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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1964
THE MISSIONARY CHURCH
The ‘Medicine Of Mercy 5 Rather Than That Of Severity
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
looked, is the strong climate of religious belief
in the Protestant South. The average man here
simply takes his faith more seriously than in the
more cosmopolitan, secularized parts of the
United States. Perhaps it is a simpler faith. The
Scriptures are closer to him. There are, indeed,
some ugly blind-spots, but it is far more likely
here that the church is the center of his life.
Doctrine is not strange to him, and his moral
code is linked to what he believes.
IN SUCH A CLIMATE, the influence of Catho
licism is an apparent paradox. A Church known for
its liturgy, its organization, its strong grasp of
authority is an alien thing. But although this may
be the Catholicism the fearful Protestant reads and
hears about, it is not the Church he sees. He
sees, in Atlanta, several hundreds of incurable
cancer patients, most of them Protestants, cared
for lovingly and freely by Catholic Sisters, and he
recalls Christ’s concern for the lepers and the
blind and the crippled. He is well-acquainted with
Georgians, some well-to-do Catholics and some
with much less, who have been caring for the
needs of families during decades that a St. Vincent
de Paul Society has been a vital part of the Catho
lic parish. He thinks how appropriate it is that
these Samaritans live in Georgia too. In a small
town hospital, a handful of Catholics struggling to
build their own church, have contributed a room.
Each time a Protestant enters that room, he sees
the little Catholic plaque, "Prayer is Strength"
on the door, and he agrees with that. Whenever he
sees a Sister, in Atlanta or in the rural counties,
she is on some mission of mercy, either to the
mind or the body. He finds priests who as a mat
ter of course are following the footsteps of the One
Who went about doing good. They are visiting the
sick, teaching the young, encouraging the aged,
helping those jailed in our federal penitentiary and
getting jobs and housing for recent refugees from
Cuba.
THAT EXCLUSIVENESS which is rooted in lega
lism rather than in pastoral love has been merci
fully absent in much of Georgia's Catholic action.
When Father Thomas O'Reilly went out in 1864
to implore General William T. Sherman to spare
the heart of Atlanta from military destruction, he
spoke not only for Atlanta’s one Catholic church,
Immaculate Conception, but for all the churches.
Because his own sense of mercy embraced them
all, the citizens put a monument to his memory
right in front of the City Hall. This priest's
thoroughly Catholic spirit has not been diminish
ed. Ralph McGill, eminent publisher of the Atlanta
Constitution, recently devoted a column to tne
work of the Trappist monks at Conyers, Ga. When
three Negro Baptist churches were burned by
segregationists, the monks offered to make stain-
glass windows for the new churches being built by
popular contributions. McGill called it "one of the
stories that warm and cheer the human heart" and
noted that the famous order of Trappists were
"vowed to silence and prayer for all mankind."
THE CHURCH in Georgia has been blessed with
devoted laymen, as well as clergy and religious.
Under good leaders like Archbishop Gerald O'Hara
and Bishop Francis E. Hyland, parishes, churches,
schools, missions, hospitals and other institutions
have multiplied. But the well-spring of it all could
be a remarkable grasp of what mercy can do. The
Catholic man or woman going about doing good is
the most eloquent apostle of Christianity. The
Church grows, not by argument nor by a display
of power. It grows in men’s hearts by her charity
and her display of compassion.
The virtues can sometimes collide, and some
times diminish each other. This is, of course, a
disorder in the intended harmony of man. An un
measured prudence can enervate fortitude. An ex
cessive temperance can weaken justice. Mercy,
too, can lose its way. But in the missionary
Church-which is in truth the Church everywhere-
the quality of mercy is not likely to be strained.
In the new American society so painfully emerging
in our times, the exercise of mercy by Catholic
and Protestant and Jew alike, can be a test of the
ecumenical urge, indeed, its most vigorous instru
ment.
TEENAGERS. ADULTS
Going Steady 9 Debate
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. (NC)~
Five hundred parents heard a
teenage boy declare here if a
high schooler "is really ma
ture, going steady may be the
best thing for him."
They also heard a teenage-
girl observe "Parents who
never say ‘No,’ never care."
