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Voi. 37, No. 18. MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1956. 10c Per Copy — S3 a Year
Robert S. Lynch
Elected Member
Of NCCJ Board
ATLANTA," Ga„ — Robert S.
Lynch, , president of Atlantic
Steel Company, Atlanta, was elec
ted to membership for a three-
vear term on the National Board
of. Directors of the Conference
of Christians and Jews at the
Board's 28th annual meeting.
Mr. Lynch is a native of Van-
dergrift, Pennsylvania, and came
south to Atlanta in 1944 as Gen
eral Superintendent of the At
lantic Steel Company. In 1946 he
was made vice president and in
January, 1947, he was elected
president, which position he still
holds. In August, 1955, he was
elected chairman of the board
and chief executive officer of
Continental Gin Company, Birm
ingham. Mr, Lynch is also a
director of American Iron and
Steel Institute, Atlanta Freight
Bui-eau and the Atlanta chapter
of the American Red Cross.
Official
The Most Rev. Gerald P.
O’Hara, D.D. J.U.D., Bishop of
Savannah and Apostolic Delegate
to Great Britain announces the
following clerical appointments
and changes for the Diocese of
Savannah.
RT. REV. MSGR. JOSEPH E.
MOYLAN, P. A., appointed act
ing Vicar General and Chancellor
of the Diocese of Savannah.
VERY REV. MSGR. ANDREW
J. MCDONALD. J.C.D. S.T.L. from
Chancellor of the Diocese of Sav-
annah-Atlanta to Officialis of The
Diocesan Tribunal of the Diocese
of Savannah, and appointed a
Diocesan Consultor.
RT. REV. MSGR. T. JAMES
McNAMARA, V. F., a Diocesan
Consultor.
VERY REV. DANIEL J. MC
CARTHY, V.G. named a Dioce
san Consultor.
VERY REV. DANIEL J. BOUR-
KE, V.F. named a Diocesan Con
sultor.
VERY REV. JOHN D. TOOM-
EY named a Diocesan Consultor.
VERY REV. THOMAS A.
BRENNAN, named a Diocesan
Consultor.
REV. RALPH E. SEIKEL ap
pointed Notary of the Diocesan-
Tribunal and transferred from as
sistant at the Church of The Most
Blessed Sacrament, Savannah, to
Assistant at the Nativity of Our
Lord Church, Thunderbolt, in
charge of Mission at Richmond
Hill.
REV. ROBERT J. TEOLI from
assistant St. Theresa’s, Albany, to
assistant of the Church of The
Most Blessed Sacrament, Savan
nah.
REV.. JOHN W. FRANKLIN
from Assistant at the Church of
the Most Blessed Sacrament, Sav
annah, to Assistant at St. The
resa’s, Albany.
TELEVISION HISTORY
As far as can be determined, television history was made
during the installation of Bishop Hyland. It is believed that for
the first time the installation of a Bishop and the creation of a
new Diocese was viewed by a television audience. The entire
ceremony was televised by WLWA, Channel 11. of Atlanta, as a
public service. The program was arranged and directed by Mr.
Joseph P. Dwyer, vice-president and general manager of WLWA-
TV.
Diocese Of Savannah
Archbishop O’Hara Celebrates
Mass Marking Re-Establishment
SAVANNAH, Gai—Archbishop
Gerald P. O’Hara was celebrant
of a Solemn Pontifical Mass mark
ing the re-establishment of the
Diocese of Savannah here Sun
day November 11th.
The century old Diocese which
since 1936 has been known as the
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta was
divided into two Dioceses last
July when the Holy Father es
tablished the Diocese of Atlanta.
At 5:30 p.m., the procession
moved from the cathedral rectory,
up Harris street to Abercorn
Street and then into the cathedral.
Leading the procession were 30
Benedictine cadets, followed by
members of the Fourth Degree
Assembly of the Knights of Co
lumbus. Next was the crossbearer,
accompanied by two acolytes and
in turn choir boys and altar boys.
Completing the procession were
the clergy of the diocese followed
Archbishop O'Hara
Sails November 23rd
The Most Rev. Gerald P.
O'Hara, D.D. J.U.D. Archbish
op-Bishop of Savannah and
Apostolic Delegate to Great
Britain, sailed for England
Friday, November 23rd, aboard
the Queen Elizabeth.
The Archbishop returns io
his post abroad following a
three week visit to participate
in the Installation ceremonies
of Bishop Francis E. Hyland,
First Bishop of Atlanta.
by the archbishop, who was at
tended by officers of the mass and
an honorary escort of officers from
Hunter Air Force Base.
MONSIGNOR MOYLAN NAMED
SAVANNAH VICAR GENERAL
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara D.D.
