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TOE BULLETIN OF TOE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 27, 1947
PROCESSION ENTERS CHARLESTON CATHEDRAL—Bishop Emmet M. Walsh of Charleston
and the officers of the Solemn Pontifical Mass which he celebrated in commemoration of his twentieth
anniversary as Ordinary of the Diocese of Charleston, are pictured as the procession of assisting
clergy, followed by third degree members of the Bishop P. N. Lynch Council, Knights of Columbus,
entered the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston. Appearing in the picture, left to right,
are Monsignor Martin C. Murphy, gf Columbia, who delivered the sermon; Monsignor Joseph L. O’Brien,
of Charleston; Monsignor Andrew Keene Gwynn, Pi A., of Greenville; Monsignor John L. Manning,
Chancellor of the Diocese of Charleston, and deacon of the Mass; Father Jeremiah W. Carmody, of
Charleston deacon of honor; Bishop Walsh, Father Ward Cleary, C. S. SP., of Charleston, deacon of
honor. Father Sydney F. Dean, of Greenville, who was subdeacon of the Mass, and who headed the
procession as cross-bearer, had already entered the Cathedral when the picture was taken, as had
Fourth Degree members of the Knights of Columbus, who, with presented swords, had formed along
the center aisle of the Cathedral.—(Photo by Rev. A. W. Calner).
Monsignor Martin C. Murphy
Pays Tribute to Bishop Walsh
in Sermon at Anniversary Mass
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — In the
course of the sermon delivered at
the Solemn Pontifical Mass which
Bishop Emmet M. Walsh of
Charleston celebrated at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
here, in commemoration of the
20th anniversary of his elevation
to the Episcopacy, Monsignor Mar
tin C. Murphy, pastor of St. Peter’s
Church, Columbia, and Vicar Fo-
rane of the Columbia Deanery,
paid tribute to Bishop Walsh in
these words at the conclusion of
an eloquent and inspiring dis
course on “The Mystical Body of
Christ’’.
"It is in the light of the doctrine
of the Church, and especially of
the Church as the Mystic Body of
Christ, that we understood our
Bishop’s consecration in the Cathe
dral at Savannah and his twentieth
anniversary celebration here to
day. The Mystic Body of Christ
endures and goes on from age to
age, but the members of which
it is composed are constantly be
ing renewed. That is the law of
organic life. We come and go, but
(he Church endures, until time
shall be no more. The organic
unity in the Mystic Body remains
because His Excellency, who has
been chosen, by the successor of
St. Peter, twenty years ago, is still
the vital organic nucleus, in whom
we are united with one another,
and as one flock, are united with
Peter, and with the Church.
“The Bishop is the Divinely ap
pointed center through whom our
unity as a Christian people is ef
fected and manifested. In him we
are one flock; by adherence to him
our unity is realized and made
manifest to all men, so that we
are known and as individuals, are
united to Peter and to Christ.
Whenever we kneel to kiss the
hand of the Bishop we kiss the
hand of Him who sent him to us,
and we grasp a chain of hands
that stretches across continents
and across oceans to Peter and to
Christ. We are visibly, vitally,
feeling and sharing our union with
the Mystical Body of Christ. In
that Body, the Bishop is, as it
were, a joint or ligament that binds
a part of the Body to the whole.
“In the world of today Bishops
arc called upon to bear great,'
great strains for the preservation
of the unity and vitality of Christ’s
Church. There is no gift or pow
er, of mind or body great enough
for the services of Christ. I could
describe for you the qualities
which prepared Bishop Walsh for
this great office twenty years ago,
and which made him worthy to
be chosen by the late Holy Father
to rule our historic Diocese of
Charleston. In deference to his
wishes, I forbear from enumerat
ing them. I could tell you of the
numerous churches and chapels,
hospitals and schools that he has
bu*lt, of the hundred priests that
he has in our Diocese, the com- 1
munities of Nuns and Religious
who have come here during his
twenty years. That is well known
to everyone here present. The in
creases in churches, in Catholic
population, is due to his untiring
zeal.
“You have learned more vividly
than I could ever describe, his
power to teach the word of Christ,
his gentle patience and Christlike
character, his wisdom and his pow
er for good, in Charleston and
South Carolina. However, he has
depended in years past, not on
human wisdom or strength, but in
the wisdom and power of Christ.
