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Priest Must Be
"Another Christ"
SAN SALVADOR, El Salva
dor, — (NC) — A priest must
be like “another Christ” at the
altar, in the pulpit, in the con
fessional and in his social rela
tions and private life, it was
emphasized here.
The point was made in con
clusions adopted at the first
seminar on spirituality and the
apostolate held in San Salva
dor, and attended by almost all
the 155 priests of that arch
diocese.
Red Leaders Show
Dissatisfaction
VIENNA, Austria, (NC) —Red
Czechoslovak government au
thorities are dissatisfied with
the results achieved in Slovakia
by antireligious communist in
doctrination methods, according
to reports received here.
The first indication of this
was given at the opening of the
congress of the Slovak Com
munist party, held in Bratislava.
Karol Bacilek, first secretary
of the party’s central committee,
declared that the standards of
Marxist and Leninist instruction
in colleges and universities are
“entirely unsatisfactory.” He
said greater efforts should be
made to “free youth from false
religious -concepts of nature and
society.”
Polish Children
Honor Madonna
POZNAN, Poland, — Arch
bishop Antoni Baraniak of Poz
nan has promised to send a
special report to Bishop Pierre
Marie Theas of Tarbes and
Lourdes, France, on the Marian
devotions of children of the
Poznan archdiocese during May.
The prelate said the report
, would be a spiritual gift to Our
Lady composed of the good cen
tenary of- her apparitions in
Lourdes.
SOUTH AFRICAN
AVERAGE WAGE
IS INADEQUATE
JOHANNESBURG, South Af
rica, — The average African in
dustrial worker in Transvaal is
not being paid a “living wage,”
and employers of African work
ers have a moral obligation to
take practical steps toward
raising their salaries.
These were the conclusions of
a symposium on African wages
conducted by the Council of the
Catholic Federation of Johannes
burg. A statement summarizing
the findings was sent to the
federated Chamber of Industries
of South Africa.
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TRADITIONAL
"HARMONY"
ST. LOUIS, (NC)—“Harmony
between science and religion
has always been a postulate, of
the Catholic philosophy of edu
cation,” Bishop Charles H.
Helmsing of Springfield-Cape
Girardeau, Mo., said here. Bish
op Helmsing spoke at baccalau
reate ceremonies at St. Louis.
Gives Approval
To Institute
VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC)
—His Holiness Pope Pius XII
has announced that an Apos
tolic Constitution giving official
approval to the Pontifical Pas
toral Institute will soon be pub
lished.
Named President
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C„
(NC)—Father Edward L. Foster
of Birmingham, Ala., was elect
ed president of the Outdoor
Apostolate of the South at the
group’s 11th annual convention
held here. Elected secretary was
Father Edward Stapleton,
S.S.E., of Selma, Alabama.
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Pope Marks
Name Day
Quietly
VATICAN CITY (Radio, NC)
—His Holiness Pope Pius XII
marked the feast of his baptis
mal patron, St. Eugene, with no
special celebration although
greetings poured into him from
all over the world.
The day was a major contrast
to such former years as those
from his accession to the papacy
in 1939 until 1948, when the
Sacred College of Cardinals
gathered in solemn forum to
present greetings to, the Pontiff
who was born Eugenio Pacelli.
The Pope’s practice at that time
was to deliver a discourse of
major import to the world,
much as he now does regularly
at Christmas.
The feast of Pope. St. Eugene
I was observed with a festive
air as always at the Vatican on
June 2. The papal flag flew
from all buildings at the Vati
can and extraterritorial Vatican
buildings in Rome, and Vatican
offices had a holiday.
In the course of the day, Pope
Pius received in audience Eng
lish painter Leonard Boden and
received a portrait of himself
which Mr. Boden had painted.
The painting, the first the Pope
has sat for during his reign, was
originally commissioned by Lon
don restaurateur Charles Forte
to be hung in the Italian Church
in London. On completion, the
portrait won such acclaim that
it was decided to offer it to the
Pope himself.
The Holy Father received two
other artists in the same audi
ence he granted Mr. Boden —
Italian tenor Tito Gobbi and
Bulgarian baritone Boris Cris-
tof.
In connection with the Pope’s
name day, the Vatican City dai
ly L’Osservatore Romano pub
lished a picture of him in pro
file. Its Latin inscription, writ
ten by Msgr. Amleto Tondini,
Regent of the Apostolic Chance
ry, reads:
“To Christians who are con
cerned by the new terrifying
weapons and by the veiled hos
tility of men, the holy Pontiff
Pius XII points out the comfort
of a vision of heaven — the Im
maculate Virgin of the grotto of
Lourdes, all love and piety, in
viting mankind to place in her
without fear the hope for a more
holy life and calmer times.”
