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Published by the Catholic Lay* men’s Association of Georgia "To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed’’ Vol. XXIX, No. 11 FORTY PAGES AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 27, 1948 ★★★ ISSUED MONTLY-$3.00 A YEAR AT DEDICATION OF GYMNASIUM IN CHARLESTON—His Eminence Edward Cardinal Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit, is pictured above durin g the Solemn Pontifical Mass which he celebrated at the dedication of the Father O'Brien Gymn asium at Bishop England High School, Charleston, S. C. Shown with His Eminence (center) are Father J. W. Carmody, pastor of St. Mary's Church, Charleston (left), and Monsignor James J. May, V iear General of the Diocese of Charleston, and an altar boy (right). The Mass was celebrated on a temporary altar, erected in the gymnasium, which has just been completed and which is na med in honor of Monsignor Joseph L. O’Brien, S.T. D., LL. D., founder of Bishop England Hi gh School, and its rector for thirty-one years. Monsignor O’Brien now holds the title of jrecto r emeritus.—(Photo by Reilly—Courtesy of The Charleston Evening Post).' Mrs. W. Ernest Douglas, Charleston, Elected President of Charleston Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Accorded Honor MONSIGNOR O’BRIEN The Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph L. O'Brien, S. T. D., LL.D., Rector Emeritus of Bishop Eng land High School, Charleston, S. C., whose name has been given to the high school’s new gymnasium which was dedicated by His Emi nence Edward Cardinal Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit, on Novem ber 21. Monsignor O’Brien found ed Bishop England High School, in 1916, and served as its rector until last year. He is pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, Charleston, and Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Charleston. HIS HOLINESS Pope Pius XII has appo^pted Father William J. Doheny, C. S. C., professor of Legal Ethics at the University of. Notre Dame as an associate justice the sacred Kola, the supreme ecclesiastical court of the Church. (Special t« The Bulletin) COLUMBIA, S. C.—Catholic women of South Carolina ended a two-day meeting held here on October 24, after electing Mrs. W Ernest Douglas of Charleston, president of the Charleston Dio cesan Council of Catholic Women. Others officers elected were: Miss Isadore Geicher, Sumter, re cording secretary; and Miss Anne Magarahan, Greenville, treasurer. Monsignor Paul F. Tanner, assis tant general secretary of the Na tional Catholic Welfare Confer ence, delivered the convention ser mon at St. Peter’s Church. He said the least task performed out of the pure love for God excels in merit the greatest task when done from merely natural motives and without divine grace. During a session held on Octo ber 23, David P. Doyle, legal ad visor to the National Catholic Welfare Conference, listed con flicting opinions among schools of educators regarding federal aid to education. Catholic educators were original ly opposed, he said, because the experience of other countries showed that federal aid to educa tion might lead tp federal control of educating, and hence was a thing to b^avoideu. Mr. Doyle pointed out that reading, writing, and arithmetic are essential if a child is to know the world in which he lives, but that, to serve the purpose for which he was created he must also know his Creator. “Advocates of academic freedom contend that every subject, even those which explore principles detrimental to our system of de mocracy, must be taught in our schools and colleges^’’ he said, "But no one pleads for a place for Christ. In reference to the South Caro lina divorce bill that was voted on November 2, Bishop Walsh in an address, quoted the words of Christ—“What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder . . . and I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife and shall marry another, commit- teth adultery . . Bishop Walsh said that some contend that “we might just as well have a divorce law because people go over into North Caro lina to divorce.” “That’s like saying, ‘I might just as well kill him, because if I don’t somebody else will,” ” he said. The sub-committee chairman of the local convention committee under the leadership of Mrs. J: E. Welsh were; Mrs. Linn S. Tomp kins, Mrs. R. Alex Wiles, Mrs. Charles F. Bultman, Mrs. John Bullman, Miss Eleanor Cantwell, Mrs. B. B. Bellinger, Mrs. T. F. Rooks, Jr., Miss Nell C. Corbett, Mrs. L. W. Ingram, Mrs. J. E. Youngblood. Mrs. Harry' C. Mer ritt, Miss Margaret Niggel, Mrs. E. A. Jenkins, Jr., Mrs. Everett House, Mrs. J. W. Bond, Mrs. Henry F. Jumper, Mrs. E. A. Jen kins, Sr., Mrs. Joseph Trihey and Mrs. Curran A. Jones. Headquarters for the convention were in the Columbia Hotel. BISHOP EMMET M. WALSH, of Charleston, was rc-clected chairman of the Legal Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference at the annual meet ing held in Washington last week. Cardinal Mooney, of Detroit, Dedicates “Father O’Brien” Gymnasium in Charleston (Special (o The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C —Wilh im pressive ceremonies the Father O’Brien Gymnasium of the B’ lv"> England High School was dedi cated November 21. by His Emi nence Edward Cardinal Mooney. Archbishop of Detroit. Named for Monsignor Joseph L. O'Brien, the $200,000 gymnasium was equipped specially for the Solemn Mass celebrated by Car dinal Mooney. Attending were three Bishops, an Abbot-Ordinary, nine Monsignori, about forty priests and a congregation of some 1,700 persons. Bishop England’s new science hall has been named for Mon signor James J. May. announc ed Bishop Emmet M. Walsh, Bish op of Charleston, in a sermon delivered at the Mass. Monsig nor May is the rector of the Ca thedral of St. John the Baptist, and Vicar General of the Diocese of Charleston. Bishop Walsh paid high tribute to Monsignor O’Brien, “whose vision and efforts’’ led to the foundation of the high school. Monsignor “dedicated his life” to the school and was its rector for thirty-one years, the Bishop pointed out. The ceremony began with a procession into the gymnasium led by the honor guard from the Knights of Columbus and follow ed by the priests. Monsignori, Bishops and the Cardinal. Among those participating in the ceremony were the Most Rev erend Allen J. Babcock. Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, the Most Rev erend Josep’h T. McDonough, Aux iliary Bishop of St. Augustine, and Right Reverend Vincent G. Tay lor, O. S. B., Abbot Ordinary of Belmont. Cardinal Mooney made an un scheduled talk toward the latter part of the Mass. He praised both Bishop Walsh and Monsignor O’Brien lor their work in build ing up the parochial schools of the Diocese of Charleston. In relation to the number of Catholics, the Charleston Diocese has one of the outstanding educa tional programs in the country, Cardinal Mooney said. Monsignor O'Brien was guest of honor at a reception in the gym nasium in the evening. In the principal address there, the Car dinal said religion must be an in tegral part of primary and sec ondary schools if this country is to survive as a great nation. “This school, which in its new beauty and enlarged facilities we have rededicaled here today, pro vides for the education of the soul of that part of young Amer ica to which it ministers,” Car dinal Mooney said. “For that reason, it serves the cause of good citizenship and carries on what history shows to be the authentic tradition of American education. In our love of America, we deeply feel that there is need of a wide revival of that original tradition. “The essential connection be tween religious principles and good citizenship implicit in the Declaration of Independence and explicit in the mind and the words of Washington has been, for a long time obscured in prevailing educational theory and practice. “The student of history can be patient, but the march of events is inexorable. Unless, then, we recapture the religious spirit and inspiration of our beginning as a nation, the founders’ vision of America may in the end prove to have been another of history’s beautiful dreams. “Facing conditions as they are, we have found that in the estab lished system of public schools, training .in Christian faith and morality is lacking, and we hold that this training is essential. Others,!oo, have pointed out the same delect, but we have not been content with words we have acted and our vast parochial 'school sys tem is (lie result. “It is a truism in American tradition that urn-al rrinc'pte is (he strong bul:"ark of eo r) citi zenship and it is a common" 1 see of Cbrisl'au teaching that relig ious faith is the sure source of mora’ principle. “No iat;on was ever blessed with the maintenance of religious principles in its citizens unless its educational system made pos sible the instruction of children in the religion ot their parent j " On the day ot the dedication, the alumni of Bishop England High School received Holy Com munion at a Mass celebrated by Monsignor O’Brien at St. F:u- rick’s Church, where he is the pastor. The choir was under the direction of Mrs. Thomas F. Mosi- mann, and the service was broad cast over Station WHAM. The choir included Frank Duffy, Bobby Blanchard, Mrs. Willifm Croghan, Mi.ses Alice Moran, Cc- cile Rice. Madeline Mosimann and Gerald'iie Condon. Cardinal Mooney was the prin cipal speaker at a reception held in the evening at tile gymnasium, (he oilier speakers who joined His Eminence in paying tribute to Monsignor 0'E.rien and Bishop England High School being Bishop Walsh and the Honorable William McG. Morrison, Mayor ot Charleston. In his response, Mon signor O'Brien expressed bis grat ification at Cardinal Mooney's coming to Charleston for the dedi cation ceremony, and his apprecia tion to Bishop Walsh for giving the gymnasium his name. Abbot Vincent offered the in vocation and the benediction was given by Bishop McDonough. Monsignor John L. Manning, rec tor of Bishop England High School, headed the committee ar ranging for the dedication cere mony and the reception. Alumni of Bishop England High School who headed sub-commit tees were: John J. Kennedy, Jr., Iraynor Ferillo, Mrs. Michael Conlon, P. J. Sheedy, Lawrence Burmester. Dr. William Carter, Michael J. Runey, Jr., Jerome Han lon, Matthew' Condon, Jr., Miss Mary Loretta Cragnan, Miss Eu nice Kearney, Miss May deVir.eau, with Dr. D. L. Maguire, Jr., presi dent of the alumni association, and Miss Mary Davis, secretary. SAVANNAH,ATLANTA DIOCESE REPRESENTED SAVANNAH, Ga.—Represent ing the Diocese of Savannah-Al- lanta at the dedication of the Fa’. i- er O'Brien Gymnasium of the Bishop England High School, Charleston, by His Eminence Ed ward Cardinal Mooney, Archbish op of Detroit, were Monsignor Joseph E. Moylan, Vicar General of the Diocese, Monsigiior J. James McNamara, of Savannah; a number of priests and members of Savannah Assembly, Fourth De gree, Knights of Columbus, under the direction of Thomas J. Canty, master of De Soto Province, who served with fourth degree mem bers of Bishop England Council in Charleston, as a guard of honor to Cardinal Mooney. TRAPPIST MONASTERY AT HUNTSVILLE, UTAH GIVEN STATUS OF ABBEY HUNTSVILLE, Utah— (NC) — The two score Cistercian monks at the Monastery of the Holy Trinity here will meet in the near future for the solemn election of one of their number as Abbot. The Monastery, which was founded only sixteen months ago. has been elevated to the rank of an Abbey. The monks have already com pleted and moved into a large quonset—hut building, which has served as the Monastery. The in stitution is an offspring of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani. at Truppist, Ky., and was founded by the late Abbot Frederic M. Dunne. O. C., S. C., who was he<?d of the Kentucky institution.