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Nazareth, N. C., Friday, October 3,1947
I
Number 1
Is Urged
vention
Chafflftfte bfff for Federal aid to all
schools, public ajid nonpublic, vas urged in a resolution adopted
at the close of thelnnual mating of :he Catholic Committee of
the South her#. g |
Declaring that the South is “bis'cally Christian in its pro
fession” but;that its Christianity is not always manifest, the
building is under
w, and it is hoped
realhMPH*:;
bring great
dies of the
Franciscan
fact that fc
has been nj
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Blowing Rock to Hare
Catholic Church Soon
Another County in the north
western portion of North Carolina
will soon have a Catholic Church.
The County is Watauga; the place
is Blowing Rode, well known
summer resort for many residents
of the Stfte. This will be the
second
ch in the five coun
;hwest administer
ciscan Fathers of
completed for Di
nest summer. The
this church will
ppiness to the Cath
ea as well as to the
thers in view of the
the past 14 years it
essary to offer Mass
local hotels,
was donated by Mr.
of Fort Lauderdale,
er of the Green Park
iwing Rock. The
face Goforth Road
the main road at
be located between
and the golf
grounds are suffi
to\g$ovide parking
igpy jasfc The sur
ffcfat istcenery dm
' setting for a
WBo M)
Committee also resolved to m
forth themselves- on the Papal
projjpfrm of social action, to work
for tie repeal of unjust land te
nure laws, to urge the merits
of the family -tarm, to act for
the proper solution of problems
arising from Southern farm me
chanization, and to demonstrate
Christian principles in their per
sonal lives.
In a Speech accepting the 1947
CCS award for contributions to
ward the advancement of the
South, Dr. Guy B. Johnson of
the University of North Caroli
,na said: “We are going to have
tMQte kind of a . ‘New South’
-ISfcether we want it or not. What
Itiacl of South it is to be depends
'do the spirit which guides it.”
The sociologist and former exe
cutive director of the Southern
Regional Council, who is a
Methodist in religion, declared:
“There is need as never before for
the basic spiritual truths which
were taught by Jesus of Nazareth,
for only these spiritual .ideas and
ideals can give the right mean
ing and the right results to the
changes which are taking place
in our part of the world ”
William L. Connolly, director of
the Division of Labor Standards
of the U S. Department of Labor,
Spoke to the CCS delegates on the
need for education for union
leadership. Neal McLean, Ne
gro director of the Brick, N. C.,
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Appointments j
Excellency,
Perpetual Help
Rocky Mount
Annunciation
Albemarie
imas E.
FROM
Immaculate
Coaseption
St. John’s
Waynesville
lounced for the Diocesan Clergy by His
Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters,
Bishop of Raleigh.
FROM
Catholic Orphanage
Nazareth
St. John’s
Roanoke Rapids
Chancery Office
15 North McDowell Street
Rkleigh, North Carolina
TO
St. Leo’s
Winston-Salem
Appointed Vicar Fo
rane of the Eastern
Deanery.
Infant of Prague
Jacksonville
Perpetual Help
Rocky Mount
Annunciation
Albemarle
St. James
Concord
TO
St. Mary’s
Wilmington
St.iPaul’s, New Bern
Chaplain St. Luke’s
Hospital, New Bern
Immaculate
Conception
Hendersonville
8th, 1047
SOUTHERN PRELATES AT C. C. S. CONVENTION IN CHARLOTTE
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Pictured above are the members of the hierarchy who attended the three day convention of the
Catholic Committee of the South held last week at Charlotte, N. C. They are, left to right, the
Most Reverend Emmett M. Walsh, Bishop of Charleston, S. C.; Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters,
Bishop of Raleigh; Most Reverend Richard O. Garow, Bishop of Natchez, Miss.; Most Reverend
Albert Fletcher, Bishop of Little Rock, Ark.; Most Reverend Joseph F. Rummel, Archbishop of New
• Orleans, La.; Most Reverend Peter L. Ireton, Bishop of Richmond, Va.; and Most Reverend Wil
liam T. Mulloy, Bishop of -Covington, Ky. Additional pictures of the convention may be found on
Page 6.
Five Pastoral Appointments,
New Dean Named by Bishop
Raleigh—The appointment of a new Vicar Forane and changes for five pastors and
three assistants were announced this.week by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Vincent S.
