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VOL. XXI. No. 2 TWENTY PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. FEBRUARY 24, 1940 ISSUED MONTHLY—J2.oo a year
Monsignor Gwynn Greenville Pastor 40 Years
Bishop W alsh Pays Honor to Monsignor Gwynn
BISHOP WALSH
MONSIGNOR GWYNN
Bishop of Charleston Attends
Celebration in Greenville
WILL DEDICATE
NEW N. C. CHURCH
Bishop of Raleigh to De
dicate St. Catherine of
Siena Church Recently
Completed at Wake Forest
(Special lo The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C. — On Sunday,
February 25. His Excellency, the Most
Reverend Eugene J. McGuinness, Bi
shop of Raleigh, will dedicate the
new Saint Catherine of Sienna Church
and Rectory at Wake Forest, North
Carolina.
The Gothic architectural style of
Saint Catherine's is the work of Mr.
Frank Frimmer, of Tampa, Flori
da.
CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR
HEARD IN BROADCAST
RALEIGH, N .C. — The Sacred
Heart Cathedral Junior Choir, which
Is composed of about twenty boys and
girls from the Cathedral School gave
a very entertaining and inspiring
broadcast on February 14th. over Sta
tion WRAL — “The Voice of the
Capital City.” The music, which was
a rendition of Gregorian chant, was
under the direction of Sister Mary
Gertrude, O. P.
ST. THERESE’S CONVENT
BEING BUILT AT WILSON
WILSON, N. C. — Ground has been
broken for the erection of the new
St. Therese's Convent at Wilson, and
arrangements are being made by the
Rev. Francis J. McCourt, pasttor of
St. Therese’s Church, for the laying
of the corner-stone of the new school
building about March first.
NEW RECTORY
AT WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON. N. C. — Announce
ment is made by the Rev. James
Manley, pastor of St. Mary's Church,
in Wilmington .that plans for a new
Rectory have been drawn and ac
cepted. and it is expected that con
struction will begin within the next
few weeks.
ANOTHER “BOYS TOWN” moving
picture based upon Boys Town and
the life of its founder, the Right Rev.
Edward J. Flanagan, will be filmed
by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which
produced the original “Boys Town”
film.
For the right to the new film, M-G-
M agreed to pay Father Flanagan's
Boy's Home ¥100,000, which will be
applied against the half-million dol
lar debt incurred for new buildings
to take care of 500 homeless bays.
The Most Rev. Emmet M.
Walsh, D.D., Participates
in Services Commemorat
ing Monsignor Gwynn’s An
niversary
GREENVILLE, S. C. — His Ex
cellency. the Most Reverend Emmet
M. Walsh. D. D.. Bishop of Charles
ton, presided at the Solemn High
Mass, which was celebrated by the
Right Reverend Monsignor A. K.
Gwynn, V. F.. in commemoration
of his completion of forty years as
pastor of St. Mary's Church, Green
ville.
Otl)er prelates present in the sanc
tuary were the Right Reverend Mon
signor Charles Dubois Wood. P. A., of
Middletown, N. Y.; and the Right Rev.
Monsignor Joseph L. O'Brien, S. T.
D„ LL. D., of Charleston, who deliv
ered the sermon.
The Rev. F. O. Ferri, of St. Pau's
Church, Spartanburg, was deacon of
the Mass, with the Rev. Thomas D.
O'Shaughnessy, of St. Peter's Church,
Columbia, acting as sub-deason. The
Rev. Sydney F. Dean, assistant pastor
of St. Mary’s, was master-of-cere-
monies. Chaplains to Bishop Walsh
were the Rev. Maurice McDonnell,
O. S. B.. of St. Peter’s Church. Char
lotte. and the Rev. Henry Spiesman,
of St. Joseph's Church, Anderson.
Other priests who were present in
the sanctuary were, the Very Rev.
Michael Mclnerney. O. S. B.. of Bel
mont. North Carolina; the Rev. Wil
liam Pearson, of St. Peter’s Church,
Charlotte; the Rev. William Mulvi-
hill, of St. Francis Hospital, Green
ville ;the Rev. Paul Plummer, O. F.
M.. of St. Anthony’s Priory, Green
ville; the Rev. T. J. McGrath, of St.
Peter’s Church, Columbia; the Rev.
