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Vol. XXVII, No. 12
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 21, 194<i
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Matibitp
The Story of the Nativity
According to Saint Luke
N OW it came to pass in those days, that there went forth a decree
from Caesar Augustus that a census of the whole world should
be taken. The first census took place while Cyrinus was governor
oi Syria. And all were going, each to his own town to register.
And Joseph also went from Galilee out of the town of Nazareth into
Judea to the town of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was
of the house of David—to register, together with Mary his espoused
wiic, who was with child. And it came to pass while they were there,
I hat the days for her to be delivered were fulfilled. And she brought
forth- her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid
him in a manger, because there was \ip room for them in the inn.
And there were shepherds in the same district living in the fields
and keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of
the Lord stood by them and the glory or God shone around them, and
they feared exceedingly.
And the angel said to them. “Do not. be afraid, for behold. I bring
you good news of great joy whifch shall be to all the people; for there
is born lo you today in the town of David a Saviour who is Christ the
Lord. And this shall be a sign to you: you will find the infant wrapped
in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and say
ing, “Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth among man of
good will.”
The shepherds said to one another: Let us go over to Bethlehem,
and see this thing which is cpme to pass, which the Lord has showed us.
And they came in haste; and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe
lying in the manger.
His Holiness Pope Pius XII
Sends Special Blessing to All
Catholics of the United States
Bishop Walsh to Dedicate
Churches in Aiken County
Church of Our Lady of the Valley, Near Langley, and
Church of Our Lady of Peace, in North Augusta, Will
Be Dedicated on Sunday 22, By Bishop Emmet M.
Walsh of Charleston
Bulletins
HIS EMINENCE August Cardi
nal lflond. Primate of Poland,
who arrived recently in Vatican
City, has taken up residence in
the convent of the Salesian Fa
thers in Rome and is devoting
much of his time to conferences
with Vatican officials. His Emi
nence lias also conferred with
Archbishop Filippo Cortesi, Papal
Nuncio to Poland and Archbishop
Josef Gawlina, Ordinary of the
Polish Armed Forces and of Pol
ish refugees.
THE LATEST REPORT of ju
risdictional standings, including
all, new reinstated and readmit
ted applications, received in the
Supreme Office of the Knights of
Columbus, between July 1 and
November 18, shows that two ju
risdictions, Georgia ' and South
Carolina, have already surpassed
the membership quotas assigned
after the 65th Anniversary Pro
gram. While South Carolina was
actually the first jurisdiction to
send in enough applications to
reach its quota, Georgia managed
to take first place in percentage
of quota attained according to
the figures released on November
18.
FATHER JOHN ,1. CAVA
NAUGH, C. S. C., president of the
University of Notre Dame, has
been appointed to the Civilian
Advisory Board created to advise
the War Department on the selec
tion and training of personnel.
Southern Catholic
Press Conference
Held in Little Rock
LITTLE HOCK. —(NO- Pro
posals for an interchange of news
among Catholic publications in
the South, establishment of a re
gional library system and compil
ation ol historical .highlights of
the South, and the election of
officers were the features of the
Southern Regional Conference of
the Catholic Press Association
meeting here. The group voted
to hold its next meeting in Nash
ville,
Bishop Albert I.. Fletcher, Aux
iliary and Administrator of the
Diocese of Little Rock, offered
the Mass in SI. Andrew's Cathe
dral which opened the meeting.
John E. Prunisky, publisher of
the North Little Rock Times, and
Monsignor Joseph B. Brunini,
Chancellor of I he Diocese of
Natchez, were the principal
speakers.
Monsignor Brunini spoke on “A
Clergyman’s View of the Catholic
Press.” Mr. Pruniski on “A Lay
man's View of the Catholic
Press.”
John MacCandless, of Catholic
Action of the South, who presided
al the sessions, was reelected
chairman. The other officers are
Monsignor Thomas Prendergast,
managing editor of The Guardian,
Little Rock: vice-chairman: Fath
er Alexander Wangler, editor of
The Alamo Register, San Antonio,
secretary, and Hugh Kinchley,
editor of The Bulletin. Augusta,
treasurer-
Mr. MacCandless was named
chairman ol' a committee on re
gional advertising, to be assisted
by Father Wangler and* Joseph V.
