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JULY 24, 1948
y EIGHTEEN THE BULLlTTN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
Monsignor Kirk Appointed
Secretary of Apostolic
Nunciature in Rumania
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Word has
reached here that Monsignor iohn
C. Kirk, who has been serving as'
secretary to His Excellency the
Most Reverend Gerald P. O'Hara,
D. D„ J. U. D„ Bishop of Savan
nah. now in Rumania, as Regent
of the Apostolic Nunciature in
Bucharest, has been officially des
ignated by the Holy See as Secre
tary of the Apqstolic Nunciature.
Monsfgnor Kirk has also been
named as Director of War Relief
Services—National Catholic Wel
fare Conference, in Rumania.
He has just returned to Ru
mania after a brief trip to the
United States, where he visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Kirk, in Athens.
Twelve years ago, Monsignor
Kirk resigned his position as sec
retary to the postmaster in Atlanta,
to begin his study for the priest
hood. After attending St. Charles
College, Catonsville, Md., and St.
Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, he
was ordained in February, 1044,
at St. Joseph’s Church, in Athens.
Before going overseas with
Bishop O’Hara, two years ago, he
served as assistant pastor of the
parish in Athens, and as assistant
rector of the Cathedral of St. John
MONSIGNOK KIRK
the Baptist, Savannah.
In June, 1946, while he was in
Rome,i be was elevated to the
dignity of a Papal Chamberlain,
with the rank and title of Very
Reverend Monsignor, by His Holi
ness Pope Pius XU.
Protestant Churchmen Critize
Supreme Court 9 s Conception of
Separation of Church and State
NEW YORK.—(NC)—The Su
preme Court's conception of the
separation of Church and State as
expressed in the McCollum case
was criticized by Protestant lead
ers here as ‘‘unwarranted by the
language of the First Amendment"
and as likely to “accelerate the
trend toward the secularization of
our culture.”
In the McCollum case the court
decided that the released time re
ligious education program as car
ried on in Champaign, 111., violat
ed the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
The criticism of the court was
made in a statement released here
and signed by at least 25 leading
Protestant churchmen, including
five Bishops.
“Recent decisions of the Su
preme Court," the statement de
clared, “ have extended the mean
ing of the constitutional prohibi
tion of an establishment of relig
ion so that any action by the Stale
that is intended to benefit all re
ligious bodies without discrimin
ation is forbidden. This devel
opment of the conception of sep
aration of Church and State
seems to us to be unwarranted by
the language of the First Amend
ment and to bring about a situa
tion in which forms of cooperation
between Church and State that
have been taken for granted by
the American people will be en
dangered.”
“We believe that whatever its
intention may be, this" hardening
of the idea of ‘separation’ by the
court will greatly accelerate the
trend toward the secularization
of our culture. We favor the
separation of Church and State in
the sense which we believe to have
been intended in the First Amend
ment. This prohibited the State
from giving any church or re
ligious body a favored position,
and from controlling religious in
stitutions of the nation.
“We contend that Jefferson's
oft-quoted words, ‘wall of separa
tion,’ which are not in the Con
stitution but which are used by
the court in the interpretation of
the Constitution, are a mislead
ing metaphor. Cooperation, en
tered into freely by the State and
Church and involving no special
privilege to any Church and no
threat to the religious liberty ol
any citizen, should be permitted.
“As Protestants we desire to
affirm this interpretation of the
American doctrine of separation
of Church and State, and to pro
test against the interpretation that
has been formulated by the Su
preme Court.
“The situation created by these
decisions of our highest Court
makes clear that it is important
for our great religious commun
ions, without obscuring their dif
ferences of faith and policy, to
explore the possibilities of work
ing together. Only as we realize
such possibilities shall we suc
ceed in maintaining the religious
foundation of our national life.”
