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(Buckhead) 133 Sycamore St. (Decatur) PHILADELPHIA, —■ Although the term “obscene” was defined by the U. S. Supreme Court last June, a series of subsequent cases has shown that the same tribunal considers obscenity to be virtual ly nonexistent, William B, Ball, professor of laws at Villanova University law school, said here. Citing cases in which the high est court has permitted the dis tribution of material declared to be obscene by lower Federal courts and Post Office authorities, Mr. Bali said that when the top court, speaks of obscenity it appar ently means material which is so disgusting that no one will be tempted by it. Such material he said, will disgust, rather than at tract, even the depraved mem bers of society. The Villanova professor traced the withering away of legal safe guards against obscenity in a talk before the Notre Dame Club of Philadelphia. He simultaneously recommended enlightened and persuasive resistance to marketed pornography, on the part of in dividuals, families and social organizations. Prof. Bail said the Supreme Court’s interpretation of obsceni ty in censorship cases has given “a new immunity to publishers and producers who seek to profit by the spread of filth among chil dren and adolescents. “This situation is accentuated by the lack of enforcement of criminal statutes against obsceni ty,” he said. He predicted that the legal breakdown will be com pleted when these statutes, pres ently enforceable in many com munities, “are declared uncon stitutional on the same basic arguments and philosophy which have prevailed in the censorship cases” before the Supreme Court. As defined b y the Supreme Court on June 25, 1957 in Roth vs. United States, obscenity is pres ent in materia] when, “1o the average person, applying contem porary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest.” To regulate immoral publica tions and entertainment in the absence of legal power, Mr. Bali counseled that offended citizens must encourage voluntary produc tion codes within certain media. The public must also practice mass abstention, he said, when ever indecent books and films are offered for consumption. He cautioned that “those who want reasonable regulation o f motion pictures, comics and other media should avoid acting before having both the facts and sound advice. “Rash and angry protest, how ever well intentioned, may be mistaken for mere bad will or contempt for the feeling and preferences of others,” he con tinued. “When we forget to grace our actions with charity and rea son, we very logically provoke bitter feelings and opposition.” Having taken the necessary precautions, citizens should “not lack courage to make protest as need arises,” he emphasized. “We BOOK REVIEWS EDITED BY EILEEN HALL 3087 Old Jonesboro Road. Hapevilie. Georgia should be especially vigilant against moves to abolish our right of protest,” Mr. Ball said, alluding to legislation proposed by several groups which would penalize per sons who urge the public to ab stain from specific exhibitions of movies or books. He told the listeners that Cath olics “should cease regarding op position to indecency as a solely Catholic objective and invite our non-Catliolic brothers to support the work of such groups as the National Legion of Decency and the National Office for Decent Literature. “We should demand enforce ment of existing criminal stat utes,” he said, and emphasized the postive by supporting the ‘good’ in the arts and encouraging creativeness in them” Protest made against obscene books and films “are being con demned as being anti-demo cratic,” Mr. Bail acknowledged, “and there is strong pressure against the legion and the NODL. “The repression campaign of the anticensors is in full swing in most major cities of the nation,” he stated. “The anticensors are waging a fairly effective psycho logical warfare by denouncing those who campaign for decency as being book-burners, conform ists, vigilantes, mob actionists and private police.” Despite the opposition, he stressed, citizens have the right of protest “and should never be afraid to use it, reasonably, for the promotion of public moriality. “The true civil libertarian,” he added, “Will pause in his head long campaign against ail re straint, to take heed of the spread among our youth of the mindless personality which reacts only to the stimuli of violent fantasy.” Each issue of this Book Page is confided to the patronage of Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces, with the hope that every read er and every contributor niay be specially favored by her and her Divine Son. MARY LEONE McNEFF, D. O. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Buokhoad Theatre Bid?. Slreet Floor Entrance 3112 Roswell Rd. — CE. 3-8301 PIANO SERVICE POLLARD PIANO TUNERS JA. 4-2548 FAIR DEAL TV & RADIO SERVICE • All Work Guaranteed PL. 8-4795 1379 Gordon, S. W., Atlanta JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL 115 Forrest Ave., N. E. JA. 3-8550 Day and Evening Classes SHERER BOOKKEEPING SERVICE INCOME TAX RETURNS I'll.I,ED OUT 539 Candler Road DR. 3-01331 Decal ur, Ga. East Point Ford Co. Bales Bervlos U!30 N. MAIN PL. EAST POINT, GA. Question Box - (Continued From Page Four) from the unique importance of the Church as the only spiritual society established by Christ to minister to man’s spiritual needs. Wilful violation of the law of church support could constitute serious matter, therefore, all things being equal. Example: when one’s deliberate refusal to contribute what he could easily give without inconvenience re sults in grave harm to the Church, or unjustly transfers intolerable financial burdens to others of the parish. PRACTICALLY, one need only contribute according to his means. Since personal and family finan cial circumstances differ widely, no definite amount can be establ ished as a norm. The wealthy of course are bound to give more than the poor; and those who are fairly prosperous should certainly offer more than those of average means. In every case, a sense of values should be maintained; i.e., a Catholic of means could hardly be justified in habitually donat ing to Church on a Sunday morn ing what he would be ashamed to offer a doorman as a tip. Q: Does the duly of church sup port mean that everyone in the parish should use the budget-en velope system? A: For the sake of good order and administration, every parish- oner should try to cooperate with the pastor in whatever offeratory plan he has determined for the whole parish. If the budget-envel ope system happens to be the established system, then one should make every reasonable ef fort to use the envelopes. The envelope system insures the par ish of a regular income week after week, thus permitting the pastor to pay parochial debts on time, and anticipate the future financial needs of the parish with considerable accuracy. Q: Wouldn't you say that a parent who sends his child to his parish school has a very special duly to contribute to his church it he can? A: The duty of church support is a general one binding all Cath olics according to their ability to give. It is inconceivable, however, that a parent who sends his child to a parish school should of his own fault neglect to support his parish, provided, of course that he can. If able, such a parent should also be scrupulous about using the collection system deter mined for the parish. * * * The purpose of this column is to assist the laity to a fuller un derstanding of their religion. It does not seek to promote contro versy. Questions concerning per sonal marriage problems should be referred to one’s parish priest. SAINT BERNADETTE SOU- BIROUS, by Monsignor Francis Trochu, translated from the French and adapted by John Joyce, S. J. (Pantheon $4.95). Published on February 11, the centennial of Bernadette’s first vision at Lourdes, this is an Eng lish translation of the definitive biography of the saint, by a schol arly historian who had access to all published and unpublished documents pertaining to her life. The book contains 22 illustrations, a map of the area where Berna dette’s life was spent, a bibli ography and an index. After briefly sketching her childhood, the author relates the perennially fascinating account of the apparitions and of the valiant struggle of the 14-year-old shep herdess, against various obstacles, including the incredulity of both lay and clerical persons, to con vey the messages Our Lady en trusted to her—chiefly, of course, her plea for prayer and penance. In the third section of the book, Bernadette’s life as Sister Marie- Bernard, in the Convent of Nev- ers, is shown. It was a life of ob scure martyrdom caused by an uncomprehending superior and the suffering of illness. Here Ber nadette grew in the herioc sancti ty for which the Church has can onized her. Monsignor Truchu is also the author of biographies Qf St. John Vianney, St. Francis de Sales, and various founders of religious orders. Many of his books have been honored by the Academie Franqai&e. Jacob, Tobias, Daniel, and Job. Finally, the angels of the New Testament appear, the Angel of the Annunciation, those associat ed with Our Lord’s life and with the Apostles. In a world which, for the most part, has lost its be lief in the reality of the spirit world, this book is refreshing and encouraging. Satan has so well succeeded in convincing people that he, as well as the good angels, are only fantasies, that those whose faith is removed from the simplicity of childhood con sider such stories as these mere ly fiction. They are not; the false gods of materialism are the fic tional ones. A BOOK OF ANGELS, by Mari gold Hunt (Sheed & Ward, $3.00). Miss Hunt’s new book is thor oughly enjoyable, both for young readers and