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Official Newspaper For The Diocese Of Savannah - Atlanta PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Georgians Irre spective of Creed” Vol.- 37, No. 9 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1956. 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year BLESSES CHURCH—Bishop Francis E. Hyland. D.D. J.C.D. is pictured as he blesses the new St. Joseh’s Mission, Fleming Heights. Dedication ceremonies were held at the new church on Wednesday evening. September 26th. Following the blessing an evening- mass was offered by the Bishop. (Morgan Fitz Photo By Hugh Pinney) Bishop Hyland Says Requiem For Mother At Philadelphia Bishop Dedicates New Saint Joseph's Mission Ten Georgians Enrolled At Belmont Abbey BELMONT, N. C„—Ten Cath olic boys from -Georgia have regis tered for the -fall term at Bel mont Abbey College, Belmont, N. C., which began its eighty-first academic year last Friday. Enrolled in the freshman class are Richard J. Grose, son of Mrs. P. F. Yongue of Augusta; Robert O. Tobin, son of Mrs. Helen Tobin of Augusta; Marinus Adrian Wyndelts, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Wyndelts, Jr. of Atlanta. Entering as sophomores are Par- rick A. Cusick, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Daly of Rome; and William B. Daqiel, son of Mrs. Eleanor Athearn of Augusta. Registering as juniors are John R. Ciucevich, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Ciucevich of Savannah; James A. Fogarty, son of Mr. John J. Fogarty of Savannah; Frank T. Reese, son of Mr. Thomas W. Reese of Augusta; and Joseph M. Ruiz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eman uel Ruiz of Augusta. Joseph has been elected vice president of the junior class. Louis Anthony Sievers, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Sievers of Savannah, is beginning his fourth year at Belmont Abbey College, and will be a candidate in June for the Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Business Admini stration. He has been elected vice president of the Student Council. ArchhishopO’Hara Gives Blessing LONDON, (NC) — Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Sav annah and Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain, gave the absolution at the funeral of Archbishop Ed ward Myers, coadjutor to the late Cardinal Griffin, in Westminster Cathedral. Among those attending the funeral were Bishop John F. Dearden of Pittsburgh and his auxiliary, Bishop Coleman F. Carroll. The Requiem was sung by Aux iliary Bishop George Craven of Westminster, who was chosen Vicar Capitular of the See on Cardinal Griffin’s death. CONSECRATE 41 ST NATIVE BISHOP VELLORE, India, (NC)—Bishop David Mariyanayagam of the Saiesians of Don Bosco has been consecrated here as Bishop of Vel lore, becoming the 41st native bishop of India. Following the death of Bishop Paul Mariaselvam of Vellore in June, 1954, Bishop-elect Mariy anayagam acted as Apostolic Ad ministrator of the see. The Vellore diacese has bout 33,GOO Catholics. Co-consecrators at the ceremony were Bishops Stefano Ferrando of Shillong and Rejarethinam Arokiaswami Sun- daram of Tanjore. Among 11 pre lates present at the consecration was American-born Bishop Louis Morrow, S.D.B., of Krishnagar. When a man is touch}' about his dignity it’s sure sign that he has little to be touched. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass was of fered for Mrs. Sarah R. Hyland, wife of the late James J. Hyland, on Tuesday, September 18, in the Church of St. Francis de Sales, Philadelphia. Mother of the Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, Bishop- elect of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Hyland died at her. home, 1007 ,S. 47th St., on September 13 after a long ill ness, at the age of 81. ASSISTING BISHOP Bishop Hyland was celebrant of the Requiem Mass. The Rev. John J. Sefton was assistant priest; the Rev. Joseph B. Curran was deacon; the Rev. Joseph P. Ker rigan, sub-deacon. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph M. Corr was master of ceremonies, assisted by the Rev. Daniel J. Gallagher. Assisting in the sanctuary was the Most Rev. John F. O’Hara, C.S.C., Archbishop of Phila delphia, Hong with Auxiliary Bishops J. Carroll McCormick and Joseph McShea, of Philadelphia; Bishop George L. Leech of Harris burg, and Bishop-elect Hubert J. COLUMBUS, Ga. — Frank J. Sheed, well know author lecturer and founder of Sheed and Ward Publishers, will be the principal speaker at the 41st annual con vention of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, October 27th and 28th. Scheduled to speak at the Sun day afternoon luncheon Mr. Sheed has chosen “Religion on the street corner” as his topic. He Cartwright. Also present were about 120 priests, including the Right Rev erend Monsignors, Thomas F. Mc Nally, P.A., V.G., Phillip E. Do nahue, V.R., Joseph G. Cox, J.C.D., Francis J. Furey, D.D., Peter J. McGarrity, Cletus J. Ben jamin, D.D., Peter J. Klekotka, J.'C.D,_, James E. Heir and Leo G. Fink, P.A., V.F., of the Archdio cese of Philadelphia; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Alfred M. Watson, Erie, Pa., the Very Rev. Msgr. Bartholomew B. Doyle, Ocean