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Newspaper Page Text* > I Vol. 44, No. 15 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year . SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1963 Document Back To Commission Second Vote Needed On Liturgy Schema VATICAN CITY (NC)--The Fathers of Vatican Council II in a seeming about-face refused to accept the amended second chapter of the document on the public worship of the Church. Nineteen amendments to the second chapter of the liturgy schema had been passed by overwhelming votes the pre vious week. Then the Fathers voted on the chapter as a whole (Oct. 14). Of 2,242 Fathers pre sent, 1,417 voted for the chap ter, 36 voted against, and 781 voted for it but with reserva tions. Thus the chapter failed by 78 votes to obtain the required two-thirds majority. The seeming contradiction in the assembly’s action was ex plained by two factors: First, the chapter involved more than the topics dealt with in the successful balloting on the amendments. Second, a tally on a chapter as a whole allows for casting votes not only for or against, but also votes for but with reservations. Votes on simple amendments must be either yes or no, and reserva tions are not provided for. The great number of reservations explains the failure of the chap ter as a whole to win passage. The defeat of the text was explained by some bishops by the fact that in dealing with concelebration of the Mass— the offering of the Holy Eucha rist, by two or more priests jointly at the same altar—the chapter stated that permission for concelebration could be granted by “the Ordinary.” Such wording, these Fathers said, would allow permission to be granted not only by the diocesan bishop—the Ordinary of the place—but also certain other churchmen, such as ab bots, who also enjoy “ordinary” jurisdiction over their com munities. These Fathers indi cated that the vote might have been different had the chapte; restricted permission for odn- celebration to the ' ‘Ordina/y of the place.” The 781 Fathers whc/ voted “with reservations” were re quired by the regulation Ato ap pend to their vote a notV^ex- plaining their reasons, liturgical commission must now evaluate and coordinate the ob servations of the Fathers who voted “with reservations” and then submit these to the assem bly at a later date for another vote. ■Held By Soviets 23 Years- Jesuit Priest Freed In Prisoner Exchange By George Gent (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) NEW YORK — For Father Walter M. Ciszek, S. J., it must have been like coming back from the dead. After 23 years as a prisoner in the Soviet Union, Father Cis zek returned home Columbus Day tired and a little nervous but * ‘very happy’ ’ to be back in the U. S. The 58-year-old Jesuit priest was declared legally dead in 1947 and in 1950 he was list ed as dead in the records of the Society of Jesus. Newsmen greeted him on his arrival at Idlewild Airport and asked him when he was last called * ‘Father.” The priest paused, his eyes misted and he replied: “When I was in Poland”—nearly a quarter-century ago. Father Ciszek was released from the Soviet Union October II along with American student, Marvin W. Makinen, 24, of Ash- bumham, Mass., in exchange for two Soviet spies. Young Makinen was a Ful- bright scholar at the University of West Berlin when he was arrested, July 27, 1961, during a visit to the Soviet Union. He was charged with photographing military installations. The priest and student Were freed in a dramatic and pre viously unannounced two-for- two prisoner exchange worked out by U. S. and Soviet offi cials in Washington and Mos cow. Released at the same time and sent back to the Soviet Union were Ivan D. Egorov, 41, a Soviet personnel officer for the United Nationsl secre tariat, and his wife Aleksan- dra, 39. The Egorovs were arrested July 2 along with a couple cal ling themselves Robert K. and PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph F. Croke Oct. 19, 1951 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Louis F.X. Bazin Oct. 21, 1916 Oh Cod, Who didst give to hy servants by their sacredotaf ffice, a share in the priest- ood of the Apostles, grant, •:e implore, that they may Iso be one of their company 1 or ever in heaven. Through i Christ Our Lord, Amen. Joy Ann Baltch, whose real identity has not been disclosed. They were charged with sending military information to Russia for six years via a short wave radio. It was the first such exchange Father Ciszek since February 10, 1962 , when the U. S. traded Soviet master spy Col. Rudolf