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VOL. XXI. No. g TWENTY PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, AUGUST 24, 1940 issued MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAH
Hurricane Spares Charleston Church Property
Charleston One of South’s
Most Catholic Cities
Chnrch Has Flourished in See City of One of the Oldest
Dioceses in the United States
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — In Charles
ton, the largest city of a State, which
as a colony, in the days before the
Revolution, granted religious liber
ty to all but “'Papists,” the Catholic
Church has grown and flourished
since 1786 when an Italian priest on
his way to South America said Mass
for a congregation of twelve people.
The lone St. Mary’s Parish estab
lished a hundred ad fifty years ago
has been divided and sub-divided into
several parishes, one of which is that
of the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist from which the Bishops of
Charleston have directed the Dio
cese which was established in 1820.
The Right Rev. Monsignor James
J. May, Vicar General of the Dio
cese of Charleston, is now rector of
the Cathedral, from which is served
St. Mary’s Church, Yonge’s Island;
and the Church of the Holy Ghost,
Johns Island.
Charleston’s third parish, in chron
ological order is St. Patrick’s, founded
in 1837, by the Right Reverend John
England. D. D., the first Bishop of
Charleston. The Right Rev. Joseph
L. O'Brien, S. T. D.. is the present
pastor. The parochial school, The
Wood Memorial School, is conducted
by the Sisters of Mercy, and is in
commemoration of the priesthood of
the Right Rev. Monsignor Charles
Dubois Wood, P. A., now residing at
Middletown, N. Y.
The Rev. J. Alexis Westbury is
pastor of St. Joseph’s Church: the
Rev, Henry Wolfe is pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church; the Rev. An
thony A. Plikunas is pastor of Our
Lady of Mercy Church; the the Rev.
M. J. Reddin is the priest in charge
of St. John’s Church at the U. S.
Navy Yard, at North Charleston.
The Holy Ghost Fathers are in
charge of St. Peter’s and the Imma
culate Conception Churches which
s er v e the colored Catholics of
Charleston, the Rev. Ward F. Cleary,
C. S. Sp.. being the rector.
There is also Stella Maris Church,
at Moultrieville, on Sullivan’s Island,
the Rev. William J. Cox, Pastor,
which might well be included with
the list of the churches of Charles
ton.
The original St. Mary’s Parish now
has the Rev. J. W. Carmody as its
pastor.
In Charleston is the M o t he r
House of the Sisters of Our Lady of
Mercy, who conduct parochial
schools in the Cathedral, St. Patrick’s,
and St. Joseph’s parishes.
At St. Katherine's Convent are the
Oblate Sisters of Providence, who
conduct the school for colored chil
dren.
The Sisters of Mercy also conduct
St. Francis Xavier Hospital, St. Fran
cis Neighborhood House, center for
district work among the poor., and
a home for orphans. The .Rev. Diennis
P. Lahigan is the chaplain at St.
Francis Xavier Infirmary.
One of the leading educational in
stitutions of South Carolina is the
Bishop England High School, founded
by Monsignor O’Brien, of which
the Rev. John L. Manning, D.
D. , Chancellor of the Diocese of
Charleston, is the acting rector. The
faculty is composed of priests of the
Diocese and Sisters of Mercy.
Dionne Quintuplets Make >
First Holy Communion
Five Little Girls Receive
Communion in Nursery
Chapel on Feast of the As
sumption
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
CALLANDER, Ont.—This Feast of
the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
will always be remembered by the
famous Dionne Quintuplets as the
happiest days in their religious lives.
At 7:30 a- m„ the six-year-old sis
ters received their First Holy Com
munion at a special Mass celebrated
in their nursery by Lieut.-Col. The
Most Rev- C. L. Nelligan, Bishop of
Pembroke and b ad of the Catholic
Chaplain Service.
In the presence of their parents
and six other brothers and sisters,
the Quintuplets, presenting a pretty
picture in their white dresses and
long white veils, knelt before a
small white altar, clasping their
little white prayer books w’hich had
been given to them by Bishop Nelli
gan on their last birthday in May.
Later in the day, when they had
been enrolled in the scapular, they
also proudly displayed little gold
chains and scapulars, likewise the gift
of their good friend the Bishop-
The quintuplets show a lively in
terest in everything that took place.
Particularly were they pleased with
their spotless white dresses and veils,
especially made for the occasion.
Bishop Nelligan recently visited Cal
lander to question the litle girls on
their knowledge of the Catechism, and
today stated he had found them ex
ceptionally well prepared, showing
real intelligence in their responses.
The Catechism was taught to them
by their parish priest, the Rev. Victor
Pilon .
The quitutuplets will not receive
the Sacrament of Confirmation until
they are eight or nine years of age-
In the Archdiocese of ttawa. Con
firmation is administered the day be
fore First Holy Communion. How
ever. the Pembroke Diocese continues
the former custom of Confirmation
several years after First Communion.
One of the larger rooms in the
nursery is being used a chapel,
pending erection of a permanent
chapel at a later date- Father Pilon
has said an occasional Mass at the
nursery since the quintuplets’ last
birthday. There now will be a Mass
said at the nursery every Sunday,
and most probably the litle sisters
will receive Communion there on
these Occasions.
