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VOL. XXI. No. 6
SIXTEEN PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, JUNE 22, 1940 issued MONTHLY-J2.0Q A YEAR
Bishop of Raleigh Observes Silver Jubilee
This picture was taken after the
Solemn Pontificial High Mass cele
brated at the Cathedral of the Sacred
Heart. Raleigh, North Carolina, in
observance of the twenty-fifth anni
versary of the ordination to the
priesthood of His Excellency tRe Most
Revenend Eugene J. McGuinness,
D. D., Bishop of Raleigh. The occa
sion also commemorated the silver
sacerdotal jubilee of the Right Mon
signor Arthur H. Freeman, Vicar
General of the [Diocese of Raleigh,
and pastor of Holy Trinity Church,
at Kinston.
Prelates attending the Jubilee Mass
included the Most Eev. Gerald P.
O'Hara, Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta;
the Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton. Co
adjutor Bishop of Richmond, the Most
Rev. William O’Brien, Auxiliary
Bishop of Chicago; the Right Rev.
Vincent Taylor, O. S. B„ Abbot-Ordi
nary of Belmont; the Rt. Rev. Mon
signor William F. O’Brien, of Dur
ham; the Rt. Rev. Monsignor John
F. Glavin, Rennsalear, N. Y.; the Rt.
Rev. Monsignor Francis J. Sullivan,
of Chattanooga; the Rt. Rev. Mon
signor Francis J. Magner, of Chicago;
the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Louis C.
Veath, of Washington; the Rt. Rev.
Thomas McDonnell, National Direc
tor of the Society of the Propagation
of the Faith, New York.
Present in the sanctuary also were
priests of the Diocese of Raleigh, nu
merous visiting clergy, and Francis
J. Heazel,. K. S. G., of Asheville.
Bishop of Raleigh Announces
Diocesan Clergy Assignments
Several Transfers of Priests of the Diocese of Raleigh
Have Been Made and Seven Newly Ordained Priests
Receive Appointments
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C.—His Excellency,
the Most Reverend Eugene J. Mc
Guinness, D. D„ Bishop of Raleigh,
has announced the following changes
in assignments of clergy for the Dio
cese of Raleigh:
The Rev. Thomas F. Carney, for
merly pastor of St. Edward's Church,
High Point, becomes pastor of Holy
Angels Church, Mount Airy.
The Rev. Herbert Harkins, who was
pastor at Mount Airy, has been trans
ferred to High Point, where he will
be pastor of St. Edward’s Church.
The Rev. John A. Brown, formerly
attached to the Cathedral of the Sa
cred Heart, Raleigh, has been ap
pointed Diocesan Master of Cere
monies. State Chaplain of the Knights
of Columbus, and Pastor of the
Chapel Car at Oxford. Father Brown
will reside at the Catholic Orphanage,
at Nazareth.
The Rev Patrick N. Gallagher, as
sistant pastor of the Sacred Heart
Church, at Pinehurst, has been named
chaplain of the Little Flower Sum
mer Camp, conducted by the Sisters
of Christian Education, in Hender
sonville.
The Rev. James H. King, who has
been assistant pastor of St. Anthony’s
Church, Southern Pines, will be as
sistant at St. Laurence's Church,
Asheville.
The Rev. Frederick A. Nolan, who
has been serving as Chaplain at St.
Genevieve's Academy, Asheville, has
been placed in charge of the mis
sions attached to St. Paul’s Church,
New Bern.
The Rev. William S. O’Byrne, for
merly assistant pastor at St. Paul's
Church, New Bern, has been given
charge of the Wilmington missions
north of the Cape Fear River, with
headquarters at St. Mary's, Wilming
ton.
. The Rev. John B. McGuirk, assist-
ane pastor at St. Therese's Church,
Wilson, will be assistant at St. Peter's
Church, Greenville, N. C.
The Rev. James J. Noonan has been
appointed as pastor of the newly-
erected parish of St. Joseph of the
Hills, at Leaksville Spray.
The Rev. Bernard McDevitt, for-
ferly attached to Regina Angelorum,
Mission Centre of the North Caro
lina Apostolate at Nazareth, has
been appointed administrator of the
Sacred Heart Church, Pinehurst.
