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PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, February 16, 1963
Here
And There
Missing
Father Lawrence Lucree’s
Column Here and There is
missing from this issue. Father
has been “under the weather”
the past few days fighting the
flu bug.
Here and There will appear
in its regular spot next edition.
METHODIST
LEADER VISITS
POPE JOHN
VATICAN CITY, (NC) -The
leader of Britain’s Methodists
paid a courtesy call on His
Holiness Pope John XXIII “to
encourage and endorse his work
for unity.”
Rev. Leslie Davison spent a
half hour with Pope John in
his private library. Vatican
sources said their conversation
touched on many subjects, “es
pecially the Second Vatican
Council.”
Rev. Davison, president of the
British Methodist Conference,
said the Pope told him: “Let’s
forget those sad centuries when
man met only to quarrel. Let’s
meet to love one another.”
The Methodist leader said
that Pope John’s initiative in
the ecumenical movement is
greatly appreciated by Protest
ants.
“One reason for my visit
here,” he said, “was to en
courage and endorse his work
for unity.”
The Pope spoke in Italian
and in French during the visit.
Msgr. Igino Cardinale, chief
of protocol of the Vatican Sec
retariat of State, was present
as translator.
At the conclusion of the pri
vate conversation, three mem
bers of Rev. Davison’s party
were introduced to the Pope.
Among them was an honorary
chaplain to Queen Elizabeth,
Rev. Douglas Spear, who wore
the red cassock of his chap
laincy.
“Ah! This is a Methodist Car
dinal!” the Pope exclaimed in
one of his rare excursions into
the English language.
Rev. Spear is also dean of
British naval chaplains.
-• Also meeting the Pope were
Rev. Reginald Kissack, repre
sentative in Italy of the British
Methodist Conference and
pastor of the English-language
community in Rome, and Rev.
Douglas Thompson, secretary
general of the Methodist Mis
sionary Society.
Pope John gave to each of
the three Methodist ministers
a commemorative medal of his
encyclical Mater et Magistra.
Rev. Davison gave the Pope
a copy of the Methodist hymnal
that includes hymns by Father
Frederick Faber, a convert to
Catholicism who was a friend
of John Henry Cardinal New
man, theologian and writer who
died in 1890.
L’Osservatore Romano, Va
tican City daily, commented that
the Pope was “grateful for the
illustrious visitor’s act of cour
tesy.”
Rev. Davison, describing his
impressions of the audience to
the Italian news weekly Vita,
said; “To spend time with the
Pope was a spiritual blessing.
He conveys an immediate sense
of unaffected goodness which
makes any Christian feel at
once at home with him.”
He said that he paid the cour
tesy call on the Pope “to ex
press what I know to be the
sincere desire and prayer of
Methodists everywhere, that
the movement that is drawing
all Christians more closely to
gether may continue to gain
impetus, and to indicate the
prayerful support of Methodists
for all in the Church of Rome
who are engaged in it.”
Sees New Form
Of Collective
;aining
Barg;
CHICAGO, (NC) --Secretary
of Labor W. Willard Wirtz told
a Catholic group here a new
form of collective barb
form of collective bargaining is
developing and the Federal gov
ernment is planning to aid it.
Wirtz spoke (Feb. 8) to the
John A. Ryan Forum sponsored
by the Catholic Council on
Working Life. The forum is
named for the late Msgr. Ryan,
first director of the Social Ac-'
tion Department of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference.
The Labor Secretary said that
the new movement in collective
bargaining is to make arrange
ments for the parties to deal,
during the contract period, with
mutual problems, such as ad
justment to automation.
NCWC EXPERTS
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“We do not consider the de
bate at the elementary and se
condary level a luxury or waste
of time since the issues involve
God-given as well as constitu
tional rights.
“Although the debate has been
going on for years, and seems
endless, we must remember
that many of the rights of
American citizens would still
be denied them had this nation
conceded that apparently end
less debates should have been
abandoned.”
On the question of constitu
tionality, Msgr. Hochwalt said
that NCWC is confident--and
has the assurances of leading
constitutional authorities--that
Federal assistance to private
elementary and secondary
schools is constitutional to the
extent of the public function
the private school system ful
fills.
