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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLTC I/A YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
OCTOBER 26, 194fi
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Savannah to Be
Host to Catholic
Faith of Georgia
(Continued from page one)
citizenry. We need no prophetic
eye to discern the lightning in the
clouds on our horizon. Before the
tocsin sounds it is prudent to con
sider our problems in preparation
for possible painful issues. There
fore, everyone who possibly can
is urged to attend the convention
that out nt many hearts thoughts
may be revealed.
“Most important is it that our
youth be recruited in the interest
of the lay apostolate. We need
their vigor. It would be stimulat
ing to realize' that they are inter
ested and capable of taking up the
torch as failing hands regretfully
relinquish it. We must have the as
surance that the Association will
continue. Therefore, it is strongly
urged that all work together to
bring the young people to the con
vention, where they may learn the
nature and effects of the Catho
lic Laymen’s Association, thereby
building up in themselves an en
thusiastic interest.
“Every organization within the
parishes should name a delegate
and an alternate. But it would be
for the greater benefit of the
Church and the State if a sizeable
representation from •each Society
would attend. It is impossible to
emphasize the need of a strong,
informed and active body of Catho
lic Laymen.”
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. —- Attention
of the Catholic laity of the
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta was
directed to he coming conven
tion of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia in a pas
toral letter Issued by Monsignor
Joseph E. Moylan, Vicar General
of the Diocese of Savannah-At
lanta, who is administering the
affairs of the Diocese in the ab
sence of Bishop Gerald 1*.
O’Hara, who is now in Vatican
Citv.
Monsignor Moylan's letter,
which was read in all Catholic
churches in Georgia at the
Masses celebrated on Sunday,
October 20. was as follows:
“My deai' Catholic People:
“The Catholic Laymen's Associa
tion of Georgia will hold its an
nual convention on Sunday, Octo
ber 27th, in the City of Savannah.
“This organization has received
universal plaudits for the excel
lency of its accomplishments
through means graciously persua
sive. intelligently conceived and
charitably executed.
“The sign of the times definite
ly warn that the Association of
Catholic Laymen is a need vital to
Georgia, not only to the members
of our own Church but to all our
It’s the
friendly
high-sign
Monsignor T. James McNamara,’
rpctor of the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, will offer the
blessing before the luncheon and
grace will be said by Father Rob
ert Brennan, G. S. B., pastor or
the Sacred Heart Church.
At the luncheon a musical pro
gram will be offered by Mrs. Rita
Seay Aprea, vocalist, with Miss
Maragrct Steeg accompanying.
First, in order of business ai
the morning ,session will be the
appointment of committees on
credentials, resolutions, memo
rials and nominations, after which
reports will be submitted by the
presidents of the various branches
of the Laymen’s Association
thoughoul the state; by John B.
McCallum, of Atlanta, the sec
retary; by Hugh 11. Grady, Savan
nah, treasurer; by Alvin M. Mc-
Auliffe, Augusta, auditor; by
Hughes Spalding, Atlanta, treas
urer of the Endowment Fund
Committee; by Hugh Kinchley,
Augusta, executive secretary, anu
by President Fah.v.
Next will follow t lie reading of
communications and an open
forum for the discussing of any
matters to be brought before the
convention.
At 12:30 p. m.. the convention
will recess for luneli.
The afternoon session will be
devoted to the completion of any
unfinished business, hearing com
mittee reports, the election of of
ficers, and the address by Justice
McGuire.
Monsignor Moylan, who is ad
ministering the Diocese while Ills
Excellency the Most Rev. Gerald
P. O’Hara, D. D„ J. U. D., Bishop
of Savannah-Atlanta, is in Vatican
City, will close the meeting by
offering the delegates his sug
gestions and counsels.
After the closing prayer; all
^present will join in singing the
hymn, “Holy God, We Praise Thy
Name.”
All those attending the conven
tion are requested to register at
the booths which will be open in
the lobby of the DeSoto on the
afternoon and evening before the
convention, and which will re
open at 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of the convention.
