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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
DECEMBER 23, 1939
SEARS, ROEBUCK
WILMINGTON, N. C.
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altar, emitting no glare. Extending
out on both sides of the reredos, like
wings, are the riddels, having riddel
posts capped with adoring angels.
These latter are carved in wood and
are polychromed; they have golden
wings, extending up, and each angel
bears a scroll with the words Sanctus,
Sanctus. Sanctus inscribed thereon.
The chamfers and moldings of the
oak raredos are covered with gold
leaf. The open panels in the reredos
and riddel are draped with velvet and
damask in the four canonical colors,
red, white, green and purple, so ar
ranged on tracks that by drawing
a cord the liturgical color prescribed
for the day may be exposed.
The tabernacle is draped tent like
with a very limp Chinese silk veil,
changeable in the four colors. This
is the altar vested to match the color
of the priest’s vestments as prescribed
by the rubriss for the Mass of the day.
Six heavy bronze silver inlaid candle
sticks of special design stand out in
relief against the panelled oak rere
dos. A handsome missal and missal
stand with appropriate altar cards,
and the six rich art glass windows in
the side wall complete the ensemble.
The pure linen altar cloths covering
the menSa extend down on both sides
of the altar to the platform; there is
no lace hanging down in front of the
altar as this is strictly forbidden by
the rubrics.
The ceiling of the sanctuary is en
riched with colors, blue predominat
ing A green rug is‘placed on the
predella or platform in front fo the
altar and a runner of the same color
extends across the floor of the sanc
tuary. No Sacred emblems of any
type have been placed on the floors
anywhere.
The hand-wrought polished bronze
sanctuary lamp deigned to harmonize
with the architecture of the church
is suspended on an ornamental chain
from the center of the pointed arch,
some thirty feet above.
* SIDE ALTARS.—On each side of the
sanctuary and inside of the altar rail
ing there are arched niches in the
brick walls, facing the nave. In these
niches have been placed very beauti
ful altars made of the same polished
pink Tennessee marble as that used
in the main altar. Each has a slender
marble pedestal rising up, upon which
has been placed statues sculptured in
cream colored Texas limestone; on the
left the Blessed Virgin and on the
right that of Saint Joseph. On the
pedestal bearing the Blessed Mother
Statue, incised letters covered with
gold leaf read “Ave Gratia Plena”. In
the pedestal under Saint Joseph’s
Statue a small bronze tabernacle has
been placed for the purpose of con
serving the Blessed Sacrament on
.Holy Thursday. These altars are am
ple for the celebration of Mass, so
that it is possible for three priests
to celebrate at the same time.
St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilmington
The Stately St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral
in Wilmington, erected over a quar
ter of a century ago under the direc
tion of the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Chris. Den-
nen, V. G, as pastor, this year mourn
ed the loss of its builder. Monsignor
Dennen was then Father Dennen; he
served as vicar-general under Bishop
Kaid, Archbishop Curley as adminis
trator of the new Diocese of Raleigh
after the death of Bishop Haul, the
last vicar-apostolic, and under Bishop
Hafey, the first Bishop of Raleigh.
He was made a monsignor in 1923, and
on his retirement as pastor was named
pastor-emeritus. He died in recent
months at Mercy Hospital in Char
lotte.
Monsignor Dennen’s successor was
the Rev. James A. Manley, formerly
his assistant, a veteran of the World
War, where he was wounded in action,
a former, post commander of. the
Amreican Legion and delegate to the
The stone statues are the work of
Frank Aretz and follow .the lines of
the Beuron School of Art! The riddel
post angels are the work of Robert
Robbins. The artificial- lighting of
the sanctuary is entirely indirect; the
system adds a note of mystery. The
nave is lighted from side wall fixtures
made of cas't aluminum. The oak
sanctuary furnishings were made in a
local shop, following architectural
lines.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS. — The
Baptismal Font is made of pink mar
ble, inlaid with blue mosaics. The
cover is of bronze and monel metal.
The baptistry -is located so that from
the narthex one may pass through
it into the nave, symbolic of our pass
ing through Baptism to Christianity.
The floor is green glazed tile. In the
openings are hand wrought Swedish
iron grills which were made in
Charleston.
The six Holy Water Fonts are also
of pink marble, being in the form
.of Corbela • projecting from the walls.
There is a bronze ambry built into
the sanctuary wall; another ambry is
placed in the Baptistry wall. Three
bronze poor boxes have been pro
vided, each having burglar alarm.
Two double confessionals are placed
in projecting spaces along the side
aisles. The openings are draped with
purple velour.
The pipe organ, salvaged from the
old church, rebuilt and enlarged by
three additional stops, will serve for
the new structure.
The church has four exits; the main
entrance, a side door from the narthex
or vestibule, and side doors opening
from each end of the front aisle along
the communion rail, so that it is pos
sible to empty the church in a very
short time.
