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Published by the
Catholic Lay
men’s Association
of Georgia.
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Neighbors lrre-
spective of Creed
VOL. XIX. No. 3
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. MARCH 26, 1938
ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR
New Fayetteville, N. C., Church Dedicated
BEAUTIFUL EDIFICE
SUGGEEDS CHURCH
IN USE 107 YEARS
Bishop McGuinness Of
ficiates at Historic Cere
mony St. Patrick’s Day
(Special to The Bulletin)
FAYETTEVILLE. N. C.—The peo
ple of St. Patrick’s Parish, Fayette
ville, N. C.. are rejoicing upon the
completion of a new and beautiful
modem edifice which will replace old
St. Patrick's Church, the oldest Cath
olic Church in North Carolina.
St. Patrick’s Church was dedicated
by His Excellency, the Most Rev. Eu
gene J. McGuinness, D.D., Bishop of
Raleigh, on the morning of St. Pat
rick's Day, March 17, 1938. This new
edifice was the last church to be built
under u._ former Bishop, His Excel
lency, the Most Rev. Wm. J. Hafey,
D.D., lately transferred to Scranton,
Pa., as Coadjutor Bishop, and the
new church is one of the first
churches dedicated under the new
Bishop McGuinness.
Historic old St. Patrick’s Church af
ter 107 years of service is being va
cated, and henceforth Catholics will
worship in their new modern mingled
shade brick structure located at the
corner of Bradford and Arsenal Ave
nues. This new building, imposing in
its note of solidity yet inviting in the
simplicity and warmth of line and
color, can truly be called “The House
of God and Gate of Heaven”.
Historically, old St. Patrick’s
Church presents an interesting story
to those living in our day—to those
who worshipped and sacrificed with
in its hallowed walls. But to honor
and glorify God the more, and still
keeping it in the memory of St. Pat
rick, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate
have built out of brick of North Car
olina an edifice, inexpensive and yet
one that is most attractive. It will
show, as a remembrance to those yet
to be born, the love and sacrifice of
a people who built this church of the
Most High God in the City of Fay
etteville.
New Fayetteville Church, Rectory
MSGR. GWYNN AGAIN
AT DUTIES AFTER
AUTO ACCIDENT
Greenville, S. C., Congrega
tion Offers Communion of
Thanksgiving on Return of
Beloved Pastor ,
iron and solid oak, give a sense of
solidity and permanence . hich may
very well symbolize the enduring
qualities of the doctrines taught by
Christ and preserved in the church,
unchanged amid a changing world
for twenty centuries. From ground to
cross there is a happy blending of
strength and beauty and simplicity in
new St. Patrick’s.
The Catholic Church cannot afford
a light and perishable edifice; be
cause the Catholic Church, when she
builds, builds for all time. This has
ever been the thought of the Catholic
Church—the voiceless sermon her
temples have ever preached in lands
more ancient than your ovm. Strong
and simple things are beautiful. Such
is new St. Patrick’s. Old St. Patrick’s
has done its work and did it well.
The exterior of new St. Patrick’s
Church in Fayetteville is of exquisite
beauty and never fails to arrest the
attention of even the asual passer
by. Built of Gothic architecture
which arose out of Christian thought
and ideals, its Gothic lines emphasize
the notes of strength and simplicity.
The design of the church was decided
on after months of study to harmon
ize with the various fine structures
of the vicinity. Situated on the cor
ner of Bradford and Arsenal Ave
nues, the new church makes a com
manding appearance as it rests on a
refined intersection. Built of a beau
tiful domestic rough textured faced
brick of mingled shades with cast-
stone buttresses, the church is indeed
a sermon in masonry. It truly carries
out the idea of the designer to pro
duce a church which is an ornament
rather than an ornamental church.
Happy are those—priests and faith
ful—whom Christ associated yet more
closely with His glory and triumph
on earth, when under the inspiration
of Faith and religious art, they en
dowed unnumbered cities in the
Christian world with superb and al
most eternal arks of worship—the
earthly thrones of the glory of God.
