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SIXTEEN THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA - ", \ ' JULY 30. 1938 X Georgia to Have Boys 9 Vocational School BISHOP McGUINNESS CONSECRATES ALTAR IN LEPERS’ CHAPEL Archbishop RummelDelivers Sermon in Ceremony at CarviUe, La., Hospital (By N. C. W. C. News Service) CARVILLE, La.—The Most Rev. Eugene McGuinness. Bishop of Ra leigh, consecrated the marble altar in the United States Marine Hos pital No. 66 Chapel for the Daugh ters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul and the Catholics among the patients, who are lepers, and the hospital at taches. The Most Rev. Joseph F. Rummell, Archbishop of New Orleans, preached the sermon. The altar %vas given by Harry Z. Phelan, K. S. G., of Beaumont, Texas and Mrs. Phelan. Bishop McGuinness, formerly was first vice-president of the Catholic Church Extension Society, which col lected much of the, money for erec tion of the Chapel, which was ded icated in 1933. It replaced a chapel that was in a bad state of repair. The Daughters of Charity have been at Carville since 1895, going up the river from New Orleans on barges with lepers. When the "federal govern ment took over the leprosarium, the Sisters continued at the place. The Rt. Rev. Paul Schauhle, O. S. B., retired abbot of St. Joseph's Mon astery, St. Benedict, La., is chaplain at Carville, as the hospital is gen erally called. Father Melchior Honored on 63rd Ordination Anniversary K. OF G. CONVENTION MEETS IN CINCINNATI to Archbishop McNicholas Officiate at Opening Pon tifical Mass August 16 (By N. C. W. C. News Service) CINCINNATI—Following a visit here by Martin H. Carmody, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, during which he conferred with the Most Rev. John T. McNicholas, O. P., Archbishop of Cincinanti, and K. of C. offiicals, it was announced that the Archbishop will officiate at the Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral on Aug ust 16, marking the opening of the K. C. supreme convention. Arch- bisohp McNicholas also will preach at the Mass and will attend the States dinner that night. Speakers for the dinner will include Joseph Scott, of California, and United States Senator Bennet Clark, of Mis souri. Ray Miller, former Mayor of Cleveland, a member of the K. of C. Supreme Board, will be the toast master. Bishop Presides at Closing of Summer Religious Schools SPRING HILL COLLEGE HEADED BY GEORGIAN Rev. W. Former D. O’Leary, S. J., Physician, Suc ceeds Father Druhan Officiates at Cordele, Al bany and Americus—Twen ty-Eight Schools Conducted MOBILE. Ala.—The Rev. Dr. Wil liam D. O’Leary, S. J., a native of Augusta, Ga., and before his en trance into the Jesuit Order, a prac ticing physician, has been named president of Spring Hill College, at Mobile, Ala., one of the oldest Ca tholic Colleges in the country, ac cording to word received here from the Very Rev. Thomas Shields, S. J., superior of the Jesuit Fathers in the South. Father O’Leary succeeds the Very Rev. John Druhan, S. J., who retires after six years in the office, the liimt imposed by canonical law. Father O’Leary was born in Au gusta August 31, 195, the son of Mrs. Thomas J. O’Leary and the late Mr. O’Leary. He was educated at Rich mond Academy. Sacred Heart College, the University of Georgia and the Medical College of the University of Georgia, being admitted to the prac tice of medicine after his graduation here in 1922. He was an interne at Cambridge City Hospital and Boston City Hospital, following this with a period in the practice of medicine in New York with Dr. Charles G. Ker- ley, famed pediatrician. Feeling called to the priesthood, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1925, making his novitiate at St. Charles’ College, Grand Coteau, La., his philo sophical studies at St. Louis Univer sity, where he also received his mas ter of arts degree in physchology and his theological studies at St. Louis University and St. Mary’s, Kansas, where he was ordained in 1934. His year of Tertianship was spent in Cleveland. After a year in post graduate study, he was named su perior of Novices of tne esuit Order at St. Charles’ College, Grand Coteau, 1 ment conducted the schcols at Our T . _ ' —_ _ f 1 - . T TIVI 1 — iL ii ♦- rtr, . X A — — C T .—. , ■» v* Jia^ V,i A llnn rl (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Fifty-nir.e Sis ters. four Brothers, two .seminarians and several, lay teachers conducted twenty-eight summer religious in struction schools in every section of Georgia for four weeks ending July 17. The schools, which were under the direction of the Rev. Joseph G. Cassidy, had the largest registration in the history of the effort in Geor gia All the schoois except those at the Co-Cathedral, Atlanta, Sacred Heart School, Augusta, and Sacred Heart Church, Milledgeville, started June 20; the religious instruction camp at Villa Marie opened July 3. The schools which did not open in June will be conducted in August. A sec ond session of the vacation camp was arranged The Most, Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara D. