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t 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 (Continued from Page 1) “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.