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FEBRUARY 24. 1940
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THREE—A
Monsignor O’Brien Delivers
Sermon at Anniversary Mass
Pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church, Charleston, Re
calls Monsignor Gwynn’s
Devoted Service as a Priest
of Charleston Diocese
(Spceial to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S. C. — At the Sol
emn High Mass celebrated at St.
Mary’s Church by the Right Rev.
Monsignor A. K. Gwynn, upon his
completion of forty years as pastor,
the sermon was delivered by the Right
Rev. Monsignor Joseph L. O’Brien, S.
T. D., pastor of St. Patrick’s Church,
Charleston.
Monsignor O'Brien recalled the
great accomplishments, spiritual and
temporal, that resulted from the
prisetly efforts of the beloved pastor
of St. Mary’s, and discussed the dig
nity of the priesthood.
(Extracts from Msgr. O'Brien’s
» Sermon)
Most Reverend Bishop: Right Rev
erend, Very Reverend, and dear'Fath-
ers; venerable Sisters; beloved breth
ren:
What can I say to you of the life
and work of him to whom we meas
ure out today our little meed of
praise by our presence here on this
happy occasion, by our congratula
tions and felicitations? I might tell
you that he was ordained by Bishop
Northrop on July 28, 1895. I might tell
you that he served at St. Joseph’s,
Charleston, and at Aiken, South Caro
lina; I need not tell you that he came
to St. Mary's, Greenville. January 12,
1900. the event we are today celebrat
in';. I need not tell you that he was
el ted to the rank of Domestic
Fi' 1 'e in 1930. I don’t have to tell
y* u that he built Sacred Heart
Church, Blackville; St. Joseph’s, An
ne-son; St. Francis, Walhalla; St An
drews, Clemson; Our Lady of
Lourdes, Greenwood; that in Spartan
burg, he liquidated the debt on the
rectory, and by careful investments
1- : 'l the foundation of a fund that uie
f -v will be used for the erection of a
i sh school; that here, in Green-
v y, the church, rectory, convent.
“ heel, and hospital, all debt free, wit-
nt s his untiring efforts for the glory
of God. You know all these things.
I might emphasize the fact that in
1900 when he came to Greenville, he
found a congregation of seventy souls,
and I might doubly emphasize the fact
that on this day of 1940 there are over
nine hundred souls. That is the sim
ple story.
The senior clergy admire Monsig
nor Gwynn, with the frank admira
tion of those who have worked long
and hard with him, into the length
ening shadows of gathering twilight.
The junior clergy rever him as a
model and in their youthful zeal
strive to imitate him. The venerable
Sisters know him in the most Christ-
like of all priestly work—the educa
tion of the young—the loving care of
the broken and sick in body. And
you, dear brethren of Saint Mary's
parish, you know him in the deep
est recesses of youi devoted hearts
and tender memories.
Many of you he baptized, and thus
he initiated you into the kindergar
ten of the Kingdom of God. He pre
pared you for your first Holy Com
munion-brought Christ to the man
ger of your innocent hearts. He pre
pared you for Confirmation and sow
ed the seeds of Wisdom and Under
standing and Counsel and Fortitude
and Knowledge and Piety and Fear
of the Lord in your youthful souls.
Many of you he joined in the bonds
of Holy Matrimony; he anointed vour
loved ones with, the Holy Balm and
sent them forth valiant and strong
into the Kingdom of Life. He stood
by the grave and shared your tears
when mother Earth took back into
her bosom the remains of those you
loved.
In Joy and Sorrow
He has been with you in your joys
and successes, your trials and tribu
lations. For forty years he has been
your pastor, your kind and loving
father in God, your devoted shepherd.
What can I say to you that you do
not already know and appreciate?
In a material way—look around you
—behold the works that testify his
flaming zeal and unwavering courage,
ilespite poverty and discouragement.
In a spiritual way, his works are en
graved in eternal characters in your
hearts and souls. Your love of, your
veneration for, your cooperation with,
your appreciation of Monsignor
Gwynn are beyond the power of hu
man speech—the poor medium of ex
pression willed us by Babel's brick
layers.
You know at first hand by factual
proofs and loving traditions his ac
complishments. I shall not, I need
not repeat them.
Forty-five years ago in the fervor
of valiant manhood and in the full
ness of staunch faith, Andrew K.
Gwynn knelt before his Bishop and
received his commission as a dispen
ser of the mysteries of God when he
was ordained a priest forever accord
ing to the order of Melchiesedech.