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, who inaugurated the schools two years ago and has seen them in that short time become among the fore most in the nation in comparative at tendance and in every other way, presided at the closing of the schools at Cordele, Albany and Americus. There were eight Sisters at Camp Villa Marie, Savannah, four Sisters of St. Joseph and four Sisters of Mer cy. The camp is for children in com munities where they are not numer ous enough to warrant a local class. The Sisters of Mercy conducted classes at Athens, Columbus, Albany, Americus, Cordele, Macon, Milledge- ville. Immaculate Conception Church in Atlanta and Sacred Heart Church in Augusta. The Sisters of St. Joseph taught classes at Thomasville, Brunswick, Valdosta, Rome, Marietta, Sacred Heart and St. Anthony’s churches, At lanta, St. Mary’s, Augusta, and Bless ed Sacrament Church, Savannah. The Sisters of the Blessed Sacra- La., going to Spring Hill in that ca pacity for the philosophers last Sep tember. Three years ago he delivered the baccalaureate sermon before the graduates of the Medical College of the University of Georgia at Sacred Heart Church here. He has lectured extensively throughout the country in the field of psychology, in which he lias done work in Boston New York and St. Louis, delivering the series last summer in Boston before the teach ers of the schools of the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. Spring Hill College observed its centenary a few years ago. Df. O’Leary, at 43, becomes one of the youngest college presidents in the country. Spring Hill is the only Catholic school of college grade in the Southeast and its alumni includes scores of Georgians. Father O’Leary assumes Ills new duties at once. DR. RICHARD J. MANION, soldier author, surgeon and statesman, has been named the leader of the Conser vative Party in Canada, the second Catholic to hold that post. The first was Sr. John Thompson, prime min ister of Canada from "1892 to his death two years later. Dr. Manion, elected at the recent convention, has been a member of the House of Commons, Postmaster-Genera! and Minister of Railways and Canals. Lady of Lourdes Church, Atlanta, and St. Peter Clavet Church, Macon, and the Franciscan Sisters at St. Bene dict’s. St. Mary’s and St. Anthony churches, Savannah, and Immaculate Conception Church, Augusta. At St. Patrick’s, Augusta, two sem inarians conducted the classes, four Marist Brothers served at Douglas, and the Gray Nuns taught the classes at the Co-Cathedral in Atlanta Beloved Charlotte Hospital Chaplain One of Pioneer Band at Belmont Abbey (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLOTTE, N. C.—The Rev. Melchoir Reichert, O. S. B., chaplain emeritus of Mercy Hospital, on July 14, privately celebrated the sixty- third anniversary of his ordination to the holy priesthood. In the morning he offered the Holy Sacrifice in the hospital chapel, at noon he presided at a special dinner arranged by the Sisters, and during the course of the day he was the recipient of many congratulations. Father Melchoir was born in Gom- mersdorf, Baden, Germany, on April 17, 1852. As a mere infant, two years old, he was brought to this country by his parents. The family took up residence in Erie, Pa. As a youth he entered St. Vincent’s, Latrobe, Pa., where he pursued his classical studies. When only 18 years old he entered the Benedictine novitiate at St. Vin cent’s, and on July 11, 1871, lie pro nounced his first vows as a Bene dictine. The next several years he spent in the stud; of philosophy, Theology, and the allied sciences. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 14, 1875, and on July 25 he offered his first Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Erie. Shortly after ordination Father Mel chior was sent to do missionary work at Skidaway, a settlement near Sa vannah, Ga. After some years this undertaking was abandoned and Father Melchior went with the rest of the-Benedictine community to Sa vannah, where parish work was his duty. In the year 1884 the Benedictine community at Belmont, N. C.. was raised to the dignity of an Abbey, and Tati - Melchior, who had volun teered to become a monk of the new Abl y, was one of the ten electors who decided upon the first abbot of Mary Help Abbey, Belfont. The choice fell upon Father Leo Haid, who subsequently became the renowed Bishop Haid. Not until 1891 did Father Melchior tak up residence at the Abbey at Belmont, for until that date he con tinued with his parish work at Sa vannah. From 1891 until 1920 Father Melchior literally spent himself both in the class- room and in missionary fields adjacent to the Abbey. Many are the men who received their busi ness training under Father Melchior while he headed the commercial de- partm—t, and countless are the Gas ton County natives who even to this day revere his name. For more than thirty years he labored, under real hardships, traveling mostly by horse and buggy, in and about the towns of Belmont, Gastonia, Mount Holly, Spencer Mountain, instructing in our holy faith, and in administering the Sacraments. To him are directly due, under God, the establishment of St. Michael’s Church, Gastonia, St. Helen’s Church, Spencer Mountain, and St. Joseph’s Church, Spencer