The Rev. Cornelius E. Murphy, for
merly Superintendent and Dean of
Missions. Regina Angelorum, Mission
Centre. North Carolina Apostolate, at
Nazareth, has been named pastor
of St Mary’s Church, Wilmington,
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the Rev. James Manley.
NEW PRIESTS ASSIGNED
In addition to these changes, Bishop
McGuinness has announced the fol
lowing assignments of the seven
priests who were recently ordained
for the Diocese of Raleigh.
The Rev. Philip B. Edelen, as as
sistant at St. Anthony’s Church,
Southern Pines; the Rev. Thomas E.
Curran. assistant at St. Mary’s
Church. Goldsboro; the Rev. Law
rence C. Newman, assistant at St.
Therese's Church, Wilson; the Rev.
Thomas W. Colgan, assistant at St.
Mary’s, Wilmington; the Rev. Wil
liam T. McShea. assistant at St. Paul’s
Church, New Bern; the Rev. John
Walker, assistant at Sacred Heart
Cathedral, Raleigh, and the Rev, Wal
ter Higgins, as Chaplain at St. Gene
vieve's Academy, Asheville.
Boy Scout Roundup
At Belmont Abbey
Three Days in Camp
Enjoyed by North Carolina
Catholic Scout Troops
(Speical to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C.—Rt. Rev. Abbot
Vincent Taylor assisted by— Fr.
Charles Kastner, Chaplain of the Boy
Scout troop of Belmont, N. C., and
Fr. Cuthbert Allen, Rector of the
Belmont Abbey College, was host to
the 144 Catholic Boy Scouts, their
chaplains, Scoutmasters, apd assist
ants, who attended the State Round-
Up at Belmont Abbey College on Mav
17, 18 and 19.
Camp was set up on the football
grounds and three sides of the huge
field were filled with tents of boys
from Charlotte, Belmont, Gastonia,
Asheville, Greensboro, Winston-
Salem, Raleigh, Wilmington, South
ern Pines and Roxboro, N. C.
Campfire programs were outstand
ing features on both Friday and Sat
urday nights, one of which was at
tended by His Excellency, Most Rev.
Eugene J. McGuinness, of Raleigh, as
an interested spectator. Saturday
was devoted to field day exercises,
including athletic events and Cam-
porees (Scout craft exhibits). The
first swim of the year land the first
sunburn) was enjoyed at beautiful
Williamette Pool on the Wilkinson
Boulevard.
The Round-up closed with Pontifi
cal High Mass celebrated in the Ab
bey Cathedral by the Most Rev.
Bishop McGuinness, attended by a
guard of honor composed of the en
tire group of uniformed Scouts.
Father Thomas Williams. State
Catholic Boy Scout Chaplain, was
the chairman of the Round-up. Scout
Executive of the Central Carolina
Council, James Steers, of Charlotte,
co-operated in the arrangement of
the program. Fr. William Parson, of
Charlotte, N. C., was chairman of the
awards committee. Mr. John Eck,
Sr., of Gastonia, N. C., had general
supervision of the operations and
John Eck, Jr., was in charge of reg
istration. George Faller, Scoutmas
ter, and Preston Hoover, assist, of
Troop 9, Charlotte, N. C., were in
charge of camp administration. Mr.
Schiel, of Belmont, was the technical
adviser.
“THE CAROLINA KNIGHT”
RESUMES PUBLICATION
RALEIGH. N. C. — The North Car-
ilina State Council, Knights of Co
lumbus, resumed in Mav the publica
tion of “The Carolina Knight ”, which
is filled with interesting news regard-
ting the activity of the K. of C. In
tlie state.
BISHOP MCGUINNESS
OBSERVES JUBILEE
Celebration in Raleigh Also
Marks Twenty-Fifth An
niversary of Ordination of
Monsignor Freeman
RALEIGH, N. C. — Distinguished
clergy and laity gathered in Raleigh
May 23 for the joint observance of
the silver jubilees of the ordination
of the Most Rev. Eugene J. Mc
Guinness, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh,
and the Right Rev. Monsignor Arthur
R. Freeman, Vicar General of the
Diocese of Raleigh, and pastor of
Holy Trinity Church, Kinston.
