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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
APRJL 23, 1938
Oratorian Fathers on Rock Hill Missions
PEORIA FRANCISCAN
SISTERS CONDUCT
SPLENDID HOSPITAL
Two of Four Hospitals Es
tablished During Begime
of Bishop Walsh Are in the
Bock Hill Area of Diocese
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numerous orders in the Catholic
Church. They follow the rule of life
written by St. Francis of Assissi, in
the 13th century- From the begin
ning of their history they have giyen
themselves especially to hospital
work. Among their numbers was
Elizabeth of Hungary, a noblewoman
who labored devotedly among the
lepers. A branch of the order was
introduced into Dubuque, Iowa, from
Europe- Then a new branch had its
origin at Peoria, 111., and now num
bers some s'ix hundred Sisters train
ed as nurses, technicians and in other
capacities as hospital workers.
Building the New Oratory
World 9 s Greatest Show Puts
on Circus for Florida Parish
President Greeted
by Bishop O'Hara
His Excellency Sends Mes
sage as Chief Executive
Conies to Georgia
The Supc ior of the Peoria house
is the Rev. Mother Mary Cunegunda,
of Peoria, who in 1935 marked the
59th anniversary of her entrance into
the he oUn] Sisterhood. She has vis
ited in the city on several occasions
and the anniversary of her half cen
tury of work with the sisterhood was
appropriately observed here.
The hospital, named in honor of
St. Philip, the patron of the Oratory
here, rates as a 60-bed institution,
though it has mo-e than 60 patients at
most times. It is operated by 15 Sis
ters under the general direction of
Sister Mary Liliosa.
In addition to the nurses and teach-
nicians who are constantly in attend
ance at the hospital, 22 physicians and
surgeons of the city are variable. The
scope of the hospital’s service is not
limited to the city alone for it serves
a large area of this state. A colored
v.-ing is dedicated to St- Benedict the
"Moor. A foundling home is also pro
vided.
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| THE SCHOOL FOR BOYS |
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As soon as the hospital was inau
gurated and functioning under the
guidance of the Sisters, the Fathers
turned to the second purpose of their
existence, the training of boys in
Christian principles. Urey establish
ed Neri Institute in temporary quar
ters at the Oratory with Pather Paul,
Superior of the Oratory, as its direc
tor. The school soon outgrew these
quarters, however.
Gifts of Miss Lilion De Curtoni,
who died here recently, and of Miss
Mary O'Connell, of Fort Mill, en
abled the Fathers to build Faber Hall,
which includes the grammar grade di
vision, a dormitory and other rooms.
Newman Hall at the Oratory provides
classes for high school students.
In this Oratory school students are
housed and taught until they are sent
to the various seminaries to continue
study for the priesthood.
Five Oratorians from Newman Hall
are studying at St. Mary’s College,
Kentucky, and four others are study
ing theology at St. Meinard Abbey
Seminary in Indiana. Eight of the
degree students are kept at home to
teach at the Oratory preparatory
school. There are now upwards of
60 boys in Faber Hall. Most of these
are youths who never would have
had proper training. In the School
they are offered every advantage at
the Fathers’ disposal- All classes from
the kindergarten through the high
school are offered with additional
courses in business, music and sing
ing.
The Very „ev. Father Paul, who
has been responsible for securing the
funds for the purchase and mainte
nance of the present Oratory, is look
ed upon as a Father and great pro
vider by the members of the com
munity and by the boys at Faber Hall.
He is responsible, too. for a new
church at Chester as well as the hos
pital at York, and the new Faber
Hall.
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| PRIESTS AT ORATORY I
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Four priests, all Oratorians, are ac
tively engaged in the work at the Or
atory. Another, a former prominent
Lutheran minister of Chicago, will
be ordained a priest here in the near
future. . Other students will be or
dained -in the' priesthood later.
addition to students who live in
,... school’s dormitories, and study
under the direction of the priests and
instructors, young boys of the par
ish are invited to use the grounds for
play and -ecreation; and many take
advantage of this invitation. Two
young priests who have completed
the prescribed 13 years of study for
the priesthood, have already been or
dained at the school.
St. Martha’s, Father Ele-
lander, Pastor, Again
Aided by Performance
BY ALICE J. MOYNIHAN-
SARASOTA, Fla. — To paint a pen
picture requires the talents of an artist
and the soul of a poet, so we will not
try. In plain everyday English I will
endeavor to tell you what I saw when
the Ringling Brothers—the “biggest
show on earth”—staged its fourth an
nual benefit performance for St.
Martha’s Church, the Rev. Charles
Elslander, pastor.
To reminisce a little, four years ago
the management of this organization
told Father Elslander that they would
before they left for their summer sea
son, put on a few acts as a benefit per
formance for his little church. On that
occasion it required real salesmanship
to fill the seajs, but each succeeding
year, despite the fact that the seat
ing capacity has been increased, the
demand has become such that now the
tickets sell themselves with very little
urging, and the problem is to take care
of the audience.