AND THEY heard a priest ad
vise: "If a youngster is mature
enough to go steady, he also is
mature enough to know that the
bulk of his age group is not
mature enough to go steady.
Therefore, for the good of the
group he ought to forgo any right
he himself may have to go
steady."
All the speakers in the dis
cussions at Hughes School gym
agreed the going steady problem
is one which should be resolved
by parents in the home.
TIM MURPHY, the outspoken
Saginaw high schooler, spoke
out against the practice of "typ
ing" teenagers, insisting each
should be treated as an indi
vidual. He said: "We need par
ental love at this time in our
lives. If we don't find it at
home, we'll find it somewhere
else." His contention that a
"really mature" high schooler
should be allowed to go steady
sparked a number of questions
on the problem "Who is to judge
a student is really mature?"
Stella Mudd of Saginaw was
critical of parents who never
say "No," and Father Thom
as R. Horton, an official of the
Saginaw diocesan tribunal, de
clared the teenage view of going
steady is "essentially selfish"
—based on "what I can get out
of this" as opposed to the real
love needed for marriage which
is based on "a willingness to
give."
FATHER HORTON told the
parents "a young couple is go
ing steady if exclusively once a
week—or exclusively once a
month—they are in eath others'
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company." He said that most
psychologists agreed "platonic
friendship in steady company
keeping is impossible."
Teenagers want "someone
who will lay down restrictions
—they want strength from par
ents, and love and understand
ing," Father Horton said. He
reminded that the "training of
a child begins in the home with
the earliest days of infancy."
He advised parents to be firm
in discipline.
"UNLESS WE get parents who
will lay down the laws in what
youth must do we might just as
well be talking to the wind,"
Father Horton said.
Dr. Robert Crissy of Bay
City was critical of parents who
fall to assume responsibilities
in proper rearing of children.
Winners and participants in a series of song, oratory and talent contests at Sacred Heart School,
Griffin, are shown with the school principal, Sister Miriam Joseph, S. S. N. D. The students
(1-r) are: Henry Michael, Mary Ann Jones, Marilyn Belvin, Lynn Cordell, Vera Ann Zager,
Jeanne Thornhill, Emilie McLaurin and Michael Charnigo.
REVIEW ASSERTS
Tax Deduction May Increase
Church Donation Percentage
WASHINGTON, D. C. (RNS)—
Giving to churches and relig
ious enterprises could Increase
by as much as 4 1/2 per cent
as a result of the Income tax
reduction signed into law by
President Johnson, according
to Christianity Today, con
servative Protestant fortnigh
tly.
Tax specialists here say the
cut, the most appreciable in the
nation's history, opens the way
for an estimated $265 million in
additional Itemized charitable
contributions by taxpayers this
year, if the nation’s economy
realizes no serious unexpected
setbaaks.
THE AMOUNT that could be
realized next year attributable
to the tax cuts could be as much
as $400 million — a boost of
4 1/2 per cent in giving, based
on total itemized deductions of
contributions of $8.5 billion,
the current amount.
Americans will have fatter
paychecks because of a decre
ase in the amount of Income
tax the government requires the
employer to withhold, Christ
ianity Today said in a special
article by Donald H. Gill.
"Some Increase in church giv
ing should be evident immedi
ately, he wrote.
"The most important change
in the tax law, so far as char
itable contributions are con
cerned, is the ability of the don
or to 'carry over* his deduca-
tlon in excess of 30 per cent
of the adjusted gross income for
a period of up to five years."
IT IS anticipated that this will
encourage donors who are in a
position to make large con
tributions within a single year.
Should a person be unable to de
duct one year, under the new
ruling, he can claim in the fol
lowing years.
The law extends from 20 to
30 per cent the ceiling on con
tributions to certain charitable
groups. Previously the higher
limit had applied only to con
tributions made to churches,
hospitals, schools, and various
medical research organiza
tions.
The new law now applies to
contributions to all charitable,
religious and philanthropic in
stitutions. Private foundations,
Montessori Aims To Be Discussed
The Atlanta Montessori As
sociation will present Miss
Margaret E. Stephenson in two
lectures over the weekend of
March thirteenth. One of the
three official representatives
of the Association Montessori
Internationale in the United
Internationale in the United
States, Miss Stephenson will
speak on the Montessori philo
sophy of education. Her first
talk will be at Lenox Square
auditorium at 8:00 p.m. on Fri
day, March 13. She will also
give brief demonstrations of
some of the didactic materials
used by the three to six year
olds in the Montessori class
operating at Pace Academy. The
public is invited, Sunday after
noon at 3:00 p.m. Miss Stephen
son will address a group of edu
cators in the Pace Academy
auditorium on the same subject
though geared especially to the
profession.
Defer Meeting
The Atlanta Archdiocesan
Council of Catholic Nurses will
not meet this month due to the
fact that the usual meeting date
coincides with St. Patrick's
Day. The Council does plan to
meet in April, however, on the
third Tliesday of that month.
lary - Msgr.
Vincent M. Leonard, (above)
55, Vicar General and Chan
cellor of the Diocese of Pitts
burgh, has bee n named titular
Bishop of Arsacal and Auxiliary
to Bishop John J. Wright of
Pittsburgh. The Bishop-elect is
secretary of the Pennsylvania
State Advisory Committee on
Merital Health.
Mass Guide
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 - Mass: Judica me - "Judge me" (violet
vestments). No Gloria, Credo, Preface of Holy Cross. Mass for
parish. DIVINE OFFICE: II Lauds. Prime: Psalm 53. Short lesson
for Passiontime from today until Wednesday of Holy Week, Ves
pers (violet): No c. Compline.
MONDAY, MARCH 16 - Mass: Miserere - "Have mercy" (violet
vestments). No Gloria, Preface of HolyCross, Prayerover People.
DIVINE OFFICE (D): Compline of Monday.
TUESDAY, MARCH 17 - Mass: Expecta- "Expectthe Lord" (vio
let vestments). No Gloria, 2nd Preface of St. Patrick, Preface of
Holy Cross, Prayer over People. DIVINE OFFICE (D): II Lauds:
c. of St. Patrick. Comp, of T” jsday.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 - Mass: Liberatormeus- "My deliver
er" (violet vestments). No Gloria, 2nd Preface of St. Cyril of
Jerusalem, Preface of Holy Cross, Prayer over People. DIVINE
OFFICE (D): II Lauds: FP, c. of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. Vespers
(white) of St. Joseph: c. of Feria, Compline of Sunday.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19 - Mass: Justus - 'The just man" (white
vestments). Gloria, 2nd Preface of Feria, Tract, Credo, Preface
of St, Joseph. Mass for Parish. DIVINE OFFICE (A).
FRIDAY, MARCH 20-Misereremihi- "Have mercy on me" (vio
let vestments). No Gloria, 2nd Preface of Seven Sorrows of B.V.
M. Vespers (violets): FP, no c. Compline of Friday,
SATURDAY, MARCH 21 - Mass: Miserere - "Have mercy" (vio
let vestments). No Gloria, 2nd Preface of St. Benedict, Preface of
HolyCross, Prayer over People. DIVINE OFFICE: II Lauds: c. of
St. Benedict. Vespers (violet) of Palm Sunday. Compline of Satur
day,
however, still are limited to the
20 per cent figure.
FURTHER, private founda
tions no longer will be eligi
ble for the "unlimited deduc
tion" classification, applying to
persons whose contributions
plus their Income tax liability
amount to more than 90 per
cent of their taxable Income
for the current year and eight
of the 10 previous taxable
years.
Another important provision,
which could have bearing on ch
aritable giving, applies to cor
porate giving, the Chrlstlnalty
Today article said. The period
of "Carryover" for corporate
contributions in excess of the
allowable 5 per cent of earn
ings has been extendedfrom two
to five years.-
Only a few observers see any
adverse effect in the tax cut
law. They maintain, generally,
that with the rate of taxation
moving downward, the relat
ive advantage of the deducatlon
Is lessened. In turn, incentive
for charitable contributions is
lessened.
It is held, however, the art
icle continued, that this factor
is unlikely to be very import
ant. Statistics indicate that
when previous tax cuts have
been instituted, a stable relat
ionship between personal in
come and charitable giving was
maintained.
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NEW ORDINARY - Msgr.
Thomas A. Donnellan, (above)
rector of St. Joseph’s Semi
nary, Yonkers, N.Y., has been
appointed Bishop of Ogdens-
burg, N.Y. A native of New
York City, the 50-year-old Bis
hop-elect succeeds the late Bis
hop Leo R. Smith.
INDIA: REUNION IN MALABAR
The Holy Father's Mission Aid
for the Oriental Church
NADUVIL is a village in Malabar in southern India. Recently
a new mission parish was begun there to serve the needs of 32
families, some 130 persons. They
had formerly been members of the
.Jacobite Church which from the
« ? x*eenth century* has been separ-
aied from Rome . . . These new par-
H ( *h<oners built a makeshift chapel of
^ bamboo and bamboo leaves to en*
•’Me their priest to celebrate Holy
M»«s. This was the best their pov
erty could afford. The chapel jsu’t
of much U3e when the Monsoons
blow. Nevertheless, their pastor has
gone ahead, holding services, admin
istering the sacraments, holding
catechism classes for the children. His Bishop has asked us to
help him. A modest yet solid chapel to withstand the rough
wln’N from the Indian Ocean will cost $3000 . . . Maybe some
one would like to make a MEMORIAL CHAPEL there—a trib
ute to some loved one . . . Your donation of $1 or $5 or $10
n won make this a realltv. India is rich in vocations. Here it
an opportunity to strengthen the Church there and make more
real the spirit of union so sought by Pope Paul VI and the
Ecumenical Council.
SEEING THE WHOLE BOARD
A checker expert explained It to us. A person llke.himseli
defeats an amateur player because the latter only sees a few
moves ahead. The expert, studying the whole board, sees as
many as 40 moves ahead. He sets up traps for his amateur op
ponent which soon bring trouble to him . . . Borrowing the
image, we try to show the whole mission board. We tell many
little bits of information about the widespread field of 18 coun
tries in the Near and Middle East where our work is done. For
Instance, the problem of vocations.
1. Ymi can edneate a poor seminarian like JEAN KARCH.
for 82 a week for alx year*—$800 in all. Then another
priest is ready to devote a lifetime to the missions.
What a Joy to know that and to realise it la partly be
cause of you!
t. Similarly you can train a Slater-to-be like SR MARY
LEONSY. for 13 a week for two years. You can pay In
installments. She will always be your missionary do
ing rood.
FOR THOSE who send a FOOD PACKAGE (Cost: $10) to a
PALESTINE REFUGEE FAMILY, we’ll send an Olive Seed
Rosary, made and blessed in the Holv Land. In these cold Winter
davs. a mother win he able to help feed her family for a month,
A thoughtful EASTER GIFT. A MASS—or anv other gift—In
mother’s name, we’ll send a lovely EASTER GIFT CARD men
tioning your thoughtfulness.
TOTE nOTX AND THE MISSION BOX
Sounds like a TV script. We’ve been watching a neighborhood
Lenten drama with absorbing interest. A young teen-age lady la
depositing her allowance In her mission rift box at homo but Is
often torn by her doll’s need for clothes. Of course the box
suffers at times . . . Still we think It’s wonderfful she Is re
membering f he mission*. You can help too bv Jolnlnr one of
0"r DOLLAR-A-MONTH olnhs. Thov *ld I.FPRRA. ORPHANS*
HFT.P TO FmiCATF SFM»VARMNS ANTI 81RTRBS. They
also help build MISSION SCHOOLS a«d CHAPELS and FUR-
NISH them. The SCHOOLS and CHAPELS range In coat from
82500 to S60O0.
PLEASE RFMF.MRFR OUR PRIESTS WITH YOUR MASS
STIPENDS. OFTEN THEIR DAILY SUPPORT.
Dear Monsignor Ryan:
Enclosed please find for
Name
Street
Citv
Zone
State.
i£i*12ear tast (nissionsj^i
PIANOS CARDINAL SPILLMAN, President
Msgr. Jeseph T. lyre. Neff 8ee*f
Stftdl #11
CATHOLIC NEAI KAST WELPAII ASSOCIATION
480 Uxingbn Ave. at 46th St. New York 17, N. Y.