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? 1 H % PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, October 10, 1963 WRITERS AND READERS EDITED BY LEO J. ZUBER 2332 North Decatur Rd. Decatur. Georgia 1963 NATIONAL CATHOLIC ALMANAC, Felician A. ' Foy, O.F.M., Editor, St. Anthony’s Guild, 1963, 696 pp., $2.95. Reviewed by Loras Walsh. If the average Catholic adult were limited to just one book of information on his religion, the National Catholic Almana might be a good choice. Here is a handbook of basic and cur rent information on matters pertaining to the Church and its members. Authoritative ar ticles of timely interest appear in each year’s edition. A wealth of information and statistics are brought up to date with each Almanac. Thus, the 1963 Almanac contains articles on the Second Vatican Council, the Ecumenical movement, the role of lay persons in the Church, etc. The Almanac is well indexed. Information is easy to find whe ther it be an explanation of the Eastern separated churches, the location of Catholic Schools for mentally retarded children, or statistics on the Catholic population of the countries of the world. The Almanac is really an up- to-date Catholic reference li brary in one volume. * * * PIERRE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, HIS THOUGHT, by Claude Tresmontant, Helicon, 1959, 127 pp., $3.00. Reviewed by Theodora Koob Father Teilhard de Chardin, being in terms of his pheno menology, somewhat of a pro vocative, food - for - thought scientist in the Catholic world, one can expect more and more studies of his ideas. This Tres montant book is one of these, not long but very meaty in the sense that it takes a careful look at de Chardin’s vision of the cosmos. This author is sympathetic to the point of making some very fine points in favor of the controversial Jesuit’s stand. He is clear, too, in indicating de Charsin’s loyalty and faith in his religion; and he is fair in pointing out that no one can expect de Chardin to “resolve all the theological problems oc casioned by modern science!’’ A helpful glossary of terms as de Chardin intended them to be used is appended. On the whole, this small critique is remarkably well organized in terms of the development of de Chardin’s thought and its pre sentation of cumulative ideas. Tresmontant seems impressed with the ongoingness and the uplifting point of view o f de Chardin, in other words with the positive, toward-perfec- tion - of - consciousness view which is perhaps the sum an substance of de Chardin’s phil osophy. It is interesting to note that Tresmontant takes partic ular care to reconcile de Char din’s ideas with Catholic think ing on free will, predestination, and eternal life. Tresmontant quotes Teilhard’s philosophy as one “of the universe conceiv ed in accordance with the no tion of the Mystical Body” of Christ. It has been pointed out in other critiques that Pere Teil hard might have done better by those of his faith who are attrac ted to his cosmic vision. It is quite true that reading LE PHENOMENE HUMAIN, expec- ially in its original French, while soul-satisfying as an achievement, is also difficult and slow. Evidently, Tres montant had this very much in mind in the presentation of his comments. He seems to this re viewer much the best in general terms that has appeared in En glish to date. This small vol ume was, of course, also orig inally in French; Salvator At- tanasio, the translator, de es some comment for a super lative job. Asks Reason, Calmness In M ission Dispute JERUSALEM, Israel (NC)— An appeal for reason and calm ness in the controversy over Christian missionary activity in Israel has been made by 80-- year-old Prof. Hugo Shmuel Bergman of Hebrew University, a recipient of the Israel Prize for Humanities and a widely respected intellectual leader. Professor Bergman declared that a fellow professor at He brew University had investigat ed every case of so-called in duced conversion of Jews in Christian schools given head line treatment in the press and had found such reports to be wrong in every instance. “An exact, objective survey should be made to find out how many Jewish children are in mission schools,” he recom mended. “The press has over sensationalized the issue here and it is hard not to get involved emotionally.” * ‘It is a great pity that these people calling themselves the ‘Torah Activists’ have chosen just this time for their ef forts,” he said. “I am afraid that it shows weakness, a lack of self-confidence and belief in ourselves. It is doing us very great harm, international ly. And it is precisely those Christians who are closest to us who are the most disturbed.” Referring to the govern ment’s position, the professor