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PAGE 2 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1963 While the administration of an archdiocese is baaed on canon law rather than civil, there are many things in common with the American form of government. There are, besides the archbis hop, an executive, a legislative and a judicial branch. The execu tive department consists of the two vicar-generals, the chancel lor, and the heads of departments, and commissions. The day-to- day progress of the Church is in their hands, - everything from a letter on fast and abstinence to a new approach to religious vocations. The judicial department is headed by the officialis, with a- vice -officialis and proper officials of the court. Actual ly all of the work of this branch deals with the bond of marriage, although it has competence in other judicial areas, too. It is the third branch that is particularly interesting. Accord ing to the Canon Law of the Church, the bishop is assisted in his legislative role by the Synod and the Board of Consultors. The Synod is an assembly of all the priests with the bishop, held at stated intervals; after ample'preparation the statues of the dio cese are studied, improved or clarified, deleted or expanded. There will undoubtedly be an archdiocesan Synod in Atlanta as soon as the Vatican Council decrees have been promulgated by the Holy See. It has been a number of years since a Synod was held. The Consultors, who meet four times each year with the arch bishop, are eight priests chosen for their experience, practical judgment and devotion to the good of the Church. Their work is consultative, that is, the archbishop relies on them for advice, recommendations, and criticism. In certain defined areas, he may not act until he has obtained their judgment. Their role is ex tremely important in that they not only represent to him the thinking of priests and laity, but once a course of action has been decided upon, they represent the archbishop to the clergy and laity since they are officials of the archdiocese. We held one June meeting of Consultors at Sacred Heart Rec tory instead of the Cathedral so that we could discuss more prac tically the coming plans for 1964. These Involved a number of decisions on the property recently purchased from the Marist Fathers. As a sample of the business transacted, the agenda read; Junior Clergy examinations, Insurance program, The Geor gia Bulletin, census results, deanery visitation, St. Joseph's Home in Washington, Georgia, fund raising, need of a Catholic Center to house all the offices of the archdiocese as well as to serve as a nucleus for our lay organizations. The responsibility shared with the archbishop is very great for these eminent priests. Our lay people know them as zealous pastors; an archbishop knows diem, beyond that, as men deeply concerned with the good of the entire Church in northern Georgia. A bishop must consult many laymen in the course of archdiocesan bu siness. Other laymen advise in matters of racial justice, Chris tian unity, public relations, and other areas. Our religious, both priests and sisters, are frequently asked for their advice. All of this must be balanced and judged. To strike the right ba lance, an archbishop meets regularly with his consultors, dis cusses every important matter frankly and fully, -and together, they decide the course die archdiocese will take. This week it is a pleasure to meet with a splendid group, the St. Martin’s Guild, an interracial organization which has sup plied many lay societies with a panel for their meetings. There is no substitute for first-hand knowledge, and your parish can easily obtain it through the Guild. Next Sunday, I will offer Mass at the Ignatius House, where Father Hein, S. J. provides an oppor tunity for everyone in the archdiocese to learn more about the lay retreat movement. Thursday, July 25, will be a proud day for the graduates of St. Joseph’s Nursing School; as each diploma is presented, it will be a proud day for the archdiocese, too, because it will mark another year in the long and generous his tory of this vital Atlanta Institution. Friday, July 26, a group of Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish clergymen will meet to for mulate plans for Atlanta's first Conference on Religion and Race. Incidentally, I want to thank all those who wrote, with sug gestions, questions and commendation, in regard to the recent pastoral letter on Christian Unity. It’s easy to write letters. What is particularly a blessing is when so many take the time to answer one. God bless you all I. 9. Paul J. Hallinan Archbishop of Atlanta Ratfish King I FAMOUS I ALL-FURFOSI I DRESSING I DELICIOUS ON I Sajads^Meats-Seafoodl ’SOLO AT LIAO I NO STORES" Where Insurance is a Profession, Not a Sideline SUTTER & McLELLAN Mortgage Guarantee Bldg. JA 5 2086 SCHOOLS Congressman Working For Agreement On Prayer FORTY CLERGYMEN of different denominations attended the second annual Retreat for Christian Clergymen held at the Jesuit retreat house at Faulkner, Md. Bishop William G. Connare of Greens- burg, Pa., was retreat master. He is shown there with Rev. C. Leslie Glenn, who for 20 years was pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D. C., known as the “Church of the Presidents.” (NC Photos) EPISCOPAL RECTOR A Retreat Is ‘Resting So We Can Go Forward’ The author of the following report is a distinguished Epi scopal clergyman who for nearly 20 years served as the rector of St. John's Episco pal on Lafayette Square in Washington, known as “the church of presidents” because it is close to the White House and many of the country's pre sidents have worshiped there. He details his personal reac tions to the increasingly popu lar phenomenon, the ecumeni cal retreat conducted for non- Catholic