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PAGE 6—THE BULLETIN, March 18, 1961 Author Of Textbooks On Constitutional Law Sees lo Problem In School Aid (N.C.W.C. News Service) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—There is no constitutional problem involved in Federal aid to pa rochial schools, according to a leading constitutional expert. Prof. Arthur E. Sutherland of Harvard University here is the author of “Constitutional Law Cases and Other Prob lems” and “The Law,” both of which are used in law schools throughout the United States. In a statement to the press, Mr. Sutherland said: 1. There is no clear constitu tional prohibition against Fed eral aid to parochial schools; 2. If Congress passed a law providing such aid, there would be no way to bring it before the U. S. Supreme Court for constitutional decis ion. ESTES SURGICAL SUPPLY CO. Headquarters for SICK ROOM SUPPLIES INVALID EQUIPMENT For Rent and Sale WE FEATURE "CAMP" SUPPORTERS Fitted by Graduate Fitters JAckson 1-1700 JAckson 5-1508 1 HR. 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He said that specific aid from tax funds has already been given to religious schools in the Federal lunch programs and in school bus transporta tion on a local level. He dismissed the argument that this was aid to students, not to schools: “Can you say that a hot lunch given the pupils in the middle of the morning does not make that school more attractive to par ents thinking of sending their children there?” He applied the same argu ment to bus facilities and to building loans given to relig ious colleges. If a law aiding religious schools is passed by Congress, said Mr. Sutherland, “I could think of no clear constitution al reason to veto it.” “Since we can never get a test in Federal courts,” he added, “we must guess as to whether such a law is consti tutional or not. “This is not a black or white case. It . is one of those things that cannot be answered cate gorically by turning to the J. J. JARDINA & CO. STATE FARMERS MARKET PO. 6-9638 FOREST PARK, GA. 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News Service) LA CROSSE, Wis. — The Dead Sea scrolls are among the greatest discoveries of all times — if for no other reason than that they document the authenticity of the Bible. So stated Menahem Mansoor, head of the Department of Hebrew and Semitic studies at the University of Wisconsin, in an address at Holy Cross seminary. The ancient manuscripts were found between 1947 and the present time in caves on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. The site is believed by most scholars to have been occupied by members of a He brew sect known as Essenes. “The Dead Sea Scrolls have been de scribed as the greatest manuscript discov ery of all time, and this is no exaggeratiqn. It was really one chance-in-a-million find,” Dr. Mansoor said. From his own studies and from inter views with leading theologians and arch aeologists interested in the subject, Dr. Mansoor said that he can guarantee that “not a single scholar, not a single theolo gian” accepts the views of some writers that the Dead Sea Scrolls “would affect the uniqueness of Christianity, as it were, or would shake our faith, or even revolu tionize our approach to the Bible.” The importance of the discovery of the scrolls, Dr. Mansoor said, is this fact: “Un til the discovery of these manuscripts dat ing back to 200 B. C. to 100 B. C., the only Hebrew biblical manuscripts we possessed dated only to the 10th Century after Christ. “Now the discovery of the biblical manuscripts among the Dead Sea Scrolls takes us hack 1,000 years nearer to the time when the Bible was written — almost to the time when the last book of the Bible was being written. “This is the greatest importance, be cause some so-called scholars insisted that because we have no Hebrew manuscripts going back to the pre-Christian era, the Bible we have today is not the original Bible. They maintained that it was only a medieval compilation of the original.” Among some 400 manuscripts of goat skin and sheepskin, Dr. Mansoor said, scholars have found every book of the Old Testament except the Book of Esther. Since an Arab shepherd discovered the first scrolls in a cave in 1947, scholars have searched more than 350 caves, 12 of which have yielded material — including manu scripts, artifacts, coins and other relics dat ing to the period from 200 B. C. to 100 A. D. “So far, scholars have in their hands more than 10 large scrolls and more than 40,000 fragments. In 1952 they also found two copper scrolls. The material is mostly biblical,” Dr. Mansoor said. - He said it would be years before scho lars would be able to publish definitive judgments on these finds. “I think that if we do not exercise caution and study the texts a hundred times before publishing them, we may cause more havoc than a badly constructed jet plane — and that would be a spiritually demoralizing havoc,” the Egyptian-born scholar said .