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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
OCTOBER 26. 1946
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA
THE TKAPPISTS’ FIRST HOME IN GEORGIA—In these humble
surroundings, twenty-one monks and brothers of the Order of Cis
tercians established the fourth monastery of the Trappist Order in
the United States, on a 1,700 tract of land near Conyers, Georgig,
about thirty miles from Atlanta. Dedicated to Our Lady of the Holy
Ghost, the monastery, which was founded in March, 1944, has now
been raised to the dignity of an Abbey. The attractive site of the
monastery which contains cultivated farm lands, fields suitable for
grazing, and considerable timber land, crossed by a running stream
is part of the farm formerly owned by Colleen Moore, of motion pic
ture fame. Miss Moore and her husband, Homer Hargrave, were
among those of the congregation in the chapel of .the monastery last
week when the Most Reverend M. James Fox, O. C. S. O., was in
stalled as Abbot by the Most Reverend Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop
of Charleston.
Christian Books—Pillars of Freedom
By FATHER VAL A. BECKER, S. M.
WILLIAM W. HOLT
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for William Watson Holt,
who died September 30, were held
from the Sacred Heart Church,
Father Edward P. McGrath, S.
M., officiating.
Mr. Holt is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Leona A. Holt; a daugh
ter, Miss Novelle A. Holt; a son,
William W. Holt, Jr., all of Atlan
ta, and his mother, Mrs. Dora M.
Doughtrey, of Candler, Fla.
Formerly of Ocala, Fla., Mr.
Holt, a pharmacist with the Lane
Drug Stores, came to Atlanta -ten
years ago.
LOUIS TROTZIER
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATANTA, Ga.—Funeral services
for Louis Trotzier, who died Oc
tober 10, were held at the Sacred
Heart Church, Father John Em-
merth, S. M., officiating.
Mr. Trotzier came to this coun
try from France In 1882. Since
that time he has lived in Atlanta.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. W. I. Callaway, of Atlanta;
two sons, Louis Trotzier, Jr., and
Albert R. Trotzier, both of Atlan
ta; three sisters, Mrs. John Steines,
Syracuse, N. Y., Mrs. Odie, Good-
roe, Newnan, and Mrs. Kate Fel
der, Atlanta; several grandchil
dren; great-grandchildren, nieces
and nephews.
GEORGE McKAMEY
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for George Eugene Mc-
Kamey, who died October 9, were
held at the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist, Monsignor James J.
May, V. G., officiating.
Mr. McKamey was a native of
Bristol, Tenn., the son of William
McKamey and Mrs. Ida Rogers
McKamey. He was a printer 1 for
The News and Courier for more
than twenty years, and is surviv
ed Ijy his wife, six daughters and
two sons.
MRS. THOMAS McQUAINE
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary McStay Mc-
Quaine, wife of Thomas W. Mc-
Quaine, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who
died here on October 12, were
held from the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, Father James
Conlin officiating.
A native of Brooklyn, Mrs. Mc-
Quaine had been making her
home in Savannah with her sister,
Mrs. C. M. Farrell, for the past six
months.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Mc-
Quaine is survived by three sis
ters, Mrs. Farrell, and Mrs. Anne
Pacetti, of Savannah, and Mrs.
Fred Muller, of Ramsey, N. J.,
and several nieces and nephews.
JOHN LUKE GILBERSON
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for John Luke Gilberson,
v/ho died October 17, were held
from St. Patrick’s Church.
Mr. Gilberson, who was engaged
irf business here, was a native of
Norfolk. I, tm.— ■
Freedom is a state of exemp
tion from slavery and servitude.
True and lasting freedom is found
in God alone.
Man’s purpose in life is to at
tain God and hence to acquire
true freedom. The closer man ap
proaches to this goal while on
earth the greater is his freedom.
The journey, however, along
life’s road to eternal freedom is
a weary one. Constantly the trav
eler looks for a support on which
to rest. In choosing his supports
the wise traveler is watchful.
There must be a proportion be
tween the freedom he has acquir
ed and the support on which he
rests himself. The greater the
freedom, the stronger the sup
port.
Now a strong, upright support
is a pillar. And if the seeker after
everlasting freedom pauses to
rest upon strong upright pillars,
these may be called Pillars of
Freedom.
The Catholic Book Week slogan
for this year is: Pillars of Free
dom—Catholic Books. Are Chris
tian Books Pillars of Freedom?
May they be considei-ed as sup
ports on which life’s pilgrims can
safely lean? They*jire.
Especially since the invention
of the printing press those ti-avel-
ing the high x-oad to freedom have
paused to rest and replenish their
strength on books. Books are the
expression of other men’s ideas.
They stimulate thought. Thought
prompts action. Our traveler
needs refreshing thoughts for his
future actions. He leans, on books.
However, not all books give the
traveler the proper support. Not
all books are pillars of Freedom,
for not all arc strong and upright.
It has become the fashion to write
and publicize books that ensnai'e
those who lean upon them. Far
too many of the pillars are en
crusted with a snake-like ivy that
sinks its tendrils into the pillar
weakening it as it climbs. When
leaned upon, the pillar crumbles,
and the ivy, looking for new
support, grasps the rester, con
fining him In its twisted arms.
The pilgrim loses the ground he
has gained toward lasting free
dom. He becomes enmeshed in
the base desires of the misguided.
Such are the books that teach
false philosophy, praise immoral
ity, and scoff at the teachings of
Christ.
