GATHERED FRAGMENTS A Publication of The Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania • Vol. XXVIII, Fall 2018 1 Table of Contents • Vol. XXVIII • Fall 2018 Page Submission Guidelines The Catholic Historical Society SUBMISSION GUIDELINES, MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ....................................................... 3 The Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania solicits and of Western Pennsylvania welcomes items for Gathered Fragments addressing the culture and BEACON IN THE DARK, PART 2 – Sister Mary Mark Mullen, CSJ ................................................................................... 4 history of Catholicism in Western Pennsylvania. Gathered Fragments publishes articles and primary sources relating to FLYING TIGERS, ‘WARPHANS,’ HOMEWARD BOUND: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FOR the parochial, religious, diocesan, and laical history of the Catholic SISTER MARY MARK’S BEACON IN THE DARK, PART 2 – Kathleen M. 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Mele, Ph.D. • LAY APOSTOLATES REACH OUT IN PRAYER AND SERVICE – Sharon Serratore Cover Photo OUR AUTHORS ...................................................................................................................................................................127 Sisters Catherine Davenport and Mary Mark Mullen survey the damage by Japanese bombers to their convent in Chihkiang, Hunan, China, 1940. NEWS FROM THE CATHOLIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY..........................................................................................................129 Source: Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Archives. © 2018 by The Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania BOOK REVIEWS – John C. Bates, Esq.............................................................................................................................134 2 3 BEACON IN THE DARK, Part 2 Sr. Mary Mark Mullen, CSJ Editor’s note: In the first installment of her memoir, Beacon in the Dark, We could not take him to the mission, lest we endanger the Names of women and men which was published in the fall 2017 issue of Gathered Fragments, Sister Sister Mary Mark Mullen with a young child health of the orphans, so we made him as comfortable as possible Mary Mark took us through the first half of her missionary experiences in Source: Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Archives on his bed of straw and went off to find a place for him. On a religious mentioned in Chihkiang (known as Zhijiang today), Hunan, China. Arriving in China in nearby hill, we found an abandoned fort, a little pillbox that had these pages of Beacon in 1933 during years of warlords and somewhat primitive lifestyle, she ends that been vacant since the siege. It seemed just the place we needed. half with the arrival of some modern conveniences – ranging from transporta- Here our patient would be isolated and we could care for him the Dark and their years tion improvements, such as the advent of the bus, to entertainment improve- without exposing others to the danger of contagion. When we re- on mission in China ments, such as movies and chewing gum. turned, we found our patient lying at the gate of one of the pagan For this second half of her memoir, Sister Mary Mark takes us from those temples. It then occurred to us to try and buy food for him at the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden: early days of modernization into the Second Sino-Japanese War, which some temple since it was too far to carry it from the mission. Following • Sister Catherine Davenport historians consider to be the beginning of World War II. the sound of voices, we came to a room where five pagan priests 1935 - 1941 As Chihkiang was home to a large air base, the war became a daily part were engaged in spiritual reading. One of them put a bench out- of the sisters’ lives as they worked on carrying out their missionary work. side the door for us. Another, who appeared to be the Superior, • Sister Christina Werth Sister Mary Mark’s story provides some insight into their struggles. ordered the bench to be taken inside and with a grave courteous 1926, 1928 - 1944 bow, he invited us to enter while we explained our errand. • Sister Clarissa Stattmiller The priest said he knew about the sick man at the gate and 1926 - 1927 Chapter 10: had tried to have him taken to the fort but no one would carry him because his disease was contagious He added that he did not • Sister Magdalena Ivan Spring in China wooden dishes and a bundle of chopsticks. In the other box, the want him at the gate, for the odor from his sores was offensive to 1930 - 1944 restauranteur had his supply of noodles and a mixture of ground The haze of Chinese spring drifted up from the river, hanging in worshippers who came to the temple. However, he gave us fresh meat seasoned with chopped peppers, ginger, and garlic. On the • Sister Mary Mark Mullen soft wisps over the rich moist earth. The trees in the mission yard straw for the man’s bedding and promised to provide him with little stove, made from a discarded oilcan, a pot of water bubbled 1933 - 1945, 1946 - 1948 were a fresh sparkling green and almost overnight, it seemed, the and hissed over the charcoal fire. food daily. He refused to accept money, saying that they were like • Sister Rosario Goss red earth was carpeted with grass. The fertility of the soil in China The resourceful Chinese could prepare enough food for only us in the practice of charity. This led him to talking doctrine. With 1933 - 1945 was a constant marvel to me.