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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN
SEPTEMBER 28, 1946
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TASTY FOODS
Father Bryant Succeeds
Father Gaudin in Macon
Father Regan Tendered
Farewell Reception by
Goldsboro Parishioners
(Special to The Bulletin)
GOLDSBORO, N. C— Members
of St. Mary’s parish crowded the
parish center on the evening of
September 1(5 to honor and to bid
farewell to Father John S. Regan,
their assistant pastor, who is be
ing transferred to the Cathedral
in Raleigh.
•Mrs. John Shine and Mrs. Mat
thew Invernizzi, presided at the
coffee table, and the Junior Unit,
under Hie ’leadership of its chair
man, Miss Agnes Farfour, served
the guests.
John II. Morris, of St. Mary’s
Men’? Club and Miss Farfour,
presented tokens of esteem and
appreciation to Father Regan on
behalf of the parish and its or
ganizations, which had had the
benefit of Father Regan’s advise
and encouragement during the
three years that he has served in
Goldsboro.
in responding, Father Regan
paid a tribute to Father Lawrence
Newman, pastor of St. Mary’s
Church, under whose inspiration
he had worked, and thanked the
members of the parish for their
loyal support and spoke of the
happy memory he would always
have of Goldsboro and its peo
ple. His assignment here was his
first after his ordination as a
Very Rev. Harold A. Gaudin, S. J., Pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church, Macon Made Rector of St. John’s College,
Shreveport; Rev. Robert T. Bryant, S.J., Former Array
Chaplain Assumes Charge of Macon Parish; Rev. R.
Jerome Mullin, S. J., Replaces Rev. Richard Needham,
S. J.,,as Assistant Pastor
priest of the Diocese of Raleigh.
The committee arranging for
the farewell party for Father Re
gan included Miss Allie Freeman,
Mrs. Harry Tatum and Mrs. A. F.
Carrere.
HIS HOLINESS Pope Pius XII
has named the Very Rev. Edward
Aloysius Fitzgerald, S. T. B., LL.
D., pastor of St. Joseph’s Church,
Elkader, Iowa, to be Titular Bish
op of Cantanus and Auxiliary to
the Most Rev, Henry P. Rohlman,
Coadjutor Archbishop of Du
buque.
Returns to Macon
Knights of Columbus Resolve to
Acquaint All Americans With
Soviet Threat to World Peace
MIAMI BEACH. —(NC)— The ed by the charge that Russia,
615,000 members of the Knights
of Columbus have set .themselves
to the task of informing Ameri
cans of the threat to world peace
that “is inherent in the Soviety
policy of ruthless expansion and
government by terrorism,” the
64th annual Supreme Council
meeting of the Catholic frater
nal organization resolved here.
The convention reelected three
directors: James W. McCormick,
of Westerly, R. I„ Philip Phelan,
of Oltawa, Ont., and Judge Ed
ward Molkenbuhr, of San Francis
co. New directors chosen are Dr.
Charles W. Henney, of Portage,
Wis., and ,J. Connor French, of
Trenton, N. J.
In a message to Supreme
Knight John E. Swift, of Boston,
which was road to the assembled
delegates, President Harry S.
Truman congratulated the Knights
for establishing a million-dollar
educational trust fund for chil
dren of members who lost their
lives in World War II and stated
that he had “felt confidence that
the Knights will lend their sup
port to a just and lasting peace
jusi as valiantly as they support
ed the war - effort.”
The Apostolic Benediction of
His Holiness Pope Pius XIP was
received in a radiogram from
Msgr. Giovanni B. Montini, Papal
Under Secretary of State, which
stated: “The Holy Father is
deeply interested in the welfare
and prosperity of the Knights of
Columbus on the occasion of
meeting in their first annual con
vention after war restrictions and
distress and fervently implores
from the Divine Ruler every in
spiration and guidance for the
convention deliberations.”
The society went on record as
favoring the entry of Italy into
the United Nations Organization,
declaring that "a free democratic
Italy in the very heart of Europe
is essential to the peace of Eu
rope.” The peace conferees were
urged,to exercise foresight, wis
dom and determination to distin
guish truth from falsity in draft
ing the final peace treaty for
Italy, and it was recommended
that restrictions on Italy’s foreign
trade be removed immediately.
The resolution in regard to the
activities of Soviet Russia and
atheistic communism was prefac-
through subterfuge and force, has
violated the ideals expressed in
the Atlantic Charter, for which
the United States fought in World
War II. It pointed out that the
■Soviet Union has imposed on the
people of Poland and Yugoslavia
and other countries minority gov
ernments of communist complex
ion, and is fostering a bloody per
secution of religion.
