
Savannah’s Union Station never
witnessed before.
Bishop Keyes planned to leave for
New York without formality, and
kept his plans as secret as possible
so that he would inconvenience no
one by his leaving. He was to be ac
companied to New York by the Rev.
James H. Conlin of the Cathedral.
At Union Station, however, he was
surprised to see the entire Benedic
tine School Battalion presenting
arms, and the clergy and laity there
en masse — the farewell—or rather
au revoir to Bishop Keyes was
heartfelt and impressive, and the
Bishop was visibly touched by it
The last to bid him goodbye was
his successor. Bishop O’Hara, whose
parting with him was as touching as
the Bishop Keyes’ welcome of his
successor just one week before at
the same station.
Bishop Keyes, accompanied by Fa
ther Conlin, went to New York from
Savannah, whore he will remain for
a short time with a pastor who is an
old friend; while his plans are not
definite it is probable that he will go
from there to Ireland for a visit- and
those of other denominations, who
wished to do the new bishop desig-
na.j honor and to indicate by their
presence their delight in greeting
liim and to assure him of a genuine
Georgia welcome.
Within the short time he has been
within the confines of the diocese
Bishop O’Hara has won the hearts
and affections of those who have
contacted him. His whole being ra
diates an enthusiastic interest in his
new home and his new duties. And
he will find they are responded to
gladly by those who are to be asso
ciated with him as laymen or those
serving in clerical stations.
Bishop, the people of Georgia,
which comprises your diocesan ter
ritory, greet you, and the people of
Savannah, which is now your home,
extend you the cordial comradeship
one Savannahian bestows upon an-
Otiw*, ....
BY MONSIGNOR ALBERT E. SMITH
(Editor-in-Chief of The Baltimore
Catholic)
Review, in a front page editorial in
The Review)
The Review welcomes to the
Eccleiastical Province of Baltimore,
the Most Reverend Gerald P. O'Hara,
who was installed on Wednesday as
the ninth Bishop of Savannah.
We know no better wish we can
extend to Bishop O’Hara than that
he will find in the people of his
diocese the loyalty and affection
which the Catholics of Georgia gave
to that gentle, kindly prelate whom
he has succeeded, the Most Rev.
Michael J. Keyes. And the affection
which the Catholics of Georgia have
given to Bishop Keyes has been given
likewise by the non-Catholics of
Georgia who learned to know him.
Bishop Keyes is close to the hearts
of us at The Review. We want Bishop
O’Hara to know that we wish him to
share in the affection and esteem
which we hold for his predecessor.
How inspiring it was to me to see
Bishop Keyes step forward as the
first to greet his successor on his ar
rival in Savannah and to escort him
to his new episcopal home.
Bishop Keyes did magnificent work
in Georgia. He won the hearts of
all and saw the Church progress in
his diocese. He left the diocese free
from debt.
Everyone who knows Bishop
O’Hara speaks of his splendid per
sonality, his democracy, his kindness,
his zeal for souls. The remarkable
number of priests and laymen who
went to Savannah from Philadelphia
for the ceremony of installation
proves what manner of man the new
Bishop of that Southern diocese is.
The presence of Cardinal Dougherty
as officiating prelate at the nstalla-
tion, shows that Bishop O’Hara per
formed well his duties in the Arch
diocese of Philadelphia, that he had
not only the affection and esteem of
his fellow-priests and the members
of the laity but the esteem, affection,
confidence and appreciation of his
eminent superior.
Glady then do we welcome Bishop
O’Hara to the Ecclesiastical Province
of Baltimore, which is so proud of
its Bishops. He will like the South,
he will love the people of Georgia.
In the Georgia Laymen’s Association
he will find an organization that has
won the acclaim of the country, and
whose reputation has become inter
national. In the Georgia Laymen’s
Bulletin, he will have an official
organ of which he can be proud, an
organ whose influence is not con
fined to the State of Georgia, but
spreads afar.
Many and happy be the years that
lie ahead of Bishop O’Hara in his new
fields of labor.
(Address of the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jos. D.
