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AUGUST 24, 1940
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THREE—A
Franciscan Friary,
Statesville, N. C.
OLD ST. MARY’S CHURCH, CHARLESTON
The Carolina Low Country Is a Land of
Rich and fertile soil
Mild and equable climate
Mighty forests
Abundant wild life
Broad shining rivers
Deep inlets from the sea
Bays, sounds, lagoons and lakes
Tidal marshes with sea life
Queenly sea islands exotic in wild beauty
Broad palmetto bordered beaches
The Carolina Low Country Is Noted For Its
Peculiar and irresistible appeal
Ancient American shrines
Immortal tabby
Balconies, gates and grills
Exquisite signed wrought ironwork
Historical battlefields and forts
COME AND COME AGAIN TO
Quaint buildings and architectural gems
World famous gardens
Beautiful colonial parish churches
Stately avenues of hoary live oaks
Picturesque towns and villages
McClellanviEe, Sullivan’s Island, Isle of Palms, Mt. Pleasant, Charleston, Folly Beach, Rockville, Edisto
Beach, Summerville, Walter boro, Beaufort, mid Blulftonu
South Carolina Power Company
Church, School and Convent
to Be Built on Property
Acquired by Order of
Friars Minor
(Special to The Bulletin)
STATESVILLE, N. C.—Property on
Walnut Street has been purchased by
the Franciscan Fathers of New York,
lor the purpose of building on the
lot a Franciscan Friary- Later the
Fathers plan to erect a church, a
School and a convent.
The old Copeland residence, which
occupied the property is being tom
down to make room for the brick
residence, or priests’ house, upon
which construction is to begin at
once.
Up to this time Statesville has
never had a resident priest, but has
been served by the Rev. Arnold Wal
lers, O. F. M., stationed at St. Francis
of Assisi Church, Lenioir.
Miss Mary Scanlan
Funeral in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for Miss Mary Frances Scan
lon, who died July 22, were held
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, the Rev. Francis O. Ferri,
her nephew, officiating.
Miss Scanlan was 75 years old, a
native of Charleston, and daughter of
Cornelius Scanlan and Mrs. Margaret
Ormond Scanlan. She is survived by
two nephews, Father Ferri, pastor of
St. Paul’s Church, Spartanburg, and
Bernard A. Ferri; and two nieces,
. Miss Marguerite A. Ferri, and Mrs.
Marion Cotten, all of Charltson.
FUNERAL IN GEORGETOWN
OF MR. THOMAS JOSEPH
GEORGETOWN, S. C. — Funeral
services for Thomas Joseph, retired
Georgetown merchant, were held
from St. Mary’s Church, August 2,
the Rev. John Steigner officiating.
Mr. Joseph was born October 25,
3883, at Lebi, Syria, and had been a
resident of Georgetown for forty
years. He is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Belbara Nahra, and
seven children, John A. Joseph, a
student at the Southern Dental Col
lege. in Atlanta; Nummer, Helen;
Zion, David, Paul, and Pauline Jo
seph, of Georgetown, and a brother,
John Joseph, also of Georgetown.
One of the most histone churches in the South, serving a parish established a hundred and fifty vears
ago, is St. Mary’s Church, in Charleston, of which the Rev. J. W. Carmody is ihe present pastor. ‘
THOMAS M. CLANCY
DIES IN NEW YORK
SUMTER, S. - C. — News has been
received here of the death in New
York of Thomas M. Clancy, brother
of the Rev. John P. Clancy, pastor
of St. Anne's Church, in Sumter.
MRS. FRANK QUIGLEY,
ROCKY MOUNT. N. C.
ROCKY MOUNT, N- C.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs- Frank Quigley, who
died August 11, were held from the
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual
Help, the Rev. John B. McGuirk, of
Greenville. N. C., offiicating.
