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PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, February 6, 1963
The Catholics of Columbus
can rightly join with others of
that city in mourning the death
of MR. JAMES W. WOODRUFF,
SR. Not a Catholic, “Mr. Jim”,
as he was known to everyone,
was a financial business lead
er and pioneer in the Chatta
hoochee Valley City. Among his
many charitable deeds he don
ated the land to the Sisters of
St. Francis upon which now
stands the St. Franci> Hospital
of Columbus, and for many
years served on the board of that
institution . . .OTTO G. HOHN-
ERLEIN has been advanced to
the rank of airman second class
in the Savannah Air National
Guards ... At least a half-
dozen naval vessels are tenta
tively scheduled to be in Sa
vannah for this year’s St. Pat
rick’s Day parade and celebra
tion, according to an announce
ment by the Navy Depart
ment . . . FRANK EMERICK
is back at it again. Famed for
his acting in “Jenny Kissed
Me,” Frank will now endeavor
to recreate the role of Willy
Loman in Arthur Miller’s
“Death of A Salesman.” The
Pulitzer Prize play began an
eight-performance run on Feb
ruary 7. This is a production of
Savannah's Little Theatre . . .
EDWARD G. SHEPPARD, JR.,
who will receive his degree in
March, has an average of 3,73.
A co-op student, Sheppard is
connected with Stevens Shipping
Co. (Sav’h.) He is a graduate
of Benedictine Military School
. . . Other STAR pupils around
Savannah are ANN POWERS of
St. Vincent’s Academy and
LARRY OSWALD of Benedic
tine. Each of the students selec
ted the still-active Georgia
teacher who, in their opinion,
contributed most to his or her
academic achievement. STAR
stands for Student-Teacher
Achievement Recognition. Anne
named SR. MARY GRATIA,
R.S.M., v/ho instructed her in
English this year and last.
Larry chose as his outstand
ing professer FR. ALOYSIUS
WACHTER, O.S.B., his chem
istry and general science teach
er during his freshmen and jun
ior years. The Chamber of
Commerce will honor these
STAR students at a system re
cognition meeting when they
will receive Citation certifi
cates. Scores made by the sen
iors on the December 1 College
Board scholastic aptitude test,
together with classroom aver
ages, determined the STAR
Apathy
Mexico’s
ARCHBISHOP PAUL J. HAL-
LINNAN of the Archdiocese of
Atlanta, will respond to the
toast, ‘‘The Day We Celebrate”
at the 151st anniversary ban
quet of the Hibernian Society
of Savannah to be held March
16. The announcement was made
by W. KIRK SUTLIVE, chair
man of the speakers committee
of the Society. The committee
also includes WILLIAM J.
KEHOE, ANDREW J. RYAN,
JR., FRANK P. ROSSITER and
JULIAN C. SIPPLE. GOV
ERNOR CARL SANDERS will
also speak . . .The - annual
MARDI GRAS, sponsored by
St. Michael’s Church at Sav
annah Beach will be held Feb.
23. Plans for the event include
a smorgasbord from 6 p.m. to
9 at the Brass Rail, followed
by floor shows and dancing . . .
EDDIE MULLIGAN will direct
the culinary committee which
will serve a steak supper at a
Clergy Night social meeting to
be sponsored by the Savannah
Council of the Knights of Co
lumbus on Feb. 13 . . . BISHOP
McDONOUGH addressed resi
dents of Savannah Beach on
Monday, February 4, in the
Town Hall . . . Boy Scout Troop
88, sponsored by St. James
Church (Sav’h.) held a Court of
Honor recently and awarded
Second Class pin to DICK COOK;
First Class to JULIAN E.
WHITE, III and GREG RABE-
LER: Star Scout to TOMMY
WOOLLEY; and Merit Badges
to RICHARD MINK . . .MISS
MARY VALENTI, R.N. will be
one of two instructors for class
es in Practical Nursing to get
under way March 4. The class
es are sponsored by the De
partment of Practical Nursing
of the Savannah Vocational
School. St. Joseph’s Hospital
(Sav’h.) is co-operating in the
program. Mary is a graduate
of St. Joseph’s . . . The flag
o f Ole Erin is certainly no
stranger in Savannah, however
a seafaring vessel carrying it
is. Arriving in this port city
recently was the freighter IRISH
ASH. She was flying the green,
white and orange flag of Ire-
Problem
MERIDA, Mexico, (NC)—
Mexico’s basic problem is not
communism but the “passive
and irresponsible attitude of the
Mexican Catholic,” the priest
who heads Mexico’s Catholic
Social Secretariat has said.