Today, on his twentieth anniver
sary, let us join in the prayers of
the Church, in the Masses and
Communions, offered in every
church and chapel and home in the
Diocese, that God may pour forth
on him the plenitude of His
grace and power, and that He may
continue to bless and sanctify his
ministry among us, for many years
more, so that the light and the
grace of Christ may go forth from
him to every priest and soul in
this Diocese, and join us all to
gether in faith and charity. That
it may unite us with Peter and
with Christ, so that we may grow
together in the fullness of the man
hood of Jesus Christ—He is that
Head, whose body is the Church.”
Death in New York of
Rev. Thomas F. Burke,
Former Paulist Superior
NEW YORK, (NC) — Funeral
services for the Very Rev. Thomas
•F. Burke, C. S. P., Superior Gen
eral of the Paulist Fathers from
1919 to 1924, were held at the
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
here, on September 4.
Father Burke was known as a
pulpit orator and as a poet. He
gave the first series of addresses
on the Catholic Hour. His Paulist
generalate was marked by the
establishment of his community
at the Church of Santa Susanna
in Rome, the founding of the
novitiate at Ridgefield, Conn., and
the enlargement of the Paulist
in New York City.
He was born in New York, No
vember 11, 1371, and was ordain
ed to the priesthood in 1896.
DEATH IN MICHIGAN OF
WIFE OF NCCM PRESIDENT
DETROIT, Mich.—Mrs. Cather
ine Ann Mahoney Babcock, wife of
John W. Babcock, president of the
National Council of Catholic
Men, died in Grand Rapids on
September lb. Funeral services
were held at the Cathedral of the
Blessed Sacrament here, with
Monsignor Allen J. Babcock. S. T.
L., the rector of the Cathedral
and brother of Mr. Babcock, offi
ciating.
VETERAN POSTAL CLERK
IN AUGUSTA TO RETIRE
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Clarence M.
Mullin, who has been employed by
the U. S. Post Office Department
for forty-seven and one-half years,
is retiring on October 1.
When “Chief” Mullin took his
first job with the department, that
of substitute mail carrier m Ma
con, in February, 1900, the mail
was being delivered by horse-
drawn vehicles. Some of the col
orful history of the post office,
one of America’s vital public
services, has unfolded during Mr.
Mullin’s years with the mail serv
ice. He has seen rural delivery
installed into the regular postal
service, parcel post and postal
savings and air mail introduced
into the department.
Transferred to Cordele, in 1903,
Mr. Mullin was located there until
1917, when he was assigned to
the post office at Carrip Hancock,
at Augusta. At the end of World
War I, he went to the local post
office where at present he is a
special clerk in charge of air mail
dispatch.
A veteran of the Spanish-Ainer-
ican War, Mr. Mullin is an active
member of Patrick Walsh Council,
Knights of Columbus; of the Lay
men’s Association of Georgia, and
St. Mary's-on-the-IIill parish.
Both of his sons, and a son-in-
law are in the postal service. Clar
ence M. Mullin, Jr., is a clerk in
the post office at Albany; L. P.
Mullin is a carrier at the post of-
li<;* here, sw is Joseph Rivers.
MRS. E.. J. BLACKWELDER
DIES IN COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Mrs. Wini
fred Dell Blackwelder, wife of E.
J. Blackwelder, died on September
4, funeral services being held at
the Church of the Holy Family,
Father Herman Deimel officiating.
Born in Columbus, Mrs. Black-
welder was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Barr. She is
survived by her husband; a son,
Ronald Eugene Blackwelder; two
daughters, Miss Winifred Dell
Blackwelder and Miss Judith Ann
Blackwelder; two brothers, Wil
liam A. Barr, III, and Howard W.
Barr; three sisters, Mrs. Henry L.
Howard, Mrs. E. G. Abbott, ‘ Jr.,
and Mrs. James II. Jacobs, and
several nieces and nephews.
EDWARD A. GANNON
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Edward A. Gannon, who
died August 29, were held at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
Father George Daly officiating.
Mr. Gannon, who was employed
by the Savannah Machine and
Foundry Company at the time of
his dpatli. is survived by a sister,
Miss Eilen M. Gannon; a brother,
John J. Gannon; two nieces. Mrs.
Margaret Gannon and Mrs. E. D.
Biggs, all of Savannah.
MRS. NATALIE EASON
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Natalie Veronica
Eason were held September 2 at
St. Anthony’s Church, Father
Felix Donnelly officiating.
Mrs. Eason is survived by two
sons, Frank Eason, Oakland. Cal.,
and J. C. Eason, Henderson, Nev.
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