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North Carolina Catholic Volume V. Nazareth, N. C., Friday October 6, 1950 Number 1 / CATHOLIC ' .NEWS BRIEFS s-f Tito Peace Denied VATICAN CITY. — Osservatore .Romano, Vatican City daily, has attacked the reported statement of Marshal Tito to United States members of Congress that release of Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac of Zagreb would offend half the Yugoslav population. The specter of “popular indig nation” should the Archbishop be released must just have entered Tito’s mind, the Osservatore edi torial says. Not too long ago Tito told a group of British MP’s that the Archbishop could be released if he left the country and re nounced his bishopric, the paper notes. The editorial also reminds that the Archbishop upheld personal liberty and property rights of all, including dissidents, by declaring that “every illegal procedure against the personal liberty and right of private property of dissi dents must be rigorously prohib ited.” Cites Morals for Stage ROME. — His Holiness Pope Pius XII, in a talk to a Catholicj theatrical group, condemned im morality on the stage and rejected ! the excuse sometimes given for it — “that one must offer what the public demands.” He said that “tenacious prejudice” is the state of mind one must have to give that excuse for the immoral, irre ligious, vulgar theater. Scranton College Expands SCRANTON, Pa.. — The two million dollar expansion program for the Scranton Catholic Wom en’s College here will be launched on October 7, by Bishop William J. Hafey of Scranton. Bishop Hafey will preside at ground-breaking ceremonies conducted on the pro posed site of one of the four build ings to be erected simultaneously. Announcement of the proposed program was made early by the Rev. Mother M. Marcella, super ior general of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who conduct the college. Since Marywood first opened in 1915 with an enrollment of 34 young women, some 4,000 degrees have been awarded to lay and re ligious students. Many Carolini ans attended Marywood. Charity Session in D. C. WASHINGTON. — “Charity ' must be the personal responsibil ity of every Christian,” Archbish op Patrick A. O’Boyle of Wash ington emphasizes in a message of welcome to the 40th annual meet ing of the National Conference of Catholic Charities to be held at the Hotel Statler here from No vember 2 to 6. The Conference will bring to Washington more than 1,500 dele gates representing hundreds of Catholic charitable organizations in all parts of the nation. The Rev. Michael J. Begley, Director of Charities for the Diocese of Raleigh will attend. « _ Farley Labels Book HUNTINGTON, Ind. — James A. Farley has come up with a new title for Paul Blanchard’s anti Catholic book, “American Free dom and Catholic Power,” whose 450 footnotes some critics say are too often outright misrepresenta tions. (Continued, on Page 12) OCTOBER, MONTH OF THE ROSARY The above illustration is from the cover of a new devotional manual for congregational use entitled "Our Lady’s Crusade for Peace,” pre pared by a former Army chaplain. Father Raymond Punda, of Mil waukee. In two editions, one for the service folk and one for the homefront. the manual will be used in a National Crusade for Peace, based on the conditions proposed at Fatima by the Blessed Virgin. (NC Photos) Chancellor Stresses Catholic Ideals In Education at West Asheville Rites WEST ASHEVILLE—“It was for no other reason than to be able to extend and give the children entrusted to their care the best educa tion possible, that the priests who have been stationed here at St. Joan of Arc’s parish during the past twenty years have devoted every effort toward the building of this new school which is being dedicated to day,’’ said the Very Reverend Francis K. O’Brien in a sermon delivered on the occasion of the Solemn Blessing of St. Joan of Arc Parochial School here, October 1. The Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh, officiated at the rites of dedica tion, and extended his personal congratulations to the Reverend William J. Kudar, pastor, and to the members of the parish. Father O’Brien, who is the chancellor of the diocese, was as sisting pastor at the local parish for a number of years. Ideals Stressed The sermon stressed the ideal of a Catholic education, that it is one of “completeness.” It aims, said the speaker, at a sound mind in a sound body. To be complete, all the powers of the pupil must receive development and training. Religion is an essential factor in the daily curriculum as arithme tic and other secular subjects. Special tribute was paid by Fa ther O’Brien to Father Kuder and the Sisters of Christian Education who have staffed the school for twenty years. The efforts of the Reverend Mother Monk, principal of the school, and her Sisters were (Continued on Page 12) Cathedral Women Open Retreats at Pinehurst RALEIGH. — Women of the Sa cred Heart Cathedral parish here, will open the 1950-51 schedule of retreats on October 6-8, according to the Reverend John F. Roueche, promoter of the Diocesan Retreat Movement. The retreats are sched uled for' women of all the parishes in the diocese to make the spiritu al exercises in parish weekend groups at Maryhurst Retreat House, Pinehurst. Posters citing the program have been sent to all parishes. Twenty seven weekends, eleven of them in 1950 and sixteen scheduled for the coming year, have been designat ed through