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PAGE 2 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1964 BEST WISHES DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT #9 E. PARK SQUARE MARIETTA - 427-9101 Lassiter Drug Company For Your Drug Needs 1017 Roswell St. Marietta, Ga. PHONE: 428-4435 In Marietta, - . It’s. ... SAUL’S DEPARTMENT STORE Johnny Walker Incorporated Gents' Furnishings And Shoes WEST PARK SQUARE TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER 504 COBB COUNTY CENTER \\ 1 MARIETTA, GA. * OWENS FLOWER SHOP 1180 ATLANTA ROAD MARIETTA, GEORGIA Joiner’s Food Store Groceries—Meats—Frozen Foods Fancy Produce Telephone 9-9711 701 Cherokee Street MARIETTA, GEORGIA CONGRESS REPORT ‘Fate Of Church’ In Soviet Union WASHINGTON (NC) — Stat istics purporting to reflect "the fate of the Catholic 'Church; in the Soviet Union and occupi ed countries over four decades are given in a Congressional document which has made its appearance. A study made by a team of research specialists for the Judiciary Committee oftheU.S. House of Representatives con tains a paragraph which says: "THE FATE of the Catholic Church in the USSR and coun tries occupied by the Russians from 1917 to 1959 show the following: (a) the number killed: 55 bishops; 12,800 priests and monks; 2.5 million Catholic be lievers; (b) imprisoned or de ported: 199 bishops; 32,000 priests and 10 million believers; (c) 15,700 priests were forced j to abandon their priesthood and accept other jobs; and (d) 8,334 theological seminaries were dissolved; 1,600 monasteries were nationalized, 31,779 churches were closed 400 newspapers were prohibited and all the Catholic organizations were dissolved.'* It is also stated that "the same fate met the Islamic re ligion." THE STUDY says "the whole Ukrainian Autocephalic Ortho-- dox Church, with all its clergy, was dissolved and many of its members were deported to Si beria." The study is entitled "Nations Peoples, and Countries in the USSR." and in the words of its director, concentrates "largely on what is the official policy of genocide concerning non- Russian populations in the USSR." The study was made by Dr. Lev E. Dobriansky of Georgetown University here, whose co- workers were Dr. Wasyl Shimoniak of Marquette University, Milwaukee, and Sal vatore L. Constabile of George town. Dr. Dobriansky introduced the study before the committee. He noted that it is "more ac curate scientifically to speak of populations in the Soviet Union," and said the various "distinct national organisms" are not the same as the "so- called ethnic groups here in the United States." He remind ed, too, that there are many forms of genocide, and that the form it took under Khrushchev was "more subtle" than it was under Stalin, "but nevertheless the objective is the same, name ly, the so-called assimilation of the many non-Russian nations and peoples in the USSR." THE RESEARCHER said it was unfortunately the notion of many that genocide involves solely the physical destruction of people. He said its many forms include the elimination of languages and the suppression of religious forms. The study shows that the Rus sian Reds began in 1918 to con fiscate church property, while asserting that "every citizen has the right to practice or not practice religion." Some forms of religious practices could sUll be carried on some years la ter, despite progressive steps against religion, the study says, and in 1929, the Soviet criminal code was made to prohibit the organization of any prayer gat herings and to provide severe punishments for those who broke the law. These punish ments ranged from three years* imprisonment to the "highest measures of socialist defense— death by shooting." ADMITTING it is hard to Glee Club Sang Carols After All BOONTON, N.J. (NC)—They sang carols at the Christmas concert given by the Boonton High School glee club after all. In fact, the school officials said an earlier announcement that caroling would be. dropped from the concert because itwas "too religious.’* was all a mis take, William Potter, school prin cipal, said changes were re quested in the program because it was deemed that last year's performance was two - thirds "religious." He added: "We asked the choral director to mix up the numbers more this year and he did so. By no means did we go to the ex treme of banning carols. We must follow a policy that will not offend any religious group.