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f PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, December 19, 1963 Standing Room Only For Protestant Theologian i (By Father Placid Jordan, O.S.B.) c ROME (NC)--A Scriptural 'lecture given by one of the ^world’s most prominent Pro- ftestant theologians, held under Catholic auspices here, attract ed a capacity audience during -the closing phase of the second session of the ecumenical coun cil. t The Rev. Oscar Cullmann, ^professor at the Universities of Paris and Basel, Switzerland, spoke on "The History of Sal tation in the New Testament in the Light of the Ecumenical Dialogue." - The talk was sponsored by Archbishop Jean Weber of -Strasbourg, France, in the audi torium of the church of St. Louis of France (Nov. 30). J Dr. Cullman was a personal guest of Augustin Cardinal Bea, S. J., and took part in all coun cil sessions. He is known to be close to Pope Paul VI, who es teems him highly. Led by Eugene Cardinal Tis- Serant, Dean of the College of fcardinals, and a dozen bishops and abbots, the audience was largely priests and seminar ians. Also present were num erous lay people, who barely left enough standing room for ihe latecomers. It was agreed that the lecture was perhaps the outstanding event on the fringe of the council. It culmi nated in an ovation for the Speaker. g The lecture itself principally Was an exposition of Scripture, br. Cullmann put special em phasis on a concept of history jhat makes it possible to rea lize its relation to the history !bf salvation which is hidden, i Both the Old and the New ^Testament, he said, start from the premise that we must "see ;and believe," must be witness- For Wedding Invitations It's The Acme Press 1201 LINCOLN STREET PHONE 232 6397 MURPHY’S RADIO & TV SERVICE FAST SERVICE - FAIR CHARGES MI MR! R OF t ll\MI ; l K OF COMMERCE Pick l |> And Delivery 1710 BULL AD 3-0985 es of historical events, but also be prepared to understand their significance as manifestations of the Divine Will in human his tory. "The historical events," he added, "are avenues of Divine Revelation." Against this background the speaker expressed his convic tion that "perhaps the division of Christianity will not last forever.” Christian believers, Dr. Cullmann concluded, never must lose courage and realize that at all times we remain pilgrims on earth, and that the divisions among us also are challenges to be faced as "salvific signs" in all phases of human life. Christmas Woman’s Club Meeting Theme SAVANNAH—The December Meeting of the Catholic Wo man’s Club was held Tuesday evening, December 10th, in the Club Rooms, with Mrs. Rudolf Heitmann, the President pre siding. Father Andrew Doris, O.S.B., the Chaplain of the Club, gave a most inspiring talk on the true meaning of Christmas the birth of the Christ Child. The President gave an inter esting talk on her recent visit to the Gracewood State School and Hospital, Gracewood, Geor gia, which she attended, along with several other members of the Club. After the meeting, a delight ful Christmas program was en joyed. Santa presented each of the Club members and guests with a gift. Mr. James L. Mc Laughlin, accompanied by Mrs. Cecil B. DeLorme on the piano, sang delightfully several Christmas selections, followed by community singing of Christ mas carols by the members, also accompanied by Mr. Mc Laughlin and Mrs. DeLorne, at the piano. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Regina Lytjen and her Committee. In 1793, the cotton gin was invented in Georgia by Eli Whit ney. w's ch?i£tmas BOB’S CANDIES INC. ALBANY, GA. Make Nuns’ Habits For Play The Religious Sisters of Mercy at Mt. de Sales, helping the costume committee of the Macon Little Theatre plan the nuns’ habits for the theatre’s December play, "Cradle Song," show how to drape the veils. Sister Mary Aurelia, R. S. M. Superior of Mt. de Sales, drapes the black veil at right for the costume of a professed Dominican nun, modeled at the moment by Mrs. W. G. Flynt, co-chairman of the theatre committee. At left, Sister Mary Faith, R. S. M., drapes the white novice veil on Mrs. Chris Huhn, mem ber of the group of St. Joseph’s church women who made the habits for the play. —(Macon Telegraph-News Photo) Group of Catholic women who made the nuns’ habits for the Macon Little Theatre’s production of "Cradle Song" get material and patterns at a session at Mt. de Sales where the Sisters of Mercy aided with planning the habits for the play set in a convent. Mrs. John I. Kennedy, chairman of the theatre’s costume department, standing at right, divides the material. The others from left, clockwise, are Mrs. Leonora Malony, who rounded up the sewing group; Mrs. James G. Ryan, hidden behind her; Mrs. Russell S. Demarest, Miss Paula Jones, Mrs. W. H. Faircloth and Mrs. Chris Huhn standing at the end of the table, Mrs. Grady Wood, Mrs. Ruby Salter, Mrs. Kennedy, Miss Genevieve Weisz and Mrs. A. A. Faiia. Others who sewed are Miss Frances Weisz, Mrs. Joe Ward, Mrs. Leo H. Messinger, Mrs. William C. Zaenglein, Mrs. Don Sheridan, Mrs. William Cassidy, Mrs. Tommie Reid, Mrs. T. P. Gaines, Mrs. Richard Cowan and Mrs. Jack McEachern.