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Published by the Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia tdltlin “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” Vol XXVI. No. 5 THIRTY-TWO PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MAY 31, 1945 ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR Bishop of Raleigh J.'- ' ' V '• * /• ; .u' * i *>, MOST REVEREND VINCENT S. WATERS, D. D. On June 5, in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Most Reverend Vincent Stanislaus Waters, D D ‘will be formally installed as the third Bishop of Raleigh. Bishop Waters, a native of Roanoke, Virginia, was Consecrated on May 15, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, in Richmond. Ordained to the priesthood in Rome, fourteen years ago, Bishop Waters has served as a priest of the Diocese of Richmond, and at the time he was named ' 5? }. • ? Hol, ness Pope Pius XII to succeed the Most Rev. Eugene J McGuinnesS, D. D„ now Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa’ : was .Serving as Vice-Officialis and Director of the Diocesan Missionary . Band. (Ph6to—Courtesy of The Raleigh News-Observer). Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters, D. D. Consecrated as Bishop of Raleigh at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Richmond (Special to The Bulletin) RICHMOND, Va.—With solemn and impressive ceremony, in the presence of an Archbishop, ten Bishops, two Abbots, numerous Monsignori, hundreds of priests, and a congregation of Religious and laity which filled to capacity the spacious Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond on May 15, the Most Rev. Vincent S. Waters, D. D„ was consecrated as the third Bishop of Raleigh. The Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton, Bishop of Richmond, was the Concecrator, with the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, Bishop of Charleston, and the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Savan- liah-Atlanta, Co-consecrators. The sermon at the Mass of Con secration was delivered by the Right Rev. Monsignor Jeremiah F. Minihan, Chancellor of the Arch diocese of Boston. Members of the Hierarchy pres ent included the Most Rev. Fran cis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York and Miiltary Vicar, the Most Rev. Willim J. Hafey, first Bishop .of Raleigh, now Bishop of Scranton; tile Most Rev. Edmond J. Fitzmaurice, Bishop of Wilming ton; the Most Rev. John F. O’Hara, C. S. C„ Bishop of Buffalo; the Most Rev. Joseph P. Hurley, Bishop of St. Augustine; the Most Rev. Joseph John M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and of Washington; the Most Rev. Arsepe Turquetil, O. M. 1., Mis sionary Bishop of Iludson Bay; and the Most Rev. Albert L. Fletcher, Auxiliary Bishop of Little . Rock. Also present were the Right Rev. Vincent G. Taylor, O. S. B.’ Abbot —Ordinary of Belmont, and the Right Rev. Francis Sadler, O. S. B„ Abbot of St. Lob’s, Abbey, Fla. REAPS PAPAL MANDATE The Right Rev’ Msgr. John A. Kelliher, Ph. D., Officialis of the Dioceseof Richmond, acted as notary and read from the pulpit first in Latin,’and then in Fng- lish, the Decree of His Holiness Pope Pius; XII, transmitted through the Most Rev. Atnelto Givannl Cicbgnani, Apostolic Dele gate to ’ the United States," and authorizing the Episcopal consecra tion. Special chaplains to the Bishop- elect yere the Rev. Vernon J. BoWe^' and the Rev. Chester P. Miehaety-who has been associated with him in the work of the Mis- .sion^ B.ai)d pf the Diocose of Rich mond ‘ , The .Rt, Rev Msec Leo J- Ryan, in Diocese of NEW BISHOP BLESSES MEMBERS OF IIIS FAMILY—At the Rnieimwi 0f J he , ‘iccemony at which he was' consecrated Bishop of l i fi f ; Fniii 0 nS ^u V ' y inc f nt S ’ Waters js pictured as lie imparted a ?? 1 blessing t0 nlcn )ber.s of his family. Among those Who attended the consecration of Bishop Waters were his "father Michael T ’ ^ brother; Sifter S’ Michael of the Society of Medical Missionaries, Santa Fe N M Mrs Pa fPW,? m r h a t nd F i? nk Drisco11 , both of Roanoke, his sisters! (Photo—Courtesy of The Richmond Times-Dispatch). ROBERT HANNEGAN, who will take office as Postmaster General of the United States on July 1, v/ill be the speaker wlien the North Carolina Jefferson Day dinner is held in Raleigh on June 2. The din ner, originally scheduled for April 18, was postponed on account of the death of President Roosevelt. Mr. Truman was to have been the speaker, but his elevation to the presidency eliminated him and