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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC I.A YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA.
DECEMBER 20, 1947
COLORED MISSION IN IIARTSVILLE, S. C.— Pictured above is the recently completed combination
church convent and school of St. Joseph’s Colored Mission in Hartsville, South Carolina, a charge of the
Holy Ghost Fathers, with the Rev. A. J. Hackett, C. S. Sp., as pastor. Plans for the building were execut
ed by Father Michael Mclnerney, O. S. B., priest-architect of Belmont “Abbey, who has designed some
of the outstanding church, school and hospital buildi flgs in the South.—(Photo by King-Barringer Studio).
Holy Ghost Fathers Establish
Colored Mission in Hartsville
(Special to The Bulletin)
HARTSVILLE. S. C.—At the
request of Father Louis R. Wil
liamson, pastor of St. Mary’s
Church here, the Holy Ghost Fath
ers were invited to undertake mis
sion work among the Colored peo
ple in this section of the Diocese
of Charleston.
Hartsville has a population of
10,000, of which 3,000 are Col
ored. There are about fifty white
Catholics and no Colored Catho
lics. Darlington County, in which
Hartsville is situated, has a pop
ulation of some 24,000 of which
very few are Catholics.
As a result of Father William
son’s request, the Provincial Su
perior of the Holy Ghost Fathers,
the Very Rev. George J. Collins,
C. S. Sp., decided to take over the
mission in Hartsville, and sent
Father Joseph C. McGoldrick, C.
S. Sp., here as its first pastor.
Father McGoldrick arrived in
Hartsville in February, 1946, and
began immediately to raise funds
for the new project. During this
time, when he was a guest of
Father Williamson, at St. Mary’s
rectory, he went north to make ap
peals for the mission, and as a
result of his initial efforts was
able to purchase a suitable site
and was able to acquire an auto
mobile, which was most necessary
to him in his missionary work.
As a nucleus of a building fund,
Father McGoldrick received a do
nation of $5,000 from the Society
of the propogation of the Faith,
in Philadelphia, to be used toward
the erection of a chapel in honor
of St. Joseph, which accounts for
the choice of St. Joseph as the
patron of the mission.
After six months of labor in this
cause, Father McGoldrick’s health,
which had been undermined by
his service overseas as an Army
chaplain, made it necessary for
him to be relieved of all re
sponsibility, and, at the advice
of his physician, to take a com
plete rest until he regained his
strength.
Father Anthony J. Hackett, C.
S. Sp., pastor of the Sacred Heart
Church, Lake Charles, La., was
then appointed by the Provincial
Superior to take over the mission
work in Hartsville. Father Hack
ett had already completed thirty
years of pioneer work, chiefly
among Colored people in the
South.
St. Joseph's Mission here will
be the third ipission center which
Father Hackett has started and
brought to completion, with
church convent, school and rec
tory. Since he came to Harts
ville, in July, 1946, he has re
sided at St. Mary’s rectory until
accommodations were ready for
him at St. Joseph’s Mission.
After surveying the local sit
uation, Father Hackett determined
that a school was necessary to get-
ging the work under way, and
with the approval of Bishop Em
met M. Walsh of Charleston, Fath-
er Michael Mclnerney, O. S. B., of
Belmont Abbey, N. C., was au
thorized to draw tentative plans
for a combination chapel, school
and convent, and to get an esti
mate of the approximate cast of
such a structure..
Father Michael’s plans called
for a modern, fireproof school
building, designed so that part of
it could be used temporarily as a
chapel, part for a convent, and
part for classroom space. The re
sult is the handsome and substan
tial building already in use as a
church, school and convent. The
building is designed for the addi
tion of a second story in the fu
ture. Electric wiring, plumbing
and the second floor, of concrete,
are already incorporated in the
building. A small, but comfort
able rectory, has also been built
for the pastor.
These buildings were under con
struction for six months, some de
lay having been experienced due
to the difficulty of obtaining a
government building permit while
postwar restrictions on building
were in force.
