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TWELVE THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JANUARY 29. 1938 SISTER BENEDICTA DIES AT CHARLOTTE Sister of Mercy Beloved for . Her Work for the Poor (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLOTTE, N. C—Sister Mary Benedicta, for nearly fifty yeare a Sister of Mercy here, died after an illness of ten days from pneumonia contracted when she was nursing charity patients at Mercy Hospital. Born in County Cavan, Ireland, Sister Benedicta came to Charlotte to enter the Sisters of Mercy, and she has been here since, first as a teacher at Belmont, and since 1914 at Mercy Hospital. Sister Benedicta was known far and wide for her charity. Each day at 4:30 she fed all, white and colored, who applied, and the bakers of the city, other dealers in foods and numerous friends assisted her in her efforts. The number she had assist ed in this and other ways ran into the thousands; friends some years ago bought her a car to assist her in her work of charity, a car she never would use for any other purpose. In her last illness. Sister Benedicta objected to the Sisters ministering to her as she had ministered to so many thousands, and this on the ground that others needed her more, al though she was then in a dying con dition. The remains were taken from the hospital chapel to St. Peter's Church, the morning of the funeral, the Rev. Maurice McDonnell, O. S. B., officiat ing at the Mass. The children of O’Donoghue School rendered the mu sic. Interment was in the Abbey Cemetery at Belmont. RENOVATED CHURCH AT ATHENS BLESSED Bishop O’Hara Officiates at St. Joseph’s, the Rev. Har old J. Barr, Pastor (Special to The Bulletin) ATHENS. Ga.—The Most Rev. Ger ald P. O'Hara, D. D.. Bishop of Savan- nah-Atlanta, blessed the rededicated St. Joseph’s Church here January 4 in one of the most impressive cere monies in the history of the local parish. The Rev. Harold J. Barr, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church and the Athens missions, was host to His Excellency and the visiting priests from Atlanta and Augusta who came to Athens'for the ceremony. Prominent among the visitors was the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Leo Fink. V. F., of Allentown, Pa., a na tionally known authority on hospitals and also an author of note. Bishop O'Hara was assisted by the Very Rev. James T. Reilly, S. M., pas tor of Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, the Rev. Joseph R. Smith, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Con ception, Atlanta, the Rev. Thomas L. Finn, of the Co-Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, and the Rev. John J. Kennedy of St. Mary’s-On-The- Hill. Augusta. Father Barr was mas ter of ceremonies. Among those com ing to Athens for the affair was An drew E. Martin, K. M., of Augusta. Bishop O'Hara in his sermon said that the Church has always been an exponent of beauty, for true beauty comes from God, and beauty may lead people back to God. His Excellency referred to the beauty of the great Cathedrals of Europe, to the encour agement the Church gave the world's greatest artists, who produced their masterpieces under her patronage. He felicitated Father Barr on his able zeal as reflected by the renovation of the church, complimented the archi tect. contractor and decorator on the excellence of their work, and praised the people of the parish for their co operation with their pastor. Father Reilly was deacon and Father Smith sub-deacon at the Solemn Benediction closing the cere mony, Bishop O’Hara officiating with Father Barr as master of ceremonies. Before the ceremony Father Barr was host to His Excellency and the visitors at dinner at the rectory. The interior of the church now cor responds in beauty with the exterior of the church and rectory, two of the most attractive church buildings in Diocese. The work was done under the supervision of Cletus W. Bergen, I. A., architect, of Savannah, with Edwin Braun as general contractor. W. D. Prescott as heating and plumb ing contractor, and the Peerless Elec tric Company in charge of the electri cal wiring installation. The pain tin 7 and decorated of the interior was ad mirably executed