adults ones. The stories she tells are taken from the Bible and related in simple words, in a style that charms the reader. The fallen angel who tempted Adam and Eve in Para dise is first introduced; then those good angels who, as God’s mes sengers, guided Abraham, Isaac, YOU, by Father M. Raymond, O. C. S. O. (Bruce, $4.50). This popular Trappist author has persistently labored for years to tell Catholics just what it means to be members of the Mys tical-Body of Christ. In his latest book, he again attempts to drive home that tremendously impor tant point, by showing that all, not just a few, are. called to union with God in Christ, the Head of the Mystical Body. This, as Father Raymond has said elsewhere, is “the sound, sane, sober, sensible mysticism,” simple union with God in His Church. In this book, Father Raymond approaches his reader directly, with the questions each one con stantly. asks himself: Who am I? Why am I here? His answer shows that each individual human being is not simply one among millions in a small comer of an immense universe, hut an indispensably precious part of Christ’s Mystical Body. “You are sent by God to show His presence in a manner no human before you, no human on earth with,.,, yqjp.jyi, )iqip^yyho may com.- after > you; could, or ever can, manifest Him. You have something to show, which, if you fail, will be lost to man, to the world, and in one sense, even to God Himself, for all eternity. Amazing truth! Anyone who is ever tempted to doubt his own importance in God’s scheme of things will he assured of the worth of his life if he absorbs even a small amount of Father Raymond’s powerful message. APPOINTMENT OF TWO NEW ORDINARIES FILLED ALL OF THE SEES IN THE U. S. The only sure way to kill time —get busy and work it to death. (By J. J. Gilbert) WASHINGTON — With the re cent appointment of two new or dinaries — Msgr. Howard J. Car- roll to be Bishop of Altoona- Johnstown, Pa., and Bishop Clar ence G. Issenmann to head the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio — it was noted that every see in the United States was filled. This is an unusual situation, in view of the many posts involved and the inevitable recurrence of vacancies. When this situation last ob tained it would be difficult to say with certainty. But it has been some time apparently. The N. C. W. C. News Service re ported in December, 1937, that all U. S. sees had been filled for the first time in quite a while. A similar situation has not been reported since That Time.' ’ m ~" K A comparative glance at sta tistics for 1937 and 1957 reveals the impressive growth of the Church in the United States in the last 20 years. In 1937, there were 130 mem bers of the hierarchy in the Unit ed States. These included four Cardmals, 15 other Archbishops, 05 Bishops who were ordinaries of sees or vicariates, four Coad jutor Bishops and 12 Auxiliary Bishops. There were at that time 16 archdioceses, and 92 dioceses. In 1957, the members of the hierarchy in the United States total 210. There are four Cardi nals, 31 Archbishops, 103 Bish ops who are ordinaries of sees, two Coadjutor Bishops and 70 Auxiliary Bishops. There are today 26 archdioceses and 111 dipceses in the United States. ' The first Bishop in the United States — the Most Rev. John Carroll of Baltimore — was consecrated August 15, 1790. More than 700 American Bish ops have been appointed since that time. A tabulation made in 1940 showed that 523 American Bish ops had been named up until that time. More than 200 Bishops have been named since 1940. It is interesting that the first U. S. Bishop and one of the two latest to be appointed are Car rolls. There have been six Ameri can Bishops named Carroll. They include Archbishop John Carroll of Baltimore (1790-1815) Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena Mont., (1904-1925); Bishop James J. Carroll, a native of Pembroke Maine, who was Bishop of Nuev; Segovia, Philippine Islands, from 1908 to 1913; Bishop Mark K Carroll of Wichita, Kans.; Auxil iary Bishop Coleman F. Carroll of Pittsburgh, a brother of th newly-named Bishop Howard J Carroll of Altoona-Johnstown. Changes Heed Permission ■O'.IWt-'-•*7 - *** ? ^*‘' ‘ T Of Holy See *2f • • T*AT’MC, 1'.3 THEOLOGY F THE LAYMAN (Continued From Page Four) there is no more to be said. It is his business, at least it’s not mine. But life is not only getting, it must be giving as well, and a Catholic can hardly be so easily satisfied with what, he is giving. The most obvious fact of our day that we are surrounded by mil lions who are starved of food that Christ Our Lord wanted them to have—they are getting too small ration of truth, and of the Eu charist no ration at all. We regret their starvation, of course, but we do not lose any sleep over it; which raises the question whether we really appreciate the food we ourselves get from the Church: we should not take