On entering the interior of the
church at once the boast of St. Paul
to the Hebrews—“We have an Altar”
—comes to mind. The altar has ever
been and is today the proud boast of
the Catholic Church. It may be said
that of all the embellishments created
by the artists in the sanctuary, though
each in a sense may possess quality,
all combine to create a narmonious
whole -round the altar. The altar in
the Catholic Church is the focus of
all eyes, the center of all attraction,
around which all ceremonial activities
radiate. Upon entering a Catholic
Church one immediately feels that he
is in a reverential atmosphere, and
the eye instinctively seeks out the ob
ject of reverence—the altar with its
tabernacle, the repository of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
FORTY-TWO PRIESTS
AT THE DEDICATION
Bishop McGuinness
ficiates—Sermon by
Rev. C. F. Barry, O.
Of-
Very
M. I.
NEW CHURCH GEM
OF RELIGIOUS ART
Designed by the Rev. Mich
ael Mclnerney, O.S.B.
Though small in size (seating ca
pacity 200) new St. Patrick’s Church
is large in quality, and follows the
custom of the Catholic Church mani
fested through the centuries, of mak
ing use of the fine arts for illustrat
ing her traditions, explaining her doc
trines. and developing her devotions.
The church has fostered the arts in
promoting the beauty and loveliness
of God’s Temples to the extent that
she has been called “The Mother of
Arts”. The church was designed by
the Rev Michael Mclnerney, O. S.
B., of Belmont Abbey, who superin
tended its erection.
The materials used throughout the
construction of new St. Patrick’s,
such as brick, cast stone, tile, wrought
It is most fitting that the outstand
ing feature of the interior of new St.
Patrick’s Church should be the altar.
Designed by ecclesiastical artists with
authoritative knowledge of the litur
gy and canons of Holy Church, this
altar of solid oak with a damask
tapestry background and large cruci
fix in the center correctly interprets
a spirit of reverence and devotion in
lines of lasting beauty. This beauty is
further accentuated by the severe
simplicity of the buff, sand finished
sanctuary walls.
In the front of the church three
Gothic stained glass windows, and in
the sanctuary two more stained glass
windows, all of them real works of
art, increase the religious spirit and
atmosphere immeasurably. Due to
the infiltration of many pretty and
varied rays of light these windows
decorate the entire interior—the walls,
the floor, the pews, the people, and
this color scheme is changing hourly
from sunrise until sunset. Stained
glass windows is the most permanent
form of surface decoration contribu-
uted by the early Gothic artists.
(Special to The Bulletin)
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.—Forty-two
priests from North Carolina, Virginia,
Washington, D. C., and New York at
tended the dedication of the new St.
Patrick’s Church by the Most Rev.
Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D., Bishop
og Raleigh, on St. Patrick’s Day. Bis-
hoo McGuinness presided at the Mass,
the celebrant of which was the Rev.
William H. Kelleher, O. M. I„ pastor
of St. Patrick’s assisted by two former
pastors, the Rev. William Dillon as
deacon and the Rev. George Watkins
as sub-deacon. The Rev. Thomas A.
Williams of Southern Pines was mas
ter of ceremonies, the Rev. Patrick
Gallagher thurifer, the Rev. J. C. Sul
livan, O. M I., and the Rev. James
Cleary, O. M. 1, acolytes, and the Rev.
William McLaughlin, C. S3. R., and
the Rev. F. J. Morrissey chaplains to
Bishop McGuinness. 'Die Rt. Rev.
Msgr. A. R. Freeman, LL. D., V. G
assisted in the sanctuary.
The sermon was delivered by the
Very Rev. Charles F. Barry, O. M. I.,
superior of the Oblate Scholasticate at
Washington, D. C. Bishop McGuinness
spoke after the blessing of the church,
and pointed out that the Catholic
Church ever seeks to make her child
ren good citizens of the country in
which they live, and to prepare them
to become good citizens in the king
dom of God.