—(Macon Telegraph-News Photo) WRITERS AND READERS EDITED BY LEO J. ZUBER 2332 North Decatur Rd. Decatur, Georgia THEODOSIA, byAnneColver, revised edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962, 182 pp., $3.50. No matter which side of the fence in the Hamilton-Burr dis pute comes to mind, this fiction alized biography of the daugh ter of Burr, the star-crossed Theodosia, will add a little something to the thinking. The author is definitely in entire sympathy with the Burrs and, perhaps, since she is concerned entirely with them, this is no more than necessary. The qua lity of the writing may be judged from the fact that in the course of the story, she raises many warm points for a generosity toward Aaron Burr even in the mind of a Hamiltonian adher ent. The charm of this book lies in its quiet, good writing, its gentle muted picture of a time long past. It reads like an old ESTABLISHED 1919 Hcmlies guilders Supply Company/ LUMBER-MILL WORK PEE GEE PAINTS COMPLETE ONE-STOP REMODEL CENTER PHONE 435-5621 ALBANY GEORGIA fashioned novel and will charm many teenage girls. By the same token, it will have pro bably only apassinginterestfor boys, if any. Sweet and sad, this tale of a girl who was loved by every one who knew her. How softly tragic, like too much snow, was her life from the last sickness and death of her mother through her father’s troubles and the death of her frail beloved son to the final sad end, her disappearance at .sea. As history made graceful and •moving across heart and mind of the reader, this book is dis tinguished and deserves its new fedition. It should have particu lar charm for young Southern girls who like to dip into the old gracious past for Mrs.Col- ver brings this back with skill and possibly a sincerity based on nostalgia. FRONT LINE, A QUARTER LY OF THE SOCIETY OF THE CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE, 309 North Paca Street, Baltimore 1, Maryland, one year $3; two years $5. FRONT LINE is a new quar terly devoted to the concerns of the Church in a new age. Its primary concern is the apos- tolate of the Church. The motto of FRONT LINE is taken from Pius XII: "The faithful, and more especially the laity, are in the front line of the Church’ s life." In the first issue, which ap peared in the summer of 1962, the aims were clearly set forth. Based on the military metaphor, the man on the front line is the soldier of Christ. He is ag gressive, alert, and coura geous. He is in a war—and will be as long as he chooses to re main in the Church—with the world wide forces of ignorance, materialism, and inhumanity. The enemy is best observed and fought from the front line. There is no need to wait until the whites of his eyes are seen because this is an enemy already in our midst. Whether it be the unrea son of racial madmen in New Orleans and Birmingham, or the subtle dialectics of profes sors in secular universities, or raising the standard of living for the poor here and abroad, the enemy is constantly with us. The ideal is to make our every effort hit its mark. For in this war the Church is badly out numbered. To date three issues of FRONT LINE have appeared. The staff is composed of lay men and clerics (mixed drinks sometimes go down the best). The majority of articles are by laymen, college professors (Fordham, Harvard, and Indi ana University are represented) or writers associated with es tablished publishing houses. All the contributors to FRONT LINE are writers who know their subject, a virtue not ex actly dominant in Catholic pub lications. Of general interest to all, FRONT LINE has special appeal to those in the academic life, whether as teacher, student, alumni, or observer of the passing scene. There are neither pictures nor advertising. This policy was a wise decision of the edi tors for obviously those on the Church’s front line must be fighters concerned with Chris tian ideas and action; the sloughers who want to look at cute pictures and know where to buy their missals or send their offspring to school had better stay far back in the lines reading those magazines that cater to these needs. FRONT LINE is only for those who realize that the obligations of Christianity are only fulfilled by