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SEPTEMBER 28, 1940
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
American Way of Life
Must Be Based on Religion
Declares Statement Issued
by Conference on Science,
Philosophy and Religion
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW YORK. — The way of life in
America “must be based ultimately
on the religious princfple of the Fath
erhood of God and the worth and
dignity of man when regarded as the
child of God,” it is declared in a
statement issued by 40 of the partici
pants in the Conference on Science,
-Philosophy and Religion which open
ed at the Jewish Theological Semi
nary. here, this month.
Protestants, Jews and Catholics are
among the representatives of more
than 260 colleges, 18 scientific socie
ties, four medical associations, twelve
academic societies, five museums, five
observatories and other institutions
taking part in the sessions.
Among those signing the “keynote"
statement are Dr. Emmanuel Chap
man. of Fordham Universitv: Jacques
Maritain of the Institute Catholique
of Paris, and the Rev. Gerald C.
Walsh, S. J„ of Fordham University.
Declaring that “probably never be
fore in modern history has well rea
soned and deliberate action been
more important for the future of civ
ilized man,” the keynote statement
says “the decisions to be taken tran
scend the sphere of military defense
and economic organizataion; they in
clude the whole intellectual outlook
of our generation.”
“Decreasing respect for ethical and
religious values among the demo
cratic people has introduced intellec
tual confusion in their educational
systems, in their literatures, and in
organs of public opinion generally,”
the statement asserts. “If America is
to offer effective resistance to totali-
Itarianism, Americans must marshal
to het; defense, their intellectual and
spiritual, as well as military,- forces.”
“No resort to totalitarianism is
needed to overcome the intellectual
confusion of our time,A it is added.
“America was the first nation to ap
ply the same principle of co-opera
tion between groups of different re
ligious, political and educational
views. Without for a moment con
sidering that any discipline, scientific
or philosophical, could be deprived
of its genuine autonomy by any other
and without believing it possible or
desirable that western religions be
reduced to a common denominator,
our common background-gives us a
broad basis for a united, democratic
American way of life. This way of
life must be based utimately on the
religious principle of the Fatherhood
of God and the worth and diginty of
Man when regarded as the child of
God. It must uncompromisingly op
pose every effort at deification of the
state, or the suppression of individ
ual liberty and sense of moral re
sponsibility.”
CLIFFORD EUGENE RAY
FUNERAL IN MACON
MACON. Ga.— Funeral services for
Clifford Eugene Ray, of Richmond,
formerly of Macon, who died in Vir-
-ginia on August 26 from injury re
ceived in an automobile accident,
were held from St. Joseph’s Church,
the Rev. Peter McDonnell, S. J.. of
ficiating.
J. A. SHERMAN, AUGUSTA,
SUFFERS FATAL INJURY
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Funeral services
for Joseph Aloysius Sherman, who
was fatally injured in an automobile
accident near Dearing on September
1, were held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. J. E. O’Donohoe
officiating. The Rev. Sebastian
Doris, O. S. B„ of Belmont Abbey, a
boyhood friend of Mr. Sherman, as
sisted in the sanctuary.
Mr. Sherman is survived by his
father. Frank J. Sherman; five sis
ters, Sister Rose de Lima, of Atlan
ta; Mrs. John J. Knuck, of Hialeah,
Fla.; Mrs. Marion Davis, Mrs. W. C.
Knuck, and Mrs. Leslie Anderson, all
of Augusta; three brothers, Frank
Sherman, John Sherman, of Augusta,
and James Sherman, of San Antonio,
Tex., and several nieces and nephews.
Members of Patrick Walsh Coun
cil, Knights of Columbus formed an
honorary escort.
MRS. WILLIAM DAVIS
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Funeral services
for Mrs. Elizabeth Mulligan Davis,
wife of the late William Brady Da
vis, who died in Memphis August 24,
were held from the Sacred Heart
Church here, the Rev. J. E. O’Dono
hoe. S. J., officiating.
Mrs. Davis was the daughter of
Walter Mulligan and Elizabeth Mc
Donald Mulligan, both natives of
Augusta, and she made her home
here until the time of her marriage.
She is survived by one daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Davis, and a son.
Walter Davis, hoth of Memphis, and
four aunts, Mrs. A1 Salvo.. Miss Kate
McDonald. Mrs. Bessie Ferber and
Mrs. C. C. Benson, Jr.
FUNERAL OF ALFRED SALVO
HELD IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral services
were held at the Sacred Heart
Church for Alfred L. Salvo, whose
death took place September 16. The
Rev. J. E. O'Donohoe, S. J., officiat
ed.
