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OCTOBER 26, 1940 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA ELEVEN Located in one of the finest sections of Wilmington. N. C., yet not far from the business district, St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, one of the finest edifices in North Carolina, now has; as its pastor the Kev. Cornelius E. Murphy. Construction of the new rectory at St. Mary's was begun early this year by the former pastor, the Rev. Janies A. Manley, who died during April. Wilmington Has Had Resident Priests for Nearly 100 Years CHARLOTTE FETES L. W. DRISCOLL, K.S.G. Newly Invested Knight of Gregory Honored at Banquet (Special To The Bulletin) CHARLOTTE, N. C.- Announce ment was made at a dinner given on the evening of October 17 in honor of L. W. Driscoll, of Charlotte, who was recently invested as a Knight of St. Gregory the Great, that Mr. Driscoll and his wife will provide the funds for the erection of a church at LLn- ville. The church, now under con struction. will be dedicated to St. Pat ricia, and will be a memorial to Miss Marian Patricia Driscoll, a daughter who died in 1934. Catholic and Protestant friends of Mr, Driscoll gathered at the Hotel Charlotte where a group of them were complimenting him with a din ner. Announcement of Ml. Driscoll’s activity as an outstanding Catholic layman, which result in the bestowal of Papal Knighthood upon him by His Holiness. Pope Pius XII, was made by the Most Reverend Eugene J. Mc- Guinness, D. D. Bishop of Raleigh, who also made known the gift of the church at Linville, to the Diocese. Bishop McGuinness, he principal speaker, also spoke of the ills of the times. The deification of the state means the dethronement of God, he said. Citizenship, culture, efficiency and materialism are not substitutes for religion, he continued. “The world-saving power of Christ is the only force that can produce peace. What is peace? Aquinas defines it as the work of justice. Justices pre pare principles born of the eternal verities. Without God, consequent ly. nations war because men have failed in the two great command ments, love of God and love of neighbor,” the Bishop said. Dr. Oren Moore spoke in tribute to Mr. Driscoll and told the char acteristics of courage, astuteness of vision, and love of his fellow woman, saying that Mr. Driscoll possesses these. Fred Helms and Hamilton Jonies spoke briefly in appreciation of Mr. Driscoll. To these Mr. Dris coll responded expressing deep ap preciation for the demonstration of friendship and the interest shown in the honor he had received from the Holy Father. He said that to receive such a distinction from si eminent a character as Pope Pius is enough for any man in a life time, but when local friends from every creed join with him to rejoice over the occasion, “it is more than I deserve, but it gives me a challenge to live up to those high ideals.” The Rev. J. A. Redhead, pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, offered the invocation, and the Rev. Maurice McDonnell. O. S. B.. pastor of St. Peter’s and St. Patrick’s churches, in troduced the speakers. George Dowdy was the toastmaster. Parent-Teacher Groups Meet in Charleston (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON. S. C. — The Rt. Rev. Monsignor James J. May, rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist, addressed the first fall meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Cathedral School. The Rev. John J. McCarthy, assistant pastor of tlie Cathedral, also spoke, and Mrs. Gerald M. Carter presided. Mrs John C. Molony rendered a report of the deanery meeting, and Mrs. Carter told of the convention of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women held in Columbia. Mrs. James Furlong announced that a card party would be given by the association early in December. Mrs. William J. Kanapoux has been appointed chairman of the card tour nament which will be sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association of the Sacred Heart School. Assisting Mrs. Kanapaux were Mrs. Henry G. Con don. Mrs. Wallace Whetsell, Mrs. William F. Condon, Mrs. Daniel Har ing. Mrs. J. B. Clarey and Miss Mar garet Hanley. BISHOP ENGLAND PARENT-TEACHERS The first fall meeting of Bishop England High School Parent-Teach er Association was held with the newly elected president, Mrs. Charles J. Geilfuss, presiding. An inspiring address was delivered by Right Rev. Monsignor Joseph L. O’Brien, addressing the mothers as ‘parent-teachers'’, stating that after all the mother is the greatest teacher, and asking that the mothers study religion with their children, and that the only thing to save democracy would be religion. Committee