clergymen at Catholic retreat houses. By The Rev. C. Leslie Glenn WASHINGTON, (NC)—Ye ars ago an old professor declin ed my invitation to attend a parish retreat because he said retreat was not the word for him; at his time of life he had to go forward with every re maining hour. But a religious retreat, paradoxically, is rest ing just so we can go forward. In attending a retreat you can’t lose. At the very least, upon arrival, you can go to your room, close the door, lie on the bed and go to sleep, and be sure of two or three days’ rest. OF course, you could do this in a hotel or hospital, or on a boat trip, but the atmosphere in a retreat house is different. Those who think the spirit of a place is imaginary will have their first misgiving on a re treat. In addition to rest, they can read, exercise and think. And finally, God might speak to them, the ultimate good in life. This last is the great prize, but even those who don't be lieve it happens, or could hap pen to them, can surely get the lowest prize, which is a little peace in an overbusy life. A retreat delivers from the disquietude of this world. The physical setting of Loy- ola-on-Potomac is perfect. It is a magnificent site command ing a wide view of the river, with spacious grounds , com pletely isolated. When you go ‘HAPPY SUCCESS’ to your room and close the door, you don’t have to come out except to eat or take a shower. Somehow this is deep psychological wisdom for a ‘DOESN’T BELONG 9 world that is too much within us. You don't get away from it all with the usual four men in a room in double-decker cots. The key to rest is isolation. Clergymen Attack Night Club Hymns ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (RNS) — Negro clergymen of this sea shore resort launched an attack on singing of Gospel hymns in a night club. Their criticism came after LeBistro, a dimly-lit and high- priced club, booked the Willa Moultre Gospel Singers, a group of young Negro girls, whose songs include such Gospel hymns as "Roll, Jordon, Roll.” THE Rev. Matthew E. Neil of Union Baptist Temple said, "There is a place for Gospel songs and 1 don't think it is a night club. The way the Negro spiritual is being used is the tragedy of the age.” Said the Rev. Henry A. Hil— drebrand of St. James AME church: "Gospel songs and Gos pel singers as night club en tertainment is both a sacrilege and a mockery of one of the instruments of worship.” He added that persons who used them as a means of amuse ment, especially througy the medium of commercial enter tainment, are doubtless those who neither know nor appre ciate "the blood and toil and sweat and tears” that gave birth to the Negro spirituals. The Rev. LO.S. Cole of Sec ond Baptist church said, “So- called Gospel singing in night clubs and other places of enter tainment adds to the ever in creasing list of the Insults and indications of disrespect that is constantly hurled at the Protes tant religion.” SAID Rev. Cyrus W. Derrick- son of Hamilton Memorial Me thodist church: “It shouldn’t be a hundred times so. Religion is not a commercial thing — it doesn’t belong in a nightclub.’ But the Willa Moultre Sing ers were equally adamant in the belief that they are not in any way degrading any segment of religion. Miss Moultre said, “You should go into the hedges and highways to compel all sinners to come unto Christ." She said her group believe it is proper to appear in a night club as a means of bringing Gospel sing ing to the people, many of whom "may not go to church.” WASHINGTON, D. C. (RNS)— A call to 47 members of the House of Representatives who have introduced proposed am endment was issued here by Rep. Frank J. Becker (R.-N.Y.). Mr. Becker said he would try to get the members to agree on common language in order that the discharge petition which he has filed in the House may secure sufficient signatures to bring the resolution to the floor for a vote. THE New York congressman has introduced a petition which would discharge die House Jud iciary Committee from further consideration of House Joint Resolution 9 which is his own measure. Mr. Becker has proposed that an amendment be submitted to the states to provide that "pray ers may be offered in the course of any program in any public school or any other public place in the United States.” It does not say anything about Bible reading in the schools. Other versions submitted by Congressmen would limit the permission to "non-sectarian prayers.” But some members have objected that this language might eliminate the Lord’s prayer. MR. Becker said that if the 47 sponsors of the various pro posals could agree on a common resolution and would sign the discharge petition — which needs the signature of 218 mem bers to become effective — he would be willing to propose an amendment to the resolution on the floor, striking out his wording and substituting what ever language was commonly agreed upon. This would eliminate argu ment over which of the 47 resolutions — embodying more than a dozen difficult versions — is the best, Mr. Becker said. Normally, it is the function of the Judiciary Committee to perform this function but the purpose of the discharge petit ion is to shortcircuit the com mittee headed by Rep. Eman uel Celler (D.