Statistics Show Vocations
Shortage Poses A Serious
Crisis For Church In U. S.
By Don Kirkel
BROOKLYN, N. Y. — The
Church in the United States and
its possessions of Alaska and
Hawaii is in the midst of an in
creasing vocation shortage
which is nothing less than a
crisis.
In the past decade, the num
ber of priests, Brothers and
Sisters in this country, Alaska
and the Hawaiian Islands has
increased less than half as fast
as the number of Catholics they
must serve.
According to P. J. Kenedy
and Sons, publisher of the “Of
ficial Catholic Directory,” there
were 190,165 priests and Relig
ious serving 26,075,697 Catholics
in the United States, Alaska,
and Hawaii in 1948. There are
now 36,023,977 Catholics, an in
crease of 38.1 percent in 10
years, but only 225,082 priests,
Brothers and Sisters, which is a
mere 18.4 percent jump.
A closer analysis of the sta
tistics really exposes the seri
ousness of the problem. Ten
years ago there were 41,747
priests, one for each 620 lay
men. There has since been an
increase of 9,066 priests and
9,913,363 laymen. That is equal
to one more priest for each 1,093
additional laymen.
The year 1955 shows the larg
est increase of priests, both nu
merically (1,519) and propor
tionately (3.25 percent). But the
immediacy of the vocation crises
is shown by three consecutive
years of declining statistics.
There were only 1,379 more
priests in 1956, 1,376 more in
1957 and a mere 1,088 increase
this year. The 1,846 deacons or
dained in 1957 were about 200
less than the figures for the
three previous years.
Despite the fact that the num
ber of seminarians has steadily
increased during the past de
cade, the percentage of addition
al priests has continued to de
cline each year since the high
water mark of 1955. The 3.25 per
cent growth of that year became
2.85 per cent in 1956, 2.77 the
following year and 2.14 this
year, according to the informa
tion in the 1958 “Official Cath
olic Directory.”
While the number of priests
has increased only 21.7 per cent
in the past decade, the statistics
for the nuns are even more dis
tressing. Their slow growth
from 141,083 in 1948 to 164.575
today represents an increase of
only 16.7 per cent.
Only the Brothers were close
to the 38.1 percent pace of the
laity, going from 7,335 to 9,694
in a decade, a 32.2 per cent
jump. But they represent less
than five percent of the priests
and Religious in the United
States, Alaska and Hawaii.
The most dismal part of the
1958 statistics is the realization
that the priesthood, Brother
hood and Sisterhood, both in
dividually and collectively, were
not only far behind the growth
of the laity but also far behind
their own 1957 increases, both
numerically and proportionate
ly.
1,250 Masses To Be Celebrated
Around fbe Clock At Lourdes
From August 15 To September 15
ROME, (NC) — Coadjutor
Bishop Jean-Marie Maury of
Tarbes and Lourdes will soon
announce the place in the sanc
tuary of Lourdes where Mass
will be celebrated around the
clock for a full month.
The International Lourdes
Centenary Committee here re
ported that the unusual devo
tion, made possible through the
generosity of an unnamed bene
factor from Chicago, will be
held from August. 15 through
September 15. The chain of an
estimated 1,250 Masses will be
offered for the intentions of His
Holiness Pope Pius XII.
The plan for the continuous
Mass cycle was promoted by
Franciscan Father Cuthbert Ma
lone, Director of the Enthrone
ment of the Sacred Heart in the
Archdiocese of Chicago, and by
Father Francis Larkin of the
Congregation of the Sacred
Hearts, who is the national di-
MADRID (NC) — A new Law
of Fundamental Principles as
serting the Christian character
of Spain and its government
has been proclaimed here by
Spanish Chief of State, General
issimo Francisco Franco.
The new law, regarded here
as a step toward preparing the
Spanish stage for a successor to
the Generalissimo, was pro
claimed in a speech to the open
ing session of the new Cortes.
The Cortes is a consultative and
legislative body made up of rep
resentatives of labor associa
tions, corporations and munici
palities as well as members ap
pointed by the Chief of State.
The latter include a number of
bishops.
Generalissimo Franco decreed
the new laws as a set of per
manent regulations aimed at
giving Spain greater political
stability and establishing the
basis for the future administra
tion of the country as a “tradi
tional Catholic monarchy.”
Stressing the country’s cen
turies-old Catholic traditions, he
said:
“Spain considers it a mark of
honor to respect God’s law ac
cording to the doctrine of the
Holy Catholic, Apostolic and
Roman Church, the only true
. . . faith of the national con
science.”