Oil the eve of the convention
there will be a reception for the
visitors at the Catholic Club on
Liberty Street, from 8 until 10
o’clock.
To add to the attractiveness of
tlie convention, particularly from
the standpoint of those of the
THE BESTOWAL OF THE ABBATIAL BLESSING—His Excellency the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh,
D. D., Bishop of Charleston, is pictured as he is imposing his hands on the head of the Right Rev. M.
James Fox, O. C. S. O., during the Mass at which Father James was consecrated Abbot of the newly erect
ed Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Ghost, near Conyers, Georgia. Bishop Walsh was assisted during the
Mass and the conferring of the Abbatial Blessing by MonSignor Joseph E. Moylan, Vicar General of the
Diocese of Savannah, left; by Monsignor Edward J. Dodwell, J. C. D., Officialis of the Diocese of Savan
nah-Atlanta; by Monsignor Joseph G. Cassidy, of Atlanta, and by white-robed monks of the Abbey com
munity.—(Photo by Carl Dixon—Courtesy of the \tlaifla Constitution)
younger generation, a dance will
be given at the Catholic Club on
Saturday night from 9 o'clock un
til midnight by the Savanna})
Branch of the Laymen’s Associa
tion. in cooperation with the
Catholic People's Association of
Savannah.
ST. MARY’S ALTAR SOCIETY
HOLDS MEETING IN ROME
ROME, Ga. — The Altar Society
of St. Mary's Church met on Octo
ber 7, at St. Mary’s School, the
meeting being addressed by Father
John Schomber, C. SS. R., of Dal
ton, who gave an interesting ac
count of the life that is lived by
a young student in a seminary.
Father James H. Grady, pastor
of St. Mary’s Church, attended the
meeting, at which there was a dis
cussion of plans for holding a
bazaar during the pre-Christmas
season.
Following the meeting refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Marvin
House and Mrs. George Cato who
were hostesses to the gathering.
Members of the Altar Society
were asked to aid the member? of
the parish council of the National
Council of Catholic Women who
are making- surgical pads and
bandages for patients at Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Free Cancer
Home in Atlanta.
Bishop O’Hara Sends Greetings to
Catholic Laymen’s Convention
(Continued from Page One>
Have a Coke
people but of non-Catholics as well. Not Archbishop Stepinac but
the forces of evil are on trial, and time, always on the side
of the Church and of justice and of right, will one day show before
all the world, who have been the real champions of the poor, the
oppressed and the persecuted. The present enemies of the Church
will go the way of the Neros and the Hitlers of each age who signed
their own death warrenl the moment they dared to lay hands on
God’s Church.
I mention the fact of the persecution that is being waged
against the church in Europe because I happen to be elose to
where this persecution is venting its fury. 1 have spoken with
priests and laymen who have come from zones of persecution and
all 1 hear makes me realize how blessed we are in America. I
mention it because we have many reasons lor thanking Almighty
’God from the depths of grateful hearts for the precious liberties
that we enjoy. I mention it also so that all of us may have an addi
tional motive for intensifying our love for God and for our neigh
bor so that by the Christian virtues that we practice we may make
reparation for the outrages committed against the Church and her
faithful children in so many parts of the world.
May God bless the members of our Catholic Laymen's Associa
tion of Georgia. May He richly reward them in this life and in the
life to come for the spirit of love for God and of Ilis Church that
has always been so marked in their lives as individuals and in their
activities as an Association of laymen.
Monsignor Kirk and 1 have been deeply touched by the prayer
ful interest shown in the mission that has been entrusted to us by
our Holy Father and most gladly do we avail ourselves of this op
portunity to convey to our beloved Catholic people of Georgia the
gratitude that is in our hearts. It is no little sorrow to be separat
ed by so many thousands of miles from our priests and people but
we are sustained in the realization that: we are here in obedience
to the summons of the vicar of Christ. We beg you to continue to
pray for us that our mission may soon be accomplished and that it
may soon be in our power to return to Georgia.
Repeating affectionate greetings and sending to each of you
a special blessing from this heart of Christendom, I remain, dearly
beloved in Christ.
Ever devotedly yours,
Bishop p( Savannah-Atlanta.