L. E. Forde, of Providence Hospital,
Columbia; the Rev. Terrance Finne
gan, U. S. A., of Camp Jackson; the
Rev. George Smith, of St. Mary's
Church. Aiken; the Rev. Edward Kel
ler, of St. Mary’s Church, Beaufort;
the Rev. Charles Baum, of St. Jo
seph’s, Anderson; the Rev. John Clan-
cev, of St. Ann’s, Sumter.
The large congregation which at
tended tire Anniversary Mass includ
ed many of Monsignor Gwynn’s non-
Catholic friends, as well as the mem
bers of St. Mary’s parish.
The choir of St. Mary’s Church
rendered a beautiful musical accom
paniment to the impressive services.
Altar and sanctuary were elaborate
ly decorated . „ _ _
St. Mary’s Guild
New Parish Group
Young Women’s Club Was
Organized Last October
(Special To The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE. S. C.— St. Mary’s
Guild, which was organized, in Oc
tober 1939 fills a longfelt need in the
parish, as it bridges a gap between
the Junior Council, whose members
are of'the high school age, and the
Senior Council. The group is made
up of the young women of the parish
over 17 years of age, and by having
meetings at night it was possible to
include the -oung business women-,
who had not previously been con
nected with any parish organization.
Thirty active members of the Guild
meet each month in different homes,
and the programs are arranged to
promote the spiritual, cultural, and
social welfare of the members.
Although the club has been in ex
istence only a few months it has
been engaged in varied parish acti
vity. Under the auspices of the
Guild a Christmas party was given
for the children of St. Mary s Sun
day School, and took a prominent
part in the celebration attendant to
the commemoration of Monsignor
Gwynn’s anniversary.
Tiie Rev. Sydney Dean is sponsor
for the Guild, which is headed by
Mrs. Frank League, Jr., president;
Miss Frances Pinson, vice-president;
Miss Louise Collins, secretary and
Miss Victoria Koury, treasurer. '
ALBERT SIGNER, SPARTANBURG
STUDYING FOR PRIESTHOOD
SPARTANBURG. S. C. — Albert
Siener, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Siener. of Spartanburg, has entered
St. Ambrose College, Davenport,
Iowa, for preparatory study before
entering the seminary to- study for
the priesthood.
Mr. Siener expects to serve in the
Diocese of Nashville following his or
dination. His uncle the Right Rev.
Monsignor Albert Siener, P. A-, ii
vicar-general of. the Diocese, and an
other uncle, the Rtev. Joseph Siener,
is attached to the Cathedral of the
Incarnation, Nashville.
ft Mardi Gras” Ball
Held in Greenville
Council of Catholic Men
Sponsors Brilliant . Pre-
Lenten Entertainment
GREENVILLE. S. C.—Sponsored by
the Andrew K. Gwynn Chapter of
the National Council of Catholic Men
the Mardi Gras Ball held on the
Monday preceding Ash Wednesday,
was a brilliant and distinct success.
Gallivan Memorial Hall was trans
formed into the throne-room of the
King and Queen of Light, Beauty,
and Merriment. Streamers and bal
loons were featured in the decora
tions and spotlights played upon the
silver mirrored globe which hung in
the center of the hall.
Mayor Fred McCullough, the guest
of honor, placed the crowns upon the
heads of His Majesty the King. Eu
gene Brigham, and the Queen. Miss
Fraser, whose court attendants in
cluded: Miss Catherine McNamara
and Harold Faust, of Greenville; Miss
Frances Dunham and Carl Newman.
Anderson; Miss Carolyn Feeley and
Frank Fort unato, Clemson; Miss
Frances Hackett and Ted Joyce,
Spartanburg.
Just before intermission the as
sembly was entertained by a group
dance and song numbers performed
by representatives from Madelon
Boyce. Moffett. Sherrill and Mrs.
Ned Joce schools of dancing. Dur
ing the intermission a buffet supper
was served in Bihari’s -private din
ing room. Music was furnished by
the Clemson Jungleers.
IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY
AT GREENVILLE HOME
GREENVILLE. S. C.-An elaborate
“Stable at Bethlehem" erected at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Rascob,
on Monticello Avenue, in this city,
attracted hundreds who were charm
ed with the dignity and beauty of
the Nativity scene. Among those
who paid repeated visits were the
members of a Sunday School class
at one of the Greenville Protestant
churches.
