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TWO THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JANUARY 17, 1948 Author of Book on Spiritual Subjects Holy Father, in Christmas Message, Refers to Forces Which Make Lying and Incitement of Masses to Revolt Weapons of Their Policy (Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service) VATICAN CITY—"He is a de serter and a traitor," His Holiness Pope Pius XII told the world, I “who would give his material sup port, his services, his talents, aid or vote to parties and to forces j which deny God, which put might in the place of right, and threats ' and terror in the place of liberty,' | which make Jying, opposition and incitement of the masses to revolt ! so many weapons of their policy, i thus rendering national and in ternational peace impossible." It was the Holy Father's annual Christmas Message, and he vigor ously denounced the present-day tendency to “insincerity." saying it “amounts practically to a sys tem," and appealed to all honest men to join “in a sincere spirit of brotherhood uniting all classes, all races and all nations with the one bond—love." The Pontiff’s message was pre pared as a response to the season’s greetings extended by the mem bers of the Sacred College of Cardinals present in Rome. His Holiness personally broadcast the message in Italian, and subsequ ently it was rebroadeast in a dozen different tongues. The Rev. J. Ed ward Coffey, S. J., an American priest who is assistant director of the Vatican City radio station, read the official English text. Pope Pius said this Christmas and New Year "bring with them certain signs which point a warn ing finger toward the days to coine;" that “Europe and the wide world have reached a turning point of their destiny;” that “the graveness of the crisis Is unques tionable, its ppssibilities for good or evil immeasurable, its issue un predictable,” and that “the champ ions of negation and disagreement, with the long line of profiteers in their train, are jubilant at the thought—or the illusion — that their hour is near." His Holiness said he did not propose "to describe in detail the havoc wrought by this tournament of ‘insincerity’ in public life,” but that “We are in duty bound to open the eyes of Catholics all over the world—and of all others be sides who share our faith in Christ and a transcendent God—to the dangers which this prevalence of falsehood presents for the Church Father William Regnat, O. S. B., a priest of the Abbatio Nullius of Belmont, who is the author of "Light Amid Shadows,” a work on spiritual subjects which has been published by P. J. Kenedy and Son . New York. Father Regnal spent many years as a missionary in North Carolina, having served at parishes in Concord, High Point. Hickory and Statesville. He was pastor of St. Benedict's Chu'ch, Greensboro, and of the S: cred Heart Church Salisbury. At the present time, Father Wil liam is serving as chaplain of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lancaster, Pa. Tollman E. Rodgers Funeral in Ward WARD, S. C.—Funeral services for Tillman E. Rodgers, who died January 8, after an extended ill ness. were held at St. William’s Church, Father Timothy Sullivan, C. O , offering the Requiem Mass, with Father Theodore Cilwick, C. O.. assisting. The women’s choir of St. Wil liam’s Church, under the direc tion of Mrs. McKinley Rodgers, sang during the Mass. Mr. Rodgers, who was 74 years old, had lived in Saluda County throughout his life. He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Walton Rodgers; five sons, Marion Rodfers and Tillman Rod^ers, Jr j Christian civilization, for the ol Saluda, Thomas Rodgers anu ( „„„„ Wade Rodgers, of Ward, and leadership of the evil one” men who would seemingly have rea son to disagree, he asked, “what could love not accomplish toward uniting in a world-wide league those whose high purpose, noble instincts and community in suf fering have drawn them together by ties stronger and more intimate than any difference or divergency which could keep them apart?” His Holiness said that Herod, plotting to slay the Babe of Beth lehem, ‘hid his plan under a pious mask,” and “today, his modern imitators move heaven and earth to conceal their real purpose from the masses, and make them the unconscious instruments of their designs.” "But once they have won power?’ Pope Pius added, "and feel the reins securely in their hands, little by little they let fall the veil, and pass by successive stages from oppression of the dignity and liberty of man to abolition of all authentic and in dependent religious life.” "No one today — to whatever social or political movement or party he may belong—who wants to bring the weight of his convic tions and his public acts to bear upon the present or the future destiny of nations,” the Holy Fath er asserted, “has any right to wear a mask, to appear to be what he is not, to avail himself of the strat egy -of the lie, of tension and of threats, in order to restrict the tion and to go forward to a more harmonious future unless it re strain and control the forces of division and discord by means of a sincere spirit of brotherhood uniting all