Monsignor Moylan, Vicar General,
Stresses Importance of Laymen’s
Convention in Pastoral Letter
Chaplain of U. S, Senate
Denounces Sentence of
Archbishop Stepinac
WASHINGTON. D. C.—An out
spoken denunciation of the trial
and sentencing of Archbishop
Louis Stepinac, leading Roman
Catholic prelate in Yugoslavia, was
made here by the Rev. Dr. Fred
eric Brown Harris, chaplain of the
U. S. Senate and pastor ol' the
Foundry Methodist church.
Referring to the trial of Gen.
Draja Mihailovitch, hanged Chet-
nik leader, as well ns that of the
Yugoslav archbishop, Dr. Harris
said:
“In tlie case of Mihailovitch, the
Russian-ordered Yugoslav puppets
broke the mind and body of a 59-
year-old Serbian • general whose
chief crime was that he had the
courage to oppose the substitution
of one tyranny for another just as
ruthless.
“The court scene involving Arch
bishop-Stepinac has an ironic and
sinister setting, as the free world
realizes that the charges of col
laboration with the Nazis were
really brought by the same Russia
who herself joined the internation
al gangsters until their criminal
allies suddenly plunged the dag
ger into the body of their Russian
comrades."
Dr. Harris, whose church adjoins
the Yugoslav embassy here, said
tlie Yugoslav assurance that Arch
bishop Stepinac bad been given
a fair trial could be judged “by the
fact that such an announcement
comes from the country where
Mihailovitch is dead and Tito is
alive."
PROTESTANT CLERGYMAN
SEES ’DANGEROUS PATTERN’
IN TRIAL OF ARCHBISHOP
NEW YORK— The trial of Arch
bishop Louis Stepinac. Roman
Catholic prelate in Yugoslavia, “set
a dangerous pattern which may be
employed by other governments
and repeated against other reli
gious bodies,” Dr. John Suther
land Bonnell. pastor fo the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church here,
declared in a sermon.
While saying that “it is exceed
ingly difficult at this distance to
evaluate the evMcnce” at the trial,
Dr. Bonnell declared that the pre
late’s denial of the charges leveled
against him was “clear-cut and de
finite.”
“No intelligent Protestant will
rejoice in the misfortunes that
have overtaken the Roman Catho
lic Church in Yugoslavia,” he stat
ed.
The circumstances of the trial
and the atmosphere under which
it was conducted made American
Christians, including many Prot
estants, feel that it was impossible
to render "a fair and impartial”
verdict. Dr. Bonnell said.
K, of C. in Charleston
Observe Columbus Day
CHARLESTON, S. C.—In ob
servance of Columbus Day, Bishop
P. N. Lynch Council, No. 704,
Knights of Columbus, entertained
at a banquet on the evening of
October 12, at the Francis Marion
Hotel. Preceding the banquet a
reception was held at Columbus
Hall.
Father George Lewis Smith, pas
tor of St. Mary Help of Christians
Church, Aiken, spoke on “The
Church and tliq Order,” and “Our
State,” was the subject of the ad
dress by Solicitor Robert McC.
Figg.
Wililam .1. Wolff, grand knight
of Bishop 1 ynch Council, wel
comed the four hundred or more
guests who attended, and William
C. Ehrhardt acted as toastmaster.
State Deputy Thomas N. Fick-
len, of Columbia, was a special
guest at the banquet.
ARMY HJtOMOTION FOR
SAVANNAH OFFICER
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Hue Thomas,
Jr., Savannah officer, now on
terminal leave from the Army,
has been promoted to the rank of
colonel in the engineer corps.
Colonel Thomas, who already
had entered private business here,
as a member of a consulting engi
neer firm, personally supervised
the development of the Clark’s
Hill dam project above Augusta.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Hue
Thomas, he is a native of Savan
nah. lie graduated from Bene
dictine Military School in 1923.
and obtained his degree in civil
engineering from the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology the
following year. From 1928 until
several weeks ago he was con
nected with the district engineers
in a civilian and later in a mili
tary capacity.