Stating that some five and a
half million children are in
private schools, he said that
the Catholic school system in
New York alone is larger than
the public school enrollment in
34 states.
The Illinois Catholic school
population tops the public school
enrollment in 23 states and the
California Catholic Schools en
roll more children than the pub
lic school systems in 17 states,
he noted.
In response to questions,
Msgr. Hochwalt and Consedine
made these additional points;
- Tax credits or tax deduc
tions for educational expenses
deserve further study, but he
said the Treasury Department
opposes such bills, they appear
not to be of great benefit to
low-income families and would
not compare to massive public
school grants.
--The NCWC opposes Con
gressional action on a public
school aid bill on the under
standing that the issue of pri
vate school aid would be settled
later. “Our experience is that
this would only make it more
difficult to get our appeal
acted upon,” Msgr. Hochwalt
said.
--The NCWC would go along
with an aid bill designed to
prompt a Supreme Court test
of government aid to private
education, but only if the word
ing of the measure was agree
able. It would prefer the issue
be raised on the higher educa
tion level.
-The so-called “GI Bill for
Junior”--a proposal for flat
grants parents could spend at
the school of their choice- is
viewed favorably by the NCWC,
but “we would need to know
that a great number of people
support it.”
--Proposals to pass Federal
funds to states which could
spend them in any manner on
education “would be an old
ghost come back to haunt an
old house.” Thirty-seven states
would be unable, because of
constitutional or statute limita
tions, to transmit any of the
funds to private education.
Rep. Frank Thompson ofNew
Jersey, who identified himself
as a Catholic and as in disagree
ment with the NCWC’s consti
tutional argument, complained
of the use of the word, “dis
crimination,” to describe
omission of parochial and other
private schools from Federal
PACELLI HIGH-
(Continued from Page 1)
School; Mrs. Ray Pulliem, Lan
guage Department, Baker High
School, Columbus; Sister Ber
nard Marie S. N. D., Director
of Studies at Pius X High School,
Atlanta; and Monsignor William
Houck, Principal of John Car-
roll High School, Birmingham,
Alabama.
The Rev. Ralph E. Seikel,
moderator of Aquinas High
School, Augusta represented
Father Cuddy during the evalu
ation studies.
Hosting the visiting com
mittee members was the Right
Reverend Monsignor Herman J.
Deimel, V. F., pastor of St.
Anne’s Church, Columbus and
moderator of the high school
Sister Mary Patricia, R. S. M.
is the principal. Pacelli High
School is staffed by diocesan
priests, the Sisters of Mercy
and lay teachers.
A statement released by Fa
ther Cuddy declared that “Re
cognition by the Souhern As
sociation of Colleges and Se
condary Schools constitutes the
highest endorsement for
scholastic excellence which a
Georgia high school can re
ceive.”
“Four of our Diocesan High
Schools, Aquinas, St. Vincent’s,
Benedictine, and Mount deSales
have already received accredi-
tatation by the Association and
we are certainly very hopeful
that Pacelli High School will
be the fifth of our schools so
recognized,” the statement
said.
aid proposals.
“There is no attempt on the
part of those who share my view
to discriminate,” said Thomp
son, who last year sponsored
the administration’s unsuc
cessful bill to aid public
schools.
Msgr. Hochwalt replied that
a congressman must act on the
facts as he sees them, adding,
however, that “people-par -
ents--come to me and they see
grants for public schools pro
posed and nothing for their
children’s schools and this ap
pears as discrimination to
them.”
Rep. Roman C. Pucinski of
Illinois noted there is no Sup
reme Court decision to date on
Federal aid to private schools.
He asked what Catholic schools
would do if aid was given them
this year, but four or five years
later the Supreme Court were
to say Catholic schools must
cease their religious orienta
tion to continue receiving assis
tance.
Msgr. Hochwalt said he would
“venture a guess it won’t hap
pen.” He added, however, that
“my conviction after years in
education is that Catholics
would refrain from the Federal
dollar rather than change the
nature of their schools.”
Rep. Hugh L. Carey of New
York, a supporter of equal
treatment of public and private
school pupils, told Msgr. Hoch
walt he is convinced that states
which spend a large amount
per public'School pupil are able
to do it chiefly because their
states have large non-public
school enrollment.
