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AUGUST 29. 1942
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GFORGTA
SEVENTEEN
NEW CHURCH AT FAIRPLAY, S. C. Westminster Cathedral
Thronged at Mass for
Britain’s Leading Ace
LONDON. — The floor and gal
lery of Westminster Cathedral
wei-e filled when a Requiem Mass
was celebrated for Wing Com
mander Brendan (Paddy) Finu-
cane, 21-year-old leading war ace
of the Royal Air Force, who fail
ed to return after leading what
was described as the biggest mass
attack on enemy targets in France.
His Eminence Arthur Cardinal
Hinsley, Archbishop of Westmin
ster, presided at the Mass, the
celebrant of which was Monsignor
Beauchamp, Vicar General of the
R. A. F. chaplain’s staff. Father
Patrick B. Fay, senior chaplain
of the U. S. Army Air Force, as
sisted.
High Commissioner S. M. Bruce
represented the Commonwealth of
Australia. Commander Finucane’s
father and mother and his broth
er, Pilot Officer Raymond Finu-
cane, attended the Mass.
On August 16, the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of
Charleston, dedicated the recently completed mission church of the
Paulist Fathers at Fairplay, S. C. The Rev. James J. Denery, C.S.P.,
assistant pastor of St. Andrew’s Church, Clemson, will be in charge,
of the new mission church.
The Rev. Michael Mclnerney, O. S. B., of Belmont Abbey, exe
cuted the plans for the church, which was constructed by the Brissey
Lumber Company of Anderson.
At “Open House” in Atlanta
BEST WISHES
FROM
S & S CAFETERIA, In c .
821 Broad Street
Augusta
Congratulations and Best Wishes
PATRICK WALSH COUNCIL
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
—from—
A FRIEND
The War Production
Board has imposed sharp
restrictions on exten
sions or expansions of
our electric facilities. If
you are planning any
changes in your service,
please consult our office
in advance to find out
whether we will be able
to serve you. If you are
thinking of moving, find
out whether your electric
range or water heater
can be used at the new
location. Avoid possible
disappointment by get
ting latest information.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Chaplain Charles J. Brady, of Lawson General Hospital in At
lanta, is pictured above as he is being served some of the refresh
ments that are enjoyed by the men in the armed forces from the
Lawson General Hospital, Fort McPherson, Naval Reserve Aviation
Base and the Quartermaster Corps Depot, who are entertained each
Sunday afternoon and evening at an “open house” held at the Knights
of Columbus Home in Atlanta under the auspices of the various
parish organizations of that city.
War Service Group
Meets in Atlanta
When You Have an Appliance Repaired
Please Turn In
The Old Par
When one of your electrical appliances
gets out of order, don’t throw away the
broken or worn-out part. Turn it in when
you have the appliance repaired.
We are required to turn in the old parts
before we can get new ones. Therefore we
must ask you to supply the old parts to us
when you have-your appliance repaired. If
you call at our office to obtain an appliance
part, bring the old part with you. If you
bring the appliance with you, or if you have
our repairman come to your home, be sure
the broken part has not been discarded.
These worn-out parts contain valuable
materials, mich as copper, brass, aluminum
and steel, which can be salvaged and used
for war production and other essential
purposes.
Service Extensions Sharply Restricted
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Advisory
Board of the Catholic War Service
Group of Atlanta held its July
luncheon meeting at the Atlanta
Athletic Club, with the Rt. Rev
Msgr. Joseph F. Croke, pastor of
St. Anthony's Church, as the guest
speaker.
Parish chairmen reported on
work accomplished in the national
defense program, and plans were
made for the entertainment of
service men. It was announced
that during the summer months the
hours for the open house held at
the Knights of Columbus Club
would be from 4 until 9 p. m. The
sponsors for these Sunday enter
tainments during July were St.
Thomas More parish, Decatur, with
Mrs. Elmer Whitham, hostess; Im
maculate Conception parish, with
Mrs. Theodore Chess, hostess; St.