Forty-Five Years After
Today forty-five years later, forty-
five years of offering sacrifice, forty-
live years of blessing, forty-five years
of governing, of preaching, and of
baptizing; Monsignor Gwynn sits lis
tening to the same words and hears
them ringing clearly across the years
as he heard them on his ordination
day. An older man, yes. A wiser
man; battle-scarred; worn, and per
haps weary physically, but spiritual
ly sturdy and strong and happy in the
consciousness of the benediction the
MONSIGNOR O’BRIEN
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph L.
O'Brien. S. T. D., pastor of St. Pat
rick’s, Charleston, founder and prin
cipal of Bishop England High School,
noted educator, author, and orator.
solemn day of ordination brought into
his life.
As he rejoices, we rejoice. And
today, while we extend to him our
hearts and our hands in felicitation
and congratulation, let us also extend
them in gratitude and thanksgiving
for the privileges of knowing him
and of having been united to him in
the bonds of Christian charity.
May it be his blessedness, as the
years go on, to add one grace to
another, and advance upward, step by
step, neither neglecting the lower af
ter attaining the higher, nor aiming at
the higher before attaining the low
er. His first grace was faith, the last
is love: first comes zeal, afterwards
comes loving kindness; first comes
humiliation, then comes peace; first
comes diligence, then comes resigna
tion. May we learn from his exam
ple to mature all graces in us—fear
ing and serving, watching and repent
ing, carrying on; joyful, thankful and
careless of the future which is safe
in the hands of the Lord for those
who love Him.
God be with us.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
MARKS ANNIVERSARY
St. Joseph’s, Charleston,
Established Branch Forty
Years Ago
(Special To The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON. S. C—On Febru
ary 11 the Holy Name Society of St.
Joseph's Church observed the for
tieth anniversary of its founding,
with solemn and impressive cere
mony. The membership or the so
ciety, which includes 250 men, re
ceived Holy Communion in a body
at the 7 o'clock Mass, which was cele
brated by the Rev. J. A. Westbury,
pastor of the church and chaplain of
the society. The Rev. Louis R. Wil
liamson, assistant pastor, assisted in
the distribution of communion.
His Excellency, the Most Reverend
Emmet M. Walsh, Bishop of Charles
ton, delivered the sermon at the ves
pers services which were held in the
afternoon, and officiated at Benedic
tion of the Blessed Sacrament which
concluded the services.
Following the services at the
church the members of the society
gathered at the school building where
a buffet supper was served by a
committee of women of the parish,
under the direction of Mrs. John de
Antonio, Sr.
St. Joseph's Holy Name Society is
the oldest in the diocese of Charles
ton, having been founded in 1900,
during the pastorate of the Right Rev.
Monsignor P. L. Duffy, V. G., at the
conclusion of a mission conducted by
the Rev. T. V. Minton, of the Paulist
Fathers.
The society has been active for
forty years. Its first president was
General Henry Sehachte, who served
from 1900 until 1902. William T.
McLaughlin now heads the group,
the other officers being: Arthur B.
Moore, first vice-president; George
Runey, second vice-president; Clar
ence B. Sehachte, treasurer; James F.
Kennedy, secretary; and a council
comprising John Morrisey, Jr., Wil
liam G. Doran, Joseph F. McLaugh
lin, William M. Murphy; Herman G.
Meyer, Jr., Lenar de Antonio, Leo
L. Simonin, Andrew Pinto, Edward
Trescott, and Matthew J. Oliver.
MONSIGNOR O BRIEN
DELIVERS ADDRESS
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Rejection of
Christianity by European nations
was blamed for the present condi
tion abroad by the Right Rev. Mon
signor Joseph L. O'Brien, S. T. D.,
LL. D„ paster of St. Patrick’s Church,
who delivered an address before
members of the French Society, des
cendants of refugees from Franco, at
their 124th anniversary banquet at
the Fort Sumter Hotel.
RETREAT FOR MEN
HELD AT CATHEDRAL
CHARLESTON, S. C.-The Rev.
Clarence McIntyre, O. M. I., con
ducted a retreat for the Knights of
Columbus and men of the parish of
the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
during the first week of the Lenten
season.
MISS MARGARET CROCHAN
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C. Funeral ser
vices for Miss Margaret Croghan.
whose death took place January 25.
were held from the Sacred Heart
Church, with interment in St. Law
rence Cemetery.
DEATH CLAIMS
W. L DOHERTY
CHARLESTON, S. C. — William
Lee Doherty, veteran special delivery
letter carrier, died on January 23 at
his home here.
Funeral services were held from ti e
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
with the Rev. John J. McCarthy of
ficiating.
