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JOSEPH BREIG
WHAT TO DO ABOUT Ml. K
I have no settled convictions
about what Khrushchev should
be shown in the U. S., or about
whether his visit might do some
good, or will inevitably do
harm.
I do know,
however —
and so do you
—what would
be the most
effective
thing that the
people of
America and
the rest of the America and the
rest of the world could do.
That would be to pray —
really pray, fervently and trust
ingly. *
I mean, pray that God’s will
be done. That is the best pos
sible prayer for the good of ev
ery nation and every individ
ual — including you and me
and Khrushchev.
The point is that God loves
each of us boundlessly, and
knows precisely what is best
for us, and has the power to
bring it about.
I REALIZE that I am not say
ing anything new. But I am
saying something that tends to
be forgotten. And it is enor
mously more important than
iebating about whether Khru
shchev should visit a super-
* Sarket, or a steel plant, or a de
fense installation, or a typical
American home — whatever
that is.
Vice President Nixon, I think,
made an excellent point when
he proposed to Khrushchev
that they drink a toast to talk
ing, “because if we’re talking
we won’t have war.” Nixon also
said that Khrushchev has a de
lusion that millions of Ameri
cans are anxious to revolt and
establish communism in this
country, and needs to see for
himself that this is not true.
Valuable also was the earlier
advice of Cardinal Ottaviani,
head of the Sacred Congrega
tion of the Holy Office. He said
that the Soviet Union must not
be isolated. If it were, it would
feel itself under siege, and re
vive its revolutionary fervor.
Free nations must continue ne
gotiations, while guarding
against fatal concessions. “The
most important thing is to keep
contact — not to close the Sov
iet Union off.”
NEVERTHELESS, I sympa
thize also — and deeply —with
to the U. S. are used by com
munist officials to play on our
emotions, idealisms and vani
ties, solely for the purpose of
undoing us.
All those opinions, however—
along with countless others, ex
pressed by writers, politicians
and “the man of the street” are
after all mere human judg
ments, subject to human falli
bility, and above all to the hu
man frality of seeing only one
part or another part of the
whole picture. Even cardinals
and archbishops, when speaking
on temporal affairs, may be
grievously mistaken.
But it is certain that God can
end the menacing tensions of
the cold war, and establish
peace and international coope
ration.
FORTY-TWO YEARS AGO,
God promised precisely that, if
v/e would turn to Him with
confidence and try to live ac
cording to His will.
At Fatima in Portugal, the
Virgin Mary was sent by God to
three shepherd children. She
disclosed to them that World
War I, then in progress would
end soon, but that a more
frightful world war would come
not long afterward.
The Virgin said to the chil
dren that “Russia will spread
her errors through the world,
giving rise to wars and perse
cutions.” Her words were spoken
before the communists seized
Russia and began using it as
their instrument of lies and ag
gressions.
THE VIRGIN EEGGED man
kind to turn to God. To bring
this about, she asked us to pray
the Rosary, to consecrate our
selves to her Immaculate Heart,
to receive Communion on the
first Saturday of each month,
and to offer sacrifices to God.
Finally, she gave the children
her pledge, “My Immaculate
Heart will triumph: Russia will
be converted, and an era of
peace will be granted to man
kind.”
Cardinal Cushing of Boston,
therefore, took the completely
logical step with respect to
Khrushchev’s visit to America.
He opposed the invitation, but
once it was issued, he announc
ed a novena in honor of Our
Lady of Fatima, to begin the
day Khrushchev arrives.
We could be wrong on every
thing else concerning this visit;
Theology
For The
Layman
the position of Archbishop Wil- but we cannot make a mistake
liam O. Brady of St. Paul. He by following Cardinal Cushing’s
denounced the invitation to lead. And doing that will be a
Khrushchev as “stupid” and trillion times more profitable
“shameful,” because such visits than denouncing Khrushchev.
(By F. J. Sheed)
CHRIST, GOD AND MAN (1)
Understanding what Christ
is — in so far as a beginning of
understanding may be made
here below — is essential to
understanding what He does.
We can, of course, decide not
to bother with
understanding,
to build our
whole spirit
ual life upon
love and obe
dience. T h i s
attitude may
be at best pro-
found intel
lectual ' humility, at worst
total intellectual unconcern.
