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« > Held At Hunter Field Fall Meeting Of Savannah Deanery SAVANNAH—A Dialogue Mass, celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Toomey, Spiritual Moderator of the Dio cesan Council of Catholic Wo men, marked the opening of the Fall Meeting of the Savannah Deanery Council of Catholic Women, on September 26, at Hunter Air Force Base. The music during the Mass was sung by the Boys’ Choir of St. James Church. The Business Meeting, held at the Skyline Service Club, and conducted by the President, Mrs. Edmund Anderson, was begun with a prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the flag, led by Monsignor Toomey. Mrs. Francis Canavan, President of Hunter’s Society of Our Lady of the Air, along with Chaplain (Capt.) James Butler as the hosts, welcomed the Deanery Council. The re sponse was given by Mrs. Eu gene Fitzpatrick, immediate Past President of the Council. All committees presented their plans for the coming year and announcements were made that the One Day Work Shop, originally to be held in Septem ber, would be postponed until November. Mother Suzanne of the Little Sisters of the Poor was present ed by Mrs. J. J. Miller, Chair man of the Committee Coopera ting with Catholic Charities. Mother Suzanne said it was a great pleasure for her to be able to attend the luncheon and meeting and that she knew that everyone had many requests at this time but she would really appreciate any volunteers to help in caring for the Aged Poor as they were really needed. She said anyone who could spare a day from their duties or even an hour a week in helping with the laundry, and other duties, would certainly be appreciated. Also, anyone who could drive a car as many of the residents had to go to the clinic for at tention, or just to visit with the old people to cheer them up would help a lot. Mother Su zanne said they would be very grateful for anything that any one could do to help. She said she thought if groups could be formed to assist in this work it would be most helpful. Sharing the program was the Notre Dame Book Shop, on the occasion of their Tenth Anni versary. Mrs. W. C. Broderick, Founding President of the Book Shop, provided a brief history of the Shop and introduced its director, Mrs. James Collins; Assistant Director, Mrs. James Howe and Shop Secretary, Mrs. Frank A. Winders. All volun teer workers present were re cognized for their faithful serv ice. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew Mc Donald, Chancelar of the Dio cese of Savannah, closed the meeting with a prayer. 14 priests were represented and 17 parishes and interparo- chial organizations were repre sented at the meeting. First Session-- (Continued from Page 1) a clearer and more profound formulation concerning the apostolate of the laity. Archbishop N-go dinh Thuc, brother of Vietnam’s President Ngo dinh Diem, complained that the schema does not provide an adequate presentation of the Church for non-Christians. The result, he said, is that the Church would remain for non- Christians an almost unintelli gible organism. He made a strong recommendation that heads of non-Christian reli gions be invited to the council as observers. In the middle of Archbishop “Thuc’s remarks,’ 'Cardinal Agagianian called him to order because he was speaking about specifics in the schema, while the order of the day limited comments to the schema as a whole. The bishops of the world had begun streaming into St. Pe ter’s square shortly after 8:30 a.m. Great crowds of people clustered at the several en trances to the square through which the bishops passed in au tomobiles and on foot. A ripple of applause went up as each bishop passed through the gates. f Inside the basilica old friends greeted each other. 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Prior to the discussion of the schema, Archbishop Pericle Felici, secretary general of the council, made several com munications to the assembly. He first proposed sending the following message to Pope Paul in the name of the council Fathers: * 'At the opening of this gen eral congregation may we be permitted to express our senti ments of filial devotion to him who in the first session of this council shared in our council work and was then taken from among us by the Holy Spirit and elected to the supreme min istry of the Catholic Church. “Most Holy Father, last year your words directed us as a brother. Yesterday, the heart of a father opened up to us. May Your Holiness now deign to accept our most lively and joyful thanks for having wished to point out and to fervently recommend the course to be fol lowed in our work. Through your prayers and our actions we hope and work together with Your Holiness that the Holy Catholic Church may appear before the entire world as the mystery of Christ and as the life of Christ Himself on earth.” Requiem For Seminary Professor PHILADELPHIA, (NC)— Pontifical Requiem Mass was offered (Oct. 1) at St. Charles Seminary, Overbrook, for Msgr. Charles P. Bruehl, 87, who had served on the staff of the archdiocesan seminary fa culty from 1914 until 1952. Bishop Francis E. Hyland, retired Bishop of Atlanta, who lives at the seminary, offered the Mass. Msgr. Bruehl died (Sept. 26) at the seminary after a lingering illness. He had been a priest for 61 years. Church Abstains ATHENS (NC)—’The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece announced (Sept. 27) it was declining the invitation of Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople to send a dele gation to the Pan-Orthodox meeting scheduled for Septem- be r 29 on the island of Rhodes to discuss the possibility of sending Orthodox observer- delegates to the Second Vati can Council. THE SACRED COLLEGE OF CARDINALS. Princes of the Church taking part in the second session of Vatican Council II occupy a special section of seats, nearest to the altar, in the nave of St. Peter’s Basilica. This picture was made as the Cardinals assembled in their places. Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani, Papal Secretary of State and former Apostolic Delegate to the U. S., is seated in the center of the front row. Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, is the farthest figure on the right, in the third row of seats. Immediately behind Cardinal Spellman is James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, Archbishop of Los Angeles. (NC Photos) Council Expected To Clarify Church’s Position Concerning World Population Expansion ji By William E. Moran, Jr. (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) Twentieth-century man has witnessed such great strides in overcoming disease as to put in motion a rapid expansion of population in the world. More people live longer. Birthrates have not declined to compensate for this greater rate of survi val. Nor do they show any pro mise of doing so in the ab sence of positive efforts to that end. Responsible individuals and groups are concerned over the problems posed by the rapid and continuous expansion of popula tion. The position of the Catholic Church on this question is not clear. The Church is often ac cused of being opposed to any efforts to cope with it. It now appears reasonably certain that this question will be one of those discussed at the second session of the Vatican Council. Throughout most of man’s tenure on this planet he faced a bitter struggle to survive. As many children as possible were necessary if man was to con tinue. War, famine, plague and pestilence ever threatened to wipe him out. In the western world he star ted just a couple of hundred years ago to overcome these problems. Improved production methods, expanded trade and at tendant specialization over came food shortages. Then scientists began to find out how disease was transmitted and how it could be prevented. Famine, plague and pestilence became less and less impor tant as inhibitors of population; the western world’s population grew. This presented no im- metiate problems. The indus trial revolution required more people and new lands were available to take up any excess population. In this century the situation has changed. Simple and inex pensive methods of controlling debilitating and killing dis eases have been devised and applied throughout the world. In spectacular cases, such as that of Ceylon, the application of such methods has resulted in the decline of the death rate by almost one-third in a single year (1946-47). With this control of death, net rates of increase are climb ing in all the underdeveloped countries to points where popu lation can be expected to double in 20 to 25 years. Between 1950 and 1961, the world popu lation grew by 560 million per sons, which is greater than the total population of India. In the face of such massive growth migration is no answer. Theoretically we have great technical capacity to increase production. However, actual performance has not resulted in sufficient production to keep pace with population growth. In most of the poor countries levels of living are declining or threaten to do so. We have only begun to be aware of the problems pre sented by„this explosive growth of popul£$on in the world. We recognize that we are faced with a grave problem but we lack much needed information as to the character and extent of population growth, the composi tion of population and its impli cations, attitudes towards pro creation and how they might be changed, and above all, any real understanding of human repro duction. There is much talk about a population explosion. Statisti cians compute the date at which man will have standing room only or be standing on each other’s shoulders. Others, in response, argue in gross terms about our productive capacity and insist there isn’t any problem. As optimists, they argue for a so-called positive approach, even including the export of excess population to outer space. But, there are real and immediate problems aris ing from the growth of popula tion which can’t be ignored or wished away. We live in a tight little world which, through technological developments, has become so small that there are no longer any far away places. We’ll ei ther make it a decent place in which all can live or we'll suf fer the consequences*. The peo ple of the rich countries have accepted a responsibility to help them find it. The responsibility to do so is nowhere better sta ted than in John XXIII’s en cyclical Pacem In Terris. In some countries, such as India and Egypt, population in relation to land is already so great that Herculean efforts at development threaten to suc ceed only in maintaining the growing population at the exist ing miserable level. There is some doubt if even that will long be possible if population growth isn’t curbed. Other countries, including some in fast-growing Latin America and some in Africa, are happier in that they still have more space and thus a little more time. But, even in these countries the hope of a better life in the future may be blighted by the explosive growth of population . Savings and foreign help, which might be used to improve standards of living, go for the essential needs of children. Today’s and tomorrow’s improvements have to be put off. There is a serious question whether the Alliance for Progress or other development efforts can hope to succeed if population growth in these countries continues at present levels. If these efforts don’t succeed, the prospects for peace in the world are not good. The problems aren’t all over seas. Serious problems .result from population growth here at home. Our society has chang ed. With urbanization, mechani zation, and improved social legi slation, children represent charges on the family for a long period of time. The respon sible middle class family must expect to provide education be yond high school. It must count on an expenditure per child of twenty to thirty thousand dol lars, depending on the extent to which public or private faci lities are used. With all its affluence, even the United States has not elimi nated poverty from its own society. A presidential com mission recently came to the conclusion that 32 million of our people live below the poverty line. These underprivileged, who have the least access to infor mation and advice on regulating birth, are reproducing rapidly. They have trouble now finding employment becausewe already have little room for the unedu cated and unskilled in our so ciety. Their children, an in- r! creasing number, are not re ceiving the kind of preparation and education which will make them productive and happy members of society. This growth of population in our own society threatens us with a mass of discontented unemployables which will give us a bad case of political indigestion very shortly. The rapid growth of popula tion presents each of us with a series of problems. Parents are faced with the problem of how many children they can reasonably and responsibly bring into the world. Individual doctors, lawyers, educators, social scientists face the pro blem of what they can and should do to learn answers to popula tion problems and give advice. All citizens are faced with the problems of what political units can and should do about the. growth of population. As citi zens of a tight little world as well, they face the problem of what the international com munity should do about the growth of population. The Catholic Church is often berated as being the institution standing in the way of facing up to the problem because of its position. Oddly enough, despite these charges, the Church hasn’t yet any clear, formal position, except a clearly stated opposition to the use of medical and chemical contraceptives, abortion and sterilization. Catholics, laymen and clergy have studied the problem over recent years and there have been papal statements on some aspects. As a result there are suggested Catholic positions concerning the responsibilities of parents concerning family size, acceptance of continence Rules— (Continued from Page 1) isfactory. Pope John himself solved the cirsis, by ordering- the document withdrawn and having a new special joint com mission set up to restudy the whole question. The new regulations provide that after a schema text is in an ’^'advanced stage” of dis cussion 50 council Fathers have a right to band together to propose a substitute docu ment. They are to submit their alternative to the four cardi nals who are the moderators of the council. The moderators in turn decide whether to pass the substitute schema on to the council Coordinating Commis sion, which determines what fi nal action is to be taken. In the meetings of the coun cil’s commissions, five com- cil Fathers petitioning together may ask for a secret vote in stead of the customary vote—in commission sessions — by a show of hands. These Fathers, petitioning together, may request the president of their commission to name an expert whom they consider useful to their com mission. A Father may request permission to address a com mission of which he is not a member. But granting him per mission to speak—and the con ditions under which he may speak—depend on the vote of the commission members. Members of a commission who are not in accord with de cisions approved by the ma jority of their commission may and the rhythm method for con trolling birth, and recognition of the nature of the population problem. But, since no dogmatic pro nouncements have been made and there is conflict in the various studies and approaches, there are no clear guides avail able to Catholics as they face this problem. This lack inevi tably is accompanied by the danger of apathy and withdraw al where Catholic participation in an area is badly needed. What can one hope for as the council considers this problem? Here are some questions for which answers are needed: —Does the Church agree that rapid population growth is one of the serious problems facing the world, a real problem meriting study and action? —Does the Church see any objection to demographic, so ciological, and eugenic studies, even if they may lead to options or" suggest courses of action not acceptable for Catholics? —Do Catholics have the right in a plural society to impose their moral standards on others of differing views? Do they have the right to insist that since they do not approve of the use of' contraceptives they should not be made available upon request under government programs, at home or abroad? —What methods now known for regulating or i^ibiting re production are licit? What guidelines in theology or the natural