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GEORGIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1968
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EDITOR FEELS
Two Wars Could Lead
To Civil War In U.S.
NEW YORK (RNS) - A
Roman Catholic editor asserted
here that continuing attempts to
wage the Vietnam war and the
war on poverty simultaneously
will lead to civil war.
Father John B. Sheerin, editor
of the Paulist monthly, The
Catholic World, said that “a year
ago we imagined we could pursue
these two wars simultaneously,
the .war abroad and the war
against poverty at home.”
Pointing to the fact of the
high Vietnamese war cost, Father
Sheerin said the recent riots have
shown “it is not only unwise to
subordinate social reforms to the
conduct of the war, but
impossible as well.
“For if we attempt to do so
the inevitable result must be a
ghastly civil war.
“Promises innumerable have
been made to the poor in our
cities, giving rise to a revolution
of rising expectations, but now
these expectations have been
dashed to pieces and the
frustrations of the poor have
erupted in violence, especially
when their beloved leader was
struck down.”
Father Sheerin spoke at a
“Wake-up for Peace and Human.
Dignity,” a dawn vigil and
assembly in Central Park here.
The event, which drew some 350
persons, was initiated by the New
York Fellowship of
Reconciliation with 14 other
Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and
secular peace organizations.
Sister M. Brendan, R.S.H.M.,
president of Marymount College,
Tarrytown, cautioned that in the
absence of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., “the strength of
reliance on non-violence may not
stand the test of long and bitter
humiliation of the poor.
“Unless the blacks come to
realize that their struggle is a
struggle for all Americans,” she
said, “unless they are joined in
the struggle by the whites, the
spiritual gains of Martin Luther
King may be lost.”
Sister Brendan called for a
“spiritual revolution” in the
country. “The issue is not
political or social expediency; the
issue is whether we are morally
and spiritually strong enough to
answer God’s demands.”
There are no “administrative
MEMBERS of the Marist Drama Club practice their roles for the play, “The More, The Merrier,” which will be
presented in the school gym at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The play is directed by Father Eugene
Hughes and is produced by Father Joseph Caffrey. Members of the cast, left to right, are John Mattingly, Billy
Carroll, Billy Harris, Cathy Dowling, Andy Denning, Jimmy Moore, Frank McCloskey.
solutions to spiritual problems,”
she added. Even if the Congress
and the courts clear away the
obstacles to Dr. King’s vision, “it
will remain a challenge to our
wisdom, to our faith, to our
power of love to complete the
task.”
FRUSTRATION
The following letter could have been written by any missionary
for it reveals the cross common to every missionary, frustration.
Actually, it was written by a missionary in Africa after making the
rounds of his villages on a bicycle and seeing nothing but poverty,
ignorance, suffering, ingratitude.
He writes: “You enter your hut at night. The heat is terrific, but you
hardly notice it. Your heart is heavy with what your eyes have seen
during the day. You have done your best, but that was far from
enough. You hope you will be able to do more the next time around.
“The howl of the hyena keeps you awake. Your thoughts don’t give
you rest either. You begin your night prayers. You catch yourself
thinking about a faster means of transportation You fight that
thought as a distraction. You tell God you are sorry With a larger
supply of medicines you could help more people...If you only had a
jeep Again you tell yourself that you are supposed to be saying
your night prayers and not thinking about such trivial things as jeeps
and medicine Somehow you can’t convince yourself
“You ask God to be understanding with you. You know He is. You
feel better, but not much. Tomorrow will be another day of
frustrations, in which you will again uncover more and greater
miseries than you can relieve The load gets heavier....heavier....
heavier.”
The above was not written for your sympathy. The missionaries
don’t want your pity; they only want your help. It is spiritual
assistance that they need as well as material. Money alone won’t
relieve loneliness and homesickness, ingratitude and frustations. But
the spiritual power of your self-denials will win for the missionaries
God’s strengthening grace without which they will not persevere. The
material power provided by your monetary sacrifices will encourage
the missionaries with concrete proof that others care enough about
their brothers to deny themselves. That is why everyone should
sacrifice every day — EVERY DAY! God bless you.
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