“How else,” he asked, ‘‘can
we explain that in Mexico, where
90 per cent of the population
is Christian, the overwhelming-
majority of public institutions
are anti-Christian and even,
at times, antihuman?” asked
Father Pedro Velasquez in an
interview here.
Father Velasquez came here
to set up an office for the So
cial Secretariat in the Arch
diocese of Yucatan and to take
part in a series of conferences
which he said, were aimed at
awakening the ‘‘civic con
science of the people of Yuca
tan.”
The purpose of the Social
Secretariat, whose national of
fice is in Mexico City, is to
spread in this country the papal
teachings on social justice, he
explained.
Father Velasquez said that
the Merida conferences were
given to encourage the citizen
of Yucatan to “bring social
justice to human societies such
as business enterprises, trade
unions, schools and families
because without social justice
it is impossible to establish
a Christian order of life.”
‘‘Blessed are those who fight
for human societies,” he said,
“because human societies form
the body of the City of God.”
Father Velasquez quoted
Georges Clemenceau, the
French statesman who presided
at the Versailles Peace Con
ference (1919): “The true re
volution will begin when Chris
tians decide to live their Chris
tianity.” (
6 A New
Tide Is
Flowing’
CINCINNATI, — A Protes
tant observer at the Second
Vatican Council told the United
Church of Christ Assembly here
that “a new tide is flowing in
the sea between Roman Catho
lics and Protestants.”
Dr. Douglas Horton, former
dean of Harvard University di
vinity school who was an offi
cial observer for the Interna
tional Congregational Council at
the council, admitted that “the
theological differences between
us are so great that no ordinary
human vision is sufficient to see
a way to overcome them.”
Nevertheless he said there
were three areas in which the
“wall” between Catholics and
Protestants is being “penetra
ted”. These areas are prayer,
Biblical scholarship and the
human greatness of individual
church leaders, he said.
He cited the “wise and be
loved” Augustin Cardinal Bea,
S. J., head of the Secretariat
for Promoting Christian Unity,
as one of the “many magnificent
human beings” in the Catholic
Church.
land. Aboard the vessel was
a crew of 36 Irishmen, and her
hull, below the waterline was
a vivid green while the upper
hull was a lighter shade of em
erald. On hand to meet
the IRISH ASH when she arrived
were DANIEL J. KEANE, NI
CHOLAS T. STAFFORD, THO
MAS J. BUTTIMER andFRANK
BALCOLM. They presented the
skipper with a copy of the song,
“St. Patrick’s Day in Sa
vannah” and then commenced to
sing a few bars . . . FR. FE
LIX DONNELLY is trying to
form a Lay Institute to help
with some of the works of the
Diocese, such as, Social work,
Cathechetical and Parochial
school teaching, and other mis
sion works. He hopes to form a
group for men as well as for
ladies. Father would appre
ciate hearing from anyone in
terested in working for God
through the Church. His ad
dress: 3115 East Victory Drive,
Savannah, Ga. . . . SHERRY
O’NEIL, 18 year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John A. O’
Neil, named the SAVANNAH
MORNING NEWS’ Sports Girl
of the Week. Sherry is a senior
at St. Vincent’s Academy, and
received the News’ title for her
top scoring on the basketball
court.
Send future news items to:
Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree,
P.O. Box 180,
Savannah, Georgia
Mission In Savannah
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RECEIPTS FROM A CAKE SALE held recently by the Cathedral Knights
of the Altar netted $100. Shown above presenting a check for that amount to Fr. Law
rence A. Lucree, moderator, are (1 to r)Mrs. Theresa Brown, chairman of the Altarboys
Committee of the Cathedral Parish Council; Mrs. Catherine Roy, committee member;
and John Spivey, treasurer of the Knights.