Pillars of Freedom—Chx-istian
Books. Something is Christian"
when it is derived from Christ or
Ilis doctrine. To be termed Chris
tian, books must contain thought
and ideas in conformity with the
teachings of Christ. Hence, Chris
tian Books teach the true philos
ophy of life, the philosophy that
holds up God as the final goal of
all. Their ideas never deviate
from the doctrinal and moral
teachings of Christ and the Church
to which He entrusted His doc
trines. Such books, then, are the
true Pillars of Freedom on which
the traveler can rest in safety
with all he has already accom
plished. There is no danger of
ci-umbling here. The pillars are
sound and straight. Their surface
is smooth offering no foothold for
the damaging, choking ivy. These
are pillars from which the pilgrim
may gather renewed strength for
the continuance of his journey.
Christian Books may be likened
also to those two great pillars of
which we read in the Old Testa
ment. When God was leading
the Israelites to the Promised
Land, He "went before them by
day in pillar of cloud to lead
the way; and by night in a pillar of
fire to give them light.” (Ex.
13/21).
Such are Christian Books. When
you rest, oh traveler, rest on solid
pillars. If you must read, read
Christian Books. You seek eternal
freedom—Christian Books are
Pillars of that Freedom.
November 3-9 has been desig
nated as Catholic Book Week. All
those who are in a position to do
so are heartily urged to promote
Catholic Book Week in whatever
way they possibly can. The world
needs Christian Books, the people
of Georgia need Christian Books.
Let’s see that they get them.
BISHOP JOSEPH McGUCKEN
Auxiliary of Los Angeles, has
been named Apostolic Administra
tor of the Diocese of Monterey-
Fresno to administer the Diocese
during the prolonged illness of its
Ordinary, Bishop Philip G. Sher.
Former Student at Belmont,
Rev. Clarence F. Hill, Being
Ordained for Raleigh Diocese
C. C. F. Hammond
Dies in Kathwood
KATHWOOD, S. C. — Christo-'
pher Cashel Fitz-Simons Ham- j
mood, prominent resident (if Aiken j
County, d! J at his home in Kath-1
wood on October 17. following an
extended illness. Father J. E.
O’Donohoe, S. J., pastor of the
Sacred Heart Chui'ch, Augusta,
Ga., officiated at the funeral ser
vices held here.
Mr. Hammond was born at Red-
cliffe, Beech Island, May 24, 1870.
He was the son of the late Major
Harry Hammond and Mrs. Emily
Cummmg Hammond, of Redclifi'e,
and a grandson of the late James
Henry Hammond, Governor of
South Carolina.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Gwynn Hammond, youngest
daughter of the late Captain An
drew Gwynn and Mrs. Louise
Keene Gwynn, of Baltimore; four
daughters. Dr. Emily Hammond
Wilson, Hardwood, Md., Miss
Louise Hammond, Washington, D.
C., Mrs. Katherine Hammond
Suber, and Miss Mary Hammond,
both of Kathwood; three sons, Har
ry Hammond and Julian Ham
mond, of Kathwood, and C. C. F.
Hammond, Jr., Savannah; two
bi-others, Judge Henry C. Ham
mond, Augusta, Ga., and Alfred
C. Hammond Columbia, S, C., and
eight grandchildren. One of Mr.
Hammond’s sons, Lieutenant Com
mander Keene Gwynn Hammond,
was killed in action while serving
with the U. S. Nayy Air Corps in
the Pacific.
Mr. Hammond was a brother-in-
law of Monsignor Andrew Keene
Gwynn, P. A., pastor of St. Mary’s
Church, Greenville, S. C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C. —- The Rev.
Clarence Francis Hill, a former
student at Belmont Abbey College,
is being ordained as a priest of the
Diocese of Raleigh on October 26,
at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lansing,
Mich., by the Most Rev. Joseph
H. Albers. D. D., Bishop of Lans
ing.
Father Hill will celebrate his
first Solemn High,Mass, on the
Feast Christ the King, at St.
Thomas Aquinas Church, in East
Lansing, with Father Jerome V.
MacEachin, the pastor, as assistant
priest: with Father Lawrence J.
Hill, of St. Edward’s Church, High
Point, N. C.. twin-brother of the
celebrant, as deacon and Father
R J Palmer assistant pastor of St,
Mary’s Cathedral, Lansing, as sub
deacon. The sermon will be de
livered by Monsignor John A.
Gabriels, pastor of the Church of
the Resurrection, Lansing.
He was born in Burlington, N.
C., September 27, 1918, and after
completing his elementary and
high school courses at the Sacred
Heart Orphange, Nazareth, N. C„
worked for a year with the Rev
enue Department of the State of
North Carolina before beginning
his college course at Belmont Ab
bey College. He completed his
philosophical study at St. Gregory
Seminary, Cincinnati, and his the
ological study at Mount St. Mary
Seminary of the West, Norwood,
Ohio.
His mother, Mi's. Mary M. Hill,
resides in Lansing, and an aunt is
REV. CLARENCE IIILL
Sister Magdalen Aloysius, of Vista
Maria Convent, Detroit.
DIRS. EMMA FLETCHER
DIES IN SOPERTON
SOPERTON, Ga.—Father Eu-;
gene J. Kearney, C. S. V., of the
Immaculate Conception Church,
Dublin, officiated at funeral ser
vices held in Soperton for Mrs.
Emma T. Fletcher, of Fairfield,
Ky., who died at the home of her
son here.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived, by
three sons, H. L. Elder, of Soper
ton; N. P. Elder and G. T. Elder,
of Louisville, Ky.