parish groups. The fi nal exercises will be held on April 27-29, 1951, for parishes at Hen dersonville, Waynesville, Brevard, Hot Springs and Tryon. Special facilities for transporta tion are being planned, and costs for room and meals are being kept (Continued on Page 7) Gen. M'Arthur Leads Lord's Prayer At Seoul Liberation Ceremonies; Bishop, Clergy Said Deported North The “Lord’s Prayer” was recited publicly by Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur, supreme commander of U. N. forces, in an expression of thanks to God as he turned over liberated Seoul to President Syngman N. J. Supreme Court Studies Law Calling for Bible Reading, Prayer TRENTON, N. J. — The ques tion whether reciting the Lord’s Prayer and reading passages of the Old Testament in New Jersey pub lic schools is a violation of reli gious freedom under New Jersey’s constitution has been debated be fore the State Supreme Court. The court reserved decision in an appeal by Donald R. Doremus of East Rutherford and Mrs. Anna E. Klein of Hawthorne, members of the United Secularists of Amer ica and whom their counsel, Hey man Zimel of Paterson, described j as “freethinkers.” The State Superior Court had j sustained the religious proceed j ings in classrooms and general as j semblies. Superior Judge Robert H. Davidson had held that the procedure did not tend to encour age pupils to adopt a particular creed or mode of worship. Declaring that the suit was “in no way an attack on religion,” Mr. Zimel took the position that “if religious worship, religious exer cises, religious services, or sectar ian instruction, no matter how lofty their purpose, be permitted in the public schools, parents will be compelled to expose their chil dren to doctrines which they con sider contrary to their own consci ence, or else bear the burden of supporting out of their pockets re ligious training in a sect other their own.” Defend Law The 33-year-old law was de fended by Henry F. Schenk, dep uty State attorney general, and Alexander E. Fasoli, counsel for the Hawthorne Board of Education, a defendant in the action. Mr. Schenk told the court that “reading of the Old Testament of the Bible cannot possibly offend the religious sensibilities of anyone who believes in God.” Mr. Fasoli contended that Mr. Doremus and Mrs. Klein had no legal basis for presenting an ap peal. He said the statute under which prayer and Bible reading was conducted in the public schools had stood for years with out Constitutional question. He added that the First and the (Continued on Page 12) N. C. Catholic Begins Fifth Year of Publication This week the NORTH CARO LINA CATHOLIC begins its sixth year of publication, and marks the fourth anniversary as the official voice of the North Carolina Cath olic Laymen’s Association. Founded within a short time af ter Bishop Waters’ arrival in North Carolina, the newspaper became affiliated with the National Catho lic News Service. The NCCLA was in a tentative stage of organ ization when the paper began and was directed by temporary offi cers. Dale Francis was its first ed itor. Contributing columnists in (Continued on Page 6) TRhee of the Korean Republic. I Reports from the Korean thea 'ter also told of shadows overcast ing jubilation at the U. N. mili tary successes. It was that Bish op Patrick J. Bryne, Washington born Apostolic Delegate to Ko rea, was arrested by the North Ko rean communists and then taken off to North Korea some days be fore Seoul’s fall to U. N. troops. Both Bishop Byrne and Father Booth were arrested early in July, it was stated. In all 20,000 promi nent South Korean citizens were reported taken north as hostages by the Reds. Priests Killed . It was also reported that at , least four other Catholic priests (had been arrested by the North j Koreans and that one was killed. The Reds reportedly killed a Ko rean priest of Yongdungpo, a su berb of Seoul, after accusing him of harboring South Korean sol i diers. Churches Taken Over It is now reported that the com j munists requistioned all churches as billets almost from the .moment they had entered Seoul. “They did not specifically forbid services,” one priest was quoted as saying. “They did not have to. There was nq place to hold services.” Meanwhile it became known that Church authorities in the Pusan (Continued on Page 12) Render to Ceasar Patriotism, devotion to the Unit ed States of America is a most fundamental principle of Knight hood in the largest organization of Catholic men in this country, the Knights of Columbus. Local councils throughout the country will cite this important virture by a special radio program under the title, “Render to Cae sar.” The spirit of true love and devotion to the exalted principles upon which our democracy was established needs to have as great a part in our lives today as dur ing the years of devotion in pro moting the war effort. In recent years patriotism has been misconstrued as a form of sentimentality. The patriotic ex ercises and programs, which were conducted in school assemblies twenty years ago, are shortened today to a simple pledge and hymn. Citizenship classes have been minimized. The exercise of voting by adults shows that the majority are not putting their per sonal effort into the principles of democratic life, so costly won by our forefathers, and so brilliiantly established by them. On this Columbus Day of the mid-century the Knights of Co (Continued on Page 7)
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