Those of us born and reared in urban areas, where churches are easily accessible and mass is said frequently during the day, cannot imagine the extreme difficulties - and real hazards - of getting from Edisto Island to Yonges Island to attend St. Mary's Catholic Church in the 1930's. Except for the Catholic families vacationing at Edisto Beach during the summer months, only one or two families (the Flowers families) lived on Edisto Island year-round.