Signers of the statement were:
Bishop Janmes C. Baker, presi
dent of the Council of Bishops of
the Methodist Church; Bishop An
gus Dun of the Protestant Episco
pal Diocese, Washington: Bishop
Francis J. McConnell, retired, of
the New Yorw Methodist Area;
Bishop Edward L. Parsons, retired
of the Protestant Episcopal Dio
cese of California, and Bishop Wil
liam Scarlett of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.
Also Dr. Douglas Horton, secre
tary of the General Council of
Congregational Christian Church
es; Dr. Henry Smith Leiper, sec
retary of the American Committee
for a World Council of Churches;
Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, pastor
emeritus of Riverside Church here;
Professors Reinhold Niebuhr and
John Coleman Bennett of Union
Theological Seminary and the sem
inary’s president. Dr. Henry F.
Van Dusen.
Also John Crosby Brown, Pro
fessor P.oert L. Calhoun, Dr.
Charles W. Gilkey, Professor Wal
ter M. Horton, Dr. Lynn Harold
Hough, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
Francis P. Miller, Professor Justin
Wroe Nixon, Andrew II. Phelps,
Professor Liston Pope, Professor
H. Shelton Smith, Charles T.
White, Eugene E. Barnett and Pro
fessor H. Richard Niebuhr.
Benevolent Society Adopts Resolutions on
Death of Mrs. ]. JF. Masseling, of Atlanta
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—At the an
nual meeting of the Female Or
phan Benevolent Society, which
operates St. Mary’s Home, con
ducted by the Sisters of ?4ercy
here, the following Memorial
Resolution was adopted as a tri
bute to the memory of Mrs. J. W.
Masseling, one of the collectors
• for the Association in Atlanta,
Who died on February 21, of this
year.
WHEREAS, it has pleased
God to call to her eternal re
ward our faithful and loyal
friend and benefactress, May
Rafferty Masseling. and
WHEREAS, the deceased has
been of untold benefit to the
Female Orphan Benevolent So-
cety, operating Saint Mary’s
Home for girls, giving unstint-
ingly of her time and worldly
goods, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Fe
male Orphan Benevolent So
ciety, in regular meeting as
sembled, that a page in the min
utes be set aside as a memorial
to her beloved memory, that
Brother Francis
Completes 50 Years
As Christian Brother
(Special to The Bulletin)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Brother
Francis Patrick of the teaching
■ staff of Central Catholic High
,1 School, recently completed his
' fiftieth year as a Christian Broth-
•j er. ' “ ,
| He entered the junior novitate
j of the Brothers of the Christian
Schools, at Ammendale, Md., in
I 1898, upon arrival in this country
from his home in Ireland.
TAUGHT IN AUGUSTA
j After his years of scholastic and
novitiate training, Brother Fran
cis taught in several parochial
schools in Philadelphia, and then
at St. Patrick’s Commercial Insti
tute in Augusta, Ga. He later
taught at Calvert Hall College, in
Baltimore, and at West Catholic
High School. Philadelphia. In re
cent years he taught in the Chris
tian Brothers’ Normal School, at
La Salle College, in Philadelphia,
and at Scranton University.
Brother Francis has written sev
eral volumes of verse and has con
tributed a number of poems and
articles to Catholic and secular
publications. His latest volume,
“The Glories of Virginia,” has
been issued by the La Salle Press,
Beltsville, Md.
the usual Masses be offered for
the repose of her soul, and that
a copy of this Resolution, duly
certified, be sent to the family
of the deceased.
MRS. NELLIE BRESNAHAN
fUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Mrs. Nellie
Snmner Bresnahan, widely known
and beloved Augustan, died on
June 28, funeral services being
held from St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill
Church, Monsignor James J.
Grady officiating.
Mrs. Bresnahan was born in
Augusta, the daughter of the late
Thomak C. §Umner and-Mrs.' Mary
McCarty Sumner. She attended
St. Maryts Academy,, and . was
valedictorian of her class at her
graduation. She was the widow of
James Joseph Bresnahan, who
died a number of years ago.