it so calmly if their starvation was bodily: for we do know the value of the bread that perishes. If spiritual starvation is to be relieved, it must he largely the work of the laity, who are in daily contact with starvation’s victims. We must come to an un derstanding of the great dogmas, so that we know them in them- elves and in their power to nourish; we must bend every ef fort to mastering their utterance. Only so can we relieve the star vation that now lies all about us. Once we see it, we see that we must set about it—primarily and overwhelmingly for the sake of bese others, since it is intolera hie that men should be perishing for want of truth that we could bring them. But only for their sake. For our own sake too: for t is not good to be the sane min ority in a society that is losing ontact with God. This series of articles will be oncerned with Theology from the point of view of this two fold need—the need of our own souls for the food and light and love of God that the great dogmas bring with them; and the need of men all about us, a need which an be met only if we meet it. Our next articles will contain oractical advice on how to study Theology. Then we shall embark ipon what the Church has to (each us about God. The articles will be linked together; it might >e worthwhile to keep back num bers for re-reading. It cannot all oe easy. Some of it will be tough going but the reward is great; as physical fitness means tough go ng but is worth the effort. iprrr SAVASTSiAH TO2SOT, "March 5, -195S-PACF VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC)— The Supreme Sacred Congrega tion of the Holy Office has issued a notice to Ordinaries adomishing them not to introduce or suppress elements of liturgical ceremonies without due authorization of the Apostolic See. The document took note of cases where priests have sought through publications to insert prayers or scriptural reading into liturgical functions or into the celebration of Mass, and have at tempted to eliminate other texts on the pretext of reviving the ancient liturgy of the Church or of promoting the participation of the faithful in the sacred rites. The admonition recommends that Ordinaries warn members of the clergy that the task of estab lishing rules and directives per taining to the liturgy and of ap proving liturgical books and new litanies to be recited in public be longs to the Holy, See. It added that prayers and pious exercises in churches as well as oratories must be submitted to the local ordinary for his exami nation and cannot be used with out his explicit permission. In difficult cases, the Ordinaries are instructed to submit the matter to the Holy See. SALES SHOE SHOP SERVICE • QUALITY SATISFACTION CE. 3-9223 3988 Peachtree Rd., N. E. Atlanta It Pays To Know Your STATE FARM Ag»st Doug Stephens INSURANCE SERVICE Auto • Life fP Fire 125 Trinity Place Decatur, Ga. DR. 3-4424 Morse Realty Co. 225 Buckhead Ave, N."'E. CE. 3-1133 Atlanta, Ga. ANDERSON'S BARBER SHOP 3100 ROSWELL ROAD CE 7-0711 BUCKHEAD r TERMITES? get Gefe JA. 2*7704 Says Religion Will Not Hurt Catholics Chances BOSTON (NC)—An interpreter of national voting patterns said here a future presidential candi date who is a Catholic will be helped, rather than hindered, by his religion. Dr. Lawrence Fuchs of Bran- deis University, who has studied voting behavior since World War II, made this statement in an ad dress to 200 faculty members and students at Boston University’s Citizenship Project. Dr. Fuchs said he believes that anti-Catholic voting sentiment on *he Presidential level has been diminishing for the past 16 years and what remains of it is now to he found largely in areas that, are nolitically unimportant. He cited the rural south and, f o a lesser extent, the rural mid west as still anti-Catholic areas. But he claimed there has been a fading of bias there, in addition to a declining population. Prof. Fuchs said another ..im portant factor is the steadily growing Catholic p o p u lation, which he maintained is increasing at a greater rate than that of non- Catholics in the urbanized and industrialized states which carry large electoral vote blocs. The Brandeis analyst said he has found much less religious in fluence in potential votes for a high national office, such as the presidency, than for local offices. He added that he thinks the ef fects of the Soviet challenges in defense, education and economic fields will far outweigh any re ligious factor in future national elections. Prof. Fuchs said that in 1956 he consulted with nearly every state delegation at the Democrat ic National Convention, and found a wide sentiment for Catholic on the ticket. He asserted that it was Mas sachusetts Sen. John Kennedy’s youth that prevented him from being nominated as the vice pres idential candidate that year and not his religion. 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