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MARCH 31, 1944
ELEVEN
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
ST. MARY’S CHURCH, ROME, GEORGIA—In a setting of natural beauty, on the crest of a hill over
looking one of the principal thoroughfares of a busy North Georgia city, stands, the impressive St.
Mary’s Church, in Rome. Designed by the Rev. Michael Mclnerney, O. S. B., noted priest-architect of
Belmont Abbey, the handsome edifice constructed o n Georgia granite, was dedicated in 1931. It has
the distinction of having one of the first paintings 0 f any church in the United States* Above the
main altar is an original Correglo, "II Giorna,” the Madonna of St. Jerome and St. Mary Magdalene,
which was presented to the church by Princess Ruspoli, of Rome, Italy, a sister of the late Miss Martha
Berry, founder of the famous Berry School.
EX-ANGLICAN MINISTER
FOLLOWS WIFE AND SON
INTO CATHOLIC CHURCH
KINGSTON, Ont., — The Rev.
B. C. Widdowson, M. A., of Read
Island, British Columbia, a former
Anglican minister, has followed his
wife into the Catholic Church.
Mr. Widdowson was ordained an
Anglican clergyman at Wells, Eng
land, in 1926, and for some time
held a curacy at Bath. He was mar
ried to Katherine Workman, daugh
ter of C. R. M. Workman, Colonial
Secretary of the Gambia. Mrs.
Widdowson and her son, who is 10
yeans old, were received into the
Church at the Convent of the
Sacred Heart, Vancouver, last July.
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ROME, GEORGIA
Sister Mary Evangelist
Completes Sixty Years
as a Sister of Mercy
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH,’ Ga.—His Excel
lency the Most Rev. Gerald P.
O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D., Bishop of
Savannah-Atlanta, offers the Mass
which was celebrated in the chapel
of St. Joseph’s Hospital here to
mark the diamond jubilee of Sister
Mary Evangelist, R. S. M., who
made her solemn profession as a
Sister of Mercy sixty years ago.
A former superintendent of St.
Joseph's Hospital, and for many
years active in the hospital’s ex
pansion, Sister Evangelist entered
the Sisters of Mercy as a postulant
at St. Vincent Convent in May,
1881. formerly received in De
cember, 1881, and two years later
pronounced her final vows as a
Religious.
During her sixty years as a Sis
ter of Mercy in Georgia, Sister
Evangelist has taught at St. Vin
cent's in Savannah: Sr. Mary’s
and Sacred Heart, in Augusta; at
the Immaculate Conception School
in Atlanta, and has served at St.
Mary’s Home here, St. Vincent’s
Hospital here, and at St. Joseph's
Infirmary in Atlanta. After serv
ing as superior of St. Mary’s
Home, she was appointed superior
of St. Joseph's Hospital, and later
became Mother Assistant to the
diocesan superior. At the time
she was retired from active duty,
about five years ago, she was dio
cesan consultant to the superior
general of the united divisions of
the Sisters of Mercy.
A daughter of Thomas M. Rosis
and Mrs. Mary McGowan Rosis,
Sister Evangelist was Miss Lcnora
Emily Rosis. Among her rela
tives in Savannah are Mr. and
Mrs. Janies B. Copps, Misses Mar
ianna and Rosemary Copps, and
Mrs. F. J. Skeffington.
Following the Mass, relatives
and friends of Sister Evangelist
were guests at a breakfast given
in her honor at the hospital, where
she now makes her home.
Franciscans Conducting
Mission in Savannah
< Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Two out
standing members of the Mission
Band of the Order of Friars Minor,
the Rev. Austin Goff, O. F. M„
and the Rev. Stanislaus Dabrow-
ski, O. F. M., are conducting a
week's mission at the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist from
March 26 to April 2-
Father Austin is a native of
Providence, R. I. In preparation
for the priesthood he entered the
Franciscan Preparatory School at
Callicoon, N. Y., and continued
his studies at St. Bonaventure
College. St. Bonaventure, N. Y.,
where he was awarded a master’s
degree. He then did post grad
uate work at the Catholic Univer
sity of America. Following four
years of parish work and one year
of teaching. Father Austin began
the work of conducting missions
and laymen’s retreats in Massa
chusetts, Colorado, Maine and the
Carolinas. This will be his first
mission in Georgia.
Father Stanislaus is a native of
Brooklyn, where he attended
parochial and high schools. He
received his A. B. degree at St.
Francis College in Brooklyn, and
completed his study for the priest
hood at St- Bonaventure’s, with
post-graduate study at the Catholic
University. Since his ordination
he has been giving missions in
various sections of the country.
BROTHERHOOD WEEK
PROGRAM IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Ameri
can principle that provides for
freedom of religiou was stressed
and lauded by the Very Rev. Msgr.
