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M PM • SMWDRMM RUgM* «MN AM ■ -. • U. - MM* BEsf WISHES ‘ ' COLLINS POULTRY MARKET 419 Parker St. Phone LE. 2-2681 GAINESVILLE, GA. "We Handle Parks Chickens" BEST WISHES A-1 STEAK HOUSE "The Finest Foods" CEDARTOWN, GA. J. C. PENNY COMPANY, INC. ■ •Ulf' . •; CEDARTOWN, GA. BRADFORD DRUG CO. Phone 59 Cedartown, Georgia ammaae onw CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA Compliments Friend some clear sign that God has in fact forgiven; this is had in the priest’s absolution. Q. is il allowable io go lo con fession even though one knows beforehand fhaf because of cir cumstances he will nol be able fo receive Communion fhe fol lowing day? What about the practice, tor instance, of going io confession on the Thursday before a First Friday, even though one realizes that he won't be able to receive the next day because of work? A. It is an unfortunate error to think of confession merely as a preparation for the recep tion of Holy Communion. On the contrary, the Sacrament of Pen ance is a sacrament in its own right, and should be sp ap proached frequently, regardless as to whether or not Commun ion is immediately to follow. WHERE MORTAL SIN is con cerned, of course, then it is necessary to confess one’s sins and receive absolution before going to Communion. But even in this case, the proximate inter est of the soul should be to cleanse itself of mortal sin and be restored fully to God’s friendship. IN PRACTICE, no one can go wrong by going to confession often: weekly, every other week, or at least monthly. Those who go on every second week there GREETINGS TO OUR FRIENDS IN ST. ANTHONY'S PARISH LUNSFORD’S WEST END PHARMACY SUNDRIES — DRUGS — PRESCRIPTIONS PL. 3-3161 805 Gordon St., S, W. Atlanta, Ga. 1st National Bank Building Barber Shop PETE DAVENPORT, PROP. WORK BY APPOINTMENT 1st National Bank Building JA. 3-8276 Atlanta, Ga. BEST WISHES Gene and largaret Garner and Family Question Box (Continued from Page 4) having a virtual desire and in tention to fulfill an obligation imposed on all sinners by our Lord; i. e., confessing mortal sins. The Sacrament of Penance was not instituted in vain by Christ. Nor in vain did He say to His first priests: “Whose sins you forgive they are forgiven them; and whose sins you re tain they are retained.” (St. John XX:22) FOR THOSE who might argue that the making of a private act of contrition would be mote “natural” a means of. justifica tion than sacramental confes sion, the rebuttal is that the very opposite holds. Penance was instituted specifically for human needs, not for God’s sake. Thus the sacrament ful fills, first, the natural instinct to disclose one’s sins to another human being. A tendency to ward brooding, melancholy, de pression and other hazards to mental health is generated among undisclosed sins; these effects of sin are remedied by confession. Finally, there is a natural longing on the part of every normal person to have Compliments BEN T. HUFET COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OF GEORGIA HILLARD PUSHING & HEATING CO. 287 NORTH AVE., N. E. TR. 2-3454 ATLANTA, GA. T. RALPH GRIMES SHERIFF FULTON COUNTY H. H. HOGG, SR, H. H. HOGG, JR. STUBBS & H066 FURNITURE CO. “Complete Home Furnishers” CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA by meet the requirements for confession stipulated for gain ing plenary indulgences. Theology For The Layman (Continued from Page 4) for us a first beginning of the meaning of this. Concentrate upon the way we know our friends. Our knowing faculty, our intellect, has taken them into itself. How? By the idea it has formed of them. By means of that idea, we know Ihem. The richer the idea, the better we know them, if there is any error in our idea of them, to that extent we do not know them as they are. This is the way of human knowledge, the “seeing through a glass in a dark man ner” which is the kind of seeing proper to human nature. It is the nature of our intellect to know things by means of the ideas it forms of them. Here below we know God like that, by the idea we have formed of Him. But in heaven, our see ing will be direct. We shall see Him, not “through a glass,” we shall know Him, not by means of an idea. Our intellect will be in direct contact with God; nothing will come between it and God, not even an idea. The nearest we can get to it, perhaps, is to think of the idea we now have of God: then try to con ceive of God Himself taking the place of the idea. That is why the very essence of the life of heaven is called the Beatific Vision—which means the seeing that causes bliss. Just as our knowing faculty, the intellect, so our loving faculty, the will, is to be in direct contact with God, nothing coming between, God in the will, the will in God, love without detour or admixture. So it will be with every one of our powers —energising at its very fullest upon its supreme object. And that, if you will think about it, is the definition of happiness. But observe that all this is based upon something which by nature we cannot do. The natu ral powers of man’s intellect fall short of seeing God direct by a double limitation—as we have seen, our natural way of know ing is always by means if ideas, so that we cannot see anything direct; and God, being- infinite, can never be within the hold of our natural strength, or the strength, of any finite being whatever. Putting it bluntly the life of heaven requires powers which by nature we do not possess. If we are to live it, we must be given new powers. To make a rough comparison: if we wanted to live on another planet, we should need new breathing pow ers, which by nature our lungs have not got. To live the life of heaven, we need new knowing arid loving powers, which by nature our souls have not got. For heaven our natural life is not sufficient, we need super natural life. We can have it only by God’s free gift, which is why we call it grace (the word is re lated to gratis). Sanctifying grace will be our next topic. Everything the Church does is connected with it, and can be understood but cloudily if we do not grasp what it is. Services For Mrs. McElroy ATLANTA, Ga.