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Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Vol. 41, No. 12 DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1960 Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Vatican IVIarks 2nd Anniversary Of Coronation VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC) — His Eminence Giovanni Cardinal Montini celebrated Mass in the Sistine chapel to mark the second anniversary ot the coronation of His Holi ness Pope John XXIII. The Archbishop of Milan was chosen as celebrant be cause he is the first cardinal in order of precedence created by Pope John. All the cardinals present in Rome-attended the Mass ^Nov. 4). The previous Sunday (Oct. 30) His Eminence Benedetto Cardinal Aloisi Maseiia, Arch priest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, presided at a Te Deum in that church to honor Pope John’s elevation to the papacy. Priest Killed; Seminary Burned In Congo Rioting LEOPOLDVILLE, The Con go, (NC) A Congolese priest was killed and a Catholic seminary in Kalindato was burned by Noting Baluba tribesmen, United Nations headquarters here has an nounced. The priest, who was uniden tified, was one of “many deaths resulting from the' fighting in southern Kasai province, the U. N. reported. Twenty missionary priests and nuns, all Belgians, were forced to flee from Kalindato and take refuge in Bakwanga, the U. N. said. U. S. Aid Must For Private Colleges GRAFTON, 111. (NC) — Pri vate colleges must receive some form of public support to insure a first-rate system of higher education, the presi dent of the University of Illi nois said here. Dr. David D. Henry urged that public and private col leges and universities unite be hind the recommendations, of President Eisenhower’s Com mittee on Education Beyond the High School. The well-known educator spoke to a session of the re gional American Assembly conference at Pere Marquette lodge here. It was held under the auspices of Columbia Uni versity and St. Louis (Mo.) University. The latter is ope rated by Jesuit Fathers. Dr. Henry argued that Fed eral aid is already being given to higher education, but it is an uneven program that is not substantial help to these insti tutions which expect enroll ments to double shortly. In the history of Federal grants of all kinds, he said, 'the precedents are ample for aiding institutions and organi zations, whether public or pri vate, which are operating in the national welfare.” He cited Federal subsidies to Agriculture, to transportation, to hospitals and to highways. A barrier to a “clear view” of Federal grants to private in stitutions, he said, is not only tne historical opposition of tnose who think public grants should go only to public insti tutions, but “also the differ ence of opinion among the private institutional spokes men.” “Although some ask for Fed eral tax exemption for educa tional expenses, as an indirect Federal subsidy to private ed ucation, insofar as it would permit increased tuition; oth ers refer to Federal grants as ii they were entirely inimical to, educational integrity,” he said. He urged public and private colleges and universities to support the four recommenda tions of the President’s Com mittee, winch is now ' defunct. The points, he said, are: 1) continuation of Federal loans for revenue-producing facili ties, such as dormitories; 2) payment of full costs of re- searen and service contracts with institutions; 3) grants-in- aid for slum clearance where educational institutions are in volved; 4) grants for construc tion of academic buildings. Confraternity Drive For Funds Nears Coal Returns Now Total $ %,440 in Early December BRITISH PRESS HAILS Cuban Bishop Says Government Procommunist NEWS ANGLICAN PRELATE WILL VISIT POPE JOHN (Radio, NCWC News Service) LONDON — The British press has generally hailed the announcement that Anglican Archbishop Geoffrey F. Fisher will visit His Holiness Pope John XXIII in early Decem ber. The announcement of the visit by Lambeth palace, headquarters here of Arch bishop Fisher, Primate of tjie Church of England, termed it simply a “courtesy” call. How ever, the British press regard ed it as much more significant. The Daily Mail said: “That something more than pleasan tries will be passed is obvious from the minds and characters of these two Christian leaders and from what each has said and done.” The Manchester Guardian stated: “Everyone who cares for Christian unity ought to welcome it (the visit) and wish Dr. Fisher good luck.” The Daily Telegraph declar ed: “The visit cannot be treated merely as a courtesy. It marks an awareness by both communions that the dis unity among Christians is too great a scandal to be ignored and too serious a weakness to be left unremedied.” The Daily Herald said real ists would regard the visit as “the opening of diplomatic re lations rather than the first step to reunion.” The Daily Sketch said the meeting is a “first hopeful sign that the faith they share might triumph over the doctrines they do not.” The announcement