Joseph G. Cassidy, pastor of St.
Theresa’s Church, Albany; the
Rev. Louie D. Newton, pastor of
Druid Hills Baptist Church, At
lanta, and Rabbi Herbert S. Wal
ler of Temple B’nai Israel, Colum
bus on a program presented at
Armstrong Junior College here in
observance of Brotherhood Week.
The Rev. Leroy G. Cleverdon, pas
tor of t he First Baptist Church,
Savannah, presided, after the as
semblage was opened by Reuben
W- Holland, registrar of the col
lege.
FATHER WM. J. HARTY
ON FOREIGN SERVICE
SAVANNAH, Ga., — News has
beeh received by relatives here
that the Rev. William J. Harty, S.
J., now serving as a chaplain with
the U. S. Army, has arrived safely
over seas. Father Harty is a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. William
Harty of Savannah. He was pastor
of the Church of the Holy Name,
New Orleans, when he entered the
chaplains corps.
j SISTER MARY ANGELA
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices lor Sister Mary Angela Mc-
Klhatton, of the Sacred Heart Con
vent, who died on March 5. were
held from the Sacred Heart Church
with the Rev. M. A. Collins, S. M.,
officiating.
Sister Mai - y Angela was born in
New Castle, England, of Irish par
ents. She came to the United
States as a young girl to join re
latives in Brooklyn, and in 1901
entered the Sisters of St. Joseph
at Washington, Ga, After her
novitiate of training and prepara
tion, she entered the classroom
where for nearly hall a century her
excellent teaching and saintly life
influences hundreds of boys and
girls who came under her direc
tion.
Sister Angela acted as Mistress
ol Novices from 1910 to 1916, and
then when the Sacred Heart
School was opened in Savannah,
:-h taught at St. Anthony’s School
in Atlanta, and then at the Sacred
Heart School. The last nine years
of.her active service were given
to the boys at St. Joseph’s Home,
Washington, where in spite of ever
increasing bodily pain, she worked
untiringly for the spiritual and
mental development of the boys
under her care. She remained in
Washington from 1935 until last
year when her health made it im
possible for her to continue active
service.
Sister Mary Angela is survived
by three nieces and three nephews,
all of San Francisco.
IRISH HORSE TRADERS’
CHIEF, MATT SHERLOCK,
DIES IN TENNESSEE.
ATLANTA, Ga.—The colorful
career of "Uncle Matt’’ Sherlock,
leader of a roving clan of Irish
horse traders was ended on March
8, by his death in Brownsville,
Tenn. Funeral services, in accord
ance with the esutom of the
traders, will be held from the Im
maculate Conception Church in
Atlanta, on April 28.
His family was one of several
which came to this country near
ly a century and a hall ago and
set up a livery stable in Wash
ington, D. C. Later, they came
South, and for nearly forty years
the traders have assembled in At
lanta each spring when funeral
services are held for all members
of the clan who have died during
the preceding twelve months.
Mr. Sherlock, who was over 80,
was considered the patriarch of
the clan, and his advice was sought
by the younger members. Among
his friends in Atlanta he was
renowned for his charity, especial
ly toward the under-privileged
living in the vicinity of the local
stockyards.
Tom Sherlock, his brother, who
died last December, will be buried
in Nashville. They are the only
members of the family who have
died since last April.
The horse-traders, who travel
throughout the South, now traf
fic principally in mules, which they
buy by the carload in Kansas
and Missouri and ship to other
parts of the South.
Some of the family names of
the traders, in addition to Sher
lock, are Riley, Gornym, Carroll,
McNamara and Costello.
RICHARD M. COURTENAY
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Richard Martin Court
enay, one ol Savannah’s oldest
retired jewelers, who died Feb
ruary 19, were held from the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Mr. Courtenay is survived by
two sisters. Miss Irene Courtenay
and Mrs. W. A. Boyle; two broth
ers, E. Z. Courtenay and E. J. A.
Courtenay, and several nieces and
nephews.
MISS OLLIJE TOTTY
DIES IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga—Funeral ser
vices for Miss Ollie Hill Tolty,
who died March 11, were held
from St. Patrick's Church, the
Rev. Joseph J. Malloy officiating.
Miss Totty was a native of Totty,
Tenn., but had resided in Augusta
for nearly forty years. She is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Jerry
Scully and Mrs. James Hines, and
four brothers, P. L. Totty, W. L.
Totty, L. Y. Totty and R. D. Totty-
MISS MARGARET FINNEGAN
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
■services for Miss Margaret Fin
negan, who died March 21, were
held from the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, the Right Rev.
Msgr. James J, May, V. G., of
ficiating.
Miss Finnegan is survived by a
sister. Mrs. Edward B. Cains; a
brother, George Thomas Finnegan,
and several nieces and nephews-