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METHODIST THEOLOGIAN
Constitution On
Church Seen As
Unity Charter
DALLAS, Tex. (NC>-Catholics
now have a charter for the long
sought union of Christendom in
i the Constitution on the Church
approved by the Second Vatican
Council, a Methodist theologian
told the 1965 biennial National
Council of Catholic Men conven
tion here.
Dr. Albert C. Outler, head of
the Perkins school of theology
• outhern Methodist University
i, in the convention keynote
address (April 29), told the dele
gates: “The unity we seek is a
church that exhibits Christ to
the world in the manifold wit-
[ ness born of men doing their
g daily work; in their family life;
in their neighborhoods, in their
civic duties, and in all their
temporal responsibilities. You
have the charter to this in your
De Ecclesia.”
The first Protestant to make
a major address at an NCCM
convention then appealed; “Show
us the way, and if we fail to
follow or fail to find our own
equivalent, then the judgment of
history on us will be the more
ironic--that the Romans have
recovered what Protestantism
% once had and then lost because
we were sure that it was ours by
right. ”
Dr. Outler added: “My dream
and hope and daily prayer is that
we shall take heart from you and
be ready to meet you at that
joining of the ways which God
has prepared for us all some
time, somewhere, in His good
providence. Meanwhile and at
the very least, you must not
misread the signs of your times:
your tide is now rising to the
sort of flood which must be
taken at its peak, if you are
to rise to the challenge and need
and possibilities of your role
in Christ’s mission to and for
this broken world.’’
Dr. Outler, an observer at the
Vatican council, said he regards
the chapter “On the Laity” in
De Ecclesia as “the real sleep
er” in all the council documents.
He said “that chapter alone could
furnish the substance of an
epochal development in the idea
of the laity in the theology of
the church.”
The teaching in the chapter
On the Laity is “clear, expli
cit and full of meaning,” the
Methodist educator said. He add
ed; “The laity is the church in
the world, by divine vocation and
commission and by human choice
.and commitment.”
A layman’s vocation—‘ ‘his job,
his part of the world’s work—
is the first and obvious sphere
of his Christian witness and ser
vice,” Dr. Outler said.
“There is a ghastly misunder
standing in the all too common
notion that a layman does ‘church
work’ in his spare time—with
whatever surplus energy and
talent and money he can scrounge
from business or whatever,” he
continued.
But, the chapter “On the
Laity,” he said, “lays it down
unmistakably, that your distinc
tive service to God and witness
to your fellowmen is in your day’s
work. ” Dr. Outler continued;
“The doing of that work at the
top of your powers is no more a
routine chore than celebrating
Mass is a routine chore for the
good priest. The Christian lay
man’s concern for the increase
of equity and justice and humanity
in the conditions of his job, and
for all his fellowworkers, is
analogous to the bishop’s con
cern for order and equity in
his pastoral flock.”
EV. W. F. SIMMONS
Ordination Set
For Holy Family
Holy Family Church, Colum
bus, will be the scene of Or
dination ceremonies for the Rev.
William Simmons on May 8th.
Father Simmons, a resident
of Columbus, will be ordained to
the Sacred Priesthood at Holy
Family Church by the Most Rev.
Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop
of Savannah.
Father Simmons was born in
Charleston, S. C., March 22,
1940. His family moved to Co
lumbus where he received his
grammar school education at
Holy Family School.
Father Simmons entered St.
Bernard’s High School at St.
Bernard, Ala. in 1953 and gradu
ated in June, 1957.
le began preparatory studies
the priesthood at St. Ber
nard’s Seminary, in 1957, re
maining there until 1959, when
he entered St. John’s Home Mis
sion • Seminary at Little Rock,
Arkansas for his philosophical
studies, graduating in 1961.
Father Simmons has been a
theological student at St. Mary’s
Seminary, Baltimore Maryland
since 1961.
H* will sing his first Solemn
Maas at St. Anne’s Church, Co-
IN U.S.
D.C.C.W. CONVENTION — Archbishop Paul J.
Hallinan of Atlanta, left, and Bishop Thomas J.
McDonough of Savannah, right, are shown with
three of the new officers of the Savannah Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women. They are Miss Pauline
Peuffier of Augusta, second from right, who was
re-elected president; and Mrs. Richard Z. Craig
center, also of Augusta, third vice president; and
Mrs. Betty Purdy of Savannah, second from left,
recording secretary.