“Miss Nellie” as Mrs. Bresna
han was affectionately known,
endeared herself to all who knew
her by her bright nature and
ready good humor. Many Augus-
lans recall her lovely voice which
was heard for many years in St.
Patrick’s Church, where she was
a faithful - member of the choir.
Possessed of a brilliant mind,
a courageous spirit, and unusual
talents in music, Mrs. Bresnahan
gave generously of her time and
talents in every phase of parochial
activity.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Charles Weigle; three sons,
John Bresnahan, James Bresna
han and Edward Bresnahan, all of
Augusta, and nine grandchildren.
FATHER McDONOUGII
ADDRESSES GROUP OF
METHODISTS IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Father John F.
McDonough, assistant rector of the
Cathedral' of Christ the King, was
the ^ guest speaker at the adult
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
BY HOLY NAME SOCIETY
AT FORT BENNING, GA.
FORT BENNING, Ga.—A meet
ing of the Holy Name Society of
Fort Benning was held on July 13,
at the Wharton Hall Infantry
School, with Major Thomas Gen-
dron presiding. An election of
officers , was held, Lieutenant
Colonel A. E. McCormick being
'elected president; Corporal Joseph
Siashnick, vice-president, and Staff
Sergeant John Spiekar, secretary.
After considerable discussion, it
was proposed that the constitution
be amended to allow the newly
elected' officers to serve a term of
six months instead of the three-
month term now provided by the
constitution. On motion of
Corporal Cole, it was decided to
change the day for the corporate
Communion of the society from
the second to the last Sunday of
each month.
Major John F. Rafferty, Cath
olic chaplain of the TIC and spirit
ual director of the society, paid a
glowing tribute to the work ac
complished by members of the
Holy Name Society during the
six months of its operation, and
thanked the retiring president,
Major Gendron, the vice-president.
Technical Sergeant Williams, and
I he secretary, Colonel Bernard, for
their leadership which had made
the accomplishments possible.
fellowship meeting on the evening
of Sunday, July 4, at the Peach
tree Road Methodist Church’. Fa
ther McDonough's subject was
“The Doctrines and Beliefs of the
Catholic Church".
IN MEMORIAM
Deceased Members of Female Orphan Benevolent Society
ALBANY
Brosnan, Mrs. Dan J.
Brosnan, Miss Mary L.
Wiggins. Mr Mrvearet
ATLANTA
Bloomfield. Joseph Patrick
Bloomfield. Patrick Joseph
Burke. Mrs. Louise C.
Clarke. Rt. Rev. H. F.
Connelly, Mrs. Agnes B.
Conway, J. W.
Donnelly, Mrs. Catherine E.
Donohue, Miss Kate
Flynn, James P.
Gatins, Miss Mamie
Gatins. Miss Regina
Graham, John M.
Haverty, James J.
Heller, Mrs. Catherine
Hickey, James
Hungerford. Mrs. Julia
Kaiser, Mrs. A. J.
Kattenborn. Mrs. H. D.
Kennedy, Miss Mary A.
Kennedy. Rev. Robert F.
Kuhn. Mrs. Alice
Lynch, Mrs. llapnah M.
Lynch, James J.
Lynch, Mrs. James J.
MacDonald, Miss Mae
MacDonald. Miss Margaret
Masseling, Miss Henrietta
Masseling. Mrs. J. W.
Murphy, Mrs. Phoebe A.
Nally, Mrs. Mary
Payne, J. Carroll
Payne. Mrs. J. Carroll
Rousseau, Thomas A.
Russell, Mrs. T. E.
Satzky, A.
Satzky, Mrs. A.
Satzky, Anthony V.
Spalding. Col. J. J.
Spalding. Mrs. J. J.
Spalding, Dr. R. D.
Vignaux, Pierre W.
White, John F
AUGUSTA
Armstrong, Mrs. Annie
Carr, Mrs. Frank
Carson, Luke
Carson, Mrs. Luke
Cosgrove, Mrs. Edward, Sr.,
Doyle, Mrs. James
Doyle, John P.
