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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA DECEMBER 21, 1937
SISTERS OF MERCY
AT SAINT MARY’S
Historic Names Connected
With History of Order in
the Old North State
The work of the Sisters of Mercy
in North Carolina is one of the glori
ous chapters of the history- of the
Church in the Old North State, and
sprinkled through the history of
their efforts are numerous distin
guished names, from that of Bishop
England to that of Bishop Hafey;
those of Cardinal Gibbons, . Bishop
Northrop, Bishop Hard and Father
Price might be mentioned especially.
Their work elsewhere in the state
hak been described from time to time
in The Bulletin, but nowhere are its
memories more sacred than in this
former See City.
But the Sisters do not rely on their
great traditions or their record of
past achievements, they combine
their background of tradition with
the enthusiasm of a movement
youthful in the service of the
Church. This is especially evident
in the beautiful and historic City of
Wilmington. where St. Mary’s
School has been enlightening minds
and forming characters for genera
tions and where today 133 pupils are
the" current material the Sisters are
laboring to fashion to conform to the
Christian, Catholic model.
Father Smith K. of C.
Charleston Speaker
Delivers Address at Annual
Memorial Exercises There
Southern Newspaper
Hails Descendants
of St. Thomas More
Shreveport Daily Times Re
calls Kinship of Father
Carbajal With Martyred*
Chancellor of England
CHARLESTON, S. C. — The Rev.
George L. Smith was the principal
speaker at the annual memorial ex
ercises of P. N. Lynch Council,
Knights of Columbus, at which
Charles C. Tighe, William J. Condon,
E. Joseph O’Callaghan, John J.
Healy, James F. Redding and Mich
ael F. Moran were, memorialized. The
Cathedral choir under the direction
of Mrs. Thomas F. Mosimann, pro
vided the music, members participat
ing including Mrs. W. J. Croghan,
Miss Alice Moran, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank C. Wheat, and Frank B.
Cchacte. Officers of the Council
participating in the exercises includ
ed Thomas J. Burke, grand knight;
Seth J. Ferrara, deputy grand
knight; John J. McFrane, financial
secretary; Michael F. Mahoney, re
corder; John I. Clancy, chancellor;
John J. Bevis. advocate: • Andrew
Pinto, warden; the Rev. John J. Mc
Carthy, chaplain.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SHREVEPORT, La.-The Shreve
port Daily Times recently published
an extended article directing the at
tention of its readers to the fact that
there was dwelling in the midst of
them a descendant of a great his
torical personage and a saint, St.
Thomas More, in the~ person of the
Rev. F. C. Carbajal, S. J., of St.
John’s Church, formerly of Sacred
Heart Church, Augusta, Ga. Father
Carbajal has a brother, Joseph, who
is also a priest of the Society of
Jesus, in Texas. (Both attended the
1936 convention of the Catholic Lay
men’s Association of Georgia in Au
gusta.—Editor of The Bulletin).
Bom in Louisiana, the son of Ber
nard Gonzales Carbajal and Mrs.
Margaret More Conahan Dunshie
Carbajal; his mother is a direct
descendant of Henry the Eighth’s
martyred chancellor. Both Fathers
Carbajal were ordained in Montreal,
and their first Masses were served
with their father and their brother,
Nicholas, prominent New Orleans at
torney, as altar boys.
Sir Thomas More lost his life when
he declared he loved his king and
he loved his God, and that when his
king commanded him to do that
which his God forbade, he was
forced to obey God rather than his
king. Because he would not recog
nize his king as head of the Church,
Sir Thomas More, chanceller of the
realm, was beheaded, going to his
death calmly, even joyously. The
Kings of England from the time of
Henry the Eighth have been known
as Defenders of the Faith, and this,
ironically enough, because of Henry’s
Defense of the Seven Sacraments,
which was written by Henry with
the aid of Sir Thomas More. Sir
Thomas More became Blessed Thomas
More years ago and he was canonized
May 19, 1935. That the virtues which
made of Sir Thomas More such a
staunch defender of the Church are
still vigorous in the family is evi
dent from the careers of his Jesuit
descendants, the Fathers Carbajal,
who are endowed with his scholar
ship, his gentility, his friendliness
and other characteristics which made
him a nobleman by nature as well
as in name.