Either way it is impoveresh-
ment, a refusal of nourishment
which the soul should have. To
be willing to die for the truth
that Christ is God is a glorious
thing, but there is no glory in
holding the phrase simply as
a phrase, the riches in it never
made our own.
Christ was a carpenter, the
sort of man whom any of the
neighbors could have called
upon to make a plough or a
doorframe. There was one such
in every village of Palestine.
What was special about this one
is that at the same time He
was infinite God, who had made
all things of nothing (including
the customer whose order He
was executing, including in
deed His own body and soul),
who enlightened every man that
came into this world. To say as
much as this is to speak a mys
tery. We must begin to -know
what we are saying.
The key to our making the
reality our own lies in the dis
tinction between person and na
ture. If possible, read over arti
cles eleven and twelve, where
these terms are examined for
the light they shed upon the
doctrine of the Trinity. On the
chance that that may not be
possible for all readers, let us
look at some points of the dis
tinction here. The nature any
thing has decides what it is —
to take the example closest to
us, we who possess a human na
ture, a union of spiritual soul
and matter, are men. But na
ture, though it answers the ques
tion what, does not answer the
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By Brian Cronin
1. Immediately prior to his election, Pope John XXIII was:
(a) Archbishop of Milan? (b) Vatican Secretary of State?
(c) Patriarch of Venice? (d) Papal Delegate to France?
2. Presenting the infant Jesus at the Temple, the Holy Family
met a holy, old man who had been promised by God that
he would not die until he had seen Jesus, His name was:
(a) Saul? (b) Simon? (c) Simeon? (d) Samuel?
3. To whom did God give the answer “My name is ‘I am’ ”?
.(a) Peter? (b) Moses? (c) Pilate? (d) Noah?
4. The feast of Candlemas, on which candles are blessed in a
special ceremony, commemorates: (a) The Presentation?
(b) The finding of the child Jesus? (c) The Circumcision?
(d) The Annunciation?
5. The lati'n words ‘Missa Cantata’ refer to: (a) A book of
hymns? (b) A missal? (c) A sung Mass? (d) A choir?
6. Who found the relics of the True Cross in Jerusalem
about 318? (a) St. Helena? (b) St. Veronica? .(c) St. An
thony? (d) St. Christopher?
7. The Bible records that God said on the First Day: (a) “Let
there be a firmament between the water”? (b) “Let the
waters be full of life . . .”? (c) “Let there be light”? (d) “Let
the waters collect in one place . . .”?
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the foundress of: (a) The
Poor Clares? (b) The Sisters of Charity? (c) The Mission
ary Sisters of the Sacred Heart? (d) The Sisters of St.
Francis?
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Give yourself 10 marks for each correct answer below.
Rating: 80-Excellent; 70,-Very Good; 60-Good; 50-Fair.
Answers:
1 (c); 2 (c); 3 (b);
6 (a); 7 (c); 8 (c).
4 (a); 5 (c);
SHARING OUR TREASURE
Good Example Leads Wife
Into Church
By REV. JOHN A. O'BRIEN, Ph. D.
., (University of Noire Dame)
Jottings ...
(By BARBARA C. JENCKS)
(By David Q. Lipiak)
Q. Would you please list for me
ihe rules for meeting and ad
dressing a bishop? Recently I
was present at a public ceremony
at which a bishop was a guest
of honor. Although all who were
there were Catholic laymen, I
was amazed at the number who
had no idea at all as to how to
greet the bishop. A few of the
men even used the word "Sir."
And while we're on the subject,
how does one address a Monsi
gnor? And when addressing a
priest, when does one use "Fa
ther" as distinguished from
"Reverend?"
A. When meeting an archbishop
in his province, or a bishop in
his diocese, Catholics should
genuflect on the right knee and
kiss the episcopal ring (this is
done simply by placing the lips
to the ring). The proper term
of address is “Your Excellency.”
The less formal titles “Arch-
bishon” and “Bishop” are also
widely used and acceptable, ex
cept of course on more solemn
occasions, such as during the
public introduction of a bishop
before an audience. Cer+mnlv it
is highly improper for Catholics
to call a bishop “Sir.”
MONSIGNORS may be ad
dressed as such (i. e., “Monsi
gnor” N. N., or simply ’’Monsi
gnor”), though on formal occa
sions, the full title should be
used (i. e.. “Right Reverend
Monsignor” N. N., or “Very Rev
erend Monsignor” N. N., as the
case may be). The fact as to
whether a monsignor possesses
the title “Right Reverend” or
“Very Reverend” should be
checked before an introduction,
if possible. The vast majority
of monsignors here have the
title “Right Reverend,” however.
