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Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Savannah - Atlanta
Vol. XXXVI, No. 25.
PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1956.
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Georgians Irre
spective of Creed”
10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
SOLICITATION FOR BISHOP'S CAMPAIGN
SET TO BEGIN SUNDAY MAY THIRTEENTH
NEW PRIESTS FOR DIOCESE
REV. J. W. FRANKLIN
REV. J. W. LEAHY
REV. J. W. DROHAN
Kin Sought By
Ailing Widow Of
Famous General
ELMIRE, N. Y., May 4 (NC)—
The widow of Confederate Gen
eral James E. Longstreet, found
wandering in a street here, has
been placed in a hospital while
authorities seek her relatives in
Georgia.
Believed to be about 95, Mrs.
Helen Dortch Longstreet was a
former state librarian, the first
woman to hold that office in
Georgia. Both she and the Gen
eral were converts to the Cath
olic faith. Father Abram J.
Ryan, famed priest-poet of the
South, received the General in
to the Church in 1869. Mrs.
Longstreet entered the Church
when she was a student at the
College of Notre Dame in Balti
more.
They were married in 1897,
and the general died in 1904.
Mrs. Longstreet is the author of
‘'Lee and Longstreet At High
Tide.” She once edited weekly
newspapers in Georgia.
Dedication Of
Crusade To Mary
Sunday is Mother's Day.
Sunday also is Solicitation
Sunday. The Memorare was
chosen by His Excellency as
the campaign prayer. It seeks
the aid of our Blessed Mother
in the campaign effort.
It is most fitting that on
this Mother's Day. 1956, we
sacrifice family celebrations
and devote this Mother's Day
to our Blessed Mother, under
whose patronage the cam
paign is being carried for
ward.
His Excellency is asking
that every family in the Dio
cese; remain at home Sunday
afternoon so the campaign
workers may reach ifoem.
REV. H. J. RAINEY
Five new priests will be ordain
ed this month for the Diocese"of
Savannah-Atlanta.
The Rev. Joseph W. Drohan of
Worcester, Mass., and the Rev.
John W. Leahy of Philadelphia
were ordained on May 10th. The
Rev. John William Franklin, Sav
annah, will be ordained at the
Cathedral in Savannah on May
10th. The Rev. Harold Joseph
Rainey of Brooklyn will be or
dained June 2nd with the Rev.
Herbert J. Wellmeier to be or
dained May 26th.
The Rev. John William Frank
lin, son of Milton H. Franklin,
and the late Hannah M. Franklin
will be ordained at the Cathedral
of Saint John the Baptist, Savan
nah, by the Most Rev. Francis E.
Hyland, Auxiliary Bishop, on Sat
urday, May 19, at 10 a. m.
He will celebrate his first sol
emn high mass at the Cathedral
the next morning at 10 o’clock.
Officers of the first mass will be:
Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNa
REV.H. J. WELLMEIER
mara, assisting priest; Rev. Daniel
J. Bourke, deacon, and the Rev.
John J. McNamara, New Orleans,
subdeacon. Bishop Hyland will be
the preacher.
The Rev. Franklin attended
Marist School, Cathedral School
and Commercial High School. He
served in the American merchant
marine from 1943-47 and attained
the rank of lieutenant in the U. S.
Maritime Commission with a sec
ond assistant engineer’s certifi
cate. He is a member of the Ma
rine Engineer’s Beneficial Assn.,
Local No. 16.
He studied for three years at
St. Bernard’s High School and
Junior College and then went on
to St. Mary’s Seminary, Balti
more, Md., where he has been for
the past* six years.
The Rev. Mr. Drohan, son of
Mrs. Frances W. Drohan, Worces
ter, Mass., received an A. B. de
gree from Holy Cross before en
tering St. Mary’s Seminary at Bal-
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May Ordinations For
New Diocesan Priests
2500 MEN IN ORGANIZATION
ATTEND KICK OFF DINNERS;
ALL HAVE MADE OWN GIFTS
PEOPLE URGED TO STAY HOME IN
ORDER TO RECEIVE SOLICITORS
Sunday afternoon, May 13, 2500 Catholic men will carry
Bishop Hyland’s “Crusade” into the homes of all the faith
ful of the diocese.