WILMINGTON CHURCH
IS FAMOUS EDIFICE
St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral
One of Two Churches of
Its Kind in Entire Section
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and
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ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, WIL
MINGTON, N. C., Father James
Manley, pastor of one of the most
beautiful churches in the South, re
cently observed the silver jubilee fo
its completion and dedication. The
church, erected by the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Christopher Dennen, who came to
Wilmington forty-six years ago and
who is now pastor-ereritus, is built
without a pillar in it- interior to ob
struct the view, and it was designed
by Rafael Guastavino and, after his
death, by his son; the Guastavinos,
distinguished Spanish architects, were
brought to North Carolina by tlje
Vanderbilts to desigfi Biltmore, near
Asheville. They also designed St.
Lawrence’s Church, Asheville.
If St- Mary’s were not distinguish-
er by its clear span inside, it would
still be a remarkable church; it is
one of rare beauty, of beautiful brick
and tile construction, and located on
a site in a most desirable part of
the city, a splendid site for its state
ly beauty. A fine rectory in har
mony with the beauty of the church
is located next to it.
DR. DERRY TO DIRECT
PROGRAM FOR K. OF G.
Former College President to
Head Order’s Crusade
Against Communism
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—From the
national headquarters of the Knights
of Columbus here, announcement is
made of the appointment of Dr.
George Hermann Derry, K. C. S. G-,
noted educator and sociologist, to the
position of director of the organi
zation’s Department of Social Ed
ucation. The creation of the de
partment is described as a de
velopment of the Knights’, cru
sade against Communism. Dr. Der
ry will give a series of lectures
at Catholic universities and colleges,
civic, patriotic and religious organ
ization.
Formerly president of Marygrove
College, Dr. Derry is the only layman
ever granted a degree in theology by
the graduate faculty of the Catholic
University of Paris.
Bom in Portland, Me-, on May 27,
1878, Dr. Derry went to Holy Cross
College, Worcester, Mass., from
which he received the degree of Doc
tor of Philosophy in 1908. He spent
three years at Oxford and Cambridge
Universities in England and was
graduated from the famous Stoney-
hurst College, conducted by the Eng
lish Jesuits, with summa cum laude
honors. After further graduate study
Dr. Derry devoted two years to the
Greek literature of social science.
Dr. Derry has held professorships
at Holy Cross College, St. Francis
Xavier College, New York, and the
University of Kansas. He formerly
occupied the Chair of Political Eco
nomy once held by Woodrow Wilson
at Bryn Mawr College.
From 1920 to 1935 he presided over
the department of economics at
Union University, Schenectady. N. Y.
He then became Director of the De
partment of Social Sciences at Mar
quette University, where he was later
honored with the degree of Doctor of
Laws in 1927.
Toleration Pledged
by General Franco
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
LONDON.—Complete toleration for
all Christians in Nationalist Spain
is pledg d by General Franco accord
ing to a letter addressed to Lord
Phillimore, signed by the Duke ol
Alba—General Francisco’s represen
tative here—and quoted in The
Times.
The letter says: “I think you should
know that complete toleration now
exists in Nationalist Spain for all
Christian communions, and that com
plete toleration will continue to be
the policy and practice of the Na
tional Spanish Government after the
war. I make this statement on the
authority of General Franco him
self-”
Funeral in Macon of
Mrs. Thomas Napier
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—Die funeral of Mrs.
Diomas Napier of Milledgeville, a
member of a widely known Middle
Georgia family, was held from St. Jos
eph's Church here early in December,
with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Napier was born in Macon 73
years ago, and is survived by her hus
band, three daughters, Mrs. P. H.