STABLE ONCE OWNED
BY HEROD IS CHURCH
Bishop McGuinness, Born in
Bethlehem, Pa., Dedicates
New N. Carolina Edifice
On the side near the altar is a stand
holding the sanctuary light. This
sanctuary stand is of particular at
tractiveness made of hammered
wrought iron. As in all Catholic
churches throughout the world the
sanctuary light is kept burning per
petually as a sign of the Real Pres
ence of Our Lord in the Holy Eucha
rist.
The Stations of the Cross in new St.
Patrick’s are prints of Morgari the
Italian artist. These 14 stations por
tray 14 scenes in the sacred drama of
the Cross. It is the story of Our
Lord’s journey from Pilate to Cal
vary, His crucifixion, death and bur
ial. These stations serve as a constant
reminder throughout the year of Our
Lord’s love for man as manifested in
His Passion and Death on the Cross.
Another interesting view of the
terior clearly shows ih* strong and
elegant lines of the ceiling due to the
exposed trusses which give the im
pression of honesty and candor. This
view likewise shows the beautiful
lighting fixtures, each fixture has
three cylinders of opaque glass soft
ening the glare of the electric bulbs
which they house. The pews are made
of solid oak and like all the wood
work throughout the church these
pews received three special treatments
of min wax to produce a subdued,
rich finish. In the rear we have the
confessional. Here Catholics receive
the Sacrament of Penance which was
instituted by our Lord—“As the Fa
ther hath sent Me, I also send you.
When He had said this, He breathed
on them, and He said to them: Re
ceive ye the Holy Ghost:—whose sins
you shall forgive they are forgiven
them, and whose sins you shall re
tain they are retained” (St. John xx:
21-23). The confessional is made of se
lected oak. It has two heavy purple
drapes of velour which make it a
thing of distinctive beauty.
O O
BELL FOR CHURCH
o o
The old historic bell which resided
for 107 years in old St. Patrick’s bel
fry has been transferred to new St.
Patrick’s sturdy tower, where it will
continue to speak out as the voice
of God calling worshippers to His
worship. This bell was cast in the city
of Philadelphia, Pa., in 1831 by one of
Mr. Louis De Bozear for St. Patrick's
Church in Fayetteville, N. C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
PINE BLUFF, N. C. — A church
which was forrr erly a stable owned
by a Mr. Herod was dedicated here
late in February by a Bishop born
in Bethlehem. Pa., a id installed on
the Feast of the Epiphany. The
Church was dedicated to the Holy
Child.
The officiating Bishop was the Most
Rev. Eugene J.- McGuinness, D.D.,
Bishop of Raleigh, and this was the
first church dedicated by him. The
new church was erected under the
direction of the Rev. Thomas A- Wil
liams, pastor of St. Anthony’s Church,
Southern Pines. Father Williams ac
quired the stable formerly owned
by William Herod, and transformed
it into a most attractive church.
Assissting Bishop McGuinness in
addition to Father Williams were
Father John Brown of Raleigh, Fath
er Stephen Sullivan of Southern
Pines and Father Charles J. Hanni-
gan, S.S.J.. of Southern Pines. The
choir was composed of Catholic and
non-Catholic children from Notre
Dame Academy of Southern Pines,
trained by Miss Dooley of Trinity
Preparatory Sc.iool of Illchester, Md.
Toward the erection of the church,
Father Herbeit Harkins of Mount Airy
obtained when he was stationed at
Notre Dame Academy a contribution
of $70C from a personal friend; Mrs.
Hogg of Pinehurst, Mrs. Barber of
New York and Mrs. Foley of Pine
Bluff contributed $100 each, and non-
Catholics of Pine Bluff gave the
benches- A number of other dona
tions were made by friends, and the
debt on the church is now about $200.