Mountain. For many years Father Melchior was pastor of the Abbey Church, Belmont. Much of his mis sionary sqccess was among the negroes. During the summer of 1925 Father Melchior was appointed chaplain at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, and con tinued in that capacity for several years. A few years ago, an injury, occasioned by a fall while descending the stairs, necessitated that he relin quish his chaplaincy. However, Father Melchior is still resident at Mercy, and even though he cannot move about readily save in a rolling- chair, yet to this very day one can find him visiting the patients, having for all a cheery smile, a word of en couragement, and an armful of worth-while reading matter. His surely has been these long years and continues to be even to this day the work of the Lord in the vineyard of the Lord. Fr. Bona Assistant on Athens Missions SAVANNAH, Ga.,—The Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D., has appoint ed the Rev. Stanley Bona, who was temporarily at the Cathedral in Sa vannah, assistant to the Rev. Harold J. Barr, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Athens, and the Athens mis sions, which include Gainesville and continguous territory. Father Bona has already entered on his new duties. SISTER MARY JOSEPH DIES IN CHARLOTTE Pioneer Sister, 93, Came to State When Cardinal Gib bons Was Bishop CHARLOTTE, N. C—Sister Mary Joseph Gill, the senior member of the Sisters of Mercy or North Carolina died at the Sacred Heart Convent here at the age of 93. Sister Mary Joseph was born in Westport, Ireland, in 1845. Filled with the missionary zeal so characteristic of her race, she left her beautiful aristocratic home, situated in the shadow of historic Croagh Patrick and accompanied the illustrious Cardinal Gibbons, who was Vicar-Apostolic of this state and was known and loved throughout the state as a kind prelate, a zealous apostle and a loving father. Here in this land where in pioneer day hardships were numerous enough to daunt the spirit of a strong man, the gallant band of Mercy Sisters among whom the young Sister Mary Joseph took her place, were women of heroic mould, and though poverty and privation were theirs, yet fervor and enthusiasm prevailed and God blessed their work with marked success. To this noble woman, North Carolina, the state of her adoption, never seemed hard, to her it ever was “the pleasant Sunny South”. Sister Mary Joseph was an asset to any community. Trained by some of the best musicians in Europe, she was an accomplished pianist, and pos sessed a contralto voice of rare qual ity and singular sweetness- For many years she taught music in the various missions of the state, Hickory, Wilmington, Asheville, and Belmont. But early in her religious life the ardor of the young Sister was strained by ill health and she was compelled reluctantly to resign from active duty. The mission of the good Sister was fulfilled by prayer and suffering. In- numberable were the hours she spent before her Eucharistic Lord in loving adoration, and to Him alone she pour ed forth her lovely voice in songs of praise. A high Mass-of Requiem was sung in the Abbey Cathedral, the Very Rev. Nicholas Bliley, O. S. B., celebrant, the Rev. Cuthbert Allen, O. S. B., dea con, the Rev. Alcuin Baudeiman, SUb- deacon, the Rev. Eugene Egan, O. S. B., deliered a very impressive sermon, in which he emphasized the dignity of the religious state and the great re ward which will be theirs who live this life well. The remains were borne to the Ab bey Cemetery, where Father Nicholas pronounced the absolution at the grave. VIATORIAN FATHERS TO CONDUCT IT FOR ORPHANS IN ’TEENS Bishop O’Hara Announces Institution for Graduates of St. Joseph’s Home (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, announces plans for the establishment in the Diocese of a vocational training school for or phan boys, the school to be conducted by the Viatorian Fathers of the American Province, of which the Very Rev. John P. O’Mahoney, C. S. V., of Chicago is provincial. The Rev. John Foster, C. S. V., and the Rev. Thomas P. O Brien, C. S. V, have al ready arrived in Savannah for the preliminary work. The permanent lo- , cation of the school will soon be an nounced. St. Joseph’s Home, Washington, Ga., cares for the homeless boys through the grammar school years, and the lack of facilities to provide for them in the years immediately following has been a source of concern to the Bishops of the Diocese. The arrange ments now being made by Bishop O'Hara are therefore the culmination of ’.he hopes of years. The Clerics of St. Viator were founded in 1835 in Lyons, France, for teaching purposes. They came to Canada in 1848 and to the United States, to Illinois, in 1865. At first they engaged in grammar school work, but now their work is in high schools, vo cational school and colleges. The Viatorian Fathers labor in the Archdiocese of Chicago and of Balti- more and in the Dioceses of Peoria, Springfield in Illinois; they also have a mission in Manchukuo, Asia, at tached to the American Province. The vocational school they will es tablish in Georgia will be designed to take care of the boys after they leave St. Joseph’s Home after having fin ished grammar school, and to teach them a trade that will make them self-supporting. BROTHER OF BISHOP. BARRY DIES IN WEST James D. Barry Was Lead ing Arizona Educator (By N. C. W. C. News Service) TUCSON, Ariz.