LITTLE FLOWER GAMP
IS IN SIXTH SEASON
It Will Open in North Car
olina Mountains June 29
This, you understand, is not an
amateur show with a few borrowed
props: It is a performance by the
artists of the circus world and the
work of preparation is almost as in
teresting as the culmination. Instead
of the “big top”, side walls of tarpau
lin are erected, encircling seats for
2300 spectators, the same “reds” and
"blues” which will a little later be
occupied by the great audiences of
the north. “Nature provides the ceiling,
die southern sky illuminated by a full
moon; aided, it is true, by powerful
spot lights and myriads of smaller
ones.
Because every performer gave
his or her best it would be unfair to
dwell on the merits of any individual
act, and I will very briefly outline the
program as it progressed from number
ASHEVILLE, N. C.—Little Flower
Camp, conducted by the Religious of
Christian Educatiion, will begin its
sixth season Wednesday, June 29. This
camp was built by St- Genevieve-of-
the-Pines to fill a great need—that of
a wholesome outdoor vacation under
careful and loving supervision for
girls from six to sixteen years of age.
It is situated in the “Heart of the
Blue Ridge Mountains” with a one
hundred and twenty-six acre tract of
shaded valleys, wooded knolls, wind
ing trails', and is circled by the pic
turesque French Broad River.
Little Flower Camp is named for
the favorite appellation of “St. The-
rese of the Infant Jesus” as “the Little
Flower”. All the building trails, and
other features of the camp are named
for persons or places connected in
some way with the life of the “Little
Flower.”
All buildings at Little Flower Camp
are well constructed and thoroughly
screened. Every structure has been
planned to combine attractive rustic
appearance and camplike simplicity
with necessary comfort and protec
tion. Modern plumbing with running
hot and cold water has been installed
throughout the camp. Last summer
Little Flower Camp was inspected by
the state authorities and was given
an “A” rating with the highest com
mendations.
A Little Flower Camper may en
joy swimming and boating in the
camp lake and swimming pool, and
various other popular sports on the
many courts. She loves horseback
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
SAVANNAH. — Greetings to Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and the
prayer that God will bless him in the
discharge of the responsibilities of his
oiiice, are conveyed in-’a message
which the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, dispatch
ed to the Chief Executive on the oc
casion of the later’s arrival at Warm
Springs, Ga. At the time, Bishop
O’Hara was at Fort Benning, Ga.,
where he conducted a retreat for Cath
olics at the Army’s Infantry School.
Bishop O’Hara’s messaere to Presi
dent Roosevelt follows: “In the name
of my clergy and laity as well as in
my own, permit me to express our joy
over your presence in Georgia and to
pledge to you as the Chief Executive
of our country our loyalty and depo
tion. It is our fervent prayer that God
may bestow upon you always an
abundance of His choicest blessings in
the discharge of the grave responsi
bilities of your exalted office.”
JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, United
States Ambassador to England, has
been joined in London by Mrs- Ken
nedy and five of their nine children.
Mrs. Kennedy is quoted in the Lon
don newspapers as saying that in hei
opinion the ideal family has. ten chil
dren.
MRS. G. F. SHERIDAN
IS DEAD IN MAGON
Widely Known Parishoner
Was Native of Augusta
(Special To The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.— Mrs. Chris F.
Sheridan, one of the most widely-
known and beloved women of this
city, died here suddenly late in
March as she was preparing to leave
home to attend Lenten services at
St. Joseph’s Church.
Mrs. Sheridan was bom in Au
gusta, the daughter of the late' Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Kerr, prominent
residents of that-city. Educated at
St. Mary’s Concent there, she had
lived in Macon since her marriage to
Mr. Sheridan except for a few years
that spent in Florida, Mr. Sheridan
is widely known as a paint dealer.
Surviving Mrs. Sheridan in addition
to her husband are her brother, Ber
nard Kerr, Augusta, her sister, Mrs.
Malcolm Logan, Savannah, and a
number of othe rrelatives in Macon
and Augusta. Mrs. Sheridan was a
devoted member of St. Joseph's
Church and a member of a number
of parish organizations; she was a
faithful retreatant, making the re
treat each year at Mt. de Sales Acad
emy.
The funeral was held from St.
Joseph’s Church with a Requiem
Mass, the Lev. Feter McDo ne" S. J.,
officiating. Interment was in Macon.
. - , , - , >m numDer iding anc j hiking along the attractive
to number. Each act was introduced ^ i„;h on t
by the veteran announcer, Clyde
Ingalls. This was not only the premiere
of the circus but many of the acts
made their first appearance. Equest
rienne acts, demonstrating the intel
ligence of the horse and the degree to
which it can be trained, as well as the
marvelous feats of the riders. Balanc
ing acts on the tight wire, high in the
heavens, and thrilling performance on
the bars, and rings receiving the ap
plause of absolute silence while the
audience watched with bated breath:
the clowns, of course, no circus would
be complete without them; and the
elephants! They pivoted, danced,
marched, and wound ud with one of
their numbering dancing the Big
Apple, at least as gracefully as some
of the humans. Twenty-three of the
most outstanding and newest acts to be
presented to the American show world
this coming summer. We hope when
your readers, as many of, them will,
she this aggregation of entertainers on
the road this summer that the remem
brances of what they have done for
our little church will make it more
enjoyable for you.