Born in Charleston, Mr. Salvo had
made Augusta his home for more
than thirty years. He was the son
of V. M. Salvo, a native of Italy, and
Mrs. Louise LaFaureade Salvo, a
native of France.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Cecelia McDonald Salvo; three
brothers, Colorado Salvo, Vincent
Salvo, and Victor Salvo, of Char
leston; and several nieces and
nephews. X
MR. JOSEPH COLVIN
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga.— Funeral services
for John Joseph Colvin. 85 years of
age. who died September 14. were
held from the Sacred Heart Church,
the Rev. J. E. O'Donohoe, S. Jf, of
ficiating.
Born in Augusta, Mr. Colvin had
lived here all of his life. He had
been in charge of Meadow Garden,
the old home of George Walton, sign
er of the Declaration of Independ
ence, which is now a museum.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Clyde Rhodes Colvin, and several
nieces and nephews.,
St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Augusta
GEORGIA STATE COUNCIL
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D.D.. J.U.D.. Bishop of Savannah,
Atlanta. State Chaplain
Thomas J. Gilmore. Atlanta. State Deputy
William T. Walsh. Savannah. Past State Deputy
George T. Flynt, Atlanta. State Secretary
K. S. Heslen. Augusta, Treasurer
Leo Leonard. Columbus, Advocate
Thomas J. Canty, Savannah. Warden
ATLANTA COUNCIL,
NO. 660
Grand Knight
Brian F. O’Brien.
627 Woodlawn Avenue. S. E.
Financial Secretary
George T. Flynt,
1356 Laner Blvd.. N. E.
Council Meets 1st and 3rd
Wednesdays, at 8 P. M., at
the Council House, 1200
Peachtree St., N. E.
Club House Open Every Day
and Evening at the Above
Address.
SAVANNAH COUNCIL
No. 631
Jos. N. McDonough
Grand Knight
J. B. McDonald
Financial Secretary
Frank Puder, R. S.
Meets Second and Fourth
Wednesdays. 8 P. ML
3 West Liberty Street
Savannah. Ga.
Bishop Gross Council
No. 1019
Louis C. Kunze
Grand Knight
Jos J. Spano,
Financial Secretary
Meets First and Third Wednes
day, 8 P. M. 802 Broadway
Catholic Club Bldg..
Columbus. Ga.
Patrick Walsh CouncD
No. 677
James B. Mulherin
Grand Knight
R. S. Heslen, Financial Sec.
Visiting Brothels Welcome
1012 Greene SL Augusta. Ga.
Macon Council, No. 925
Chas. I* A. Adams, Sr.
Grand Kniglit
Herman Huhn
Financial Secretary
Meets the First and Third
Tuesday, 8:15 P. M.,
in Mitchell Hail of the Catholic
Club. 521 New SL
Mulberry St, Macon, Ga.
Henry Thomas Ross
Council, No. 1939
J. Boyd Touhey, Grand Knight
Kenneth E. Ammons,
Financial Secretary
P. O. Box 391
Meets Second and Fourth Tues
days at Knights of Co-
, lumbus Hall.
Brunswick. Ga.
Erected in 1919. shortly after the parish was established with the late
Monsign'or James A. Kane, as.pastor, St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill serves a large
congregation of Augusta’s hill section. The Rev. Harold Barr is the pres
ent pastor, with the Rev. George T. Daly, assistant.
St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill Church,
Serves Augusta’s Youngest Parish
In 1917 the Very Rev. P. H. McMa
hon, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church,
in Augusta, purchased the site of the
present St. Mary’s - on - the - Hill
Church.
Two years later the parish was
erected, and the Rev. James A. Kane,
formerly rector of the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, Savannah, and
at that time pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church in Augusta, was placed in
charge of the new parish in the city’s
rapidly growing residential section.
Six weeks after his appointment as
pastor, Father Kane began the erec
tion of a church, which was dedi
cated in November, 1919. A fine rec
tory was also part of the parish prop
erty and Mass was said there while
the church was being built.
Father Kane was later elevated to
the rank of Monsignor by Pope Pius
XI, being one of the first priests
of the Diocese of Savannah to re
ceive that honor.
Monsignor Kane served as pastor of
the church until his death last year.
He was succeeded by the Rev. Harold
Barr, the present pastor, who has as
his assistant the Rev. George T. Daly.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — The marriage
of Miss Catherine Lachlison Beggs,
daughter of Mrs. David Milne Beggs,
and Philip McDermott McLaughlin,
of Macon, took place September 14
at the rectory of the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. Paul Milde, O. S.
B., officiating.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Elizabeth Beggs, as maid at
honor, and Miss Margaret McLaugh
lin, sister of the groom, as brides
maid. •
Frank McLaughlin, of New York
City, was his brother’s best man.
