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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. 3. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 28, 1936 ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR Anderson, S.C., Center of Great Mission Territory Pastor at Anderson THE REV. HENRY L. SPIESMAN, for the past six years pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Anderson, and the Anderson missions, including Abbe ville, Clemson College, Fairplay, Mc Cormick, Greenwood, Newberry, Wal- halla, S. C., and Hartwell, Ga. Father Spiesman, a native of Buffalo, N. Y., was ordained for the Diocese of Charleston, has served in every part of the state, and was formerly pastor of St. Paul’s Church, Spartanburg. Assistant Pastor THE REV. CHARLES J. BAUM, assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s Church and the Anderson Missions covering seven counties in South Carolina and one in Georgia, is a native of Charles ton. where he received his early ed ucation, then entering St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., where he made his classical studies, and St. Mary's Seminary, where he made his course in philosophy and theology, receiving the degrees of Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts and Bachelor of Sacred Theology. Father Baum was ordained for the Diocese of Charleston by the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese; he was assigned to the Cathedral and was a member of the faculty of Bishop England High School in Charleston after his ordi nation. He was also previous to his assignment to the Anderson Missions assistant pastor at St. Joseph Church, Charleston. In Anderson and its mis sions as in Charleston Father Baum has won a warm place in the hearts of the people by his kindly, zealous, priestly character. ORIGINAL CHURCH DEDICATED IN 1861 Bishop Lynch Officiated at Ceremony—Present Church Erected in 1910 The history of the Anderson Mis sions, if completely written, would form several sizable volumes. Here a brief mention must suffice with ref erence to the Church of St. Joseph, the Mother Church of the Anderson Missions. The first Catholic residents of An derson settled here about the middle of the last century. Some of their descendants are at the present time members of this parish. Miss Agatha Spellman of Anderson assures us that civil records certify that the lot at the corner of E. Earle and N. McDuffie Streets (where the church, stands at present) was deeded to the Right Rev. P. N. Lynch, D. D., Bishop of Charleston, on December 23. 1868. On May 10. 1861, the original Church of St. Joseph was dedicated by Bishop Lynch who was assisted in the ceremonies by Fathers H. P. Northrop and J. J. Monaghan, both of whom later became Bishops. At this period Father Woolahan was in charge of the Anderson congregation. Dr. O’Connell, the historian of the Church in the Carolinas and Geor gia, gives credit to Capt. John Mc Grath and Mr. M. D. Kennedy for their untiring efforts in the labor of paying off the debts of the new church. 1910 marked an important date in the history of the Anderson church for in that year the building was completely renovated and enlarged; this work was carried to its comple tion through the efforts of Monsig nor Gwynn, then in charge of the church. On October 10, 1910, the building was rededicated to the ser vice of God, with Bishop Northrop officiating at the services and Bishop Monaghan of Wilmington. Del., de livered the sermon. Bishop Keiley of Savannah graced the occasion with his presence and spoke at the eve ning service. In 1919 St. Joseph's Church was canonically established as a parish with the Rev. T. J. Mackin as the first pastor. At the end of three years Father Mackin was succeeded by the Rev Timothy McGrath who also remained here for three years. The Rev. E. P. Sweeney followed Father McGrath and was pastor for one year. At the end of this time Anderson again fell under the juris diction of the Graniteville Missions. In 1929 Father McGrath returned as pastor, having as Tiis assistant the Rev. Christopher O'Sullivan. In 1930 the new rectory, one of the many ecclesiastical buildings erected dur ing the time since Bishop Walsh has come to the diocese as the sixth Or dinary, was completed. In the latter part of 1930 the Rev. Henry L. Spiesmai*- took charge of the Anderson Missions and is the Dresent pastor of St. Joseph’s Church. The Rev. James Guinea was assist ant pastor from 1933 until 1935. The Rev. Charles J. Baum was appointed assistant pastor in September of last year. On October 16, 1935, the Silver Ju bilee of St. Joseph's Church was ob served. The principal features of this celebration were Solemn Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament and a sermon. The celebrant at the Bene diction was Father McGrath, the dea con was Father Dean, and the sub deacon Father Baum. Father Mackin preached the anniversary sermon and he with Father Spiesman served as acolytes. Monsignor Gwynn. who was unable to be present, telegraph ed greetings. Brother Leander of Memphis College Dies MEMPHIS, Term.—Brother Lean der of the Christian Brothers, who spent most of his fifty years as a teacher and religious at the Chris tian Brothers College here, died late in February after a short illness. Brother Leander came to Memphis first in 1885, and thirty-four of the intervening years he spent as a member of the faculty of the col lege here. He taught the grandfath ers of some of the present students, and all whom he ever taught held him in affectionate memory. He was a native of Ireland and three years ago went back there on a visit. The funeral was held here from St. Pe ter’s Church, with interment in Cal vary Cemetery. Anderson Church and Rectory Dean of District The Chapel at Clemson THE RT. REV. MSGR. A. K. GWYNN, V. F., pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Greenville, dean of the Greenville district, including Ander son and for over 40 years a priest of the Diocese of Charleston. MSGR. GWYNN LEADER IN LITURGICAL ART H’is Work in This Field in Deanery Widely Commended The Right Reverend Andrew K. Gwynn, V.F.. pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Greenville, and head of the Greenville deanery, and for many years in direct charge of the territory now included within the area of the Anderson Missions, has been an in defatigable worker in the cause of advancing the liturgical movement, a work which is becoming more wide spread throughout the county and one which has the hearty approval and endorsement of the Holy Father. The Churches of Our Lady of Lourdes in Greenwood, of St. An drew at Clemson, and the chapels of St. Mary’s Convent and St. Francis Hospital, both in Greenville, have elicited generous praise from those who are students of what has been called the Liturgical Revival. These churches and chapels measure up to the strictest requirements of the liturgy and are some of the examples of the work in this regard that has been accomplished. by Monsignor Gwynn within the last decade or more. Saint Andrews’ Church , The religious needs of the Cath olic students of Clemson College were first ministered to from Green ville. and in late years have been supplied from Anderson. A recent communication from Father Edward A. Duff, a priest of the Diocese of Charleston and now head of the U. S. Army Chaplains, with headquar ters in Washington, D. C., informs us that in the early years of his ministry he celebrated Holy Mass from time to time at the college. A step in progress in the work of the Church in this area was made last December 8 when the magnifi cent new Church of St. Andrew was solemnly blessed by the Most Rev. Emmett M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Charleston. The new church build ing, of which the Very Rev. Michael Mclnemey, O. S. B.,, A. I. A., of Belmont Abbey, N. C., was archi tect, was described in the previous issue of The Bulletin. St. Andrews’ (which is named af- Clemson College, S. C. ter the patron saint of Msgr. Gwynn) was a gift of the lately deceased dis tinguished Catholic layman, Mr. James F. Gallivan. of Greenville. The building embodies the spirit of the “Medieval English Country Chapel,’’ and is complete in every liturgical appointment. Monsignor Gwynn celebrated the first Mass in the new church on the day of its dedication. The Dedica tion Mass was offered by Bishop Walsh who also delivered the ser mon. Assisting in the dedicatory exercises were Father H. L. Spies man, in charge of the church, and Father Sydney F. Dean, assistant pastor of St. Mary's Church in Greenville. At the present time there are about twenty-eight Catholic stud ents at Clemson College; these with the Catholic families resident in the neighborhood of the college form the congregation of St. Andrews’, where the Holy Sacrifice is offered every Sunday during the school year.