Ferber, Mrs. R. C.
Funk, Mrs. S.
Gallagher, Misa Hattie
Gallagher, Hugh
Gallagher, James
Kane, Rt. Rev. James A.
Keenan, Rev. Leo M
Kearney. Mrs. J. E.
O’Callaghan, Mrs. Catherine
O’Hara, Rev. Jeremiah
Rice, Matthew S.
Rice, P. H.
VaughJm. Mrs Annie T.
BRUNSWICK
Ross, J. D.
Ross. Mrs. J. D.
Wright, Mrs. J. B
COLUMBUS
Cleghorn, Miss Kate
Connor, Miss Mary
Holmes, Florence I.
McSorley, Mrs. Alice Needham
Names, Miss Mary Ann
Needham. Richard
Woodruff, Mrs. M. L.
MACON
Benedetto. A. A.
Cassidy, P. J.
Cassidy, Mrs. P. .T.
Horne. Miss Amelia
Hurley. John
Hurley, Mrs. John
Hurley. Mrs. T. A.
O'Hara. Miss Ellon
MILLEDGEVILLE
Briordy, Miss E.
Hatcher, R. W.
Horne, Henry
Trainor, Miss Annie
ROME
Fahy, Mrs. Albert
Fahy, Thomas
Fahy, Mrs. Thomaa
Fahy, T. W.
Fahy, Mrs. T. W.
Hubbard, Mrs. W. T.
Miller, Mrs. Margaret
SAVANNAH
Ambrose. Mrs. A.
Ballon tyne, Joseph J.
Ballantyne, Thomas J.
Ballantyne, Mrs. Thomaa J.
Ballantyne, Wm. T.
Barrett, M. J.
Barrett, Patrick
Barrett, Mrs. Patrick
Bazin, Very Rev. Louia
Becker, Most Rev. T. A.
Bel, Mrs. Annie R.
Black, Miss Annie
Blake. Mrs. Wm. S.
Blun, Henry, Sr.
Blun, Major Henry
Bodell, Mrs. Catherine
'Bodell, Mrs. Wm. L.
Boyle, Miss Mabel
Brady, Miss Eloise
Brennan, Patrick
Brooks, Col. Jordon F.
Brooks, Mrs. Jordon T/'
Buckley, Mrs. Mary P:
Budreau, J. L.
Burke, James A.
Butler. Col. John G.
Butler, Mrs. John G.
Butler, Harry C.
Byrnes. Mrs. Joseph M.
Cafferty. Very Rev. Edward
Canty. John F.
Canty, Mrs. John F.
Carolan, Mrs. M
Cash, Mrs. Margaret
Coffey. Mrs. P. J
Conley, Mrs. Nellie
Copps, James B.
Cosgrove, Mrs. Sarah
Craig, Joseph, III
Crawford. Mrs. Mary A.
Crohan, John
Crohan, Mrs. John
Cronk. Mrs. Stella A.
Curran, John F.
Curtis. Mrs. Hugh
Dahlent Rev. Joseph A.
Dailey, John A.
D’Amore, Frank
Davis, Joseph F.
Devereaux, Miss Kate
Dillon, Miss Agnes
Dodd, Mrs. E. M.
Doherty, Miss Mary
Doherty, Mrs. Nora
Dooley, Mrs. Marla M.
Dooley, Thos. J.
Doyle. Andrew McC.
Doyle. M. J.
Doyle, Robert W.
Dreyer, Mrs. Timothy L.
Duggan, Mrs. Margaret
Dulohery. Cornelius, Sr.
Dunn, Mrs. L. J.
Dunn, Dr. M. F.
Dunn, Mrs. M. F.
Dunn, A. Matthew
Egan. M. J.
Egan. Rev. Eugene. O.S.B.
Feeley. Miss Ann
Feeley, John
Feeley, Mrs. John
Feeley, R. G.
Feeley, Michael
Feeley, Miss Julia
Feeley, Wm. H.
