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f Dear Editor: We ought not to mourn the death of President Kennedy as nothing but a terrible waste of life and great talent and dedi cation. For, perhaps he has accomplished in death what he streve so mightily to achieve §S REFRIGERATOR SERVICE Bishop’s Appliance Service 31 Years Experience in Savannah Automatic Washers - Freezers - Refrigerators Alr-Conditloners EXPERT GUARANTEED SERVICE AD 6-1197 Nights 354-6880 Ke&nAGHAn, Inc. Jewelers and Silversmiths 'o 419 CHERRY STREET / fTlflCon, GtORGm C. For Wedding Invitations sf/ It’s The Acme Press 1201 LINCOLN STREET PHONE 232 6397 DESBOUILLONS Savannah’s /q Leading J" / Bridal Store SINCE 1870 AD 2-1145 126 E. Broughton St. Savannah, Georgia Specializing in Commercial Corporate Funding. Flem G. Cliett Jr. 145 WHITAKER ST. AD 37717 SAVANNAH mice silverfish v caii in life — to lead all men to the effective conviction that who ever they are and wherever they live, all men are brothers and should treat each other as such. Perhaps God has permitted this tragedy to bring more forcefully to the minds of our people the beliefs and the life of a man totally dedicated to “Peace on earth to men of good will.” Of course, even though many men, through the death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, will see more clearly the relationship between the earthly life of man and eternity, there will be those who will choose not to see any real significance in the sacri fice of his life. But such was the reaction of men to the death of another Who gave His life for his friends, Jesus Christ. Let all men of good will rea lize the truth of what our late President said on his Inaugu ration day, “The work of God must be our own” and realize, also, that everything we think, say or do in this world will surely follow us into eternity, there to be judged by God, Him self, who will reward or punish us accordingly. Joseph Provence Pooler, Georgia MARRIAGES HAVILAND—DISTEFANO SAVANNAH—The marriage of Miss Lucy Natalie Distefano, daughter of Mrs. Timothy K. Crosby, and Theodore Francis Haviland, son of Mrs. Theodore Francis Haviland, was solemn ized November 30th in a nuptial Mass celebrated by the Rev. Lawrence A. Lucree in the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist. DUNN-WILLIAMS SAVANNAH—Miss Celia Ho well Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Franklin Wil liams, became the bride of Joseph Laurence Dunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell Dunn, November 30th. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James MaNama- ra performed the ceremony in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. I?/ Mann Television Service Company TV-RADIOS-TRANSISTORS TAPE RECORDS-STEREOS 148 West Broad AD 6-6358 Savannah, Ga. ECHOLS TRANSFER INC. HAULING & MOVING i3 Truck & Driver $3.50 per Hour Tractor Trailor & Driver $4.50 per Hour “Serving Customers Throughout Georgia” 370 Lee St. S. W. 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THE LAITY AND POLI TICAL AUTHORITIES: Regard ing public authority, the Church reminds us of the Apostle’s words: ‘There exists no au thority but from God’ (Rom. 13, 1-6). To avoid all mis understanding. . . the encycli cal, Pacem in Terris (of Pope John XXIII) . . . points out that the Apostle’s words do not mean that every individual person in authority has been placed by God in his position. ‘I do not speak of the individuals cloth ed with authority but of autho rity itself. It is divine wisdom and not chance that has or dained that there should be government, that some men should command and others obey.’ The lay person’s duty is therefore to obey those powers that truly serve the common good of the nation. Further more, experience and history show that no government is per fect in practice. The Christian should not be just a passive subject; he ought to play an active part in constructive work with a view to achieving the gradual up building of the coun try. “3. THE NEW CHAPTER IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY: We think it important to recall to mind this exhortation of the late Pope John XXIII: ‘It would be useless to give oneself to la ment and recriminations. We must build, my dear sons; we must go forward, laying the foundations of a new era, more wholesome, more just, more liberal. . .’ “So we ask the priests to impress upon the laity the im- WRITERS READERS EDITED BY LEO J. ZUBER 2332 North Decatur Rd. Decatur, Georgia Contact. Reeves Marble Company, Inc. 509 Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta 8, Georgia THE ENDOF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, byMasanori Ito with Roger Pineau, trans lated by Andrew Y. Kuroda and Roger Pineau; W. W. Norton, 240 pp., illus., $4.50. Reviewed by W. L. Schmidt. It isn’t often three people are involved in the writing and translating of a work. Mr. Ito, one of Japan’s leading military commentators, Mr. Pineau, a U. S. naval intelligence officer during the war and writer after wards, and Mr. Kuroda, a Ja panese by birth, now a U. S. citizen, combine their efforts in this revealing prelude to Pearl Harbor, and to its aftermath. Unfortunately the translators succeed, at times to an annoy ing extent, in lack of clarity and in confusing the reader as to viewpoint. Nevertheless, this is an in teresting revelation of the Ja panese side of the story, and their pride in the “Combined Fleet’’ which had been in the making since the early 1920’s. Mr. Ito insists the fleet was not built for war purposes. Admiral Y amamoto was strongly against precipitating war and wrote to a friend: “If we should go to war against the United States we must recognize the fact that the armistice will have to be dictated from the White House.” This was a prediction that defeat for Japan was certain and that an armistice would be on White House terms, a statement twist ed by the press to mean that Japan would dictate peace from the White House. Army leaders believed the U . 3. could easily be defeated. Admirals Yamamoto and Naga no declared this an impossibili ty. Their final and only hope, in the face of those favoring war, was that Japan might ac complish such an outstanding success in its first fighting ef forts that the United States would accept a compromise peace. How this was to be done in one major sea battle of the Pacific, after Pearl Harbor, is the rnfain theme of this book. ST. TERESA OF AVILA, by John Beevers, Hanover House, 1961, 191 pp., $3.75. Reviewed by E. Matthews. To interpret the life of St. Teresa thoroughly in less than 200 pages takes a talented sense of organization to know which facts, which quotations, which sources are called for to illus trate the warmth, the strength, the dedication, the love—in a word, the greatness—of this woman, this nun, foundress, traveler, defender, mystic, and saint. Devoting a chapter to each of these here titles, John Beev ers succeeds in showing hew St. Teresa’s total response to her vocation comprises the sum total of her sanctity. With God - given common sense, this woman of energetic action established a rule of life designed to form contempla- tives. This nun, a child of the romantic 16th century Spain, endured illnesses, penances, and rigors of travel which would shock the comfort-cushioned children of the 20th century. With only a modicum of educa tion, she wrote letters convin cing kings and prelates of their duty to the will of God, and she wrote books on the spiritual life which have become classics. Her direction of her nuns expressed such a knowledge and understanding of women that women of today can apply her guidance. Though well ex perienced in the loftiest of pray er, she was sensitive to the workings of the Holy Spirit in the soul of the least of her sisters. St. Teresa has been a favor ite subject of authors, and many books about her have been pub lished. Her autobiography and contemporary writing has given the writers excellent source material, and her nuns living in Carmelite convents throughout the world are the liv ing embodiment of her life’s work. She is well worth the study, and John Beevers’ St Teresa of Avila will give just enough meat to awaken a desire to know her better. portance of the present hour, as well as the clearness of vision and the courage necessary to meet their temporal respon sibilities, that they may try to know and apply the principles outlined by the Church and that they may cooperate in es tablishing order between human beings and good relations be tween individuals and public authorities. . . “ONE VERY IMPORTANT POINT REMAINS: the relations between Catholics and their non-Catholic fellow country men. If we take care to draw your attention to this question in particular, it is certainly not because of current difficul ties but mainly because it is one of the fundamental require ments of the Gospel and the driving force of the council. “In common everyday life, between individuals as between communities, over and above inevitable differences or those resulting from our own de fects, we also encounter pre judice and even wrong doing. In these circumstances we re mind you that we must have great patience, humility, calm, sincerity and forgetfulness of self. “BUT CHRISTIAN CHARITY requires of us still more, a positive attitude; respect, understanding, practical love of our compatriots should lead us to have contact with our brothers and to cooperate loy ally with all men of good will in the various sectors of human activity, provided that we act according to the principles of the Church.’’ Concluding, the Bishops wrote: “WE REAFFIR M OUR FAITH IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. The Church in Vietnam, sustained and protected by the Lord, will continue to go for ward on the road of purifica tion and sanctification. Amid the trials of the moment, let us try to respond to the wish of the council: ‘That all our brothers may unite themselves with us to build in this world a city more just and more brotherly. For such is indeed the design of God, that by charity the Kingdom of God may shine forth in some way on earth like a distant outline of His eternal Kingdom” (Message of the Fa thers of the Second Vatican Council to the World, Oct. 21, 1963). Anglicans Plan Lourdes Visit LONDON (NC)—Led by a Ca tholic priest and an Anglican chaplain, a group of 40 Angli can seminarians in Britain will travel of Lourdes next April. They will also visit Nevers to attend Mass at the motherhouse of the convent in which St. Ber nadette lived, and will stop at Lisleux, home of St. Therese Ode To A Great Man Courage can be defined by his life, He was ever brave midst havoc and strife. Kindness was shown in every act, He was gentle and always spoke with tact. Courtesy was something he never did lack, Something most people never gave back. Everyone’s heartwas hea vy as lead, When they announced John F. Kennedy is dead. Maureen Martin. Our Lady of Lourdes School, Columbus The Southern Cross, December 5, 1963—PAGE 5 Catholic Leaders (Continued from Page 2) the Commission on the Status of Women. “We extend our sympathy to and beg God’s blessings on the entire Kennedy family.’’ Miss Mealey sent this mes sage to Mrs. Kennedy: ‘May I express to you my- sympathy and assurance of prayers on your great loss. It was my privilege to work with the President on the Status of Women Commission, and to receive a treasured pen on the occasion of the signing of the Equal Pay bill. His courtesies to our board and staff are price less memories. God grant him rest and giveyou abundant grace to bear your cross.” Msgr. Frederick J. Steven son, director of the NCCW Youth Department who welcomed President Kennedy to the Na tional Catholic Youth Organiza tion Federation convention in New York City earlier in No vember, said in his message to Mrs. Kennedy: “The Catholic youth of the nation extend to you their deep est sympathy and assurance of their prayers that Almighty God will grant you peace and strength in your bereavement. The Catholic youth have lost both a President and friend— a friend who referred to himself as a fellow member just one week prior to the shocking and tragic news. Their prayers are with you, Mrs. Kennedy, that Almighty God will grant your late husband eternal rest.” Msgr. Frederick G. Hoch- walt, executive secretary of the National Catholic Educational Association and director of the NCWC Education Department, said in a Message to Mrs. Ken nedy. “The General Executive Board of the National Catholic Educational Association along with the officers and members extend to you most deep sym pathy upon receipt of the news of the President’s death. Almost seven million college presi dents, deans, administrators, principals, classroom teachers and students join in a chain of prayer for the repose of the President and for the welfare of his entire family. ‘ * It is difficult to put into exact language the admiration in which he was held by the stu dents of our school system. We have been deeply proud of his magnificent accomplish ments and for his superb state ments on the rights of man and the welfare of all the citizens of this great republic. “We not only pray for the President and for his family, we pray that as a lasting monu ment to his memory that all of his dreams and prayers for his country will be realized and that through his death we will prove that men with ideals have not lived in vain. As Abraham Lincoln was one of his great ideals, so it has been his privi lege to follow him to a death and a grave marked with the words which will not ever be erased, ‘He loved his fellow- man.’ ” Father John F. Cronin, S. S., assistant director of the NCWC Social Action Department, de clared: “President Kennedy has died a martyr’s death. To para phrase the words of another martyr president, Lincoln, it is for us the living to rededicate ourselves to the ideals for which he died. In a brief span in of fice, President Kennedy sought to bring unity to our nation. He strove for the rule of reason, in place of the paralyzing emo tions of fear and hatred. He ap pealed for justice for the Negro, for true peace Instead of the armed truce of the Cold War, for mutual trust among citi zens rather than the reign of suspicion and vigilantism. “May his tragic death arouse good men from their lethargy and give us strong leadership at every level so that the ideals for which he gave his life may prevail in our nation. In this way we can best show our deep sympathy to his widow, his children, and his family.” Msgr. John C. Knott, director of the Family Life Bureau of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, made this state ment: “As head of his nation Presi dent Kennedy exemplified quali ties of dedication and devotion to the needs of all its citizens. As head of his family he epi tomized the ideals of Christian family life—a God-fearing man, a devoted son, a strong, affec tionate husband and a kind and loving father. "The hearts of all America^ families go out to the widow and children of our martyred President. Council (Continued From Page 1) vote “because of insufficiency of time.” He added, repeating it twice: “and no other reason.’ A careful reading of the word ing of his written text reveal ed, however that there may have been other reasons, and that the Cardinal was disappointed that the two chapters had not been submitted to a vote. TRANSFERRED — Bishop James E. McManus, C.SS.R. (above), of Ponce, Puerto Rico, has been transferred to the titular Diocese of Benda and named Auxiliary to Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York. The Brooklyn-born Redemp- torist missionary has been Bishop of Ponce since 1947. (NC Photos) MOCK PLUMBING CO. —BILL MOCK— Day or Night Phone AD 2-1104 925 E. 37th St. Savannah “This shameful action can intensify mutual hatreds and bigotries and further divide our beloved country. But in a spirit of national penitence we pray God that the sacrifice of the President’s life will bringdown upon all of our people the healing grace of divine forgiveness and love.” i Msgr. Knott sent a telegram to Mrs. Kennedyoffering sym pathy and prayers “in the name of millions of American Catho lic families’’ at “this time of great national and personal tra gedy.” “May God give you spe cial strength during these days of profound grief in which all Americans share,’’ he said. Father Theodore M. Hes- burgh, C.S.C., president of No tre Dame University, said: “In the spirit of his religious faith, we pray for the eternal repose of his soul and for the nation he led and served.” rME^^ Cttfionftcui 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 Vi Gallon of SWEET CREAM in every pound of LAND O’ LAKES Sweet Cream Butter India: Where St. Clare Needs a Christmas Gift Specifically a chapel for her POOR CLARES at KIDANGOOR in the archdiocese of ERNAKULAM in Southern India. The Provincial of her Sisters writes: “I told you about the construction of ,our novitiate. We received some help but more is necessary. We ne^d $2,500 for a chapel to be dedi- cated to St. Joseph” : The Arch- O- mUt&i V) bishop of ERNAKULAM explains her problem a little more. The Sis ters borrowed to the limit of their credit to build their novitiate. There are no funds left for a chapel. He appeals to the generosity of our The Holy Father's Missum Aid readers • • • When we mention St. for the Oriental Church Joseph’s name in this column the response is immediate. The combination of St. Joseph and St. Clare should be irresistible. The Sisters can scarcely have their much needed chapel for this Christmas but your gift, large or small, will make it a certainty for next year. A GIFT LIST FOR THE CHRIST CHILD cnstruct a CHAPEL or CHURCH in the Near or Middle East. The cost: $2,000 to $6,000. A wonderful MEMOR IAL for a loved one. elp the lepers (DAMIEN CLUB), aged (PALACE OF GOLD), orphans (ORPHAN’S BREAD), training of Sis ters (MARY’S BANK), education of seminarians (CHRYSOSTOM CLUB). $1 a month and a prayer. EFUGEES in Palestine need FOOD PACKAGES. A $10 package will help a family through a month. $2 buys a WARM BLANKET. nvest in grace. Adopt a seminarian like LAWRENCE FORESTIERI. $100 a year for six years pays for his education. end MASS OFFERINGS. Our priests in the 18 coun tries in our care will remember your relatives and friends, rain a Sister like SISTER MARTIN for her lifework. Her novitiate training costs $150 a year for two years. □ M emberships in our Association are inexpensive gifts. $1 a year for a single person; $5 for a family. They share in. the graces of the Holy Father’s daily Masses and those of 15,000 missionary priests. rticles for MISSION CHAPELS are lovely lasting gifts. Suggestions: Vestments—$50; Monstrance—$40; Chalice —$40; Ciborium—$40; Stations of the Cross—$25 Sanc- tuarv Lamp—$15; Sanctuary Bell—$5. TRINGLESS GIFTS enable us to meet emergency mission situations. SHOPPING NOTE. Make Christ and a friend or relative happy at one and the same time. Just send us your Christmas list, marking the items to be sent in their name. We’ll send a CHRISTMAS CARD with flowers from the Holy Land to let them know your thoughtfulness. Suddenly your Christmas shopping worries vanish. ADVENT: THE LIGHT COMETH Each week the Advent Wreath candlelight increases to blend suddenly into the blaze of Christmas light. Symbolically we try to express the mystery and wonder of the Birth of Christ, Light of the World. The Old Testament began with the creation of natural light. The New Testament reveals the GREATER LIGHT. Scientists explore the marvels of natural light. By helping the missions we bring light to those not knowing or seeing Christ. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE AFTER YOU By remembering the CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION in your will your missionary work continues. Your gold is on the side of God to win Heaven for yourself and others. Dear Monsignor Ryan: □ c □ H □ R □ I □ s □ T □ A □ s Enclosed please find for .... Name Street City Zone State. iMtlllear last OlissionsjMl FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN, President Msgr. Joseph T. Ryan, Nat’! Sec’y Send all communications to: CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION 430 losdngton Ave. at 46th St. New York 17, N. Y.