“The Christian ideal of social
justice,” he added, “must inspire
all policies and laws.”
The new law also refers to
rector of the Enthronement of
the Sacred Heart in the Home.
Bishop Martin J. O’Connor, rec
tor of the North American Col
lege in Rome and a vice presi
dent of the committee, present
ed the plan to the committee.
The period chosen for the cel
ebration of the Masses immedi
ately preceeds the opening of the
Marian Congress to be held at
Lourdes, a committee spokes
man said. The cycle of Masses
recalls a triduum of continu
ous Masses held at Lourdes in
1933 marking the Jubilee Year
of the Redemption. The Present
Pope, then Cardinal Eugene
Pacelli, attended the observanc
es at Lourdes as the Cardinal
Legate of Pope Pius XI.
The Holy See has granted per
mission to the Lourdes sanctu
ary during the centennial to
celebrate Mass at any hour of
the day or night and has also
given permission to the faith-
Spain’s interest in the “fulfill
ment of Christian social justice.”
Proclamation of the law fol
lows repeated public calls by
His Eminence Enrique Cardinal
Pla y Deniel, Archbishop of To
ledo and Primate of Spain, for
a “total and definite structural
establishment of the Spanish
state.” Spain, the Cardinal said,
“must shun any kind of liberal
ism without falling into the op
posite extreme of the totalitari
an state.”
In the recent past other Span
ish prelates have also urged a
return to constitutional order
and the granting of greater free
dom and representation to vari
ous sectors of Spanish life.
Meanwhile some Catholics, as
well as liberals and leftists, have
criticized Generalissimo Franco’s
appointment to the Cortes of Al
fredo Lopez, President of Span
ish Catholic Action. It has been
pointed out, however, that the
appointment was made on the
basis of personal merit and not
because of Mr. Lopez’ post.
Commenting on the participa
tion of Catholic leaders in the
new Cortez, Ecclesia, organ of
Spanish Catholic Action, said:
“Faithful to the great tradi
tions of the country . . . and
ready to make any sacrifice,
(these leaders) will fulfill their
duties . . . with serene inde
pendence from all political reg
imentation and with Christian
loyalty.”
ful to receive Holy Communion
at any hour, as long as they ob
serve the present Eucharistic
fast.
II, §. Witnessing
Culture Rebirth,
Cardinal Says
ROME, (Radio, NC) — The
United States is witnessing a re
birth of culture, His Eminence
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant,
Dean of the Sacred College of
Cardinals and Librarian and Ar
chivist of the Holy Roman
Church, said here.
Speaking at a dinner in honor
of the American Council of the
International Lhnversity of So
cial Studies, commonly known
as Pro Deo, the Cardinal prais
ed the culture which lies be
neath the “external appearances
of this mighty technological na
tion.”
There are intellectual and spi
ritual riches in the U. S., he
said, which are now being ex
ploited without any fanfare or
publicity.
In justification of his right to
speak on the subject, the Card
inal pointed out four trips he
has made to the U. S. — 80 days
in 1927, a month in 1933, 70 days
in 1947 and 50 days in 1950. He
could also speak with authority
on libraries, library science and
books in the U. S. from his ex
perience as Vatican librarian, he
said.
Among the signs of the re
birth of culture in the U. S.,
Cardinal Tisserant pointed out,
are an enormous increase in the
enrollment of universities and
colleges, advances in library
science, the great production of
cheap paperbound editions of
the classics and the trend to in
dustry - supported university
programs.
Recalling his “rediscovery” of
the U. S., he said, “I have seen
the enormous production in mil
lions of copies of cheap paper-
bound books which bring the
classics to the people, from the
Greeks to eastern sages, from
Dante to Bernanos. Among the
greatest classics of perennial
philosophy I found in America
the Summa Theologica and
Summa Contra Gentiles of St.
Thomas Aquinas available in
most bookstores and many drug
stores in the low cost editions of
paperbound volumes.
' -i is my business to be real
istic. To accomplish an act of
justice, I must conclude that in
the field of culture America is
witnessing a renaissance far
more important than its work in
the field of gadgets.”
New Basie Law Decreed By
Franco Asserts Christian
Character Of Spanish State
THE BULLETIN. June 14. 1955—pAGl. .
As Nation Paid Tribute To Wars’ Unknowns
Officers of the national and Washington-area units of the Catholic War Veterans were among
the veterans’ groups paying tribute to the two unknown U. S. servicemen whose bodies lay in state
in the domed rotunda of the U. S. Capitol. Thousands passed by the fiag-draped coffins and
many brought floral tributes for the Unknown Soldier of World War II and his nameless com
rade who fell in the Korea conflict. Their remains were borne in solemn procession to the Ar
lington National Cemetery on Memorial Day and placed in crypts adjoining the Tomb of the Un
known Soldier of World War I.—(NC Photos).