PRIESTS are addressed ordi
narily as “Father.” The formal
title is “Reverend Father” or
“Reverend” (assuming that
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• "America ought to be friend
of the whole world, instead it
is the country that is least
liked.” So says French Domini
can Raymond Bruckberger, au
thor of the widely acclaimed
“Image of America.” The French
priest reports that only silence
surrounded his book’s publica
tion in France as there is a “con
spiracy of silence issued for
bidding anyone to speak intel
ligently of America. If you try
to disturb the myth that Ameri
ca is barbarous; you are shoved
aside.” This he reports in a re
cent N. Y. Times interview. It
is not difficult to trace the
source of the myth which is
rather universal in Europe. We
can blame those in charge of
circulating American books and
movies abroad. In short, the
blame can be placed at the State
Department’s door. America’s
stock appears to be up in Rus
sia but the myth is perpetuated
on the pages of “Pravda” and
in the Russian libraries and
movies houses while our exhibit
there hails the common man.
Even the art we feature under
lines the ugly myth. While, we
would assume the role of Sir
Gallahad on the world scene,
too much of the world sees us
as a nation of sybarites, drunks,
juvenile deliquents, murderers,
lynchers, anti-semites, labor
racketeers, crooked politicians
and sex maniacs, thanks to our
books anti movies.
• NEWMAN once said that we
cannot write a sinless literature
about a sinful man. Current
American novelists are apt to
be far more concerned with the
evils, the abberations than the
commonplace. There are a few
American books which do pres
ent us as humans, less than the
angels and better than the
beasts. Why are they not more
widely circulated? We spend
billions M defense and good
will tours while we are sabo
taged in this most important
area. Several years ago in this
column I repeated a plea of a
German girl for books “about
nice Americans.” Spoonfed on
criminal gangland stores and
racial prejudice and adultry
then she grew to hate and fear
Americans. After the war, she
found out that Americans were
far different than the characters
who walked the pages of the
novels she had read. “Lolita”
succeeded “Peyton Place” on the
best-seller list last year and to
gether they are probably doing
the rounds on the American
bookshelves abroad. Book pub
lishers seemed to delight in re
porting that “Peyton Place”
neared the all-time sale figure
of “The Holy Bible.” Today,
they continue to report the sky
scrapping figures in the mucky ■
scamper after “Lady Chatterer’s
Lover” which is hardly being
read for literary style or a view
of English chateau life. The only
consolation perhaps is that it is
not written by an American.
• RECENTLY, a Boston tele
vision station conducted a pro
gram entitled: “Reading List for
Khruschev,” for his American
visit. Unfortunately, I saw the
notice of the program too late
but I have wondered what
books were suggested. Few of
the current bestsellers show us
other than ugly Americans. Ex
ception would be the best sel
ling Harry Golden books “Only
in America” and “For Two
Cents Plain.” There are of
course the old standbys: Mark
Twain, Thoreau, Henry James.
Heading my list would be the
works of Thomas Wolfe but
the translation job would cer
tainly be a nightmare. More re
cently I would suggest James A.
Gee’s Pultizer Prize winner of
1957, “Death in the Family.”
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By Rev. John A. O'Brien, Ph. D.
(University of Notre Dame)
Do you want to win a soul
for Christ? If so, set a good
example and bear witness to
the truth, beauty and holiness
of your Faith when the occasion
offers. Soon you will be kind
ling the spark
that will lead
a pilgrim
across the
Church’s spa
cious t h r e s-
hold. This is
illustrated by
the experience
of Bonnie
Jean Wilson of Grand Haven,
Michigan.
“I was reared as a Methodist,”
related Bonnie, “attended Sun
day School and sang in the
choir. While attending high
school I met Victor McFadden
and soon we began to date. I
found that Vic was a devout
Catholic who not only practiced
his religion but also loved it.
When I visited his home, I was
struck by the holy pictures, the
prayers before and after meals,
and its religious atmosphere.
“On our dates Vic would often
tell me how much his religion
meant to him, and would ex
plain some of its teachings .Then,
when Christmas came, he took
me to Midnight Mass and gave
me a missal so I could follow
it. While I didn’t understand
all the ceremonies, I was deeply
impressed by the reverence and
devotion of the worshippers. In
deed I had the feeling that this
was truly the house of God.