Advocate
Confession
For P rotestants
TORONTO, (NC)—The Unit
ed Church of Canada’s com
mittee on Christian faith has
advocated confession for
Protestants—similar to the
sacrament of Penance of the
Catholic Church.
“Many people believe that
one of the special advantages
of Protestantism is that ‘you
don’t have to go to confession,'
but while this statement is ver
bally correct it could be mis
leading,” the committee’s re
port said.
The report recalled that con
fession was stressed by Mar
tin Luther and John Calvin. It
said while confession “can be,
and has been, abused and
become the occasion of clerical
tyranny,” that is no reason
for refusing to make “proper
use of an important' means of
nurture.”
“There are times when con
fession should be made to a
trusted Christian friend,” the
report said. “When it becomes
a matter of forgiving sin, it is
clear that God Himself must
be chief actor, though in His
mercy He may allow men to
be ministers and mediators of
His forgiveness.”
Rev. Dr. E.M. HowseofBloor
Street United Church, com
menting on the report , said:
“It is quite a common thing for
people to confess their sins to
ministers—and to doctors and
lawyers, for that matter, A
sympathetic person can be a
great help.”
The United Church report
was branded as un-Protestant
by Rev. Dr. A. W. Tozer of
the Christian and Missionary
Alliance. Rev. Harold C. Slade
of Jarvis Street Baptist church
said “the confessional is wrong
and degrading.” He saw this
report as coming because ecu
menical groups such as the
World Council of Churches are
“drifting towards Romanism.”
Christian Blood For
Fasting Moslems
ALGIERS--Archbishop Leon-
Etienne Duval of Algiers took
the lead in a “show of brother
hood” by responding to
an appeal to Christians for
blood during the Moslem month
of fasting.
The appeal was issued by the
Algerian Blood Center to Chris
tians to make an extra effort
to give blood during the month
of Ramadan which began Jan.
26.
Homemaker Of Tomorrow
AUGUSTA- Laura T. Gary
is Homemaker of Tomorrow for
Aquinas High School in the 1963
Betty Crocker Search for the
American Homemaker of Tom-
morrow. Having achieved the
highest score in a knowledge and
attitude test given senior girls
Dec. 4, she now is eligible,
along with winners in other state
high schools, for- the title of
state Homemaker of Tomorrow.
The state Homemaker of
Tomorrow is awarded a $1,500
scholarship by General Mills,
sponsor of the program. The
runner-up receives a $500
scholarship. The school of each
state Homemaker of Tomorrow
is awarded a complete set of
Encyclopedia Britannica.
The state Homemaker of
Tomorrow, accompanied by her
school advisor, also will join
with other state winners in an
expense-paid educational tour
of New York City, Washington,
D. C., and Colonial Williams
burg, Va., next spring. During
the tour, the 1963 All-Ameri
can Homemaker of Tornbrro'w
and national runners-up will be
named. The Betty Crocker All-
American Homemaker of Tom-
morrow will have her scholar
ship raised to $5,000, with se
cond, third and fourth place
winners being awarded scho
larships of $4,000, $3,000 and
$2,000, respectively.
LAURA GARY
Basis for selection of local
and state winners is a test
prepared and scored by Science
Research Associates, Chicago.
Personal observation and inter
views are added factors in de
termining national winners.
The 1963 Betty Crocker
Search reached another all-
time high in enrollment, with
410,466 girls in 12,964 schools
participating. In the program’s
nine years, nearly three million
girls have been enrolled.
Install Brunswick Officers
BRUNSWICK—The Bruns
wick Knights of Columbus
Auxiliary installed officers for
1963 at its January meeting,
held in the cafeteria of St.
Francis Xavier school.
President is Mrs. J. Armand
Lloyd. Vice-President's duties
have been taken over by Mrs.
Gerald Gardner.
Mrs. Robert Kick and Mrs.
Perley Homans will serve a
Secretary and Treasurer, re
spectively.
Appointments to the Auxili
ary’ s standing committees were
also announced. They are:
Membership—Mrs. Gerald
Gardner, Mrs. Lynette Canas
and Mrs. Perley Homans; Pub-
licity—Mrs. Arthur Martin;
Telephone--Mrs. James Smyth,
Mrs. James Sloan, Mrs. R. C.
