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TWENTY-SIX THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC. LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA SEPTEMBER 28, 1940 North Carolina Mission Plcms Its First Church Father Rohrbacher, of Vast Waynesville “Parish”, Pro poses to Erect Church Near Great Smokey Mountain Park (Special to The Bulletin) WAYNESVILLE. N. C. — In a mis sion territory of the State of North Carolina that extends over an area equal to that of Massachusetts, Con necticut, Vermont and Rhode Island combined, the Rev. Ambrose Rohr bacher, pastor of St John’s Mission, has made splendid progress in his plan to give his widespread field of untiring efforts its first Catholic Church. The church which Father Rohr bacher hopes to see erected in the near future will be situated near the Cherokee Indian reservation at the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, recently dedicated by President Roosevelt. Eight North Carolina counties are embraced in Father Rohrbacher’s “parish” which covers 3.500 square miles, but which contains but 50 C itholics out of a population of 125,- 000. At present Masses are said occa sionally in private homes at mission stations located at Canton, in Hav- wood County; Sylva in Jackson County; Brown City, in Swain Coun ty; Murphy, in Cherokee County; Webster, in Jackson County, and in Franklin. Dilsboro. Andrews. Rob- insville and Nantahala. A year ago a mission school, con ducted by the Teaching Order of the Sisters of St. Francis, was opened at Waynesville, in a remodeled resi dence. Out of the forty pupils that Dorrs Richmond Hotel Building AUGUSTA “Good Taste Apparel” PERFECTION STOVE CO. Oil Stoves Oil Heaters 328-34 MARIETTA ST. ATLANTA attended the school last year, thirty. ! were non-Catholics. It is the only private grammar and high school in North Carolina west of Asheville, and it accommodates boarding students as well as day students. A special high school fea ture is a two-year course in busi ness science, and there are music and kindergarten departments. Sister Mary Cordea is the principal. Because there are so few resident Catholics, the Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuiness, Bishop of Raleigh, can not allow a debt to be contracted for the church, so the funds necessary to complete its construction will have to be in hand before building will begin. It is intended to erect an edifice that will lend dignity to the Catholic religion in a predominantly non- Catholc secton. There are no Catholics among the Cherokee Indians’ reservation near the plot of land upon which the church will be built, but there are a few Catholic Indians from Western or Northern tribes on the reserva tion. Some of the teachers on the reservation are Catholics and their influence made it possible for the Church to gain access to this terri tory. The Rev. Richard Barrett, who was in charge of the mission at Waynes ville, before Father Rohrbacker was named “locum tenens,” suffered a nervous breakdown, and was direct ed by his physicians to take a com plete rest for one year. Some of the mission trips are as far as 114 miles, one way, from Waynesville. Father Rohrbacher has reported that he has raised more than half of the $5,000 which will be required be fore the work of building the much- needed church is begun, and hopes soon to be able to achieve this im portant goal to his missionary en deavor. BARRY COLLEGE OPENS IN FLORIDA Sisters of St. Dominic Open College for Women in Miami (Special to The Bulletin) MIAMI, Fla.—Barry College for Women, conducted by the Dominican Sisters, opened for its first scholastic year on September 16. bringing to Mi ami an institution of higher educa tion, which is named for the late Most Rev. Patrick Barry, Bishop of St. Augustine. Located on a 40-acre campus at Miami Shores, the new college com prises an original group of five mod ern buildings, complete in every de tail as to furnishings and equipment, with accommodations for 300 day and boarding students this year. Ready for occupancy' are the administration building, two dormitories and a din ing hall, first units of a proposed group of 15 buildings. The college will be conducted by the Sisters of St. Dominic, of Adrian. Michigan, under the direction of Mother Mary Gerald, a sister of Bishop Barry. The faculty will be composed largely of members of the Adrian community holding higher