by Lam beth palace gave no exact date for the meeting between Arch bishop Fisher and Pope John. But the Archbishop’s schedule calls for him to be in Rome from December 1 to 3. The meeting will be the first personal encounter between the spiritual leaders of the Anglican and the Catholic Churches since the Anglican Church split from Rome under Henry VIII 400 years ago. Lambeth palace announced the historic meeting in this form: “The Archbishop of Canter bury plans to leave London November 22 for Jerusalem where he will be the guest of the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most Rev. Campbell Maclnnes. “His Grace will visit the holy places and call on the Orthodox patriarch of Jerusa lem and the heads of other churches in the Middle East, expressing in person the close friendship which has long ex isted between the Anglican and the eastern churches. “On his way back the Arch bishop hopes it will prove possible for him to call at Is tanbul to visit His All Holiness \thenagoras, the first Ecu menical Patriarch of the Or thodox Church. “After Istanbul the Arch bishop of Canterbury proposes to spend a few days in Rome in the course of which he will HAVANA (NC) — A Cuban bishop has charged that the government of Premier Fidel Castro is pursuing anti-Chris tian and procommunist poli cies. Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Boza Masvidal of Havana spoke out in a pamphlet being circulated here. The prelate wrote that the Church in Cuba supports the original aims of the Castro revolution but condemns its drift to the left. He said the government now only tolerates religion and is making hatred the basis of a class struggle. He also denounced it for fail ing to recognize property rights and freedom of speech and the press. pay a visit of courtesy to His Holiness Pope John XXIII. The Archbishop will return to this country on December 3.” Archbishop Fisher will be accompanied on his tour by the Rev. John Satterwaite, (Continued on Page 8) Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher BISHOP'S CONFRATERNITY Of THE LAITY St. Mary, Augusta - : $10,151.25* Cathedral, Savannah 9,049.00* Sacred Heart, Savannah 8,633.80* Blessed Sacrament, Savannah ; 7,556.05 St. Joseph, Macon - , 7,475.00 Holy Family, Columbus 5,700.00 St. James, Savannah : 4,733.00 St. Teresa, Albany 4,664.00 Sacred Heart, Augusta 4,000.00* St. Francis Xavier, Brunswick, and Missions 3,639.50 St. John, Valdosta , ^ __1 2,659.07 St. Joseph, Augusta 2,520.00* Sacred Heart, Warner Robins 2,516.61* St. Patrick, Augusta :—' 2,500.00* Nativity, Thunderbolt : 2,500.00* St. Augustine, Thomasville, and Missions 2,162.00* Our Lady of Lourdes, Columbus 1,600.00 Our Lady of Lourdes, Port Wentworth 1,500.00* St. Paul, Douglas, and Missions 1,455.00 St. Matthew, Statesboro, and Missions : 1,450.00* St. Michael, Savannah Beach : 1,256.00 St. Joseph, Waycross 1,157.00* St. Benedict, Savannah 929.00* Immaculate Conception, Dublin 1 ; 855.00* Our Lady of Assumption, Sylvania, and Missions 833.00* Immaculate Conception, Augusta 750.00* St. Peter Claver, Macon 570.00* St. Mary, Americus 530.00 St. Mary, Savannah 520.00* St. Christopher, Claxton, and Missions 492.50* St. Anthony, Savannah 480.00* Our Lady Star of the Sea, St. Mary’s, Ca. 320.00* St. Theresa, Cordele 236.00 St. Ann, Richmond Hill ; ■ 170.00* St. Benedict, Columbus ; 160.20* St. Joseph, Jesup 130.00 Mission, Perry, Georgia ; i 125.00* St. Michael, Montezuma 114.00* Queen of Peace, Lakeland 113.50 St. Julianna, Fort Valley 112.00 St. Clare, Albany 99.50 St. Jerome, Americus 24.00 $96,440.88 *Reached or oversubscribed goal DISCUSS DRIVE RETURNS—Smiles show satisfaction with results of the Confra ternity of the Laity Drive as Msgr. A. J. McDonald, Chancellor, and Bishop McDonough discuss latest returns with the Rev. F. J. Donohue, editor of The Bulletin. — (Andrew Bunn Photo). PRAY FOR OUR I PRIESTLY DEAD •iiiS S& RT. REV. WILLIAM H. GROSS, C.S5.R., D.D. Fifth Bishop of Savannah Nov. 14, 1838 REV. CORNELIUS M. SHEEHAN Nov. 18, 1898 RT. REV. JOHN BARRY D.D. Second Bishop of Savannah Nov. 21, 1853 O God, Who didst give to thy servants by their sacredotal office, a share in the priesthood of the Apostles, grant, we im plore, that they may also be one of their company forever in heaven. Though Christ Our Lord. Amen. BUT WKSL.i,.fc>. i Book Reviews 7 Editorial Comment 4 Marriage Notices 3 Obituaries 6 Question Box 4 The Catholic In America 2 Calendar of Feast Days 8 BISHOP'S OFFICE 225 Abercorn Street Savannah, Georgia Dearly beloved in Christ: Through the sacrificial contributions of the faithful of the Diocese of Savannah, the “Bishop’s Confraternity Drive” has been an outstanding success. To you I am deeply indebted for your help. May Our Divine Savior reward you with a thousand blessings. You and your loved ones will be the recipients of a Novena of Masses to be offered monthly for the ensuing year. The wonderful growth of our truly Missionary terri tory is most consoling. You and our generous Catholics have made possible this expansion