Quinn, editor of The Southwest
Courier, Oklahoma City. Monsig
nor Prendergast was named to
head a committee on editorial in
terchange with Mr. Quinn and
Monsignor Edward C. Prender-
gasl, editor-in-chief of Catholic
Action of the South, as assistant.
Father Edward Cleary, editor of
The Tennessee Register, was ap
pointed chairman of a committee
on specialized Catholic Action.
A round table discussion of
Business Office Problems was led
by Father Wangler, and Mr.
Kinchley presided during a dis
cussion of Editorial Problems.
(N. C. W. C. News Service'
PHILADELPHIA. — Deeply
' moved by Ihe “truly devoted la
bors” and Die “munificent spirit
of fraternal love and Christian
charity” manifested by the Catho
lics of the United States. His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII has sent a
"very special Apostolic Benedic
tion” to all the Bishops, priests
and faithful in this country.
The blessing is conveyed in a
cablegram signed personally by
the Holy Father and addressed to
His Eminence Dennis Cardinal
Dougherty. Archbishop of Phil
adelphia. The message acknow
ledges a cablegram of filial hom
age sent to the Sovereign Pontiff
from the Annual General Meeting
of the Archbishops and Bishops
of the United States recently held
al the Catholic University of Am
erica. Washington. D. at a ses
sion over which Cardinal Dough
erty presided.
The text of the Holy Father's
message follows:
"We have received with very
particular satisfaction and with a
profound sense of consolation, the
thoughtful message of filial do-
VQtion of Our Beloved sons and
brethren of the Hierarchy of the
United Stales assembled at Wash
ington for their annual meeting.
"We desire to send to them, one
and all. the renewed assurance of
Our hearfell appreciation of their
truly devoted labors and of their
munificent spirit of fraternal love
and Christian charity whicli has
prompted them to encourage once
again the great body of the Am
erican Catholics to continue in
I his critical post-war period their
most generous assistance to those
of their less fortunate fcllowmen.
who. in their great suffering and
need, call upon Us for that succor
which will never be denied- them
as it is in our power lo assist them.
"In particular token *of Our
paternal gratitude and in lilodgc
of copious celestial favor, "We im
part from Our heart to all Die
members of the Hierarchy and to
their beloved clergy and faithful
of the United States Our very
special Apostolic Benediction."
“Pius FT XII.”
AIKEN. S. C. — Two new
churches for Die Diocese of
Charleston, the Church of Our
Lady of the Valley, on U. S.
Highway No. 1. near Langley, and
the Church of Our Lady of
Peace, in North Augusta, will be
dedicated by the Most Rev. Em
met M. Walsh, D. I).. Bishop of
Charleston, on Sunday, December
22
The blessing of the cornerstone
and dedication at Die Church of
Our Lady of tile Valley will be at
10:30 o’clock in flic morning, and
will be followed by a Solemn High
Mass, Coram Episcopo. which will
be celebrated in the church, with
Bishop Walsh presiding, by Fath
er John .1, McCarthy, pa. tor of
the Church of Die Blessed Sacra
ment Church in Charleston.
Deacons of honor, attending
Bishop Walsh, will, be Father
George Lewis Smith, pastor of St.
Mary Help of Christians Church,
Aiken, in whose parish the’ new
churches are located, and Father
Joseph Gredler. C.SS.R . in
charge of the Colored Mission in
Aiken.
Father Francis X. Winum,
Conge. Oryt.. formerly assistant
pastor of St. Mary Help of Chris
tians Church. Aiken, -now of St.
Anne's Church. Rock Hill, will be
deacon; Father Nicholas Ralph
Bayard, assistant pastor of St.
Mary’s Church in Aiken, will be
subdeacon, and Father Joseph .1.
Murphy, assistant rector of the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
in Charleston, will be ma ter of
ceremonies. A number of prir.
from Georgia and the Carolina^
will assist in Die sanctuary.
Bishop Walsh will deliver the
sermon at the Mass, and will also
preach at the dedication of the
church in North Augusta, which
will be held al 4 o’clock in Die
afternoon.
By Religious News Service
OLIVIA, Minn. — A gold star
mother sent a plea for peace and
'(he little people” of the world
to His Eminence Francis Cardi
nal Spellman and since has been
amazed at the attention it at
tracted.