Waters, D. D. The Very Rev. Peter M. Denges, V. F., pastor of St. John’s Church, Roanoke
Rapids, becomes the new Vicar Forane of the Eastern Deanery.
Kt. Kev. uenms a. n,yncn was
ippointed pastor of St. Leo’s,
Winston-Salem; Rev. Vincent J.
Jahoney, pastor of Infant of
hrague, Jacksonville; Rev.
lharles B. McLaughlin, pastor of
)ur Lady of Perpetual Help,
Cocky Mount; Rev. James A. Cow
n, pastor ofxAnnunciation, Albe
larle; and Rev. Thomas E. Cur
an, pastor of St. James, Concord.
Three assistants received new
ssignments; Rev. Hugh P. Ken
edy, to St. Mary’s, Wilmington;
;ev. Michael F. O’Keefe, to St.
aul’s, New Bern, and' chaplain
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I. C. Catholic Students
0 Meet in Greensboro
Greensboro—A meeting of all
atholic college and university
;udents will* be held at Greens
oro, on Saturday and Sunday,
ctober 25 and 26. Under the
mction of Bishop Waters, its
urpose is to further unity among
;udents of the faith. The meet
ig is sponsored by the Catholic
;udents at Greensboro Women’s
ollege, Greensboro ,and aug
lented by St. Benedict’s Parish,
reensboro.
Father Maurice Shean, Chap- j
tin to the Catholic students of
/m t hr op College, Rock Hill, S. C.
ill be the principal speaker. Fa
ler Bernard, professor at Catho
c University will also be present.
Catholic students from the va
ious colleges in the state are urg
1 to participate in this , meeting
rid reservations should be made
s early as possible with Miss Lu
a Collairte, Women’s College,
hiversity of North Carolina,
reensboro, N. C.
I Goldsboro Centennial
Mass to Be Offered
By Msgr. Freeman
Goldsboro—A Solemn Mass of
Thanksgiving will be offered at
Municipal Ball Park, Goldsboro,
marking the centennial of the city
on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 10 a. m. Rt.
Rev. Arthur R. Freeman, V. G.,
a native of Goldsboro, will be the
celebrant of the Mass. Ha will be
assisted by Rev. John S. Regan,
assistant superintendent at Catho
lic Orphanage, Nazareth, as dea
con; Rev. Virgil Caskey, Sacred
Heart Church, Newton Grove;
sub-deacon; and Rev. Charles Mc
Laughlin, pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, Goldsboro, master of
ceremonies. .
John Cullety will serve as as
sistant master of ceremonies;
Philip Kannon, thurifer John and
Hugh Shine, acolytes. Boys from
St. Mary’s School will be the al
tar boys.
The sermon will be preached by
Msgr. Freeman, present pastor
of St. Patrick’s Church, Char
lotte, who was the first resident
pastor of St. Mary’s Church,
Goldsboro.
The choir of St. Mary’s Church,
under the direction of the Sisters,
Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, will- provide the music
for the occasion.
Rev. Lawrence Newman, pastor
of St. Mary’s Church, is in
charge of the arrangements for
the Mass which will highlight the
participation of Catholics in the
centennial of their city.
Thirty Bishops Expected
At Rural Life Meeting
Lafayette, La. — (NC) — More
than 30 Bishops, hundreds of
clergy and religious and thousands
of laymen and laywomen are ex
pected here November 23-26 for
the silver jubilee meeting of the
National Catholic Rural Life
Conference.
A Pontifical Mass with Bishop
Jules B. Jeanmard of Lafayette as
celebrant and Archbishop Joseph
F. Rummel preaching the sermon
will officially open the conven
tion. During a cjvic reception for
convention delegates, the voice of
His Holiness Pope Pius XII will be
heard in a radio broadcast from
Vatican City.
One of Oldest Missions
Is Given Parish Status
Concord.—St. James’ Church,
one of the oldest missions in the
Diocese, has been given a new
status by the appointment of its
first resident pastor, the Rev.
Thomas E. Curran, by His Ex
cellency, Bishop Waters.
This newly formed parish,
which was formerly served by the
pastor of Annunciation Church,
Albemarle, will include all of
Cabarrus County with the excep
tion of Townships 2, 3, and 4.
These townships belong to St.
Joseph’s Church, Kannapolis.
The present St. James Church
is located two miles outside of
Concord. Recently acquired
property in the town will be used
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