Thompson of Augusta, Mrs. Rollo
Smith of Washington, D. C., and Miss
Cornelia Mayr of Atlanta, one son,
Troy Mayr of New York, and thirteen
grandchildren.
FATHER LAUBE RETURNS
TO U. S. FROM FRANCE
EAST ST. LOUIS, 111.—The Rev.
A. J. Laube, S. M. A., for nearly a
quarter of a century pastor of the
Church of the Immaculate Concep
tion, Augusta, Ga., and for the past
two years a professor in seminaries
of the Society of African Missions
in France, has returned to the United
States, and he is now at the parish
of his society, St. Augustine’s Church,
East St. Louis, III., on business for
the Society.
Conference of Negro
Work at Catholic U.
Holy Name Societies Will
Be Asked to Cooperate
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON—Methods of in
spiring an active apostolic attitude on
the part of Catholics in the United
States toward the colored people of
the nation formed the theme of dis-
cussiort at the meeting of the Con
ference on Negro Welfare, composed
of priests from different dioceses and
religious communities, which was
held here at the Catholic University
of America. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jo
seph M. Corrigan, rector of the Uni
versity, welcomed the 40 attending
priests and spoke encouragingly of
the work that is being done. He said
he hoped the conference would hold
at least one meeting a year at the
Catholic University. The Most Rev.
Peter L. Ireton, Co-adjutor Bishop of
Richmond, was also present and
spoke briefly.
It was resolved to bring the work
of the Conference to the attention of
diocesan officials and directors of Holy
Name societies, both in the North and
South, and to urge them to become
members of the Conference, to the
end that the apostolate in respect of
the colored people might be further
ed in the course of the work of dio-
,cess and parishes throughout the
country.
PAN-AMERIGAN MASS
SUNG IN WASHINGTON
Father Edmund Walsh, S.J.,
Makes Plea for New World
Unity Against Communism
WASHINGTON. - The diplomatic
representatives of many nations of the
New World heard a Thanksgiving Day
appeal to the Americas to become a
united foe against the menace of athe
istic Communism and to safeguard
“the precious heritage of Christian
civilization that has been entrusted to
their keeping."
The plea was made at the "annual
Pan-American Mass, celebrated in St.
St. Patrick’s Church here, Thanksgiv
ing Day with His Excellency the Most
Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicogriani,
Apostolic Delegate to the United
States, pontificating. Representatives
of South American nations and of the
United States as well as officials of
the Pan-American Union attended.
In his sermon, Dr. Walsh declared
that the citizenry of the United States,
on Thanksgiving Day, pray not only
for the continuance of blessings in
their country, but also for the favors
of Providence for all the Americas,
“bound together as they are, by a sol
idarity of spiritual brotherhood
stronger by far than the physical tie
of more geographic proximity.”
Mrs.'Mary Monckton
Columbia, S. C., Dies
Was Mother of Mrs. Curran
Jones, N.C.C.W. Leader
COLUMBIA, S. C.—Mrs. Mary C.
Monckton, one of the oldest and
most beloved members of St. Peter’s
parish, died here in November at the
age of 77. Father Martin C. Mur
phy, V. F., pastor of St. Peter’s, of
ficiated at the funeral Mass; inter
ment was in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Monckton, widow of W. H.
Monckton, well known merchant of
the city for a number of years, was
a lifelong resident of Columbia. She
was the daughter of Richard and
Mary Boland Allen.
Mrs. Monckton took an active part
in all church work before her health
failed. She was a member of vari
ous organizations of St. Peter's
Church. She was also a charter
member of the Legion Auxilary.
Surviving are two sons, R. E.
Monckton, and W. H. Monckton, both
of Columbia; one daughter, Mrs.
Curran Jones, Columbia, president
of the Charleston Diocesean Council
of the National Council of Catholic
Women; one brother, Joseph R. Al
len, and seven grandchildren.