classes, all rapes and all nations with the one bond—love. "We launch such an appeal to the entire world, today, the Eve of Christmas, because We see this spirit of brotherhood in danger of being stifled and crushed; be cause We see selfish appetites get ting the better of sound reason, and the cruel tactics of oppression and violence prevailing over loyal understanding and mutual respect, and the utter disregard for any consequent evils to the detriment of the zealous maintenance of public welfare. ‘The Church, whose maternal heart embrases all nations with equal affection, is following with great anxiety this new develop ment in national and international conflicts.” His Holiness said the Church cannot fail to denounce error, in loyalty to her Divine Founder’s declaration; that she cannot but warn the faithful not to let them selves be lured from the path of rectitude, or be deluded by fal lacious promises. “Our position between the two opposing camps,” he added, "is exempt from every prejudice, from any preference for this or that people, for this or that bloc honest citizens of every land in the i of nations, as it is foreign to any exercise of their just liberty and sort of temporal consideration. To Gwynne Rodgers, of Johnston; three daughters, Mrs. Ida Fred- ette, of Massachusetts, Mrs. J. T Bledsoe,of Johnston, Mrs. John Powell. Ward; six brothers George Rodgers, Homer Rodgers, Joseph P. Rodgers. William Rod gers, and James Rodgers, all of Saluda County; a sister, Mrs. J. A. Thomas, Columbia; twenty-nine grandchildren an two great-grand children. MRS. MATTIE PRESTON DIES IN COLUMBUS COLUMBUS. Ga.—Funeral ser vices for Mrs. Mattie Anderson the Ion, who died January 8, were ; held at the Church of the Holy j Family Mrs. Preston was born in Chat tahoochee County, the daughter of the late James Anderson and Mrs. Martha Tinsley Anderson. She had made her home in Columbus for fifteen years. entire religious and even merely human heritage which has sup plied the peoples of the world with the substance of their spirit ual life and of their real greatness for the past 2,000 years." Despite that “a dark cloud is gathering” this Christmas. His Holiness said, “still We know that the numbers of those who do not separate themselves from Christ by unbelief, who cling to Him. . . is great, that it is increasing and growing strong.” He added that “other men of good will are join ing them.” “To you all, therefore, beloved sons and daughters,” the Holy Father said, “We say: Your hour is come. “At the assemblies of statesmen another unseen spirit presided as WILLIAM CARROLL DIES IN AUGUSTA AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral ser vices for William Aloysius Car- roll, storekeeper at the Riverside Mills, who died January 8, were held at the Sacred Heart Church, Father James Buckley. S. J., of ficiating. Mr. Cat roll is survived by a sister, Mrs. William M. Ford, Au- gu;ts; a brother, Owen C. Carroll, Augusta; and several nieces and nephews. civil rights. "You will readily understand, then, how pained We are to see hostile propaganda distorting what We think and say, embitter ing men’s hearts, hindering the peaceful exchange of ideas, and deepening the chasm which sepa rates from Us so many souls re deemed by the Blood of the same divine and loving Savior. At the bottom lies, unfailingly, the same identical duplicity, deliberately adopted and ruthlessly employed as the most incisive weapon with which to combat justice and truth, and hinder mutual understanding, reconciliation and peace." Just as “those who were abso lutely determined to win the war were ready for any sacrifice, even unto death,’’ the Holy Father said, “those who sincerely wish to win the peace must be ready for sacri fices just as generous, since noth ing is more difficult for convulsed and embittered human nature than to forego reprisals and lay aside its unforgiving rancor.” The Pope asked who can meas ure the “moral, domestic and social distress," the harm to the ! cultural and economic stability of Europe — and beyond Europe — wrought by “the compulsory and indiscriminate displacement of peoples.” He added that “a wiser and more judicious policy on the part of those who hold the fate of the world in their hands can pro vide a tolerable solution for an otherwise insoluble problem." His Holiness said the human race “will be powerless to emerge from the present crisis and desola- be with Christ or against Christ: that is the whole question." Savannah Deanery Council to Meet at Thunderbolt (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—Representa tives of the eighteen parish and mission councils affiliated with the Savannah Deanery Council of Catholic Women will meet on January 18 in the parish hall of the Church of the Nativity of Our Lord, at Thunderbolt. Mrs. William J. O’Shaughnes- sey, of Macon, president of the Savannah-Atlanla Diocesan Coun cil, and Mrs. William J. McAlpin, of Atlanta, a member of the board of directors of the National Coun cil of Catholic Women, will attend the meeting. At the conclusion of the busi ness session, members of the Thunderbolt Parish Council, which is headed by Mrs. T. J. Joyce, as