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! Vol. XXIV. No. 6 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, JUNE 26, 1943 ISSUED MONTHLY—S2.00 A YEAR “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” Published by the Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia Papal Medal Is Presented Martin J. Callaghan, Macon Shown rising to his feet immediately after receiving the Papal Medal “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice,” from the hands of the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Savanah-Atlanta, is Martin J. Callag han, prominent Catholic layman and business man of Macon, Georgia. The medal was bestowed at a ceremony held in St. Joseph’s Church in Macon. Pictured above, left to right, are the Rev. John Prender- Bishop O’Hara Invests Member of Macon Parish With Papal Medal “For Church and Pope (Special to The Bulletin) MACON, Ga.—At an impressive ceremony, held in St. Joseph’s Church on the evening of May 25, His Excellency the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, in vested Martin J. Callaghan, vice- president of the Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia, and one of the most devoted and loyal members of St. Joseph’s parish here, with the Papal Medal “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice,” which had been bestowed on Mr. Callaghan by His Holiness Pope Pius XII, in recognition of the service which he had rendered “for Church and Pope.” Despite the inclemency of the weather, members of St. Joseph’s parish, and other friends of Mr. Callaghan, forme a congregation which filled the spacious church. Following the entry of the altar boys, the clergy, and Bishop O’Hara into the sanctuary, the Rev. Harold Gaudin, S. J., pastor of St. Joseph’s, called attention to the solemn ceremony, which was to precede the administration of the Sacrament of Confirmation, and to the signal honor which had come to a member of the parish. “Catholicity came to this com munity in 1540,” said Father Gau din, “when a Franciscan friar with the expedition of Hernando De Soto administered Baptism to two Indians in the vicinity of the well-known Indian mounds. The practice of our faith by the early Catholics has continued intermit tently through the American Rev olution down to the present time. We are devoted to pur Holy Fa ther, 262nd in line of succession from St. Peter, and it is not un usual for Catholics to pray for the Holy Father and to love him. But when His Holiness Pope Pius XII, in distant Vatican City, learns of the sterling worth of a member of our parish in Macon, and singles out that individual to be the re cipient of a precious and coveted honor, that indeed, is news.” Mr. Callaghan advanced into the sanctuary and approached the Episcopal throne, where he re ceived the decoration, and the Pa pal rescript which accompanied it, from Bishop O’Hara, who then imparted to Mr. Callaghan the Pa pal Blessing. Commenting briefly upon pass ages from the official rescript, in which the Holy Father had recited ootstanding services to the Church and Pope which deserved recog nition, Bishop O’Hara said: “Mr. Callaghan has not built a monument of steel or stone, but he has erected a spiritual edifice which is more lasting. By the sanctity of his private life, his ex emplary character, his inspiration to his fellow-parishioners, and in deed, to the entire state, and even beyond, his good works are known, and his fame has spread far, even to Vatican City. Our Holy Father apprised of these, has enumerated only a few to explain why Mr. Cal laghan has merited this recogni tion; all of the reasons which merit this favor are not mention ed. I pray that he will have more years among us, and as the inter preter of his many friends here, of the many more who are not here, I express to him their sen timents of love and admiration, to The Papal Medal gast, S. M. A., pastor of St. Peter Claver Church, Macon; Bishop O’Hara; the Rev. Flavian O’Donnell, C. P„ Chaplain of the 5th Bat talion, Camp Wheeler; the Rev. Robert T. Bryant, S. J., assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Macon; Mr. Callaghan; the Rev. John D. Toomey, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Milledgeville.—(Drinnon Photo—Courtesy of The Macon Telegraph.) Pictured above is the Medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. which has been bestowed upon Martin J. Callaghan, prominent Catholic lay man of Macon. Georgia, by His Holiness Pope Pius XII. This decoration was instituted by His Holiness Pope Leo XIIII in 1888 in commemoration of his gold en sacerdotal jubilee, and was first awarded to those men and women who h@d merited well by aiding in making the celebration of the Pope’s jubilee and the Vatican Ex position successful. The decoration was made a permanent distinction in 1898, its object being to reward those who in. a general way de- "serve well of the Pope on account of services rendered the Church and its Sovereign Pontiff. GEORGIA LAYMEN’S RETREAT JULY 16-18 AT WASHINGTON (Continued on Page 2) AUGUSTA, Ga.