J.U.D. Archbishop-Bishop of the
Diocese of Savannah and Apostol
ic Delegate to Great Britain an
nounces the appointment of the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph E. Moylan,
P. A., as acting Vicar General and
Chancellor of the Diocese of Sav
annah.
Monsignor was Vicar General
and Chancellor of the Diocese
of Savannah-Atlanta in the late
1940’s serving while Archbishop
O'Hara was overseas,, in . Romania
and Ireland.
A priest of the Diocese of At
lanta, Monsignor assumes his new
post through permission granted
by his ordinary, The Most Rev.
Francis E. Hyland D.D. J.C.D.
First Bishop of Atlanta.
MSGR, MOYLAN
U. S. Bishops Ask
Crusade For Peace
Silencing
(N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, —The Bishops
of the United States have called
upon the faithful “to pledge
themselves to a veritable crusade
of prayer” for peace.
At the same time they warned
against those who because of “sel
fish interest” or “rash counsel”
would jeopardize the delicate
balance of world peace,” and
underscored “the urgency of
prompt and effective interven
tion to silence the guns of war
and to enforce the pacific arbi
tration of conflicting claims.”
They also emphasized that the
United Nations, despite possible
failings and falterings, “offers the
only promise we have for sus
tained peace in our time.”
And they applauded “the vig
orous leadership” of the Presi
dent of the United States, de
claring that he has emphasized
.many points cited by His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII in the world
crisis.
These actions were taken in a
statement, entitled Peace, Unity
—The Hope of Mankind, adopted
at their annual general meeting
here.
“We stand with the Vicar of
Christ,” the Bishops said, “and
our prayer is for peace for our
country and all the world — a
peace with justice and charity.”
The Bishops urged that the
crusade of prayer "be for the
specific ends that international
sanity will triupmh over war;
that justice may be vindicated by
the nations united under law;
and that our own beloved coun
try, under God, may lead the
way to that better hope for all
mankind.”
Warning about the gravity of
the times, the four American
cardinals, some 20 archbishops
and more than 130 bishops de
clared:
“Once again in our time the
alarm bell is ringing in the night.
The world, inured as it is to
tragedy, is apprized of tragedy
still more profound. . . . Though
the hour is late indeed, it is not
yet too late.”
But, the Bishops counseled, “the
supreme folly is to leave God out
of our reckoning.”
“Foremost, inevitably, in our
thinking,” the Bishop said, “are
the heroic people of Hungary.”
“To them in their darkest
hour, the statement added, “we
offer the sympathy of our com
mon faith and we pledge out-
unremitting efforts to help them
achieve that ultimate liberty for
which their sons and daughters
have died, surely not in vain.”
The Bishops pointed out that
“it is not mere rhetoric to saj
that at this juncture the world
is poised on the brink of disaster
it is grim realism.”
Asserting that this is “neither
the time nor the place” to review
the history of the United Nations,
Of Guns
the Bishops said:
“If there have been mistakes
in its decisions and faltering in
its procedures, that is no more
than a commentary on our human
condition;. The fact remains that
it offers the only present promise
we have for sustained^ peace in
our time: peace with any ap
proximation of justice.”
Their statement said the clear
implication of "recent impassion
ed messages” issued by His
Holiness Pope PJus XII “is that
the nations must employ their
unity with such revived strength
and purpose as to banish the
specture of war.”
“It- is division which tempts
the aggressor; it is unity which
gives him pause,” the Bishops
declared.
"With the Sovereign Pontiff,”
the bishops continued, “we rec
ognize the urgency of prompt
and elective intervention to sil
ence the 'guns of war and to en
force the pacific arbitration of
conflicting claims. With him, al
so. we emphasize the paramount
need for a heightened concept of
the un ; versal validity of 1 a w
among nations as among men.”
The course , set “by our own
government for the avoidance of
international Calamity” has been
a source of “genuine satisfaction,”
the statement said. “Worthy of
the highest praise,” it added, “are
its efforts, rising above consider
ations of party and politics, to
bring the problems before the
tribunal of the nations, to re
store mutual confidence in all
those who seek justice, and to
counter the threat of anarchy by
marshaling the full, strength of
those forces of law and order
which the world commands.
“Our President, indeed, has set
a pattern of vigorous leadership,
and has emphasized many of the
points which have been dwelt
upon by Pope Pius XII,” the
bishops said. “He too is alert to
the overriding need of a develop
ed reverence for international
law. clearly mindful, as he stress
ed in his recent message to the
American people, that without
law there can be no peace.”
Pagans said “if you wish peace,
prepare for war,” the Bishops
noted, but added at once that
Christianity has revised that say
ing to read: “If you wish peace,
prepare for peace.”
SPECIAL
ISSUE
Complete coverage of the
Installation of Bishop Hyland
is contained in this issue. The
second and third sections are
devoted to the ceremonies and
to the churches of the Atlanta
area.