degrees from universities in the United States and Europe, assisted by clerical and lay professors. Courses offered include degrees in arts, science, philosophy, home eco nomics and commercial education, in addition to special classes in art, mu sic anfl dramatics. Sport facilities in clude archery, basketball, baseball, volleyball, dancing, hiking, swinl- ming, tennis, golf and horseback rid ing. Charleston Diocesan N.C.C.W. to Convene in Columbia Progress of Eleventh Annual Conference of Charleston Diocesan Council, National Council of Catohlic Wonr- en and Conference of Diocesan Catholic Youth Coun cil to Be Held October 5-6 Goodyear Tires Prest-o-Lite Batteries Genuine Alcmiting General Tire & Supply Co. Broad at Twelfth Street Phone 2600 Augusta, Ga. Veteran Chaplain Now at Spring Hill Rev. Terence King, S.J., Re turns as Member of Col lege Faculty (Special to The Bulletin) SPRING HILL, Ala.—Among the additions to the faculty of Spring- Hill College for the current year is the F,ev. Terence King, S. J., who returns to the college after an ab sence of thirty years full of varied rctivity, including service as a chap lain on the battlefields of the World War. In the records of the United States Army, Father King is listed as Major Terence King of the 336 Field Artil lery. Commissioned as a first lieu tenant. Father King landed in France in July 1918 and #as assigned to the First Division and joined the regi ment prior to the opening of the Meuse-Aisne offensive. From that time until the Armistice was signed he participated in almost every im portant” battle, including service in the Verdun sector, the reduction of the St. Michiel salient, and the Mause-Argonne attack. After the Armistice he was with the Army of Occupation in Germany, returning to march in the victory parades in New York and Washing ton. He was demobilized at Camp Gordon in 1919, and entered the re serves in 1922. During the vears since the World War. Father King has been attach ed to the Jesuit Province of New Orlean. and comes to Spring Hill from Loyola University in that city. PUTT’S FUNERAL HOME AUGUSTA J. D. CURTIS. Prop. 721 CRAWFORD AVENUE GEORGIA The Citizens & Southern National Bank -s Augusta, Ga. “NO ACCOUNT TOO LARGE NONE TOO SMALL” N.C.W.C. Challenges Church in Politics Charge by Columnist (By N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON—Declaring that one of their recent syndicated columns contained ‘more than a suggestion” that “the Church is m politics,” Ed ward J. Heffron, executive secretary of the National Council of Catholic Men. has addressed to Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner, political com mentators, a letter pointing to the “unhappy experience with tfie injec tion of a religious issue into the na tional campaign of 1928,” and ex pressing the hope that it will not be repeated. It would be “a most cost ly business in these days when na tional unity is so essential to our country’s welfare,” says Mr. Hef fron. “You say,” Mr. Heffron states to Messrs. Alsop and Kintner, ‘the greatest Democratic defections in New York are in the ranks of the Catholics, implying intentionally or otherwise, that Catholics are leaving the party because they are Catholics, not because they approve Republican policies or disapprove Democratic pol icies just like any other citizen. In fact the implication seems intentional since you proceed to enumerate four Catholic’ reasons.” “Your first reason,” Mr. Heffron continues, “is ‘the new foreign pol icy of the Vatican, which no longer runs parallel to that of the White House.’ The latter half of that state ment seems to be at variance with press reports of Myron Taylor's con ference with the president. But any way, the Vatican has no ‘new’ for eign policy, or if it has it cannot ex pect Catholics in New York or any where else to act on it, since we very definitely have not been let in on the secret. Certainly, therefore, no Catholics are leaving the Democratic party, or remaining in the Democratic party, or joining the Democratic par ty, on such purely imaginary grounds. “Your second reason is that ‘there is great opposition to the president among such foreign groups as the Germans and the Italians, many of whom are of the Catholic faith.’ You give your own case away there. Many of them are Catholics, some of them are not. Obviously, then, such peo ple are leaving the party—if that is true, again a very large assumption— because they are Germans and Ital ians, not because some of them hap pen to be Catholic. In fact, as far as the Germans are concerned, isn't it a good bet that the majority of them would not be Catholic? So why bring in the Catholic issue at all? “Your third reason is "that a great many of New York’s Irish think Jim Farley was treated badly by .the President.’ Again, if that be true, and even if it is not offset in any measure by the Flynn and Walker ap pointments—a still larger assumption —is that a ‘Catholic’ reason, or, at least in part, an Irish’ reason? “Your fourth reason is ‘that repre sentatives of the Church were incens ed at the refusal of the Army to ex empt clerical students from conscrip tion.’ Since when does criticism of ‘the army’ (a vague charge) imply criticism of the Democratic party? And anyway, clerical students have been exempted in the bill as it now stands—by an amendment introduced by a non-Catholic Democrat, and sup ported by a majority of the Demo cratic Senators.” NEEDY CHILDREN in parochial and private schools ' c eligible to par ticipate in the state free lunch pro gram on the same basis as public school pupils, according to opinion handed down by W. D. Goff, First As sistant Attorney General, to John E. Coxe, State Superintendent of Educa tion in Louisiana. 430 COLUMBIA. S. C. — Final ar rangements have been completed for the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Charleston Diocesan Council of the National Council of Catholic Wo men, which will be held at the Wade Hampton Hotel, October 5-6. In conjunction with the Diocesan N. C. C. W. Conference, the annual con ference of the Charleston Diocesan Catholic Youth Council will be held. Mrs. J. C. Magarahan, of Spartan burg. president of the Diocesan Coun cil N. C. C. W., will preside at the ses sions of that group, while Miss Jean Fraser, president of the Diocesan Catholic Youth Council, will preside over the meetings of the young peo ple. The Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D. , Bishop of Charleston, will ponti ficate at the conference Mass, at which the sermon will be delivered by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Michael J. Ready, General Secretary of the Na tional Catholic Welfare Conference. Bishop Walsh will also address the closing session. Among others who will address the conference will be the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Joseph L. O'Brien, of Charleston; Mrs. J. W. McCollum, national president of the N. C. C. W., and Miss Agnes Regan, executive secretary of the N. C. C. W. The conference program is as fol lows: - Saturday, October 3 12:00 Noon — Registration, Mezzanine Floor 00 p. m.—Board of Directors Quar terly Meeting, Legion Room 00 p. m.—Diocesan Youth Council, Opening Session, presiding.Miss Jean Fraser, prescident; open ing prayer, Very Rev. Martin Murphy; Song; Greetings from Columbia; Paper, Everyday Re ligion, Miss Kathryn Riddock, Diocesan Youth Chairman; Pa per, A two-minute suggested program from each group in the Diocese; General discussions and voting on business matters; Song; Benediction, the Rev. O 'Sha ughnessey p. m.—Conference; Organization Presidents. Deanery' and Dio cesan Officers, “Problems of NCCW”; Leader. Misss Agnes G. Regan, executive secretary 6:30 p. m.—Tour of Capitol City 7:30 p. m.—Opening Session , S*w- room; presiding, Mrs. J. C. Mag arahan, president; opening prayer, Most Rev. Emmett M. Walsh, D. D.: National Anthem, “Star Spangled Banner”; Ad dress of Welcome, Mrs. John D. Swygert, president, Columbia Deanery; Response. Mrs. C. M. McClure, Sr., president, Green ville Deanery; Rules of Parlia mentary Procedure, Mrs. T. W. Reynolds, parliamentarian: Pres ident’s annual message, Mrs. J. C. Magarahan: Reports of of ficers: Reports of standing com mittees; Reading and adoption of recommendations from Exe cutive board; Unfinished busi ness; Closing Benediction. Rev. Thomas J. Mackin 9:30 p. m.—Receptton, Senior Coun cil, Palmetto Room 10 p. m.—Dance. Ballroom Sunday. October S 8 00 a. m.—Pontifical Low Mass. St. Peter's Catholic Church; Cele brant, the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh. D. D.. Bishop of Charles ton: Sermon, the Very Rev. Monsignor Michael Ready, secre tary. National Catholic Welfare Conference. 10:00 a. m.