through your charity to the annual October appeal. God bless you! Imparting to you a special blessing, I am, Devotedly yours in Christ, Bishop of Savannah. Pope John XXIII Law Is Proposed In Cuba To lake Catholic School Teachers State Employees HAVANA (NC) — Fears that Premier Fidel Castro’s government will seize control of Catholic education in Cuba are supported by a newly pro posed lav/. The proposal provides that all private school teachers, in cluding priests and nuns, are to become government em ployees. This would bring the teaching activities of priests and nuns under the control of the Ministry of Education ra ther than their religious su periors. There are 340 Catholic schools in Cuba with a total enrollment of about 70,000 pu pils. As soon as the proposal was made, members of the Con federation of Catholic Colleges of Cuba were called to an emergency meeting. A number of educators here have privately expressed the opinion that the proposal, if adopted, will deprive parents of their right to educate their children according to their re- legious convictions. They also declared that the proposal will make Cuban children virtual wards of the state as in totalitarian nations. The government-controlled press claims that the proposed law provides for “truly demo cratic education without privi lege or discrimination.” It charges that priests “in the service of Hierarchies” have been trying “to use the Cath olic Faith to divide the na tional conscience.” Catholic schools in Cuba, which for months have feared that such a measure would be introduced, are already oper ating to a considerable degree under the control of the Minis try of Education. A degree issued last year provides that “private schools will be governed by the same standards as the public schools of the nation as regards their organization, functioning, plans of study, courses and pro grams, text books, class hours, graduation, examinations, cer tificates of study and the gen eral orientation of teaching. They will be subject to gov ernment inspection.” Government school programs, which include the use of Mar xist slogans and omit religious instruction, are compulsory in Catholic schools, where reli gion must be taught outside regular class hours. SAVANNAH — “Prayer, sacrifice and hard work, in that order, are the things that have made this year’s Confra ternity of the Laity Drive a success,” said Bishop Thomas J. McDonough in announcing the results of the 1960 cam paign for funds. “So far we have received $96,440.00. That’s well ahead of results after two weeks of the 1959 drive, and we are confident that within a very short time we will be able to announce that we have reached or pass ed our minimum goal of $110,000.00.” Bishop McDonough express ed “my deepest thanks for the many, many Masses and pray ers offered for success, partic ularly by our children. Cer tainly, it was those prayers which won for our people the grace to make the very real and open-hearted sacrifices evidenced by such wonderful results.” He also paid tribute to the “hard work of pastors, priests, and the devoted laity who gave so generously of their time and effort so that the missionary endeavors of our Diocese might continue and expand.” All contributors to the drive will be remembered in a spe- ciall Novena of Masses to be offered every month for the next year. Many pastors and diocesan officials have expressed satis faction with the diocesan-wide response to the annual appeal for funds. “One of the most encourag ing things about this drive is the demonstration of solidari ty by all our people,” said Monsignor T. James McNa mara, vicar-general of the Dio cese. “They weren’t giving just for the needs of their own individual parishes, but for the needs of the Church throughout our Diocese, and I think it is a grand illustration of a fact in which we can all take pardonable pride — the willingness of all our people to extend the Charity of Christ to one another and to sacrifice, not just for themselves, but for one another.” Funds realized through the Confraternity of the Laity Campaign, conducted every year during the last two weeks of October, are used for various Diocesan projects, in cluding the support of St. John Vianney Minor Seminary and the education of seminarians; the care of dependent children of the Diocese; and the con struction of Mission churches. Allocations are also made from the drive for supplementary support of mission parishes too small to support themselves completely. Contributions to this year’s fund-raising drive will make possible improvements to pre sent buildings at the year- old St. John Vianney Semi nary, and expansion of dormi tory and classroom facilities to meet the needs of a growing student body. Fourteen students were en rolled in the first class in Sep tember of 1959. On opening day two months ago, the num ber of Seminarians had grown to 31. Projected improvements and expansion is based on an expected increase each year until the full four year high school course is in operation in 1962.