-N.Y.). who op poses efforts to amend in any way the separation of Church and State provided by the First Amendment. NON-DENOMINA TIONAL Bible Selections For School Use Pope Paul Praises The United Nations VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Paul VI paid glowing tri bute to the United Nations as "the fruit of a civilization to which the Catholic religion, with its driving center in the Holy See, gave the vital principles.” The Pontiff’s statement was made after a 30-minute private audience with U. N. Secretary General U Thant, who was in Italy on an official visit. Pope Paul told Mr. Thant, a Buddhist, that he prayed God to grant “true prosperity” to the United Nations and to give "happy success to its activit ies.” He lauded “the fundamental program of the U. N„ espec ially in regard to the elimina tion of war, to the assistance of developing peoples and of those in need of defense and promot ion, to the lawful liberties of individuals and social groups, and to the safeguarding of the rights and dignity of the human person.” The Pope added that the Ch urch "holds a very high con ception” of the U. N., regard ing it as "the steadily develop ing and improving form of the balanced and unified life of all humanity in its historical and earthly order.” NEW YORK (RNS) — A new anthology of the Bible for use in public school literature, history and social studies courses has been prepared under the joint editorship of a Roman Catholic priest, Protestant educator and rabbi. Publication of the anthology is planned during the coming year, it was announced here by the New York publishing firm, Har per & Row. Called “Bible Selections for General Education,” the source book presents information on the major religious traditions of the nation through essays, maps and charts. Selections from various translations of the Bible in English illustrate de velopment of the English lan guage and the growth of Bibli cal scholarship. USE of the anthology in schools as well as for indivi dual reading was noted, in view of the U. S. Supreme Court rul ing which pointed out that the Bible and information about re ligion may be incorporated in public school courses even though devotional practices have been barred. Editors of the volume are Father Walter M. Abbott, S. J., feature editor of the Ca tholic weekly, "America,” and founder of the publication, “New Testament Abstracts; ” Rabbi Arthur Gilbert of Temple Aids Israel, Sag Harbor, L. L, staff consultant to the Religious Freedom and Public Affairs Project of the National Con ference of Christians and Jews; and Dr. Rolfe Lanier Hunt, as sociate director of the depart ment of church and public school relations of the National Coun cil of Churches. Dr. Hunt, a Methodist lay man, formerly was an editor in the U. S. Office of Education and has been a public school superintendent. “A knowledge of people, places and ideas contained in the Bible, and an awareness of the different Interpretations is part of the required information of civilized people,” the edi tors stated. They said radical differen ces of belief have not been ob scured but that an attempt has been made to explain these dif ferences. K of C DECATUR AUXILIARY The July meeting of the Kni ghts of Columbus, Auxiliary Father Thomas O’Reilly Coun cil 4358, was held at the home of Mrs. J. ZwieknageL Mrs. T. Wejcik and Mrs. Paul Kel ley were Co-hostesses. One of the main Projects the Auxiliary has is helping the children at the boys home in Washington, Georgia. The group was privileged to have two of the Sisters associated with the home as guests. Sister Grace Marie and Sister Alice gave a most informative and enjoy- history of the home for boys. Mr. Becker complained that although he first introduced his resolution June 26. 1962, after the Supreme Court invalidated the so-called Regents’ Prayer in the public schools of New York anc re-introduced it on the opening day of the new 88th Congress, Jan. 9, 1963, the Judiciary Committee has re fused to call public hearings. He said he is convinced Chair man Celler will keep all the resolutions "bottled up” until the end of the session unless members force the committee’s hand by signing the discharge petition. In a personal letter to every member of the House, Mr. Bec ker said, “Some members have informed me that they never have signed discharge petitions. "NEITHER have I in more than ten years in the House. All discharge petitions now be fore the House and previously considered have dealt with mat erial things and material bene- Newmanites In Louisiana LAFAYETTE, La. (NC)— A college president and a maga zine editor will be among fea tured speakers at the National Newman Club Federation Con vention here August 26 to 31. Theme of the weeklong con vention will be "Newman Apos- tolate, Incarnation in the Uni versity.” John Meng, president of Hunter College, New York, will be keynote speaker at the opening session August 26. James 0' Gara, editor of Com monweal magazine, will be principal speaker at the con cluding banquet August 31. Con vention sessions will be held at the Lafayette Municipal Au ditorium. Other speakers will include Bishop Maurice Schexnayder and Auxiliary Bishop Warren L. Boudreaux of Lafayette; Ja mes Oliver, dean of the gra duate school at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette; and Judge Edmund Reggie, Crowley, La. fits. This one deals only with the spiritual.” “The urgency of this matter leaves me no alternative,” he said, "if we are to prevent the advocates of a godless society to accomplish in the United States that which the Commun ists have accomplished in Soviet Russia. I cannot sit idly by and permit this to happen.” "This matter of trying to pre serve the spiritual traditions of our nation supersedes any and all other material considerat ions, other-wise I would not have taken this step,” he told his colleagues. Leroy’s Auto Service Tune Up - Front End Alignment Automatic Transmission 4011 P’tree Rd. CE 7-1288 OLD SARGE SURPLUS ARMY AND CIVILIAN SURPLUS hunting, Fishing, Camping Equipment (Buy, Trade, Sell Most Anything) Hwy.. 23 .- Next door to Bine Tree Plaza Doraville, Ga. 451-3377 9 Day Pilgrimage & Tour from Chicago (Escorted) to Our Lady of the Cape St. Anne de Beaupre St. Joseph Oratory' Province of Quebec, Canada from Chicago via Air Conditioned Bui. 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