Attending the Jubilee Mass, at
which Bishop McGuinness pontifi
cated, and Monsignor Freeman was
arch-priest, were three other bishops,
six other monsignori, numerous cler
gy, and representatives of lay organ
izations. The ceremony marked the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the ordi
nation of Bishop McGuinness and
Monsignor Freeman to the priest
hood.
Other officers of the Mass were:
the Rev. J. Lennox Federal, deacon;
the Rev. Dennis A. Lynch, sub-dea
con; the Rev. Maurice McDonnell,
O. S. B., and the Rev. Willliam Mc
Laughlin, C. SS. R,. deacons of
honor; the Rev. John A. Brown, mas
ter of ceremonies; the Rev. Thomas A.
Williams, assistant master of cere
monies.
The sermon at the Mass was de
livered by the Most Rev. William
O’Brien, D.D., LL.D., president of the
Catholic Church Extension Society,
Titular Bishop of Calinda, and Aux
iliary Bishop of Chicago.
Honor guests at the luncheon, which
followed the Mass celebrated at the
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, in
cluded the guests of honor, Bishop
McGuinness and Monsignor Freeman,
the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta; Most
Rev. William O’Brien. Most Rev.
Peter L. Ireton, Coadjutor Bishop of
Richmond; the Rt. Rev. Vincent Tay
lor, O. S. B., Abbot-Ordinary of Bel
mont Abbey; Rt. Rev. Monsignor Wil
liam F. O’Brien, of Durham; Rt. Rev.
Monsignor John F. Glavin, Rennsa-
lear, N. Y.; the Rt. Rev. Monsignor
Francis J. Sullivan, of Chattanooga;
the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Francis J.
Magner, of Chicago: the Rt. Rev.
Monsignor Louis C. Veath, of Wash
ington; the Rt. Rev. Monsignor
Thomas J. McDonnell, National Di
rector of the Society of the Propa
gation of the Faith, New York City;
Miss Mary C. Duffy, President of the
Catholic Daughters of America, New
ark, and Francis J. Heazel. K. S. G..
members of the Board of Directors
of the Knights of Columbus. Ashe
ville; the Hon. Josephus Daniels,
United States Ambassador to Mex
ico; Mayor Graham H. Andrews, of
Raleigh, and John. A. Park. Sr.
Observance of the jubilee began the
previous evening when an informal
reception was held in the Colonial
Room of the Sir Walter.
Honoring Bishop McGuinness upon
the occasion of his jubilee, "Migno
nette”. a whimsical romance of the
Old South was presented at the Cath
olic Orphanage.
Congratulations to Bishop MeGuin-
ness upon the occasion of his silver
jubilee were cabled from Vatican
City by His Holiness, Pope Pius XII.
U. S. Priests, Seminarians, Nuns
Return From War Stricken Rome
Forced to Abandon Posts of Teaching and Study, 450
Arrive on Liner Manhattan—Mrs. Myron
Taylor Among Passengers
NEW YORK.—Saddened by Italy’s
entrance into the present European
war. more than 450 American priests,
seminarians and nuns arrived here
from Genoa, Italy, on the Unit
ed States liner Manhattan, which
brought 1,307 passengers, most of
them Americans, from the war zone.
Representing the diocesan clergy
and 29 religious Orders, both of men
and women, there were more than
100 priests, about 300 seminarians
and 47 nuns. Among the other pas
sengers were Mrs. Myron C. Taylor,
wife of President Roosevelt’s person
al representative at the Holy See,
and W. J. Babington Macauley. Min
ister from Ireland to Vatican City.
Although immensely relieved to be
safely home again, the priests, semi
narians and nuns showed by their
faces the sadness they felt about the
extension of the war to Italy. Those
who expressed their feelings said
that Premier Mussolini’s war declar
ation was received just as the Man
hattan entered New York Harbor,
and that it had acted as a damper
on the happiness they felt at reach
ing the United States.
The priests and seminarians were
called home from their teaching du
ties or studies at the North American
College and the Fathers of Mercy
College, both at Rome; the American
College at Louvain, Belgium, the Sul-
pician Seminary at Paris, and the
College Brignole, at Genoa.