(Macon Telegraph Photo by George Landry)
AT SAVANNAH DCCW MEET
Atlanta Archbishop Attacks K.K.K.
As “Desperate, Disarrayed” Band
lumbus on Sunday, May 9th.
St. Anne’s is now his home parish.
Officers for the Mass will be:
Archpriest-Rt. Rev. Msgr. Her
man J. Deimel, pastor of St.
Anne’s; Deacon-Rev. Thomas
Duffy; Subdeacon-Rev. Walter di
Francesco, assistant pastor of
Holy Family Church; Master of
Ceremonies-Rev. Timothy Ryan,
assistant pastor of St. Anne’s.
Monsignor Deimel will also
be the preacher for the Mass.
Rev. Wm. Simmons
The Ku Klux Klan is a “des
perate, disarrayed” organization
and is collapsing because it has
lost its targets of hate, Arch
bishop Paul J. Hallinan told more
than 200 assembled in Macon
last week end for the 26th annual
convention of the Savannah Dio
cesan Council of Catholic Women.
“The Klan scorns Jews, re
sents Catholics and oppresses
Negroes,” the Archbishop said.
“It is easier to hate if you hate
a minority and one reason the
Klan is desperate and disarray
ed, certainly, is because it has
lost its targets, and to hate you
must have a target.”
The reason the Klan has lost
its “hate” targets, the Archbis
hop said, is because of “the won
derful contribution Jews have
made to our world culture;” the
refusal of Negroes to be denied
their rights and the courage of
Catholics, laymen and priests
alike, in answering false charges
against the church and frank
questions about it.
Of the Klan and its members,
Archbishop Hallimansaid: “Cer
tainly, we need laws to restrain
their violence.”
“As Christians, too,” he em
phasized, “we must pray for
them. Many of them are sick.
And as Christ said of those
who crucified Him; ‘They know
not what they do’ ...”
Archbishop Hallinan, a gradu
ate of the University of Notre
Dame and holder of the Purple
Heart, awarded him in service
in New Guinea during World
War II, stressed to the conven
tion delegates;
“The whole world is watching
Catholicism.
“. . . We are the church of
the poor because Christ came
chiefly for those in need. The
church in Georgia has a good
record of going to those in
need. . .
“Our work is cut out for us on
racial matters. It is our duty
and commitment to not only fol
low the law, but to lead it. Our
Negro citizen needs to have his
dignity protected not only by
laws but by the law of love.
“There has never been a
Negro Catholic Church as such.
There has never been any real
separation . . .
“We went slowly,” he said,
“because we had to coexist in a
culture we did not create our
selves. Injustice is evil—South
ern discrimination or Northern
corruption., it doesn’t matter
which,” he said.
Archbishop Hallinan called the
late Pope John XXIII “the great
est man of the century,” and
sounded a plea for better under
standing among faiths in saying:
“Our church must open its
eyes to those of other faiths.
We must seek to know them better
and more lovingly.”
Bishop Thomas J. McDonough
of the Savannah Diocese said
the theme of the convention,
“Know Your Neighbor,” was
“very well chosen.” He added,
“love of God and neighbor can
not be separated. . .”
Chairman at the convention
workshop was Mrs. Robert W.
Hurley Jr. The Rev. Joseph Gil
lespie, assistant pastor of St.
Joseph’s, Macon, served as
moderator. The panel included
Mrs. LouisChanin, Mrs. J. Free
man Hart Jr. and Mrs. J. P
Woodhall.
Mrs. Chanin instructor and
law librarian at Mercer Uni
versity’s Walter F. George
School of Law, is a member
of Sherah Israel Congregation.
She is a past president of Ha-
dassah and vice president of
Sherah Israel Sisterhood.
Mrs. Hart, Wesleyan College
graduate, teaches a WSCS circle
at Mulberry Street Methodist
Church where she is a member.
Mrs. Woodhall, member of St.
Joseph’s Church, hhs been adult
advisor for the Catholic Youth
Organization for two years.
Each of the panelists discussed
the history and foundations of
practice of each religion, stress
ing the similarities in the re
ligions rather than the dif
ferences.