Mrs. Quigley is survived by six
daughters, Mrs. Jasper Brake, Misses
Mildred, Betty, Julia Anne and
Patsy Quigley, of Rocky Mount, and
Mrs. B. F. Perkins, of New York City;
iwo sisters, Mrs. W. A- Bunn, of
Rocky Mount, and Mrs. W. J. Willi
ford, of Wilson; and a brother. W. D-
Lynn, of Washington, D. C-
SOUTH CAROLINA’S
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 3
CHARLESTON, S. C. — The Most
Rev. Joseph L. O’Brien, S. T. D.,
LL.D., Superintendent of Schools for
the Diocese of Charleston, has an
nounced that parochial and high
schools will open on September 3 for
the scholastic year 1940-41.
His Excellency, the Most Rev. Em
met M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of
Charleston, has directed that “Cath
olic Faith", issued by the Catholic
University op America Press is to be
adopted as the official catechism for
all' schools in the Diocese.
LETTER TO NEWSPAPER
PAYS TRIBUTE TO NUNS
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Public ex-
pression of gratitude to the Sisters of
Mercy, in charge of St. Francis
Xavier Infirmary here, by Mrs. C.
W. Westendorff. in a letter addressed
to and published in The News and
Courier.
Mr. Westendorff, who is not a Cath
olic, was a patient at the Infirmary
during July, wrote ‘ with all my suf
fering of the "body; I was happy and
contented. It seemed to me Christ
was carrying the burden ... It is
hard to find words to express the
love and kindness shown me by the
whole hospital staff. Everybody was
doing all they could for me. It was
love, happiness, joy, and harmony.”
Church, School to Be Built for
Colored Catholics of Orangeburg
Comm'ence Construction of Combination Church
and School Costing $2 5,000
(Speeial to The Bulletin)
ORANGEBURG, S. C. —Work has
begun on clearing the lot on Col
lege Avenue for the erection of a
Catholic Church and School for Ne
groes. It will be a combination,
building of brick construction, esti
mated to cost $25,000.
The building program is under the
authorization of the Redemptorist
Fathers, under the direction of the
Rev. Thomas J. Gilhooly, C. SS. R.
The plan to provide a place of wor
ship and_ instruction for colored
Catholics is part of a program which
js being carried out throughout the
South at this time. Similar provi
sions are being made at Spartanburg.
Other places where churches for col
ored Catholics are being erected are
Wilson, Charlotte, and other places in
North Carolina.
It is anticipated that the church
will be completed within the next
four months. It will be known as
the Church of Christ the King, the
same as the Mission which has been
conducted here for some time on
North Boulevard. The new church
and school are being erected near
State College and Claflin College in
order that they might be accessible
to students of these two institutions.
Father Gilhooly stated that thi
program here would not only includi
religious instruction, but prope
health practices, higher standards ii
home life, gardening and other thing
which would tend to make the col
ored people of Orangeburg more self
sustaining as citizens of the com
munity.
Frank Frimmer, of Tampa, is th
architect of the two story brick build
ing. The church will have a seatin:
capacity of three hundred and fifty
THE HOLY SACRIFICE of the
Mass will be televisioned for the
first time in history in the course of
the Archdiocesan commemoration of
the California Hierarchy centennary
next October if plans now being con
templated by the executive commit
tee are carried out.
Engineers of the Don Lee broad
casting system are now in conference
with centenary officials concerning a
project to telecast the ceremony at
which the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Ful
ton J. Sheen, of the Catholic Univer
sity of America, will preach in the
Los Angeles Coliseum on October 13.
AMBASSADOR AIDS
FUND FOR ALTAR TO
ST. JOAN OF ARC
The following story was writ
ten in Paris two months ago, im
mediately following the ceremony
which it describes. Because of
conditions resulting from the
war, and especially the fall of
Paris which followed hard upon
the event described, the account
has just arrived in this country.
A correspondent of the N. C. W.
C. News Service cabled a story of
the Dowremy ceremony' immed
iately after the conclusion. The
foiicwing story gives an authori
tative account of the interesting
details that led up to it.