chairmen, appointed at the meeting were, Mrs. Harry Santos, child welfare; Mrs. Henry G. Condon, publicity; Mrs. Howard Ryle, hospi tality: Mrs; William F. Condon, mem bership; and Mrs. Charles Dennis, finance. Plans for a card party to be given at St. Patrick’s Hall, November 15, were outlined. Mrs. Charles Den nis will be in charge, assisted by Mrs. T. Joseph Smith, Mrs. W. T. Stur- ken, Jr., Mrs. J. J. Reynolds, Mrs. Harry Santos, Mrs. Ernest Douglas, Mrs. Raymond Thompson, Mrs. Joseph Morris, and Mrs. M. A. Prince. Officers of the club include Mrs. Daniel Maguire, vice-president, Mrs, Tracy Sturcken, secretary, and Mrs. T. Joseph Smith, treasurer. First Resident Pastor Ap pointed in 1845—Father Cornelius Murphy Now Pastor at St. Mary’s WILMINGTON, N. C.—For almost a hundred years Wilmington has had a resident pastor, the first being the Rev. Thomas Murphy, who came to this city in January, 1845. It is doubtful if any parish in the South has had so few and yet such distinguished pastors in a span of nearly a century. After Father Thomas Murphy, who died in 1863, were famed and learned Dr. Corco ran. Father White, Father Gross, and Father Moore;. For forty-seven years St. Mary's Church had as its pastor the Right Reverend Monsignor Christopher Dennen, who was raised to the dig nity of a Domestic Prelate by the Holy Father in 1923 at the request of the late Bishop Haid. Monsignor Dennen had served as vicar general to Bishop Haid, and continued as Vicar General when the Diocese of Raleigh was established until his re tirement from active priestly duty. The Rev. James Manley, who had been Monsignor Dennen’s assistant, succeeded him as pastor at St. Mary's, Serving in that capacity until his death in April of this year. Upon the death of Father Manley, the present pastor, the Rev. Cornelius E. Murphy, formerly Superintendent and Dean of Missions, at Regina An- gelorum, Mission Center, of North Carolina Apostolate at Nazareth, was appointed as pastor of St. Mary’s by the Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh. The R'ev. Thomas W. Colgan is Father Murphy's assistant, while the Rev. William S. O’Byme formerly as sistant pastor at St. Paul s Church, New Bern, has been given charge of the Wilmington Missions north of Cape Fear River, with Lis head quarters at St. Mary's. ST. THOMAS’ CHURCH BUILT IN 1846 The cornerstone of St. Thomas Church in Wilmington, was laid by the Rev. Dr. P. N. Lynch in 1846, shortly after the death of the illus trious Bishop England. Dr. Lynch, who later became Bishop of Charles ton, delivering the sermon at the ceremony. This church served the city until the erection of St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral by Monsignor Dennen, about thirty years ago. The old church was then devoted to the work among the colored people with Fath ers of the Society of St. Joseph in charge. The work among the colored people is now flourishing with the Rev. Timothy J. Holland, S. S. J.. as pastor of St. Thomas Church, where the parochial school for colored chil dren is conducted by Franciscan Sis ters of Baltimore. Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina conduct St. Mary's School, one of the pioneer Catholic schools in the Carolinas. Wilmington has always been a mission center, and is still faithful to that tradition. The mission sta tions now served by Wilmington in clude Montague. Artesia, Chonquapin, McNeilis, and Wallace. MRS. KATIE U. MONK, NEWTON GROVE, N. C. NEWTON GROVE. N. C.—Mrs. Katie Usher Monk, wife of John M. Monk, and prominently connected in this section, died Saturday, October 19. Funeral Services were held from St. Mark’s Church here, with the Rev. Richard Keenan, C. SS. P., of ficiating. Surviving Mrs. Monk are three daughters, Mrs. Enoch Godwin, of Benson, Mrs. L. F. Packer and Mrs. R. E. Warren, Newton Grove; one son, Bernard Monk; three sisters, Miss Mary Usher and Miss Florence Usher, of Rosehill. and Mrs. P. B. Gregory, Newton Grove; eight broth ers, R. D. Usher. Teachey. J. R. Usher, Los Angeles, R. M. Usher, Chatta nooga, P. H. Usher. Newton Grove, Edwin Usher, Haywood Usher, Charles Usher, and Leo Usher, all of RosehilL, _. Pastor at Wilmington FATHER MURPHY The Rev. Cornelius E. Murphy, pas tor of St. Mary’s Church, Wilmington, North Carolina- Wilmington Layman Dean of Knights of St. Gregory in N. C. (Special to The Bulletin) WILMINGTON, N. C—Michael J. Corbett, President of the Corbett Se curities Company, of Wilmington, is one of the seven Catholic laymen of North Carolina who held membership in the Papal Order of the Knights of St. Gregory the Great. Born in Ireland, Mr. Corbett has spent the greater part of his long life in North Carolina, where in 1884 he married Miss Josephine Deans. Mr. Corbett is a writer of note, and has contributed articles to The New York Times, Commonweal, and other secular and religious publications. Orangeburg Church Corner-stone to Be Laid October 27th New Church of Christ the King to Serve Colored Parish (Special to The Bulletin) ORANGEBURG, S. C.