commented: “As for the question of legal action, it is of course quite clear that in a de mocratic country like ours, we must permit mission activity, just like all other types of spiritual activity. For example, we permit communism. This is so elementary it hardly needs to be said: if Jews want to send their children to mission schools, this is purely a perso nal matter.” Unity Enthusiasm SIDNEY, Australia, (NC) — Anglican Archbishop Hugh Gough of Sidney said he has found “tremendous en thusiasm” for the movement toward Christian unity. There- convening of the ecumenical council by His Holiness Pope Paul VI has given fresh grounds for enthusiasm for an agree ment, between Roman and non- Roman Christian Churches, he said. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION The Southern Cross Weekly (except laat week In July and Last weak In Dapcmhc) 22$ Abercorn St., Savannah, Ga. (Chatham Cnnnt.y) 3140.1 22$ Abercarn St., Savannah, Ga. (Chatham County) lEdgewood, Savannah, Ga. yost Jje.vThomas ■!» McDonough, D.D. J.C.ii. P.O.°Box 2227 Savannah Ga; Rev. Francis J. Donohue Our Lady of Ix>ujdea 3-eotory, P£. Wentworth, JohnB. Markwalter 214 Seminole St.. Savannah, Ga fdiattly thereunder the The South? rn Gross Publlahln * 22$ Abercorn St., Savannah, Ga. Company, Inc Non-Profit Corpoi •atlon----Ho Stock holder of bonds, mortgage 4355a, 4355b, and 4356 of Title POO Form 3526 Aug 1963 Recollection Day For Religious STATESBORO—The Glen- mary Home Missions have scheduled a day of recollection for Religious at St. Matthew’s Church, Statesboro, on the sec ond Monday of every month. All priests and brothers of the Savannah Diocese are cor dially invited. The day begins at 11 a.m. and ends with a Holy Hour from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Dinner is served at 12:30 p.m. in the Parish Center. There will be two Conferences at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Those who will attend Mon day, October 14th, are kindly asked to write St. Matthew’s Church, 373 Savannah Ave., Statesboro - or call 764-3371. News From Sylvania’s Four County Parish J SYLVANIA — “Back to School” meant more than just a return to reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic for the children of the four-county parish of Our Lady of the Assumption in Sylvania when school bells rang out several weeks ago. With the opening of the schol astic year in Screven, Burke, Jefferson and Jenkins Counties, classes also resumed in the "Fourth R“, Religion. On Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays in such scattered points as Sylvania, Millen, Waynes boro, and Louisville, catechism classes try to bring to life the teachings, miracles, and ser mons of Our Savior. Classes are under the supervision of Fathers John Garvey and Fran cis Ellis, pastor and Assistant respectively, aided by Sisters Bernard, Bridget, Mary Anne, and Kathleen, members of the Glenmary Sisters in Statesboro. Four lay members, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Charles VonWald- ner, Mrs. Quinton Ansley, and Mrs. Charles Prevost also gen erously give of their time week ly to aid in the instructions. Other recent happenings in the parish include the announ cement by Father Garvey of his intention to appoint Lay Ad visory Boards in each County to enlist the cooperation of the laity in policy-making decisions in Church affairs. Previously members were consulted but only on an informal basis. Names will be published short ly. Past weeks also saw the ap pearance of an inter-parish News Bulletin, a literary round up of personal items about the members of the parish, listing such things as illnesses, deaths, anniversaries, etc. Church members are invited to send any such items to F ather Ellis at Box 596 in Sylvania. On Sunday evening, Septem ber 29, Father Garvey was host to a group of young people from the Methodist Church in Syl vania. Members of the Inter mediate Age-Group of the Me thodist Youth Fellowship, some twenty boys and girls accom panied by two adult modera tors, spent close to an hour touring the church and rectory. Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Robin son arranged the visit for their charges as the culmination to a study-course on Catholic bel iefs and practices which had been held recently at the local Methodist Church. The young people expressed a keen inter est in what they saw and gave voice to a desire to return again in the near future for one of the Catholic services. Future events include a meet ing of all of the parish youth at the church in Millen as a means of better uniting the young Catholics spread out over the four counties. As an added attraction at the most recent meeting, the outstanding film, Cyrano DeBergerac was shown. For the adults, a Parish- Supper was held Wednesday, October 9th at Sacred Heart Church, Waynesboro. This sup per served as a welcome supper for the three newly-ar rived Glenmary Sisters in the Georgia Missions. Spanish Martyrs TOLEDO, Spain, (NC)—The Toledo archdiocesan tribunal has begun consideration - of the beautification causes of 300 priests killed by Spanish Reds in 1936 during the Spanish Civ il War. Presiding over the tri bunal is Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel, Archbishop of Toledo, who once said: “If the Lord de signs to keep me alive, my eyes will not close without beginning some of the processes of glori fication for some of our To ledo martyrs. Traffic accidents will not subside until motorists learn to make driving decisions cor rectly, quickly and regularly, DAMIEN DUTTON AWARD for 1963 was presented to Mrs. Eunice Weaver, president of the Federation of Societies for Assistance to Leprosy Patients. Shown presenting - the plaque is Sister Marie de La Triniti of the Marist Leprosy Labora tory in Lyons, France, at the 8th International Congress of Leprologists, held in Brazil. Mrs. Weaver has raised thou sands of dollars for aid to the lepers in her native Brazil. (NC Photos) Set Up Secretariat For Non-Christians India Prelate Says ROME (NC)—The establish ment of a secretariat for non- Christians has been urged by an Indian bishop as a means of greatly expanding the dialogue between the Catholic Church in his country and its predominant Hindu religion and culture. Bishop Leonard Raymond of Allahabad said at a press con ference (Oct. 2) that there is a great need for “respect for the religious values in non- Christian religious.” He said that Hindus can find much to ad mire in the Catholic Church and that Catholics can find much to admire in Hinduism. He de clared: “Hindus are not children in religion. They are adults. They are men who have a tran scendental belief in an Almighty God. Theirs is a very pure religion and it is necessarily for the Catholic Church to hold a dialogue with the Hindu re ligion.” Bishop Raymond stressed that the dialogue has already begun. He said that a number.0# Catholic priests have made ser ious studies of Hindu philosophy and theology and that there al ready exist a few small monas teries where Catholic and Hindu scholars can study the Hindu sacred books. He urged that this small beginning be expanded and said that the best way to do this would be through a secretariat in Rome for non-Christian relig ions. He said that at present the Church * ‘is not ade quately prepared for the dia logue. What is needed is the center of a secretariat to urge formation of priests to deal with this problem.” Bishop Raymond added that such a secretariat would pro mote the training of more men capable of carrying on the dia logue and would earn great re spect for the Church among Hindus who sometimes have been led to believe that the Church ignores the great spiritual truths which Hindu ism has cultivated through the centuries. He admitted that the Hindus 1 themselves have shown little interest in the dialogue, but said that this resulted from the fact that the Church in In dia has too few trained men in the field. This training should be undertaken, he stated, say ing that it is only through ' ‘a spirit of charity that we can begin the dialogue with men of different faiths.” CFM Training Program"" How To Conduct A Meeting SAVANNAH — The Christian Family Movement is conducting a Leadership Training Pro gram. The first meeting was held Tuesday, October 1st, with Mr. and Mrs. Albion Gruber of 19 W. Gordon Street, hosting the group. At this meeting, instruction in how to “open” a meeting effectively was given. Among the clergy who attended were Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. Mc Donald, Chancellor; Rev. Leo nard O’Brien, C.F.M. Chaplain; Rev. Raymond Crowe, O.M.I.; and Rev. John F. Loftus, Dio cesan Director of the C.F.M. in the Savannah Diocese. Those married couples who participated in the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. James T. Shea- han, Mr. t and Mrs. Joseph Schreck, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Fogarty, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gaines, all of Savannah. All married couples who are interested in becoming mem bers of the C.F.M. and taking part in the C.F.M. Leadership Training Program are cordial ly invited to contact Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Quinn at 15 W. Gordon, or Call Ad. 2-3371. The second meeting was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Quinn, Tuesday, October the 8th. This course was an intro duction to “techniques” and “skills” which will prove help ful to couples interested in im proving their abilities to con duct and lead group meetings. Mr. ane Mrs. James Belanger, lay missioners, gave this study program. For more information re garding the C.F.M. write or call Fr. John F. Loftus, St. Mat thew’s Church, 373 Savannah Avenue, Statesboro, Georgia. Phone 764-3371. HELP DEDICATE U. N. CHURCH CENTER. Auxiliary Bishop James H. Griffiths of New York and United Nations Secre tary General U Thant meet at the ceremony of dedication of the new Church Center at United Nations, N. Y. The center is a cooperative effort of the Protestant churches of the United States and will he used for “ecumenical programming through the National Council of Churches.’’ (NC Photos) French Archbishop Says Role Of Women In Church, In World Comes In Two Council Schemata ROME (NC)—A French arch bishop disclosed here that wo men and their role in the Church and in the world are to be con sidered in two projects put before the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council. Archbishop ReneL. Stourmof Sens, in a press conference (Oct. 5), said the place of women in the Church is discussed in a project on the lay apostolate and their role in the world comes up in a project on the Church in the world. No further details on the two projects, or schema, were given by the Archbishop. Council schemata have not been made public. Archbishop Stourm also said that a proposal to admit women as “auditors” to the council has been made to the council Commission on the Lay Apos tolate and is still under study. A group of Catholic laymen re cently was admitted to the council. Archbishop Stourm told newsmen that he rates the pre sent project, “De Ecclesia” (On the Nature of the Church), as “much superior to the ori ginal one” presented during the first session of the council. “All those who have spoken in general on the project have expressed favorable opinions,” he noted. He remarked that journalists and their reading public know this to be true—“since there is nothing hidden from journa lists.” He observed that news of the council this session has been coming out to the world in a greater atmosphere of confi dence and collaboration. Archbishop Stourm also com mented on reform in the Church, with special reference to Pope Paul’s call for reform of the curia, the central administra tive body of the Church. The French prelate said that “the Church being entrusted to men will always have the need of reform.” Of the curia, he expressed certainty it will continue to exist and to assist the world’s bishops. Over-centralization, he added, “is not only the fault, as is often affirmed, of the curia.” “Experience tells us that a central power always has the tendency to increase centrali zation; but it should be remem bered that in many cases, the curia was required to increase its powers to meet deficiencies of the local hierarchies.” Of the power and authority of local bishops, he said it will continue to be necessary not only to coordinate these with the cen tral level of the Church, but he thinks it will have also to be done more on the national level. “Up to now, in fact according to Church law, every bishop in his diocese has absolute powers dependent only on the pope. “For a long time, this situa tion offered notable advantages, but today it cannot be equally so affirmed because many pro blems overstep the limits of the diocese and canbe resolved on a national level, such as freedom of the schools, redistribution of seminaries, of Catholic action and of financial resources.” In the meantime, three other council Fathers, interviewed by the Divine Word News Service, expressed satisfaction with the progress of the council. Two of the three are from the United States. Bishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh, N. C., said “from the way that the presentation of the discussion moved along during the first few days, it seems that we are going to get something accomplished in a rather busi nesslike way.” BishopGaveled Down VATICAN CITY (NC) -- For the second time a Council Fa ther has been ruled out of or der. Bishop Joseph Guffens of Belgium was asked by the pre siding officer to stop speak ing. The prelate was insisting on the necessity of considering the experiences of history and so cial evolutions. He said that “For example, workers were once considered unable to look after their affairs. The Afri cans are in evolution. . .” At this point Giacomo Car dinal Lercaro, Archbishop of Bologna, the presiding modera tor of the day, interrupted saying: What theMost Reverend speaker is saying is not perti nent. He is therefore asked to cease.” Bishop Waters said he was hopeful that the material put before the Fathers will be wrap ped