By N. C. W. C. News Service
The little church which stands next
to the birthplace of St. Joan of Arc
in Domremy has a suitable altar at
last, thanks to an American diplo-
| mat, an Episcopalian, who inaugurate
! ed a private fund to which a dis
tinguished American Archbishop
made the final contribution.
William C. Bullitt, United States
Ambassador to France, is the diplo
mat who set the project afoot. The
Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Arch
bishop of New York, made the final
contribution. In between Mr. Bul
litt’s gift and Archbishop Spellman's
donation were a number of contribu
tions made eagerly by individual
Americans, once they heard lrom
Mr. Bullitt what he had undertaken.
The story behind this interesting
undertaking begins last fall, when
the Ambassador made a visit to Ihe
Maginot Line as a guest of the
French Government. Returning to
Paris by motor. Mr. Bullitt deflected
from his route in order to visit Dom
remy—the birthplace of St. Joan of
Arc. The visit to the front line
trenches had convinced the American
diplomat more than ever that what
the world needs today is the spirit or-
St. Joan.
After visiting the house in which
St. Joan of Arc was born, Mr. Bul- a
litt and his secretary, Carmel Offie, *
went to the small village church.
The Cure showed them about, and
Mr. Bullitt was amazed that the only
altar showing St. Joan was made of
plaster, and this was cracked. The
priest explained that Domremy is
but a small place, its people are poor,
and the times are hard.
“I will see that your church is pro
vided with a proper altar,” Mr. Bul
litt told the Cure.
Returning to the United States Em
bassy in Paris, Mr. Bullitt called in
Maxime Real de Sarte, the celebrated
artist, and commissioned him to go
to Domremy and design a suita rle
altar, with a statue of St. Joan of
Arc. The artist reported tahat it
would cost 225,000 francs, or about
$5,000 to carry out this project prop
erly. The American diplomat at
once commissioned him to go ahead
with the work.
Others Wish to Aid
It was Mr. Bullitt’s original inten
tion to pay all the cost of the altar
himself. However, he was soon
summoned back to the United States
by President Roosevelt. While here,
he brought up the subject in private
conversation with his friends. Per
son after person asked to be permit
ted to participate.
In view of this, Mr. Bullitt govt the
first thousand dollars into the lurid
and permitted others to participate.
Word of the enterprise came to Aich-
bishop Spellman. He inquited of
Mr. Bullitt how much remained to
be raised. Informed that $50(1 was
lacking at the time, the Archbishop
of New York insisted on making a
gift of this size to the fund.
On Sunday, June 9, in the midst
of the great German drive on Paris,
Ambassador Bullitt, accompanied by
Louis Marin, Minister of State, and
the Most Rev. Rodrigue Beaussart,
Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, slipped
quietly to Domremy to dedicate ihe
altar.
Due to the danger arising Bom
flights of German airplanes e ver the
region of Domremy, no crowds were
permitted to gather.
From President
At the close of the ceremony. Am
bassador Bullitt placed a white rose
at the foot of Saint Joan of Arc’s
statue in the name of the President
of the United States.
“Here in the garden of Joan of
Arc.” said Ambassador Bullitt, speak
ing briefly in the course of the cere
monies, “where each grain of earth
is hallowed by her footsteps; here be
tween the house where she was
born and the little church where she
was baptized, where she prayed and
made her First Communion: here,
on this day of battle, we raise our
voices to her and to God to declare
that she still lives in the hearts of
men of good will throughout the
earth as she lives in the hearts of
the French."
"This altar is offered to France and
to God,” the Ambassador adder!, “by
young and old Americans of aU
churches and faiths who revere
Joan of Arc and love France. The
gifts tc build it have come to me
from Catholics and Protestants who -
wish to express their French bro
thers their faith that Christians are
right, and that the spiritual forces
of the earth will triumph over the
force* od Satanism.”