The group of nuns consisted of 24
Mothers Superior of the Good Shep
herd Order, and 23 Provincials, Com
panions and Sisters of the Sacred
Heart. The Good Shepherd Sisters
were returning from the canonization
ceremony of St. Mary of St. Euphra
sia Pelletier, foundress of their Or
der, while the Sacred Heart nuns
were returning from .ceremonies con
nected with the beatification of Bless
ed Rose Philippine Duchesne.
Daily Masses Aboard
Each priest on board celebrated
daily Mass at one of the four public
and two private altars. The Masses
said at the public altars were attend
ed by hundreds of Catholic passen
gers, and many of the non-Cahtolic
passengers.
Mrs. Taylor was visibly affected by
the news of Italy’s declaration of war
against England and France, which
she had heard over the ship's radio.
She was in tears when reporters ask
ed her for a statement.
“I can’t say anything,” she sobbed.
“Please excuse me. I’m too crushed
to talk. We had hoped against hope
it wouldn’t happen.”
Prominent clergymen who arrived
on the Manhattan included the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Francesco Lardone. Pro
fessor of Canon Law at the Catholic
University of America, Washington,
D. C.; the Very Rev. Msgr. Allen J.
Babcock, vice-rector of the North
American College at Rome; and the
Very Rev. Msgr. Charles E. Fitzger
ald, spiritual director fo the North.
American College at Rome.
Also aboard were the Rev. Peter J.
McKone, S.J., assistant secretary to
the Rev. Wladamir Ledochowski, S.
J.. General of the Society of Jesus;
and Father Gamber. vice-rector of
the American College at Louvain,
Belgium.
Anthony Redmond Heads
North Carolina K. of C.
Knights of Columbus Hold
Annual State Convention
at Greensboro
GREENSBORO. N. C. — Anthony
Redmond, of Asheville, was elected
State Deputy of “North Carolina, at
the 20th annual convention of the
State Council, Knights of Columbus
held here May 25-26. Other officers
elected include, Dennis J. Dunn,
Charlotte, state secretary; James J.
Allen. Wilmington, state treasurer;
the Rev. T. A. Williams, Southern
Pines, state advocate; and Dr. E.
Prefontaine, Greensboro, state war
den. The Rev. John A. Brown, of
Nazareth, was appointed state chap
lain.
The convention sessions, held at
the O. Henry Hotel, were featured
by an address delivered by Francis
J. Heazel. K. S. G.. Asheville, a mem
ber of the board of supreme directors
and the exemplificaion of the second
and third degrees.
Dr. Prefontaine presided as toast
master at the convention banquet,
where the principal speaker was the
right Rev. Vincent. Taylor, O S. B.
Abbot-Ordinary of Belmont. Music
was furnished by the Greensboro
College glee club. Delegates from
Asheville, Wilmington, Charlotte,
Raleigh. Durham. Greensboro, Wins
ton-Salem, Salisbury, and Southern
Pines attended. William McCormick
headed the local • committee on ar
rangements.
ANNIVERSARY MASS FOP,
FORMER CHARLOTTE PASTOR
CHARLOTTE. N. C. — Comme
morating the 35th anniversary of the
death of the Rev. Francis Meyer, O.
S. B„ a Requiem Mass was said at
St. Peter’s Church, which -.'.'as built
during the years when Father Meyer
was pastor.
Father Meyer also erected the
beautiful grotto at Belmont Abbey
in thanksgiving to the Blessed Vir
gin for her intei'cession during a se
rious illness.
STUDENT FROM RALEIGH
EXCELS AT NOTRE DAME
NOTRE DAME. Ind. — In connec
tion with the Class Day exercises
held at the University of Notre Dame
the Rev. James McDonald, C. S. C.,
faculty chairman of the university
scholarship committee. announced
that the Aeronautical Engineering
Award for excellence in aeronautics
had been presented to Burt John
Hall, of Raleiph. N. C.
SIX PERSONS, four men end two
women, one of the latter 80 years old,
were sentenced to death by the Soviet
authorities in Lwow and executed be-
because they had listened to Vatican
broadcasts. In the whole of the West
ern Ukraine short-wave receiving
sets are being systemically confiscat
ed to prevent the people from listen
ing to the Vatican station.