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Mrs. F. J. McMahon When better attended and more interesting board meetings are held they will have to go the Winston-Salem affair one better, Anyone expecting to leisurely enjoy along with a casual acceptance oi packaged plans was disappointed. The question mark was greatly overworked and for good reason. Those attending represented not only the adjacent parishes but New Bern, Asheville, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham as well as our gracious hosts of Winston-Salem. They spoke their piece and sc helped ensure the peace and fu ture of this so often misunderstood project. Perhaps primary curiosi ty caused some to attend but they must have left the meeting feeling that much had been accomplished We have not only developed the “New Look” but we have initiat ed a stark exposure of lagging lay men. The membership has spok en- through letters and through their deanery representatives and the board listened. This association has stopped ca tering to a diminishing few. Out standing impediments have beer removed without argument or ridi cule. Differences of opinion have disappeared by understanding Don’t leap to any wrong conclu sions however. Were not all jus1 one happy family yet but we be lieve people are essentially good— at least ninety-nine and forty-foui percent so. We are too full o' optimism and an inextinguishable zest to have any room for mistrus —Let’s make our fellow Catholics want to become an active membei of this up and doing program It’s your job for 1950. Judge Denies Catholics Be Barred as Jurors In 'Mercy Death' Trial MANCHESTER, N. H. — A Bos ton newspaper’s report that Cath olics might not be allowed to serve as jurors at the forthcoming tria of Dr. Herman Sander, local phy sician, on a first-degree murdei charge in the alleged “mercy kill ing” of a cancer patient, has beer denied. Justice Harold E. Westcott oi Superior Court, who will preside over the trial, said that there would be no ban on Catholic jur ors because of the opposition ol their Church to so-called “mercy* killings. “Religious beliefs will not entei into the selections of jurymen,’ he said. It was pointed out that Catho lies are not alone in opposition te euthanasia. Meanwhile, Dr. Sander, whose case has attracted wide-spreac attention in this country anc abroad, was free under $25,00( bail in the case, which involvec the death of Mrs. Abbie C. Borro to, 59, of Manchester, Decembei 4, as the result of alleged air in jections into her bloodstream. BDtfi Protestant pnd Cath|olie clergymen in the area have dis cussed the issue of mercy death! in their churches. At the St. Mary, St. John th< Baptist and St. Anthony churchei in Manchester, priests preached 01 the Fifth Commandment, “Thoi shalt not kill,” as it applies ti euethanasia. At John the Baptist, the Rev Napoleon J. Gilbert, told his par ishioners that suffering serves t< expiate for sin and gains merit ii the sight of God for the suffere: and for others when offered b; the sufferer for their purpose. First American □ Pictured on the occasion of his arrival in Cincinnati, his native city, is the Most Rev. Valentine T. Schaaf, O. P. M., Minister Gen eral of the Order of Friars Minor, who came from Rome where he has been stationed since 1939. He is the first American-born head of the Franciscan Order and has jurisdiction over 23,000 Friars Minor and 12,000 Poor Clare Nuns throughout the world. He reports that 100 Franciscan friars, along with 150 other priests have been killed in Yugoslavia since the end' of the war. (NC Photos) Renewed Emphasis on Holy Year's Spiritual Side Stressed At Rome VATICAN CITY—Members ol ' national and diocesan Holy Year | committees are invited to give even greater stress to the true 1 spiritual characteristics of the ; Jubilee, in an article by Monsig 1 nor Alfredo Ottaviani appearing in the Holy Year Bulletin. Monsignor Ottaviani is Presidenl of the Commission for Spiritual Assistance, which is one pf the commissions of the Central Com mittee for the Holy Year. Because the press has generally emphasized the technical and or ganizational aspects of the Holy Year, Monsignor Ottaviani says the public at large may have missed the principal, the specific end of the Holy Year—the spirit ual. Real Objective Cited To the end of insuring the proper atmosphere of spirituality in all pilgrimages, he makes two sug gestions to directors: a short course of sermons for pilgrims, deriving the material particularly from the Pope’s Holy Year prayer and from the Holy Year Bull, “Ju bileum Maximum;” and that pilgrimage directors designate a special priest for preaching and another for the spirtual care oi pilgrims during the voyage and the sojourn in Rome. i Wrong Emphasis Monsignor Ottaviani absolved 1 the Catholic press of any fault oi 1 lack of appreciation and he is not severely critical of the “great press 1 and press services.” But he re grets that emphasis has been giver to the size and numbers of pil grimages, logistic matters such as transport, accomodations and food and other material circumstances The Monsignor readily admits that these are important so tha1 1 pilgrims are not bothered by many material considerations and may 1 better and more readily attain 1 the main purpose of a Holy Yeai 1 pilgrimage to Rome. But, he adds 1 too much of that tends to obscure ’ and overshadow the real purpose and objective of the Holy Year. Patronize N. C. Catholic Advertisers House Agreement on US Aid to Education Bill By March 1 Is Foreseen WASHINGTON—Federal Aid to education legislation will be taken up by the House Education and Labor Committee on February 6 and' agreement on a measure is expected by March 1. This estimation was made by Representative John Lesinski of Michigan, chaiman of the 25-man committee. The committee has be fore it a half dozen measures on the Federal aid question, includ ing the Taft-Thomas bill which was passed by the Senate at the last session. The legislation whs bbttled up in the House committee at the last session mainly because of the con troversy which arose over the Barden Bill. The Barden Bill was approved by a subcommittee, but was universally denounced by Catholic leaders as anti-Catholic and anti-American. Compromise Sought It was reported that quiet pres sure by Democratic leaders has been exerted in an effort to re concile members of the House to ward a compromise on a Federal aid bill. Mr. Lesinski sent notice to each member of his committee stating the legislation will be called upon February 6. Meanwhile in New York, the Liberal Party agreed on a na tional legislative program which has been submitted to members of Congress. The party, in dealing with the Federal aid to education question, contended that since the so-called constitutional principle of separation of church and state would limit aid for purely edu cational purposes to public schools only, there should be separate leg islation to provide for health and welfare services for children in both public and non-public schools. I Dixie Welcome Extened | Bishop F. E. Hyland At Savannah-Atlanta Post SAVANNAH, Ga.