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FEBRUARY 27. 1943
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN-A
St. Bernadette 9 s Church, Cedartown
St. Bernadette's Church, Cedartown, Georgia, was dedicated in September, 1941, by the Most Rev.
Gerald P. O'Hara, Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. The parish is served from Rome, where the Redemptor-
ist Fathers are in charge.
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WAR BOND DRIVE
ANNOUNCED BY K. OF C.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,— At their
annual headquarters here, the
Knights of Columbus announced
a $25,000,000 War Bond drive as
the main feature of their annual
“Founders’ Month" observance.
The campaign will be carried on
from March 29, date of the 61st
anniversary of the founding of the
organization, to April 28 and the
2,500 councils of the K. of C. in the
United States and Canada will
participate.
To reach the $25,000,000 goal
each member will be required to
buy. or be instrumental in the sale
of $62 worth of war bonds or
stamps.
USO CLUB IN COLUMBUS
ON EASTERN WAR TIME
CALUMBUS, Ga—Since all
activity at the USO Club is direct
ed to the soldiers, it has been
agreed that all regular programs
scheduled for the club, will be
regulated according to Eastern
War Time. This will prevent any
confusion on the part of the sol
diers and not only call upon the
Volunteer and Junior Hostesses of
the Club to take the difference
into consideration.
Thursday night dances, regular
ly scheduled at 8:30 will now start
at 9:00 o'clock and end at 11:30
EWT, This means the Junior
Hostesses and Volunteer Commit
tee will report at 8:00 o'clock. Co
lumbus Time. The same schedule
will apply to Saturday night
dances.
Yehudi Menihin was heard in a
recital at th? club on February
23, and the Columbus Symphony
Orchestra was presented in con
cert on February 28.
PIERRE DE L. BOAL, FIRST
United States Ambassador to Bo
livia, knelt reverently on rough
ground at the Maryknoll Mission-
ers’ first Mass in Villa Victoria,
just outside La Paz. mountain-top
capital of Bolivia. Indians, soldiers
and peasants swelled the congre
gation attending the Mass cele
brated by the Rev. James Flah
erty, son of the late James A.
Flaherty, Supreme Knight of the
Knights of Columbus, who con
ducts the Villa Victoria Mission.
ROME HOSIERY MILLS
Manufacturers of
High Grade Seamless Hosiery
Mn M. Berry. President Dr. J. X. Cheney, Vice-Pres. J. L. TURBIDY. SeC-Treat.
ROME, GA.
MINISTERS, RABBI
LAUD PASTORAL OF
BISHOP OF BERLIN
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. — Two ' Luther
an clergymen and a Jewish Rabbi
in the Nation's Capital have issued
statements in praise of the coura
geous Pastoral Letter of the Most
Rev. Konrad Count yon Preysing,
Bishop of Berlin, who devoted his
Christmas message to a denuncia
tion of the attempts of the totali
tarian state to wipe out individ
ual rights.
The German prelate's message
also was acclaimed by the Very
Rev. Ignatius Smith, O. P., Dean
of the School of Philosophy of the
Catholic University of America.
Characterizing the pastoral as
“a bold, clear statement," the Rev.
Gerald Wenchel, pastor of Grace
Lutheran Church, said:
“Bishop von Preysing of the
Roman Catholic Church in Ger
many has not only stated the po
sition of his own Church and
against the worse-than-lieathen
philosophy and actions of Nazi-
ism, but also of all the Lutheran
churches of the world.”
“We can thank God,” he added,
“that the Bishop of Berlin' has
made this bold pronouncement at
this time when the voices of the
Confessional Lutheran churches
of Germany apparently have been
crushed into silence.”
Asserting that the action of
Bishop von Preysing “bespeaks a
heroism that well may be copied
by all men everywhere," Dr. J.
Herold Mumper, pastor of the
Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, said:
“The spirit of Bishop von Prey-
sing, and that certain leaders of
the confessional church, notably
the Rev. Martin Niemoeller, will
doubtless inspire thousands with
the same spirit of obedience to
God rather than to men. It is a
spirit that no temporal power or
force of arms can conquer, Rather
it is the spirit of Christ and of the
brotherhood of man which He
came to establish upon earth and
about which he declared, ‘The
gates of hell shall not prevail
against it.’
Rabbi Solomon H. Metz, of the
Adas Israel Congregation, said:
“I was thrilled when I read the
words of Bishop von Preysing, ad
dressed to Hitler.
“It reminded me of the proph
ets of Israel, thundering their
challenge in the face of tyrannical
kings. It also heartened 'me beyond
words that in spite of the genera
tion of Nazi pagan racialism, the
crusading and militant spirit of
justice and truth is still afoot,
even in the land of the Nazis.”