Abel for Ameri can U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. As he stepped from a BOAC airliner onto his native soil for the first time in more than 25 years, Father Ciszek ap peared to be in rugged good health. Despite his white hair, the short stocky priest’s face was ruddy with the long years of Siberian exile and his walk was strong and steady. At Idlewild to greet him, along with scores of newsmen, and photographers, were two of his sisters—Mother Mary Evangeline, provincial superior of the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Reading, Pa., and Mrs. Helen Gearhart of Washington, D. C. Following a joyful reunion, Mrs. Gearhart said Father Cis zek would take a “long rest” and would meet later with other members of his large family, which includes 10 brothers and sisters. Father Ciszek was born Nov ember 4, 1904, in Shenandoah, Pa., one of seven sons and four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ciszek. After complet ing high school in Shenandoah, he entered SS. Cyril and Me thodius Seminary at Orchard Lake, Mich., to study for the priesthood. Five years later, in 1928, he joined the Jesuits. He then Studied at St. Andrew on Hud son Novitiate, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., St. Isaac Jogues No vitiate, Wemersville, Pa., and Woodstock (Md.) College, where he completed his philosophy studies. In 1934 he was sent to Rome to study theology. While there he joined the Byzantine Rite. He was ordained in 1937 and in 1938 was assigned to a mis sion in Albyrtyn ad Slonim, Poland. World War II broke out the next year. In 1940, under terms of the (Continued On Page 2) Charter For Civics Club At Waycross WAYCROSS—St. Joseph’s Civics Club o f St. Joseph’s Academy has received its offi cial charter from the Commis sion on American Citizenship in Washington, D. C. The Charter formally recog nizes affiliation of the local unit with the national organiza tion at the Catholic University of America. Pupils of grades 7 and 8 comprise the local Club membership. The officers of the newly or ganized Club are: Kathleen L. Boyle, President; Douglas H. Gill, Vice president; William T. Nimmer, Treasurer; Beth Mon roe, Secretary; with vice presi dent as Sergeant-at-arms. St. Joseph’s Civics Club is one of the thousands of Catho lic Civics Club chartered in the United States for the express purpose of developing informed, responsible young citizens. The theme of this year’s pro gram is "Guard the Freedoms They Won.” Club members get help in developing this theme from Young Catholic Messen ger, national current-affairs weeking for students in 6-9. Monthly articles in the periodi cal point up the fundamentals of good citizenship and suggest practical projects for the club members. m MftftgagggWiywtgff An Editorial May I Come Into Your Home? WHO AM I? I am a bright, generous young man whose eyes are fixed upon the Altar of God. It is my ambition to serve both you and God at the Altar in our Parish Church. I am a future priest. 1 was the boy living down the street from you who felt the call to follow Christ to the Altar. I come into your home to ask you to assist me in holding the Chal ice of Salvation at the Altar of God. The re sponse that you make to this year’s Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity will help me to achieve this goal. WHO AM 1? I am the child left homeless by careless and thoughtless parents, depriv ed of the loving care of mother and father. I come into your home to seek your help; to give you an opportunity to express the same love towards me that Christ had for the little children of his time. Your contribution to the Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity reflects your love for me, the least of Christ’s brethren. WHO AM I? I am a Carmelite Nun hid den from the world. I am dedicated to a vol unteer life of prayer, penance, and sacri fice. For God’s honor and glory and for your salvation, I have left the world to pray for you and your loved ones. Your gift to the Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity will make it possible for me to continue this sacrificial life for you. WHO AM I? I am your neighbor in the small isolated towns of the Diocese of Sa vannah. In cities whose populations are no more than 5,000, we are only 50 Catholics. Our children do not have Catholic Schools. In some instances, we do not have a Catho lic Church. In many places, we do not have resident priests. I come into your home to ask you to share in the great spiritual blessings of priests, Church, and schools that God has given you. What