men and women in continual combat with the forces of darkness. Georgia was a leader in pro viding higher learning at pub lic expense, and was the first to charter a state university— the University of Georgia in 1785. The Girl Scout movement in America was founded in Sa vannah by a Georgia woman, Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low. St. Joseph’s P.C.C.W. Meeting At Macon MACON— The PCCW held its regular monthly meet ing in St. Joseph’s School Li brary. A very interesting report was made by Mrs. W. J. O’Shau- gnessey, chairman of Libraries and Literature who stated that the compiling of the history of St. Joseph’s Church in Macon has been completed and turned over to Mr. George Landry for editing. To be published in book form, the history is expected to be ready for the commemo ration of the tenth anniversary of St. Joseph’s Library, but what is more important, the Golden Jubilee of St. Joseph’s Church, which will be 75 years old in 1964. During the recent open house and tour of Macon’s points of interest about 265 visitors came to see the beau tiful church. 200 historical bro chures compiled by Rev. John Fitzpatrick concerning St. Jo seph’s church were distributed to the visitors. Parishioners aided the priests in conduct ing a tour of the church and excerpts from the brochure Begs Prayers (Continued from Page 1) alleged this year that many of the converts of recent times in central Vietnam had been forced to become Catholics. If that were true, it is point 3 #! out, these converts would have re nounced the Catholic religion now without waiting for pres sure to be applied. Catholic homes were looted and money taken from them, in a district of Quang Ngai pro vince. Two women were wound ed with knives during a mid night raid on Catholic houses in Khoan Hoa parish in Phu Yen. Ten Catholic fishermen of Vinh Hoa were arrested on Nov. 8; some were held until Nov. 21, some until Nov. 28. Pupils of a Buddhist school in Quang' Ngai province attacked nine houses on Dec. 2, according to reports ; eight of the nine were homes of Catholic families. Local authorities sometimes come to the rescue of the Catho lics and may even arrest the attackers—and without further action. One district chief inPhy-Yen made a public statement against a priest, thus encouraging local attacks on everything Catholic. Heads of provinces, districts and villages were changed after the Nov. 1 coup d’etat. Some of the newly appointed officials were changed after a few weeks. The village councils have been changed, and in some places the new councils have been named by the new chief of district. Thus village life has been un settled. Catholics in Central Vietnam, already insecure because of communist Vietcong raids, are now doubly insecure. "In many of the villages the communists are now the real master,” a Catholic from cen tral Vietnam said here. No Santa Letters Here CHRISTKINDL, Austria (NC) —The post office in this Aus trian village named for the Christ Child expects to handle about 1,000,000 requests for its special Christmas post marks before the service ends on January 6. Austrian and other European youngsters address their ap peals for Christmas gifts to the Christ Child rather than to Santa Claus. Parents or rela tives who seek to have letters or gift parcels sent from Christkindl enclose them in other letters or extra wrap pings addressed to the post office here. Postal workers stamp them with a postmark showing the Christ Child in a crib and send them on their way. were broadcast several times during the day over station WNEX Radio. Mrs. O’Shaughnessy also mentioned that the Macon Lit tle Theater is presenting a Catholic Play, ‘’Cradle Song". As an exception, student tickets will be sold for this perform ance and it is hoped that there will be a good attendance. At Wesleyan College another Ca tholic play was presented, "The Tidings Brought To Mary" by Claudel and the pub lic was invited to attend. It was held on December 11, 12, 13. The CCD has been providing transportation for public school children who will receive their First Holy Communion. Trans portation and entertainment has also been provided for the group of foreign students from Colombia who are now visit ing Macon under the Govern ment-sponsored "Experiment in Foreign Living." Specializing Is Our Business Not Today, Not Tomorrow But Everyday! TWIN-BIFF BURGERS WATCH! WATCH! OUR SPECIALS OVER SIGN BOARD 20(f Fishwish & Tarter Sauce Current Friday Special 1840 WATSON BLVD. WARNER ROBINS 3366 PIO NONO AVE. MACON May the blessings and joys of Christmas be with all of our many friends. SANS - SOUCI John H. Brosnan Dan J. Brosnan HEMLOCK 2-0584 610 NORTH WASHINGTON ALBANY, GA. J ,