SIXTY-ONE WOMEN
AT AIKEN RETREATS
Annual Retreats Held at St.
Angela’s
AIKEN, S. C.—Sixty-one women
attended the annual retreats Spon
sored by the Charleston Diocesan
Council, National Council of Catholic
Women, held at St. Angela’s Acad
emy, with the Rev. Joseph T. Daly,
C.SS.R., of Orangeburg, as retreat-
master.
Twenty-nine of the retreatants at
tended the business women’s retreat,
August 2-4: Miss Ellen King, Miss
Edith King, Miss Mary Butler Harri
son, Mrs. C. A. Fraser, of Greenville;
Miss Margaret Niggel,, Miss Cather
ine M Jones, Miss Gene Smith, Miss
Nell Brown, Miss Kathryn Powell,
Columbia; Mrs. Edmund Kracke,
Miss Dorothy McAllister, Mrs. Rob
ert Jarvis, Miss Anne Geraty, Miss
Virginia Schultz, Miss Margaret
Clarkin, Mrs. Elizabeth T. Gavaghan,
Miss Betty Hogan, Miss Gertrude
Cammam. Miss Mary Willis, Char
leston; Mrs. Wyman Schroder, Miss
Anne Ricketts. Mrs. Ruth L. Hayer,
Aiken; Mrs. C. C. Jones, Charlotte;
Mrs. D. D. Jervery, Jacksonville;
Miss Katherine Chaput, Atlanta; Mrs.
Pearle A. Long, Miss Anita Yarbor
ough, Miss Alice Stafford, Augusta.
There were thirty-two retreatants
at the homemakers retreat, August
6-9; Mrs. N; E. Dowling, Mrs. S. J.
Eassy, Mrs. Mack Joseph, Mrs. S. B.
Francis, Mrs. Carver, Mrs. J. C. Ma-
garahan. Miss Addie Mae Turner,
Mrs. J. W. Miller, Mrs. Rose Barbare,
Greenville; Mrs. F. B. Schachte, Miss
May Condon, Mrs. A. D. Willis, Mrs.
J. W. Fraley, Mrs. C. F. J. Bultman,
Mrs. John J. O’Herin. Mrs. E. T.
Gavaghan, Mrs. E. W. Kearney,
Charleston; Mrs. George W. Collins,
Mrs. Joseph Epperson, Columbia;
Mrs. George Epperson, Miss Marie
E. Farrell. Mrs. G. A. Milner, Mrs.
Wyman Schroder, Miss Anne Rick
etts, Mrs. Helen N. Naegeli, Mrs.
George Lenz, Miss Lillian Davis,
Mrs. Claus Busch. Mrs. Mary E.
Mays, Miss Mary Busch, Aiken; Mrs.
W. J. Mulherin, Augusta.
Mrs. C. A. Fraser, of Greenville, is
the Diocesan Chairman of the retreat
section of the N. C. C. W., and the
Deanery Chairmen are Miss Nell
Brown, Mrs. V. G. Lander, Columbia;
Mrs. Edmund Kracke. Charleston,
and Mrs. J. H. F. Rascob, Greenville.
The Sixth Bishop of Charleston
His Excellency the Most Reverend Emmet M. Walsh. D. D., was con
secrated Bishop of Charleston, on September 8, 1927, by the Most Reverend
Michael J. Keyes, S. M.. D. D., assisted by the Most Reverend William J.
Hafey, D. D., and the Most Reverend Patrick Barry, D. D., the late Bishop
of St. Augustine.
Bishop Walsh succeeded to the See of Charleston, established in 1820,
the great Bishop John England, the Right Reverend Ignatius A. Reynolds,
D. D., the Right Reverend Patrick N. Lynch, D. D.. the Right Reverend
Henry P. Northrup, D. D., and the Right Reverend William T. Russell, D. D.
Bom in Beaufort, S. C., Bishop Walsh was reared in Savannah, and
after completing his study for the priesthood at St. Bernard’s Seminary,
Rochester, N. Y., he was ordained for the Diocese of Savannah in 1916.
After serving as assistant at the Immaculate Conception Church, in.Atlanta,
he was pastor of St. Theresa’s Church, Albany; St. Patrick's Church,
Savannah, and was pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church in Atlanta,
when he was appointed Bishop of. Charleston.
His gloriously fruitful labor during the thirteen years that he has
guided the Diocese c-f Charleston has marked him as a worthy successor of
his illustrious predecessors in that See.
Day of Prayer for Peace
Designated by President
Proclamation of President Roosevelt Asks People of
the United States to Join in Prayer on
Sunday, September 8
HYDE PARK, N. Y. — President
Roosevelt this week designated Sun
day, September 18, as a day on which
the people of the United States are
asked to join in prayer, “Beseeching
the Ruler of the Universe to bless
our Republic, to make us reverently
grateful for our heritage and firm
in its defense, and to grant to this
land and to the troubled world a
righteous, enduring peace.”
