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MAY 28, 1938 — ' ; - • THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S HSSUCIKT1U1V OF GEUitmA Late Msgr. Pace Had NATIVE OF FLORIDA RENOWNED SCHOLAR, FAMED AS EDUCATOR yice-Rector Emeritus of Catholic University Was Once Pastor of Cathedral at St. Augustine (By N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON—The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward A. Pace, Vice-Rector ESneritus of the Catholic University of America and one of the country's leading edu cators, died at Providence Hospital cators, died April 26 at Providence Hospital here. He was in his seventy- seventh year. Monsignor Pace entered the hospital on January 4, 1934, and left it only on rare occasions thereafter. One of his legs was amputated in 1934. When he observed the golden jubilee of his or dination on Memorial Day, 1935, he said Mass in the hospital chapel. He had received a special dispensation to celebrate Mass sitting down. He took advantage of this special dispensation as frequently thereafter as his condi tion permitted. Monsignor Pace is survived by a sister, Miss Elizabeth Pace of this city, and a brother, Charles F. Pace, Finan cial Clerk of the United States Sen ate. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward A. Pace, ,Vice-Rector of the Catholic University of America, occupied a distinguished place in American Catholic culture as a brilliant scholar and philosopher, .vigorous educator and pioneer in the field of education, and as a potent force in Catholic letters for nearly a half century. Associated with the Catholic Univer- sity from its infant days. Monsignor Pace was credited with a large part of the development, influence, and pres tige of the pontifical institution which was the scene of most of his long academic career. With his many-sided ability, Monsignor Pace has been de scribed as a profound philosopher,' a great teacher, a prolific organizer, and a daring innovator in the sphere of in tellectual achievement. Monsignor Pace was bom in Starke, Florida, July 3, 1861. the son of George E. and Margaret (Kelly) Pace. He .was educated in die elementary schools of Starke, at Duval High School in Jacksonville, and at St. Charles Col lege in Ellicot City, Md„ where he re ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1889. From the Propaganda Uni versity in Rome, he received the Bach elor of Sacred Theology degree in 1883 and the Doctorate in Sacred Theology in 1886 and 1891, the University of Leipzig conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. O O | PASTOR AT ST. AUGUSTINE I o o He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on May 30, 1885 and upon re turning to the United States, he was appointed pastor of the Cathedral Church of St. Augustine in Florida, .where he remained until 1888. While Monsignor Pace was complet ing his studies in Europe, and making his pastorate in St. Augustine, mem orable because of his preaching, his observance of the liturgy, his appreci ation of the rights and needs of file common people and the simplicity of his manner, the Most Rev. John B. Keane, appointed as first Rector of the newly-established Catholic University of America, was searching Europe and America for the best minds for file fac ulty which he was organizing. In 1888, he invited Monsignor Pace to prepare for a post as Professor of Psychology at the university, which was schedul ed to open in the autumn of 1889. Mon signor Pace went to Europe immedi ately and studied as a research scholar in the psychological laboratories at the Universities of Louvain, Leipzig, and Paris, for. they were the meccas of the pioneer psychologists of the world. He assumed his chair as professor of phil osophy with the opening of the aca demic year, September, 1891, which po sition he retained until the fall of 1935, when, upon his retirement, he became Professor Emeritus. Administrative duties were under taken by Monsignor Pace with the growth and development of the uni versity and he served as Director of Studies, (1912) said as General Sec retary (1918.) for many years, becom ing on September 23, 1924 Vice-Rector. He also served a term as Dean of the School of Philosophy in 1895. A pioneer in many activities. Mon signor Pace was instrumental in lay ing the foundations for “The Catho lic Encyclopedia," of which he had been an associate editor since 1994, The Catholic University Bulletin, The Catholic Educational Review, The New Scholasticism, Studies in Psychology and Psychiatry, and Psychological Monographs. All these journals are accepted today as established period icals, but their inception was largely in the mind of Monsignor Pace and much of the work leading to their es tablishment feU upon his shoulders. He was vice-president of the American Council on Education in 1924 and pres ident in 1986. O o ^ TRINITY COLLEGE FOUNDER I Monsignor Pace was one of the founders of Trinity College in Wash MSGR. EDWARD A. PACE ington, taught at the Catholic Sisters College in that city, lectured at the Catholic Summer School of America in Plattsburg, N. Y., at the Western Catholic Summer School in San Fran cisco and gave extension lectures when the Catholic University carried on such work in New York. He was awarded the Papal Medal "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice," and