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Published by the
Catholic Lay
men's Association
of Georgia
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among .
Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed"
Vol. XXIX. No. 12 THIRTY-TWO PAGES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 1.8, 1948
ISSUED MONTLY—$3.00 A YEAR
Newspaper Advertising in Boston
Results in 1,900 Requests for
Catholic Correspondence Course
BOSTON—INC)—-It pays to ad
vertise even religious advantages,
according to the Paulist Fathers
-Information Center here. In the
last few months the Paulists in
serted seven advertisements in
Boston dailies, announcing , a free
correspondence course In the
Catholic religion, and more than
1900 requests for the course have
been received.
Father John Curvlin, C. S. P.,
director of the center, told an
interviewer, that in their re
sponses to the ads “the writers
generally exhibit much good will.
Some wish to do justice to a
Church that obviously suffers in
justice, by learning the teachings
from a reliable source. Others,
with a loyalty to (lie truth of
things, wish to protect the Church
from slanri r. Good will toward
j the Church and a spirit of fair
! play activate most of the corres
pondents.
On the other hand, there seems
to be much fear of the Church
among 11011-Catholics, he said.
Many non-Catholir laymen art-
afraid that they will not be able
to live up to the high ' Catholic
moral standards. “But—in spite of
fears and doubts—they are in
ter sted. They are susceptible to
Catholic influence—now!”
“That Catholics are not meeting
the demands is evidenced by last
year’s report on conversions,"
Father Curvlin continued. He re
called that there was an average
often attract those who would nor
mally feel very uncomfortable
in a Jatholie Church. Pulpit dia
logues, in which one priest takes
the part of the religious objector,
add a refreshing informality that
tend to make the visitor interested
and at ease.
The radio, like the correspond
ence course, appeals to the faint
hearted who would prefer a cer
tain amount of anonymity in his
first steps toward the Church. We
have found on « our list of cor
respondents the names of resi
dents of Beacon Hill, within three
minutes* walk of the center. They
would not be seen entering the
door or, perhaps, they would pre
fer not to commit themselves
without further Information. But,
they are interested. They will
listen to tlie radio, they will re
ceive instruction via the mail
route.
"However, they will nol he
reached unless we inform them
in the pages of our daily papers.
II pays to advertise’ may seem
very trite but intelligent adver
tising brings results. The secular
press is the only means for reach
ing many prospective converts
who arc willing to learn but must
be told when, where and why.
"If we are to reach ‘every crea
ture’, we must use (he common
informer of most creatures the
newspaper. No i ewspaper can
boast of giving its readers all
(lie news that’s fit to print’ that
does not print the good news that
of only one convert to every. 250 I leads lo salvation. And, we have
Catholics and (hat New England
average was far below this na
tional figure.
“Catholics have failed to appre
ciate the fact that the threshold , . . ,
sometimes assumes the height of | of Iho Catholic religion.
by-passed the most powerful
means of reaching the “other
sheep" it we refuse to notify him
in his daily journal of the tre
mendous importance in his fife
a picket fence in the mind in the
earnest seeker.” the information
center director explained. “Some
| months ago, a Jewish post-grad
uate student at Harvard-walked by
the Catholic Information Center
sixteen times before he mustered
courage to vault that harrier, lie-
had lived for some/ months with
Catholic students but none offered
a helping hand.
“I'ccently, . much-travelled and
well-educated young man came in
trembling, frightened. His first
approach to a Catholic priest vas
a terrifying ordeal which would
have been appreciably cased if
one of his Catholic friends Had
accompanied him.
“Catholic * Information Centers,
Bulletins
THE CATHOLIC BOY, a nation
al magazine for boys, has been
purchased by the Congregation of
ilie Holy Cross, which adminis
ters the University of Notre Dame,
Father Frank K. Gartland, S.
youth editor of Our Sunday
Visitor from 1910 to 1946, lias
been appointed editor,
A CATHOLIC LAYMAN, Mi
chael Francis Doyle, internation-
; frightening formality of the in
! itial approach. But, even there,
| a non-Catholic
fully and hesitantly. A woman
who had attended man# services
: in the Chapel adjoining the center
that’ glorifying and praising God, for I sent for U‘e correspondence course
all the tidings they had beard
and seen, as it was told unto them.
The Story of the Nativity According to St. Luke
And it came lo pass, that in And the angel said to them, pondering them in her heart,
those days there went out a de- rear " 0,: . f » r - »‘* hold ’ 1 b,in * you And the shepherds returned
cree from Caesar thal the whole * ha „ be al| the people;
world should be enrolled. for tb j s day j s born to you a
This enrolling was first tnade Saviour, who is Christ the l.ord, in
by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria, the city of David.