Mitchell to Bishop O’Hara at the
installation Mass)
Most Reverend Bishop: I pass over
the title of “Your Excellency” be
cause by addressing you direct, Most
Reverend Bishop, I can speak better
the thoughts, feelings, hopes and
aspirations of the priests and people
of this diocese. We welcome you
from our hearts, Most Reverend
Bishop. You have been appointed
and sent here by the Suoreme Auth
ority of our Holy Chur-h, to be our
leader, our guide, and to be our
friend and our co-worker in the
vineyard of our Lord in this diocese.
Most Reverend Bishop, I know I
voice the sentiments of every priest
and every religious in this diocese
when I tell you that you are most
heartily welcome. You will find
among us, a devoted clergy and a
faithful and devoted people. You
will find a diocese where, in spite
of fewness in number, great things
have been accomplished in the past.
You will find, Most Reverend
Bishop, a people who will love and i
16 ARCHBISHOPS AND
BISHOPS, 4 ABBOTS
ATTEND CEREMONY
His Eminence, Monsignor
Mitchell, Bishop O’Hara
Speakers at Installation
Mass in Savannah
Bishop Keyes Greets
Successor at Train
“Bishop O’Hara Special”
Brings 200 Priests and
Laity From Philadelphia
The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
D. D. J. U. D., for the past six years
Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia,
was installed as the ninth Bishop of
Savannah at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist January 15.
His Eminence Dennis Cardinal
Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadel
phia. presided at the ceremony
which was attended by sixteen other
archbishops and bishops, four ab
bots, fifteen monsignori and about
two hundred priests- one af the larg
est gatherings of prelates and priests
in the history of the Church in the
South Atlantic St; tes.
Bishop O’Ha a was the celebrant of
the Solemn Pontifical Mass; His Em
inence at the beginning of the Mass
and after the reading of t papal
Bulls by the Rev. Harold J. Barr,
Savannah, reviewed the distinguished
career of the new Ordinary of the
See who he said now takes up the
burdens laid down by the zealous,
beloved Bishop Keyes, whose resig
nation as a result of ill health fol
lows thirteen years of devoted,
fruitful service in the Episcopacy,
comparatively free of debt-
HIS EMINENCE LAUDS
FORMER AUXILIARY
“It v- ould be an understatement of
fact to say that Bishop O’Hara gave
full satisfaction during the nearly
seven years of his Episcopate in
Philadelphia,” His Eminence said.
“Indeed, he surpassed the high ex
pectations entertained of him. He la
bored zealously, untiringl} and
fruitfully. He enjoyed t e admira
tion and .ffection of his Superior, of
his fellow clergy and of the laity.
Not only Catholics but also non-
Catholics were charmed by his un
pretentious and simple manner,
which is not assumed, but natural
to him. We who know him all his
life shall be surprised and disap-
respect you and who will be obedient
in all you direct them to do, and to
think and to feel.
You will find here in the diocese
of Savannah the greatest friendliness
of feeling among all classes of our
people. You will find the most cor
dial and friendly relations among
people of all branches of religion.
This may be attributed in some meas-
urct to the good example of our peo
ple in recent strenuous times and to
the patience and examples of the
clergy. 1 would say that the work
of the Laymen’s Association of the
Diocese of Savannah has been a great
and potent factor, and, to give credit
where credit it due, the love, the
zeal and the piety of Bishop Keyes
is one of the causes of that kindness
mid friendliness that you will find
in our city and state.
From our hearts we welcome you
here to take up the duties of your
office. We are willing to follow you
in all you may see fit to ordain, for
the Glory of God, for the saving of
soul, and for the peace and security
of Holy Mother Church. We bid you
a heart-felt welcome.
(Continued on Page Four)
Bishop Winning Georgians’
Hearts, Says Savannah Press
Editorial Asserts He Must Already Have Concluded He Is
in House of His Friends
(Continued on Page Four)
Monsignor Mitchell Extends
Welcome in Name of Diocese
Vicar-General Tells New Bishop He Will Find in Georgia
a Loyal and Devoted Clergy and People