Father Smith, commending the
Pastoral, said:
“If the citizens of this nation
needed any assurance that our war
is a crusade for the destruction of
infidels who despise the rights of
God and man. they have it in the
message of the Bishop of Berlin.
“The Christmas message of
Bishop Von Preysing coincides in
basic principles with the world
wide Christmas message of Pope
Pius Xn. Both echo the princi
ples of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
—the principles of liberty, genu
ine brotherhood and peace.”
MARDI GRAS CARNIVAL
TO BE HELD IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — The second
annual Mardi Gras Carnival, spon
sored by the Parent-Teacher As
sociation ol Christ the King School,
will be held on March 9 in the
school auditorium. Many interest
ing events have been planned for
the pleasure of adults and children
who may attend.
In the Poppy Poster contest,
sponsored by the Americrn Legion.
Christ the King School pupils re
ceived four of six awards offered.
First prizes, in their respective
classes, were won by Julianne
Hartrampf and Genevieve Lu-
chesse. Second prizes, in their
classification, were won by Mary
Manning and Bayne Gulley. Miss
Hartrampf's design was so original
and outstanding that it has been
sent to Washington for further ex
hibition.
MAKE EVERY PAY DAY
BOND DAY
: Farewell Reception
Tendered Pastor ot
Btiurch in Rome, Ga. >
ROME, Ga.—The Rev. James
H. Grady, pastor of St. Mary's
Church, • who was recently com
missioned as a chaplain in the
United States Army, was tendered
a farewell party at the General
Forrest Hotel on the evening of
his departure for Cambridge,
Mass., where he was to enter the
Chaplain's Training School at Har
vard University.
Hundreds of Father Grady's
friends, Catholic and non-Catholic,
attended the affair which was
sponsored by the Holy Name So
ciety, the St. Vincent de Paul So
ciety, and the Altak Society of
St. Mary’s parish.
Joseph Turbidy, on behalf of
St. Mary’s parishioners, presented
Father Grady with a handsome
Sam Browne military wallet,
which contained sufficient funds
to care for the added expenses he
would have in assuming his duty
as an Army chaplain.
“Mere words of praise, said Mr.
Turbidy, “would hardly be a fit
ting tribute to Father Grady
when one considers,.the number
and representative quality of the
large group present, in spite of
the transportation difficulties.
Local civic, -charitable and social
clubs are represented to join the
parishiners in the send-off”. The
splendid record of Father Grady,
in this community, as a minister of
God, and his fine broad-minded
exemplification of true and active
Christian spirit were cited in brief.
The speaker pointed out that
Bishop O’Hara and the members
of St. Mary’s parish, many of whom
are in the service, while feeling
that they could ill afford to lose
the service of Father Grady at
this time, yet realize no sacrifice
is too great if it helps the war
effort and that it is felt that the
pastor, who lias proved conclusive-
I. his ability as an inspirational
leader would be a tremendous
asset tojhe fighting forces. Stress
ing that the present conflict was
r ot a war on any one naiton, race
•«' creed but a struggle to the
bitter end in behalf of decent
living, broad-thinking and the un
restricted right of free worship,
Mr. Turbidy urged unity of
thought and action in supporting
our boys at the front fighting
for our common cause.
In response. Father Grady ex
pressed his deep gratitude to all
of his friends in the community
and assured them that only a
war could move him from the
place and people he had learned
to love as his own. He urged that
all join in their prayers for a
speedy cessation of hostilities and
the happy return of our boys
from tile far-flung battle fronts.
He expressed the thought that
the present world conflict, hor
rible though it is at present, would
serve a good end if it restored
lasting peace and true religious
spirit- throughout the world.
The Rome Lodge of Elks, of
which Father Grady had served as
chaplain, also presented him with
a handsome gift in token of his
loyal service and inspiring leader
ship.
A nupiber of the parishioners
from St. Bernadette's Church,
Cedartown, also served by Father
Grady were present.
Inspiring martial music was
rendered by an orchestra, directed
by Miss Helen Dean Rhodes, and
Mrs. John Aecomasso was heard
in several vocal selections.
At one end of the room, a
beautifully appointed refreshment
table was presided over by Mrs.
L. E. Hackett, with Mrs. William
Kelly, Miss Jane Fahy, Mrs.
George Horton, Mrs. Marvin
House, and others, assisting.
EXPRESSING THEIR CON-
demnation of the Nazi practice of
sending Belgians to forced labor
in Germany, the Hierarchy of Bel
gium reveals that it made repre
sentations to responsible authori
ties to halt this practice, but that
so far they have been ignored. This
revelation is made in a joint pas
toral letter, signed by His Emi
nence Joseph Cardinal Van Hoeji
Archbishop of Malines. and tb«
other Bishops of Belgium.