“Be it resolved," it was set
forth, "that we Knights of Colum
bus: (1) Exert ourselves through
every available medium to inform
our fellow Americans of the
threat to world peace that is in
herent in the Soviet policy of
ruthless expansion and govern
ment by terrorism; (2) That we
call upon all Americans to com
bat the infiltration of atheistic
communism into our American
life and economy; (3) What we
insist that our representatives in,
government refuse to recognize
the subjection of eastern Europe
to Soviet influence and control,
and that we support every effort
made by them to liberate those
unhappy regions; (4) That w#
here express our deep sympathy
for the common people of the
Soviet Union, and of the states
invaded by its armies, for the loss
of religious, political and econom
ic liberty, and for the denial to
them of their God-given and un-
alianble rights.”
The Supreme Knight mention
ed the Knights’ blood donor pro
gram in which it pioneered as a
fraternal society under a plan In
stituted in 1938 by the present
Supreme Physician, Dr. Edward
AV. Fahey, of St. Paul, Minn.
Since that time more than 20,000
Knights of Columbus, organized
in groups, have voluntarily con
tributed almost 40.000 pints of
blood. Patients benefitted are
not permitted to make any pay
ment or gratuity.
Judge Swift also compliment
ed Canadian members of the or
ganization for the work of the
Knights of Columbus Canadian
Army Huts in behalf of Canadian
troops at home and overseas dur
ing the war. Numerous “leave
centers”- were maintained in
Great Britain and on the Euro
pean Continent. With demobiliza
tion now practically completed,
operations in camps located in
Canada were terminated July 1,
but the service is still maintain
ed in Great Britain.
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—Father Robert T.
Bryant, S. J„ recently released
from active service with the Army
Chaplain Corps, has been placed
in charge of St. Joseph’s Church
in Macon, to succeed Father Har
old A. Gaudin, S V J., . who has
been appointed rector of St.
John’s College, Shreveport, La.
Father Richarfi Needham, S. J.,
who has been assistant pastor of
St. Joseph’s Church here, has
been appointed assistant pastor of
the Immaculate Conception
Church, New Orleans.
Father R. Jerome Mullin, S.
J., who has been a member of
the faculty of Loyola University
of the South, where he taught
philosophy and sociology, comes to
Maccn as assistant pastor at St.
Joseph’s.
Father Michael McNally, S. J„
who has been assistant pastor of
the parish here for some years,
continues in that capacity.
Father Bryant was stationed at
the Manresa Retreat House, Con
vent, La., in 1934 and 1935, and
from 1936 to 1941 was at St. Ann’s
Church, West. Palm Beach, Fla.,
first as assistant and later as pas
tor. He came to Macon as assis
tant pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church, in 1941, and was admin
istrator of the parish for some
months pending the appointment
of Father Gaudin as pastor. In
1939, Father Bryant conducted
the Retreat for laymen, held un
der the auspices of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Georgia,
at St. Joseph’s Home, Washing
ton, Ga. He served as director
of athletics at Spring Hill Col
lege, Mobile, Ala., for some years
and was a member of the college
faculty.
Father Gaudin, one of the best
known and most dstinguished
members of the Society of Jesus
in the South holds degrees of Doc
tor of Philosophy and Doctor of
Divinity from the Gregorian Col
lege, in Rome, Italy. He is- a
former president of Loyola Uni
versity of the South in New Or
leans.
Since coming to Macon Father
Gaudin spent four years of his
novitiate at St. Stanislaus College
here, just before that institution
was destroyed by fire in 1921.
He returned here as pastor of
St. Joseph’s Church in 1942.
Born in New Orleans, the son
of Dr. and Mrs. Felix August
Gaudin, D. D. S., K. S- G., he
attended St. Stephen’s and St.
Francis of Assisi schools and the
Jesuit High School there before
entering the novitiate in 1917. He
received his A. B. degree at
Gonzaga College, Spokane, Wash.,
in 1923, and an M. A. degree in
1924, continuing his study at Wes
ton College, Weston, MasS. He
taught at the Jesuit High School
in New Orleans and at Spring
Hill College in Mobile, and was
ordained in 1930. After returning
from Rome he taught at Loyola
University of the South, St.
Charles- College, Grand Coteau,
La., and Spring Hill College. He
was made president of Loyola
University in 1936.
FATHER BRYANT
The Rev. Robert T. Bryant, S.
J., who was assistant pastor of
St. Joseph’s Church, Macon, Ga.,
when he entered the Army Chap
lains Corps in 1942, has returned
to Macon as administrator of St.
Joseph's parish.
Named Rector of
Jesuit College
FATHER GAUDIN
The Very Rev. Harold A.
Gaudin, S. J., formerly pastor of
St. Joseph’s Church, Macon, Ga.,
who has been made rector of St.
John’s College, Shreveport, La.