Mr. Hannegan was invited in his stead. THE FAMOUS PAINTING in Milan of the Last Supper by Leo nardo da-Vinci is still heavily sahdbagged and probably undam aged, according to information re ceived by the ©ffice of War In formation in Washington. Al though a bomb fell in a nearby cloister, the painting, located on a wall of the refectory of the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, was not hit, advices state. Vicar General oi The Richmond, was . assistant .priest. The Rt, Rev. Msgr. Arthur R. Freeman, P, A., Vicar General of the Diocese of Raleigh, and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. William F. O’Brien', of Durham, N. C., were the dea cons of honor. The Rev. Francis J. Byrne, S. T. D., was deacon of the Mass, the Rev. ^homas E. 0,’Coiinell,. spb-deacQij 1 - The Rty.Rev. Msgu James Gilse- nan, V. F., Roanoke and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A. Brennan, P. R. , Richmond, were chaplains to Bishop Walsh; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dennis k A. Lynch, Chancellor of the Diocese of 'Raleigh, and the Very Rev. Msgr. J. Lennox Fed eral, rector of the Cathedral in Raleigh, were chaplains to Bishop O’Hara. The Rev. Thomas Finnegan was sub-deacon of the Cross; the Rev. Walter J. Schmitz, 1 " S. C., master of ceremonies to Bishop Ireton; the' Rev) Cornelius M. Cuyler, S. S. , master of ceremonies to the bishop-elect; the Rev. Robert O. Hickman and the Rev. Justin D. McClunn, assistant masters of eerdmony.' Other chaplains to the Bishop- elect were the Very,Rev. Edward . F., ..mitre; the Rev. L. Stephens, V. F„. mitfe, *.»«.*. Kenneth J. Riser,/ ring; the Rev) Harold-/F. Nott, erozier, aind the Rev. Anthony Korkemaz, gloves. Bearers of the offertory gifts were: The ".Rev. Carroll Dozier and the Rev. Paul V. Heller, candles; the Rev. Robert F. Beattie and the Rev. Robert E, O’Kane, bread; the Rev. Francis L. Brandlcan and the Rev. Longmlre Speight, wine. Masters of ceremony for the procession were the Rev. Robert Hickman for the Bishops; the Rev. Leo A. Massei, for Monsignori, the Rev. Justin D. McClunn, for priests and the Rev. Thomas Finnegan, for altar boys. The acolytes were the Rev. Leo Creamer and the Rev. J. Bernard Moore. The traditional music through out the ceremony, which lasted three hours, was directed by the Rev. Francis J. Blakely, Director of Music for the Diocese of Rich mond. AMONG CONGREGATION Among those attending the con secration and the first upon whom Bishop Water bestowed his bless ing, were his father, Michael B. Waters, of Roanoke; his brother, John T. Waters, of Roanoke; his sis tea's, Sister Mary Michael, of the Society of Medical Mis sionaries, Santa Fe,” N. M.; Mrs. Paul T. Smith and Mrs. T. Frank Driscoll, of Roanoke. Prominent among those who made up the vast congregation were Governor Colgate W. Dar den, of Virginia, and Mayor Gra ham H. Andrews, of Raleigh. Following the services a luncheon for the clergy was served at the John Marshall Hotel.. Monsignor Minihan's sermon had as its text: “I will you pastor; according to my own, heart, and they, shall feed you witty knowlr edge and doctrine," and em phasized the role of the Bishops of the Church in maintaining purity of doctrine and unity among' the faithful during the centuries of .the Church’s history. In the course of his discourse, Monsignor Mini han said: >. RECALLS HISTORY 'To the minds Of many here today,” said Monsignor Minihan, "must pome the memory, of other .and similar Scenes that have been ’ enacted in the long history of this ye,ndrabie Diocese. From, ttye, ranks of: *’ Virgy .others ,liave been summoned by the Yicgr tyt Christ to assume the djgnity and responsibility pf - the. episco pate— i men/of exemplary jives, a.ncf of_ true apostolic spirit, who have shed ^enduring lustre on their own names and brougtyt 'great;glory to tlip Cnurety tdiey sejryi.. (‘Hither also have, come honored and beloved prelates to labor in tilts portion of God’s, vineyard— Wtyelan,, McGill, Keane, Van do Vyver, O’Connell, Brennan and Ireton. Great, aijty Holy Ristyops. these, who liiHje honored this gee by; ! their personal, virtues and. by their life-long devotion ' to the religious interests of their people. (‘Over this ’ diocese still hovers the spirit of Janies Cardinal Gib bons, educated and cultured gentleman, distinguished American citizen iind peerless ecclesiastical leader. ' His name is' indelibly stamped on the briefest pages of thd;history of the Catholic Church in America, and the memory of his remarkable