*' establish precisely the number of victims of Russian genocide, because Soviet statistical pub lications "are far from ac curate," the study says. "Combining Soviet Russian data with the data of eyewit nesses and foreign specialists HISTORIC STEP of Russian policies, one can see that the famines of 1920-24 and 1932-33, the purges through out the entire colonialist Soveit Russian regime, slave labor, and deportations affected more non-Russian nationals than the Russian people itself. Today, there would be at least more than 8 million Ukrainians alive, 3 million Kazakhs, Poles, Jews, Germans, Kalmyks, Finns, Lat vians, etc., at least a 20 mil lion total if it were not for the Soviet Russian policy of im- periocolonialism and the Rus sian desire to conquer other nations." Santa Fe Diocese Joins Council Of Churches SANTA FE, N.M. (NC)--The Catholic archdiocese of Santa Fe., in an action described as a "definite step in mutual understanding and true cha rity," is joining the New Mexi co Council of Churches. ' Archbishop James P. Davis of Santa Fe and the Rev. Mr. Harry Summers, executive se cretary of the church council, jointly announced the historic step (Dec. 19) at a meeting in the archbishop’s office here. THE New Mexico Council of Churches presently includes seven Protestant denominations as members. This is the first time that a Catholic diocese has joined a Council of Chur ches. However, St. Andrew's Catholic cathedral in Grand Rapids, Mich., and a Catholic parish in Tulsa, Okla., belong to the local church councils in their areas. Archbishop Davis and the Rev. Mr. Summers listed four "basic principles" which they said underlie the dec is ion. They are; "1) The ’peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ' will be evidenced in one more witness by His action. "2) The essential fact of ‘unity but not uniformity’ will be recognized in a noble effort toward the ideal of John XXIII and other ecumenical leaders; 'unity In essentials, difference in everything else."’ "3) Strength will be given to certain fundamental doct rines and principles which the church must communicate to the contemporary world. "4) The present unwarrant ed duplications, mainly in so cial policies, charitable endea vors and so on, will be made unnecessary." THE TWO men called the move "a source of deep satis faction and a cause of great expectations not only for the Christian communities of the state but also for every man of good will, because it is a de finite step in mutual under standing and true charity." "The message of Christmas is certainly evidenced by this act of fraternal charity, for which the prayers, the support and the understanding of all men of good will are both asked and needed," they stated. Archbishop Davis designated Msgr. O.A. Coggiola-Mower, pastor of the Church of the An nunciation in Albuquerque, as representative of the Santa Fe archdiocese to the Council of Churches. Msgr. Coggiola-Mo wer has for several months re presented the archbishop in his relations with the council on a less official basis. THE archbishop also said he Concelebration NEWTON, N.J. (NC)—Per- mission for the concelebration of Mass has been received by monks of St. Paul’s Benedic tine Abbey here. It will be permitted at three periods of the year—during the monks' annual retreat, on Christmas and on March 21, feast of St. Behedict. New Library JERSEY CITY (NC)—St. Pe ter’s College here has announ ce d plans for a new library costing some $1 million.Con struction will begin next spring. would name other priests and laymen as representatives of the archdiocese to the council The Protestant denomina tions that now belong to the state council are the Presby terian Church of the U.S.A., the Lutheran Church of Ameri ca, the Methodist Church, the Disciples of Christ, the United Church of Christ (Congregatio- nalist), the Episcopal Church, and the Evangelical United Bre- thr^ n. Among those present at the announcement ceremony in ad dition to Archbishop Davis and the Rev. Summers were Msgr. Coggiola-Mower and the Rev. Lee Hobert, president of the New Mexico Council of Chur ches and pastor of the Mesilla Valley Christian Church, Las Cruces. NKW HEAD — Vernon X. Miller, dean, of the Catholic University of America Law School, Washington, D.C.. who enters the year 1965 as the new president of the As sociation of American Law Schools, an organization of 100 institutions in all parts of the nation. Dean Miller is said to be the first head of a Catholic law school to hold the office. C HRISTMAS CRECHE IN WHITE HOIV.E—In a window along the long wall of the East Room in the Executive Mansion is a manger scene made up of 42 individual 18th Century Neopolitan figures. The figures, made in Naples of terra cotta and carved wood, represent the Holy Family, angels, shepherds, peasants, kings and animals. The tableau is a pyramid in shape and rises against the background of a green velvet curtain in the ballroom window. Golden draperies are on either side and white azaleas for a base. 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