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The Southern Cross, October 3, 1963—PAGE 5-B 1 THE PRINTCRAFT PRESS ABERCORN at 42nd STREET SAVANNAH y \}urnitu%£. ■± AO, C.a’ihzt • Sjabxiai. CC£±±OZL£± C. F. POWERS INSURANCE 120 E. BAY AD 3-2184 BENEDICTINE MILITARY SCHOOL AND SACRED HEART CHURCH PICTURED IN LATE TEENS OR EARLY TWENTIES. SAVANNAH, GA. Commercial And Job Printing Letter Press & Lithography 345 Abercorn Savannah •PINIST FAMILY SHOf STORE IN THE SOUTHE "IF IT'S FROM GLOBE IT'S QUALITY^ ADAMS FLOOR AND WINDOW CLEANING CO. COMPLETE JANITORIAL SERVICE WINDOW CLEANERS Reliable - Prompt - Fully Dependable FOR OFFICES, BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS, FACTORIES, ^ CHURCHES, STORES, SHOPS 1542 EAST 25TH SAVANNAH, GA. EL 5-8371 Congratulations On The Completion Of The New And Modern Benedictine Military School UNION-CAMP SAVANNAH PLANT UNION BAG CAMP PAPER CORP. BENEDICTINE FOOTBALL TEAM OF 1923—This group carried B. C.’s colors to a record of four wins, two losses and one tie. Scores of games in 1923—B. C. 12 - Florence 6; B. C. 32-E.C.I. 0; B. C. 0 - S. C. Freshmen 20; B. C. 53 - P.M.A. 0; B. C. 38 - Bruns wick 0; B. C. 7 - Oglethorpe 7; B. C. 6 - S.H.S. 9. Pope John—Educator (Continued from Page 4-B) dio ana television presenta tions. Even the gentle indictment found in his great encyclical Pacem in Terris will strike a familiar chord. “It happens,” he wrote, “in many quarters and much too often that there is no proportion between scien tific training and religious in struction: the former continues and is extended until it reaches higher degrees, while the latter remains at elementary level.” To many a Catholic univer sity student, this has been more than an observation; it has been a sad experience. If John XXIII was not origi nal, what was his value as an educator? What was so aston ishing about his doctrine? Here we may note the sweep ing boldness of his definition of education. “Education, he said, “is nothing more than respect for human values.” What food for meditation in this one sentence! What a broad ening of the meaning and scope of education! Respect for human values! Human values as under stood in the light of present- day conditions, ‘ but human values eternally derived from their source, the Creator of humanity. What a wealth of respect for human values is found in his two major encyclicals Mater et Magistra and Pacem in Terris! Even here he followed paths originally laid out by Leo XXI11 and Pius XL But he extended to reach out towards problems of the present. Among other things, he sa luted the United Nations’ “Uni versal Declaration of Human Rights” as “an act of the high est importance” because it pro claimed “the right of free movement in search of truth and in the attainment of moral good and of justice, and also the right to a dignified life. ...” Again and again, in the two encyclicals, he dealt, gently but firmly, with the rights of man and his duties. He covered social welfare legislation, poli tical structures, labor rela tions, racial equality, interfaith cooperation, aid to have-not countries, housing facilities, agricultural subsidies, colonial self-determination, the treat ment of minorities, the position of women, freedom of migra tion, the control of nuclear weapons and the maintenance of peace. Twentieth century problems, to be sure—and how more easily solved than by “respect for human values”! The Christian social doc trine, he taught is ‘ 'an integral part of the Christian conception of life,” and he earnestly wish ed that it be learned. “We strongly urge that it be includ ed as an item in the required curriculum in Catholic schools of every kind, particularly in seminaries. . .inserted into the religious instruction programs of parishes and of associations of the lay apostolate. . .publi cized by every modern means of communication.” For, as he explained, “Christian educa tion, if it is to be called com plete, should concern itself with every kind of obligation.” But, said Pope John, “it is not enough merely to publicize a social doctrine: It has to be translated into action.” And this was John XXIII’s greatest contribution—action. Long before his election to the papacy, he had formed his ideas and translated them into ac tion. As Pope he was to advise teachers to “keep abreast of the latest developments.” But a former student remembered him as young Fr. Roncalli, the seminary professor: “The course he gave us. . .remains unforgettable because his apo logetics were based on a sound knowledge of modern science. We knew that, in order to give us the course, he had to study night after night.” FIRST STUDENT HOUSE When, in 1960, he exhorted high school teachers to estab lish “good rapport with the adolescent’ ’ and to offer him the delicate and charitable respect to which he is entitled as a human being,” he spoke as one who, in 1919, had founded the first student house in Italy. It was set up for high school stu dents whose education had been interrupted by World War I, was furnished with study halls, recreation rooms and dormi tories, and provided inexpen sive meals. Before such youngsters could study, they must have a chance to live once more as human beings. If St. Paul could be * ‘all things to all men,” the future Pope felt he could learn Bul garian while Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria and Turkish while Apostolic Delegate to Turkey. And this respect for people among whom he lived was in strumental in prompting the Turkish government to allow the splendid mosaics of Hegia Sophia to be shown once more to the world. A valuable contri bution to education! As Pope he did not simply write about a just wage; he raised the salaries of Vatican employees and scaled them ac cording to family needs. To many, the words “I was. . . sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.” (Matt. 25:36) are a pious ab straction, but Pope John will be remembered for his visits to hospitals and prisons. To him, “salvation is from the Jews” was no mere Scrip tural text. While serving in Turkey, he had saved many “non-Aryans” from nazi clut ches. And as Pope, he expunged the offensive perfidis Judaeis from the Good Friday liturgy and greeted Jewish visitors with the words “I am Joseph, your brother.” Not content just to say, ' ‘Ra cial discrimination can in no way be justified,” he personal ly consecrated bishops of many races; gave the College of Car dinals its first Negro, first Fi lipino and first Japanese; nam ed as cardinal Archbishop Rit ter of St. Louis, long a foe of racism; provided a forceful co adjutor to support the ailing Archbishop Rummel in fighting segregation in New Orleans; and canonized the great patron of interracial justice Martin de Porres. During his days in Bulgaria, a predominantly Orthodox coun try, he had told Bulgarian Ca tholics “It is not enough to have the kindest feelings to ward our separated Christian brethren. If you really love them, give them good example and translate your love into ac tion.” As John XXIII, he re ceived, in love and friendship an Anglican primate, a Negro Baptist convention president, a Methodist bishop, a Jewish de legation, a Shinto priest and a Buddhist monk; he created a curial post for promoting Christian unity; and called into being his crowning work—an ecumenical council for reform and reunion. What more can be said? The world was astonished at his teaching, because he presented it, not so much as instruction, but as challenge—and because he led us all in taking up his own challenge. And the chal lenge was “Respect human val ues!” It was the same challenge his Master gave 2,000 years ago. 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