— Opening session. Ballroom; presid ing. Mrs. J. C. Magarahan, presi dent; Opening praver. Very Rev. Martin' Murphy: Greetings. Mrs. J. W. McCollum, president National Council of Catholic Women; Miss Agnes G. Regan, executive secre tary, National Council of Catholic Women; Panel Discussion on Or ganization, presiding. Mrs. Curran L. Jones, past president, chairman, Columbia Deanery, committee on organizations and development: Di ocesan Council, tentative; Dean ery Council: Parish organization, purpose and function, tentative: Muddle and Model Meeting of local organization Discussion of Panel. Guild: Model, St. Francis de Sales organization of panel 12:30 p. m.— Luncheon: program, under direc tion of Miss Kathryn Riddick. Di ocesan Youth chairman, and the Charleston Youth Councils 2 30 p. m.— Section Meetings (Round-Table dis cussion); Study Class, Woodlawn Room; Leader, Mrs. James G. Crowley, chairman. Study * Club committee; Parent-Teacher Asso ciations, Leader. Mrs. J. J. Rey nolds, chairman; Shrines-in-Homes, Leader, Miss Agatha Spellman, chairman; Press, Leader, Mrs. Mar tin O’Brien, chairman; School of Social Service, Leader, Mrs. G. Leo Lowry, chairman 3 45 p. m.— General Session, Ballroom; presid ing, Mrs. J. C. Magarahan. presi dent; Opening prayer, Rev. Thomas J. Mackin/ Five-minute reports on Section meetings; Study' Clubs, P.- T. A.. Shrines, Press. NSSS; Ad dress, Miss Agnes G. Regan, execu tive secretary, National Council of Catholic Women; Presented by Mrs. John C. Molony, president. Charles ton Deanery: Address, His Excel lency, the Most Rev. Emmett M. J Walsh: Closing Benediction. Sonqy' ‘Holy God We Praise Thy Name;/ Adjournment 3:30 p. m.— Youth Council, Final Session siding, Miss Jean Fraser, (Presi dent; Opening prayer, Rev. J. Mackin; Song; Address. His ('Excel lency. Most Rev. Emmett M. Walsh. Bishop of Charleston: ad dress, Rt. Rev. Joseph L. O’Brien, S. T. D.. LL. D. Diocesan Youth Di rector; Song: Closing player. Rt. Rev. J. L. O'Brien Name;/ U /'re- MONSIGNOR IRWIN FORMALLY INVESTED Bishop McGuinness Invests New Bern Pastor as Do mestic prelate (Special to The Bulletin) NEW BERN, N. C.—Formal investi ture of the Right Reverend Monsignor Richard A. Irwin, pastor of St. Paul's Church, as a Domestic Pre'ute, by the Most Reverend Eugene J. Mc Guinness, D. D.. Bishop of Raleigh, was held before the Solemn High Mass celebrated in St. Paul’s Church on Thursday, September 26. Monsignor Irw in was guest of honor at a luncheon following the investi ture ceremony and the Mass. FATHER ENDLER IN NEW RECTORY NEW BERN, N. C.-The Rev. Julian Endler, C. P„ pastor of St. Joseph’s Church' which serves the colored Catholics of this city, has recently moved into his new rectory, a hand some two-story frame residence, de signed and constructed by Frank Frimmer, architect, of Tampa, Fla. Sumter Youth Council Commends Radio Station WFIG fSuecial to The Bulletin) SUMTER, S. C.—At a meeting of St. Anne’s Catholic Youth Council, of which Miss Mary Jennings is president, the following resolutions commending the local radio station were adopted: “Whereas, Radio Broadcasting Sta tion WFIG. of Sumter. South Caro lina. has shown such commendable willingness at all times to present programs of a religious nature, and “Whereas, they have been so gene rous in their time and interest, and. “Whereas. Station WFIG has graci ously and regularly broadcasted the Ave Maria Hour, prepared by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, in cooperation with St. Anne’s Catholic Parish, of Sumter, every Sunday at 1:30 p. m . as well as other church services, and “Whereas, Station WFIG has al ways been ready and willing to broadcast such worthwhile programs as the Belmont Abbey and Sacred Heart Academy Choral, therefore, be it “Resolved. That we, the members of St. Anne’s Catholic Youth Coun cil, in meeting assembled, do com mend by a rising vote of apprecia tion. Station WFIG and its manage ment. and be it further ‘Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be forwarded to Station WFIG, a copy sent to our Honorable Mayor, a copy to the Sumter news* Qjipers, and a further copy be in corporated in the Minutes of St. Anne's Catholic Youth Council.” The Georgia State Savings Association Bull and York Streets Savannah. Ga. Established 1890 — Chartered Banking and Trust Company A BANK WHICH GIVES YOU SAFETY—SERVICE—SECURITY Out-of-Town Checks Accepted at Par UNDER STATE SUPERVISION Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation