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GEORGIA PINES
Joyce Kilmer’s ‘Tree’
Saints in Black and White
ST. LOUIS
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1963 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 5
WASHINGTON MEETING
BY RE. R. DONALD KIERNAN
One day when I was driving from Gainesville
into Atlanta, I heard the poem “Trees** by Joyce
Kilmer read over the car radio by Basil Rat-
hborn. The commentator noted that the occasion
was in commeration of an event which was to take
place soon in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Latin in a Jersey high school for a while and
it was there that he decided to take up writing
which has proved so successful while he was
in College.
On the campus of Rutgers University in that
town there is a tree there which is reputed to
be the one which inspired Joyce Kilmer ot write
his most famous work, “Trees*'.
His first job in New York was editing a horse
man's journal, when he corrected the manuscript
of the owner's wife, his position was terminated.
There are many examples given in his biography
which would lead people to the conclusion that
he lived “in another world*’. For example, he is
said to have almost disposed of a $150 volume
for $1.50 while he was employed by Scribner's
Book Store.
WHETHER or not this is the
truth is not exactly known. How
ever, a placque at the base of
the tree notes the event. Now
it seems that the tree is dis
eased and is going to be cut
down.
HE DEFINED words so aptly while he was
employed at Standard Diction ary that he was
promoted to the position of interviewing people
about new words.
Requests have come in from
Ian over the country for pieces
of the tree. The commentator
said that the Agriculture Col-
'ge at the University would receive a great
>rtion of the tree for scientific study into the
use of the tree.
Then the famed poet became poetry editor for
several national magazines, finally ending up with
the New York Times.
Vhile the age of the tree is not exactly known
‘will it be known until the tree is actually
c down and the rings are counted, it neverthe-
^ continues to be the most sought after tree.
When the United States entered World War I,
Joyce Kilmer volunteered for service. He resigned
the officers corps because he felt that it would
take too long to get overseas. He was assigned
to New York’s Fighting Sixty-ninth whose chap
lain was the famed Father Francis Duffy. The
priest said of the poet, "he was absolutely die
coolest and most indiferent man in the face of
danger I have ever seen. . .**
Role Of Laity Stressed
By Mission Secretariat
WASHINGTON (NC)—The ac
cent was on '‘mission** not
“missions’* when one thousand
Religious and lay missionaries
met here for three days.
Even the theme, "Christiani
ty—A Personal Mission,”
stressed the singular rather
than plural approach at the
meeting of mission-sending so
cieties, sponsored by the Mis
sion Secretariat, which has a
membership of over 200 con
gregations that maintain per
sonnel overseas.
YCE Kilmer was a convert to our faith.
B°he and his wife entered the church together.
timewhen their daughter was stricken with
infqie paralysis. The little girl died and her
deal served to strengthen a faith which was
builipon a desire to take up the Cross of Ch
rist.
A GOOD solider, he voluntered for many dan
gerous missions. On July 30, 1898 a bullet
shattered his brain and the poet was dead at the
age of 31.
Ttoamous poet was married tow weeks fol
lowings graduation from Rutgers. He taught
While the words “Trees" and “Kilmer" today
are synonomous, The famous poet wrote many
essays, and turned out some first class literary
criticisms. He leaves us with a treasure though.
No doubt our appreciation of any tree today will
be rekindled every time we hear or read his
immortal: “Trees".
QUESTION BOX
Evolution Stand?
Y MONSIGNOR J. a CONWAY
A RECE^ly I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
A PROTESvnt GIRL WHO SEEMS BENT ON
getting a ARGUMENT out of me, as she
HAS AIREEher VIEWS ON INTEGRATION,
BIRTH CNTFl, EUTHANASIA, and finally
EVOLUTION.'his LAST ONE THREW ME. JUST
WHAT IS THlcHURCH’S STAND ON EVOLUT
ION. I THINK lEAD SOMEWHERE THAT SUCH
A THEORY IS tor CONTRADICTORY TO THE
BIBLE, BEC>se SOMEWHERE ALONG THE
STAGES OF EV^jTION GOD TOOK OVER AND
"CREATED" A^m AND EVE IN THE SENSE
THAT HE GAVE an A SOUL, FREE WILL AND
INTELLECT.
Evolution is a scientific theory; it has no re
lationship to the Bible. You couldn’t possibly study
modem science without working with the theory
of evolution. You encounter it when you study
the stars, the surface of the earth, physics or
chemistry. But you are simply immersed in it
when you study any of the biological sciences.
If you cannot deal comfortably with evolution
then you should never try to learn about living
things.
MY SON, WHO La SENIOR IN OUR CATHOLIC
HIGH SCHOOL, T^LS ME THAT ONE OF THE
PRIESTS TOLD Tfc.M THE STORY OF ADAM
AND EVE WAS ManT AS AN ALLEGROY,
WHICH I BELIEVEYOU HAVE CLAIMED IS
TRUE OF THE ARK PISODE. THEN HOW MUCH
OF THE BIBLE SHOLq WE ACCEPT AS TRUTH
AND HOW MUCH AS- FOLKLORE?
A. All of the Bible is truth, since it is the
Word of God. However,if we are-to understand
its tru* we must study the style,
the fibres of speech, and the
literary forms of the various
authors. We must try to see
through ieir poetry, their alle
gory, thir folklore and their
popular ruratives, so that we
can see wut the truth is which
| they are tving to teach.
The writer of Genesis never heard of the theory
of evolution, but neither did he know that the
earth was round. He thought the sky was a big
blue blow, and the stars were pretty decor
ations stuck into it, though they also served as
signs of times and events. He would have made
a terrible science teacher; but he did a great
job with poetry and folklore andfiguresof speech.
And in the process he taught some profound reli
gious truths: That there is one God who created
all things; that He gave special attention to man,
making him in His own likeness; that woman has
the same nature as man; they are two on one
flesh; that man has dominion over the world and
it creatures; and that the Sabbath rest must be
observed.
To me the first two chapters of Genesis are
among the most beautiful, inspiring and instruc
tive portions of the Bible; and their complete
lack of concern for science and history en
hances their poetic simplicity and the force of
their message.
In other words , we cannot
understand the true meaning of
tfe Bible simply bv readily it casually — or
e^en Prayerfully-— in Englltb translation. We
nt*d the help of scholars wh« have spent their
liv*s searching the sources, studying the orig
ins languages, and making use of wisdom of
othr scholars of all ages.
It vill help. y OU and me ^ k Qur un _3cholarly
read^g of the Bible to remember that there
are ertain things the sacred authors had no
intentyn of teaching us. They made no pretense
of kncving an atom from a planet: so they teach
us noscience, at all. TTiey were quite uncon—
cernedwith accurate dates and the chronolo
gical squence of events; so they teach us no
history,in its secular sense. But they do teach
us salvtion history': the story of God’s activities
in the Udst of men; and the manner of man’s
response God’s love and care.
Q. WILL YOU PLEASE TRY AND HELP ME.
1 AM A CONVERT. I WANT TO KNOW WHY
I CAN’T FOLLOW THE ROSARY. I FEEL AS
THOUGH I WOULD BE ASHAMED IF ANYBODY
CAUGHT ME SAYING THE ROSARY. I DON’T
SEEM TO QUITE UNDERSTAND IT. IT SEEMS
TO ME JUST A LOT OF MUMBO-JUMBO. I
LOVE THE CATHOLIC RELIGION, AND I DO
WANT TO SAY THE ROSARY, BUT SEEM UN
ABLE TO DO SO.
A. You worry too much. If you do not find the
Rosary a helpful form of devotion, then don’t
say it. Many people, and especially converts,
have difficult in making profitable use of the
Rosary. They should simply substitute some other
form of prayer which has more meaning for them.
The Rosary is not essential to Catholic devot
ion.
LITURGICAL WEEK
4 In Him We Become Rick
COtriNUED FROM PAGE 4
G1A, CONFESqr. “What then shall we have?"
(Gospel) if thi apparent good and that apparent
good are seen* odds with the Christian law
of love, and wi\ the Christian mission of wit
ness? We have* “law of life and instruction"
(First Reading). \e have assurance of a destiny
beyond time and t e refore of undreamt-of dignity .
We have forgiven ss and mercy at hand in our
sacramental encoder with the Saviour in the
liturgy.
FRIDAY, OCTOBr 11 THE MOTHERHOOD OF
THE BLESSED VlfyN MARY. The SaWour’s
redeeming work wa^done in the full eontex of
human life, for it ii'uiman life which standi in
need of redemption, lary’s motherhood of the
Word-made-fleih anchr* the grace of God firmly
in the world of men.
divine favor, to a love which never withdraws
in the face of refusal. The Gospel's homely
story of a family crisis, the prominence of
Childbirth in the divine plan and therefore in the
other texts of the Mass-these show that Mary’s
providential part in the Mystery of Christ is at
least partly her character as representative of the
human race.
In calibrating Mary, w celebrate our claim to
OCTOBER 12 MASS OF ST. MARY ON SAT
URDAY. “He became a man and shut himself
in your womb" (Gradual Hymn). What this divine
fact does, not only to the womb and every womb,
but also to every human person is evident in
theory if not yet wholly evident in the texture
of our lives. What an elevation of the rational
animals we are! What a flood of aspriation and
idealism as well as of grace is unloosed upon
the human family by this event! Every Sunday,
particularly, Mas* recalls this to us all.
ACROSS
He Was Born In France
On The ... .
.... Harris
Fur Neckpiece
Unaccented
Choler
Loiter
"Black Shirts”; abbr.
Filch
Lift
Incorporated (Eur.)
Sheath; Zoology
Derma
Saracen
Eternal
Opposite Of Fresco
To Make Domestic
Miscue
Mart
He Was One Of ... .
Children
Swiss Song
Prior
Dark Reddish Brown
Unleavened Bread
Printer’s Measure
Surgeon's Degree
Parlor Game
Dike
Comb. Form: Ear
Preens
Esteem
Reverend; pi.
Ancon
65. Posterior
66. Grave Marker
68. Retinue
70. A Light Fabric
71. Drive
73. Site Of London Derby
75. New Economic Policy
76. He Had A Passion For
79. Line; Hair
81. West Saxon; Abbr.
82. Employ
83. Soon After
85. Sins
87. Exclamation Of Surprise
88. Aria
89. Yon
DOWN
1. Saint
2. Goddess Of Dawn; Gr.
Myth.
3. Preposition
4. Relative
5. Card Game; British
6. In Chemistry; Lead
7. To Speed
8. Evils
9. Onion Like Vegetables
10. His Mother Was Queen
11. Grain
12. Ripen
13. Starry
16. Roster
18. Wary
20. Competes
22. Girls
24. Dart
27. Edge
29. Pertaining To A
Swelling
31. Heart
32. Unseal
34. Station
36. Allude
39. Saltpeter
41. Grade
44. Inclined Position
46. Stately
48. God Of Death; Roman
Myth.
49. Printer’s Mark
51. Spanish Card Game
53. Consumed
55. Supervise
57. Cleaning Devices
59. Restores
60. Omits
62. Cut
64. Most Sagacious
67. Rereads
69. A Compass Point
72 Repeat
74. Bog
76. *£wer
77. Advantage
78 Elongated Fish
80. Distant
84. Denial
86. You; Archaic
SEVERAL SPEAKERS point
ed out that the concept of mis
sion embraces every Christian,
not only those in religious life,
and that a person has an obliga
tion to bear witness to Christ
regardless of locale.
Underlying this main theme
was the realization that the
layman is indeed emerging, and
even more—that the work of the
Church Universal cannot be
carried out successfully without
his help.
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE ON PAGE 7
REV. EUGENE L. Smith of
the Methodist Board of Mis
sions, told the meeting:
“Wherever we are, this is the
place of our mission. Recogni
tion of this fact is no denial of
the need for foreign* mis
sions.** He also said the cur
rent awakening of the laity “in
Catholic, Orthodox and Pro
testant circles may be the most
Pope Paul’s Homily
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
because, as we turn our view
to the scene of contemporary
human life, we ought to be
frightened rather than comfort
ed; saddened rather than glad
dened; anxious for defense and
condemnation rather than for
trust and friendship.
a wondrous way every kind of
instrument that man uses, his
heart is declining towards emp
tiness, sadness and despair.
We ought to be realistis, not
hiding the savagery that from
many areas reaches even into
this universal synod. Can we be
blind and not notice that many
seats in this assembly are va
cant? Where are our brethren
from nations in which the
Church is opposed? In what con
ditions does religion exist in
these territories?
We would have a hundred
things to say on these compli
cated and, for many reasons,
sad conditions of modem man.
But not now. Now, as We were
say, love is filling Our heart
and the heart of the Church as
sembled in council.
would make her own the love of
God the Father, who rains down
His grace on all men alike (Cf.
Mt. 5, 46), and who so loved
the world as to give for it his
only-begotten Son (cf. Jn. 3,
16)?
At such a reminder our
thoughts are aggrieved because
of what we know and even more
because of what we cannot know
about our sacred hierarchy, our
men and women Religious, our
countless children subjected to
fear, to persecutions, to pri
vations, to oppression, because
of their loyalty to Christ and
to the Church,
We look upon our times and
upon their varied and contrast
ing manifestations with im
mense tenderness and with an
immense desire to offer to men
of today the message of friend
ship, of salvation and of hope
which Christ has brought into
th e world. "For God did not
send His Son into the world in
order to judge the world, but
that the world might be saved
through Him" (Jn 3, 17)
She looks, then, beyond her
own sphere and sees those oth
er religions which preserve
the sense and notion of the one
supreme, transcendent God,
Creater and Sustalner, and
which worship Him with acts
of sincere piety and base their
moral and social life on their
beliefs and religious practices.
What sadness we feel in the
face of such sufferings! What
displeasure to see that in cer
tain countries religious liber
ty, like other fundamental rights
of man, is being crushed by
principles and methods of po
litical, racial, or anti-religious
Intolerance 1 The heart grieves
to have to observe that in the
world there are still so many
acts of Injustice against good
ness and the free profession of
one’s religious faith.
LET THE world know this;
The Church looks at the world
with profound understanding,
with sincere admiration and with
the sincere intention not of con
quering it, but of serving it; not
of despising it, but of appreciat
ing it; not of condemning it, but
of strengthening and saving it.
It is true that the Catholic
Church sees in such religious
ommissions, i n s u f f ic i e n-
cies and errors which cause her
sadness. Yet shecannotexclude
them from her thoughts and
would have them know that she
esteems what they contain of
truth and goodness and humani
ty.
For the Catholic Church is
in the forefront of those who,
as a necessary duty of true
civilization, strive to preserve
religion and the worship of God
in modern society. She is the
most vigorous upholder of God's
rights over mankind.
BUT, RATHER than in bit
ter words, Our lament must be
expressed In a frank and human
exhortation to all who may be
responsible for these evils to
put aside with a noble heart
their unjustified hostility to
ward the Catholic religion,
whose followers ought to be
considered neither as enemies
nor as disloyal citizens, but
rather as upright and hard
working members of that civil
society to which they belong.
From the window of the coun
cil, opened wide on the world,
the Church looks towards some
categories of persons with par
ticular solicitude: It looks to
wards the poor, the needy, the
afflicted, the hungry, the suf
fering and sorrowing. Humani
ty belongs to the Church, by
the right which the Gospel gives
her. She likes to repeat to all
who make up the human race:
"Come to me, all, . .*' (Mt,
11, 28).
Other vast fields of humanity
fall under her gaze: the new
generations of yoifth deslrious
of living and expressing them
selves; the new peoples now
coming to self-awareness, in
dependence and civil troubled
society that has no message
for their spirit. To all with
out exception she proclaims the
good news of salvation and hope.
Finally, to the Catholics who
are suffering for their Faith We
send, also on this occasion, Our
affectionate greetings, and for
them We invoke special divine
assistance.
She looks towards men of
culture and learning, scientists,
artists. For these also she has
great esteem and a great desire
to receive the fruit of their ex
periences, to strengthen their
intellectual life, to defend their
liberty, to provide a space in
which their troubled spirits can
expand joyously within the lu
minous sphere of the Divine
Word and divine grace.
To all she off ers the light of
truth and life and salvation. For
God “wishes all men to be sav
ed and to come to the knowledge
of the truth” (I Tim. 2,
4).
VENERABLE Brethren, our
mission as ministers of salva
tion is vast and burdensome.
We have come together in this
solemn assembly so as to ful
fill It better. May the deep, fra
ternal union of our spirits be to
us a source of vigor and gui
dance.
Nor does our sorrow end
here. The view of the world
fills us with crushing sadness
because of so many other evils.
Atheism is pervading part of
the human race and is bring
ing In Its wake the derange
ment of the intellectual, moral
and social order, the true no
tion of which the world is los
ing. While the light of the
science of God and in conse
quence over man's true science
of nature is Increasing, dark
ness Is spreading over the
science of God and in conse
quence over man's true science.
While progress is perfecting in
She looks towards the work
ers, towards the dignity of their
person and their labors, to
wards the legitimacy of their
hopes, towards the need—which
still afflicts them so greatly—
of social improvement and of
interior elevation, to the mis
sion which may be recognized
as theirs—if it is good, if it is
Christian— to create a new
world, of free men and bro
thers. The Church, mother and
teacher, is close to them.
May Mary, whom we invoke
from our hearts, assist us with
her powerful motherly aid.