Fitzgerald. Miss Ellie
Fitzgerald. Mrs. Thelma M.
Fitzsimmons. Miss E. C.
Flanagan, Mrs. P. S.
Flannery, Capt. John
Flannery. Mrs. John
Flannery,' John McMahon
Flood, Miss Catherine
Flood. Thomas
Flood. Mrs. Thomas
Fogarty, Mrs. A. W.
Fogarty, Michael
Fox, Mrs. Bridget
Gannon, A. J.
Garlty, John J.
Gearon Mrs. Marla
George. Mrs. C. M.
Gleason, Mrs. Alice L.
Gleason, Mrs. E. C.
Gleason, John F.
Gleason. Joseph J.
Gleason, Mrs. Joseph J.
Gleason, P. F.
Gleason, Mrs. P. F.
GoeUe, Mrs. John A.
Golden, John W.
Golden, Mrs. John W.
Grady, Mrs. Alice
Grady, Hugh. Sr.
Grady, James H.
Grady, Miss Mary Ellen
Graham. Mrs. Mary K-
Crevemberg. Mrs. Blanche
Greene, Mrs. R. A.
Gross, James A.
Gross, Most Rev. W. H.. D. D.
Hagood, Geo. S.
Handiboe, Capt. Michael
Harkness, Mrs. Blanche
Harte, Hugh
Harte, James H.
Harte, James H. Jr..
Harte, John H.
Harty, Anthony J.
Harty, Mrs. John F.
Hayes. Rev. John
Healey, Mrs. Bridget
Healey. Thomas
Hefferman, Joseph W.
James, Harvey
Jordan, Mrs. Anna M.
Jordan. Miss Elizabeth C.
Jordan. Thomas J.
Joyce, J. Read
Joyce, T. K.
Kamoron, Lieut. Frederick
Kearney, James F.
Kearney. Mts. James F.
Keating, Mrs. P. J.
Kehoe, Mrs. Joe
Kehoe, William
Kehoe. Mrs. Wm.
Keiley. Most Rev B. J., D.D.
KeJly, Mrs. Sarah A.
Kenny, T. J.
Knox, Rev. Thomas J.
Laffitenu, Mrs. Mary F.
Lency, Mrs. H. F.
Lechc, Mrs. Corinne
Little, Mrs. Eva H.
Logan, Mrs. Joseph A.
Lomel. Mrs. Mary Ellen
Lynch. Mrs. James F.
McAuliffe, James J.
McCarthy, J. Frank
McCarthy, Rev. John S.
McCarthy, Mrs. Minnie
McCormick, Andrew
McCrohan, Miss Anne M.
McDonough, John J.
McDonough. Mrs. John J.
McGouldrick, James J.
McOouldrick, Mrs. Jnrne* .'
McGovern. Leo.
McGovern, Miss Loretto
McGowan, James J.
McGrath, James
McKenna, James H., Sr.
McKenna, Mrs. James H.. Sr.
McMahon, Rev. P. H.
McMahon, Capt. John
McMahon, Mrs. John
McNally, Frank, Sr.
McNamara, P. J.
McPhelcn, Mrs. John
McQuade, John F.
McQuade. Mrs. Margaret
McQuade. Michael
McQuillan, James J.
Maddock, James R.
Maddock. Joseph B.
Maddock, Mrs. Margaret
Maggioni, G. Phillip
Maggioni. Mrs. Louis P
Mahnny, Mrs. James J., Sr.
Mnhany, Eugene
Mahany, James J., Sr.
Mahnny, James J. Jr.
Malloy, Miss Mary
Massett, J. R.
Merkle, A. J.
Mcrklc, Mrs. A. J.
Miles, Mrs. Katherine &.
Miller, Mrs. Nellie
Moffett, Mrs. James M.
Mooney, Thomas J.
Moran, James E.
Moran. Mrs. James E.
Murphy, Mrs. Jennie
Murphy. Mrs. T. C.
Nagle, James
Nolan, John E.