City, N. J. and the Very Rev. D. C. O’Meara, S.M., Washington. D. C. Also in attendance were about 15 priests from Atlanta, including the Right Reverend Monsignors, Joseph E. Moylan, V.G., Joseph G. Cassidy and Patrick J. O’Con nor, and Very Rev. Msgr. Corneli us L. Maloney 1 . Other priests from Georgia present included: The Very Rev. Valentine Becker, S.M., Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan, Rev. Francis J. Donehue, *Rev. Francis D. Gil- will trace some of the activities of the Catholic Evidence Guild whose purpose it is to teach Cath olic doctrine and explain the Catholic Point of view. Mr. Sheed has addressed thousands of these outdoor meetings both in England and America. Mr. Sheed is the author of such books as “Society and Sanity,” Theology and Sanity, “Nullity of Marriage,” “Communism and FLEMING HEIGHTS—St. Jos eph’s Mission was dedicated by His Excellency the Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D.D. J.C.D. on Wednesday evening, September, 26th. (See Photo Page 3) In attendance were more than twenty priests from all parts of Georgia, who made the trip to participate in the dedication of this new Mission of St. Patrick’s which serves the rapidly expand ing number of Catholics in the Fleming area. Delivering the Dedication Ser mon was Monsignor Joseph E. Cox, Ph.D., pastor of St. John’s Church, Philadelphia. Built on land donated by Mrs. Bessie Sherling of Fleming Heights and her daughter, Bever ly Joe, in memory of J. G. Sher ling, the exterior presents the clean lines of concrete block con struction interspersed at regular intervals with foundation-to-roof louvered windows. In front, these evemy-spaced vertical windows form a back ground for a plain, 30-foot cross set in a' brick foundation. Within the church itself, the AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Very ReV. John J. Kennedy, V.F., pastor of St. Mary’s-on-the- Hill Church' announces the sign ing of a $175,000 contract ior the new Catholic High School here. Contractors will be William B. Kuhlke Co., of Augusta, who will construct the co-institutional school on Wheeles Road near Daniel Field. To be errected on a 20 acre site, the new school will be built of brick, steel and concrete with rigid frame supports, acoustical tile suspended ceiling, continuous steel window units, metal roof ing and concrete with tile floors. Containing the most modern educational facilities, the school will cover 24,000 square feet and contain 12 classrooms, library, chapel, cafeteria, science labora tories and other specialized departments. To be constructed in the form of a Cross, the new school will replace two existing Catholic Man” and many others. Headquarters of the 41st con vention will be at the Ralston Hotel. Program plans are nearing completion for the two day meet ing which will open on the after noon of the 27th. The Convention will be honored by the presence of the Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland D.D. J.C.D. Bishop Elect of the newly estab lished diocese of Atlanta. basic simplicity of design is car ried out. Floor to floor oak sup porting beams, suggesting a vault ed ceiling, lead to the sanctuary which is separated from the main part of the church by a wrought- iron supported, wooden commu nion rail. In the recessed sanctuary on a raised level, a plain, black marble altar becomes the focal point of the overall interior design. On the center of the altar is placed an unusually designed, rectangu lar tabernacle given to the church by Miss Nelly Feeney. Suspended above the altar is an eight-foot cross with a four-foot corpus. Flanking the sanctuary and in side the communion rail are wood statues hand-carved in Italy. On the left a statue of the Blessed Mother Mary, donated by Mr. and Mrs. William J. Heffernan of Au gusta, and on the right, St. Jos eph the Worker, from Mrs. Bessie Sherling. Architects for the new church were Thomas and Hutton of Sav annah with construction under the direction of the John C. Mac Donald Construction Company of Augusta. High Schools. in Augusta . . . Boys Catholic High School and Mount St. Joseph Academy. The Marist Brothers, now teaching at Boys’ Catholic will teach the boys at the new school, while the Sisters of St. Joseph will teach the girls McAlpin Heads Savannah Fourth Degree SAVANNAH, Ga.—William D. McAlpin'was installed as worthy faithful navigator this week to head the slate of officers installed at the meeting “of the Immaculate Conception General Assembly, Knights of Columbus. Other officers installed were Richard E. Lee, as faithful cap tain; John F. Canty Jr., faithful admiral; John Shearouse, faith ful pilot; James J. Johnson, faith ful inner sentinel; Peter Schuster, faithful outer sentinel; and Wil liam A. Kearney, faithful comp troller. Nicholas T. Stafford Sr., worthy faithful master of the DeSoto Province, Knights of Columbus, was installing officer. He was re cently reappointed to this position for a period of two years. The Rev. Thomas Brennan, chaplain made a brief talk to the members. A steak supper was served by the culinary committee composed of John E. Buckley and Chris Laird. (Continued on Page 11) Frank Sheed Convention Speaker Sign Contract For Augusta School