president, will entertain 1 the visitors at a tea. Musical numbers on the program will include a group of vocal sel ections by Kenneth Helmly, with Miss Margaret Steeg as accompan ist. K.of G. Launching Advertising Campaign in Secular Publications The Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus has decided to launch an advertising campaign of the Catholic faith in national secular publications in this coun try, the January issue of Colum bia, national K. of C. organ re ports. Already six advertisements have been authorized to begin in Janu ary in the American Weekly with a circulation of over eight and one-half million and in the Path finder with more than a million subscribers. The first ads will appear in the January 25 issue of the American Weekly and in the January 28 issue of the Pathfinder. Ads are also being considered for other national magazines later jn the year. Each of the six advertisements will offer a pamphlet free on re quest. These pamphlets are pub lished in pocket-size form and will contain answer* to questions dis cussed in the ads and other Cath olic facts. The practice of advertising Cath olic truth was begun by a K. of C. group in Missouri three and one-half years ago and proved so successful that the Supreme Coun cil decided on its present cam paign. In a report made at the K. of C. convention in Boston last fall, the Missouri unit pointed out that from arvertisements in local papers with a combined circula tion of only 300,000 it had re ceived 39,861 requests for pamph lets, 730 non-Catholics have be gun taking instructions in the faith by mail and hundreds of other persons have applied to par ish priests for instructions. The present advertising cam paign, officials point out, is aimed at those who would not seek the opportunity to hear a Catholic sermon, who do not often see a Catholic periodical, and who might not care to listen to a Catholic radio program. CATHOLIC BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CLUB INSTALLS OFFICERS RATISBON. the Catholic mon astery in Jerusalem, has given ATLANTA, Ga. — At a meeting of the Catholic Club of Business and Professional Women, held at the home of Mrs. Loir, Smith, the new officers who will direct the activity of the club for the com ing year, were formally installed. They are: Mrs. W. A. Grennor, president, Miss Mary Katherine McGowan, vice-president; Mrs. Evelyn Webb, recording secretary; Miss Edna Kirby, corresponding secretary; and Miss Melba Schraupp, treasurei Miss Katherine Birmingham, the retiring president, gave a resume of the accomplisments of the club shelter to Jewish and Arab fami- during 1947. lies forced to evacuate their homes i The annual Christmas party for because of recent disturbances. I the members was held at the home They have been assured of free j of Mrs. Thomas G. Perry, and an accommodations as long as they interest contest program was con- are unable to find new homes. ducted by Miss Margie Perry. DOMINIC MODENA DIES IN MACON MACON, Ga.—Funeral services lor Dominie Modena, retired gro- eei, who died January 2, were held at St. Joseph’s Church, Father Robert T. Bryant, S. J., officiating. A native of Italy, Mr. Modena had made his home in Macon for more than fifty years. MRS. LEON OLIVER DIES IN CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, S. C—Funeral services for”'Mrs. Elisa E. Oliver, widow of Leon Oliver, who died December 15, were held at St Jos eph’s Church. Mrs. Oliver is survived by six daughters, a son, thirty-three grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren I Sovereign Lord. The Omnipotent God, to Whom nothing is secret and Who holds in His hands the thoughts and hearts of men, to bend them as He will and when He chooses; God, all of Whose in scrutable designs are governed by His paternal love. But to fulfill these designs He wishes to use your cooperation. In the day of battle your place is in the van guard, fighting at the front. The timid and those afraid to come out in the open are very close to becoming deserters and traitors. He is a deserter and a traitor who would give his material support, his services, his talents, aid or vote to parties und to forces which deny God, which put might in the place of right, and threats and ter ror in the place ot liberty, which make of lying, opposition and in- ( eitement of the masses to revolt so many weapons of theTr policy, 1 thus rendering national and inter national peace impossible.” “Pray and work to obtain from God,’’ the Sovereign Pontiff add- j ed, “the grace that the year 1948 may be for wounded Europe and for the nations torn by discord, a year of rebirth and of peace.” The Pope said those who have 1 eyes to see and ears to hear “can not but be pained and humiliated” that “Europe and the world—even to distant and tormented China— today are farther from real peace, farther from a new order based firmly on agreement and justice, than ever they were before.” The Holy Father pointed to the "titanic struggle between the two forces now competing for the mastery of the world.” If hate is sufficient to marshal “under the New Year Greetings JOHN H. 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