ST. JAMES
PARISH
COUNCIL
SAVANNAH -- The St. James
Parish Council of Catholic Wo
men's meeting was held Mon
day evening, February 4, with
the new president, Mrs. Mary
McElveen presiding.
New members were wel
comed and introduced by the
president. New committee
chairmen were introduced and
outlined their plans for the
coming year.
A three point plan was put
into effect: Brief business
meetings, planned informative
programs, followed by a coffee
hour.
Following the business meet
ing a film strip was shown
by Rt. Rev. John D. Toomey,
spiritual moderator, entitled:
“The Challenges” by the Na
tional Council of Catholic Wo
men; narrated by Miss Marga
ret Mealey of Washington D. C.
Pontiff Tells Bishops
Council Must Concern
Itself With All Men
VATICAN CITY, (NC)—His
Holiness Pope John XXIII in a
circular letter to the Fathers
of the Second Vatican Council
declared that while the council
is primarily concerned with
the state of the Catholic Church,
it also pertains to all mankind.
If the council were to limit
itself to the affairs of Catholics
alone, he said, it would hardly
seem sufficiently responsive
“to the commands of the Di
vine Redeemer.”
The Pope’s letter to Bishops
of the world and the other coun
cil Fathers outlines some of
the things he has on his mind
for the nine month council re
cess. The 2,700-word docu
ment, which is technically an
encyclical epistle, bears the
date of the feast of the Epipha
ny (Jan. 6). But it was not made
public until Feb. 7.
Among the points the Pope
makes are these:
--Despite sincere proposals
for the introduction of new
forms of public and private
prayers, “it is not necessary
at least for the moment, that
new and special forms of prayer
be introduced.”
--The fact that the council is
in recess until next September
8 does not mean its work has
been interrupted. The new co
ordinating commission of
cardinals is expediting council
business, and the council Fa
thers should be diligent in giving
advice to this commission when
they are requested to do so.
-The goodwill with which the
work of the council has been
received throughout the world
suggests that grace is gradually
leading mankind to Christ.
—Christians throughout the
world should continue to pray
for the success of the council.
Pope John spoke of the need
of the council to go beyond the
needs of the Catholic Church it
self in the fourth part of his
letter. He noted that when he
first announced his plans to
convoke a council four years
ago, there was little response in
civil society. Then he said:
“But after three years pass
ed, from the time when the
council began to be prepared,
and especially after the first
session of the council took place
from October 11 to December
9 of last year, this work caused
such respect throughout the
world-even among those who
among themselves hold differ
ing opinions in the fields of
religion, philosophy and public
affairs—that it can rightfully
be asked whether the light of
heavenly grace has come closer
to the souls of men, so that it
may bring them gradually to
Jesus Christ and to His holy
and provident Church.”
The Pope then spoke of the
invitations to various other
Christian bodies to send ob
servers to the council as having
had “a happy, notable and
peaceful outcome.”
“As far as We are concern
ed,” he said, “theseinvitations
and the singular honor with
which they were accepted—with
a kind of goodwill which has
come seldom in the life of the
Church and of councils—impel
Us to reflect. . .that many
souls are applying themselves
to a thorough understanding of
that prayer which Jesus Christ
prayed to the Father in the sec
ret vigil before He was to suf
fer; ‘Father, the hour has come!
Glorify thy Son, that thy Son
may glorify thee. . .1 pray for
those whom thou hast given me
that they may be one even as
we are.’ ”
Then, under a subheading en
titled “The Ecumenical Council
Pertains to All Men,” the
Pope’s letter said:
“It can already be observed
that in some way this is already
happening. Clearly, the council
which We convoked pertains di
rectly to the members of Our
Church, which is one, holy,
catholic and apostolic. Our
plans aimed at this especially.
“Nevertheless, if we were to
restrict ourselves to Our own
affairs, to the affiars of Catho
lics, within the walls of the
Catholic Church, would this not
reasonably seem--as it always
has to Us--to be an altogh-
ther insufficient response to the
commands of the Divine Re
deemer, who--as that disciple
whom Jesus loved wrote of
Him- ‘is a propitiation for our
sins, not for ours only but also
for those of the whole world’?