Miss Pauline Peuffier was
named again to head the Sav
annah Diocesan Council of Cath
olic Women at the closing ses-
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DIOCESE
Concelebrated Mass
Bishop Thomas J. McDonough will be joined by priests of the
Seminary faculty in the first concelebrated Mass in the Diocese,
Friday morning at St. John Vianney Minor Seminary. The Mass
will mark the eighteenth anniversary of Bishop McDonough’s con
secration as a Bishop.
NATION
Meat For Travelers
WASHINGTON (NC)--The Congregation of the Council has ruled
that passengers on railroad trains are not bound by the law of ab
stinence. The ruling was made known in a letter sent to all members
of the U.S. hierarchy by Msgr. Paul F. Tanner, general secretary,
National Catholic Welfare Conference, at the request of Archbishop
Egidio Vagnozzi, apostolic delegate in the United States.
EUROPE
Stigmatic III
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy (NC)—The famous Capuchin
stigmatic, Padre Pio Forgione of Pietralcina, has been forced by
illness to retire to his cell at the monastery of Our Lady of Graces
here. Padre Pio, who will be 78 on May 25, was understood to be
suffering from arthritis, from a circulatory ailment, and from bad
side-effects from medication for insomnia. He was able to celebrate
the Eucharist on Easter.
Population Of
Catholics Now
At 45 Million
sion of the annual convention.
Other new officers are Mrs.
A. K Gannan of Savannah, first
vice president; Mrs. L. H. Camp
bell of Macon, second vice pre
sident; Mrs. Richard Z. Craig,
Augusta, third vice president,
Mrs. Arthur B. Purdy of Sav
annah, recording secretary; and
Mrs. D. F. Doyle Jr., Columbus,
treasurer.
Bishop Thomas J. McDonough
of Savannah, principal speaker
at Saturday’s luncheon at the
St. Joseph’s School cafeteria, re
minded the some 200 delegates;
“Home is not just a building
in which we live. It is an institu
tion founded on a Sacrament
founded by God. Home, outside
the church itself, is the holiest
place on earth.
“Every father must be aware
of his responsibilities and work
unceasingly to make his home
Christian. Every mother must
have understanding and warmth
and love. Every mother worthy
of her name desires for her
home to be the sanctuary for
her family. Without our homes,
we are nothing,” Bishop Mc
Donough said.
The late Pope John came from
a very poor family, Bishop Mc
Donough said, and, yet, he pointed
out, that the Pope “draws a very
beautiful picture of his home”
in his writings.
Delegates also attended a Low
Pontifical Mass at St. Joseph’s
Church, celebrated by Bishop
McDonough, and held a break
fast meeting in St. Joseph’s
Parish Hall. Also, reports were
heard from Diocesan Committee
chairman on activities during the
past year and programs planned
for the new one.
Macon women who had charge
of convention arrangements in
cluded Mrs. Richard G. Cowan,
general chairman; Mrs. J. P
Woodhall, co-chairman; andMrs.
R. G. Lomax, Mrs. Alfred Faiia,
Mrs. Henry Barett, Mrs. James
L Cassidy, Mrs. JosephK. Bene
detto, Mrs. George Landry, Mrs.
A. J. Punaro, Mrs. H. A. Bunch,
Mrs. Agnes Simmons, Mrs. J. B.
Joncas, Mrs. Robert Hinson,
Mrs. G. W. Best, Mrs. H. W.
Clark, Mrs. J. T. Webb, Mrs.
May, Mrs. B. R. Thomas and
Mrs. Leonard Campbell.
NEW YORK (NC)--U.S. Catho
lics now number 45,640,619, a
year’s increase of 766,248.
The 1965 Official Catholic Di
rectory just issued here by P J.
Kenedy & Sons publishing firm
says the total includes the num
ber of Catholics in the 50 states
and all families of armed ser
vices personnel at home and a-
broad, as well as members of
diplomatic and other services
abroad. It reports that the to
tal represents a 10-year in
crease of 13,064,917—40.1% more
than the 32,575,702 recorded in
1955.
There are 28 archdioceses in
the U.S., with a total Catholic
population of 19,688,115, and 120
dioceses with a total Catholic
population of 25,952,504. The lat
ter figure includes the 2,000,000
Catholics reported by the Mili
tary Ordinariate.