—James B. Mul- herin, chairman of the Retreat Section of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, has an nounced that the annual Retreat for the men of the Diocese of Sa vannah-Atlanta, which is held each year at St. Joseph’s Home, in Washington, will be held this year beginning on the evening of Fri day, July 16 and closing on the afternoon of Sunday, July 18. The Rev. Thomas J. McGrath, S. J., Director of the Missionary Band of the New Orleans Province ‘ of the Society of Jesus, has accept ed an invitation to conduct the Retreat, extended by the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Sa vannah-Atlanta. Father McGrath, who is one of the most able retreatmasters among the Jesuit Fathers in the South, is no stranger to Georgia, as he has on a number of occa sions conducted retreats and mis sions in various parts of the state. Those who anticipate making the Retreat are requested to make reservations without delay, either through the Rev. John Crean, di rector of St. Joseph’s Home, Wash ington, Ga., or through the near est local chairman, the local chairmen being: Martin J. Cal- llaghan, Macon: Norman J. Wrig- ley, Atlanta; John Morris, Athens; Reginald Hatcher, Milledgeville; J. P. Hornsby, Ivey; J. A. Opper- man, Americus, and Dewey P. Johnson, Valdosta. In view of the difficulty of transportation, retreatants.in each locality should discuss transporta tion problems among themselves and with their local chairmen. N.C.C.W. to Sponsor War Stamp Sales for School of Social Service (Special to The Bulletin) WASHINGTON. D. C— Mrs. Robert Angelo, national president of the Natonal Council of Satbolic Women, has announced that, with the approval of the Most. Rev. John F. Noli. D. D., Episcopal Chairman of Lay Organizations of the National Catholic Welfare Con ference, the N- C. C. W. will sponsor from July 1 to August 15, a War Stamp Campaign for the purpose of raising^funds to re tire a debt of $163,000 of the National Catholic School of Social Sendee. | Diocesan Councils have bare'y met j the expense of operations, leaving | nothing *o reduce the indebteded- , ness. With this indebtedness can- celled, there will not be need in | the future to solicit assistance I from Diocesan Councils for the maintenance of the school, and the ' officers and teaching staff, re- | lieved ot financial problems, will be able to do a better job toward ! supplying Catholic trained social j workers to take part in post war ' rehabilitation. The plan is for a concerted drive on the part of all councils of the N. C. C. W. to sell through out the nation one* million War Savings Stamps of the twenty-five cent denomination. The campaign will have a two fold effect. It will provide the government with added funds needed to carry on to victory. It will guarantee a debt-free Catho lic graduate school for women so cial workers, sponsored by the Catholic women of America, serv ing God, country and fellowmen during and after the war. The honorary committee guid ing the campaign has Bishop Noll as chairman, and the Most Rev Emmet M. Walsh, D- D., Bishop of Charleston, as vice-chairman The National Executive Committee will be headed by Mrs. Angelo. The Rev. Lucian L. Lauerman, ’director of the N. C. S. S.. will be general director. Committees will be established in each Diocesan Council through which stamp books will be allotted to Deanery Councils for distribu tion to Parish Councils. When the books have been filled, they will be given to the school- Hitherto the tuition paid by students, interest on endowments, and voluntary contributions from K. of C. Raise $89,765,307 in War Bond Drive (By N. C. W. C. News Service) j NEW HAVEN.—Final tabula* I tions of the Founders’ MorHh ! county-wide War Bond Campaign ' I of the Knights of Columbus have j revealed that the fraternal order ! more than trebled the original j quota of $25,908,000. Totals show- j ed that $89,766,307 in bonds were j sold. The achievement represents ap- j proximatcly 360 per cent of the j original quota and on a per mem- ! ber basis represents a jump from a $69 assignment to a $200 reality. A tabulation showed that 47 juris dictions exceeded the quotas which had been assigned to them. THE VATICAN RADIO, in a German language broadcast re ported to the Office of War Infor mation, told the German people that the coming peace for Europe and the world must give to every man “his freedom and personality, his rights and religion.” “The Holy Father’s greatest longing is for peace, it is true, but not for peace at any price,” the broadcast said.