—On the af ternoon of Sunday, October 27, the Most Reverend Emmet M- Walsh, D- D., Bishop of Charleston, will offi ciate at the laying of the corner stone of the new Church of Christ the King, which is being built to serve the Colored Catholics of this city. Priests of the Redemptorist Order, who are in charge of the Church of the Holy Trinity here, will also be in charge of the new parish which is be ing established for the purpose of aiding missionary work among the colored people of this section of South Carolina. The new church will be a substan tial structure, to be constructed of brick, and wilt be able to accommo date a congregation of several hun dred. The Rev. Joseph T- Daley, C. SS. R„ is pastor at Orangeburg, and his as sistants include the Rev. Thomas Gil- hooley, C. SS. R., the Rev. Lawrence Lynch, C. SS. R-, the Rev. John Walsh, C. SS. R.. and the Rev. James Cotter, C. SS. R. The Redemptorist Mission at Or angeburg also serves the Sacred Heart Church, Blackville; St. There sa’s Church. Springfield; St. Mary’s Church, Allendale: and St. Ann’s Church. Four Holes; as well as mis sion stations at Fort Motto, Bamberg. Woodford, St. Matthews, and Barn- ■ well, CHARLESTON MARKS COLUMBUS DAY Knights of Columbus Hosts at Banquet and Ball—Ra dio Programs Presented (Special To The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, Si. C.— In obser vance of Columbus Day, the mem bers of P. N. Lynch Council, Knights of Columbus, celebrated at a ban quet and dance. The banquet was held at the Fran cis Marion Hotel, Seth J. Ferara, chairman of the committee in charge, acting as toastmaster. The Rev. John J. McCarthy, assistant rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, invoked the blessing. After opening remarks by the toastmaster, a welcoming address was made by Andrew J. Pinto, grand knight of P. N. Lynch Council, who was follow ed by Father McCarthy who spoke on "The Day We Celebrate.” Louis M. Shimel, assistant district attorney, ^poke on "The United States.” and William P. Donelon, of Columbia, past state deputy, spoke on “America.” Musical selections on the program were rendered by Miss Emelia Ferri and Edward Marcil with Miss Eliza- zeth Kennedy at the piano. Officers of P. N. Lynch Council in cluded in addition to the grand knight Homer M. Free, deputy grand knight; William C. Ehrhardt, chancel lor; M. F. Mahoney, recorder; Mathew J. Oliver, warden; T. J. Liddy, treas urer, emeritus; John J. McGrane, fi nancial secretary; James A. Clarkin, treasurer; James P. Furlong, advo cate; Joseph F. Hanley, lecturer; C. 'J. Murphy, John F. Tobin, and Dan J. Sullivan, trustees. COLUMBUS DAY RADIO PROGRAMS IN CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, S. C. — The ight ev. Monsignor Joseph L. O'Brien, rec tor of Bishop England High School and pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, delivered an address on ‘‘Christo pher Columbus” as a feature on a Co lumbus Day program broadcast over Station WTMA at noon on October 12. In the evening Ansel D. Moore was the speaker on a program broadcast over Station WCSC. Wilmington Plans Memorial to Late Father Manley (Special to The Bulletin) WILMINGTON, N. C.—At a meet ing held several months ago, which was attended by Jews, Catholics, and Protestants, plans were discussed for the erection of a gymnasium and an auditorium as a memorial to the Revl James A. Manley, who at the time of his death in April of this year, was pastor of St. Mary's Church in this city. Father Manley was an outstanding leader in Catholic Youth Organza- ton work n North Carolna. He was actve in the promotion of amateur sports, boxing in particlular. He has coached several “Golden Glove” teams and was believed to have been the only priest in the United States who acted as coach and adviser of a box ing team. He was a World War veteran, hav ing served as a chaplain with the United States Army. He was one of the first American soldiers to set foot on German soil- He was wound ed four times and never fully re covered from the effects of his wounds. He died at the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, and was buried with military honors at Bel mont Abbey. During the nine years that he was stationed in Wilmington Father Man- ley gained the friendship and esteem of the entire community. Catholic and non-Ca cholic, and evidence of which is found in the proposal to