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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MAY 28. 1938
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NEW BERN GREETS
BISHOP McGUINNESS
On Occasion of First Official
Visit to the City
(Special to The Bulletin)
NEW BERN, N. C.—The Most Rev.
Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D„ paid
his first official visit to New Bern
the second Sunday in May, an event
which will be long remembered by
the parishes and city. The Rev. Mi
chael A. Irwin, pastor of St. Jaul’s
Church, was in charge of arrange
ments. The formal reception was
held at the Woman’s Club.
The guests were greeted by Mrs. H.
C. Lawrence and Mr. J. Henri oBur-
delais of the Catholic Guild, who
presented them to former Mayor
Callie J. McCarthy; Father Irwin
presented them to the Bishop.
Among those coming for the pro
gram was the Rev. Dr. James A.
Magner of the faculty of Quigley
Seminary, Chicago, a friend of the
Bishops in Chicago for many years.
Mrs. Fred Shipp, Sr., was chairman
of the refreshments committee of
the reception.
Following the reception Bishop
McGuinness was tendered a dinner
at St. Paul's Rectory, with Father
Irwin as host. As entertainment by
the pupils of St. Paul’s School fol
lowed.
New Bern Colored
Parish Entertains
Bishop McGuinness Guest of
Honor at School Play
Hospital Auxiliary
At Jacksonville Elects Mrs.
Cooper President
(Spee-'al to The Bulletin)
NEW BERN, N. C.—The pupils of
St. Joseph’s School, of the parish for
the colored conducted by the Pas-
sionist Fathers with Father Julian
Endler, C. P., as pastor, presented a
splendid entertainment in the
school auditorium before an audi
ence of about five hundred which
completely filled the hall. Among the
visitors were fourteen priests and
many Sisters from Eastern Carolina.
The guest of honor was the Most
Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness. D. D..
Bishop of Raleigh, who compliment
ed the Sisters and Father Endler on
their notable work as indicated by
the performance of their pupils.
Attending also were a number of
visitors from other sections of the
country, including Miss Anne
Eagan of Pittsburgh, Pa., a devoted
friend of the mission, and who
came by plane for the greater part of
the journey in order to be present.
GEORGIA KNIGHTS
ELECT SAVANNAHIAN
William Walsh State Deputy
—Bishop O’Hara Felici
tates Order
REV, T, L. WEILAND
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MARTIN’S MISSION
Dominican Sisters, Famed
Educators, in Charge of
Parish School
For information apply to,
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R. F. D. No. 1, Ridgeland, S.
C.
Approved and endorsed by Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh,
Bishop of Charleston, and by Most Rev. Gerald P.
O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta.
(Special to The Bulletin)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Mrs. J. J.
G. Cooper was elected president of
the St. Vincent’s Hospital Auxiliary
at the annual meeting, succeeding
Mrs. Frederick J. Waas. who retires
after a most fruitful administration.
Mrs. Luther' Holloway was named
vice-president, Mrs. Julian Gammon
treasurer and Miss Alice A. Byrne
secretary.
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COLUMBIA, S. C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—William Walsh of
Savannah, district deputy of the
Knights of Columbus, was elected
state deputy of the order at the an
nual meeting here May 16. He suc
ceeds C. Victor Markwalter of Au
gusta who, with Mi-. Walsh, was
elected a delegate to the supreme
convention in Cincinnati in August.
J. H. Heagarty, Savannah, and T. J.
Gilmore, Atlanta, were elected-alter
nates. Salvador Spano of Columbus
was elected secretary, James Davey,
Atlanta, treasurer, R. H. Casson. Ma
con, advocate, and W. J. Evans,
Barunswick. warden.
The Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara,
D. D.. Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta,
in a letter to State Deputy Markwal-
ter, expressed his regret that his ab
sence on the way to the Eucharistic
Congress prevented his attendance,
commended the order for its labors
in Georgia, and agreed to continue to
act as state chaplain of the Knights
of Columbus for the coming year. His
Excellency’s letter to Mr. Markwal
ter follows:
Dear Mr. Markwalter:
As your State Convention opens in
Macon this coming Monday, I wish
first of all to express my keen regret
that circumstances render it impossi
ble for me to be present. By that time
I will be on my way to the Eucharist
Congress in Budapest.
It is my prayer that the blessing
of God may be upon all the delegates
in their deliberations, so that the con
clusions at which you will arrive, and
the resolutions you will adopt, will
be productive of much spiritual good
for the Order, for its members, and
for the Church in Georgia.