Nugent., Thomas
Nugent, Mrs. Thomas
O’Brien. Michael A.
O’Byme, Michael A.
O’Connor, Daniel A.
O’Connor, Edw. F. Sr.
O'Connor, Mrs. Edw. F., Sr.
O’Connor, Miss Elizabeth
O’Connor, Miss Helen
O’Connor. Dr. Henry I.
O’Connor. Jerry
O’Connor, Miss Katherine
O’Connor. Patrick
O'Connor, Mrs. Patrick
O'Connor, P. 3.
O'Connor, Mrs. P. J.
O’Dell, W. J.
O'Donohue, Mrs. A. M.
O’Donovan. Mrs. Julie ML
O’Donovan. Richard
O'Hara, Arthur J.
O'Hara, Mrs. Arthur J.
O'Leary, Mrs. M. J.
O’Leary, Mrs. Mary
O'Neill, Very Rev. J. F.
Palmer. Joseph
Palmer, Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly
Pano, Pope
Persse. Mrs. J. D.
Persse, J. Harry
Peter3, Mrs. Elise Cafiero
Peters, Mrs. George
Peters, N. J.
Pomar, A. J.
Powers, Patrick
Powers. Mrs. Patrick
Powers, Walter P.
Prendergast, Chas. F.
Prendergast, Miss Ellen
Prendergast, F. T.
Prendergast, Miss Fannie
Prendergast, Mrs. M. F.
Prendergast, Miss Nellie
Prindible, John
Prindiblc, Mrs. John
Puder. W. B.
Puder, Mrs. W. B.
Ray. Mrs. Mary J.
Reed, Dr. James B
Reddy, Miss Annie
Reich, Rev. Chas M.
Read. Dr. James B.
Reid, Mrs. Mary J.
Reid, Miss Mary /
Reid. Dr. Robert S.
Reilly, J K.
Reilly, Rev. M. T.
Reilly, Peter
Reiserer, Rev. Joseph
First Chaplain at Home
Robinson. Miss Annie
Roe. Richard E.
Ronan. J. T.
Rourke. Judge John
Rosis. Mrs. M. J.
Rosis. Miss Rufina
Ryan, Lt. Jack Barry
Ryan, John C.
Saunders, A. Lloyd
Semmes, Raphael T.
Sexton, Mrs. Marla
Sheehan, Timothy
Sheehan, Mrs. Timothy
Sherlock. J. Raymond
Shields. Thomas E.
Small. Mrs. Elizabeth
Stapleton. John D.
Strous, Mrs. Margaret
Sullivan, Lieut. John F.
Sullivan, Miss Kate
Teynac, Mrs. Mary E.
Thomas, Mrs. Geo. W-
Trott. Fred J.
Trott, Mrs. Fred J.
Trott, Edwin J.
Walker, Mrs. Nana Lamar
Walsh. Charles V.
Walsh, Miss Johanna
Walsh. Thomas F.
Walsh. Mrs. Wilhemina
Whelcnd Mrs. Nellie G.
Whelen. Rev. Peter
Whelan, T. Edward.
Wilkinson, Lawrence J.
Wilson. Horrv T.
THUNDERBOLT
Bannon. Mrs. Anne M.
Bunnon. James E.
WASHINGTON
Benson, James A.
Hynes, James A.
Hynes, Mrs. James A.
WAYCROSS
Cason. W. A.
Cason, Mrs. W. A.
Heagarty, Mrs. Kdw. M.
O’Connell, Thomas
O'Connell. Mrs. Thomas
WAYNESBORO
Lassiter, Mrs. Agnes Walsh
JACKSONVILLE. FLA.
Cronin, Jeremiah
Cronin. Mrs. Jeremiah
LEXINGTON. KY.
Coyne, Miss Anne
Wall. Miss Fannie
NEW YORK CITY
Crohan, Mrs. Sarah S.
Shea. Dennis
PHILADELPHIA
Jackson. E. R.
BALLINA, IRELAND
Gallagher, William