“Vic joined the marines and
was sent to Korea. I missed him
greatly and found some relief
by attending Sunday Mass at
St. Patrick’s and using the mis
sal he gave me. I continued
to visit his family and got some
additional pointers on how to
use the missal from his sister.
They too encouraged me to pray
that Vic would come back alive
from the Korean conflict.
“He did, but he was severely
wounded. When he was receiv
ing the last rites in Korea, he
shook his head and told the
“Comforting too is the knowl
edge that through the sacra
ments streams of grace come to
us, sanctifying our souls and
strengthening us to meet all dan
gers. Especially appealing is the
doctrine of the Real Presence
of Christ in the tabernacle. In
the Mass He is offered up as a
Victim for man’s redemption
and in Holy Communion He
comes into our souls to nourish
and strengthen us.
“Overwhelming too is the evi
dence of the divine foundation
of the Catholic Church 15 cen
turies before a single Protestant
sect saw the light of day. Here
was the fullness of divine truth
for which I had so long been
groping. I could delay no longer.
I was received into the Church
by Father O’Hara and received
my first Holy Communion at
Christmas Midnight Mass.
“What memories of that first
Christmas Mass I attended with
Vic years ago flooded my soul.
No longer was I a stranger, on
the outside looking in but,
along with Vic and our four
children, a member of Christ’s
true Church — His Mystical
Body.”
Father O’Brien will he grate
ful to readers ivho know of any
one who has won two or more
converts if they will send the
names and addresses of such per
sons to him at Notre Dame Uni
versity, Notre Dame, Indiana.
EMPHASIS ON FATHER’S ROLE
IS URGED AT NCCW MEETING
Risks In Khrushchev Visit
THE BACKDROP
chaplain that he would pull
through. Invalided back to the
states, Vic was sent to the Naval
Hospital in Oakland, California,
where more shrapnel was taken
from his body and he was fitted
with an artificial left hand.
“I went out there, took pre
marital instructions from Fa
ther Patrick Stack in Castro
Valley and we were married in
June 1951. Later I took a com
plete course from Father Ed
ward O’Hara back in Grand
Haven. Here I learned the beau
tiful truth that the Church is
the Mystical Body of Christ and
that its members are incorpo
rated into His living body and
share His divine life.
A great many American ob
servers, in and out of Congress,
have grave misgivings about
the forthcoming visit of Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev to
the United States.
These skep
tics have se
rious doubts
that the visit
will accom
plish the ends
the President
and his advis
ers have in
mind. They
are apprehensive lest a face-
to-face encounter with the wily
communist leader may confuse
the American people, reduce
their awareness of the commun
ist threat and encourage a false
sense of security.
SUPPOSED IGNORANCE
The justification most fre
quently offered for President
Eisenhower’s invitation to the
Soviet Premier to visit the
United States is that such a vis
it will correct dangerous mis
conceptions about this country
which exist in the Kremlin.
Recent visitors to the Soviet
Union, notably Vice President
Nixon and former Governor
Averell Harriman, of New York,
have reported that Khrushchev
is woefully uninformed about
the military and economic
strength of the United States.
Their story is that the Soviet
leader believes that our system
of private enterprise is on the
verge of collapse, our defenses
far inferior to his own, and our
people^ out of sympathy with
their government’s policy with
By JOHN C. O’BRIEN
respect to the cold war.
Although the Soviet Union
maintains a perceptive Ambas
sador in the United States and
two deputy premiers have re
cently toured our country, they
are so in awe of the Soviet dic
tator, the American visitors
have reported, that they have
not dared to tell their boss any
thing about the United States
that would conflict with his pre
conceived notions.
Without reflecting on the
judgment of either the Vice
President or former Governor
Harriman, many qualified
American observers, have con
fessed to difficulty in accept
ing the reports of Khrushchev’s
supposed abysmal ignorance.
These observers doubt that a
brief visit, crowded with state
functions, will achieve the re
education of the Soviet leader
that the sponsors of the visit
hope for.
Nothing in the way of mili
tary strength that may fall un
der Khrushchev’s eye is likely,
the skeptics maintain, to equal
the information the Kremlin al
ready has gleaned through one
of the most intelligent and effi
cient spy systems in the world.