REV. AUGUSTINE AYLWARD, C.
SS.R., of the Redemptorist Fathers
conducted a most successful mission
at St. Anthony’s Church, Southern
Pines, Father Williams, pastor, early
in March.
RICHARD REID, editor of The
Bulletin, Augusta, Ga., was the prin-
c.pal speaker at the annual Commu
nion Breakfast of the Holy Name
Society of St. Anthony’s Church, at
the Soutnland Hotel, March 13, fol
lowing the eight o’clock Mass at the
parish church. Father Williams pre
sented Mr. Reid.
WINSTON-SALEM PARISH
Hears Lecture On the Mass by Father
Begley, of High Point
(Special to The Bulletin)
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. — The
Rev. Michael Begley, pastor at High
Point, delivered a lecture on the Mass
before St. Theresa’s Guild of St.
Leo’s Church here. Preceding the
lecture a luncheon was served by the
meeting hostesses, Mrs. Thomas Wil-
lings. Mrs. Joseph Led with presided.
(Special to The Bulletin
GREENVILLE, S. C., —The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. A. K. Gwynn, V. F., pastor of
St. Mary’s Church, is back at his duties
again after an extended sojourn in
the hospital and in recuperation fol
lowing injuries sustained in an auto
mobile accident on his way from Au
gusta to Greenville some time ago.
Monsignor Gwynn was painfully in
jured, but feels that he has been re
stored to good health again.
His congregation offered up a Com
munion of thanksgiving for his return
the first Sunday in March.
Monsignor Gwynn’s return was a
source of happiness not only to his
parishoners but to all Greenville,
where he has served as pastor since
1900. Born in Baltimore, reared in
Spartaburg, he was educated at Wof
ford College, Spartanburg, All Hal
lows College in Dublin, Ireland, and
Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmits-
burg, Md. Ordained in Charleston by
Bishop Henry Pinckney Northrop,
he was first assigned to St. Joseph s
and then to the Aiken missions, where
he built Sacred Heart Church, Black -
ville, and renovated Holy Trinity
Church, Orangeburg.
Thirty-eight years ago he was ap
pointed pastor of St. Mary s Green
ville, the parish and its missions, then
including about one-third of the state.
He is believed to be the dean of all
the pastors in the Southeast, and dur-
ing his long years there he erected
St. Paul’s Church, Spartanburg, St
Mary’s Church, Greenville, the rect
ory and the splendid $110,000 school
there, St. Joseph’s Church. Anderson.
St. Francis Church Walhalla, and the
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Greenville. He was also largely re
sponsible for the erection of the Cath
olic Chapel at Clemson College, made
possible through the generosity of the
late James F. Gallivan.
On the occasion of his thirty-fifth
anniversary as pastor at Greenville
the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D
D., Bishop of Charleston, asserted tha
“during the thirty-five years of ha-
pastoral service in Greenville, Monsi*
gnor Gwynn has seen his littU.
flock grow from seventy souls to <00.
among them many converts. He has
seen his original parish divided twice
and become the fruitful field of labor
for five priests. And, under God, he
has been the principal cause of this
progress. . ' .
“Five churches, a fine school, a rec
tory and a convent, all in good tase
and of fitting character, stand as
monuments to his ability, zeal and de
votion. The St. Francis Hospital is
Monsignor Gwynn’s vision realized.
The Church in the Piedmont section
of South Carolina is a flourishing
missionary Church. And we are pro
foundly grateful to the kind Provid
ence Who gave its great missionary
and apostle. May He spare him to us
for many years to come.”
Msgr. Gwynn
The heating of the new church and
ass. rectory is controlled by the one heat-
in- I ing unit located in the basement of
and! die rectocjt,
ST. BONA VENTURE’S College in
New York State dedicated a $125,000
library, one made possible mainly by
Col. Michael Freidsam, late president
of B. Altman and Company, New
York, and Father Albert O’Brien,
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