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PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA Vol. 37, No. 15. MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1956. 10c Per Copy —■ $3 a Year DECEMBER 30th IS DAY OF PRAYER FOR PERSECUTED Archbishop Says Special Mass For Hungarians ALDERSHOT, England, (NC)— Archbishop Gerald P. O’Rara, Apostolic- Delegate to Great Bri tain, offered Mass on an im provised table in a military gym nasium here for 700 Hungarian refugees. Part of a British Army barracks was being used as a transit cen ter for the refugees arriving in this country. A woman led the congregation in reciting the Rosary in Hungari an during the Mass. Hymns and the national anthem were sung while at the end of the hall a, Hungarian-speaking priest heard' confessions. Archbishop O’Hara preached with the help of a Hungarian translator, Father Anton Molnar, permanent Hungarian chaplain in Britain. The Apostolic Delegate declared that as the representa tive of the Holy Father he came with “a message of sympathy and love, assuring you of our great admiration for the. heroic stand of the Hungarian people.” Archbishop O’Hara, who is Bishop of Savannah. Ga., recalled that he had been in Transylvania while regent of the papal nuncia ture in Rumania—from which he was expelled by the Reds—and had seen there the sufferings of clergy 'and people. He had wit nessed the faith of the Hungari ans at the 1938 International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest. Bishop Hyland Will Dedicate School Jan. 13 SAVANNAH. Ga. — The Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Atlanta will dedicate St. James School and Convent, Savannah, on Sunday, January 13, at 4:00 p.m. These two--buildings were re cently completed as a part of the newly established parish of St. James on Montgomery Crossroads in suburban Savannah. The school has an enrollment of two hundred and thirty pupils in the first four grades. The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, staff St. James School. Mother M. Antoinette, I.H.M.. is principal. The Reverend John D. Toomey, Pastor, has invited all to attend this dedication. Thomas and Hut ton, Savannah, served as archi tects for the school and convent. Bishops Cali For Participation Of All U. S. Catholics IN THE EYES OF CHILDREN—The Christmas Crib, a magic place where youngsters see for the first time, the scene of the Birth of the Christ Child, reminiscent of 2,000 years ago when happened the miracle of the first Christinas Crib, the Birth of Our Savior at Bethlehem. Bishop Presides As St Mary's Celebrates 25th Anniversary ROME Ga., — On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, St. Mary’s observed the 25th an niversary of the erection of the present Church. Celebrant of the Mass marking the anniversary was the Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D.D. J.C.D. Bishop of Atlanta. In covering the event, The Rome New s-Tribune quoted Bishop Hyland as saying that it was fitting that he should make his first official visit to the Rome parish, that in a sense it appro priately showed his attachment to the old Rome. “Referring to the happy obser vance of the 25th anniversary of the use of the present edifice and the improvements made, Bishop Hyland said that “in vain we build if we don’t strive to sancti fy our home and personal life.” “He asked the congregation to carry out a two-fold program in the home of daily prayers and personal penance, and he sug gested that daily sacrifices be i made out of love of the Almighty God.” “His address conclud e d t h.e High Mass of the Feast of the Im maculate Conception, the high light of the Triduum, which St. Many's brought to a close Sunday night in finai celebration of the anniversary of the erection of the (Continued on Page 3) (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) A call has gone out to Catho lics throughout all the United States to join in a Day of Prayer for the Persecuted. Sunday, December 30. has been fixed as that day. All men of good will have been asked to join in this observance. The Administrative Board of the National Catholic Welfare Conference adopted a resolution urging the day of prayer, and the action was approved by the general body of the American ■Bishops. While the Hungarian tragedy has given fresh and great im petus to this nation-wide day of petition to God, the prayers that will be offered will be for all the persecuted round the world, Archbishop Francis P. Keough of Baltimore, chairman of the NC- WC Administrative Board, made it plain. He recalled that for 40 years now, members of the Church of Silence have suffered under "the evil and inhuman rule” of atheistic communism. Despite their long sufferings, the Archbishop added, a large body of Christians have had their faith “deepened by trials,” and he expressed confidence that “they will endure steadfast and will bear to the Church of Christ fruit a hundredfold”. “With the sound of the Hun garian tragedy still ringing in our ears,” Archbishop Keough (Continued on Page 25) ATLANTA, Ga. — Requiem Mass was’ offered here December, 19th, for Robert J. Morris Sr. The Mass was offered at Sacred Heart by the Rev. Joseph A. Mor ris of New York City, brother of the deceased. Mr. Morris was employed by THE BULLETIN, having been this paper’s advertising represen tative in the Atlanta area for more than 25 years. Mr. Morris was stricken on an Atlanta trol ley Monday December 17th and died shortly after he was remov ed ft >tn ambulance which had been summoned by the driver. Surviving are his sons, Robert J. Morris Jr., Savannah; Daniel R. Morris Alcoa, Tenn; Joseph A. Morris, Birmingham. Sisfers Mrs. Patrick Dinkins, Atlanta, Mrs. Richard Trippe, Miss Mary Mor ris, Coral Gables Fla. Brothers, Rev. Joseph Morris, New York City and Frank Morris of Atlan ta. Six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Morris was well known in the Atlanta area where he resid- ded his entire lifetime. He will be greatly missed by those who were associated with him. BISHOP PAYS FIRST VISIT—The Most Reverend Francis E. Hyland, D.D., center, bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Atlanta, joins the Right Reverend Joseph G. Cassidy, left, rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, .and Father Patrick C. Connell, right, following high mass at St. Mary’s Church. This was Bishop Hyland’s first official visit to a parish, and was the hgihlight of the church’s observance of three days of devotions in celebration of the 25th anniversary of its erection.—(Rome News- Tribune photo). Robert J. Morris, Bulletin Staff Member, lies Suddenly 4