The rectory, the first floor of which
is of fireproof construction covered
with mastic tile, has ten rooms, three
baths and every modern, convenience.
It is designed so as to'provide pri
vacy for the priests, privacy for the
public, and privacy for the house
keeper. The roof of this building
has been insulated against heat and
cold by the use of mineral wool pack
ing.
Heat is provided to both buildings
through a vapor return trap circulat
ing steam system, having a steel tubu
lar boiler, stoker fired.
A very permanent three car garage
has been constructed; within this
building there is also a good sized
laundry.
Those who make a careful study
of the results which have been ob
tained in the erection and furnish
ings of the Sacred Heart Church and
parish buildings must realize what a
very special class of work the build
ing of a Catholic Church and rectory
is. They will observe the mind of the
priest and architect designing artisti
cally and according to liturgical laws,
directing a corps of experienced Mak
ers who must in every case have had
much previous experience in the vari
ous specialties, and who take pleas
ure in cooperating for the joy and
privilege of working on Such a prc
ject.
This class of work need not be ex
pensive as may be observed from the
following list of costs: Church build
ing complete, $34,000; art glass, pews,
altars and all furnishings, $14,000; rec
tory, $15,000; three car garage and
laundry, $3,000.
These buildings are designed for low
maintenance cost and low insurance
rates. The church interior will never
need decorating, there is no wood on
exterior to be painted, all water pipes
are copper. The workmanship and
materials are in general of such char
acter as will require little renewing
and such as should grow venerable
with age.
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Cardinal Mundelein
Discussed Death in
Last Xmas Message
In what proved to be his last
Christmas message to his flock, the
late George Cardinal Mundelein,
Archbishop of Chicago, said in The
New World, his archdiocesan news
paper, last December, that at Christ-
mastide there is no need for sorrow
“even in the homes in which there is
a vacant place at the table.’ ’
“Surely, we who do understand,
should be foremost in our celebration
of the birthday of our God and Xing.”
the Cardinal said. “Leaving aside ail
sorrow and disappointment, forget
ting for the day pain, sickness, pov
erty. and joining in the chorus of
happiness that should animate us, be
cause the heavenly Babe who came to
the cold bare manger in Bethlehem
may now find a warm welcome place
in our hearts. And even in the
homes in which there is a vacant
place at the table there need be r.o
sorrow or lonesomeness, for we who
believe in the Communion of Saints,
we realize that as we kneel about the
crib of the Infant Savious on the
great family feast of Christmas, those
who have gone before us into eternity
kneel by our side adoring the Christ-
Child. we in His presence on the al
tar, they face to face in Heaven.”
National Convention of the Legion.
Father Manley has done particularly
distinguished work among the boys
of Wilmington. The parish school
is conducted by the Sisters of Mercy.
The Josephite Fathers, the Rev. Tim
othy J. Holland, S. S. J., pastor, are
in charge of St. Thomas’ Church for
colored Catholics; the church was the
Cathedral of Cardinal Gibbons when
that illustrious, prelate was. vicar-
apostolic of North Carolina, and in
the rooms in the rear of the church
where the future Cardinal liven, he
wrote most of “The Faith of Our
Fathers”. The Franciscan Sisters of
Baltimore are in cliarge of the school
for colored children.
NAZIS QUESTIONING
CARDINAL INNITZER
(Special Correspondent, N. C. W. C.
Vpas Sprvirp)
AMSTERDAM — His Emminence
Theodor Cardinal Innitzer, Archbi
shop of Vienna, was subjected to se
vere questioning by the Nazi secret
police, reliable reports from the for
mer Austrian capital state.
The Cardinal’s private secretary.
Monsignor Jakob Weinbacher was ta
ken into custody. Father Georg Bichl-
maier, S. J., well-known preacher,
and Edwin Hesse, head of the Vienna
Catholic student groups, were like
wise arrested.
All these measures seem to have
been adopted in conneation with
the growing unrest in what was
formerly Austria. Retreats' are no
longer permissible there at all. The
total of Austrian Catholic priests ar
rested during the past month is re
ported to be over 200.
All indications point in the direc
tion of a growing persecution of the
Church in Nazi Germany, but the
methods now adopted differ some
what from those Hitler's chieftains
had found suitable to their ends be
fore.
While formerly a great deal of
derogatory publicity was being at
tached to all measures inflicted upon
the Church, persecution is now car
ried on silently behind the scenes.
Notably, everything is now done
under cover to eliminate complete
ly all the monastic institutions of
Germany by imposing heavy taxes
upon them to an extent where they
find it impossible to carry on their
tasks.
Also, Catholic publishers may no
longer engage in the publication of
books and strictly of Catholic in
terest, which forces a good many of
them out of business, and religious
book-stories must limit themselves
entirely to religious literature which
makes it impossible for most of them
to carry on.
REV. FRANCIS J. LANE, Catho
lie chaplain at the Elmira, N. Y„
Reformatory, has been elected presi
dent of the Prison Chaplains Asso
ciation.
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