AND THEN the Catholic
Church looks further still, be
yond the confines of the Chris
tian horizon. For how can she
put limits to her love if she
May Christ preside over us,
and may all be to the glory of
God in the Holy Trinity, whose
blessing We now presume to be
stow upon you all, in the Name
of the Father and of the
and of the Holy Ghost.
Son
hopeful single aspect of church
life in our time.”
“Witness to the secular world
is a vital part of the personal
mission of every layperson,”
he said.
editor of Commonweal maga
zine, and Sister Mary Augus
tine, editor of Marist Missions
magazine, discussed mission
magaines.
May our union with the Church
in heaven bring us support—the
saints of our dioceses and re
ligious orders, the angels and
all the saints, especially Saints
Peter and Paul, St. John the
Baptist and, in a particular
way, Saint Joseph, the patron
of this council.
TWO OTHER main speakers,
Father Gerard Rooney, C. P.,
and Martin Work, cited the so
cial and missionary nature of
Christianity.
Father Rooney, superior of
the St. Paul of the Cross pro
vince of the Passionist Fathers,
said Christianity “is a social
religion, a dynamic religion
and, above all, a mis sionary re
ligion.” He declared that the
role of penetrating the social
order with Christ’s influence,
and with reforming social in
stitutions, belongs particularly
to the laity.
LEO SAID that for the most
part these magazines are ana
chronistic and give a stereo
typed picture of mission life.
He said he would like to see
“one or two well-rounded and
superb mission magaines, de
picting not only the work of
one order or even one nation
but of the Universal Church.”
WORK, EXECUTIVE direc
tor of the National Council of
Catholic Men, said: “Chris-
tions cannot reject the real
world and its problems. They
must take their place in de
veloping history, and while do
ing this, exercise their Chris
tian mission.”
Sister Mary Augustine said
the view of mission magazines
given by Leo was too condem
natory. She called attention to
outstanding magazines in the
field. She said it would not be
desirable to have one mission
magazine only, because each
mission group has its special
message and spirit to give both
overseas and to the Church at
At an editors’ session of the
meeting, John Leo, an associate
Ed Curtis
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Monday, October 7, at 1 o’clock
in the Parish Hall. Father
Conald Foust will speak on
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tfY MOST REVEREND FULTON. J. SHEEN
If the undernourished people of the world lined up in single
file and had the power to walk over seas and mountains, they
would form a procession which would extend around the earth
25 times, and there would not be one in that line who ate as much
meat in a year as we Americans eat in a week. Two-thirds of
the people of the world go to bed hungry every night I There is
not a single one of these people who would not take our vow of
poverty if it meant they would be as well-fed, as well-housed
and as well-clothed as we are.
The vow of poverty must be re
thought — not only by those who for
mally take it, but by those who are
called upon to practice it simply be
cause they are Christian. Does not the
vow of individual poverty often go hand
in hand with institutional and commu
nity wealth? Does not the vow of po
verty mean only a dependency — you
ask for what you need and you get it?
Our Lord did not say, "Give to the rich," but “Give to the
poor." He is in the poor because of their poverty; He is in the
rich ^only, when they are virtuous andgenerous to the poor. Given
the gnawing hunger of millions in Latin America and Asia, is
not a bishop or a priest who spends over a million dollars on
a cathedral violating the spirit of poverty? Are not the laity
who succumb to pressure groups and give a million to a cause
which already has millions and millions making themselves
blind to their Christian vocation to serve first the poor?
I hate to beg. But, thank God, the Lord has put me into a kind
of begging where:
1) we help the poor of the world;
2) no money is invested;
3) alms are distributed when they are given, and
4) by Paul VI and a commission appointed by him in order
to insure equality of aid to all.
This appeal is not just for the poor; it is for us — the ric hest
people In the history of the world. We must see that we have
second claim to the surplus of our wealth— the poor, the starv
ing, the Christ in the hungry and the thirsty' have first claim.
May the Lord bless you for helping to change the spiritual at
mosphere of the United States.
GOD LOVE YOU to K.M.M. for $10 “I thought I had a
serious disease but discovered I did not; 1 am sending this in
appreciation." to B. S. T. for $10 "Please pray that
peace be restored to our city of Birmingham, Alabama.”
...... to K.C. for $1 “I want my birthday dollar to go to the
Missions." to M.LK. for $7 “God gave me the ability-
to give to others. God bless you for giving me the way ."
This has been a year for specials! Each of the most recent
issues of MISSION, the bi-monthly magazine w ritten and edited
by Bishop Sheen, has been centered around a particular theme
and has carried a special message from His Excellency to
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