Anthony's parish, with Mrs. Viv-
tor Eden, hostess, and the Women’s
Auxiliary of the Knights of Co
lumbus, with Mrs. Philip Aiklen.
hostess.
Every Saturday night the At
lanta Council K. of C„ is host to
service men at a dance, one
hundred RAF cadet; from Cochran
Field being special guests recent
ly.
Persecution of Church
in Belgium Is Feared
NEW YORK—Threat of a “reg
ular persecution of the Church”
in Belgium “on the pattern follow
ed in Germany” was seen by the
Belgium Information Center here
in statements made in a public ad
dress by Nazi Military Commander
Reeder in Belgium. He spoke on
the second anniversary of the oc
cupation.
Citing the refusal of the Belgian
Hierarchy and clergy to allow mili
tary Masses for Belgian Nazis kill
ed fighting for Germany, Herr
Reeder said, according to “News
From Belgium”, the information
center’s publication: “The Ger
mans military administration will,
in future, not tolerate such acts.”
Commenting on this section of
the address in an editorial, “News
From Belgium” said:
"These sentences probably fore
cast a regular persecution of the
Church on the pattern followed
in Germany. After the accusations
of political crimes follow accusa
tions of ‘civil’ transgression. Soon
the disgusting arsenal of vile abuse
heaped so lavishly on German
priests will be unearthed to be
used against the Belgian clergy.”
ON THE OCCASION of the
second anniversary of the capitu
lation of the Belgian Army the
French Radio broadcast a solemn
declaration disowning the attack
made on King Leopold by M. Paul
Reynaud, the Premier of France.
All homage and respect are due to
a sovereign who continues to
share the tribulations of his peolpe.
the broadcast added.
Cites How Catholic
Church Is Respected
by Chiang Kai Shek
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
MARYKNOLL, N. Y.—"Today
as never before, China's leader and
his wife have a profound respect
for the Catholic Church and its
members, Chinese and foreign,”
writes Nicholas Chan in the cur
rent issue of Field Afar, Mary-
Knoll’s official publication.
"In spite of the reticence of the
priests, the war has projected
Catholic action and Catholic idea.,
into prominence,” Mr. Chan wri. -.
He adds that Madame Chiang .i
Shek is reported to have rema'. J
recently that she regrets not h -
ing known the world of Catho .c
sooner.
“A few years ago,” the wider
says, “Chinese officers told the
Maryknoll missioners in Kwtilm
that Chians, ivai Shek in a lecture
to army cadets had proposed the
Catholic niissioner as a model for
their imitation. Throughout an
entire class period, Chiang Kai
Shek described the devotion and
sell'-abncgation of these represent
atives of Christ.”
Mr. Chan adds that in China
“very few people are hostile to
Christianity' or to any particular
teligious belief.” “As a Cathi’ic
I have travelled widely and have
always been accorded respect when
it became that 1 desired to practice
faithfully my religion,” he goes
on.
I feci very proud of the suprem-
ly worthy position which our re
ligion occupies in China today,”
Mr. Chan says. “The bombs drove
me from Rangoon; they hurtled
me to the caves of Chungking; but
they deepened my confidence in
my own people, and my pride in
my fellow Catholics. Being bomb
ed is not without is compensa
tions.” |
Mr. Chan pays tribute to "tire
steady and substantial part which
Chinese Catholics are playing in
the war effort.” He himself, he
stresses, is of a family that has
been Catholic for 10 generations,
“a family that has given martyrs
and confessors to the Faith.”
“I have known many Catholic
priests in China, both Chinese and
foreign,” he writes. “X have a dis
tinct opinion about them. They
are altogether too modest. They
have too long hidden their light!
under a bushel; they have seldom
been recognized in public -life.
However, it is said that this qual
ity has had advantages for the
Church, since, rather than having
been caught up in public affairs,
the priests have been able to work
undisturbed among the people and
to strengthen our ranks with con
verts. Today we number over 3 -
000,000 Catholics. Everywhere I
go I find at least a small group ot j
Catholics, and in the larger cities!
there are generally a number of
flourishing parishes.”