up by December 4, the day His Holiness Pope Paul VI has said the council will recess. Bishop Raymond J. Hunt- hausen of Helena, Mont., pointed to what he called “much greater freedom of discussion among Council Fathers both inside and outside the council hall.” The Montana prelate said he thought the experiences of the first session broadened the horizons of the Fathers so that they “see the tremendous needs that exist and the opportunities we have to satisfy those needs.” The third prelate, Archbishop Anibal Muniz Duque of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia, said he thinks the council is “going along a sure path.” Augusta Deanery Fall Meeting AUGUSTA—“Practical solu tions are still necessary in mo dern day problems, but can only be solved with justice, charity and courage on the part of responsible leadership,”Msgr. John D. Toomey told the la dies attending the annual fall luncheon meeting of the Augusta Deanery Council of Catholic Women in Augusta Town House, Sunday. “With the dignity of all mankind uppermost in our minds, every community will have to solve its issues in its own way. With time, patience, and true charity, justice does come to pass.” The speaker also stated that both economic and moral issues have to be considered in their proper perspectives. Msgr. Toomey, native Augustan,. is pastor of St. James Church, Savannah. Mrs. Louis L. Battey, libra ries and literature chairman, announced that subscriptions to the Catholic Digest had been renewed for all of the public libraries in Augusta, Louis ville, Dublin, Millen, Sanders- ville and Waynesboro. The Au gusta College Library and Paine College Library were notified that their subscriptions to “America” were being re newed. Mrs. Sam Fennel, legislation chairman, urged the ladies to “use the wonderful gift of free dom to vote and use it intelli gently.” Mrs. Michael J. O’Brien, chairman, cooperating with Ca tholic Charities, stated that “Charity in Speech” will be the focal point of her commi- MARRIAGES DEROY-LINDSKOG TIFTON — Miss Virginia Lindskog became the bride of Michael Francis Deroy on Sep tember 28th at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Balti more, Md. The bride -is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Joseph Lindskog of Tif- ton and the bridegroom is the son of Monsieur and Madame Henri Deroy of Paris, France. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Whelan celebrated the nuptial ceremony. NEWSOME-SMYTH COLUMBUS — Miss Marie Smyth became the bride of James Lamar Newsome at a ceremony on September 28th at the Church of the Holy Fami ly. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wil liam Smyth and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Ashby Newsome. The Rev. Ar thur Weltzer performed the ceremony. /For Wedding Invitations \~ ✓ It’s The Acme Press 1201 LINCOLN STREET PHONE 232 6397 iS> MOCK PLUMBING CO. —BILL MOCK— Day or Night Phone AD 2-1104 925 E. 37th St. Savannah MURPHY’S RADIO & \*/ TV SERVICE FAST SERVICE - FAIR CHARGES MEMBER OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Pick tip And Delivery 1710 BULL AD 3-0985 tee. A tour of the Georgia Training School, Gracewood, will be spondored by the dio cesan council on Novem ber 13th. Further details will be announced later. Mrs. J. J. O’Connell, presi dent, in her report on the NCCW workshop that she attended, said that it was emphasized that “Justice and love in all fa cets of living is necessary today in the pluralistic society in' which we live.” The meeting was closed with the recitation of three Hail j Marys for the canonization ot't Mother Seton. Paints Religious Christmas Cards WASHINGTON, (NC) — Two religious Christmas cards painted by Mrs. John F. Ken nedy will go on nationwide sale November 1 to benefit the pro posed National Cultural Center here. The White House announced that one card, entitled “The Journey of the Magi,” depicts the Three Wise Men on their way to Bethlehem, and the other, Y named “Glad Tidings” por trays an angel heralding the birth of Jesus Christ, The Cultural Center is being financed by a $30 million fund raising drive. Hallmark Cards, Inc., will distribute the First Lady’s cards. Net proceeds from their sale will go to the center. Mrs. Kennedy completed the original watercolor paintings for the cards while awaiting the birth of her son, Patrick, who died in August two days after a premature delivery. 1 Animals frequently wander onto the road in open range areas, which at night is parti cularly hazardous because they are easily blinded by headlights says the Allstate Motor Club. DESBOUILLONS ,q Savannah's j v Leading Bridal Store SINCE 1870 AD 2-1145 126 E. 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