achievements will al ways be an ■ Inspiration wherever ehui-chmen gather: Nearly three- quarters of a century ago this grOat churchman came to this city, a Gif' *- ’--nond from the Catho lic flock' in North' Carolina; by happy coincidence, the Catholic flock in Richmond this day sends to the brethren in North Carolina one of tiie ablest and most be loved of its elergy—Bishop Vincent Stanislaus Waters.” NATIVE OF VIRGINIA Bishop Waters was born' in Roanoke on August 15, 1904, the son of Michael Bernard Waters and the late Mrs. Mary Frances Crowley Waters. He received his early education at St. Andrew’s School, Roanoke and later attend ed Belmont Abbey College, Bel mont, N. C. He began his study for the priesthood at St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., from which he graduated in 1926. After two years of study at St. Mary’s Seminary, in Baltimore, Bishop Waters went to Rome, where he completed his theological course at the North American College. He was ordained in Rome, in 1931, by His Eminence Francesco Cardi nal Marchetti-Selvaggiani, now Vicar General of Rome. Returning to the United States in 1932, Bishop Waters received his first appointment as a priest of the Diocese of Richmond, assistant pastor of Holy Cross Church, Lynchburg. In 1936 he was made assistant rector of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Richmond, where lie served as assistant Chan cellor. In June, 1943, he was appoint ed director of the Diocesan Mis sion Band, and since January of last year, has served also as Vice- Officialis of the Diocese. DIOCESE OF. RALEIGII The Diocese of Raleigh was created in 1924 from a part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Nortli Carolina, which had been estab lished in 1868 by His Holiness Pope Phis IX. The first 'V>*- Apostolic of North Carolina was the late James Cardinal Gibbons, who became Archbishop of Baltimore, after having served' as Bishop of Rich mond. Cardinal Gibbons was succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of North Caro lina by the Right Rev. John J. Keane, who was consecrated in 1876, and who later became rector of the Catholic University of America and then Archishop of Dubuque. The next Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina was the Right Rev. Henry P. Northrop, later Bishop of Charleston, whose suc cessor as Vicar Apostolic, in I8S8, was tiie Right Rev, Leo Haid, O. S. B„ Abbot of. Belmont. The Diocese of Raleigh was established shortly after the deatli of Bishop Haid,. in 1924. The Most Rev. William J. Hafey, now Bishop of Scranton, was the first Bishop of Raleigh, being succeeded in 1938 by the Most Rev. Eugene J MeGuinness, now Co adjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa. „ . In area, the Diocese of Raleigh - now embraces all Of the State of' North Carolina," with the excep tion of Gaston County, which is under the jurisdiction of .the Abbot-Ordinary of Belinont. ' Bistyop Waters * celebrated 1 frig first Solemn Pontifical Mass at ■the Cathedral in Richmond oil May 20, and offered another Solemn •Pontifical Mas.s on MA'y 27,, in Ills- home parish . church, St. ' An drew’s, Roanoke. ’', > * ' " ! i Bishop Waters will bp formally installed as Bishop 1 of Raleigh, on June 5, in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart: ini that city: TROOPS ON GUAM ERECT 100 CHAPELS; REBUILD WAR-DAMAGED CHURCHES (By N. C. W. C. News Service) HONOLULU. — With a speed that amazes- the island natives, American forces have constructed more than 100 chapels on Guam, in addition to patching up a num ber of damaged churches and building a new church in the large resettlement village of Sina- jana, a delayed dispatch from Sgt. Ralph W. Myers, of Houston, Tex., Marine Combat, Correspondent, re ports. In the new government-built, church, the Most Rev. Leone An gelo Olana, Vicar Apostolic of Guam, who lias returned after more than three years of war time exile during which he was a prisoner of the Japanese for 21 months, offered this first public Muss. In the dozen patched-up, pre war churches, soldiers kneel side by side with natives at Mass, while hundreds of other troops attend their religious duties in the 100 or more chapels that dot the island. Sergeant Myers reports. At Easter chaplains worked with time-table efficiency in camps spread over hundreds of square miles, and provided all troops with the op portunity to attend Holy Week and Easter services. Casualties • from Hvo Jimn have services brought to them in Hie wards of Fleet hospitals.