Cardinal Spellman. Archbishop
of New York, forwarded the letter
from Mrs. Stanley Schenelle,
Olivia housewife and a Metho
dist, to Secretary of State James
F. Byrnes,
Secretary Byrnes, in turn, read
it (o Russian Foreign Minister
Molotov, British Foreign Secre
tary Bevin and other United Na
tions delegates at a dinner given
for them by llic Foreign Press
Association in New York.
In her letter, sent as a request
lor a copy of Cardinal Spellman's
poem. “Sleeping Soldiers,” Mrs.
Schenelle wrote of her son. Gor
don, a Marine, who was killed on
Okinawa.
These are excerpts from the
letter:
“When he left, and Dial was
our last goodbye, he said ‘Funny
I'm going off to war and 1 don’t
know of an enemy.’ A buddy who
got back and came ti> see us said.
‘You know, one tiling about Gor
don was lie held no bitterness for
his enemy. He said ‘They think
they’re fighting for their country
like I’m fighting for mine.’
“That was the kind of a boy he
was. Laughter came easy to him.
He foughl hard—Bougainville, the
Bikinis. Guam, and lastly, Oki
nawa on Sugar Loaf hill . . .
“1 wonder what heaven looked
church in North Augusta, Solemn
Benediction of the Blessed Sacra
ment. will be given in the church,
with Bi-liop Walsh presiding.
The Mass al the Church of Our
Lady of Die Valley will be sung
by the church choir, with Sister
Bernadette at the organ.
Music for (he dedication cere
mony al Die church in North Au
gusta will be rendered by a choir
which will include Miss Theresa
Punaro. of New York, Miss Philo-
mena Andrews, Angelo Punaro
and John P. Mulherin, with Mrs,
Ted Samulski as organist.
Following the services at the
Church o| Our Lady of the Val
ley. a bullet luncheon will be
served ul Die Horse Creek Valley
Handicraft and Welfare Center,
and after the dedication of the
church in Nortli Augusta, there
will be a reception in the parish
hall. Father Smith will be host
to Bishop Walsh and the assist
ing clergy at a dinner at the Hen
derson Hotel, in Aiken, in the
evening.
The Church of Our Lady of flic
Valley stands on a wooded plot of
ground adjoining the Welfare
Center which lias been operated
by Die Sisters of Our Lady ol
Christian Doctrine, on U. S. High
way No. I. about midway between
Aiken. S. C'., and Augusta, Ga.
The Church of Our Lady ol
Peace stands on a most attractive
site in North Augusta, atop the
hill overlooking the Savannah
River. The structure faces Geor
gia Avenue, while the entrance to
the parish hall, which adjoins the
church, is from Summerhill Road.
Plans for both churches were
executed by Father Michael Mdn-
erney, O. S. B„ hoted priest-archi
tect of Belmont Abbey, Belmont,
N. C., anil the Southeastern Con
struction Company, of Charlotte,
N. G, were Die builders.
like witli those tired, weary boys
coming in. I figured they would
look al each other, some friend,
and say ‘You here.” But I think
of what they died for. I lliink of
the work left to be done. Now it’s
up to us—their work is over.
“I pray, how i pray for God to
guide Secretary of State Byrnes
in liis work. I pray for the little
people. They have taken too much,
wondered too long. Soon their
hearts will be crushed with bur
dens they can’t bear. I pray for
a just peace treaty to come soon.
I pray that all might be fed and
clothed. 1 can't see hungry peo
ple even if they were enemies.
Hunger doesn't make good people
—it breeds hate. I've been repair
ing clothes. Now I’m making quilts
that 1 can send gver there whei>
over they be needed . , .
“We have seven children—yet
I can’t give him up—he is one of
us.- Wc have been a poor family
. . . but we were a happy family
.and laughter came easy to us all
—laughter and sympathy, for we
knew what it was to go without.”
Cardinal Spellman replied In
Mrs. Schenelle with a copy of his
poem, a personal lettei and two
books.
Secretary Byrnes said Die g out
ness of America lie- (n it hum
ble bom s, and in such mot hr t as
this one who “prays for our ene
mies and is anxious to help them.’’
PAUL D. WILLIAMS, of Rich
mond, Va.. one of the outstanding
Catholic lay leaders ol Die South
has been reelected president of
the Soulhern Regional Council. ;
Following the dedication of the
Methodist Woman’s Plea to Cardinal
Spellman Attracts Wide Attention