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MARCH 27, 1948.
THE BULLETIN OF rHE CATHOLIC LAWMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN
Bishop of St Augustine Celebrates
Mass at Site Where Holt! Sacrifice
Was First Offered Within II. S.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla.—(NC>—
Bishop Joseph P. Hurley of St.
Augustine, Regent of the Aposto
lic Nunciature in Bulgaria, Yugo
slavia, in his only public appear
ance during a short visit to the
United States, celebrated Mass in
the Shrine of Nombre de Dios,
located in this, America’s oldest
city, on the site where the Holy
Sacrifice was offered for the first
time in any settlement within the
United States.
Calling attention to the spiritual
treasure which America presents
in this shrine “where the voice
of Christian prayer was heSrd
more than half a century before
the Pilgrims came ashore at Ply
mouth,” Bishop Hurley expressed
the hope that “the day is not long
distant when there may be raised
here a basilica befitting the sa
cred memory now so simply, yet
so beautifully enshrined here.”
Bishop Huriey, voicing regret
“that America does not appreci
ate the glorious religious heritage
which it possesses here in this
hallowed acre,” said: ‘When true
Christian tradition are so much
the need of the hour, why should
not America come here to the
shrine of her beginnings, and find
the ‘light that faileth not’ here
where it first flickered on her
shores.”
The first Mass was offered at
the site of the present shrine
by Father Mendoza de Grajales,
a Spanish missionary priest who
came ashore on September 8, 1565.
“From this site dedicated to
the Holy Name of God—Nombre
de Dios they called it—intrepid
missionaries fared forth to preach
the gospel of Christ on our con
tinent, and the sands of this shore
are reddened by the blood of many
a forgotten Christian who gave his
life in the struggle to plant the
Cross of Christ in America,”
Bishop Hurley said.
"Faithful to the Christian tra
dition, the first Christian colony
in America, knowing that where
Christ is worshipped, there too is
His Mother venerated, erected
here Mary’s first shrine on our
soil, and caused to be placed here
the historic status of Our Lady of
La Leche. A replica of that
statue stands on this altar, and
in recent years growing numbers
of pilgrims, especially the moth
ers of America, have found in
spiration here where Mary is ven
erated as the Patroness of Chris-
: tian Motherhood.
| “It is a joy and a privilege
i for me to come here in this Shrine
| of America’s religious beginnings,
! and to offer the Holy Sacrifice of
■ the Mass oh this spot which is
I steeped in the greatest religious
and historic significance.
“I look forward to the day when
the glory of this site shall be
known throughout our land; whep
all our people will wear a path
to this glorious memorial."
BLESSED SACRAMENT
PARENT-TEACHERS
MEET IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—A charming
play, with a theme appropriate
to the observance of St. Patrick’s
Day, was presented by pupils of
the fifth grade of the Blessed Sac
rament School, under the direc
tion of Sister Finnbarr, at' the
March meeting of the Blessed
Sacrament Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation.
Speakers at the meeting were
Father Hubert Sweeney, C. P., and
Father Norman Kelley, C. P., who
were conducting a Mission at the
Blessed Sacrament Church. Father
Sweeney spoke of the high stand
ards maintained by parochial
schools and complimented the Sis
ters of Mercy upon their accom
plishments at the Blessed Sacra
ment School. Father Kelley spoke
of the importance of the work
that is done through the activity
of Parent-Teacher Associations.
Father Thomas A. Brennan, pas
tor of the Blessed Sacrament
Church, spoke briefly, compliment
ing the students who participated
in the play on their splendid per
formances, and thanking Father
Sweeney and Father Kelley for
their talks.
Priest of Belmont Abbey
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REVEREND MICHAEL McINERNEY, O. S. B.
Prominent among those who have spread the fame of Belmont Ab
bey, in North Carolina, throughout the United States, is Father Michael
Mclnerney, O. S. B., whose priestly duty has not prevented him from
gaining an exceptional reputation as an architect.- Many of the newer
churches, schools, hospitals, orphanages, parish buildings and other
Catholic institutions erected in this section of the South 'were designed
by Father Michael and constructed under his supervision.
Spring Meeting of North Carolina
Catholic College Students to Be
Held at Belmont, April 10 and 11
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C. — Sacred
Heart College and Belmont Abbey
College will be hosts to the spring
meeting of the North Carolina
Catholic College students to be
held In Belmont on April 10 and
11.