Tedeschi, and Mrs. D. M. Rey
na; Entertainment—Mrs. Rob
ert Gordan (Chairman), Mrs.
Manuel Santos, Mrs. Robert
Kick and Mrs. Perley Homans.
Mrs. Joseph O’Brien was
named Chairman of the Com
mittee for the Sick.
The Brunswick KC Auxiliary
also sponsored a rummage sale
on January 26th, with Mrs.
Thomas Womack serving as
chairman and Mrs. Robert Kick,
co-chairman.
MISS ANNE BELLE
SPAULDING
AUGUSTA—Funeral serv
ices fcr Miss Anne Belle Spauld
ing were held January 30th at
the Sacred Heart Church.
Father Thomas M. Gillis offi
ciating.
Survivors include a number
of nieces and nephews among
whom are Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Collins, Augusta; Jerry Collins,
Augusta; Frank Collins, Miami,
Fla; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spauld
ing, North Augusta; Mrs. J. W.
Thomas, North Augusta, S. C.;
and Mrs. Robert Wallace,
Crawford, Ga.
SAVANNAH — A two-week
preaching mission was begun
at Blessed Sacrament Church
last Sunday and will continue
through Saturday, February
16th.
It is being conducted by two
priests of the Congregation of
the Missions, familiarly known
as the Vincential Fathers. They
are the Rev. Frances J. Mc
Cormack, C. M. and Rev. John
Hallahan, C. M.
Separate Missions will be
held for men, women and chil
dren. The exercises during the
first week, conducted at 7:30
p.m. are for the women of
the parish. The men’s mission
will begin on Sunday, February
10th.
The children of the parish
began attending special mission
exercises held during the day,
last Sunday.
In addition to the preaching
services, special Masses have
been scheduled for the duration
of the Mission. They are at 6:15
a.m., 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Fosters Selfishness
PRESENT DATING SYSTEM
ASSURES BAD MARRIAGES
ST. PAUL, Minn., (NC)—
Marriage failure is “assured
for many” by the American cul
tural pattern, a theologian told
a group of married couples
here.
Father John J. O’Sullivan,
professor of moral theology at
St. Paul Seminary and former
ly a sociology professor at the
Catholic University of America,
Washington, D. C. , spoke (Jan.
28) at an organizing meeting of
Confraternity of Christian Doc
trine parent-educator groups.
“Good marriages Jjt|p in fam
ilies,” Father O’Sullivan said.
“They are set in childhood ado
lescence.”
He singled out selfishness as
the main cause of marriage
failure and charged “the dating
system fosters selfishness.”
All marriage problems, Fa
ther O’ Sullivan said, can be
broken down to two sources:
“undue need of affection and
undue need of possessiveness or
power over the other.”
He defined sanctity in the con
text of marriage as “great ca
pacity to love and great capa
city to accept rejection.”
Too many young people, he
said, think that happiness is
something to be "found” in
marriage. Instead, they must
“work at marriage as you work
at a golf game or anything else
that can improve or deterior
ate,” he said.
He urged parents to foster
“a spirit of moderation and sac
rifice” in their children.
“A good parent knows what to
give and what to withhold,” Fa
ther O’Sullivan said.
“The purpose of marriage
is not children,” he continued,
but “to be holy by doing what
you are supposed to do,” which
includes having children, edu
cating them and “helping each
other on the way to God.”
NEW APPOINTMENTS COULD
UPSET BIRTH CONTROL PLAN
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., (NC)—
Changes in the membership of
the ten-man Illinois Aid Com
mission may affect implemen
tation of its plan for birth
control measures among public
relief recipients.
Gov. Otto Kerner has named
three new commissioners. One
ex officio membership has
changed. This produces a new
lineup of five for the plan, four
against and one uncommitted.
A 5 to 5 vote would kill the
policy.
The previous membership
adopted the proposal by a six
to four vote in early December.
The plan is to use tax funds
to distribute birth control de
vices and to pay related
medical costs for public re
liefers. It is seen as a means
of cutting welfare costs.
When the policy was
approved, the commissioners
agreed that it would not go into
effect until they had passed on
staff recommendations for im
plementing it.