by the Rambusch Decorating Company of New York. A detailed description of the work will appear in a future issue of The Bulletin. State Deputy Visits Macon K. C. Council (Special to The Bulletin) MACON. Ga. — C. Victor Mark- waiter. state deputy of the Knights of Coliunbus of Georgia, paid an official visit to Macon Council Jan uary 18; Mr. Markwalter was ac companied by Dwight Hollowell, of Atlanta, district deputy. The vis iting officals were honored with a dinner before the meeting. Sumter, S. C., Parish Marks Centenary of Church There CHARLESTON LOSES SISTERS BY DEATH Final Summons Comes to Sister Mary Ancilla and Sister Mary Berchmans (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C„ — The Sis ters of Our Lady of Mercy lost two of their beloved members in recent weeks, Sister Mary Ancilla Limey, who died late in December, and Sis ter Mary Berchmans Crowley, who died early in January. Sister Mary Ancilla Luney was born in Chicago 59 years ago, and spent her entire religious life in the Diocese of Charleston, Surviving her are two sisters, Mrs. John E. Mateer of Gray, Ind., and Mrs. Mitchell Hutchinson of St. Louis. The Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Charleston, officiated at the Re quiem Mass in the Convent Chapel. Interment was in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Sister Mary Berchmans Crowley was sixty-nine years old, and had been ill for some time. She was a native of Oswego, N. Y„ had been a Sister of Mercy for forty-one years, and was one of the first teachers of Bishop England High School. Funeral services were held at the Convent chapel, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James J. May, V. G., officiat ing at the Requiem Mass. Interment was in St. Lawrence’s cemetery. Surviving are two brothers, Thomas Crowley, of Buffalo and Fred Crow ley, of Tonawanda, N. Y. * AUGUSTAN LEAVES SCHOOL BEQUESTS Miss Frances lob Also Re members Orphans and Aged of Georgia in Will Monsignor Wood, Former Pastor, Pontificates—Ser mon by Monsignor O’Brien SUMTER, S. C.—“In the life of the Church, 100 years is not much; but in the life of a parish, it is a length of years most worthy to be commemo rated.” said the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jo seph L. O’Brien, S.T.D.. speaking at the ceremony opening the commem oration of the centenary of the found ing of the Catholic Parish at Sumter, of which the Rev. John P. Clancy is pastor. “A hundred years ago,” Monsignor O’Brien added, “John England, first Bishop of Charleston and an exile from his homeland, founded this par ish. ... In the years to come you will not be called upon to suffer the hardships of war. as in the sixties, nor its horrible aftermath; but you will have to fight the terrible mate rialistic philosophy', which will be more difficult to withstand.” AUGUSTA, Ga.—Miss Frances J. lob, one of the oldest members of St. Patrick's Church, died here early in January after a short illness. Born in Augusta 79 years ago. Miss lob was a lifelong resident of the city and a devout member of St. Patrick’s, from which her funeral was held with a Requiem Mass. Interment was in Magnolia Cemetery- Surviving Miss lob are several cousins. The will of Miss lob, probated in common form here, leaves valuable property at Ninth and Ellis Streets to the Mos Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D„ Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, for the purpose of establishing a Boys’ High School. Bequests of $1,000 are made to St. Mary's Home. Savan nah, to St. Joseph's Home, Washing ton, and to the Little Sisters of the Poor, Savannah, $1,500 for a memorial window to her father and mother in St. Patrick’s Church, and $250 to the pastors of S. Patrick’s and of Sacred Heart Churches here for Masses. A number of bequests are made to rel atives, two of whom are to have the residue of her estate. MISS MARY S. PACE DIES AT WASHINGTON Sister of Catholic University Vice-Rector Emeritus Was Native of Florida (By N. C. W. C. News Service) WASHINGTON— Funeral services for Miss Mary Stella Pace, a native of Starke, Fla., sister of the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward A. Pace, Vice-Rector Emeritus of the Catholic