you give to the Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity added to what we are able to give makes it possible for our Bishop to extend the Kingdom of God into our missionary areas. It is not for the Bishop himself that this appeal is made to you annually. It is for Christ who comes to you under the guise of a future priest, a homeless child, a pray erful Nun, a Catholic neighbor in need. Bishop’s Confraternity Of The Laity Sunday Is D-Day For Fund Raising Drive SAVANNAH—On Sunday, October 20th, hundreds of campaign workers representing the Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity will call at homes in the Diocese of Savannah, seeking funds for diocesan projedtsT "Pastors throughout the 88 counties of the Savannah Dioc have asked parishioners to remain at home between twelve noon and three p.m. to receive campaign workers and make their contribution. Bishop Thomas J. McDonough has asked each wage-earner to contribute a minimum of $25,000 to this drive, conducted annually in lieu of periodic capital funds campaigns, which would require long-range pledges in greater amounts Minimum goal this year, as >•140.-000. Apportionement of the funds gathered in this year’s cam paign was outlined in a leaflet distributed throughout the dio cese on Sunday, October 6th. St. John Vianney Minor Semi nary, which Bishop McDonough has said "has first call on the Charity of our people,” will receive $50,000. A pledge of $30,000 per year for five years toward the re novation of Savannah’s historic Cathedral, which the Diocense gave in 1959, will be paid in full this year. $15,000 will be allocated for support of dependent children of the Diocese in St. Mary’s Home at Savannah and St. Joseph’s Home, Washington, Georgia. $30,000 will be placed in a Diocese. fund forsake—construction of Mission Churches and meeting halls in rural areas of the Diocese, with an additional $25,000 being set asideforsuch mission needs as renovation programs in Mission Churches, purchase of automobiles and the payment of salaries for priests and Catechetical Sis ters in mission parishes. THE SOUTHERN CROSS will receive $20,000. The Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity was organized five years ago by Bishop McDonough as an alternative to periodic capital funds drives. Instead of long-term pledges involving large amounts of money, Catho lics of the Diocese are asked in October of every year to make a cash contribution to ward the works of the ST. JOHN VIANNEY MINOR SEMINARY, which graduated its first class last June, will receive $50,000 as one of beneficiaries of annual Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity campaign for funds. Editor-Priest Cites Lay Role In Church SAVANNAH — A Columbus Day Address by Supreme Knight Luke E. Hart, head of the million-member fraternal so ciety of Catholic men, was October 12, over station WSGA. Father Charles Molony, Edi tor of The Catholic Banner of the Diocese of Charleston, was the featured speaker at a ban quet held that evening by Sa vannah K. C. Council #631. After alluding to "sweeping social changes all around us,” Father Molony called upon members of the Catholic Laity not to "look backward,” but to face the future with a "courage rooted in a deep and abiding religious faith.” "It is not easy to go against the tide of public opinion,” Father Molony said, calling for the type of courage "ex emplified by our ancestors in the Church, both here in the Diocese of Savannah and in the Diocese of Charleston, when they were a tiny minority, struggling for recognition and tolerance.” "We are even seeing great changes in the one thing on earth we thought to be unchang eable, Our Holy Catholic Church,” he said. The Charleston priest then stressed the need for Lay par ticipation in the Apostolic work of the Church. "It is not enough for Catholic men simply to pass the basket in Church, or to con tribute to it, though of course this is still necessary. It is not enough for our women simply to be active in the Altar or Rosary Society. They must become involved directly in the work of saving souls,” he said. "Our Holy Father, Pope Paul has called upon the men and women of the Church to ‘Come and help us now.’ We cannot delay. A man or woman, whose conscience distates a duty to be performed does not say ‘I’ll do it tomorrow,’ but ‘I will do it now.’ Karl Holmen, State Secre tary, delivered a talk on Chris topher Columbus and the Knights of Columbus at noon on Columbus Day over Radio station WSGA. Mr. Hart, who has been a member of the Supreme Board of Directors of the organiza tion since 1918 and has held the office of Supreme Knight since 1953, initiated many of He was a leading figure in the inauguration, in 1948, of a pro gram, still in operation, by which advertisements of Ca tholic doctrine and practise are (Continued On Page 2) Lawyers Told Rear Guard Civil Rights Action Is Morally Untenable NEW YORK (NC)—Lawyers, especially Catholic ones, "dare not fight a rear guard action” in the civil rights field, a priest told members of the legal pro fession attending a Red Mass in St. Patrick’s cathedral. Father Joseph T. Tinnelly, C.M., president of St. John’s Preparatory School in Brook lyn, said in a sermon (Oct. 13) that all lawyers "have a grave moral obligation to participate in the nation’s current efforts to deal justly with all its citi zens regardless of race, color or creed.” "As Catholic lawyers,” he stated, "we have an even great er obligation because we do not postulate our rights or those of our fellow citizens upon such vague and ephemeral concepts SAVANNAH COLUMBUS DAY BANQUET—Shown at the Savannah K. of C. Banquet are left to right: Joseph K. Ebberwein, grand knight of Council 631; Father Charles Molony, Editor of the Catholic Banner, Charleston, and Rep. G. Elliott Hagan, U. S. Representative from the First Congressional District of Georgia.—(News-Press Photo) as ’the American way’, the ‘democratic process’, or ‘the will of the majority’. Rather do we believe that we are all creatures of God with an im moral soul and an immor tal destiny.” The Red Mass, sponsored by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of New York, was offered by Aux iliary Bishop John J. Maguire of New York to invoke Divine Guidance for the administration of justice by members of bench and bar. Father Tinnelly, who founded the legal periodical The Ca tholic Lawyer, said that no law yer can entirely escape involve ment in the present civil rights crisis. "Neither barbed wire, nor restrictive covenants, nor dis criminatory legislation can stop the tide of history nor halt the progress of our Negro fellow citizens toward an ever- increasing share in the rights, privileges, advantages and blessings which all Americans should enjoy,” the Vincentian priest stated. "The lawyer dare not fight a rear guard action,” he con tinued. "The Catholic lawyer, in particular, dare not shut his ears to the voices of those whose wrongs cry to God for veh- geance. For these oppressed people are his brothers in Christ, and how can he dare claim to love God, whom he does not see, if he does not love his brother, whom he sees?” Father Tinnelly said that ev ery lawyer has the duty of be coming "personally involved in the problem of civil rights.” “Every lawyer,” he stated, "must endeavor to act as a leaven in society; to preach the doctrine of the equality of men; to influence public opin ion to the farthest limits of his effectiveness, so that necessary but sometimes unpopular re forms may be effected.” He said the Catholic lawyer must, in addition, "refer all these matters to the realm of his conscience, asking God’s forgiveness for past injustic es and beggining the Holy Spir it to enlighten his mind and in spire his heart and those of his fellow citiaens with a love for every man as an image of his Creator.” Valdosta Youth Science Winner C.Y.O. Member Will Attend Conference VALDOSTA—Robert J. Mur phy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Murphy of 604 Mack Dr., Val dosta, Ga., and a member of St. John’s C.Y.O., will repre sent Valdosta High School at the fifth national Youth Conference on the Atom in Chicago, Nov. 7-9. Robert, 17, and his science teacher, Mrs. Grady Massey, are going to Chicago, thanks to the Georgia Power Company’s Valdosta, Ga., division. They will be among 500 students and teachers at the conference. This also includes representatives of the atomic science field. The students were selected by a board from the State Depart ment of Education and all par ticipants in the 1963 science fairs were considered. Murphy placed second in the state science fair. He was a finalist in the 8th. District science fairs at Waycross, Ga. His project was a leaser, he con structed himself. The leaser, a new technique that was develop ed in 1960, is a device to gen erate coherent infra-red light. This is pure light in its best form and has one frequency while white light has several. “With a leaser one can knock holes in diamonds, bounce light off the moon, and communicate with it,” Robert explained. He says he will again take part in the state science fair—only this time his leaser will- be better.