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PAGE H—The Southern Gross, October 7, 1965
Rev. Herbert J. Wellmeler
Whether by providence or
coincidence, (I know I am
prone to link things this way
very frequently), the papal
Mass for Peace and Paul’s
visit to the U. N. ocurred on
the feast of St. Francis of
Assisi. As patron of peace,
a more worthy citizen of hea
ven could not be found. Peace
will come only through an all
conquering love, and this
Francis exhibited par excel
lence.
Too many of us know too
little of the man’s qualities
and virtues. He is depicted
as a mousey individual with
birds in his hands and on his
shoulders. Legend has ob
scured fact. “Reverence for
life” obviously, then, is not
new with the late Albert Sch
weitzer.. But equally obvious
is the fact we need a greater
reverence for life, not overly
concerned with animal life,
important as this is, but an
effective “humane society”
to protect human life, to pro
test and protest again man’s
inhumanity to man.
These works will not be
accomplished on the grand
scale, on the national and in
ternational scene until they
are first acquired on the grass
roots level, the local neigh
borhood and community. Al
though nations must share
the blames as a whole for
scandalous lack of love and
blood-thirsty riots and un
avenged murders, yet the
basic responsibility rests on
Podunk Center or Rounds
County or the lily-white su
burbs of Ivydale , or what
have you—in other words, our
own back yard.
Francis by his very pre
sence and his interest in the
suffering people around him
brought peace and calm and
contentment to his surround
ings, his neighborhood, his
community. His reluctant
joining the army effected the
calling off a battle. His renun
ciation of his own inherited
wealth and his generosity to
poor, to diseased, to discon
tent fellow-men made miser
able lives bearable.
Pope Paul prayerfully hopes
to be an instrument of peace.
As leader of millions he de
sires and works for a more
universal acceptance of con
ciliation without armed con
flict, and invites us all to
work and pray for the same.
He addressed the U.N., be
cause he sees it as a possible
instrument of peace, if its
leadership honestly desires
and unselfishly labors for an
end to hostilities. Paul begs
for alleviation of poverty, ill
ness, starvation. This too
must be accomplished at the
local level for underprivileged
as well as globally where the
suffering is intense, yes and
critical.
But what can I as an in
dividual do to back-up Pope
Paul’s efforts, to imitate
Francis. On the higher level
to educate ourselves about
and to communicate our sup
port of the programs de
veloped by religious and
governmental agencies. On the
local level, to remedy com
munity unrest, each of us must
be untiring , not in talk but
action, to settle unrest caused
by injustices.
Francis tells us how to be
an instrument of peace:
“Where there is hatred, let
me sow love; where there is
injury, pardon; where there
is doubt, faith; where there is
darkness, light; and where
there is sadness, joy. . . .
May I not seek to be consoled
as to console; to be under
stood as to understand; to be
loved as to love, for it is in
giving that we receive; it is
in pardoning that we are par
doned; and it is in dying that
we are born to eternal life.”
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INVESTITURE — The Reverend William V. Cole
man, Rector of St. John Vianney Minor Seminary,
Savannah, is pictured investing freshmen with the
Surplice at ceremonies held last Sunday afternoon.
Also pictured are the Reverend William Simmons,
assistant pastor of Blessed Sacrament, Savannah,
and the Reverend John Cuddy, vice-rector of the
Seminary and Diocesan Superintendent of Schools.
(Staff photo by Bob Ward)
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Around The Diocese
Obituaries
* Peter Emmitt Fitzpatrick of Savannah, October 2nd.
Marriages
* Miss Mary Margaret Babbitt of Augusta and Mr. Daniel
Parker Barnhart Jr. of Marion, Ohio., October 2 at St.
Mary’s On the Hill Church, Augusta.
Necrology
* Rev. Joseph F. Colbert, October, 1903.
Bible Vigil At Carmel
Honoring the feast of Saint Theresa of Avila, founder and
Mother of Discalced Carmelite Nuns, a Bible Vigil wiU be
held October 15th at 8 P.M. at the Carmelite Chapel, Coffee
Bluff. All are invited and encouraged to attend to share with
the Nuns in celebrating the feast of their Seraphic Mother.
Welcome Father Mercer
An informal reception was held Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3rd
for the Rev. John Mercer, S. M. , newly appointed pastor of
St. Joseph’s Church, Waycross.
PAST PRESIDENTS of the Savannah Deanery Coun
cil of Catholic Women pictured at Fall luncheon:
(seated, 1. to r.) Mrs. Bertram C. Guild, Mrs. Bart
E. Shea, Sr., Mrs. A. J. Schano and Mrs. J. Harold
Mulherin, Sr. (Standing, 1. to r.) Mrs. Joseph M.
Ocampo, Mrs. William C. Broderick, Mrs. Fred A.
Doyle, Mrs. Eugene Fitzpatrick, Mrs. E. B. Ander
son and Mrs. Owen L. Porter. Not pictured are Mrs.
J. Edwin Mulligan, Mrs. James G. Nueslein, Miss
Helen Roe Nugent and Mrs Arnold J. Seyden.