The text of the proclamation fol
lows:
‘The American heritage of indi
vidual freedom and of government
deriving its power from the consent
of the governor has from the time of
the fathers of our Republic been
proudly transmitted to each succeed
ing generation and to us of this gen
eration has fallen the task of pre
serving it and transmitting it to the
future. We are now engaged in a
mighty effort to fortify that heritage.
“Mindful of our duties in the fam
ily of nations we have endeavored
to prevent the outbreak and the
spread of war, and we have raised
our voices against international in
justice. As Americans and as lov
ers of freedom we are humbly sym
pathetic with those who are facing
tribulations in lands across the seas.
‘ When every succeeding day brings
sad news of suffering and disaster
abroad we are especially conscious
of the divine power and of our de
pendence upon God's merciful guid
ance.
“With the consciousness in our
hearts it is seemly that we should,
at a time like this, pray to Almighty
God for His blessing on our country
and for. the establishment of a just
and permanent peace among all the
nations of the world.
“Now, therefore, I,. Franklin D
Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, do hereby set
aside Sunday, September 8, 1940, as
a day of prayer; and I urge the peo
ple of the United States, of all creeds
and demonimations, to pray on that
day, in their churches or at their
homes, on the high seas or wherever
they may be, beseeching the ruler of
the universe to bless our republic,
to make us reverently grateful for
our heritage and firm in its defense,
and to grant to this land and to the
troubled world a righteous, enduring
peace.”
Retreat of Charleston
Diocesan Clergy 'Will
Be Held in September
CHARLESTON, S. C. — The Very
Rev. Nicholas Higgins, O. S. C., Su
perior of St. Francis Friary, Provi
dence, Rhode Island, will conduct
the annual retreat for the Diocesan
clergy of the Diocese of Charleston,
which will be held at Myrtle Beach
September 9-13.
CHURCH ON ISLAND,
VACATION CAMP ARE
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
Church at Beaufort Also
Escapes Unharmed
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Recalling
that the hurricane which struck this
city two years ago demolished com
pletely the rectory of the Sacred
Heart Church, and so seriously dam
aged the church that it had to be
razed, it is gratifying to report that
the recent hurricane which wrought
terrific damage along the Carolina
coast, and the accompanying high
tides which inundated Charleston’s
water front, injured no church prop
erty in the city.
Stelle Maris Church, at Moultrie
ville, on Sullivan’s Island, where the
hurricane struck with great force,
escaped all damages but the loss of
a few panes of window glass, and
some inconsequential water damage.
Some slight damage from wind and
water was encountered at the Camp
St. Mary's, at Ridgeland, where a
number of children were attending
the summer recreational camp.
No damage to St. Peter's Church at
Beaufort has been reported, but some
of the beautiful trees around ■ the
church were blown down. , .
Rev. James Guinea
Named Chaplain of,
Carolina D. A. V.
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — The Rev.
James J. Guinea, assistant pastor of
the Sacred Heart Church, ■ in this
city, was elected commander of the
South Carolina Department of the
Disabled American Veterans at the
closing session of the tenth annual
convention of that organization, held
in Anderson, August 5.
Father Guinea enlisted in the
United States Army on September
26. 1917. to take the place of a draftee,
who failed to report. After training
with the 309th Infantry Regiment at
Camp Dix. N. J., he was assigned to
the 155th Infantry Brigade of the 78th
Division, with which he saw service
near the Franco-Belgian frontier in
the vicinity of Ypres. Later, he saw
service in the Arras sector, and par
ticipated in the Battle of St. Mihiel:
He was seriously wounded in Sep
tember, 1918 at Thiaucourt. After
wards, he took part in the Meuse-
Argonne offensive. being recom-"
mended for the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross. At one time while at the
front, Father Guinea was one of three-
men remaining in his original outfit,
the others having been wounded or
gassed.
Returning from France, his health
was impaired for five years, but he
was able finally to complete his study
for the priesthood at St. Bernard’s
Seminary. Rochester, where he was
ordained in June, 1933.
After serving for some years in the
Piedmont section of the Diocese of
Charleston, he was made assistant to
the Rev. Henry Wolfe, at the Sacred
Heart Church here.
Father Guinea has served as Nation
al Chaplain of the Order of the Pur-.
Die Heart, membership in which is
limited to Ox-service men who were
decorated by the United States gov
ernment for some outstanding ser-.
vice on the field of battle. He lias,
also served as Chaplain of an Ameri
can Legion Post in Buffalo. N. Y.,
and as ChaDlain of the 78th Division,
Veterans ’Association, and Chaplain
of other veterans’ organizations.
Florence C. Y, O. rl-
Holds Enoyable
Social Session
FLORENCE. S. C.— The Catholic
Youth Council met August 8 with
Miss Deborah Johnson. The meet
ing was opened with the Prayer for
Youth and the Catholic Action Soripf
was sung by the members of tl»e
club.
After the business meeting, which
was held in the house, the hostess
invited her guests into the garden
where the contests were enjoyed, the
prize-winners being Miss Johnny
Asko and Miss Dixie Lewis. Re
freshments were served during the
social hour.
It was decided that the club ar
range for a spend-the-day party at
Myrtle Beach on August 25. and a
i spaghetti supper was planned for
September. ...
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