SIPPLE-FURST
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — The marirage
of Miss Anne Thomson Furse and
Julian C. Sipple took place in the rec
tory of the Sacred Heart Church,
September 12, the Rev. Norbert Mc
Gowan, O. S. B.. officiating.
Miss Elise Furse was her sister’s
maid of honor, and Albert W. Gar-
many was the best man.
The bride entered with her cousin,
Stephen S. Furse, - of Atlanta.
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SAVANNAH. Ga.—Mr. and Mrs.
Cheatham E. Hodges announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Elizabeth Hodges and
Charles A. Whitman. Jr., which took
place last month at the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, the Rev. Dan
iel Bourke, performing the cere
mony.
Mrs. William Hodges was the ma
tron of honor and Cheatham E.
Hodges, Jr., was the best man.
Unpublished Letters Show Pius IX
Kept Aloof From U. S. Civil War
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW YORK— Further evidence
that Pope Pius IX held himself aloof
from the United States Civil War and
that he steadfactly refused to give
any color to indorsement to slavery,
is revealed in a hitherto unpublished
letter of, Gen. George B. McClellan,
the celebrated Union commander,
just brought to light here.
When he was defeated by Presi
dent Abraham Lincoln in the election
of 1864, General McClellan resigned
his commission and sailed for Europe,
on January 22. 1865. with Mrs. Mc
Clellan and their child. He was in
Rome during the winter of 1864-65
and was received in audience by the
Pope.
Throughout his sojourn in Europe,
where lie remained until 1868, Gen
eral McClellan kept in^pnstant touch
by correspondence with S. L. M.
Barlow, a distinguished New York
lawyer and counsel for the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad, of which Gen
eral McClellan was president in 1860-
61. Mr. Barlow had been an ardent
advocate and principal supporter of
General McClellan’s candidacy for
the Presidency, and, as he wrote,
managed McClellan’s campaign
from my house at No. 1 Madison
Avenue” New York.
In a letter of March 18. 1868. Gen
eral McClellan speaks to Mr. Barlow
of his audience with Pope Pius IX.
This letter is part of the “Barlow cor
respondence” which S. L. Barlow,
grandson of the correspondent, has
made available to Thomas Kearny of
this city. Mr. Barlow and Mr.
Kearny plan a book on “The Barlow
Papers”, and the latter believes the
hitherto unpublished letter about (he
Papal audience to be highly impor
tant. The letter reads as follows:
“Three days ago, the Pope sent for
us to see him. ‘His Holiness’ was
bright and kind as possible,—more
than usually condescending. He said
he could not well refuse .to see (prob
ably the Confederate Commission
ers—Slidell and Mason— but the
names are indistinct. T. K.); that he
told them that he could take no part
in the struggle; and could in no way
give his benediction to slavery. They
then said that it was impossible to
emancipate a mass of slaves at once.
He said that this was probably so.
They talked of gradual emancipation.
He said that slavery must cease to
exist, or they could not have nis
blessing.”
During the Civil War it was claim
ed, alike in the North and South, ,hat
the Pope planned a public statement,
and various views were attributed to
him. Mr. Kearny feels that “this
statement of the ♦ope, made three
years after the war—when the pas
sions engendered by the conflict were
cooling—to the former Commander-
in-Chief of the Union Armies (Nov. 1,
1861—March 11, 1862), and reported by
McClellan three days after the state
ment attributed to ‘Mis Holiness’ was
made to him, seems to go far toward
determining his attitude toward the
struggle in which he ‘could take no
part,’ as well as his attitude toward
slavery, to which he ‘could in no way
give his benediction’.”
Mr. Kearny points out that no date
is given for the audience with the
Confederate Commissioners. There
fore, he says, “it is difficult to be
certain as to whether the interview
was in 1861, when the War was a
struggle for the Union only, as view
ed by Lincoln, or later, when it be
came in effect a war also for the
abolition of slavery."' If Mason and
Slidell were the ones received in
audience, declares Mr. Kearny, it is
fairly certain the interview took
place in 1861 or early in 1862.
Father Barr Heads
400th Anniversary
General Committee
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Various details
of the arrangements for the observ
ance of the 400th anniversary of first
recorded celebration of Mass near
Augusta, are being handled by a com
mittee which is headed by the Rev.
Harold Barr, pastffr of St. Mary’s-on-
the-Hill Church, and which includes
the pastors of the other churches in
the city and representatives of Cath
olic organizations.
This committee includes Miss Anna
Rice, Mrs. Ethel Keenan Lynch, Mrs.