law would apply to the acceptability of methods which might be developed? These are some of the more important questions about the population problem which do or should bother Catholics, and on which guidance from the council is needed. express their dissenting opin ion to the general assembly in the council hall. The revised rules allow the Fathers to submit their speeches in writing without delivering them orally. A Fa ther may also yield his turn to speak if he finds that what he had planned to say has been treated by another speaker. L’Osservatore Romano in its explanatory articles said the main criteria for the revisions “seem to be a greater expe diting of the work of the coun cil and the freedom of the council Fathers to speak.” It added that care was apparently given so that “minorities” would have a greater voice. rHE^^ vUlanloa, MOTOR HOTEL • TV * AIR CONDITIONING • FAMOUS MIAMI BUFFET • ICE A BEVERAGE STATIONS • COFFEE MAKER, EACH ROOM LUCKIE AT CONE ST. A Good Address in Atlanta The Southern Cross, October 3, 1963—PAGE 3-A In National Policy Statement P.T.A. Slaps At Catholic Schools CHICAGO (NC) — The Na tional Congress of Parents and Teachers has vigorously re affirmed its program of fight ing proposals for Federal aid to parochial and other private schools. The 9 lnnember board of con gress charged in a formal state ment here that "thefuture of our free public schools is threat ened by legislation which would provide Federal support for nonpublic schools.” In testimony in the past be- fore Congressional commit tees, the congress has strongly urged massive Federal support for public education and opposed inclusion of church-related and other private schools in such legislation. In September, 1962, it was one of five public schools groups which protested, via a telegram to each Congressman, inclus ion of church-related colleges in a bill to assist construction Women's Club Meeting At Statesboro The Catholic Women’s Club held their first meeting of the new season on September 17th, at the new Parish Center on Savannah Avenue. The meeting was opened with a prayer to * ‘Our Lady of Good Counsel” by the president, Ann Savage. Other officers for the year are: Vice President, Mrs. Joseph Robson, Secretary, Mrs. George Pickett, and Treasur er, Mrs. Carl Aldrich. Mrs. Zoltan Farkas is chair man of Confraternity of Chris tian Doctrine”, Mrs. “Bud” Henry, chairman of “Catholic Charities” and Mrs. George Hunt, chairman of * 'Spiritual Development.” Four members attended the Fall Deanery Meeting at Hun ter Air Force Base on Thurs day, September 26th. Special thanks from the pres ident went to Mrs. George Mar tin for her fine and unselfish work on the rummage sales held at the Quonset Hut on announced Saturday's of the year. This is a non-profit project of the Club and St.‘ Matthew’s Parish, as a service to the Community. The program chairman, Mrs. George Prickett, has outlined what promises to be a very interesting program for the year, with a card party and supper to be held each month. Following the business meet ing, the President introduced Reverend John Loftus, Spiritual Advisor of the Club, who gave a talk on “God’s Word Works Miracles”. Sister Mary Mag dalen also participated in the discussion. Father Loftus in troduced Mrs. James Belanger, who with her husband, is here to work at St. Matthew’s with the Confraternity of Christian Doc trine. Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. Walter Barry, Mrs. Zoltan Farkas and Mrs. Maria Strozzo, who served delicious refreshments after the meet ing. More than half of all vehicle fires result from overheated tires caused by underinflation or defective wheel bearings, ac cording to Ohio Turnpike sta tistics. of non-religious academic fa cilities. The bill was killed in the house. In another statement, the board endorsed the U. S. Su preme Court’s ban on religious exercises in public schools. It said this ruling protects relig ious libatris. The decision, it added, prop erly makes religion the busi ness of the home, the church and the individual. The board’s policy state ments will be sent to the more than 47,000 local affiliates, the vast majority of them in public schools. Pope Paul— (Continued from Page 1) still standing, blessed him three times. New council Fathers—those who were made bishops or otherwise became eligible to participate in the council since the first session—then made a public Profession of Faith. Pope Paul began his address at 11:49 in clear Latin diction. He delivered his address al most as if he were speaking in his native tongue: emphasizing a point here, asking a question there, speaking in tones of deep feeling — especially when ad dressing the non-Catholic ob servers. Early in his address, the Pope said that he had intended, “as hallowed custom prescribes for Us,” to write an encyclical in augurating his pontificate. But he said that the opening address gave him a “singular and happy opportunity” to do that by word of mouth. He promised, how ever, to write an inaugural en cyclical “once these toilsome days are past.” MARRIAGES MOBLEY-LITTLE SAVANNAH — Miss Virginia Elizabeth Little, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton James Little, became the bride of Mr. Daniel Herman Mobley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Theodore Mobley, September 28th, in Sa cred Heart Church. The Rev. Aloysius Wachter performed the double-ring ceremony. CROVATT-BALDWIN . GUYTON—Mr. and Mrs. Er win M. 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