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4 ♦ PRAY FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY VOL. 1 NO. 28 ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1963 $5.00 PER YEAR INTERFAITH EFFORT Clergy Offer Savannah Help ARCHBISHOP O’HARA Death Claims Prelate OFFICIAL Pontifical Requiem Mass will be offered for Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara, who died July 16th at the Cathedral of Christ the King at 6:30, Monday evening, July 22nd. SAVANNAH, Ga., (NC)— Twenty-four clergymen, in cluding Catholic, Methodist and Protestant Episcopal bishops, have offered their help in solv ing Savannah’s racial problem. The offer came (July 13) from the clergymen during a truce in Negro demonstrations which had led to rioting and shooting. Msgr, John D, Toomey, pastor of St. James Catholic church, was instrumental in arranging the truce. He met with leaders of the Negro pro tests, appealing for time to organize businessmen and others to work out a solution. In the statement issued by the white clergymen, including Bishop Thomas J, Me Donough of Savannah, racial conditions in the city were described as critical. The group said there will be "further violence and eco nomic loss unless people quick ly seek reasonable and just solutions to these problems.” "Therefore,” the statement said, "we religious leaders of the community make the fol lowing appeal: "1. That all persons restrain themselves from violence and seek to restore peace and order; "2. That negotiations be re sumed immediately among re sponsible leaders of citizens; "3. That recognition and gua rantees be given to the rights of all citizens; "4. In order to help achieve this, we offer our help in ne gotiating these solutions.** In addition to Bishop McDon ough, the other Bishops among the signers are: Bishop Albert Stuart of the Protestant Epis copal Diocese of Georgia and Bishop John Owen Smith of the South Georgia Methodist Conference. MORE CLASSROOMS 'OAih.ii. Moit Rev. Paul J. Hallinan Archbiihop of Atlanta FIRST FRIDAY CLUB OF ATLANTA For all Catholic Men in Greater Atlanta area. Luncheon - First Friday of every month, at Elk i Club, Peachtree and 4th Street!. 12 Noon - Guest Speaker Send in 1963-64 dues ($5.00) now to B. F. Whitham, Treai. 716 Channing Dr. N. W. Atlanta 18, Georgia. SEE YOU ON AUGUST 2. The late Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara D. D., J. U. D. Apostolic delegate to Great Britain (Former Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta) VISITED WITH KLAN HEAD BY GERARD E. SHERRY LONDON — Archbishop Ger ald P. O’Hara, Apostolic Dele gate to Great Britain and for mer Bishop of Atlanta, died here Tuesday. The Archbishop suf fered a heart attack Friday. Before the Archbishop as sumed his post here in August, 1954, he had served as the last papal representative in Rumania. He suffered house arrest under the communist government in that country and his health was affected. After leaving Rumania in 1950 Archbishop O'Hara was Apos tolic Delegate to Ireland, leav ing that post in 1954 to come to Britain. Before joining the papal diplomatic corps, he was active in setting up the Catho lic Committee of die South, an organization aimed at unifying and coordinating Catholic l thought and action in the south east. As Bishop of Savannah and later as bishop of the Sa- vannah-Atlanta Diocese he was a well-loved figure in die church in the south. Archbishop O'Hara was born in Green Ridge, Pa. on May 4, 1895 and attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Over brook, Pa. He then went to Rome to study at the Ponti fical Roman Seminary, where he earned a doctorate in can on and civil law in 1924. He was ordained in Rome on Ap ril 3, 1920. After completing his studies in Rome, he returned to the U.S. and was named secretary to Dennis Cardinal Dougherty. Archbishop of Philadelphia and was made a judge of the arch? diocesan matrimonial court. On April 26, 1929, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia at the age of 34 and was then said to be the youngest Bishop in the U.S. He was also named rector of the Church of the Nativity and Vicar General of the archdio cese. On November 26,1935, he was transferred to be Bishop of Savannah, Ga. During the war years he served as Military Vicar Delegate to the armed forces in the southeastern sta tes, In January, 1947, Pope Pius XII named him interim regent of the apostolic nunciature in Rumania. During his three years there he protested con- tinously against communist at tacks on the Church. On July 4, 1950, he was expelled from that country and eight days later was given the personal title of archbishop. In 1951, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, where he later received an honorary degree from the Na tional University. In 1954 he was appointed Apos tolic Delegate to Great Bri tain, which also Included duties as papal representative to Mal ta, the Bermuda Islands and Gibraltar. In 1960 he became the first papal representative to visit the Houses of Parlia ment here in more than 400 years. The funeral Mass for Arch bishop O'Hara will be held here at Westminster Cathedral this Friday. The Mass will be said by Archbishop Heenan of Liver pool. Archbishop O’Hara is well remembered in Atlanta in con nection with the dedication of the Cathedral of Christ the King. He Invited the then Exalted Wiz ard of the Ku Klux Klan. Dr. Hiram W. Evans, to attend the dedication. The Klan had owned the property on which the cathe dral was built and had its head quarters in what is now the ca thedral rectory. Work Begun On 2G90 Feacktree Road, N. E, PO. Box 12047, Norlkside Stali Atlanta 5, Georgia The death of Archbishop Gerald P. O'Hara takes from the world community a true apostle. We in Georgia are the first bene- ficaries of his zeal, his tireless work for God, and God's Church. For 24 years, he covered the counties of this state, establish ing the needed parishes, schools and missions, strengthening the bonds of unity among Catholics, and extending a warm hand of welcome to those not Catholic. The establishment of the Diocese of Atlanta in 1956, and the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1962, was the logical and fruitful product of his vision and his labors. But Archbishop O'Hara was an apostle to the world. Like Saint Paul, he went where the Holy Spirit