RURAL LIFE MEETING
HELD AT RICHMOND
Apostolic Delegate and Many
Other Notables on Program
RICHMOND, Va. — The Rev. Lui
gi Ligutti, of Granger, la., was elect
ed president, and the conclusion was
reached that “the future of the
Church and Mission in this country”
is “inseparably bound up with the
agrarian question” as the National
Catholic Rural Life Conference clos
ed its annual session here. The
Most Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara, Bishop
of Great Falls, was again elected as
Honorary President.
In his election as President, Father
Ligutti succeeds the Rev. William T.
Mullow, of Grafton, Ark., who has
just completed two one-year terms.
Other officers elected are: The Rev.
Felix N. Pitt, of Louisville, Ky.;
First Vice-President; Frank Bruce,
of Milwaukee, Second Vice-Presi
dent; the Rev. Joseph H. Ostdiek, of
Caldwell, Kans., Third Vice-Presi
dent; the Oev. Joseph H. Ostdiek. of
Omaha, Neb., Recording Secretary;
the Rev. L. N. Zirbes, of North Lake,
Wis., Treasurer; the Rev. Joseph A.
Byrnes, of St. Paul, Minn., Execu
tive Secretary.
The Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni
Cicognam, Apostolic Delegate to the
United States, Bishop Alaysius J.
Muench, of Fargo,; the Rt Rev.
Msgr. Fulton Sheen, PhD., the Rev.
Edgar Schmiedeler, O. S. B.„ Ralph
Adams Cram, Dr. 0. E. Baker, of the
United States Department of Agri
culture; the Rev. Thomas Halloran,
C. S. P., the Rev. Edward L. Steph
ens, of Richmond; the Rev. A. Ter-
miniello, Mobile; the Rev. Christo
pher Murray, Nashville, who was
elected to the board of directors and
directors of Catholic Rural Life Ac
tivities from every part of the nation.
Indianapolis was selected for the 1938
convention and Seattle for that • of
1939.
GEORGIA STATE COUNCIL
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
C. Victor Markwalter, Augusta, State Deputy.
John J. McCreary, Macon, Past State Deputy.
A. J. Ryan. Jr., Savannah, State Advocate.
W. J. McAIpin, Atlanta, State Secretary.
J. E. Touhey, Brunswick, State Treasurer.
E. G. Sulzer. Columbus. State Warden.
ATLANTA COUNCIL
No. 660
A. J. Crocy
• Grand Knight
Box 1658
Geo. T. Flynt
Financial Secretary
1356 Lanier Biv’d. N. E.
Chas. R. Cannon
Recorder
Meets eevry Monday. 8 P. M. at
1209 Peachtree. N. E.
Business Meeting First and
Third Mondays
SAVANNAH COUNCIL
No. 631
T. J. Canty. Grand Knight
J. B. McDonald
Financial Secretary
John W Davis. R. S.
Meets Second and Fourth
Wednesdays. 8 P. M.
3 West Liberty Street
Savannah. Ga.
Bishop Gross Council
No. 1019
Salvador Spano
Grand Knight
Jos J. Spano,
Financial Secretary
Meets First and Third Wednes
day, 8 P. M. 802 Broadway
Catholic Club Bldg..
Columbus. Ga.
Patrick Walsh Council
No. 677
Louis J. O’Connell
Grand Knight
R. S. HesUn. Financial Secretary
Visiting Brothers Welcome
1012 Greene St Augusta. Ga.
Macon Council, No. 925
R. H. Casson
Grand Knight
Herman Hubn
Financial Secretary
Meets the First and Third
Tuesday, 8:15 P, M.,
in Mitchell Hall of the Catholic
Club. 521 New St
Mulberry St.. Macon, Ga.
Henry Thomas Ross
Council, No. 1939
J. Boyd Touhey, Grand Knight
Kenneth E. Ammons,
. Financial Secretary
P. O. Box 391
Meets Second and Fourth Tnes-
days at Knights of Co
lumbus Hall.
Brunswick, Ga.