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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' JUNIORS Jacqueline Lacey and Sam LaDukatryoutfor the jun ior play at St, Pius, Murder in a Nunnery, set for April 4. JUHAX'S CLEANERS r»p«rt - PmoMilMrt e*m«* OW*« to Bvtry Coming Ituo Our Float its m. M«m •*. ro. i.uu M, Oft. NELSON RIVES REALTY INC. 3669 CLAIRMONT ROAQ CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE SALES,RENTALS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PHONE J, 451-2323 NO NttO RJR AN AU. poiMS Buucmf, they've All tone fob Fine woo at the RIVIERA RESTAURANT PASTIL PORTRAITS 16x30 $30.00 From life sittings OR photograph . Likeness guaranteed. Call or come by Dan Martin Flowers. 3205 Peachtree Rd. N.E. 231-1161 “PET.*you bet!” PET •MU CQMftlftV V ~ j DAISY. DIVISION For Convenient Horn# Delivery In Atlanta Call 636-8677 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. Any Time - Anywhere Call a Taxi Radio Cabs DECATUR CO-OP CABS 310 Howard Ave. 24-Hour Service Passengers Insured Trips Anywhere DR 7-3866 - DR 7-1701 DECATUR, GA. TERMITES SWARMING? TAX RETURNS TURNER AUDITING SERVICE 2355 MATHEWS ST. N.E. CE 3-3584 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.