sent him - Rumania, Ireland, England, carrying the image of the Holy See, representing the Pope, giving his great talents to the difficult art of church diplomacy. We extend to his family our sympathy, and at the same time, express to God our gratitude that this apostolic priest was for so many years our Shepherd and our Bishop. Construction began on th« new D’Youville Academy classroom building in the middle of June. It is the nucleus for the future high school and possible junior college. The generoelty of the parents and friends made this addition possible. They made pledges to undertake the costs of this first much-needed nu cleus. It is composed of four class rooms, rest rooms, heating, maid, and locker rooms, and a corridor combination on the ground floor. The first floor consists of the rest rooms for up to the central television antenna so that educational pro grams from the Atlanta School Board and University of Geor gia will be readily received. Height of the school is two stories with a future third floor and expansion in all directions e pected. All the materials are non-combustible. For the noise level control, acoustical ceiling was used. Resilient floor tiling for easy up keep and mainten ance was specified by the arch itect. All the windows are to be stainless steel so that no PROPOSED NEW D YOUVILLE CONSTRUCTION both the teachers and students, four classrooms, one home room, and one large science room with preparation room. Equipment in this lab is the latest in science lab equipment. One classroom on the first floor will be a temporary chapel with a folding door connecting to an adjoining classroom. Therefore, there will be accom odations in excess of 80 per sons. There will be an intercom munication system connecting to the office in the existing convent. Each classroom is set painting will be required. School will be of traditional design. Architect specified brick and limestone to blend with the existing convent and surrounding landscape. Paved parking for 40 cars is pro vided, doubling the outdoor basketball courts. Future ex pansion set aside for four ten nis courts, a large atheletic fields. Possible stables and show rink will round the edu cation for young ladles. Mr. Albert 0. Ordway, A.I.A. is the architect for the struc ture. D’Youville Bldg. Archbishop O’Hara Well Known To All Atlantans Atlanta. . . Archbishop Ger ald P. O'Hara's death caused many reminiscences of official acts in which he officiated for the 30 years in Georgia. At the age of 34 he was the youngest Bishop in the country when he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia. Follow ing the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Keyes S. M., Arch bishop O'Hara was named the Bishop of Savannah and was MONTREAL, Que. (RNS)— The "dialogue” was cited at the World Council of Churches' World Conference on Faith and Order here as an "instrumen tality of Providence” designed to keep the Christian unity movement from "deadlock or flying apart." Dr. Albert C. Outler, an American Methodist theologian and professor at Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, Texas, said, however, that while the dialogue has succeeded well among "professional theo logians," it has been less suc cessful in "episodic mass con ferences.” HE said "something” was still needed to "draw the gen erality of churchmen into ecu menical dialogue in their con crete situations of disunity and disability.” Dr. Outler told some 500 Protestant, Anglican and Or thodox church leaders and the ologians from various parts of solemnly installed on January 15, 1936. The title of the church in Georgia was changed at the re quest of Archbishop O'Hara <n 1937 from the Diocese of Sav annah— to the Diocese of Sav- annah-Atlanta. This was to give prominence to the city of At lanta which the late Prelate re cognized as a growing southern metropolis. It was also Arch bishop O'Hara who in 1956 re- the world, that the Faith and Order Conference would be a "cause for rejoicing” if it should inspire other Christians to undertake sifnilar meetings and dialogues with each other. He challenged his listeners, who Included five Roman Ca tholic official observers and 15 "guests,” to an expansion of the ecumenical dialogue on a wider scale. "IS there any one of us, or any one of our Churches, who could not do something toward the expansion of appropriate study programs in our various regions and Churches?” he asked. "We have come here from the ends of the earth and under the constraint of Christ’s love to risk ourselves and our tra ditions in ecum enlcal dialofue, ” he said. "Those who sent us here will want to know what happened, beyond our talks and prayers together.” quested that Atlanta be made in to a separate diocese. At that time he was named Bishop of Savannah. In 1947 the Apostolic Nuncio to Rumania was ousted by the communist regime and His Holiness, the late Pope Pius XII appointed Bishop O’Hara to the post of Regent of the Apos tolic Nunciature in Bucharest. In 1950 the communists expel led the Georgia bishop from the country and in recognition of his service to the church in Bucharest, he received the per sonal title of Archbishop while still retaining his diocese as Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. 1951 saw Archbishop O’Hara filling another high church post when he became the Papal Nun cio to Ireland. He served in that capacity until June of 1954 when he was named to succeed Archbishop William Godfrey as< Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain. He was still serving in that post when death claimed him on July 16, 1963. He is probably best remem bered in north Georgia for his construction of the Co-Cathe- dral of Christ the King in At lanta which was dedicated on January 18, 1939 with a Solemn Pontifical Mass offered by Ar chbishop Curley of Baltimore and presided over by His Emi nence, Dennis Cardinal Dough erty of Philadelphia. On this occasion the Rector of the Ca tholic University in Washing ton, Monsignor Joseph M. Cor rigan preached the dedication sermon. The occasion of the de dication not only drew front page press notices for the story itself but also because it oc casioned the visit of the Imper ial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, Dr. Hiram W. Evans. FAITH AND ORDER CONFERENCE Unity Dialogue Not Just Theological In England