(Staff photo by Bob Ward)
Plan Name Change
A contest is now being held at Pacelli High School, Columbus,
to select a new name for the school newspaper. The contest
will continue thru October 22nd, with the new name making its
debut in the Homecoming issue.
Dublin Supper
The Reverend Raphael Toner, M.S.SS.T., pastor of Immacu
late Conception parish, Dublin welcomed new families to the
community at a church supper held on September 29th. Pre
parations for the supper were under the direction of Mrs. Mar-
guarite Martineau. Assisting were Mrs. Holt Todd, Mr, Ed.
Margi and Mr. George McCullar.
[NSAVAmAH
Past Deanery Presidents Honored
At Meeting Of Catholic Women
Past presidents were ho
nored at the fall meeting of
the Savannah Deanery Coun
cil of Catholic Women on
September 30 at St. James
School following a Mass and
luncheon.
Those honored were: 1939-
41, Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly (de
ceased); 1941-43, Mrs. J. Ha
rold Mulherin; 1943-44, Mrs.
John J. Lyons (deceased);
1944- 45, Miss Helen Roe Nu
gent, now of Charleston, S.C.;
1945- 46, Mrs. jamesG. Nues
lein; 1946-48, Mrs. J. Harold
Mulherin; 1948-50, Mrs. Jo
seph M. Ocampo, now of Tam
pa, Fla.; 1950-52, Mrs. A. J.
Schano; 1952-54, Mrs. William
C. Broderick; 1954-55, Mrs.
Bart E. Shea, Sr; 1955-57,
Mrs. Bertram C. Guild; 1957-
59, Mrs. Owen L. Porter;
1959-60, Mrs. Arnld J. Sey
den; April to September, 1960,
Mrs. J. Edwin Mulligan; (re
signed to succeed to the Dio
cesan presidency); 1960-61,
Mrs. Fred A. Doyle; 1961-63,
Mrs. Eugene Fitzpatrick, and
1963-65, Mrs. Edmond B. An
derson.
They were introduced by
Mrs. William C. Broderick
and prayers were offered for
the repose of the souls of the
two deceased past presidents.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. J.
McDonald, chairman of
Ecumenical Commission in
the Diocese of Savannah, was
the guest speaker. Opening
his talk with the words of
Christ to His apostles at the
Last Supper, “That all may
be one as Thou, Father, in
Me and I in Thee”, Monsignor
stated, “The division of
Christians was due to lack of
communication, bringing about
tremendous misunderstand
ing. The solution of Christian
unity as envisioned by Pope
Pius XH seemed to be im
possible until the entrance of
Pope John XXIII on the state
of the world.” He advised the
members to turn their eyes
inward towards themselves,
improve their own lives and
make their lives a reflection
of Christ.
Many of the priests in the
Deanery were present as were
representatives from all af-
COLUMBUS DAY
Smut Fighter
K.OfC. Speaker
Charles H. Keating, Jr.,
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nationalco-
Chairman of the Citizens for
Decent Literature, Inc., will
be the featured speaker at
the Columbus Day Banquet to
be held Tuesday, Oct. 12th in
Savannah.
Mr. Keating is the founder
and present Co-Chairman of
the Citizens for Decent Li
terature, Inc., whichhasgain
ed world wide recognition for
its sensible approach to the
control of obscenity and por
nography as well as its efforts
to restore to the people of the
United States a sense of their
national dignity and integrity
and a practical application of
the basic Jude o-Christian
principles by which the sub
stantial majority of American
People live.
Mr. Keating and the CDL
were featured in May of 1964
in the Readers Digest in an
article written byClarenceW.
Hall, senior editor, on CDL
and Mr. Keating. The Citi
zens for Decent Literature,
Inc., will be prominent in se
veral articles to appear in the
Fall 1965 issues.
Mr. Keating is 42 years old
and is the father of six child
ren, five girls and one boy
and his wife’s name is Mary
Elaine.
To be sponsored jointly by
Council 631 and Holy Family
Council 5588, the banquet will
be held in the Grand Ballroom
of Council 631 at 7:30 P.M.
Tickets and reservations
may be secured from James
G. Burke Jr., of Council 631
or William C. Broderick of
Holy Family Council 5588.
CHARLES H. KEATING, JR
filiated organizations includ
ing those from Jesup, States
boro, Brunswick, and St. Si
mon’ s.
Chairmen of the sixteen
standing committees announc
ed their plans f6r the year
and were commended by the
president, Mrs. A. K. Gannam,
for their excellent planning,
ning.
The Deanery accepted an in
vitation to hold its next meet
ing in Brunswick in January.
Waycross Forty Hours
Twelve priests were present for the closing of Forty Hours
Devotion at St. Joseph’s Church, Waycross (Sept. 21). The
Reverend Paul Burkort, S.M., pastor of St. Francis Xavier,
Brunswick preached at the services each evening. High Mass
at the closing was sung by the children of St. Joseph’s Aca
demy.
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