Religious Rate
Rates For Second
Class Hail To
Remain Same
WASHINGTON, (NC — Pres
ident Eisenhower has signed a
bill that raises many postal
rates, but preserves the second-
class rates of mailings by re
ligious and other nonprofit or
ganizations.
The law, a result of a House-
Senate Conference to iron out
differences in versions origi
nally adopted by the two bodies,
will raise slightly in 1960 the
rates of third class matter mail
ed by religious and other non
profit organizations.
Otherwise, the law’s provis
ions include raising local and
out-of-town first class mail to
four cents, instead of three, and
air mail from 6 to 7 cents. It is
the first increase in first class
mail charges since 1932. The law
also gives pay raises of $265
million a year to 520,000 postal
workers.
The House-Senate conference
report on the law contained a
statement of postal policy which
said that the losses incurred in
handling at reduced rates of
newspapers and periodicals of
nonprofit groups “shall be con
sidered to be public services.”
Most diocesan newspapers
and Catholic magazines are
mailed second class, with each
copy individually addressed.
The law also retains the pres
ent second class charge of one-
eighth of one cent per piece for
“certain publications of a re
ligious, education or scientific
nature designed for instruction
purposes.”
In regard to third class mail,
the law, under a series of in
creases, will raise rates to two
and one-third cents per piece in
1960. However, under a special
formula, religious, educational,
scientific and other nonprofit
organizations and associations
will pay only 50 per cent of
these rates.
Thus, no increase will occur
until 1960 and then rates will be
upped only one-quarter of one
cent to one and one-quarter
cents per piece.
Philip Dressel
Dies In Savannah
SAVANNAH — Mr. Philip A.
Dressel who was born in
Charleston, South Carolina, and
a convert to the church, died
May 19th at St. Joseph’s Hos
pital.
Fa was buried from the Ca
thedral of St. John on May 21st,
Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald cel
ebrated the Mass. He was in
terned in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mr. Dressel left a wife, Mi'S.
Jane Dressel, a son, Jack W.
Dressel, and a daughter, Mrs.
John J. Sullivan.
Prayer At Unknowns’ Burial
Asks That Example Of Dead
lay Inspire The Living
WASHINGTON, (NC) — A
prayer that the living may draw
inspiration from the example of
those who have died in the serv
ice of their country was offered
here at the interment of the two
Unknown Servicemen of World
War II and Korea.
Msgr. (Maj. Gen.) Patrick J.
Ryan, chief of Army Chaplains,
gave the invocation at the inter
ment ceremony on Memorial
Day in Arlington National Cem
etery here.
The text of the invocation fol
lows:
“Eternal Father, we beseech
Thee to look with favor upon us
as we take part in this vener
able rite. We are assembled here
to consign to an honored grave
the remains of two more of our
American sons who are known
only to Thee.
“We pay tribute to their im
molation on the altar of free
dom. We are heartened by the
prospect that the virtue of pure
patriotism still grows in our
midst. We see, too, in these
nameless American martyrs the
fruits of a new patriotism that
has seen our sons fall in Europe,
the Pacific and Korea. It is a
patriotism that is as broad as
human freedom itself, a patriot
ism that suffers with every
member of the human family,
infused with Thy own divine
charity.
“While we are mindful of the
unknown dead, let us not be
unmindful of the known dead.
The tomb of the Unknown Sol
dier is but a symbol of all our
soldier dead. We pay a debt of
gratitude to all who have pour
ed out their life’s blood that we
might live, that all our cherish
ed American institutions might
grow. We salute all of these
dear sons in gratitude.
“Eternal Father, let us not
leave this sacred shrine without
Thy blessing. May we. the liv
ing onlookers, draw inspiration
from what we now do. We have
been honoring the nameless,
who are dead for the sake of
Thy law. As we return to our
pursuits, may we glory in the
nameless service of Thy law,
may our reward be Thy approv
al of the talents Thou hast given
us. We seek this blessing in the
name of Thy Son, our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.”
Services For
Raymond White
SAVANNAH — Funeral serv
ices for Raymond S. White were
held May 29th at the Most Bless
ed Sacrament Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Rosalie B. White; one daughter,
Mrs. W. J. Sasseen, Savannah,
one brother, David B. White,
Astoria, L. I.; and two grand
children.
Mrs. Anita Kramer
Services In Savannah
SAVANNAH — Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Anita Walsh Kra
mer were held May 14th at the
Sacred Heart Church.
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