erect a gymnasium and auditorium to Iris memory, , , a- ..... CARDINAL GIBBONS WAS IN WILMINGTON AS VICAR-APOSTOLIC Illustrious Prelate Resided in Wilmington When North Carolina Was a Vicariate Apostolic WILMINGTON, N. C— Perhaps Wilmington’s greatest distinction is its connection with the illustrious and be loved American Prelate, His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons, who at the time of his death was Archbishop of Baltimore. It was at the old St. Thomas Church here that Cardinal Gibbons resided when as Vicar-Apostolic of North Carolina, he was on the threshold of his great and historic career. He lived in a few small rooms attached to the church, and there in these rooms were writterr - many chapters of that im mortal work, “The Faith of Our Fathers”, one of the best-sellers through the years and generations. MONSIGNORIRWIN'S ' FORMAL INVESTITURE Pastor of St. Paul’s Church, New Bern, North Carolina Invested as Domestic Pre late NEW BERN. N. C—With impressive ceremony the Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D., Bishop of Ra leigh, formally invested the Right Rev. Monsignor Michael A. Irwin, pastor of St- Paul's Church in this city as a Domestic Prelate of the Papal Household. Monsignor Irwin was invested at a Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrated by Bishop McGuinness at St. Paul's Church, where Monsignor Irwin has served for twelve of the forty years of his priesthood that he has given to the Diocese of Raleigh. Bishop McGuinness was attended by the Rev. Lawrence Newman, St. Therese’s Church, Wilson, and the Rev. Edward T. Gilbert, pastor of St. Agnes’ Church, Washington. N. C.. deacons of honor. The Rev- Francis J. Gorham, pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Goldsboro, was as sistant priest; the Rev. Cornelius Mur phy, pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Wilmington, was deacon of the Mass; the Rev. Charles J. Gable, pastor of St. Peter's Church, Greenville, N. C, sub-deacon; the Rev- John A. Brown, of Nazareth, master of cere monies; and the Rev. Thomas Wil liams, pastor of St. Anthony’s Church, Southern Pines, assistant master of ceremonies. The Rev. Julian Endler, C. P.; pas tor of St. Joseph’s Church, of New Bern, who delivered the sermon; eulogized Monsignor Irwin and nar rated the story of his splendid ser vice to the Diocese of Raleigh since his ordination at Belmont Abbey in 1900. The Most Rev- James E. Walsh, M. M., of Maryknojl, and the Most Rev. Vincent Taylor, Aobot Ordinary of Belmont, headed attending pre lates, among whom were the Right Rev. Monsignor Charles DuBoise Wood, P. A. Middletown, N. Y.; the Right Rev- Francis Joseph Magri, D- D., V. F., pastor of St. Paul's Church. Portsmouth. Va.; the Right Rev. Monsignor Arthur R. Freeman, V. G. LL. D„ P- A., pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Kinston; the Right Rev. Monsignor William F. O'Brien, pastor of St. Mary's Church. Durham; the Right Rev. Monsignor Thomas J. McDonnell, national director of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, New York. Also assisting in the sanctuary were many priests from North Carolina and Virginia with the Very Rev. Martin C- Murphy, Colum bia, S. C., the Rev. Joseph Daley, C. SS R., Orangeburg, S. C.! the Rev. Thomas Stapleton. Ambler. Pa.; the Rev- Elmer Stapleton, Phila delphia; the Rev. Paul Termer, Buf falo, N. Y.; the Rev. Benjamin A. J. Crane, Buffalo; the Rev. Edward J. Hanrahan, S. J , Woodstock, Mary land. a cousin of Monsignor Irwtn; the Rev. Thomas C. Healey, Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. Relatives of Monsignor Irwin and others here for the occasion included his brother, Joseph D. Irwin, Ports mouth, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Irwin, Jr-. Portsmouth: Miss Brigid Agnes Irwin, and Mrs. J. Fulcher- his sisters, Portsmouth; Miss Mary Rose Fulcher, a niece, Portsmouth; Mrs. Cornelius J. Irwin, sister-in-law, Buffalo; Cornelius Irwin, a nephew, Portsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Irwin, Portsmouth: Mrs Daniel J. Kiley. Daniel J. Kiley, Jr., Miss Eliza beth Kiley, of Portsmouth. Monsignor Irwin was guest of honor at a dinner given at the Gastonia Hotel with move than two hundred in attendance. Father Endler acted as toastmaster and the speakers in cluded Judge William J. Lnnsche. Jr., L. C. Newman, and Albert Ellis, attorney of Jacksonville, N. C. Mr. Newman presented Monsignor Irwin with a substantial purse, and in his acceptance the prelate expressed his appreciation and gratitude. Music for the Mass was rendered by a choir under the direction of Mother Pauline, with Miss Daisy Swert organist. Edward T. Gilbert, ,al Washington ,sang at the dinner, u