The 28 archdioceses reported
a growth of 359,206 and the 120
dioceses, 407,042.
The seven archdioceses with
Catholic populations in excess of
one million are Chicago,
2,341,500; New York, 1,807,880;
Boston, 1,783,139; Los Angeles,
1,581,015; Newark, 1,551,773; De
troit, 1,494,69 5, and Philadelphia,
1,324,853. Brooklyn continues as
the largest diocese, with a Catho
lic population of 1,580,690. Others
with more than 500,000 are;
Pittsburgh, 916,214; Buffalo,
906,204; Cleveland, 853,148;
Rockville Centre, 806,472; Tren
ton, 596,375, and Providence,
540,721.
Seven dioceses reported no
change in Catholic populations
and 12 reflected decreases. Ad
vances were reported by 129 Sees.
The largest increases: Balti
more, 51,250; Los Angeles, 48,-
604; Rockville Centre, 36,360;
Milwaukee, 35,463; Detroit, 33,-
128; Monterey Fresno, 25,358,
and New York, 25,250. Three
additional Sees recorded in
creases of over 20,000.
The directory lists 247 mem
bers of the hierarchy—an in
crease of three; six cardinals,
29 archbishops, and 212 bishops.
(Albert Cardinal Meyer, Arch
bishop of Chicago—died April
9th, 1965).
An increase of 1,304 in the
number of the clergy, bring the
total of ordained priests to 58,-
632, largest ever recorded.
There are now 35,925, or 848
more diocesan clergy and 22,707
religious order priests, an in
crease of 456. Listed for the
first time are 2,127 newly or
dained priests. One archbishop,
eight bishops and 823 priests
are listed in the necrology. Pro
fessed Religious personnel in
clude 12,271 Brothers, an in
crease of 139, and 179,954 Sis
ters, representing a decrease of
61.
A high of 14,296 separate edu
cational institutions--70 newly
established during 1964—include
117 diocesan seminaries; 479 re
ligious order seminaries or no
vitiates and scholasticates; 304
colleges and universities; 1,566
diocesan and parish high schools;
899 private high schools; 10,503
parish elementary schools, and
428 private elementary schools.
There are, in addition, 141 pro
tective institutions, with 16,300
youths in attendance.
DIOCESAN
Vocation Day
Held At Macon
By Mary B. Benedetto
Carrying out the theme that
“Youth is not made for plea
sure but for sacrifice,” Mount
de Sales High School in Macon
hosted the annual Diocesan Vo
cation Day for Girls April 24.
In opening the vocation sym
posium Bishop Thomas J. Mc
Donough addressed about 200
eighth grade and high school
girls from all over the diocese.
EDUCATOR—Bishop Ernest J.
Primeau of Manchester, N.H.,
was elected president general of
the National Catholic Educational
Association at the 62nd annual
convention held last week in New
York. He succeeds Archbishop
John P Cody of New Orleans
in the post.
(NC Photos)
The bishop stressed thatGeorgia
needs Georgian vocations.
In the panel following the open
ing address Sister Mary Faith,
R.S.M., introduced Sister Mary
Reginald, R.S.M , who spoke on
the religious life in general. Then
Sister Mary Loretto, I.H.M.,
from St. James Parish, Savannah,
spoke to the girls on the spirit
and work of the Sisters of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. She
mentioned that the IH.M.’s
adopted their blue habit in honor
of the proclamation of the Im
maculate Conception.
Sister Mary Gemma, S.B.S.,
of St. Peter Claver’s Parish,
Macon, spoke on the aims of
the Blessed Sacrament Sisters
to form Christ in the Negro and
Indian people in the United States
and on foreign missions.
Detachment, the spirit of St.
Francis which brought him his
“perfect joy,” is the spirit of
the Sisters of St. Francis, ac
cording to Sister Paula, O.S.F,
Sister Paula told of the Sisters’
apostolate in Georgia, running
St. Francis Hospital Columbus,
where few staff members and
almost no patients are Catho
lics.
Mother Mary Ignatius, O S.U.,
of Our Lady of Lourdes School,
Columbus, said that the ursuline
Sisters are broadening their
apostolate to include home visi
tation next year.