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Official Newspaper For The Di ocese Of Savannah Official Newspaper For The Diocese Of Atlanta PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA Vol. S3, No. MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1957. 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Archbishop O'Hara Latin America, Africa Sorely Need Vocations To Priesthood ST. JOSEPH'S, DALTON—This new $50,000 church was dedicated by Bishop Hyland at cere monies held Thursday evening, June 20th. Shown entering the church are the First Communi cants of the parish. This photo was taken on May 26th when the first mass was offered in thejaew built: ing: Bishop Hyland Dedicates lew Saint Joseph’s DALTON — The Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D.D.. J.C.D., Bishop of Atlanta, dedicated the new St. Joseph’s Church here on the evening of June 20. The Bishop was assisted in the dedication ceremonies by the Very Rev. Joseph Hart, C.SS.R., Pro vincial Superior of the Redemp- torist Fathers in the South, and the Rev. Michael Regan of At lanta. The Rev. Bernard C. Krimm, C. SS. R., pastor of St. Joseph’s offered the Mass following the dedication. Bishop Hyland de livered the sermon at the Mass. Guests of honor on the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Stephen O’ Bryan of Chicago, who made a ■contribution of $10,000 toward the new church through the Catholic Church Extension Society. Additional guests included the B NEWSPAPER CHALLENGES ANGLICAN BISHOP'S CHARGE OF PERSECUTION, BRIBERY IN ENGLAND'S CONVERSIONS LONDON, — (NC) —A British Catholic weekly has challenged an Anglican Bishop’s charges that converts are won to the Catholic Church in Britian through seduct ion. The Universe, nationally cir- allegations. The newspaper prom ised to investigate impartially and publish its findings. Addressing a meeting- of Angli can clergy at Nottingham. Bishop Barry had said: “I know people in this diocese who have been culated Catholic weekly, asked ; marked down by the Roman hier- that Anglican Bishop F. R. Barry | archy. People have been set upon of Southwell make available ! them to try to seduce them from names and facts to back up his Bishop Hyland Confirms Class Of 208 Adults ATLANTA — On Pentecost Monday evening, the. Most Reve rend Francis E. Hyland, D. D., J. C. D., Bishop of Atlanta, confer- their Anglican allegiance , . . What they are offered by the priest is something they can put into a bag and take home, something like what they are offered by the Communist party.” In its reply to the Bishop’s charges, The Universe said that unsupported and vague. accusa tions/ should be replaced by facts. The Catholic Bishops of Eng land have so far refused to join in the battle of words between some Catholics and Angelicans which was spearheaded by the Angelican Archbishop of Canter bury, the Most Rev. Geoffrey red the Sacrament of Confirma tion on 208 adult converts in the Fisher. Archbishop Fisher recent- ht Rev. Monsignor Joseph Cas- | Cathedral of Christ the King ' The |ly made a speech in which he de- sidy, v.F. of Atlanta, the Rt. i Blshop had P revlousl > r confirmed j c i are d that the Catholic Church Rev. Msgr. George Flannngan of Chattanooga. Very Rev. John A. Krimm, pastor. Immaculate Con- Atlanta Diocese Acquires Land In Douglas County ATLANTA—Plans a re being prepared for a mission chapel to serve the Catholic people in the Austell - Clarkdale - Douglasville area of the Diocese of Atlanta. Several weeks ago. a beautiful tract of eight acres was acquired for the purpose in Douglas Coun ty. Although the site is located in Douglas County, it is just be yond the city limits of Austell. The Rev. Charles Duke, S.M.. assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s parish, Marietta, is in charge of this mission area where for years the people have attended Mass in the Clarke community center in Clarkedale. Average attend ance at Sunday Mass is now over 80. The chapel that is being plan ned will accommodate 150 people but it can easily be enlarged by the addition of a transcript. BIRMINGHAM. England (NC) —Latin America, which has one- third of the world’s Catholics, has only about one-tenth of the Church’s priests, Archbishop Gerald O’Hara, Apostolate Dele gate to Great Britain said here. The Archbishop was addressing thousands of persons who had come to visit a traveling voca tions exhibit which stopped here on its tour through the large cities of Great Britain. "Grave dangers also threaten Africa’s rapidly developing peo ple,” the Archbishop, who is also Bishop of Savannah, Ga., added. Citing an instance of the scarci ty of priests in Africa, he said that in ene instance, ”50 priests have the care of about two mil lion souls there. Twenty priests, the Pope says, could today con vert one territory.” Over 100 orders and congrega tions of priests, Sisters and Bro thers are represented in the ex hibit. It is displayed in a large tent and has already been seen, by more than a million persons. ception Church, Bronx, N. Y., Sister Elizabeth Mary and Sister M. Wailenga. Philadelphia who are sisters of Father Krimm. The church, designed by Mr. Nicholas J. Pasculiis, of Macon, is of modern architecture, with a triangular shape to the facade, and a very high pitched roof supported by huge laminated arches. The total price of the chapel ran more than $50,000. Contractor was Mr. Laurent De- Give of Atlanta. Women’s Retreat Dates Announced MACON, — Dates for two Re treats for women have been re leased here. The Retreats to be held at Mount de Sales Academy will consist of a mid-week retreat to be held from August 20 to 23, and a week-end retreat from August 23 to 25. 