And all went to lx* enrolled, And this shall he a .sign unto
every one into his own city. vou V’V S ^ a1 ',/. ind ."Vf inlant
, , , . , wrapped in swaddling clothes, and
And Joseph also went up from , aid a manger .
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth. And sudden]y thePe was with
into Judea to the city of David the angel a multtude of the heav-
wluch is called Bethlehem, be- enly army, praising God, and say-
cause he was of the house and in k
family of David. Glory to God in the highest; and
To be enrolled with Mary iiis on earth peace to men of good
espoused wife, who was with child, will.
And it came lo pass, thal when And it came to pass, after the
they were there, her days were angels departed from them into
accomplished, thal she should be heaven, the shepherds said to one
delivered. another: Let u,s go over to Beth- ... u .. llal . v ...
And she brought forth her first U>hem, and let “s see this word; Day banquet * of „ )e Fourth De -
»rn son, and wrapped him m 's come to pass, which the Lord Kniehts of Coli
located in Ihe informal atmos- | ally known attorney, of Phila
phere of the shopping areas of j delpliia, will preside over llic Elec-
large cities, remove some of the toral College dinner at the May
flower Hotel in Washington, on
the eve of the presidential in-
approaches pain- ] augural, January 20. President
Truman will head the list uf no
tables who will attend. Mr. Doyle,
a member of the Permanent Court
of Arbitration at the Hague, has
been “president” of the Electoral
College since 19.12.
Clare Boothe Luce
To Address Alumni
Group in Charleston
(Special lo The Bullet’ll)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Mrs.
Clare Boothe Luce, author, act
ress and former congresswoman,
will address the Bishop England
High School Alumni Association
here on January 11, with “Chris-
lianty in the Atomic Age,” as her
subject.
Mrs. Luce spoke in Charleston
: lust February, at the Washington’s
rather than walk Ihe few difficult
stops to speak to a priest person
ally.
The Priest is an awesome per
ARCHBISHOP Joseph F. llum-
son. He is an important member . me | of New Orleans, will lead a
bor
swaddling clothes, and laid him in bath showed to us.
a manger, because there was no And they came with haste; and
room for them in the inn. they found Mary and Joseph, and
And there were in the same the Infant lying in the manger,
country shepherds watching, and And seeing, they understood of
keeping the night watches over the word that had been spoken to
their flock. them concerning this child. _ _. ri T
And behold an angel of the Lord And all that heard wondered: j Bishop England alumni this year,
stood by them, and the brightness and at those things that were told ■ TJie first was Carol Jackson,
of God shone round about them; them by the shepherds. ! author and editor, who spoke dur-
and they feared with a great fear. But Mary kept all these words, I ing October.
gree Knights of Columbus.
Mrs. Luce and her husband.
Henry R. Luce, publisher oLTime.
Life and Fortune magazines, own
a winter home, Mcpkin Planta
tion, in Berkeley County. She
will be the second outstanding
.speaker to appear before the
of his community. He lives a life
apart, dresses differently, looks
serious. These factors, together
with the frghtful caricature of
the Priest created in attentive
minds by- prejudiced religious
teachings, beget a wariness of the
Catholic Clergy."
‘Untold good will can he pur-
pilgrimage to Rome and Lourdes
next summer, in what is expected
to he the largest Catholic group
of pilgrims ever organized in the
South. The pilgrimage will sail
from New Orleans in August.
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION by
Ilis Excellency Archbishop Amleto
chased by a three cent stamp, ! Giovanni Cicognani, .Apostolic
alher Carvlin emphasized. Me |Jelesatp ot lhr i;ilitPd states, and
have learned that personal lei ters Awllbishop Patl . ick A . o’Boyle of
written by the priests to those Washington, will be a highlight of
taking the corresopndence course anmiill c ,u„R y Octave,
break down ugly impressions as wWoh wiI| „,, Id January 18. 35
much as a heait-to-heai l talk at the Shrine of the InnnaciO'.te
could accomplish. Conception at the Catholic Univer-
From our files, we could pro- s|ty of Ameri( , a in Washington,
(luce hundreds of examples ol the
THE ANNUAL RED MASS at
(he Catholic University of Amer
ica, signalizing the opening of
Congress, will he celebrated on
January lti at the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception.
Tile sermon will he delivered by
Bishop John J. Wright Auxiliary
of Boston.
value of a personal note in bridg
ing iTver tiic gap that separates-
us theologically. _ To date, many
of our loyal converts could say.
‘A three cent stamp made me a
Catholic.’
Non-Catholics can be attracted
to the Church in other way.4, loo,
he said. “Special .services to,
which non-Catbolics are invited