After the commission’s Jan
uary meeting Commission
Chairman Arnold H. Maremont,
who proposed the policy, said
the staff proposals might be
ready for the body’s next meet
ing. That session was set for
Febuary 8.
The proposal has been highly
controversial in the state.
Among opposition leaders have
been spokesmen for Catholic
groups, some of whom have un
successfully suggested more
limited programs. The Illinois
Legislature has been presented
bills by several lawmakers de
signed to stop the plan.
The uncommitted member of
the commission is Theodore
M. Jones who told the com
mission in his first statement
last month that it whould try
to solve its financial difficul
ties by working to eliminate
racial injustice and training
relief recipients to take a place
in the state’s work force.
The commission lineup on the
policy has these previous mem
bers in favor: Maremont, Dan
iel Walker, Richard Jones, and
Samuel Gilpin. They are joined
by new member Jack Sundine,
editor of the Moline Dispatch.
Opposed are these previous
commissioners: ArthurHowlett
and James A. Ronan. They have
been joined by newly appointed
Dr. Herman J. Nebel, an East
St. Louis physician, and Wil
liam J. Scott, the new State
Treasurer who is an ex offi
cio member.
Doubt that a vote on acti
vation of the policy would come
February 8 was expressed by
Harold O. Swank, executive sec
retary of the commission.
Swank said the commission's
Medical Advisory Committee
might take as long as six or
eight weeks to prepare its rec
ommendations for IP AC review.
Restrictions Asked
For Missionaries
TEL AVIV, Israel, (NC)—
Israel’s Minister of Religious
Affairs spoke out here against
the tolerant attitude of the Is
raeli people and government
toward Christian missions.
He said that because of it he
despairs of ever seeing this
country pass legislation which
would curb Christian prosely-
“No Right...To Foist...Doctrine...On Others
Catholic-Protestant Respect For Beliefs
Essential Step Toward Unity, Cardinal Says
BOSTON, (NC)—Richard
Cardinal Cushing said here that
Catholics and Protestants can
best sow the seeds for Christian
unity by respecting each other’s
beliefs.
The Archbishop of Boston
made the statement during a
discussion with Methodist Bi
shop James K. Mathews, presi
dent of the Massachusetts Coun
cil of Churches. The discussion
was taped for radio and televi
sion presentation (Jan. 30). It
marked the first time Catholic
and Protestant clergy of high
rank met for face-to-face dis
cussion of the ecumenical
movement.
“I’m all for Catholics' being
identified with Protestants and
Jews, and all others and all
kinds in every possible friendly
way,” Cardinal Cushing stated.
“Nobody is asking them to deny
their faith.
“This is what I think is the
most practical way in which we
can keep alive the good climate
for unity; this is the best way
in which we can sow the good
seeds from which, in God’s
good time—when ever that will,
be, we won't be around—there
may be one Christian church.”
Bishop Mathews asserted that
“a greater warmth is in evi
dence between the various
branches of the Christian
church.”
Both he and the Cardinal cited
the importance of having ob
servers from other churches
present at the Second Vatican
Council and the World Council of
Churches meeting in New Delhi.
Cardinal Cushing also said:
“We Catholics must recognize
the rights of Protestants to their
own conscientious beliefs, and
vice versa. I, as a Catholic,
have absolutely no right in my
thinking to foist through legis
lation, or through any other
means, any doctrine of
my Church upon others. . .”
The Cardinal s,aid that at
the first session /of the ecu
menical council he “saw love
personified in .’Pope John
XXIII.” He added jhat the Pope’s
love “is all-emoracing,” in
cluding communists as well as
members of all religious faiths.
Cardinal Cushing said that in
general the bishops in Europe
are scholars and those in the
U. S. are administrators.
“The average bishop in the
U. S., like myself, is more of
an administrator,” said the
Cardinal. “But the bishops in
that part of the world (Europe)
were scholars. . .and they did
not hesitate one second to pre
sent (at the council) very pro
gressive ideas with regard to
pastoral work.”
The Cardinal added that these
opinions were presented “in
such a way that they wouldn't
offend anyone. In other words,
in a very charitable way.”
tism among Jews.