St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines, Duke
University, North Carolina State
College, Bennett College, St.
Mary’s College, Eastern Carolina
Teachers College and North Caro
lina Woman’s College.
The program will be highlight
ed by the presentation of distin
guished speakers, discussions by
the delegates, and social func
tions. Among the speakers who
will appear on the program is Miss
Patricia Ollivier, of Chicago, vice
president of the General Council
of Young Christian Students
The general outline of the pro
gram which has not yet been com
pleted is as follows:
Saturday. April 10 — 3 p. m.,
Registration, Sacred Heart Col
lege; 4 p. m. Meeting. Sacred
Heart College; 6 p. m., Banquet,
Sacred Heart College: 8 p. m,
dance, Belmont Abbey College
gymnasium.
Sunday .April 11—8 a. m., break
fast, for girls at Sacred Heart
College, for boys at Belmont Ab
bey College; 10 a. m.. Mass, Bel
mont Abbey Cathedral; 11 a. m ,
Meeting, Belmont Abbey College;
1 p. m., luncheon, Belmont Abbey
College; 2 p'. m., Meeting, Bel
mont Abbey College.
St. Francis de Sales
Sunday School “Trojans”
Feted in Columbia
Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C. — Members
of the St. Francis de Sales Sunday
School basketball team were en
tertained at the conclusion of the
season with a steak supper at the
Knights of Columbus Home, by the
Men’s Club of St. Francis de Sales
parish.
Basketball players attending
were Lamar Ingram and Billy Nor
man, co-captains; Hanlon Ingram,
William Bultman, Paul Marsha,
Jerome Ingram, John Baker, and
their coaches, John Bultman ana
Father Thomas Jellico. Dr. J. Du
bose Egleston, president of the
Men’s Club, acted as toastmaster,
and Father Alfred Kamler, pastor
of St. Francis de Sales Church,
was a special guest.
Hanlon Ingram was presented
with the sportsmanship trophy
awarded by the St. Francis Youth
Club.
The well known St. Francis “Lit
tle Trojans” had made quite a
name for themselves in midget
football and basketball circles for
the last two years, and are now
putting a baseball team in the
field. At a recent meeting of the
"Trojans,” Jerome Ingram was
was elected captain of the baseball
team, which began its season Dy
defeating a midget team of Colum
bia, the “Watson Furman Fight
ers,” by a score of 13 to 7. John
Baker did the pitching for the
“Trojans,” with Carl Brazell,
catching,
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
BALL HELD IN AIKEN
(Special to The Bulletin)
AIKEN, S. C.—The fifty-third
annual St. Parick’s Day ball, for
the benefit of St. Mary Help of
Christians Church and its Mis
sions, was held on March 17 at
the Aiken Municipal Auditorium,
with Holley’s orchestra furnish
ing the music.
Patronesses of the affair were
Mrs. J. Fx-ederick Byers, Mr
Avei-ell Clark, Mrs. Clarence \
Dolan. Mrs. W. Butler Dunca:
Mrs. William E. Ewing, Mx-s. Ax
gustus F. Goodwin, Mrs. W. Ru
sell Gx-ace, Mrs. Howell II. Hov
ard, Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, Mr
Hugh G. M. Kelleher, Mrs. Thom:
Leiter, Mrs. Harry La Montagn
Mrs. Winthi-op Rutherford an
Mrs. Corliss Sullivan.
John J. Cunning was generi
chairman of the committee i
charge, subcommittee chairms
being Mrs. Paul Roth, Mrs. Jac
Lund, Miss Anna Reilly, Williai
Ileuton. Mrs. William Heuton an
Mrs .W. W. Molony.
BISHOP-DESIGNATE Louis J.
Reicher, Chancellor of the Galves
ton Diocese, will be consecrated as
the first Bishop of the newly-cre
ated Diocese of Austin at St. Mary’s
Cathedral, Galveston, April 14, by
Bishop Christopher E. Byrne of
Galveston, with Bishop Joseph H.
Albei-s of Lansing and Bishop Ma
riano S. Gai-riga, Coadjutor Bish
op of Coi-pus Christi, as co-conse-
cratoi's.
