The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-09
RETREAT OF THE CLERGY.
SECULAR PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE
OF SAVANNAH AT ST. sTANIsLAUS.

annual Period of Fasting, Medita-
tion and Prayer VIII Begin To-
day and Last Until Saturday.
Bishop Kelley Went to Macon Fri
day-Reverend Fathers Kennedy,
Hennessey and Reilly, of the
Cathedral, and Reverend Fathers
Mccarthy and QuinIan, of st. Pat
rick's, Are in Macon Now-Dioce-
san synod, Attended by All Pastors
of the Diocese, on Thursday.
The annual retreat of the clergy of the
Il Catholic diocese of Savannah will be held
during this week al st. Stanislaus College,
in Macon, beginning this morning and
ending on Saturday. The five secular
priests OF the Savannah parishes left last
night to attend the retreat.
Ri Rev. Benjamin ]. Kelley, D. D,
bishop of the diocese. left for Macon on
last Friday. Last night he was followed on
the Central train by Reverend Fathers
Kennedy Hennessey and Reilly Of the
Cathedral, and Reverend Fathers AIcCar-
thy and Quinlan of St. Patricks. These
include all the secular or diocesan clergy
of Savannah, the pastors and assistants
of the other churches being members Of
one or another of the religious orders.
The diocesan retreat will be attended by
all the Catholic clergy, not members Of
the orders, in the see, numbering about
thirteen in all. The retreat in the Cath
ole Church is a period of retirement to a
religious house, for self-examination,
/ tS
are conducted by a cleric, who delivers
daily addresses. The retreat of diocesan
clergy in Macon will be conducted this
! year by Reverend Father John O'Connor
of the Society of Jesus. Father O'Conaor
! is brother of Mrs. John Lyons OF SaVan-
nah, and is well known here.
! on Thursday a diocesan synod will be
held in ST. Stanislaus. at which four con-
sultors for the diocese will be selected
| The consultors are chosen by the votes
Of the pastors Of the diocese. and the
mem bers of the religious orders who have
| charge of the churches in the see will go
up TO Macon Thursday to attend this
synod. Father William Mayer and Fa-
Their Andrew, of Savannah, will then be
added to the local clergy in attendance
upon the retreat
| The consultors form a cabinet, as it
were, for the bishop, and are conferred
! with by him whenever matters of extra
! ordinary moment require his consideration
| and termination. To them he is wont to
| look for assistance and advice when The
religious welfare of his diocese and his
! people is concerned. The Office is, of
course one of honor and distinction and
also, as 1t is filed by election is a mark
and proof of the regard and respect in
which the successful candidates are held
| by their fellow -laborers in the work of
the church.
The fact that the retreat would be in
progress during the present week an
nounced in the Catholic churches of Sa-
vannah on yesterday. The prayers of the
congregations were requested for the
clergy in this season of prayer, fasting
and meditation, to the end that they
might be uplifted and upheld and be
more perfectly and devoutly consecrated
to their work.
During this week there will be no
ma sses celebrated, either at the Cattle
dral or ST. Patrick's. Rev. Father Will
will attend emergency calls during the
week. in the absence of the pastors and
assistant pastors of the Cathedral and St
Patrick's
Besides the election Of the consultors
there will be other important business
transacted at the diocesan synod that will
be held on Thursday. The synod will be
| the first held since the conservation of
Bishop Kelley, and for this reason it Is
probable that 1t will be attended by
events of much more than passing inter
est.