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Christmas Number *» Published by the Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia lltlin “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” Vol. XXVII, No. 12 FORTY-EIGHT PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 21, 194<i ISSUED MONTtilY—$2.00 A YEAR 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