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Published by the Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” 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. ... Y.:Y : vF