— Traditional southern hospitality greeted the Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland upon his arrival here from Philadelphia to take over his duties as Auxili ary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. In addition to the solemn and colorful installation ceremonies (January 12) in the Cathedral oi St. John the Baptist, Bishop Hy land was feted at dinners and re ceptions, and in addition to the ceremonies here other activities are being planned to welcome the new Bishop in Atlanta. Bishops Take Part Among the members of the Hier archy who took part in the cere monies here were Bishops Emmel M. Walsh, Coadjutor of Youngs town; Hugh L. Lamb, Auxiliary oi Philadelphia, and Thomas J. Mc Donough, Auxiliary of St. Augus tine. Feted by City Proudest of all who attended the fetes for Bishop Hyland was his mother, Mrs. James Hyland of Philadelphia. The festivities began with a dinner at which Msgr. James Mc Namara, cathedral rector, was host. The installation ceremonies at the cathedral on the following day were next. Then came a din ner for the clergy; the civic re ception at which Mayor Olin P Fulmer and other outstanding civic leaders were present; a receptior for the various Sisterhoods in the diocese, and another reception foi a number of parish groups. -■UV-nrir-.. . . . . I t One Man's Opinion By DALE FRANCIS We’re being subjected right now to one of the most thorough propaganda jobs in the history of our nation. The object of this propaganda is to convince the American public that there is nothing wrong in murder if it is done with the proper attitude. The newspapers can u killing. But giving it a pretty name doesn’t change the fact that it is still murder. Morally such murders can never be justified. The state does have certain rights over the individual. The state can take the life of a man for the protection of society, as is done in the execution of a condemned murderer. The state can order a man to endanger his life in battle for the protection of the state. But the state can not kill a person just because the per son is old or ill or mentally unfit. Kill Incurables The men who favor enthanasia —and there are many doctors and many non-Catholic clergymen among them — say now that they are for killing only those with in curable ailments. Aside from the fact that “incurable” is a rela tive term and that many things thought incurable 100 years ago are now curable, this is merely an opening wedge. It is certain to be followed by murder of the aged, the murder of the mentally unsound, then murder of deformed infants. Murder is catching and let the gates be opened they will be forced open wider. Matter of Faith Murder is murder. The patient’s request for death doesn’t change the facts. It merely makes the patient guilty of suicide and mor ally guilty, too. All this is a natural followup to a lack of belief in eternity. If you do not really be lieve in eternity then making things comfortable on earth be comes the major fact. If you do believe in eternity then your ma jor aim is to follow God’s laws and submit yourselves to His will. Tito's Cruelty Toward Church Is Continuing As He Begs for Aid The Tito-Stalin feud has failed to produce the slightest improve ment in communist-governed Yu goslavia’s treatment of the Church, although Tito continues to beg for and receive help from the West on the ground that his regime is a tolerant one. From reports received the posi tion of the Church has deteriora ted since the break, real or pre tended, between the Moscow and Belgrade Bolsheviks. There has been no move to free Archbishop Stepinac, head of the Yugoslav hierarchy, who was sentenced to a 16-year jail term by Tito on the absolutely false charge that he had collaborated with the nazis. Priests are still ar rested by the hundreds, tortured, imprisoned and murdered. Tito’s government has redoubled its ef forts to obstruct free, religious worship and stamp out the peo ple’s religious faith. Religion Crushed “Since Tito and his gang of communists seized power in Yugo slavia, they have killed several hundred priests and condemned an even greater number to the notori ous forced labor camps. Before Tito, and even during the worst horrors of the Nazi occupation there was freedom of religion. Each Yugoslav worshipped as he thought fit. The various churches were even entrusted with main taining the marriage, birth and death registers for the state.” Although Tito persecutes all 1 Theme of Unity Octave Taken From Pope Pius's Holy Year Address WASHINGTON—The theme of Holy Father’s address at the op ening of the Holy Year will be stressed when the Chair of Unity Octave begins January 18 in churches across the nation. , His Holiness Pope Pius XII, at the Christmas Eve ceremony in St. Peter’s, prayed that the 1950 Holy Year would see a “great re turn to the one, true Church, awaited over the centuries, of so many who, though believing in Jesus Christ, are for various rea sons separted from her.” The Chair of Unity Octave was known in prior years as the Church Unity Octave. The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement originated the observance in 1908 and are known now as its principal pro moters. The aim of the octave prayers is to bring all men into the Church'. / Some of the leading celebra tions of the octave will take place in Boston, Chicago, New York, New Orleans, St. Paul, and at the National Shrine of the Immacu late Conception at the Catholic University of America, here. Yugoslav religious elements, he has reserved his most vigorous measurse for the Catholic Church and its followers. The Catholic clergy suffers more greviously than any of the others. Nevertheless the priests continue to do their duty until they are forcibly pre vented by the secret police or the usual gangs of communist hood lums. To the best of their abil ity the people are showing their solidarity with the Church by de fying the communists and attend ing divine services.” WHAT TO LOOK JOB C. H. Stephenson Music Co. Raleigh, N. C. “The home of Steiwav Pinat end the Hammond Organ" i J
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