The background for the tableau
was a church, whose spire with its
cross, towers over the familiar Christ
Child in the manger, with the Virgin
Mother, St- Joseph, the shepherds,
the Wisemen, and the animals. Spe
cial lighting effects lend to the
beauty, while the strains of “Silent
Night” and other Christmas hymns
were heard from a phonograph con
cealed behind the scenes.
CHURCHES, RECTORY,
SCHOOLS, HOSPITAL
FRUIT OF HIS ZEAL
Monsignor Gwynn’s Pastor
ate of St. Mary’s Church
Since 1900 Is One of Out
standing Achievement
Within the past few weeks the
Right Reverend Monsignor A. K.
Gwynn, V. F., completed forty years
as pastor of St. Maiy’s Church,
Greenville^ South Carolina, and sub
stantial evidence of his worthwhile
service is presented by the church,
parish buildings, and institutions that
have been erected during those years,
through his efforts-
Although in Greenville the Cath
olic population numbers less than a
thousand, the city can boast of Cath
olic buildings and Catholic activity
that would be creditable in a city
where the Catholic population could
be counted in thousands.
The first fruits of Monsignor
Gwynn’s efforts in Greenville were
St. Mary's Church and St. Mary's
Rectory. Then came St. Mary’s
School, which he erected with the en
couragement and generous assistance
of His Excellency, the Most Rever
end Emmet M. Walsh. D. D., Bishop
of Charleston. Conducted by the
Sisters of Mercy, who succeeded the
Ursuline Nuns, it is one of the most
modern and best equipped school
buildings of any kind in South Caro
lina.
Hospital in Greenville
Greenville’s St. Francis Hospital, a
crowning achievement is the realiza
tion of a dream of Monsignor Gwynn
that was made possible through the
interest and co-operation of Bishop
Walsh, and through the self-sacrific
ing zeal and devotion of the Sisters
of the Poor of St. Francis, who came
to Greenville from Cincinnati in 1933
The Duke- Foundation also made gen
erous contribution to the construct
ion of tire hospital-
The hospital building, which was
purchased from the Salvation Army
in 1933. was remodeled and renovat
ed, and flourished so splendidly that
an addition was necessary. New
equipment has been acquired and
it is maintained at a standard which
compares favorably with the most
modern hospitals in South Carolina.
Besides the church and other build
ings which have been erected in
Greenville during his pastorate. Mon
signor Gwynn is also responsible for
the erection of the Sacred Heart
Church, in Blackville; St. Joseph’s
Church. Anderson; St. Francis
Church, Walhalla; Our Lady of
Lourdes. Greenwood; and St. An
drew's Chapel, at Clemson.
And in addition. Monsignor Gwynn
managed to take time from his busy
life to liquidate the debt on the rec
tory in Spartanburg, and laid the
foundation of a fluid that wilt be
used in the erection of a school there
at some time in the future.
Monsignor Gwynn. however, at
tributes his accomplishment to the
devotion of the members of his par
ish, to the assistance of his generous
friends elsewhere, to the work of
the clergy and the Sisters, who have
been associated with him. to the fine
spirit of the people of the city and
section, who are not Catholics, and to
the generous encouragement of the
Most Reverend Bishop of Charleston.
N“t ve of Maryland
Born in Baltimore, Monsignor
Gwynn has been a resident of the
Piedmont section of South Carolina
since boyhood, having been reared
in Spartanburg. He was educated
at Wofford College; All Hallows Col
lege, Dublin, Ireland; Mount St.
Mary's Seminary. Emmitsburg. Mary
land; being ordained by the late
Bishop Henry Pinckney Northrup,
July 29, 1895.
After a few months as curate, at
St. Joseph's Chureh. Charleston, he
was made pastor of Aiken and'' its
missions, erecting the church a’tt
Blackville. and renovating the church
at Orangeburg. Then, in 1900 he
succeeded the Rev- Dr. Joseph Budds,
at Greenville.
The splendid feeling that exists be
tween Catholics and non-Catholics in
Greenville may well be attributed to
Monsignor Gwynn's effective endeav
or to acquaint his fellow-citizens
with the facts about the Catholic
Church through the press and other
media, and to his edifying exempli
fication of the principles of Catholic
teaching in his priestly life. ■_ ,