Never before in history was there
a greater need for staunch and loy
ally devoted Catholics than the pres
ent time. We are Christians living
in an un-christian world, and it be
hooves us all, in the words of St. Paul
"To take on the armor of God; to
gird ourselves about with truth; to
put on the breastplate of justice, and
take the shield of Faith.”
The Church never had more enemies
than at the present time; nor have
they even been so highly organized,
or so ably led. We have ourselves
witnessed vast portions of even Cath
olic countries go over to the other
side.
What has happened elsewhere, can
happen here, unless we take the
necessary measures to ward off the
catastrophe.
A Knight of Columbus should be a
thoroughly informed Catholic; able
and ready to give a reason for the
Faith that is in him. He cannot know
his Faith unless he studies it, and we
know that the more we study our
Faith, the greater grows our love for
it, and .pur appreciation of its value.
I should like to see developed in
each Council Chamber a study circle,
whose aim it will be to attain to a
profound, and not a merely ordinary,
knowledge of Catholic doctrine. Our
Catholic beliefs are an inexhaustable
mine of precious spiritual treasures
and it would be a pity to be satisfied
with a mere superficial acquaintance
with the truths of our holy Faith.
I should like to see an increased
membership in the Knights of Colum
bus, and to have every member of the
Order a Holy Name man, receiving
Holy Communion once a month regu
larly with his local parish Holy Name
Society.
In accordance with your wish, I
gladly accept the position of State
Chaplain for another year.
With kindest regards, and asking
you to convey my sincere good wishes
and blessings to all the delegates, I
remain dear Mr. Markwalter,
Faithfully yours in Christ.
(Signed! Gerald P. O'Hara,
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta.
The Mission of Blessed Martin de
Porres for colored Catholics is located
at Hampton and Oak streets, Colum
bia, S. C.
It is very fitting that Blessed Mar
tin has been chosen as the Patron of
this mission for colored people. The
father of Blessed Martin was Don
Juan de Porres, a native of Spain arid
a knight of Alcantra. His mother was
a native of Panama and a freed Ne
gress. He lived and died at Lima,
Peru, He was bom in the year 1579
and died in 1639. The pride and
neglect of unworthy parents, the dis
dain and scorn of superiors, the de
rision and mockery of equals, the
poor and the oppressed, were his
friends. The care of the needy and
neglected sick, the source of his
earthly happiness. His many acts of
kindness to unfortunate men, women
and children won for him the title,
“Father of the Poor." God set the
seal of His approval upon the life
of this humble negro Dominican lay
brother by performing many mir
acles through his intercession, both
during life and after death.
A large house, on an acre of ground,
adjoining the property of the Allen
University and the Benedict College,
is at present used for the various
mission activities. This property was
purchased from the D. W. Robinson
estate by the Most Rev. Emmet M.
Walsh, D. D.. Bishop of Charleston.
The Mission is under the direction of
the Dominican Fathers of St. Joseph's
Province, with headquarters at 869
Lexington Avenue, New York City.
The priests of the Dominican Order
have been pioneers in mission work
for the Catholic Faith more than 700
years—ever since Pope Honorius III,
in the year 1216, set his seal of approv
al on this organization of Saint
Dominic, established by him for the
conversion of the Albigensian here
tics.
The work conducted at the Mission
of Blessed Martin de Porres is under
the immediate direction of the Rev.
Thomas L. Weiland, assisted by the
Rev. Eugene Andres, both members
of the Dominican Order. Activities
at the Mission began September 20,
1935. On December 15, 1935, the Mis
sion was officially placed under the
patronage of Blessed Martin de
Porres by His Excellency, Bishop
Walsh. The chapel was dedicated to
Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary.
The number of colored Catholics in
the City of Columbus is not large. At
the time of the dedication, less than
twenty members of the Catholic Faith
were in touch with the Mission activ
ities, a number which has been great
ly increased.
The work of the Mission is confin
ed to the colored people and any
member of the colored race is wel
come to the. service it offers. Those
not professing the Catholic Faith
but interested in its teachings are
invited to avail themselves of the
opportunities offered by the Mission
for impairing an unbiased exposi
tion of Catholic doctrine.
A school, comprising the first six
grades of the regular public school
curriculum was opened in September.
Most of those attending are non-
Catholics.
Assisting the Dominican Fathers in
their work for the colored are the
Dominican Sisters, who conduct the
famed Rosary College in Chicago and
many other distinguished schools
throughout the country. The Domin
ican Sisters give their colored chil
dren of Columbia the same able and
self-sacrificing attention that tnsy
give the pupils of their great schools
in other parts of the country, just as
the Dominican Fathers labor for the
colored people of South Carolina with
the same zeal as they work in their
slpendid parishes in great metropoli
tan centers, in which all of them have
been stationed.
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