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GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1963 PAGE 3 PROTESTS TO GOVERNMENT Bishop Charges Anti-missionary Action In Israel NAZARETH, Israel (NC)— This nation’s only Latin Rite bishop has called on Israel’s Ministry for Religious Affairs todisassociateitself from "at tacks and slanders on the mis sion schools." Bishop Pier Chiaperro, O.F. M., Vicar General in Israel for Patriarch Alberto Gori, O.F. M., of Jerusalem, said at a press conference here that he had sent a letter making such a demand to the ministry. HE HAS also declared that unless the ministry stops aiding anti-missionary groups, the Church will refuse to deal with it. At his press conference the Bishop showed Israeli and foreign press clippings to sup port his claim that the minis try is helping such organiza tions. Among them, he said, is Ke ren Valdenu (Our Children’s Fund), founded in 1953 to make sure that every Jewish child in Israel receives a Jew ish educa tion. It operates about 30 youth centers in various Israeli cities and carries on a vigorous pub licity drive. Last July Dr. Zwi Werblowsky, a lecturer at Je rusalem’s Hebrew University, said in an interview published in the Jerusalem Post that "Ke ren Valdenu stresses in its pub licity that it builds in youth centers in the vicinity of the missions and in order to coun teract their influence.’* BISHOP Chiaperro noted at his press conference that he alone had signed the letter to the ministry since the efforts of the Catholic Eastern Rite in this country are concentrated on Arabs and only the Latin Rite maintains schools in Jewish quarters. He said that no Jew ish child is accepted in these schools without his parents’ consent, that no organized mis sionary activities are carried out to convert children and that non-CatholiCS art. not taken to worship in churches. In Jerusalem, a ministry spokesman stated that "there are no grounds for the accusa tion that the Ministry for Re ligious Affairs is financing vili fication campaigns against the educational institutions of any church." He said that the ministry sup ports constructive efforts for the building of youth clubs in slums and city suburbs where the difficult social and econo mic conditions of the people are sometimes exploited by va rious missionaries in an effort to alienate them from a Jewish education and way of life. HE ADDED that every de nomination is receiving assis tance from the ministry from funds appropriated by Parlia ment to aid the constructive activities of the denominations. A Foreign Ministry spokes man has called Bishop Chia- perro’s press conference accu sations "inaccurate” and un fortunate. Meanwhile, Minister for Re ligious .Affairs Zerah Wahrhaf- tig has reported that he told a delegation representing mis sionary institutions in Israel that the government does not intend to ask for legislation banning mission work in this country. Earlier it had been report ed that a document prepared for the ministry on missionary- activities called for a law re stricting mission work. (The Israeli embassy in Washington denied that such a request had been recommended by any min istry document.) REPLYING in Parliament to a question asked by Menahem Porush of Agudat Yisrael, the ultra-Orthodox Jewish reli gious party-, Wahrhaftig also said he had told the mission delegation that Israeli public opinion distinguishes between the activities of churches in their own communities and their mission efforts among Jew s. He said that public opinion regards the latter as an improper in terference in spiritual matters which at times exploits social and emotional conditions to cut off Jewish children from a Jew ish way of life. Bishop Chiaperro has also announced that he has sent mes sages to Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and President Itz hak Ben-7vi calling forthefor- mation of a committee to see that justice is done in the case of Father Gaetano Pieri, O.F. M., and that assaults on priests do not recur. Father Pieri, superior of the Franciscan monastery in Acre, was injured in a fight with a Jew-ish neighbor over a property dispute. He and the neighbor, Yitzhak Elmeleu, are suing each other in court on charges of assault and property damage. TELLS CONGRESS Jewish Educator Aid To Private WASHINGTON (NC)—An Or thodox Jewish educator has told Congress that it should face head-on the issue of how to meet the educational needs of child ren in religiously oriented schools. Rabbi Morris Sherer, execu tive vice president of Agudath Israel of America, told the House Education Committee (Feb. 20) that Congress must avoid "sweeping under the rug" the question of Federal aid to these schools. HE TESTIFIED before the committee on President Ken nedy’s omnibus educational aid proposal (H.R. 3000). The bill’s recommendations on the ele mentary and secondary level D’Youville Exam D’Youvillf Academy will hold ion, Saturday, March 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sister Mary Raphael, G.N.S.H., Prin cipal, announced recently. The Academy is a private second ary school for girls conducted by the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, located at 4146 Cham- blee-Dunwoody Rd. in Cham- blee. would assist only public schools. It would provide a four-year, $1.5 billion program of grants. Speaking on behalf of 268 Jewish schools in 27 states, the rabbi said that "logic and fairness" demand that the needs of children in private schools be considered. "To discriminate against Monks \ isit Vatican city, Feb. 26 (Radio, NC) — His Holiness Pope John XXIII received in audience three monks from a Protestant monastery in Talze in eastern France (Feb. 25). In the group were Pastor Roger Schutz, founder and prior of the Taize community; Pastor Max Thuriar., a theologian and writer: and Brother Alain Gis- card. Pastors Schutz and Thurian, who were guests of the Secre tariat for Promoting Christian Unity at the ecumenical council’s first session, pre viously visited Pope John in October, 1960. TALKS TO NEWSMEN Pope John Urges Positive Emphasis On All News A NEW Trophy for the New School. Mr. J. Jordan, principal of Cherokee High School, presents the Region 5AAA championship trophy to Terry Ryan and Neal Morgan <f Marist as Coach Pete Combs looks on in somewhat dazed approval. SECOND TIME Marist Quintet AAA Champions BY FRED HELD Marist*s Cadets, handicapped third in the 5-AAA hardcourt race, defeated South Cobb and Osborne, then raced past West- minster at the wire to claim the Region Championship. This is the second championship in as many years for Ralph "Pete" Combs basketball warriors. Last season they annexed the 4-AAA title to their growing list of hardwood honors. Cobb, Osborne Fall. Receiving a bye in the first round of the 5-AAA Region Tournament, Marist was pitted against South Cobb in the quart erfinals. In a grueling struggle, the Cadets maintained 17-15, 32-29, and 46-41 leads at the quarter poles. They raced away in the stretch to win by a 65-54 margin. Tom Schaeffer (15), Pete Wall (14), Bill Reitmeier (14), and Terry Ryan (10) took turns bombing the basket for the Blue and Gold. advantage, met the men from Marist in the Region finals at Alexander Memorial Colosse um. Starting slowly, the Cadets turned a 9-14 first-quarter de ficit into a 23-22 halftime lead. The third stanza ended in a 33-33 deadlock. Then David McDuffie caught championship fever. Coming off the bench, he poured in nine last-period points for the Blue and Gold contingent. The rest of the quintet equalled his out put, surging past Westminster 51-46. Thus, Marist copped the 5-AAA trophy and a bye in the initial round of the State AAA Tournament this week. BISHOP SHEEN VATICAN CITY (NC)—Pope John XXIII has urged the world's newsmen to exercise a good in fluence on society' by stressing the positive element? in the news. Pope John spoke at an au dience granted to journalists representing the Italian Press Association and the Foreign Press Association. HIS TALK was based on a text from the Book of Proverbs: "God has His glory in what He conceals,kings have glory in what they fashion." Commenting on the first part of the text, the Pope said that although the designs of God are often hidden from men, "your profession would require you not only to interpret events but sometimes also to anticipate their course." He reminded newsmen of their dependence on God in their profession, saying that "man, measuring his own smallness and frailty, should never pre sume to trust too much to his own judgments. "EVEN when vested with high authority, when expert in know ledge and gifted with talents, man cannot fail to bow before divine wisdom and tremble at the huge contribution required of him in cooperating in the spread of truth and love, of co operating in the education of his brothers who have immor tal souls." The relationship between Creator and creature, Pope John said, is called religion, which binds everyone and has implications for the delicate task of the journalist. He said: "THE call to Almighty God is now received with universal re spect and furthermore is heard by men of good will not only with sympathy but with a spirit of faith and with a yearning for faith." But, he continued, he was la boring under no illusions. He said he knew that the Devil is at work in the world as hard as ever. This is all the more rea son, he went on, for the love of truth and zeal for the salva tion of souls to be combined with prudence, patience and sacrifice. He stated: "It is my sincere convic tion that a positive exposition for enlightened and honest peo ple is the most persuasive ap peal to the exhortation that the pen must not become an instru ment of lies, of systematic alienation of brothers or the corruption of morals." HE THEN commented on the second part of the biblical text —"Kings have glory in what they fashion" — and said that this means: "He who is invested with au thority' must strive to under stand what it is that God asks of him and to make the divine will the standard of his thoughts and actions.’’ He briefly interpreted for the journalists the meanings of "human life, Christian life, so cial life and the apostolate." IN THE true vision of these, he said, "all elements fall into their proper place and man is led to them with humility and to act ardently for the welfare of himself and his brothers." He urged newsmen to "be jealous custodians of a serious code of journalistic ethics which may be regarded as an example of correctness and noble be havior. "Always bear in mind the in fluence which the written word has on minds, particularly the weaker ones, remembering the great rule of prudence and un derstanding which led St. Paul to say: ’All things are lawful to me, but not all things are expedient.' "ALMOST always the way tc the triumph of truth and wisdom is prepared by knowing how to wait and by disciplining oneself in refraining from spreading sensational news. "During my 30 years in the service of the Holy See, in the East and in Paris, it happened that I came into contact with people of all tendencies, I con fess that sometimes my heart beat quickly with the desire to express myself with a fullness of language, not only priestly but apostolic. But the circum stances demanded only a few words or even complete silence. "SOMEONE once said to me: 'Thank you, Monsignor, for what yoy did not say but allowed me to understand.’ ’’ Pope John reminded journa lists that the time must come to everyman when he must leave this earth and give an account of his actions. When that time comes, he said, "may each one of you be able to say: I did not dig furrows of division and dif fidence. I did not afflict immor tal souls with suspicion or with fear. I was frank, loyal, trust ful. I looked with fraternal sym pathy into the eyes even of those who did not share my ideals." Berlin Wall, Church-State OJtutlait MOTOR HOTEL • TV * AIN CONDITIONING BARRY ULANOV , au thor of Seeds of Hope in the Modern World, has received the second annual Spiritual Life Award for the outstanding Ame rican spiritual book of 1962. Ulanov, an associate editor of The Bridge, a yearly publica tion of the Institute of Judaeo- Chrsitian Studies at Seton Hall University, is also a lecturer in the history of Catholic thought at Columbia University. The award is presented by Spirutual Life magazine "to encourage authors to write serious spiri tual works. him i ■—» i ——> NELSON-RIVES REALTY. INC. 3665 A ORlrmont Road CHAMBLBE, GEORGIA Vomwrly Sml-Nel CX>., 1M. Huward C. Nelson, President Ernest M Rive*, Secretary-Treat JUHAN'S CLEANERS Expert - Personalized Service Given to Every Garment Coming Into Our Plant US N. Main St. PO. 1-4404 College Park, Ga. The all-new, all-transistorized flore/co' Dictating/Transcribing Machine featuring lifetime magnetic tape with automatic loading ...only $249.50* For the second straight game, Marist moved four men into double figures, downing Os borne, 59-57. Rated as definite underdogs, the Cadets jumped to an early lead and were never headed. They widened the scor ing gap to as much as eleven points during the contest, and— after a valiant comeback effort by the Cardinals - hung on to win by a two-point margin. The Westminster Wildcats, holders of a 2-1 regular season Favors Schools these children is to deny them their sacred birthright as Ame ricans to benefit along with all other children", he said. RABBI SHERER stressed that his association does not seek any government assistance for school religious studies pro grams. "Our parents shoulder this heavy obligation willingly and in good grace," he said. "We seek equal government support only for the general studies program of these schools which meet all the edu cational requirements of each State,” he added. He appealed to Congress to pass such legislation now and a\oid "fostering endless de bate." The Issue, he said, must be "tested and resolved." Father Brennan Rev. Vincent P. Brennan, S. M., president of Marist College and chairmen of the Archdio cesan Commission on Chris tian Unity, will be guest speak er at the Sacred Heart Altar and Rosary breakfast meeting in the Assembly Room Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Wall Can Ruin Civilization ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 26 (NC) — Auxiliary Bishop Fulton J. Sheen of New York said here that there are two walls which can destroy modern civilizat ion—the wall of Berlin and the wall of separation between Church and State. The Bishop spoke to members of the legal profess Ion attending a Red Mass in St. Mary’s church. Bishop William A. Scul ly of Albany presided at the Mass at which Bishop Sheen preached. Declaring that "there is a deadline of patriotism in our country," Bishop Sheen added: "There are those who would set divisions and would try to keep out spiritual and moral influences by a wall of separat ion between Church and State." "There are two walls that can ruin modern civilization," he continued. "The wall of Ber lin that would keep vice so isolated that it would never be regenerated by virtue, and the wall of separation between Church and State which keeps out goodness, morality and de cency. We in the United States do not want a union of Church and State...we will opose it... we want our Constitution to stay as it is..." ROME, Feb. 26 (Radio, NC) — The forthcoming beatificat ion of Mother Elizabeth Seton, foundress of the Sisters of Charity in the United States, will have "an encouraging ef fect on vocations," according to Coadjutor Archbishop John What we do want, the Bishop asserted, are "the best influe nces of Judaism, Protestantism and the Church to bear on our country. Not that there must be uniformity...but unity." "This is the United States tradition," he asserted. "Those who follow it are not to be penalized." P. Cody of New Orleans. "Her beatification (March 17) will probably be an inspiration to young women to examine the religious life," he said. Archbishop Cody, apostolic administrator of New Orleans who is in Rome for meetings of the ecumenical council’s Commission on Seminaries, Studies and Catholic Schools, spoke at a news conference he held because of his concern at what he called the meager press given the announcement of the American widow’s im minent beatification. Archbishop Cody said that His Holiness Pope John XXIII "has been very much interest ed in this cause." He said that so, too, has Amleto Cardinal Clcognani, Papal Secretary of State, who served for 25 years as Apostolic Delegate In the United States. The Archbishop said his own interest stems from the fact that New Orleans is the site of the first authenticated mira cle attributed to Mother Seton’s intercession. The cure involved was that of Sister Gertrude Korzendorfer, ROSEMARY Hines, Hugh O’Donnel, and James Polk are Na tional Merit Finalists from St. Pius X High School. These seniors have received Certificates of Merit from Rev. James L. 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