Zerah Wahrhaftig, one of the
three members of the zealously
Orthodox National Religious
party in the coalition cabinet,
spoke (Jan. 24) at the first
meeting of a new organization
formed to counteract Christian
missionary activity in Israel.
The Religious Affairs Minis
ter said there are 1,500 child
ren in mission institutions in
Israel. He said that Catholics
for the most part do not seek
converts, but concentrate on
aiding children of mixed mar
riages and the ill. Most of the
active proselytizing is done by
Protestant groups, he said.
Wahrhaftig condemned the
use of violence against mission
aries. But he said that the public
should be aroused “to overcome
its indifference to the damage
being done by missions. . .”
Good dependable officers are
indispensable to make the par
ish CYO club function as it
should. Those young people cho
sen as officers have evidently
earned the respect of the full
membership to be chosen be
cause of their God-given tal
ents and ability of leadership.
A conscientious discharge of
their duties is owed to their
fellow members of CYO, to ful
fill the trust placed in them.
Officers must be mature
enough to give full cooperation
to their parish priest modera
tor and lay adult advisors. They
must have incentive and drive
to see that the club is alive
with projects and activities.
They must be willing to assume
responsibility for the carrying
out of ideas planned by the CYO
unit. If takes pride of accom
plishment and infinate patience
with procrastinators. Their en
thusiasm cannot be dampened
by the reluctance of the mem
bers to do their fair share.
Many worthwhile and imagi
native activities have been car
ried out by clubs blessed with
good leadership. Immediately
coming to mind are Albany’s
skit at the convention, Macon’s
Civil War Centennial dance,
Cathedral’s adoption of a
family for Christmas, St. Bene
dict’s of Columbus hosting a
visit from Albany and so many
others.
It is evident that it is quite
a task to perform nobly amj
well the duties of a CYO officer.
But the training for future re
sponsibility and the satisfaction
of doing a job carefully and
successfully are worthwhile re
wards.
Gestapo
Leaders
Freed
PARIS, (NC)—Two Catholic
prison chaplains who publicity
protested the amnesty granted
to two former Gestapo leaders
who were serving life terms in
a Paris prison have been re
moved from their posts at the
request of the Minister of Jus
tice.
Jesuit Fathers Andre Legouy
and Joseph Jaouen were re
lieved of their duties, as
chaplains at the Fresnes po
litical prison, on the outskirts
of Paris. They had written to *
the leading daily, Le Monde,
joining in the protest against the
government’s pardon of Gen.
Karl Oberg and Col. Helmut
Knochen, who had been major
Gestapo leaders in France dur
ing World War II.
Oberg and Knochen had been
tried by a French court 16
years earlier on charges of
being among the main war crim
inals. They were accused of
sharing major responsibility
for the cruelties inflicted on
imprisoned and tortured Jews.
Both received the death sen
tence. Execution was delayed,
and the late President Rene Coty -
commuted the penalty to life
imprisonment several years la
ter.
In protesting the release
of the two former Gestapo lead
ers, Fathers Legouy and Jaouen
told Le Monde that pardoning
them would make it morally
impossible to keep in jail all
those still imprisoned for less
serious offenses.
After publication of the pri
son chaplains’ letter, Minister
of Justice Jean Foyer—who had
ordered the clemency with the
apparent approval of the Cabi
net and President Charles de
Gaulle — requested Maurice
Cardinal Feltin, Archbishop of
Paris, to have the priests re
moved. Cardinal Feltin in turn
passed the request on to the Jes
uit Provincial in Paris, Father
Durand-Viel, who relieved the
priests of their chaplaincies.
Hear Mass Together
TORONTO, Ont., (NC) - Led
by Rev. W. W. Riesberry,
seven members of St. George
the Martyr Anglican parish, at
tended a dialogue Mass at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church
here.
It was the first time parish
ioners of the two historic
churches had knelt together in
prayer.
It was a gesture of grati
tude by Rev. Mr. Riesberry
for prayers of Catholic friends
for his wife, a medical doctor
who died recently of cancer
at an early age. He enlisted the
group of his parishioners to
pray side by side with Catho
lics during Church Unity week.
St. Patrick’s church, directed
by the Redemptorists, is not far
from St. George's Anglican
Church. i