(ljohn 2,2)
“Is it not true what the same
evangelist says of the Divine
Saviour, the light of men: ‘The
true light that enlightens every
man who comes into the
world'?” (John 1,9)
Then in speaking of “indica
tions of a better age,” the Pope
voiced the hope that the ecu
menical council will arouse
such fruitful spiritual forces
that, led by the Church, men
“may reach those most lofty
and dear goals (of unity) which
they have not yet been able to
attain.” He said this is “clearly
a sublime hope which is a con
cern of the Church and of the
whole family of men.”
He added:
NEA In Public Hearings
Testimony Fails To Clear Up
Plans On Church-State Issue
WASHINGTON, (NC)--The
powerful National Education
Association left unclear to
House Education Committee
members how its opinions on
Church-State separation will
affect Federal school aid pro
posals this year.
Robert H. Wyatt, president
elect of the 816,000-member
association, said the NEA sup
ports President Kennedy’s all
purpose bill, including its pro
visions for some Federal grants
to institutions of higher educa
tion, public and private or
church-related.
But, after Wyatt’s testimony
(Feb. 6) before the House Edu
cation Committee, the legisla
tors complained they were un
able to draw from him a state
ment on the NEA’s intentions if
the omnibus bill is broken up
into several measures, includ
ing one specifically for
colleges.
Separation of the President’s
24-point bill into at least two
measures is considered a likely
course among committee mem
bers.
Last September, NEA inter
vention was a decisive factor
in the death of a bill to aid all
colleges. The measure had
passed both houses, but the
compromise died in the House.
The NEA charged in a tele
gram to members that the bill’s
equal treatment of public and
private colleges imperiled.
Church-State separation.
Rep. Roman C. Pucinski of
Illinois told Wyatt that the
NEA “torpedoed” the bill and
demanded “assurances” that
the NEA will not oppose a col
lege bill this year.
Wyatt replied: “I give my
assurance that I don’t believe
if will take place.” He said
it was a decision of the NEA’s
policy board.
Questioned sharply on the
NEA’s views on the constitu
tional issue of aid to private
education, Wyatt told the com
mittee that “it is not our posi
tion as an organization” to sup
port Federal aid for private
schools. He said his association
also opposes giving such aid
directly to individuals rather
than institutions.
Asked by Rev. Albert Quie
of Minnesota how the NEA could
support the current omnibus bill
with its provisions for direct
grants to colleges for graduate
institutions, libraries and some
other purposes, Wyatt replied
that “in our opinion the bill
has better protections” to keep
money out of “sectarian educa
tion” than the measure last
year.
Rep. Edith Green of Oregon,
author of last year's measure,
complained that she did not un
derstand Wyatt’s stand. “Idon’t
know where you are,” she said.
The bill which NEA opposed
on Church-State grounds last
year proposed spending $2.35
billion in five years.
Colleges—of all types--
would have been able to seek
grants for “special purpose”
construction, chiefly science
and engineering buildings. They
could have sought repayable
loans for non-religious “gen
eral purpose” construction.
Rep. James Roosevelt of Cal
ifornia asked Wyatt if the NEA
supported the Kennedy bill’s
provisions for equal treatment,
in the matter of stipends, of
public and private school teach
ers who attend Federally spon
sored educational institutes.
Wyatt replied affirmatively,
but in answer to another Roose
velt question, he said that the
NEA is opposed to similar di
rect aid to private school pup
ils.
Rep. John Brademas of Indi
ana also said he could nAt
understand the NEA’s stand, bu\
he pointed out to fellow com-';
mittee members that the NEA
formal statement promised that
the organization will approach
the legislation “with the most
positive of attitudes.”
Rep. William H. Ayres of
Ohio asked Wyatt if the NEA
spent money in the last election
to oppose candidates who do not
favor Federal aid to schools. He
said several past presidents of
the NEA had signed an adver
tisement in his district opposing
him.
Wyatt said the NEA does not
spend any dues money for poli
tical purposes. We said the ac
tivities of past NEA presidents
is their business as citizens.
The Congressman observed
that “with your membership
you could become a greater
political power than the labor
movement.”