was invested with the rank of Right Rev erend Monsignor in 1920. He was also a member of the American Psycholo gical Association, the American Cath olic Philosophical Association, ' the American Philosophical Society, and numerous other learned organizations. For many years, he was Honorary Pres ident and Director of the Internation al Federation of Catholic Alumnae. Numerous honors were conferred upon Monsignor Pace. The Catholic philosophers of the United States, holding their annual meeting at St Louis in December, 1931, made their entire convention a tribute to Monsig nor Pace and to his work for Catholic philosophy in America. He was ten dered a testimonial dinner on Decem ber 29 of that year when the philoso phers were joined by leading citizens of St. Louis to commemorate the sev entieth anniversary of the birth of the distinguished prelate. The papers read on that occasion were bound into a testimonial volume to which file Most Rev. James H. Ryan, then Rector of the university, the Rev. Dr. George Johnson, the Rev. Charles A. Hart, the Rt Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, the Rev. Dr. Francis A. Walsh, O.S.B., and the Most Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, Rector Eineritus of the University, contributed. prophet aptly fit: "The lips of the priest shall keep knowledge,’ and who is at present celebrating the golden jubilee of his priesthood, and led a life most fruitful in the Church of God; he has been an example to his students and fellow priests in kindness, modesty, and piety; he has accomplished so much in these fifty years that we can refer to but a few of his achievements. . . . He is in very truth our Uni versity’s special pride and glory.” O O THE FUNERAL "Truth has been bereaved by the de parture of her apostle who spent a life of 77 years in discovering, coordinat ing. simplifying, teaching, preaching and defending her." Thus spoke the Very Rev. Ignatius Smith, O.P., of the Catholic University, at the funeral services for the Rt. Rev. Msgr. lid ward A. Pace, Vice-Rector Eineritus of the Catholic University of America. The Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chancel lor of the University, was celebrant of the Solemn Pontifical Mass of Requiem in the National Shrine of the Immacu late Conception on the University campus. His Elxcellency the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Dele gate to the United States, occupied a place in the sanctuary. Other members of the Hierarchy in attendance included Archbishops John Gregory Murray of St Paul and Ed ward Mooney of Detroit, and Bishops Patrick Barry of St. Augustine, James H. Ryan of Omaha, Rector Emeritus of the University; George L. Leech of Harrisburg, Edwin V. O'Hara of Great Falls, Peter L. Ireton, Coadjutor of Richmond; John M. McNamara, Auxil iary of Baltimore, and Michael J. Keyes Titular Bishop of Aereopoli. Among the members of the Board of Trustees at the services were Justice Pierce Butler of the Supreme Court, Clarence E. Martin, of Martinsburg, W. Va.; the Rt Rev. Msgr. John T. O’Connell, of Toledo, and the Rt Rev. Msgr. Edward J. McGolrick, of Brook lyn. The Rt Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Ready, General Secretary of the Na tional Catholic Welfare Conference, and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Bernard A. McKenna, of Philadelphia, also were present in the sanctuary. Interment was in Mt Olivet Cemetery. Sisters Arrive to Open New Athens Catholic Hospital Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart Come to Georgia o- -o HONORED BY GEORGETOWN o —o Georgetown University conferred upon Monsignor Pace at its annual Founder’s Day ESxercises on Novem ber 25, 1935 the decoration of the Cam- illo Cardinal Mazzeila Academy of Philosophy in honor of his 44 years in the Chair of Philosophy at the Catholic University and the golden jubilee of his ordination. The Very Rev. Dr. W. Coleman Nevils, S. J.. then president of Georgetown, de scribed him as a “most learned Doctor of Scholastic Sciences, who has spent most of the golden years of his priest hood as an aspiring professor, whose lectures and published works have won renown and highest laudation." At the same time the Apostolic Dele gate to the United States, His Excel lency the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, who made the presentation on behalf of Georgetown, paid the venerable prelate a gracious tribute, referring to him as “one who has spent his life in the work of teaching," and as “a distinguished author of many philosophical and educational works that have brought him world-wide re- It was Monsignor Pace as vice-rector of the Catholic University, who pre sented President Roosevelt to the Chancellor for the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws on June 14, 1933 and who prepared the citation which was broadcast throughout file United States. Throughout his career he was noted for the beauty and effective ness of his English and in his tribute to President Roosevelt, he reached a high peak in his composition. Two years later ,at the annual en campment, on June 12, 1935. Monsig nor Pace was himself the recipient of the honorary degree. Doctor of Laws, from the university he had served for nearly half a century from the Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chancellor