The school was ready for occu
pancy the middle of October,
somewhat late for the opening of
the current school session, but nev
ertheless, twenty five pupils were
enrolled in the first few weeks
and more are anticipated as the
benefit of the school becomes bet
ter known to the people of this
area.
Three Sisters Adorers of the
Most Precious Blood, from St. Jo
seph’s Academy, Columbia, Pa.,
are teaching in the school. About
fifty adults are regular attendants
at the church.
The substantial school and chap
el building was made possible
through the effort of Bishop
Walsh, who has been most active
in the establishment of Colored
missions in the Diocese of Charles
ton. The property ahd most of
the expense of the rectory, with
its furnishings were provided by
the Holy Ghost Fathers through
Father McGoldrick’s efforts and
those of Father Charles Connors,
C. S. Sp., director of the Procure
of the Missions, in Washington,
D. C., who secured the necessary
furnishings for the sanctuary
through appeals to Cornelia Con
nelly Association in Philadelphia
and to various tabernacle soci
eties.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
PRESENT FOUR PLAYLETS
BELMONT, N. £.—A group of
high school students at Belmont
Abbey College, under the direc
tion of David Corney, presented
an evening of dramatic entertain
ment in the Abbey auditorium
on December 14, offering four
playlets.
The casts included Fred Came,
Fred Mergner, Bob Friend, Wil
liam Pharr, George O’Leary, Peter
Campbell, Thomas Fesler, Bill
Weaver, Alan Jones and Stanley
Noel.
Alderman Speaks at
Savannah G. Y. P. A.
Communion Breakfast
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—“Youth or
ganizations are a bulwark against
all isms,” Alderman John J. Sul
livan declared in an address de
livered at the annual Communion
breakfast of the Catholic Young
People’s Association, held on De-
cAaber 7, in the dining room of
the Cathedral School.
Mr. Sullivan said that organiza
tions such as the C. Y. P. A. were
definite instruments in destroying
the greatest problem of society—
juvenile delinquency he told
the young people that their organ
ization was important to them
now and would be even more
important in the years to come,
and cautioned them not to be
selfish and stand by while the
other fellow did the work.
Alderman Sullivan said that
the seed for the C. Y. P.lA. was
sown by the late Father Thomas
Knox, with the organisation of
the Catholic Athletic Association
some years ago.
James P. Glass acted as toast
master at the breakfast, and among
those who were seated at the
speakers’ table were pastors of
the churches in Savannah, Father
Frederick Gilbert, O. M. I., of
Douglas; Edward P. Daly, grand
knight of Savannah Council, No.
631, Kqights of Columbus; Edwin
J. Branc, C. Y. P. O. president
and Mrs. John J. Sullivan.
Previous to the breakfast, mem
bers of the C. Y. P. A. had re
ceived Holy Communion in a
group at a Mass celebrated at the
Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist by Monsignor T. James Mc
Namara.
Thomas J. Fahey, who headed
the committee in charge of ar
rangements for the breakfast
contributed two vocal solos to
the musical program.
The breakfast was prepared
and served by a committee from
the Parent-Teacher Association of
Cathedral School, headed Mrs.
Elizabeth Wolfe, with Mrs. Lu
cille Morris, Mrs. Josephine Fa
hey, Miss Mary Jane Fahey, Miss
Agnes Halligan and Mrs. William
Hernandez assisting.
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Mary’s parish in Itock Hill, South Carolina.
Annual Formal Dance
Given By Students at
Belmont Abbey College
BELMONT, N. C.—-The annual
Christmas ball was held in the
Ifaid Gymnasium at Belmont Ab
bey College, on December 11,
with Johnny Long's orchestra fur
nishing the music.
Arrangements for the affair, one
of the outstanding events in the
social season at the college, were
made by Richard O’Donoghue, of
Charlotte, chairman of the en
tertainment committee; Marty
Thomas, of Mount Airy, chairman
of the dance committee; William
Virgill, Norfolk, chairman of the
decorations committee, with Ed
ward Fahey, Brooklyn, John Neil-
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Chaperons and special guests
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