Charleston Celebrates
Saint Patrick’s Day
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Judge
John W. Murphy, of Sci'anton,
Pa, delivered an eloquent ad-
dxess in response to the toast
“The United States,” at the 147th
annual banquet of the Hibernian
Society of Charleston, held on
March 17, at Hibernian Hall.
Lieutenant Governor George
Bell Timmerman, Jr„ of Lexing
ton, responded to the toast, “The
State of South Carolina,” and
Father William J.Croghan, assist
ant pastor of the Blessed Sacra
ment (Jllurch, Charleston, respond
ed to the toast, “The Day We
Celebrate.”
The Hibernian Society held its
annual meeting at noon, and re
elected the following officers: Jo
seph W. Welsh, president; Eu
gene G. Skinner, vice president;
Matthew P. Halloran, secretary,
and Louis L. Miller, treasurer.
CHARLESTON DEANERY
COUNCIL OF WOMEN
SPONSORS BENEFIT
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Spon
sored by the Charleston Deaneiy
Council of Catholic Women, a
card party was given on March
17 at the auditorium of Bishop
England High School, for the ben
efit of the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd in Batesburg.
Mrs. Raymond Thompson was
general chainnan of the commit
tee in charge, and sub-committeei
assisting included: Tickets, Mrs.
John B. Hartnett, Mrs. J. R, Wal
ton; Jr., Mrs. Leo Furlong, Miss
Marie Prince, Mrs, Manuel Biown,
Mrs. W. J. Kanapaux, Mrs. John
P. Michel,Jr., Mrs. J. A. Sigwald,
Mrs. Joseph McLaughlin, Mrs.
John C. Lewis, Mrs. Eugene L.
Condon. Mrs. John Bryant, Mrs.
T. R. Cotten, Mrs. John Sheeay,
Miss Camilla' Puckhaber and Miss
Margaret McLaughlin; publicity,
Mrs. Jennings Caulden, candy
and soft drinks; Mre. Law
rence Terry, Mrs. M. E. Mur
phy, Mi's. C. L. Fischer, Mrs.
J. M. O’Neill, Mrs. Charles Fris-
be and Mrs. Leo Hartnett; tables
and chairs, Mrs. William J. Bean,
Mrs. J. J. O’Herin, Mrs. Norman
Keenan; table prizes, Miss Anne
Riley, Miss Cecile Rice; special
prizes, Mrs. Thomas J. Thorne.
Medical Mission Sisters
! Leave U. S. for Africa
PHILADELPHIA.—<NC>—Their
: destination a convent and dispen-
I saiy on a site given them by the
native chief at Berekum, Gold
Coast, West Africa, four Medical
Mission Sisters said their formal
farewells to friends and countiy at
a departure ceremony at the Medi
cal Mission Si iters Motherhouse
here. They will establish the So
ciety’s first mission on the Dark
Continent.
Two of the Sisters, Margaret
Mary Van Agmatael, of Hart,
Mich., and Paula D’Errieo, of
Franklin, Miss., are graduate
nurses. Sister Raphael Devane, of
Chicago, the third member of the
group, holds a bachelor’s degree in
pharmacy. Sister Marcella Du
Brul, of Cincinnati, the fourth, re
ceived her M. D. from the Univer
sity of Cincinnati and has done
pediatric work at the University
Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich.,, and
Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles.
Sister Margaret Mary, who will
act as superior of the group, has
spent 16 years in missionary ser
vice in India. For eleven years she
managed a training school for na
tive nurses at Holy Family Hospi
tal, Rawalpindi, in the mountain
ous country of the northwest, and
for four years she was in charge of
nurses training at King Edward VI
Memorial Hospital, in Dacca, Ben
gal. India-
The Medical Mission Sisters
were founded in 1925 to give care
to the sick in mission lands. They
operate a Catholic Colored Clinic
in Atlanta, Ga., and a Catholic Ma
ternity Institute in Santa Fe, N.
M., for the Spanish-speaking. In
India, they have five hospitals.
VINCENT BURNS
LECTURER-AUTHOR
VISITS BELMONT
BELMONT. N. C. — Vincent
Burns, of Santa Barbara, Cal., not
ed poet, writer and lecturer, who
is presently on a lecture tour in
the South, was a recent vistor to
Belmont Abbey College, where he
gave a reading of inspirational
poetry.
Mr. Burns is the author of the
book “A Fugitive From a Georgia
Chaingang,” which was later pro
duced as a motion picture.