—Death came to one of the most prominent Catholic lay men and educator in the West with the passing of James D. Barry, broth er of the Most Rev. Patrick Barry, Bishop of St. Augustine; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. William Barry, of Miami, Fla., and the Rev. Joseph Barry, of Birr, Offaly, Ireland. Seven other brothers survive the deceased, who was a graduate and former English instructor of the Uni versity of Notre Dame and an honor student in law at Georgetown Univer sity. He was born in County Clare, Ireland. News and Courier Condemns “Child Labor” Amendment PAPAL HONOR FOR ABBOT FREDERIC Mrs. Teresa Murphy Dies in Charlotte (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLOTTE, N. C—Mrs. Teresa Murphy, wife of the late Sidney L. Murphy and a resident of Charlotte for rtiany years, died*late in July at the age of 65. Mrs. Murphy was ill about a week before her death. She was a leading member of St. Peter’s Church, from which her funeral was held, with a Requiem Mass, the Rev. Maurice McDonnell, O. S. B., officiat ing. Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery. Surviving Mrs. Murphy are two daughters. Mrs, Edward F. Teen, Corning. N. Y,, and Mrs. W’illiatn Haley. Burlington. Vt.. and her niece, Mrs. F. D. Letho, of Charlotte. Archbishop Wajsh Confers It at Abbey in Kentucky (Special to The Bulletin) LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Record of Louisville announces that the Holy Father has conferred on the Rt. Rev. Frederic M. Dunne, Abbot of Geth- semani Abbey, the purple zucchetto and purple magna cappa, ordinarily worn only by Bishops, and the Most Rev. John A. Floersh. Archbishop of Louisville, invested Abbot Frederic with the honor at ceremonies at the Abbey recently. Abbot Frederic, a native of Ohio, was reared in At lanta and Jacksonville. Among those present at the investiture ceremony were his sister, Mrs. Katherine Miles, and his niece and nephew from Sa vannah. (From The Charleston News and Courier) On and on goes the effort to have the counterfeit child labor amend- ment to the United. States Constitu tion ratified. Now it is before the legislature of Massachusetts and its proponents are bringing all the pres sure they can on the senators and representatives. A sponsor denied that this amendment was Communis tic. “This is not an attempt to So- vietize our children as charged by our opponents.” He emphasized that President Roosevelt is in favor of the amendment. Only a year ago did the legislature of Massachusetts defeat this radical proposal by a vote of 188 to thirteen in the House and of thirty to six in the Senate. The governor of Massa chusetts has voiced his disapproval, saying, with truth, that this amend ment “would give Congress sweeping and dangerous authority which might conceivably develop into autocracy and despotism.” There is little like lihood that Massachusetts will be of the states ratifying the amendment. Once an amendment to the consti tution has been ratified by a state, its legislature, it has been ruled, can not reconsider, but it can come before a legislature again and again if the action is adverse. By all the rules of fairness this amendment died years ago when sufficient of tire states re jected it. Its sponsors are counting the favorable votes and working all the while on the opposed states, hop ing that soon or late the amendment will be ratified. It is probable that some of the states which voted to rat ify would disapprove if they had the opportunity. If this amendment should ever be - included in the federal Constitution, Congress would have blanket powers over the upbringing of boys and girls. If Congress should be so minded, it could strip parents of all authority over their children, could interfere with their schooling, with their"- re ligious training, with their doing of chores about the house and the yard. The youth of America could be So- vietized under the terms of this dan gerous proposal. At the bottan, the proposal has nothing to do with child labor, but everything to do with child regulation. Marist Brothers Boy Winner in New York Awarded Cardinal’s Cap in Christian Doctrine Contest NEW YORK. N. Y. — Mount St. Michael’s School, the elementary de partment of Mt. St. Michael Academy, has won the coveted Cardinal’s Cup in Christian Doctrine, according to an announcement issued by the Cath olic School Board. The winning pa per in the diocesan-wide competition was written by Joseph Kanowitz. a twelve-year-old pupil in the eighth grade. Joseph Kanowitz received the first prize gold medal, and Mt. St. Michael’s School, conducted by the Marist Brothers, returns the silver cup, which it won last year when Robert E. Stewart submitted the best paper in the 1937 competition. More than 8,000 pupils of the eighth grade took part in the -preliminary competition. His Eminence Cardinal Hayes presented the trophies to the successful candidate in a ceremony at Cathedral HijSi School.