Earlier, the committee
heard from a U. S. Office of
Education spokesman that the
Federal government deemed
aid to individuals in higher
education and to teachers as
constitutional.
This was explained by Peter
Muirhead, assistant U. S. Com
missioner of Education and di
rector of the Office of Educa
tion’s office of programs and
legislative planning.
Muirhead cited present Fed
eral programs of assistance to
needy college students, regard
less of the institution they at
tend, and to the Kennedy bill’s
proposal to let private school
teachers share stipends given
public school instructors.
The next day (Feb. 7), the
committee heard Edgar Fuller,
executive director of the Coun
cil of Chief State School Offi
cers, urge that the Federal
money simply be given to the
states which could spend it in
any way they choose on educa
tion.
Fuller, one of the most active
supporters of this proposal in
“It behooves us, the bishops
of God’s church, in exercising
our pastoral office to reflect
on these weighty aspects of the
duty we have taken on ourself
ves.
“That we have preserved and
do preserve the fulness of
catholic teaching--as the holy
Gospels, venerable Tradition,
the Fathers of the Church and
the Roman Pontiffs teach—
stands without doubt by the
gift of heavenly grace, and
brings us deserved praise.
“But this is not enough to
fulfill the divine mandates -
either that which says, ‘go,
therefore and make disciples
of all nations’ (Matt. 28, 19)
or the other, already given in
the Old Testament, “Each of
them he gives precepts about
his fellow man.’ ” (Sirach 17,
12)
The Pope’s statement that
new forms of prayers are not
now necessary came in the sec
tion of his letter concerning
cooperation between the clergy
and the laity. After speaking
of the increasing interest the
faithful are showing in the work
of the council, he wfent on to
state that “some things, less
appropriate, are to be avoided,”
He explained:
“There are by no means
lacking those who-sincere, can
did and moved by religious
fervor--may submit many plans
pressing for the introduction of
new forms of private and pub
lic prayers. All these plans
aid at spreading as widely as
possible throughout the Catho
lic world forms of prayer which
correspond to special circum
stances of time, place, speech
and custom.
.M
ADDRESSES SAVANNAH BEACH AUDIENCE--Bishop
Thomas J. McDonough is pictured as he addressed citizens
of Savannah Beach on the Ecumenical Council. The Bishop
spoke, February 4th, at a meeting sponsored by Saint
Michael’s P.C.C.W. Present at the talk were the Rev.
Dale Brown, Pastor of Chapel - by-the-Sea, Baptist Church,
the Honorable James Brown, Mayor of Savannah Beach,
Alderman James Powers and Mike Hosti.
CONFIRMATION AT SACRED HEART—In photo below,
young confirmation candidate of Sacred Heart Church,
Savannah answers Bishop’s questions on catechism.
Subcommission Draft
Discrimination
Declaration By
United Nations
UNITED NATIONS, (NC)—A
United Nations subcommission
has unanimously adopted a draft
declaration against all forms of
racial discrimination.
The UN subcommission on
the Prevention of Discrimina
tion and Protection of Minori
ties adopted (Jan. 30) the draft
declaration which is to be sent
to the UN Commission on Hu
man Rights whose 1963 session
starts March 11 in Geneva.
The subcommission inter
rupted its work on this draft
to pass a resolution (Jan. 29)
urging the Human Rights Com
mission to complete its study
of a set of draft principles on
religious freedom in time for
the 18th session of the UN Gen
eral Assembly next fall.
The draft declaration on the
elimination of all forms of rac
ial discrimination was drawn
up in response to a General
Assembly resolution (Dec. 7,
1962) asking that such a decla
ration be readied for considera
tion at its 18th session.
The draft says in its first
principle that “any theory of
differentiation between races
or racial superiority is scienti
fically false, morally reprehen
sible, socially unuust and dan
gerous.”
educational circles, said his
group, which represents the
nation’s state public school
superintendents, opposes direct
Federal grants to church-
related colleges on constitu
tional grounds.
This comment brought criti
cism from Rep. Green who
said she was “bitterly disap
pointed” by this position and
by Fuller’s actions last year to
kill the college bill.
She accused Fuller of being
“the person who called the
meeting” which resulted in the
NEA’s telegram of objection to
equal treatment of private col
leges.