Khrushchev already has at his
fingertips complete and accu
rate information about our mil
itary potential.
INTERPRETATION
Nor, suggest the critics of the
proposed visit, will a tour of
the United States add to the
Soviet Premier’s knowledge of
the capacity of the American
economy. There is every indica
tion that already he fully recog
nizes our superiority. On many
occasions he has acknowledged
it and repeatedly he has held
up the American economy to
his own people as the model
which they must seek to emu
late.
If we hope to impress Khru
shchev by the geographical size
of the United States, we may
expect to be disappointed. For
the Soviet Union is teritorially
more expansive than the United
States.
Undoubtedly, Khrushchev
will be impressed by the high
standard of living in this coun
try, by the conveniences and
the luxuries available to
American workmen. But the
question is whether he will in
terpret this as a sign of
strength, as the Administration
hopes, or as a sign of weakness,
frivolousness and softness. See
ing us seemingly engaged in an
endless pursuit of ease and com
fort, will he conclude that we
are incapable of the sacrifices
and the discipline necessary for
the defense of our liberties?
There is even the chance, cri
tics of the visit point out, that
the Soviet dictator will mistake
friendliness for fear, kindness
for softness and courteousness
for submissiveness. Will he con
clude that we welcome him
with politeness because we dare
not offend a leader who com
mands so much military might?
Now that the decision to en
tertain the commmunist leader
has been taken, we must go
through with it. We all can
hope that the visit will do no
harm, if it does no good. But the
risks are real and very great.
Father Wharton’*
ATCHISON, Kansas — A
concerted effort to “put father
back in the home” was recom
mended by participants in a
regional training conference of
the National Council of Cath
olic Women at Mt. St. Scholas
tics College here.
Some 250 Catholic women
from 14 dioceses in the states of
Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico
and Iowa attended the confer
ence. Its theme was:.“The Cath
olic Woman . . . Her Commun
ities ... A Design for Partici
pation.”
tration on removing discrimina
tion in housing as a core prob
lem in interracial relations.
“A belief in the inherent
growth potential of each indi
vidual, regardless of age,” was
emphasized in the workshop on
the aging. The group asked that
we view “old age not as the
end of life as years decline, but
as the period of self-fulfillment
in which may be enjoyed deep
and abiding satisfaction.”
On the international level, ex
tensive citizen support of the
World Refugee Year was rec-
The recommendation for ommended. Prayers for the sne-
family-centered parish activi- cess of the year as well as sup-
ties, emphasizing the comple- P°H of NCCW’s foreign relief
mentary roles of mother and project’s to assist refugee fam-
father in the family, was made hies through Catholic Relief
in a workshop on youth and Services — National Catholic
child welfare. Welfare Conference were rec-
Participants studying Inter- ommended for parish organi-
group relations urged concen- ~zation action. ~
FUCHSIAS IN THE DARK
Trying to illustrate in my ser
mon how God answers our pray
ers in His own way, I pointed
out that He knows which of us
grows best in sunlight, and
which of us must have shade.
“You know you plant roses in
the sunlight,” I said, “but if you
want your fuchsias to grow,
they must be kept in a shady
nook.”
After Mass a lady came up to
me, face radiant. “Father,” she
said, “I’m so grateful for your
splendid sermon.” I must admit
my heart glowed for a moment.
But then she went on fervently:
“Yes, I never knew before just
what was the matter with my
fuchsias.”
This little incident demon
strates three things: we should
take praise with a grain of salt,
people may digest the frosting
of the sermon and not eat the
cake, and fuchsias grow in the
dark. However, I stand by my
original point: God knows best
how to answer our prayers.
Often we fail to realize this.
That’s why some assume a
what’s-the-use attitude and give
up praying. Or they begin to
put only half a heart into their
prayers when they’re not an
swered Air Mail, Special Angel.
It’s a lopsided view of prayer,
anyway, that considers it just
asking for something. This is
only one part of prayer. It’s like
going to the beach and sticking
your little toe in the water.
You’re missing the best part.
Prayer life — whether public
like the Mass, or private like a
quick plea for strength to sur
vive the kids — consists pri
marily adoring God. It is an
acknowledgement of our de
pendence on our Creator.
Another part of prayer should
be thanking God. Even if we’re
sure everyone else gets all the
“breaks,” we can thank Him for
the breath of life in us, for our
family and friends, or for the
cool weather after a hot spell.