Sixty-two years of age at the time
of his death. Mr. Doherty was well-
known in Charleston, where for the
past 22 years he had been connected
with the Post Office Department.
He was a native of Ridgeland, the
son of John S. Doherty and Mrs. Nar
cissus Harley Doherty. A brother,
John S. Doherty; and a sister, Miss
Mary Catherine Doherty, survive.
MRS. ANNIE COX
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for Miss Annie Cox, whose
death at the age of 72 years, took
place January 31, were held from the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, the
Rt. Rev. Monsignor James J. May,
officiating.
A native of Ireland. Miss Cox had
spent the greater part of her life in
Charleston. She was the. daughter of
Hugh Cox and Mrs. Mary Quinn Cox.
both of Ireland. A sister, Mrs. Mary
McKenna, survives.
MRS. ROSA TESI
CLAIMED BY DEATH
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for Mrs. Rosa Tesi, who died
at her residence here January 27,
were held from St. Joseph's Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Daisy V. Cisa, of Charleston, three
sisters in Italy; four grandsons, and
a nephew, Vincent Vicadomini, of
Charleston.
MR. GEORGE T. FERAN.
RETIRED MERCHANT, DIES
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Mr. George
Thomas Feran, 65-year-old retired
merchant, died February 3.
He was the son of Thomas Feran,
of Ireland, and Mrs. Catherine Le-
vay, of Charleston, and is survived by
his widow, the former Miss Sophie
Dohrmann, and five sons, Earl, Her
bert, Rudolph, George, and Allen, Fe
ran,
MRS. MARY REILLY
FATALLY BURNED
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for Mrs. Mary Amelda Reil
ly, who suffered fatal burns at her
home here January 29, were held from
St Mary's Church, the eRv. J. W.
Carmody, officiating.
Surviving besides her husband, Dan
iel E. Reilly, are two daughters, Hel
en and Rosemary; three sons. Ed
ward, Jr., William and Redmond Reil
ly; a brother, Dr. Dan L. Maguire; 'wo
sisters, Mrs. R. R. Weishmer and Miss
Josephine Maguire; and two grand
children, Patricia and William Reilly,
Jr.
She received her education at *he
Academy of Our Lady of Mercy.
Memminger School, and was a grad
uate of St. Francis Xavier Infirmary
School for Nurses.
FORMER POLICE CHIEF
DIFS IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for James R. Cantwell, for
mer chief of police, who died on Jan
uary 28, after an illness of several
months, were held from St. Patrick's
Catholic Church ,the Right Rev. Mon-
signor Joseph L. O'Brien officiating.
A native of Charleston, Mr. Cant
well was sixty-three years old.
During the two administrations of
former Mayor John P. Grace, from
1912 to 1915 an dfrom 1920 to 1923, he
served as chief of police. Prior to
his appointment Mr. Cantwell was a
machinist with the Southern Rail
way, the Navy Yard, and John F. Ri
ley foundry. After being employed in
Florida as an investigator for the Sea
board Airline Railway, he returned to
Charleston, where for the past twelve
years he was an investigator in the
claims department of the South Caro
lina Highway Departfnent.
He was a veteran of the Spanish-
American War, and is survived by
his widow, the former Miss Mary
T. Sheridan; four sons, Edward J..
James R., Jr., John J., and Thomas
A. Cantwell; one daughter, Miss Ma
rie T. Cantwell; two brothers, Willi
am J. Cantwell and Thomas E. Cant
well, all of Charleston.
February 11; were held from Our
Lady of Mercy Chapel.
A native of Charleston, Mrs. Shee
han was 85 years of age. She was the
daughter of Patrick Laffan and Mrs.
Catherine Dermedy Laffan, both of
Ireland.
She is survived by two sons, Rob
ert E. and Thomas J. Sheehan; three
daughters. Mrs. Lillian Sheehan. Miss
Margaret E. Sheehan, of Charleston.
JOSEPH M. BLACKKWELL,
DIED IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for Joseph Marshfield Black-
well ,who died February 4, were held
from St. Patrick’s Church.
Mr. Blackwell, a native of Aiken,
had lived in Charleston for the past
fifteen vears. He was the husband
of Mrs/Teresa Ann Blackwell, who
survives him. Other survivors are
his father, Joseph Blackwell, of Au
gusta; three daughters. Misses Tere
sa, Joan, and Ruth Blackwell; four
sisters, Mrs. Catharine Bruggeman,
Mrs Lila Wren. Mrs. Ella Brown, and
Mrs. Margaret Barton; three, brothers,
Wyman, Vincent, and J. D. Black-
well, and a number of nieces and ne
phews. ' ;
CAPT. LOUIS XV. MYATT
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Capt. Louis
W. Myatt, 50-year-old native of
Charleston, died unexpectedly Jan
uary 23, funeral services being held
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist. He was the son of the late
Frank R. Myatt and Mrs. Lou
Theresa Murphy Myatt.