of the Uni versity. This degree has been granted but rarely at the Catholic University and is reserved usually for heads of states or their representatives. GOLDEN JlIBILARIAN -O On May 30, 1935, Monsignor Pace quietly celebrated with his family, the golden anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, but at the 1935 com mencement the university gave public recognition to his services as well as paid fitting honor to his 50 years as a priest. The citation pronounced in his honor at the convocation states: “This professor, whom the words of the ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A me morial Mass for Rt. Rev. Msgr. Ed ward A. Pace, vice-rector emeritus of the Catholic University, who died at the age of 76 ,in Washington, D. was held at the Cathedral, Rt. Mon signor James Nunan officiating. EIGHTY BOY SCOUTS who had served 250 hours on the altar were awarded the cross "Ad Alteri Dei” by Archbishop Cantwell at the annual Field Mass attended by more than 1,000 Boy Scouts in Los Angeles. BY JOHN MOTE ATHENS, Ga.—Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus arrived in Athens May 12 to take charge of St. Mary’s Hospital. Although they operate many schools adn hospitals in Pennsylvania this is the first time that they have come to the South. St. Mary’s Hospital was acquired by the Catholic Church through the un tiring efforts of Father Harold Barr of Athens and His Excellency, Bishop O’Hara. The old nurses home at the rear of the hospital has been rebuilt into a very attractive home for the Sisters. The hospital is being remodeled and new and up-to-date equipment is be ing installed. When completed St. Mary’s will be one of the best equip ped hospitals in this section. The Sis ters hope to be able to open the hos pital in July, at which time more Sis ters are expected to arrive from the mother house in Reading, Pa. The order of Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart was founded in Germany in 1899 by Father Hubert Linckens, M. S. C, Father Linckens, realizing the need for missionary Sis ters in the South Seas, received per mission to found the order in 1899. On August 5, 1902, five Sisters set sail for the Marshall Islands in the South Seas. A few months later Seven Sisters sailed for New Pomerania. Sis ter EYancisca was the first Superior General and served the order in this capacity until 1920, at which time Sis ter, Electa, who was provincial hi America 1909-1920, was made Superior General. Although young in age. the order has received its baptism of blood. Five Sisters Suffered martyrdom in New Pomerania, August 13, 1904. It seems probable that these martyred Sisters. Sisters Anna, Angela, Agnes Agatha and Sophia, will soon be canonized. Their case is being investigated at the present time. The first Misionary Sisters came to the United States in 1908 for service among the Slovaks in the coal fields of Pennsylvania. Since 1980 the or der has spread rapidly in Pennsyl vania. The order maintains a mother house at Reading, Pennsylvania. It has at present five hospitals: Sacred Heart, Allentown, Pa., Good Samaritan, Pottsville, Pa., Sacred Heart, Norris town, Pa., St- Joseph’s Health Resort, Wedron, III., and St. Mary's, Athens, Ga.; two homes for the aged, Knights of St. George Home, Wellburg, W. Va., and Sacred Heart, Allentown, Pa.; a “retreat house", St Josephs-in-lhe- Latin Contest Rating Among Winners Awarded Catholic School Girls (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—The Association of Universities and Colleges in Geor gia and the Georgia Classical Asso ciation, An announcing the winners in the 1938 Georgia Latin Tournament, include Miss Cecelia Stulb of Mt St. Joseph’s Academy, Augusta, as finishing third in Division 1, Group B. with a rating of 90, three points be hind the winner, and Miss Betty Mar riott, as fnishing second on Division IV, Group B, with a rating of 74, eight points behind the winner; Miss Marriott is also from Mt. St Joseph’s Academy. FR. O’DONNELL CUNARD LINE MASS SUPERVISOR New York Port Chaplain Will Inspect Ship’s Chapels NEW YORK, N. Y.—The Rev. John J. O’Donnell, pastor of the Shrine Church of the Sea, Tenth Avenue and Twenty-first Street, has been appoint ed by the Cunard White Star Line supervisor of all Catholic equipment for the celebration of Mass aboard all ships of the line calling at New York. Father O'Donnell has been named port chaplain by Cardinal Hayes; he or one of his assistants, the Rev. Robert P- Dugan, the Rev. Francis X. Quinn, or the Rev. Bartholomew J. Singleton, will visit all Ships of the line for this purpose. Special provision is made also for special meatless menus on days of abstinence. Catholic stewarts are in charge of the chapels and altars, and Mass is available for passengers in all classes. Hills, at Malvern, Pa., and thirteen schools. The order has Sisters in Oceanica, Australia, Africa, Germany, China. North America and a newly-accepted post in Peru. The Sisters now in Athens are: Sister M. Columba, M. S- C., R. N., member of the American College of Hospitals Administration, Superior, Sister M. Virgilia, M. S. C, R. N„ R. A., Sister M. Leandra, M. S. C., R. N.. R. A., and Sister M. Syra, M. S C dietician , Congratulations and Best Wishes —of- 1530 Main Street COLUMBIA, S. C. South Carolina’s Most Modem Drug Store