The pastors of the parishes have
asked the people to remain home
Sunday afternoon. The campaign
workers will assemble in their re
spective churches at 1:30 on Sun
day for Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament and to receive their
authority to carry the Bishop’s
crusade into the homes of their
fellow parishioners. Following
Benediction the men will as
semble in teams, and the pledge
cards of the prospects selected
will be distributed to them. Work
ing in units of two they will then
begin making their calls. If the
parishioners will cooperate by re
maining at home it is believed
that 80% of the calls will be made
that afternoon and evening.
Robert S. Lynch and Judge W.
Kirk Sutlive, Diocesan Co-Chair
men, summed up the Bishop’s
campaign by stating, “The men
making the parish calls, in addi-
tiori to working hard and giving
their time, have also given their
personal gifts so that all may
know the confidence they have
in this Holy cause. There is an air
of determined optimism to sur
pass the financial goal. We know
that, in addition to providing
funds for parochial and diocesan
development, the campaign can
only toe-helpful in strengthening
and developing good will among
the Faithful throughout the dio
cese.”
Bishop Hyland, in summarizing
the campaign, stated, “The very
basis of our belief is sacrifice, and
its application first by our Lord,
and more ordinarily, by every
day Catholics, sets an example for
our people in this Holy cause.
“The future progress of the
Church in our diocese will largely
be determined by the success or
failure of our campaign. That suc
cess or failure now rests in the
hands of the Laity.”
NEW CHURCH FOR ATLANTA
MARONITES READY BY JULY
(By T. S. Nazzar)
ATLANTA, Ga. — In America,
catholics are familiar with the
Celebration of the Mass accord
ing to the - Latin rite. There are
however a number of other rites
which are in Communion with
Rome and recognize the Pope as
the supreme head of the Church.
Gne of these is the Maronite
Rite.
The Maronite Rite takes its
name from a saintly hermit by
the name of Maron who lived
at the beginning of the fifth cen
tury. He lived on a mountain a
short distance from the city of
Antioch, Lebanon. St. Maron
was a close friend of St. John
Chrysostom, Patriarch of Con
stantinople. At that time a part
of the Syrian people were de
ceived by the error of Eutyches,
who taught that in Christ there
is only one nature. St. Maron
strongly defended the Catholic
Doctrine and by his teaching
held the population of Syria and
Lebanon to the true Church.
It might be mentioned that in
the Maronite Rite that part of
the Mass is said in Syriac or
Syro-Chaldaic, the language
used by Christ when he was on
earth. The gospel and some of
the prayers are said in Arabic.
In 1911 there were fifteen
families of the Maronite Rite in
Atlanta. Desiring the familiar
service of their homeland, they
rented a building for church
purposes on Butler Street and
secured Father Paul Azar from
Lebanon. Syria as their pastor.
In 1922 they remodeled an old
residence at corner of Hunter
and Fort Streets for a chapel
and residence for a pastor. Fath
er N. Attala was appointed pas
tor of the church which was
named St. Joseph’s.
Due to the shortage of priests
of the Maronite Rite, the Marist
Fathers of Sacred Heart parish
have offered mass at St. Jos
eph’s Church on a number of oc
casions.
The number of parishioners of
St. Joseph’s . Maronite parish
have increased and the need of
more ample room has been felt
for a number of years. Last year
they had the opportunity to pur
chase the beautiful little Epis
copal Church of the Epiphany
at 100 Seminole Ave., N. E. at a
very reasonable price. They con
tracted for the purchase of this
building and grounds adjoining
and will take over on July sixth
of this year.
This pretty brick building
which is fully equipped to take
care of their needs, with chapel,
auditorium, Sunday School
rooms, offices, library room, and
other arrangements to take care
of parish needs, and in addition
several acres of land space ad
joining, will make an ideal set
up for the Maronites for many
years to come.