Captain Myatt is survived by his
widow, who was before marriage
Miss Catherine O'Gara; an adopted
son, Ronald Louis Myatt; six broth
ers and five sisters.
Flags on the pilot boats and on the
White Stack Towboat Company’s
vessels were flown at half-mast out
of respect for his memory.
WILLIAM A. GRATZICK,
YOUNG CHARLESTONIAN, DIES
CHARLESTON, S. C —Funeral ser
vices for William Albert Gratzick,
21 years of age. were held from the
Sacred Heart Church January 23,
the Rev. James F. Guinea officiating.
Mr. Gratzick was the son of Joseph
J. Gratzick and Mrs. Bertha Diere
Gratzick, who survive him. Other
survivors are, his widow, the former
Miss Doris Bock, a daughter, Frances
Geraldine; three brothers, Joseph J.
Gratzick, Jr., Harold Gratzick and
Kenneth Gratzick; three sisters,
Misses Dorothy. Catherine and Valeria
Gratzick; and his grandmother, Mrs.
P. Downing.
JOHN r .MURPHY DIES
IN VETERAN’S HOSPITAL
CHARLESTON. S. C. — News of
the death in the Veterans Hospital at
Tuscalosa, Ala., of John F. Murphy,
of Montgomery', Ala., formerly of
Charleston has been received here.
Mr. Murphy was born in Charles
ton, a son of the late Frank Joseph
Murphy and Mrs. Mary Coyne Mur
phy. Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Emma Gordon Murphy; a daughter,
Mary Ann Murphy; two brothers,
Walter F. Murphy, Charleston, and
Hubert T. Murphy, of Texas: and a
FATHER DEAN
The Reverend Sydney F. Dean, as
sistant pastor of St. Mary's. Church,
Greenville, is one of the most widely-
known- priests in the Diocese of
Charleston, particularly in the field of
the Religious Vacation Schools, a
movement that has made exception
al progress in Scuth Carolina.
MRS. SARAH WILSON
DIES IN WAYCR0SS
WAYCROSS, Ga.—Funeral services
or Mrs. Sarah Pinckney Wilson were
held from St. Joseph’s Church, the
Rev. Joseph G. Callaghan, officiat
ing.
Mrs. Wilson, who was a native of
Cheraw, S. C., and her husband was
the late William M. Wilson, who died
here recently. She is survived by
two sons, Harry M. Wilson and Wil
liam B. Wilson, of Wayrross, and
two daughters, Miss Sarah Wilson,
of Waycross, and Mrs. Charles J.
Colcock, of Bluffton, S. C.
MRS ANNIE KELLEY
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.-Funeral ser-
ives for Mrs. Annie Hughes Kelley,
widow of James E. Kelley, who died
February 16, were held from the Ca
thedral of St John the Baptist.
A native of Augusta, Mrs. Kelley
had made her home in Savannah the
greater part of her life. She is sur
vived by two sons, Patrick J. Kelley
and Frank A. Kelley, of Savannah;
three daughters. Mrs. J. J. Holland
and Mrs. Albert F. Hirt, of Savannah,
and Mrs. Thomas N. Cowart, of Thun
derbolt, and several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
sister, Mrs. Loretta Riddock, of Wash
ington.
Funeral services were held at Cal
houn, Ga. .
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MRS. JOHN CHARLTS ALBERS
DITS IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON. S. C.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Madeline Albers, who
died on January 19. were held from
the Sacred Heart Church, the Rev.
Henry Wolfe officiating, with inter- j
ment in St. Lawrence Cemetery. !
Mrs- Albers was thirty-nine years
old, the daughter of Mrs. Naomie
Zolchos Constine and the late John
Schrage, both of Charleston.
Surviving are her husband, John
Charles Albers; five sons, Charles,
Paul, Leroy, John, and Joseph Al
bers; a daughter, Carolyn Albers;
her mothers; a brother, W. A. Con
stine, Jr., and three sisters, Mrs. Alice
Griffith, Mrs. I. A. Griffith, and Mrs.
William Griffith.
MRS. ALICIA SHEEHAN
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CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral j
services for Mrs. Alicia E. Sheehan,
widow of Thomas Sheehan, who died 1
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