“This is one of the main reasons why scholars are slow and cautious in publication.” The Dead Sea Scrolls have added a great deal to the history of religion, Dr. Mansoor said. “New Testament scholars, both Protes tant and Catholic, have stated more than once that their discovery has helped to make some of the Christian doctrines bet ter understood.” Some of the similarities between the Scrolls and New Testament writings, he said, ‘(certainly give us a better under standing’-of Christian origins. They have a considerable bearing on the study of the background of Christianity . . . One scholar in Harvard found 200 verbal similarities in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testa ment writings.” He said: “The paramount importance of the scrolls to New Testament study is that they add to our knowledge and under standing of the era and give us a more precise insight into the life and faith of one of the groups of Jewish brotherhoods of that time. “Every scroll that is being deciphered and translated adds more to our knowledge, but not one of them will shake or affect our faith.” Msgr. John Paul, rector of Holy Cross Seminary, gave a reception for Dr. Mansoor after the lecture. Among those present were members of the arrangement commit tee: Rev. Melvin Frank of the First Con gregational church; Rqbbi Bernard Reich- raann of the Congregation Sons of Abra ham; Hyman Kaplan, president of the con gregation; and Bernard Sharp, president of the local B’nai B’rith. Says Reds Influence 'Intelligentsia' OBITUARIES Constitution.” There is no practical way, he said, to bring such a law before the Supreme Court. An ordinary taxpayer could not bring suit against such a law because his involvement in the case would be too “dilut ed.” “Let’s look at it this way,” Professor Sutherland said. “You cannot have a court test without someone being hurt and bringing suit. Now whose toes are being stepped on if the U. S. government gives aid to private and church schools? Only the taxpayer whose mon ey it is. “But the Supreme Court has long since established the principle that a Federal tax payer has no standing in court to challenge the constitution ality of a Federal statute.” The ruling against taxpay er suits on constitutionality dates back to the 1923 Su preme Court decision, he said. In that year, a Massachusetts woman believed that a Federal bill passed to aid unwed mo thers was unconstitutional. As a taxpayer, she brought suit against the Secretary of the Treasury, but the case was thrown out by the Supreme Court. The case was invoked as a precedent in 1928, when a cit izen named Elliott brought suit to eliminate Army and Navy chaplains, claiming a vi olation of the First Amend ment, The Supreme Court did not decide on the merits of either case, but found that the tax payers had too “diluted” an interest to bring suit against the government. Mr. Sutherland is an Epis copalian. DALLAS, Tex., (NC) — Communists are “influencing the intelligentsia more than the workers and the common man” in this country, Auxili ary Bishop Fulton J. Sheen of New York observed here. “By intelligentsia,” Bishop Sheen explained, “I do not mean the intellectual. I mean those who are educated be yond their intelligence.” The prelate, here to fill a speaking engagement, said that communism is “a threat not only to religion but to mgn himself.” He said communism now blankets 37 per cent of the world population and yet there is no end in sight to Red gains. To combat the national and worldwide means, the Bishop said “what we need is more discipline and self de nial.” Bishop Sheen asserted that the youth of the nation has “been very much underrated.” He said: “There is a potential for sacrifice, discipline and leadership in our young people that has not been tapped.” Patronize Our Advertisers Marvin C. Moore AUGUSTA — Funeral serv ices for Mr. Marvin C. Moore, were held March 4th at St. Patrick’s Church, Father Ar thur A. Weltzer officiating. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn A. Moore; two daugh ters, Mrs. Sheila Asselin, Ft. Clayton, CZ., Miss Theresa Moore, Augusta; a son, A2/c Dennis J. Moore, Tyndell, AFB, Fla; his mother, Mrs. Anna Moore, Ashville; a bro ther, Burgess Moore, Jr.; two sisters, Mrs. Vivian Buchner, Ashville; Mrs. Sybia Heillig, Alexander, Va. Mrs. Mary Stapleton SAVANNAH — Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Staple- ton, were held at the Cathe dral of St. John the Baptist, February 24th. George J. Harth AUGUSTA — Funeral serv ices for George J. Harth, were held at Sacred Heart Church, February 25th, Father Gerald Armstrong, S.J., officiating. Mrs. Leo E. Lolly HAPEVILLE — Funeral services for Mrs. Leo Edward Lally, were held at St. John the Evangelist Church, March 6th, Father John J. O’Shea, officiating. Survivors are her husband, Mr. Leo Edward Lally; Miss Barbara Ann Lally; Master Kenneth Lally; Master Leo M. Lally, all of Hapeville. Miss Agnes Cotherwood SAVANNAH — Funeral services for Miss Agnes Mer cedes Catherwood were held February 27th at Sacred Heart Church, Father Terrance Ker- nan, O.S.B., officiating. Survivors, are four brothers, Milton L. Catherwood, Samuel C. Catherwood, Jr., and Cecil A Catherwood, all of Savan nah and William L. Cather wood, Roxberry, Mass. Miss Frieda Tahan ATLANTA — Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Frieda Tahan, were held at Sacred Heart Church, Father Joseph Abi- Nader officiating. Surviving are four daugh ters, Mrs. Mike Deraney, Grif fin; Mrs. Abel Ashkouti, At lanta; Mrs. Ann Warren,, Barnesville; Miss Emily T. Labanon, and two sons, Mr. Charlie Tahan, and Mr. Oscar Tahan, of Danburg, Conn. James C. Nugent FITZGERALD — Funeral services for James Carroll Nu gent were held at St. Anne’s Church in Alapaha. Survivors include his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen J. Nugent, Alapaha; four broth ers, Kenneth, David and Her man Nugent, all of Alanaha; Lt. Charles Nugent, U. S. Navy, Davis Field, R. I., two sisters, Miss Judy Nugent, of Alapaha and Mrs. R. B. Reese of Smyrna. Mrs. G. F. Fetscher ATLANTA — Funeral serv ices for Mrs. George F. Fetsch er were held March 8, at Sa cred Heart Church. Father John Emmerth, S.M., officiat ing. Survived by Miss Evelyn Fetscher. Mrs. Tibor Kentey ATLANTA — Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Tibor S. Kentey were held March 3,' at Sacred Heart Church, Father John Emmerth officiating. Surviving Mrs. Kentey are: Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Mar tin, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sil- lay, Pees, Hungary; Michael B. Martin, Jr. Mrs, Pierre Vignaux ATLANTA Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Pierre W. Vig naux were held February 27th at Sacred Heart Church, Fa ther John Emmerth officiat ing. Mrs. L. S. Armistead ATLANTA — Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Luke Armistead were held February 28, at Sa cred Heart Church, Father Thomas J. Roshetko officiat ing. Surviving Mrs. Armistead are: Mrs. Ray Fromshon, Mrs. W. R. Armistead, Mr. W. G. Armistead, Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry H. Armistead, Cocoa, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armi stead, Palm Beach, Fla. Always take advantage of the little opportunities that come along and you won’t have long to wait for the big one. George LaHood, Sr. VALDOSTA — Mr. George LaHood, Sr. died Sunday, February 26 and was buried on February 28 from St. John the Evangelist Church in Val dosta. He was a native of Lebanon and moved to Valdosta in 1909. Survivors include his wife, one son, George, Jr., one daughter, Mrs. William Joseph, one brother, T. J. LaHood, and eight grandchildren. Pallbear ers at the requiem mass were his nephews, Ellis Hanna, George Hanna, Jimmy Hanna, Frank Hanna, Abdo Hanna, John Hanna, Fred Nijem and Ernest Nijem. Father Payne conducted the services and burial in Sunset Hill Ceme tery. T. S. Bresnahon AUGUSTA — Funeral serv ices for Thomas S. Bresnahan were held March 1st at St. Patrick’s Church, Rev. Arthur Weltzer officiating. Survivors include three bro thers, James C. Bresnahan of Knoxville, Tenn., Lawrence J. Bresnahan of Savannah, and Robert A. Bresnahan of Augus ta; and a number of nieces and nephews. PASTORAL LETTER IN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD WASHINGTON, (NC) — Rep. John D. 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