Telling our Savior how sorry
we are for our sins should be
an element of our prayer. Let’s
hope you’re not one of those
who feel that their halos are
already polished un. If we’re
honest, we must admit we fall
seven times daily. Maybe more.
Then, last and least, we come
to asking for things. This feature
is obviously the least important
because there’s more selfishness
in it. Not that we can’t be sel
fish about the right things. You
can put in petitions aplenty if
you carry out the following sug
gestions, which I call Robert’s
Rules of Rogation.
Attention to prayer is the first
requisite. If you don’t keep your
eyes on the road, you really
don’t care if the car goes off of
it. If you talk to the Lord while
View
from tis© Hcciorj
you’re admiring the fruit bowl
hat atop the woman in front of
you, you’re among the gang
Christ referred to when He said:
“These people honor me with
their lips, but their heart is far
from me.”
Might as well be at the hall
park if our mind is there. Maybe
you’re the type whose mind
flits from “aardvark” to “zymur-
gy.” Perhaps you often find your
prayer like this: “Hail, Mary,
full of grace ... I wonder if I
put out the lights at home . . .
the Lord is with thee . . . my,
that’s a pretty chasuble the
priest is wearing ...” There’s
still hope, however, as long as
you keep pushing out those un
wanted thoughts. In fact, the
struggle can make the prayer
quite pleasing to God.
Another tip for thoughtful
prayer: don’t neglect pre-prayer
preparation. Try to get in the
mood. If you’re squabbling with
the wife all the way to church,
it’s no wonder you find it hard
to concentrate on Mass. And
reverent posture — not that
Sunday Slouch so popular for
church pews — will help the
soul to kneel up straight.
Humility, too, is an essential
quality of prayer. If you want
something from the boss, you
don’t saunter into his office un
announced, prop your feet on
his desk and loudly demand a
raise. But we sometimes mental
ly saunter into God’s office,
slouch down and demand some
thing. We’re beggars in prayer,
because the Lord doesn’t real
ly owe us a thing. Except a
clout, maybe. ^
Remember our Lord’s parable 1
about the Pharisee and the j
Publican? The modern Phari- ■
see’s prayer is just about as
worthless as the old boy’s;
“Many graces are coming to me,
Lord, because I gave generously
to the Charities collection, I
bought my wife a box of candy,
I received Communion this
month, and I didn’t scream at
the kids this week.” The Pub
lican’s grief over his own sin
fulness it better — for all of us.
Perseverance, or perhaps we
t might call it stick-to-it-ive-ness,
is another must in our prayers.
If we give up after a refusal or
a delay in the response, we’re
just poor sports. The Savior
told a parable about a man who
kept knocking on his neighbor’s
door until he gave him the three
loaves of bread he wanted.
This isn’t a divine invitation
to make pests of ourselves. The
story means simply we should
not give up if the answer to our
prayer is slow in coming. The
reply might be on its way by
slow boat around the Cape of
Good Hope.
St. Monica, to give a classic
example, stormed heaven in be
half of her wayward son for 18
years. Thank heaven she didn’t
stop after 16. Her prayers paid
off in her son’s eventual conver
sion, and he became that great
bishop and doctor of the Church,
St. Augustine.
So confidence, joined to a
resignation to God’s will, is a
sure-fire formula. Even the best
prayer won’t necessarily bring
automatic results, of course. If
it did, there would be a run on
prayer like the world has never
seen. Even Khrushchev would
try his hand at it.
The sure secret of success in
supplication is sincerity. Not
everyone can be quite like the
little boy who, when his prayer
for snow was answered, looked
up into the sky and cried, “Atta
boy, God. Keep up the good
work.” But we can all try to
imitate such sincerity which
surely gets top priority in the
heavenly courts.
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Vol. 40 Saturday, September 5, 1959 No. 7
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS FOR 1958-1959
GEORGE GINGELL, Columbus President
MRS. DAN HARRIS, Macon Vice-President
TOM GRIFFIN, Atlanta Vice-President
NICK CAMERIO, IMacon Secretary
JOHN T. BUCKLEY, Augusta Treasurer
ALVIN M. McAULIFFE, Augusta Auditor
JOHN MARKWALTER, Augusta Executive Secretary
MISS CECILE FERRY, Augusta Financial Secretary