Owen Schweers, Mrs. A. F. Otis,
Mrs. C. C. Kemp, Mrs. William Hef-
TILTON-HUGGINS
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Harriet
Ann Huggins and John Howell Til
ton were married at the Church of
the Blessed Sacrement, August 30,
the Rev. Michael Donna officiating.
Mrs. Patrick W. Roach, of Colum
bus, sister of the bri^e, was matron
of honor, Mrs. Charles H. Pitts, Jr.,
of Augusta was the bridsmaid.
The bride entered with her bro
ther, G. Walter Huggins, and D.J.
Mahany was the best man. The
ushers were John G. Butler, Jr.,
Marion F. Tilton, and Harry G. But
ler, Jr.
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SAVANNAH. Ga.—Miss Florence
Swenson and David W. Boltin, Jr.,
were married August 31 in the rec
tory of the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, the Rev. Robert Brennan, of
ficiating.
Mrs. Hancel Ray. of Parris Island,
sister of the bride, was matron of
honor.
COOK-HEARNE
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WAYCROSS. Ga.—Mr. W. R. Cook
announces the marriage of h»j
daughter, Miss Frances Louise Cook,
to Joseph H. Hearne. at the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist, Savan
nah, the Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, offi
ciating.
Mrs. Sidney S. Sable was matron of
honor, and James Tobin was best
man.
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GOLDEN-TOWNSEND
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Miss Christohel
Townsend and Peter Joseph Golden,
were married at the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. Peter Trizzino, O. S.
fernan. Mrs. Andrew Sheahan, Miss I B -- officia,. t r ^ ,
MnKl.v Mr, Gene How- Miss Daisy Hamlin, of Columbia,
was maid of honor and John Raynola
Catherine Mobley, Mrs. Gene How
errd. Mrs. M. C. Stulb. Mrs. C. C.
Stulb, Mrs. Ben B. Boeckman, Mrs.
R. A. Bresnahan, Mrs. James B.
Mulherin, Mrs. W. A. Herman, Mrs.
Joseph L. Herman, Miss Dorothy
Smith, Miss Florian Keener, James
B. Mulherin, John P. Mulherin, J.
C. Dempsey, John Chesser, Hugh
Kinchley, John T. Buckley, C. C.
Kemp, Jr., and Dr. John Bips.
DIOCESAN PRESIDENT
N. C. C. W. TO ATTEND
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Mrs. Reyburn
L. Watkins, of Atlanta, Savartnah-
Atlanta Diocesan president of the Na
tional Council of Catholic Women,
and the directors of the Diocesan
Council, will be the guests of the
Augusta Deanery Council at the
luncheon which will Be held at Hotel
Richmond here in connection with
the observance of the 400th anniver
sary of the first Mass said in the vi
cinity of Augusta.
On Saturday evening, September
28, the executive board of the Savan-
nah-Atlanta Diocesan Council, Na
tional Council of Catholic Women,
will meet at Hotel Richmond.
The meeting will be addressed by
the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Joseph E.
Moylan, of Atlanta.
Local executives who will attend
will include Miss Anna Rice. Augusta
Deanery president, and Mrs. Ben
Boeckman, Mrs. Ethel Lynch, Mrs.
Dan O'Connor and Mrs. John Buck-
ley.
DID YOU KNOW THAT . . .
116 Years before work on the Pana
ma Canal was begun, a monk named
Antonio de Cereso planned and
supervised the Canal of Raspadura
which was the first “ditch” to con
nect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
was the best man. James J. Collin*
and Joseph A. Battle, Jr., were ush
ers.
ATKINSON-CRAWFORD
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Of interest here
is the announcement of the marriage
of Miss Georgia- Atkinson and Dr.
William B. Crawford, which took
place in New Orleans, at the Holy
Cross Church, the Rev. William Har-
ty, S. J., officiating.
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CHARLESTON, S. C.—The mar
riage of Miss Pauline Livingston
Teeklenburg and Mr. George Aimar
Durban. Jr., of Aiken took place at
the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
September 24. The ceremony was
performed by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor
James J. May, rector.
Mrs. Durban is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Teeklenburg of
173 Queen Street, and was graduated
from Memminger High School and
from College Misericordis, in Dallas,
Pa. She was one of the attendants
to Miss Charleston in the 1940 Azalea
Festival.
Mr. Durban, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George A. Durban of Aiken, was
graduated from Clemson College and
now is associated with his father in
ral estate and general insurance busi
ness in Aiken.
Miss Betty Teeklenburg was her
sister’s maid of honor, and Mrs. Clif
ford Baxter Morgan, of Summerville,
matron of honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Anne Owens Thorne, of
this city, and Miss Rosamond Durban,
of Aiken, sister of the Bridegroom.