—F u n e r a 1 services for Mrs. Catherine Mc- Elroy were held-April 8th at the Sacred Heart Church, Rev. John Emmerth officiating. Survivors are two daughters, Miss Annie McElroy, Miss Cath erine McElroy, two sons, Mr. Andrew P. McElroy, Mr. Frank McElroy. View From (Continued from Page 4) (This is really not an answer at all—so just chuckle when you say it.) Or suppose the sales man sticks his toot in the door and asks: “Is your mother home, little girl?” Little Imogene may answer: “She’s not home,” in good conscience. She means “not home to you,” of course. When Charlie the Chiseler asks you how much money you have, go ahead and say “None.” You mean none for Charlie. I know this sounds like we’re cheating a bit on this business of truthfulness. But all these answers can be understood in two ways. Maybe they’re not taken in both ways, actually. But they can be. And the sales man and chiseler and busybody know you might be using an evasion. This mental reservation is an old and accepted way of keep ing secrets that should be kept. Long ago St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, was concealed in a boat on the Nile. When the Emperor’s soldier’s (who weren’t looking for him to give him a medal) asked his wherabouts, a servant answered: “He is not gone far.” A pretty good evasion —if the soldiers were stupid. After all, you can’t be expect ed to come out with the bare truth all the time. When your friends ask what you think of their new baby, I wouldn't ad vise you to say this: “Cheer up ■—they never look human for the first few months!” So you say he’s beautiful—meaning he’s beautiful, as far as hairless and toothless creatures go. If your wife asks you what you think of her new hat, you don’t dare say it looks like a bread box. So you tell her it’s beautiful. Meaning a beautiful bread box, naturally. These mental reservations are no good to Junior if teacher asks him if he studied last night. Nor to you if the buyer of your car asks if the buggy has an engine in it. The straight facts are demanded in these cases. And if you’re not foxy enough to come up with a good double- meaning answer when Buster Busybody has his radar on full force—a lie is not the solution. Truthfulness is, we must admit, necessary for the general wel fare of society. The world would indeed be a miserable place if we couldn’t trust anyone. The book of Ecclesiasticus says: “A thief is better than a man that is always lying. Lying men are without honor.” If we are to be men of honor, our motto has to be: The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but an eva sion when it’s none of his busi ness! Services Held For J. J. MeConneghey ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral services for Mr. John J. Mc- Conneghey were held April 7th at the Sacred Heart Church, Rev. William Hanlon officiating. Mr. MeConneghey was a former member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Life Under writers Ass’n, and a member of the Atlanta Life Managers Club, and the Knights of Colum bus, Fourth Degree. Survivors are his wife; daugh ters, Mrs. William P. Crenshaw, Jr., and Mrs. Betty Waits, both of Atlanta; Mrs. J. B. Felder, Florida City, Fla.; Mrs. Thomas G. Ware, Jr., Houston, Texas; a sister, Mrs. P. D. Brennan, Sr., Baltimore, Md., and nine grand children. CHARACTER It’s a lot easier to stop when you are climbing than when you are coming down. PROGRESS STOPS A little knowledge becomes a dangerous thing only when it remains just that size. NO TRUTH IN RED CHARGE THAT CHURCH IS ENEMY OF WORKING MAN, POPE SAYS VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC) — Communism’s charge that the Church is the enemy of the working man is far from the truth. His Holiness Pope John XXIII told, some 20,000 workers gathered in St. Peter’s basilica. The Pope’s words were ad- drssed to the wholesale and re tail food merchants of Rome, who were part of an audience of 30,000 faithful received by him on the Sunday after Easter. He told them: “We’re not strangers to each other, and far less are we hostile to each other, as is unfortunately preached by a mistaken ideolo gy which sows unjust hatred among classes. On the contrary, with each one in the place as signed him by God,, it is our vocation to help one another and to serve one another in charity, with patience and with gentleness, following the ex ample of the Savior, Jesus.” Other participants in the au dience were the boys choir of the Munich cathedral, a group of railroad men from Bologna and 200 blind people from Bel gium. The Pope exhorted all to “peace-that real peace which is born of doing the will of God, and from patiently bearing the sorrows of life, but which can not come from one’s own whim or selfishness.” THE BULLETIN, April 18, 1959—PAGE 5 THE IDEAL BAKERY 305 N. Main Phone 1083 Cedartown* Ga. The SKMM-HLLIUS Co. OF GEORGIA Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Leads, Oils, Enamels, Brushes and Painters' Specialties 509 MAIN STREET CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA Historical note: During California’s Gold Rush days, many 49ers paid $1.50 to have a shirt washed — and waited four weeks for delivery! Nowadays you can wash two tubfuls of shirts—or any other clothes—for one penny. And in minutes! Easier wash days are just one of the many benefits of electric living. Think of the jobs electricity has helped you with in the past 24 hours — the comforts, the conveniences elec tricity has brought. You’ll see why so many folks say, “Electricity’s the biggest bargain in my family budget.” GEORGIA POWER COMPANY A CITIZEN WHEREVER WE SERVE PICKETT CHEVROLET COMPANY, INC. s #. ., 7 * 910 South Main Street Telephone 150 Cedartown, Georgia CHEVROLET • BUICK 11 f s Pharmacy “YOUR DRUG STORE” Corner Main and West Avenue CEDARTOWN, GA. Phones 5 and 405