1187 adult converts during his reg ular Confirmation tour during the months of April and May. The Cathedral was crowded to capacity for this first adult con firmation class in the recently es tablished diocese. The converts came, from every parish in met ropolitan Atlanta. The parish of St. Joseph, Dalton, was also rep resented among the converts as was the Mission of St. George in Newnan. The largest group for Confirmation, more than 80, was presented by the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Atlanta, of which the Rev. Michael McKee- ver, S.M.A., is pastor. The Bishop was assisted during the Confirmation ceremony by the Rev. James King, pastor of St. Anthony’s Church, Atlanta, and by the Rev. George Daly, pastor of St. John’s Church, Hape- ville. The ceremony closed with Solemn Pontificial Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, at which the Rev. Robert Kipp. S.M., pas tor of the Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, was deacon and. Father McKeever, subdeacon,. in Great Britain is waging “open war” on the Church of England. Catholic observers here feel that one cause of the anti-Catholic disquiet which Britain’s Angelican clergy feel is the success of the Catholic Inquiry Bureau. The bureau, working through periodic advertisements in national secular newspapers, has so far drawn request for information about the (Continued on Page Seven) TV Quiz Puts Priest Qn Spot COLUMBUS, — 1 WONDER WHY, a quiz program in reverse, puts Father Louis A. Gales, of the Catholic Digest, at the mercy Of four typical parochial schoolchil dren. For about 27 minutes, they bombard him with their personal problems and questions about God and the Bible and the catechism. 1 Sundays. Father Weltzer Celebrates His 25th Anniversary AUGUSTA—The Rev. Arthur A. Weltzer. of St. Patrick’s Church observed the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on June 11. The members of St. Patrick’s Parish honored Father Weltzer with a reception in the parlors of the rectory. A garland ol gar denias were ar ranged around the silver punch bowl, and silver Fr, Welizer candelabra held pale pink tapers. Numerous friends of Father Welt zer, Catholics and non-Catholics, attended this reception. Father was ordained at St. Pat rick's Cathedral, in Rochester, New York, in 1932. He was born Rochester, and attended St. Bernard’s Seminary there before his ordination. After serving- on the faculty of Aquinas High School, in Rochester for several years, he served on the faculty of St. Andrew’s Seminary from 1939 to 1947. He came to Augus ta in 1947 as assistant pastor at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, where he served until 1952, when he came to St. Patrick’s. Warner Robins K. €. Council Elects Officers WARNER ROBINS — Grand Knight Elect George “Joe” Cam- erio heads the list of officers elected by the Sacred Heart Coun cil 4371. Elected to serve for the year beginning July 1st with Camerio were Bernard Lawler-Deputy Grand Knight, Orton Evans- Treasurer, Earl Beckett- Recorder, William Marscher - Chancellor, Allen Wagner - Trustee, Edward Adams - Warden, Lovette Brant ley - Inside Guard, James Phelps- Outside Guard. Father Felix Donnelly continues to serve as Chaplain for the Council and James Ainsworth and George Lotti as Trustees. Com pleting the list for officers of the Warner Robins Knights of Colum bus Council, which was organized last March, is Joseph Dembowski as Financial Secretary. As part of the Youth Activity program, the Council has assumed the sponsorship of Cub Pack and Scout Troop 122, which were sponsored by the Sacred Heart Church since their organization. For example, “Tell me, what is heaven really like?” and “How could Noah take enough food along to feed all those animals in the ark?” Different children appear on each show. Fifteen TV stations are now carrying the I WONDER WHY series. It is telecast locally over Channel 4 on WRBL-TV at 4 p. m. New Church For Our Lady Of The Assumption ATLANTA—A church which will accommodate 600 people is now under construction for the parish of Our Lady of the As sumption in North Atlanta. The first floor of the school building will be converted into classrooms. More than 130 chil dren have applied for admission into the first grade next Septem ber in this rapidly growing pa rish, of which the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph E. Moylan, V.G., is pastor.