University of America, and of Charles F. Pace, financial clerk of the United States Senate, were held in the chapel of Providence Hospital here. Miss Pace died at her home here at the age of 69 years. In addition to Monsignor Pace, who assisted in the sanctuary, distingu ished members of the clergy in at tendance included: the Rt. Rev. Msgrs. Joseph M. Corrigan, Rector of the Catholic University; Patrick J. McCormick, Vice Rector; Edward J. McGolrick of Brooklyn, Eugene J. Connolly, pastor of St. Peter's Church here: Edward L. Buckey, pastor of St. Matthew’s Church here; Peter Guilday and Edward B. Jor dan of the Catholic University, and the Very Rev. Msgr. William E. Mackessy of Baltimore. The Rev. Dr. Maurice S. Sheehy of the Catholic University was cele- grant of the Mass of Requiem. The Rev. Ignatius Smith, O. P., of Catho lic University, conducted the services in Mt. Olivet Cemetery here. Miss Pace, had made her home in this city for the last 28 years. In ad dition to her two brothers. Miss Pace is survived by a sister, Mis* Bessie Pace of this city. This first event in the series of centennial celebrations was known as “Builders’ Day” and was in acknowl edgment of the sacrifices made by Sumter parishioners in building three successive churches. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles Dubois Wood, Protho- notary-Apostolic, who was pastor here when the present church, St. Anne’s, was built, came from his home at Middletown, N. Y., to pon tificate at the Solemn Mass. The Very Rev. Martin C. Murphy, pastor of St. Peter's Church, Columbia, was deacon, and the , Rev. John L. Man ning, Chancellor of the Diocese of Charleston, sub-deacon. Monsigqor O'Brien, who preached the sermon, is pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Charleston, which celebrated its cen tenary last year. The first Catholic Church in Sum ter was a remodeled Methodist Church. Later a wooden church was built on the same site and dedicated to St. Lawrence. The present edifice, a Gothic brick structure with stained glass windows designed by Monsig nor Wood and made in Bavaria, was begun in 1909, and was dedicated in 1911. Ten years later it was conse crated. C.L.A. Work Subject of Lecture at C. U. WASHINGTON, D. C—The Confer ence of Clerics and Religious of the Catholic University of America heard a lecture on the work of the Cath olic Laymen’s Association of Georgia at McMahon Hall of the University the night of January 17 by Richard Reid, executive secretary of the As sociation and editor of The Bulletin. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. David Dwyer, procurator of the University, presid ed and introduced Mr. Reid. About 690 students for the priesthood from the various houses of the religious houses at the University and a num ber of members of the faculty attend ed the lecture, which was sponsored by the Students’ Mission Crusade of the University. AUGUSTA BROADCAST NOW IN SIXTH YEAR 250th Weekly Radio Pro gram Presented Early in January by K. of C. FLAG RAISING HELD AT ATLANTA SGHOOL Legion Sponsors Program on Sacred Heart Campus (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA. Ga.—A new flag pre sented by Fulton County Post, Ameri can Legion, was raised at Sacred Heart School late in December, Ma jor David H. Blakelock, of the United States Army General Staff Corps, making the address of presentation, and Miss Catherine Murphy, of the senior class, accepting it for the school. Trammell Scott, commander of the Legion Post, presented Major Blakelock. The Marist College Cadets assisted at the exercises, and the clos ing remarks were made by the Very Rev. James T. Reilly, S.M., pastor of Sacred Heart Church. REV. ROBT. I. .GANNON, S. J., president of Fordham University, has been named a member of the newly formed adult education board of the Columbia Broadcasting System. AUGUSTA, Ga.—The radio program of Patrick Walsh Council, Knights of Columbus, broadcast over WRDW every Sunday afternoon at 2:30 through the courtesy of that station, has entered its sixth year, the 250th broadcast being presented early in January. The broadcasts have been consecutive except for a short period in which the station was moving from its old home to its new location; it is the oldest program of the local station. J. COLEMAN DEMPSEY is chair man of the program and announcer, posts he has held from the beginning; he and the Rev. Harold J. Barr, now of Athens, .were prime movers in the undertaking. Speakers have included the Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D.. Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, the Rev. James M. Gillis, C.S.P.. editor of The Catholic World, and' many others with national reputations. MARION C. STULB, vice president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill, was elected president of the society at a recent meeting, succeeding the late Thomas J. O’Leary, the first president, who died in December. HENRY J. HEFFERNAN has been named Augusta chairman of the President’s Birthday observance for the benefit of the Warm Springs Foundation, January 29, by appoint ment of Edgar B. Dunlap, Gainesville, state chairman. RICHARD REID has been appoint ed a member of the Augusta Housing Authority by Mayor Richard E. Al len and Governor E. D. Rivers, for a period of four years. Mr. Reid has also been named chairman for the permanent committee on resolutions of the Georgia Press Association by President Jere Moore, of Milledge- ville. ALVIN M. McAULIFFE, state audi tor of the Catholic Laymen’s Associa tion, was elected a director of the Georgia Railroad Banking and Trust Company at the annual meeting held in January. Mr. McAuliffe is a lead ing Augusta realtor. DR. WM. A. MULHERIN has been re-elected chairman of the local Board of Health for the year 1938. Dr. Mulherin, one of the founders of the Catholic Laymen’s Association, is a former president of the Georgia Med ical Society. Mobile Cathedral Centenary Being Observed This Week Parish Had First Resident Pastor in 1701—Four Bis hops, All Natives of South, Consecrated There (Special to Hie Bulletin) MOBILE, Ala. — The centennial of the laying of the cornerstone of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and of the founding of St. Mary’s Asylum is being observed here this week with ceremonies at tended by one of the greatest gath erings of the hierarchy in the his tory of the city and section. The three day program started with the singing of a Pontifical Mass Tuesday morning by the Most Rev. Thomas J. Toolen, D. D., Bishop of Mobile, the Most Rev. Jo seph F. Rummell, D. D„ Archbishop of New Orleans, assisting in Cappa Magna. On the second day, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. E. J. Hackett, Prot. Apos., V. G., sang a Pontifical Mass. Archbishop Rummell and Bishop Toolen both assisting. Archbishop Rummell delivered the sermon on the first day and a procession of the school children preceded that of the clergy. Bishops coming to Mobile for the three-day program in addition to Archbishop Rummell include Bishop Stephen J. Donahue. New York Aux iliary; Bishop Christian Winkle- mann, St. Louis Auxiliary; Bishop Moses E. Kiley, of Trenton; Bishop Daniel Desmond, of Alexandria; Bishop Edward J. Fitzmaurice, of Wilmington; Bishop Patrick Barry, of St. Augustine; Bishop Henry Ruhlman, of Davenport; Bishop Richard O. Gerow, of Natchez; Bishop Christopher Byrne, of Gal veston; Bishop Jeanmard, of LaFay- ette, and Bishop John B. Morris, of Little Rock. Monsignori and priests from every section of the country are in attendance. The parish of the Immaculate Con ception, Mobile, W’as founded Sep tember 28, 1704, with the appoint ment of the Rev. Henri de la Vente by the Bishop of Quebec as the first pastor. The first resident pastor, Father Paulu du Rhu, S. J., came three years earlier. Without a resi dent priest for the last thirty years of the 18th century, the parish has since had an unbroken succession of Jesuit, Dominican, Carmelite and diocesan pastors and assistants. The cornerstone of the present cathedral was laid in 1835 by Arch bishop Purcell of Cincinnati, and it was consecrated by Bishop Reynolds of Charleston, December 8, 1850, pro bably the first consecrated Cathed ral in the United States. It is evi dently modeled after the Madeleine in Paris, In its sanctuary four for mer pastors have been consecrated Bishops, Bishop Pellicer and Bishop Manucy, natives of St. Augustine, and Bishop Gerow and Archbishop Shaw, natives of Mobile. CARDINAL IS GUEST OF BISHOP O’HARA Comes to Georgia With His Excellency After Installa tion of Bishop McGuinness (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—His Eminence. Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, Arch bishop of Philadelphia, paid an in formal visit to Georgia after the in stallation of the Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D.. as Bishop of Raleigh, at which he presided. His Eminence came to Savannah with the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of Savanah-Atlanta, driving down from Raleigh; accom panying them were the Rev. Will iam Kavanagh, vice-chancellor of the Ar chdiocese of Philadelphia, and a brother of the Rev. Joseph W. Kavanagh, Bishop O’Hara’s secre tary, and the Rev. Salvatore Burgio, C. M., professor of liturgy at St. Vincent’s Seminary, Philadelphia. While in Savannah, the Cardinal was the guest of Bishop O’Hara at the Bishop’s House. Bishop O’Hara was secretary to the Cardinal for a number of years, and then his aux iliary Bishop, a post he held when appointed Bishop of Savannah. His Eminence came to Savananh two years ago to preside at the installa tion of Bishop O'Hara. Bishop O'Hara accompanied the Cardinal to Manila last year, where His Emi nence was the Holy Father's Legate at the International Eucharistic Con gress, going by way of Europe and Rome and returning via the Pacific. After leaving Georgia, Cardinal Dougherty went through Florida to Havana, then returning to Philadel phia after an absence of about two weeks. SCHOOL CONFERENCE ' HELD IN COLUMBUS Father T. James McNamara, Superintendent, Presides (Special to The Bulletin) COLUMBUS, Ga.—Rev. T. James McNamara, Diocesan Superintendent of Schools presided in December over the first eductaior.al conference held at St. Joseph Academy. Following a short introductory talk. Father Mc Namara read an impressive paper propounding the ideals of Christian education and emphasizing Christ, the Divine Exemplar, as the model for all teachers. Papers on "Evaluating the School Program" and “Curriculum Building” were read by Sister Mary Barbara and Sister Rosemary. A round table dis cussion of "Race Relationships' and pedagogical improvements followed and the conference ended with the singing of the hymn, “Holy God.” CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT: The children of St. Joseph’s Acad emy presented a Christmas enter tainment including the following numbers: Tableau representing the Nativity— Song—Come, All Ye Children; child ren holding letters—Love and Give; a play, "The Jolliest Christmas”; duet, violin and piano, "The Fairies’ Dance”; Christmas hymns, "Silent Night” and “Adeste Fidelis”, sung by the senior class. SOUTHERN JESUIT AN EDITOR OF THOUGHT Rev. W. D. O’Leary, S. J„ M. D., on Staff of National Scholarly Quarterly NEW YORK, N. /.—The Rev. W. D. O'Leary, S. J.. M. D., of Spring Hill College, has been named editor of the Department of Science for Thought, the national scholarly quar terly published here by the Jesuit Fathers. The Rev. Francis X. Talbot, S. J., is editor-in-chief and the Rev. Francis P. LeBuffe, S. J., business manager. The editors of the various departments are selected from the faculties of Jesuit Universities in va rious sections of the United States, including Georgetown, Fordham, Marquette, Loyola of Chicago and St. Louis University; the Rev. Sam uel Wilson, S. J., president of Loyola University, Chicago, is editor of the department of history and the Rev. Raphael McCarthy, S. J., president of Marquette University, editor of the department of philsophy and psychology. Father O'Leary is superior of the juniorate of the Jesuit Fathers of the South, located at Spring Hill, a post he will continue to hold. He is a native of Augusta, Ga., where he was educated at Sacred Heart College; Re received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Geor gia, graduating then in medicine at the Medical College of the University of Georgia in Augusta. After prac ticing medicine for three years in Boston and New York, he entered the Society of Jesus, He received hi* degree of Master of Arts in Phycho- logy at St. Louis University.