UN Hears
ND Head
NOTRE DAME, Ind.,--Rev.
Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.,
president of the University of
Notre Dame, will participate in
international conferences in
Switzerland and Mexico during
the next three weeks, it was
announced today.
Father Hesburgh will be a
Vatican City representative at
a United Nations Conference
already underway in Geneva on
“The Application of Science and
Technology for the Benefit of
the Less Developed Areas.”
He will also attend a Conference
on Higher Education in the
American Republics to be held
in Cuernavaca and Mexico City
Feb. 24-March 2.
During his stay in Geneva
Feb. 14-18, Father Hesburgh
will present to the UN confer
ence a memoire on “The Total
Role of the University in the
Development of Less-Develop
ed Countries.” He will also
address a luncheon meeting of
The American Club in Geneva
Feb. 18th. For several years
he has been a permanent Vati
can City representative of the
International Atomic Energy
Agency and has attended its an
nual meetings in Vienna.
February is Catholic Press
month. In the February 10th
issue of “Our Sunday Visitor”,
Father Conroy’s youth column
asks why so many teen-agers
neglect to read Catholic liter
ature for answers to their prob
lems. But is this a loaded
question? In other words, who
says our Catholic teen-agers
really do not make use of church
publications--the numerous
pamphlets, newspapers, maga
zines.
The Southern Cross is sent
to every Catholic home in the
diocese. If someone doesn’t re
ceive a copy, it’s only because
he hasn’t made himself known
to the local pastor. And a con
stant reading of our diocesan
weekly will make our teenagers
knowledgeable in our holy faith
and provide the answers to
moral problems of the day.
Also, the paper will keep
them posted about the Cath
olic viewpoint on current con
troversial issues.
But, again do our teenagers
read the Catholic press? I be
lieve most of them do. Per
haps some skip past all doc
trinal articles or informa- I
tive pieces and concentrate only
on news releases, columns and
curiosities. But the sincere and ^
serious-minded, the studious
and those who desire to be well-
informed surprisingly are
found well-read frequently
enough. Still, I’d hesitate to con
duct a survey as so many re
cent statistics show the young
people of today do not read
sufficiently.
Then too, as Father Conroy
says, the priest is so readily
available to answer all inquir
ies, and that is a much easier
way than searching for a print
ed solution.
To me it is surprising how
well-read many teen-agers are
on moral issues. Pamphlets on 1
steady dating, necking, love,
drinking, choosing a marriage .
partner and similar topics are |
readily available, widespread in 'i
their use, and often enough read. ]
Unfortunately, they are possibly
too little believed or followed
out in practice. We sincerely
hope all the young readers of
this column resolve to read
their Catholic press more often,
more thoroughly, and more with
retentive memories.
St. James, Savannah, reports
their inter-parochial dance on
February 3rd was crowded and
enjoyable.
St. Jospeh’s, Augusta, sent a
notice that their CYO had a
corporate communion on Jan
uary 20th. A breakfast in Lourd
es Hall followed the Holy Mass.
The guest speaker was Doctor
Scarff, a noted pediatrician,
who spoke on adolescence and
the normal signs of growing up.
Coming attraction -a Valen
tine dance on Saturday, Feb
ruary 16th at the Cathedral
Day School auditorium, with
Mel Mixon spinning discs. All
Savannah CYO’ers are invited,
Cathedral CYO host.
Opposes Aid
Program
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Bishop
Henry J. Grimmelsman of
Evansville has asked taxpayers
to urge Congressional rejection
of all measures providing Fed
eral aid for elementary schools.
Aid to education is not re
quired for primary schools,”
he said. He added that schools
should eliminate “costly frills”
and local school boards “ought
to learn how to build and plan
economically without sacrific
ing anything of real value.”
Bishop Grimmelsman said,
however, that if Federal aid is
actually granted, non-public
schools must receive their
“fair share” of this aid.
V
PRAY FOR OUR
PRIESTLY DEAD
REV. JOHN J. KENNEDY
Feb. 18, 1957
Oh God, JVho didst give to
thy servants by their sacredotal
office, a share in the priest
hood of the Apostles, grant,
we implore, that they may
also be one of their company
forever in heaven. Through
Christ Our Lord. Amen.