Seminarians' Deaths
Highest During War
% — — —
One Out of Five Killed in
German Army Ranks
Father Eugene Gives
Retreat in Augusta
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AUGUSTA. Ga.—The Rev. Eugene
Egan, O. S. B-, formerly pastor of Sa
cred Heart Church, Savannah, and
at Greensboro. N. C., gave the an
nual retreat for the students at Mt.
SL Joseph’s Academy.
through the woods. She receives a
diverse knowledge of handicrafts and
nature lore during her stay at camp;
she participates in many impromptu
programs and entertainments. She
acquires easily and naturally a prac
tical knowledge of French which she
learns by means of games, songs, lit
tle plays, and French conversation!
promenades.
Once each week the campers in
large buses visit some point of scenic-
interest in the famous “Land of the
Sky”. These trips are greatly an
ticipated, for there is much beautiful
scenery in Western North Carolina-
All in all, Little Flower Camp of
fers diverse physical, mental, and
spiritual advantages to every camp
er; it is indeed an ideal camp for a
healthful and uplifting vacation.
Further information may be secured
by addressing The Reverend Mother,
St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines, Asheville,
North Carolina.
Here to Serve!
The Peoples National Bank of Rock Hill for nearly one-third
of a century has had the good fortune to serve the people of this
section of South Carolina—people of all walks of life. If they
have been served well, we will leave the answer to them. It has
been the policy of this financial stronghold to operate it as it should
be, safety being our first consideration, progressive yet conserva
tive. Patrons of small means have always received the same service
as those possessing larger means.
A sizeable volume of business is transacted with this bank by-
mail. We have patrons in many sections of South Carolina, where
adequate banking facilities are not available, for checking accounts,
interest bearing savings accounts, and Time Certificates of Deposit,
who use this method. Borrowing patrons also make use of the
facilities of our Loan Department by mail as well as in person.
If you are seeking a safe place for your funds, a place of con
fidential relationship, this bank is here to serve.
Peoples National Bank
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mabel Ridley Dies—
Was Noted Actress
Value of Reputation
For nearly a third of a century the Insurance Department of
this institution, writing all forms and kinds of insurance, has served
the people of Rock Hill and vicinity. The volume of increase
which this Agency has shown over this long period reflects the
satisfaction of our patrons.
Our interest does not stop at the collection of the permium.
It continues to the end, and the reputation of this Agency would
not permit us to issue policies except of companies enjoying
financial strength and fair dealings. Something to consider when
buying insurance.
PEOPLES TRUST CO.
Rock Hill, South Carolina
JAX^E. WHITE
R. T. FEWELL
W. L.. JENKINS
JAME
Funeral of T^niE&TJegress
Held in 'Augusta Church
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(By N.C.W.C. News Service)
BERLIN. — In the face of syste
matic propaganda intended to discred
it the German clergy, it is interesting
to note that during the World War the
percentage of deaths in service among
the students of theology was higher
than among any other student gi - p.
Among the law students, the percen
tage was 19.4; letters and philosophy,
145; for theology students, 21.9 per
cent.
For the Archdiocese of Munich-
Freising, the percentage of victims
among seminarians was 30.15 per cent;
for the Archdiocese of Cologne. 25 per
cent, and for that of Freiburg, 24.5 per
cent. Regensburg had the highest
average for both Archdioceses and
Dioceses—35.3 per cent The percen
tages for other Dioceses were: Pader-
born, 31.8; Rottenburg, 21.5, and Trier,
, 22.L •
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Word was receiv
ed here Tuesday of the death in New
York of Mabel Ridley, daughter of
the late Charles Ridley of this city,
one of the city’s most highly respect
ed colored citizens, and herself na
tionally famed as an actress. Born
and reared in Augusta, she was edu
cated at Haines Institute, specialized
in music, going to New York where
she soon achieved success as an ac
tress. Among the plays in which she
had prominent roles was “Porgy”, in
which she co-starred with Evelyn
Ellis, the show having an almost rec
ord run on Broadway, “Green Pas
tures”, co-starring with Dorothy
Stone, “Scarlet Sister Mary”, with
Ethel Barrymore, and other leading
productions. The remains were
brought to Augusta for funeral ser
vices at the Church of the Immacu
late Conception, the Rev. George J.
Laugel, S. M. A., pastor, officiating.
The Ridleys were among the first
Negro Catholics of Augusta. Inter
meat was in a local cemetery.
J. E. BASS & SOBS
FURNITURE
ROCK HILL, S. a
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